NOVEL NEXT Chapter 870: On the Verge of Breakthrough!
"Boom!"
A variety of Magical Treasures and countless Magic Swords collided in mid-air. Heavenly Thunder rolled, sweeping away the ragged clouds, tearing the void overhead in an instant.
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
...
The Magic Swords condensed by True Yuan shattered one after another, transforming into spots of starlight, scattering with the wind.
As the front line tightened, the Dragon Soul finally couldn't hold on, letting out a despairing yet low dragon roar. The dazzling light surrounding the Seven-star Dragon Abyss instantly dimmed, spun in mid-air, then slanted and stabbed into the rock.
The Life-taking Techniques, formed by various Magical Treasures and Divine Skills, resembled the hand of the Death God, instantly tearing the void, reaching out to strike Li Chen.
The dazzling light blocked the entire world, Li Chen's figure resembling a lone boat in the vast ocean, trying to move against the current but appearing powerless. A wave hit, until he was completely engulfed.
"It's over, this kid is finished!"
The Thunder Qilin Beast sighed softly, its words full of pity.
Although it had some grievances with Li Chen, judging by his previous performance, it genuinely appreciated him.
To defeat all the Heavenly Prides of Jiuzhou single-handedly, that is a miracle. A peak that cannot be surpassed for thousands of years.
He may be defeated, yet still honorable!
"Oh, it's really a pity; it's rare to see such handsome and gifted young men nowadays!"
The Jade-faced Fox took over the conversation, also sighing softly.
However, her words did not contain the sincerity of the Thunder Qilin Beast's but just a touch of regret.
"Shut up! Chen will be fine!"
Yet before their words were finished, Lian Hongshang next to them screamed hysterically as if she had gone mad.
The Thunder Qilin Beast seemed to understand Lian Hongshang's feelings and fell silent. The Jade-faced Fox was not one to suffer losses, and immediately wanted to retort.
"Haha, I say little sister, you Humans are so hypocritical, seeing with your own eyes and yet unwilling to face reality. Alas, living in such self-deception isn't tiring? So why bother?"
"Boom!"
However, before she could finish her words, the earth suddenly shook violently.
"What's going on?"
All eyes instantly gathered on the Ascending Dragon Platform.
Amid the blood-stained ruins ahead, a bloody hand suddenly reached out, shattering the rocks instantaneously. Then, a figure covered in blood slowly crawled out.
This figure, soaked entirely in blood, was none other than Li Chen!
His gaze was resolute as he grabbed the Seven-star Dragon Abyss as a cane, stepping towards the Jade Platform on the mountaintop.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
...
Though his walk was limping, every step he took was akin to a Heavenly God beating a drum, rumbling thunder, shaking the void.
"No way, Li Chen is still alive?"
The people from various forces gasped in disbelief, as if they had seen a ghost in broad daylight.
"My goodness, this is simply a monster, a once-in-a-millennium monster!"
The Loose Cultivators were amazed, with many moved to tears.
The giants suspended in the void, whether righteous, evil, or of the Demon Clan, all turned pale.
The Life-taking Techniques jointly cast by hundreds of Heavenly Prides, even Great Powers of their level would find it difficult to survive.
Yet Li Chen, merely a Loose Cultivator who hadn't even formed a Golden Core, managed to rise again and stand firm.
It's simply a miracle, one unprecedented and unmatched!
Li Chen walked onto the Jade Platform, his gaze profound yet lifeless, akin to a supreme Death God overlooking countless ants below.
Neither Ye Xing, Shangguan Changhong, Luot Ziming, nor Monk Wuhua, these top Heavenly Prides, dared to meet his gaze.
Li Chen transformed into the Death God, sneering wickedly.
Then he tossed the Seven-star Dragon Abyss above his head, sat down with difficulty, clasped his hands together, and began to condense strange Magic Spells, falling into a void-like dead silence.
Seeing this scene, everyone present was somewhat perplexed.
Until a golden light faintly appeared within Li Chen's Dantian.
"Is that a Golden Core, is he breaking through?"
Someone gasped in disbelief.
In these successive battles of life and death, unexpectedly Li Chen turned calamity into fortune, touching the bottleneck of a Golden Core Cultivator.
"No way, how is his Golden Core so big?"
Ordinary cultivators typically condense Golden Cores the size of pigeon eggs; if it reaches the size of grass chicken eggs, that would be a once-in-a-century peerless talent.
Yet now, the Golden Core in Li Chen's Dantian was the size of a goose egg, several times larger than a grass chicken egg. No wonder they were so shocked!
Li Chen at Foundation Establishment Peak could slaughter Golden Core Cultivators and shock Nascent Souls. With such a perfect Golden Core, if it successfully condenses and smoothly breaks through, wouldn't all Nascent Souls in the world be vulnerable?
Moreover, this is just the Golden Core.
Given time, if he ascends to Nascent Soul,
Who in the world among Humans, Demons, and Barbarians would be his match?
At this moment, not only were reputable sects like Tian Yazi panicked, but also the Evil Path like Heng Mountain Ancestor, and Demon Clan like White-Bearded Tiger King, felt an inexplicable unease.
Li Chen was so abnormal, abnormal enough to make them unanimously start to act preemptively and become wary.
"This child is too monstrous, we must not let him break through. Otherwise, he will certainly bring disaster to Jiuzhou, plunging the world into endless slaughter, causing calamity to the living!"
Tian Yazi suddenly stood up, losing his composure, shouting furiously at the void below.
Upon hearing his shout, the Heavenly Prides on the Ascending Dragon Platform were shocked awake like encountering a thunderstorm.
Ye Xing's eyes flickered with heated killing intent, calling out loudly.
"He's breaking through now, precisely the most vulnerable time; it's the golden opportunity to kill him!"
Everyone else was filled with killing intent, summoning their strongest Magical Treasures, stepping closer to Li Chen.
Even Monk Wuhua from the Sanskrit Temple, who always upheld compassion, clasped his hands together, silently reciting a Buddhist chant "Amitabha Buddha", seemingly asking for forgiveness from the Buddha for his act of murder today.
Ling Shuanghua's gaze was fixed on the bloodied Li Chen on the Jade Platform. Her expression was complex, feeling like pierced with thousands of arrows, yet simultaneously a sense of impending relief.
"If only I had never met you, how good would that be?"
Ling Shuanghua thought this in her heart, while her lips inadvertently curled into a bitter smile.
Su Yuru noticed her daughter's unusual behavior, worried she might do something foolish at this critical juncture, tightly holding her hand.
Next to her, Zhao Yuqing had become a tearful mess. She wanted to help Li Chen, but her acupoints were sealed by the Master of Azure Water Palace, unable to move.
Lian Hongshang was relatively composed. Her fists clenched, jaws tight, striving to stay calm, calm, ever calm.
She was acutely aware that with her cultivation, rushing over would be futile, only distracting Li Chen and adding chaos.
"Taoist!"
Yuann Tiangang among the Loose Cultivators looked somewhat moved, shouting towards Zhang Daoling.
Zhang Daoling shook his head, saying, "Great Dao is fifty, Heavenly Calculation of 49. One is hidden, thus is the variable. Li Chen corresponds to the strange number in the hexagrams, all this is his destined calamity, not to be altered by external forces. Let's watch, maybe a miracle will happen!"
Yuann Tiangang nodded in vague understanding, turning his gaze again to the Ascending Dragon Platform, seeing Monk Wuhua, Luot Ziming, Bai Yunfeng, Ye Xing, and other Heavenly Prides advancing towards Li Chen with fierce killing intent.
At this moment, Li Chen, drenched in blood, had fallen into a void-like state, forming a small world, seemingly disconnected from it all. He wasn't aware the Death God had extended its hand, knocking ominously.