102: Chapter 102 One hour later, victory! Breaking through the realm with ease!

Many prodigies of the Wanxiang Holy Land gathered together before the unremarkable Mountain Gate.

Fortunately, the Mountain Gate was large enough to accommodate all the prodigies standing there.

"Bang... Bang..."

Aftershocks continuously swept down from the sky above, crashing against the Mountain Gate's protective Formation.

The vast majority of the power was blocked by the protective Formation, with only the faintest ripples of the aftershocks managing to penetrate inside.

But even facing these faint ripples, the many prodigies remained on high alert, erupting with all the power in their bodies to resist.

While resisting these faint ripples, the many prodigies of the Wanxiang Holy Land took a moment to glance at one another.

Every Prodigy saw deep shock and horror in each other's eyes.

How was this possible? Evenly matched—they were actually witnessing an evenly matched battle.

Clearly, their Senior Brother Luo Cheng had already erupted with full strength, revealing the might of his Divine Spirit Holy Body.

Yet, even when facing the Divine Spirit Holy Body, that Ye Chen was still able to fight Senior Brother Luo Cheng to a standstill.

Doesn't Ye Chen only have a cultivation at the True Person Realm?

How could he possibly fight Senior Brother Luo Cheng, who had revealed his Divine Spirit Holy Body, to such an extent?

They couldn't understand it. Even if they racked their brains, they couldn't figure out how this was being done!

It wasn't just the prodigies of the Wanxiang Holy Land who were shocked by the state of the battle.

The Tribulation Crossing Realm experts from various noble families and Sects, who had retreated even further away, were also incredibly horrified.

Just moments ago, when they were slightly closer, the sweeping aftershocks had already become unbearable for them.

Having retreated to their current distance to watch the battle again, the situation was something they simply could not comprehend.

The Divine Spirit Holy Body was just as they remembered, still possessing heaven-shaking Divine Might, as if a true deity had descended to the world.

If any other Peak Tribulation Crossing Realm expert were to fight the current Luo Cheng...

Under that single Divine Spirit War Fist, they would have been utterly unable to resist a disastrous defeat.

Yet that Ye Chen, with a mere cultivation of the True Person Realm Eighth Stage, fought the Divine Spirit-state Luo Cheng to a draw.

A monster, a freak—that Ye Chen from the Mountain River Holy Land was simply an absolute anomaly!

A premonition arose in the hearts of the many Tribulation Crossing Realm experts from the noble families and Sects—a terrifying premonition.

The power structure of their East State Empire was likely going to be rewritten with the arrival of Ye Chen.

Ye Chen currently only had a cultivation at the True Person Realm; if he were allowed to Breakthrough to the Profound Void Realm, how terrifying would he become?

And what about the Tribulation Crossing Realm after that? At that time, in the vast East State Empire, who could possibly be his opponent?!

"The sky of the East State Empire is about to change..."

On the void-breaking spaceship that had been swept back a thousand miles by the aftershocks...

Ye Wushang's face was filled with a mix of guilt and excitement.

"Senior Brother Ye Chen, I'm sorry. I actually thought you would lose to Luo Cheng just now."

"Looking at it now, what Divine Spirit Holy Body? The 'Holy Body among Holy Bodies'? Before Senior Brother Ye Chen, none of it is enough!"

Senior Brother Ye Chen, relying on a cultivation two major Realms lower than Luo Cheng's, was fighting the Divine Spirit-state Luo Cheng to a standstill.

He knew very well that the Divine Spirit empowerment state was not permanent.

As long as Senior Brother Ye Chen waited until the Divine Spirit empowerment state ended, he would surely achieve the final victory!

"Zheng!"

"Weng!"

"Boom...!"

"Bang!!!"

"Rumble!!!"

Ye Chen and Luo Cheng, who were completely immersed in the battle, had no mind to consider the thoughts of Ye Wushang and the others.

In their eyes right now, only the battle remained. Only battle could make them so obsessed, so deeply immersed.

The two were well-matched rivals, continuously hurling out all sorts of Divine Abilities and Martial Skills as if they cost nothing.

The heaven-shaking aftershocks, like a world-ending Divine Might, ravaged the space and the earth.

Fortunately, within a radius of several thousand miles of the Wanxiang Holy Land, no other factions existed.

Under the majesty of the leader of the Four Great Holy Lands, no other power dared to take root here.

Otherwise, under the aftershocks of the battle between these two, those factions and living beings would have been reduced to ashes.

In this state of selfless combat, they continued for a full hour.

During this hour, neither Ye Chen nor Luo Cheng stopped for even an instant.

Every moment, every breath, was a fierce collision of Divine Abilities and Martial Skills.

The Divine Spirit Holy Body was indeed a top-tier Holy Body, possessing a terrifyingly deep foundation of spiritual Qi.

An hour of indiscriminate bombardment with Divine Abilities and Martial Skills had not yet drained its spiritual Qi.

As for Ye Chen, after undergoing the baptism of the divine grade marrow cleansing pill, his spiritual Qi foundation had already surpassed all experts.

To exhaust his spiritual Qi, let alone a Tribulation Crossing Realm expert, even a Manifest Saint Realm expert would find it difficult to achieve.

"Boom!"

Another collision of Divine Abilities ended, and the figures of Ye Chen and Luo Cheng both flew backward.

Just as he steadied himself, Ye Chen condensed his Sword Intent, wanting to close in again with an excited face.

Even the power of Sword Intent found it difficult to achieve a decisive effect on Luo Cheng while he was in his Divine Spirit-empowered state.

But the more it was so, the more excited he became, wishing this battle could continue forever!

But at that moment, Luo Cheng raised his palm and gave a bitter smile.

"Fellow Daoist Ye Chen, I have already lost this battle. There is no need to continue fighting."

Before his voice finished, the illusory image of the Divine Spirit behind him trembled and then slowly vanished.

The power empowerment belonging to the Divine Spirit Holy Body also turned into nothingness the moment the illusory image disappeared.

Luo Cheng's aura receded by several folds in the blink of an eye.

Sensing all this, the excitement on Ye Chen's face froze, and he slowly halted his figure.

The aura of Sword Intent on his body disappeared, hiding itself once more.

"Has the empowerment time ended so soon?"

After speaking, he smacked his lips with a bit of dissatisfaction.

His tone carried a distinct sense of lingering desire for more.

Indeed, he still wanted more; the battle just now could be called the most hearty and drippingly wet battle he had experienced since he began his cultivation.

Unfortunately, this exhilarating battle had only lasted for a mere hour.

Hearing Ye Chen's words, the bitterness on Luo Cheng's face grew even stronger.

He also wished the empowerment could last longer, but unfortunately, his current cultivation could not manage it.

If he forcibly maintained the Divine Spirit empowerment state, his Physical Body and Divine Soul would be the first to overload.

This was just a sparring match, not a battle to the death; there was no need to gamble with his life.

More importantly, even if he did gamble with his life, he saw no chance of victory, so it was better to let nature take its course.

Ye Chen retracted his cultivation aura and shook his head with a smile.

"Forget it, forget it. The battle just now has already satisfied me greatly. I, Ye Chen, accept you as a friend."

"However, now that the battle is over, there's no need to suppress the insights gained from it anymore."

As he spoke, the cultivation aura on his body suddenly surged, reaching a new level.

Cultivation Breakthrough: ninth level of the True Person Realm!

Feeling this surging cultivation aura, Luo Cheng's pupils shrank violently.

This is... the ninth level of the True Person Realm. A Breakthrough!

Just like that, while talking and laughing, Ye Chen's cultivation broke through?

To what terrifying degree has Fellow Daoist Ye Chen's cultivation talent reached?

For a moment, he couldn't tell whether he was the owner of a Holy Body, or if Ye Chen was the one with the Holy Body!!!

It wasn't just Luo Cheng who was shocked; the many Wanxiang Holy Land prodigies who hadn't yet recovered their wits, and the watching experts, were all stunned in place.

How on earth did this world give birth to such a monstrous, such a freakish, such an inconceivable anomaly?!

Not only did he defeat the owner of the Divine Spirit Holy Body at the Tribulation Crossing Realm while only having a True Person Realm cultivation!

Now, right under their noses, he directly broke through his cultivation while talking and laughing!

Had this world finally broken down completely, just as they feared?!