Chapter 1574

In the Shuntian Prefecture, there would be many small teams of adventurers going in and out every day.

Zi Chen, who had changed his appearance, was in a team of six. They left the Shuntian Prefecture and headed to their destination.

Thinking back to that tall figure, Zi Chen still felt his heart palpitate.

He met the person with the greatest authority in the Shuntian Prefecture, the Prefecture Lord. The Prefecture Lord was also the strongest person Zi Chen had met since he came to the Zhanwu Continent.

During this period of time, Zi Chen had only spoken three sentences with this Sovereign, but he still felt the pressure in his heart.

The Prefecture Lord gave him a token. Then, a scholarly middle-aged man walked over and told him that they were going to a place called the Imperial Sky Region.

Zi Chen had never heard of this place. Fortunately, the scholarly middle-aged man told him that someone would bring him there.

If the mission was successfully completed, the reward would be extremely generous.

The five people accompanying them were all at the seventh layer. It was obvious that this escort mission was no small matter. After knowing everything that happened in the small world, everyone was sent out through the light screen. Out of caution, Zi Chen changed his appearance.

Along the way, the five of them were very polite to Zi Chen. Within this politeness, there was even some restraint and reverence.

The power that Zi Chen displayed in the small world was obvious to all. He dared to draw his blade against an eighth layer domain expert. Moreover, he could rely on his extreme speed to suppress them. How could this be done by an ordinary person?

"Brother Wu Liu, may I know what kind of place the Imperial Sky Region is?"

The journey this time was very long. The six of them would need to spend a lot of time together. Wu Liu was a middle-aged man. He was the most talkative of the five.

"It's an alliance with seven prefectures. There are a total of seven such alliances in our continent."

The existence of the Imperial Sky Region was like the current Shuntian Prefecture. It was just that one had 653 cities, while the other had seven prefectures and 201 cities.

Although it was an alliance, the ruler of the Imperial Sky Region had more power than the seven prefectures' Prefecture Lords.

To become a Prefecture Lord, the lowest realm was the Sovereign Realm. And to become the ruler of the Imperial Sky Region, one's strength was obviously not weaker than the Prefecture Lord.

"I've only been to the Imperial Sky Region once. It was with Lord Mo Ling. But at that time, we took the transmission array. The speed was very fast." Wu Liu sighed.

When Zi Chen heard this, doubt appeared on his face. "The Shuntian Prefecture has a teleportation formation that leads directly to the Royal Heaven Region."

Wu Liu shook her head and said with a smile, "There definitely is a teleportation array, but people like you and me shouldn't expect too much."

"What do you mean?"

"If you want to activate that Teleportation Array, you have to be at least at the eighth-stage domain."

Zi Chen was still puzzled. "Shuntian Prefecture should have eight realms, right?"

Wu Liu didn't mind, "Of course, but since this trip was arranged by the City Lord and Mister Tianming, there must be a deeper meaning."

Zi Chen's heart skipped a beat. "Mr. Destiny, are you talking about that scholarly middle-aged man? Is he also called the Fortune Teller?"

"I'm not too sure about that either. Anyway, his name is Mister Destiny and he's good friends with the city lord. He's considered half a manor lord."

Going back to the previous question, Zi Chen still didn't understand. He said, "If there's a teleportation formation but they don't let us use it and make us walk, who knows when we'll reach the Royal Heaven Region? As for whether there's a deeper meaning, I don't know. But at the very least, the risk on the journey will be much higher."

Zi Chen looked at the five people's faces and saw that they were unmoved. Therefore, he didn't give up and said, "Perhaps our mission this time is fake and we're just going to die."

Wu Liu laughed when she heard this and said, "If that's really what the City Lord means, then it's definitely for the sake of the Shuntian Prefecture. So what if we're going to die?"

The other four people also smiled. Clearly, they were all people who didn't care about life and death.

To be willing to die for the sake of the Shuntian Prefecture, Zi Chen was full of admiration for this kind of resolution.

In desolate places, the six of them would increase their speed and travel as fast as lightning.

Just like that, after traveling for a month, the group had traveled about ten million miles.

During this period, they would also encounter some ignorant bandits, but all of them were scared away after sensing the group's aura.

During this month, the six of them traveled and stopped. Zi Chen was also consolidating his current cultivation level.

Previously, his cultivation level had increased a little too quickly. Although Zi Chen's foundation was already very solid, he still tempered himself over and over again, not wanting to leave behind any sequelae in the future.

It was worth mentioning that after the lightning sacred beast left the small world, its injuries flared up, and it fell into a coma. It hadn't woken up yet.

After traveling for a day, the group began to rest. Zi Chen hunted a small beast, cleaned it, and barbecued it.

Back then, Shuntian Dao was full of praise for Zi Chen's barbecue skills. These days, the few of them were also lucky enough to taste it.

Since there was meat, there was naturally wine. The six of them also sat around the fire, eating meat, drinking wine, and chatting.

The six of them had high cultivation levels and strong battle prowess. They merely released a sliver of their aura, and all the battle beasts would take the initiative to take a detour.

In Zi Chen's Domain World, the unconscious lightning sacred beast woke up. Its eyes flashed with lightning as it looked around.

Zi Chen sensed it the moment it woke up. He casually opened the Domain World and threw a piece of barbecued meat into it.

However, the moment the Domain World opened, the lightning sacred beast's eyes suddenly flashed, and a powerful aura erupted from its body.

Its figure instantly disappeared from Zi Chen's Domain World and appeared in front of Zi Chen in the next moment. Then, dazzling lightning enveloped Zi Chen.

Zi Chen had a smile on his face. He held a wine pot in his hand and was even chewing on the barbecued meat in his mouth.

However, all of his movements froze in the next moment, as if he had been immobilized in the next moment.

In front of him, a ripple of light appeared without warning and spread toward him.

The ripple of light spread very slowly, but for Zi Chen, whose body had fallen into stillness, this speed was already very fast.

The ripple of light streaked across a cultivator's body like a sharp blade. His body slowly separated from the top and bottom, and blood slowly spilled out.

The space seemed to be still, and there was not even a sound. There was only the ripple of light moving forward.

The ripple of light continued to move forward and swept past the second cultivator's body. Just like the first, his body was cut open.

Then the third, the fourth, and finally, Wu Liu.

At this moment, Wu Liu was pouring wine into his mouth. His cheeks were slightly red, and he did not notice the abnormality behind him at all. The wine slowly appeared from the mouth of the bottle and then slowly flowed into his mouth.

Before the wine completely entered his mouth, the ripple of light cut his body from behind. In that instant, Zi Chen even saw his squirming heart.

Then, the ripple of light arrived in front of Zi Chen.

Zi Chen's figure was completely wrapped in lightning and disappeared on the spot.

"Boom!"

The illusion of space being still just now disappeared, and a terrifying energy fluctuation came from afar. The place where Zi Chen and the others were drinking and chatting was instantly turned into nothingness.

Zi Chen's figure appeared with the lightning sacred beast. Because of his nervousness and lingering fear, he began to retch. The remaining barbecued meat in his mouth was all spilled out, and the wine in the wine bottle in his hand spilled all over the ground.

A black shadow appeared in the void in front of him. The black shadow's gaze swept toward him, and there was a hint of surprise in his cold gaze.

The sneak attack that he was most proficient in was actually dodged just like that.

Looking at the lightning sacred beast beside Zi Chen, he guessed the reason. His face immediately turned cold, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"Go."

The lightning sacred beast roared. Lightning once again wrapped around Zi Chen, and it disappeared with Zi Chen.

As soon as the figure disappeared, a terrifying energy fluctuation spread out from where Zi Chen was standing.

He was ambushed twice without warning. If it wasn't for the lightning sacred beast, Zi Chen would have died twice.

After dodging two life and death crises, Zi Chen immediately reacted and began to flee with the Lightning Sacred Beast.

"Who is that?" While escaping, Zi Chen couldn't help but ask.

"I was going to ask you the same question. Why would such a being want to kill you?" The lightning sacred beast said unhappily.

"Kill me? I don't even know him." Zi Chen was stunned.

"If you don't know him, why would he want to kill you? Moreover, he used a power that's only second to the emperor level."

Zi Chen's expression changed, and he said, "What? Only second to the emperor level? You mean he's at the ninth stage domain realm?"

"Of course, he's much stronger than the other races. He's at the peak of the ninth stage, just one step away from the human sector lord."

The lightning sacred beast's words made Zi Chen's heart sink to the bottom of the valley.

The other party killed as soon as he arrived, and his combat power was only second to the sector lord. Obviously, he was here for them.

Zi Chen didn't think that the other party was here for him. It might be because of their mission this time.

After figuring this out, Zi Chen didn't hesitate anymore and started to escape with extreme speed.

However, there was a difference of three realms and more than ten minor realms between them. How could Zi Chen escape from the other party's lock?

"Swoosh."

Zi Chen teleported, and a huge black hole appeared where he disappeared. Everything within the black hole's range was destroyed.

The black figure walked out of the black hole and stared coldly at Zi Chen. In a flash, he teleported and disappeared as well.

The distance between the two was shortened time and time again. The black figure attacked again and again. Although Zi Chen avoided the danger time and time again, the vibrating energy made him cough up blood.

The combat power of a being that was only second to the sector lord was too terrifying.

In the end, Zi Chen was forced into a corner and couldn't escape anymore. Fortunately, he stopped and turned around, staring at the black figure.

"Why? Not running anymore?" The black figure's gaze fell on Zi Chen.

"Didn't you want this? Here."

Zi Chen was straightforward. He took out the Battle Martial Region Token and threw it at the black shadow. This was the mission he had to complete this time.

The black figure's eyes flashed with disdain. He raised his hand and attacked the token.

"Boom."

Not only did the ordinary-looking token not explode after the attack, it even surged with a powerful and vast aura.

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Shuntian Prefecture, Mo Ling sat on the high platform, watching the battle on the stage.

One month had passed, and the individual battles were coming to an end. Now, it was time to fight for the top five.

Now, the battle was between Wu Xie from Huping City and an expert from the sixth power. The two had been fighting for a long time and each had their own methods.