Chapter 173: Terrifying Supernatural Ability, Zhou Chen’s Might, Justice is Only for the Rich
“Two Realms Saber, also known as Yin-Yang Two Realms Saber, separates the two realms with one strike. The Yang Realm destroys the body, the Yin Realm destroys the soul. It is the supreme supernatural ability of the Purple Mansion Holy Land,”
Zhou Chen examined the information about the Two Realms Saber. He had to admit that this supernatural ability was truly powerful. No wonder Empress Master placed it at the forefront.
“This is it!”
Zhou Chen didn’t hesitate. After mastering the Heaven Rank supernatural ability, Concealing One’s Tracks, Zhou Chen was inherently invincible, especially since this supernatural ability not only concealed him but also allowed for spatial jumps.
Therefore, Zhou Chen only needed to strengthen his attack.
The Two Realms Saber happened to have super strong attack power.
【Two Realms Saber(0/100 Billion)】
“Add points!”
As Zhou Chen’s thought fell, 100 billion Romance Points were consumed.
In the chaotic world of his dantian, a branch suddenly sprouted at the 20,000 Zhang mark of the Dao Tree. Countless insights about the Two Realms Saber surged into his mind.
As his comprehension deepened, the branch grew thicker and longer.
A moment later.
This branch grew to a length of 8,100 Zhang, just a bit shorter than the branch of the Heaven Rank supernatural ability, Concealing One’s Tracks.
And as the new branch grew, the Dao Tree grew another 81,000 Zhang, becoming much thicker, like a towering tree.
However, this large tree only had two branches, appearing bare.
“It seems that Heaven Rank supernatural abilities are stronger than supreme supernatural abilities!”
Zhou Chen pondered, his consciousness looking at his personal panel.
【Heaven Rank Supernatural Ability: Concealing One’s Tracks】
【Earth Rank Supernatural Ability: Two Realms Saber】
“The Wind and Moon Mirror categorized this supreme supernatural ability as an Earth Rank supernatural ability, but the Two Realms Saber should be at the top among Earth Rank supernatural abilities!”
“According to the information from the Dao Tree, as long as I cultivate similar supernatural abilities, I can fuse them to improve…”
Thinking of this, Zhou Chen, who had a bit of OCD, decided to try it.
“Moving Mountains…”
“Shooting the Sun…”
“Eight Desolations Six Harmonies Saber… Hmm?”
Zhou Chen, who was checking the supernatural abilities passed down by Empress Master, suddenly raised his eyebrows. He was very familiar with the name of this martial art.
Chu Ba Huang had an unparalleled divine art called the Eight Desolations Six Harmonies Saber.
“Eight Desolations Six Harmonies Saber, created by Chu Ba Huang, is a Great Supernatural Ability…”
“It really is!”
Zhou Chen immediately looked at the Romance Points needed for this supernatural ability.
【Eight Desolations Six Harmonies Saber(0/20 Billion)】
“Not bad!”
Zhou Chen nodded. Because he had mastered the Two Realms Saber, the Romance Points needed to cultivate similar supernatural abilities were greatly reduced, and this supernatural ability was even one level lower than the Two Realms Saber.
It only needed 20 billion Romance Points.
He still had 50 billion.
Enough!
“Add points!”
As 20 billion Romance Points were consumed, countless insights about the Eight Desolations Six Harmonies Saber surged into his mind.
Zhou Chen focused on the changes in the Dao Tree.
He saw a new branch growing from the second branch of the Dao Tree, the Two Realms Saber. This branch was filled with the domineering aura of the Eight Desolations Six Harmonies, and it was only 4,000 Zhang long.
With the growth of this branch, the Dao Tree grew by nearly 2,000 Zhang, reaching a height of 300,000 Zhang.
The Two Realms Saber branch, originally 8,100 Zhang long, also grew to 10,000 Zhang with the emergence of the Eight Desolations Six Harmonies Saber branch.
【Heaven Rank Supernatural Ability: Concealing One’s Tracks, Two Realms Saber】
【Earth Rank Supernatural Ability: Eight Desolations Six Harmonies Saber】
“It really leveled up!”
Zhou Chen felt satisfied now.
Although the name of the Two Realms Saber hadn’t changed, after integrating the Eight Desolations Six Harmonies Saber, its essence had transformed and sublimated, and its power had greatly increased.
“You… broke through again?”
Heart Demon King Yu Wu Xin, who was being vigorously whipped by Zhou Chen, was speechless with shock.
While it was incredibly difficult for others to cultivate a single supernatural ability, Zhou Chen seemed to do it as easily as eating and drinking. He had mastered two supernatural abilities before even finishing a delicious abalone.
Although she didn’t know what supernatural ability Zhou Chen had mastered, the moment his aura leaked out, she felt her soul and body trembling and palpitating as if they were being cut by a mountain of knives.
It was definitely a Great Supernatural Ability or above.
“He actually mastered the Two Realms Saber so quickly?”
It wasn’t just Yu Wu Xin, who hadn’t separated from Zhou Chen, who was shocked. There was also a wisp of divine consciousness left by Yao Chi Empress.
Yao Chi Empress didn’t recognize the first supernatural ability Zhou Chen had mastered, assuming it was a supernatural ability he had cultivated before.
As a reincarnated immortal god, it was normal for Zhou Chen to instantly master a supernatural ability he had practiced in his previous life once he awakened the relevant memories.
She wasn’t surprised.
But the fact that Zhou Chen could master the supreme supernatural ability of the Purple Mansion Holy Land, the Two Realms Saber, so quickly was terrifying.
“I wonder what this little guy was in his previous life?”
Yao Chi Empress was very curious, but when she thought about how Zhou Chen had just played so wildly with Yu Wu Xin and even eaten her… she felt like she had truly opened her eyes.
Do all big shots play so wildly?
Yao Chi Empress felt her legs tighten, withdrew her divine consciousness, and stopped watching.
See no evil.
Hear no evil.
Speak no evil.
“Congratulations, Young Master, on mastering the supernatural ability and reaching a new level!”
Yu Wu Xin gritted her teeth, enduring the impact of Zhou Chen’s supernatural ability, and turned back with a smile, truly captivating and outshining all the beauties in the palace.
“Now I’ll let you try my Great Supernatural Ability!”
Zhou Chen smiled and went straight to the bullseye, feeling the warmth and fit between himself and Heart Demon King Yu Wu Xin.
He had to admit.
Yu Wu Xin was very… her skin was firm and smooth.
“Nascent Soul, add points!”
Zhou Chen looked at the remaining 30 billion Romance Points and added them all to his Immortal Path cultivation.
Consuming 10 billion Romance Points, his cultivation level rose to the middle stage of Nascent Soul Realm.
Consuming 20 billion Romance Points, his cultivation level rose to the late stage of Nascent Soul Realm.
【Late Stage Nascent Soul Realm(0/50 Billion)】
“It should also take 100 billion to advance to the Deification Realm, which means I still need 150 billion to reach the Deification Realm!”
Feeling the surge in power and the transformation of his Nascent Soul, Zhou Chen was very satisfied.
“Demon King Sister, I’ll take you flying!”
Zhou Chen was full of vigor and fighting spirit.
Yu Wu Xin was still shocked by Zhou Chen’s rapid cultivation progress. He had broken through two levels in a row from the early stage of Nascent Soul Realm and advanced to the late stage. Then she saw Zhou Chen’s blazing eyes.
She actually felt a instinctive fear in her heart.
“Ah…”
Before she could react, Zhou Chen suddenly flipped her over from her back.
A pair of broad and powerful hands grabbed her thighs.
Losing her balance, Yu Wu Xin’s body fell backwards, startling her. She quickly wrapped her arms tightly around Zhou Chen’s neck.
Then.
She felt her body lift into the air.
Her legs were like two pythons, wrapped around Zhou Chen’s waist, hanging onto him like a koala.
Zhou Chen, who didn’t fight honorably, had already summoned his divine weapon…
“You scoundrel…”
Yu Wu Xin’s voice trembled, her flushed cheeks carrying a hint of coquettishness.
Zhou Chen lowered his head and kissed her…
……
One day later.
Zhou Chen looked at Yu Wu Xin, who was sound asleep in his arms, a smile on his face. He slipped out of bed.
Standing by the bed, Zhou Chen got dressed and looked at the beauty on the bed. Her delicate, white, and smooth cheeks were flushed red, the corners of her eyes were filled with tear stains, her eyes were red and swollen, and tears slowly overflowed. Zhou Chen’s gaze shifted, glancing at her beautiful figure.
The corners of his mouth curled up, feeling an unprecedented sense of accomplishment. He was very satisfied.
After thinking for a moment.
Zhou Chen took out the divine weapon, the Dragon Tiger Yin Yang Gallbladders, and gave it to Yu Wu Xin as a gift, expressing his small token of appreciation.
Yu Wu Xin was sleeping soundly, so Zhou Chen didn’t wake her up. Instead, he tucked the gift into her clothes, giving her a surprise.
“Demon King Sister will definitely love it when she wakes up!”
Zhou Chen smiled, wiped his hands, and prepared to try out his supernatural ability.
The next moment.
The Dao Tree in the chaotic world of Zhou Chen’s dantian trembled, emitting halos of light, especially the 10,000 Zhang branch at the bottom, Concealing One’s Tracks, which flickered with endless brilliance.
Mysterious and complex Dao patterns lit up, and Zhou Chen’s figure suddenly disappeared from the room.
The next moment.
North Mountain Path.
Qingzhou.
Yun Meng Prefecture.
Yun Meng Marsh.
Zhou Chen’s figure appeared, a look of excitement and agitation in his eyes.
He had actually arrived at the Yun Meng Marsh in Qingzhou from Dust Sword Peak in Qian Du in an instant.
Heaven Rank Supernatural Ability ━ Concealing One’s Tracks!
Hidden within the heavens and earth, traveling freely within the four seas, this was the power of spatial jumps.
Unknowable, untraceable, unobservable, existing in the world but not seen by the world, this was the effect of invisibility, hiding from disasters and avoiding calamities.
“Let’s try the Two Realms Saber!”
With a thought, the second branch of the Dao Tree in Zhou Chen’s dantian lit up, countless mysterious auras surging.
This branch, representing the Two Realms Saber, was originally only 8,100 Zhang long. After merging with the Eight Desolations Six Harmonies Saber, a small branch grew from it, extending its length to 10,000 Zhang.
Advanced to Heaven Rank Supernatural Ability!
Zhou Chen raised his hand, a long saber formed from the power of his supernatural ability condensing in his palm.
This saber wasn’t long, only three feet six inches.
The blade was black and white.
But it contained terrifying power within.
“Boom!”
Zhou Chen slashed at the Yun Meng Lake.
It seemed like an ordinary slash.
There were no earth-shattering tremors.
No raging waves or roaring tides.
And no wailing of ghosts or gods.
But, with just this one slash.
It made people’s hearts tremble just by looking at it.
Whoosh!
The Two Realms Saber slashed into the lake.
There were no huge waves.
But the calm lake surface was cleanly divided into two halves.
On the left side, everything, from the lake water, the fish, shrimp, and demon beasts within, to the silt at the bottom of the lake, was completely annihilated, turned into dust.
It was as if it had been erased by some terrifying force.
While the right side seemed unchanged.
The next moment. Although the lake water on the right side appeared unchanged, all living things within it, the fish, shrimp, and demon beasts, were all dead, their corpses strewn everywhere.
It was as if their souls had been instantly annihilated!
“Hiss!”
Zhou Chen’s eyes widened. The might of this saber strike exceeded his imagination.
Two Realms Saber, separating the two realms with one strike, one strike to destroy the body, one strike to annihilate the soul.
It was truly terrifying!
“The Two Realms Saber, originally just a supreme supernatural ability, has advanced to a Heaven Rank supernatural ability after merging with the Eight Desolations Six Harmonies Saber. Wouldn’t it be even more powerful if it continued to merge?”
Even if it couldn’t surpass the Heaven Rank, even among Heaven Rank supernatural abilities, there were strong and weak ones.
Moreover, according to the information Zhou Chen had learned, the longer and thicker the branch of the Dao Tree representing the supernatural ability, the greater and stronger its power. Zhou Chen suddenly thought of those ordinary Divine Ability Realm cultivators whose Dao Trees had branches only a few hundred Zhang long, or even just ten Zhang long. Their entire Dao Tree wasn’t even as thick as one of his branches.
If he used a supernatural ability on them…
They would probably… pass away peacefully!
Only after truly reaching the Divine Ability Realm did Zhou Chen understand the vast difference between Divine Ability Realm cultivators, a difference that was unimaginable, even greater than the difference between the first level of Body Refinement Realm and the 365th Transformation!
Zhou Chen was now considered to be at the second level of Divine Ability Realm. The realm was divided according to the main branches of the Dao Tree, and the Eight Desolations Six Harmonies Saber was a branch on the main branch, so it didn’t count as a level.
But Zhou Chen was certain that with the two Heaven Rank supernatural abilities, Concealing One’s Tracks and Two Realms Saber, and the foundation of his 300,000 Zhang tall Dao Tree.
He could definitely easily defeat 99% of Divine Ability Realm cultivators.
He was now considered a strong expert in the Divine Ability Realm.
Similar to the Body Refinement Realm, after mastering nine different supernatural abilities and reaching the ninth level of Divine Ability Realm, one could condense a Law Manifestation and advance to the Law Manifestation Realm.
However, the more supernatural abilities one had, and the stronger they were, the more powerful the condensed Law Manifestation would naturally be.
“I don’t need to cultivate to the 365th Transformation like in the Body Refinement Realm, but I should be able to gather 36 Heaven Rank supernatural abilities, right?”
Zhou Chen set a small goal for himself.
With 36 Heaven Rank supernatural abilities, it should be enough to condense a supreme Law Manifestation.
“Now all I need is to make money!”
Zhou Chen was full of fighting spirit. The money he was talking about was Romance Points.
To Zhou Chen.
Romance Points were even more useful than Spirit Stones.
They were the real money he needed!
He now only wanted to go back and make a lot of money, make money with all his might, make money every day, make money until the heavens and earth were overturned, make money until he couldn’t stop smiling!
“Hmm? These scumbags, I’ll use you to test my saber today!”
Zhou Chen was in a good mood and decided to act on behalf of heaven, drawing his saber to help those in need.
……
Yun Shen County.
This was a small county town near Yun Meng Lake, right next to where Zhou Chen had tested his Two Realms Saber.
Yun Shen County Yamen.
A young woman with disheveled hair and bruises on her body knelt in the main hall of the county yamen, weeping:
“Please, County Magistrate, uphold justice for me…”
“What injustice have you suffered?”
The County Magistrate had a black mole on the corner of his mouth, his small eyes scanning the young woman’s body as he casually asked.
“I accuse the eldest son of the Wu family, Wu Kun, of instructing his servants to beat my husband and…”
The young woman sobbed, unable to continue.
But the County Magistrate and the surrounding constables’ eyes lit up.
The County Magistrate asked loudly:
“And what?”
“And… and he raped me. Please, County Magistrate, uphold justice for me…”
The young woman’s eyes were red, she looked pitiful, and she sobbed.
The County Magistrate’s eyes gleamed, and he continued to ask:
“How did Wu Kun rape you?”
“Ah… this…”
The young woman was stunned. How could she speak of such a thing?
“How can it be established without details?”
The County Magistrate smiled, and two constables immediately stepped forward and dragged the young woman before him.
The County Magistrate raised his hand and caressed the young woman’s tear-stained cheek:
“Was it like this?”
The young woman was terrified and turned her head to avoid him, but the two constables held her firmly, preventing her from escaping.
“Wasn’t it like this? Or was it like this?”
The County Magistrate’s hand slid down, heading straight for her ample breasts.
“No… County Magistrate, please behave yourself…”
The young woman struggled desperately and protested loudly.
Of course, she knew how corrupt the yamen was. Usually, even if she encountered any trouble, even if she suffered losses or was bullied, she wouldn’t come to the yamen.
Because once she entered the yamen, she would lose a layer of skin even if she didn’t die.
But she was truly desperate.
This was her only path.
Unfortunately, this path had long been blocked.
The County Magistrate had already received a bribe from Wu Kun and had no intention of upholding justice. Even if Wu Kun hadn’t bribed him, he wouldn’t offend the eldest son of the Wu family for the sake of a commoner.
“Not like this either, then was it like this?”
The County Magistrate’s hand reached under the young woman’s skirt.
The young woman wanted to plead, to run, but it was useless. Instead, it only made the County Magistrate and the constables laugh heartily, unrestrained.
Obviously, they had done this many times before.
“No…”
Just as the young woman’s clothes were about to be torn off, a dazzling saber light flashed in the main hall, so bright that it blinded everyone.
The young woman instinctively closed her eyes. When she opened them again, she was dumbfounded.
The County Magistrate and over a dozen constables were all dead, and they only had half of their bodies left. The other half had completely disappeared.
There were two large characters on the ground:
【Zhou Chen!】
“Ah!”
The young woman screamed and ran out of the yamen in panic.
She discovered in horror.
The entire yamen, both upstairs and downstairs, was filled with the corpses of yamen runners and constables.
However, what she didn’t know was.
The Wu family, a prominent family in the county, had been split in half by a single saber strike. Except for the maidservants and other servants, everyone else had been cut in half, leaving only half of their bodies!
Yun Shen County was in an uproar.
Zhou Chen stood in the void, overlooking the entire Yun Shen County, nodding in satisfaction.
Unfortunately, no matter how sharp his saber was, he couldn’t slay all the evil people in the world.
Situations like this.
Were everywhere.
Justice is only for the rich.
It wasn’t just the yamen.
Similar things happened countless times in prominent families, landlords, gangs, and sects.
Zhou Chen wasn’t a savior, and he wasn’t even a good person.
But when he saw it, he felt disgusted, and with a single saber strike, his heart felt at ease.
“Job done, time to go back and make money!”
With a flash, Zhou Chen disappeared from Yun Shen County.
……
Yun Meng City.
“What? My family has been wiped out?”
Wu Zhi Fan, the younger son of the Wu family who worked for the Salt Gang, jumped up, gathered a group of Salt Gang members, and rushed towards Yun Shen County on horseback.
At the same time.
Salt Gang Headquarters.
“Reporting to Gang Leader, we just received news that the Yun Shen County Yamen and the Wu family have been wiped out. The name Zhou Chen was left at the scene. Wu Zhi Fan has taken people to seek revenge!”
“What? Zhou Chen?”
Qiao Bei Ming abruptly stood up. The destruction of a small county yamen and the Wu family in Yun Shen County wasn’t a big deal to him.
But if it involved Zhou Chen, it was a huge matter.
Even if this Zhou Chen wasn’t necessarily the one he knew.
“Order all elders and retainers to rush to Yun Shen County immediately. Capture all members of the Wu family first!”
“I’ll go ahead!”
After finishing his words, Qiao Bei Ming immediately rushed towards Yun Shen County.
A moment later.
Qiao Bei Ming arrived at the Wu family residence. Looking at the saber scar that ran through the entire Wu family compound, he couldn’t help but feel a chill run down his spine, feeling as if his skin was about to be torn apart.
“How terrifying!”
Especially when he looked at the corpses that were only half complete, he felt even more awestruck and terrified.
Then.
He went to the county yamen and examined it. Everyone had been killed with a single strike.
He immediately summoned the Salt Gang members in Yun Shen County to understand the situation.
“It’s either Champion Marquis or a terrifying wandering hero…”
However, Qiao Bei Ming was more inclined to believe that this Zhou Chen was the Champion Marquis Zhou Chen he knew.
With Zhou Chen’s current status and position.
Who would dare to leave such a suggestive name behind?
Wouldn’t they be afraid of Zhou Chen seeking revenge?
“Gang Leader, a fisherman just reported that he saw an immortal, no, a powerful expert, slicing the Yun Meng Lake in half with a single saber strike. The lake surface split open for 10,000 Zhang, and half of the lake water vanished. At the same time, all the fish, shrimp, and other aquatic creatures, including demon beasts, in the other half of the lake died, their bodies without any injuries!”
A Salt Gang subordinate hurriedly reported.
“Truly terrifying!”
Qiao Bei Ming was both shocked and envious. He knew that the person was most likely Champion Marquis Zhou Chen.
The once small boy had become a towering giant.
An existence he looked up to.
“Capture Wu Zhi Fan and execute him publicly. As for the other members of the Wu family, all those who have committed evil, any who have escaped the net, kill them all!”
Qiao Bei Ming immediately ordered:
“Also, send two people to secretly protect the woman who was bullied by Wu Kun, find someone to treat her husband’s injuries, and take care of them!”
“Yes, Gang Leader!”
……
Outside the county town.
Wu Zhi Fan, who had rushed over in a hurry, before he could even figure out who the murderer was and seek revenge, was captured by the Salt Gang experts and brought to the execution ground for a public beheading.
“No, why are you arresting me?”
“I want to see the Gang Leader!”
Wu Zhi Fan roared, but there was no response.
The Salt Gang experts sneered.
He was about to die and still didn’t know how he died. How foolish.
He rushed to seek revenge without even figuring out who the murderer was?
Could he even take revenge?
“In your next life, be more discerning!”
A Salt Gang elder patted Wu Zhi Fan’s face and said coldly:
“Execute!”
“No…”