Chapter 123

After all, at this moment, he had already become a laughingstock.

Even Ye Xuan's eyes flickered slightly at this moment; over the past two months under his master's guidance,

he had gone mad, digging for opportunities across all regions, and had finally barely reached the early stage of the eighth rank.

But compared to Xu Chen at this moment, he was likely still inferior.

Therefore, he said nothing, silently detonating the puppets and collecting their spirit crystals.

His master had said that these puppet crystals contained extremely dense spiritual energy, a tremendous opportunity that must be seized.

At this moment, Xu Chen looked at Ye Xuan and said, "Ye Xuan, hand over all the puppet crystals you have collected to me. After all, they are tainted with poison; I fear you will be corroded." Upon hearing this, Ye Xuan's face instantly turned black.

Corrode your grandmother!

Why should I give you the opportunity I worked so hard to gather?

Do you think I'm an idiot?

Therefore, Ye Xuan snorted coldly, "I have my own way to remove the poison; no need for the Young Alliance Leader to worry." Xu Chen sighed, "You are clearly forcing it. Within the Puppet Alliance, besides Qin Xiran, who else can remove the poison?

If you refuse, I will forcibly take them. For the sake of your life, I have no choice but to do this.

I hope you will understand my actions after being beaten; I am doing this all for your own good, Xuan'er." Ye Xuan's mouth twitched wildly. What the hell is this "for my life" nonsense, and what the hell is this "Xuan'er"?

Are you mentally ill? Do you really think you're my father? He shouted angrily, "Xu Chen, do not push your luck too far."

Xu Chen shook his head, "For your sake, today I can only bully you once. Alas, I truly do not wish to act, Xuan'er."

The female protagonists heard this and immediately wanted to laugh; this Xu Chen was too wicked.

Now, that dog Ye Xuan was probably about to explode with rage.

As expected, Ye Xuan said coldly, "If you want the puppet crystals, then defeat me first." Half a month ago, he had learned that Xu Chen possessed a spiritual sense attack technique.

So, over these past half a month, he had also cultivated his spiritual sense madly, and now it had already reached the early stage of the eighth rank.

He had also cultivated martial arts to defend against spiritual sense attacks. Xu Chen's spiritual sense attack now might not even work on him.

Xu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "In that case, I must properly test it."

"Boom!"

The instant he finished speaking, Xu Chen erupted with eighth-rank physical body aura, rushing directly to Ye Xuan's side and throwing a punch.

Just as he thought Ye Xuan, at the early stage of the eighth rank, would inevitably be blasted back violently,

he only saw Ye Xuan retreat a hundred meters, not violently. Xu Chen froze, "You have also cultivated your physical body?" Ye Xuan sneered, "A physical body at the peak of the seventh rank."

Xu Chen sighed in admiration; truly worthy of being the protagonist, possessing great fortune.

Every time he took the lead, the protagonist almost always caught up.

However, he was still inferior to him.

"Xu Chen, my spiritual sense is at the early stage of the eighth rank, and my realm is at the early stage of the eighth rank; I am no longer inferior to you."

"If it is a one-on-one duel, you are likely not my match at this moment."

Holding the incomplete Emperor Sword, Ye Xuan pointed the blade at Xu Chen and said coldly.

Both at the early stage of the eighth rank; who fears whom?

Upon hearing this, Xu Chen immediately curled his lips, "Useless thing, who told you I am at the early stage of the eighth rank?"

"Boom!"

The instant he finished speaking, Xu Chen's body shuddered.

The next second, an aura of spiritual energy at the mid-stage of the eighth rank roared like a hurricane, spreading wildly outward from his body.

In an instant, the surrounding space trembled and shattered, with chaotic currents surging and whistling sounds never ceasing.

The air was instantly blasted apart; Xu Chen's long hair danced wildly, and his clothes snapped in the wind.

Xu Chen looked coldly at Ye Xuan, "Open your dog eyes wide and see what realm I am in."

"M-mid-stage of the eighth rank."

At this sight, the experts from Tianjian Sect, Shadow Gate, Mount Wudang, Jingshan Temple, Qixiu Workshop, Fengsha Tower, and many other sects instantly froze in speech.

In half a month, breaking through from the early stage to the mid-stage of the eighth rank?

Others took decades; Xu Chen shortened it by hundreds of times?

Damn! This is too awesome!

Feng Qianling beside him was completely stunned.

Ye Xuan's pupils contracted slightly, "You have advanced again."

In his words, his face was full of shock.

How did this Xu Chen become so monstrous to this extent!

Xu Chen's sudden outburst not only shocked the crowds from the various alliance sects.

Even the elites and great powers of the Ten Thousand Insects Sect and the Five Poisons Sect, hidden in the shadows, were utterly bewildered.

What the hell? Only half a month, and he leveled up again?

Damn it! Ordinary cultivators might cultivate for hundreds, even thousands of years without ever reaching the Eighth Grade.

This Xu Chen did it in half a month! Half a month!

If this gets out, it will surely cause a sensation throughout the Heavenly Venerable Imperial Dynasty!

For a moment, everyone gasped in shock.

Xu Chen's face turned cold as he looked at Ye Xuan: "Give it, or not?"

This time, these precious treasures could not be given to Ye Xuan.

Even if he snatched them, Ye Xuan might find other opportunities, but he certainly wouldn't find Puppet Crystals as easily.

He was too lazy to put in the effort anyway; he would just snatch what was right in front of him first.

Ye Xuan gritted his teeth and said, "If we don't try, how can we know who is stronger? If you win, the Puppet Crystal is yours."

Xu Chen sneered, "Good."

"Whoosh!"

This time, Xu Chen instantly summoned his body-protecting aura.

Then his body flickered slightly and vanished from the spot.

When he reappeared, he was already right in front of Ye Xuan.

Waves of hurricane winds, accompanied by countless phantoms, surged wildly between the two.

Phantom Sky Wind Hand!

At this moment, Xu Chen's phantoms had already spawned six copies.

The moment these phantoms emerged, the surrounding space shook violently and instantly began to collapse.

The momentum was so strong it could steal the very soul.

Ye Xuan dared not relax either, instantly unleashing the eighth sword of the Haohan Emperor Cloud Sword Art: the Haohan Restriction Sword.

This strike was a single sword, with no flashy phantoms.

Yet this sword surpassed the Haohan Space Sword, capable not only of traversing space but also of imprisoning it.

The instant it emerged, the surrounding space seemed to freeze in its flow.

Where this sword passed, though the space remained still, it was shattered into fragments by the fierce sword energy.

In an instant, the sword reached Xu Chen, pointing directly at his brow.

"Buzz!"

A humming sound from the sword energy arose at that very moment.

At this instant, the sword was only a few inches from Xu Chen's brow.

Ye Xuan nodded; this time, Xu Chen surely could not block it.

But a second later, Ye Xuan's expression shifted slightly.

For he saw Xu Chen's Phantom Sky Wind Hand directly strike the sword.

In an instant, both the sword and the palm shattered into pieces, then dissolved entirely into light, vanishing between heaven and earth.

The crowd was secretly shocked; both were Heavenly Grade martial arts.

My god, it's one thing for Xu Chen to have it, but how does Ye Xuan have it?

"It was destroyed with a single palm strike?"

Ye Xuan's pupils contracted, his eyes filled with disbelief.

This was his eighth sword!