Chapter 1684

The battle between Zi Chen and the City Lord was merely a test. Neither of them won or lost, so it was considered a draw.

Hence, the following conversation between the two occurred.

After their conversation, Zi Chen transformed into a golden light and took the initiative to attack.

The City Lord retaliated, and Zi Chen was defeated. He flew back more than ten miles and landed beside the General's List.

At this moment, many guards and cultivators were gathered beside the General's List.

On the list, Zi Chen's name was dazzling with golden light. It represented supreme glory.

Below the list, Zi Chen was lying on the ground in a sorry state.

This scene was so ironic in the eyes of the crowd.

Many people felt stifled because the strong cultivator on the list was defeated just like that. The other party only used one strike.

This had always been their pursuit, their goal. But now, this goal and pursuit were wavering.

Some cultivators felt that it was too unfair because the City Lord used his realm to suppress others. This was not a battle of the same level.

Mo Sha and Si Ken stood aside, their faces full of shock, astonishment, and confusion.

Didn't the Lord say that Zi Chen was a strong cultivator?

But … why was he defeated in one strike?

Was it really because of the difference in realm?

One had to know that Zi Chen had scared off several late-stage ninth tier cultivators just now.

They turned back to look at the old man. He lowered his head and looked at Zi Chen, his expression still calm.

Before Man Shi and the others arrived, the City Lord had already turned into a black light and arrived here. He stood in the air and looked down at Zi Chen, saying indifferently, "Don't play dead. I only used the power of the peak of the eighth tier just now."

Below, the crowd was in an uproar.

He defeated Zi Chen in one strike, and only used the power of the peak of the eighth tier. Didn't that mean that Zi Chen was no match for the City Lord at the same level?

Then why didn't the City Lord enter the list?

Could it be that the list was also fake?

The people who were originally trying to absolve Zi Chen of his defeat were now at a loss for words. They realized that the things they had been holding on to were no longer the same as before. For a moment, many people were at a loss for what to do.

Zi Chen slowly got up. Apart from some dust on his body, which made him look slightly disheveled, everything else was fine.

He lifted his head to look at the Black Armor City Lord and said calmly, "I believe that you didn't use your full strength in that move earlier. However, I don't believe that you only used the power at the peak of the eighth tier."

"Why wouldn't I?" The City Lord looked down at Zi Chen.

"If you were already so powerful when you were at the peak of the eighth stage, would Xu Hou even have a chance to be on the list?"

"Are you saying that I'm not as good as Xu Hou?" The Black Armor City Lord stared at Zi Chen.

Zi Chen smiled faintly. There was already an answer in his smile.

Xu Hou is a powerhouse on the list, but you are not on the list. The answer is obvious.

The words of the Black Armor City Lord were simply asking for humiliation.

"I'm very curious. Why did you come here in defeat on purpose?" The Black Armor City Lord asked.

He knew very well how strong his attack was. It was far from enough to send Zi Chen flying so far away.

However, Zi Chen clearly had an ulterior motive for flying here.

The Black Armor City Lord looked at the old man and frowned slightly. If Zi Chen was relying on him, then even he, as the City Lord, felt that it was very troublesome.

However, when he thought about it carefully, it was not very likely.

If Zi Chen was really relying on this person, then there was no need for him to go through so much trouble.

There was some commotion in the crowd. Some people who were extremely disappointed with the list heard Zi Chen's words at this moment, and their hearts were rekindled with hope.

When Man Shi and the others arrived and saw the confident smile on Zi Chen's face, they were all relieved.

Patting the dust off his body, Zi Chen walked towards the list of generals and said, "The reason I came here is that I can see that you're in some trouble."

The Black Armor City Lord frowned and looked down at Zi Chen. "It's just trouble."

Zi Chen emphasized, "It's just trouble. I've never been afraid of trouble, but I'm afraid that trouble will implicate my friends, so I came here to settle things."

The Black Armor City Lord looked at the old man again, wondering if he wanted him to be the witness for a fair duel.

Zi Chen did not notice the City Lord's abnormality. He walked in front of the list of generals and pressed one hand on it. Then, his body began to emit light.

Golden light, silver light, gold and silver light.

Zi Chen became very dazzling.

A powerful aura was released from his body.

Light gushed out from his palm and went towards the list of generals.

"Hum."

The list of generals began to tremble, causing the entire city to tremble. This was a sign that the rankings were changing again.

"Are you asking me to witness your ranking rise?" The City Lord smiled coldly.

"You can say that."

Zi Chen replied indifferently, and the golden power continued to be channeled in.

The name on the 42th position lit up, but just as the light lit up, the name on the 41th position also lit up, followed by the 40th, the 49th …

"This …"

Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned. Although they had already expected Zi Chen to go all out and his ranking would rise again, they definitely did not expect that Zi Chen's ranking would jump to the top 75.

No, it was not only the top 75, the 76st name also lit up, the 77nd …

Everyone's mouth was wide open, and they looked at the names flashing with golden light on the stone tablet in disbelief. Next, they would all be removed from the list.

In the blink of an eye, the names of 05 experts lit up, but all of this was not over.

Zi Chen had already stopped exerting his power, and he looked up at the list. His expression was calm, but he was still a little nervous.

Fortunately, the ranking rose very quickly, which proved that Zi Chen's combat strength was indeed very strong.

Under the shocked and horrified expressions of the crowd, a total of 33 experts' names lit up and then slowly disappeared.

Zi Chen's name rose to the 65th position in one fell swoop.

The 65th position on the Ranking of Generals was a great honor. It was much better than the top 655.

If one could enter the Ranking of Generals, they would definitely be able to enter the Ranking of Commanders if they grew up smoothly. Since Zi Chen was able to enter the 65th position on the Ranking of Generals, a conservative estimate was that he would be in the top 05 on the Ranking of Commanders.

This ranking, it was unknown how many streets behind Xu Hou.

Xu Hou, who was in the top 655, was already very famous. Zi Chen, who had a chance of entering the top 05, had a limitless future.

Looking at the 65th place, the people in charge of the Five Great Families actually felt a trace of regret.

If … they had not opposed Zi Chen in the beginning, and had instead intended to rope him in, perhaps the scene would have been different.

But there were not so many "ifs" in the world. Now that they were enemies, they naturally had to kill Zi Chen.

Fortunately, even though he had displayed such power, Zi Chen was still in the eighth level.

As long as he was in the eighth level, he would not be a match for the City Lord, who was one step away from the Emperor level.

It would be very easy for the City Lord to kill Zi Chen.

"You have surprised and shocked me. However, the greater the potential you have displayed, the greater my desire to kill you." The City Lord's cold voice rang out again.

When the other cultivators heard this, they felt that it was a pity. Such a powerful existence had encountered an even stronger existence.

They believed that if the two of them were at the same level, even the City Lord would not be a match for Zi Chen as long as Zi Chen reached the ninth level.

However, Zi Chen was only at the peak of the eighth level, not the ninth level.

Although they were only one small step apart, the difference in combat strength was very large.

The old man looked up at the ranking list. Apart from anticipation, there was not much emotion on his face. He did not express any opinion about the City Lord's threat.

Mo Sha and Si Ken found that they could not see through this person.

Was he trying his best to protect Zi Chen, or was he not willing to interfere in this matter?

Zi Chen was unmoved by the City Lord's cold and murderous words. He did not show any excessive emotions. He only shook his head and said indifferently, "Being in the 65th place can also be considered as having great potential."

That one sentence caused a commotion in the crowd again.

Mo Sha and Si Ken were slightly stunned. The City Lord frowned again. The old man's eyes lit up.

"Could it be that Zi Chen has not used his full strength?"

"That's impossible. To be able to get to the 65th place in one go is already very strong."

"Could it be that Zi Chen still has other tricks up his sleeve?"

Everyone looked at Zi Chen. They did not dare to believe that he still had other tricks up his sleeve.

However, Zi Chen was too calm at this moment. He was so calm that everyone could not help but believe that he still had other tricks up his sleeve.

Zi Chen raised his hand. On his palm, gold and silver light flowed.

This time, the energy was limited to his palm. It did not surge through his entire body.

The gold and silver light flowed in a balanced trajectory. It gradually became more and more intense.

Everyone present was a cultivator. If they were in the outside world, they would be City Lords. Naturally, their knowledge was extraordinary.

As the gold and silver light continued to expand, someone let out a cry of surprise. "These are two types of energy."

Previously, there was also gold and silver light around Zi Chen's body. However, the gold light belonged to the energy in Zi Chen's body. As for the silver light, it belonged to the battle technique. But now, the gold and silver light were two completely different types of energy.

Although both emitted lightning on the surface of their bodies and could be called lightning energy, there was an essential difference between them.

One was yang lightning that carried blazing energy, while the other was yin lightning that emitted gentle yin energy.

The yin and yang energy had actually appeared on one person.

At this moment, all the cultivators who sensed these two completely different types of energy lost their composure seriously.

Mo Sha and Si Ken lost their composure. The City Lord lost his composure. Even the old man looked at Zi Chen in surprise.

"Boom!"

Zi Chen's glowing palm suddenly pressed against the Ranking of Generals. With a loud bang, the entire Ranking of Generals shook violently.

The dimmed Ranking of Generals once again erupted with dazzling golden light.

"It's lit up. It's lit up again."

"His ranking is going to move up again."

"As expected, he held back. Zi Chen is really strong."

Amidst the exclamations, the ninth name lit up, then the eighth, then the seventh, the sixth, the fifth, all the way to the fourth.

Compared to the other exclamations and excited crowd, Zi Chen was extremely nervous at this moment.

For some specific reason, he had to break into the first place in one fell swoop. Although he was already in the fourth place, he was still three places away from the first place.

Three places, and the strongest three, there was a huge gap between them.

Fortunately, the golden light was still shining and he squeezed out the third place.

The second place was Wang Yuanshan, and the first place was Long Fei. If Zi Chen broke through one more place, he would squeeze Wang Yuanshan out. For a moment, the Wang Family cultivators in the city had unnatural expressions.

The golden light did not extinguish. Wang Yuanshan's name lit up, indicating that Zi Chen had successfully entered the second place.

Everyone held their breaths. If he became the second place, he might become the first.

And Long Fei had occupied the first place for ten thousand years.

Was it possible to squeeze out Long Fei's ranking today?

Everyone was looking forward to it, but they were also very nervous. Zi Chen was also nervous, perhaps even hundreds of times more nervous than the others.