Chapter 1792: Wuchen's True Identity

"Alright, you hold them off for a moment. I'll completely refine the Spring and Autumn Hall!"

Nodding in agreement, Luo Ruoxi concentrated all her strength, channeling it madly into the book in her palm.

Wu Chen nodded and, without another word, continued to brandish his saber.

Boom, boom, boom! The attacks from the numerous Ancient Sages all landed on Wu Chen's saber light. His expression grew solemn as he unleashed his saber winds, which swept out like a tide. Although he retreated a few steps, he single-handedly blocked all the attacks, preventing even a wisp of stray energy from leaking out and harming Luo Ruoxi. So many powerful experts had launched a combined assault, yet he held them off completely.

"So strong..." Zhang Xuan was stunned. This level of combat was beyond his ability to intervene.

But... hadn't this Wu Chen just broken through? How could he so easily block the combined attacks of so many people, attacks that even Ancestor Hong Tian couldn't withstand? And he merely looked solemn, without being injured? Just how powerful was he? Could it be that he, too, had reached the Blood Reincarnation realm? Luo Ruoxi had been formidable enough just by blocking Ancient Sage Yan Qing's power with a single move, but this Wu Chen had managed to do it with ease as well... In an instant, he felt as if an entire era had passed. It seemed these two had been hiding things from him all along.

"Finally, you've appeared. Form the array..."

Seeing Wu Chen block the attack, Ancient Sage Yan Qing showed no surprise; instead, he raised an eyebrow. Immediately, dazzling light burst forth, and countless stars surged into existence around them, enveloping the entire Temple of Confucius.

"The Heaven Palace Star Chart, the strongest supreme treasure jointly forged by the Seventy-Two Sages? You actually brought it here?" Wu Chen's expression immediately changed.

"We brought the Star Chart here and quietly set it up precisely to prevent your escape. Today is your death day!" With a cold smile, Ancient Sage Yan Qing flicked his wrist.

Whoosh! As the starlight enveloped them, the shattered space behind Luo Ruoxi slowly began to heal, restoring itself in a short time.

Feeling the space around him solidify, Zhang Xuan drew his Dragon Bone Divine Spear and thrust it forward. Only then did he realize that the space had become as hard as steel; his strength and power couldn't tear through it in the slightest. This meant that while he could previously travel through space to escape, now that he was enveloped by the stars, he could no longer flee.

Having sealed the space, Ancient Sage Yan Qing, like a giant controlling the starry sky, pointed a finger forward.

Whoosh! A star descended from the sky, plummeting directly towards Wu Chen. The star didn't appear large, but it carried a world-destroying deterrence, far more terrifying than Ancient Sage Yan Qing's full-power thrust with his halberd. Before it even arrived, the space around Wu Chen seemed on the verge of collapsing, threatening to annihilate him at any moment.

"Break..." Seeing how powerful this object was, Wu Chen's face darkened. He lightly drew his long saber across his finger, letting blood smear the blade. The long saber immediately gleamed with an eerie light, its power greatly magnified. With an upward flick, space shattered as power surged forth. The falling star collided with it and was immediately split in two.

Thump, thump, thump, thump! He retreated seven or eight steps consecutively, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. Wu Chen's face was ashen. Clearly, even he had been greatly exhausted by that attack and could barely withstand it.

"Let's see how many you can block!" Seeing him block one, Ancient Sage Yan Qing sneered and pointed again.

Whoosh! Another star descended from the sky, falling straight down. Knowing that Miss was refining the Spring and Autumn Grand Ceremony, Wu Chen didn't dare to retreat. Instead, he took a deep breath, sheathed his saber, and stood his ground.

"Since that's the case, I have nothing left to hold back..." This time, he didn't use his long saber. Instead, he flicked his wrist, and two skeletal arm bones, stained with his blood, shot straight upwards. As soon as the skeletal arms appeared, they immediately emitted a dense aura. The higher they flew, the larger they became, until in a moment, they blotted out the sky, as if they could encompass the heavens and earth in a single grasp.

Crack! The falling star instantly crumbled into dust upon contact with the skeletal arms. After crushing the star, the skeletal arms didn't stop. They continued to surge into the sky, tearing at the void. The myriad stars in the chart trembled incessantly, and the massive Star Chart itself seemed on the verge of collapsing.

"So strong..." "If even skeletal remains are this powerful, how terrifying were they when they were alive?" Zhang Hongtian and the others were all stunned, and the many Ancient Sages of the Master Teacher Pavilion also stared blankly. As Ancient Sages, they deeply understood the power of the Star Chart. Even with their full strength, they couldn't break through its spatial restraints, let alone destroy a star. Yet these two skeletal arms could make the stars tremble with a mere grasp. Didn't this mean the power of these skeletal remains surpassed even the Blood Reincarnation realm?

"This aura..." Unlike the shock of the others, Zhang Xuan's body trembled. The skeletal arm before him gave him a familiar feeling. "It's the Vicious's..." His pupils contracted. The skeletal right arm in the air was missing a finger bone, and its aura was extremely familiar. There was no mistaking it: it belonged to... the Vicious!

How could the Vicious's skeletal arm be in Wu Chen's hands? And why did it possess such immense power? His mind was a tangled mess; there were many things he couldn't comprehend.

"Aren't you going to act? Are you getting cold feet now that it's crunch time?" Ancient Sage Yan Qing spat out a mouthful of blood and roared. He was maintaining the Star Chart's operation. If the skeletal arms truly tore it apart, the backlash could cause his demise.

"Of course not!" Old Freak Yu, who had been watching from the side, and several Ancient Sages from the Spirit race flew over simultaneously.

"This..." Zhang Xuan's body stiffened, his face filled with disbelief. From their conversation, it was clear that Ancient Sage Yan Qing of the Hundred Schools of Philosophers was actually in league with this Old Freak Yu! In other words, the Hundred Schools of Philosophers and the Spirit race had actually joined forces? What on earth was going on? Not only him, but Zhang Hongtian and the others also exchanged bewildered glances, completely at a loss. If there was hatred for the Spirit race, the Hundred Schools of Philosophers were certainly no less intense than the Master Teacher Continent. So why... would they join forces?

Whoosh! Old Freak Yu flipped his wrist, and a straw rain cape appeared in the air. The skeletal arms that had been tearing at the Star Chart suddenly stopped, drawn by the cape.

"Keep going..." Wu Chen's expression was grim. He shouted and sliced his fingertip again, sending blood flying towards the skeletal arms. However, the arms remained motionless, as if asleep.

"Bu Yu, you backstabbing traitor, how dare you ally with the Hundred Schools of Philosophers? Aren't you afraid I'll chop off your head?" After repeated attempts to control them, Wu Chen found the skeletal arms still wouldn't move. He clenched his fists and abruptly looked up at Old Freak Yu in the air, practically exploding with rage.

"Hehe, whether you can chop off my head depends on whether you can escape from here..." Showing no fear, Old Freak Yu merely smiled faintly and bowed deeply. "Furthermore, you should understand that the one who truly wants your life isn't me, but Emperor Chen Ling! Isn't that right, Your Majesty Yong Huang!"

"His Majesty Yong Huang? Could it be..." Zhang Xuan's body stiffened, his eyes filled with disbelief. "This Wu Chen is... Emperor Chen Yong of the Spirit race?"