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From afar, the Baigu River looked like a giant white python with continuous sounds coming from it.
Chen Zong got up and walked towards the Baigu River after a good rest.
"Past the Baigu River is the Galloping Horse Plain. Past the Galloping Horse Plain is the boundary of the Seven Luminaries Martial Arts Academy." Chen Zong slightly quickened his pace while talking to himself.
His internal injuries were not healed yet, and because of the battle of life and death, he had to conserve his speed.
There were many people standing beside the Baigu River in groups of three to five. They were all disciples of various families.
"Where's Chen Zong?" Wang Shenglei glanced at Chen Zhong and the other three and asked.
Chen Zhong and the others did not answer because they did not know how Chen Zong was doing right now.
"Don't tell me he died in Black Wasp Mountain." A Wang Family disciple smiled and said casually. Chen Zhong and the other three's expressions changed drastically.
"Did Chen Zong really die in Black Wasp Mountain?" Wang Shenglei asked.
"I don't know." Chen Zhi said grumpily.
The Wang Family disciples were stunned.
"Don't tell me Chen Zong is afraid of losing the bet and can't bear to part with the fifty thousand white jade coins. That's why he doesn't dare to show up." A Wang Family disciple said sarcastically.
"You're courting death." Chen Zhong was furious and was about to rush over but was stopped by Chen Wenze.
"If I lose, I'll give you the fifty thousand white jade coins." A calm voice entered everyone's ears. Chen Zhong and the other three were stunned and turned to look. Their faces were full of excitement.
"Chen Zong."
"You're still alive."
"I knew you were still alive."
"I'm lucky." Chen Zong said with a smile.
"You don't look too good." After calming down, Chen Zhong looked at Chen Zong's face and said.
"I'm a little injured." Chen Zong said.
"What about the two men in black?" Chen Kaiyue asked.
"I don't know." Chen Zong did not mention that the two men had died under his sword.
"Humph, Chen Zong, it's good that you're alive. The Wang family will definitely win this bet." Wang Shenglei said. Chen Zong looked over and found that Wang Shenglei's group had originally had six people, but now there were only five left, and two of them were injured.
It was obvious that the consequences of barging into Black Wasp Mountain at night were rather dire.
The water of the White Fierce River was very rapid, and the waves were rolling. If one wanted to swim across, they were afraid of encountering demonic beasts. Encountering demonic beasts in the water was more dangerous than encountering demonic beasts on land.
A Level 1 Lower Grade Demonic Beast was enough to kill a Level 5 Qi and Blood Realm martial artist.
They waited until the Baitu River regained its calm before crossing the river. Everyone was ready to make a simple raft with the wood they had cut from a small forest not far away.
"Chen Zong, do you know the identities of those two people?" Tang Junluo and Li Zhenshi walked over and inquired. There was anger in their voices.
Chen Zong shook his head. Although he had his suspicions, the two men were obviously targeting him, so he should deal with them himself.
Staring at the Bai Teng River, the river flowed rapidly, as if a magnificent army was charging towards them.
"Get ready," Chen Zong suddenly said.
"What?" Chen Zhong and the other three were confused.
"Lift the raft and prepare to cross the river," Chen Zong emphasized again.
"Let's go." Chen Zhong obviously trusted Chen Zong. He immediately grabbed the raft and walked towards the Baitu River. Chen Kaiyue and the other two had no choice but to follow.
"What are they doing?"
"Don't tell me they want to cross the river."
"They're courting death."
"Looks like they don't care about their lives in order to win the bet."
Wang Shenglei sneered. In order to win the bet, they barged into Black Wasp Mountain at night. In the end, one of them died and two of them were injured. They didn't even manage to cross the river first. They were traumatized and didn't dare to take the risk again. Now that they saw Chen Zong's group wanting to cross the river now, they were courting death.
Tang Junluo and Li Zhenshi were also confused.
"Wait," Chen Zong said to Chen Zhong as they walked to the riverside. His eyes were fixed on the rushing river.
"Release." After a dozen breaths, Chen Zong suddenly said. Chen Zhong released the raft into the river. Chen Zong jumped onto the raft first, followed by Chen Zhong. Chen Kaiyue and the other two also jumped onto the raft.
The rapid flow of the river caused the wooden raft to go down with the current.
"Chen Zhong and Chen Wenze take the left side, Chen Kaiyue and Chen Zhi take the right side," Chen Zong said immediately. Each of them picked up a wooden paddle made from a tree trunk.
Chen Zhong and the other three were very nervous. Chen Zong was the only one who was more relaxed. Under the rushing river, the raft kept drifting downwards. With everyone's efforts, it moved forward bit by bit.
Chen Zong stared at each river, analyzing the patterns in it and directing Chen Zhong and the other three's movements.
"That works?" The people on the riverbank were stunned.
Chen Zhong and the other three's cooperation became better and better. The speed of the raft slightly increased. However, the Baitu River was hundreds of meters wide, and they had only crossed a few dozen meters.
The rushing river gradually weakened and slowed down.
"Speed up." Chen Zhong and the other three were overjoyed. They immediately waved the paddles to speed up.
"Cross the river!"
"Let's go."
"Let's go."
The disciples on the riverbank saw that the river had slowed down, and quickly lifted the raft and released it into the water.
The river was slow, and with the cooperation of the four, the raft moved forward quickly. It was as if they were riding the wind and breaking the waves. Soon, they reached the middle of the river, far ahead of the others.
"Chen Zong, did you already know that the river would slow down?" Chen Wenze asked while shaking the paddles.
"Intuition." Chen Zong answered casually.
"We are now in the lead. Everyone, let's work harder and maintain our advantage. We will definitely win the bet." Chen Zhong laughed.
Thinking that if they won the bet, each of them would get ten thousand white jade coins, they couldn't help but feel excited. Their bodies were filled with energy, and the speed of the raft increased.
"Quick, quick, quick!" Wang Shenglei was very anxious. They had arrived at the Baqu River earlier than the Chen family, but because of the rapid river, they had to stop and wait. In the end, they were caught up, and now they were overtaken.
However, the two were heavily injured, and it was even harder for them to cooperate. Wang Shenglei kept urging them, which made their cooperation even worse.
"Don't panic. Cooperate well. We are almost there." Chen Zong said calmly. They were about a hundred meters away from the other side of the river.
Suddenly, the water splashed, and a big fish broke out of the water. It opened its mouth full of sharp teeth and bit at Chen Zong. It was a fish-type demon beast.
"Die!" Chen Zong reacted quickly and unsheathed his sword. His sword pierced through the air, shattering the water splashes as it landed on the demonic beast's body. The sharp edge of the sword broke through the tough scales and pierced into the beast's body. A tyrannical power exploded, knocking the demonic beast into the water.
Chen Zong's internal injuries were affected, and he was in great pain. His face was pale.
The other teams were also attacked by demon beasts. However, the demon beasts in the Baqu River were only Level 1 demon beasts, and most of them were Level 1 Lower or Middle Level 1. As long as they were careful, they would not be a problem.
When they reached the shore, Chen Zong and the other four jumped onto the shore and immediately ran forward without any hesitation.
"You four run first, I will follow." Chen Zong said. His internal injuries were not healed, and he just killed the demon beast with his sword. He was very uncomfortable now, and his speed was limited.
"Are you okay?" Chen Zhong was concerned.
"I'm fine. I will be fine after some rest. You go first." Chen Zong said.
"Okay, you have to follow as soon as possible." Chen Zhong said. He and the other three burst out with full speed and ran forward quickly.
The Galloping Horse Plain was flat as if it was endless. The wind blew, and the waves of grass rose and fell. It was very magnificent.
Chen Zong kept running at a uniform speed. Soon, the disciples of other families caught up and overtook him.
"Chen Zong, what happened to you?" Li Zhenshi ran to the side and asked.
"I suffered some internal injuries last night. I can't go too fast." Chen Zong answered simply.
"Internal injuries …" Li Zhenshi frowned slightly. External injuries could be sprinkled with medicinal powder, but internal injuries could only be taken by boiling medicinal soup. As for internal injuries, there were not many pills for internal injuries because they were very expensive.
"I have a healing pill here. Try it." Li Zhenshi took out a gray pill and handed it to Chen Zong. Chen Zong did not hesitate. He took it and swallowed it. It turned into a cooling aura that spread throughout his body. Under the cooling aura, his internal injuries seemed to be healing little by little.
"Thank you, Brother Li." Chen Zong said seriously.
"I will go first. You have to follow me." Li Zhenshi waved his hand and smiled. He sped up and left.
"The healing pill can heal internal injuries, but I am seriously injured. I am afraid one pill is not enough." Chen Zong said to himself, "But it can at least relieve some of the pain."
"Chen Zong, it looks like you can't make it." The five people of the Wang family caught up and passed by Chen Zong. Wang Shenglei smiled coldly.
"Until the end, how can we know if it's a success or failure?" Chen Zong replied neither slowly nor quickly.
"Stubborn duck." A disciple of the Wang family sneered.
"The result has already been decided." Wang Shenglei said and passed by Chen Zong. The two injured people had superficial injuries. They were not as burdensome as internal injuries.
In the end, everyone turned into small black dots and disappeared. Chen Zong could not help but shake his head.
"It looks like I am going to lose 50,000 White Jade Coins." He said to himself. He could not help but feel a little bitter. He had not used the 50,000 White Jade Coins, and now it was going to become someone else's.
…
From afar, the mountain peak looked like a horn. It protruded from the ground, but also seemed to protrude from the edge of the mountain range.
Dragon Horn Peak was a mountain peak belonging to the Mount Hidden Dragon. It was one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight meters tall and covered an area of more than one thousand square miles. The mountain was steep and strange.
Seeing Dragon Horn Peak meant that the Seven Lights Martial Academy was not far away.
The disciples of various families ran as fast as they could. Everyone wanted to be the first to reach the Seven Lights Martial Academy.
"Hurry up. If we win the bet, I will give each of you three thousand White Jade Coins." Wang Shenglei said. The Wang family disciples were even more motivated when they heard this. They gradually approached the four people of the Chen family.
"Come on, don't let them overtake us." Chen Zhong said.
"What's the point? Even Chen Zong did not make it." Chen Zhi's tone was negative. If Chen Zong did not catch up, they would lose even if they reached first. They had no motivation if they could not get the 10,000 White Jade Coins.
"Hyah …"
The green grass was sent flying, and the sound of horse hooves was heard clearly. A brown wild horse passed by Wang Shenglei and the others in an instant, and then passed by Chen Zhong and the others as it galloped towards the Seven Lights Martial Academy.
"Chen Zong …"
"It's Chen Zong."
"Haha, we are going to win."
Chen Zong and the others seemed to have been injected with vitality. Their speed increased a little. On the other hand, Wang Shenglei's side seemed to have lost all their strength. Their speed also decreased.
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