Su Chen's Terrifying Strength Shocks Everyone

Su Chen raised the sword in his hand and slashed fiercely forward.

"Heaven-Slaying!"

In an instant, a scene that terrified countless people appeared.

A massive rift opened between heaven and earth, filled with starlight so dazzling that one could not help but be captivated just by looking at it.

This enormous rift stretched nearly several thousand zhang, hanging over the very skies above Jinghong City, visible to almost everyone.

Countless faces changed dramatically. Though the starlight within the rift was incomparably brilliant, it was filled with violent destructive power.

They dared not imagine how terrifying the force would be if all that starlight came crashing down. Was there anyone in this world who could withstand it?

Of them all, Ban Xing was undoubtedly the most terrified. He was struck directly by that sword, his entire body wrapped in starlight as his flesh rapidly dissolved.

At most, he would perish completely within a single breath.

That was just how terrifying it was!

A single breath might be very brief to ordinary people, but to experts in the Body Integration Realm, a single breath was unbearably long.

Wrapped in starlight, Ban Xing could not move at all. His gaze was initially somewhat blank, as though he had yet to recover from such a sudden turn of events.

But soon, his eyes filled with despair and regret.

Why!

Why would such an expert participate in the Battle for Succession?

And why would he help trash like the Seventh Prince?

Ban Xing simply could not understand it. The strength Su Chen displayed was far too terrifying. Even he, at the Integrated Body Middle Stage, had no power to resist.

That was enough to prove that Su Chen's strength was at least at the Guiyuan Realm.

He did not believe there was any genius capable of killing someone at the Integrated Body Middle Stage while only in the Nascent Soul Stage. Even if someone could barely contend against the Body Integration Realm through the advantages of magical treasures and special physiques, they could not possibly kill him so effortlessly.

At the very least, they should have exchanged a couple of moves, right?

But before Su Chen, all he felt was despair. He had no ability to resist whatsoever.

Forget exchanging two moves—even this one move was beyond his ability to block.

The gap was simply too vast.

The entire Martial Arena fell deathly silent. Everyone stared wide-eyed, their expressions wooden. They had already lost even the awareness to compose their faces.

The scene before them had shaken them to the core, ruthlessly shattering all their understanding and common sense.

A Body Integration Realm expert... was about to fall!

And they were about to witness the fall of a Body Integration Realm expert.

How many years had it been since a Body Integration Realm expert had fallen within the Jinghong Empire? Yet today, they had seen one.

Watching Ban Xing struggle without end, it was as if their hearts had been struck by a heavy hammer. They stood frozen in place, not even knowing what words could express how they felt.

The key was that the person killing him was merely in the Nascent Soul Stage, though that might have been false.

But the aura Su Chen displayed was only at the Nascent Soul Stage, making them instinctively believe that a Body Integration Realm expert had been killed by someone in the Nascent Soul Stage.

"He... killed a Body Integration Realm expert!"

"Su Chen, the young master of the Su Family—his name will resound throughout the entire Jinghong Empire from this day onward."

"Not merely the Jinghong Empire. Even the entire Eastern Domain—no, the entire Xuantian Realm—will know this name. Do you know what it means for someone in the Nascent Soul Stage to kill someone in the Body Integration Realm? Even in ancient records, only those legendary Imperial Sons could achieve such a feat."

"Imperial Sons? Are those the descendants of Great Emperors?"

"Of course. Now you understand how terrifying Su Chen truly is. He already rivals those legendary Imperial Sons."

From beginning to end, Su Chen had only displayed the strength of the Nascent Soul Stage. Even that final slash had been unleashed with only Nascent Soul Stage cultivation.

If he had used that technique with Body Integration Realm cultivation, the entire Jinghong City would likely have been engulfed by that domain of starlight.

A single breath passed in the blink of an eye.

Soon, Ban Xing completely lost all signs of life.

The Jinghong King, seated upon the throne, abruptly rose to his feet, his eyes filled with disbelief and panic.

It was hard to imagine that the king of the Jinghong Empire would reveal such panic.

With Ban Xing's strength, even he could not have killed him so effortlessly. Yet Su Chen had done it, and he still seemed to have plenty of strength left, looking as calm as drifting clouds and a gentle breeze.

In other words, the man before him was absolutely stronger than he was.

Guiyuan Realm!

The Jinghong King had never expected that Lin Jin, the seventh, would be able to invite such a powerful expert to help him.

But he could not understand it. Why would a Guiyuan Realm expert take an interest in the Jinghong Empire's meager holdings? If he wished, he could directly bring the Jinghong Empire under his command. Why would he need to help Lin Jin ascend the throne?

No matter why, he knew that he would have to treat Lin Jin better in the future.

Not only could this boy have the Sword King help him, he could now even summon a Guiyuan Realm expert. He was terrifying beyond measure.

He did not care who became the Jinghong King. As long as the person displayed enough strength to control the empire and lead the Jinghong Empire farther ahead, that was enough.

It might be cold-blooded, but to survive in this world, one needed to be cold-blooded.

At this moment.

Within the preparation area.

Lin Mu roared, his eyes full of disbelief. "Impossible! How could Ban Xing not be his match? He is a cultivator at the Integrated Body Middle Stage!"

It was not only him who found it difficult to believe; Lin Jin felt the same way.

Recalling what Su Qingtian had said when they left the Su Family, he suddenly felt it was absurd. Was this not far too outrageous?

Could Su Qingtian's son really be this heaven-defying?

Could the Su Family's enormous increase in strength all have been because of Su Chen?

Although Lin Jin had not had much contact with the Su Family, he considered himself fairly familiar with them. They had swept away the other factions after entering Bright Moon City, then rapidly grown stronger.

This clearly exceeded the Su Family's own capabilities.

At first, Lin Jin had assumed that the Su Family had obtained some fortuitous opportunity, allowing them to advance so swiftly in such a short time. But now that he thought about it, was that fortuitous opportunity not Su Chen himself?

With such a powerful expert, how could the Su Family possibly fail to improve?

Within the preparation area, all the princes were incomparably terrified.

If Su Chen were merely in the Body Integration Realm, they would still have the determination to stake their lives on one final fight. But he was a Guiyuan Realm expert—how could they possibly fight to the death against him?

It was utterly like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, or an egg striking a stone.

If they possessed the strength to kill Su Chen, they would have kicked the Jinghong King off his throne long ago. Why would they still need to hold some Battle for Succession here?

The Ninth Prince, Lin Feng, was the first to speak. He respectfully said to Lin Jin, "Seventh Brother, it seems the throne is yours without question. Your younger brother offers his congratulations in advance."

The Eighth Prince, Lin Bu, followed suit. "Congratulations, Seventh Brother."

Although those who ascended the throne in previous years would kill all their blood brothers, they still harbored hope. No one wished to die.

The other princes also offered Lin Jin their congratulations one after another, but Lin Jin's expression did not change much.

He took a deep breath and, after calming the excitement in his heart, spoke with a smile.

"The matter has not yet ended. There is no need to congratulate me so soon."

To be honest, he had long since made up his mind about these brothers of his.

Those who should be killed would certainly be killed, while there was no need to kill those who should not.

Among the Nine Princes, not everyone wished to fight for the throne. Take the Ninth Prince, Lin Feng—he had never thought of such things and only wanted to live freely and unrestrained. He had merely been forcibly dragged into the Battle for Succession.

Moreover, he posed no threat to him, so there was no need to kill him.

But as for someone like Lin Mu, Lin Jin was determined to kill him.

Still, he could not coldly say, "Once I ascend the throne, I'll have all of you killed." At the very least, he had to put on a kind facade and give them hope of surviving.

Once the throne was secure, he could immediately turn his blade on them.

After all, a cornered rabbit would bite. If he truly drove them into desperation, there was nothing they would not do. Then there would surely be endless trouble.

Then, he looked at Su Chen again.

Guiyuan Realm!

Su Chen was far too terrifying!

In an instant, countless thoughts arose in his mind.

Su Chen... was not yet married, was he?

My Yimeng is also one of the foremost beauties in Jinghong City, but with Su Chen's terrifying strength, what woman could he not have?

If it truly came to it, he could let Yimeng become a concubine or a maidservant.

Thoughts swirled through Lin Jin's mind. Lin Yimeng likely could never have imagined that her beloved father had nearly given her away.