Chapter 478: Rule Breaker (1/2)

In the beginning, when Xue Wei arrived at the Xiyang Empire, he had encountered the Monarch Piranha Flower, but after spending more than five months with the flower deeply rooted within his heart, much of the initial chaos was gone now.

He understood the dangers of the flower, but currently, it was in hibernation and was not causing problems for him.

It would become a ticking time bomb when it did wake up, but the length of time it needed for this to happen was unknown.

But the puzzling thing was that at the beginning they would travel far and wide without encountering anyone, but after four months in the continent, they were encountering battles every day, and more than one battle each day.

As soon as they located someone, it was certain that a whole bunch of people would follow, and the battle would exhaust them both physically and mentally.

But it was precisely in these situations that they grew, when they were exhausted and feeling as if they could not go on, but knew that if they succumbed, their lives would be forfeit, and thus, they found the inner energy they did not know they had.

Time and time again, they were pushing their limits, but they were not unhappy. Instead, their eyes, albeit full of exhaustion, were sparkling with life and excitement.

This was why they had joined the war; they had wanted to push their limits, transcend their potential, and step forward, closer and closer to the apex of the cultivation world.

During all the battles, Lan had just been a bystander. He had never raised a hand; neither had he bothered to attack anyone who ran towards him. At most, he would dodge the attacks until Xue Wei, or one of the others were freed from their own opponents and picked them up.

The more Lan saw, the more puzzled he became. He began understanding Xue Wei's personality better, and he even started respecting and liking him.

He spent many days observing Xue Wei, observing his attentiveness towards his friends and how he would sometimes block a critical attack aimed at them.

During the battles, Xue Wei had kept an overview of all his friends. When someone was pressured or had a hard time coping, he would instantly step in, even if he knew that it would bring him injuries.

After each battle, the one who had gotten the most injured each time was Xue Wei, but he never complained, and his friends never thanked him. This did not mean that they were not grateful, but their gratefulness was too profound to be expressed with a mere thank you.

There were so many things that they were grateful to Xue Wei for. He had given them a new chance in life, saved them from the darkness in which they resided, and brought them to see the world.