Chapter 141: with translation of chapter title

What is called burning mountains and boiling seas?

What is called 'burning mountains and boiling seas'? Actually, 'burning mountains and boiling seas' is an idiom meaning to burn mountains and boil seas, i. e., immense destructive power. We'll translate it literally: What is called burning mountains and boiling seas?

Sima Teng is now burning mountains and boiling seas; the divine ring behind him radiates such scorching light that it scorches the earth within a thousand li radius, and the cultivators below are curled up like boiled shrimp.

Translation: Sima Teng is now burning mountains and boiling seas; the divine ring behind him radiates such scorching light that it scorches the earth within a thousand li radius, and the cultivators below are baked like cooked shrimp, curling up.

We must keep Divine Ring as per our glossary, so 'the Divine Ring behind him'. Also, 'a thousand li' means within a thousand li radius; we keep the unit 'li' untranslated. Thus we have 'a thousand li'. Also, 'cultivators' refers to cultivators, and 'shrimp' refers to shrimp. We'll translate them.

Chen Zheng, however, appeared nonchalant about it.

Translation: Chen Zheng, however, appeared calm and unbothered.

Sima Teng indeed has some skill; his physical body rivals a supreme-grade treasure of the highest tier, and his magical power is extremely formidable, making him a dual cultivator of law and body. His overall strength is hardly inferior to Wan Lianshan, and in the Profound Yellow Great World he is regarded as one of the very top elite—a peerless heaven's pride—surpassing many sect's senior disciples.

Translation: Sima Teng indeed has some skill; not only is his physical body comparable to a supreme-grade treasure of the highest peak, his spiritual power is also immensely strong, making him a dual cultivator of law and body, his overall strength nearly on par with Wan Lianshan; placed in the Profound Yellow Great World, he would be among the very top elite heaven's pride, stronger than many sect's senior brothers.

We must keep Wan Lianshan as Wan Lianshan (per glossary), Profound Yellow Great World as Profound Yellow Great World, supreme-grade treasure as supreme-grade treasure, dual cultivator of law and body as dual cultivator of law and body, and peerless heaven's pride as peerless heaven's pride. 'The very top elite' can be rendered as 'among the very top elite'. We'll avoid adding extra text.

Let's craft: Sima Teng indeed has some skill; not only is his physical body comparable to a supreme-grade treasure of the highest peak, his spiritual power is also immensely strong, making him a dual cultivator of law and body, his overall strength nearly on par with Wan Lianshan; placed in the Profound Yellow Great World, he would be among the very top elite heaven's pride, stronger than many sect's senior brothers.

But compared to Chen Zheng, it's completely inadequate.

Translation: But compared to Chen Zheng, he is completely inadequate.

When he had fifty million horsepower of magical power, he could easily suppress Wan Lianshan using his natal talisman.

Translation: When he had fifty million horsepower of spiritual power, he could easily suppress Wan Lianshan with his natal talisman.

We need to keep natal talisman as natal talisman and Wan Lianshan as Wan Lianshan per the glossary.

Now possessing eighty million horsepower of magical power, to slay Sima Teng would require no effort at all.

Translation: Now possessing eighty million horsepower of spiritual power, to exterminate Sima Teng is merely effortless.

He moved, swung a slap, and without surprise it landed on Sima Teng's face.

Translation: He moved, swung a slap, and without surprise struck Sima Teng's face.

With a crack, the slap was loud and crisp, shaking the heavens and earth like a thunderbolt from a clear sky.

Translation: With a pa sound, the slap was loud and crisp, shaking the heavens and earth like a thunderclap out of a clear sky.

Everyone saw Sima Teng seeing stars, his whole body flung sideways, blasting apart a distant ten-thousand-zhang mountain, and his momentum did not stop.

Translation: Everyone saw Sima Teng seeing stars, his whole body slapped sideways flying out, blasting apart a distant ten-thousand-zhang tall mountain, and his momentum did not stop.

Booming explosions echoed from the horizon; Sima Teng didn't know how many mountains he had shattered or how far he had flown, and no one could see him anymore.

Translation: From the horizon came a series of booming explosions; Sima Teng didn't know how many mountains he had blasted through or how far he had flown, and no one could see him anymore.

The terrifying heat disappeared.

Translation: The terrifying high temperature disappeared.

"Good!"

Translation: "Good!"

"Hmph, compared to the legendary figures of our Profound Yellow Great World, Sima Teng isn't even as good as a stray dog."

Translation: "Hmph, compared to the legendary figures of our Profound Yellow Great World, Sima Teng is not even as good as a stray dog on the road!"

"The Ultimate Star Palace, that's all!"

Translation: "Infinite Star Palace, that's all!"

The people below, who had almost been roasted to death by Sima Teng, hurriedly got up from the ground, disregarding their disheveled state, and loudly cheered, both shocked and relieved.

Translation: The people below who had almost been roasted to death by Sima Teng hurriedly got up from the ground, disregarding their disheveled state, and shouted approval loudly, both shocked and relieved.

Although they are merely lowly cultivators, insignificant figures who could be pinched to death at any moment, seeing someone as invincible as Chen Zheng in their own world gave them pride, lighting up their faces as they puffed out their chests.

Translation: Although they were merely lowly figures in the cultivation world, tiny roles that could be pinched to death at any moment, seeing that their own world had an invincible person like Chen Zheng, they also felt proud, chests puffed out with honor.

"Ah... what is this?"

Translation: "Ah... this?"

"Senior Brother Sima Teng, has he already been defeated?"

Translation: "Senior Brother Sima Teng has just been defeated...?"

"Isn't the Profound Yellow World completely withered? How could there be such a terrifying genius, and how could he possibly be this strong!!"

Translation: "Isn't the Profound Yellow Great World completely withered? How could there be such a terrifying genius, how could he possibly be this strong!!"

The myriad ancient giants of the Tai Xu Hall, who were exhilarated by Sima Teng's personal intervention, were dumbfounded, each face filled with disbelief.

Translation: The myriad ancient giants of the Grand Void Hall, whose spirits were lifted by Sima Teng's personal action, were all dazed, each face filled with disbelief.

The peerless genius of the Ultimate Star Palace, Sima Teng, the younger brother of Sima Chong, was actually sent flying by a single slap from Chen Zheng?

Translation: The Infinite Star Palace's peerless genius Sima Teng, the younger brother of Sima Chong, was actually sent flying by a single slap from Chen Zheng?

How could this happen?

Translation: How could this happen?

On the other hand, Xingyun Baobao, with big sparkling eyes, murmured: 'Chen Zheng elder brother's slap divine skill is so awesome; if I could learn it, I'd slap anyone who annoys me. Even if my father doesn't let me come out to play, I'd give him a slap.'

Translation: On the contrary, Xingyun Baobao, with big bright eyes, muttered softly: "Chen Zheng elder brother's slap divine skill is so awesome; if I could learn it, I'd slap anyone I dislike. If my dad doesn't let me come out to play, I'd give him a slap too."

We need to keep Xingyun Baobao as Xingyun Baobao (pinyin), slap divine skill as slap divine skill, and Chen Zheng elder brother as Chen Zheng elder brother per the glossary.

"I, Sima Teng, have roamed unchallenged all my life and have never suffered such humiliation; not even a Myriad Ages Giant could kill me, yet you took advantage of my carelessness and slapped my face."

Translation: "I, Sima Teng, have roamed my whole life and never suffered such humiliation; not even a Myriad Ages Giant could kill me, yet you took advantage of my carelessness and struck my face?"

We need to keep Myriad Ages Giant as Myriad Ages Giant per the glossary.

A earth-shattering roar suddenly came from afar; it was Sima Teng.

Translation: A earth-shaking great roar suddenly came from afar; it was Sima Teng.

His left cheek swelled up like a pig's head, his hair stood on end, his lungs felt like they were about to explode, and he had lost his former godlike bearing; he came from the horizon with a mighty aura, clenched his five fingers, pressed his thumb against the eye of his fist, his joints firm, and he threw a fierce punch at Chen Zheng's face.

Translation: His left cheek swelled up high like a pig's head, his hair stood on end, his lungs were about to explode from anger, losing his previous godlike demeanor; he came from the horizon with a mighty aura, five fingers clenched, thumb pressed against the eye of his fist, joints strong, and he threw a fierce punch straight at Chen Zheng's face.

His left cheek swelled high like a pig's head, his hair stood on end strand by strand, his lungs were about to burst with rage, he no longer bore the previous god-like bearing, he came rushing from the horizon with fierce momentum, his five fingers clenched tight, thumb pressing against the eye of his fist, his joints strong, and he threw a fierce punch straight at Chen Zheng's face.

With that punch, the vital energies of heaven and earth surged violently, as if the world were about to collapse; the space within a thousand li radius seemed on the verge of splitting apart, utterly tyrannical.

Translation: In that punch, the heaven and earth's vital energy violently fluctuated, as if about to collapse; the space within a thousand li radius seemed about to split apart, overwhelmingly tyrannical.

"Good, Senior Brother Sima, rise up!"

Translation: "Good, Senior Brother Sima, rise up!"

"Senior Brother Sima is now utterly enraged, unleashing the Great King's Hegemonic Art from the Three Thousand Dao!"

Translation: "Senior Brother Sima is completely enraged, unleashing the Overlord Hegemonic Technique from the Three Thousand Great Dao!"

The myriad ancient giants of the Tai Xu Hall exclaimed in astonishment, hoping Sima Teng would turn the tide and crush Chen Zheng.

Translation: The myriad ancient giants of the Grand Void Hall exclaimed, hoping Sima Teng would turn the tide and kill Chen Zheng.

The Great King's Hegemonic Art, ranked among the top twenty of the Three Thousand Dao, embodies the extreme forces of kingly and hegemonic power, terrifying and world-shaking.

Translation: The Overlord Hegemonic Technique, however, is among the top twenty existences in the Three Thousand Great Dao, containing the extreme powers of the kingly way and the hegemonic way, terrifying and world-shaking.

"Is that so? Then I'll have to humiliate you properly, make you remember this, and in your next life, don't provoke me again."

Translation: "Is that so? Then I must properly humiliate you, make you remember, in your next life don't provoke me again."

Chen Zheng laughed; before Sima Teng's punch could hit him, he shot out his arm, striking first, slapped him to the ground, then lifted his leg to press down on the man's face, grinding it with the sole of his foot.

Translation: Chen Zheng smiled; before Sima Teng's punch could land on him, he extended his arm, acting first despite striking later, slapped him to the ground, then lifted his leg to step on the man's face, pressing down with the sole of his foot.

With a casual gesture, a flag the size of a palm flew out from Sima Teng's body.

Translation: With a casual gesture, a flag the size of a slap flew out from Sima Teng's body.

This flag appears forged with a golden pole, radiating extraordinary golden light; its surface is bright red, resembling skin texture, exuding a murderous aura, and faintly echoing the wails of resentful spirits, gripping the soul.

Translation: This flag appeared to be forged with a golden pole, its golden light unusually brilliant, the flag surface bright red, looking like it had skin texture, murderous aura pressing in, faintly echoing the wails of resentful souls, captivating the heart and soul.

"Return my iron-blood battle flag at once!" Sima Teng roared in grief and fury.

Translation: "My Iron Blood Battle Flag, return it quickly!" Sima Teng roared in grief and fury.

This flag was personally obtained by his elder brother, Sima Chong, who ventured beyond the realm, slew the Myriad Ages Giant that had once pursued him, stripped the giant's skin belt, brought it back to the Ultimate Star Palace, and had the Lord of the Tai Xu Hall forge it into a Daoist artifact, which must not be lost.

Translation: This flag was personally taken by his elder brother Sima Chong to foreign lands, where he beheaded the Myriad Ages Giant who had once pursued him, stripped the giant's skin, brought it back to the Infinite Star Palace, and had the Grand Void Hall Master refine it into a Dao artifact, which must not be lost.

"Give it back to you?" Chen Zheng stored the iron-blood battle flag in his chaotic space, looked down at Sima Teng, and shook his head, saying, "You're about to die; what do you need the flag for?"

Translation: "Return it to you?" Chen Zheng stored the Iron Blood Battle Flag in the Chaotic Space, looked down on Sima Teng, shook his head and said: "You're about to die; what do you need the flag for?"

"Give it back?" Chen Zheng stored the Iron Blood War Flag into his chaotic space, looked down at Sima Teng, shook his head and said: "You're about to die, what do you want the flag for?"

Saying that, he lifted his foot and stomped, sinking Sima Teng's face inward.

Translation: Speaking, he lifted his leg and stomped, sinking Sima Teng's face inward.

"Ah, my elder brother is Sima Chong, ranked second on the Minor Longevity List, capable of slaying Myriad Ages Giants; you cannot touch me!" Sima Teng screamed hoarsely.

Translation: "Ah, my elder brother is Sima Chong, ranked second on the Minor Longevity List; Myriad Ages Giants can be slain by him, you cannot touch me!" Sima Teng screamed hoarsely.

"Ah, my elder brother is Sima Chong, ranked second on the Minor Longevity List, capable of slaying even ancient titans—you can't touch me!" Sima Teng screamed hoarsely, exhausted.

Chen Zheng then kicked again, shattering the man's skull.

Translation: Chen Zheng kicked again, shattering this person's skull.

"Spare my life!"

Translation: "Spare my life!"

"Bang!"

Translation: Bang!

"I am unwilling..."

Translation: "I am not resigned..."

No matter how Sima Teng screamed and begged for mercy, Chen Zheng remained unmoved, repeatedly kicking his head and body.

Translation: No matter how Sima Teng screamed and begged for mercy, Chen Zheng remained unmoved, stomping repeatedly on his head and body.

In the end, Sima Teng was trampled into a bloody meat patty, and even his primordial spirit was extracted by Chen Zheng.

Translation: In the end, Sima Teng was trampled into a bloody meat patty, his primordial spirit also extracted by Chen Zheng.

Everyone around felt their scalps go numb.

Translation: Those around all felt their scalps go numb.

"Impossible, impossible!"

Translation: "Impossible, impossible!"

Seeing Sima Teng meet such a gruesome end, the myriad ancient giants of the Ultimate Star Palace wailed in despair, on the verge of collapse.

Translation: Seeing Sima Teng meet such a miserable end, the myriad ancient giants of the Infinite Star Palace wailed in despair, on the verge of collapse.

They wanted to flee.

Translation: They wanted to flee.

But Chen Zheng's outstretched big hand caught them all at once; before they could even cry out, their bodies were instantly refined.

Translation: But Chen Zheng's outstretched big hand caught them all in one net; before they could even cry out, their bodies were instantly refined.

Their internal natal golden elixirs and the magical treasures they carried were all seized by Chen Zheng and stored in his chaotic space.

Translation: Their natal golden cores and magic treasures they carried were all taken by Chen Zheng into the Chaotic Space.

"Not bad, not bad." Chen Zheng examined the spoils, his eyes showing satisfaction.

Translation: "Not bad, not bad." Chen Zheng examined the spoils, his eyes showing satisfaction.

Having slaughtered the disciples of the Ultimate Star Palace, he not only obtained a low-grade Daoist artifact, the iron-blood battle flag, but also a heap of treasures of various grades.

Translation: Having exterminated these disciples of the Infinite Star Palace, he not only obtained a low-grade Dao artifact, the Iron Blood Battle Flag, but also a heap of treasures of various grades.

Not to mention the lower, middle, and upper-grade treasures; just the supreme-grade treasures alone number three hundred fifty, worth at least four hundred billion Baiyang elixir!

Translation: Not to mention the middle and upper-grade treasures, just the supreme-grade ones alone numbered three hundred fifty pieces, worth at least four hundred billion White Yang Pills!

Not mentioning lower, middle, and upper-grade treasures; supreme-grade treasures alone total three hundred fifty pieces, worth at least over four hundred billion White Yang Pills!

This many exquisite treasures far exceed the total held by all true‑disciple students of the Yuhua Sect—several times more—so bringing them back to the sect would stupefy anyone.

Even among the over a thousand true disciples of the Taiyi Sect, one could not possibly locate this many exquisite treasures; at most there would be only a hundred.

Thus the wealth of Wuji Star Palace disciples is incomparable to the miserable disciples of the Xuanhuang Great World.

And the harvest does not end there.

Chen Zheng also spotted, among the storage artifacts of the Wuji Star Palace disciples, a pure, transparent pill radiating intense Pure Yang energy—it was unmistakably a Pure Yang Pill.

It is said that in the ancient age when the Three Sovereigns of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity ruled the Xuanhuang Great World, the standard pill among cultivators was the Pure Yang Pill.

The Pure Yang Pill must be forged using nine kinds of supreme Yang qi—such as Shaoyang qi and Xuan Yang qi—drawn by Ancient Giants from the celestial realm's spacetime fissures.

Only the Pure Yang Pill is a true treasure pill.

Baiyang Pill, Nascent Soul Pill—none of them even compare to the Pure Yang Pill.

With that, Chen Zheng obtained 1,200,000 Pure Yang Pills from the Wuji Star Palace disciples.

Converted, that amount equals 120 million Nascent Soul Pills, or 12 billion Baiyang Pills!

Twelve billion, plus 350 exquisite treasures, plus various lower‑mid‑grade treasures, and the Iron‑blood War Banner—back in the Xuanhuang Great World this could fetch at least 700 to 800 billion Baiyang Pills!

Now that is a truly massive haul!

It is ten times the wealth previously obtained from over four hundred true disciples of the Taiyi Sect.

No wonder— with such riches, any one of the Wuji Star Palace's 360 halls can dispatch forty‑nine Ancient Giants.

As long as resources suffice, even a pig could cultivate to the Golden Core stage.

Only by seizing disciples of such a sect does one achieve true "equal compensation."

Chen Zheng decided: after returning to his sect and resolving the Hua Tian Capital, he will use the newly acquired resources to cultivate, then raid the Wuji Star Palace to rob the rich and aid the poor.

But for now he must cultivate using Sima Teng's primordial spirit, the essential Golden Core pills of other Wuji Star Palace disciples, the Golden Core of the Taiyi Sect's Ancient Giant, and 1,200,000 Pure Yang Pills.

"Xingyun Baobao, there is little danger left on this Five‑Elements Land; you can go play by yourself. But if you want to return to the Xuanhuang Great World, there is no spacetime passage. You can go find someone from my Yuhua Sect, and I'll take you when I leave."

Chen Zheng casually said that to Xingyun Baobao, without waiting for a reply, his figure flashed and vanished on the spot.

He rose to the high sky above the Five‑Elements Land, sat upright on a cloud layer, and began refining the Pure Yang Pills.

The pills instantly turned into essence, merged into his body, raising his mana to 92 million horse‑power.

He was only eight million short of reaching one hundred million, i. e., the power of a Primordial Celestial Dragon.

The power unit in the Longevity Realm differs from that in the Shen Tong Mi Jing; ordinary people do not speak of how many Xuanhuang fiery horses, but rather how many Primordial Celestial Dragons.

Only cultivators of the Longevity Realm can break the hundred‑million threshold, attaining mana beyond that of a Primordial Celestial Dragon.

The character "yi" actually represents an underlying cosmic law.

On its left side is the character "ren" (person).

Beside the "ren" is the character "yi," resembling a Primordial Celestial Dragon.

Thus the Dao Classics explain that when man and dragon ride side by side, it becomes "yi."

Thus one can see how formidable a Longevity Realm cultivator with over a hundred‑million mana truly is.

Above the character "yi" is "zhao," meaning omen or sign, a symbol of destiny.

One must reach the Seventh Realm King Stage of Longevity to possess this power, which equates to gaining destiny.

However, that level of mana is still far from Chen Zheng; he must first break the hundred‑million barrier.

But for now he does not use Golden Core pills or similar items to boost his mana.

Instead, he closed his eyes and began contemplating the character "chao."

With his current understanding of the "chao" character, he still cannot break the heavenly rules to let his mana surpass a hundred million.

Time passed.

Although the Five‑Elements Land was gray and misty, a faint sunlight, moonlight, and starlight still streamed in from the universe.

Sunrise to sunset—blindingly, a whole day passed.

Chen Zheng sat in meditation like an old monk, his face unruffled.

Another day went by.

He still did not move, as if even his breath had ceased, like a true rock.

Until the third day, a twisted "chao" character suddenly began to coalesce from illusion into form within his body.

When the character formed, a strange vibration appeared across Chen Zheng's body.

"Eh?"

Deep within the earth, the Red Abyss Demon Lord, struggling to break free from the Five‑Elements Spirit Root's suppression, suddenly froze, his gaze landing on Chen Zheng hovering over the Five‑Elements Land.

At that moment, Chen Zheng gave him a vague illusion, as if he could vanish from the spot at any time and go to a place even the Demon Lord could not locate.

That place was not even within the Xuanhuang Great World.

It was also not any location within the entire Three‑Thousand Great World.

Rather, it was to ascend to a higher world, even a higher dimension, no longer bound by any rules of the Three‑Thousand Great World.

"What's happening to junior brother Chen? Why does he give me the feeling he's about to ascend to immortality? Yet to ascend to the Celestial Realm one must enter the Immortal's Secret Realm. Though he defies Heaven, his cultivation is insufficient—how could he ascend?" the Red Abyss Demon Lord stroked his beard, frowning in thought.

Meanwhile, Chen Zheng hovering over the Five‑Elements Land finally moved.

He opened his mouth, inhaled, and swallowed the newly manifested over fifty essential Golden Core pills and Sima Teng's primordial spirit in one gulp.

They were refined in an instant.

Immediately, the primordial spirit and the myriad divine abilities within the Golden Core pills were broken down, forming clusters of various‑shaped divine‑skill arrays.

Techniques such as Great King Overlord Art, Tai Chi Supreme Yang Body, Star King Descent Manual, Nine‑Star Conjunction Method, Yi‑Star Transforming Dragon, and other Wuji Star Palace divine skills.

And also the Taiyi Sect's divine skills: Apocalypse Calamities, Great Sun Fire Disaster, Black Sun Wind Disaster, Taiyi Flying Illusion Method, Snake‑Sparrow Wandering Spirit Power, Vajra Iron‑Bone Great Hand Seal, Heavenly Lion Method, Dragon‑Tiger Storm Method, among others.

All together, the two sects' divine skills total a staggering 1,178 techniques!

Of course, the Wuji Star Palace cultivators' skills are largely overlapping; the non‑duplicate ones are very few.

The divine abilities of the Taiyi Sect members are likewise.

And when this massive array of thousands‑of‑sect divine abilities is broken apart, it rams through Chen Zheng's body, as if shattering his flesh into a sieve.

Fuse.

Chen Zheng hurriedly focused his mind, summoned a scroll of his Life‑Bound Talisman, and wrapped all the divine abilities within it.

Moreover, the Life‑Bound Talisman emitted a massive suction, pulling the divine abilities into the talisman for forced fusion.

If anyone witnessed this scene, even a primordial titan like the Heaven Punishment Thus we have Title: Elder would be terrified into trembling all over.

Chen Zheng actually intends to break the heaven‑and‑earth limit of ninety‑nine divine abilities—utterly insane.

It is fundamentally impossible to succeed.

It would be deadly!

But will Chen Zheng die?

Obviously not.

In an instant, the divine abilities were sucked into the Life‑Bound Talisman.

The divine abilities grew even more chaotic.

It was as if Chen Zheng had violated the heaven‑and‑earth rule that forbids exceeding ninety‑nine abilities, causing them to spurn him, raging uncontrollably, spewing boundless fury that ignited his own body—like a powder keg about to explode—shattering the Life‑Bound Talisman, condemning Chen Zheng to death and dissolution.

Swoosh!

The character "Chao" suddenly flew into the Life‑Bound Talisman.

The divine abilities seemed to be doused with a bucket of cold water, their fury extinguished, and they obediently fused with the Life‑Bound Talisman.

Fusion succeeded in an instant!

After removing duplicate abilities, a Life‑Bound Talisman was born, bearing eight Great Calamity characters suppressing the center, resembling the supreme true demon that commands the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations, the Five Emperors Great Demon abilities, the Great King Dominance techniques, and all other divine abilities.

It fully contains one hundred ninety‑eight divine abilities, surpassing all of past, present, and future existence!

What kind of talisman is this?

It is like a celestial decree floating at the center of heaven and earth, its majesty overwhelming the world, inviolable!

Hard to imagine, if it were to fly out and reveal its true form to the world, what magnitude of shock it would cause.

What terrifying power might it possess?

Rumble—

With the birth of the talisman containing one hundred ninety‑eight abilities, Chen Zheng rose to his feet, his aura radiating outward; the heavens and earth for tens of thousands of miles trembled, as if about to collapse entirely and return to chaos.

"Wh… what?!"

Deep within the earth, Chi Yuan Demon Lord's face showed shock, and he leapt up fiercely like a mantis.

Indeed, the dignified True Immortal of the Tenfold Longevity, like a mortal, leapt up, letting out a resonant, earth‑shaking roar!

What a disgrace!

Simply beyond description.

All because he sensed Chen Zheng's magical power, which had completely surpassed the limit of a hundred million, reaching the strength of one hundred and ten million Xuanhuang fiery horses.

It should be known that whether a True Immortal like him or the higher Great Luo Golden Immortal, though they claim eternal freedom across all space‑time, they still cannot break the heaven‑and‑earth rule.

Only by attaining the status of a Celestial Sovereign through enlightenment can one transcend all rule constraints and no longer be bound by heaven and earth.

But that refers to a Celestial Sovereign at the height of his power.

What about Chen Zheng?

It's merely the Shen Tong Mi Jing; how could it possibly achieve what only a Celestial Sovereign can?

Even if Chen Zheng were a reincarnation of an Immortal King, it would still be impossible.

Thus Chi Yuan Demon Lord was so shocked.

He had previously tried to speculate grandly about Chen Zheng's past‑life identity.

Now it seems he still underestimated.

"What virtue or ability does this old bone have to be called senior brother by Chen Zheng? Can I truly live up to it?" Chi Yuan Demon Lord muttered, his gaze at Chen Zheng turning horrified, with a hint of remorse.

He suddenly regretted.

It wasn't because the brother‑senior relationship with Chen Zheng was forced.

Rather, he shouldn't have let Chen Zheng become his junior.

It should be the opposite, making Chen Zheng his senior brother.

If that fails, taking Chen Zheng as a godfather is also permissible.

Meanwhile,

Tens of thousands of li away from Chen Zheng, Fang Qingxue floated in white robes, suspended in the air, also watching Chen Zheng.

Her eyes filled with shock, she whispered, "Junior Brother Chen, Junior Brother Chen, you are terrifying, literally overturning truth, surpassing all existence past, present, and future—what is your origin?"

She also sensed from Chen Zheng's aura fluctuations that his magical power had broken the hundred‑million mark, and, in disbelief, speculated about his origin.

And she felt pressure.

Back on the Forty‑nine Islands, Chen Zheng was merely a junior martial artist, while she was a divine‑ability cultivator, whose strength far exceeded his by an unknown multiple.

Now it is the complete opposite.

Chen Zheng surpasses her by an incalculable margin.

His steps are too swift.

That puts pressure on her.

Can she keep up?

"After returning to the Xuanhuang Great World, the city in my memory, that cannon, I must hasten to find them. I cannot fall behind Junior Brother Chen too much," Fang Qingxue said softly.

(End of chapter)