The Divine Urban Physician Chapter 3509: Breakthrough! (Seventh Update)
Previously on The Divine Urban Physician...
Step after step, relentlessly forward!
Every single stride proved immensely arduous, draining Ye Chen's life force with each one, but still, he refused to collapse!
Wu You snapped back to reality only to find Ye Chen already at the ninth level of the stairs!
The fiend loomed directly before Ye Chen!
Just a single additional step, and he could shatter this Sinking God’s Light, freeing the fiend from its seal!
Even more crucially, the Sinking God’s Light had tempered Ye Chen's power, elevating it so that he now possessed the might to clash with an eighth-level Holy Ancestor realm powerhouse!
In this dire circumstance, releasing the Slaughter Sword and joining forces with the Evil God’s Remnant Soul could allow Ye Chen to hold his own against Wang Pan, even as he invoked the Sky Burning Spell—defeat might not be inevitable!
Victory dangled tantalizingly close!
Though cracks multiplied across the walls of Fu Hun Tower, eroding its barriers further, they remained insufficient for Wang Pan to breach!
Exhilaration surged through Ye Chen; he sensed reserves of power within, enough to press on. Triumph was his—he had achieved it!
Ye Chen advanced once more, confronting the ultimate stair!
Yet in that instant, a sharp cracking noise reverberated through the entirety of Fu Hun Tower...
This faint fracture rang like thunderclap in the minds of all present!
Tears streamed uncontrollably from Wu You's eyes, while even the fiend—this primordial Supreme Strong Expert—saw its face twist in alarm!
Ye Chen froze in shock, his form tumbling toward the steps!
In that very moment, Ye Chen's legs shattered!
Those limbs, so savagely tormented, had fractured beyond repair...
The legs that bore Ye Chen to the ninth tier of Fu Hun Tower gave way when success was merely one step from grasp?!
Shattered legs meant little to Ye Chen under normal conditions, but beneath the Sinking God’s Light, it spelled certain doom!
The fiend let out a heavy sigh—was this the conclusion of all things?
No resentment toward Ye Chen stirred in him; he recognized Ye Chen's extraordinary efforts, truly remarkable!
Not even the other heirs of the Seven Evils, nor those from the Outer Realm such as the Six Evil, could have surpassed what Ye Chen accomplished!
In truth, Ye Chen's feats had wildly exceeded the fiend's anticipations; even he hadn't foreseen the Sinking God’s Light's horrifying intensity!
But as the fiend and Wu You resigned to the end, the stairs quaked anew!
Ye Chen, sprawled in descent, now braced himself with his arms against the steps!
He clenched his jaw with ferocity, fire blazing in his gaze, bellowing: "I, Ye Chen, refuse to yield here! Even crawling, I will drag myself across!"
Should he truly topple, rising again would border on impossible, yet in this climactic instant, Ye Chen supported himself with his hands!
The fiend gazed upon the youth before it, shock overwhelming its vision!
This timeless entity found itself profoundly stirred by Ye Chen’s unyielding resolve!
Was this the essence of humanity?
Observing the quivering, wretched silhouette propped by those arms, the fiend sensed an inexplicable tremor in its core!
What a fearsome species!
One inch!
Ye Chen extended his hand by an inch, digits digging into the stairs, hauling his frame ahead!
He intended to claw his way free from this Sinking God’s Light!
This demanded far greater torment than merely walking through!
Yet it stood as Ye Chen’s sole remaining opportunity!
Inch by inch, Ye Chen inched along the stairs, mirroring the humble beginnings of every great achiever, persisting in the lowliest posture!
Ye Chen genuinely clambered halfway across that final step!
Merely half remained!
He was capable!
Renewed optimism flickered in Wu You's and the fiend's eyes!
But precisely then, a thunderous blast erupted from Fu Hun Tower's wall!
Even Ye Chen, fixated solely on the tower's summit, caught the detonation and sharpened his features!
Simultaneously, Fu Hun Tower's wall exploded into fragments!!!
A chilling, malevolent chuckle pierced every ear, as a silhouette darted forth and at last invaded Fu Hun Tower!
Charred imprints scarred his form in numerous spots, evidently from the Sky Burning Spell!
However, amid the Sky Burning Spell, Wang Pan's prowess remained utterly undiminished by his bodily state!
Wang Pan lifted his gaze to the stairs, and upon spotting Ye Chen a mere step from the summit, his chest tightened involuntarily!
So near!
Utterly so near!
Had it delayed by a heartbeat, the fiend could have escaped its bindings!
Yet swiftly, a wild, unrestrained grin twisted across Wang Pan’s burned visage!
Gazing at Ye Chen, he sneered derisively: "Hahaha, pathetic runt, behold your sorry state! Why grovel like a mutt on the floor? Pity, just one step shy of victory, eh? Seems fate itself opposes you!"
With those words, his spiritual energy erupted, the ferocious Palm Intent sweeping across Fu Hun Tower, targeted straight at Ye Chen upon the stairs!
But in that split second, rain fell from above!
The icy blood rain!
Wu You positioned herself firmly within Fu Hun Tower, enveloped in the blood rain!
It blanketed the whole interior of Fu Hun Tower!
Wu You regarded Wang Pan with a blank stare, murmuring: "Six Evil Techniques, Wu You’s Binding Shadow!"
Having endured it before, Wang Pan naturally avoided drawing in Wu You’s blood; even now, contact with the blood rain rendered Wu You’s Binding Shadow's impact on him negligible!
Wu You was well aware of this, yet even a fleeting delay would grant Ye Chen those precious extra seconds!
She would sacrifice her very existence for it!
This stemmed from profound faith!
A conviction that the man huddled below could summon a miracle and rise once more!
Wang Pan shot Wu You a frigid look, sneering contemptuously: "You alone, daring to block me? Since you crave oblivion so eagerly, I'll oblige you first."
In that instant, myriad Blood Runes materialized around him, momentarily halting Wang Pan’s actions.
Yet it lasted only a heartbeat.
The following instant, the Blood Runes encircling Wang Pan detonated and vanished, his dominant Palm Intent still unloosed, yet its pressure alone nearly crushed Wu You, who had expended her blood essence for the rain at tremendous cost. She abruptly spewed blood, her vitality fading, teetering on the brink of demise!
Wang Pan’s countenance grew ever more sinister as this palm poised to descend!
Should it connect, no Demon God could rescue Wu You!
But exactly then, a thunderous bellow resounded from the stairs!
A staggering bellow!
Accompanying the bellow surged a terrifying aura!
What could this be!?
Wang Pan’s face twisted in surprise, whipping his head toward Ye Chen at the stair's base!
At that juncture, Ye Chen, amid surging waves of might, had shattered his limits!
Ye Chen ascended to the second-level Heavenly God Realm!