Chapter 223 - 158: Breaking 3 Heavens in a Row

Chapter 223: Chapter 158: Breaking 3 Heavens in a Row

The entire plaza was covered in bodies, lying in heaps everywhere.

Those who hadn’t died were utterly terrified and had long since scrambled over the walls to escape.

The vast Taixu Sword Sect was in complete disarray.

Zhou Yuan stared at the numerous corpses on the ground, dazed. His lips trembled as he walked over to Chen Xuan. "Elder Chen, Zhao Longshan and his son are dead. This matter... why don’t we just let it go?"

For the other man to have gone this far for him was already a monumental favor.

The thought of truly tearing all pretenses apart with Heaven-Burning Valley was terrifying to even consider.

"Let it go?"

Chen Xuan frowned. "Let it go, my ass. We’re way past the point of ’letting it go.’"

This wasn’t about Zhou Yuan anymore.

It now concerned him personally.

That Jiang Longyang fellow had never even met him, yet he dared to threaten to have him killed.

’He even said that if I hadn’t been clinging to the Martial Alliance, I’d already be a corpse.’

’And I’m supposed to let that slide with someone like him?’

’What a joke.’

"Elder Chen, I’m grateful to you for avenging me, but for the sake of the sect’s stability, I truly implore you to let it go. I’m already content. I’ve killed Zhao Longshan’s entire family. When will this cycle of vengeance end? Let’s just stop here!"

Zhou Yuan said hurriedly.

Heaven-Burning Valley was an immense power.

They could extinguish countless lives with a single breath.

The Martial Alliance shouldn’t get into a deathmatch with a power like that.

"Yes, Chen Xuan, why not just stop? Zhou Yuan has vented his anger,"

Mr. Zhuo chimed in from the side.

"He may have, but I haven’t."

Chen Xuan’s tone was cold. "This isn’t his business anymore; it’s mine. The other party wants to kill me, and you want me to pretend I don’t know? Besides, do you really think Heaven-Burning Valley will just let this go? Can you stop being so naive?"

"..."

Mr. Zhuo fell silent.

’He’s right.’

Given the personalities of both Heaven-Burning Valley and Chen Xuan, this matter was destined to never be dropped.

He had also heard what Zhao Longshan said earlier.

That Nine Yang Saint Body, Jiang Longyang, was the one who had threatened to kill Chen Xuan...

Even if Chen Xuan let it go today, Jiang Longyang wouldn’t let it go later.

One of them was fated to die.

"Old Zhou, Elder Chen is right. This isn’t your business anymore."

Mr. Zhuo immediately looked at Zhou Yuan and declared, "That Jiang Longyang provoked Elder Chen. He’s a dead man. No one can save him!"

"But..."

Zhou Yuan’s lips trembled, torn between gratitude and regret.

He was grateful that Chen Xuan was truly willing to fight to the death to avenge him.

He regretted that perhaps he should never have written to the Martial Alliance in the first place.

Now things had blown up to such a degree that there was no way to clean up the mess.

If the Martial Alliance and Heaven-Burning Valley went to war, he, Zhou Yuan, might just become the greatest sinner in the Martial Alliance’s history.

"Alright, search the Taixu Sword Sect. See if there are any heavenly materials or earthly treasures."

Chen Xuan waved his hand.

"Alright, Old Zhou, let’s go!"

Mr. Zhuo immediately called to Zhou Yuan, and they began to loot the entire Taixu Sword Sect.

Meanwhile, Chen Xuan opened his panel and looked at it.

A glint soon appeared in his eyes.

’Excellent.’

...

Name: Chen Xuan

Heart Method: Nine Yang Red Fire Skill (Sixth Layer), Molten Fire Gold Forging Skill (Perfection · Molten Lava Armor), Mixed Element Qi Skill (Perfection)

Martial Arts: Primordial Barbaric Energy (Perfection · Force Breaks All Dharmas), Thunder-Fire Vajra Skill [(Perfection) Three Thousand Thunder Claps, Inner Blazing Sun, Mountain-Splitting Earth-Shaking, Soul-Severing Palm], Iron Wall Dragon-Elephant Skill (Perfection), Heavy Mountain Palm (Perfection), Shattering Star Finger (Seventh Layer), Flame Heaven-Burning Palm (Seventh Layer)

Cultivation: Sixth Layer of True Essence Realm

Talents: Innate Divine Strength, Bronze Skin and Iron Bones, Indestructible Fist Intent (Level 1), Lightning Dharma King (Level 1), Innate Tyrant Body, Indestructible Fist Intent (Level 2) (One talent can be unlocked for each level-up in renown. Current Renown: Famed Throughout the Four Seas)

Retribution Points: 246,800 (Can be used to deduce and advance Martial Arts)

...

Without any hesitation, Chen Xuan took out the heavenly materials and earthly treasures he carried, popped two of them into his mouth, and immediately recited in his mind.

’Retribution points, upgrade the Nine Yang Red Fire Skill!’

[Ding! You have consumed 40,000 retribution points to begin upgrading the Nine Yang Red Fire Skill. Detecting the potent medicinal properties within your body, you have once again received a double bonus, successfully obtaining a 300x Cultivation Speed. The liquid True Essence in your body churns like a scorching volcano, frantically absorbing the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi from the outside world.]

[Dense waves of Fire Attribute Primordial Qi burrow into your body like a thousand rivers returning to the sea. You feel every drop of blood and every inch of skin begin to glow and burn. The liquid True Essence within you seems to be on the verge of another fission!]

[You have consumed another 50,000 retribution points. Finally, you have successfully broken through!]

[Congratulations, Host! You have reached the True Essence Seventh Layer!]

Waves of powerful aura surged majestically within Chen Xuan’s body.

He savored the feeling for a moment, then looked at his panel again.

He still had 156,800 retribution points left.

’I’m on a roll. If I eat a few more heavenly materials, I might be able to reach the Ninth Layer in one go.’

’Let’s go for broke!’

Chen Xuan took out the remaining three heavenly materials and earthly treasures, stuffed them all into his mouth, and began chewing frantically.

He ate them just to be on the safe side.

After all, he didn’t have many points left.

If the medicinal properties weren’t enough, he’d be screwed.

’Now that I’ve taken three, the medicinal properties should be more than enough, right?’

’Retribution points, dump points into the Nine Yang Red Fire Skill, and while you’re at it, try to upgrade the Shattering Star Finger and Flame Heaven-Burning Palm too!’

Chen Xuan recited in his mind.

[Ding! Detecting that the medicinal properties in the Host’s body have once again reached an astonishing level, your recently boiling True Essence, not yet settled, begins to surge once more. This time, even more Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi is drawn in. You feel as though a boundless ocean of Primordial Qi is drilling into your body...]

[In one breath, you have directly consumed 140,000 retribution points. You have finally subjugated and assimilated this torrent of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, allowing it to merge with your True Essence.]

[Congratulations, Host! You have reached the True Essence Eighth Layer!]

[Congratulations, Host! You have reached the True Essence Ninth Layer!]

[At the same time, you have consumed another 15,000 retribution points, bringing your Shattering Star Finger and Flame Heaven-Burning Palm to Perfection!]

BOOM!

A tangible, crimson-gold flame erupted from the pores all over Chen Xuan’s body, scorching the surrounding ground with a SIZZLE. Waves of formidable and terrifying power surged relentlessly.

His eyes glowed alarmingly, like two crimson suns.

He gave a light swing of his fist.

He didn’t use any Martial Arts—only the strength of his physical body and overflowing True Essence.

BANG!

Like a bolt of red lightning, the force shot out a great distance, causing the air in its path to shatter and explode.

"Excellent. True Essence Ninth Layer!"

Chen Xuan’s eyes burned with intensity.

’Powerful!’

’Truly, unprecedentedly powerful!’

He looked at his panel again.

His retribution points had been wiped out in an instant.

Only 1,800 points remained.

He turned and walked back toward the Taixu Sword Sect, joining the search.

...

「At this very moment.」

The outside world was in an uproar.

A piece of news had spread like wildfire, shaking all corners of the world.

"Chen Xuan, first on the Human List, is challenging Jiang Longyang, an expert from the Grotto Heaven world..."

"Jiang Longyang? Who’s that?"

"Of course you don’t know. In short, he’s an extremely terrifying existence, far more horrifying than the previous second on the Human List, Xie Xinghe, and third, Ye Guiyuan."

"No matter how terrifying, he can’t be a match for Yama Chen, right? Yama Chen is at the True Essence Third Layer."

"So what if he’s at the Third Layer? That Jiang Longyang has the Nine Yang Saint Body!"

"The Nine Yang Saint Body? What the hell is that?"

"In short, it’s incredibly terrifying. And I heard his Cultivation is heaven-defyingly high, too. According to news from Tingfeng Tower, he’s suspected to be at the True Essence Fifth Layer."

"True Essence Fifth Layer? Are you kidding me?"

...

All factions were in an uproar.

Inside the Celestial Secret Pavilion, countless Spirit Doves once again flew in, descending in a dense flock that filled the entire courtyard.

Several elders quickly got to work, removing the letters from the Spirit Doves’ legs. They scanned the contents, their hearts jolting.

"Chen Xuan, single-handedly annihilated the Taixu Sword Sect and killed Heaven-Burning Valley’s Elder Murong City. Murong City, nicknamed ’Great Vajra Palm,’ was at the True Essence Seventh Layer. Chen Xuan’s suspected strength: True Essence Sixth Layer!"

"What?"

Piece after piece of information left the elders of the Celestial Secret Pavilion utterly bewildered.

’Chen Xuan’s strength has increased again?’

Just three days ago, they had just updated Chen Xuan’s strength to the True Essence Third Layer...

And now he’s fucking become the True Essence Sixth Layer?

’He advanced three layers in three days?’

’How is that possible?’

But when they picked up other Spirit Doves, the information they carried was identical.

Chen Xuan had killed Murong City!

The elders drew in a sharp, cold breath.

At this moment, besides wanting to curse someone out, their only other thought was to capture Chen Xuan and slice him up for research!

As long as this bastard wasn’t dealt with, the Celestial Secret Pavilion would never have a day of peace.

’What in the world is his actual power level!’

’Can’t it just stay consistent for once?’

"What do we do? Update the Human List?"

One of the elders asked blankly.

"Goddammit! What choice do we have but to update it..."

another elder roared.

"How dare you curse at me?"

"I was cursing at that bastard Chen Xuan!"

"Fuck your mother..."

"Why are you cursing at me?"

"I was cursing at Chen Xuan too!"

"I’ll fucking kill you..."

Unsurprisingly,

the entire Jianghu was once again thrown into a massive uproar.

Countless people were stunned.

...

「Grotto Heaven World.」

In a scorching cave.

Flames and molten lava were all around, bubbling with a GURGLE. The temperature was searing, making it unapproachable for ordinary people.

In the very center was a platform.

On the platform sat a nearly naked man. Limp beside him were several women, all devoid of life, having just died horribly. Their skin was roasted to the point of cracking...

The man was unmoved, sitting there and quietly absorbing the surrounding Fire Attribute Primordial Qi.

"Jiang Longyang!!"

A woman in a long pink dress stared with furious eyes at the man before her who toyed with women. Her heart was filled with grief and indignation, yet she was helpless.

’That damned Nine Yang Saint Body of his.’

On average, he needed to find someone to vent his fire on once every two days.

Even though she was his fiancée, there was absolutely nothing she could do.

She could only watch helplessly as he defiled other women right in front of her...

"Can you stop acting so completely unfazed!"

The woman in pink, Dong Jianxue, said with a face full of fury, "That Chu Shanhe just delivered a letter of challenge. He wants you to fight that Chen Xuan. I just went out and investigated. That Chen Xuan is at the True Essence Sixth Layer, and by using a Secret Technique, he was able to kill the Seventh Layer Murong City.

Murong City was your guide, for crying out loud! He’s been killed, and you still don’t feel a sense of crisis? The other party has made it clear they want a fight to the death with you!"

"I know."

The handsome, somewhat apathetic Jiang Longyang continued to absorb the Fire Attribute Primordial Qi of the place.

"You know? You don’t know shit!"

Dong Jianxue stomped her foot in anger.

’This bastard!’

’What else can he do besides toy with women?’

’But I just happen to be so in love with him, so what can I do?’

’I’m truly pathetic down to my very bones!’

"I ran all this way to bring you news, just to watch you do *that* with other women? Can’t you give me a better attitude? Can’t you care about me, even a little?"

Dong Jianxue’s face was filled with rage, and she grew more and more agitated as she spoke.

She had said so much, analyzed so much, and all he did was look completely unconcerned and uncaring, focused only on having relations with other women. It was enough to drive her mad, and tears started to stream down her face.

"Then what kind of attitude do you want from me to be satisfied?"

Jiang Longyang’s tone was indifferent. "An ant who got lucky with some opportunities. I can crush him whenever I want. So what if he’s at the True Essence Sixth Layer? Can he compare to me, another at the True Essence Sixth Layer?"

He stood up abruptly. With a RUMBLE, powerful layers of fiery aura began to surge from his body...

"You!"

Dong Jianxue was about to say more when her eyes went wide with shock.

"You broke through to the True Essence Sixth Layer too?"

She was filled with disbelief.

But soon, a blush spread across her face.

’This bastard, he just stood up without wearing any clothes...’

’Has he even considered my feelings?’

Also, he had been venting his fire for so long, yet his state was unaffected.

’Is the Nine Yang Saint Body really that terrifying?’