I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 978 Shocking Battle
The Empress blocked the path to the Eighth Heaven, keeping the Corpse Ancestor outside the world barrier. At this moment, with the Corpse Ancestor's will manifesting in the Great Thousand World, the essence, energy, and spirit within the Corpse Ancestor could no longer be suppressed and began to flow into the Great Thousand World.

"You bastard, get out of my way! Be careful, or I'll tear you to pieces!" The Corpse Ancestor's eyes were filled with ferocity. After a sudden roar, he soared into the air, countless runes flashing on the coffin as he struck the barrier of the eighth heaven.

Facing the Corpse Ancestor's attack, the Empress held the Measuring Ruler in her hand, a look of caution in her eyes: "Although I am no match for you, I can still hold you off for three to five days. But can you last three to five days? I'm afraid you won't even last one day before you perish within the will of the Great Thousand Worlds."

In an instant, the two clashed across the barrier of the world, unleashing terrifying energy that swept towards Kyoto.

"Block it for me!" The Great Victory King stood in the capital palace and looked at the terrifying shockwave that erupted in the void. He couldn't help but exclaim in horror and hurriedly shouted.

But this power has already reached the level of the Great Luo, so how can the royal family possibly stop it?
The three twelfth-order deities and the innate spiritual treasures of the Great Victory Royal Family shone with dazzling light as they soared into the sky, rushing towards the shockwave that erupted in the void like moths to a flame, determined to block it even if they couldn't!

Just as the experts of the Great Victory Royal Family were about to perish in the shockwave in the void, the terrifying shockwave unleashed by the Corpse Ancestor suddenly dissipated. The divine power condensed within it was diluted by the Great Thousand World, and the shockwave that finally reached Kyoto was only at the level of the twelfth rank. Several experts took action at the same time and actually dissolved the terrifying fluctuations.

"The spiritual energy of heaven and earth in this vast world is far too thin. When the Corpse Ancestor's divine power left his body, it was directly diluted, plundered, and neutralized by the infinite thinning of heaven and earth, and he simply couldn't unleash the power that a Great Luo level expert should have." Zhang Chen shook his head as he watched from inside the prison cart.

At this moment, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in Kyoto was more abundant than ever before. As the essence of heaven and earth continued to flow out from the Corpse Ancestor's body, the Corpse Ancestor seemed to have transformed into a source, bursting forth with a vast primordial essence. If the original concentration of heaven and earth energy in the air of Kyoto was just mist, then at this moment, with the leakage of the Corpse Ancestor's primordial energy, the concentration of energy between heaven and earth instantly turned into a stream of water.

The concentration of the essence of heaven and earth caused Zhang Chen's Nine Revolutions Profound Technique to fluctuate, attempting to plunder the energy in the air to break through. Startled, Zhang Chen quickly took out the Suppression Character and stuck it on his body to suppress himself.

The energy between heaven and earth was so concentrated that it was about to pour into a person's body, forcibly driving their cultivation to break through.

If Zhang Chen, a twelfth-level expert, could achieve this, what about the lower-level cultivators in the capital? For them, the effect would only be better.

Within Kyoto, streams of energy surged into the sky. Under the influx of that refined and abundant energy of heaven and earth, both those with bloodlines and those who were cultivators spontaneously broke through in their cultivation levels.

Immersed in the rich essence of the Great Luo Yuan Qi, everyone's cultivation level continued to rise steadily, and they were unable to suppress their breakthroughs.

Dugu Qiu, standing beside Zhang Chen, trembled all over his body. Under the nourishment of that enormous essence, his Yang Spirit's cultivation level continued to rise steadily, and his bones and muscles were constantly transforming, turning into jade bones.

At this moment, everyone in Kyoto was enjoying a feast of breakthroughs in their cultivation. However, Zhang Chen's face showed no anger or frustration at the opportunity that everyone had gained. Instead, he revealed a hint of schadenfreude: "The elite of the Great Victory Royal Family are all in Kyoto. If these old guys break through under the reverse flow of the energy of heaven and earth, then they are doomed. They are finished!"

Zhang Chen's eyes swept across the capital, watching the dense, soaring aura rise into the sky. He sneered inwardly, but tried his best to suppress his cultivation.

At this moment, as two powerful beings at the Great Luo level clashed, terrifying fluctuations of laws spread throughout the entire Great Thousand World. Powerful beings from all over the world turned their gazes toward the crowd in the arena, their eyes revealing a hint of horror, shocked by the terror of the person who made the move.

At this moment, the great sun in the sky was upside down and hidden by that terrifying energy, turning day into night. Countless stars shone with boundless brilliance, twisted and dragged by a mysterious force, transforming into a river of stars that attacked the barrier of the spiritual world.

"Is this what a Grand Luo Realm expert is like? Reversing Yin and Yang, seizing stars and plucking the moon, his methods are unfathomable, simply terrifying to the extreme." Zhang Chen was extremely terrified and muttered to himself.

Although the shockwaves of this battle originated in Kyoto, their aftershocks affected the entire world. The laws of the entire universe were shaken, causing them to become disordered and distorting the energy order of the world.

"Fool! What a fool! How dare this scoundrel act like this in the Great Thousand World!" The Queen Mother of the West's cursing voice rang in Zhang Chen's ears.

Zhang Chen was puzzled by the Queen Mother of the West's furious outburst. It was just a battle between two Great Luo level cultivators, why was the Queen Mother of the West so furious?

The next moment, the Queen Mother of the West's explanation came to his ears: "Zhang Chen, you must be prepared. The changes in the world may accelerate. An even more terrible era is coming. Even twelfth-level powerhouses will be implicated and will be difficult to tolerate in the world."

"What?!" Zhang Chen panicked upon hearing this, a look of horror appearing in his eyes. "Is this true? Why would this happen?" "The power unleashed by the Corpse Ancestor shook the laws of the Great Thousand Worlds, causing changes in the ocean of laws, which accelerated the changes in the great array on the barrier of this world, and propelled the operation of the great array. The End of Dharma Era is truly coming. You need to prepare early," the Queen Mother of the West said solemnly.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen's expression changed, and a look of horror appeared in his eyes. It turned out that he had dug his own grave.

He's a twelfth-level cultivator. If this world doesn't accept twelfth-level cultivators, wouldn't he be doomed too? Does he intend to cripple his cultivation prematurely?

Zhang Chen's expression changed; he was no longer as calm and composed as before, and a look of horror appeared in his eyes.

At this moment, the world was shrouded in darkness. The Corpse Ancestor reversed Yin and Yang and turned the Milky Way, causing the laws of the entire Great Thousand World to be in chaos, but it also gave countless cultivators the opportunity to break through.

The laws of heaven and earth were originally hidden in the void, transforming into an iron chain of order that flowed through the vast world, blocking the path of breakthrough for all living beings. Now, a powerful cultivator of the Great Luo realm is shaking the ocean of the primordial laws of heaven and earth, which will cause the originally impregnable laws of heaven and earth to develop flaws, making it easier for all living beings to break through. Countless cultivators have taken the opportunity to break through their realms. Zhang Chen even sensed three streams of twelfth-level aura emanating from the capital, indicating that someone was taking the opportunity to rush through their realm, attempting to break through to the twelfth level directly.

"This is a feast for all living beings, but it is also a huge pit." Zhang Chen withdrew his gaze and looked at Dugu Qiu, who was close at hand. In just a moment, Dugu Qiu had already broken through to the tenth level and was using the rich energy flowing between heaven and earth to break through to the eleventh level.

"Godfather, don't break through! Stop it now!" Zhang Chen hurriedly stopped Dugu Qiu as he was about to break through to the eleventh level.

Upon hearing this, Dugu Qiu looked at Zhang Chen with a surprised expression: "Now that the world has undergone great changes and the shackles of the laws have been broken, it is a great opportunity for us to break through. How can you stop me? With this abundant energy of heaven and earth, I can break through to the eleventh level in one fell swoop, and even break through the twelfth level barrier and step into that legendary realm."

After a cultivator breaks through to the ninth level of Yang God, the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth levels correspond to the Three Calamities, which temper the body into immortal flesh and jade bones. In the realm of immortality, there is no such thing as tenth, eleventh, and twelfth levels; there is only the 'Three Calamities' realm. If one has enough energy, it is not difficult to break through and step into that legendary realm in one fell swoop.

"Would I betray you? I've already sensed the changes in the world. Continuing to break through will only bring misfortune, Godfather. You should think it over carefully," Zhang Chen advised Dugu Qiu.

Upon hearing this, Dugu Qiu gave Zhang Chen a serious look. Recalling Zhang Chen's past methods, reason ultimately prevailed, and he suppressed his greed. Then, Dugu Qiu withdrew his aura and quickly suppressed his cultivation: "What did you discover?"

"You'll know once this upheaval is over," Zhang Chen said solemnly to Dugu Qiu. "You absolutely must not continue breaking through, or things will turn out very badly."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Qiu's expression turned serious. His eyes swept across the entire capital, sensing the soaring auras rising into the sky. A look of horror appeared in his eyes: "Countless people are taking this opportunity to break through, yet you tell me to stop. Although I don't know what you sensed, I still believe in you."

Upon hearing Dugu Qiu's words, Zhang Chen nodded to Dugu Qiu: "You made the right choice."

As the two were talking, the procession of prisoners being escorted had completely fallen into chaos. Dugu Qiu turned to Zhang Chen and said, "Are you sure you don't need me to help you escape? Now is the perfect time for you to escape."

"You don't know, the catastrophe in Kyoto has only just begun. After this catastrophe, the Great Victory Court will probably be unable to cause me any trouble. At that time, not only will the royal family not cause me any trouble, but they will also have to do everything they can to win me over."

Was the Corpse Ancestor a good person?

The Corpse Ancestor was certainly not a good person.

His attempt to enter the spiritual world failed, and his original essence will continue to dissipate within the Great Thousand World. He will inevitably devour the souls and flesh of all living beings in the capital to accelerate his own decline. At that time, the Great Victory Court will face only annihilation, except for a desperate last stand.

Zhang Chen had already foreseen this step. Whether it was the Corpse Ancestor or the Great Victory over the Royal Family, it was all within his calculations.

However, the Corpse Ancestor's strength declined much faster than Zhang Chen had anticipated, at least ten times faster. Within an hour of the chaos in the capital, Zhang Chen had already sensed that the Corpse Ancestor's aura had already begun to weaken.

(End of this chapter)