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Elementary Battle Emperor! Intermediate Battle Emperor! Advanced Battle Emperor!

Crack—

Elementary Battle Venerable!

The energy was still being absorbed, and Chen Tian's advancement was like chewing Xuan Mai gum—it simply could not stop!

Li Chengtian stumbled, dropped heavily onto the ground, and kept muttering, "What the hell is this thing?! He's advancing as easily as drinking water!!"

Chen Tian savored the sensation brought by the energy. It was incredibly comfortable, as if countless little fairies were massaging his body from within.

"This feeling, ah~" Chen Tian was intoxicated by it. His entire body tingled, making him unable to resist letting out a cry.

In his mind, the system kept popping up, reminding him that he had completed hidden missions.

Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have completed the hidden mission and reached Elementary Battle Emperor.

Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have completed the hidden mission and reached Intermediate Battle Emperor.

Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have completed the hidden mission and reached Advanced Battle Emperor.

The stronger his abilities became, the more powerful he grew. This earth-shaking energy attracted plenty of attention. Several figures were watching from the shadows, while the destruction of the monsters in Area 001 also drew monsters from the other two areas.

Chen Tian now had wolves before him and tigers behind him, but he remained completely relaxed. He had sensed long ago that people were coming. It was just that none of those people or monsters were his match—or rather, they were not even remotely a threat to Chen Tian.

"Deification Alliance, once I'm done here, your end will come." Chen Tian thought to himself.

The cells' absorption speed increased yet again. Too much energy gathered in the sky, and streaks of flowing light condensed into shape, as if pipes from the heavens had been thrust into Chen Tian's body one after another.

"Hiss—" Chen Tian's body began to change. Speckled starlight surfaced bit by bit, as if his body were about to evolve! His bones creaked inch by inch, his skin became crystalline and translucent, and every strand of his black hair gleamed with a deep, lustrous shine.

Intermediate Battle Venerable, Advanced Battle Venerable, Elementary War God!! Li Chengtian shouted, "Impossible! How could you cultivate so quickly!!"

Chen Tian merely smiled faintly. What did this amount to for him? Things that were impossible were possible in his eyes. Wherever miracles did not exist, he would appear! He himself was a miracle!

Words could no longer describe the scene before Li Chengtian. "He's so damn smug."

Eight hundred meters from Chen Tian, two figures watched secretly from the darkness atop a ruined building. Even they had been frightened by the sight.

Chen Tian had suddenly rocketed from Advanced Battle King to Elementary War God!

"I've never seen such terrifying talent! I've never seen him before. Is he a genius who suddenly appeared?!"

"We need to investigate his background. This person is far too terrifying!"

While the two discussed this, Chen Tian had already entered Intermediate War God. His speed was far beyond their imagination! "He's actually reached Intermediate War God so quickly!" one of them exclaimed. "With talent like this, if we could get him back to the laboratory..."

The other immediately interrupted him. "Too difficult! Just capturing those two cost us so much manpower and supplies. If that person hadn't shown up, we might not even have succeeded!"

The man nodded. In their estimation, Chen Tian's strength far surpassed that of the other two—he was even stronger than the person they had mentioned!

"Then what do we do now? Just stand here and watch?"

"Go back! I've recorded everything. We'll show it to the others when we return. What happens after that isn't our concern."

With that, they left directly, choosing not to make a move.

Chen Tian continued advancing without pause. In the blink of an eye, he had reached Advanced War God, completely matching Li Chengtian's level. This sight left Li Chengtian unable to mock Chen Tian for possessing only Battle King strength ever again!

"He's already... Advanced War God, in such a short time." Li Chengtian murmured to himself. His eyes were vacant, and he felt that his chance to avenge himself had vanished.

After entering Advanced War God, Chen Tian still did not stop absorbing energy. If the energy had not been endless, this method of absorption would have completely drained the energy from the world around him! "Advanced War God. Since it's come to this, I might as well reach the summit in one go!"

The instant Chen Tian spoke, thunder suddenly rumbled in the sky. A gloomy mass of clouds rolled over, and several purple bolts of lightning flashed within them.

The sky suddenly underwent a strange change. Chen Tian frowned as he looked up at the scene. "Is this the tribulation from the novels? Did I advance too quickly and draw down a lightning tribulation?"

"Wait, isn't this lightning tribulation thing supposed to have existed only in ancient times?! It exists in modern society too?!" Chen Tian scratched his head, his face filled with confusion.

Sizzle, sizzle—rumble!

The clouds grew larger and larger, expanding and contracting like a sponge. Lightning flashed repeatedly at their center, and the thunder grew louder and louder! Suddenly! Nine bolts of purple lightning descended from the dark clouds above Chen Tian's head, crashing onto the formation overhead with thunderous booms and blasting out violent explosions! Li Chengtian immediately retreated far away. After cultivating for so long, he had never seen anyone struck by lightning, and this lightning seemed far from ordinary! "What a dense killing intent!" Chen Tian's expression turned solemn. The sudden lightning tribulation left him baffled. His breakthrough should not have been powerful enough to alarm the laws of the world.

Purple lightning continued to descend without pause. The strange force contained within it was about to shatter the formation.

Chen Tian raised his right hand. The blue pattern surfaced once again, spreading across his entire body. Then a ray of light shot from his palm straight toward the center of the lightning.

Boom—

Rumble—

A tremendous sound erupted in the sky. The clouds were blasted apart for a moment, but soon gathered again.

"A little troublesome. A little interesting." Chen Tian rubbed his chin.

Immediately afterward, he raised both hands and continuously expanded the formation. Several more formations appeared one after another before it, each a different color.

"Hah!!!"

Chen Tian let out a furious roar, and countless forces surged forth! The energy that had gathered also joined in, and then a beam of light shot into the heavens!

At that very moment, Chen Tian rapidly broke through Advanced War God and reached Beyond War God, then advanced through the first, second, and third stages! Ultimate War God! But Chen Tian still did not stop. His aura continued to rise! Ultimate War God, first stage, second stage, third stage!!! "Boom!"

The dark clouds were blown apart. Chen Tian's warrior level reached an unprecedented height—a height that even the warriors of Ten Thousand Stars had been unable to attain!

"Whoo—so this is the power of a warrior?" Chen Tian dispersed the lightning tribulation. He then felt that his body had become absurdly powerful, and even his warrior level had entered a mysterious realm. No one had ever reached this realm before—not even Long Ye or Tian Gang! Chen Tian instantly appeared behind Li Chengtian. If he had not suddenly felt a chill at his back, he would not have known that Chen Tian had been behind him for some time.

Li Chengtian turned and saw Chen Tian. He was immediately crushed beneath Chen Tian's aura, utterly powerless to resist!

"How is it, Li Chengtian?" Chen Tian taunted. "Is this strength enough to satisfy you?"

Heh heh, this was downright ridiculous. How could such strength merely be satisfying? It was so overwhelming that he was unworthy of enjoying it! Li Chengtian felt utterly miserable inside. His own good son had provoked such a freak, someone who advanced as easily as drinking water. To Chen Tian, cultivation was practically child's play! Electricity from his breakthrough flickered along Chen Tian's arm. In this state, he was simply invincible! The aura Chen Tian exuded suppressed Li Chengtian so thoroughly that he could not speak at all, cold sweat pouring down his back.

"I'll give you one more chance. Go back—or die."