by Translator: BornToBe; Author: Ordinary Magician (平凡魔术师); Licensed From: 17k
Long Chen neither had any words for Luo Minghao, nor did he give him time to talk. His fist smashed forward mercilessly.
“Long Chen, don’t be so arrogant! Even if you removed the curse and advanced to Jade Core, you’re still nothing special!” Luo Minghao’s aura surged, and he flew into the sky. Runes revolved in his eyes. His aura was much stronger than when he had fought Meng Qi and Cloud.
“What a joke. If I wasn’t arrogant, would I still be Long Chen?” sneered Long Chen.
“In front of me, you aren’t qualified to be arrogant! Be suppressed!”
Luo Minghao spread his hands, and golden light shot out of his fingers. Ten golden lines intersected, forming a huge net that enveloped Long Chen.
Last time, Luo Minghao had been careless, resulting in him almost being killed by Cloud. That didn’t mean that he wasn’t powerful, but that Cloud was too fast and had appeared too suddenly. As soon as he was caught off guard, he never had a chance to collect himself, so he hadn’t been able to bring out his real power. He had only been able to flee.
His defeat last time was his greatest humiliation. That was why as soon as Long Chen appeared now, he used his strongest magical art. These golden rays were incredibly tough. Once a person was caught, they would be unable to escape. Within the same realm, there had yet to be someone capable of escaping this golden net.
“A person who can suppress me hasn’t been born yet. I hate people who are bigger braggarts than me the most!” Long Chen let out a single punch. Ripples suddenly came out of his fist.
The golden net was instantly pierced. Long Chen charged through a large hole that had appeared in it, completely unaffected.
“What?!” Luo Minghao was stunned. This magical art was his most sinister attack. Its power was a soft one, not a hard one. No matter how much power you used, you would be unable to break the net. Instead, the net would instantly bind you.
However, Long Chen’s punch had contained some kind of power that had first condensed the space around the net. Only then had his punch landed.
Normally, this net of his was extremely powerful. It was like a net that hung in the air. If you smashed it with a hammer, there was no way it would break.
Yet, Long Chen had controlled his power perfectly. It was like he had placed the net on a rock and then smashed it with a hammer. He immediately broke open a large hole in it.
After advancing to the Jade Core realm and condensing the Divine Gate Star, Long Chen’s control of his power had risen to a new level. He could use his power as he pleased.
Seeing Long Chen’s fist coming at him, Luo Minghao could only unleash his own punch. Golden runes covered his arm in an instant.
BANG!
The sky shook, and Luo Minghao was blown back. Large ripples appeared in the air, spreading in every direction.
“What?! Luo Minghao was defeated with a single blow?”
The distant disciples were all shocked. Luo Minghao was a terrifying rank nine Celestial, but he had been blown away by a single punch. When had Long Chen reached such a powerful level?
Within the Xuantian Dao Sect, on the highest level of the Xuantian Tower, Li Tianxuan, Liu Cang, and the Tower Department Head were observing the battle. Liu Cang and the Tower Department Head were both astonished.
“How did Long Chen’s combat power rise so much just from advancing to the Jade Core realm?” wondered Liu Cang.
Li Tianxuan smiled. That smile was full of confidence. Within the Xuantian Dao Sect, only he knew Long Chen’s secrets. No one else knew better than him just how terrifying Long Chen was.
Even the death sentence which was the Underworld Soul Ghost Curse had been unable to take his life.
In truth, not even Liu Cang and the Tower Department Head were aware that Long Chen had gone to Pill Valley. Only Li Tianxuan had known of Long Chen’s plan. Even Meng Qi and Tang Wan-er had only known a bit.
Now that Long Chen had returned alive, it signified that he had already obtained the second volume of Nirvana Scripture. He was going to soar like a comet, and that would cause the Xuantian Dao Sect to soar as well. Thinking of this, Li Tianxuan suddenly had a grand ambition to bring this generation of the Xuantian Dao Sect to a height that surpassed its previous peak.
Long Chen’s attack struck first, but the Dragonblood Legion quickly followed. They didn’t have any mercy on these people that had stood behind Luo Minghao and cheered him on in his humiliation of the Xuantian Dao Sect.
“For the Xuantian Dao Sect to willfully slaughter the innocent, are you trying to become enemies with the entire Righteous path?!”
Just at this moment, Life Star experts appeared in the distance, rushing over.
These Life Star experts had been present the entire time. They were here on Pill Valley or the ancient races’ orders to keep watch over every movement of the Xuantian Dao Sect.
As soon as Long Chen appeared, he didn’t give anyone any chance to explain. He directly started a slaughter, so these experts were forced to appear to save them.
“If any Life Star experts step foot on this battlefield, they will be immediately executed! I, Long Chen, declare that anyone who dares to come forward today will be celebrating the anniversary of their death in one year’s time!” Long Chen turned to the Life Star experts rushing over.
At this moment, the Xuantian Tower lit up, and the divine might enveloped the battlefield. Those Life Star experts’ expressions immediately changed.
The Xuantian Tower had been activated. Its light represented its domain. If they dared to take a single step inside that domain, they would definitely face its attack.
“Li Tianxuan, have you gone mad?!” roared the Life Star experts. They were well aware of how terrifying the Xuantian Tower was. Once activated, they wouldn’t have any chance of surviving.
They had originally expected that sending their disciples to humiliate the Xuantian Dao Sect would leave the Xuantian Dao Sect powerless to do anything. As long as the disciples didn’t attack the Xuantian Dao Sect, the Xuantian Dao Sect would have no excuse to do anything to them.
However, as soon as Long Chen appeared, he started killing those disciples. He didn’t talk reason at all.
These disciples were the elites of their sects. They were all under a hundred years old and had already reached the Jade Core realm. They were all qualified to attempt to reach the Life Star realm. If they were killed, they would have lost a whole generation of their best disciples.
Their sects had spent an enormous amount of resources on each one of these elites. If they died, it would be a serious blow to their cores. They might not recover for centuries.
“Right now, Long Chen has the authority to command the Xuantian Dao Sect. Talking to me is useless. If you want to discuss things, you can discuss them with Long Chen!” Li Tianxuan’s voice rang out from the sky.
“Bastard, are you not afraid of provoking the public’s wrath and getting your Xuantian Dao Sect annihilated?!” roared a Life Star expert.
A ray of light shot out from the Xuantian Tower. That Life Star expert’s expression changed. He wanted to run, but the space around him had frozen. He couldn’t move and could only stare as that golden light blew him to pieces.
“Of course I’m afraid of the Xuantian Dao Sect being annihilated. But before my Xuantian Dao Sect is annihilated, we’ll make sure to bring along countless other sects with us. So right now, instead of asking if I’m afraid, you should ask yourselves whether or not you’re afraid!” Li Tianxuan’s voice was as calm as ever, but it caused all their expressions to change.
Li Tianxuan’s attitude was already very clear. Those who wanted to destroy the Xuantian Dao Sect could come as they pleased. The Xuantian Dao Sect would simply use the Xuantian Tower and Reincarnation Mirror to destroy them in turn. In the worst case, they would bring down all their attackers with them.
BOOM!
An explosive sound suddenly rang out, drawing everyone’s attention.
Luo Minghao’s manifestatio
n had appeared behind him. Astral winds raged and the space around him constantly twisted.
On the other side, Long Chen’s five-color divine ring was revolving. When the two of them unleashed their peak auras, it caused the clouds to change color.
The two of them were standing in the air, their fists still locked. Luo Minghao’s entire body was covered in golden runes, making him look like a golden statue. He had pushed his power to its peak.
As for Long Chen, his expression was indifferent. One hand was still behind his back. He only used a single hand to fight.
“Your power’s not bad! However, it doesn’t seem to be a good match for your arrogance. Do you have any stronger moves? If we compete in terms of power, I’ll feel like I’m bullying you,” said Long Chen.
Although Luo Minghao’s current state was truly powerful, and when he entered this golden battle state his power was ten times greater than normal, his normal was just too low. Even if it increased by ten times, it wasn’t a match for the Five Star Battle Armor. He was far too lacking when it came to power.
“Long Chen, since you want to die, I’ll help you out!”
Luo Minghao’s expression twisted. He suddenly retreated and formed hand seals. He vomited a mouthful of blood.
Chapter 1387 Ancestral Spirit Possession
The blood Luo Minghao vomited out was caught by him, and it strangely twisted together to form a serpent.
“Long Chen, since you want to die, I’ll help you out!” Luo Minghao roared furiously, and the blood serpent transformed into chains that formed an image in the sky.
This blood-colored image was that of a human. When that figure appeared, the world shook as a terrifying pressure descended.
“Ancestral Spirit Possession!”
Luo Minghao let out a cry, and that figure merged into his body. A blood-colored mark appeared on his forehead.
“Luo Minghao has actually been forced to this extent. He’s igniting his own essence blood to summon his ancestor’s spirit. Now Long Chen is in danger,” said the Tower Department Head gravely. He, Li Tianxuan, and Liu Cang were able to see the battle clearly from the top floor of the Xuantian Tower.
Liu Cang said, “Basically, every family from the ancient family alliance has a glorious inheritance. They offer sacrifices to their ancestors’ spirits to bless their geniuses. However, summoning the ancestral spirit comes at a huge price. Luo Minghao has been forced to the point that he has no other choice, but I still don’t think Long Chen is in danger. When it comes to Long Chen, no one knows his true power.” He then hastily said, “Tower Department Head, I’m not intentionally contradicting you. Please don’t care about this.”
“Hahaha, Liu Cang, you’re no longer the Hallmaster of the Elder Hall. Your rank is the same as mine, so you don’t need to be so careful when speaking to me. Otherwise, wouldn’t it make me seem intolerant?” laughed the Tower Department Head.
For the Tower Department Head to laugh was something inconceivable to the Xuantian Dao Sect’s disciples. In front of outsiders, he was always gloomy and strict. He was quite frightening.
“Xuan Master, why don’t you also give us your view?” asked the Tower Department Head.
Li Tianxuan smiled. “The only one in the Xuantian Dao Sect who is not within my control is Long Chen. I would be a fool to waste time guessing anything about him. That’s why I’ve already released Long Chen. Or perhaps I should say I’ve fully released the entire Xuantian Dao Sect. What I said before wasn’t to scare them. It was the truth. Whatever Long Chen wants is what we’ll do.”
“Seriously? Can we… depend on him?” Li Tianxuan’s words caused Liu Cang and the Tower Department Head to jump in shock.
“What matters isn’t whether or not he’s dependable. The land beneath the heavens is like a chessboard. After playing for tens of thousands of years, the board has become completely chaotic, and Long Chen will add more chaos to the chaotic arrangement. The Xuantian Dao Sect only has a bit of karmic luck left, and if we don’t go all-out, we’ll simply slowly fade away like smoke in the end. I bet the Xuantian Dao Sect’s future on Long Chen a long time ago. This is a gamble. I bet that Long Chen will win. Hehe, right now my master is in seclusion, so the Xuantian Dao Sect is mine. If I don’t properly use this authority, it will probably become invalid not too long from now,” said Li Tianxuan.
Liu Cang and the Tower Department Head exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in the other’s eyes. So the Xuan Master had truly handed the Xuantian Dao Sect to Long Chen. The world was probably about to be thrown into chaos!
With Long Chen’s character, if he didn’t flip the heavens, he wouldn’t be Long Chen. The Xuan Master was serious.
“How’s the situation with the old Xuan Master?” asked the Tower Department Head.
“He’s reached the final step. But as for whether he’ll succeed or fail, it’s impossible to tell.” Li Tianxuan’s expression finally became a bit serious. This matter was too important. Although the old Xuan Master had said he was fifty percent confident, it didn’t change the fact that advancing at his level was filled with danger. That step was fraught with danger.
Just as the three of them were conversing, Luo Minghao began to emit an ancient aura. His entire air had changed.
“Long Chen, do you see? This is my strongest state. My power is ten times greater than before! Now you’re just an ant in front of me!” Shockingly, Luo Minghao’s voice was layered, as if two people were speaking at the same time.
Right now, Luo Minghao had used a kind of spiritual possession. He had used his own Spirit Blood to call forth his ancestor.
Normally, only the ancient families would have such terrifying experts amongst their ancestors. After receiving their descendants’ offerings and faith, they would become ancestral spirits that existed in a strange state.
Those ancestral spirits would bless their descendants, but there was no way for them to fight directly against enemies. That was why they required using their descendants’ bloodline power to appear and merge with them.
“It’s just merging with another soul. Even if you dug out your ancestor’s entire grave, I wouldn’t be afraid,” sneered Long Chen.
Long Chen had long since experienced this kind of technique. No matter how powerful an external power was, it was still external power. It was nothing to be afraid of.
“You’ll pay the price for your arrogance. Taste my fist!” Luo Minghao roared furiously at Long Chen who was looking down on him. Luo Minghao attacked, his aura shaking heaven and earth.
At this time, his aura was extremely strange. It was like he was a devil god.
“Being arrogant requires the qualifications to be arrogant. As for your arrogance, it’s just from overconfidence.” Long Chen sneered and took a single step. The void exploded, and he shot forward like a shooting star. Green scales covered his body.
A terrifying aura shook the heavens. Long Chen was even more dazzling than the sun.
BOOM!
Their fists collided in the air. The void exploded and divine light erupted, piercing the earth. This was a world-shaking collision.
The ground exploded, and a wave of earth spread.
“Boss is as lively as ever! Brothers, prepare to defend. If we were killed by boss’s shockwaves, it would definitely not be worth it!” cried Guo Ran.
Seeing the wave of earth coming toward them, everyone’s expressions changed. They couldn’t bother with fighting, and they all unleashed defensive magical arts.
The Dragonblood Legion activated their King item armor. A large collective barrier appeared around all of them. This was the armor Guo Ran had made for them, and after upgrading them several times, their defensive power was astonishing.
“Aiya!”
“Fuck!”
“This- pfft!”
The Dragonblood Legion’s defensive barrier instantly shattered upon contact with the earth wave. Cracks even appeared on their armor, and they were blown away like wooden stakes in a hurricane.
The Dragonblood warriors were injured despite possessing such powerful armor. Meanwhile, the disciples of the other sects were directly annihilated. The shockwaves of Long Chen’s full-strength fight with Luo Minghao made their defenses as weak as paper.
Space continuously shook and runes flew about in the sky. A terrifying battle was being fought. Haze covered the battlefield so that they couldn’t see them, but they could hear two people continuously exchanging powerful blows. Each collision caused the world to rock.
Meng Qi and Tang Wan-er tightly held each other’s hands as they stared at that distant battlefield. They were filled with excitement and adoration.
That was the undefeatable Long Chen. He had finally returned. Not even the Underworld Soul Ghost Curse could defeat him. Instead, it had been like a whetstone, making him even sharper than before.
“That bastard Long Chen…” The distant Life Star experts were clenching their teeth. They had been hesitating about whether or not they should charge forward to save their disciples.
They had felt that if they all went together, the Xuantian Dao Sect wouldn’t dare to offend everyone to kill them. But considering Long Chen’s fearless character, they had no confidence in that plan. So while they had been caught in their own indecision, Long Chen had helped them make their choice.