Chapter 1246: Quasi-Triple Crown

Chapter 1246: Quasi-Triple Crown

The two crowns above Li Jingzhe’s head exuded endless amounts of pure energy. Above the crowns was a faint and illusory image of yet another crown! It was a mythical and ancient crown, giving off an indescribable aura of royalty and supremacy. This crown represented the pinnacle of strength in this world. Even though it was illusory, it represented that Li Jingzhe had already touched upon it and reaching completion was simply a matter of time.

He was on his way to becoming a Triple Crowned King.

In the absence of a Heavenly Emperor, a Triple Crowned King was invincible. The worldly natural energy in the surroundings trembled. One could faintly see the energy transforming into manifestations of spirits, kneeling down to worship Li Jingzhe.

The roaring tremors in the background were like an ancient melody that heralded the emergence of a new Triple Crowned King. Everyone was completely taken aback at this point, whether it was Qin Jiujie or the other powerful figures that were watching this scene from afar.

"A triple crown? How's that possible?!" Qin Jiujie muttered incoherently. His eyes were filled with doubt. Just a year ago, Li Jingzhe was publicly acknowledged as being a Single Crowned King. Half a year ago, he had surprised everyone when he stepped forward as a Dual Crowned King in the Spiritual Resonance Cave.

After all, Li Jingzhe had not made any moves for more than ten years. The renowned Dragon Fang King was like an elderly retiree, spending the rest of his days in the woods. He had handed over most of the Dragon's Fang Lineage affairs to the four Hall Masters. No one had heard much about him in the Heavenly Origin Divine Continent.

Thus, who would have expected that he would suddenly appear in the Spiritual Resonance Cave as a Dual Crowned King?

Originally, Qin Jiujie thought that Li Jingzhe had been hiding his strength on purpose. However, he had truly underestimated the degree of which he had hidden his power.

He was on the cusp of becoming a Triple Crowned King!

Although his third crown was still incomplete and he was, strictly speaking, just a Quasi-Triple Crown, it still signified that Li Jingzhe was already one step ahead of him. Qin Jiujie's heart was filled with mixed emotions.

It signified he had already embarked on that last step to bridge the gap.

In the giant pit below, the half-dead Qin Lian was also staring in disbelief. Li Jingzhe had hidden himself well over the years. A Quasi-Triple Crown King.

If not for the incident with Li Luo, the Dragon Fang King would still be hiding this fact today. One day, when he finally revealed his true strength, he might have already truly entered the ranks of the Triple Crowned Kings.

Qin Lian was terrified. This old man was truly unfathomable.

In Abyssal City, many other Dukes were also discussing this reveal of power. They watched the elderly figure in the sky with eyes of respect. The old man gave off such an authoritative presence that the Duke Bergfrieds in their bodies were trembling in fright.

At this point, they finally understood why Li Jingzhe dared to cause trouble in Abyssal City alone.

Even though Qin Jiujie had made an appearance, he had no intention to hold back.

After all, he had the power to do what he wanted.

"Li Jingzhe, I've always thought that Li Tianji was the closest to becoming a Triple Crowned King in the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li. Who would have thought... Everyone has underestimated you," Qin Jiujie said in a low voice. He did not mention anything else about threatening Li Jingzhe to retreat. After all, Li Jingzhe had revealed his Quasi-Triple Crown here. He knew that Li Jingzhe would not back off until he'd collected all the interest for the debt owed.

Li Jingzhe looked back at him indifferently. He did not waste any more effort talking to Qin Jiujie. He raised his bamboo staff and lightly brought it downwards in the air in front of him.

An instant later, a shocking draconic roar resounded in the air. An enormous golden dragon whose end couldn’t be seen emerged in the sky. When it opened its maw, all the worldly natural energy within hundreds of miles flooded in.

At the same time, the stalk of golden thunder bamboo that was thousands of feet tall and connected the skies and the earth blasted out an endless amount of thunderbolts.

Additionally, an azure wind swept across the sky, howling fiercely like a primordial storm ravaging the world.

The golden dragon and the heavenly wolf gradually dissipated in the skies above. Terrifying energy waves continued to radiate from the point of collision.

When the aftershock subsided, everyone in the city could see that the area above the Blackwater Divine Transformation Formation was devoid of anything. All the black water that had originally filled the sky had evaporated in the blink of an eye.

Qin Jiujie's hands that were holding onto the Extreme Thunder Heaven Burning Truncheon trembled a little. Then fresh blood fell onto the truncheon.

These droplets of blood rolled down and transformed into crackling thunderbolts, tiny flames, and multiple miniscule wolf manifestations.

He waved his hand, and the droplets of blood disappeared instantly. His expression was full of gloominess. Clearly, he had been injured in the clash.

Fury then began to burn in Qin Jiujie's eyes.

He looked coldly at Li Jingzhe but did not say anything.

Suddenly, strands of energy began to rise up within Abyssal City. They interweaved together, and the people on the ground could faintly feel a terrifying presence coming from them.

All the elites in the city were shocked at this sight. They looked into the depths of the city, and a deep crack could be seen running through the ground. The Blackwater Guardians from the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Qin were residing within it.

This was the source of the new presence.

This was a force that could rival even a King's might.

Furthermore, that was not all.

Mysterious light began to shine out from the back of Qin Jiujie. Majestic figures slowly appeared from the rays of light.

At this moment, another mighty energy wave swept across the area.

They were... the other Kings from the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Qin.

The commotion was so large that the rest of them had come to the rescue.

"Li Jingzhe, do you really think you are invincible just because you've gotten close to becoming a Triple Crowned King?" one of the new arrivals coldly said. "Audacious! You might as well die here today!"

The Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Qin was clearly enraged at this point.

Li Jingzhe grabbed onto his bamboo staff and looked back at them indifferently.

Before he could say anything, the void behind him began to shake as well. At the next moment, four majestic figures walked out from the void.

"If you want to slay a King from the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li, I hope you have also prepared a dirge for yourself."

The remaining four Lineage Chiefs from the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li had made their entrance! Everyone within the city scratched their heads in confusion.

This incident had clearly been blown out of proportion. Could it be that these two Heavenly Emperor lineages were going to wage a war in the World End's River Region?