by Translator: BornToBe; Author: Ordinary Magician (平凡魔术师); Licensed From: 17k
“Long Chen, the power of your physical body isn’t bad. You’re actually able to fight against me. But there’s no way that your Yuan Spirit is my match. Since you’re dying today, I’ll let you understand. Do you know just how many primordial runes I condensed when I stepped into Soul Transformation?”
Xiang Yunfei began to shout as he fought. He was clearly confident in his Yuan Spirit. It was true that his Yuan Spirit was incredibly powerful.
Long Chen ignored him. He continued to fight, neither at a disadvantage or advantage. Xiang Yunfei was too powerful for him to be careless.
“Haha, you don’t even have the courage to speak? Are you afraid of despair? Alright, I’ll tell you so you can understand the difference between us. I condense a total of…”
BOOM!
Xiang Yunfei’s violet light surged like a wild tsunami as the power of his Yuan Spirit reached a peak.
“... three hundred and seventy million primordial runes! Now, do you know the difference between us?”
Xiang Yunfei shouted along with the surge in the power of his Yuan Spirit. Violet light soared into the sky. His voice resounded through heaven and earth, and every person’s jaw dropped.
“How is that even possible?! How could he have so many primordial runes?!”
“I only had one thousand seven hundred!”
“I also only had thirteen hundred. That’s crazy!”
All the Empyreans present felt like they had just been given a fatal blow. They couldn’t believe their ears. This difference was definitely enough to cause despair.
Even Yan Nantian and the others couldn’t help nodding along. Having three hundred and seventy million primordial runes truly was rarely seen in this world. No wonder he was so confident.
Xiang Yunfei no longer held back after revealing how many primordial runes he had. He became a blazing violet sun who blinded others, and a fist smashed mercilessly toward Long Chen in the air. He was planning on winning with this one punch.
“Three hundred and seventy million? Why didn’t you say so earlier?”
Long Chen laughed and green scales suddenly covered his body. He actually used the Green Dragon Battle Armor with his Yuan Spirit.
BANG!
Violet light exploded. It was like a violet sea had exploded in the air.
“Heavens, Xiang Yunfei’s Spiritual Strength is so great! He’s actually able to cause such a phenomenon!”
“No, Xiang Yunfei’s arm has been broken!” An Empyrean with runes in his eyes suddenly cried out. Clearly, he was using a magical art that allowed him to see the battle more clearly than others.
“Heavens, it’s true! Xiang Yunfei’s arm has vanished!”
At this time, the other Empyreans also managed to see the truth. However, violet light was still blinding the others. People weaker than Empyreans were unable to see what was going on.
BOOM!
Another explosive sound and a wave of violet light erupted. Xiang Yunfei let out a furious roar. Suddenly, the violet light filling the sky vanished, and Xiang Yunfei’s Yuan Spirit was fleeing back toward its true body, both its arms gone. Furthermore, it was now a whole level dimmer than it had been before. It no longer looked as mighty as before.
Long Chen’s Yuan Spirit suddenly chased after it, smashing out another fist.
“Three hundred and seventy million primordial runes only has this much power? Are you sure you weren’t bragging a bit?”
Long Chen’s sneer immediately drew countless people’s attention. Could it be that Xiang Yunfei really had been bragging and didn’t have that many primordial runes? He had only said this to frighten and shake Long Chen?
BOOM!
The arms of Xiang Yunfei’s Yuan Spirit regrew, and he crossed them in front of himself to block Long Chen’s fist. As a result, his new arms exploded as well, transforming into violet mist.
“Xiang Yunfei shouldn’t be lying. His powerful Yuan Spirit is able to recover quickly, so it seems like it’s on that level, or just one of Long Chen’s attacks would have destroyed it,” deduced one expert.
“If he’s not lying, then is Long Chen lying? He lied about how many primordial runes he had?”
“When did Long Chen ever say how many primordial runes he had? I don’t recall such a thing.”
Everyone came to a sudden understanding. Long Chen truly hadn’t replied with the number of primordial runes he possessed.
“Then are you saying… Long Chen had even more primordial runes than Xiang Yunfei? Heavens, just kill me. I feel like I’m going insane.” One of the Empyreans punched himself.
A Yuan Spirit condensed of three hundred and seventy million primordial runes was actually beaten into a fleeing rat by Long Chen. Then just how many primordial runes did Long Chen possess?
Even Di Long and his wife, as well as the other Netherpassage elders, were filled with disbelief.
There was only one possibility for Long Chen’s Yuan Spirit to be able to crush Xiang Yunfei’s Yuan Spirit so easily. He had to have at least double the number of primordial runes as Xiang Yunfei, or such a thing was impossible.
A battle of Yuan Spirits was different from other fights. If both Yuan Spirits were relatively equally matched, then winning would require technique and combat experience.
However, if the difference between the Yuan Spirits was too great, then the weaker one would be unable to pose a fatal threat to the stronger one.
The reason Long Chen hadn’t used his full power from the start was because he had been testing Xiang Yunfei’s power. As a result, Xiang Yunfei thought that this was all the power Long Chen had and went all-out. This calculated risk of his ended up backfiring magnificently. Long Chen defeated Xiang Yunfei’s Yuan Spirit in just three attacks.
Amongst the ancient races, disciples wouldn’t possibly possess such powerful Yuan Spirits. Xiang Yunfei’s Yuan Spirit was the result of a mutation. Such a terrifying Yuan Spirit had never appeared in the history of the ancient races.
In truth, this trump card of Xiang Yunfei’s had been kept secret to the point that the outer world didn’t know about it. He had been planning on using this trump card to kill Long Chen and prove to the world that the ancient races’ Yuan Spirits were also powerful and even stronger than the human race’s Yuan Spirits.
Unfortunately, he was forced to flee miserably, and his Yuan Spirit was on the verge of crumbling. Xiang Yunfei formed hand seals, and his Yuan Spirit transformed into a ray of light that returned to his true body.
Long Chen snorted and also recalled his Yuan Spirit. A wild surge of energy erupted from Evilmoon.
BOOM!
Xiang Yunfei, who had been evenly matched with Long Chen, was suddenly blown away, coughing up blood.
Chapter 1784 Unexpected Paragon Art
BOOM!
Xiang Yunfei was blown away. Due to their fighting, the ground around them had sunk, and they were in a huge hole. Hence, Xiang Yunfei crashed through the ground and then reappeared out on the surface.
Xiang Yunfei had just appeared aboveground again when lightning flashed around Long Chen. He seemed to teleport, appearing right where Xiang Yunfei was flying toward. He slashed his saber.
Xiang Yunfei hastily blocked with his violet bone spear, and as a result, he smashed into the ground once more.
The ground was like a calm lake that had been struck by a meteorite. A huge wave of earth spread.
After sending Xiang Yunfei into the ground, Long Chen followed, diving like a goshawk at a rabbit.
The ground bulged and exploded over and over again. Cracks spread far into the distance as they began to fight underground.
“How terrifying! This is practically an apocalyptic battle.”
“Long Chen truly is worthy of the name of the Eastern Wasteland’s demon king. Who can possibly block him?”
“No wonder he’s called the Eastern Madman. If I had this kind of power, I could also be crazy.”
People could only discuss what was going on based on the cra
cks and bulges appearing on the ground. With Netherpassage experts protecting them, they didn’t need to worry about their safety. They were watching the battle with anticipation. This was a glorious moment, as well as the best gossip to discuss in the future.
Although they couldn’t see the two of them, they could sense their terrifying power. They were constantly wrecking the ground.
“This Long Chen’s power has exceeded my expectations. The youngsters these days really do hide their power well,” said one of the Grand Elders with a faint smile.
The power of Long Chen’s Yuan Spirit was something that even they had never seen before.
However, misjudging him like this was a pleasant surprise. After all, he was still a disciple of the Martial Heaven Alliance.
Qu Jianying was naturally the most excited one. She had always viewed Long Chen as her own child. Although the main reason for this at the start had been her relationship with the old man, later she had truly started to like this daring and caring child.
As for why she had to constantly put him in his place, that was because his guts were too big, and she had to before he killed himself.
She had to beat this child, but of course, when the time for rewards came, she would first think of him.
Suddenly, the ground exploded. Long Chen and Xiang Yunfei’s figures appeared in the sky again.
Xiang Yunfei was covered in blood. He looked like he was in a miserable state, but there was no panic in his eyes.
As for Long Chen, he also had some bloodstains on him. It was just unknown if this blood was his or Xiang Yunfei’s.
Long Chen was calm. Evilmoon rested on his shoulder once more as he looked at Xiang Yunfei. He looked unfathomable.
The two of them had suddenly stopped fighting. However, the spectators were stunned to find that even after such an intense battle, their auras hadn’t dropped at all. The two of them were clearly still in their peak condition after all that.
“Monsters. Absolute monsters.”
The so-called heavenly geniuses present had completely lost the foundation of their pride. In front of Long Chen and Xiang Yunfei, who would dare to call themself a genius?
Even Ye Lingshan, who had just climbed the Venerate Platform, was completely convinced of her inferiority.
Long Chen’s previous words about the Venerate Platform and how he refused to climb it had made her think that he was worried about losing face. Only now did she find how laughable this guess was.
With Long Chen’s power, that broken-down Venerate Platform was truly unable to entice him. True experts disdained showing themselves off.
When she compared herself to Long Chen, she found that her thinking and actions appeared immature. Long Chen was a true expert, someone who disdained making a show to prove themselves. His height was something she could only look up to.
“The facts prove that trying to be a badass without a corresponding power makes you a dumbass. If you hadn’t borrowed power from your ancestors just now, there would no longer be a Xiang Yunfei in this world,” said Long Chen indifferently.
“Hmph, my ancestors’ power is my power. If you don’t have that power, it’s just because your ancestors were garbage,” sneered Xiang Yunfei
He was a bit angry and a bit insulted. He had thought that his unrivaled Yuan Spirit would be able to make him win in one go.
Due to the defeat of his Yuan Spirit, Long Chen had managed to get an advantage over him. In their underground fight, Xiang Yunfei had also been forced to use a bit of forbidden power to recover from his disadvantage.
Thinking of his previous words, especially when he bragged about how he had three hundred and seventy million primordial runes, Xiang Yunfei felt like he had truly slapped himself loudly this time.
“That’s right, as long as it’s a power you can use, it’s your power. I’m not mocking you for borrowing power. I’m just mocking you for trying to be a badass,” said Long Chen indifferently.
Xiang Yunfei was extremely arrogant, and that was precisely the kind of person that Long Chen liked to slap in the face. Having heard Xiang Yunfei repeatedly say that he would kill him, Long Chen was naturally angered. He felt refreshed to see Xiang Yunfei’s current expression.
“Long Chen, I admit that you’re very powerful. Even the power of your Yuan Spirit exceeded my expectations. However, if you think that you can defeat me because of that, I can only say that you’re too naive. The power of the ancient races isn’t something you can comprehend.”
Xiang Yunfei formed a hand seal, and his manifestation quickly spread, covering this entire space. The entire battlefield was infected by his violet light.
“This is…?!”
The experts were struck dumb by this move. Just how was it possible for a technique to cover the entire battlefield with a manifestation?
They had never seen such a divine ability or magical art that covered such an area and with such power.
This violet light covered them as well. All these geniuses, whether they were Celestials or Empyreans, suddenly found that they could no longer sense the Heavenly Daos. Their Heavenly Dao energy was instantly stripped away. It was like they had been crippled.
“What kind of power is this? Why is it capable of stripping away our Heavenly Dao energy?” To Celestials and Empyreans who relied on Heavenly Dao energy, this sudden sensation filled them with fear and unease.
“Hahahaha!” Xiang Yunfei laughed as the violet light coming from him grew stronger. “Have none of you heard of a certain kind of energy that is on the same level as Heavenly Dao energy?”
“Is… is he talking about paragon arts?!” cried an old expert with shock.
“Paragon arts? Aren’t those things that only Netherpassage experts can use? Is he not worried about his body exploding from the power?!”
Only a very small portion of the old experts here had even heard of paragon arts. That was because practically everyone here was only qualified to learn magical arts and Battle Skills. They weren’t even qualified to touch paragon arts.
All magical arts relied on using the energy of the world to activate, which was the power of the Heavenly Daos. They were activated within the scope of the Heavenly Daos. To put it another way, magical arts required the approval of the Heavenly Daos to be activated.
However, paragon arts were different because they were so powerful that they were on the same level as the Heavenly Daos. They didn’t need to be part of the Heavenly Daos.
Some magical arts clashed with Heavenly Dao energy and their power could be affected by that. It would require clearing an area of your Heavenly Dao energy so you could activate the magical art.
Now though, all the Heavenly Dao energy present had been forced away. Not even Empyreans could sense the Heavenly Daos any longer, which resulted in panic.
Qu Jianying’s expression finally changed. Amongst everyone present, only Netherpassage experts truly understood how terrifying paragon arts were.
Although Xiang Yunfei was only in the Soul Transformation realm and couldn’t possibly unleash the full power of a paragon art, its power would still make him unrivaled in the same realm.
Now she knew why Xiang Yunfei was so confident as to challenge Long Chen to a life and death match. He knew that Long Chen didn’t have a paragon art.
Paragon arts would leave a particular aura around the user, an aura that only people who also had paragon arts could sense. It formed a certain kind of resonance, so Xiang Yunfei had clearly sensed that Long Chen possessed no such aura.
“Granduncle-master!” Qu Jianying turned to Yan Nantian. Compared to a paragon art, any magical art Long Chen could use would be garbage. Long Chen would definitely die.
“What are you panicking over? Can’t you see that Long Chen is still calm? He definitely still has trump cards left. But this Xiang Yunfei really is extraordinary. His power is even greater than we expected. Long Chen might be able to draw with him, but I doubt he can defeat him. The result of this battle was decided from th
e start. It’s just a shame that Long Chen doesn’t have any paragon arts, or there might be the slightest bit of hope,” sighed Yan Nantian.
Suddenly, cracks appeared in Xiang Yunfei’s violet world. A rush of desolate air poured out of those cracks. The world became still.
Chapter 1785 Mammoth Primordial Spirit Beasts
Violet light filled the world, and it was like another world’s energy had replaced this world’s energy. Cracking sounds rang out like the world was about to shatter. This was a horrifying phenomenon.
“Paragon arts… just what are they?! How can they be so terrifying?! Just this aura is making it impossible for me to move!” Qingqing was pale, her voice shuddering as she cried.
Qingqing, Xin Li, Meng Fei, and the other disciples of the Martial Heaven Alliance were staring at this phenomenon in shock. This kind of power made them feel despair. They couldn’t even form a desire to fight back.
“Paragon arts have surpassed the existence known as magical arts. They are unrivaled arts, capable of breaking ten thousand magical arts, resulting in them being called paragon arts. Normally, only Netherpassage experts can use them because their life and death energy is also another kind of energy outside Heavenly Dao energy. They can unleash their life and death domain and their paragon art within that domain. However, Xiang Yunfei has used some unknown methods to create his own domain that was capable of holding a paragon art. He… really is frightening,” said Ye Lingshan.
As an independent cultivator, Ye Lingshan had studied a vast variety of things. She had no teacher, so she had to grope around in the dark herself. Hence, she had some superficial understanding of paragon arts.
“Then is senior apprentice-brother Long Chen going to be defeated?” asked Qingqing while clenching Ye Lingshan’s hand tightly. She almost seemed to be praying to Ye Lingshan for Long Chen’s victory.
In her eyes, Ye Lingshan was also a peerless expert. As long as she said that Long Chen would win, he would definitely win.
However, Ye Lingshan didn’t reply. She had no way to reply. She knew that she couldn’t give the reply that Qingqing wanted.