The Saint Spirit Shi Lun had already reached the peak of the Great Saint ninth heaven, while Lu Chen was only at the Saint King fifth heaven. A full thirteen minor realms separated them.
Moreover, between them stood the nearly insurmountable Great Saint barrier. Under normal circumstances, even an early-stage Great Saint could easily crush a cultivator at the absolute pinnacle of the Saint King realm. The two were on entirely different levels.
Yet today, Lu Chen had crossed that seemingly unbridgeable gulf, leaving everyone dumbstruck.
It was all because of divine prohibition. Stepping into this forbidden domain allowed one to break through every barrier, perhaps reaching nine prohibitions, ten prohibitions, or even greater heights.
On top of that, Lu Chen had activated Emperor Zun's Nine Secrets: Jie, increasing his combat power tenfold across the board.
Thus, with divine prohibition and Nine Secrets: Jie combined, his strength had now soared into an unimaginable domain. He had sent even Shi Lun, a peerless Saint Spirit, flying backward and coughing up blood.
In the eyes of everyone in the Star Ruins, including the Human Race Guardian and the Great Saints of other races, this was nothing short of defying heaven.
"Roar..."
Shi Lun steadied himself and roared at the heavens, shaking the cosmos in every direction. The towering fury in his eyes took tangible form as divine flames, spewing forth and burning the void until it twisted and collapsed.
A peerless Saint Spirit at the peak of the Great Saint realm was truly invincible unless a Quasi-Emperor appeared. Yet a human in the Saint King realm had defeated him across that gulf in cultivation. It was a humiliation beyond measure.
"You ant of a human brat, I want you dead!" Shi Lun roared, shaking the firmament and shattering stars. His surging fury