Chapter 1357

Zi Chen was waiting for his luck value to violently jump. But, he didn't think that the number would only change and his luck would only increase by a single point.

"How is this possible? You only need a single point to discover this place."

Seeing that his Luck Points had indeed stopped increasing, a shocked expression appeared on Zi Chen's face. Furthermore, as the leader of the group, how could his Luck Points only be at the starting point?

But as he thought about it, Zi Chen could understand. After all, there was a group of cultivators following him and he didn't need to do anything himself. Xu Ming had never participated in a serious battle before. After discovering this place, he had directly sat down and made a breakthrough.

From beginning to end, it could be said that Xu Ming hadn't done anything. He hadn't even killed a single person before he was killed by Zi Chen.

"How was it? Wasn't the harvest great?" In the distance, Wu Xie loudly shouted out.

"It was great." Zi Chen didn't know what to say. Only he knew how bitter it was.

"What do we do now? Can you still fight?" Wu Xie asked.

Zi Chen turned his head to look at the indifferent black-robed Battle Spirit standing there. Then, he looked at the slowly wriggling mass of light above his head. As long as he killed the Battle Spirit, he would be able to obtain the mass of light. Thus, this battle was already unavoidable. Thus, he lightly said, "Fighting is naturally not a problem, but I don't know if we can kill him."

"I fear we can only rely on you for this battle. None of us can pass." In the distance, Wu Xie bitterly smiled.

As they went deeper, the battle spirit's strength would become increasingly strong, slowly approaching the third-level level. It would be difficult for them to deal with him.

Zi Chen took a deep breath and said, "It's fine. Leave this battle to me."

After saying this, Zi Chen didn't immediately start fighting. Since the black-robed battle spirit didn't take the initiative to attack, he didn't mind adjusting his breathing first. Most importantly, he wanted to restore the battle armor he had just lost.

As Zi Chen was adjusting his breathing, the black-robed battle spirit stared at Zi Chen. In those indifferent eyes, a light seemed to flash.

Zi Chen, who had been sitting cross-legged, stood up. His essence, energy, and spirit had all been restored to their peak, and the dull armor on his body had also reappeared.

Zi Chen gripped his saber and looked at the black-robed battle spirit with a dignified expression.

Perhaps because of Zi Chen's attention, the black-robed battle spirit tightened his grip on the scabbard.

In the distance, Wu Xie and the others also stopped advancing. Instead, they stood at a safe distance and quietly watched the upcoming battle.

Although the black-robed battle spirit was not too different from Xu Ming in terms of cultivation level, the two were clearly not on the same level. The black-robed battle spirit was stronger.

Shangguan Hong's beautiful eyes flashed with worry, but at this moment, she naturally couldn't say anything to stop Zi Chen. Dong Qing was the same, so she could only silently cheer for Zi Chen.

The others also stood in different directions, some in front and some behind. There were even a few people who did not walk very far before they were no match for Zhan Ling and stopped.

Exhaling heavily, Zi Chen released a powerful wave of energy from his body. Lightning wings appeared on his back at the first moment, and his body was covered in gold and silver light.

Zi Chen had used his strongest technique from the very beginning. It was clear that he felt a tremendous pressure from the black-robed battle spirit. He was indeed much more difficult to deal with than Xu Ming.

As his aura rose, the black-robed battle spirit in front of Zi Chen also moved. Blue veins appeared on his arms and he gripped the scabbard even tighter. His right hand rested on the scabbard and a powerful aura was released.

The black-robed battle spirit indifferently stared at Zi Chen. Then, he took a step forward. The saber in his hand had not been unsheathed, but there was still a tremendous pressure that fell on Zi Chen's chest. This caused Zi Chen's breathing to become much heavier.

In the distance, everyone could see that between Zi Chen and the black-robed battle spirit, there were two auras that were constantly locked in a stalemate.

This was an invisible aura that was released. It could also be called an aura field of strength. The confrontation had yet to begin, but these auras were already fighting.

Fortunately, both of their auras were in a sharp and fierce state. They were equally matched.

Zi Chen tightly gripped the saber in his hand. Then, he took a step forward. It was like a giant stomping down on the earth. The earth suddenly shook and a rumbling sound rang out.

In front of him, the black-robed battle spirit remained motionless. He coldly stared at Zi Chen as he took another step forward.

"Boom!"

The earth shook once more. Zi Chen took another step forward. The auras that were originally locked in a stalemate began to violently collide. Because the earth trembled, a stone was accidentally shaken. This stone fell where the auras were locked in a stalemate and with a puff, it turned into dust.

Zi Chen's strength had already been mobilized to the limit. With every step he took, he needed to stare at the black-robed battle spirit's pressure. This consumed a great deal of strength, but his eyes were still firmly fixed on the black-robed battle spirit.

Zi Chen advanced step by step. With every step he took, the earth would shake. The distance between the two of them was also slowly closing.

Finally … he was within Zi Chen's attack range.

"Die."

A low shout came from Zi Chen's mouth. The gold and silver light released from his body was like a tide as it gathered towards the saber in his right hand.

The runes carved on the saber were instantly lit up by the gold and silver light. It emitted a gold and silver luster. The originally black saber seemed to be forged from gold and silver, releasing a brilliant light.

Roar!

A deep roar rang out at this moment. The Blade Golden Eyes Beast also appeared. Its entire body seemed to be forged from gold and silver. Its pair of gold and silver eyes also emitted a cold luster.

After roaring at the black-robed battle spirit, it turned into a beam of light and drilled into the long blade. The long blade that was already resplendent began to shine brightly in the next moment, and an even more tyrannical aura began to spread out from it.

"Beheading Saber."

Zi Chen's explosive shout echoed between the heavens and earth. A beam of gold and silver light shot out from the saber, ruthlessly chopping down at the black-robed battle spirit in front of him.

And in the moment that he attacked, Zi Chen's aura undoubtedly rose. He had a completely overwhelming advantage, drowning out the black-robed battle spirit's aura.

At this moment, the black-robed battle spirit's aura was completely suppressed. It was like a helpless lamb, waiting for the powerful wolf to ambush it.

Of course, this was only a simple comparison of auras. In truth, facing Zi Chen's attack, the black-robed battle spirit's complexion was still calm and his eyes were still indifferent.

He still took a step forward, still had a single hand on the saber hilt. But, what was different was that on the back of his hand, blue veins began to appear. He forcefully grasped the saber hilt and then slowly pulled out the saber.

An extremely dazzling light appeared from the saber. As the saber was pulled out by an inch, the light that shined between the heavens and earth grew stronger by an inch. And, in this powerful light, there was also a sharp saber intent.

This saber intent raged between the heavens and earth, as if telling everyone that there was nothing it couldn't cut, nothing it couldn't break.

When the saber was pulled out halfway, the dazzling light caused everyone to cry. But, whether it was Zi Chen, who was in battle, or Wu Xie, who was not in battle, none of them closed their eyes. They allowed tears to fall from the corners of their eyes, but they still stared ahead.

Clang.

As the saber was unsheathed, a resonant saber cry resounded through the world. An extremely dazzling light appeared in this world.

At this moment, everyone subconsciously closed their eyes. This was because this saber was simply too bright. And, the moment they closed their eyes, a scene appeared in their minds.

The bright and dazzling saber light directly slashed upwards. The gold and silver light was like a piece of paper, or like a stream of water, it was split apart by the saber light.

And at the end of the saber light, there was a dazzling figure. However, this figure instantly dimmed, like the blue sky turning into night, like a white star turning into darkness, and flew out of everyone's sight.

"Zi Chen."

The moment they closed their eyes, tears burst out from their eyes. Everyone who saw this scene almost shouted out this name in unison. Their voices were filled with a heart-wrenching feeling.

That was because the figure that flew out of the darkness was none other than Zi Chen.

The dazzling light between the heavens and earth only lasted for a moment. When everyone's cries rang out, the space returned to normal once again.

Everyone opened their eyes again, looking forward with blurry tearful eyes. They saw the black-robed Battle Spirit standing tall and straight. His left hand was holding the scabbard, his right hand was behind his back. His eyes were cold and indifferent as he looked forward.

Where the black-robed Battle Spirit was looking, there was a human-shaped crater. Beside the crater, there was a long pitch-black saber.

The long saber had long lost its luster, as if it had experienced the baptism of endless years. It was just short of some rust growing on it.

"Zi Chen."

Wu Xie and the others looked at the human-shaped crater, their hearts trembling. Then, they subconsciously rushed in that direction.

Immediately after, rays of brilliance flashed, and one Battle Spirit after another appeared, blocking in front of them.

"Scram."

Everyone shouted out. However, this battle spirit was a truly powerful existence. How could it be killed with a single shout?

The battle began again.

Everyone fought against the enemy while anxiously looking at the human-shaped crater. They urgently wanted to know whether Zi Chen was alive or dead, and they also desperately hoped that a new figure would appear there.

Time passed by minute by minute, but there was no movement in the crater.

"Could it be that he was killed just like that?"

Wu Xie and the others found this hard to believe. They simply didn't believe that Zi Chen, who always caught others off guard, would be killed with a single saber strike.

In a normal situation, it should have been him killing with a single saber strike.

"Impossible, Zi Chen must not have died."

Tears began to flow from Shangguan Hong's eyes. This time, it wasn't because of the blinding light, but because of the sorrow in her heart.

Not too far away, Dong Qing also turned her head. Transparent tears dripped onto the ground beneath her feet. She was also crying.

Gu Wei and the others stared ahead in a daze, forgetting to counterattack.

A dirty palm suddenly appeared at the edge of the crater. Then, another palm appeared. As the two palms exerted force, a distressed figure appeared above the crater.