by Translator: BornToBe; Author: Ordinary Magician (平凡魔术师); Licensed From: 17k
Those sneering ancient race experts tightly shut their mouths. Now that Long Chen’s aura had erupted to this level, it was like a vicious slap in their faces. And it was an extremely resounding slap.
“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen truly is worthy of being one of our Righteous path’s experts! Hehe, properly teach these ancient races experts the power of our Righteous path!” The Righteous experts were incomparably excited. Previously, they hadn’t dared to respond to the ancient races’ insults. Now they tightly clenched their fists.
“Good, you really have some ability. That’s the only way this will be interesting. If you died in just one move, it would be too boring.” A sinister smile appeared on Yu Changhao’s face.
The runes on his wings began to glow even more brightly. He had clearly still been holding back before, afraid to kill Long Chen with one move and let him off too easy. Now that Long Chen’s aura had erupted, he could let loose.
“Your posing arts are still lacking. If your skills don’t match, you’ll just end up being a dumbass. Today, I’ll let you know trying to pose without any power will come at a price!”
BOOM!
Long Chen’s broadsword suddenly slashed down with a space-tearing sound. A huge sword-image mercilessly tore through heaven and earth to go toward Yu Changhao. It was the first form of Split the Heavens, but this attack was many times more terrifying than his previous one. An ear-piercing rumbling came from it.
His attack collided with Yu Changhao’s attack. The mountain shook and countless coffins were directly blown into the air before crashing back down. Qi waves erupted, and many of the experts that had fled into the distance were still sent flying, vomiting blood. They had still underestimated their power. Fortunately, they had retreated far enough, otherwise, just this shockwave would have killed them.
They now fled even further. Some even fled to the back of the mountain, feeling like it would be safer.
Only Yue Xiaoqian was continuously opening coffins while keeping an eye on Long Chen. As long as she opened the coffin slightly, the treasure inside it would disappear.
Although she didn’t know exactly what was going on, she had no time to ask. But she could guess that Long Chen had some method to take in the treasures even from a distance. These treasures were extremely important to Long Chen, so Yue Xiaoqian did her best to open as many as possible.
Long Chen and Yu Changhao suddenly appeared in the air after the collision of their attacks. Their wings shook, and they furiously charged at each other.
Only now did everyone realize how terrifying Yu Changhao was. His hands, feet, and wings were all powerful offensive weapons. His wings were especially powerful, practically two unrivaled Treasure items. When they collided with Long Chen’s broadsword, sparks flew and a metallic ringing came from them.
Explosive sounds continuously rang out in the air. Long Chen’s broadsword continuously danced in the air, and his movements were a bit messy in the face of Yu Changhao’s six limbs. This attack frequency was something he hadn’t dealt with before.
Although Yu Changhao was his enemy, Long Chen had to admit that he was extremely powerful. This strange close-range fighting ability was impressive.
His wings were especially difficult to deal with. Each one of his attacks could cause mountains to collapse. If Long Chen’s broadsword wasn’t strong enough, there would have been no way to keep up with him.
“Hehe, Long Chen, do you only have this little ability? You’ve really disappointed me-”
Just as Yu Changhao was talking, his movements naturally slowed down the slightest bit. Long Chen slapped him across the face.
“Who let you pose!? Your face really is thick. My hand even hurts from slapping it. You don’t even have the brains to learn your lesson!” sneered Long Chen.
His face-slapping technique had already reached a divine level. But Long Chen also felt helpless that this kind of attack couldn’t kill people. Once this slap contained killing intent or accumulated energy, well, these people were all experts, so they would immediately sense it. Then he wouldn’t be able to strike anyone with it.
If it was just a random blow that didn’t contain any killing intent, then at close-range, the chance of it striking was almost a hundred percent. But its only effect was at best to humiliate his opponent. It didn’t pose any offensive power.
Although his attack didn’t contain any offensive power, that was just talking about the physical body. It possessed immense offensive power when it came to the mind.
Yu Changhao’s eyes turned scarlet. He had already forgotten how many times he had been slapped in the face by Long Chen. If he couldn’t kill Long Chen, he would become the laughingstock of the cultivation world. And even if he killed Long Chen, the fact that he had been slapped would become a stain he would never be able to wash off.
Long Chen suddenly gripped his broadsword with both hands and viciously slashed it down on Yu Changhao’s wing. This attack contained his full power. His sword landed slightly higher than the middle part of the wing, the spot that was most likely to cause Yu Changhao to lose his balance.
This was an attack Long Chen had been planning for a while. Yu Changhao’s close-range ability came from the fact that he could unleash a tempest of attacks from strange angles. That was also why Yu Changhao had dared to challenge Leng Yueyan, who was famed for being unrivaled in close-range combat.
But no matter how powerful the move, there would always be an opening. Long Chen hadn’t been used to it in the beginning, but after getting accustomed to his attack frequency, he had found that opening.
Long Chen’s attack landed on his wing, and at the same time, he slashed diagonally. Yu Changhao’s own movements were too fast, and his left wing came attacking just as his right wing was struck.
But Long Chen’s force was being applied diagonally, causing Yu Changhao to lose his balance. His wing shot past Long Chen’s head.
The most startling thing to Yu Changhao was that his body involuntarily began to spin through the air. His butt ended up facing Long Chen.
“Thousand Years of Death!”
Long Chen’s broadsword stabbed forward with a whistling wind straight toward Yu Changhao’s butt.
Chapter 874 Destroyed Butt
Just as Yu Changhao was spinning through the air, he had an extremely bad feeling. He instantly spread his wings and shot forward. At the same time, his golden armor completely covered his body.
Regretfully, Yu Changhao still wasn’t as fast as Long Chen. Long Chen’s broadsword stabbed right into Yu Changhao’s butt. The cringing sound of bones breaking rang out.
“AHH!” A heart-rending cry resounded throughout the air. Through that miserable shriek, it was possible for everyone to feel the unbearable pain the person must be going through.
Although Yu Changhao had activated his golden armor to protect himself, he had only just put it on for an instant. It hadn’t been able to fully release its power, and so it had only blocked a portion of Long Chen’s attack.
Long Chen’s attack had stabbed right into Yu Changhao’s tailbone. There was a dense gathering of nerves there.
Yu Changhao was a peak expert. Even if he died, he wouldn’t let out such a miserable shriek. It was too embarrassing. But now he was just in too much pain to hold back. It was instinct.
Following his shriek, everyone felt a chill in their bones. They didn’t have any thoughts of laughing. Instead, they felt profound sympathy for him. These people were all experts, and they were aware of what parts of the body could elicit the most pain. They felt a chill in their own tailbones. All their hair stood on end.
Due to trying to avoid Long Chen’s attack and failing, Yu Changhao shot into the mountain like a cannonball. The ground crumbled as a huge hole appeared.
“It failed? But that’s also good. If this broadsword ended up contaminated with crap, it would be irritating to use,” muttered Long Chen to himself.
Suddenly, the ground began to quiver. The ground
exploded and a figure soared into the sky. That figure was Yu Changhao.
His eyes were completely red now, looking like they might spit flames. His fury had reached a peak. He even felt like he might explode.
Pain, humiliation, and fury! All those negative emotions resounded within his mind. Just now, he had been in enough pain to want to die. Although his injury had recovered, that pain seemed to linger.
“Heaven Splitting Wings!”
Yu Changhao roared and his wings opened. A vast aura erupted, one that caused the world to shake.
Blinding golden light erupted. A pair of heaven-splitting wings appeared in the sky. Those wings were several miles long and seemed like two flying blades.
But those flying blades were formed of golden runes. Divine light circulated. As soon as those wings appeared, the world became filled with the aura of death.
“Die!” Yu Changhao formed hand seals, controlling the huge wings to attack Long Chen. They slashed toward him, and small black lines appeared in the sky where they passed.
“Heavens, the void is being torn apart!” cried people. They finally understood how terrifying Yu Changhao was.
Previously, Yu Changhao had been slapped an unknown number of times in the face by Long Chen. In the end, his butt had almost been completely destroyed. His status as a peak expert had greatly fallen in their hearts.
But now that he released this attack, they realized just how terrifying he was. They also admired his restraint. He had held back such a trump card for this moment.
“This attack will determine the victor. It’s one of the Feather race’s inherited divine abilities. Up until now, no one in the same realm had been able to receive this attack. Long Chen’s definitely dead!” said an ancient race expert.
In truth, Yu Changhao hadn’t been planning on using this kind of divine ability to kill Long Chen. This divine ability came at a price. It would exhaust the core runes in his blood.
Right now, he was at the peak of Xiantian. He had to maintain the purity of his blood so that he could advance perfectly to Sea Expansion.
If he used too much of the energy of his core runes because he unleashed such huge moves, it would cause his bloodline quality to drop. If he couldn’t restore it by the time the spiritual qi eruption occurred, he would miss that incredibly rare opportunity. That was unacceptable.
So even though he had been humiliated before, he hadn’t used this move. But now, he was truly unable to suppress his fury. All he wanted to do was kill Long Chen. To kill Long Chen, he didn’t care what he had to do.
Seeing those two huge golden wings slashing toward him like two divine blades, Long Chen’s hair stood on end. This attack was definitely terrifying. If he wasn’t careful, he could be killed.
Long Chen took a deep breath. Four stars appeared in his eyes, and he raised his broadsword.
A huge sword-image soared into the sky, and it possessed an imposing aura. It was like a god’s blade that was filled with a will that desired to shatter the world.
“Split the Heavens 2!” Long Chen shouted inside. His broadsword slashed toward the wings.
BOOM!
The two forces crashed together. In that instant, the world seemed to become still. It was silent. But in the next instant, a huge explosive sound erupted. Heaven and earth trembled, and the coffins on the mountain were sent flying.
“Not good!”
“Run!”
“Ahh!”
Miserable screams rang out along with the sound of bodies exploding. There were too many coffins at the peak of the mountain. They shot out like cannonballs, and many people were unable to dodge them. They were blown to bits.
Half of this huge mountain collapsed from this attack. Even the formation here hadn’t been able to stop it.
Just as everyone was feeling appalled, a majestic aura erupted. That aura was full of evil.
“Hahahaha! The Corrupt Dragon Bone Claw is mine! Long Chen, hand over your life!”
Xue You had been trying to subdue the Corrupt Dragon Bone Claw this entire time. He now laughed, his voice full of delight. His gaze landed on Long Chen in the air.
At this time, Long Chen and Yu Changhao’s hair was in disarray, and their auras were a bit unsteady. That exchange had been too intense. It had not only exhausted a great deal of their energy, but it had also caused a backlash that had injured them.
Long Chen was shocked. He had underestimated Yu Changhao before. Just now, he had used his strongest move but had still gone even with him. It was obvious that if he had fought him when the Immemorial Path had just opened, he would have been killed.
Now Xue You was holding a three-foot-long bone claw and smiling sinisterly at him. He knew he was about to join in.
“Hahaha, if you want to fight, then come. When have I ever been afraid of anyone?” Long Chen suddenly let out a burst of heaven-shaking laughter.
The Righteous experts, Corrupt experts, and ancient race experts were all shocked. Now two peak experts were about to attack him, but he still didn’t have the slightest intention of running? To fight one versus two against them, he was incredibly domineering.
But there were also quite a few people who thought he was an idiot. He knew how to show off, but showing off now would come at a price. And that would be an extremely miserable price.
“Haha, I’ll let you taste the power of my new weapon!”
Xue You laughed, and the bone claw in his hand shot straight toward Long Chen. On the way, it suddenly grew larger, becoming three hundred meters long.
Long Chen held his broadsword with both hands and slashed it on the bone claw. He also wanted to see just how strong this bone claw was.
BOOM! Long Chen’s attack didn’t even leave a mark on the bone claw.
“How hard!” The bone claw was fine, but Long Chen felt a burst of pain in both of his arms.
The bone claw was stopped by Long Chen. But then it suddenly began to close, wanting to crush Long Chen in its grasp. Its nimbleness was comparable to a human hand, startling Long Chen.
The bone claw snapped shut. But Long Chen had already used the Lightning Body Blink to escape. Although he had escaped, the ear-piercing sound from when the bone claw had snapped shut caused Long Chen to jump in fright. If he had been caught, then even if he didn’t immediately die, his bones would have definitely been crushed.
“Hahaha, Long Chen, let’s see just how you will run today! Once I put you away, I’ll then handle Leng Yueyan. With this Evil Dragon Bone Claw, I don’t need to worry about her!” Xue You was full of excitement. His laughter was also full of confidence.
“Brother Changhao, you don’t need to have any misgivings. This bastard is extremely slippery. If we’re not careful, he’ll get away. How about we work together to kill him?” asked Xue You.
Xue You knew Yu Changhao was powerful. With him present, Long Chen would find it difficult to flee. Xue You needed a helper like him, as his own speed wasn’t a match for Long Chen’s.
Now he could have Long Chen killed, and furthermore, it would count as cooperating. Perhaps in the future, they would be able to cooperate once more when he handled Leng Yueyan.
Although he had the Evil Dragon Bone Claw, in truth, Xue You was still traumatized by Leng Yueyan. Just the bone claw didn’t give him one hundred percent assurance, and so he wanted to form an alliance with Yu Changhao. Then his confidence would increase a bit.
However, he had no thoughts of subduing Leng Yueyan. In his eyes, Leng Yueyan wasn’t a woman. No, she wasn’t even human. She was a fiend, a fiend that might take his life at any moment.
“Alright, let’s work together to slaughter this brute!” Yu Changhao no longer had any assurance of being able to kill Long Chen now that his strongest move had been blocked by him. He was too powerful, and his chances of killing Long Chen on his own were too low. Cooperating with Xue You was his best option.
“Hahaha, good. All Corrupt experts, listen to my orders! Capture that woman! Once I kill Long Chen, I want
to properly enjoy her!”
Xue You’s orders caused the Corrupt experts to smile wretchedly. They took out their weapons and charged toward the distant Yue Xiaoqian.
Chapter 875 Bringing Death Upon Themselves
“Righteous experts, those that want to be on my side, help me protect my friend!” shouted Long Chen suddenly.
This action of his caused Yu Changhao and Xue You to be stunned. Xue You suddenly laughed, “I didn’t expect you to actually ask a bunch of garbage for help. It seems that this woman must be quite important to you. Hahaha, I want that woman! Capture her alive!”
Long Chen’s shout immediately placed the Righteous experts in a difficult position. Long Chen could count as a Righteous expert. But right now, he was facing Yu Changhao and Xue You. His death was practically set in stone. He wouldn’t even have a chance to flee. They didn’t want to end up dying because they helped him.
However, out of the two hundred-plus Righteous experts present, there were more than ten hot-blooded men who rushed over to Yue Xiaoqian. In their eyes, no matter what, the Righteous path should be one united family.
But halfway there, they suddenly realized something was off. They saw the others weren’t even moving.
“What… what are you doing? We’re all part of the Righteous path, and we should be united!” roared one of the men.
“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen is part of our Righteous path. We need his protection, but when he has difficulties, we also have to help! You… you’re just going to sit back and watch?!”
Those motionless Righteous experts looked away, not daring to look at those people. But after being cursed repeatedly, one of them finally cursed back, “Who are you cursing? Aren’t you all just idiots? Long Chen wanted to show off, and as a result, he offended so many people! Why should we have to pay the bill for his own actions?”
“You! You little fuckers, you’re the idiots!” raged one of the few men.
“Hmph, idiots, go and send yourselves to death. Since we’re all part of the Righteous path, don’t worry, we’ll make sure to bury your corpses.”