Free Web NovelChapter 1674: Chapter 1671: Defeating the Bearded Great Hann!
"Boom!"
The burly man with a rugged beard took a direct hit from Li Chen’s attack. Before he had time to catch his breath, he saw a palm strike coming from the left flank.
Just as he was hastily preparing to face the attack from the left flank, yet another fierce fist like a Jiao Long emerging from the sea, was striking his right flank.
Li Chen’s punch was incredibly fast, and at an unexpected angle, leaving one defenseless.
The burly man was a power-type cultivator, completely at a loss against Li Chen’s swift combat style.
After just a few rounds, he was thoroughly defeated.
Li Chen clapped his hands and smiled calmly. He said, "So, do I qualify to enter the sixth layer now?"
Although the burly man was somewhat unwilling to accept it, he was straightforward by nature. He wiped the blood off his mouth with the back of his hand.
"I lost, you can go upstairs!"
After speaking, he cupped his hands towards Li Chen and, with a hint of admiration, asked, "I am Lei Yong, protector of Xingyun Hall’s Thunder Department. May I ask for the young master’s name and your master?"
Li Chen smiled calmly and replied, "My name is Li Chen, and I have no master!"
"Li Chen? The name sounds so unfamiliar, I’ve never heard of it before."
"I haven’t heard of it either. Could he be a direct disciple of some hidden sect?"
"Probably not, he himself said he has no master!"
Even before this person finished speaking, someone immediately rolled their eyes.
"Are you stupid? Since it’s a hidden sect, they naturally don’t want outsiders to know, so of course, they won’t tell you the truth!"
This explanation was generally accepted by those present.
If Li Chen were truly a loose cultivator with such formidable strength, wouldn’t that be a slap in the face for us sect disciples?
After all, sect disciples always look down on loose cultivators, thinking themselves one rank higher.
If Li Chen is from a hidden sect, it’s a different story.
Sects that can be called hidden have Taoist traditions that have been handed down for hundreds of thousands, even millions of years.
It’s normal for them to have a few extraordinary prodigies.
Li Chen ignored the discussions, striding directly into the sixth layer.
Long Ming suddenly thought of something and quickly caught up, hurriedly reminding him.
"Young master, the seventh layer is Xingyun Hall’s forbidden area, with top-level powers of the Late Stage of Mahayana guarding it. Unauthorized intruders are basically doomed to death!"
Seeing Long Ming looking tense, Li Chen couldn’t help but smile coldly.
"If I wanted to go to that seventh layer, even Zhai Xingzi couldn’t necessarily stop me. Let alone an ordinary late-stage Mahayana cultivator!"
Hearing Li Chen’s words, Long Ming was taken aback.
He didn’t know whether he should believe Li Chen or not.
Could Li Chen really defeat Xingyun Hall’s Hall Master Zhai Xingzi?
Long Ming wondered inwardly.
However, just as this thought emerged in his mind, he dismissed it.
Zhai Xingzi was a top-level power nearly in the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.
No matter how prodigious Li Chen was, he would probably find it difficult to be his opponent.
While Long Ming pondered, Li Chen had found a spot and sat down on the sixth floor.
Seeing Li Chen no longer intent on forcing his way into the seventh layer, Long Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if a heavy stone had fallen to the ground.
This further confirmed his judgment that Li Chen was not Zhai Xingzi’s match.
Of course, he wouldn’t look down on Li Chen because of this judgment.
On the contrary, he regarded him with even more gravity.
After all, Zhai Xingzi had one foot into the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.
A glance at everyone present showed no one could be his opponent.
It’s natural that Li Chen isn’t his match.
Moreover, judging by the terrifying talent Li Chen had shown, he might catch up with Zhai Xingzi within a hundred or eighty years.
If by then Zhai Xingzi hadn’t transcended the Life and Death Tribulation and ascended, Li Chen might indeed defeat him.
A hundred years is but a blink of an eye for cultivators like them who live tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands or millions of years.
With these thoughts, Long Ming looked at Li Chen with even more admiration.
If at first, he wasn’t willing to follow Li Chen,
now his attitude had clearly changed; he now intended to follow Li Chen willingly as a loyal follower.
In his view, given Li Chen’s prodigious talent, if he didn’t fall midway, he was very likely to transcend the Life and Death Tribulation and ascend.
By then, with his relationship with Li Chen, he could practically walk unfettered through Tianwu Star Domain!
If he could get some guidance from him, he might have hope of transcending the Life and Death Tribulation and ascending himself.
Imagining that bright future, Long Ming’s pupils enlarged, like two bulbs, dazzling and bright.
"What are you thinking about, so absorbed?"
Li Chen patted Long Ming, expressionless, and asked.
Li Chen didn’t realize that Long Ming’s imagination was so rich, envisioning things decades ahead while the current matters were still unresolved.
He didn’t go to the seventh layer, not because he was afraid of Zhai Xingzi.
Besides, to defeat Zhai Xingzi, given his realm, he’d have to use his greatest trump card, the Nine Heavens Star Technique.
With the Star Ruins soon to open, using all his cards would easily make him a target.
Moreover, even if he could defeat Zhai Xingzi, he would definitely suffer from backlash, getting severely injured.
Clearly, that wouldn’t be in his current interest pursuit.
However, Li Chen still felt he needed to check out the seventh layer of the Star-Picking Tower.
He just needed to wait a little longer.
He planned to go there personally after returning from the Star Ruins.
Long Ming was startled by Li Chen’s pat, suddenly aware of how engrossed he had been, realizing his momentary loss of composure.
Regaining some composure, he spoke fawningly, "Young master, are you planning to bid on any treasures this time?"
Li Chen thought for a moment, shook his head, and replied, "Nothing to bid on, just looking around!"
"By the way, how many Source Crystals do you have?"
Upon hearing Li Chen’s question, Long Ming hesitated briefly before saying, "Our Divine Dragon Sect has a total of 2.4 million, two million of which are with me, leaving forty thousand at the sect for daily expenses!"
