Chapter 557: Chapter 557: Golden Palace
The golden light at the Dantian slowly converged.
As the golden light faded, everyone let out a long sigh of relief.
However, they were still staring at Ling Chen with palpable trepidation.
"Brother, are you alright?" Ling Wu asked eagerly.
"Yes." Ling Chen nodded lightly.
He was well aware that this girl had been protecting him closely without leaving his side for the past month.
"Ling Chen, have you ascended to the Palace Mansion Realm?" Ji Wuya also asked excitedly.
"Yes." Ling Chen nodded again, then bowed slightly toward Ji Wuya and Liu Qingcang: "Thank you both!"
"That’s great!" Both Ji Wuya and Liu Qingcang seemed relieved.
Ling Chen was extremely important to them.
His safety and breakthrough naturally filled them with joy.
At this moment, a figure hurried over from afar, panting heavily.
He looked at Ling Chen, trembling, but his voice carried a hint of joy, "Chen Er, you’re alright?"
"Yes, Father, I have worried you!" Ling Chen said.
Ling Chen felt a pang of heartache seeing his father having aged noticeably despite it being just a month.
This man was none other than Ling Tianxing.
"As long as you are fine." Ling Tianxing said, tears of joy in his eyes.
"My friends, I’ve caused you worry as well!" Ling Chen then turned to look at the surrounding Dark Night Cultivators.
"Congratulations, Young Master, on your promotion to the Palace Mansion Realm!" The Cultivators, led by Shura, congratulated him one after another.
Ling Chen looked solemnly at Ji Wuya and asked, "Has there been another attack during this period?"
The claw attack was very strange.
It seemed to be aimed at him.
"No," Ji Wuya said with a smile.
"Whoa!" Just then, a wolf howl sounded from the void.
"Be careful!" Ji Wuya’s expression changed drastically, as if facing a formidable enemy.
He immediately unleashed his Spiritual Power, soaring into the sky to protect everyone behind him.
The Dark Night Cultivators revealed expressions of shock.
They had witnessed the terror from the creatures that emerged from the void.
Even Ling Chen, who could slay a King, was no match; how could they dare to face it directly?
Spiritual Power roared out, and Ling Chen too soared into the skies, standing shoulder to shoulder with Ji Wuya in the void, his eyes revealing a startling killing intent.
Although, due to that huge claw, he had fortuitously ascended to the Palace Mansion Realm,
the owner of that huge claw clearly wanted him dead.
How could Ling Chen possibly let it go?
Ji Wuya glanced at Ling Chen.
He originally planned to have Ling Chen hang back.
However, he then thought that Ling Chen had been able to kill Palace Mansion Realm Kings even in the Primordial Pill Realm, and now, having just advanced to the Palace Mansion Realm, his strength must have undergone an earth-shattering transformation.
He had clashed with the huge claw before and knew the power of the cold light on the claw.
It could only penetrate the Spiritual Power of Primordial Pill Realm Cultivators.
And for the Palace Mansion Realm, the power was greatly reduced.
Thus, he did not stop Ling Chen.
Everyone looked into the depths of the void.
After a long wait, this time, the huge claw did not reappear.
"You all can step back now." Ji Wuya instructed.
Soon, everyone scattered.
Ling Wu intended to stay, but considering Ling Tianxing, she could only leave to take care of him.
Only Ji Wuya, Ling Chen, and Liu Qingcang, the three Palace Mansion Realm Kings, remained at the scene.
If the three of them, as Palace Mansion Realm Kings, could not deal with the claw, then it was likely of no use for the others to intervene.
"Ling Chen, your Palace Mansion seems to be different from ours?"
Ji Wuya spoke up.
Just now, when Ling Chen was advancing in rank, his Palace Mansion indeed emitted a golden light.
On the other hand, their Palace Mansion Realm Kings typically, as a rule, show a green light.
Liu Qingcang also looked towards Ling Chen with a full face of confusion.
Clearly, he too noticed the anomaly with Ling Chen’s Palace Mansion.
Hearing this, Ling Chen nodded with a smile and said: "Indeed, my Palace Mansion is a Golden Palace."
"Why are our Palace Mansions all green then?"
Liu Qingcang asked with even more confusion.
Ling Chen smiled and said: "In this world, Palace Mansions are divided into three types: Green Palace, Silver Palace, and Golden Palace. The quality of the different colored Palace Mansions differs, with gold being the highest, followed by silver, and then green being the lowest."
"Hmm?"
Ji Wuya and Liu Qingcang exchanged glances, both seeing the puzzlement in each other’s eyes.
They had never heard of the three different qualities of Palace Mansions before.
"This is recorded in the Emperor’s Inheritance that I received."
Ling Chen said with a smile.
"What’s the difference between Palace Mansions of different colors?"
Ji Wuya asked.
Even though he was the most well-traveled and knowledgeable among the three, he had never heard of this before.
"Let’s do this!"
Ling Chen looked at Ji Wuya, smiled, and said: "How about we have a little spar?"
"Are you sure?"
Ji Wuya said.
He was at the Palace Mansion Realm fourth layer, while Ling Chen was just at the first layer of the same realm. Even if Ling Chen possessed a Sacred Body, in terms of Spiritual Power, Ling Chen might not be able to match up to him.
After all, there was a clear gap in their cultivation levels.
"Yes!"
Ling Chen nodded emphatically, a surge of battle intent suddenly bursting forth.
Although he knew the Golden Palace was very strong, there was still no standard of measurement.
Taking this opportunity to spar with Ji Wuya was a good way to compare.
Perhaps, now that he had advanced to the Palace Mansion Realm, his current strength was already sufficient to contend with Xia Jiuyou!
"Alright!"
Ji Wuya nodded.
Since his injury had fully healed, he had only crossed hands with that giant clawed beast.
He had not sparred with any Palace Mansion Realm Cultivators.
Furthermore, curiosity about the Golden Palace naturally filled him with a robust fighting spirit.
"My lord, be careful!"
Ling Chen cautioned, as black Spiritual Power roared forth, condensing into a gigantic Spiritual Power fist in front of him.
As the fist materialized, the Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth became completely turbulent, frantically rushing towards it.
In the blink of an eye, the Spiritual Power fist grew to a hundred zhang in size.
"What powerful Spiritual Power!"
Liu Qingcang’s expression changed slightly from a distance.
He could feel that Ling Chen’s Spiritual Power was far stronger than his own.
"So strong!"
Ji Wuya’s pupils also constricted sharply.
In his perception, Ling Chen’s Spiritual Power seemed to be no weaker than his.
Keep in mind, Ling Chen was just at the early stage of the first layer of the Palace Mansion Realm, whereas he was at the mid-stage of the fourth layer. There was a three-level difference between the two of them.
Even if Ling Chen possessed a Sacred Body, the gap in their respective cultivation levels was still two full layers.
"Whoosh!"
With a thought from Ji Wuya, Spiritual Power also swept out, condensing into a giant Spiritual Power palm.
"Boom!"
A fist and palm clashed abruptly in the sky.
The entire Void trembled.
Waves of energy spread outwards in all directions.
"His Spiritual Power is actually no less than mine?!"
Ji Wuya’s face was filled with shock.
Beforehand, although he had sensed that Ling Chen’s Spiritual Power was incredibly formidable, actually witnessing the might of Ling Chen’s Spiritual Power still filled him with extreme shock!
"Is this the power of the Golden Palace?"
Ling Chen was extremely excited.
His cultivation was merely at the early stage of the first layer of the Palace Mansion Realm, yet his Spiritual Power could actually be comparable with that of Ji Wuya, who was at the mid-stage of the fourth layer.
Despite having some understanding of the Golden Palace, he did not expect that the power of the Golden Palace would be so formidable!
It clearly elevated his Spiritual Power by two whole levels!