The Star River Era! The Dimensional Freedom Demon

Ji Chen shouted, his heart pounding like a drum.

At that moment, he truly felt the pressure of death.

His intuition told him that even if Lin Chaosheng's attack didn't break his defense, as long as it hit a solid spot, his defeat was inevitable.

boom!

Ji Chen exerted force with his feet, and the mountain that had been ravaged by the two of them could no longer hold on. Like a flash flood, mud and rocks mixed with snowmelt rolled down.

Lin Chaosheng's offensive was thus momentarily halted.

Ji Chen seized the opportunity, unleashing his inner energy and blood, stretching his muscles and tendons, and his body, which was originally only 1.8 meters tall, immediately swelled to 2.5 meters, transforming into a Tyrannosaurus Rex wearing human skin, with his python robe shattering into pieces.

Under the catalytic effect of the raging blood and qi, the stratum corneum on his palms grew wildly, and dragon scales and claws were formed.

Cloud Dragon Transformation!

hold head high! !

Ji Chen roared, thunder roared, strange sound waves rolled, and the snow layer of the surrounding mountains loosened.

The dragon's claws were surrounded by powerful energy, as if a real dragon were plucking stars and seizing the moon.

The massive avalanche roared in response to Ji Chen's strike!

Lin Chaosheng's eyes widened in surprise. The overwhelming finger-like attacks seemed to have encountered an invisible wall of energy. The moment the fingers and claws collided, he was sent flying dozens of meters away and buried in the mud.

Ji Chen was also feeling unwell, as if his entire body was sealed off by something, making his movements sluggish.

The flow of qi and blood slowed down by about 30%, and the qi was almost completely sealed inside the body.

Ji Chen's heart pounded wildly, a frustrating feeling of wanting to draw oxygen from his body but being unable to. The intense chest tightness and palpitations made him feel like he was going to die, and his head felt like it was about to explode.

He only took three hits. What if all those finger shadows had hit him earlier?

Ji Chen staggered backward, took one last look at Lin Chaosheng who had just crawled out of the mud in a disheveled state, and then turned and left.

Yunlong became stronger, his power increasing by nearly 50%, but the aftereffects were equally enormous.

If this continues for too long, it will cause a severe deficiency of qi and blood, and serious damage to muscles and bones.

He still has room for improvement, so it's really not worth it to fight to the death with this old man right now.

"Damn it, if I had known Lin Chaosheng's methods were so bizarre, I should have transferred 'Yuanxu' from the South China Sea. I was too arrogant this time."

Ji Chen, however, did not intend to have the two apostles join forces to launch a surprise attack on Lin Chaosheng and end this last major enemy in the north.

The perception of the most powerful beings in the world is too strong. If he does this, I'm afraid that Lin Chaosheng will not be the only one waiting for him.

As Ji Chen's body gradually returned to its original state, he strode forward. With each step, his sealed blood and qi gradually regained their activity.

However, the aftereffects of Yunlong's transformation gradually became apparent, and his situation did not improve at all.

"Cough! Pfft!"

Seeing Ji Qingyun walk away, Lin Chaosheng breathed a sigh of relief and immediately spat out a mouthful of black blood that he had been holding back.

"Such strength! If I had taken a direct hit from that claw, I'm afraid I would have died here today."

Lin Chaosheng's eyes were deep as he gazed in the direction where Ji Chen had disappeared, and he slowly sighed.

"The old monk in the Secret Realm is someone I can't touch, the old Taoist priest on Wudang Mountain can deflect my attacks, and this one today is even more amazing..."

He looked up at the cloudless blue sky:

"Is this what you meant?"

After stabilizing his injuries, Lin Chaosheng walked back to Yongqiu step by step.

. . . . . .

Guangling City.

Ji Chen left Yingtian Prefecture and traveled thousands of miles—

He first destroyed the Liu family of Baiyang, then stormed the capital to kill Emperor Qing, and even fought a life-or-death battle with the leader of the Heavenly Principle Sect. After a series of fierce battles, he finally returned to his own lair.

In contrast, Lu Yi and his group... still had not arrived.

"That's the charm of a martial arts master. Traveling to the North Sea in the morning and Cangwu in the evening is nothing out of the ordinary."

After being helped by servants to change into new robes, Ji Chen instructed the kitchen to prepare a meal.

He hadn't eaten in the capital, and then a fierce battle ensued on the way, so he was truly suffering from hunger.

While waiting, he reflected on his own strength and, taking advantage of the lingering effects of the battle, summarized the most powerful techniques in the world.

"Judging solely from this physique, it should be considered one of the strongest among the two-star level in the Federation."

Based on what he saw and heard at the Superpower Academy, the Federation's superpowered individuals were divided into nine star levels.

Because the Federation's superpower system is complex, there is basically no unified classification of superpowered individuals before the sixth star level; they are all internally organized within a single superpower system.

The style of martial arts has always been simple and brutal, basically divided according to destructive power.

A six-star superhuman can destroy a star, and bathing in a star is like taking a bath.

Five stars are equivalent to a planetary catastrophe, capable of sinking a planet's continental shelf in a short period of time.

A four-star superhuman can destroy mountains and seas; almost a single basic attack is equivalent to a nuclear bomb.

Samsung's superhuman abilities are roughly equivalent to those of Homelander and the Hulk in movies and TV shows.

"A two-star superhuman... is just the beginning."

Ji Chen thought that a second ago.

But next second.

"Yuanxu has already perfected the three essential skills for entering the school. Once I have fully absorbed them, I will show my progress to the instructor and gain the qualification to study advanced knowledge..."

His heart was filled with excitement, and he couldn't help but feel anticipation.

That's the strongest faction in the martial arts system!

The foundational stage of cultivation is highly challenging; getting started is difficult, and delving deeper is even more so, but the ultimate rewards are absolutely substantial.

Legend has it that if one can reach a qualified level or above in the "Ultimate Refinement and Purity" realm during their first cultivation, even if they were originally just at the limit of a mortal, they can break through the realm overnight and directly enter the realm of two-star superpower.

And what about himself?

Ji Chen's lips curled up involuntarily.

If we measure this "utmost refinement and purity" on a 100-point scale, an average person who reaches the mark is considered qualified, and those who score above 90 can be considered geniuses.

Then his three Great Perfections... have probably already broken through the limit and far exceeded the perfect score, right?

"As Lao Luo once said, an ordinary person is considered excellent if they master one skill, and can be considered a person of exceptional talent if they master one skill."

"Then, how many levels of perfection would my three gates represent?"

By then, Samsung will probably be the starting point.

However, Ji Chen thought about it again and felt that it was too conspicuous.

"The dean is supposedly a top expert among six-star superhumans, and he's also a mage. If I'm being so high-profile, what if he gets carried away with his mage tendencies and I end up on his lab table?

Ji Chen, in his true form at the Superpower Academy, couldn't help but shudder.

"Quickly have 'Yuan Xu' create a secret technique to conceal his presence."

Ji Chen remembered the [Turtle Breathing Hidden Dragon Technique] he had obtained at Mingyuan.

The original intention of this secret method was to reduce the consumption of vital energy in the body, thereby prolonging the peak period of a grandmaster and achieving the goal of longevity.

However, once this secret technique is fully developed, it excels even more in its ability to conceal one's aura, remain dormant, and then suddenly erupt at crucial moments.

For this reason, it was once listed as a required secret technique for top assassins by "Zhaixinglou," the number one assassin organization in Kyushu.

A deadly intent lies hidden in silence; a thunderclap awaits within a lurking dragon.

Ji Chen could then leverage this last characteristic, using Ji Yuanxu's top-tier aptitude in this realm, to further enhance his ability to conceal his presence.