The Star River Era! The Dimensional Freedom Demon

The air seemed to be solidified into a colloid by an invisible, enormous force, and even the wind stopped flowing.

The entire sky suddenly became clear, as if it had been washed by a layer of holy light, dispelling all the gloom and smoke.

A silver-white celestial being descended from the sky, surrounded by dazzling holy light, exuding divine might, as if he had come from mythology.

Under the radiant light, the cold and grim atmosphere of Astartes base city instantly receded like a tide, making it appear exceptionally sacred.

On the streets, the bewilderment of those who had just been gripped by fear was instantly soothed, leaving only an unprecedented sense of peace and awe.

Countless people spontaneously clasped their hands together, knelt down devoutly, and pressed their foreheads to the ground, as if welcoming a deity, not daring to even breathe loudly.

"Zhiheng! It's Zhiheng, the leader of the Ultimate Intent Sect!"

Someone let out a cry of surprise, which instantly spread throughout the entire base city.

The number one martial arts expert who has lived since the World War II era has finally made his appearance.

Officials in Astartes base city immediately showed joy at being saved.

The leader of the Ultimate Sect has arrived; Astartes is saved!

Zhiheng hovered in mid-air, his silver-white divine body exuding an aura of immortality and indestructibility. His aura solidified the void, and even the light around him distorted.

His voice was like thunder, its rolling waves sweeping across the entire base city; every word was like a heavy hammer blow, striking the hearts of everyone present.

"My friend, the city is too small to contain the passion of two people like us. Why don't we go to the heavens for a chat?"

Zhiheng considers Astartes base city its private property and naturally does not want to treat the city as a battlefield.

On the ground, Ji Chen's eyes were slightly closed, and his brows twitched almost imperceptibly.

He actually felt a certain amount of real pressure from this person.

This greatly surprised him.

What is his background?

With the Federation's top-tier heritage and the Dimensional Demon's built-in cultivation cheat, even if Chu Junhui didn't awaken any special talents, he was still far superior to a mere martial arts practitioner.

Just like skill advancement during evolution, it has a complete superpower system as a reference, and its skill advancement has a clear path to guide it.

How can anyone else match this advantage?

Looking across the world, the only beings that can put pressure on his body are those mutated beasts with extraordinary talents.

Humans are physically weak and naturally lag behind beings like mutated beasts.

The leader of the Ultimate Intent Sect has managed to reach this point while still in human form.

The sect leader of the Ultimate Intent Sect, who can condense a silver-white divine avatar, has reason to be proud.

Ji Chen slowly put his hands behind his back, lifted his feet lightly, and ascended the steps with each step as if climbing to the heavens.

Like a banished immortal strolling among the clouds, carefree and elegant, surrounded by a faint halo, he faced Zhiheng in mid-air from afar.

A glint of light flowed between his brows, and a vertical eye slowly opened, its brilliance dazzling, its divine light like lightning, staring directly at the silver god.

In an instant, Zhiheng's seemingly sacred and majestic silver-white divine body was revealed in detail to Ji Chen through his Martial Arts Heavenly Eye.

The texture of his muscles, the flow of qi and blood, the acupoints of his secret martial arts, and even the secrets of his body's operation, the underlying principles and mysteries, all seemed to transform into dancing characters, explaining them to him with unparalleled clarity.

hum!

Zhiheng's eyes narrowed, and his whole body suddenly blazed with holy light as a strong sense of unease surged into his heart.

He suddenly felt as if he had been completely seen through!

How is this possible?!

who is he?!

A once-in-five-hundred-years genius in the martial arts world!

Three years of mastering secret martial arts, ten years of innovation, surpassing all predecessors of any school, and aiming to become the number one in the world!

He survived a nuclear bombing, his body shattered and reborn several times, achieving transcendence and sainthood!

They once terrified the technological elites, forcing them to cower in their bases and dare not show their faces!

In his later years, he devoted himself to studying various schools of secret martial arts, attempting to forge a new path.

After the cataclysmic changes in the world, while others evolved by seeking to acquire more skills, he did everything he could to reduce what he had learned.

Simplify complexity, integrate and elevate.

All of this seems to illustrate his extraordinary nature.

He wants to conquer this new world and ascend to the highest throne.

In Zhiheng's view, this was his innate mission.

If Heaven had not given birth to Zhiheng, the world would have remained in perpetual darkness.

"Friend, do you understand now?"

Zhiheng's self-assured and relaxed appearance was left for Jichen to observe.

"Not bad, your strength is enough to rank you among the top five in this world."

Ji Chen spoke the truth.

But to Zhiheng, such remarks were undoubtedly an insult.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"Top five? Ha... Ever since I embarked on the path of cultivation, there have only been two kinds of people in the world."

Zhiheng laughed in anger, holding up one finger. "One type is watching me on their knees, the other is watching me lying down. Which one do you think you are?"

Having said that, Zhiheng made his move immediately, ready to prove his skills.

His body radiated holy light, and his silver-white divine body instantly expanded several times, resembling a majestic divine mountain. He raised his hand and struck Ji Chen with a palm.

The palm wind howled, the solidified air shattered instantly, and the holy light transformed into countless sharp blades, tearing through space with a world-destroying force, heading straight for Ji Chen's face.

This palm strike encapsulates the essence of his life's secret martial arts, a powerful blow achieved by simplifying complexity, capable of shattering mountains and leveling cities!

"Heavens! That's...that's the Sect Master's 'Return to One Holy Palm'! The legendary ultimate move that can shatter mountains!"

"The sect leader has made his move! That fiend is doomed!"

"As expected of the world's number one! This aura is simply like a god descending to earth!"

On the ground, the kneeling people looked up at the fierce battle in mid-air, their eyes filled with fervor and shock.

In their view, Ji Chen had no chance of survival after that palm strike.

Even the mayor of Astartes couldn't help but clench his fist, a hint of wild joy flashing in his eyes.

With the intervention of the Zhiheng Sect Master, this person who brought immense disaster to Astartes will inevitably meet a tragic end.

However, Ji Chen remained calm and composed in the face of this earth-shattering palm strike.

He didn't even raise his hand to block, but the divine light in his vertical eyes became even more dazzling, exposing the flaws in Zhiheng's palm technique, the weaknesses in his blood and qi, and the defects in his secret martial arts.

"Were you scared out of your wits?"

Upon seeing this, Zhiheng was somewhat disappointed.

He thought he would meet a master with whom he could discuss philosophy.

The loneliness of being invincible left him feeling empty, and he desperately needed a formidable opponent who could unleash the full potential of his potential.

"Fran, after you left, there will be no opponent in this world who can match my magnanimity."

A look of nostalgia appeared in Zhiheng's eyes. He no longer looked at the troublemaker who was "all bark and no bite" under his palm.

But just as his palm touched Ji Chen's body, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

The silver-white divine hand firmly covered Ji Chen, but the power to destroy mountains seemed to vanish into thin air.

"The pinnacle of secret martial arts is nothing more than this."

Ji Chen spoke softly, his voice not loud, yet it clearly carried throughout the entire sky.

The power of the indestructible golden body is in operation.

A rebound!

He slowly raised his hand, and his body suddenly shone with brilliant golden light.

Silently, the giant, silver-white divine hand trembled, cracks spreading across its surface.

"How is that possible?!"

Zhiheng was incredulous, and his palm strikes became even more ferocious, the holy light almost setting the entire sky ablaze.

But the stronger he became, the more ferocious the backlash became!

Om-!

There was no earth-shattering roar, no world-destroying explosion.

As Ji Chen took a step forward, the moment his golden body collided with the silver-white celestial being, it instantly shattered all of Zhi Heng's holy light.

His sacred and majestic divine image shattered into pieces upon impact, as if made of paper.

"What?!"

Zhiheng's pupils shrank suddenly, his face filled with disbelief.

The silver-white divine form is the culmination of his unparalleled and magnificent spirit over the past hundred years.

But his prized divine form was so easily broken?!

Before he could react, Ji Chen flashed and appeared in front of him, his hand floating lightly.

But in an instant, it pierced through the silver-white divine body and pressed against his true form.

"Your secret martial arts, which simplifies complexity and unifies various schools, seems perfect, but in reality, its foundation is unstable."

"Of course, the most fundamental reason is that you're weak!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Chen tightened his grip slightly.

Click—!

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and Zhiheng's extraordinary physique, which had survived nuclear bombings and several rebirths, began to crumble inch by inch.

His arrogance and anger were instantly replaced by fear and bewilderment.

"No...impossible! My physical body...my secret weapon..."

How could things have turned out this way?!

Zhiheng found it hard to accept.

But Ji Chen wouldn't stop just because of his unwillingness and confusion.

The Life and Death Seal Technique was forcefully injected, and the intense invasion of foreign blood and energy caused Zhiheng to suffer terrible pain.

Before he could scream, Ji Chen sealed his consciousness and threw him down like a dead dog.

In mid-air, only Ji Chen remained, standing with his hands behind his back, still with that carefree, otherworldly air, as if he had just casually brushed away a speck of dust.

The world was utterly silent.

The people who were cheering wildly just moments before were now frozen in place, their ecstasy instantly turning into utter shock and bewilderment.

Their god, their number one martial artist, the immortal being who couldn't be killed even by a nuclear bomb, was defeated so easily by Ji Chen?!

Completely crushed, utterly powerless to resist?!

"This...how is this possible..."

"Sect Master... Sect Master, he..."

"That man... what kind of monster is he?!"

The other experts from the Ultimate Sect who came with Zhiheng were utterly devastated.

They guessed that the strongmen who had crossed the wilderness might pose a great threat.

So their presence can be seen as a show of support.

But no one expected that the sect leader, whom they regarded as their faith and the hope of humanity, would be defeated so hastily.

They were defeated without any chance of resistance.

What's the point of supporting them?!

Damn it, family, I'm outta here.

Seeing the masters of the Ultimate Sect transform into streaks of light and scatter in all directions, the people of Astartes Base City finally came to their senses.

The mayor of Astartes collapsed to the ground, his legs giving way beneath him, his face drained of color.

He had thought the leader of the Ultimate Intent Sect was his savior, but who would have thought that this savior would be so easily defeated?

Alex, look what trouble you've caused!

In mid-air, Ji Chen slowly closed the vertical eye between his eyebrows, a hint of enlightenment flashing in his eyes.

Zhiheng is certainly not a waste. Even in the main world, someone like him might be able to make a name for himself.

In that brief exchange, he saw through Zhiheng's divine body, understood the secret martial arts he cultivated, and comprehended his talent.

At the same time, I also had a different feeling about Miwu.

"You can keep it as a dog."

"His spirit... is also quite interesting; perhaps it could be a powerful addition to my superpower system."

Ji Chen murmured to himself, turned around, took a step, and his figure disappeared into the horizon.

His figure landed back in the middle of the streets of Astartes base city, with a deathly silent crowd at his feet.

He didn't look at the people slumped on the ground, their expressions blank. He calmly uttered his first words after the victory, his voice not loud, but carrying an undeniable authority that clearly resonated in every corner:

"Zhang Jing, bring your men over here."

Having waited for a long time, Zhang Jing and the others, who were excited, hurried over.

Behind him followed dozens of wounded soldiers from the former D City army, who stood in perfect formation and exuded an imposing aura.

At this moment, they felt honored.

That's the leader for you; no matter where you are, you're always the strongest.

Naturally, it also possesses the greatest power and authority!

Those who question their leader or even defect to the enemy will face reckoning.

"Commander." Zhang Jing had already realized what was going on.

Ji Chen stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sweeping over the desolate streets and closed buildings, finally settling on the slumped Mayor of Astartes:

"From now on, Astartes Base City is under my jurisdiction."

There is no room for negotiation.

"Zhang Jing, you are fully responsible for the takeover."

Ji Chen issued the order: "First, seal off all entrances and exits, strictly check identities, and prohibit anyone from entering or leaving at will. Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed without exception."

"Second, take over all institutions in the base city, confiscate all weapons and equipment, and temporarily detain all former management personnel pending further investigation. Any resisters will be dealt with on the spot."

"Third, appease the people in the city, maintain order, distribute basic supplies, and strictly prohibit looting and rioting. Anyone who takes advantage of the chaos to cause trouble will be severely punished."

Although Ji Chen hadn't managed affairs in detail, he had naturally come to understand many things after serving as chief for a long time.

Zhang Jing felt a surge of warmth in his heart; it was the same old style. He quickly replied, "Yes, sir!"

Ji Chen concluded with a warning:

"I don't care what methods you use, I want to see this city completely stabilized within half a day, and all the power institutions replaced by our people."

"Then, take over the other base cities and control the entire human settlement area!"

"I don't want to hear a second voice in two weeks."

Zhang Jing's expression really changed.

Over the past few days, he had already realized that the fighting strength in this settlement area was not quite right.

Soldiers can easily defeat ten or even a hundred enemies.

Military officials are even more capable of ignoring both light and heavy firepower, regarding a hail of bullets as a massage; their inhuman physiques are no different from those of giant beasts.

As for Astartes, with Ji Chen's recent achievements serving as a deterrent, I believe no madman would dare to stand up and oppose it.

But Ji Chen wasn't seen in the other base cities, nor was he there to oversee things.

How can he suppress and manage?

"Isn't the sect leader still outside the city? You can discuss it with him yourselves when he wakes up."

Zhang Jing was taken aback upon hearing this, then her heart skipped a beat, and she instantly came to her senses.

After Ji Chen's rule became unshakeable, he almost forgot that his leader not only possessed overwhelming military power, but also had bizarre and outrageous methods of controlling people.

That's how he himself was taken down.