Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
During these three days, the Martial King Pill had been completely refined by him.
At this moment, within the Martial King Pill, an extremely powerful energy raged like a primordial beast.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, the golden light on the surface of the Martial King Pill trembled violently. Then, a dazzling golden light shot out, transforming into a stream of light that shot straight into the sky.
"Boom!"
The next moment, a muffled sound suddenly came from the sky. Immediately after, a golden pillar of light pierced the heavens, illuminating the entire sky as if it were broad daylight.
At the top of the light pillar, a golden beam of light shot upwards, illuminating a large portion of the sky.
At the same time, a sharp pain exploded within Zhou Yan's body.
"Ah..."
Zhou Yan cried out in agony. His body went limp, and he fell from mid-air.
"Fourth brother, are you alright?" The other three rushed forward to help Zhou Yan up, asking with concern.
Zhou Yan's face was contorted, showing immense pain.
"This Martial King Pill is indeed worthy of being a pill that helps one break through bottlenecks and increase cultivation. In just three days, I felt my cultivation break through to the seventh stage of the Martial Emperor realm, and I'm not far from the eighth stage."
"Haha, we've finally broken through to the Martial Emperor realm!"
Hearing Zhou Yan's words, the other three also became excited.
"Boss, we really owe you for saving us this time."
The boss smiled slightly and said, "We are all brothers, how could I stand by and do nothing?"
As he spoke, his gaze flickered towards the traces of the black-clothed figures in the distance.
"Hmph, how dare they bully my brother, I will make them pay the price!"
"Yes, no matter who those black-clothed figures are, since they dared to lay a hand on our friends, we will make them pay with their blood!" the second brother roared in anger.
"That's right, they dare to bully our brothers, so they must be prepared to die!"
Hearing the words of the three, the boss nodded slightly and then shifted his gaze to Zhou Yan.
"Fourth brother, I know you are more familiar with the terrain here. Therefore, I hope you can lead the way and take us to find them!"
Zhou Yan nodded and said, "I will naturally lead you. I also want to know who exactly dared to oppose us."
Immediately, Zhou Yan's figure flashed, and he led everyone towards that direction.
...
"Whoosh..."
Zhou Yan let out a sigh of relief, and then the corners of his lips curled into a cold arc.
"This time, I will definitely let you know what it means to wish you were dead."
As he spoke, a sinister expression appeared on Zhou Yan's face.
He stomped his foot, and his body transformed into a stream of light, shooting into the sky and hurtling in that direction.
...
One day passed.
Zhou Yan and the others arrived at the edge of a cliff.
"Boss, the group you mentioned, are they in this direction?"
Zhou Yan pointed into the distance and asked.
The boss narrowed his eyes and looked carefully. Then he said, "That's right, it's just ahead!"
"Let's go, we'll take care of them first!"
As he spoke, Zhou Yan rushed into the forest first.
"Second brother, fourth brother, you two follow!"
The boss also leaped, flying directly off the cliff.
Seeing this, the other two quickly followed. They were all Martial Emperor realm cultivators. Although there were still many demonic beasts in the forest, they were not afraid. After all, they had trump cards that could easily slay these demonic beasts.
"Bang! Bang!"
"Roar!"
Zhou Yan arrived at a cliff face first and smashed down with a punch. Immediately, a huge pile of earth collapsed.
"Crackle~~~"
As soon as the pile of earth landed, figures began to emerge from the dense forest below.
These people, both men and women, were all dressed in blue robes, holding long swords, and their faces were filled with coldness.
"Hehehe, you guys have quite the nerve to come to this place and cause trouble. Aren't you afraid I'll kill you all?"
Upon seeing the black-clothed figures, a look of mockery spread across Zhou Yan's face.
His eyes flickered with a sinister glow.
"Hmph, a mere seventh-stage Martial Emperor, how dare you be so arrogant?" An old man sneered.
"Hmph, so what if you've broken through to the seventh stage of the Martial Emperor? Your opponent is a Grand Martial Master realm expert, and I have more than one Grand Martial Master expert!"
Hearing this, Zhou Yan scoffed, "How pathetic. I thought you were so powerful, but it turns out you are only Grand Martial Masters. Even a Martial Venerate expert wouldn't be able to defeat a Grand Martial Master, let alone a mere Grand Martial Master."
"Presumptuous!" Hearing Zhou Yan insult them, the old man became furious and swung his sword fiercely.
"Bang!"
However, when his attack struck Zhou Yan, he found that it was like hitting a ball of cotton, having no effect at all.
"What!?"
Seeing this, the old man couldn't help but be shocked.
"How is this possible? How can you withstand my sword technique?"
A mocking smile appeared on Zhou Yan's lips as he said, "My strength is not just the seventh stage of the Martial Emperor. I have already broken through to the ninth stage of the Martial Venerate realm!"
"What? You actually broke through!? This is impossible, impossible!!"
After hearing Zhou Yan's words, the old man was completely dumbfounded.
His eyes were filled with an extremely intense shock.
He never imagined that this guy could advance directly from the seventh stage of the Martial Emperor to the Martial Venerate realm in just one year.
This speed of progression was simply unbelievable.
"Hahaha, now you know, don't you? My strength is something you cannot resist!" Zhou Yan laughed maniacally.
Hearing Zhou Yan's words, a look of profound fear welled up in the old man's eyes.
"Run, run!"
His voice trembled.
Hearing the old man's plea for mercy, Zhou Yan did not stop his attack. He unleashed punch after punch, brutally killing the old man.
"Pfft~!"
A stream of bright red blood gushed from the old man's throat, dyeing his blue robe red.
Zhou Yan raised his hand, wiped the bloodstains from his cheek, and then slowly reached into the old man's clothes, retrieved his storage ring, and tossed it into his own storage ring.
"Hehe... This time, I've struck it rich. I actually got two storage rings!" An excited smile appeared on Zhou Yan's face.
"Boss, your speed is really too slow!" After Zhou Yan finished collecting the spoils, he turned to look at the boss and grinned.