CHAPTER 186: CHAPTER 183: BREAKTHROUGH_1

"Haha, what a small place!" The man in the black robe laughed raucously. From his speech, it could be discerned that he was not from the eastern forces of the Primitive Continent. His eyes turned cold as he looked at the spirited Nie Feng outside the city.

Without a second word, he slapped with his hand!

BOOM!

The Void echoed.

The sky seemed to darken; a palm print emerged high above, eclipsing the sun. It emanated rolling black mist as it struck Nie Feng.

"PFF!"

Nie Feng coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood and fell to his knees.

So powerful! Could there be other powerful beings in the Divine Court of Light? Impossible, this is absolutely impossible...

Nie Feng was horrified and shocked. For a moment, he even forgot to stand up.

The divine army in the city, which was carrying out the slaughter, was also taken aback. Seeing Nie Feng kneeling on the ground, their morale fell sharply. They all stayed where they were, not daring to launch an attack on their own.

"See! Join the Eternal Temple, and you will easily kill your enemies!"

The man in the black robe did not continue to attack. He clapped his hands as if he had done something very easy.

"GULP!"

Minglong swallowed, shocked by the black-robed man’s strength. He no longer doubted and knelt down, saying, "Senior, I am willing to join the Eternal Temple!"

"A wise choice!"

The man in the black robe burst into laughter. A ripple formed in the space in front of him, turning into a spatial channel that led to an unknown world.

Streams of the Power of Laws formed almost solid bodies, which secretly shocked Minglong. His Divine Body involuntarily emitted a trace of Origin Power to resist the pressure of the Laws.

The Light Divine Body, ranked forty-ninth! What a huge harvest!

Feeling the power of light, the man in the black robe was overjoyed. He had thought that Minglong merely possessed an ordinary special physique, not expecting him to have a Divine Body ranked in the top fifty.

Thinking of the generous rewards he would receive upon returning to the Temple, the black-robed man immediately grabbed Minglong and flew into the spatial channel, disappearing.

On the city wall, Nie Feng knelt for a while. Seeing that the mysterious person who attacked him did not reappear, he cautiously stood up. He looked at the central palace, a trace of fear revealed in his eyes.

"Retreat!"

After a moment’s hesitation, Nie Feng gave the order to retreat.

"WOO WOO WOO WOO..."

The trumpets signaling retreat echoed over the city.

The soldiers of the divine army retreated reluctantly; they were just one step away from occupying the Holy City.

"Have we won?"

The city defenders were stunned. Only after confirming the enemy’s departure did they erupt in cheers. Many commanders rushed to the palace to deliver the news to the Divine Emperor, as a show of their loyalty.

But when they reached the palace, they turned it upside down and still found no trace of Minglong.

After leaving the Holy City, the soldiers of the divine army looked somewhat dispirited and listless.

"Something’s wrong!"

Nie Feng walked at the forefront, his mind replaying the details of the battlefield. Suddenly, he stopped and turned to look back at the Holy City, his expression uncertain. He realized what had gone wrong. If the Divine Court of Light truly had powerful experts guarding it, they absolutely would not have allowed me to conduct a slaughter, and the Ancient Light Ancestor definitely would not have died. But where did that palm strike from the sky come from?

"Give the order: camp three hundred miles outside the Holy City!"

The puzzled Nie Feng decided to observe for a while longer to discover the identity of the one who had launched the palm strike.

After setting up camp, Nie Feng dispatched a large number of Scouts into the Holy City to gather intelligence.

RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE...

Inside the Lingspring Mustard Seed World, Zhuge Liang’s body was suspended in mid-air. A terrifying aura emanated from him, rippling outwards rhythmically and tearing apart the Void for miles around.

At this moment, his body was undergoing heaven-shaking, earth-shattering changes. Spiritual Energy surged through his meridians, continuously battering the seemingly indestructible bottleneck of the Saint King Realm, causing countless cracks to form.

Just a little more, and I’ll succeed!

"Qian-Kun Eight Trigrams, nature’s spiritual energy, heed my command!"

Zhuge Liang roared in a low voice, emitting a powerful suction force that devoured the energy from the Void, forming a massive vortex.

Inside the Lingspring Mustard Seed World, mountains, rivers, and lakes shattered. The earth turned to Voidness, and regions of Chaos appeared. Even the Origin Power sustaining the small world flowed towards Zhuge Liang.

After absorbing a vast amount of energy, Zhuge Liang began his final breakthrough.

BANG!

A tremendous sound erupted from within Zhuge Liang’s body as a terrifying shockwave shattered the surrounding Void.

The entire Lingspring Mustard Seed World trembled and seemed to collapse at this moment!

The oppressive force spread, even reaching out of the small world and affecting the Imperial Capital. The sky abruptly darkened, gusts of wind swept through, and thunderous roars echoed, creating the illusion that the heavens were about to fall.

"Such a strong energy fluctuation!"

"At the very least, this must be a breakthrough to the Saint King Realm to generate such a terrifying phenomenon!"

"Saint King Realm... Could it be that the Vice-Chancellor has broken through?"

Countless Martial Artists were astounded, discussing amongst themselves with faces full of envy.

Yuan Tiangang, Wang Yangming, Jia Xu, Li Ru, and others looked up, a hint of a smile on their faces. With a Saint King Realm power presiding, they could finally rest easy.

"Excellent! We also have a Saint King expert now!"

Smiles also filled the faces of the common people.

They weren’t clear about the crisis Nie Feng had brought. However, they knew the Qin Dynasty was currently suffering from the invasions of the Scorpion Clan, Qunxian Sect, and Sea Clan. With the arrival of a Saint King expert, they could reverse their previous passive and vulnerable position.

The whole city cheered!

The whole city exulted!

Damn it! His Majesty already trusts Zhuge Liang. After this breakthrough, won’t he be even more partial? When that time comes, will there still be a position for me, the Chancellor?

Among everyone, only Li Si looked gloomy, beginning to worry about his position.

"Break!"

Amidst the anticipation of countless people, Zhuge Liang’s resonant voice, full of vigor, traveled from a distant place, echoing across the sky.

Instantly, the sky above the Imperial Capital blazed with myriad rays of auspicious light, and a pattern resembling the Qian-Kun Eight Trigrams appeared.

RUMBLE!

The thunder in the sky grew louder. Within the dense dark clouds, countless bolts of lightning flashed, a terrifying spectacle that made onlookers’ scalps tingle.

Breaking through to the Saint King Realm could attract heavenly tribulation, but it would not descend.

Only a breakthrough to the Quasi-Emperor Realm, where one’s power underwent a qualitative transformation, could fully draw out the heavenly tribulation, allowing one to be tempered by the power of thunder and reach a higher realm.

A heavenly purple lotus descended, and an earthly golden lotus surged!

Amidst the boundless extraordinary visions, Zhuge Liang’s figure appeared. With his hands clasped behind his back, his entire demeanor had undergone an earth-shattering transformation.

"I, Zhuge Liang, have not failed the Emperor’s grace and have successfully broken through to the Saint King Realm!"

Zhuge Liang did not linger in the air. He descended into the royal palace, found Qin Wudao, and knelt on both knees in salute. A Saint King Realm expert was bowing to a Heavenly Realm Martial Artist.

If this scene were to get out, it would definitely cause a great uproar and leave many utterly astounded.

"Rise," Qin Wudao said serenely.

He could well accept this salute from Zhuge Liang! Whether from the perspective of a subject’s duty or common courtesy, Zhuge Liang ought to bow.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhuge Liang replied, slowly rising to his feet.

"My dear Minister, you are the first Saint King expert in the Qin Dynasty; the significance is truly extraordinary!" Qin Wudao stood up and loudly ordered, "Spread my decree! A grand banquet shall be held in the palace today to celebrate the Qin Dynasty gaining a Saint King expert!"