Chapter 1238: False Three-Crown

Li Li Jingzhe stood in the void. Above his head, atop the original two supreme crowns, boundless pure qi flowed, faintly outlining a somewhat illusory crown.

That crown was so mysterious and ancient, while emanating an indescribable aura of supreme nobility, as if it represented the ultimate thing in the world.

Even though that crown was still in an illusory state and had not solidified like the previous two crowns, it still represented that Li Li Jingzhe had touched upon this level.

That was the level representing the Three-Crown King.

When the Li Li Tianwang does not appear, the Three-Crown King is invincible in the world.

The energy between heaven and earth boiled and surged. Faintly, this energy seemed to form countless indistinct silhouettes of living beings, which were worshipping from afar toward the spot where Li Li Jingzhe stood.

The rumbling of heaven and earth trembling was also like an ancient ballad, singing the emergence of a new Three-Crown King.

At this moment, whether it was Qin Jiujie or those powerful beings spying on this place through special means, all were shocked and moved.

"Three crowns? How is that possible!"

Qin Jiujie cried out in a murmur, his eyes full of shock and suspicion. Clearly, just a year ago, Li Li Jingzhe had only been a One-Crown King. Who could have expected that when he appeared outside the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven more than half a year ago, he had unexpectedly stepped into the realm of a Two-Crown King.

That would have been fine, after all, Li Li Jingzhe had not made a move for over ten years. This once-renowned Dragon Fang King seemed like an old man who had retired to the mountains and forests. Even the many affairs of the Dragon Fang Lineage were simply handed over to the Four Academies to manage. As a result, over the past ten-plus years, this Dragon Fang King had faded into the background in Outer Shenzhou.

But who could have imagined that before the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven, he had revealed the realm of a Two-Crown King.

Originally, Qin Jiujie had thought that might be all the hidden depths Li Li Jingzhe had, but who would have thought he still underestimated this Dragon Fang King.

This Dragon Fang King had already touched upon the Three-Crown King!

Although that third crown was not complete, only existing in an illusory state, strictly speaking it could only be called a "False Three-Crown," yet it still represented that Li Li Jingzhe had taken that step faster than him.

At this moment, Qin Jiujie's emotions were extremely complicated.

This single step's difference was the gap between a Three-Crown King and a Two-Crown King.

And deep within the giant crater, Qin Qin Lian, whose aura still lingered, was also full of disbelief. Had this Li Li Jingzhe been hiding too deeply all these years?

The realm of a False Three-Crown King.

If not for Li Luo's matter this time, wouldn't this Dragon Fang King have continued to hide until one day, when he revealed his strength, he would already be a true Three-Crown King?

Qin Qin Lian's heart was filled with dread. This old fellow truly had too deep a scheme, too good at hiding.

And within Abyss City, the many other Marquis-level powerhouses were also silent as cicadas in winter. They gazed with reverent eyes at the aged figure standing high in the sky. The sense of majesty emanating from the latter caused the Marquis Platforms within their bodies to hum and tremble constantly.

Only now did they understand why Li Li Jingzhe dared to come to Abyss City alone to cause trouble.

Even after Qin Jiujie himself had appeared, he still refused to stop.

It turned out he had already touched upon the Three-Crown King.

"Li Li Jingzhe, I had always thought Li Li Tianji was the first among your Li Li Tianwang Lineage to touch upon the Three-Crown King. Who would have thought... truly everyone underestimated you." Qin Jiujie's low voice rang out.

He said no more threatening words to make Li Li Jingzhe retreat, because the moment Li Li Jingzhe revealed the "False Three-Crown King" realm, Qin Jiujie knew that Li Li Jingzhe would definitely collect his interest in full today before withdrawing.

Li Li Jingzhe's expression was calm. He had no interest in exchanging more useless words with Qin Jiujie. Holding his bamboo staff, he gently drew it across the void.

Instantly, a startling dragon roar rang out. A golden giant dragon that seemed to have no end appeared on the horizon. The dragon's mouth sucked in, and the heaven and earth energy within hundreds of thousands of miles came rolling in.

At the same time, a golden thunder bamboo tens of thousands of zhang tall seemed rooted in the heavens, constantly spewing out countless bolts of Lei Guang.

The green wind swept mightily, like a primordial wind disaster ravaging the world, howling without end.

Originally, the heaven and earth energy of this region was controlled separately by Li Li Jingzhe and Qin Jiujie. But now, as Li Li Jingzhe operated the "False Three-Crown King" realm, more of this heaven and earth energy fell under his control.

Qin Jiujie looked at the golden dragon, thunder bamboo, and green wind that had appeared in the void. These were Li Li Jingzhe's three resonances. Now, these three resonances had begun to ascend to the Upper Nine Grade as the latter touched upon the Three-Crown King.

Feeling the control over the heaven and earth energy being restricted step by step, Qin Jiujie sighed inwardly. This single step ahead truly meant an enormous distance.

If the two sides truly fought one-on-one, Qin Jiujie knew he would fall into a disadvantage.

So Qin Jiujie extended his palm, and a beam of seal light flew out, directly landing within the "Black Water Transformation Divine Array" that covered "Abyss City."

He had gained control of this array at this moment.

Once the "Black Water Transformation Divine Array" fell under Qin Jiujie's control, it immediately displayed a terrifying might countless times greater than what Qin Qin Lian had shown. Boundless black water spread out, blanketing the sky above Abyss City.

With a sweep of his sleeve, Qin Jiujie watched the massive Nine-Tailed Heavenly Wolf leap into the black water. The black water rolled in, forming heavy black water armor on the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Wolf's body.

At the same time, at the heart of the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Wolf, blazing Xiong Xiong flames ignited.

This was not the end, because at this moment, terrifying Lei Guang also descended from the sky, transforming into countless Lei Ting patterns inscribed upon that black armor.

At this moment, the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Wolf used fire resonance as its heart, black water as its armor, and was imbued with the power of Lei Ting.

This was Qin Jiujie operating his own resonance power to the extreme, and each one contained the power of the resonance origin.

The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Wolf stood towering in the sky, like a beast of world destruction, its ferocious might surging to the heavens, causing the many Marquis-level powerhouses in the city to feel their scalps go numb.

If this thing were used against them, it would probably really be one bite, crunch, gone in a single gulp.

However, they could also tell that facing Li Li Jingzhe who had touched upon the "False Three-Crown King," Qin Jiujie had already begun to rely on the power of the protective strange array to contend with him.

And Li Li Jingzhe also struck at this moment. The golden dragon's massive body slowly coiled, and as it twisted, the void continuously crumbled. The Heavenly Thunder Bamboo rapidly shrank, landing between the two horns atop the golden dragon's head. As Lei Guang flowed, it seemed to form a single thunder horn.

Green wind descended from the sky, actually dyeing the golden dragon's golden scales into a blue-gold color, with origin power flowing across every single scale.

The golden dragon roared toward the heavens, then plunged down with a thunderous crash. The void rapidly crumbled, and the sound of sonic booms could be clearly heard even ten thousand li away.

The majestic giant city below violently shook under the golden dragon's dive, as if an earth dragon were rolling.

This left countless people horrified. If such an attack were not blocked by the strange array's shock absorption, once this golden dragon dove down, the entire city would likely turn to nothingness.

The fully armed Nine-Tailed Heavenly Wolf also let out an earth-shaking wolf howl, leaped into the air, and directly collided head-on with the diving golden dragon amid countless shocked gazes.

Boom boom!

At the moment of impact, the indescribable energy roar caused everyone's ears on the scene to go directly deaf. Even Upper Marquis-level powerhouses had nothing but buzzing in their heads.

This sound wave even spread throughout the entire Boundary River Domain.

At this very moment, everyone within the Boundary River Domain could hear the roar erupting in the void.

Immediately after, the heaven and earth energy within the Boundary River Domain began to stir restlessly.

Above Abyss City, both the golden dragon and the Heavenly Wolf gradually dissipated, leaving only vast energy aftershocks surging toward the edge of the sky.

As the aftershocks gradually faded, the people within the city saw that the "Black Water Transformation Divine Array" covering the city's sky had become empty, and the black water Wang Yang that originally existed within it had now completely dried up.

In mid-air, the hand gripping the "Extreme Lei Burning Heaven Mace" on Qin Jiujie's palm trembled slightly, and fresh blood actually slid down along the mace's body.

The blood beads rolled down and directly transformed in the sky into thunderbolts, flames, and numerous tiny wolf shadows.

Qin Jiujie swept his sleeve, and those blood beads instantly vanished into thin air. His expression looked somewhat grim — in this clash, he had actually been injured.

In Qin Jiujie's eyes, fury was flowing.

He stared coldly at Li Li Jingzhe but said nothing more.

Within Abyss City, tens of thousands of auras suddenly rose at this moment. These auras interwove together, and faintly, a terrifying might was surging upward.

Many strong experts were shocked in their hearts, then looked toward the depths of the city. There was an abyss rift cutting deep into the earth, and the "Black Water Guards" of the Qin Li Tianwang lineage were stationed within it.

Clearly, this terrifying might at this moment was the Black Water Guards being activated.

This too was a force capable of contending against King-level power.

Moreover, this was not yet over.

Because behind Qin Jiujie, strange light began to project from the void, and within that light, several towering figures were being cast and appearing.

Wave after wave of terrifying energy might enveloped the world.

That was... other Kings of the Qin Li Tianwang lineage projecting themselves through a medium.

The commotion here had grown too great, and the Qin Li Tianwang lineage had clearly already activated reinforcements.

"Li Li Jingzhe, do you truly believe that just because you've touched the Three-Crowned King, you can be invincible in this world?" a King of the Qin Li Tianwang lineage spoke coldly.

"So arrogant — then today, you might as well perish here!"

The Qin Li Tianwang lineage had clearly been enraged.

Li Li Jingzhe held his bamboo staff, his gaze indifferent as he looked at those Kings of the Qin Li Tianwang lineage.

However, before he could speak this time, the void behind him also began to churn. The next instant, four figures emanating vast fluctuations pierced through the void and descended.

"If you wish to annihilate the Kings of my Li Li Tianwang lineage, your Qin Li Tianwang lineage must also prepare a burial dirge for Kings."

Those were the heads of the other four branches of the Li Li Tianwang lineage, descending.

And within Abyss City, countless figures felt their scalps go numb — this matter was getting increasingly serious. Could it be that today, these two great Li Tianwang lineages truly intended to launch a large-scale King War right here in the Boundary River Domain?!