I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 998 The Great Tribulation of the End of Dharma
Chen Sanliang was speechless upon hearing this; what kind of nonsense was this?

Was I taken advantage of?
Zhang Chen looked at Chen Sanliang's embarrassed face and smiled gently to ease his awkwardness: "Grandpa, please don't be so polite. Otherwise, when my master returns in the future, it will be difficult for us to discuss seniority, and I won't be able to explain it to my master."

Upon hearing this, Chen Sanliang quickly interjected, "Father, Zhang Chen is no outsider, so don't be so polite with him."

After a considerable struggle, Old Master Chen finally stopped pestering him, and then Zhang Chen took his leave.

Back in Kyoto, Zhang Chen was unaware of Chen Sanliang's next plans, but he knew that the demon race must be fully prepared to face the impending Great Calamity of the End of Dharma.

Time passed quickly, and for the people of Kyoto, everything seemed to have returned to calm. All the storms and turmoil had been kept outside the city by the victorious royal family, and apart from a slightly tense atmosphere inside the city, there was nothing unusual.

On the tenth day at midnight, Zhang Chen was sitting cross-legged in his room reading a book when suddenly his expression changed drastically. It was seen that the immortal essence within his body was quietly flowing out. Even the suppressing character could not suppress the essence within Zhang Chen's body. In fact, even the power within the suppressing character began to flow into the world.

"The Great Tribulation of the End of Dharma has arrived!" Zhang Chen looked at the immortal essence emanating from his body, his face extremely ugly. He was like a deflated balloon, with essence constantly pouring out into the world through his skin pores.

"If the talisman is left stuck to my body, I'm afraid it won't be long before the power within it is completely drained away, turning it into a useless piece of paper." Zhang Chen peeled off the talisman with a grim expression and examined it for a long time before he made a deduction in his mind.

"Damn it! Absolutely damn it! No wonder the Queen Mother of the West and the others were furious back then. Anyone would be furious in this situation." Zhang Chen sent the Zhen character into his own Heavenly Eye's Middle Thousand World. He saw that the innate primordial energy in the Middle Thousand World was abundant and had not been affected by the outside world. The Heavenly Eye was independent of the Great Thousand World and was not affected by it.

Seeing this, Zhang Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He wanted to suppress the primordial energy of heaven and earth escaping from his body, but he couldn't. His twelfth-level immortal primordial energy was fundamentally different from the primordial energy of heaven and earth in the outside world. The concentration between the two was like that of mercury and water. Once the concentration was unbalanced, it would escape, and it was an unstoppable escape.

Zhang Chen got off the bed and walked out of the room. He looked up at the sky and saw that the primordial energy of heaven and earth had indeed dissipated, and its intensity was almost imperceptible.

At this moment, the primordial energy of the world has become extremely weak, and it can no longer contain the primordial power within the body of a twelfth-level cultivator. Moreover, this process is still ongoing, and it will likely soon affect the eleventh-level, tenth-level, and even all extraordinary beings.

"Is the end of the Dharma era finally approaching?" Zhang Chen stood in the courtyard, looked up at the night sky, and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes: "I can't stay in the capital. I must return to the North as soon as possible."

When the supernatural disappears, I will be reduced to a mortal body, and the royal family of Dasheng will never let me go.

Of course, Zhang Chen had also considered making a move at this moment to kill all the experts of the Great Victory Royal Family. However, he encountered the same situation as Hei Wuchang before. Once he made a move, the loss of his life essence would inevitably accelerate. It was like a water tank with a hole in it. It was already leaking, but now someone was stirring it up, so the leak would only get faster. He was afraid that before he could kill the experts of the Great Victory Royal Family, he would run out of life essence and be dragged to death by the Great Victory Royal Family.

"Quickly invite Fourth Master over!" Zhang Chen called out to the guards standing under the eaves.

The guard hurriedly left, and soon Zhang Gaqi appeared in the courtyard with hurried steps: "Why did you suddenly ask me to come here in the middle of the night? Has something happened?"

Zhang Gaqi's cultivation level was less than the twelfth level, and he had not yet sensed the arrival of the Great Tribulation of the End of Dharma.

"The great calamity of the Dharma-ending Age has arrived!" Zhang Chen said.

"The Great Tribulation of the End of Dharma has arrived? What does that mean?" Zhang Gaqi was taken aback upon hearing this, looking puzzled. He had never heard of the Great Tribulation of the End of Dharma before.

Zhang Chen explained the Great Calamity of the End of Dharma, and then said, "Now the world has changed drastically and can no longer accommodate a twelfth-level expert. I must leave the capital and return to the North. Otherwise, in less than a month, my strength will completely disappear, and the Great Victory Royal Family will definitely settle accounts with me. I have to leave."

"Will you stay in Kyoto, or come with me?" Zhang Chen asked.

“I’ll go with you!” Zhang Gaqi replied without hesitation.

Zhang Chen nodded upon hearing this: "We'll set off the day after tomorrow."

"What about the Zhang family disciples from Kyoto?" Zhang Gaqi asked Zhang Chen with a hesitant expression.

“Those who are willing to leave can come with me; those who are unwilling can divide up all the assets that the Zhang family in Kyoto cannot take with them,” Zhang Chen replied.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Gaqi nodded and quickly turned to carry out the task. At this moment, the world underwent a great change, and Zhang Chen was not the only one disturbed; experts from the demon race and the royal family were also affected.

Within the royal capital

The three twelfth-tier deities, sensing the loss of their primordial essence within them, all changed their expressions drastically. One of the deities exclaimed in alarm, "This is bad! The great upheaval of heaven and earth has begun again. In the past, the great upheaval of heaven and earth could not accommodate the ancient saints, and now it cannot accommodate us either?"

As an ancient lineage passed down from prehistoric times, the Great Victory Royal Family naturally had some understanding of that mysterious era. At this moment, feeling the loss of their own vital essence, their expression changed drastically: "Ragnarok has arrived!"

"Go quickly and inform the King of Man, and tell him to make preparations as soon as possible!" The three deities entered the palace overnight and awakened the sleeping King of Man.

"The Great Calamity of the End of Dharma?" Upon hearing the descriptions of the three twelfth-order gods, the Great Victory King's eyes gleamed. He turned to Chu Mingyue, who was serving him, and said, "Quickly bring out the ancient texts. I want to examine them myself."

Chu Mingyue accepted the order and left. The Great Victory King looked at the three twelfth-order gods and asked, "How much longer can you ancestors hold on?"

“Less than a year!” One of the twelfth-order gods said with a wry smile, “Your Majesty needs to prepare early. Once the end of the Dharma arrives, the feudal lords of the world will be unrestrained, and I’m afraid the Great Victory Royal Family will be torn apart in an instant.”

Without supreme oppression and extraordinary constraints, who would fear the Great Victory Royal Family?
"I, the King, would like to invite you venerable ancestors to make a trip to the territories of the various feudal lords before your origins completely dissipate," the Great Victory King said, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
"Even if the extraordinary disappears, my Great Victory Royal Family must still be the most powerful among all the feudal lords."

"A year is enough to sweep across the world. We only need to kill the direct descendants of the various feudal lords and plunge them into internal strife. At that time, the various feudal lords will be torn apart, and my Great Victory Dynasty will still be the undisputed overlord of the world." A twelfth-order god slowly stood up: "Let's set off immediately. We can't delay any longer."

The three deities, leading all their followers, swiftly disappeared from the palace and headed towards the territories of various feudal lords, intending to kill them, plunge the world into chaos, and thus threaten the rule of the Great Victory Royal Family.

As the three gods departed, the hall returned to silence, with only the Great Victory King standing quietly in place, a complex and indescribable expression in his eyes.

Soon after, footsteps were heard, and Chu Mingyue arrived in front of the Great Victory King carrying a stack of ancient animal hides: "Your Majesty, the information you requested has arrived."

The Great Victory King took the documents and read them by lamplight until dawn. He then put down the last roll of animal hide, his eyes, though bloodshot, were filled with excitement.

"Mingyue, accompany me for some fresh air." The Great Victory King stood up and followed Chu Mingyue out of the palace. At that moment, the morning star was twinkling in the sky, and the east was beginning to lighten.

"Hahaha! Hahaha!" The Great Victory King looked at the clear starry sky, suddenly threw his head back and laughed, his voice filled with wild joy.

"Why is Your Majesty laughing?" Chu Mingyue asked in a low voice, her voice full of curiosity. Logically speaking, with the world undergoing a great change and all the extraordinary disappearing, everyone should be trembling with fear. Why is the Great Victory King laughing?

Seemingly aware of Chu Mingyue's doubts, the Great Victory King turned to Chu Mingyue with a smile: "Tell me, among all the armies under the command of the various lords of the world, if we disregard extraordinary powers, whose army is the strongest?"

Without a second thought, Chu Mingyue blurted out, "Of course it's Your Majesty! Your Majesty's soldiers have the best armor, the best swords, and the best horses. Who else but Your Majesty?"

At this point, Chu Mingyue froze, staring blankly at the Great Victory King standing under the eaves. She saw him raise his head to look at the sky, his eyes filled with fanatical light.

"It seems you've realized it. With the loss of supernatural power, my iron cavalry is unstoppable! Who can contend with me? Although I'll lose the power of immortality, I can live a life of vengeance and vengeance, which is far better than being resentful and stubborn! It's a pity my third son died so young. If he had lived a few days longer, even if I gave Zhang Chen a hundred lives, he wouldn't dare continue to oppose me! What are the Eight Great Families? They're nothing but a bunch of chickens and dogs! What are the demon race? Without supernatural power, they'll be beaten into beasts, just a bunch of animals waiting to be slaughtered. This world belongs to me, who can stand against me?" The Great Victory King's voice was full of satisfaction, even tinged with a twisted glint.

"I, the King, will exterminate all eight great families. I will execute Zhang Chen's entire clan! I will tear them to pieces to pay for San'er's life."

"This servant is willing to act on behalf of Your Majesty, to be the sharp blade in Your Majesty's hand, to uproot the eight great families and to tear Zhang Chen to pieces!" Chu Mingyue's eyes lit up at this moment.

(The eight great families mentioned here refer to the eight families that survived outside the area and still have businesses.)
"Good! I will make you my sharpest blade, to sweep across the world for me and tear that villain Zhang Chen to pieces!" The Great Victory King laughed triumphantly.

(End of this chapter)