Chapter 460: Sweeping Through Invincible Opponents |
How did this tenth place become Su Chen?!
Jiang Ce stared with his tongue tied, even doubting if he had seen wrongly.
Lingxiao was incomparably vast, so naturally there would be people with the same given name and surname. But no matter what, it couldn't be coincidental to this extent, that someone with the exact same name as Su Chen just happened to pop up and claim the tenth place.
While he was in a daze, little Jiang Fan moved faster and had already clicked open the name.
"Su Chen—Bronze Star Seed, 8th-Tier, True Radiance..." Little Jiang Fan read out word by word, and said in astonishment, "It's not just the same name. It seems it really is Uncle Su."
"8th-Tier True Radiance?" Jiang Ce's throat bobbed. He did know that Bronze Heaven had obtained a portion of Profound Limit Celestial Light, but even with a mere talent metamorphosis, how could his strength have also reached the level of the top ten on the Lingxiao Hidden Star Ranking?
"Old Su is 8th-Tier?" An exclamation suddenly rang out by his ear. Wei Zhenghong and Shen Yi'an were already very close to Jiang Ce to begin with, so little Jiang Fan's words naturally fell into their ears.
Shen Yi'an sighed with emotion, "As fast as always. Worthy of being Su Chen. That's true too... Junior Martial Uncle has always been very methodical in doing things. If he wasn't certain, he wouldn't have gone to enter this Martial Proof Hall."
Jiang Ce's emotions eased somewhat. Hearing the words of the two, he still couldn't help but look over and couldn't resist saying, "You two don't seem surprised at all. This is the tenth place on the Lingxiao Hidden Star Ranking."
It could even be said that advancing to the 8th-Tier didn't seem too shocking to these two.
"Tenth place isn't first place," Wei Zhenghong glanced at him, somewhat dissatisfied. The more surprised he was about Su Chen's ranking, the more it meant he previously thought somewhat poorly of Su Chen.
Jiang Ce wanted to speak but stopped, his mind tangled like hemp. Little Jiang Fan couldn't help but say, "Uncle Su is so formidable. Before, Father, you still... Wuwu..."
Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Ce, who had reacted, clamped a hand over his mouth. He looked awkwardly at Wei Zhenghong and Shen Yi'an. Both of them were completely unbothered, muttering something about fifth, fourth, and whether it was possible for him to be third.
"...They all say this Bronze Heaven Star Seed focuses on his Main Profession and wasted his initiative. Now it seems those are all rumors from people who don't know the truth..." The middle-aged man Meng Yusen clicked his tongue and sighed with emotion.
"Tenth place has changed hands!"
"Changed hands? Who is it? Is it Gu Xingci of Eternal Dragon Heaven, or Fang Zhiyuan of Upper Firmament Heaven?"
"Holy shit, Su Chen!?"
"......"
Because the battle had ended, quite a few people wanted to see the updates in the rankings, and naturally discovered the change in the tenth place. The voices gradually rose and fell in succession.
Mixed in were phrases like "How is that possible?", "True Radiance 8th-Tier?", "Is he really twenty-seven years old?". Sporadically, someone also asked who Su Chen was.
Although Bronze Heaven had already arrived several months ago, and everyone knew a new heaven had joined, very few understood its internal situation.
The status of a Star Seed was already not low, but there were dozens of them in Lingxiao. A person's energy for paying attention was limited. Most of those who had heard the name Su Chen were because of his characteristic of being excessively young while having a very high professional tier.
After receiving explanations from friends, they only then knew this was the new Star Seed of Bronze Heaven, and thus became even more astonished.
"Zhong Yue ascending to second place is quite unstoppable..." Qi You narrowed his eyes slightly, but he didn't lose his composure too much.
True Radiance suppressing Azure Deity, this wasn't the first time in Lingxiao's history.
And for the Upper Three Heavens, it was only slightly troublesome. During the most dangerous times in history, an Azure Deity from the Outer Heavens had fought an Azure Deity from the Upper Three Heavens to the very end.
That Dao Sovereign position was only half a move away from flowing out of the hands of the Upper Three Heavens, but they still ultimately secured it.
Setting aside the fact that Zhong Yue hadn't finished the Azure Deity Metamorphosis, even if he succeeded, he still had a long way to go.
It was just that it would probably fuel the momentum of Eternal Dragon Heaven again.
"Su Chen... How is that possible..."
"Su Chen... Goodness..."
"Su Chen... Pervert..."
Hmm? Qi You's expression flickered slightly. As a Morning Star, even if he didn't deliberately listen.
The incessant noisy sounds from below were still captured by him, and among them, the name Su Chen appeared with high frequency.
"Xue Tan fell out, Bronze Heaven's Star Seed Su Chen became tenth!"
This sentence was extremely clear, ringing right by his ear. The speaker was Rong Yu, looking down at the holographic screen before him, his expression doubtful and uncertain.
"Su Chen?" Someone standing not far beside Qi You was astonished, their lips slightly parted.
Jiang Yue's pupils emitted a sharp gleam, and other Morning Stars also revealed looks of shock.
What? Qi You's face stiffened slightly. He hurriedly projected the Lingxiao Hidden Star Ranking and took a careful look. Sure enough, the tenth place had impressively become Su Chen.
"How could he..." Qi You's heart shook violently, finding it unimaginable.
Judging by Su Chen's age, being able to reach the 7th-Tier was already considered very fast.
Focusing on the elevation of his Main Profession—this conclusion naturally arose. This was also the root cause of why not a single person who heard news about Su Chen had any other thoughts.
But if he focused on his Main Profession, how could he possibly defeat Xue Tan? Even if the strength of his Holy Classes was weaker and fewer in number, he probably couldn't even break his defense.
Opening the profile page, the first four words to catch the eye were "8th-Tier, True Radiance."
"He's actually 8th-Tier..." Qi You became even more astonished. As for the True Radiance talent, he wasn't surprised. Almost the entirety of Lingxiao knew about the matter of the Profound Limit Celestial Light.
But the 8th-Tier was different.
"At this age, with this advancement speed..."
He thought of how cautious the other party looked when he first arrived at Lingxiao, and then thought of what his master said.
"The pinnacle of an entire domain truly cannot be trifled with. I misjudged." Qi You gradually eased his emotions, somewhat laughing at himself. His master had specifically instructed him to see if this Su Chen had any peculiar points or the like.
"That big silly guy Xue Tan actually got knocked down." Tan Qingzhu's eyes shone with a strange brilliance. "I thought he went to challenge someone else. Turns out he was challenged by someone else, Su Chen..."
"When I saw him last time, he looked very ordinary, just reasonably handsome. I didn't expect this. Moreover, this Xue Tan hasn't been gone for long, right? And he already lost?"
"100% win rate!?"
Not far away, a delicate shout rang out. Tan Qingzhu looked up; it was an alluring woman draped in an aquamarine cloak, with a melon-seed face and a pair of fox-like eyes that were currently wide open. Her figure was slender, and she looked extremely seductive.
"What 100% win rate?" Tong Zhuo asked in a deep voice, but seeing his expression, it seemed he had already guessed.
Ye Chutong's throat bobbed. Her expression restrained, but she gave a seductive smile and said delicately, "What else could it be? Naturally, it's the Martial Proof Win Rate of this little brother Su Chen."
"100%. I've never seen it in this lifetime. Scared me to death."
100% win rate?
These high-level figures instantly fell silent. Tong Zhuo's brows locked tightly. "It's actually 100%?"
He couldn't help but look at Qi You, not knowing how exactly he evaluated Bronze Heaven.
But he saw Qi You's eyes were unfocused. He was pondering a terrifying question.
During the process of the Martial Proof, past top tens would be excluded. Since Bronze Heaven was from the Outer Realms and had never come into contact with Lingxiao before, if Su Chen was truly concealing terrifying strength, achieving a 100% win rate was somewhat understandable.
But what he wasn't certain of was when exactly Su Chen achieved it.
When he first came to Lingxiao, the other party was still only 7th-Tier. And using the Profound Limit Celestial Light to undergo metamorphosis also required a certain amount of time. The time it took to finish these hundred matches definitely wouldn't be too long.
And the shorter the time, the more Qi You's heart trembled...
"So it's this 100%..." Tan Qingzhu suddenly understood. This kind of win rate hadn't appeared in Lingxiao for a very, very long time.
Just now when Xue Tan was muttering there, she hadn't reacted immediately.
"He challenged you?" Tan Qingzhu asked. Since she could see the win rate, Su Chen was definitely challenging Ye Chutong.
"That's right." Ye Chutong nodded, her eyes flowing. "It doesn't seem like Xue Tan disappeared for very long. This little brother truly is not to be trifled with. It truly makes one curious."
Nearby, pairs of gazes converged on her. Those present were either Morning Stars of various heavens or those ranked near the top of the Hidden Star Ranking.
And Bronze Heaven was newly arrived. With Su Chen as a rising star, she definitely couldn't refuse the challenge. Giving a seductive smile, she said, "Everyone, I will go test the quality of this little brother first."
As her words fell, her slender figure had already vanished.
"Can the Martial Proof Hall be made to forcefully project the scene of the two crossing swords?" Tong Zhuo asked.
For a moment, quite a few people around were interested and also truly curious.
Qi You shook his head. "Although the ranking updates of the top hundred can let the Martial Proof Hall project them, it requires the consent of both parties. If projecting forcefully, it requires the Heavenly Lord of one of the parties to have the access level."
The Jade Sea Heavenly Lord had long perished, and the Celestial Lord Bronze had returned to the Dust Star Sea.
"Then we can only wait until the next day to view the battle recording from the files." Rong Yu was inevitably disappointed.
Tan Qingzhu was muttering, "Why hasn't the big silly guy come out yet?"
Jiang Yue pondered and said, "First challenging tenth, then challenging ninth, he should want to test how far he can go, but it should be around here."
"The lower the ranking, the greater the fluctuation. The gap between each ranking in the top ten is not small," Tong Zhuo said blandly.
Several other Morning Stars also nodded one after another. "That's right. Although the battle time with Xue Tan was short, if he held an absolute advantage, this Su Chen should have gone straight for fifth or sixth. There's no need to challenge Ye Chutong."
Everyone's focus naturally shifted from the concluded battle between Zhong Yue and Du Yunfei to Su Chen, who had suddenly popped out.
Zhong Yue had stayed at the third position for a long time after all. Everyone was not without expectations for his victory, but Su Chen was completely different; they had no mental preparation at all.
Someone speculated, "He should have just advanced to the 8th-Tier, and it shouldn't have been long since his talent metamorphosed. If he settles down a bit, he has great prospects. He should be able to enter the top five, or even the top three..."
"Tsk..." Jiang Yue cast a glance at Qi You, his meaning unclear. "These Outer Heavens are truly becoming more and more unimaginable. For this Su Chen to actually reach this degree in that Dust Star Sea."
Qi You fell silent for a moment, but said, "The Lingxiao Nine Heavens make no distinction between inner and outer."
Jiang Yue stiffened, giving a light chuckle.
.........
"What a handsome little brother..." The alluring and sweet voice drifted over melodiously. Su Chen's gaze landed on the slender figure in the distance.
The Moon Seed of Jade Sea Heaven, Ye Chutong. Her Heavenly Lord had perished a hundred years ago. This person had almost scraped the edge of the time limit Lingxiao gave to become a Moon Seed, keeping the Bright Moon position from flowing out.
And what people talked about with great relish even more was naturally her alluring appearance.
Even though Su Chen had gone out very few times since coming here, it was inevitable that he had heard several romantic anecdotes about this person.
"Are you really only 27 years old?" Ye Chutong carried an innocent curiosity on her face, but because of her bewitching, fox-like face, she truly had an indescribable charm.
"Are you ready?" Su Chen asked.
"What?" Ye Chutong was full of bewilderment.
"Naturally, the Martial Proof challenge." Su Chen glanced at the counting-down time.
"Hehe..." Ye Chutong couldn't help laughing. "Battle naturally requires battle, but it doesn't necessarily have to be in your way. Perhaps we can fight in my way. If you conquer me, this ninth position is yours for the taking."
"Little brother, such beautiful scenery on a fine day, let's not waste it." Her voice was like weeping and complaining, and the aquamarine cloak on her body slipped off smoothly, revealing her skin that was like congealed fat and white jade underneath.
Su Chen's eyelids twitched. "Mental illusion..."
He could already feel the Psionic Power that had long sunk into his cells vibrating.
Then, he heard a horrified delicate shout by his ear. "You... you have already achieved Spirit-Flesh Unity!?"
Su Chen's expression was calm. Although he focused on cultivating the physical body, after achieving Spirit-Flesh Unity, it could only be said that he wasn't adept at mental-type abilities, but it couldn't be called a weakness.
However, this Ye Chutong was truly formidable. Even though he had already achieved Spirit-Flesh Unity, she could still affect him.
With a slight thought, vitality so dense it was almost substantial spewed out. His cells were instantaneously strengthened countless times, and that vibrating Psionic Power was instantly locked dead.
The surrounding scenery cracked inch by inch like glass. That body like congealed fat and white jade shattered. Ye Chutong's main body was impressively standing not far from him, her cherry lips parted, staring at him with her tongue tied.
"This kind of physique..." Ye Chutong's throat was dry. Surging vitality invaded her delicate frame, only making her feel as if her entire body was placed in a scalding furnace, causing her skin to gradually flush a shade of pink.
......
"Huff, huff, huff..."
Xue Tan's breathing was heavy. The surrounding clouds and mist wreathed him. Even though the Martial Proof Hall had already restored him to his peak condition, and even the profound armor on his body didn't have any damage.
But his heartbeat speed was still like beating a drum. That terrifying vitality was still vividly remembered.
"Hard to imagine." He took a deep breath, trying hard to calm his body's instinctive reaction. Earlier, when he discovered Su Chen's 100% win rate, he knew the other party wasn't simple.
But he didn't expect him to reach this degree. He wasn't even a match for a single bout.
"What exactly is his situation?"
He was insta-killed in one strike. He only knew the other party was astonishingly strong; he knew absolutely no other information, and it completely didn't match the news he had heard.
Since he became tenth, there should be a general profile to see. Xue Tan's mind stirred, projecting the Lingxiao Hidden Star Ranking. His gaze immediately aimed at his original position, ready to click it open, but his expression froze.
Tenth—Ye Chutong?
"How did it become her?" Xue Tan didn't react immediately, but had already caught a glimpse of the name above.
Ninth—Su Chen.
"Advanced another rank?" Xue Tan licked his somewhat parched lips. Given the other party's display of strength just now, defeating Ye Chutong was also within reason.
But he suddenly thought of Su Chen's words earlier about being "pressed for time." His expression became mercurial—
"Even if this guy previously didn't know what rank his strength could achieve on the Lingxiao Hidden Star Ranking, after passing through me, he is definitely clear on it. Yet he still chose Ye Chutong and didn't attempt higher. Could it be he wants to..."
A touch of horror surfaced on Xue Tan's sincere face. The Bronze Heaven that Lingxiao swallowed this time seemed not to be a sheep, but a fierce beast!
......
"Uncle Su is so formidable! Tenth became ninth." Little Jiang Fan clutched the meeting gift Su Chen gave him and said excitedly.
"Ninth... So fast." Jiang Ce's eyes trembled, looking at Su Chen, whose ranking had leapt again within a few minutes.
"Maybe he can reach the top three..." Wei Zhenghong and Shen Yi'an were still discussing with great interest.