Chapter 1573: The Sixth Layer of the Chaotic Body (2/2)

“Mu’er, you’ve emerged!” Jian Chen immediately smiled.

Shangguan Mu’er sweetly smiled in return. Her smile immediately made the world around her seem dull. Even with Jian Chen’s mental fortitude, he still could not help but feel stunned.

“I’ve already reached Returnance. If this continues, I’ll be able to reach Reciprocity in a few year’s time,” Shangguan Mu’er smiled. She was in a cheerful mood.

Shangguan Mu’er had completely forgotten about their dispute after three years of being together. Her impression of Jian Chen had only improved, and she now truly admitted that they were a couple.

Shangguan Mu’er’s heart was no longer cold. Perhaps due to Jian Chen’s influence or the change in her relationship with her father, she thought through a lot of things and gradually became more outgoing. Although she could not be compared to some other lively women, there would still be a sliver of a smile on her face from time to time. A smile was extremely rare in the past.

“My Chaotic Body is about to break through to the sixth layer as well.” Jian Chen smiled, before making his way over to where the rock was with Shangguan Mu’er.

When Jian Chen arrived, he immediately frowned upon seeing the rock. He became stern. He stared at the rock for quite some time before saying, “Oh no, the evil power absorbing Yinyang Saint Rock has actually sped up.” Jian Chen’s voice was very serious.

Shangguan Mu’er became extremely stern as well. Her enchanting eyes were fixated on the red light hidden within the rock, and she sensed that the situation was bad. She knew extremely well just how powerful the rock was. It was small, but the amount of energy it possessed was terrifying, enough to shock any Origin realm expert. The evil power’s growth rate was extremely astonishing as it absorbed the yin and yang Qi from the rock. If this continued, she could not imagine just how powerful the evil energy would be once it broke free.

“Jian Chen, what are we going to do? Are we just going to let this evil power continue to strengthen?” Shangguan Mu’er asked. She was also very solemn. Both her and Jian Chen feared the evil power because just a single glance at the red light within the rock was enough to make them shiver.

They had met many different experts throughout their lives. Jian Chen, in particular, had even seen Godkings before. However, he had not experienced such an intense feeling even while dealing with Godkings.

Jian Chen helplessly shook his head, “There’s nothing we can do. We can’t touch the rock. The evil power’s hidden within, so we can only watch as it rapidly strengthens. The only thing we can do is absorb more yin and yang Qi so that our difference in strength with the evil power is reduced.”

Jian Chen was extremely certain now that the evil power was the source of the disaster of the world. Although he possessed the Primordial Godsilk, which existed to counter the disaster, he had no idea how to use it to stop the disaster. He did not even know how to use it in general. Even the sword spirits were unable to give him an exact answer. The only thing he was certain about was that the power from the Primordial Godsilk would awaken at a crucial moment in time.

Jian Chen and Shangguan Mu’er dared not waste any time due to the threat of the evil power. They immediately began to absorb the yin and yang Qi, using the dual cultivation method to balance it out. It would take them three days to absorb it, and after that, they would leave and enter seclusion to refine that energy.

Jian Chen’s Chaotic Body was at the cusp of breaking through after three years of absorption. After absorbing some more energy, his Chaotic Body finally broke through to the sixth layer. His body underwent the painful process of reforging itself once again, becoming even more powerful than before.

“The sixth layer of the Chaotic Body is equivalent to the Ninth Heavenly Layer of Saint Emperor.” Jian Chen silently sensed his strength. With his familiarity of the system used on the Tian Yuan Continent, he immediately discerned the power of the sixth layer.

The Ninth Heavenly Layer of Saint Emperor was nowhere near Shangguan Mu’er’s power at Returnance, but Jian Chen believed that his battle prowess had far exceeded what he had been capable of at the fifth layer. He was only able to achieve a stalemate with Xiong Zhong while his Chaotic Body at the fifth layer, where he even sort of lost the upper hand. In the end, he relied on his recovery rate as a Class 9 Radiant Saint Master to emerge victorious.

But, now that Jian Chen had reached the sixth layer of the Chaotic Body, he still belonged to the level of Saint Emperors according to the divisions on the Tian Yuan Continent, but he believed he was now powerful enough to fight against Ouyang Yangwen.