Atlas of Heaven and Man

The insect master saw that Chen Chuan was still standing there unharmed. Suddenly, it opened its mandibles, and in an instant, another surge of air erupted.

Chen Chuan's eyes flashed. He didn't choose to dodge but instead raised his arms in front of him. The force pushed him back more than ten meters before he stopped, leaving two deep furrows in the ground beneath his feet.

However, that was all it did. It didn't have the destructive power of the invisible sound waves from before.

He had already realized that the previous attack was actually a combination attack. When the attacked person was assaulted by the swarm of insects, even if they had the ability to defend, they would inevitably focus their primary defense on the surface of their body. Then, when their vision was obscured and their senses confused, they would be subjected to that wave of sonic vibrations, which would almost certainly lead to death.

However, this air blast should only be to push him away, making it easier to launch the next attack.

As he expected, the insect master once again puffed out its chest, its membranous wings spreading outward. However, how could he give this thing any more chances? He twirled the Snow Monarch Blade in his hand and charged forward.

The distance of several dozen meters flashed by. In a flash of light, the insect master's movements faltered. Suddenly, it lost its balance and tilted to one side, as the Snow Monarch Blade had directly severed one of its limbs.

Without the protection of the insect swarm, Chen Chuan could attack without any scruples. And this large target was far less agile than him, so he hit it almost immediately.

The insect master sensed the danger and let out piercing shrieks. At the same time, it flapped its membranous wings, lifting its body off the ground.

Although doing so exposed its abdomen, it was also covered with thick armor.

Chen Chuan, however, switched the blade to his left hand and extended his right hand, seemingly slowly but actually quickly tapping the insect master's head. The insect master trembled in mid-air, its compound eyes bulging outward violently. Then, it tilted and fell to the ground.

This move, Penetrating Force, was taught to him by Chen Bitong and was specifically used to deal with giant insects with solid shells. It could directly penetrate the power into the interior and explode it. This one blow directly shattered the internal tissues of its head.

But even so, after falling, it still struggled to fly up, flying out dozens of meters before falling from the sky again, its back crashing to the ground with a loud bang. It continued to flap its wings and twitch for a long time before finally stopping.

At this moment, the surrounding scenery began to blur and gradually fade away. He returned to the training ground once again.

Chen Bitong stood not far away and said, "Captain Chen, your training assessment has been passed. The final test exceeded the content originally arranged for you. That was a temporary addition by me. I will write this in the report to the Defense Department."

"Also, as I said just now, I will give a reward to those who pass the assessment."

As he said that, he gestured to his assistant, Fang Zhixin, who came forward. He handed a metal box to Chen Chuan, "Captain Chen, please take it."

Chen Bitong said, "This is something I obtained once in the Merging Ground. It has the effect of strengthening and repairing the spirit. It is useless to me, so I will give it to you as a reward this time."

Fang Zhixin looked at it enviously. This was a good thing, but he was convinced that Chen Chuan could get it. This time, Chen Chuan was the only one who could follow the training class from beginning to end.

Chen Chuan took it in his hand and thanked him, saying, "Thank you, Teacher Chen." He then asked, "Teacher Chen said that this is only the first phase of training. I wonder when the second phase will begin?"

Chen Bitong said, "The time is not yet certain. If it is opened again, I will have Zhixin notify you, but it may be a long time later."

Chen Chuan said, "Since that's the case, then I'll take my leave." He bid farewell to the two of them and walked out. However, when he reached the entrance of the training ground, he turned back and said, "Teacher Chen, I have been studying with you for so long, but I still haven't had the opportunity to ask for your guidance. It's really a pity."

Chen Bitong looked at him and said, "There will be a chance."

Chen Chuan nodded and left the place. He walked out of the building, opened the car door, and glanced at the top again. After pondering for a moment, he sat inside and drove away.

On the way, he contacted Councilor Pei and reported the process of the day, then went straight back to the Xuangong Building.

Back in the dormitory, he placed the box aside and didn't rush to open it. Instead, he first contacted Supervisor Zhuang to check on Chao Ming's progress. The progress was very smooth. After five days, it was just entering the next stage.

However, this stage required being in a culture medium and staying there for a long time, so he couldn't go to the scene to watch.

But he could see Chao Ming's current state through the Realm Token, and Wing Blade Company would send him the daily progress and the growth rate of the alienated tissue, and also said that if he changed his mind, it would be too late in the initial stage.

He walked to the window. Not long after he came back, it started to rain. The weather outside was gloomy, and the central city was shrouded in a rain of fog, but the various advertisements and neon lights still could not be covered, looming inside.

Occasionally, he could see flashes of light like lightning.

"You've mastered it? That's good, tomorrow morning at nine o'clock..."

Chen Chuan said along with him in his heart, "I will be there on time." After the other side finished speaking, he immediately added, "The student will be there on time."

Teacher Xue said with a smile, "Then that's it."

Chen Chuan made an appointment with him and returned to the training room, sat down cross-legged, and began today's necessary practice.

In fact, in his opinion, the most important thing Teacher Xue taught him was "Nurturing the Method", which could continuously nurture his body and spirit, coupled with the support of special drugs, so that his physical fitness could be continuously improved.

Because his resources were still sufficient, and he was still in the growth stage, the growth and stagnation periods of the alienated tissue were not obvious.

But he could feel that as he went higher, the growth process of the alienated tissue became slower and slower. This trend was not obvious at present, but if it continued like this, after a few years, it might take several months or even a year and a half to improve as quickly as it did now in one or two months.

So before he knew how to solve this problem, it was best to seize the time to improve during this period.

The next day, April 1st.

Chen Chuan came to the training ground on the seventieth floor. It had been raining all night, and it still hadn't stopped. The sky outside looked gloomy, with only the silent light curtain flashing non-stop.

He turned back and sat down, practicing his mental skills on his own. When it was almost noon, he opened his eyes and found Teacher Xue sitting in front of him with a smile, but he didn't know when he had come.

He was about to get up, but Teacher Xue stretched out his hand and pressed down, coughed, "No need to be polite, we've already wasted a lot of time, let's start now."

Without waiting for Chen Chuan to speak, he straightened his expression and said, "Student Chen, when you were meditating and looking inward just now, I felt it. Your progress has already reached my requirements, so I can tell you about the next thing."

Chen Chuan sat up straight, revealing a look of concentration and listening.

Teacher Xue said, "Student Chen, with your current position, you should already know about the split mother's upcoming division, right?"

Chen Chuan nodded, thinking that it was indeed related to this.

"As I said, this is an opportunity for you."

Teacher Xue's voice suddenly became extremely serious.

"The field creatures in the central city, such as the split mother, are special creatures that have been modulated and cultivated by various countries using various technologies. However, before this, in the old era, there were various field creatures that moved back and forth between the two worlds. Some believe that the earliest rifts were expanded by these creatures."

"And when some of the larger ones undergo self-division and reproduction, they will invisibly draw the two worlds closer and form a special rift."

"This situation was called 'Opening the Heavenly Gate' in the old era."

"Opening the Heavenly Gate..."

Chen Chuan pondered the word, raised his head and asked, "May I ask Teacher Xue, does the appearance of this kind of rift lead to the Merging Ground, or..."

Teacher Xue said, "Good question. You should know that the Merging Ground is just formed by the merging of two worlds, and the mental field of the field creatures in each central city are connected to form the World Ring."

"And this 'Heavenly Gate' is the farther end that the field creatures can reach."

At this time, he raised his head slightly, slowed down his voice, "And the reason why the word 'Heavenly Gate' is used to describe it is because once this connection is established, although it will lead to countless external contaminations, there will also be essences from other worlds coming together."

"For all fighters, as long as they have embarked on the path of spiritual practice, if they can seize the opportunity and use the correct method, they can obtain certain benefits from it."

"The so-called 'Spiritual Pill Swallowing, Drinking for Longevity' in the old national religion is like this."

"It's just that even the old national religion, when facing the opened Heavenly Gate, must prepare appropriate religious rituals, calculate the appropriate heavenly position and time, and even the field creatures are carefully selected to ensure that there are no problems as much as possible."

"Because when those fighters who intend to embark on the path of surpassing the limit are directly facing the Heavenly Gate and choosing to absorb the essence, they will inevitably feel external contamination. Those who are lucky may survive and thus obtain the possibility of stepping to a higher level."

Those who are unlucky..."

He shook his head, "Death may be a good result, but most of them will thus transform into something, or be occupied by those existences on the other side."

"But due to the existence of the World Ring, most of the external contaminations that are harmful to the fighters will be blocked outside, and the safety is greatly improved compared to the past. However, at the same time as this influence is brought about, those essences will also be blocked for the most part."

Speaking of this, his tone became more solemn, looking at Chen Chuan and said, "So what I am going to teach you is how to maximize the breakthrough of obstacles and extract those essences."

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