by Translator: BornToBe; Author: Ordinary Magician (平凡魔术师); Licensed From: 17k
“Don’t be in such a rush. I’ll send you off!”
The Life Star expert had just turned when a lightning arrow pierced through his broken body. He died, with even his Yuan Spirit exterminated.
“I, Long Chen, am right here. If anyone wants to kill me, then come! But remember, my temper’s not very good. Anyone who attacks should be prepared to be killed.” Long Chen put away his pot and continued walking along the path.
In truth, Long Chen had long since noticed several extremely powerful auras amongst the crowd. They were Life Star experts.
However, they were comparatively smarter and not in a big rush like the spear-wielding Life Star expert who had just died.
Because of the disturbance caused by this battle, all of the Eastern Xuan City was thrown into chaos. Countless experts rushed over, but they didn’t dare to get too close to Long Chen. They maintained a distance that could allow them to run at any time and not be affected by any shockwaves from a battle.
“Long Chen, you traitorous demon, so what if you’re powerful? Do you think you can fight the entire Righteous path on your own?!” shouted someone from the crowd provokingly, but he refused to show himself.
“I never take the initiative to be enemies with others. It’s always others who want to be enemies with me. As for your suspicions of my capabilities, you can absolutely come over and test it instead of shouting like a wild shrew in the crowd,” sneered Long Chen.
That person’s dislikable voice continued, “Long Chen, you’re too arrogant! A traitor like you actually has the face to live in this world? Your face must be incredibly thick! Your father and mother-”
As he spoke, his voice floated out strangely from different locations.
“Die!” When he mentioned Long Chen’s parents, Long Chen roared furiously. It was like the roar of a god shaking the land.
Following his roar, over a hundred miles away, behind a certain building, a thin and monkey-like man’s head exploded. His corpse fell from the sky.
He was the one shouting just now. He hadn’t expected that Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength was boundless like an ocean. By the second time he had opened his mouth, Long Chen had pinpointed his location and directly killed him with Spiritual Strength transmitted through his voice.
The monkey-like man was a Soul Transformation expert and wasn’t particularly powerful. But for Long Chen to have killed him while he was concealing himself so well, everyone else’s expressions changed.
All the people wildly shouting from the crowd turned pale and shut their mouths.
“After doing evil things, you don’t even permit others to criticize you? Long Chen, you’re clearly just feeling guilty.”
Everyone was shocked that someone would still speak, and they hastily looked for the source of the voice, only to see a middle-aged man with a large gourd on his back. He had a long beard and looked to possess some immortal air.
“It’s the master of Gourd Island! He actually came here!”
This person was the master of his own power which was equal to a sect. He was a Life Star expert with great fame. The violet-gold gourd on his back was his power’s core Ancestral item, and it was extremely powerful. His arrival caused an uproar.
“I never care if others want to falsely accuse me of things. Your insults are nothing more than the farts of dogs. I can’t be bothered to care. But if someone insults my family, then they shouldn’t blame me for being vicious. As for whether or not I have a guilty heart, it’s not your concern. You want to kill me for my treasures? Then come. You want to uphold justice? Then come. You want to raise your fame? Then come. Today, I’m walking to the end of this ten thousand mile road. I want to see if there’s anyone capable of blocking my path,” said Long Chen indifferently.
As he spoke, Long Chen continued walking. The people in front of him all retreated, not daring to block him.
“You’re too arrogant! No wonder you’d destroy your own sect without giving an explanation to anyone!” shouted the middle-aged man.
“First, my arrogance is well known by the entire Eastern Xuan Region. Second, why would I give any of you an explanation? You’re already sure I destroyed my own sect, so what’s the point of explaining? Rather than playing such senseless games, let’s talk openly. What happened to my Xuantian Dao Sect is beyond your understanding. Whether you’re greedy for my treasures or simply want to uphold justice, I don’t care. But I’ll just say this: I happen to have a belly full of anger right now with nowhere to release it. If anyone attacks me, they’d better be prepared to be killed,” said Long Chen coldly.
Long Chen had already walked several miles by now. The experts were parting around him wherever he went.
“Long Chen, tell me, did you destroy the Xuantian Dao Sect? Are those rumors real or false?” Suddenly, a woman’s cry rang out above the crowd.
“Idiot, how could he admit to such a thing? He’ll definitely say that he didn’t. Who would believe him?” Before Long Chen could even reply, a man from the crowd sneered.
Long Chen smiled. “You’re right. Since you know they’re rumors, you have the authority over whether you believe it or not. As for when you can’t tell if a rumor is true or false, you should use your brain to think about it. What you hear is not necessarily true, and what you see isn’t necessarily true either. So at that time, it will become apparent just how good a brain is to have. Unfortunately, many people don’t have such a thing.”
The woman was startled. Long Chen hadn’t directly answered her question, but the mocking in his eyes expressed everything.
“I believe you wouldn’t do something like that. Those rumors are definitely false!” she shouted suddenly.
“What nonsense!”
“This woman’s definitely Long Chen’s companion!”
“She was bought by Long Chen!”
Immediately, countless experts turned toward her furiously, cursing her. But her expression was still firm.
Long Chen was also startled, and he halted. “Oh? How are you so sure?”
“Because you are Long Chen, the top genius of our generation! I believe you were wrongly accused!” she said confidently.
“Long Chen, I support you. You definitely wouldn’t do such a thing!”
Just at this time, another person shouted from a distance. Following that, quite a few people shouted along, agreeing with them. There were actually quite a few people supporting Long Chen, completely startling him.
Chapter 1481 Book of Death
Long Chen was extremely surprised to see people supporting him. He wasn’t friends with them, so he found it almost inconceivable.
“Long Chen, I trust you. From the Eastern Wasteland to the Central Plains, you fought countless bloody battles, putting your life on the line to protect your brothers and sisters without even frowning. You’re the pride of us backgroundless people. How could someone who cares so much about relationships destroy their own sect? You’re definitely falsely accused!” protested someone.
In just his few years since arriving in the Central Plains, Long Chen had fought consecutive large battles that had shaken the entire Eastern Xuan Region. In particular, the battles of the eastern sea, the Grand Xia Ancient Nation, and Devil Spirit mountain. Now, his name was known throughout the Eastern Xuan Region.
Long Chen had long since become an idol for disciples who came from ordinary backgrounds. Through his hard work, he had gone from an ordinary mortal to his current height. He had grown into a legend.
Compared to those geniuses who relied on the power of their sect or the connections of their family, they felt more in touch with Long Chen and felt more admiration for him.
It was just that compared to the experts who were jealous and thus resentful of him, they numbered far too few.
“Bastards, you’ve all gone insane! Do you want to support a murderous devil? Do you want to die along with Long Chen?!” roared someone at the people supporting Long Chen.
“Thank you for your kindness. I’d ask that you no l
onger speak and back up a bit. It’d be best if you weren’t splashed with blood.” Long Chen cupped his fists to them.
He didn’t need their help. If they became too impassioned, they might draw the ire of others. If they were suddenly attacked by the crowd, in a chaotic scene like this, he wouldn’t be able to protect them.
He’d feel guilty to kill the people who supported him, so he just needed them to back up. He didn’t want their help.
However, their cries did comfort his heart slightly. This slight feeling of warmth was especially touching in this particular situation.
“Arrogant! Stop right there! It’s time for you to face your trial!” The middle-aged man with the gourd suddenly vanished, appearing in front of Long Chen.
“Your first sentence was right, so I won’t retort it. Your second one will be decided by your power. As for your third sentence, someone who can put me on trial hasn’t been born yet.” Long Chen smiled coldly and continued advancing, going straight toward the middle-aged man.
Long Chen’s voice was full of confidence, and he was determined to advance regardless of any obstacles. That confidence made his words undoubtable.
“Arrogant brat, since you refuse to change your ways, don’t blame me for being vicious.” The middle-aged man smacked his gourd, and its runes lit up. Rays of light shot out, transforming into millions of sharp blades.
Each of these blades tore through space with an unpleasant screeching sound. The people spectating all felt a chill. The sharp aura coming from these blades made their skins turn cold.
“What a hypocrite. Whether or not I changed my ways, you would still attack, and as viciously as you could at that. If you want to attack, then just attack. Do you have to make up an excuse?” sneered Long Chen. He stamped down on the ground, flying into the air and smashing the pot down.
The countless sharp blades were smashed apart by the pot. Those incredibly sharp swords were unable to damage this seemingly ordinary pot.
“That pot’s definitely a priceless treasure!” People stared at that pot with greed.
“Hmph, so what if you have a priceless treasure? How much spiritual yuan could you possibly have to use it with? Let me see how you plan to block my endless flying swords!” The middle-aged man sneered, and an unending torrent of flying swords flew out of his gourd. He was actually fighting a battle of attrition with Long Chen.
“How shameless. The grand Gourd Island master is playing a game of attrition against a Jade Core disciple? If I were you, I would just kill myself out of shame!” cried someone from the crowd.
The middle-aged man’s expression became extremely unsightly, but he acted like he didn’t hear as he couldn’t get distracted.
In truth, the person shouting was not on Long Chen’s side. Instead, it was simply a matter of a spectator wanting to see more excitement. He intentionally provoked the middle-aged man to make him fight at full power.
If a Life Star expert planned on slowly exhausting a Jade Core disciple to death, the battle would be boring. They wanted to watch an intense clash.
To these people, whether it was the middle-aged man or Long Chen who died, it didn’t matter. All they wanted was a fun fight to watch. That was because even if Long Chen was killed, the good stuff he was carrying wouldn’t be theirs anyway. So their attitude was quite normal. They didn’t dare to provoke Long Chen anymore, but they didn’t mind provoking this middle-aged man.
Long Chen enlarged the pot, forming a thirty-meter shield in front of him. No matter how those flying swords attacked the pot, the pot wasn’t harmed in the slightest. Instead, the flying swords exploded one by one.
Just like that, Long Chen continued walking forward. The middle-aged man rained down the flying swords, but he began to retreat. The sky-full of flying lights was impressive-looking, but he was unable to do anything to Long Chen.
“You Dogshit Island master, is the only thing in your gourd shit?! Do you only have this much ability? If you keep retreating, won’t you retreat all the way out of the Eastern Xuan City?” mocked someone impatiently.
By this time, news that Long Chen was here had spread out of the Eastern Xuan City, and its four transportation formations were constantly being activated as countless powers began to send people here.
More and more Life Star experts were arriving, and Soul Transformation experts were no longer even qualified to get close. They could only retreat into the distance.
“Shut up! I’m simply trying to capture Long Chen alive. Li Qingshan, don’t act so pompous!” roared the middle-aged man angrily.
“Even the Divine Wind Gate’s master, Li Qingshan, has come. But why would he start arguing with that fellow as soon as he arrived?” wondered someone.
“It’s nothing to be curious about. The two of them are rivals. Due to a mine, they’ve been going against each other for many years. Considering their enmity, insulting each other is simply natural,” said an elder indifferently.
This elder was also a Life Star expert. Although he was on the verge of dying from old age, his eyes were still bright.
“This Long Chen really is a generation’s genius. How could he possibly do something like destroying his own sect? It is really incomprehensible.” Someone beside the elder shook his head.
“There are always two layers to a person’s words. Even if a person believes what they’re saying, is it really the truth? Who knows?” The elder smiled slightly, but it was a bit contemptuous.
“The main issue is that Long Chen suddenly appeared here in the Eastern Xuan City, and it seems that he has no intention of fleeing. All the large powers will quickly arrive. Isn’t he just asking to be killed?” Someone else shook their head, unable to comprehend Long Chen.
“According to reason, a small disciple who grew up in the secular world and managed to reach such a height must be both smart and decisive, so this is really foolish. Or perhaps he has some other goal?” wondered someone else.
More and more experts were arriving, and flying boats were rushing over from every direction. Huge carriages appeared along with giant flying Magical Beasts, circling the sky. Experts had surrounded the Eastern Xuan City so that there was no way for Long Chen to escape.
Long Chen continued advancing with the pot in front of him, while the gourd-carrying middle-aged man continued to retreat as he attacked Long Chen.
He had no idea that Long Chen wasn’t wasting any energy at all defending against him. The pot’s innate defenses were more than enough to block his flying swords.
However, just as he was advancing, he received a spiritual transmission: “Do you need help?”
Long Chen smiled when he received it. A certain face that he recognized surfaced in his mind. He had only seen this person once before, and it had been in the Grand Xia Ancient Nation.
This person’s name was Yue Mingshan. Long Chen called him the Seventh Elder. Back when Long Chen had seen him then, the Seventh Elder had only been at the Soul Transformation realm. But now he was at the Life Star realm.
“Seventh Elder, it’s been a long time. Is Xiaoqian still well? Has she come out of seclusion?” Long Chen sent back a spiritual message.
“Xiaoqian has already come out of seclusion, and she has managed to awaken the original devil sacred blood, giving her immense power. If you’re in trouble now, then just say the word. My entire original devil race will come out in full force to fight for you,” said the Seventh Elder as he hid in the crowd, using a secret art to communicate with Long Chen.
“I don’t need that yet. I’m intentionally drawing my enemies here. This time, I want all my enemies here in order to create the book of death,” said Long Chen.
“But… will you be alright?” asked the Seventh Elder. Although he was in the Life Star realm now, seeing all these powerful experts gathered here still gave him a chill.
“I’m fine. Everything’s going as expected. It’s not good for you to be exposed yet, so continue developing in the dark. If there comes a day that I do need yo
ur help, I won’t stand on courtesy,” said Long Chen.
“Alright then.” The Seventh Elder stealthily left. In just the short time that they had communicated, several nearby experts had sensed their spiritual fluctuations.
“Qiu Yang, you’re too useless. You can’t even stop a Jade Core disciple. But don’t worry, we’ll come to help you out!”
Suddenly, three figures charged toward Long Chen, all of them Life Star experts. Everyone instantly held their breath.
Chapter 1482 Let the Festival of Carnage Begin
Four Life Star experts were attacking Long Chen at the same time, along with four Ancestral items. Blinding light and powerful pressure filled the world.
“Long Chen, you are too arrogant! Are you looking down on all the heroes of the world? Today, you’ll pay the price for your arrogance!” A saber-wielding Life Star expert was the first to reach Long Chen.
“You think you’re the heroes of the world?” sneered Long Chen. As the pot blocked the attacks from the front, he turned around, sending out a single punch.
BOOM! A scale-covered fist smashed into the saber. Blinding light erupted.
“What?! He blocked an Ancestral item with his bare hands?!” Everyone was shocked, almost unable to believe their eyes.
Ancestral items were immensely powerful. Only first-rate sects could possess them, and they would belong to the sect masters. But despite that, Long Chen had blocked an attack from an Ancestral item with his bare hands.
“In my eyes, you’re all just garbage. The only difference between you is size.” Long Chen suddenly sent out a kick at the saber-wielding expert’s stomach.
Horrified, the saber-wielding expert hastily pulled back his stomach. But by retreating like this, the power from his saber sharply dropped.
“Not good!” He had only just reacted when the power behind Long Chen’s fist suddenly exploded like a volcano.
BOOM! The Life Star expert almost lost his hold on his saber. The immense power sent him flying, and he hacked up a mouthful of blood.
“How… how is that possible?!”