Chapter 1502 - 1501: Completely Unknown

Chapter 1502: Chapter 1501: Completely Unknown

"Did I lose?"

As Ling Chen’s head was falling, a thought flashed through his mind like a jolt of electricity. His strategy had worked, but his actions were ultimately a step slower than the Shinobi God, who had beheaded him first. It was only after being killed by the Shinobi God that his sword struck the vital point, too late.

Even though he had lost, Ling Chen only felt a slight regret. It wasn’t anything overwhelming, since he’d given his all. Even though the battle with the Shinobi God ended in failure, it was still a tremendously significant battle!

However, just as Ling Chen was about to close his eyes and accept his fate of being transported out of the Sword Prison, he suddenly felt a sensation of the world spinning around him, as if he had undergone reincarnation, experiencing what felt like thousands of years in just a moment.

When Ling Chen opened his eyes again, he found that his head was reattached to his body. Ling Chen reached out and touched his neck, not finding any signs of injury, as if he had never been beheaded at all.

Most importantly, the surroundings were still the seventeenth layer of the Sword Prison.

"I wasn’t transported out?"

Ling Chen couldn’t help feeling astonished. Even though the Shinobi God had acted before him, beheading him, somehow he remained on the seventeenth layer, while the Shinobi God had vanished. Ling Chen couldn’t see the Shinobi God anywhere on this layer anymore.

Before Ling Chen could regain his composure, the void in front of him surged, revealing a Wind Eye that opened the entrance to the eighteenth layer.

"Does this count as passing?"

A look of surprise appeared in Ling Chen’s eyes. He hadn’t anticipated that what he thought was the outcome of elimination would ultimately be considered as passing.

"Could it be that as long as you defeat the Gatekeeper, regardless of whether you die yourself, it counts as clearing the level?"

Ling Chen’s eyes flickered slightly, and he could somewhat guess the rules behind this. Whether the challenger dies or not doesn’t affect their progression. As long as the consciousness body guarding the gate is successfully defeated, it counts as passing!

"The eighteenth layer! This is the final layer!"

Ling Chen’s eyes flickered slightly, even he didn’t imagine he could pass the seventeenth layer. The entrance to the eighteenth layer was right in front of him.

If we talk about passing the sixteenth and seventeenth layers, Ling Chen held a degree of hope, believing he had a slight chance of success. But the eighteenth layer? Ling Chen truly hadn’t considered it. After all, it was the final layer of the Sword Prison, and the Gatekeepers of the sixteenth and seventeenth layers were already terrifyingly powerful. How strong could the eighteenth layer’s Gatekeeper possibly be?

Without hesitating too long, Ling Chen began to move, heading toward the Wind Eye, his body slowly sinking into it.

Meanwhile, outside of the Sword Prison.

After a long wait, the atmosphere outside the Sword Prison became somewhat restless. Most believed Ling Chen would soon be transported out, as he was facing the revered Shinobi God. No matter how extraordinary Ling Chen was, he couldn’t possibly contend with a powerhouse like the Shinobi God.

"Why hasn’t the kid come out yet?"

An experienced swordsman frowned, his eyes on the glow of the Thousand Zhang Giant Sword, thinking Ling Chen had been on the seventeenth layer too long.

"Could it be that this kid has a chance of passing the seventeenth layer?"

A middle-aged swordsman beside him took a deep breath, his expression turning into one of surprise.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible."

The experienced swordsman shook his head, "No one can pass the seventeenth layer. Never been done before, never will be."

"Uh... previously, when Ling Chen was at the sixteenth layer, wasn’t everyone saying the same thing? But what was the result? He made it through." The middle-aged swordsman hesitated slightly as he spoke.

"That was just good luck on the kid’s part,"

The veteran swordsman snorted, "A person’s luck won’t always hold. The Shinobi God’s strength is far superior to Master Gongben. No matter how monstrous this kid is, it’s impossible for him to break through the Shinobi God’s guarded level."

After hearing this, the middle-aged swordsman no longer spoke. The veteran’s words weren’t without merit; he didn’t believe Ling Chen could achieve such a feat either. However, as time passed, even the impossible started to seem faintly possible in this situation.

Buzz!

At this moment, the light on the Thousand Zhang Giant Sword suddenly brightened, instantly attracting countless gazes. Subsequently, to the shock of all looking, the light on the seventeenth layer abruptly skipped into the eighteenth layer’s region!

"Impossible!"

Everyone present couldn’t help but shout Xiedisili, their hearts overwhelmed with disbelief.

The eighteenth layer!

Ling Chen had actually entered the eighteenth layer of the Sword Prison!

"The Shinobi God has actually been defeated too?"

The swordsmen of Yingzhou wore expressions of shock on their faces, their bodies almost numb from the previous shock of Ling Chen’s passage through the sixteenth layer.

Despite this, they remained in a state of profound shock.

"Truly an immeasurable character."

Beichuan Ye shook his head with a strained smile. Actually, when Ling Chen hadn’t been transported out, he had a premonition, suspecting Ling Chen might create another miracle. To his surprise, his suspicion had come true with Ling Chen accomplishing what seemed impossible.

"He actually did it."

Peerless Sword sighed, his face filled with a sense of awe. Once, the difference between Ling Chen and himself was negligible. But now, the record Ling Chen had created was lofty enough for him to admire, even for the entire Yingzhou Martial Arts World to look up to.

Hong Ye was equally incredulous. With the legendary names of Master Gongben and the Shinobi God, one more resounding than the other, Ling Chen had successfully surpassed them. This achievement went beyond everyone’s understanding, reaching an unimaginable level.

"The eighteenth layer,"

Beichuan Ye gazed at the top of the Thousand Zhang Giant Sword, at the eighteenth layer’s region, murmuring, "What exactly is within the eighteenth layer? Truly, no one knows now..."

The Gatekeeper of the sixteenth layer was Master Gongben, the seventeenth was the Shinobi God, although no one had seen the Shinobi God, everyone understood. But at the eighteenth layer, people didn’t even know who the Gatekeeper was. Everything about the eighteenth layer remained completely unknown.

It was like a veil of mystery waiting for someone to unveil. For such a long time, no one had set foot in the eighteenth layer, thus perpetuating this unknown status for thousands of years!

But now, this completely unknown status is finally going to be broken!