Chapter 700: The Demon Emperor's Shock

Divine Dragon Ancient City is the name given by the Divine Dragon People.

In fact its true name is the God‑Exterminating Fortress, a war weapon of incomparable power,

where "exterminate god" refers to the True God.

At its peak, with full firepower, it could exterminate the True God.

The power Jiang Chen can currently wield is less than one ten‑thousandth of its peak, yet it can already stand toe‑to‑toe with beings like the Demon Emperor and the Dragon Emperor.

It can even exterminate a 98th‑level Half‑step Super God like Jiang Yi without difficulty.

Thus the God‑Exterminating Fortress's might is evident.

Unaware, the Divine Dragon People treat the Divine Dragon Ancient City as a resting Fortress. It is precisely by relying on this Fortress that the Human Race has secured a foothold on the four continents of the Lower Space of the Ancient Battlefield.

The ancient city bustles with people coming and going, very lively.

Jiang Chen appears again outside the ancient city and strides in.

The people inside the ancient city seem to have changed, many unfamiliar faces appear. Some leave the ancient city, depart the Ancient Battlefield, and return to the Human World to enjoy a rare peace.

Newcomers also arrive here to begin their adventure lives. Jiang Chen can sense a trace of joy emanating from the Ancient Thunder Tower.

He has already earned the Ancient Thunder Tower's recognition, now for its new master. Although he cannot yet fully control this Ancient God Fortress, the permissions he possesses already surpass those of Legion Leader Feng Yiming.

As long as his soul is strong enough, Jiang Chen can even maneuver the Ancient God Fortress to take off and fight.

Jiang Chen learned from Antares that after cultivating to Divine Level, the most important thing is the soul,

the soul not only represents combat power, but also level, realm, future, and so on…

The soul is the root of everything.

This is Antares's summary of the soul,

Jiang Chen has firmly memorized it.

This time upon arriving at the Divine Dragon Ancient City, Jiang Chen did not activate the Ancient Thunder Tower. He stood on the plaza, communicated with the core of the Ancient Thunder Tower, and obtained its latest information.

The core of the Ancient Thunder Tower has many functions; recording everyday events is one of them.

According to Jiang Chen's perception, the Ancient Thunder Tower should possess some consciousness, similar to the stone spirits in the Divine Stone Instance;

except that this consciousness is currently in a dormant state, leaving only instinctual rule‑following behavior.

Jiang Chen believes his judgment is correct; each time he communicates with the core, he gets that strange, wonderful feeling.

When the Ancient Thunder Tower awakens someday, perhaps it can converse with him; some powerful devices may develop independent sentience, and the Demon‑Slaying Tower seems to have shown a hint of sentience, though its body is still too weak.

Now, by ingesting the Electric Element of the Ancient Thunder Tower, it seems to be slowly strengthening, but there is still a long way to go before true sentience is born.

"Huh?"

Jiang Chen saw a figure in the Ancient Thunder Tower's records.

A woman wearing a form‑fitting mage robe.

The woman was stunningly beautiful; Jiang Chen is not lecherous, but he must admit that only the Water God can compare to her beauty.

Her beauty alone was not enough to surprise Jiang Chen; what surprised him was that he felt as if he knew this woman.

But he was certain he had never seen her, yet for some reason the first glance felt somewhat familiar.

"There's something wrong with this person's identity,"

Jiang Chen is sure this person's identity is definitely problematic; otherwise it wouldn't give him this feeling.

In the Ancient Thunder Tower's

information, the woman stayed only briefly before leaving.

When she left, each step covered several tens of meters.

This again caught Jiang Chen's attention; the woman wasn't merely fast, but seemed to teleport—one step out, disappearing here and appearing elsewhere.

"It's kind of like teleportation. Is this also a law?"

After pondering briefly, Jiang Chen could not find a matching person in his memory, so he gave up.

Recently, with the war over, more practitioners have come to the Ancient Thunder Tower.

All is peaceful.

Jiang Chen left the Divine Dragon Ancient City.

Along with him, a troop also departed the Divine Dragon Ancient City; after exiting, they swiftly moved in one direction, clearly with purpose.

Someone gave Jiang Chen a glance before leaving; seeing he did not follow, the caution in their eyes faded.

It seems they found a BOSS and wanted to challenge it. Jiang Chen gave a slight smile, quickly guessing their petty thought. Staying vigilant is wise; in a place like the Ancient Battlefield, losing vigilance can mean death.

When Jiang Chen left the Divine Dragon Ancient City, a will descended silently.

The Demon Emperor, who had waited outside the ancient city for several days, suddenly opened his eyes.

"Jiang Chen, finally you are here."

Her soul will silently locked onto Jiang Chen; her level far surpasses his, and this non‑hostile lock was imperceptible to Jiang Chen.

Just as she contemplated how to greet Jiang Chen, he suddenly unfurled his wings and vanished instantly.

The soul lock was severed, and the Demon Emperor couldn't hide his shock, "We've been discovered!"

"Impossible!"

With her eyesight, she couldn't

discern where Jiang Chen went. Whether with the naked eye or the soul, Jiang Chen's trail vanished in an instant. She judged that Jiang Chen probably hadn't noticed her, yet his sudden disappearance left her bewildered.

The soul had completely lost its lock on Jiang Chen, but it was fine; the aura she left on him remained.

Just a few seconds later, she felt Jiang Chen's aura again. To her shock, he was over several thousand kilometers away. That speed was absurdly fast.

Even some high‑level Divine Level beings don't move that fast. Jiang Chen's speed already rivals hers.

"How can his speed be so fast!"

"This is unreasonable."

In the next second, Jiang Chen's aura vanished again.

The Demon Emperor, shocked, stepped lightly like a lotus and raced toward the direction Jiang Chen was moving.

Her way of advancing differed from Jiang Chen's; Jiang Chen relied simply on raw speed, while the Demon Emperor treaded the law, as if teleporting.

Each step covered hundreds of kilometers.

A few steps later she arrived at the spot where Jiang Chen had appeared before. The sound of Sea waves crashing against the dock rose, and distant thunder roared, "Wind and Thunder Sea!"

The Demon Emperor whispered softly, and memories flickered in her eyes.

Long ago, before she became the Demon Emperor, she had come here. Not only had she visited, she also went to see the Great Vortex.

A thousand years flashed by, and returning here, looking at the Wind and Thunder Sea, she still felt nostalgic.

Jiang Chen's aura resurfaced; within a few seconds, Jiang Chen had crossed the Wind and Thunder Sea and entered the Wind and Thunder Continent.

"What are you going to the Wind and Thunder Continent for?"

The Demon Emperor, with a faint smile, followed as well.

Jiang Chen's actions piqued her interest.

She followed again, and within a few steps

crossed the Wind and Thunder Sea, the clouds light and the breeze gentle, bearing no trace of mortal smoke.

All her movements were supremely graceful, completely unlike the imposing demeanor she displayed in the Demon Emperor's Palace.

She now saw that Jiang Chen was no longer moving, but had stopped.

She concealed herself and approached Jiang Chen, seeing him in battle. Thunder Trees were falling and dying in sheets, and Jiang Chen hovered in midair, watching his Undead Legion ravage the Thunder Tree cluster.

In the sky loomed a massive bone gate shrouded in silver Flame, within which a giant eye gazed down upon the world.

"Is he grinding levels?" the Demon Emperor realized what Jiang Chen was doing. The Thunder Tree cluster beneath his feet was massive, over thirty thousand trees, and also contained a World BOSS-level Thunder Tree.

At this scale, the Thunder Tree cluster was merely a dish for Jiang Chen.

The Undead Eye slowly rotated, overlooking heaven and earth.

The Demon Emperor suddenly furrowed her brows, and her soul twitched slightly.

Then she heard Jiang Chen's voice.

"Come out!"