204: There really are ghosts.

At this moment, Ye Wushuang's jade-white, slender hand darted out swiftly, and the strength in her hand tightened suddenly.

"Awoo... awoo... awoo...!"

"Let go, let me go, it hurts! It hurts! Ahhh...!"

Yang Lingchen broke out in a cold sweat instantly and hurriedly started begging for mercy in a panic.

"Trying to take advantage of This Young Lady, this is the price you should pay!"

Ye Wushuang's jade hand was like an incredibly hard iron claw, gripping Yang Lingchen tightly.

"Senior Sister Wushuang, I was wrong, please spare me!" Yang Lingchen said weakly.

"What about that matter with Murong Xuan?" Ye Wushuang smiled slightly, her smile carrying a hint of craftiness.

"Senior Sister, rest assured, I will definitely risk my life to kill him!"

Yang Lingchen hurriedly pledged his loyalty. Originally, he and Murong Xuan already had a deep feud; even without Ye Wushuang, he would have sought an Opportunity to kill Murong Xuan.

"Consider yourself to have a bit of conscience. The advantage you took earlier wasn't for nothing; consider it a little benefit I gave you."

After Ye Wushuang finished speaking, she released the spot on Yang Lingchen that had been squeezed bright red.

"Yes... yes." Yang Lingchen nodded hurriedly like a chick pecking at rice.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and the highly anticipated Great Yan war god ranking finally kicked off.

Early that morning, Yang Lingchen followed closely behind Ye Wushuang and arrived at the magnificent Alchemy Institute main hall.

"You two, follow me!" After saying this, Vice Dean strode out of the Alchemy Institute.

Yang Lingchen and Ye Wushuang dared not hesitate in the slightest and hurried to follow.

Under the guidance of Vice Dean, Yang Lingchen and Ye Wushuang arrived at an imposing and magnificent palace.

This was a palace standing on a mountain peak that pierced the clouds. The entire palace was built from warm, white jade, emitting a faint, soft white light, as if the palace was standing in a mysterious sea of clouds.

At this moment, tens of thousands of academy students had already gathered on the wide plaza outside the palace.

These students were all Inner Court students and core students of the Great Yan Academy; at the same time, they were also the participants for this Great Yan war god ranking.

The war god ranking was divided into two rounds. The first round was an exploration of the unknown Secret Realm, and the top ten with the highest points would advance to the second round.

The second round was an incredibly intense war god ranking battle, ultimately deciding the rankings for the top ten of the war god ranking.

And the top three of the war god ranking would receive an incredibly precious war god token. With this war god token, one could go to the mysterious Phoenix clan to participate in the Phoenix clan's entrance examination.

At this moment, Vice Dean's figure flashed, and he leaped onto the high platform of the plaza, saying loudly: "Today is the day the Great Yan war god ranking begins. The first round is a dangerous Secret Realm exploration. Before this, I have a few words to remind everyone."

"The Great Yan Secret Realm opens once every three years, each time for one month. After you enter the Secret Realm, you must not forget the closing time; otherwise, you will have to wait until the day the Secret Realm opens again in three years to get out."

"Additionally, I must solemnly remind you all: although there are many Opportunities and Secret Treasures in the Secret Realm, it is also filled with fatal crises everywhere, and the mortality rate is as high as over twenty percent. Therefore, you should think carefully about whether you want to enter."

"Now, everyone follow me to the Secret Realm." After Vice Dean finished speaking, he took the lead and strode onto the prepared mysterious boat.

As the cabin doors of the mysterious boats opened slowly, everyone soon boarded the mysterious boats in an orderly fashion.

After flying for about an hour, the mysterious boats stopped in the deepest, most secluded part of the Great Yan Mountain Range.

When the students of the Great Yan Academy arrived, the people from the Great Yan Dynasty had already reached the scene.

This time, the Great Yan Dynasty's team was led by the illustrious Prince Murong Fu, along with several powerful royal retainers.

On the Great Yan Academy side, the team was led by Vice Dean, along with several respected Academy Elders; the strength of both sides could be said to be evenly matched.

However, participating in the war god ranking, there were ten thousand people on the Great Yan Academy side, and there were even more on the Great Yan Dynasty side, at least nearly twenty thousand.

"Haha..., sorry to keep the Prince waiting, I feel quite embarrassed!" Vice Dean laughed heartily and said straightforwardly.

"Dean Ye is too polite, I also just arrived not long ago." Murong Fu responded with a smile.

"Since everyone is here, let's work together to open the Secret Realm!" Vice Dean said.

"That is exactly what I intended."

Murong Fu and Vice Dean were both straightforward people. The experts from both sides quickly gathered together, and then each unleashed their vigorous Divine Origin Power, directly slamming into a mysterious array entrance nearby.

"Boom... boom... boom...!"

With a heaven-shaking loud bang, the mysterious array entrance finally opened with difficulty.

"The Secret Realm has opened, participating contestants can enter now."

"Remember! Those over twenty years old must not enter, otherwise there will be a danger to your life."

"Also, you must remember the time. After one month, everyone must return to this exit; otherwise, you will have to wait another three years to come out." Murong Fu said loudly.

As soon as Murong Fu finished speaking, the young people at the scene rushed into the Secret Realm one after another, scrambling to get in.

"Yang Lingchen, I knew you would participate too!" At this moment, Liu Xueying walked gracefully towards Yang Lingchen.

Yang Lingchen smiled slightly and said: "That goes without saying. Such an important grand event, if I didn't participate, wouldn't it seem lackluster?"

"You're so vain! Let's go in!" After saying this, Liu Xueying took the lead and rushed in with the main group.

Yang Lingchen and Ye Wushuang followed closely behind and also walked quickly towards the Secret Realm entrance.

Great Yan Secret Realm.

This was a mysterious Small World independent of the Tianfeng World, inside which lived countless powerful and fierce exotic beasts.

The points for the first round of this war god ranking were the precious beast cores of these exotic beasts; the more beast cores, the higher the points.

After entering the Secret Realm, everyone would be randomly dispersed into different areas.

Yang Lingchen felt like dying at this moment because he had actually been assigned to an endless desert.

"This is too unlucky!" After a burst of frantic complaining in his heart, Yang Lingchen took out the detailed Secret Realm map that Ye Wushuang had given him.

After finding his position on the map, Yang Lingchen's face suddenly became extremely ugly, as if covered by a layer of haze.

Because he discovered that in this space, it was impossible to fly, which meant that if he wanted to leave this desert, he could only rely on his two legs to walk through it with difficulty.

However, Yang Lingchen did not give up. Although he couldn't fly, he could still use his swift-as-the-wind Movement Technique.

Running along the position provided by the map, after spending about seven or eight hours, Yang Lingchen finally walked out of this desolate, uninhabited desert, panting.

After walking for another hour or two, Yang Lingchen discovered a dilapidated and decaying ancient city ahead.

Looking at the huge scale of this city, it should have had a brilliant and glorious civilization in the past, but with the ruthless passage of time and the long accumulation of years, it had become tattered. The deep indentations on the city walls, the huge cracks in the walls, and the uneven road surface all showed that its former glory had long since passed.

Yang Lingchen was highly focused and cautiously walked slowly into this ancient city.

After entering the city, various strange and eerie creature calls could be heard from time to time. If it were his past self on Earth who had suddenly come here, he would probably have been scared into fainting on the spot.

Suddenly, a dazzling white light flashed by and disappeared.

"Hee... hee... hee...!"

"Giggle... giggle... giggle...!" At this moment, creepy giggling sounds came from all around.

"Damn it, the Yin Qi here is so heavy, could there really be ghosts?"

Yang Lingchen could tell that the Yin Qi in this ancient city was exceptionally heavy, and there were withered bones everywhere in the city. It was obvious that this place had been massacred in an inhumane way in the ancient era.

Yang Lingchen secretly circulated the Heart-Clearing Technique and held the incredibly sharp immortal demon sword, cautiously examining his surroundings.

Suddenly, an illusory figure, like a phantom, lunged fiercely towards Yang Lingchen's back.

"You're courting death!" A cold glint flashed in Yang Lingchen's eyes, and he swung the immortal demon sword backward swiftly.

"Chii...!"

"Ah... ah... ah...!"

Following a shrill scream, the phantom slowly turned into nothingness and disappeared without a trace.

"Holy crap, it really is a ghost!"

Yang Lingchen felt his hair standing on end.

Steadying his mind, Yang Lingchen continued to wander cautiously through the ancient city. He knew that he possessed the Pure Yang Body, and ordinary evil objects would find it difficult to get close to him, so he wasn't as afraid anymore.