Chapter 461: Eyes Beaten Clear |
Top three? Jiang Ce couldn't help but look over. Right now, Du Yunfei was third, which meant Su Chen had to at least defeat this Azure Deity talent.
Zhong Yue could suppress Du Yunfei because he had almost reached the limit of the 8th-Tier himself and was currently walking on the path of the Azure Deity Metamorphosis.
But this Star Seed Su... Jiang Ce said dryly, "You two, this is the Lingxiao Hidden Star Ranking..."
"We know," Wei Zhenghong said as a matter of course. "We didn't say the top three of the Star Rankings."
Jiang Ce merely opened his mouth dryly, unable to speak a word.
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"Ye Chutong lost. It's my turn."
A thick, deep voice rang out. Tan Qingzhu looked at the speaker. His skin was sallow, and his form was like withered wood. The most eye-catching feature was the small tuft of green leaves on top of his head.
Sangwu Heaven—Mu Niancheng.
"This speed..." Quite a few people present changed their expressions. When Xue Tan disappeared earlier, they didn't deliberately estimate the time, but this time was different.
The voice of Eternal Dragon Heaven's Morning Star, Jiang Yue, was calm: "From Ye Chutong disappearing to the rank changing, it only took 1 minute and 38 seconds. Including the scene evolution, the battle time might have been less than a minute."
"The mental-type profession Ye Chutong follows is very difficult to deal with, but it still ended very quickly. This is a complete crushing. His strength should be even stronger than our estimate." Qi You rubbed his fingers unconsciously, finding it increasingly unimaginable: "At least top three strength."
"But... even if he didn't estimate his own situation against Xue Tan," someone suddenly spoke up, "through Ye Chutong, he should have realized his strength holds the absolute upper hand, yet he still chose Mu Niancheng."
The person paused before saying with an moved expression, "He wants to sweep through them one by one."
Sweep through them?
Everyone's expressions changed to varying degrees. As long as the win rate was reached, Su Chen could challenge anyone at will. Even if he leapt to the top ten right now, it would be enough to bring Lingxiao sufficient shock.
Yet he still fought his way up one by one. This was no longer just a shock; it also carried a chilling deterrence.
He wanted to help Bronze Heaven establish a firm foothold.
"Who made things difficult for Bronze Heaven?" Qi You suddenly asked.
No one around spoke, nor could anyone give an answer.
There were too many people under the various heavens, and their dispositions varied. Even with prior instructions, it was inevitable that they would show a superior attitude during certain interactions, embarrassing Bronze Heaven.
"He wants to sweep his way up, but it's not that simple either," Tong Zhuo's voice was cold.
Everyone could naturally tell this number one's displeasure, but given Su Chen's situation, every step forward could cause immense shock.
Never mind the top few; even pushing to sixth or fifth would achieve the effect he wanted.
"He's eighth!" Feng Cheng suddenly shouted loudly. This veteran Dual Ninth-Rank professional was covered in cold sweat.
He was also a member of the Upper Three Heavens, and his talent was also Divine Dawn. Bearing Holy Classes and a Cultivation Technique, his strength as a Dual Ninth-Rank was not ordinary.
But this Su Chen, without a doubt, could advance to Morning Star. Forget the future; perhaps after some time, he would be no lesser than him.
Lingxiao had the Dao Sovereign's protection. Without major accidents, future expectations were set in stone to be fulfilled.
The high-level figures grew increasingly silent, while the cheering from the periphery became even higher, more excited, and more intense.
"My turn." Someone lowered their head and lowered their brows, their figure vanishing.
"He's seventh!"
"..."
"Sixth isn't here... It's my turn..."
Tan Qingzhu took a deep breath. For some reason, looking at the two words "Su Chen," an inexplicable palpitations arose in her heart.
This was the oppressive feeling of a sweeping advance. You knew the other party would sooner or later arrive before you, yet you could only wait with apprehension.
A moment later, the token indeed trembled.
"He's fifth!"
"......"
"F... F... Fourth!!!"
Around the Martial Proof Hall, upon noticing Su Chen leaping into the top ten, it was quite noisy at first. Bronze Heaven hadn't been here for long, and many people had no substantial concept of this heaven.
It couldn't be said that their impression was bad, nor could it be said that their impression was good. It was just exclamation and emotion, treating it purely as watching a spectacle.
But as Su Chen's ranking leapt up bit by bit, this noise and liveliness gradually sank into a deathly silence. Everyone stared blankly at the constantly jumping ranking on the leaderboard.
Their eyes were crimson, as if witnessing something.
"His speed hasn't diminished in the slightest. He's going to fight Du Yunfei." Qi You even felt his heart pounding. No one cared about Zhong Yue anymore.
They all vaguely sensed that they seemed about to witness a deed far more formidable than Zhong Yue's.
Of the people who had already entered, not a single one had come out, including Zhong Yue and Du Yunfei.
In reality, from the end of their battle until now, only a little over ten minutes had passed.
Du Yunfei's state of mind might not have recovered yet.
Zhong Yue might still be enjoying his joy.
As for the others, perhaps they were digesting the information they obtained during their battle with Su Chen.
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"Damn it!" Inside the Martial Proof Hall, Du Yunfei gnashed his teeth, his face twisted, his voice cold and grim: "Zhong Yue!"
In the final moments, the other party clearly intended to toy with him. He clearly had the strength to end the battle, but deliberately dragged it out.
And it was even more impossible for him to voluntarily admit defeat.
The battle had been over for a while now, but he still hadn't recovered from this anger.
"I will etch this humiliation in my heart!" Du Yunfei's chest heaved. Right at this moment, he only felt the token within his body tremble.
His expression changed: "Someone is challenging me, at this time..."
"Good, very good. Do you want to strike while my mind is tangled..." His expression was cold and grim, but the anger in his heart surged endlessly.
But looking closely at the name, he couldn't help but freeze: "Su Chen?"
It wasn't anyone he anticipated. The anger in his heart instantly turned into suspicion, and then horror.
"Fourth on the Lingxiao Hidden Star Ranking, 100% win rate?"
Where did such a guy pop out from?
Wasn't fourth Rong Yu?
Exactly how long had I been fighting Zhong Yue?
Du Yunfei found it unimaginable and hurriedly opened the Hidden Star Ranking, calling up Su Chen's profile.
"The Star Seed of Bronze Heaven, it's him?" Du Yunfei stiffened slightly. Only then did he remember that he had indeed heard this name, but didn't pay much attention.
"But wasn't this person a 7th-Tier Divine Dawn? How did he become an 8th-Tier True Radiance? Profound Limit Celestial Light?" Du Yunfei's expression became mercurial. "A 100% win rate... calculating the time, it seems it hasn't appeared for over two thousand years."
"I heard he's not very old. Exactly..."
This sudden news and challenge caused the humiliation of losing to Zhong Yue in his heart to dissipate quite a bit, but his gaze was also unfriendly: "Having just reached fourth, you want to imitate Zhong Yue and strike against the heavens?"
An 8th-Tier True Radiance, and challenging him exactly at this time, inevitably made him think too much.
With a cold snort, he didn't choose to temporarily delay, but chose to accept the challenge.
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"Phew..." Watching the surrounding clouds and mist howl, transforming into a battlefield, Su Chen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. "Luckily this guy didn't choose to delay the battle."
Every guy who came in would more or less chat with him for a few sentences. Coupled with the ranking updates, Su Chen naturally knew that Du Yunfei had lost, and furthermore had been toyed with by Zhong Yue. He was even afraid the other party's mindset had exploded and he would temporarily decline the battle.
The sixth rank didn't know what delayed him and didn't come to watch the Clash of Titans between Zhong Yue and Du Yunfei.
Reaching third place initially also gave two hundred essences. He didn't want to let it go again.
"Su Chen..." A cold and stern voice came over. Du Yunfei's eyes were sharp: "For a Star Seed of the Outer Realms to be able to reach this step is indeed surprising. I heard from others that you seem to be very young."
Su Chen was quite helpless. "Why does everyone have to chat with me about my age?"
"Everyone?" Du Yunfei was taken aback, seemingly puzzled, but didn't press further. With a flick of his sleeve, an Azure Gold Longsword floated out and landed in his hand.
A sharp aura rushed toward his face, and the sound of clashing metal hid in his voice: "However, you just had to learn from Zhong Yue. Do you also want to make a name for yourself by stepping on me?"
"Uh..." Su Chen paused. This guy seemed to have PTSD, but it was truly hard to explain.
"Arrogant!"
Seeing him with words caught in his throat, Du Yunfei became even more certain of this. The moment the countdown ended, silver light surfaced in his eyes, his hair flew wildly, and a resplendent sword might rushed toward his face.
Su Chen's eyes narrowed slightly. He only felt that the ten-thousand-mile area trembled because of it, and the surrounding elemental power underwent some kind of change, producing a sharp aura that targeted him.
"This is the Azure Deity Power—Sword Sovereign."
He only saw Du Yunfei extend the Azure Gold Sword in his hand.
The metallic creation actually suddenly dispersed. Only sword light was seen filling the entire world, flowing and intertwining, vast as the sea, violent and boiling. The earth even turned into pulverized dust inch by inch.
Du Yunfei's expression was indifferent as he looked down. Normally, he might have proceeded step by step.
But right now, he was in no mood to tangle. He utilized his strongest methods right from the start to suppress this person!
A peak method, even a Dual Ninth-Rank at the Divine Dawn level would find it hard to resist.
But... suddenly, a chill ran through his heart. He only saw a dense blood-colored light flowing upstream within the sea of swords below, as if overturning the entire world, forcefully carving a path through the sea of swords.
The richness of the vitality was like a great sun rushing toward his face. Even though the sword light was like a sea, it was difficult to cause any damage to him.
"This person is not simple. Azure Deity talent..."
Su Chen charged through forcefully. This sea of swords was composed of jumping sword lights—some extremely fine, some extremely long, some extremely small, or some extremely large—that could intertwine with each other, and even possessed the effects of suppression and sealing.
But with his limit broken and all eight Sky-Scars open, coupled with the [God-Ascending Marks], his physique was augmented to an unimaginable degree. This sea of swords was simply hard-pressed to cause any damage.
"This..." Du Yunfei felt horrified in his heart and subconsciously mobilized more methods within the sea of swords.
Nine streaking lights rose up, transforming into resplendent giant swords with terrifying might, sweeping across to kill.
But that figure ignored everything. Like a long rainbow piercing the sun, he forcefully smashed through the sea of swords, simultaneously crushing the nine swords and all the various methods he had used with all his might.
And then arrived before him!
Du Yunfei's pupils contracted. He could only see a fist as large as a bucket, carrying an overwhelming, irresistible force, breaking ten thousand swords and ten thousand laws!
Boom!
The world shifted, and green light fell. Du Yunfei was in a daze, standing in place. The previous humiliation, dissatisfaction, and anger in his eyes all dissipated, leaving only a blank stare.
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In another personal space, Zhong Yue slowly opened his eyes. The golden threads interweaving like a net on the surface of his skin gradually faded.
Looking up, he saw three pairs of eyes of different sizes, but all carrying concern.
He reached out his hand, lifting the Phoenix Bird, his brows knitted tightly: "Under the circumstance of the Azure Deity Metamorphosis being uncompleted, it truly is too unstable."
Although this Martial Proof Hall would replenish his consumption, the backlash caused by using his talent abilities during the Azure Deity Metamorphosis process couldn't be compensated for him.
After the battle ended, it took quite some time to completely dispel it.
After his brief worry, a touch of excitement couldn't help but surface in his eyes: "Du Yunfei is not my match. As long as I continue the metamorphosis and completely transform into an Azure Deity, I will inevitably be able to defeat Tong Zhuo."
What he could elevate was not only his own strength but also the three Star Beasts he raised. The upper limit of the same tier was much higher than other professions.
Zhong Yue pondered in his heart: "But this person Tong Zhuo is shrewd and definitely knows this point as well. I'm afraid he doesn't want to clash with me head-on. I must undergo metamorphosis into an Azure Deity before he advances to Morning Star, and I also have to build momentum to force him to accept the battle."
"But the Upper Three Heavens definitely have preparations. I estimate there will still be some open and secret struggles."
After defeating Du Yunfei, the next step was Tong Zhuo. This was planned by Eternal Dragon Heaven, and naturally someone would handle it.
After brief consideration, he opened the Lingxiao Hidden Star Ranking, looking at Du Yunfei in the third position, preparing to record down "True Radiance suppressing Azure Deity." Later, even if he defeated Tong Zhuo, he would already have the Azure Deity talent by then.
But as his gaze swept across, even though his attention was all on the three words Du Yunfei, he still noticed that the name below it was no longer Rong Yu.
"Su Chen!?" Zhong Yue clearly had no mental preparation. The hand stroking his elephant trunk stiffened, and the arm holding the Phoenix Bird trembled even more. The lazy Phoenix Bird was startled and flew up, looking at its master in confusion.
Then, the master sitting cross-legged on the ground suddenly stood up, startling the stupid elephant lying on the ground, and also that annoying monkey, both of them jumping in fright.
"How is that possible!?" Zhong Yue exclaimed in shock. He hadn't even had time to think about the two questions, "Why is fourth place Su Chen?" and "Is this Su Chen the Su Chen I'm thinking of?"
Before he helplessly watched that Su Chen, who originally ranked fourth, suddenly jump to third, suppressing Du Yunfei below him.
He truly found it hard to believe. He knew Du Yunfei's strength clearly. If he hadn't secretly harmonized with an Ascension Refining method and was also walking on the path of the Azure Deity Metamorphosis, there was absolutely no way he could have defeated him.
But how could this Su Chen also suppress him?
"Could it be that after being defeated by me, his mindset exploded, and it became hard to face an enemy?" Zhong Yue couldn't help but think. "But putting Du Yunfei aside, how did Su Chen defeat Rong Yu? He is..."
He had already clicked open Su Chen's profile. The large characters "Bronze Heaven Star Seed" caught his eye, confirming that this person was the one he was thinking of.
Without any foreshadowing, Zhong Yue's heart shook violently. That excessively young cheek flashed before his eyes, but his expression gradually sank:
"8th-Tier True Radiance... I expended all my efforts, risking the backlash of the Azure Deity Metamorphosis to defeat Du Yunfei, only for you to pick up a bargain."
He still believed that because of his toying, Du Yunfei's mindset was unstable, and he definitely couldn't exert his full strength right now, which was why Su Chen picked up a bargain.
Originally, the fame of True Radiance suppressing Azure Deity was to be enjoyed exclusively by himself, but now it had to be split in half.
"What a Su Chen, what a Bronze Heaven. You hid truly deep. It was I who underestimated you..." Zhong Yue gave a cold snort. His heart paused slightly, and his expression instantly became very spectacular.
"You still dare to challenge me?!"
"100% win rate... Heh..."
Zhong Yue sneered. Since Su Chen could defeat Rong Yu, having this kind of win rate wasn't too surprising to him.
After slight adjustments, he immediately accepted the challenge.
Du Yunfei's mind was dispirited, and he couldn't exert much of his strength, but right now, his momentum of victory was fierce!
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"Good courage. It was I who underestimated you. Taking a risky move, but the harvest is huge. True Radiance suppressing Azure Deity, the history of Lingxiao will record you a stroke."
From afar, Su Chen heard Zhong Yue's voice, staring at him coldly.
By his side, the bird, monkey, and elephant circled. Even before the countdown ended, they gradually turned into streaking lights and submerged into his body.
But initially, his body didn't produce any changes.
"He seems to have misunderstood something too..." Hearing this, Su Chen muttered in his heart. The last time they met, the other party at least showed goodwill, so he didn't mind explaining a few words.
"Zhong..." But just as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Zhong Yue, his voice dead cold: "But I truly didn't expect that you would still dare to continue challenging me."
"Since that's the case, then let me show you what the power to defeat an Azure Deity head-on looks like!"
Boom!
Amidst the swirling energy aura, his body expanded, and various Star Beast traits surfaced, his form further approaching completion. The strength of his physique even caused the void to twist.
Having just fought Du Yunfei, he was in no mood to take it slow.
"Using the ultimate move right from the start again..." Su Chen perceived carefully. No wonder he could defeat Du Yunfei; this level of physical strength was indeed extraordinary.
It almost reached the level of his previous four or five Sky-Scars blessing—of course, before the World-Slaying Manifestation obtained the medium-grade trait.
And now, the blessing of five Sky-Scars was equivalent in might to seven Sky-Scars.
He swallowed his unfinished words back into his stomach. Clearly, this brother probably wouldn't listen to any explanation either.
"Then let's talk after fighting."
Boom! Boom! Boom!
"This person..." Amidst the green light, Zhong Yue's face was completely sluggish. The skin and flesh all over his body were twitching, as if earthworms were wriggling under his skin.
Beside him, the bird, monkey, and elephant were also bathed in the green light, hanging their heads dejectedly.
I could actually only withstand one punch?
Thinking of that unimaginable power that could almost tear his body apart, Zhong Yue still felt a faint stinging pain in his body.
"Not good, the backlash..." His expression suddenly changed, reacting.
This was not an illusion, but the backlash of the Azure Deity Metamorphosis. He hurriedly calmed his thoughts, suppressing the backlash.
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"S... S... Second!" Jiang Ce's voice was hoarse, his expression sluggish, and his voice trembled: "Next is..."
He looked up, his gaze piercing through the layers of the human wall, looking at a figure.
Whether standing on the plaza or in the firmament, everyone maintained the same posture.
First lowering their heads, then reacting, raising their heads with a kind of sluggish expression, looking at a certain figure standing at the very front.
Little Jiang Fan pouted. Zhong Yue was the Star Seed they in Eternal Dragon Heaven had heard about since childhood, and he shared his glory.
But that Uncle Su just now was also very friendly, giving him a portion of Faith Essence upon meeting. His pocket money over all these years added together would probably only be this much.
"Second..." Wei Zhenghong was quite at a loss, poking Shen Yi'an. Even them, who knew Su Chen's formidability, were no longer calm at this moment.
No matter how optimistic they were, they still thought Du Yunfei, this Azure Deity talent, was indeed a hurdle, but it seemed to have caused no trouble at all.
Su Chen was way too fierce.
The high-level figures of the various heavens around the Martial Proof Hall were deadly silent.
Qi You's palm tightened and loosened, loosened and tightened.
Jiang Yue's breathing was hurried, his mind lost in a daze, seeming to be murmuring something.
Tong Zhuo's expression was gloomy, long losing his calm. He could clearly sense the gazes converging from all directions, all landing on him.
Su Chen had challenged them one by one starting from tenth, and right now, only he was left!