Jianchen and Nubis continued down, but the path to the seventh floor had already been blocked by an extremely tough stone door. The material of the door was the same as the one on the second floor. It took several dozen Ninth Heavenly Layer Saint Rulers and over twenty people to use Tian Level Saint Techniques to break through.
"I wonder if I can break through this door with my current strength," Jian Chen murmured. Afterwards, he took out the Saint Armament from his Space Ring. Chaotic Force surged from his body into the Saint Armament, and immediately, the Saint Armament shone with a black light. Its destructive presence filled the entire hall.
Nubis's face changed slightly. He could not help but take a few steps back. He was secretly surprised. Jianchen was already more powerful than him even without the Saint Weapon. Now that he had used it, he actually felt a tremendous pressure from the presence he gave off.
The current Jianchen actually gave Nubis a feeling that he was undefeatable.
"In just a few short years, Jianchen's strength has already reached such a level. With his rate of improvement, he'll probably become a Holy Emperor in less than a hundred years, or even just a few decades," Nubis thought.
Jianchen's gaze sharpened. He fused with his sword as he stabbed the Saint Weapon at the center of the stone door with a lightning-like speed.
Boom!
With a loud boom, a violent shockwave of energy immediately spread out in all directions. The shockwave struck the walls of the palace and caused the palace to tremble slightly.
Jian Chen's attack was equivalent to the attack of a Fifth Heavenly Layer Saint King, but it failed to smash through the stone door in a single stroke. The tip of the Saint Weapon had already stabbed into the stone door, causing tiny cracks to appear around it. They spread across the entire door.
Jian Chen forcefully pulled the Saint Weapon out of the stone door and struck the stone door with a tremendous amount of power.
The stone door began to gently tremble. The cracks became denser and denser, thicker and thicker.
Afterward, Jianchen's third, fourth, and fifth strikes followed closely behind. After five powerful attacks, he finally broke through the stone door. The tough stone door had already been reduced to rubble that shot into the air.
Jianchen stood there with his sword sheathed. He could not help but faintly smile. If he had come across this stone door a few years ago, it would have been impossible for him to get through it. Even if he worked together with several dozen Ninth Heavenly Layer Saint Rulers and over twenty people using their Heaven Level Battle Movement Techniques, it would still take them a very long time to get through it.
But now, he only needed five strikes to get through the stone door easily. He was extremely satisfied with his current strength.
Jianchen and Nubis made their way down to the seventh floor. Several years ago, they would have to be on tenterhooks with every step they took, but now, they could move freely. They did not fear any of the formations hidden in the surroundings because they could no longer trap the two of them. They could not even stop them from advancing. Jianchen only needed a single strike to get through them.
Jianchen and Nubis made their way down from the ninth floor. They searched for traces of Emperor Armaments everywhere and arrived on the first floor very soon. They directly made their way out through the main door.
The barrier within the palace was still in place, enveloping the entire palace. Outside lay the corpses of some Sea Race powerhouses. Their bodies had almost dried up long ago. As for the mountain of murderers' corpses, they had all disappeared.
Jianchen and Nubis worked together to break through the barrier. They created a crack and made their way out.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom …
As soon as the two of them emerged from the barrier, a heavy sound rang out from up ahead, accompanied by a powerful pulse of energy.
Jianchen and Nubis's eyes immediately lit up. They had already guessed that the disturbance must have been caused by the Emperor Armament.
It was still constantly attacking the main door of the divine hall.
"It really is like that. The Emperor Armament really has made its way outside," Jianchen's eyes burned with desire as he immediately flew in the direction of the sound.
Since the palace was enveloped by the barrier, it had the ability to block out sound. As a result, Jianchen and Nubis did not notice the disturbance outside when they were in the palace. Only now that they had emerged from the barrier did they hear the great disturbance caused by the Emperor Armament.
Jianchen and Nubis both flew through the divine hall as quickly as they could. As they rapidly drew closer, several loud beast roars gradually rang out in their ears.
Very soon, Jianchen and Nubis arrived at the main door of the divine hall. They saw the thirty-meter-long Emperor Armament hovering several dozen meters in the air, constantly attacking the door. Below, several beasts at the Fifth Heavenly Layer of the Holy Emperor furiously roared out. They constantly opened their mouths to bite at the Emperor Armament, but they were all dodged by the Artifact Spirit. They did not touch the Emperor Armament at all.
Not a single one of them.
The beasts were covered in vicious wounds. Their blood had already dyed them red. Clearly, they had been injured by the Emperor Armament.
"Emperor Armament, I've finally found you!" Jianchen was ravished with joy. Chaotic Force circulated within him, covering his entire body. He pushed the defenses of the Chaotic Body to the limit before using the Illusory Flash. He turned into a blur as he shot toward the Emperor Armament.
The Emperor Armament had clearly noticed Jianchen as well. It immediately stopped attacking the door and turned the tip of its sword. It turned into a blur and actually fled into the distance with lightning-like speed. In the end, it broke through the barrier around the palace and disappeared into it.
"Where do you think you're going?" Jianchen bellowed out. He turned into a blur and immediately chased after the Emperor Armament. He crossed several kilometers in the blink of an eye and widened the crack in the barrier that was about to close with the Emperor Armament. Afterward, he entered the barrier as well, vanishing from the palace.
Jianchen pursued the Emperor Armament all the way from the first floor to the ninth. As soon as he reached the ninth floor, the Emperor Armament nimbly dodged Jianchen's claws before charging back to the first floor, breaking through the barrier and returning to the divine hall.
Jianchen shot out from the crack in the barrier with lightning-like speed. Afterward, a golden streak of light shot out from his forehead and landed in his hand. He had already taken out the saint artifact.
Jianchen tossed the saint artifact into the air and said, "Artifact Spirit, hide here. Once the Emperor Armament flies out, immediately find a way to store it in the Space." With that, Jianchen ignored the saint artifact and continued his pursuit.
The saint artifact hovered in the air as its golden light gradually vanished. It rapidly shrank as well, turning into a thumb-sized tower in the end. It landed on the ground, using a corpse as cover.
Jianchen chased after the Emperor Armament as he fled through the divine hall. Due to the Illusory Flash, he left behind a long blur. The powerful Class 8 feral beasts chased after him relentlessly as they constantly roared out.
When the Emperor Armament flew back into the palace, the saint artifact hidden in the darkness finally took action. The golden tower became several dozen meters tall in a single moment as it shone with a dazzling golden light. A door suddenly appeared in the path that the Emperor Armament had to pass through. It wanted to wait for the Emperor Armament to enter by itself.
However, things did not go as it wished. At this critical moment, the Emperor Armament came to a halt. It had actually forcefully stopped and did not enter the artifact space. Clearly, it had not forgotten what had happened a few years ago.
However, this delay allowed Jianchen to finally catch up to the Emperor Armament. His hand was already wrapped in a layer of dense Chaotic Force as he tightly gripped the thick hilt of the Emperor Armament.
The Emperor Armament began to violently tremble as it produced a clear thrum. A powerful sword Qi shot out, enveloping Jianchen as it constantly attacked Jianchen with its sword Qi.
Jianchen's clothes were reduced to tatters in a single moment. White marks appeared on his body, all caused by the Emperor Armament's sword Qi.
The third layer of the Chaotic Body allowed Jianchen's body to be tough enough to fend off the attacks of the Holy Emperor at the Third Heavenly Layer. Although the Emperor Armament was powerful, it was very difficult for it to harm Jianchen when no one was controlling it.
Jianchen bellowed out as he poured his Chaotic Force into the Emperor Armament. With the influx of Chaotic Force, the Emperor Armament was gradually suppressed. The sword Qi from the sword rapidly weakened before completely vanishing in the end. The Emperor Armament's light became dimmer and dimmer, gradually being replaced by a destructive, black light.
The Emperor Armament fell completely silent, completely under Jianchen's control. At the same time, Jianchen sensed the existence of a soul within the Emperor Armament. The soul was extremely weak, as if it had fallen into a deep slumber.
"The reason why the Emperor Armament is so intelligent is probably because of this strand of soul. It should be the human Saint Emperor who left behind the Emperor Armament," Jian Chen thought. Jianchen came to a realisation. At the same time, he understood that the Emperor Armament's actions before were all instincts of the soul. It was an instinctive reaction to avoid danger. It was not purposeful.
"Turn small for me." Jianchen bellowed out. The thirty-meter-long Emperor Armament rapidly shrank, turning into a four-meter-long and two-finger-wide sword in the blink of an eye. It radiated with a great pressure.
"Jianchen, you've finally gained control of the Emperor Armament." Nubis ran over from afar and excitedly said. With the assistance of the Emperor Armament, their chances of getting through the central hub had increased.
Jianchen was overjoyed as well. With a wave of his hand, a shocking sword Qi immediately shot out, shooting toward the barrier with lightning-like speed.
The sword Qi collided with the barrier and silently melted a huge hole in it. The sword Qi then continued toward the hall without slowing down at all.
Boom! With a violent rumble, the entire hall began to violently tremble. It was not just the hall; even the divine hall was greatly affected. It began to gently sway.
"The Emperor Armament actually has an innate resistance to barriers. The defenses of barriers will be greatly weakened before the Emperor Armament," Jianchen was surprised before ravishing with joy.
"Heavens, Jianchen, your attack has reached the Sixth Heavenly Layer of the Holy Emperor at the very least, or even the Seventh Heavenly Layer of the Holy Emperor," Nubis was filled with shock.
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