Chapter 581: Chapter 581: Unheard Of
After all, he is the most talented young cultivator in Yunshui City in recent centuries.
With the strength to compete for the top ten.
Yet, Ling Chen, simply at the lower middle stage of the Palace Mansion Realm, was directly admitted without examination.
This made him, who was at the middle stage of the third layer of the Palace Mansion Realm, feel extremely unbalanced in his heart.
Therefore, he directly issued a challenge to Ling Chen.
Ling Chen smiled slightly and said, "You overstate the matter. I do not have any ability to advise Young Master Xiahou!"
"Young Master Ling, surely you’re not serious? You are now a member of the Burning Flame Sect, if you avoid battle and do not show up, would it not tarnish the prestige of the Burning Flame Sect? Even if you don’t care about your own reputation, you should consider the sect’s honor, right?"
Xia Houjin said with a smile.
"Indeed, Young Master Ling, show us some of your moves!"
"Yes! It’s also a chance for us to see where the gap lies, so that we can have a direction to strive towards in the future!"
"Young Master Ling, please enlighten us!"
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The other eight young geniuses at the second layer of the Palace Mansion Realm immediately chimed in.
Of course, they also felt unbalanced in their hearts.
Ling Chen is of lower cultivation than they are, what qualifies him to join the Burning Flame Sect without even participating in the assessment?
Now, seeing that Xia Houjin, the top talent of Yunshui City, has personally issued a challenge, they were naturally very eager to witness it.
"Young Master Ling, show your strength and let these ignorant folks realize that there is always someone better and heavens beyond heavens!" Jia Qianshan also said with a smile.
Ye Fentian spoke up, "Ling Chen, go ahead and fight."
He had personally witnessed Ling Chen’s strength.
He is definitely not comparable to Xia Houjin.
Although Ling Chen is a disciple of the Burning Flame Sect, that was just his excuse.
But this is also a matter of his dignity.
A disciple admitted without examination, if not better than those who took part in the assessment, would cause dissatisfaction among people and they would look down upon the Burning Flame Sect.
Hearing Ye Fentian say so, Ling Chen knew he could not decline.
He immediately stood up from his seat, bowed towards Ye Fentian, and said, "I shall obey the Young Sect Master’s command."
Seeing that Ling Chen had agreed, Jia Qianshan, the Commander, Xia Houjin, and others all showed pleased expressions.
If Ling Chen won, it was well and good, but if he lost, it would be a loss of face for the Young Sect Master.
"Young Master Ling, please!"
Xia Houjin slightly cupped his hands towards Ling Chen, then with a tap of his foot, he transformed into a stream of light, shooting straight up into the sky.
The battles between cultivators of their level naturally couldn’t take place within the city.
The tremendous shockwaves from their powerful battle could easily destroy city buildings.
The high skies are their optimal battlefield.
"Very well!"
Ling Chen nodded slightly, and then he too shot up into the sky.
Ye Fentian, Jia Qianshan and others similarly rose into the air to watch the battle.
In the high sky.
Ling Chen and Xia Houjin stood in the air hundreds of meters apart, facing each other.
"Young Master Ling, I am at the middle stage of the third layer of the Palace Mansion Realm, please be careful," Xia Houjin said, as a reminder.
As the challenger, he naturally needed to make the first move.
Though his cultivation was higher than Ling Chen’s.
"Young Master Xiahou, proceed as you wish!" Ling Chen replied indifferently.
He sensed that Xia Houjin’s cultivation was about at the level of the third layer.
Now that Xiahou himself had stated his cultivation level.
It was not much different from what he sensed.
With the reveal of Xiahou’s Spiritual Power, Ling Chen truly sensed that this man’s cultivation was indeed at the middle stage of the third layer.
Of course, this person seems to have a Sacred Body.
His Spiritual Power is three layers higher than his cultivation.
Although he himself is only at the lower middle stage.
But with the increase brought by the Golden Palace, his Spiritual Power is by no means inferior to this person!
"Good!" Xia Houjin’s expression turned slightly chilly.
Ling Chen was being too arrogant; it was clear he was looking down upon him.
He was now keen to see what Ling Chen relied on to be so brazen.
Xia Houjin’s right hand clenched, and a silvery longsword materialized in his hand—it was naturally a lower-grade King Spiritual Weapon.
"Boom!"
His body shook, and his green-purple Spiritual Power roared out from his body, like a torrent, swirling around him.
Then, a stream of Spiritual Power surged into the longsword.
"Chop!"
Xiahoujin, with a longsword in hand, suddenly swung towards the front. A green sword qi, dozens of meters in size, struck across the heavens and earth towards Ling Chen.
With his move, he went all out.
He did not hold back in the slightest.
Naturally, his spiritual power was pushed to the extreme.
He was going to teach this arrogant brat a lesson!
Looking at the terrifying sword qi, the expressions of eight second-tier talent realm cultivators of the Palace Mansion Realm slightly changed.
This sword qi, fully powered by spiritual energy, felt like a challenging feat for them to receive.
Yet, Ling Chen’s face remained unchanged, and the corner of his mouth even bore a faint smile.
He similarly materialized an inferior King Spiritual Weapon in his right hand.
Infusing it with spiritual power, he chopped out a burst of dozens of meters long black sword qi.
"Boom!"
The two sword qis collided mid-air, ultimately both dissipating.
"How is this possible?"
Xiahoujin’s face was filled with disbelief.
Ling Chen had actually managed to intercept his attack with just spiritual power.
Although he did not boost his attack with Sword Dao realm or unleash the King Spirit Technique, his cultivation level was two full realms above that of Ling Chen!
"How did he do it?"
The other eight second-tier talent realm cultivators were equally exchanging puzzled looks, their faces brimming with an incredulous expression.
"How could his spiritual power be so strong?"
Commander Jia Qianshan was also shocked.
His gaze fell on Ling Chen, staring intently at him.
Such a strong spiritual power, if not because of using a secret technique, then it must be because his Palace was different from ordinary people.
To be able to bridge a gap of two realms, could it be...
"Golden Palace..."
A storm of astonishment surged in Jia Qianshan’s heart.
He was very clear about Ling Chen’s cultivation level.
Definitely, his Palace was of the one-star King level!
Only a Golden Palace could elevate spiritual power by two levels, closing such a gap.
"Young Master Xiahou, there’s no need for probing, use your strongest attack!"
Ling Chen said indifferently.
His casual demeanor infuriated Xiahoujin.
"Then watch closely, Young Master Ling!"
A cold voice emerged from Xiahoujin’s mouth.
As Yunshui City’s number one talent, how had he ever been looked down upon like this?
It was always he who looked down on others.
"Thunder Roar Wind Howl Kill!"
Xiahoujin shouted explosively, as frenzied dark purple spiritual power poured into the longsword in his hand. Soon, a hundred meters long sword qi was unleashed.
The instant the sword qi materialized, a series of low thunderous sounds erupted, intermixed with furious howls of wind.
"Slice!"
Xiahoujin drew his longsword, and the hundred-meter purple sword qi slashed towards Ling Chen.
Seeing Xiahoujin deploying the inferior King Spirit Technique, everyone immediately turned to look at Ling Chen.
Such an attack could not possibly be blocked by just spiritual power.
Moreover, within that sword qi, there was also the profound comprehension of Xiahoujin’s sword dao realm, which made it even more formidable and terrifying!
Faced with that heaven-splitting attack, Ling Chen didn’t seem inclined to deploy any King Spirit Technique.
Only when the sword qi was about ten meters from him did his longsword lightly raise in his right hand.
Then, a green sword qi directly entered the longsword and burst out from within!
"Bang!"
The two sword qis collided.
That hundred-meter sword qi appeared mighty and unparalleled, yet it couldn’t do anything to Ling Chen’s green sword qi.
The two forces held a standoff for a few breaths before once again dissipating.
"Is this also a King Spirit Technique?"
Commander Jia Qianshan and the others from Yunshui City looked on in dumbfounded silence at this scene.
Ling Chen seemed to have slashed out a sword qi from inside his body.
Being able to compare with Xiahoujin’s King Spirit Technique, does it not mean Ling Chen deployed a King Spirit Technique from within his body?
What kind of technique was this?
To deploy a King Spirit Technique from within one’s body?
They had never heard of such a thing before!