Chapter 1688

The leaderboard could only sense one's strength but not one's true battle prowess. For example, when Man Shi fought against Wu Xie, the latter had the Undying Body and the Vertical Eye of Death. If they really fought, Man Shi might not be a match for Wu Xie.

However, on the leaderboard, Man Shi's ranking was one place higher than Wu Xie's.

Of course, if the difference between the two's rankings was huge, then there was no comparison at all. For example, the difference in battle prowess between Long Fei and Xu Hou was like heaven and earth.

However, if the rankings were close to one hundred and ninety-nine, then the difference in battle prowess between the two was not big.

A few days ago, Zi Chen said that the Black Armor City Lord was inferior to Xu Hou based on the leaderboard. At that time, the Black Armor City Lord was obviously very dissatisfied. Now, it seemed that his true battle prowess might not be weaker than Xu Hou.

Golden light flashed, and amidst the exclamations, the eleven people brought by Zi Chen were all on the leaderboard. Moreover, they all occupied the top positions.

Seeing this, everyone was shocked.

Not only was Zi Chen powerful, but the people around him were also extraordinary experts.

Under the respectful gazes of the cultivators, Zi Chen and the others turned and left, heading out of the city.

This time, their target was the last Imperial Sky City. That was the true headquarters of the Seven Mansion Alliance in the Imperial Sky Region. It was also the foundation of the five forces. It could be said that there were many experts there.

"Is there a distribution of the items?" While walking, Zi Chen asked.

Wu Xie walked over and said, "According to what we said earlier, half of the items will go to Old Man Schenker. As for the rest, they have all been exchanged for resources. Everyone will have a share."

Wu Xie was in charge of counting the items in the team. He took out a spatial bag and handed it to Zi Chen, saying, "This is yours."

Zi Chen waved his hand and said, "Let's split it. I don't need it."

With the cauldron, Zi Chen's speed of accumulating resources was even faster than the eleven people combined.

Although the plundering this time was not a small amount of resources, Zi Chen still did not care about it.

Right now, only the resources in the Royal Sky City could truly move Zi Chen's heart.

According to Schenker, some big transactions would be held there. There was no lack of materials for refining Emperor Weapons.

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In his line of sight, the behemoth-like Imperial Sky City was already in sight. Wharton, who had been in a tense state all this while, finally let out a sigh of relief.

Beside him, Ye Ming glanced at Wharton and said confidently, "There's no need to be nervous. They won't dare to chase after us."

Wharton glanced at Ye Ming and said, "You sure are confident. Back then, you said that you could fight one against thirteen. But this time, you lost one against one. You were almost killed."

Anger flashed across Ye Ming's face as he said coldly, "How can that be the same? That guy broke through the ninth level. His soul attack is very powerful. He wanted to kill me, but in the end, I managed to escape and break through. He wanted to chase after me, but when he saw that I broke through, he left dejectedly."

Wharton pursed his lips, but he did not refute. Although he looked down on Ye Ming, he had to admit that Ye Ming's attainments in the soul were really strong.

Xu Hou, who had remained silent with a sullen expression, said indifferently, "This time, since the two of you were able to break through, this trip was not in vain."

When Ye Ming heard that, he asked in a deep voice, "Why? Didn't they agree?"

"These damned things," Xu Hou's eyes were filled with anger as he cursed angrily.

Back then, when he worked with the Soul-devouring Clan to search for the small world Zi Chen was in, Ye Ming knew the combat strength of Zi Chen and the others. He knew that none of the Soul-devouring Clan members who entered would survive, so he had a plan in mind.

However, who knew that before they could scheme against the Soul-devouring Clan, their leader, Ke Si, would toy with them.

In the end, all thirteen Soul-devouring Clan members died, and Ke Si somehow escaped.

When they heard that Ke Si was still alive, the Wang family immediately arranged for Xu Hou to negotiate. Xu Hou brought Ye Ming and Wharton along as well.

Xu Hou found the Soul-devouring Clan members and negotiated with them, but the other party kept making excuses.

Both parties had a conflict, and their words were intense. In the end, nothing was negotiated. Xu Hou walked out angrily and happened to see Ye Ming, who was injured but had broken through. It turned out that he had already fought with Ke Si.

The Soul-devouring Clan went back on their word. This made Xu Hou very unhappy.

However, he knew in his heart that the reason why the Soul-devouring Clan dared to do this was because the benefits of that small world were extremely great. It was so great that they were willing to pay the price of offending the Imperial Sky Region forever.

Since both parties refused to work together, the Soul-devouring Clan had the intention to kill. However, with Xu Hou present and Ye Ming who had broken through to Level 4, they gave up eventually. However, Wharton was extremely nervous throughout the entire journey.

Against humans of the same cultivation state, he wasn't afraid at all. However, against those Soul-devouring Clan members, he had no confidence at all.

The three of them were extremely frustrated, and did not have much to talk to each other.

Suddenly, they felt an oppressive aura coming from the front.

The three of them raised their heads and looked ahead. That was the direction of the Imperial Sky City.

Looking at everything outside the city, their faces changed immediately.

There were more than ten people standing in the skies. The person in the lead was riding on a mutated beast.

That mutated beast shone with a bedazzling silver light. Every single silver light that shone out in all directions was a tiny thunderbolt.

"That is …!"

Looking at that mutated beast, Wharton's eyes widened. His face was filled with astonishment.

"Dragon! That's Zi Chen's Thunder Dragon. However, it's just a weapon spirit." Wu Xie replied nonchalantly. He had followed Zi Chen for quite some time now. Naturally, he had seen Thunder Dragons before.

"It's really Zi Chen! Wasn't he in that small world? Why is he here?" Wharton recognized Zi Chen who was standing on the head of the Thunder Dragon.

Xu Hou did not say a single word as he stared at the skies with a death stare. He stared at that gigantic dragon that was shining with a bedazzling silver light. His mouth was slightly agape, revealing an expression of shock, astonishment, and disbelief.

In fact, there was even a red glint in his eyes as they shone with greed.

His breathing became hurried, and the clarity in his bright eyes was gradually fading away.

In his eyes, there was only the Thunder Dragon. There was nothing else. In fact, there wasn't even Zi Chen.

Ye Ming sensed the abnormality beside him and turned around to look at Xu Hou. When he saw Xu Hou's expression, he was shocked.

He had followed Xu Hou for quite some time now. He knew what kind of person Xu Hou was. He cared a lot about his status as a powerful being on the leaderboard. Usually, he would pay close attention to his emotions.

However, he had completely lost it today.

It was all because of Zi Chen.

Ye Ming, of course, did not think so. No matter how much he wanted to kill Zi Chen, he would not reveal such an expression for the sake of his status.

The only reason for that was the Thunder Dragon Weapon.

Ye Ming knew that the Thunder Dragon Weapon was extraordinary. However, there was no need for him to reveal such an expression.

Unless …

Ye Ming's heart skipped a beat as he called out softly, "Sir."

After calling out twice, Xu Hou finally snapped back to his senses. The various expressions on his face disappeared, and he returned to his cold self.

His gaze was still fixed in front of him as he asked, "You said that it's not a real dragon, but a weapon spirit?"

"That's right. That's the manifestation of the Thunder Dragon Spear. The weapon spirit is a real dragon spirit." Ye Ming said. Xu Hou's attention was indeed on the Thunder Dragon.

"Dragon spirit." Xu Hou's eyes suddenly lit up as greed flashed in his eyes.

"This time, Zi Chen took the initiative to come here. He must be up to no good. I don't think we can take it anymore." Guessing Xu Hou's thoughts, Ye Ming added.

A murderous intent flashed in Xu Hou's eyes, "He was lucky last time. This time, he will definitely die."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Hou turned into a ray of light and flew forward.

Ye Ming smiled coldly and said, "It seems that this time, I am in the lead in terms of cultivation level. Perhaps, I can kill a few people in this battle."

Looking at Ye Ming who followed closely behind Xu Hou, Wharton's expression was very complicated. After a moment of hesitation, he could only follow.

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Outside the Imperial Sky City, a boundless dragon's might spread. A loud dragon's roar resounded between heaven and earth.

The group of guards raised their heads to look at the mighty dragon in the sky. Their faces were full of shock.

Someone actually came riding on a dragon.

"What is that? A dragon?"

"Oh my god, it's really a dragon."

"Who is he? He actually came riding on a dragon."

"He is Zi Chen, the one who took first place on the General Rankings and killed the City Lord."

"Could it be that he is the one who pushed Lord Long Fei down and took first place on the Double Rankings?"

The commotion outside the city attracted even more cultivators and guards. They rushed out of the city gates and looked up at this extremely shocking scene.

Even though many years had passed, every time they recalled this scene, they could not suppress the shock in their hearts.

That was a magnificent feat of one person taking on an entire city. In the Battlefield of Despair, this was definitely the first time in history.

It was also on that day that Zi Chen's name spread throughout the entire Imperial Sky City.

These were all things that happened later. Today, looking at the group of people in the sky who were obviously provoking them, a guard said with a gloomy expression, "How dare you come here to provoke us. Are you bullying us because we have no one here?"

"Just a group of Eighth Layer Immortals. How dare you come here and cause trouble? You are courting death."

"You dare to provoke the dignity of the city? Kill without mercy."

The group of Ninth Layer Immortals was clearly enraged. They stared at Zi Chen's group in the sky with murderous intent.

This time, it was not about benefits. They only cared about dignity.

If a group of guards allowed twelve Eighth Layer Immortals and a dragon to wreak havoc in the city, they would lose a lot of face. The Imperial Sky City would also lose a lot of face.

In such a big city, there were tens of thousands of Ninth Layer Immortals. If it could be broken through by twelve Eighth Layer Immortals, how could it still be called a city?

Murderous intent surged and the crowd was agitated.

Zi Chen stood on the dragon and looked down. After feeling the murderous intent that was constantly gathering below, Zi Chen said indifferently, "It seems that there will be a fierce battle next."

Behind Zi Chen, Man Shi said coldly, "So what if it's a fierce battle? Even a battle to the death is fine."

Zi Chen shook his head and said, "The situation is different this time. They are only guards. They are only guarding this city. It does not concern any benefits. Try not to kill them. Just injure them heavily."

Although the five great clans were very powerful, this was after all the last city of humanity. They definitely could not cover the sky with one hand.

Feeling the murderous intent gathering below, Zi Chen knew that they were real guards and real warriors.

"Zi Chen, this is not a place where you can behave atrociously. Quickly retreat."

The number of Ninth Layer Immortals outside the city instantly exceeded two hundred. A late-stage Ninth Layer Immortals leader walked out and shouted at Zi Chen.

"I must enter this city." Zi Chen said indifferently.

"Don't even think about it. Unless you step over our corpses." The leader of the guards said indifferently.

The murderous intent gathered again. It was as if it had a form and swept towards Zi Chen.

Zi Chen stood there without moving. Golden light flickered around his body. The murderous intent could not get close to him at all.

As for the lightning dragon under his feet, it did not care about this bit of murderous intent.