Chapter 1692

As the two experts clashed, violent energy surged and rolled in the sky like leaden clouds, bringing with it an oppressive feeling that made one's chest feel stuffy.

From the start, Xu Hou had been attacking in a frenzy. Zi Chen could only retreat again and again.

Due to the huge difference in cultivation level, 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, had blood at the corner of his mouth. He wiped it off with his hand expressionlessly.

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

In just a short exchange, Zi Chen was injured. It was obvious that he was no match for Lord Xu Hou, who was on the ranking list.

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

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

Just as everyone was wondering if Zi Chen would wisely escape with his subordinates at this moment, Xu Hou did not give Zi Chen the chance to do so. Instead, he rushed forward with a murderous aura.

Xu Hou's attitude was strange and incomprehensible.

Zi Chen had shown great potential. He would definitely become the pillar of the Imperial Sky Region in the future.

Although it was wrong to enter the city rashly, it was only because of personal reasons.

Right now, Zi Chen was still on the side of the humans and belonged to the Imperial Sky Region. Killing such an existence would be a huge loss to the Imperial Sky Region.

It was like killing Long Fei before he could grow. 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 been at odds for a long time. It was to the point where they would fight to the death.

Moreover, the talent that Zi Chen had shown was truly terrifying. Now, when people talked about Zi Chen, they would compare him to Long Fei.

Now that the five great clans were at odds with Zi Chen, they naturally wouldn't allow him to grow.

Because back then, Long Fei had relied on his own strength to suppress the Four Great Clans to the point that they didn't have any temper.

In the eyes of these great families, Zi Chen couldn't 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 occurred in the next moment.

Xu Hou, who was charging forward, suddenly stopped. Because he stopped too abruptly, 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 rules surging around Zi Chen. The power of rules caused the space to distort and caused the spiritual power of heaven and earth to riot.

"This is …?"

Everyone's expression changed when they saw such a phenomenon. Their eyes were filled with disbelief.

Apart from Zi Chen's group, the rest of the cultivators present were all at the ninth level.

Of course, they understood what this situation meant, because everyone had experienced it before.

This represented the breakthrough of the Eighth Tier to the Ninth Tier.

Zi Chen actually began to break through to the ninth level at such a time.

Xu Hou stopped and looked at Zi Chen, who had a playful smile on his face. His expression gradually turned ugly.

Others' breakthroughs relied on opportunities, but judging from Zi Chen's expression, it was obvious that he could control the time of his breakthrough at will.

If he broke through at such a time, the power of rules would surge around him. He didn't dare to go forward.

However, once Zi Chen successfully broke through to the ninth level, even Xu Hou, who was a powerhouse on the list, had no confidence in fighting against Zi Chen.

If it weren't for the many cultivators watching below, Xu Hou would definitely turn around and run for his face.

He could face Zi Chen, who was at the peak of the eighth level, but he had no confidence in Zi Chen, who was at the early ninth level.

"Damn it, how did this happen?"

Ye Ming cursed angrily with a gloomy expression. Once Zi Chen broke through, he would be almost 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 ninth 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 eighth level. Once he breaks through to the ninth level, can Lord Xu Hou deal with him?"

"He definitely can. Lord Xu is a powerhouse on the list and is at the peak of the ninth level. How can he not deal with Zi Chen who's only at the ninth level?"

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

Seeing the power of rules surging around Zi Chen, Man Shi and the rest 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 ninth level required a huge amount of energy. The energy contained in heaven and earth couldn't 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.

Naturally, these were made by the tomb keeper. Dragon's 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 tell that the Spirit Crystals were extraordinary.

"Are these all supreme-grade Spirit Crystals?"

"Yes, they must be!"

"Oh my god, he took out so many supreme-grade Spirit Crystals at once!"

Amidst the cheers, the Spirit Crystals scattered around exploded one after another. The enormous spiritual power contained in them turned into a storm. Zi Chen was at the center of the storm, constantly devouring the energy.

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

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

There was a dragon's shadow on each Dragon Crystal. Under the flickering light of the Dragon Crystals, the dragon's shadows seemed to be alive.

"Those are Dragon Crystals?"

Feeling the dragon's might released from the Dragon Crystals, nine people asked.

"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 world of Guardian Tomb had brought great changes 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 supreme-grade Spirit Crystals. However, Zi Chen took out nearly 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 surge.

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

The Level Nine Zi Chen's body flashed with a dazzling golden light. At the same time, there was silver lightning as a contrast, making him look 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, 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.

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 didn't have the time to care about the complicated feelings of the crowd. 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 are merely at the early stage of Level Nine. We will see who will live and who will die in this battle!"

"Die!"

Xu Hou roared, and a ball of light appeared in front of him. Then, the ball of light became brighter and bigger, and 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 had been seriously injured, and it took half a year for him to recover.

However, this time, after breaking through to Level Nine, he saw the same move again. The corners 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 didn't immediately attack. He was waiting for Xu Hou to accumulate energy, waiting for Xu Hou to unleash his strongest attack.

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

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

Feeling this aura, the expressions of the cultivators below changed drastically, and they continuously retreated 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 sense released the ball of light in front of him. With a powerful, terrifying, and destructive aura, the ball of light flew towards Zi Chen.

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

In the eyes of the crowd, this was an extremely powerful attack, but after seeing this, Zi Chen laughed disdainfully, and his body lit up again.

A dazzling golden light filled the surface of his body. Golden Xing Chen beads appeared one after another in front of Zi Chen's chest.

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

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

Nine Stars Aligned Beads.

The Thunder King Physique's peak state.

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

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

The golden fist pierced through the sky and hit the ball of light flying towards him. The two violent energies collided.

Without waiting for Xu Hou's spiritual sense to transmit, the ball of light exploded.

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

Zi Chen stood motionless on the spot, allowing the energy to blow at his robe. His expression was indifferent.

He looked at Xu Hou, who was in shock and kept retreating.

Just as Zi Chen said, after the breakthrough, the two of them were no longer on the same level in terms of combat power.

"I'll send you on your way!"

Looking at Xu Hou, who was flying backwards, Zi Chen's indifferent voice sounded. In the next moment, he raised his middle finger at Xu Hou and flipped it downwards.