Six people stood on the Eighth Mountain.
Jin Yidao gave Fang Chen a thumbs up.
"Hmph."
As for Dai Hongxuan and the Jian Scar Prince, they snorted coldly and did not say anything else.
To them, potential was only a small part of one's strength.
Fang Chen's current strength was like an ant in their eyes.
Outside, the elder in charge of recruitment laughed when he saw Fang Chen ascend the Eighth Mountain.
"This kid is interesting."
"Elder, the result should be settled now, right?" A martial artist asked.
The elder in charge of recruitment nodded and was about to announce the result.
However, Fang Chen's next move made him hesitate.
Under everyone's gaze, Fang Chen brushed past the Jian Scar Prince and Dai Hongxuan and walked towards the Ninth Mountain.
"He's going to challenge the Ninth Mountain."
"Is he crazy? Does he think that he can challenge the Ninth Mountain just because he reached the Eighth Mountain?"
Some martial artists cried out involuntarily.
The five powerful experts from the Eighth Mountain all cried out in shock for a moment before coming to their senses.
Jin Yidao, Han Luo, and Fairy Qi Yu looked at Fang Chen's back with burning eyes.
The Jian Scar Prince and Dai Hongxuan started to mock Fang Chen.
They both thought that Fang Chen was too arrogant.
Did he think that his potential was the best in the world just because he reached the Eighth Mountain?
How dare he try to challenge the Ninth Mountain?
Why didn't the five experts even think about challenging the Ninth Mountain?
That was because only the five great experts knew that the ninth layer of the seal had a very strong backlash.
Once they failed, they would suffer a backlash. If it was light, they would be seriously injured, and if it was heavy, they would die.
This was what they felt when they tried to challenge the Eighth Mountain.
Therefore, after going through so much to reach the Eighth Mountain, they gave up on the idea of challenging the Ninth Mountain.
At this moment, Fang Chen was extremely stupid in everyone's eyes.
"He wants to challenge the Ninth Mountain?"
The old man in charge of recruitment was also startled. Soon after, he asked.
The other martial artists of the City Lord's Mansion opened their eyes wide and looked at Fang Chen.
In this recruitment, the City Lord had personally said that no one in the Mystic King Realm could ascend the Ninth Mountain.
One could easily imagine how powerful the ninth layer of the seal was.
Before Fang Chen arrived at the Ninth Mountain, he felt a strong spatial fluctuation.
He sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes. His aura spread out as he made contact with the ninth seal.
"Is this the ninth seal?"
Fang Chen muttered to himself.
The ninth seal was at least ten times stronger than the previous eight seals.
Fang Chen also felt a trace of pressure. For a moment, he was unable to find a breakthrough.
"Seal the surroundings. Space ripples."
Fang Chen studied it carefully.
The ninth seal was too powerful. Even he didn't have any confidence in breaking it.
However, the rapid beating of his golden heart made him make this decision.
Perhaps there was something on the Ninth Mountain that the golden heart longed for.
Regardless of whether he succeeded or not, he would persist.
Rumble
Fang Chen closed his eyes and began to meditate.
Time continued to pass under everyone's gaze.
Knock knock knock
At a certain moment, the golden heart began to beat abnormally.
Fang Chen was instantly awakened. It was also at this moment that he captured a trace of the true essence of the ninth seal.
"Space aura. Can I integrate my True Intent of Spacetime into the ninth seal?"
Fang Chen made a bold guess and then tried to let the True Intent of Spacetime into the ninth seal.
Hiss!
Under Fang Chen's control, the True Intent of Spacetime quietly came into contact with the seal.
Suddenly, a deafening sound was heard.
When the ninth seal came into contact with the True Intent of Spacetime, cracks appeared.
Fang Chen's mind buzzed.
In the next moment, he found a direction and continued to meditate on the ninth seal.
"As expected."
Fang Chen was overjoyed. Under his meditation, the flaws of the ninth seal were getting bigger and bigger.
The golden heart was beating faster and faster.
In the outside world, the elder in charge of recruitment saw the commotion on the Ninth Mountain and was extremely anxious.
"Could he really reach the Ninth Mountain?"
If Fang Chen could really reach the Ninth Mountain, it would shock the entire Sky Sword Mansion.
The five experts on the Eighth Mountain looked at Fang Chen in astonishment.
"This kid is not simple." This was what Han Luo and Fairy Qi Yu thought.
Seeing this scene, Jin Yidao was the most excited. He was also happy for Fang Chen.
As for the Jian Hen Prince and Dai Hongxuan, their faces were ashen and they were silent.
Rip!
Finally, after the True Intent of Spacetime was fully injected into the ninth seal, the crack was big enough for Fang Chen to reach the Ninth Mountain.
Suddenly, Fang Chen opened his eyes and took a step forward to reach the Ninth Mountain.
Whoosh!
The martial artists on the Ninth Mountain were in an uproar.
Even the people in the City Lord's Mansion were shocked.
"Heavens, he really reached the Ninth Mountain."
"Didn't the Mansion Master say that no one in the Mystic King Realm could reach the Ninth Mountain?"
"Could it be that this kid's potential is so strong that the Mansion Master miscalculated?"
"This kid's potential is too heaven-defying."
For a time, all the martial artists on the Ninth Mountain were shouting in shock.
The five experts on the Eighth Mountain looked at Fang Chen, dumbfounded.
After reaching the Ninth Mountain, his body was filled with an extremely majestic aura.
This aura gave Fang Chen a fierce and domineering feeling.
"This is Astral Essence."
At this moment, Fang Chen finally understood why the golden heart was beating so strangely.
It was all because of the Astral Essence on the Ninth Mountain.
Not only did the Outer Realm have Spiritual Qi, but it also had an aura that was of a higher level than Spiritual Qi. This aura was called Astral Essence.
Under normal circumstances, Astral Essence was invisible.
Only those who had reached the Heaven Realm could absorb Astral Essence.
As for the Astral Essence on the Ninth Mountain, it was solidified, and one look was enough to tell that it was man-made.
"It should be the work of the expert who set up the Ninth Seal," Fang Chen said inwardly.
Above the Mystic King Realm was the Heaven Realm.
Mystic Kings could not absorb Astral Essence, but the golden heart could.
In the blink of an eye, countless thick Astral Essence were absorbed by the golden heart.
At this moment, the golden heart became even more dazzling.
Rumble …
At this moment, a deafening sound came from the sky.
Then, ripples appeared in the void, and an illusory figure appeared.
"City Lord."
Seeing this, the martial artist in charge of recruiting called out loudly, his eyes filled with respect.
The other martial artists on the Ninth Mountain also looked up.
The majestic figure in the sky was the invincible existence of the Sky Sword Mansion, the Sky Sword Mansion Master.
"Mansion Master."
The appearance of the Sky Sword Mansion Master gave people a sense of oppression.
Everyone looked at the Sky Sword Mansion Master nervously.
As for the Sky Sword Mansion Master, he looked at the Ninth Mountain.
"You are the overall champion of this test."
The Sky Sword Mansion Master's figure was very heavy, and his voice lingered for a long time.
After the Sky Sword Mansion Master appeared and said this, his illusory figure dissipated.
The pressure on everyone was reduced, but they were also shocked because of this.
"Even the Mansion Master was alarmed?"
The old man in charge of recruiting was very excited.
The Mansion Master had manifested his consciousness and personally appointed Fang Chen as the overall champion of this test.
This was a great honor.
"Damn it, damn it."
Jian Scar Young Master was filled with regret. If he had known this would happen, he would have killed this kid in the Sword Peak Mountain.
The five great experts were competing with each other to be the champion.
However, who would have thought that the final first place would actually be obtained by a nobody?
Moreover, they had no power to fight back.
What could they do? The Mansion Master had personally appointed the champion, and their resistance was futile.
Jin Yidao, Han Luo, and Fairy Qi Yu's eyes were filled with envy.
To be appointed by the City Lord was a great honor.
Dai Hongxuan and Jian Scar Young Master were filled with jealousy, and there was even a trace of undetectable killing intent in their eyes.
"This is a Heaven Star Border Realm expert?"
The appearance of the Sky Sword Mansion Master shocked Fang Chen.
A Heaven Star Border Realm expert could give off such pressure just by manifesting his consciousness. What if it was his real body?
Heaven Star Border Realm and Mystic King Realm were only one realm apart, but the difference was huge.
"When will I be able to step into the Heaven Star Border Realm?" Fang Chen thought to himself.
At this moment, the old man in charge of recruiting finally spoke.
"After this test, the top two hundred martial artists will join the first army. The rest of the martial artists can leave."