Chapter 1645

Zi Chen only suspected that Xu Hou was from the Wang Family. However, even if he had the slightest suspicion, he wouldn't let himself and the others take the risk.

Although he had never directly interacted with the Wang Family, Zi Chen already knew that the Wang Family didn't get along with the Shuntian Prefecture.

Zi Chen could accept that the Wang Family wanted to kill him because of the Dragon Spike. Killing people for treasures wasn't a big deal. It was very normal.

However, Shuntian, Fortune Teller, and the others didn't have any enmity with the Wang Family. Yet, when they entered, they unexpectedly encountered the Wang Family. What did that mean?

It meant that the Wang Family wanted to kill them.

It couldn't be because of him because the Wang Family wouldn't be so senseless.

The only possibility was that they had a grudge with the Shuntian Prefecture and hoped that all the geniuses who came would die inside, greatly weakening the Shuntian Prefecture's combat power.

When they arrived at the Blackstone Mountain Range, everyone began to recuperate.

After today's battle, everyone was exhausted. Some were even injured. However, they had continuously traveled for several hours. This made Zi Chen feel somewhat apologetic.

Zi Chen began to collect the alien hearts in everyone's hands. While everyone was resting and recuperating, he wanted to condense a new batch of law chips for them to use.

As for the spirit crystals and elixirs used by everyone, they were given to Shoumu to condense.

Cauldron Spirit had once said that Shoumu could condense a spirit crystal with a drop of tree sap. This wasn't false at all. Zi Chen had seen it with his own eyes.

Moreover, the spirit crystals condensed by Shoumu weren't any weaker than ordinary spirit crystals. In fact, the quality was even better. This was because Shoumu had extracted a lot of natural energy and injected it.

While Dan Ding was condensing the law chips, Zi Chen was refining the alien hearts at the side.

In today's battle, other than entering the ranking, Zi Chen had also gained a lot. During the battle, he had obtained a few extra storage pouches. He had even filled these pouches with alien hearts.

His Perfect Body had been completely stimulated. However, Zi Chen's physical body and the thickness of his energy were still far from reaching his current limit.

Next, Zi Chen still needed to use the Devouring God Seal to refine the alien hearts and strive to reach his limit.

As for the others, they couldn't stay here forever. He only needed to wait until Xu Hou and the others left.

Zi Chen believed that it was impossible for a ranker like Xu Hou to stay in the Royal Sky City forever.

Half a year, at most half a year, as long as the situation was stabilized, Xu Hou would withdraw.

That night, Dan Ding finished refining everyone's harvest. After Zi Chen traded with everyone for a very low price, they headed straight for the Dax Plains.

Strength growth could not be achieved through cultivation alone. Combat was also a major factor in promoting strength growth.

Now that the non-humankind army had all retreated to Dax Plain, this place was bustling with activity again.

Increasing his strength was one of the reasons. Another reason was that Zi Chen didn't want Xu Hou to live too comfortably during this period.

Since Old Schenker had promised that no one would break the rules and kill him, Zi Chen would have to put some pressure on those with ulterior motives.

Right now, he was ranked ninety-ninth, and his contribution points were as high as eight thousand. He was only three thousand points away from the first place on the list, Long Fei.

Right now, the alien army was gathered in the Dax Plains. To Zi Chen, this was an opportunity.

He believed that the number one position on the Absolute Realm Weapon Board was definitely more important than the number one hundred.

Zi Chen walked into the Dax Plains and began his slaughter.

Xu Hou remained in Imperial Sky City, sending out one order after another. During this time, a steady stream of ninth rank experts arrived.

Next, they would take on the role of guards and continue to protect this place.

All the cultivators in the city were busy. Only the four hundred cultivators who chose to stay behind had nothing to do.

Just as Old Schenker had said, their use was only to catch the enemy off guard. After that, they had no value.

During this time, Zi Chen left with his trusted subordinates, so Xu Hou couldn't be bothered with them.

In the evening, Xu Hou was inspecting the city to see if there were any loopholes. Suddenly, the entire city trembled, and then a dazzling golden light illuminated the entire city.

"It's the Absolute Realm Weapon Board. Could it be that someone has entered?"

Someone cried out in alarm, and then rushed to the Absolute Realm Weapon Board. A moment later, the news spread.

It was true that a newcomer had entered, but the prerequisite was that the original ninety-eighth rank expert had been pushed down. Zi Chen's ranking had risen again, to the ninety-eighth rank.

"He really went to kill the outsiders." In front of the Absolute Realm Weapon Board, Wharton couldn't help but bitterly smile as he looked at his ninety-ninth rank.

If it was said that he was only a few hundred away from the former Xu Hou when he was ranked one hundred earlier, his ranking could be considered to be well-deserved. However, the current ninety-ninth place was completely due to Zi Chen's efforts.

The news quickly spread throughout the city. Xu Hou, who was still patrolling, turned back to the City Lord Manor with an unnatural expression.

On this day, the outsiders didn't attack the city.

The next day, the alarm sounded. The scouts found the outsiders gathering ten li away, seemingly preparing to attack the city.

Xu Hou stood on the city wall, his cold eyes sweeping over the distance.

He stood there for half a day.

"Weng."

The outsiders didn't attack, and the atmosphere in the city was very stifling. Just after noon, the city trembled again, startling the extremely nervous people.

In fact, it was just a false alarm. The trembling came from the Absolute Realm Weapon Board. Someone had activated the board again, and golden light filled the entire city.

Zi Chen, who was originally ranked ninety-eighth, had risen again, to the ninety-seventh rank.

Wharton's rank had also risen, to the ninety-eighth rank.

Behind Wharton, there were two lucky people who had entered the board.

In three consecutive days, he had risen by four ranks, which shocked everyone. The ninety-seventh rank was only twenty contribution points away from the ninety-sixth rank. Everyone couldn't help but look forward to seeing if Zi Chen's rank would rise again.

Until night fell, Zi Chen's rank didn't change, which disappointed everyone.

On this day, the outsiders still didn't attack the city.

On the third day, the sky was bright, and the outsiders began to attack the city.

The human side was already prepared. A group of experts rushed out, led by Xu Hou.

Another expert on the board came from the outsiders. His battle strength wasn't weaker than Xu Hou's, and the two fought in the air.

After two hours, the two had exhausted a lot of energy, so they stopped fighting.

Xu Hou didn't know if it was a coincidence, but as soon as he entered the city, he saw the whole city covered in golden light again. He didn't need to think to know that it was Zi Chen's doing. Obviously, he was now ranked ninety-sixth.

Xu Hou, who was already tired, had a gloomy expression. Rising one rank a day was obviously Zi Chen's intention.

As expected, after rising in rank early, there was no change in the Despair Weapon Board for the entire day.

Immediately after, the rankings changed again on the second day.

Before leaving, Zi Chen had already memorized the contribution points of all the names on the board. In the following process of hunting, Zi Chen was stuck at a certain point.

Normally, it was very difficult to obtain contribution points, but now, it was easy to obtain.

Of course, he had to ensure his own battle strength first.

The battle between the humans and the outsiders continued. During this time, several eighth rank experts would disappear for no reason.

But because it was a battle, life and death were unavoidable. There were tens of thousands of people, so a few were nothing.

Time passed, and the people in the city gradually got used to the board changing every day. They also got used to the fact that a new person would drop out every day.

Until now, the last newcomer who entered the rankings only had four thousand contribution points. Compared to Xu Hou's seven thousand contribution points, there was a difference of more than three thousand contribution points.

In a month, Zi Chen's ranking rose by 85 places, and he was ranked 25th. Wharton had been following closely behind Zi Chen.

However, because of this month's battle, his contribution points had also reached 3,555, surpassing Xu Hou's 2,055 points.

In this month, the outsiders often launched siege battles, but they did not succeed once.

Soon, the second month passed, and Zi Chen's ranking reached 95th. He had already squeezed out 15 seniors from the list.

Now, the last person's score was only 8,555 points.

Two months later, Zi Chen returned to the Blackstone Mountains and gave everyone some law chips before leaving again.

Just after Zi Chen left, Shoumu met everyone alone and asked them the same question.

"I have a special cultivation technique, but it can only be cultivated by yourself and cannot be imparted to others. Are you willing to learn it?

"If you are, then I will add a restriction to the cultivation technique. If it is leaked, the restriction will automatically activate and destroy the soul."

Finally, Shoumu made up his mind to impart a new cultivation technique to these people. This cultivation technique was the cultivation technique that he had imparted to the 68 people. However, Shoumu did not completely trust them, so he added a restriction to the cultivation technique.

Among the nearly 655 people, no one refused. After Shoumu imparted the cultivation technique, the combat strength of these people also increased by leaps and bounds.

The third month passed quickly. Under everyone's numb expressions, Zi Chen's ranking reached 65th place.

Following that, Zi Chen's ranking rose somewhat slowly because the outsiders had completely retreated and given up on attacking the city.

Two days later, Zi Chen reached 4th place.

Another three days later, Zi Chen reached 3th place.

This time, on the fourth day, Zi Chen reached 2th place.

Another six days later, Zi Chen reached 1th place.

The situation in the city had stabilized, and most of them were preparing to evacuate. However, no one left. Almost all of them were paying attention to the Despair Soldier List.

Clearly, if this situation continued, the number one person on the Despair Soldier List, who had not changed for 65,555 years, might fail.

Long Fei, who was the number one on the Despair Soldier List, had been on the list for 65,555 years.

Seven days later, Zi Chen reached 0th place.

Since the situation had stabilized, Xu Hou did not leave. Instead, he stayed in the city with the others. Clearly, he wanted to witness this historic moment.

Another half a month passed, and Zi Chen's ranking reached 7nd place.

Looking at Zi Chen, who was in 7nd place, and then at Long Fei, who was in 6st place, everyone's eyes were filled with anticipation.

The ranking that had not changed for 65,555 years was about to change under their witness.

However, this wait lasted for half a month. Zi Chen's contribution points increased slowly, which made everyone feel pressured, afraid that something unexpected would happen.