The Demonic World I designed-Chapter 732 - 723: The Rules of the Third Layer

"Dean, you..."

The first to rush over and support Chen Ying was naturally Yunke’er. Chen Ying took great care of Yunke’er because of her outstanding talent. However, during the time when Yunke’er’s mother encountered difficulties, causing her to be mentally distracted, Chen Ying, who always disliked seeing such talents derailed by emotions, showed exceptional care towards her despite normally being indifferent.

Yunke’er and Chen Ying had an extremely close relationship. Naturally, at this moment, Yunke’er was incredibly worried. Being extremely clever, she noticed at a glance that something was off with Chen Ying. The dean always maintained her composure, especially her posture; although a woman, she stood as straight as a pine tree, more dignified than many soldiers.

But just now, her body was clearly bent. When Yunke’er went over to support Chen Ying’s waist, she immediately felt Chen Ying’s muscles tense up, and she could sense a chilling feeling from Chen Ying’s back.

Almost instantaneously, she understood that the dean was injured, and severely at that. Chen Ying had used ice techniques to forcefully seal the wound... This was what made her stance so difficult.

This thought caused the young girl’s round face to wrinkle into a frown.

Shen Yuan walked over and, seeing Yunke’er’s expression, immediately guessed the situation, his heart becoming heavy.

The dean’s injuries were not light; in the upcoming trials, they would likely need to protect her.

Chen Ying looked at the worried eyes of her two intelligent students, and a trace of a smile appeared on her pale face, gesturing for them to be assured, but in her mind, she was silently calculating the current situation.

Zhou Yuntao was indeed skilled. If not for his excessive complacency and carelessness, the outcome would have been hard to predict. At the crucial moment just now, the opponent had indeed been outwitted by her, severed into two by her technique. Yet, while evading the rest of his blades, she too had been unable to escape unscathed; the blades’ speed was too fast, and even with spatial buffering, the dense barrage of blades had hit her in several places.

Fortunately, none had directly hit her vitals, but it wasn’t much better. She had been stabbed twice in the waist, the wounds gaping, and she had lost half her waist. She could only rely on ice techniques to forcefully freeze the injury and then cover the damage with new clothes from her spatial storage.

But this was not a long-term solution. She was not born a Warrior, and now with her blood frozen in her veins and not circulating, on top of the damage to her internal organs, her consciousness was starting to blur. It was quite a struggle to make it out here, and to say she could engage in high-intensity combat was simply self-deceit.

But she knew she had to come.

All her students were here. Although she had a lot of confidence in her students, she couldn’t help but worry about them.

These students... she had nurtured them one by one over the years, watching them grow. Even after they went to Dragon Palace Academy and, under Zi Yue’s tutelage, grew significantly, she couldn’t stop worrying as their first teacher.

"Dean, you’ve worked hard," Shen Yuan sincerely said. "Rest assured, we’ll take it from here."

Watching Shen Yuan’s resolute expression, Chen Ying nodded slightly and then, with a smile, said, "Alright... "

From a distance, Bai Su was the first to notice Chen Ying’s injury. As a demon, she was very sensitive to the smell of human blood. Even though Chen Ying had frozen it with ice techniques, she could still sense the faint scent of blood and could see the severity of the injury at a glance.

She didn’t really want to do anything, but the master had ordered her to pay special attention to the Four Saints’ Sorcerers during the trial. The trial of the Heavenly Master Mansion was not as simple as choosing a new Heavenly Master.

But could the chairman’s guess be wrong?

After all... the White Tiger Sorcerer had already lost. Judging from the dire state of the victor’s injuries, the one who lost was most likely... dead.

Chen Yun also noticed Chen Ying’s injury. His face, which was not very pleasant to begin with, now looked a lot better.

He had deliberately insulted the people of Jiangnan just now, and as a result, had completely offended this group. He was somewhat wary of Chen Ying, after all, she had performed exceptionally well in the first challenge, easily defeating that formidable Lumings.

But it seems that he has suffered no light injury now?

This is indeed an opportunity to be utilized.

Thinking of this, he touched the treasure at his waist that had helped him win against Nie Youyun.

With this thing, dealing with someone injured would be even more within his grasp.

On the other hand, Su Changqing also let down his guard slightly. Given Chen Ying’s condition, it should be impossible for her to compete for the third layer. Forcing herself to come here, she probably couldn’t rest easy about her students. Admiring the opponent’s character in his heart, he also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He had also heard from his elders about the opponent’s performance in the first challenge. Honestly, Jiangnan’s youngsters were already impressive enough. Plus, with such a powerful dean, he could say he had no chance at all. He didn’t hope to win the final Heavenly Master candidate. He knew his own limits well by now.

However, he still wanted to advance to the next challenge. Even if he had to surrender immediately once he entered the next layer, it wouldn’t be a loss.

The Su Family had already lost two pillars of the direct lineage. If he only managed to bring back ten Four Holy Guards, it would be too much of a loss. Entering the third layer, there should be rewards, right?

While everyone was occupied with their different thoughts, the rules for the third layer appeared.

In the space above, the face of a Four Holy Guard materialized, rigidly introducing the content of the third challenge.

"Congratulations to all of you for successfully advancing here. You are only one step away from challenging the four great candidates. After the complete closure of the second layer, this layer of space will present Four Holy Runes. Collect five pieces of the same runes to open one of the Four Saint Passageways, entering the next layer to challenge the candidates representing the Four Holy Gate."

"Obtaining the Four Holy Runes, as long as you advance to the next challenge, you will be rewarded with one hundred Four Holy Guards. There will also be a First Rank secret treasure from the Heavenly Master Mansion Treasury for you to select. This secret weapon can be personally carried to challenge the candidates!"

As soon as the rules were released, everyone’s eyes lit up, especially Su Changqing’s.

One hundred Four Holy Guards—if he could obtain this, then the Su Family would at least not suffer a loss. A family with such powerful puppet guards could vie for enough status and time for the family, even with the loss of two top descendants.

Then there was the choice of the so-called treasure. Though he didn’t know what the First Rank treasure was, it must be similar to those secret weapons in the Nanhai Dragon Palace, possessing very powerful supportive functions. Moreover, the key point was that it could be used to challenge the candidates, which meant the conditions for use had to be lax; otherwise, it would be meaningless. Looking at it this way, even challenging a candidate was not out of the question!

With this thought, both Chen Yun and he had a spark of zeal in their eyes.

"I have a question," Chen Ying raised her head, her brows furrowed, "The rules previously stated that after the third layer ends, we will directly proceed to challenge the candidates. May I ask when do we select the treasure? Does it mean that after this challenge, we will wait for a few more days before the next competition begins?"

If that was the case, her injuries might be treatable...

"Not exactly..." The soldier in the image shook his head rigidly, "After obtaining the runes, the first thing that opens is the Four Saints’ Treasury. The person who opens the passageway can select a suitable treasure within and also recover Spiritual Power. There is half an hour’s time, and after that, you will enter the next layer."

"I see," Chen Ying nodded, "The Four Saints’ Treasury, recovery of Spiritual Power."

Perhaps... There was still a chance for her?

When Bai Su heard about the Four Saints’ Treasury, her eyes gleamed slightly. The president had said that the powers behind the Heavenly Master Mansion were not simple; the Sorcerer Dynasty of yesteryear was not a mere worldly force. The hidden secrets were bound to be astounding. This so-called Four Saints’ Treasury should contain the clues she was looking for.

She had been promised by the other party that as long as she could find enough clues, she would be able to officially enter the Guild Samsara System, never having to return to... that cold place beyond the heavens.

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