Chapter 1690

As the two experts clashed, the violent energy surged and churned in the sky like leaden clouds, bringing with it a heavy pressure that made one's heart feel stuffy.

Since the beginning, Xu Hou had been attacking like a madman. Zi Chen could only retreat, retreating again and again.

Because of the huge gap between their realms, Zi Chen was ultimately no match for Xu Hou. He summoned the Heavenly Thunder Wings and used teleportation to increase the distance between them.

Zi Chen, who had retreated far away, wiped away the blood at the corner of his mouth with an expressionless face.

Seeing that Zi Chen was injured, the nervous guards below finally heaved a sigh of relief.

In a short exchange, Zi Chen was injured. Clearly, he was no match for Lord Xu Hou.

The outcome was decided in a few short moves. This time, Zi Chen would ultimately be stopped outside the city because of Xu Hou.

Zi Chen couldn't enter the city, and the guards' dignity was preserved. Next, Xu Hou would become the hero of the entire Royal Sky Region.

Just as everyone was wondering if Zi Chen would wisely escape with his subordinates at this moment, Xu Hou didn't give Zi Chen the chance. He actually rushed forward with surging killing intent.

Xu Hou's attitude was strange and puzzling.

The potential Zi Chen displayed was extremely great. In the future, he would definitely become the pillar of the Royal Sky Region. Although it was wrong to enter the city rashly, that was only because of personal reasons.

The current Zi Chen was still on the side of the humans and belonged to the Royal Sky Region. Killing such an existence was simply a huge loss to the Royal Sky Region.

This was like killing Long Fei before he could mature. In the future, there wouldn't be a Long Fei who could intimidate the other races and regions.

Some of the insiders were excited and expectant when they saw this scene.

Because of their positions, Xu Hou and Zi Chen had long been at odds with each other, to the point where they would not rest until one of them was dead. Furthermore, the talent that Zi Chen had displayed was truly terrifying. Now, whenever people talked about Zi Chen, they would compare him to Xu Hou.

Now that the Five Great Families were at odds with Zi Chen, they naturally wouldn't let him grow. That was because back then, he had single-handedly suppressed the Four Great Families.

In the eyes of these great families, Zi Chen could not be allowed to grow. Therefore, Xu Hou had to kill him.

Under the confused, excited, and expectant gazes of the crowd, Xu Hou rushed towards Zi Chen.

However, a shocking scene happened in the next moment. Xu Hou, who was charging forward, suddenly stopped. Because he stopped too suddenly, his body became unstable. He staggered in the air and almost fell.

Xu Hou's abnormal actions caused everyone to be moved.

He looked ahead at Zi Chen and saw the power of laws surging around Zi Chen. This power of laws caused the space to distort, causing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to riot.

"This is …"

Seeing such a strange phenomenon, everyone's expression changed. Their eyes were filled with deep disbelief.

Other than Zi Chen's group, all of the cultivators present were at the 4th level. Naturally, they understood what this meant. After all, everyone had experienced it before.

This meant that an 3th level had broken through to the 4th level.

To think that Zi Chen would break through to the 4th level at such a moment!

Xu Hou stopped in his tracks. Looking at Zi Chen, who was smiling mockingly, his face turned ugly.

Others would rely on luck to break through. But looking at Zi Chen's expression, it was clear that he could control the timing of his breakthrough.

If he were to break through at such a moment, the power of laws would surge around him. He did not dare to go forward.

But if Zi Chen were to break through to the 4th level, even Xu Hou, who was a powerful being on the ranking board, would not have the confidence to fight against Zi Chen.

If not for the fact that there were so many cultivators watching from below, Xu Hou would definitely turn around and run for his face.

He could face Zi Chen, who was at the peak of the 3th level. But, he had no confidence in Zi Chen, who was only at the 4th level.

"Damn it! How could this be?"

Ye Ming cursed angrily, his face gloomy. Once Zi Chen broke through, he would be invincible among those of the same level. Who could beat him?

Wharton, who knew Zi Chen's strength very well, also smiled bitterly. "This time, we're in big trouble."

After breaking through to the 4th level, Zi Chen's combat strength would be unimaginable. They were indeed in big trouble.

"He broke through, Zi Chen actually broke through."

"He could kill the City Lord when he was at the peak of the 3th level. Once he breaks through to the 4th level, can Lord Xu Hou deal with him?"

"He definitely can. Lord Xu Hou is a powerhouse on the ranking board and is at the peak of the 4th level. How can he not deal with a 4th level Zi Chen?"

Voices came from below one after another. However, the crowd, who was originally full of confidence, lost their confidence because of Zi Chen's breakthrough.

Seeing the power of laws surging around Zi Chen, Man Shi and the others were stunned at first, then a smile appeared on their faces.

Wu Xie glanced at Ye Ming and said calmly, "Now, there's a good show to watch."

Breaking through the 4th level of the 3th level required a lot of energy. The energy contained in the heaven and earth could not supply Zi Chen at all.

Zi Chen waved his hand, and a large number of Spirit Crystals appeared and scattered around his body.

These were all high-quality Spirit Crystals. Even in the entire Imperial Sky Region, they could be considered top-grade.

Of course, these were made by the tomb keeper, and dragon blood was added to them, so the quality was even higher. As soon as they appeared, it caused a series of exclamations. Clearly, everyone was knowledgeable and could see that the Spirit Crystals were extraordinary.

"Are these all top-grade Spirit Crystals?"

"Yes, they must be."

"Oh my god, so many top-grade Spirit Crystals in one go."

Just as the cheers were about to erupt, the Spirit Crystals that were scattered around exploded one after another. The huge amount of Spirit Qi contained within turned into a storm, and Zi Chen was at the center of the storm, constantly devouring this energy.

In the blink of an eye, the storm's energy was completely devoured by Zi Chen. However, feeling the feedback from his body, Zi Chen frowned slightly, feeling somewhat dissatisfied.

Next, he waved his hand again. This time, other than the top-grade Spirit Crystals, there were also pieces of Dragon Crystals that contained surging energy.

On each Dragon Crystal, there was an image of a dragon. Under the flickering light of the Dragon Crystals, these images of dragons were like living creatures.

"Those are Dragon Crystals."

Feeling the Dragon Might released from the Dragon Crystals, nine people spoke.

"Yes, they are Dragon Crystals. However, it is said that they are Dragon Crystals from a type of Western Giant Dragon," someone in the know answered.

The Western Giant Dragon in the tomb keeper's world had brought a great change to the entire Imperial Sky Region. Most of the Giant Dragon Crystals were supplied to the Level Nine experts here, and some were even transported back to the Zhanwu Continent.

Among the crowd, there were people who had Dragon Weapons, so they had some understanding of the Western Giant Dragon.

However, the value of each Dragon Crystal far exceeded that of a top-grade Spirit Crystal. However, Zi Chen took out close to a hundred of them at once. Such generosity was naturally shocking.

"No wonder the Soul Devouring Clan would rather fall out with us than give us the coordinates."

Seeing so many Dragon Crystals, Xu Hou finally understood the true value of that small world. He was shocked.

An even more violent energy entered Zi Chen's body. The aura around Zi Chen began to skyrocket.

In the blink of an eye, he had crossed the threshold of Level Eight and entered the true Level Nine.

At Level Nine, Zi Chen's body flashed with dazzling golden light. At the same time, there was also silver lightning as a foil. He looked like a Thunder War God.

His originally calm eyes had a trace of heart-palpitating indifference because of the surge of energy after the breakthrough.

He had broken through. He had broken through just like that.

Many people found it hard to believe. One must know that when they broke through, they had paid a great price and spent a lot of time.

However, Zi Chen, who had a lot of resources, had completely broken through in less than fifteen minutes.

Judging from the powerful energy released from his body, he had already stabilized this realm.

For a moment, everyone's expression became very complicated.

Zi Chen did not have time to care about their complicated feelings. He looked at Xu Hou and said coldly, "I said, you won't be able to leave today."

Xu Hou said with a gloomy face, "You're only at the early stage of Level Nine. We'll see who lives and who dies in this battle."

"Die!"

Xu Hou roared. A ball of light appeared in front of him. Then, the ball of light became brighter and bigger. A violent aura was released from the ball of light.

This was one of Xu Hou's strongest attacks. When Zi Chen first entered the General Ranking, he had experienced this move. At that time, Zi Chen was seriously injured and took half a year to recover.

However, this time, after breaking through to Level Nine, he saw the same move again. The corner of his mouth lifted slightly, revealing a mocking smile.

After such a long time, Xu Hou was still in the same place, while he had broken through again and again.

Zi Chen did not immediately attack. He was waiting for Xu Hou to accumulate energy, waiting for Xu Hou to use his strongest attack.

He wanted to defeat Xu Hou when he was at his strongest. He wanted to defeat him.

The ball of light became brighter and was filled with violent energy. This energy caused the space around Xu Hou to constantly distort. A terrifying aura swept through the world.

Feeling this aura, the expressions of the cultivators below changed drastically. They kept retreating towards the city gate.

"As expected of an expert on the General Ranking. He has some tricks up his sleeve." Someone behind Zi Chen commented.

"Die."

Xu Hou's spiritual thoughts released the ball of light in front of him. With a powerful, terrifying, and destructive aura, the ball of light flew towards Zi Chen.

In the ball of light, terrifying energy was constantly released. Wherever it passed, it met with the power of space, producing a sizzling sound.

In the eyes of everyone, this was an extremely powerful attack. After seeing this, Zi Chen smiled disdainfully. His body shone again.

Dazzling golden light filled the surface of his body. Golden Xing Chen beads appeared on Zi Chen's chest one after another.

There were nine golden Xing Chen beads. Eight of them had golden marks in them, which represented the limit. The last one only had a shallow mark.

After the nine Xing Chen beads appeared, they were connected together like a bead.

Nine Xing Beads.

The peak state of the Thunder King Physique.

An extremely powerful force rushed out of Zi Chen's body and into his right hand.

Feeling this force, Zi Chen clenched his fist and punched out amidst the golden light.

The golden light of the fist cut through the sky and hit the incoming ball of light. The two violent energies collided.

Without waiting for Xu Hou's spiritual thoughts, the ball of light exploded.

The explosion of energy produced a terrifying wave that spread in all directions.

Zi Chen stood motionless in the same place, letting the energy blow his robe. His expression was indifferent.

When he looked at Xu Hou again, he was shocked and kept retreating.

Just as Zi Chen said, after breaking through, the two of them were no longer on the same level.

"I'll send you on your way."