Sovereign of the Three Realms - Chapter 1944

Chapter 1944: 1944

The browncloak’s attacks proved his prowess as a demigod .

Even Yan Wanjun clucked his tongue when he witnessed the ferocity of the man’s attacks . He himself probably wouldn’t have endured the two attacks if he were the one taking them on . He would be severely injured, if not outright dead .

Elder Shun admired Jiang Chen’s skills even more so . “Xinghan, do you see that?” he muttered to his disciple . “Jiang Chen is your goal on the path of martial dao . ”

Chu Xinghan was dazzled by what he saw . If he wasn’t both standing at a respectable distance and being shielded by Elder Shun, he would’ve been swept into the fallout . His below-empyrean cultivation was a bit too low for that .

He had seen Jiang Chen’s remarkable combat ability since tagging along . When Jiang Chen had fought Commander Yan of Bluesmoke’s Blue Eagle Guard, the latter’s ninth level empyrean level had been helpless before the young lord . That already gave a good grasp of his old acquaintance’s true capabilities .

Still, he was shaken nonetheless . The man Jiang Chen was taking on right now wasn’t just ninth level empyrean – he was a demigod, just a step away from being a full blown god!

Three or four Commander Yans added together wouldn’t necessarily be able to best the browncloak, but Jiang Chen answered with an air of ease . He was no longer describable with merely the term ‘genius’ .

When he’d first seen Jiang Chen in the Eastern Kingdom, Chu Xinghan had been second disciple under Master Shuiyue, a superb genius in his own right .

At that time, his cultivation had been sufficient to steamroll Jiang Chen . If Elder Shun hadn’t intervened by forcing him back, Jiang Chen would’ve been completely powerless to stand against him .

Perhaps that’d been the only chance for Chu Xinghan to defeat Jiang Chen at any point in his life . After that, Jiang Chen had advanced with astonishing rapidity, moving from Eastern to thriving in Skylaurel . There, he’d obtained an opportunity to test himself among the sixteen kingdom alliance’s four great sects .

Like a dark horse, he cut cleanly into the competition, defying expectations by slaying all in his path . Even Long Juxue, who’d had an azure phoenix constitution, had been dispatched in his warpath .

At that time, Chu Xinghan had already fallen far behind .

It was during that occasion that he’d been injured and abandoned by his sect as well . Jiang Chen had saved him . After that, he became Elder Shun’s pupil and enjoyed the ensuing opportunities that came with his newfound status .

Meeting Elder Shun had changed his life in more ways than one . Compared to his former peers, he was the best off by a long shot . Compared to Jiang Chen though, there was still a noticeable, massive gap between them .

Chu Xinghan wasn’t jealous . He knew that the young lord’s accomplishments hadn’t come from a single day of work . In fact, Jiang Chen’s success drove and motivated him .

Even with the former’s lowly origins, he had nevertheless managed to come this far . There was no reason for Chu Xinghan not to work hard so that he might do the same!

The battle raged on .

The furious browncloak was completely riled up . Two successive powerful blows still hadn’t made a dent in Jiang Chen’s defenses; the result cracked his mentality .

Though the tempo of his assault had increased as a result, their actual effect was lacking compared to his five fingers mountain from earlier . Most importantly, earth-attribute abilities were completely ineffective against the Earth Bodhisattva Orb’s bearer .

Browncloak landed seven swift blows with an incredibly fluid motion .

Jiang Chen didn’t bother to mount a counterattack . Instead, he faced them head on . His defense was all the more remarkable for it – and mocking, to their originator .

“Impossible! Is this kid immortal? Even if another demigod were to take my attacks, he would be seriously injured or outright killed! And yet, he barely dodged . Wasn’t he in the center of my attacks all along? Why is he completely fine? Can he… can he be hiding his true strength?”

The possibility made him tremble . He began to carefully scrutinize Jiang Chen once more . The young man didn’t look like an old monster in disguise as his looks and actual age aligned . But it was difficult to imagine someone so young to be strong enough to need to hide his strength .

This put the browncloak at an impasse . He had three moves left . If he couldn’t deal with his opponent in that time, he would be declared the loser .

It wasn’t particularly shameful to not win in the first ten attacks .

The shameful part was that he’d made the promise so casually . He’d been so confident of his victory . To fail after exhibiting such impudence was utterly scathing .

The browncloak had never felt so ashamed before .

Jiang Chen meanwhile, remained as cool as ever .

“Three attacks left . Take your time and work up your strength . I don’t want you to say that I didn’t give you a chance to do your best,” he joked .

The ease with which he spoke was a kind of psychological interference .

Browncloak was still trying to figure out a method that could negate the young man before him . He had plenty in his arsenal, but most had been tried just now during the seven consecutive strikes . The field test had shown their limited effectiveness .

“Boss, why not use the new move that master’s taught you?” reminded one of his companions .

The browncloak was inspired . He’d had the same idea, but the new move was tremendously powerful: so much so that he had wanted to save it for last .

If he used it ahead of time, the two moves he would have left afterwards would be wasted .

In that moment, he was rather hesitant .

“What’s the difference between you using it now and later, man? What’re you waiting around for?” the bluecloak transmitted again .

His companion had a point, the browncloak realized . He might not even have the chance to use it later . The resolution forced him to become serious . It was decided, then!

This would be his ultimate attack . Either it worked, or he failed outright . It was that simple . If the young man could withstand this attack, the older man would have to forfeit in their agreement .