Chapter 185: Heaven-Defying!

[A/N: We are just a few more golden tickets away from reaching another milestone!!]

"Boom!"

A pressure far exceeding before, as if substantial, erupted from within Zhao Ritian’s body, like a dormant volcano suddenly awakening.

The Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth seemed to be pulled by an invisible giant hand, converging toward him frantically, forming a visible vortex of Spiritual Qi that poured into his body.

His Aura, which had been withered due to heavy injuries, soared like a rocket, instantly breaking through the barrier of the Great Power Realm and stepping into a completely new level.

Spirit Transformation Realm First Level!

That unique pressure belonging to the Spirit Transformation Realm swept across the surroundings of the Life and Death Stage like a tide, causing all Great Power Realm Disciples to feel their breathing hitch and their Spiritual Power circulation to become sluggish.

"Spirit Transformation Realm?"

Dead silence, a deathly silence!

Everyone widened their eyes, looking in disbelief at the figure slowly standing up on the arena with a towering Aura.

No one expected Zhao Ritian to have hidden himself so deeply.

He had long been qualified to Breakthrough to the Spirit Transformation Realm but had suppressed it until now, only revealing it as a trump card at this life-or-death moment.

"A sneaky bastard! Zhao Ritian is also a sneaky bastard!"

A Disciple cried out, his voice filled with shock and a ridiculous sense of being deceived.

"It’s over, completely over! The Great Power Realm and the Spirit Transformation Realm are worlds apart! Spiritual Power liquefies; the quality and quantity are incomparable. How can he fight this?"

"Chen Chuan is finished. What a pity; he just showed the elegance of the Dragon blood, only to fall here."

The crowd was in an uproar, and their gazes toward Chen Chuan instantly changed from amazement and awe to deep pity and a trace of subtle mockery.

The Cultivation world is just that realistic; potential does not represent strength, and only the Geniuses who survive are true Geniuses.

"Hahaha! I knew it, I knew Senior Brother Zhao had a backup plan. Spirit Transformation Realm, it’s settled, it’s completely settled now."

The gamblers who had bet on Zhao Ritian and were just looking ashen now looked like they had been injected with chicken blood, their faces flushed with excitement as they danced around.

"I’m rich! Origin Stones! My Origin Stones are still safe!"

Someone tightly hugged their bet, as if they could already see the scene of the Origin Stones in their hands.

On the other hand, the gamblers who bet on Chen Chuan felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, their faces turning pale.

"Damn it! Chen Chuan, you jinx! You’ve ruined me! All my assets!"

A Disciple who had invested heavily had bloodshot eyes and couldn’t help but curse, taking his anger out on Chen Chuan on the stage.

"Motherfucker, I really shouldn’t have believed in that leapfrog counter-kill nonsense; Realm suppression is the truth. That sneaky bastard Zhao Ritian hid too deeply."

On the high platform, several Outer Sect Elders also shook their heads slightly.

The White-Bearded Elder sighed softly:

"A pity. The Primordial Purple Radiance Ancestral Dragon Bloodline—if given time to grow, his future would be limitless."

"The chasm between the Spirit Transformation Realm and the Great Power Realm is not something easily bridged by bloodline and techniques, especially since he is only at the First Layer of the Great Power Realm."

The serious-faced Elder nodded in agreement: "Zhao Ritian is calculating and has endured until now. With this Breakthrough, Chen Chuan has no way out. This battle’s outcome is decided."

Zhao Hengjiang on the stretcher experienced the wild joy of going from Hell to heaven.

He struggled to lift his upper body, ignoring the sharp pain, and roared at the arena with all his might in a hoarse voice:

"Brother! Kill him! Tear him into ten thousand pieces!"

"Chen Chuan, do you see? This is the consequence of offending me! Where is your arrogance from just now?"

He seemed crazed, his words malicious, as if he wanted to pour out all his previous fear and humiliation.

On the arena, Zhao Ritian felt the surging Spirit Transformation Realm power within him, far more refined and massive than before, and a cruel smile of total control appeared on his face.

The injury on his chest was temporarily suppressed under the nourishment of the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth drawn in during the Breakthrough.

He cracked his neck, making a clicking sound, and his gaze toward Chen Chuan was filled with the cruel playfulness of a cat catching a mouse.

"Chen Chuan, you didn’t expect this, did you?" His voice was loud, carrying the unique Spiritual Power resonance of the Spirit Transformation Realm as it spread everywhere.

"Forcing me to use this trump card, you can be proud of yourself in the afterlife. Now, kneel and beg for mercy, and perhaps I can give you a quick death."

He enjoyed the absolute confidence brought by this power and the countless awe-filled gazes from below the stage.

He seemed to already see the scene of Chen Chuan wailing and begging for mercy at his feet.

However, facing this sudden and shocking reversal, Chen Chuan’s face did not show the terror Zhao Ritian had expected.

He still stood there calmly, the faint curve at the corner of his mouth seemingly carrying a hint of mockery.

"Scared witless? He can’t even make an expression?" a Disciple whispered.

Zhao Ritian was also incensed by Chen Chuan’s abnormal calmness; this disregard made him feel more humiliated than fear would have.

He wasted no more words. His Spirit Transformation Realm First Level Spiritual Power erupted, and with a move, his speed was more than twice as fast as before.

He held his fingers like a blade, and the scorching fire-attribute Spiritual Power condensed into a zhang-long flame blade light, tearing through the air and heading straight for Chen Chuan’s head with an Aura that could incinerate everything.

This strike’s power far exceeded his previous moves, vowing to kill Chen Chuan in one go.

Just as the flame blade light was about to hit.

Chen Chuan thought to himself: "System, consume 240 billion Gold Banknotes to upgrade my Cultivation to the Great Power Realm Ninth Level Peak!"

[Ding! Consuming 240 billion Gold Banknotes, Cultivation level increasing...]

A vast and peerless refined energy, far beyond ordinary understanding, surged out of nowhere into Chen Chuan’s limbs, bones, and Dantian Qi Sea.

His Cultivation, like a volcanic eruption or a bursting dam, began to skyrocket at a staggering speed.

Great Power Realm Second Level, Third Level, Fourth Level... sweeping through everything with no bottlenecks!

Buzz!

The Aura around Chen Chuan’s body climbed steadily, and the Spiritual Qi fluctuations he triggered were not even inferior to Zhao Ritian’s Breakthrough to the Spirit Transformation Realm just now.

The pale golden blood energy and the Purple Radiant Dragon Blood power complemented each other, forming a dazzling pillar of light that shot straight into the sky.

Almost in the blink of an eye, his Cultivation stabilized at the Great Power Realm Ninth Level Peak.

That majestic sense of power made him let out a long whistle that shook the surroundings, diluting the Spirit Transformation Realm pressure brought by Zhao Ritian.

"What?"

Zhao Ritian’s pupils shrank suddenly, and the flame blade light he swung even faltered, his face filled with extreme shock and absurdity.

"Great Power Realm Ninth Level Peak? This is impossible!"

He simply couldn’t believe his eyes!

How could a person jump directly from the First Layer of the Great Power Realm to the Great Power Realm Ninth Level Peak in an instant?

This completely defied the common logic of Cultivation.

Not just him, but the entire area around the Life and Death Stage fell into a deathly silence once again.

Everyone was petrified, their mouths agape and eyes nearly popping out.

"What did I just see? Increasing eight minor Realms in an instant? And during a battle?"

"Sneaky bastard! Damn it, Chen Chuan is the biggest sneaky bastard! He actually hid so much of his Cultivation?"

Gulp. Someone swallowed hard. "Are we here today to watch a life-and-death battle or to watch an immortal perform magic tricks?"