Chapter 1974

News of the battle between Zi Chen and Ji En had long since spread.

In the end, Ji En was defeated and fled with serious injuries. This result caused an uproar.

After defeating Ji En, Zi Chen's reputation was undoubtedly higher, but following that, Zi Chen's ungrateful conduct gradually caused Zi Chen's reputation to deteriorate.

Some cultivators were already holding a grudge against Zi Chen due to the fact that he was a member of a foreign tribe. After this news spread, those cultivators who were prejudiced against Zi Chen no longer bothered to investigate the truth of the matter. Instead, they quickly spread the news, adding fuel to the fire, and tarnishing Zi Chen's reputation, making a significant contribution.

As time passed, under the deliberate influence of certain existences, Zi Chen's good reputation in the Zhanwu Continent was ruined. Almost all of them were cursing him.

Although they didn't dare to curse in front of Zi Chen, Zi Chen's spiritual sense was too strong. During this time, he could always hear some bad words. Regarding this, Zi Chen remained silent.

"It seems that person is deliberately targeting you. Your reputation is getting worse and worse."

Yi Qian wore a black robe today. The slightly tight black robe outlined her perfect figure. Her bright eyes were fixed on Zi Chen.

The person she was referring to was, of course, Jian Na of the Sword Sect.

"This world has already abandoned me. Why should I care about what this world thinks of me? I only live for myself."

Zi Chen's expression was calm as he said lightly. He seemed to not care, but no one knew how much grievance he was silently enduring under this calm face.

The whole world has already abandoned you, but you have to work hard to protect this world.

"You're quite open-minded."

Under the sun, Yi Qian's figure was graceful. Her tight black robe matched Zi Chen's black robe very well. The two looked like a couple on a trip.

Seemingly because of Zi Chen's reputation, the number of cultivators hovering around him gradually increased. They were all humans of the Zhanwu Continent. At all times, they were paying attention to Zi Chen's movements, accurately locking onto Zi Chen's position.

Occasionally, some Heaven-Defying Cultivators would appear from afar, as if they were trying to determine Zi Chen's real body.

Ever since his battle with Ji En, there had been no Heaven-Defiers who dared to cause trouble for Zi Chen. They didn't even dare to provoke him. They only glanced at him from afar and quickly left, not daring to stay.

After traveling for a long time, when Zi Chen was almost out of the Fourth Mainland, Zi Chen's second enemy finally appeared.

This was a man dressed in a beast robe. His upper body was half-naked, and he was tall and sturdy. He stood in the middle of the road.

Looking at the beast-robed man, Yi Qian said, "He is Loyer. His battle prowess is on par with Ji En's."

Back then, Yi Qian hadn't told him much about Loyl, and it wasn't as detailed as Ji En's. She had only said that he was very strong, especially his physical body.

Loyer, who was blocking the way, saw Yi Qian and Zi Chen standing side by side, and even their clothes were very similar. He slightly frowned and a trace of dissatisfaction flashed through his eyes. He reminded her, "Yi Qian, pay attention to your status."

Yi Qian lightly smiled at Loyer and said, "As everyone knows, I'm a neutral party. I'm following Zi Chen because Zi Chen is my target. However, don't worry, I won't interfere in your battle."

Hearing Yi Qian's words, Loyer nodded, and his expression gradually relaxed.

Yi Qian took the initiative to retreat into the distance. Of course, before leaving, she didn't forget to tell Zi Chen that she had high hopes for him. She then gave him a flirtatious look. This caused Loyer's expression to become even more unsightly.

Seeing that another great battle was about to take place, streaks of light flashed. Those who had been waiting in the distance all flew over, clearly preparing to watch a great battle.

However, unlike last time, many of the human heavenly realms who came this time didn't look at Zi Chen with such friendly gazes. They didn't look forward to it, and their expressions were similar to those of other races.

The other races naturally knew why this was happening. Right now, Zi Chen was about to become a street rat.

After seeing Yi Qian leave, Loyer turned to look at Zi Chen and said coldly, "I heard you defeated Ji En."

"That's right."

Nodding, Zi Chen replied, "It's a pity that I let him escape in the end. However, I promise that this time, I won't let you escape."

A trace of coldness flashed through Loyer's face as he coldly snorted, "Shameless boasting. Let me ask you, do you have a fragment of a 'shield' on you?"

"That's right."

"Then you can go die now."

A trace of murderous intent flashed through his eyes as Loyer released a powerful aura. With him as the center, the energy of heaven and earth began to surge, and the power of space madly twisted.

Above his head, the twisted space formed a vortex, and a ferocious and violent aura surged out from the vortex.

"Roar!"

A furious roar resounded through heaven and earth. The vortex turned into a black hole, and a giant beast head, as big as a house, poked out of the vortex.

The beast head's expression was ferocious and terrifying. A pair of cold eyes stared closely at Zi Chen.

After learning that Zi Chen had defeated Ji En, Loyer clearly didn't have any intention of testing him. His first move was an extremely powerful move.

Zi Chen raised his head to look at the beast head that had poked its head out of the vortex. Naturally, he could sense how powerful the opponent was. Fortunately, he didn't waste time and directly used his strongest move.

This kind of battle that ended quickly was Zi Chen's favorite type of battle.

As a result, Zi Chen's hands hovered in front of his chest as he began to form hand seals. The energy radiating from his body also became scorching and violent.

They had originally thought that it would be another great battle after testing the waters. They didn't expect it to reach a climax right from the start. This also exceeded everyone's expectations. While they were stunned, everyone's expressions became extremely excited and emotional.

Among them, there were some who were already old spectators. They knew that Zi Chen's attacks could only be seen with their eyes, but not with their minds. Otherwise, they would become deeply immersed in it.

With the lesson learned from the previous battle, they could only enjoy the battle to their heart's content. They didn't purposely try to steal or comprehend Heavenly Path techniques from this battle.

As for the newcomers who didn't know the situation, they also suffered a small loss. There were even some greedy people who were mentally shaken and directly coughed up blood.

A baleful aura filled heaven and earth. After the beast head poked its head out, its two sharp claws also appeared one after another. When they landed in the air, the heavens and earth trembled. Then, half of its body appeared …

A mutant beast the size of two mountains walked out of the spatial vortex and stood in the sky. Energy surged around its body, and the space around it began to distort rapidly, as if it couldn't withstand the dissipating energy.

"Kill him!"

A cold light flashed through Loyer's eyes as he roared.

"Roar!"

Another earth-shattering roar shook heaven and earth, forming rolling sound waves that spread out in all directions. As the sound waves spread, many cultivators couldn't help but clutch their heads and collapse to the ground as they howled in pain.

The mutant beast took a step forward, and space shattered as it rumbled. It stepped through the shattered space and charged toward Zi Chen. When it arrived beside Zi Chen, it suddenly opened its bloody maw and bit viciously at Zi Chen.

The sharp fangs in its bloody maw flashed with a sinister light like that of a celestial weapon.

"Extreme Yang."

Sensing the baleful aura rushing toward him, Zi Chen's hand seals also reached the final moment. Golden light flashed through his eyes as he looked at the mutant beast that was already inches away from him. Zi Chen roared coldly in his mind.

As the final hand seal fell, a scorching golden light formed a seal in front of him. The heaven-defying energy within Zi Chen's body surged toward the seal in a frenzy. Rather than saying that Zi Chen was channeling his energy, it would be more accurate to say that the seal was frantically devouring the heaven-defying energy within Zi Chen's body.

The seal that took shape almost instantly broke free from Zi Chen's control and flew toward the mutant beast.

"Swallow it."

Seeing that the seal was about to reach the mutant beast, Loyer spoke again with a cold expression.

A vicious light flashed through the mutant beast's eyes. It opened its bloody maw, wanting to swallow Zi Chen's attack in a single gulp. However, what followed was an even colder voice.

"Explode."

The Extreme Yang Seal, emitting a scorching energy and a berserk aura, exploded in the air with a loud boom.

The entire world was instantly covered in golden light. The exploding seal turned into a powerful storm of destruction that directly enveloped the mutant beast's body.

Within the berserk energy, the mutant beast's enraged roar resounded through the world. At the same time, waves of destructive aura spread out in all directions.

Everyone stared fixedly at the sky, at the golden storm of energy. The outcome of the battle would be decided in the next moment. Would the energy destroy the mutant beast, or would the mutant beast charge out of the energy? Everyone was waiting to see.

Before the golden light dissipated, a pained roar came from within the berserk energy, as if the mutant beast was in indescribable pain.

Hearing the pained roar, everyone's expression changed. Was Loyer going to lose?

The pained roar turned into a mournful howl in the next moment. In the end, the roar grew softer and softer until it disappeared.

Just as the mournful howl disappeared, the berserk golden energy also disappeared. Within the energy, the mutant beast had already turned into nothingness and dissipated.

"Damn it."

Feeling the loss of his soul, Loyer cursed angrily. His ashen face suddenly turned white, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Seeing Loyer vomiting blood, the crowd went into an uproar. They didn't expect that the opponent would be defeated in just one exchange.

"Hmph, I still have a stronger move."

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Loyer said coldly. Since he dared to challenge Zi Chen here, he naturally wouldn't just have this move.

But unfortunately, Zi Chen didn't want to give him another chance. The Divine Dragon Bow appeared in his hand again, and that oppressive aura filled the world.

Golden light surged around his body, and the Divine Dragon Bow was instantly drawn into a full moon. Then, the Dragon God Arrow appeared on the Divine Dragon Bow by itself. From afar, there seemed to be a mini true dragon circling around the Divine Dragon Bow. Loud and clear dragon roars came from the mouth of the mini true dragon.

"Buzz."