(Kill! Kill! Kill!)
Early Eight-Star!
That's right, Chen Zong's combat strength was at the early Eight-Star level. This might not be a big deal, but what really shocked them was that not long ago, Chen Zong was still in the True Martial Realm.
When a cultivator broke through from the True Martial Realm to the Pseudo Transcendent Realm, their True Qi would transform into Pseudo Spirit Energy, and their combat strength would experience a significant leap.
Ordinary True Martial Realm cultivators had almost no chance of breaking through to the Pseudo Transcendent Realm. Since ancient times, only those with at least Four-Star combat strength had a higher chance of breaking through to the Pseudo Transcendent Realm. Those below Four-Star had almost no chance of breaking through to the Pseudo Transcendent Realm, while those with Five-Star combat strength had a much higher chance of breaking through.
If one had Six-Star combat strength, breaking through to the Pseudo Transcendent Realm was almost certain.
Chen Zong had indeed killed fifteen Seven-Star Pseudo Transcendent Realm cultivators before, and one of them was even at the peak of Seven-Star, which was even more astonishing, but after inferring that Chen Zong should have used some kind of artifact, his true combat strength was not that high.
Judging from the talent and potential Chen Zong had shown, everyone had also evaluated his combat strength after breaking through to the Pseudo Transcendent Realm. It was estimated that he would be at the peak of Seven-Star, with the strongest being at the peak of Seven-Star.
The early Eight-Star and the peak of Seven-Star, although there was only a small gap between them, in fact, it was a gap between two stars. The gap was even more obvious than the gap between the late Seven-Star and the peak of Seven-Star.
Under normal circumstances, when a Four-Star cultivator broke through to the Pseudo Transcendent Realm, their combat strength would barely reach the early Seven-Star level, and it would take a considerable amount of time for them to stabilize. Once they reached the early Seven-Star level, they could only rely on slowly refining their Pseudo Spirit Energy and improving the quality of their Pseudo Spirit Energy, which would then increase their combat strength.
When a Five-Star cultivator broke through to the Pseudo Transcendent Realm, their combat strength would generally reach the early Seven-Star level, and then rapidly increase in a short time, reaching the mid Seven-Star or even the late Seven-Star.
Take Xia Hou Ba for example. When he was in the True Martial Realm, his combat strength was at the peak of Five Star, infinitely close to Six Star. When he broke through to the Pseudo Transcendent Realm, his combat strength reached the mid-stage of Seven Star, and in just a month's time, he reached the late-stage of Seven Star, approaching the peak of Seven Star.
It was very difficult to draw in and refine the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth. If there was too little, it would not be enough. If there was too much, it would harm the body. It had to be controlled well. Moreover, every time one drew in the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth to refine it, it could not be done continuously. There had to be a time interval for the body to adapt and relax.
However, with the assistance of pills, the speed at which one could draw in World Energy and refine Pseudo Spirit Qi would be much faster. This was also one of the differences between Pseudo Transcendents of great forces and rogue cultivators.
Xiahou Ba was an important disciple of the Sacred Martial Palace. Naturally, he was able to enjoy a lot of cultivation resources. That was why he was able to increase his cultivation and combat strength in such a short time and reach the late-stage eight-star realm.
Ghost Sword Xin Wuxing was even more outstanding than Xiahou Ba. Before his breakthrough, his combat strength was barely at the early Six-Star level. When he broke through to the Pseudo Transcendent Realm, his combat strength barely reached the mid-stage of Seven Star. After a month of cultivation, his combat strength increased by leaps and bounds, directly reaching the peak of Seven Star.
If it were a rogue cultivator, it would be difficult to achieve this in less than a year's time. One had to know that this was the rapid growth stage of the Pseudo Transcendent Realm. It was the stage where one's potential was rapidly transformed into strength. After this stage, if one wanted to improve, they would have to put in ten times the effort and time.
Chen Zong was able to reach the tenth floor of the Sky Ascension Tower, so his combat strength was defined as at the early Six-Star level. Therefore, the definition given by the Sacred Martial Palace was that after breaking through to the Pseudo Transcendent Realm, Chen Zong's combat strength would increase to the peak of Seven Star or even the peak of Seven Star in a short time. This conclusion was based on the previous breakthroughs of the early Six-Star level.
Early Eight-Star combat strength, what kind of situation was this?
Not long ago, Chen Zong hadn't broken through to the Pseudo Transcendent Realm.
Could it be that Chen Zong didn't enter the Chaos Heaven Cave to obtain any inheritance, but a heaven-defying treasure? Not only did he break through to the Pseudo Transcendent Realm in one fell swoop, but his cultivation also increased to the early Eight-Star level in just a few days.
After thinking about it, this seemed to be the only reasonable explanation.
If it wasn't, then it would be too creepy.
Regardless, Xiahou Ba's murderous intent grew even stronger. He attacked again, punching out with both fists. Like surging thunder, the earth was destroyed, and terrifying lightning raged in all directions.
In the blink of an eye, Xiahou Ba blasted out hundreds of punches, each with the combat strength of a late-stage Eight-Star. It was extremely terrifying. Even if Chen Zong continuously activated the protective power of the Supreme Dual Dragon Token, it was useless. It was as if his whole body was swallowed by the lightning.
However, the three Transcendent Realm masters of the Martial Saint Palace also keenly noticed that the moment Chen Zong was swallowed by the lightning, a light appeared under his feet, and he seemed to have escaped from the lightning.
Xiahou Ba's heart couldn't help but tremble. He turned around and blasted out a palm that turned into a lightning seal. At the same time, a sword light furiously slashed out.
This sword attack was launched by Chen Zong. It had the combat strength of an early-stage Eight-Star, but it was easily blocked by Xiahou Ba. Immediately after, the Earth Yin Sword was unsheathed, and an azure sword light shot out like a cold moon from the bottom to the top.
"Scram!" Xiahou Ba was furious. Thunder roared, and thousands of thunderbolts exploded, forcing Chen Zong to retreat.
The gap between a late-stage Eight-Star and an early-stage Eight-Star was very obvious. If Chen Zong's cultivation wasn't higher than Xiahou Ba's, he would have been suppressed and killed long ago.
Even then, Chen Zong still felt extremely pressured, and it was as if he was walking on the border of life and death. He was only barely able to go against Xiahou Ba by relying on his superb sword technique and the extremely profound Illusory Nine Steps.
If this went on, he would be in great danger.
"Chen Zong, no matter how talented you are, you will die here today. Everything will be for naught." Xiahou Ba roared and suddenly raised his fist. Amidst the blazing lightning, a shadow seemed to appear, and a huge fist was raised.
This punch was Xiahou Ba's full-force attack. It was a middle-stage Pseudo Lingwu, and it contained the true meaning of thunderstorm.
Boom!
Under the huge thunderous fist, the air shattered and collapsed. A trace of darkness vaguely appeared, and it blasted towards Chen Zong mercilessly.
Chen Zong was under great pressure. His robe fluttered as if it was about to be completely torn apart. The protective spiritual energy on his body was also fluctuating. Layers of ripples appeared, and it seemed like it was about to be shattered.
Chen Zong felt as if his body was about to be torn apart. The horrifying power made him feel numb all over.
This punch seemed to have surpassed the late-stage Eight-Star and reached the peak of Eight-Star.
Strong!
Very strong!
Air Severing Saber Nan Ming Shan's eyes couldn't help but turn solemn. Although Xiahou Ba's ranking on the Heaven Ascension List was lower than his, he still had to pay attention to the power of this punch.
[This Chen Zong is dead meat.]
[Unfortunately, there are Transcendents of the Sacred Martial Palace here. After Chen Zong dies, everything will be taken away by Xiahou Ba.]
The eyes of the three Transcendents flashed. They already knew that Chen Zong had some kind of treasure on him that could release the phantom image of the Heaven Ascension Tower to nullify the attacks of Transcendents. Now, facing Xia Hou Ba's full-powered blow, would that treasure still have any effect?
The giant thunder fist descended with a will to destroy everything. The violent thunder wind took the lead, causing Chen Zong's long hair to flutter behind him. The mountain rocks behind him were shattered under the terrifying pressure and turned into dust before being blown away. A loud rumbling sound resounded in all directions, as if ten thousand beasts were galloping.
The fist contained a terrifying power that sealed off Chen Zong's surroundings, making it impossible for Chen Zong to dodge. He could only take it head-on.
"Sacred Martial Palace's Mountain Breaking Lightning Style."
"So strong."
"This power is too terrifying. Chen Zong is dead meat."
The faces of the Pseudo Transcendents a kilometre away changed drastically as they were all horrified.
Chen Zong took a deep breath as the look in his eyes became deeper and deeper. His expression also changed from indifferent to serious.
[Early-stage Eight-Star combat strength?]
No, that wasn't Chen Zong's true strength. It was just to test the power of his Pseudo Spirit Qi after breaking through to the Pseudo Transcendent Realm. It was also a good opportunity for him to use his Pseudo Spirit Qi.
That's right, Chen Zong had only used his Pseudo Spirit Qi in his previous battle with Xiahou Ba.
Now, facing Xiahou Ba who was going all out, Chen Zong had no choice but to use his true strength.
With a thought, the three forces instantly converged into one.
Nihility Sword Intent!
The transparent Nihility Sword Intent poured into the Heavenly Sun Sword. The sword trembled slightly as a faint transparent sword light pulsed. Then, without using any Sword Skill, Chen Zong slashed out with his sword.
It was an ordinary slash, but it caused Nan Mingshan and Xin Wuxing's pupils to shrink. The three Transcendent Realm masters from Sacred Martial Palace were secretly shocked.
How could they describe this seemingly simple slash?
While they were still in shock, the extremely violent Mountain Breaking Lightning Style blasted towards Chen Zong and collided with his sword.
It was like a sharp blade cutting through butter, but also like a thin piece of paper. There was no resistance at all. The terrifying power contained in the Mountain Breaking Lightning Style didn't have any effect.
It was sliced open. The powerful Mountain Breaking Lightning Style was sliced open with one slash.
Slash!
Xiahou Ba retreated rapidly with a horrified face. In an instant, he felt a chill run down his spine.
However, after the slash cut open the Mountain Breaking Lightning Style, its power seemed to have disappeared as if it had been exhausted.
"Thunder King Transformation!" Xiahou Ba, who was retreating, immediately unleashed a secret technique. Amidst the thousands of lightning arcs, the Thunder King's shadow appeared and solidified. Then, it entered Xiahou Ba's body and merged with him, causing Xiahou Ba's battle prowess to soar.
Peak Eight-Star!
The higher the level of one's combat strength, the harder it was to increase it.
Under the Second Transformation of the Thunder King, Xiahou Ba's combat strength was stronger than an ordinary peak Eight-Star. He was close to the limit of Eight-Star.
"Mountain Breaking Lightning Style!"
Once again, Xiahou Ba threw out a punch. Another shadowy figure appeared behind him and threw out a terrifying punch.
It was the same move, but it was much faster and more tyrannical than before. Its power had increased by at least a few times.
This punch had already caused Nan Mingshan's expression to change. Xin Wuxing's face turned slightly solemn.
This was a punch of the limit of Eight-Star.
The ground behind Chen Zong collapsed again. It was split open by the invisible pressure and pushed hundreds of meters away. It was scorched black.
However, Chen Zong's robe and long black hair didn't move at all. It was as if he wasn't affected at all. The terrifying pressure and storm seemed to be in vain.
Chen Zong's eyes were deep. There seemed to be a star in the depths of his pupils. It pierced through the giant thunder fist and stared directly at Xiahou Ba.
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