Chapter 136: Chapter 136: Nothing More Than This
"Buzz..."
Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, the Demon Heir stepped forward, causing the void to tremble.
A terrifying aura erupted from his body, as if it had condensed into a massive mountain, pressing down forcefully towards Ji Chen.
Ji Chen stood still, unmoved. With the Emperor Scripture protecting his body, he was completely unaffected by this momentum, and instead, he locked eyes with the Demon Heir, "What? You just mentioned exchanging blows within the same realm, and now you’re about to eat your words?"
"I once said that upon my return, I would personally come to Beiyou to kill you. I didn’t expect you to deliver yourself here."
The Demon Heir squinted his eyes, cold light flashing in them. Previously, a Mind Dao Body of his had been slain in public view, which to him, was an immense provocation.
His visit to Beiyou this time, besides observing the battle between the Dragon Heir and the Dao Inference Saint Heir, was mainly for Ji Chen.
"No need to use a butcher’s knife to kill a chicken; let me handle this."
Next to the Demon Heir, a young king from the Ancient Race stepped forward, "Just a mere Seventh Layer of the Returning Ruins Realm, even if we’re in the same realm, I can kill him with one hand."
"Very well, such a nameless pawn indeed doesn’t require me to act personally," the Demon Heir said arrogantly.
"Buzz..."
As his voice fell, the young king from the Ancient Race stepped forward into the void.
He stood with hands behind his back, looking down on Ji Chen, "Remember, my name is Lu Li; so that when King Yama asks you down below, you can at least say who killed you."
As he spoke, the aura on his body gradually changed from its previous might to the same Seventh Layer of the Returning Ruins Realm as Ji Chen in just a few short moments.
"I heard you’ve defeated Long Shiyuan? That’s quite impressive, but unfortunately, in front of me, it’s nothing."
The moment his words fell, Lu Li’s eyes flashed with a cold light. Then, merging two fingers, he slashed toward Ji Chen out of thin air.
"Buzz!"
A terrifying beam of light pierced through the void like a streak of Holy Sword Light, cutting across the sky with an astonishing aura, slashing towards Ji Chen.
"How strong!"
In the Celestial Human Garden, everyone was taken aback, sensing the terrifying nature of this strike from Lu Li, clearly beyond their expectations.
Even though his cultivation was suppressed to the Seventh Layer of the Returning Ruins Realm at this moment, the power of Lu Li’s strike was not much weaker than that of an average Celestial Essence Realm cultivator!
"This person can defeat Long Shiyuan, which makes him someone, but before Lu Li, he stands no chance."
"This battle is without suspense, sure to be Lu Li’s overwhelming victory."
In the scene, many talents from the Ancient Race started discussing, all with disdain on their faces as they looked at Ji Chen.
Although Ji Chen’s crossing levels to defeat Long Shiyuan had surprised them, unlike with Long Shiyuan, Lu Li was a true king among the young generation of the Ancient Race, also possessing the strength to fight above his level. In their view, taking down Ji Chen was hardly a challenge.
"Why isn’t this kid moving?"
"He must have been scared stiff, haha!"
The Holy Sword Light struck down, seemingly splitting the sky and earth in half, demonstrating the incredible power of Lu Li’s strike.
Yet, in the face of the Lu family’s attack, Ji Chen stood there, completely unmoved.
Seeing this scene, the youthful members of the Ancient Race couldn’t help but burst into laughter, assuming Lu Li’s strike had astonishingly frozen Ji Chen in place.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, just as the light was about to strike Ji Chen’s head, he finally made a move.
Raising his right hand lightly, Ji Chen pointed forward with his finger.
In an instant, a terrifying aura enveloped the entire area.
"Crack!"
The incoming light suddenly disintegrated into nothing, each inch shattered into ashes by Ji Chen’s finger.
"What?"
This scene left everyone present in shock.
Even Gu Hao and Li Yiran, the young kings, had surprised expressions on their faces.
Clearly, none of them had anticipated that Ji Chen could so effortlessly dispel Lu Li’s attack.
After all, the power of that strike had already rivaled a full-strength blow from an ordinary Celestial Essence Realm Third Layer expert!
Moreover, his opponent was Lu Li, a king among the current young generation of the Ancient Race, a Heir Level figure.
While they might have thought Ji Chen could put up a fight against Lu Li, Gu Hao and the others never imagined he could so easily fend off Lu Li’s offensive.
"The power was indeed impressive, but unfortunately, for me, it still falls far short."
While everyone was astounded, Ji Chen’s calm voice echoed across the entire area.
He stood still, eyes slightly raised, staring intently at Lu Li above, continuing, "Why don’t you try taking one of my strikes?"
"Buzz!"
As his voice fell, within Ji Chen’s body, Nine Spirit Veins resonated, and terrifying spiritual power instantly surged out, continuously converging at his fingertips.
The Sword Law was activated and integrated into his finger. Without any hesitation, under everyone’s gaze, Ji Chen used his finger as a sword and struck out with force.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Space trembled uncontrollably at this moment, invisible energy ripples dispersed in all directions, a streak of purple sword light soared into the sky, carrying a world-shattering power, entirely locking onto Lu Li and slashing upward with force.
Astonishing Sword Momentum filled the area, pressing everyone present into shock, their breaths paused for a moment.
As one watched, the speed of Ji Chen’s strike was beyond imagination; in less than two breaths, the purple sword light had already descended before Lu Li’s eyes.
"Not good!"
His face changed drastically, feeling a terrifying momentum approaching.
"Buzz!"
Without any hesitation, in an instant, the surging spiritual power within Lu Li burst forth, and in the blink of an eye, condensed into a thick energy barrier before him, intending to withstand Ji Chen’s strike.
"Crack!"
However, he underestimated the power of Ji Chen’s strike.
The purple sword light descended, and at the moment of contact, the energy barrier instantly shattered, utterly defenseless.
"Bang!"
A muffled sound resonated in everyone’s ears. Before all eyes, Lu Li was struck and forcibly sliced away by the sword strike.
His body was forced back nearly a thousand feet before he managed to stabilize himself.
Lu Li felt a heaviness in his chest before he coughed up blood, his face instantly paling to an extreme degree.
"Just like that, he couldn’t even withstand a single strike of mine."
Ji Chen stood still, speaking calmly, his voice not loud but incredibly clear, reaching the ears of everyone present.