He couldn't help but be secretly shocked in his heart. The Mystic Tools had already integrated into his body; currently, they only provided a basic enhancent, all at the 7th-Tier. Obviously, they couldn't withstand this guy's offensive.
This thing looked plain and unadorned, was it really a 7th-Tier?
Su Chen couldn't grasp the true strength of this Kingly Phantom. He rely manipulated the Mystic Tools within his body Silent and Stealthy, gradually strengthening them.
............
"I surrender!" Shen Jiqing wailed, his face deathly pale. His two arms swung limply, seemingly devoid of any support.
A black hamr head the size of a Status Panel suddenly braked. In the instant it stopped, the air before it let out an overwheld shriek.
A ferocious wind pressure explosively burst open, like an invisible giant hamr smashing onto Shen Jiqing's face. His vision went black, his breathing stagnated, and he began to cough violently. The taste of blood welled up in his throat, and his ears buzzed.
He stumbled backward, his back crashing heavily against the wall of the Challenge Room, jarring his shoulder blades with even more intense pain. Cold sweat slid down his temples.
Even when he was about to surrender, he was still sowhat greedy, thinking of dragging it out for as long as possible. He almost miscalculated the ti; if this hamr had fallen, he was afraid he would have died right here on the spot.
"Fortunately, fortunately, it was probably six or seven minutes. I wonder how long those other guys can hold on."
Walking out of the Challenge Room, before he even exited the tower, he faintly heard Exclamations of Surprise coming from outside: "The first guy to have achieved Molten Casting Sacred Profession is out! It's Shen Jiqing from the Wuquan Combat Corp!"
"I'm actually the first one out!?" Shen Jiqing's expression changed. Are those guys that formidable?
This 'Kingly Phantom' was Unimaginable strong. He originally thought that lasting six or seven minutes was already formidable enough.
"Forget it, even being the first one out ans I'm in the top twenty. Although the Betting Odds are only 1:1.5, I can still earn quite a bit." Shen Jiqing adjusted his mindset. Before it started, he had bet a sum of money on himself.
"I know him, it's that shaless guy who used tier suppression against Su Chen, snatched first place in the Preliminaries, and even bet on himself in the outside gambling pool!"
Shen Jiqing's face darkened, and he sneered inwardly, guessing it was another group of people who lost money cursing him.
"Then going by that, didn't Su Chen squeeze into the top 20?"
"Holy crap, I made a killing this ti!"
"What?" Shen Jiqing's face stiffened. Su Chen isn't out yet?
He had personally suppressed Su Chen, so he naturally knew where Su Chen's limit of strength lay. It was impossible for Su Chen to hold on longer than him.
He didn't even care about his own condition and hurriedly rushed out. Looking up, there weren't many Virtual Screens left on the Firmant.
And in one of them, Su Chen was present.
His vision went black. He had bet his entire net worth on himself, not only his previous winnings but also his savings.
To play it safe, he only bet on himself entering the top 20 at 1:1.5. Even if he won, it would only be a small profit. He never thought that he could still capsize like this.
"It's over." He muttered, "Now, I don't know how many years I'll have to work for the company to pay this off."
............
"Freeze!"
Shen Yi'an's face was pale white, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. He completely lacked his usual calm and collected bearing. With two fingers brought together, his fingertips trembled slightly as he forcefully condensed the remaining Psionic Power around his body.
In an instant, pale golden runes seed to be plucked by an invisible hand, surging upwards along his arm, turning into a condensed pillar of light that pounced straight towards the figure wreathed in starlight before him.
That pillar of light had just touched the other party's hem when with a crisp "crack," it was smashed into countless fine specks of light by a miniature star.
A tallic sweetness welled up in his throat. He gritted his teeth, and golden light erupted around his body again. A second imprisonnt rune took shape, turning into countless dense nets of light that covered the sky and earth as they enveloped the other party.
This ti, the nets of light interwoven and collided, erupting with a series of muffled, thunder-like booms. The Space even twisted and trembled slightly as a result.
Yet they only exploded around the 'Kingly Phantom', shattering into sky-filling Starfire.
The phantom raised a hand and casually brushed. The dilapidated shield lingering around Shen Yi'an was torn and shattered like paper paste, fragnts flying in all directions.
"Ugh—!" Shen Yi'an grunted muffledly, his chest feeling as if it had been heavily smashed by a giant hamr, his internal organs feeling as if they had been kneaded into a ball.
He flew backward, helpless in his heart, and could only shout: "I surrender!"
Phew… The instant he pushed the door and walked out, Shen Yi'an pulled out several vials of recovery Potions and drank them down. Waiting until his body improved sowhat, he staggered outwards.
After taking a few steps, he paused and spat out a mist of blood. After slightly adjusting, his steps were already much steadier, and only then did he step out the door.
"I wonder if the ti I lasted is considered long or short."
This kind of competition format, before the final rankings were determined, was like Opening a Blind Box, adding many uncertain factors. Even he felt sowhat apprehensive.
Before he even fully exited, he saw quite a few people had already gathered outside. They were all those who had failed, all looking up, their expressions carrying bewildernt and shock.
"Sure enough, there are still people fighting inside. It's probably Han Xingliu and those few." Shen Yi'an sighed. He also knew his Probability of seizing Star Pri was not considered high, estimated at only thirty to forty percent. If it were a head-on battle, the possibility would have actually been higher.
Walking out and taking a look, there were still five Virtual Screens overhead. And because there were only these five left, the images had been pulled extrely large.
Han Xingliu, Sheng Huaixu, Luo Yao, Xiao Linfeng. With a sweeping glance, he wasn't surprised by any of these people.
Han Xingliu's age barely made the cutoff, giving him five or six more years of accumulation than himself, and the Royal Court lacked no Resources. Five years was enough to open an imnse gap.
Luo Yao and Sheng Huaixu were both Divine Radiance Tier Star-Seeds. At the sa age, their Profession Developnt Progress was higher than his, and the number of professions they held was one or two more.
Xiao Linfeng ca from the Longriver Clan. His talent made up for his lack of Foundation, and he could also open a gap with him.
As for this last one, Shen Yi'an swept his gaze over, and his expression suddenly changed.
"How could it be Su Chen!?"
On that last screen was impressively Su Chen.
The other party's Every Action was accompanied by crimson fla and lightning, his performance even better than his own; at least it couldn't be called too wretched.
"It's already been nearly 10 minutes, how is he still..." Shen Yi'an's heart trembled. He understood Su Chen's situation very well. For a 6th-Tier to defeat a 7th-Tier relied on the burst of a Holy Class.
But that was only for a few hits. It absolutely couldn't hold up until now, unless...
"7th-Tier, he advanced to 7th-Tier." A sowhat familiar voice ca from beside him. It was Wei Zhenghong. He had co out earlier than Shen Yi'an and was similarly looking up, his expression extrely wonderful.
.........
"This Su Chen has such a fast advancent speed." Zhou Lingtian's eyes flickered. Being able to last until now, everyone could see it. His display of strength could absolutely not be that of a 6th-Tier.
"7th-Tier..." Wu Yue's expression was gloomy, "Is a Dual Divine Dawn really this fast? But even Xiao Linfeng didn't have such a fast advancent speed."
"Could it be this person will advance to Morning Star before the age of a hundred, standing shoulder to shoulder with us?" Zhou Lingtian murmured in a low voice.
Hearing this, even Chu Lingyuan's expression inevitably shifted. If extrapolated at this speed, it wasn't impossible.
Unlike the Bright Moon Tier, no matter how aweso Su Chen was, as long as the Bronze Ancient King didn't die, he could only be a Morning Star.
But to them, Su Chen was already a Star Seed, and would inevitably beco a Morning Star in the future, standing shoulder to shoulder with them.
"No wonder Brother Chu was protecting him so deeply just now. This is to give us a surprise." Wu Yue's words carried a bit of Gnashing Teeth. Chu Lingyuan's expression moved.
He didn't know Su Chen had already advanced to the 7th-Tier either; just now he rely didn't want others to probe.
But hearing this, he didn't say much else.
......
"7th-Tier..." The Vast Sea Emperor narrowed his eyes, tapping the armrest, "Even a Dual Divine Dawn doesn't have this speed. How old is he this year? Is he twenty-five?"
"Twenty-three or four, not yet twenty-five." The Xuantian Ancient King shook his head.
"Advanced to the 7th-Tier... This speed is even faster than I imagined." Even though the Bronze Ancient King had personally seen Su Chen purify mid-level Mist Embers, he was still sowhat astonished right now.
The Ancient King Sacred Cauldron sighed with emotion: "He might be a dark horse. I thought he would only be able to beco Star Pri in the next tournant, but for this one, there's probably a great chance."
7th-Tier... Qin Yun looked at Su Chen on that Virtual Screen, and in a daze, that face seed to turn into Qin Tianlin's appearance.
"Qin Yun." Suddenly soone called out.
Qin Yun focused her attention; it was the Vast Sea Emperor: "Did that Spirituality have any reaction?"
"No." Qin Yun shook her head again.
The Vast Sea Emperor furrowed his brows: "A twenty-three or four-year-old 7th-Tier isn't enough to make the Spirituality react? Could it be that a The Recognized won't be born this ti?"
No one could answer his question.
Right at this mont, another Virtual Screen shattered. Everyone looked over, and it was Luo Yao.
The Star-Firmant Ancient King shook his head: "Ultimately, he was still lacking a bit."
Before long, Luo Yao walked out of the tower. Looking up, his expression stalled slightly. There were actually still four people. His eyelids twitched: "That Su Chen is actually still there... bare-handed??"
......
"Even if he is 7th-Tier... how could he be stronger than ... Moreover, he didn't even use a weapon." Sheng Huaixu raised his head with a pale face, looking at the remaining three Virtual Screens in the Firmant.
Han Xingliu being stronger than him was still within estimates, and Xiao Linfeng still holding on already surprised him; after all, they were Dual Divine Dawns of similar age, and the Longriver Clan wasn't bad either.
But what was the situation with that last one, Su Chen?
He himself wasn't just a 7th-Tier; his Profession Developnt Progress was already past the halfway mark. Not only did he have a Holy Class, he also had other professions to coordinate with it.
Even if this person had already achieved Molten Casting Sacred Profession at the 6th-Tier, upon advancing to the 7th-Tier, a Holy Class was still just a Holy Class. How could he possibly be stronger than him?
"Could it be that Old Su is going to ascend to the position of Star Pri in this tournant? The next one, and the one after that, is he going to serve three consecutive terms!"
Wei Zhenghong's voice was loud and clear, intentionally spoken very loudly.
The vast majority of people present hadn't even lasted one or two minutes. Hearing this, they only showed expressions of palpitation. Having fought this 'Kingly Phantom', they naturally knew its terrifying aspects.
But those who had achieved Molten Casting Sacred Profession didn't look so good. Su Chen's age was, after all, too young.
There is no first in literature, and no second in martial arts; there is only the strongest.
Being pressed over their heads by soone so young, no matter what, they would feel sowhat uncomfortable.
For a ti, they instead hoped that Han Xingliu and Xiao Linfeng could hold on longer.
"At least... they have to hold on longer than Su Chen." Luo Yao's face darkened, unknown whether it was because his injuries hadn't healed, or for other reasons.
And right at this mont, the Virtual Screen belonging to Su Chen suddenly shone with dazzling, brilliant light.
"That is..." Zhou Lingtian was the first to look over, his brows furrowing slightly.
Imdiately after, his pupils trembled, and he stood up abruptly, a Surprised Expression faintly surfacing on his face.
At the sa ti, everyone Observing the Battle below, as well as the Morning Stars and Ancient Kings, all looked over in unison...
.........
"By elevating all the Mystic Tools to the 8th-Tier, I can withstand it."
Su Chen took a deep breath. The Aura around his body surged to an Unimaginable degree. Dense crimson flas and lightning arcs almost completely wrapped him up.
As the two collided, dense energy continuously exploded. This 'Kingly Phantom's' attacks were unpredictable, not only possessing so Class Traits of the Bronze Ancient King but also the characteristics of the other Ancient Kings.
But landing on his body right now, it was already difficult to cause substantive damage. However, under these circumstances, the load on the Eternal Physique wasn't low either.
"I estimate I can hold on for an hour or two. If I pull a few Mystic Tools down, I can hold on even longer."
Su Chen was unsure of the strength of the others, nor did he know how long they could hold on. If it were a head-on battle, he was truly confident he could defeat Han Xingliu and the rest.
But for this kind of competition of endurance ti, he truly had no way to gauge it. After all, holding on with light injuries and holding on with severe injuries were both holding on; it only looked at the duration of the hold, not the severity of the injuries.
"This Flaming Golden Sand is really not easy to take. If I keep holding on, it's not guaranteed that no accidents will occur." Su Chen's eyes shifted, "Since that's the case..."
Then he wouldn't compete on who held on longer.
World-Slaying Manifestation, continue elevating for !
Boiling Vitality surged out mightily. Even though he had already advanced to the 7th-Tier, wanting to elevate Mystic Tools to the 9th-Tier still cost him imnsely.
He had calculated before that currently, he could elevate at most two Mystic Tools to the 9th-Tier. What he chose, naturally, were two great hamrs.
Break all laws with absolute power!
A tyrannically unrivaled force exploded within Su Chen's body. The Stigma on his chest shattered, and the Immovable Vajra activated. A mist of blood abruptly spewed out, then was forcefully compressed and twisted, condensing into countless fine, needle-like crimson lightning threads.
His skin faintly exhibited a blood-gold color, like a god or demon. This was his limit state. Under this state, he couldn't hold on for too long either.
"The condensed power of the six Kings, let's see how many punches you can take from ." Su Chen could no longer suppress the instinct to vent within his body.
That Kingly Phantom had no emotions, but seemingly detecting Su Chen's ferocity, explosions faintly rang out from within its body. Layers of armor surfaced on the surface of its body, and as starlight flowed, miniature Celestial Bodies also lingered around it.
Raising its arm, highly compressed Elental Particles of mist condensed, turning into a giant hand that grabbed towards his face, seemingly wanting to forcefully crush him.
This strike was not simple. Su Chen only felt his surroundings stagnate, as if sinking into a swamp. With a deep shout, his long-accumulated fist turned into an angry thunderbolt tearing through the long sky, so copious that nothing could withstand it.
Forcefully crashing open the surrounding imprisonnt, wherever it passed, the air also let out an overwheld groan, the wind howling as it crashed back and forth.
The entire Challenge Room seed to be gripped tightly by an invisible giant hand, jarring every tal support into buzzing and trembling.
Bang!
The giant hand grabbing towards his face explosively shattered with a boom, turning into overflowing Streaking Light.
The fierceness of this strike even exceeded Su Chen's own expectations. Its montum undiminished, it smashed directly onto the Kingly Phantom's surface. Its body trembled, and its subsequent actions were actually forcefully interrupted.
Power poured out like a torrent. His left fist felt as if it had smashed into a giant boulder, a piercing pain in his arm bone. Even so, Su Chen felt an indescribable sense of comfort in his heart; it had already been a long ti since he had erupted with full power.
Boom!
Energy ripples surged and billowed. The Challenge Room wasn't considered large; when the surges hit the walls, they billowed back, crashing together with the outward-spreading energy, repeating thus.
The entire Challenge Room was booming, faintly unable to bear such berserk energy.
In a split second, Su Chen didn't know how many punches he had thrown. The entire room was filled with omnipresent Elental Particles.
Suddenly, Su Chen stopped and retracted his fists, and the 'Kingly Phantom' had already been sent flying backward, sweeping across with light and shadow, crashing heavily into the composite wall a hundred ters away.
"Bang—"
A muffled sound like a landslide. The 'Kingly Phantom's' body was deeply embedded into the wall. The Challenge Room, which had unknown how many 7th-Tier Professionals' battles it had borne, was now squeezed into a concave arc.
Crack—Crack!
The 'Kingly Phantom's' body was already covered in cracks, dissipating Streaking Light and shattered crystals. Its hands gripped the edge of the wall, seeming to want to pull itself out.
"As expected of the condensed power of the six Kings, it actually didn't shatter even from this. Can this still be considered 7th-Tier?" Su Chen's gaze was astonished. Taking a step forward, he landed another punch.
Boom!
Dazzling light shot up to the sky. The 'Kingly Phantom' completely shattered, turning into Pulverized to Dust and Streaking Light that drifted away.
Outside, looking at that shattered Kingly Phantom, everyone who witnessed it fell into silence.
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