Chapter 323: Third Layer of the Emperor Realm, Counter-killing the Black Snake

Zhou Chen sat cross-legged and took out the Three-Turn Nirvana Golden Lotus and the Infinite Barrier-Breaking Pill.

As the Medicinal Pill touched his hand, a terrifying wave of energy surged forth.

Without hesitation, Zhou Chen swallowed both the pill and the Three-Turn Nirvana Golden Lotus at the same time.

Boom!

The moment the two spiritual items entered his stomach, a terrifying medicinal power erupted.

Zhou Chen's body was instantly enveloped in golden light, and the spiritual power within him began to circulate frantically.

The Emperor Realm Tenth Layer Bottleneck began to loosen under the impact of the medicinal power.

Zhou Chen's Physical Body, Divine Soul, and Bloodline began a triple Nirvana, constantly being destroyed and undergoing Rebirth.

At the same time, within Zhou Chen's Small World, two powers of Law began to undergo Fusion.

One was the Law of Slaughter at Perfection, and the other was the Great River Law at Perfection.

The two Laws collided and blended within the Small World, eventually transforming into a brand-new power of Law.

The Law of Severance.

Severing the Opportunity of Heaven and Earth, severing the fortune of others, and severing the Origin of all things.

This was a unique Law that Zhou Chen had comprehended based on his own path of cultivation.

Rumble—

Sudden bursts of thunder echoed from the sky.

Dark clouds gathered, blotting out the sky and the sun.

Streaks of golden lightning rolled within the clouds, emitting an aura capable of destroying heaven and earth.

This was the sign of a Breakthrough to the Emperor Realm.

To reach the Emperor Realm, one needed to condense an Imperial Dao Mark and trigger a phenomenon of Heaven and Earth.

Zhou Chen's Law of Severance began to condense, forming a golden mark within his Dantian.

On the mark, the character for 'Severance' was engraved.

The script was ancient and vigorous, emitting a terrifying pressure.

Boom!

In the sky, a thick golden bolt of lightning struck down, hitting Zhou Chen directly.

The Nine-Nine Imperial Tribulation; a moment's inattention could lead to the destruction of one's body and soul.

Zhou Chen's body trembled violently, but he did not dodge. Instead, he actively guided the lightning power to temper his Physical Body.

An Emperor Realm Physical Body needed to undergo the baptism of a Lightning Tribulation to truly transform.

One strike, two strikes, three strikes…

After a total of nine lightning strikes, Zhou Chen's Physical Body became even more powerful.

His Realm also broke through from the Emperor Realm Tenth Layer to the first layer of the Emperor Realm.

But this was not the end.

The medicinal power of the Infinite Barrier-Breaking Pill was too terrifying, and Zhou Chen's Realm continued to climb, especially with the assistance of the Three-Turn Nirvana Golden Lotus.

Second layer of the Emperor Realm!

Third Layer of the Emperor Realm!

The medicinal power was only completely exhausted once he reached the Third Layer of the Emperor Realm.

Rumble—

The phenomenon in the sky became even more terrifying.

Within the golden thunderclouds, a massive phantom appeared.

It was a giant sword, its blade covered in dense runes.

The tip of the sword pointed toward the horizon, emitting an aura that looked down upon the world.

This was the form of Zhou Chen's Imperial Dao Mark, which he named—the qingping sword.

The moment the phenomenon appeared, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi for ten thousand miles around was drawn in, surging frantically into Zhou Chen's body.

In the Ten Thousand Demon Plains, countless experts looked up at the sky, their eyes filled with shock.

“This is… an Emperor Realm phenomenon?”

“Such terrifying pressure. Who is breaking through?”

“The scale of this phenomenon… it's likely not an ordinary first layer of the Emperor Realm, but a Prodigy who has condensed a top-tier Imperial Dao Mark!”

Inside the Thousand-Faced Nine-Tailed Fox's palace, Bai Linger and Xi Linger also felt this aura.

“This aura… could it be Zhou Chen?”

A flash of surprise crossed Xi Linger's beautiful eyes.

“He actually broke through to the Emperor Realm?”

A hint of shock appeared in Bai Linger's eyes.

“This child's talent is indeed extraordinary.”

“However, the phenomenon he triggered is too terrifying. I'm afraid it will attract some trouble.”

Sure enough, the moment the phenomenon appeared, a cold aura rapidly approached from a distance.

It was the Black Snake.

“Found you, Human Race brat.”

The Black Snake's figure appeared above Zhou Chen, a sinister glint in his eyes.

“To trigger such a terrifying phenomenon just after breaking through, your talent is indeed extraordinary.”

“But unfortunately, you must die today.”

Zhou Chen opened his eyes, a cold glint flashing through them.

“Black Snake, you really are persistent.”

“But, you came at the right time.”

“I've just broken through and happen to need an opponent to test my skills.”

The Black Snake sneered.

“Arrogant! Do you think breaking through to the Emperor Realm allows you to contend with me?”

“I am at the Third Layer of the Emperor Realm!”

“And you are nothing more than a freshly ascended first layer of the Emperor Realm!”

Zhou Chen stood up and brushed the dust off his clothes.

“Third Layer of the Emperor Realm? So what?”

“You didn't actually think I was only at the first layer of the Emperor Realm, did you?”

The Black Snake was stunned, his brow furrowed.

In the next second, the aura on Zhou Chen's body erupted.

Emperor Realm first layer, Emperor Realm second layer, Third Layer of the Emperor Realm!

The Black Snake's expression changed instantly.

“This… this is impossible!”

“You just broke through, how could you directly reach the Third Layer of the Emperor Realm?!”

Zhou Chen did not answer but instead waved his hand.

“Great Void Eight Desolations Slash.”

Eight terrifying streaks of Sword Qi slashed out from eight directions simultaneously, each one containing the power of the Law of Severance.

Wherever the Sword Qi passed, cracks were sliced into the space itself.

The Black Snake's face paled, and he hurriedly mobilized all his spiritual power to defend.

“Black Snake True Form!”

A massive black python flew out of his body, opening its bloody maw and spitting out a terrifying black poisonous mist.

However, it was too late. With the enhancement of the Law of Severance, Zhou Chen's Sword Qi was too fast. It pierced straight through the poisonous mist and slashed into the Black Snake's True Form.

Puff, puff, puff—

The Black Snake's True Form was instantly sliced into several segments, dissipating into a sky full of black mist.

The Black Snake's original body was also hit by the Sword Qi, and countless wounds appeared on his person.

“How is this possible…”

The Black Snake's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.

“We are both at the Third Layer of the Emperor Realm, how can your strength be so great?”

Zhou Chen said indifferently, “Because you are too weak.”

After speaking, he pointed a finger.

The chaos bell appeared above the Black Snake's head, and the Space-Time Cage instantly restrained him.

“Green Lotus Burying Sky.”

The terrifying power of the Law of Severance erupted within the chaos bell's Space-Time Cage, transforming into a terrifying beam of death that struck the Black Snake directly.

Boom!

The Black Snake didn't even have time to scream before he was completely annihilated by the chaotic power.

The Black Snake, at the Third Layer of the Emperor Realm, died just like that at Zhou Chen's hands.

Zhou Chen put away the chaos bell, a look of satisfaction flashing through his eyes.

“The strength of the Third Layer of the Emperor Realm is indeed quite good.”

“Now, I should be able to contend with an expert at the Sixth Layer of the Emperor Realm.”

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly felt a terrifying aura coming from deep within the Abyss Forbidden Land.

It was an extremely evil and terrifying aura.

It felt as if some terrifying existence was watching him.

Zhou Chen's hair stood on end, and he felt his soul leave his body from fright.

“Not good!”

Without any hesitation, he directly used Formless Immortal Traces and sprinted toward the direction of the Jixia Academy teleportation array.

The moment he left, a massive hand of Devilish Qi reached out from the depths of the Abyss Forbidden Land, grasping toward Zhou Chen.

The giant hand blotted out the sky, emitting an aura that could destroy heaven and earth.

Zhou Chen felt the terrifying pressure behind him and pushed Formless Immortal Traces to its full potential, increasing his speed to the limit.

“Damn it, what the hell is this thing?”

“This aura is at least at the Tenth Layer of the Venerable Realm, or even stronger!”

Just as the giant hand was about to grab Zhou Chen, he finally reached the teleportation array.

“Open for me!”

Zhou Chen mobilized all his spiritual power and threw in all twenty million Top-Grade Spirit Stones he had reserved to activate the teleportation array.