Chapter 169: The Life and Death Battle Arrives (1)

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A month’s time passed in the blink of an eye, like a white horse flitting past a crevice.

Inside the Quiet Chamber, Chen Chuan slowly opened his eyes. A sharp light flashed through his pupils before returning to a depth as calm as an ancient well.

His entire Aura was harmonious and restrained; he had impressively stabilized at the Fifth Level of the Half-Step Great Power Realm.

"It is time."

He muttered to himself, sinking his mind into the mysterious System interface within his body.

"System! Consume eighty billion gold tickets to raise my Cultivation to the Half-Step Great Power Realm Ninth Level Peak!"

With a single thought, the thick stack of gold tickets in his Storage Ring instantly vanished into nothingness.

An indescribable, majestic energy seemed to pour in from the Void, flooding into Chen Chuan’s limbs and bones.

The streams of Spiritual Energy within him instantly surged like a Great River, and his Meridians were continuously widened and reinforced under the scouring of the energy.

The barriers of his Realm were like paper windows before this power purely converted from wealth—broken with a single poke.

Sixth Level of the Half-Step Great Power, seventh level, eighth level... Ninth Level Peak!

With almost no stagnation, his Cultivation soared like a rocket, directly reaching the limit of the Half-Step Great Power.

A powerful sense of strength filled his entire body, but he did not revel in it. Instead, he gave another order without hesitation.

"System! Consume another three hundred billion gold tickets to break through the Great Power Realm bottleneck!"

An even more vast torrent of energy swept in.

This time, the target was the chasm between heaven and earth that troubled countless Cultivators: the threshold of the Great Power Realm.

The energy condensed and compressed within his body, finally turning into an invisible giant hammer that smashed fiercely against that solid bottleneck.

"Boom!"

A loud bang seemed to explode deep within Chen Chuan’s Soul, and the bottleneck shattered at the sound.

In an instant, he felt as if his very level of life had been sublimated. His Divine Sense power surged, and his perception range expanded by more than tenfold.

The Spiritual Energy throughout his body underwent a qualitative change, becoming more concentrated and more powerful.

First Layer of the Great Power Realm!

Feeling the powerful Spiritual Energy surging like a sea within him, yet as easy to command as his own arms, a cold arc curved at the corner of Chen Chuan’s mouth.

According to his estimation, as a ’cheater,’ he was now sufficient to crush an ordinary Great Power Realm Ninth Level Peak head-on.

Dealing with a Great Power Realm Fifth Level like Li Feiyun posed no pressure at all.

"Li Feiyun, your time of death has come."

Chen Chuan rose to his feet and pushed open the door of the Quiet Chamber. Sunlight fell on his calm face, reflecting a pair of eyes as sharp as a hawk’s.

The Life and Death Stage was located in the center of the Outer Sect’s martial arts square. It was a high platform built of hard obsidian, surrounded by a powerful protective Formation to prevent the aftershocks of the fight from harming onlookers.

At this moment, the area around the Life and Death Stage was already packed with people. Almost all the Outer Sect Disciples had gathered here, waiting for the arrival of the life-and-death duel that had caused a sensation in the Outer Sect a month ago.

The noise and discussions surged like a tide.

"Is he here? Is he here? That kid Chen Chuan wouldn’t have fled at the last minute, would he?"

"Hehe, the contract is signed and notarized by the Sect. If he doesn’t come, the Law Enforcement Hall won’t let him off either. His end would be even worse."

"He really doesn’t know the height of the heavens. Daring to challenge Senior Brother Li while only at the Half-Step Great Power is simply seeking death!"

"I heard he’s been in seclusion all month. What’s the use of cramming at the last minute? How can a gap in Realm be bridged in just one short month?"

"Maybe not necessarily. I heard he was quite fierce when completing missions before. Maybe he has some trump card?"

"Trump card? Before absolute strength, any trump card is a joke! Senior Brother Li is a genuine Great Power Realm Fifth Level!"

"This Chen Chuan is also a talent. His Cultivation talent is good, and he even has excellent Alchemy abilities."

"It’s a pity. If he had endured for a few years, he might have made a name for himself. He just had to act on a moment’s impulse."

"Hmph, just an impatient fool. He deserves to die. It’ll just clear out an overconfident fellow from our Outer Sect."

All sorts of mockery, ridicule, pity, and bystander talk intertwined; almost no one favored Chen Chuan.

On the Life and Death Stage, Li Feiyun stood with his hands behind his back, wearing a brocade robe. His chin was slightly raised, and his eyes scanned the crowd below with disdain, enjoying the feeling of being the center of attention.

His face bore an undisguised confidence and arrogance, as if victory was already in his grasp.

"Chen Chuan, hide all you want. You can hide today, but you can’t hide forever! Today is the day you die!"

Li Feiyun sneered in his heart, his Killing Intent boiling.

He had already planned that he wouldn’t let Chen Chuan die easily. He would definitely torture him well and make him draw his last breath in pain and regret.

Even more, he wanted Su Mengxi, who had been constantly worried about Chen Chuan, to see how the person she valued would be stepped under his feet like a dead dog.

Thinking of Su Mengxi, the jealousy and Killing Intent in his heart grew even stronger.

He had absolute confidence in his Great Power Realm Fifth Level Cultivation and didn’t believe for a second that Chen Chuan, who had been in seclusion for a month, could stir up any waves.

In a corner of the crowd, Su Mengxi was dressed in purple. Her pretty face was tense, and her slender fingers were tightly interlaced, revealing her extreme anxiety and worry.

Her beautiful eyes stared unblinkingly at the path leading to the Life and Death Stage, hoping for that figure to appear, yet afraid he actually would.

She couldn’t stop this duel and could only place her hopes on that Spirit Transformation Pill.

"Chen Chuan, you must have taken the Spirit Transformation Pill. At least hold on and find a chance to admit defeat."

She prayed silently in her heart. Although she knew that admitting defeat was basically impossible on the Life and Death Stage, she still held onto a glimmer of hope.

That Spirit Transformation Pill was the key to her own Breakthrough, but she had given it to Chen Chuan without hesitation, only seeking to increase his slight chance of survival.