238: With a single thought, she became queen! The empress sat bolt upright in shock, and the entire court was stunned into silence!

Inside the Qiankun Hall, everyone's breathing came to a standstill.

Xiao Tiance's punch, carrying all his dignity and jealousy as the Marquis of Champion, was so fast it tore through light and so fierce it threatened to blast everything before him into nothingness!

Upon the golden fist, the Qilin dharma image roared silently—this was his innate Divine Ability, the Qilin Sky-Shattering Punch!

This punch had once blasted a Devil King to death amidst a vast army!

At this moment, it was being used to deal with someone they viewed as a "kept man."

Outside the barrier, the civil and military officials could almost already see the tragic scene of that white-clad Divine Master's flesh and blood exploding.

Several elderly civil officials even closed their eyes in pain, unable to bear watching any longer.

In the military camp, Xiao Tiance's supporters already had cruel and satisfied sneers surfacing on their faces.

Upon the dragon throne, Ji Hongxue's fingertips were already digging tightly into the purple-gold armrests.

A wisp of extremely condensed Imperial Dragon Qi swirled at her fingertips, ready to be unleashed.

As long as Su Chen faced even the slightest life-threatening danger, she would instantly tear the barrier apart and make Xiao Tiance's blood splatter on the spot!

However...

At the thousandth of a fraction of a second before that destructive fist-wind was about to crush Su Chen's nose bridge...

At the very instant a bloodthirsty pleasure flashed through Xiao Tiance's eyes...

The perpetually sleepy-eyed Su Chen finally reacted.

He didn't dodge, nor did he evade.

The [Second Heaven of Saint King realm Upgrade Card] in his storage ring disappeared instantly.

Buzz—!

An indescribable great power awakened from within Su Chen's body!

It wasn't spiritual energy; it was a more ancient, purer, and terrifying power that seemed to transcend the Heavenly Dao of this world, like a god imprisoned for eternal ages opening its eyes!

Rumble!

From his entire body, loud noises erupted like the pouring of the Heavenly River or the shattering of stars!

One!

Two!

Three!

Golden divine rings exploded from beneath his feet, soaring into the sky with unstoppable momentum, their radiance so vast they made him look like a deity walking among mortals!

Sixth Heaven of Saint Realm!

Seventh Heaven of Saint Realm!

Eighth Heaven of Saint Realm!

Peak Ninth Heaven of Saint Realm!

His cultivation aura surged wildly at a speed that completely defied common sense and overturned all perception!

Crack!

A crisp sound, like the breaking of Heavenly Dao shackles, exploded from the depths of his Divine Soul!

That Saint King Barrier, which had trapped countless prodigies of the Xuanyuan Continent and was difficult to cross even over eternal ages, was as fragile as paper at this moment!

BOOM!!!!

A pressure ten times, a hundred times more powerful than before, swept out like the heavens collapsing!

First Heaven of Saint King Realm!

Second Heaven of Saint King realm!

Finally, that terrifying aura that made all things submit stopped steadily at the Second Heaven of Saint King realm!

The entire process happened in but a single instant!

When that Saint King pressure, so pure it didn't contain a single trace of Impurities, washed over the entire Qiankun Hall...

Time was forcibly frozen.

Every single one of the civil and military officials was petrified on the spot.

Their eyes bulged, their mouths hung wide open, and their chins almost hit their feet; like ducks being strangled, they stared fixedly at the figure within the barrier surrounded by golden divine rings.

"S-Saint... Saint King..."

"He... he is also a Saint King?!"

"Impossible! A Saint King with a bone age of less than twenty?! Is he even human?!"

"It's an illusion! I must be dreaming!"

Terrified exclamations and the sound of gasping finally erupted after the dead silence, nearly lifting the roof off the great hall.

The sneers on the faces of those gloating young military officers froze into the most ridiculous masks of terror.

The Old Prime Minister was so startled his beard flew up, and the Jade Tablet in his hand fell and shattered with a 'clack,' yet he was completely oblivious.

Upon the dragon throne.

Ji Hongxue abruptly stood up from her seat!

Those bottomless phoenix eyes contracted violently; her eternally unchanging imperial dignity was torn apart at this moment by pure shock!

Saint King!

He could actually increase his cultivation in an instant!

Just how many... secrets was he hiding!

At this moment, besides the shock, Ji Hongxue's heart actually surged with an uncontrollable wave of wild joy and pride.

Only this was worthy of being Ji Hongxue's man!

But the person who felt it most directly and was most broken was Xiao Tiance.

His certain-kill fist stopped less than an inch before Su Chen's nose.

But this one inch became an eternal chasm.

A Saint King pressure not a bit weaker than his own—and even far exceeding his in terms of power level—was like an invisible divine mountain, firmly suppressing his fist and making it impossible for him to advance even a fraction further!

His mind went blank.

[Saint King? He's also a Saint King?!]

[No! This is absolutely impossible! On what basis?!]

[Isn't he just a kept man who only knows how to please women?!]

At the moment his Dao Heart faltered and his Divine Soul was shaken...

Su Chen moved.

Facing that fist right before him, his handsome face still held only laziness and impatience.

He was even too lazy to lift his hand.

His body merely swayed slightly.

Great Void Technique.

Buzz!

Under the watchful eyes of the multitude, Su Chen's body suddenly became illusory and transparent.

He seemed to merge into the space behind him, turning into a shadow that did not exist in this world.

He just stood there on the spot, not even bothering to lift an eyelid.

Xiao Tiance's Qilin Sky-Shattering Punch, which was enough to shatter stars, just... passed straight through his illusory body!

No collision.

No sound.

It was as if he had punched through a mass of void air.

BOOM!!!

The out-of-control fist force slammed solidly into the golden barrier behind Su Chen.

The entire barrier, which had been jointly set up by four imperial Old Ancestors, let out a piercing wail; the light screen flashed wildly and shook violently, nearly collapsing on the spot!

Yet Su Chen still stood on the spot.

Completely unharmed.

He even found the time to yawn again, a tear of sleepiness squeezing out from the corner of his eye.

It was as if that world-destroying punch just now was truly just a breeze blowing past his cheek to him.

The entire place was deathly silent.

Xiao Tiance maintained his punching posture, frozen in place, the expression on his face shifting from ferocity to shock, and then to endless bewilderment and self-doubt.

He looked at his fist that had passed through Su Chen's body, then looked back at the unharmed Su Chen, who was still bothered by not having slept well.

This Marquis of Champion felt his worldview, along with his pride and dignity, being thoroughly ground into powder at this moment.

Just... what kind of monster is this?!