Dashing Student Chapter 1496 1467: Flower of Breaking Barriers

"Kill you! Kill you!"

A cultivator roared as he charged toward Chen Nan, every living being in sight was his target, his mind filled with only one thought: battle!

Chen Nan squinted his eyes slightly, Seven Stars emerged beneath his feet, his body vanished from the spot instantly, reappearing three meters away in the next moment, intent on avoiding any entanglements, wishing only to leave quickly.

Yet those irrational cultivators, like sharks smelling blood, charged over with bloodshot eyes and fierce expressions, relying solely on their most primitive physical strength instead of mana.

A fierce cultivator lunged at him, only to be lightly kicked by Chen Nan, sent flying over three meters away, with even his neck twisted and broken from the impact.

Yet even so, he staggered up, twisted his neck back in place with a crisp "crack," and it returned to normal.

Chen Nan found himself surrounded, all the cultivators pounced on him, using hands, feet, and teeth as weapons, behaving like beasts.

"Hmph!"

A surge of immense power suddenly erupted, transforming into a fierce gust sweeping in all directions, instantly sending the surrounding cultivators flying.

Chen Nan seized the opportunity to dash forward, lightning surging behind him allowed him to cover a hundred meters in an instant, while the cultivators, not using mana, couldn't keep up with him.

But just then, he suddenly stopped, casting a somewhat suspicious gaze toward a spot in the distance.

There, several cultivators were locked in battle, savagely tearing apart each other's flesh with their teeth, looking as ferocious as wild beasts.

Among those cultivators, he saw a familiar face: Wen Quan.

This cultivator, who had once entrusted his storage bag to him with genuine trust for the sake of his wife and children, was also the same person who betrayed him to stay alive.

After some consideration, Chen Nan eventually stepped forward, a gentle wave of his palm sent a whirlwind sweeping all the surrounding cultivators aside like two huge hands.

Then, above his head, a Buddhist Relic slowly floated out, emanating golden Buddha Light like a barrier, protecting him and Wen Quan in the center.

In a shocking turn of events, those mindless cultivators seemed to mysteriously calm down upon nearing the Buddha Light, their bloodshot eyes gradually clearing.

Though they hadn't entirely regained clarity, they ceased fighting, standing like lifeless husks outside the Buddha Light.

Under the Buddha Light's glow, Wen Quan, initially grimacing, gradually saw his Spirit Platform purified and his eyes regain clarity, growing fearful and uneasy upon seeing Chen Nan.

"Zhang San, you..."

He wanted to say something, but when he met Chen Nan's gaze, he realized everything he did had been exposed.

"Do you blame me?" Tears welled in his eyes, yet he gritted, "What did I do wrong? I just wanted to survive!"

"If I didn't betray you, they would have killed me; I have a wife and daughter, I still want to reunite with them, I just want to live, what did I do wrong?"

In the end, he began to sob quietly, his voice filled with a mournful despair.

Chen Nan stood quietly before him, waiting for him to finish crying, then softly asked, "So are you truly living now?"

Wen Quan froze abruptly, stunned in place.

"Yeah, am I truly living?"

After all his Taiyin was taken from him, after entering the Asura Path, he was completely consumed by slaughter, becoming just another combatant in this endless fight.

Without Chen Nan, he would never have awakened, continuing to battle here unendingly.

Wen Quan looked at Chen Nan before suddenly dropping to his knees, slapping his face repeatedly, swelling it up before long.

"Zhang San, I deserve to die, I'm not human, you wanted to help me, yet I betrayed you; I'm begging you, please, save me!"

"I know you can do it, you're not an ordinary cultivator, I'm willing to toil for you endlessly, even become your slave if you can help me live on."

"I just want to live!"

Chen Nan gazed at the dog-like Wen Quan, overcome with emotions.

Before entering the Secret Realm, everyone thought they could receive the favor of the heavens, slaughter their way through the Secret Realm, and return triumphant.

But the vast majority of cultivators entering the Secret Realm were marching to their deaths.

Wen Quan was one of them, perhaps dreaming of emerging as a superior being after the Secret Realm, yet when facing death, he realized its tormenting agony.

And thus, at this moment, he shed all dignity, desperately seeking a chance to live.

"Why?"

Chen Nan's three light words instantly shattered all of Wen Quan's wishful thinking, forcing him to face reality.

"Yeah, why? Although I entrusted my wife and daughter to you, I also betrayed you; even if I were killed, I'd deserve it, why would you help me?"

He laughed and cried, teetering on the brink of collapse, standing up and running madly toward the distance, falling back into a combative frenzy once he left the Buddha Light's range.

"Alas."

Chen Nan rose to his feet, standing in place for a long time before putting away the Buddhist Relic and heading toward the other side of the battlefield.

Without the Buddha Light, those cultivators who had calmed down upon contact with it fell back into madness, resuming their slaughter.