ACSP: Chapter 237: Stunning Everyone!
"Zhao Dingtian actually lost..."
"No way, right? He is the highest-level Contractor in our entire Demon City!"
"A continuous, rapid-fire volley of the Tailed Beast Ball... honestly, who on earth could block something like that?"
"Jiang Chen's actual level is far inferior to Zhao Dingtian's, so why is his raw combat strength this monstrous?"
"Aren't you talking complete nonsense? He is a Super-Kage Level Contractor!"
"It seems that the true value of a Super-Kage Level Contractor is still skyrocketing past our wild speculations."
Seeing the miserable state Zhao Dingtian was reduced to, the surrounding crowds watching the battle were all completely stunned.
They stood frozen in the distance, their eyes filled with absolute shock and disbelief, staring forward as if they had just witnessed an impossible battle that violated the natural laws of the world.
They had already recognized that Jiang Chen was strong. But they never expected that his destructive capacity had already reached such a terrifying height. Zhao Dingtian had just unleashed his absolute strongest Susanoo form, yet in the end, the old patriarch still suffered a crushing defeat at his hands.
If they hadn't stood right here and seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed it was real, even in their wildest dreams.
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"Impossible... I have fought against Jinchuriki before. Although their Tailed Beast Ball is also incredibly strong, its power is definitely not as terrifying as the one you just used."
"Even if you are a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, it is absolutely impossible to fire such a devastating blast. What kind of skill did you just use..."
Zhao Dingtian stared up at Jiang Chen with a face full of horror, his eyes completely consumed by fear and confusion. Having survived decades of high-level combat, he could easily tell that the Tailed Beast Ball Jiang Chen had just unleashed was fundamentally wrong.
That was not a normal Tailed Beast Ball. Or rather, the baseline power of a standard Tailed Beast Ball could never be this devastating.
"You are a man who is about to die, so there is no need for you to know so much..."
Facing Zhao Dingtian's desperate confusion, Jiang Chen did not offer a single word of explanation. Controlling the seven-tailed form of the Nine-Tails, his crimson silhouette blurred as he instantly closed the distance, appearing right in front of the old patriarch.
Before Zhao Dingtian could even gather his scattered energy to condense the Susanoo armor again, Jiang Chen swung his clawed palm outward, striking mercilessly.
— Bang!
A heavy, muffled impact resonated through the clearing. It sounded as if a massive warhammer had slammed directly into solid steel, causing the surrounding air to ripple and tremble.
Zhao Dingtian flew backward from the sheer force of the blow, his body carving a long, violent arc through the air before finally crashing heavily into a distant mountainside several hundred meters away. Along his trajectory, over a dozen towering trees were snapped cleanly in half by the impact of his body, collapsing to both sides. A massive trail of dust ripped through the forest, shooting straight into the clouds.
The overwhelming momentum slammed Zhao Dingtian's body directly into the rocky cliffside, embedding him deep into the stone. For a moment, shattered gravel flew in every direction as a dense cloud of dust rose up. The entire area shook violently, as if experiencing a localized earthquake.
However, as a Level 98 hidden Contractor, Zhao Dingtian's physical attributes were incredibly high. Even after suffering such back-to-back catastrophic injuries, he did not die immediately and still held onto his final breath. He lay powerlessly within the ruined mountainside, his body covered in deep wounds as blood continuously flowed out, staining his high-tier robes a deep red. His eyes held a trace of bitter unwillingness and despair, staring blankly as if making a silent, final struggle against his fate.
"As expected of the strongest Contractor of the Zhao Family, you didn't even die from a direct strike like that..."
Jiang Chen calmly deactivated his Tailed Beast Mode, the crimson chakra and bone mask dissolving back into his body. In the next frame, he flashed across the distance, reappearing right beside the dying patriarch. Looking down at Zhao Dingtian, who was now completely incapable of speech, his eyes held no pity, only a faint, cold sigh.
Afterward, he calmly extended his right hand. Without a single moment of hesitation, a piercing, high-pitched screech filled the air as he activated [Chidori]. With a flash of lightning, he permanently sent off this Great Elder of the Zhao Family who had once dominated the entire Magic City.
Watching the lightning fade, the distant onlookers shook with absolute terror.
"He... he actually really killed Elder Zhao Dingtian..."
Zhao Bin looked at Jiang Chen in absolute disbelief, his mouth wide open, his eyes completely filled with fear and shock. At this moment, apart from sheer, paralyzing horror, no other expression could be found in his eyes as he stared at the faint lightning dancing on Jiang Chen's fingertips.
"I didn't expect him to be able to grow to this level in such a short time..." Zhao Shui stood to the side, his voice a strained, hushed whisper that barely cut through the wind.
The expression on his face was incredibly complex at this moment; there was profound surprise, deep wariness, but even more so, overwhelming shock! He vividly remembered that the last time he met Jiang Chen in the [Forest of Death] secret realm, the youth was only Level 21, still finding his footing in the world.
Unexpectedly, such a short time had passed now. Not only had the young man raised his baseline level to 52, but his actual combat strength had skyrocketed by several insurmountable tiers. Even the Level 98 Great Elder of the Zhao Family, a man who reigned supreme for decades, had been completely soloed. Zhao Shui knew in his heart that if he were to face Jiang Chen again now, even if he used his ultimate illusion technique, [Kotoamatsukami: Second Stage], he feared he would struggle to last ten rounds against him before facing total annihilation.
"It's a good thing we took the right side this time, otherwise we would be in big trouble." Watching Jiang Chen, who had already permanently removed Zhao Dingtian from the board, Zhao Xuansu also sighed softly at this moment, a cold sweat dampening his robes.
However, soon after, a deeply worried look appeared on his face again.
Although Zhao Dingtian had always been aggressively suppressing their factions within the clan, regardless of internal politics, he was still the undisputed strongest elder of their entire Zhao Family line. Now that he had been killed by Jiang Chen, and the other elite clan members of the South Pavilion had also died in this great battle one after another, their Zhao Family's status in the city would inevitably be severely affected.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xuansu glanced nonchalantly at the two remaining Zhao Family elders from the North Pavilion and West Pavilion, his heart sinking. The two Zhao Family elders seemed to have instinctively sensed Zhao Xuansu's gaze and looked over at the same time. The three of them looked at each other from a distance across the smoking trenches, their eyes filled with a trace of absolute helplessness and worry for the future.
In the end, under the weight of the new reality, all three of them couldn't help but sigh heavily.
Clearly, the elders from both the West Pavilion and the North Pavilion had already fully realized the gravity of this problem.
But the current situation was no longer something they had the power to control or manipulate. As for what the shifting power structure of the Magic City would become in the future, everyone knew that only one person could call the shots now.
That single person was Jiang Chen.
The world-shaking battle between him and Zhao Dingtian just now had already completely alarmed all the hidden forces and sleeping giants across the Magic City. The survivors had just witnessed many leaders and high-ranking officials of the city's top factions rushing to the perimeter to watch the final trade.
And among those onlookers, there were quite a few people quietly recording high-definition videos directly on the scene.
It wouldn't take long at all before the footage of Jiang Chen powerfully killing Zhao Dingtian went viral on major websites and hunter forums around the world. By that time, Jiang Chen's terrifying reputation would completely shock the global stage, making him an overnight sensation across every region.
In this cruel day and age where raw strength was universally respected, once a person's illustrious name was firmly established, no matter where they traveled, as long as they raised their arms and called out, there would inevitably be a massive wave of powerful followers rushing to serve them.
As long as the leaders of those various forces remaining in the Magic City were not complete fools, they certainly wouldn't dare to stir up trouble or test the waters at this critical juncture to divide up the Zhao Family's vulnerable territory. Unless, of course, they actively wanted to end up just like the deceased members of the South Pavilion and the Four Meng Families—being ruthlessly liquidated by Jiang Chen down to the last man.
And completely contrary to the heavy, suffocating dread gripping the Zhao Family, the people of the Nangong Family were all deeply excited after seeing Jiang Chen cleanly execute Zhao Dingtian.
Especially the Patriarch of the Nangong Family, Nangong Lifei, who was so overwhelmed with pure excitement at this moment that he was almost moved to visible tears. He genuinely didn't expect that the massive gamble he had staked his entire family's lineage on today would actually pay off so spectacularly.
However, despite his intense joy, he was also very clear-headed in his heart about the internal shifts this victory would bring. His own absolute status as the Patriarch of the Nangong Family would likely have to be willingly ceded to the young sisters, Nangong Fei and Nangong Hong.
Because without the unique connections of those two girls, given the Nangong Family's mediocre baseline status in the Magic City, it would have been fundamentally impossible for them to ever come into contact with a soaring figure of Jiang Chen's mythical level. In the future, any vital communication or alliance between their Nangong Family and Jiang Chen would have to rely entirely on the two of them to bridge the gap.
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