259: The powerful Ye Shaoyang

Lin Chen's true spirit sensed Ye Shaoyang's true cultivation level.

His martial arts realm was at the Four-Step Emperor Realm, and his Physical Strength, boosted by Gui Markingss, had reached the Imperial Rank Three Forging level.

Such strength might be unrivaled for someone his age, but to him, it was too weak...

"I'm very curious, is your rapid cultivation advancement due to the seed mark, or do you possess some treasure?" Lin Chen asked with a calm expression.

When Ye Shaoyang participated in the ranking battle, he was only at the Dao Realm Ninth Level.

His advancement speed was too fast!

It was almost catching up to his own breakthrough speed...

Unusual things often indicate trouble. He relied on the system's abilities to advance so quickly, so how did this Ye Shaoyang manage it?

Ye Shaoyang heard this and gave an evil laugh, then his eyes became fervent.

"You'll know soon enough..."

Boom—

Ye Shaoyang suddenly unleashed his aura, and the terrifying pressure made Lin Chen's heart tremble.

This was no Four-Step Emperor Realm!

This aura definitely surpassed the Seven-Step Emperor Realm!

A hint of shock flashed in Lin Chen's eyes; this Ye Shaoyang's performance was too bizarre!

Even if the Origin Chamber could accelerate time, to advance from Quasi-Emperor to above Seven-Step Emperor Realm in a short period was too unbelievable...

Moreover, Emperor Realm cultivation requires creating and perfecting a completely new Great Dao, a process that has stumped countless prodigies.

Furthermore, the transformation of the true spirit is not something that can be achieved with ample time alone; it requires countless trials and tribulations.

The illusionary training in the Origin Chamber was simply not enough for a being's true spirit realm to make such progress in a short time!

Feeling the immense pressure from Ye Shaoyang, Lin Chen no longer held back.

He instantly activated the Extreme Path Blood Burning Art, completely burning all the blood and qi in his body!

Lin Chen's Physical Strength rapidly surged, quickly reaching a terrifying 500 trillion Dragon Elephant power!

Ye Shaoyang's expression showed a momentary surprise, followed by ecstasy.

"This... this is a Primordial Rank Body Art!"

"I really underestimated you."

"Very good, very good, this body art is mine too!"

Ye Shaoyang laughed maniacally, then charged at Lin Chen with his purple-gold long halberd.

Lin Chen, in turn, unleashed a full-power punch.

Rumble—

A massive explosion occurred in the void, and the space in front of them shattered inch by inch.

Both were sent flying backward.

So strong!

Lin Chen's heart was shaken; this Ye Shaoyang was too outrageous!

His full-power strike only resulted in a draw with his opponent.

And he felt that Ye Shaoyang had not used his full strength.

Ye Shaoyang, clad in purple-gold battle armor, exuded a powerful aura, appearing incredibly divine.

He stared at Lin Chen, his eyes filled with a playful glint.

"Not bad, not bad. Your Primordial Rank Body Art can actually boost your Physical Strength to the Eight-Step Emperor Realm level."

"It increased by two major realms."

"To be able to create such a body art, you truly are a peerless prodigy."

"It's just a pity that you're very unlucky to have met me."

Ye Shaoyang laughed again, his laughter incredibly sinister.

"Playing tricks!"

Lin Chen's eyes hardened, and he instantly teleported away from his original spot.

He reappeared next to Ye Shaoyang.

Boom, boom, boom—

Lin Chen unleashed his full power, striking out with punch after punch.

The two immediately engaged in a fierce battle.

Some Illusionary Fiends were attracted by such a huge commotion.

However, the area where Lin Chen and Ye Shaoyang were now fighting had become a forbidden zone.

Those strange beings were instantly annihilated by the terrifying aftershocks as soon as they approached...

Bang—

After Lin Chen unleashed a fierce blow, his figure rapidly retreated.

The duration of his Extreme Path Blood Burning Art's activation was almost up; if he continued fighting, this clone of his would be gone.

He did not want to expose the clone's abilities.

Looking at Ye Shaoyang, Lin Chen smiled faintly.

"I will come back for you very soon."

Hum—

Lin Chen's clone flashed, disappearing from its spot, and reappeared, already having entered the sixth layer of space-time.

Ye Shaoyang's expression, upon seeing this, changed for the first time.

Within his true spirit's perception range, Lin Chen had vanished into thin air...

"What kind of ability is this?"

"He didn't condense Mystic Marks; how strange..."

"Is it a treasure's ability, or... a space-time secret art?"

Ye Shaoyang slowly reined in his aura. He stared at the spot where Lin Chen had disappeared, a hint of ancientness flashing in his eyes...

On the other side, Lin Chen's main body had already synchronously learned of his clone's encounter.

He also stopped his hunting pace at this moment, hovering in mid-air.

He hadn't expected this Ye Shaoyang to be so bizarre; previously in the Exchange Land, he was clearly only at the Four-Step Emperor Realm.

During the ranking battle, he was only at the Dao Realm Ninth Level.

His advancement speed was even faster than his own!

Lin Chen always felt something was off; this Ye Shaoyang, during the ranking battle, was able to subdue over 50 seeds by himself.

At that time, he was only at the Dao Realm.

To achieve this, there were only a few possibilities.

Either he was also a body cultivator, inherently strong in physique.

Or his true spirit realm was extremely high!

Only if his true spirit realm was already very high could he use the Origin Chamber to quickly raise his martial arts realm as well!

Lin Chen's eyes lit up; he had thought of the crux of the problem.

Also, those seed marks likely helped him advance his martial arts realm.

Coupled with the help of countless rare treasures from the Exchange Land...

Lin Chen felt his guess was spot on; only this explanation made some sense.

No...

Lin Chen's brain rapidly began to deduce at this moment.

At his current Seven-Step Emperor Realm true spirit level, tens of millions of thoughts could flash through his mind every second.

He recalled some of the seed trial rules Old Lei had once told him.

The dimensional passages chosen by 'Abyss' were basically worlds of mortals or low-level martial arts.

However, there were also some powerful forces that were chosen, though the probability of such forces being chosen was extremely low.

Because these forces were already powerful, the opening of a dimensional passage was not a disaster for them, but rather an opportunity...

Only truly peerless prodigies appearing within such forces might be chosen.

Was Ye Shaoyang in this situation?

Besides this situation, there were two other possibilities.

Ye Shaoyang was possessed by an old monster!

Or Ye Shaoyang was an old monster reincarnated!

Old Lei had once said that in the Primordial World, some old monsters, hopeless of breaking through, would spend a huge price to reincarnate and cultivate again!

These reincarnated old monsters could reach their previous life's realm in a short amount of time.

However, reincarnation also carried certain risks.

Because after reincarnation, the memories of the previous life would be lost, and only when the reincarnated body reached a certain realm could they awaken!

Lin Chen felt this possibility was also very high!

Ye Shaoyang's rapid cultivation advancement occurred during his time in the Exchange Land.

It was very likely that his past life's memories awakened at that time...

Lin Chen had considered all possibilities.

After collecting his thoughts, he looked into the distance, his gaze seemingly able to penetrate layers of space-time to see Ye Shaoyang.

"No matter if you are an old monster possessing someone, or a reincarnated cultivator."

"I will definitely slay you!"