Chapter 409: Half-Emperor

Chapter 409: Chapter 409: Half-Emperor

"Crack!"

Under the gaze of the crowd, the sword light finally descended upon Ye Loukai.

But the imagined scene did not happen.

Facing Ji Chen’s terrifying strike, Ye Loukai did not get obliterated into ashes on the spot.

Because he too was wearing an Emperor Level Treasure Armor, which shielded him from that fatal blow.

Nonetheless, the power of Ji Chen’s sword still far exceeded expectations.

Everyone could see that after Ji Chen’s sword fell, the Emperor Level Treasure Robe on Ye Loukai was actually shattered into pieces, falling to the ground below like scraps of iron.

Furthermore, the powerful impact blasted him far away.

His face turned pale as Ye Loukai coughed up blood repeatedly, directly grievously injured by Ji Chen’s sword.

After being knocked back nearly a thousand feet, he finally stabilized, but his body was tottering, slowly descending from the high sky to the ground below.

"Poof!"

He coughed up blood again, his face as pale as could be.

At this moment, everyone could feel that from Ye Loukai’s body, a vast Spiritual Qi was continuously leaking out.

His Spiritual Sea was shattered by Ji Chen’s sword, making it impossible to hold Spiritual Qi any longer, as if his Cultivation had been abolished.

"This..."

Outside Donglin City, among the surrounding mountains, everyone watching fell silent, evidently because the outcome of this battle was completely unexpected for them.

Ye Loukai, titled the Sword Saint, reigned supreme in the Yu Realm with his Extraordinary Sword Technique and was seen as the foremost person in Sword Dao. In everyone’s eyes, in such a battle, there seemed almost no chance of victory in Ye Loukai’s favor.

Yet who could have expected that the final result was Ye Loukai’s Cultivation being destroyed?

Even after using the Frost Condensation Sword Manual, he still couldn’t do anything to Ji Chen.

The gap between them was far more terrifying than imagined.

"What a terrifying sword!"

"At least three Emperor Scriptures, and also fused with five or six kinds of Power of Law..."

After a brief silence, everyone couldn’t help but voice such comments, discussing intensely.

"Three Emperor Scriptures, six Laws..."

"Is that his trump card?"

Many were shocked; disregarding the Emperor Scriptures, just Ji Chen’s comprehension of six Laws alone demonstrated his terrifying talent and potential.

Even in the Yu Realm, it is hard to find anyone who comprehends six Laws.

"Even Ye Loukai fell; he was the Sword Saint of our Yu Realm. His prideful Sword Technique and Frost Condensation Sword Manual were so vulnerable before Ji Chen, even his Spiritual Sea was shattered, making him lose all his Cultivation, reduced to a cripple..."

"Does our vast Yu Realm truly have no one who can stop Ji Chen?"

The crowd couldn’t help but furrow their brows, looking extremely unpleasant, feeling utterly stifled.

However, Ji Chen paid no heed to their discussions.

After defeating Ye Loukai, he no longer paid attention to him but gazed toward the distant void, speaking, "Where is Murong Lingyun? You boasted you’d kill me with your own hands, and now I’m in Donglin City. Do you dare to show yourself and face me in battle?"

Though not loud, his voice was clear to everyone present.

Upon hearing Murong Lingyun’s name, the crowd finally realized that such a top expert still existed in the Yu Realm.

Like Ji Chen, he was a young peerless genius; though only twenty-five or six years old, his Cultivation had reached the Peak of the Nirvana Realm Ninth Layer, just a step away from the Quasi-Emperor.

He was the first genius of their era in the Yu Realm, the City Lord of Celestial Spring City.

When Ji Chen boasted arrogantly, someone reportedly saw Murong Lingyun flying out of Celestial Spring City, heading towards Donglin City.

If no accident occurred, Murong Lingyun should be here, most likely hidden and not showing himself.

But after witnessing Ji Chen effortlessly defeat Sword Saint Ye Loukai, would Murong Lingyun really show himself and fight?

Know that Ye Loukai is titled the Sword Saint of the Yu Realm, not just the first in Sword Dao, but in terms of Cultivation and strength, hardly anyone below a Quasi-Emperor can compare to him.

Even Murong Lingyun is, at most, on par with Ye Loukai. If he shows up now, facing Ji Chen, his chances are but three or four in ten.

If so, Murong Lingyun might as well avoid the fight.

"Buzz!"

Yet, just as everyone believed Murong Lingyun would most likely continue to hide, maybe even leave quietly,

the space slightly fluctuated not far away in the void.

Then everyone could see a somewhat slender figure slowly appearing.

From a distance, it was discernible that he was a young man, dressed in a battle robe with a cloak draped over his back, valiant and dashing. He walked towards Donglin City with measured steps, seemingly out of nowhere.

"Murong Lingyun!"

"He’s indeed here!"

"He’s shown himself, does he really intend to fight Ji Chen head-on?"

"Somewhat unwise; even Sword Saint Ye Loukai was defeated, Murong Lingyun may not have much confidence in taking down Ji Chen."

Upon seeing Murong Lingyun appear, everyone present couldn’t help but frown.

Ji Chen stood in the air before the city tower, watching Murong Lingyun from afar.

When the latter finally stepped into the void, within a hundred feet of Ji Chen, Ji Chen spoke, "So, you are Murong Lingyun? Quite brave, I thought you might quietly leave."

"You’re underestimating me a bit too much."

Hearing Ji Chen’s words, Murong Lingyun retorted, "Ji Chen, undeniably, you are indeed strong, even Sword Saint Ye Loukai is no match for you. But if you believe you can defeat me with this, you are gravely mistaken."

In his words, everyone could feel that an intangible aura rose silently on Murong Lingyun, reaching a shocking level within a few breaths.

A terrifying pressure engulfed the scene, dimming the heavens and the earth once more.

The air was imbued with the aura of Laws, swirling with threads of the Power of the Dao, making hearts involuntarily race with fear.

"Half-Emperor!"

Ji Chen’s eyes narrowed, staring at him.