Chapter 1001

As soon as Zi Chen appeared on the Teleportation Platform of the Starting Ground, he heard the sound of energy exploding.

"You damned demons, go to hell!"

Then, a cold and excited voice sounded.

The entire square was shrouded by an energy barrier that contained the power of laws. The battle was taking place at the edge of the square. The one fighting was a beautiful woman. She held a large saber in her hand. She was fighting one against two, but she was not at a disadvantage.

Not far from the woman, the cripple was sitting there, watching the woman fight the demons.

The woman was undoubtedly Suo Fei. The old man was nowhere to be seen. Only two of the three were left. However, there were other people in the square besides the two of them. Three of them were in the Human Origin Realm.

At this moment, two of the three were opening a passage. The other one said to the Trial Core Realm cultivator, "What are you looking at? Go in!"

Zi Chen saw the Trial Core Realm cultivator and his expression changed. He subconsciously took a few steps back and looked at the battle not far away.

The Human Origin Realm cultivator said again, "Once you enter, there is no way out. Either you die here or on the Ancient Road."

The other Core Realm cultivators also changed their expressions. However, they looked at the demons and then at the black mass of Demon Qi outside the shield. In the end, they gritted their teeth and entered the Ancient Road. Zi Chen sensed that the three of them were opening the ninth grade Ancient Road.

More than ten Core Realm cultivators left one after another. When they were about to close the passage, they suddenly saw Zi Chen. One of them said in surprise, "Hey, there is another one. Come here quickly."

Hearing this, Zi Chen got off the Teleportation Array and walked forward.

"Go in quickly," the Human Origin Realm cultivator urged.

Zi Chen didn't go in. Instead, he looked at the battle in front of him and asked in a low voice, "How long have they been here?"

Zi Chen's voice was calm. There was no panic or worry. The Human Origin Realm cultivator was startled and looked at Zi Chen in surprise.

They didn't understand where this little Core Realm cultivator got his confidence from.

Hearing the familiar voice, the cripple's body trembled. He couldn't help but turn around. When he saw Zi Chen, his face was filled with surprise and joy. "Zi Chen, it's you."

Zi Chen looked at Cripple and nodded.

Cripple laughed and said, "Quickly close the passage. He doesn't need to go in. Don't let him in by mistake."

Hearing this, the three of them closed the passageway. They still looked at Zi Chen with puzzled gazes. However, when they heard Zi Chen's name, they felt that it was somewhat familiar.

"He is Zi Chen, the Zi Chen who killed a spirit."

Cripple's emphasis caused the three of them to come to a sudden realization, and shock appeared in their eyes.

Zi Chen's story had already spread among the body cultivators. The fact that he had killed a Human Origin Spiritual Body when he was only at the late stage of the Core Realm was exclusive to the body cultivators.

At this moment, seeing Zi Chen's true body appear, even if the other party was only at the Dan Essence level, his battle prowess could not be underestimated.

"You really are Zi Chen." The three of them suddenly became excited.

"How could it be fake?" Cripple didn't wait for Zi Chen to reply and laughed.

During this time, Cripple had been sitting on the ground and hadn't gotten up. Zi Chen took the initiative to approach him. When he saw Cripple, Zi Chen's expression changed. He stared at Cripple's legs in a daze.

"Hehe, gone. Both of them are gone." Cripple chuckled. His smile was filled with bitterness and loneliness.

"Even a treasure pill can't cure them," Zi Chen asked.

Cripple said, "They already have hidden injuries. Together with the corrosion of the Rule Power, nothing can cure them. Hehe, but as long as I successfully enter the Earth Origin Realm, everything will automatically recover."

Zi Chen nodded, but didn't know what to say to comfort him.

"This is already very good. Thinking back to that day when I was cut into several pieces by the Rule Power and pieced back together, I'm already very happy that I can still breathe." Cripple's expression immediately became gloomy. "Unfortunately, that old guy didn't succeed."

Zi Chen naturally knew who that old guy was. His mouth moved, but he didn't say anything.

"Heh, Sophie is in danger just by chatting with you. You should quickly go and help her." Cripple pouted and looked at Sophie who was fighting not far away.

"Okay, I'll go and replace her." Zi Chen nodded. His figure flashed, and he appeared beside Sophie.

Sophie slashed out with her blade, and the light from the blade forced the two demons back. She also took two steps back and said loudly, "Zi Chen, welcome back to the Starting Ground. At the same time, congratulations on being alive. I'll leave this place to you."

After Sophie put away her blade, she glanced at Zi Chen.

After coming here again, Zi Chen discovered that both Sophie and Cripple had changed. Zi Chen couldn't explain this change. It should be a kind of indifference. Since they didn't fear death, they naturally didn't fear Zi Chen and spoke more casually.

Sophie retreated, and Zi Chen stepped forward. He looked at the two demons from head to toe.

The two demons didn't look much different from the Devil Ape. Their bodies were surrounded by a pitch-black Devil Qi, and their eyes were blood-red. However, they had two horns on their heads, and the horns were surging with powerful energy.

"Human, die."

Sensing the aura of Jindan essence surging from Zi Chen's body, the demons' expressions immediately became disdainful. One of them flashed and rushed toward Zi Chen. In the process, he swung his palm at Zi Chen. The terrifying palm print caused the space to tremble, and a surge of powerful energy surged.

The demon was confident that this palm print could kill this human.

Zi Chen stood motionless, quietly watching the palm print approach. In the distance, several Human Origin Realm cultivators were looking in his direction.

As the palm print approached, the wind blew his black hair and stung his cheeks. Seeing that the attack was almost within reach, the demon revealed a sinister smile. At this moment, Zi Chen also moved.

He also swung his palm print and slapped out.

The small palm print collided with the opponent's huge palm print, causing a loud explosion. The void trembled, and a ripple of energy spread out. Zi Chen stood in his original position, motionless. On the other hand, the demon was sent flying until he smashed into the light barrier again.

During this time, the sound of bones breaking could be heard. The powerful force penetrated the palm print and directly shattered one of the demon's arms.

"You." The other demon's expression of disdain froze, then turned into shock and horror.

In terms of physique, the demons were much stronger than humans. However, in the attack just now, the demon had suffered a great loss.

"Damn it, this is a genius among humans." The demon quickly realized.

Although the demons were powerful, there were also powerful cultivators among humans. Once they appeared, they were all very, very powerful, enough to make the demons wary.

"Demon Swallows the World."

A roar came from the demon's mouth. His body was surrounded by a surge of dark demonic Qi. This demonic Qi rolled and quickly filled the surroundings. Not only did it cover Zi Chen, but it also covered Sophie and the others.

If it was any other time, Sophie and the others would naturally retreat. This was because the Demon Swallows the World was extraordinary and could suppress spiritual thoughts. However, Zi Chen was right in front of them, so they were not afraid.

The Devil Swallows the Heavens, and the Devil Qi surged. The Devil Clan thought that humans could not see them, and their spiritual sense could not detect them. With a flash, they quietly appeared behind Zi Chen.

On the other side, the demon who had just been pushed back stood up again and attacked Zi Chen.

The two of them, one in front and one behind, were ready to pincer attack. One of them attacked forcefully, while the other sneakily attacked.

Of course, the plan was good, but unfortunately, they met Zi Chen.

Zi Chen did not even need to use his Yin Yang Eyes. His perfect spiritual thoughts had already detected the two demons. Then, Zi Chen clenched his fist and punched forward.

"Boom!"

The powerful force landed on the demon like a flood. The demon could not muster any strength, let alone counterattack. At this moment, even defense became difficult.

The powerful force entered the demon's body, and his expression began to distort. The power in his body became extremely unstable, and finally, he exploded.

A powerful wave of energy appeared and turned into a storm, sweeping in all directions. Zi Chen stood in the center of the storm, his clothes flapping. No matter how the storm raged, it could not affect him at all.

The demonic Qi that appeared in the surroundings was instantly blown away by the storm. The demon who was about to sneak attack was also blown away by the storm.

After the storm disappeared, only one of the two demons was left. The demon's face was full of disbelief. He pointed at Zi Chen and said, "You, you."

All his emotions turned into the word "you" at this moment, but he could not say anything else.

At this moment, Zi Chen glanced at him coldly, and the corner of his mouth curled up slightly. "Demons are just so-so."

The demon's mind shook again, as if he had been struck by lightning. Then, his face turned red. It was unknown whether he was angry or using some kind of secret technique.

Originally, he was afraid of Zi Chen, but after Zi Chen's provocation, he went crazy. The power in his body had been mobilized to the limit, and he attacked Zi Chen with a sure-kill attack.

Facing this attack, Zi Chen was expressionless and punched again.

It was still a punch from a perfected Primal Core expert, but it destroyed the demon's powerful attack. Then, the surging power landed on the demon's body. In the blink of an eye, the power reached a limit, and the demon's body exploded.

One punch, and another punch.

Just now, they had only heard the explosion, but they did not know how the demon died. Now that they saw Zi Chen blow the demon up with one punch, they were shocked.

The surging power slowly dissipated, and Cripple sighed. "As expected, even if it's just Primal Core, Zi Chen's combat power is extremely terrifying. That day, I suspected that you and the demon ape were still alive. Right, where's the demon ape?"

Zi Chen walked towards Cripple. "The demon ape is outside. He hasn't come back."

Sophie looked at Zi Chen and asked, "Then why did you come back this time?"

"I came to find my friends. I was afraid they would be in danger," Zi Chen explained.

Cripple laughed strangely. "You're worried about your little lovers, aren't you?"

Zi Chen did not deny it.

"I wanted to drink with you, but now that the tavern is occupied, we can only defend this square. I don't know how long we can do that," Cripple said with a smile.

"I have wine here." Zi Chen's hand flashed, and several bottles of wine appeared.

Cripple laughed. "Okay, let's drink to our heart's content. After all, the demons won't appear today."

Sophie gently said, "Drink less. It's bad for your body."

Cripple said, "It's fine. I'm happy that Zi Chen is here."