Chapter 331: One Against Nine

Inside the barrier.

At this moment, Su Mo, Zhang Ting, Jun Shaowei, and the others were all looking at Xu Chen with pale faces and a hint of terror.

This ugly cultivator who had appeared out of nowhere actually had such a powerful backer.

The appearance of Guiling Shenjun could be said to have directly shattered the current landscape of the Immortal World in Shenzhou.

A super powerhouse at the Great Perfection of the Spirit Transformation realm was enough to change everything.

In other words, the four Shenjun had already reached an agreement, and basically would no longer go all out to compete for the right to Lan You; whether they could win the competition and obtain the right to be Lan You's spouse would almost entirely depend on the result of this match.

The only thing that made them feel slightly more at ease was that the opponent only had Xu Chen competing alone.

Xu Chen's punch was powerful and heavy; Zhang Ting's Protective Origin Qi was pierced through as if it were made of paper, and the huge golden phantom fist slammed solidly into Zhang Ting's body.

As the three spoke, they all turned their heads together to look at Guiling Shenjun.

It was also the first time Guiling Shenjun had seen Xu Chen display such a strange Magic Spell; while surprised inwardly, he smiled slightly and said, "The three Daoist Friends need not be surprised. This is a protective Magic Spell unique to my sect. Its power is not great, so there is no need to worry!"

Jun Shaowei's body shuddered violently and stood in mid-air, his body as if struck by an immobilization spell, stopping in front of the fist of Xu Chen's Divine Human Phantom; he pulled in his stomach and arched his body, looking just like a shrimp.

Amidst loud laughter, the golden fist, as large as a sand bowl, had already magnified before Jun Shaowei's eyes, and then with a 'Boom', it slammed heavily onto his face.

"Boom~"

It was truly one punch per person.

Daokong Shenjun also nodded and said, "Indeed, this is a Soul Magic Spell never seen before, and the aura is incomparably obscure and strange."

Xu Chen stood with his hands behind his back and nodded, saying, "Naturally, I am serious. I am in a hurry to go drink tea and chat with Junior Sister Lan, so I won't waste time with you all. Come at me together!"

Xu Chen smiled slightly and said, "No need, you all come at me together!"

Xu Chen turned around, looking at Su Mo, who was standing at the edge of the barrier with a pale face.

Perhaps cultivators from other sects did not know what a Tribulation Crystal was.

"Watch out!"

At this time, Zhang Ting's Divine Thunder Technique, which had been launched later but arrived first, had already landed on the Divine Human Phantom outside Xu Chen's body.

It was definitely not some trash Immortal Treasure.

Inside and outside the Four Dragon Platform, whether they were Great Cultivators or ordinary onlookers, everyone was completely bewildered at this moment.

Almost at the same time the Divine Pattern Battle Technique was released, Su Mo's sneak-attack punch hit the back of Xu Chen's head, but it was rebounded by the Divine Human Phantom, and he screamed as if struck by lightning, tumbling and flying away.

Yufuzi and the other two Shenjun had equally grave expressions.

"Primordial Spirit?!"

Jun Shaowei's body shuddered violently, and he said in shock and anger, "So... it... is... you..."

Zhang Ting only had time to let out a scream before he was sent flying like a meteor, wrapped in a golden phantom shadow, crashing heavily into the Spirit Qi barrier; then, he actually broke through the barrier and landed with a thud on the ground dozens of feet away.

Xu Chen seemed to be getting into the swing of things; seeing the remaining three cultivators turning to flee, his figure flickered through the Void within the barrier. Suddenly, the entire barrier was filled with golden giant phantoms. Amidst two 'Boom' sounds, two more guys were punched directly out of the barrier and fell onto the Four Dragon Platform, leaving only Jun Shaowei.

Not only were Zhang Ting shocked and angry, but Su Mo, Jun Shaowei, and the others had faces ashen with rage, feeling that they had suffered a great insult.

"Whoosh~~"

"Ah~~"

But as disciples of the five super sects, they had all heard of it to some extent; it was a heaven-and-earth wonder that assisted in Void Breaking to become an immortal.

Having succeeded in his strike, Xu Chen no longer hesitated. Carrying thunderous divine might, he continued to throw punches. Accompanied by sounds like thunderous booms, streaks of golden light directly shattered the Protective Origin Qi of the several cultivators. One punch per person, like hammering sandbags, he successively smashed the four fastest guys, who flew out of the barrier screaming and rolling onto the ground in a heap.

"Ah~~"

"Haha, Daoist Friend, don't run, take this punch from me!"

A loud 'Boom' was heard, and the sky full of thunder light wrapped Xu Chen from head to toe.

"Hehe, it's mainly because you're an eyesore. This punch is for Daoist Friend Lin Qiuya of the Ziyang Sect!" Xu Chen grinned and said.

Many cultivators from small and medium Immortal Sects hoped even more that this little cultivator who had suddenly appeared would win.

Another punch slammed into Jun Shaowei's belly.

Zhang Ting and the others looked at each other, then gritted their teeth and pounced forward together.

Of course, they dared not confirm now that Xu Chen only had the strength of the True Essence Late Stage. After all, if Guiling Shenjun could hide his Great Perfection of the Spirit Transformation cultivation, then this ugly guy might also have hidden his cultivation; otherwise, Guiling Shenjun would not have let him compete so confidently, nor would he have taken out a Tribulation Crystal that could easily change the minds of the three Shenjun.

From the moment Xu Chen released the Divine Human Phantom that looked like a Primordial Spirit, to the moment he turned to face Su Mo alone, the total time elapsed was less than ten breaths.

This is what you call "not great" power?

A group of Great Cultivators and the three Shenjun widened their eyes as if they had seen a ghost.

"Not bad!" Xu Chen thrust his fist forward, and Jun Shaowei flew away horizontally like a cannonball. This time, he crashed through the barrier and landed heavily with a thud on the ground a hundred feet away, motionless.

As soon as the Divine Human Phantom appeared, the whole arena was in an uproar, and even all the Spirit Realm Great Cultivators could not help but exclaim.

Propelled by Origin Qi, Xu Chen's words rang out like a sound wave across a hundred-mile radius of the venue. The tens of thousands of cultivators who were closing in from all directions were instantly in an uproar again; many even lost their Soul for a moment, their Origin Qi spiraling out of control, and they nearly fell headlong from the sky.

Jun Shaowei gritted his teeth and roared, "Are you serious?"

Before the Magic Spell could descend onto Xu Chen's head, an illusory figure appeared behind him, and Su Mo sneered as he raised his hand to strike the back of Xu Chen's head.

"You..."

Xu Chen laughed loudly, a burst of golden light exploded from his body, and instantly a Divine Human Phantom over a zhang tall flashed out, enveloping his body within it.

Nine figures simultaneously performed Void teleportation, arriving in front of Xu Chen in the blink of an eye. Leading the way was a thunder-light electric net; it was precisely the powerful Divine Thunder Technique of the Thunder God Hall.

"You... so... shameless, why... hit... me... twice..."

This was a strange battle technique never before seen in the Mortal World. Although it resembled a Magic Spell, it had no connection or similarity to the Magic Spells commonly seen in the Immortal World.

Divine Pattern Battle Technique: Wrath of the Earth God.

Jun Shaowei screamed, clutching his face as he was sent flying over a hundred feet away, crashing heavily into the Spirit Qi barrier and rebounding. But Xu Chen did not seem to intend to let him go; instead, he strode forward and raised his fist again.

Moreover, looking at the aura, it seemed he only had True Essence Late Stage cultivation.

In the dazzling display, most people had not even seen clearly how this battle between the strongest of the young generation in Shenzhou—which had been highly anticipated and even made people's blood boil—had ended in such an anticlimactic way.

Leiyunzi shook his head and said, "It is not a Primordial Spirit, but a strange Magic Spell."

Just as everyone thought Xu Chen would be severely injured, Xu Chen laughed out loud and strode forward against the lightning, only to see a golden light stretch into a string of golden giant phantoms; in the blink of an eye, Xu Chen arrived before Zhang Ting, raised his sand-bowl-sized fist, and slammed it heavily into Zhang Ting's chest.

Therefore, after the nine cultivators looked at each other and hesitated for a moment, Zhang Ting of the Thunder God Hall stepped forward, cupped his hands toward Xu Chen and said, "Since Daoist Friend is also participating in this competition, then please choose an opponent first; we shall fight in groups, and the winners will advance to the next round."

Yufuzi said in surprise, "I actually cannot sense any fluctuation of elemental spirit energy; instead, the aura of his Soul is incomparably powerful, having reached at least the strength of the middle stage of the Danyuan Realm."

"Haha, since I am on the battlefield, how can I admit defeat without fighting? My Master said, it only counts after a fight!"

At this moment, within the entire barrier, he was the only one left standing.

Lan You, meanwhile, gripped her skirt tightly, her cold and sorrowful face revealing extreme unease and anticipation.

Many among the onlookers exclaimed in surprise.

Yet, in this mere blink of an eye, Zhang Ting, Jun Shaowei, and the other eight participating cultivators who were supposed to be fighting each other had all been knocked down and were lying on the ground.

Watching Xu Chen rush over with a golden fist larger than his own head, Jun Shaowei's face turned pale as he roared, "I admit defeat!"

Jun Shaowei's eyes bulged out, his face flushed red as he looked at Xu Chen and spat out a sentence word by word with great difficulty.

Upon hearing this, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief simultaneously, but their expressions instantly went blank.

With a single punch, there was no one who could withstand a single blow.

Because he possessed the True Immortal Bloodline, he had many strange bloodline inheritances; although Xu Chen had used the Wrath of the Earth God to repel him, Su Mo had suffered a small loss due to being caught off guard, but he had not taken a punch head-on after all, and thus he quickly steadied his figure.

Compared to Su Mo and Zhang Ting, Jun Shaowei was originally the weakest in strength, but this person was habitually deep in schemes and ruthless, so he had intended to stay until the end to wait for an opportunity to strike, hoping to defeat Xu Chen with a sneak attack; however, he had not expected that before he could even understand what was happening, the fighting arena would be turned upside down, and everyone would be hammered to the ground.

"This person is finished!" Among the group of cultivators from Yuqing Hall, Yi Zhen, who had been defeated by Su Mo in just one move, could not help but close his eyes and sigh.

After all, being able to watch the five major rogue sects get humiliated was truly a heart-pleasing affair.

"Boom~"

"You... you are cheating, this is simply not a Third-Tier Magic Spell." Su Mo roared with a twisted face.

Xu Chen was stunned for a moment and said, "This is indeed not a Third-Tier Magic Spell, because this is a secret technique of my sect and has never had a grade, but if you say I am cheating, then you are wrong; the one who is truly cheating should be you, for your powerful magic is not achieved through cultivation, but has another secret—others may not be able to see it, but I can."

(End of this chapter)