Chapter Ninety-Five: Beyond the Heavenly Rank

  Transcending Heaven

  Zhou Yuan and Yang Chen were now fully engaged in battle, one wielding a knife that slashed out countless thunderbolts, the other with the Wheel of Life and Death on his back slowly rotating, black and white light filling the air.

  "He is comparable to the realm of killing life, and it's very difficult for me to defeat him. Moreover, his Nine Turns of Life and Death Wheel Seal is an extremely mysterious technique with boundless power. If cultivated to the highest level, as he said, one can truly comprehend the mysteries between life and death and never enter the cycle of reincarnation again." Zhou Yuan was constantly calculating in his mind, although he had absorbed several killing life realm demonic beasts' yuan force in the Southern Wilderness, his strength had rapidly improved, but now wanting to defeat Yang Chen was still not a simple matter.

  Yang Chen's strength was comparable to the realm of killing life, and because of the special nature of his naturally cultivated law technique, he was even more formidable than elemental mages of the same realm. Of course, it was impossible for him to compare with Zhou Yuan, a thunder system mage.

  However, if a peak master of the killing realm like Wang Jiuzhen were to confront Yang Chen, there would still be no chance of winning. It's estimated that within ten rounds, he would be defeated by Yang Chen.

  On the other hand, Yang Chen's Nine Revolutions of Life and Death Seal was also an extremely powerful spell. Zhou Yuan estimated that this spell had already completely surpassed the boundaries of Earth-level spells and could rival Heaven-level spells.

  Zhou Yuan's strength was fully unleashed, and his yuan power burst out recklessly, condensing into powerful bolts of lightning that shot towards Yang Chen to kill him.

  At this moment, Yang Chen was even more shocked than Zhou Yuan. His realm was higher than Zhou Yuan's after all, and he had also cultivated the Nine Revolutions of Life and Death Wheel Imprint, a technique that defied the heavens. However, despite this, he didn't have any confidence in his heart to defeat Zhou Yuan.

  "What a formidable young man, he's only in his teens? Already at the Golden Core realm, this is no trivial matter. If he continues to grow for some time and reaches my level of cultivation, I'm afraid I would have been killed by him long ago. Is this the terrifying aspect of a Thunder System mage? It's truly against the heavens."

  "Sword of Life and Death!!!" Suddenly, Yang Chen went all out. He stretched out his hand and made a gesture, the gigantic Wheel of Life and Death behind him stopped rotating, then shattered with a loud crash, its fragments condensing into a massive sword, black and white intertwined, overflowing with the thick power of life and death.

  "The power of the black and white light is too weak for you, now I will gather all my life and death energy into one sword, let's see if you can withstand my attack!!! Yang Chen's feet moved swiftly, his body like a spider walking on water, extremely fast, in the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of Zhou Yuan."

  Zhou Yuan was undaunted, and with a swift turn of his wrist, the purple lightning knife flashed out, striking down with a single slash.

  On the Purple Thunder Knife, a thunderbolt shook, and seven thunderballs were immediately formed, emitting a sharp whistling sound, shooting towards Yang Chen. This was the Purple Thunder Knife's own attack method, called Seven Stars Breaking Moon.

  Boom boom boom...

  Yang Chen's sword of life and death quickly slashed several times, immediately shattering the seven thunderballs of Qī Xīng Duàn Yuè. More than ten feet away from Zhou Yuan, Yang Chen leaped into the air, still in mid-air, he made a fierce slash at Zhou Yuan.

  A massive killing intent concealed the vitality in the sword's edge. This one strike, Yang Chen had used his finishing move. If Zhou Yuan could not withstand it, he would immediately lose his life.

  Seeing Yang Chen's desperate scene, Huo Fenghuang felt her heart tighten, and her hand grasped Ximo Lie's arm tightly.

  Ximolang noticed the change in Huo Fenghuang's expression, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly before relaxing again.

  On the other side, Da Jisi also saw this scene, and his face gradually showed anger. However, he did not stop Yang Chen. He himself wanted to see how strong Zhou Yuan's strength was after crossing a realm boundary, whether Zhou Yuan could defeat Yang Chen or not.

  Facing this powerful and unparalleled blow, Zhou Yuan stepped forward, his Purple Thunder Knife also slashing towards Yang Chen with all his might. At the same time, a flash of light appeared on his body as he put on the Holy Chime Robe.

  After all, his realm is one level lower than Yang Chen's, and hard work doesn't have much advantage.

  "Victory or defeat will be decided in this one move!!" Zhou Yuan said to himself.

  Clang!!!!!

  The sword of life and death and the purple lightning knife cut down together, emitting a huge sound.

  The Sword of Life and Death is transformed from the Nine Revolutions of Life and Death Seal, which can rival heavenly-level spells. It's also equivalent to a heavenly-level artifact. However, Zhou Yuan's Purple Lightning Knife can only be considered a peak earthly-level artifact and is no match for the Sword of Life and Death.

  Suddenly, a large number of cracks appeared on the surface, and the spiritual energy disappeared by more than half. It seemed that it was about to shatter at any moment. Such a powerful strike also produced a huge impact force. Even though Zhou Yuan wore the Holy Aged Clothes, he still felt uncomfortable with the internal circulation of his blood and Qi being stirred up by this shockwave.

  "Zhou Yuan, you've lost. No matter how talented you are, it's impossible for you to defeat me in a battle of wits. The natural gods' sect's masters are born stronger than the seven-systems' masters at the same level. Moreover, I have a heavenly-grade artifact on my hand. Stop struggling and admit defeat!!" Yang Chen said with a cold smile.

  Zhou Yuan held the Purple Thunder Knife in his hand and desperately resisted Yang Lie's mortal sword. His face showed no panic.

  "Really? I think this time the one who failed is you."

  "What? You..." Suddenly, Yang Chen was speechless because he discovered that Zhou Yuan, who was right next to him, had his right eye suddenly turn deep blue, and the space around him also underwent a change.

  The congregation of the Natural God Sect was shocked again, and Yang Chen, who had just been so mighty, at this moment, was staring blankly at Zhou Yuan with a dull gaze, his face first calm and expressionless, gradually turning into fear, then madness. However, he didn't collapse like Jiang Lan did, at least he temporarily suppressed his terror, although his whole body was trembling, but he didn't run away.

  "It's indeed the case that you're a master of the Natural Spirit Sect, far surpassing that mediocre person from just now. I don't know how many times stronger you are! Alright, considering the great priest invited me to be his guest, I won't let you, this young talent, lose too much face!!" Zhou Yuan said, withdrawing his fearful gaze and speaking to Yang Chen.

  Yang Chen, who was on the verge of falling into extreme fear and madness, suddenly felt a clarity in front of him, transcending the nightmare-like space. He let out a long breath, and a large amount of cold sweat dripped down from his forehead.

  "I lost......" Yang Chen's voice was filled with unprecedented despair. He, who had always thought highly of himself, never expected that one day he would be defeated by a cultivator whose realm was even lower than his own, and to make matters worse, this cultivator was also a member of the Seven Systems.

  Zhou Yuan nodded and didn't say anything else, he knew that at this moment, whatever he said would be superfluous.

  Dà Jì Xǐ smiled and walked over, "Yang Chen, since you grasped the Nine Revolutions of Life and Death Seal, you've forgotten yourself and become arrogant without bounds. How about today? Did you lose convincingly?"

  Yang Chen said, "Of course I admit defeat. His methods are open and aboveboard. Moreover, when I was lost, he didn't take advantage of me. This kind of person, losing to him, I have nothing to say about it. It's just that I didn't expect him to actually grasp the legendary Fear Eye. Losing to him, I definitely won't feel wronged."

  The grand ritual shook violently, "Eye of Fear, Tongue Technique? Are you certain?"

  Yang Chen said firmly, "I'm sure, although no one in my clan has ever had the Eye of Fear, but I can guarantee that Zhou Yuan's understanding from the Purple Sun is precisely this Heavenly-level eye technique, the Eye of Fear. He just glanced at me and immediately I fell into boundless fear, unable to extricate myself. If my strength weren't higher than his by a whole realm, I'm afraid I would have lost face like Jiang Lan!"

  "Is what Zhou Yuan said true?" The Grand Priest turned to look at Zhou Yuan.

  Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "He's right, I realized that it was indeed the Eye of Fear, but I didn't expect this spell to be a Heavenly level spell?"

  The grandmaster waved his hand, "People's understanding of magic and artifacts has been stuck at four levels: Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Huang. However, there are actually higher-level magic and artifacts beyond these four levels. The Eye of Fear you possess is a powerful technique that surpasses these four levels."

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