269: Red Declaration! Surprise Attack!!!

The sound of light footsteps echoed.

The Flame Guards generals guarding Lin Yan's side knit their brows slightly, simultaneously turning their heads to look at the four figures walking straight toward them.

Shao Ping was about to say something when Fu Ying, beside him, nudged him and shook his head slightly.

"Your Highness knows them."

Shao Ping raised an eyebrow and said nothing more, waving his hand to signal the Flame Guards to step aside.

"Greetings, Supreme One!"

Lin Yan, who seemed to be lost in thought, snapped back to reality and looked at the four young figures who had approached him.

"Mm."

With his strength, he had naturally noticed Duan Yueling and Miss Liu as they passed by, as well as Nie Hong and Mr. Xu, who should have been at Chixuan Pass for some time.

The latter two were not a surprise to him; after all, the Military Alliance leader, Old Ancestor Yi Ming, was stationed here, so it was only right for the two Military Alliance Prodigies to be with him.

However, Duan Yueling and Miss Liu—one belonging to the Starry Sky Bank and the other to the Supreme Academy—he hadn't expected to see them here.

It was likely because they were already closer to Chixuan Pass.

Seeing that Lin Yan only gave a nonchalant reply without saying anything further, the expressions in the two women's eyes became even more complicated.

Seeing this, Nie Hong and Mr. Xu both rubbed their noses.

It was a bit awkward... although all four of them were Realm Prodigies, they couldn't help but feel that Lin Yan's current Aura was simply too powerful.

Just his noble presence alone made them feel a sense of self-shame.

It was as if they were facing a Supreme Emperor who intimidated the entire universe.

In the end, it was Nie Hong, who had spoken a few words with Lin Yan on the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield, who spoke first.

"I didn't expect that after not seeing you for just two or three short years, you would have grown to such an extent."

"My ears have nearly grown calluses from hearing news about you these past few years."

His voice trailed off.

Lin Yan gave a faint smile.

And with that smile, the atmosphere instantly relaxed.

His tone was filled with emotion.

"Yes."

"Without realizing it, two years have passed since I left the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield."

Mm... mm... they nodded slightly along with Lin Yan's voice, seemingly also lamenting the changes brought by the passage of time.

But... their points of lamentation seemed to be a bit different.

"And it has actually been three years since I started practicing martial arts."

Huh? What?

Duan Yueling and Miss Liu rolled their eyes.

The corners of Nie Hong's and Mr. Xu's mouths twitched.

Damn, that's way too much humblebragging!

They were thinking about the gap between them in just two or three years, but what was this guy thinking about?

It. Has. Actually. Been. Three. Years.

Damn! Does anyone else want to punch him?

But what can you do if you can't beat him?

What else? Just hold it in.

However, they suddenly noticed a blind spot.

It wasn't Lin Yan's age, because that was already an open secret.

It was the words he said before!

Since I started practicing martial arts???

Mr. Xu spoke in disbelief.

"You didn't enter the Martial Dao until you were eighteen?"

Lin Yan nodded.

"It couldn't be helped. Blue Star's martial arts were inherently backward. Not to mention the age requirement for Awakening talent was higher, and my Awakening results were very poor."

"Fortunately, the day I turned eighteen was okay; the gift arrived."

Sincere truth is often the most hurtful.

Silence... silence... more silence... Nie Hong and Mr. Xu were frantically cursing themselves in their hearts.

How stupid! Why did we run over here to say hello! Why couldn't we just watch from a distance like Duan Yueling and Miss Liu!

Thinking of this, the two glanced at the two women they had dragged over. Seeing them lower their heads and bite their lips, they felt inexplicably comforted.

It's fine.

At least they dragged them along to receive this critical hit together.

Actually, let alone the four of them, the Flame Guards generals around them, who were looking straight ahead but had their ears perked up, were also shocked in their hearts.

As personal guards, although they often followed Lin Yan, they only knew about his freakish progress after entering the starry sky.

They were naturally completely unaware of his previous situation.

So, starting martial arts at eighteen, and reaching the Peak Quasi-Emperor in three years?!

Fu Ying and Shao Ping glanced at each other, and the same thought flashed through their minds.

Holy shit!

After another moment of silence, Lin Yan, noticing that he seemed to have killed the conversation, thought for a moment.

"Then again, after more than two years, your progress hasn't been very large."

He murmured softly.

"My four brothers should be at the Sovereign or God Rank by now..."

Those two sentences landed.

Hiss!

A breath of frustration rushed straight to the four's heads.

I... I... "By the way, you two were just assigned and this is your first time at the Imperial Pass. There should still be some things you need to understand, right?"

Watching Nie Hong and Mr. Xu wink frantically at them, Duan Yueling and Miss Liu did not hesitate for a second.

"Yes, that's exactly what we were saying..."

"Well then, Supreme One, we'll take our leave first."

Lin Yan's expression was slightly stunned. Before he could react, he saw the four of them already walking away like the wind, fully exerting the strength of their Realm.

This scene caused the corners of the surrounding Flame Guards' eyes to twitch, and they almost couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Being in the same generation as His Highness is truly too tragic.

Fortunately, they were clever enough to be his personal guards.

After this brief interlude, Lin Yan continued doing what he had been doing.

"System."

"Where were we?"

"Ding!"

"The version update speed is very fast, and if it occurs during battle, it will not affect the data statistics."

"Alright then." Lin Yan nodded slightly.

In the upcoming battle, he could undergo his Breakthrough with peace of mind.

Silence followed.

Although the passage of time seemed imperceptible under the pitch-black starry sky, it was not a problem for anyone.

As armored figures boarded the Warships one by one, a thick, solemn killing Aura gradually permeated the entire Chixuan Pass.

Until.

Yi Ming and the others in the Land of Nothingness slowly opened their eyes, and Lin Yan, atop the Imperial Pass, also stepped out into the air at the same time, disappearing from his spot.

"Attack!"

The cold command sounded like a thunderclap, rolling in from the void.

Immediately.

A violent roar erupted from the previously silent Chixuan Pass.

"Attack!!!"

Boundless Warships took to the sky, and the battle flags of the Human Race fluttered loudly.

In this instant.

On the other side of the pass, Gongshang Ling and Xuan Ping's brows twitched, and their incredibly sharp gazes instantly turned toward the boundless energy churning within the void.

The two of them snorted coldly at the same time.

"Seeking death!"

Then they gave the order together.

"Engage!"

Shortly after their voices fell, the powerhouses of the two races had just finished assembling.

Numerous figures with towering Auras who had teleported over already began to appear.

"Kill!" the Human Race powerhouses roared.

"Yi Ming! Since you're so eager to send yourself to—" Gongshang Ling's words to the figure approaching him stopped halfway as he suddenly noticed something, his expression changing slightly.

"You...!" Xuan Ping also looked at the crowd of Human Race Quasi-Emperors in disbelief.

There.

An armored youth carrying a Square Sky Halberd shimmering with a faint light had a cold expression, charging straight toward the crowd of Quasi-Emperors from the two races with a teleportation speed that surpassed everyone else.

Rumble—!

The void shook, and a sea of black-gold fire emerged, blotting out the sky.

A Supreme One's Aura was like a giant net, instantly enveloping the Quasi-Emperors of the two races whose expressions had changed drastically.