The shattered remains of the silver spear rained down across the city like fragments of broken stars.
Every hidden cultivator watching the battle felt their minds tremble violently after witnessing Su Chen shatter a heavenly technique with a single hand.
The Black Sun Sect cultivators hovering above the skyline froze completely.
Because they understood better than anyone what that spear represented.
It carried upper realm authority.
Even incomplete, it should have been enough to suppress any mortal cultivator beneath the Saint Realm.
Yet Su Chen destroyed it effortlessly.
The black-robed leader's pupils contracted sharply beneath his hood.
"…Impossible."
Golden light flickered faintly within Su Chen's eyes as he stood calmly before the shattered windows of the Lin Corporation building.
The city wind moved quietly around him.
But the spiritual energy in the surrounding atmosphere had already begun spiraling toward his body instinctively.
Like the world itself was responding to his presence.
Behind him, Yan Ruoxue stared silently.
And the excitement in her crimson eyes deepened further.
Now she understood why the ancient clans were starting to panic.
This wasn't merely talent.
It wasn't even monstrous cultivation anymore.
It was dominance.
The black-robed leader suddenly raised his hand violently.
"Kill him!"
BOOM.
The hidden cultivators behind him exploded forward instantly.
Dozens of figures crossed the skyline like black shadows while spiritual techniques erupted in every direction.
Fire.
Lightning.
Dark spiritual chains.
The entire city descended into chaos.
People below screamed while cars crashed across blocked streets. News helicopters hurriedly retreated from the battlefield as cultivation finally exposed itself fully before the mortal world.
Inside nearby buildings, ordinary humans watched in horror as figures flew through the sky like immortals from legends.
The hidden world could no longer stay hidden.
Zhao Ren cursed loudly before leaping out from the building himself.
His aura erupted outward violently as he intercepted two charging cultivators midair.
"Since when did my life become this ridiculous?!"
BOOM.
His fist smashed directly into a Foundation Establishment cultivator's chest, sending the man crashing through a nearby rooftop.
Xu Mingshan moved next.
The old man's calm expression disappeared completely as terrifying Spirit Transformation pressure exploded outward from his body.
Several black-robed cultivators froze instantly.
Then—
A single palm strike descended.
The surrounding space distorted briefly.
BOOM.
Three Nascent Soul cultivators were crushed directly into the street below.
Yan Ruoxue smiled faintly.
"So it begins."
Her crimson spiritual energy erupted around her beautifully like burning blood flames. The two Spirit Transformation elders behind her moved simultaneously beside her as the Yan Clan officially entered the battle.
The city skyline instantly became a battlefield between hidden cultivation forces.
Meanwhile—
Su Chen still hadn't moved.
The black-robed leader hovering in the sky stared at him cautiously now.
Because despite the chaos erupting everywhere—
Su Chen remained calm.
Too calm.
The leader's instincts screamed danger.
Then suddenly—
Su Chen vanished.
The black-robed leader's expression changed instantly.
Too fast.
A cold voice echoed behind him.
"You talk too much."
The leader turned violently—
But Su Chen's hand was already reaching toward his throat.
BOOM.
Golden pressure exploded outward.
The black-robed leader desperately released spiritual energy from his Nascent Soul Peak cultivation, dark silver light erupting around his body.
But the moment it touched Su Chen—
It collapsed instantly.
Like weak flames before a storm.
Fear finally appeared beneath the leader's hood.
"You—"
CRACK.
Su Chen's hand closed around his throat.
The surrounding air froze.
Every nearby cultivator stopped fighting momentarily after sensing the terrifying pressure spreading from Su Chen.
The black-robed leader struggled violently.
Yet no matter how much spiritual energy he released—
Nothing worked.
Because Su Chen wasn't suppressing him through cultivation.
It was authority.
Absolute suppression from a higher existence.
The synchronization voice echoed quietly.
Primordial synchronization: 91%
Golden patterns slowly spread across Su Chen's arm while his eyes glowed brighter beneath the dark sky.
Then he spoke calmly.
"You people keep talking about heaven."
The leader's pupils trembled violently.
Su Chen's grip tightened slightly.
"So tell me something."
A terrifying pressure descended instantly across the battlefield.
"…Does heaven know how weak its dogs are?"
BOOM.
The black-robed leader exploded into blood mist.
Complete silence spread across the skyline.
Every hidden cultivator froze.
The remaining Black Sun Sect members stared in horror.
Their strongest leader—
A Nascent Soul Peak cultivator—
Had died instantly.
Fear finally shattered their confidence.
"Retreat!"
One of them screamed desperately.
But it was already too late.
Su Chen slowly raised one hand toward the sky.
The spiritual energy above the city instantly twisted violently.
Then—
Hundreds of golden chains erupted from empty space.
The chains descended like divine punishment itself.
BOOM.
Several fleeing cultivators were pierced instantly before they could escape.
Others tried desperately resisting.
Useless.
The golden chains crushed through techniques, barriers, and spiritual defenses effortlessly.
The battlefield turned one-sided instantly.
Below the skyline, countless ordinary humans watched the horrifying scene unfold live through phones and streaming cameras.
The entire world was beginning to see cultivation openly for the first time.
Governments panicked.
Military forces mobilized.
And social media completely exploded.
"What are those things?!"
"People are flying?!"
"Is this CGI?!"
"The city is under attack!"
Meanwhile, inside hidden cultivation forums—
Fear spread even faster.
Because everyone recognized those golden chains.
Ancient Court Authority.
The same power recorded in forbidden ancient texts.
Back in the sky, one remaining black-robed elder desperately tried escaping through spatial movement.
But the moment space distorted—
Su Chen looked toward him.
And space itself froze.
The elder's face turned pale instantly.
"No—"
Su Chen clenched his hand calmly.
CRACK.
The surrounding space collapsed.
The elder vanished completely.
Dead.
Silence fell across the battlefield.
The remaining Black Sun Sect cultivators immediately lost all will to fight.
Some fled desperately.
Others knelt in terror.
Yan Ruoxue watched everything silently while crimson flames danced around her body.
Then she laughed softly.
Beautiful.
Dangerous.
Filled with excitement.
"The hidden world is finished."
Xu Mingshan landed nearby heavily, eyes filled with disbelief even now.
"…You're growing too fast."
Su Chen looked toward the terrified surviving cultivators calmly.
"No."
Golden light flickered faintly within his eyes again.
"They're simply too weak."
Far above the mortal world—
Inside the silver palace of the upper realms—
Several terrifying figures watched the battlefield through a giant mirror of spiritual energy.
And for the first time—
One of them stood abruptly from their throne.
Its silver eyes narrowed coldly.
"…Authority manifestation at the Qi Condensation Realm?"
Silence spread through the palace.
Then another figure spoke darkly.
"If he reaches Saint Realm…"
Nobody answered immediately.
Because they all understood the rest.
If Su Chen reached Saint Realm—
The heavens themselves might truly lose control.