Chapter 254: Pushed to the Corner, Accumulating and Breaking Through

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Chen traced a finger through the air.

The chaos dao infant within his body slowly opened its eyes and mimicked Zhou Chen's movement.

The world suddenly paled as countless Spiritual Qi was frantically drawn toward the two. The clouds in the Void Realm rolled back, triggering endless claps of thunder.

The moment Zhou Chen's fingertip completed the seal, pale green ripples emanated through the void. Billions of shimmering white spiritual runes surged from the Chaos, weaving together to form a Chaos azure lotus over a thousand feet tall.

As the azure lotus slowly rotated, the lotus pedestal transformed into a sword hilt, the stem into a longsword, and the petals unfurled layer by layer. Each petal flowed with a terrifying cold light capable of tearing the sky asunder.

In an instant, the surrounding space fluctuated violently, and the clouds in the void were ground to dust by an invisible, majestic force.

The azure lotus rapidly ascended into the void. Zhou Chen slashed down with his sword, and the azure lotus longsword in the void instantly transformed into a pillar of light reaching the heavens. It slashed down fiercely from the cosmos, splitting the entire sky in two.

Moo-woo…

Over a thousand dragons of exotic fire twisted and wailed within this terrifying pillar of Sword Qi. The originally bright white sky was now horizontally split by a dark purple spatial rift. Terrifying spatial power leaked out continuously, causing a series of chain explosions.

The horrific scene before him caused the Flame Emperor's pupils to shrink. He wanted to react, but it was clearly too late to dodge.

As the azure lotus sword shadow fell, the Flame Emperor's figure dissolved into a sky full of light specks and vanished.

[Challenge Successful! Congratulations, your rank has risen to 68th.]

"Whew…"

Zhou Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

This Flame Emperor was indeed a powerhouse ranked 68th, an Ancient Prodigy. His strength far exceeded any previous opponent, and Zhou Chen had to exhaust his efforts to defeat him.

If not for the Flame Emperor's slight carelessness during the final blow, which allowed Zhou Chen to find an opening, the battle might not have ended even after an hour.

"Continue the challenge."

Zhou Chen took a deep breath and chose to continue.

The Spiritual Qi recovery speed of the Primal Creation Scripture was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, Zhou Chen had mostly recovered, so he didn't need to meditate.

Next, he fought several more battles. Although they weren't as quick as before, Zhou Chen's rank continued to climb.

50th, 45th, 40th…

Finally, his rank reached 39th.

"Ancient Emperor Cultivator, ranked 39th—Great Emperor Wushi!"

A majestic figure appeared in the void.

It was a middle-aged man in a white robe, hands behind his back, with an extraordinary and refined temperament. Just by standing there, he gave off a feeling of invincibility.

"Great Emperor Wushi…"

Zhou Chen sucked in a breath of cold air.

Great Emperor Wushi was one of the strongest emperors of the ancient era. Legend had it that he was undefeated throughout his life, sweeping across the heavens!

"Hmm, Quasi-Emperor Realm. To be able to reach this step is already quite good."

Great Emperor Wushi spoke indifferently, "But, it ends here."

He raised a finger, and the void instantly shattered. A terrifying pressure immediately enveloped Zhou Chen.

"Damn it!"

Zhou Chen realized that the person before him was different from any Prodigy he had encountered before. The pressure brought upon him was incredibly intense.

In his haste, Zhou Chen raised his hand and unleashed the High Grade Imperial Rank Great Wilderness Sky Imprisoning Finger.

The pitch-black phantom finger tore through the void and descended abruptly.

However, Great Emperor Wushi was too strong. Every Move he made seemed to contain supreme Dao Rhyme.

With just a light flick from Great Emperor Wushi, the Great Wilderness Sky Imprisoning Finger shattered inch by inch.

In the next instant, Zhou Chen exerted the Azure Lotus Sword Scripture with all his might!

The two exchanged over a hundred Moves in an instant, but Zhou Chen was pressed back repeatedly, his body covered in wounds.

"No… I must find a way…"

Zhou Chen gritted his teeth and suddenly activated the Pluto Seal and the Nine Revolutions Dragon Elephant Skill, running both techniques simultaneously.

The nether king phantom and the Primeval Dragon Elephant appeared together, and the aura on his body surged violently!

"Oh? Interesting."

Surprise flashed in Great Emperor Wushi's eyes. "To be able to Cultivate two top-tier techniques simultaneously, and one of them even carries an Immortal Rank aura?"

Great Emperor Wushi had extremely high standards. In his view, the young man's talent was quite good.

But he quickly regained his composure and struck out with a palm, murmuring, "A pity it's still a bit lacking."

Bang!

This palm strike contained supreme power of Laws. The golden Primeval Dragon Elephant phantom blocked in front of Zhou Chen, but it was directly annihilated without causing even a ripple.

Zhou Chen's pupils contracted. He pushed the Pluto Seal to its limit, carrying a power that seemed to destroy heaven and earth, and slashed his sword toward the void where Great Emperor Wushi stood.

He then immediately moved into a blocking stance. However, under Great Emperor Wushi's attack, Zhou Chen was still sent flying hundreds of feet. His blood surged, and he felt a sweetness in his throat. He then steadied himself, forcibly suppressing the backflowing blood, his gaze becoming even more solemn.

"Young man, do you concede? If you don't, I'm afraid it won't be this simple anymore."

Great Emperor Wushi asked indifferently.

"No!"

Zhou Chen struggled to stand up, his eyes burning with unyielding Battle Intent.

He recalled the hardships he had faced along the way.

From a piece of trash who had just transmigrated to his current Quasi-Emperor Realm.

He had experienced countless life-and-death crises and slain numerous powerful enemies.

Moreover, with the support of the System, if he didn't even have the courage to fight, he might as well just kill himself.

"Kill!"

Zhou Chen roared, and the spiritual energy around him surged frantically.

The azure lotus bloomed.

Zhou Chen struck again, unleashing all five forms of the Azure Lotus Sword Art!

First Bloom of the Azure Lotus, Azure Lotus Cleaving the Heavens, Azure Lotus Sword Domain, Azure Lotus Primordial Slash, and Green Lotus Burying Sky!

With all five forms unleashed together, the power instantly reached its peak!

Still not enough!

Slaughter Sword Intent!

Great River Sword Intent!

A trace of madness flashed in Zhou Chen's eyes.

Terrifying sword shadows swept through the void, slashing directly at Great Emperor Wushi.

"Not bad Moves."

Great Emperor Wushi nodded, then lightly tapped his finger.

An invisible curtain of spiritual energy enveloped him, still easily blocking Zhou Chen's attack.

"Young man, perhaps your Cultivation Techniques are good, but everyone must have their own Dao. Your understanding of Sword Intent is still far from enough."

"My own Sword Intent…"

Zhou Chen panted heavily. He seemed to have caught a glimmer of inspiration, and his eyes flashed with deep thought.

His Comprehension Ability was not low to begin with. Being pointed out by Great Emperor Wushi now, although it was only a sentence or two, undoubtedly touched Zhou Chen deeply.

The next moment, Zhou Chen closed his eyes and devoted himself entirely to comprehending the Azure Lotus Sword Scripture.

Boom.

Rumbles of thunder began to appear in the sky, as if coming from above the Nine Heavens.

Primal, Yin and Yang, Five Elements, Sword Intent…

Waves of enlightenment flashed through Zhou Chen's heart. The sixth form of the Azure Lotus Sword Scripture, which he had never been able to grasp, no longer held any secrets before him.

The Primal Power of the Primal Creation Scripture continuously condensed from the hands of the chaos dao infant atop the Lotus Dao Foundation, beginning to slowly merge with the Azure Lotus Sword Art.

The sixth form of the Azure Lotus Sword Art—Azure Lotus Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique—was born at this moment!

"Azure Lotus Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique!"

Zhou Chen suddenly snapped his eyes open and drew his sword!

Clang!