Chapter 1878: Number One

To the outside world, Weng You only needed a fraction of a second to use his mind control.

The divine ability users of the various races vaguely caught a trace of bewilderment surfacing on Fang Chen's face. The human divine ability users all secretly cried out that things were looking bad. Yet, just when they assumed Fang Chen would follow in the footsteps of the previous two and slit his own throat, they noticed that his expression smoothed over.

Then, they watched as absolute terror surfaced on Weng You's face instead. It was as though he had laid eyes on some ultimate cosmic horror. His face contorted as he started to tremble violently. Cold sweat broke out all over his body.

The few Southern God Race divine ability users protecting him were horrified.

"Weng You!"

Perhaps it was because of that shout, or perhaps it was due to some other reason, but something astonishing happened. Weng You opened his eyes, condensed a sharp blade of immortal essence, and sliced off his own heads.

Puff.

All three heads tumbled onto the ground, rolling for a good distance.

The entire scene fell into a dead silence.

Dai Congyun looked at Fang Chen in shock and suspicion. He glanced back at Weng You's corpse, his gaze growing increasingly solemn.

"No way..."

After a few breaths, the nearby divine ability users snapped out of it, their expressions shifting. Yet, one thing remained identical. All of them cast furtive glances toward Fang Chen. These glances were filled with deep suspicion and wariness.

Although they hadn't spotted any obvious clues, Weng You ending up in such a state was clearly a sign that something had gone wrong the moment he struck at Fang Chen. His mind seemed to have been the one controlled instead.

Dai Congyun gave Fang Chen a complicated look. "Brother Fang, your divine ability can counter the Southern God Eyes?"

He had originally thought that Weng You was about to snatch the title once and for all, but he had suddenly met his demise out of nowhere at the hands of a divine ability user from a race he himself had considered "weak." The unfolding of events had completely exceeded his expectations.

Fang Chen shook his head. "I don't know what happened just now either."

One divine ability user looked highly suspicious. "It really wasn't you?"

Fang Chen just shook his head once more, remaining silent.

Everyone was still doubtful, but they couldn't afford to care too much right now. Since Weng You was already dead, the remaining contestants still had to concede and leave according to their previous rankings.

Someone barked at the remaining Southern God Race divine ability users, "You few, Weng You is already dead, why are you still not leaving?"

These few Southern God Race divine ability users revealed looks of unwillingness. They exchanged glances before letting out cold snorts. They then crushed their identity tokens, surrendering.

Once they were gone, everyone else willingly conceded and left as well.

In the end, only Fang Chen and Dai Congyun remained.

At that moment, the countless Inner Domains of the ten thousand races in the God Realm all trained their gazes upon this very space. There were the God Race, the Deviant Snake Race, the Southern God Race... the Vajra Race, the Flame Race, and the Human Race. Both Fang Chen and Dai Congyun discovered that the void was densely packed with the phantom images of Inner Domain gates.

"They are all watching us." Dai Congyun sighed with emotion. "There are my clansmen, and there are your clansmen. There are my race's Saints, and there are your race's Saints. The top twelve races, the top one hundred races... It can be said that the vast majority of the top-tier existences within the God Realm are watching this battle between you and me."

He paused before continuing, "I am no match for you, but I would still like to try, just to see how many moves I can hold out under your hands."

Fang Chen smiled and nodded. "Then let us try."

***

Above the buildings suspended in the void, some of the most elite Saints in the entire Divine Realm were watching what was happening inside the Saint Tower.

Ever since Weng You slit his throat, the atmosphere here had turned somewhat strange. One gaze after another could not help but steal side glances toward the Southern God Race Saint.

The God Race Saint naturally would not pass up such a golden opportunity for mockery. He spoke flatly with a smile. "Looks like it will be hard for your Southern God Race to take first place in this competition."

The Southern God Race Saint let out a cold laugh. "Even if our Southern God Race cannot take it, does your God Race stand a chance to claim it?"

Having said that, his gaze fiercely cut across Fang Chen's figure. He then turned to look coldly at Fang Lie, "Exactly what divine abilities has this junior of your clan awakened?"

He desperately wanted to know what kind of divine ability the opponent held that could so effortlessly break even the Southern God Eyes. Weng You's death, truth be told, was completely outside his calculations. From the very beginning, he knew that this Saint Tower Battle would absolutely end with Weng You taking first place. Because with Dai Congyun's methods, he could not possibly defeat Weng You after the latter awakened the Southern God Eyes.

Yet despite all their calculations, they could never have expected that the person who would kill Weng You would be a divine ability user from a weak race and not Dai Congyun.

Fang Lie smiled and cupped his hands. "I am not sure either. Once this battle concludes, I shall ask him about it."

The Southern God Race Saint said nothing further, though his expression grew increasingly gloomy.

***

Dai Congyun made his move. He first glanced up at the Inner Domain gates that filled the sky, and then unleashed the strongest technique of his life, without the slightest intention of holding back.

A terrifying surge of immortal essence nearly filled the entire ruined city. At that moment, Dai Congyun was no longer just a simple sixth-transformation expert. He seemed to reach a new height, his cultivation making a breakthrough. He stepped directly into the seventh transformation realm.

Just as everyone thought Dai Congyun's attack had to accomplish something, they suddenly realized that Fang Chen had already appeared behind him. A sharp blade condensed from immortal essence rested against Dai Congyun's neck.

Beads of blood seeped out from the edge of the blade.

Dai Congyun let out a soft sigh, suppressing the wildly rampaging immortal essence within him. "I lost. Congratulations."

Fang Chen smiled. "Brother Dai, after you."

Dai Congyun nodded, immediately surrendering and departing.

With that, Fang Chen effortlessly claimed the glorious title of number one among the sixth transformations in Longsheng City.

The gap between the human race and these powerful races isn't as exaggerated as imagined. However, someone like me is merely an isolated case. The reality of the situation is that the sheer abundance of immortal essence possessed by the likes of Dai Congyun far, far exceeds that of a human of the same rank. An isolated case like myself is difficult to replicate, so the only path for the human race to grow stronger is to produce more Saints and increase the number of Supreme Bones. If that continues, perhaps one day the human race will reach the point where Supreme Bones permeate the entire body.

***

For a split second, several regions across the God Realm fell into a dead silence.

Inside one Inner Domain after another, Half Saints and Saints from various races fell into silence after watching Fang Chen claim the final victory.

"The Human Race..."

"Rather interesting."

"Perhaps we can win them over to a degree."

Even though the top twelve races and even the top one hundred races had no intention of winning the human race over, quite a few Saints from races that were far stronger than the Flame Race developed ideas about making contact with the Human Race. These Saints immediately began trying to locate the coordinates of the Human Saints' Inner Domains. Unfortunately, the Human Saints were all over at Saint Long's location, so they couldn't find them for the time being.

***

Inside the Inner Domain of the Half Saint Jinwu.

Half Saint Zangxue said expressionlessly, "Him, you can no longer touch him. If you move against him, it will invite suppression from the Saints of various factions."

Half Saint Jinwu sighed softly. "I know."

The various calculations he had previously harbored in his heart were now boxed away and sealed up one by one.

***

High above within the pavilion in the void.

Saint Long swept his gaze across Fang Lie and the others, smiling. "Saints of the Human Race, congratulations to you all. For such a young race to have someone capable of seizing first place in the Saint Tower Battle proves that your potential is by no means low."

The Human Saints paid their respects with humility.

Seeing that, Saint Long smiled slightly. Reaching out with his massive hand, Fang Chen, who was still inside the Saint Tower, was instantly plucked and brought straight before him within the blink of an eye.