Chapter 518

Chapter 518: The Disadvantage of the Heaven-Slashing Technique

"Something’s not right. A human who has reached over level one hundred thirty must either be a strong member of another race skilled in transformation abilities, or there could only be one possibility…"

Marquises Hippo and the five other Marquises found a name surfacing in their minds that felt beyond imagination.

Yi Chen!

The strongest member of humanity, the greatest genius in the star cluster.

"He can’t be that strongest member of humanity, can he? I thought he was still hiding in the Galaxy. How could he suddenly appear in the Tianling Star Cluster and be with Marquises Moses?"

"If it’s truly him, that’s terrifying. How long has it been since he last vanished? His strength realm has already risen to over level one hundred thirty? He had just recently overcome tribulations!"

"The strongest member of humanity… just his movements could probably yield unimaginable benefits in the human federation!"

A bold thought involuntarily emerged in the minds of Marquises Hippo and the five other Marquises.

However, as soon as this bold idea began to form, it was quickly suppressed again.

They noticed that while they were still in shock, the Sword Energy had already traveled hundreds of kilometers and was about to strike the giant palace.

Marquises Hippo was the first to react, immediately controlling the giant palace to move to the side.

Unfortunately, it was already too late to react now.

At a distance of hundreds of kilometers, if he had been able to maneuver the giant palace to evade earlier, even though the giant palace wasn’t fast and Yi Chen’s Sword Energy was as fast as lightning, the distance was still considerable, and the chance of avoiding it would have at least been thirty to forty percent.

But as the Sword Energy approached, trying to dodge was clearly wishful thinking.

Boom!

The giant palace barely moved before the Sword Energy reached it.

As the Sword Energy continued to advance, its length spread out.

Even though its power was significantly reduced, it still effortlessly sliced through the giant palace from the center.

A loud bang echoed.

The entire giant palace was instantly split in two.

"What’s happening?"

"How did Marquises Hippo’s palace break apart?"

"Enemy attack, is it an enemy attack?"

The sudden change left the earls inside the palace in chaos.

Due to the long distance, they had not sensed Yi Chen and Marquises Moses at all and were unaware of what was happening.

Marquises Hippo and the other five Marquises were dumbfounded.

They never expected that Yi Chen’s one sword could possess the power to slice the flying treasure in half.

This flying treasure, despite being flashy and eye-catching, was not particularly powerful in other aspects.

Yet, no matter how weak it was, it was still made from immortal mines, and its defense strength reached at least the level of the hardness of the immortal mines themselves.

The power of this sword strike was equivalent to easily cutting through immortal mines.

Although this was certainly not good news for them, they couldn’t help but admire the strongest member of humanity. Not only was his training speed astonishing, but his strength was also ridiculously powerful.

In the distance, Yi Chen felt a bit disappointed with the power of the Sword Energy. Suddenly, he thought of a way to improve the Heaven-Slashing Technique. He wondered how to ensure that the power of the Sword Energy would not weaken as its range expanded and distance increased during a large-scale long-range attack.

As long as he had direction, improving it wouldn’t be a difficult task for someone with his terrifying talent. He just needed to allow the Sword Energy to absorb spirit energy during the attack to maintain energy and even enhance its power.

"You are the strongest member of humanity, Yi Chen? How did you end up in the Tianling Star Cluster?"

"Marquises Moses, how could you be with the strongest member of humanity?"

Marquises Hippo and the other five Marquises looked at Yi Chen and Moses with suspicion. They felt brimming with energy but dared not act rashly, wanting to understand the situation better first. The power of Yi Chen’s previous sword made them fully aware that this extraordinary member of humanity was the only great genius in the star cluster capable of leading an entire race to rise.

Even though his ability to defeat strong enemies would weaken as his realm increased, he was currently over level one hundred thirty. At the very least, he could defeat those below level 140. This meant that Marquises Hippo, who had reached level 139 and was just a step away from level 140, might not stand a good chance against this strongest member of humanity in a one-on-one fight.

Money can sway hearts. This strongest member of humanity was an immense opportunity for them. However, without absolute certainty, they could not act recklessly. After all, even if he could not defeat the six Marquises working together, he might still escape. Although the Undying Race ranked highly among the major races in the star cluster, the Movement Techniques created by this strongest member of humanity were said to be extremely fast.

Yi Chen did not answer Marquises Hippo and the other Marquises’ questions. He swung his sword again. A series of Sword Energies flew towards the six Marquises and over thirty Counts. While unleashing the Sword Energies, he used his powerful divine consciousness to sense the changes in spirit energy, trying to improve the Heaven-Slashing Technique so that its power would not diminish, even during ultra-long-range attacks. Instead, both speed and power would be enhanced.

"Damn it, he is actually attacking us!"

"What do you want?"

"Marquises Moses, why are you here?"

Marquises Hippo and the other five Marquises were both alarmed and anxious. They never expected Yi Chen to ignore them and directly attack. This at least diminished their chance of pretending to be friendly and suddenly striking Yi Chen down.

They could only continuously evade the Sword Energies while trying to pry useful information from Marquises Moses through questions. Unfortunately, as Yi Chen ignored them, Marquises Moses also disregarded the inquires from Marquises Hippo and others. He was brimming with energy, waiting for an injured opponent to strike down and control.

This was a minor task that Yi Chen certainly did not need to handle personally.

"Help me, Marquises Hippo, please… save me…"

Despite being several hundred kilometers away and focusing on improving the Heaven-Slashing Technique rather than defeating opponents, Marquises Hippo and the others could easily avoid Yi Chen’s Sword Energy attacks due to their realm of strength. However, the Counts were not so fortunate. Their reaction speed, although not slow, was a tier below that of the Marquises.

Even hundreds of kilometers away, their reaction and speed, as well as Perception Ability, failed to catch any trace of the Sword Energy. They could only sense its presence when it was close. They had no choice but to fend off the attacks of the Sword Energies. Unfortunately, their realm of strength could not withstand the assaults of Sword Energies.

With a round of Sword Energy attacks from Yi Chen, apart from the six Marquises, the remaining thirty-five Counts were either heavily injured or directly cut in half along with their weapons. They had no choice but to seek help from the six Marquises.

The Undying Race could be reborn as long as their blood remained intact. Those Counts who were heavily injured saw their sword wounds visibly healing at an observable pace. Those who had been cut in half also quickly reassembled their bodies. At first glance, it seemed like nothing had happened.

However, in reality, their blood would be rapidly consumed as they treated their injuries or bled to regenerate. After two or three such incidents, it would become very difficult for the Counts to continue their rebirth.