Chapter 144: Chapter 144: All Cards Revealed
"So, you really are Ji Chen?"
In the void, the Demon Crown Prince stood holding a Holy Halberd, his eyes narrowed, glaring fiercely at Ji Chen.
Although he had long suspected it, discovering Ji Chen’s true identity still left him utterly shocked.
After all, no one had ever heard of someone returning alive from the Immortal Burial Forest.
Nor had they heard of anyone surviving after suffering Dao injuries.
Even the Night Emperor, who once shook the world, couldn’t achieve it.
"Hongmeng Body, Nine Spirit Veins..."
"It seems today, death is your only option!"
As he spoke, the killing intent in the Demon Crown Prince’s eyes grew even more intense.
Faced with such a formidable opponent, now that enmity was established, he couldn’t allow Ji Chen to continue growing.
Otherwise, in the future, Ji Chen would certainly become a great threat, posing enormous risks to both the Demon Race and the entire Ancient Race!
It wasn’t only the Demon Crown Prince; within Yao City, many ancient race experts hidden in the shadows also glared murderously at Ji Chen.
Throughout history, human geniuses often perished young, with very few growing up healthy.
The main reason being that most of them were assassinated by the Ancient Race.
Because the existence of these geniuses posed a great threat to the Ancient Race. If allowed to grow, one day the Human Race would completely surpass the Ancient Race.
This was a situation they didn’t want to see.
The start of the ancient war between the two races in the Desolate Ancient Era was related to this.
At that time, the Human Race prospered with countless prodigies emerging, appearing to contend with the Ancient Race for supremacy.
The Ancient Race felt threatened, thus continually assassinating the pride of the Human Race.
Understandably, the Human Race retaliated, leading both races to hunt each other’s young geniuses, ultimately evolving into the ancient war.
Now, after years of hiding, the Ancient Race emerged again, still considering themselves the dominant power, viewing themselves as the rulers of this world, superior to the Human Race. They couldn’t allow a genius like Ji Chen to exist.
"Killing me won’t be so easy,"
Ji Chen stood in the air, a whole starry sky behind him, the virtual shadow of a Spiritual Sea evident, and his Nine Spirit Veins were like True Dragons, swimming in the brilliant starry sea.
"I hold a Holy Weapon; today, your death is inevitable!"
The Demon Crown Prince snorted coldly, and with that, stark killing intent filled his eyes as he stepped forward.
"Buzz!"
With a swing of his Holy Halberd, an immense Holy Power filled the field, as if capable of obliterating all creatures in this world to ashes.
Dark light slashed down like the scythe of Death, locking onto Ji Chen, intending to cut him down here.
"Boom!"
Ji Chen raised his head with an angry shout, divine brilliance illuminating his entire body, and the endless Power of the Stars blessed him.
Clenching his fist tightly, Ji Chen didn’t retreat but charged forward against the attack of the Demon Crown Prince.
The void trembled, as if the world’s entire momentum was boiling at this moment.
The dark light was dazzling, with an incomparably terrifying aura, splitting the sky, finally nearing Ji Chen’s face.
"Buzz!"
Behind Ji Chen, the Starry Sky Law vibrated, with endless Power of the Stars permeating through, bearing a mysterious power that continually weakened the approaching assault.
"Crack!"
Finally, under everyone’s gaze, Ji Chen’s fist blasted out furiously, shattering and disintegrating the attack of the Demon Crown Prince.
"This is the Law Phenomenon of the Hongmeng Body!"
"To even weaken the attack of a Holy Weapon, it’s terrifying!"
"If it were someone else, they might have died a hundred or thousand times under the attack of the Ancestral King’s Weapon!"
Surprised discussions arose throughout Yao City. No one expected Ji Chen to resist an attack from the Ancestral King’s Weapon.
Gu Hao remained silent, equally astonished in his heart.
He considered his Dao Body invincible, unmatched worldwide by any physique.
But now, witnessing Ji Chen’s Hongmeng Body, Gu Hao had to admit that compared to him, his Dao Body was obviously inferior by much.
At least, facing the attack of the Ancestral King’s Weapon, he couldn’t easily neutralize it like Ji Chen.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
High in the sky, the fierce battle continued.
Ji Chen, with the entire Star Sea behind him, resembled a deity as he incessantly charged towards the Demon Crown Prince.
But with the Demon Crown Prince holding the Holy Halberd, approaching him wasn’t so easy?
Ji Chen was repeatedly forced back but also repeatedly launched attacks.
After such repetition, even with the Hongmeng Body, he was now covered in wounds.
"Huff!"
He exhaled long, his face pale, with blood at the corners of his mouth.
Forcing a confrontation with the Ancestral King’s Weapon, no one could remain unharmed, not even Ji Chen.
"Using the Ancestral King’s Weapon continuously must consume quite a bit of energy?"
Wiping away the blood at the corner of his mouth, he glared at the distant Demon Crown Prince, continuing, "I’d like to see how long you can last."
"Indeed, the consumption is great, but before I’m entirely exhausted, your death is certain."
The Demon Crown Prince snorted coldly, pressing down another strike from thin air, collapsing the void, revealing large cracks, with endless spatial storms surging out as if wanting to engulf this world.
"The first to fall isn’t certain yet."
Ji Chen spoke, using the Starry Sky Law to weaken the Demon Crown Prince’s attack, while vibrating his Nine Veins, simultaneously activating the Heavenly Scripture and Supreme Scripture. Under the support of two Emperor Scriptures, his attack and defense capabilities were significantly more astonishing than before.
This was the main reason Ji Chen could contend against the Holy Weapon.
If it were merely relying on the Hongmeng Body, given his current cultivation, he wouldn’t have been able to hold out till now.
"He’s really been held off!"
In Yao City, countless people were discussing, Ji Chen being able to persist till now was beyond everyone’s expectations.
An elder from a certain Sacred Land spoke, "This child, indeed, carries the aura of an Emperor Scripture, greatly enhancing his Hongmeng Body!"
"Is it true? Emperor Scriptures are unparalleled legacies, held only by ancient Sacred Lands and Ancient Emperor families. The average person can’t even come close to touching them."
"Ji Chen’s background seems ordinary, merely the Young Sect Leader of Lingyun Sect in the Profound Domain, right? Where did he acquire the Emperor Scripture?"
"Emperor Scripture, Hongmeng Body... What kind of fortune has he encountered in these four years?"