Arc 7Chapters 153–177

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Ch. 153The Divine Coffin

Lu Chen and Zixia followed the Ancient Emperor’s aura through an underground cave, using a broken Ancient Bell to withstand its pressure and defeat the tomb’s guardians. They reached a towering jade terrace and found numerous powerful factions arriving behind them as a coffin floated above it.

  • Lu Chen and Zixia located an ancient cave in a strange mountain ridge and discovered that an emperor corpse’s aura filled its depths.
  • Lu Chen assembled the broken Ancient Bell fragments, inscribed Emperor Script on the bell, and used it to shield them from the aura and destroy a Demon Ape.
  • Lu Chen and Zixia crossed a river of Taiyin true water, smashing the strange corpses and creatures in their path with the bell.
  • Lu Chen and Zixia reached a vast jade terrace where a coffin floated amid chaos qi.
  • Duan De arrived with Ye Fan, the second great bandit, Heavenly Blind Elder, Dongfang Ye, and Jue Youqing.
  • The Great Xia Emperor, the Jiuli Imperial Lord, other rulers, and powerful figures from several regions arrived at the terrace.

Ch. 154The Gao Family

At the jade platform, Gao Changhao and other Great Powers confronted Lu Chen and Ye Fan, while the mysterious coffin above them remained beyond reach. Gao Changhao recognized Lu Chen as the killer of the Gao Family’s new Twin Kings and advanced to take revenge.

  • Lu Chen, Ye Fan, Dongfang Ye, and the other cultivators felt crushing pressure from the jade platform and the ancient coffin suspended above it.
  • Gao Changhao insulted the younger cultivators, and Lu Chen and Dongfang Ye answered him defiantly before a Qishi Mansion elder intervened.
  • A Great Power from the Xiao Family recognized Ye Fan, who was using the alias Ye Zhetian, and accused him of killing a Xiao Family disciple.
  • A sect master revealed that Lu Chen was the prodigy the Gao Family had been searching for, prompting Gao Changhao to threaten him over the deaths of the new Twin Kings.
  • Gao Changhao declared that the Twin Kings had been his nephews and advanced toward Lu Chen, vowing to torture and kill him.

Ch. 155Matching a Mighty Expert

Lu Chen confronted Gao Changhao on the thirty-thousand-meter Jade Platform, where the Ancient Emperor's aura suppressed Dharma Power and gave Lu Chen's powerful flesh an advantage. After reaching the summit with Zixia, Lu Chen faced Gao Changhao again as the fight over the Ancient Coffin and the supreme Immortal Treasure loomed.

  • The other supreme experts stayed out of Lu Chen's fight, while Zixia stood by him and Ye Fan was occupied by an Xiao Family expert.
  • Lu Chen struck Gao Changhao with the Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist and shattered both of his arms before Gao Changhao blasted him backward with Dharma Power.
  • Lu Chen evaded Gao Changhao's attack by climbing the Jade Platform and taunted him, but Gao Changhao refused to pursue him up the steps.
  • Lu Chen and Zixia used their broken Saint Bell to climb to the platform's summit as other groups relied on super Forbidden Artifacts to resist the Ancient Emperor's aura.
  • Gao Changhao, protected by nearly twenty Forbidden Artifacts, tried to seize the Saint Bell, but Lu Chen's strike met his hand and forced both of them to retreat.

Ch. 156Following the Jade Pool's example

Lu Chen used the Ancient Bell to destroy Gao Changhao's allies' protective artifacts and force them off the jade platform. The powerful figures then gathered around the Enlightenment Coffin, whose sapling Lu Chen hoped to cultivate, but they remained wary and discovered that the supreme aura did not come from the coffin.

  • Lu Chen strengthened his control over the Ancient Bell and shattered most of the super Forbidden Artifacts protecting Gao Changhao and his allies.
  • Gao Changhao and his allies fled the jade platform by leaping off its edge, while the others watched Lu Chen and Zixia warily.
  • The powerful figures approached the Ancient Coffin and recognized it as a priceless coffin made from the Enlightenment Divine Tree, bearing a sprouting branch.
  • Lu Chen decided he could cultivate the enlightenment branch into a supreme treasure, but he refrained from claiming it first because the others might attack him.
  • The crowd discovered that the supreme aura on the jade platform did not come from the Ancient Coffin.

Ch. 157The Secret of Two Emperors

Experts discovered that the Enlightenment Coffin held Taihuang’s remains and that the nearby Five-Colored Human Skin belonged to the Undying Heavenly Emperor. As the Great Xia Dynasty and other powers disputed the relics, Lu Chen seized the coffin lid and used the Saint Bell to hold off those who demanded it.

  • Experts identified the Five-Colored Human Skin inside Immortal Source as the Undying Heavenly Emperor’s shed remnant and learned from Taihuang’s inscription how it had ended up beside the Enlightenment Coffin.
  • The Great Xia Dynasty claimed Taihuang’s remains, but other powers refused to let the dynasty monopolize the coffin and its treasures.
  • The Great Xia Emperor poured Imperial Dragon Qi into Taihuang’s imprint, opening the Enlightenment Coffin as the assembled experts retreated from the burst of chaos qi.
  • Lu Chen used the Saint Bell to draw in the coffin lid, including its newly sprouted enlightenment branch, while the others demanded he surrender it.
  • Lu Chen rang the Saint Bell to stop the approaching powers and challenged them to take the lid by force.

Ch. 158Drawing Down Tribulation and Withdrawing

Lu Chen seized the Enlightenment Coffin Lid as the great powers revealed Saint Weapons and Emperor Weapons to fight over Taihuang’s treasures. The coffin was dismantled, but a clash over Taihuang’s Great Dao Imprint threatened to escalate until Ye Fan’s heavenly tribulation sent everyone fleeing.

  • Lu Chen took the Enlightenment Coffin Lid and drew the attention of the Ancient Hua Dynasty, Western Desert Buddhism, and Southern Ridge Demon God Hall, who displayed their Inherited Saint Weapons.
  • The great powers discovered Taihuang’s Great Dao Imprint in the inner coffin and contested its ownership as the Great Xia Dynasty summoned the Taihuang Sword and the Nine Li Dynasty brought out the Jiuli Diagram.
  • Duan De and the Heavenly Blind Elder joined the Devouring Heaven Demon Lid with the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar Body, while Lu Chen held back the Immortal-Slaying Gourd.
  • The factions dismantled the outer coffin and divided its boards and nails, while Lu Chen and Zixia used the Saint Bell to claim another coffin board.
  • The Great Xia Dynasty guarded Taihuang’s Great Dao Imprint as the Nine Li Dynasty, Duan De, and the Heavenly Blind Elder challenged them with Emperor Weapons.
  • Ye Fan broke through to a new realm and triggered heavenly tribulation, forcing everyone to flee the Jade Platform.

Ch. 159Passing on the Scripture

Lu Chen survived his Heavenly Tribulation, advanced to the fifth level of Dragon Transformation, and shared treasures with Fairy Zixia. Before they parted, he passed her the Western Emperor Scripture, strengthening her resolve to become a Great Emperor.

  • Lu Chen drew down his own Heavenly Tribulation and chased Gao Changhao, causing the Gao Family's mighty cultivator to trigger his tribulation and die in the lightning.
  • Lu Chen left the Primordial Ancient World and completed his tribulation, reaching the fifth level of Dragon Transformation as Ye Fan also finished his.
  • Zixia gave Lu Chen the damaged Saint Bell, and Lu Chen exchanged it for the Enlightenment Coffin Board before explaining that he would seek dragon marrow in the Central Plains.
  • At the Immortal Mansion World's exit, Lu Chen passed Zixia the Western Emperor Scripture, which she studied in a Dao Realm for an hour.
  • Zixia recognized the scripture and vowed to pursue the goal of becoming another female Great Emperor as Lu Chen departed.

Ch. 160Nurturing the Divine Tree

Lu Chen nurtured the Enlightenment Tea Tree shoot and learned of upheavals across the cultivation world, then openly defied the Gao Family after it issued a Death Warrant against him. After Lu Chen killed more than a dozen of its disciples, a mighty cultivator found him in the mountains and attacked.

  • Lu Chen watered the Enlightenment Tea Tree shoot with his remaining Azure Emperor's Essence Blood and Divine Spring water, helping it double in size and grow three new leaves.
  • Lu Chen heard rumors about the Immortal Mansion World’s final struggle and learned that the Primordial Ancient Mine had erupted with strange radiance, drawing the attention of many powers.
  • The Gao Family issued a Death Warrant against Lu Chen, and he publicly threatened to slaughter its younger generation if it hunted him.
  • Lu Chen killed more than a dozen Gao Family disciples, prompting the family to recall its young members and intensify its search for him.
  • A mighty cultivator found Lu Chen while he searched for dragon marrow and reached out to attack him with a vast Dharma-powered hand.

Ch. 161Slaughtering Until an Ancient Family Fell Silent

Lu Chen used a damaged Primordial Saint Weapon to kill Gao Family pursuers, then slaughtered its experts until the family withdrew its kill order. He infiltrated the Qin Sect in the Qinling Mountains to seek the “Bing” secret, one of the Nine Secrets.

  • Lu Chen evaded a Gao Family Immortal Two Realm expert and killed him with the Saint Bell, though wielding it left him weakened.
  • Lu Chen attacked the Gao Family’s territory, killing its experts and city lord, then slew dozens more over the next month until the family withdrew its kill order.
  • The Gao Family secretly planned to use a Primordial Saint Weapon against Lu Chen, while he remained confident that he could destroy the family once he reached the Holy Lord Realm.
  • Lu Chen traveled to the Qinling Mountains to obtain the Qin Sect’s “Bing” secret, which the sect guarded alongside the Ruthless Great Emperor’s Deity-Deliverance Art.
  • Lu Chen changed his appearance and paid a considerable price to infiltrate the Qin Sect.

Ch. 162Nine Secret: Bing

Lu Chen infiltrated the Qin Sect to find Nine Secret: Bing while resisting the Ruthless Great Emperor’s Deity-Deliverance Art. After paying his way into the inner sect, he discovered the secret’s stone wall and began comprehending it under the starlight.

  • Lu Chen joined the Qin Sect and used his Heavenly Eye to identify hidden experts and assess the danger of the Deity-Deliverance Art.
  • Lu Chen met Ye Fan in secret, saw Li Xiaoman and Hua Yunfei, and continued concealing his identity.
  • The Qin Sect offered inner-sect entry to the disciple competition’s winner or to anyone who provided precious treasures, so Lu Chen surrendered ancient spirit medicines.
  • After sensing the Deity-Deliverance Art’s influence during the Sect Master’s lectures, Lu Chen stopped attending and searched the peaks for Nine Secret: Bing.
  • Lu Chen found a stone wall covered in crude weapon carvings, then used the Enlightenment Coffin Lid and waited for starlight to reveal the inheritance’s mysteries.

Ch. 163Demon Saint

Lu Chen mastered Nine Secret: Bing, advanced his cultivation in the Qinling Mountains, and encountered Li Xiaoman, whose body contained the Crocodile Ancestor’s Divine Embryo. After she attacked him, she unleashed the embryo’s power, setting the stage for a more dangerous fight.

  • Lu Chen comprehended the weapon scars in the Qin Sect and obtained Nine Secret: Bing.
  • He left the Qin Sect, gathered dragon marrow in the Qinling Mountains, and reached the sixth heaven of Dragon Transformation.
  • Lu Chen met Li Xiaoman, who questioned his origins and physique before revealing that the Crocodile Ancestor’s Divine Embryo had targeted him.
  • Li Xiaoman attacked with a Lotus Battle Garment and silver Phoenix Halberd, but Lu Chen knocked her back with his Nine-Layer Immortal Gold Pagoda.
  • Li Xiaoman unleashed the Divine Embryo’s power, her eyes turning golden as a terrifying vision appeared behind her.

Ch. 164Battling the Divine Embryo

Lu Chen fought Li Xiaoman, whose body hosted the Crocodile Ancestor Divine Embryo, and used his Immortal Gold Pagoda to imprison her. Before he could refine them, Li Xiaoman escaped with a Forbidden Artifact that wounded Lu Chen, leaving the battle unresolved.

  • Li Xiaoman revealed her desire to take Lu Chen's body and Immortal Gold Pagoda, then blocked the pagoda's crushing attack with the Silver Phoenix Halberd.
  • Lu Chen struck Li Xiaoman with the Star-Scrambling Finger and Divine Phoenix Slash, but her Golden Divine Diagram protected her and its Buddhist chants countered his attacks.
  • Lu Chen repelled the Golden Divine Diagram with the Six-Character True Words, then shattered it and a golden temple with the Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist, badly injuring Li Xiaoman.
  • Lu Chen used Nine Secret: Bing to drive the Immortal Gold Pagoda and imprison Li Xiaoman, then began burning her and the Crocodile Ancestor Divine Embryo with solar true fire.
  • Li Xiaoman escaped and used a Golden Buddha Statue with imperial might to strike Lu Chen, who survived when the Immortal-Slaying Gourd released a protective aura.

Ch. 165Quasi-Emperor Forbidden Artifact

Lu Chen used the Immortal-Slaying Gourd to suppress Li Xiaoman and destroy the Crocodile Ancestor’s divine embryo, then obtained the Swallowing Heaven Demon Art and Quasi-Emperor Forbidden Artifact. Two years later, at the peak of the ninth heaven of Dragon Transformation, he learned that cultivators were gathering in the Qinling Mountains for the coming appearance of the Immortal Transformation Pool and Eternal Ancestral Dragon Lair.

  • Li Xiaoman revealed that the Crocodile Ancestor’s divine embryo had possessed her and used the Quasi-Emperor Forbidden Artifact to attack Lu Chen.
  • Lu Chen summoned the Immortal-Slaying Gourd, suppressed the forbidden artifact, and seized the golden Divine Crocodile from Li Xiaoman’s Dao Palace Secret Realm.
  • Lu Chen crushed the divine embryo, spared Li Xiaoman for Ye Fan’s sake, and took the Swallowing Heaven Demon Art and Buddha statue.
  • Lu Chen spent two years searching the Qinling Mountains for dragon marrow and advanced to the peak of the ninth heaven of Dragon Transformation.
  • Lu Chen learned that cultivators from across the Five Regions were gathering in the Qinling Mountains because the Immortal Transformation Pool and Eternal Ancestral Dragon Lair were about to appear.

Ch. 166The Immortal Lands Appeared

Lu Chen and other cultivators gathered in Qin City as the Immortal Transformation Pool and Eternal Ancestral Dragon Lair appeared in the Qinling Mountains. Lu Chen led Zixia, the Yaochi Saintess, and others into the misty approach to the pool, where other experts were also beginning to explore.

  • Lu Chen arrived in Qin City, where powerful young cultivators from across the Five Regions gathered for the appearance of the Immortal Grounds.
  • Zixia warned Lu Chen that the Gao Family was secretly hunting him with its Primordial Saint Weapon, and Lu Chen said he would soon be able to face mighty experts without aid.
  • Lu Chen traveled with Zixia, the Yaochi Saintess, and others to a stone forest and identified the imprints there as those of Tathagata and Laozi.
  • Lu Chen and the others found that the dried-up lake's mist confused their senses, so Lu Chen used his Source Heaven Wonders and Saint Bell to guide them through the dangers.
  • Lu Chen led the group toward the Immortal Transformation Pool as Source Arts Masters and Dragon-Seeking Heavenly Masters also entered the area.

Ch. 167Dao Tribulation Gold

Lu Chen and his companions reached the Immortal Transformation Pool and Eternal Dragon Lair, where he studied their yin-yang Dao and later searched the pool as ancient dangers erupted. The chapter ended when a cultivator found a piece of Dao Tribulation Gold and Lu Chen rushed toward it.

  • Lu Chen recognized the Immortal Transformation Pool and Eternal Dragon Lair as twin yin-yang divine lands and warned his companions to wait before approaching them.
  • Lu Chen spent half a month comprehending the lands’ yin-yang mysteries, while Fairy Zixia guarded him.
  • When the Immortal Pool and Dragon Lair shifted, the gathered cultivators split up to search for treasures, and Lu Chen cautioned his group to stay near the pool’s edge.
  • The Red-Haired Monster and a Quasi-Emperor Saint Spirit emerged in the Eternal Dragon Lair, but the Azure Emperor’s lingering power killed them both.
  • Lu Chen searched the Immortal Transformation Pool instead of joining the battles over the Immortal Cauldron Fragment and Immortal Divine Pill.
  • A cultivator found a human-head-sized piece of Dao Tribulation Gold, and Lu Chen hurried toward it as others converged.

Ch. 168A Supreme Dao Standoff

Lu Chen fought through the Immortal Transformation Pool’s melee and used his Saint Bell to seize the Dao Tribulation Gold. The Imperial Lord of Jiuli then arrived with the Jiuli Diagram and targeted the treasure, leaving Lu Chen facing a Supreme Dao Emperor Weapon.

  • Lu Chen raced to claim the Dao Tribulation Gold, knocked aside an Immortal Platform expert, and struck down the young cultivator who had found it.
  • After the gold was tossed between combatants, Lu Chen used the Weapon character secret to pull it back, then defeated more attackers and stunned the crowd with combat strength in the eight forbidden domain.
  • Lu Chen unleashed the Saint Bell, killed two Great Powers, crushed nearby fighters, and swept the Dao Tribulation Gold inside.
  • The Imperial Lord of Jiuli arrived with the Jiuli Diagram and aimed its emperor might at Lu Chen’s treasure, forcing Lu Chen to shift away.
  • The people of the Nine Li Dynasty unleashed their Emperor Weapon as Lu Chen held the Dao Tribulation Gold within his damaged Saint Bell.

Ch. 169The Immortal-Slaying Gourd Emerges

Lu Chen revealed the Immortal-Slaying Gourd, an Emperor Weapon that forced the Jiuli Imperial Lord and Duan De’s faction to reconsider taking his dao tribulation gold. While the Emperor Weapons faced off, Ye Fan seized the green copper and escaped down the mountain, and dreamlike divine marrow emerged from the Eternal Dragon Lair.

  • The Jiuli Imperial Lord demanded Lu Chen surrender the dao tribulation gold, while Duan De and the Heavenly Blind Elder also refused to protect him from the pressure of their Emperor Weapons.
  • Lu Chen put away the failing Saint Bell and revealed the Immortal-Slaying Gourd, making the other factions hesitate to attack him.
  • Ye Fan used the Weapon secret art to seize the green copper and fought his way out as the Great Xia Dynasty and the Jiuli Dynasty pursued him.
  • The Peacock King and Red Dragon Daoist blocked the Taihuang Sword, while Duan De and the Heavenly Blind Elder used the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar to stop the Jiuli Diagram.
  • Ye Fan escaped down the mountain carrying the green copper, and dreamlike divine marrow burst from the Eternal Dragon Lair in small-animal forms.

Ch. 170The Gao Family's Scheme

Lu Chen left the Immortal Transformation Pool after acquiring a large piece of dao tribulation gold, while others fought over the dreamlike divine marrow and Ye Fan was trapped in a formation outside. The Gao Family ambushed Lu Chen with an Incomplete Emperor Formation, intending to kill him and seize his Treasure Pagoda, unaware that he possessed a complete Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon.

  • The dreamlike divine marrow emerged as little sprites, and Lu Chen, Duan De, the Heavenly Blind Elder, and other factions seized some while violent fighting erupted.
  • Lu Chen decided to leave the Immortal Transformation Pool with his dao tribulation gold, while supreme figures rushed into the Eternal Dragon Lair to seek the divine marrow mother lode.
  • Lu Chen found Ye Fan and his companions trapped in a Grand Formation outside the Immortal Grounds, then flew away from the area.
  • A Gao Family elder attacked Lu Chen, and more than a dozen Gao Family experts surrounded him within an Incomplete Emperor Formation.
  • The Gao Family revealed that it had investigated Lu Chen, learned of his Treasure Pagoda, and planned to kill him and take it, not knowing he had a complete Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon.

Ch. 171Crushing All Enemies

Lu Chen destroyed the Gao Family forces that had ambushed him, then witnessed six Emperor Weapons clash over the Immortal Transformation Pool and the green copper fragment. The confrontation ended after Ye Fan escaped with the fragment, leaving the Qinling Mountains scarred by the weapons’ power.

  • Lu Chen used the Immortal-Slaying Gourd to break the Gao Family’s formation, shatter its Saint Sword, and kill its three Great Powers and accompanying Supreme Elders.
  • Supreme Dao Emperor Might erupted near the Immortal Transformation Pool as six Emperor Weapons confronted one another over the green copper fragment and the secret of becoming an immortal.
  • Lu Chen recognized the weapons involved and considered how Gai Jiuyou might have secretly helped Ye Fan escape.
  • Ye Fan escaped with the green copper fragment, ending the confrontation between the six Emperor Weapons.
  • Lu Chen later found a thousand-mile desert where the Qinling Mountains had been changed by the Emperor Weapons’ clash.

Ch. 172The Last Secret Realm

Lu Chen arrived at the Gao Family Divine City to make the family pay for its repeated attacks, choosing to break through to the Immortal Platform Secret Realm under its walls. He survived the terrible heavenly tribulation by repeatedly healing with the Phoenix Tribulation Rebirth Art and tempering himself and his treasures in the lightning, leaving the Gao Family’s watching experts alarmed.

  • After three months of traveling and cultivating throughout the Central Plains, Lu Chen decided to use the Gao Family as a stepping stone for his breakthrough.
  • Lu Chen reached the Gao Family Divine City and declared that he would shatter it for repeatedly hunting him.
  • Rather than attack, Lu Chen summoned a great heavenly tribulation, forcing the Gao Family to activate its Heaven-Deceiving Grand Formation to protect the city.
  • Lu Chen broke through to the Immortal Platform Secret Realm as his primordial spirit and nine-story Immortal Gold Pagoda faced the lightning alongside him.
  • As the tribulation battered him, Lu Chen used the Phoenix Tribulation Rebirth Art to heal and repeatedly temper his body and soul with heavenly lightning.
  • The Gao Family experts watched through their Divine Eyes and grew bitterly disappointed when Lu Chen survived and recovered from his wounds.

Ch. 173Holy Lord Battle Power

Lu Chen endured a legendary humanoid lightning tribulation, broke through three minor realms, and tempered the Nine-Layer Immortal Gold Pagoda into a Holy Lord-level weapon. With the Gao Family’s territory reduced to a wasteland, he confronted the clan and declared that he would destroy its Divine City.

  • Lu Chen fought humanoid lightning bearing the Void Mirror, Hengyu Furnace, and Jiuli Diagram through two days and nights of tribulation.
  • After the main tribulation ended, two more layers of lightning struck as Lu Chen advanced through three minor realms into the Immortal Platform Realm.
  • Lu Chen endured the remaining tribulation, recovered with Divine Spring water and the Phoenix Tribulation Rebirth Art, and saw the Nine-Layer Immortal Gold Pagoda become a Holy Lord-level weapon.
  • The tribulation devastated the Gao Family’s territory, leaving its ancient city intact beneath the Heaven-Deceiving Formation Patterns.
  • Lu Chen accused the Gao Family of repeatedly ambushing him and vowed to bring down its Divine City, while the clan insisted that its own Emperor Weapon could oppose his.

Ch. 174The Ancient Hua Dynasty

Lu Chen confronted the Gao Family at their Divine City, where the Ancient Hua Dynasty brought the Ancient Hua Whip to counter his Immortal-Slaying Gourd. He left the chapter advancing on the city and overpowering nine Half-Step Great Powers without using an Emperor Weapon.

  • The Ancient Hua Dynasty arrived to help the Gao Family counter Lu Chen’s Emperor Weapon after the family had secretly paid for its support.
  • Lu Chen declared he could make the Gao Family pay without an Emperor Weapon and advanced toward their Divine City.
  • A Gao Family Half-Step Great Power attacked Lu Chen with Ten Thousand Feather Kill, but Lu Chen shattered the golden feathers and killed him with one of them.
  • Nine more Gao Family Half-Step Great Powers attacked Lu Chen together, using sword energy, secret techniques, and magic treasures.
  • Lu Chen shattered their attacks and weapons in succession, leaving the nine powerhouses unable to match him.

Ch. 175Fierce battle

Lu Chen slaughtered the Gao Family’s nine Half-Step Great Powers and then defeated and killed Gao Yunxiao in a duel, demonstrating Holy Lord-level combat strength. As several Gao Family elders attacked together, Lu Chen summoned the cracked Ghost Stone Statue, whose apparition halted them.

  • Lu Chen broke the Nine Absolute Killing Formation and killed all nine Half-Step Great Powers sent by the Gao Family.
  • Gao Yunxiao attacked Lu Chen to avenge his nephews, and Lu Chen met the Immortal Two mighty figure head-on.
  • Lu Chen unleashed the Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist, overwhelmed Gao Yunxiao, and destroyed his head and primordial spirit with the Star-Scrambling Finger.
  • Four or five Gao Family elders attacked Lu Chen together, forcing him to retreat.
  • Lu Chen summoned the cracked Ghost Stone Statue, and its terrifying Quasi-Emperor battle formation appeared overhead as the elders stopped.

Ch. 176Commanding a Hundred Kings to Storm the City

Lu Chen used the cracked Ghost Stone Statue to summon more than a hundred king-level ghostly divinities and unleash a massacre on the Gao Family Divine City. By the time he brought out an Inherited Saint Bell to break the city's Saint-level defenses, its southern side had been reduced to ruins.

  • Lu Chen activated the Ghost Stone Statue and summoned ghostly divinities formed from soldiers of the Ancient Heavenly Court.
  • The ghostly divinities killed several Gao Family elders and stormed into the Divine City, overwhelming its defenders.
  • A Gao Family expert called for the ancient Saint formation, and the clan raised its defensive barrier against the attackers.
  • Lu Chen and several ghostly divinities used the Inherited Saint Bell to shatter a large section of the formation.
  • The ghostly divinities continued through the city, and Lu Chen's assault destroyed its entire southern side.

Ch. 177Ceding Territory and Paying Reparations!

Lu Chen confronted the Gao Family after devastating part of its Divine City, forcing its leaders to choose between risking the clan's destruction and negotiating. The Gao Family paid him reparations, and he left with his Kings as news of the battle spread across the Five Regions.

  • The Gao Family awakened its Inherited Saint Weapon, but its old Holy Lord hesitated to order an all-out battle against Lu Chen and his Kings.
  • Lu Chen demanded ten million jin of pure source and a Saint Weapon in exchange for withdrawing from the Gao Family Divine City.
  • The Gao Family negotiated with Lu Chen and ultimately paid five million jin of pure source and a King Weapon.
  • Lu Chen left the Divine City with his host of Kings, and news of the battle spread across the Five Regions, making his name feared by major powers.
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