Chapter 422: The Seven Emperors, and the Wildly Rising Rankings (II)

In a valley strewn with rubble, a large pit with a diameter of over a hundred meters had been excavated in the center. At the bottom of the pit lay a shattered stone statue of a Dragon Turtle, several meters into the ground and over a hundred meters in diameter.

Sitting on the statue, covered in dirt, was Xia Youhui. Grinning, he scrolled through the chat logs.

"

Heh

, that guy is celebrating too early. The real challenge is just beginning."

Knowing Chen Chu as well as he did, Xia Youhui was certain that Chen Chu had been busy with something else today. Once he got involved, the so-called number one would crumble.

***

In an ancient stone hall within the mountain, covered in vines and moss, Lin Xue swept her high-beam flashlight over the stone walls engraved with simple patterns. She felt a bit disappointed.

"Little Yu, we've spent all day searching for this place. Aside from these blurry carvings on the walls, we haven’t found anything. Someone must have come here and taken it before us."

Lin Yu shook her head slightly. "Don't worry, Sis. This building was constructed inside a mountain and hasn’t collapsed in who knows how many tens of thousands of years. There must be something special about it. We just haven’t found it yet."

Compared to the decisive Lin Xue, the gentle Lin Yu was more patient.

"Given our current cultivation level, we can’t enter the path to divinity yet,” she calmly added. "The Oasis region is our only chance to gain anything from this situation, so we can’t miss any opportunities."

𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

***

After the initial excitement from Ji Wuji’s climb to the top, the chat channel gradually quieted down. After all, after checking the rankings, everyone either meditated or rested.

Amid the silence, someone suddenly sent a message.

East Xia, Li Hao: Three more people disappeared from the rankings today.

North Lin, Bardas replied: We’ve only been here for two days, yet we already lost five people. Be more cautious and try not to rush in, everyone. King Xie mentioned earlier that the path to divinity won’t appear for at least half a month. That’s enough time for everyone to accumulate a thousand Purple Spirit points.

West Meng, Gabriella: Bardas is right. The opportunities this time are definitely important, but if you die, all your efforts will be wasted. Moreover, three hundred kilometers into the ruins, you’ll mostly find monsters in the Sixth Heavenly Realm and even a few in the Seventh Heavenly Realm. I also discovered some strange areas, such as places shrouded in darkness or bottomless abysses. It’s best to avoid these if you encounter them.

North Lin, Bredos: By the way, I found a special type of void monster today: an intangible entity resembling a black snake that can slip into the void. Only the likes of true power flames or sword will can harm monsters like it. Make sure to keep that in mind.

Following the lead of the high-ranking members, everyone began sharing their findings from the past two days, including which areas were dangerous and which monsters required attention.

Chen Chu and An Fuqing carefully read through all the information without missing a detail. It wasn’t until very late that everyone finally closed their sub-eyes and began to cultivate.

The next day at dawn, Chen Chu stopped meditating and opened his eyes. The faint phantom of a three-faced, six-armed figure that seemed almost real slowly disappeared.

The Tianyuan Stone in his hand crumbled into powder. The progress of the battle phantom's materialization had reached twenty-seven percent.

"Time to get moving."

Chen Chu stood up and unleashed a heavy, murderous aura, creating a strong gust of wind.

Having settled the issue with the Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor, he could now continue slaughtering void monsters to stack his passive skill, boosting the amplification of his Double Void Pupils to tenfold or even higher.

"I'm heading out, An Fuqing,” he said as golden flames enveloped him. Soon after, he shot forward in the form of a streak of light.

Boom!

Chen Chu departed at supersonic speed, making him look like a golden streak of light. Charging into the ruins, he left a three-meter-wide path of crushed grass and plants in his trail.

An Fuqing watched him from the hillside with a surprised expression.

"Such a strong murderous aura—he’s about to go on another killing spree."

Soon, she also transformed into a sword light and dashed into the ruins, but she headed in a different direction.

***

Bang! Bang! Bang!

With a swing of his heavy halberd, Chen Chu tore the earth apart and sent waves of air toward several level 5 contaminated mutated beasts. Each monster was over ten meters long, yet he obliterated them so easily they couldn’t even react.

Golden light circled Chen Chu as the Purple Spirit condensed. Afterward, he rushed even deeper into the ruins. Still centering his actions around the Oasis, Chen Chu killed everything in his path.

While he had been inactive yesterday, the others killed many of the monsters within a 200-kilometer radius. Hence, today, he aimed to venture another hundred kilometers into the ruins. He didn’t plan to take a straight path, though. Since he had enough time today, he decided to sweep across the area in a zigzag pattern, covering thousands of miles.

Roar! Roar!

Spotting a golden light speeding toward them, two monstrous creatures, each over thirty meters long and covered in bone spikes, let out savage roars on the hillside.

What drove them wild was the vibrant life force emanating from that golden figure—a force they instinctively loathed and desired to destroy.

Roar!

The two level 7 monsters unleashed explosive power, enveloping dozens of meters of space around them with dark purple mist. They then stomped on the ground, causing it to break apart, and charged with a thunderous roar.

Bang!

The golden light pierced through the heavens and the earth. With one strike, Chen Chu shattered the tough, thick scales of one of the void monsters before it could even react, blasting a massive, meter-wide hole through its chest.

Boom!

Chen Chu then swung his halberd, slicing through the air and leaving a semi-circular arc of golden light. The attack shattered the giant claw and obliterated the head of the void monster that pounced on him.

Bang! Bang!

The colossal creatures crashed to the ground. Dark purple blood sprayed out of them like a fountain, staining the surrounding earth and filling the air with a foul stench.

Chen Chu, clad in radiant golden-red armor, stood with his halberd in hand, coldly watching the dense Purple Spirit mist condense before him.

Due to the special nature of his Divine Might Tyrant Body, Chen Chu’s regular attacks had become as powerful as ultimate moves. Those who hadn’t reached the Eighth Heavenly Realm yet could not withstand even a single blow from him.

Before him, level 7 contaminated mutated beasts were no different from level 5 ones—he slaughtered them as easily as if he were cutting down dogs.

Whoosh!

Large swathes of murderous dark purple aura merged with the Purple Spirit mist swirling around Chen Chu.

Chen Chu reached his hand through the Purple Spirit, absorbing two streams of void energy. He then burst forward, leaving behind sonic booms as he zigzagged across the land in the form of golden light.

The contaminated monsters always sensed his presence once he had narrowed the distance between them to a mile. In response, they instinctively let out savage roars only to be blown apart moments later.

Meanwhile, Chen Chu heightened his senses to their limits, detecting the aura of distant contaminated monsters, including the malicious gazes hidden in the shadows.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Using his halberd, he obliterated one level 6 monster after another at an indescribable rate.

On the leaderboard, the numbers next to Chen Chu's name skyrocketed alarmingly, leaping by dozens, even hundreds, with each update. In an hour, his score surged past 7,000 points, catapulting him into the top ten.

This meant that in one hour, he had slaughtered over two hundred level 6 void monsters and above.

The sheer intensity of his climb through the ranks left even Xie Chen somewhat astonished. Watching the golden light reflected in the Eye of the Sky, he muttered, "Is he insane? Is he not afraid of getting tired?"

"He should be fine. That guy's got terrifying endurance," Ji Yongning remarked, though a hint of doubt flickered in his eyes.

If Chen Chu were trying to amass Purple Spirit, it would have made more sense to hunt level 6 or 7 void monsters on the first day, yet he spent that day focusing on monsters at the Fifth Heavenly Realm around the Oasis.

Just when everyone, including Ji Yongning, thought Chen Chu would continue his relentless slaughter on the second day, he spent the day in meditation instead.

And today, while most people were focused on exploring the ruins, he resumed his killing spree.

Centering his attacks around the Oasis, Chen Chu swept through, annihilating every void monster in his path as if he intended to wipe out every single one on the entire continent. As a result, his Purple Spirit count soared at an exceptional speed, quickly bursting past ten thousand points and then eleven thousand.

Ji Wuji wasn’t aware of it yet, but Chen Chu had overtaken him with ease.

The Eye of the Sky showed Chen Chu easily breaking and crushing level 6 and level 7 void monsters with his halberd.

Xie Chen couldn’t help but marvel at the sight. "He’s terrifyingly dominant within his realm."

"He’s only at the beginning stage of the Seventh Heavenly Realm, yet even those peak level 7 beasts can’t withstand a single strike. If he ascends to the throne and maintains this crushing power..."

Xie Chen paused.

"That shouldn’t be possible, right?" Ji Yongning hesitated.

The gap between even minor realms at higher levels grew more and more significant, even more so for those in the Ninth Heavenly Realm. Everyone at that level was a top-tier genius with immense combat strength. Hence, crossing even a minor realm would be difficult, especially at the level of kings.

However, Chen Chu had such an overwhelming dominance over his realm that even Ji Yongning spoke with a trace of uncertainty.

After all, this little monster had already reached the pinnacle of physical strength, cultivation speed, and comprehension. He was a complete anomaly.