"Bang!!!"

The sound of a terrifying explosion instantly reverberated through the heavens and earth.

The two seemed like two meteorites falling from the sky, crashing heavily onto the ground. A violent heatwave instantly swept outwards, shocking countless people.

They went all out from the very first move!

After the initial collision, both retreated a hundred zhang. A solemn look, the likes of which he had never seen before, flashed across Ito Itto's eyes. He felt like he was not fighting a Void Core Grandmaster.

But a genuine Heavenly Core Grandmaster.

Taking a deep breath, his gaze turned cold:

"Snow Drifts Through the Mortal Realm!"

This was a sword technique he learned from the Yagyu family.

Ironically, the two long-famous Yagyu Twin Swordsmen had failed to grasp the essence of this sword technique, while he, a member of the Ito family, had understood its true meaning.

In an instant.

A gust of cold wind swept through the heavens and earth. Coupled with the current winter season, the scene that appeared before Chen Yuan was truly like a blizzard of snowflakes filling the sky.

Cold light sliced through the sky, attacking Chen Yuan from all directions.

Chen Yuan slowly closed his eyes.

He, too, understood the concept of artistic conception!

His blood and Qi surged like a great dragon, his tiger and leopard roars sounded like thunder.

A surging fist intent shot straight into the sky.

When Chen Yuan was at the Tongxuan cultivation level, he already had the rudiments of artistic conception. With each breakthrough, each advancement, and each tempering, he had completely mastered the artistic conception he had condensed.

It could be called a sword intent, or it could be regarded as a fist intent.

This was Chen Yuan's courageous and indomitable spirit, determined to eliminate everything in his path.

He slowly raised his arm and delivered a light strike.

It was very slow, as if deliberately slowed down.

But the terrifying power it unleashed was anything but simple.

"Boom!!!"

The sound was like thunder, and the fist intent soared to the sky.

Ito Itto's unique artistic conception instantly shattered like paper. The cold light was instantly shattered by the soaring fist intent, followed by a figure retreating rapidly from the void.

It was Ito Itto.

At this moment, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, his long hair was disheveled, and he was panting heavily.

As if he had just undergone a fierce battle.

Looking at the Chen Yuan, whose aura was like a rainbow, Ito Itto made a decision. He solemnly said:

"Your strength has indeed exceeded my expectations. The title of the number one genius of the Central Plains is well-deserved. However, I have not lost yet. I still have one last strike.

I have not completely mastered this strike yet. It is called 'Sun Piercer'. Chen Qingshi, please enlighten me!"

After the words fell, Ito Itto slowly closed his eyes, holding the spiritual katana in both hands. Under the illumination of the sun in the high sky, he seemed to have turned into a small sun.

Making people dare not look directly at him.

"So dazzling!"

"What a powerful spirit!"

"I... I can't withstand this strike." General Yu below said with a solemn and horrified expression.

Exclamations rang out from the crowd of martial artists.

The dazzling spiritual katana merged with the sun. An extremely scorching feeling radiated from Ito Itto's body, and even his face was dripping with cold sweat.

The essence of this strike was to use 'intent' to draw out the true meaning of the sun, which could unleash extremely powerful power.

It was a completely opposite sword technique that he had unintentionally comprehended when practicing Snow Drifts Through the Mortal Realm. It was extremely violent, and he had not fully mastered it even now.

The Heavenly Core frantically circulated, and his blood and Qi rapidly consumed.

In a short period of time, his aura had been raised to Ito Itto's strongest moment.

On the opposite side, Chen Yuan's face gradually became solemn. He felt a fatal danger in this strike. The number one genius of the Eastern Barbarians indeed had a few tricks up his sleeve.

However, that was all there was to it!

Chen Yuan looked at the Imperial Slaughter Saber in his hand, his eyes slightly narrowed. Today, not only would the Sumeru treasure be exposed, but even the Imperial Slaughter Saber in his hand would be recognized by knowledgeable people.

Ordinary martial artists would certainly not be able to see it, but those who broke through to the Huayang realm would be able to detect it.

But he had no choice.

Otherwise, other sword techniques would probably not be able to withstand the opponent's desperate strike. In any case, the opponent was a Heavenly Core cultivator, much stronger than him.

If it weren't for his Indestructible Body cultivation, he would never be this person's opponent.

After all, he was a genius, and so was the other party.

Their strength far exceeded others in the same realm.

Thinking and acting at the same time, when Ito Itto came crashing over, a dragon's roar resounded through the sky. Then, a virtual dragon soul roared out from the Imperial Slaughter Saber, hovering over Chen Yuan's head.

"Divine Weapon!"

Jingtai narrowed his eyes and saw the clue.

"And not an ordinary Divine Weapon. This Chen Qingshi is truly not simple." Cao Zhengxian echoed from the side.

The four Divine Envoys also saw the extraordinariness of this dragon soul and couldn't help but feel amazed. They never expected that Chen Yuan, at the Core realm, would have a Divine Weapon to use.

It was really... something that made them extremely envious.

"Dragon Transformation!"

His physical body's majestic blood and Qi surged, like drums beating one after another, resounding in the ears of the onlookers. The blood and Qi in Chen Yuan's body frantically poured into the dragon soul, filling its body.

The higher the cultivation level, the stronger the power of the Divine Weapon that could be controlled.

At this moment, the 'Dragon Transformation' aura condensed by the Indestructible Body cultivation was far superior to when he was at the Tongxuan realm. A bloody light flashed in Chen Yuan's eyes.

He swung his blade, and the dragon soul instantly shot out.

Carrying a majestic and grand power, it suppressed the opponent.

Blade light filled the sky, and the dragon's roar resounded.

A great sun and a dragon soul frantically crashed together.

In the eyes of the martial artists below, they saw a grand scene: a true dragon swallowing the sun!

This scene froze for a moment.

Then, the hundred-zhang true dragon instantly swallowed the great sun. The next moment, carrying this vast power, it continued to rush towards Ito Itto.

"Bang!"

Even though Ito Itto belatedly made some preparations, it was still useless. All his protective Qi instantly shattered, followed by a deafening roar.

Silence, still silence!

When the dust settled, a tattered corpse floated in the void. Ito Itto's eyes were a little dazed, as if he saw cherry blossoms falling all over the sky.

A soft whisper entered Ito Itto's ears.

"Itto, the cherry blossoms in our hometown... are blooming."

His mind was already in chaos. Under that explosive bombardment, all his defenses were shattered. If it weren't for his subconscious use of some other means,

He wouldn't even have been able to leave behind a remnant of his body.

Chen Yuan's face turned pale for a moment, but quickly recovered. He looked down at Ito Itto, whose eyes were dazed, and slowly raised the Imperial Slaughter Saber in his hand.

"Chen Yuan, how dare you!"

Ito Shinkyo in the distance shouted sharply, wanting to stop Chen Yuan.

But he was unmoved.

At the same time, the several Divine Envoys, who had been enduring for a long time, suddenly took a step forward. Zuo Tiancheng, Zhang Yantong, and Wu Tianxi firmly surrounded Ito Shinkyo.

"Does the Ito family want to bully the weak?"

"Hmph, try moving and see what happens!"

Wu Tianxi stared at him with a sneer.

"Itto has already lost. We admit defeat!" Ito Shinkyo's face was uncertain, and he unwillingly said the words of surrender.

But Zuo Tiancheng said:

"In a duel between the same realms, life and death are determined by fate. Since Ito Itto has not admitted defeat, there is no reason to stop."

"You..."

Ito Shinkyo's tone instantly choked. He wanted to attack.

But looking at the three Refinement Spirit True Men in front of him, he forcefully suppressed himself.

In a one-on-one fight, he had the confidence to defeat any one of them, but in a three-on-one fight, he had no chance of winning. He would definitely lose.

Most importantly, there were still more experts staring at him below.

If he really dared to attack, he would definitely be attacked by the crowd.

"Pfft!"

With the sound of a muffled groan, Chen Yuan's saber directly slashed at Ito Itto's neck. His head instantly separated from his remnant body, and the light in his eyes completely disappeared.

And in the depths of Chen Yuan's eyes, he saw a wisp of Azure light like a wandering dragon, which quickly drilled into Chen Yuan's body. The Destiny Altar in the depths of his consciousness slowly turned.

A new guidance of opportunity also dawned in Chen Yuan's heart.

"In the twenty-seventh year of Jingtai, a natural phenomenon transforms into a wonder. Once in a hundred years, the Seven Stars align. A point of divine light enters the True Core!"

Opening his eyes, Chen Yuan frowned slightly.

This time's guidance of opportunity seemed to be very different from the previous ones.

A natural phenomenon?

Seven Stars aligned?

Starlight enters the Core?

The previous guidances of opportunity were basically some spiritual objects. He never expected that this time it would be some kind of natural phenomenon. This... was indeed very amazing. As for the twenty-seventh mentioned in the guidance,

If there were no accidents, it should be seven days later.

Because today was the twentieth day of the eleventh month of the eighth year of Jingtai.

Exhaling a mouthful of turbid air, no matter what, as long as there was an opportunity, it was good. And this time, it should be no different from the previous ones, and it should allow his strength to take another step forward.

After Chen Yuan beheaded Ito Itto, everyone present fell silent again, looking at the figure standing in the void, wondering what they were thinking.

Ito Shinkyo stared at his son's body separated from his head with a very ugly face, clenching his teeth.

This time, the Eastern Barbarians suffered a crushing defeat!

Not only was the treasure Sumeru Illusion Realm completely shattered, but even his eldest son Ito Itto had fallen here, causing him great heartache.

After all, this son was almost the most outstanding genius of the Ito family in this generation, and also one of the most outstanding geniuses of the Eastern Barbarians in the past hundred years.

He was placed high hopes on by the Ito family.

The original intention of coming to the capital this time was to let him know the current situation of the Eastern Barbarians and to use the power of the Sumeru Illusion Realm to make a name for himself in the Central Plains.

Now...

Everything was over.

From now on, the martial artists of the Eastern Barbarians would probably be ridiculed by the martial artists of the Central Plains as being overconfident. How dare mere Eastern Barbarian dwarfs challenge the heavenly might of the Central Plains?

These words, even thinking about them, made him feel extremely humiliated.

All the plans were shattered in one day, and the culprit was Chen Yuan!

He had repeatedly obstructed the plans of the Eastern Barbarians and deserved to die.

He even felt that he was the biggest obstacle to the rise of the Eastern Barbarians.

But now...

He couldn't do anything. He could only watch Ito Itto being beheaded, allowing Chen Yuan to once again become famous throughout the world by stepping on the Eastern Barbarians.

Ito Shinkyo understood very well that as long as he moved,

Today's events would be even worse. The surrounding experts from the Central Plains would definitely not let him go.

He could only continue to endure...

He even felt that Chen Yuan was deliberately trying to anger him, to make him attack.

But he couldn't.

The current strength of the Eastern Barbarians was vastly different from that of the Central Plains.

Only when the world was in chaos and all sides were fighting could he have a chance to get a share of the pie.

Ito Shinkyo's guess was not wrong. The reason why Chen Yuan beheaded Ito Itto in such a way in front of everyone was to anger him.

To make him unable to help but attack.

If that were the case, how could the surrounding experts let him go?

After all, the Eastern Barbarian martial artists had previously gained a lot of face.

If there was a chance to take revenge, Chen Yuan believed that those experts would not be stingy with a fight.

If so, it could also eliminate some enemies for him.

The current Chen Yuan was very clear that, after the previous Longevity Tablet, the Yagyu Twin Swordsmen, plus breaking the Sumeru Illusion Realm and beheading Ito Itto in public today,

He had forged a deadly feud with two of the three major families of the Eastern Barbarians.

With these feuds accumulated, the other party's killing intent towards him would probably reach its peak.

And with his current strength, if a Huayang True Man were to disregard everything and attack him, he would undoubtedly die.

Of course, his own killing intent towards these guys had also reached its peak. In fact, when Jingtai asked him to break through the barriers, he already understood that the other party was definitely coming for him.

It was just that he was one step higher.

Ito Shinkyo still endured this grievance, just watching Chen Yuan pick up his son's head and treat it as a capital to show off, while he slowly closed his eyes.

The three Divine Envoys looked at each other, somewhat regretfully.

If Ito Shinkyo really dared to attack Chen Yuan at this time, then they would have an excuse to attack and kill this old guy, Ito Shinkyo.

It was a pity that this old guy was not stupid.

He didn't give them a chance.

Below, the cheers rose wave after wave, especially looking at the standing Chen Yuan, as if they were looking at a deity. Countless people cheered for him.

His prestige also reached its peak.

Objectively speaking, Chen Yuan broke the Sumeru Illusion Realm and beheaded the number one genius of the Eastern Barbarians, which greatly boosted the face of the people of the Central Plains and reversed the previous decline.

Seeing that Ito Shinkyo did not attack for a long time, Chen Yuan did not have the patience to continue waiting. He walked down from the void step by step, and the aura around his body gradually converged.

He came to Jingtai's side, threw Ito Itto's head on the ground, bowed and clasped his fists and said:

"Your Majesty, this subject has not failed in his mission and has beheaded this Eastern Barbarian dwarf!"

A smile appeared on Jingtai's face, and he nodded and said:

"Chen Yuan, you have done well.朕 (zhèn, referring to "I," used by the emperor) did not misjudge you!"

Although he had a inexplicable dislike for Chen Yuan's inciting the power of all beings, at this time, he still made a show of being a wise ruler, encouraging Chen Yuan.

Of course, Chen Yuan had indeed done very well in this match.

Even if he were to be critical, he couldn't find any fault with it.

"朕 (zhèn, referring to "I," used by the emperor) said before, as long as you break through the Sumeru Illusion Realm, 朕 (zhèn, referring to "I," used by the emperor) will reward you handsomely. What do you want? As long as it's not excessive, 朕 (zhèn, referring to "I," used by the emperor) can agree to it."

Jingtai smiled faintly.

Chen Yuan thought in his heart.

Asking for Jingtai's throne wouldn't be excessive, right?

Would he give it?

But on the surface, he still didn't show anything, and said in a deep voice:

"To be a vanguard for Your Majesty, to contribute to the court, and to fight for the Central Plains are all the duties of this subject, and this subject dares not have any demands."

Jingtai's eyes flickered, thinking in his heart.

Under these circumstances, if he didn't bestow a reward, it would inevitably cause controversy. It would be best if it was a very heavy reward that everyone could see at a glance.

This seemed to be a bit difficult.

With Chen Yuan's current cultivation level, he probably didn't lack cultivation techniques, nor would he rashly change them.

Weapons...

Chen Yuan now held a very extraordinary Divine Weapon. Rewarding him with a Spiritual Weapon would inevitably seem a little stingy, as for a Divine Weapon... he was a little reluctant.

As for elixirs, unless it was a peerless elixir, otherwise, it wouldn't be presentable.

It did give him some trouble.

Cao Zhengxian seemed to see Jingtai's hesitation and echoed in a low voice:

"Your Majesty, Chen Qingshi currently has no title. Why not bestow a title?"

Jingtai's eyes instantly lit up.

A title seemed to be just right.

It could be taken out, and it could also make Chen Yuan deeply feel the grace of Heaven's might.

It was much stronger than any spiritual elixir or cultivation technique. Although it was a bit empty and it was impossible to give him any fiefdom, it would be almost the same if he added some other treasures.

"Then, what title does Cao Qing think is suitable?"

"There are five ranks of nobility: Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, and Baron. With Chen Qingshi's merits and strength, the title of Duke or Marquis is still a bit too much for him to bear. His achievements are also not enough. Moreover,

Historically, titles of Marquis have always been bestowed for military achievements. The ranks of Viscount and Baron are inevitably a bit small. This old subject believes... the title of Earl is just right."

"Earl..."

"This son agrees. With Chen Qingshi's merits this time, he should be granted the title of Earl!" The First Prince, Sima Qian, was the first to stand up and say.

"This son agrees. Chen Qingshi is both civil and military, and the title of Earl is worthy of his merits." Sima You also opened his mouth.

"This palace thinks it's also very suitable."

The Empress said with a smile.

Then, echoes of agreement rang out around them. Except for Yang Guifei and her son, most of the people nearby echoed. Seeing this, Jingtai made a final decision and said in a deep voice:

"Chen Qing has promoted our national prestige this time, and 朕 (zhèn, referring to "I," used by the emperor) is very gratified.朕 (zhèn, referring to "I," used by the emperor) will bestow the title of Earl upon him. Also... reward him with ten thousand taels of gold and a set of spiritual armor from the Inner Imperial Palace..."

Chen Yuan took a deep breath and hurriedly said:

"Thank you for your Majesty's grace!"

Sima Ke's eyes were gloomy, and he remained silent, sighing inwardly.

.......

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This struggle between Chen Yuan and the Eastern Barbarian martial artists came to an end with Jingtai's rewards. Jingtai did not stay for too long and soon left here and returned to the palace.

He didn't even bother to take a second look at Ito Shinkyo in the void.

Pu Xian Bodhisattva took a deep look at Chen Yuan, recited a Buddhist chant, and slowly disappeared here, not knowing where he had gone.

Ito Shinkyo also snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Several Divine Envoys fell from the void, encouraged Chen Yuan a few words, and congratulated him on becoming the youngest Earl of the Great Jin Dynasty.

Although this title didn't have many substantial benefits, it had many implicit benefits. In that sense, Chen Yuan could be considered one of the nobles and was on par with the several Divine Envoys.

Their titles were also Earls.

Li Hongshuang did not step forward to talk to Chen Yuan, sent a voice transmission, and then left with the crowd.

Although the people had left, the aftermath of this storm had just begun.

Today's events, through the mouths of these onlookers, would set off a huge storm in the capital in a short period of time. Everyone was very clear about this.

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