In the flying boat that was rapidly moving forward, Huang Yan and others were gathering together.
Although for warriors, cultivation is the most important thing, at this time, neither Huang Yan nor Chun Messenger and others are in the mood to continue practicing.
Spring Messenger and others are all Huang Yan's direct descendants, so they and Huang Yan have a relationship where both prosper and suffer.
If Huang Yan loses in this competition, the status of Spring Messenger and others in the Blood God Cult will also plummet.
Therefore, Chun Messenger and others were almost as concerned as Huang Yan about whether Huang Yan could win this competition.
"Young Master, what is the origin of this Guardian Zuo? He is so ruthless and powerful." A male warrior beside Huang Yan murmured in a low voice.
Not only was he curious about this question, but Spring Messenger and others were also very curious.
But they didn't know that even Huang Yan didn't know much about Ye Chen. The reason why Huang Yan chose to recruit Ye Chen was simply because he thought Ye Chen was strong enough.
Before recruiting Ye Chen, she had even secretly decided to use Ye Chen only as a thug, and try not to let Ye Chen interfere with anything else if possible.
Unexpectedly, she had just recruited Ye Chen, and Ye Chen had done such a big thing as directly subduing the Nine Hall Masters, which even Huang Yan was surprised to this day.
Who would have thought that the person Huang Yan had just recruited could actually do what Huang Yan had always wanted to do but couldn't.
"In the future, please try to talk as little as possible about Protector Zuo. Just remember that Protector Zuo is one of us." Huang Yan shook his head slightly and warned everyone around him.
In the previous battle, Ye Chen's strength was undoubtedly demonstrated.
In Huang Yan's heart, she was already quite dependent on Ye Chen, so of course she didn't want to make Ye Chen unhappy because of Ye Chen's origins.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the flying boat beneath everyone's feet began to tremble.
However, this tremor appeared and disappeared even faster. Before everyone could react, the tremor had completely disappeared.
"What's going on?" Huang Yan's face was solemn, and his figure rushed out of the flying boat.
Spring Messenger and others also rushed out immediately.
Everyone was worried that someone would secretly attack them at this moment. This kind of thing might happen almost every day since they came to the Eastern Region.
"There is no trace of the enemy." Huang Yan and others stood outside the flying boat. After scanning the surroundings, they immediately determined that there were no enemies around.
"Then what happened to the strange movement just now?"
As they looked at each other, Huang Yan's expression suddenly changed slightly and he said, "Could it be that Protector Zuo has made a new breakthrough in his practice, which is why this abnormal movement has occurred?"
"It's very possible." Spring Messenger nodded from the side.
Except for Ye Chen, everyone else on this flying boat was here, so the only person who might have caused the abnormal tremor just now was Ye Chen, who was the Zuo Guardian.
"If it's Protector Zuo, you can rest assured. After Protector Zuo comes out of confinement, I'll ask him what's going on." Huang Yan looked thoughtful and reassured everyone around him.
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In the deepest part of the flying boat, in the secret room where Ye Chen was, Ye Chen was still sitting cross-legged.
However, at this moment, Ye Chen had almost completely lost his breath, with only a weak breath remaining, proving that Ye Chen was not really dead.
Ye Chen's consciousness had now followed a light door and entered an extremely unique place.
This place was surrounded by nothingness. Only in front of Ye Chen was a row of tall steps, and at the top of the steps was another tall door that was vaguely visible.
An extremely strong majestic aura was released from the portal in front, as if there were invincible beasts lurking behind the portal.
"What is this place?" Ye Chen glanced around, looking quite stunned.
Anyone who suddenly comes to such a place during practice will probably be confused like Ye Chen.
Looking up and staring at the door above, Ye Chen hesitated for a moment, but decided to go up and see what was ahead.
Unexpectedly, Ye Chen's foot had just stepped onto the steps in front of him. From this step, a terrifying force burst out that made Ye Chen's heart palpitate.
boom!
Ye Chen's figure was blown away by this force almost instantly.
In the secret room, the aura on Ye Chen's body suddenly became strong. Then, Ye Chen's eyes opened and he scanned the surroundings with fear on his face.
"I'm back." After seeing the scene around him clearly, Ye Chen breathed a sigh of relief, but he still felt a sense of fear.
The power just released from that step was so terrifying that even Ye Chen at this moment would be directly killed by this power.
Fortunately, Ye Chen's situation just now was special. It was not his body that reached that special space, but only his consciousness that entered it.
"That place just now seemed to be filled with a holy aura, and my consciousness could actually enter it directly."
Sitting cross-legged in the secret room, Ye Chen kept recalling the scene he just saw in his mind.
Whether it was the long staircase or the portal at the end of the steps, they all left a very deep impression on Ye Chen.
After thinking carefully for a moment, Ye Chen's body suddenly couldn't help but tremble.
"Could it be that the place I arrived just now is the legendary... Stairway to Heaven and Man?"
Ye Chen's eyes widened, and his body was shaking with excitement.
These four words, Stairway to Heaven and Man, were some information that Ye Chen accidentally saw when he was checking information at the Ministry of War headquarters.
According to that information, if a Shinto warrior is strong enough, the ladder to heaven and man will automatically appear deep in his consciousness.
The ladder of heaven and man does not really exist, but is a kind of shackles located deep in the warrior's soul. As long as this shackle is opened, the warrior's strength can be greatly improved, and he can reach the giant level in one fell swoop.
In other words, giant-level warriors are all terrifying beings who have climbed the ladder to heaven and opened the door to heaven and man.
Most Shinto warriors will gradually feel the existence of the ladder of heaven and man only after they reach the ninth level of Shinto.
Only a very small number of talented warriors can feel the existence of the ladder of heaven and man when they are in the eighth or even seventh heaven of the divine way.
Being able to feel the ladder of heaven and man shows that the strength of this warrior is enough to surpass 90% of the Shinto warriors in Qianlong World.
In the Qianlong world, there is another saying.
Only warriors who sense the existence of the ladder of heaven and man can be called true Shinto warriors.
As for a warrior who has not sensed the ladder of heaven and man, even if his realm reaches the ninth level of Shinto, he can only be regarded as a pseudo-Shinto warrior.
This is also the reason why the strength gap between the Shinto warriors in the Qianlong World is so huge.
Those pseudo-Shinto warriors, no matter how high their realm is, are still not as powerful as the real Shinto warriors who can sense the ladder of heaven and man.
In the history of Qianlong World, the warrior who first sensed the existence of the ladder of heaven and man was still the legend of Qianlong World, the unparalleled emperor Gu Junlin.
When the ancient king came to the Mysterious God Realm, the fifth heavenly realm of Shinto, he had already sensed the Stairway to Heaven and Man. This matter had long been recorded in a book, along with the information about the Stairway to Heaven and Man.
But Ye Chen sensed the ladder of heaven and man earlier than Gu Junlin. He was in the third level of Shinto.