"Huh?"
Long Chan and Gai Jinlong were both stunned.
Then, they spotted Jiang Chen streaking across the sky toward them.
Jiang Chen was moving incredibly fast. With a single flutter from the five pairs of Radiant Wings on his back, he crossed dozens of kilometers.
His body erupted in a brilliant golden light, forcefully tearing through the True Dragon Realm to rescue Gai Jinlong. He took out a pill and tossed it to him. "Elder Golden Dragon, stabilize your injuries first. Leave Long Chan to me!"
"Jiang Chen, you..."
Gai Jinlong looked at Jiang Chen with concern, but when he saw the calm, determined look in Jiang Chen’s eyes, he swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue. In a heavy voice, he said, "Be careful!"
He then flew to a nearby mountain peak and began to recuperate.
Long Chan’s gaze was frigid. He had been a hair’s breadth away from killing Gai Jinlong, but Jiang Chen had appeared and ruined everything.
The interruption left him utterly furious.
Long Chan looked at Jiang Chen with a sinister expression and sneered, "Little bastard, I was just thinking that after I settled things here, I’d come find you to avenge Jingtian and Jingyun. I didn’t expect you to deliver yourself to my doorstep. That’s fine too, it saves me the trouble of hunting you down!"
Jiang Chen, holding the Spirit-Slaying Sword, said with an indifferent expression, "Long Jingyun and Long Jingtian asked me to tell you they’ve been waiting for you in the Underworld for a long time!"
"Arrogant!"
A cold glint flashed in Long Chan’s narrowed eyes as he sneered.
SWISH!
His body blurred, transforming into the flesh of a True Dragon Body as he shattered the void. In a flash, he appeared before Jiang Chen.
A golden light transformed into a veritable Sea of True Essence.
From within the Sea of True Essence, two True Dragons radiating golden light shot forth. The two intertwined as they charged at Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen’s expression remained neutral.
He had already unleashed his God-Devouring Realm, his cultivation surging to the Early Stage of the Emperor Realm.
His Divine Demon Tyrant Body flared with golden brilliance. He clapped his hands together in the air, instantly forming two giant palms the size of mountain peaks. The palms shot out, seizing the two intertwined True Dragons. Then, with a sudden burst of power—BOOM!—the two dragons exploded.
Golden light erupted toward the heavens.
"Nine Palace Sword!"
Nine massive Sword Qi Palaces materialized, unleashing a storm of destruction as they hurtled toward Long Chan.
"Dragon Battle Star Field!"
Long Chan unleashed one Martial Skill after another.
Streams of True Essence Dragons charged forth, their vast and mighty True Essence Power surging like a turbulent ocean.
RUMBLE!
The terrifying collision of energies created a deafening roar.
A massive fissure was blasted open in the Celestial Vault above.
A trace of fear flashed through Long Chan’s eyes. ’I can’t believe this kid has such power without even entering the Emperor Realm. If he actually reaches that realm, how could I possibly be his match? I have to eliminate him today, or he’ll become a disaster!’
With his current power, he could tell at a glance that Jiang Chen’s true cultivation was merely at the Human Emperor Realm Ninth Stage.
Yet, at that level, Jiang Chen somehow possessed the power to contend with him, which made Long Chan extremely wary.
"Nine Dragons Roaring at the Heavens!"
Nine dragon heads suddenly erupted from Long Chan’s body. The ferocious heads opened their maws in unison, letting out terrifying draconic roars.
ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!
Each draconic roar swept forth with world-shattering power.
Jiang Chen snorted and swung his longsword. "Eight Trigrams Sword!"
HUMMM!
An Eight Trigrams Sword Diagram materialized before him, blocking the assault of the True Essence Dragons.
Jiang Chen tore through the void, appearing at Long Chan’s side. "Seven-Star Sword!"
SWISH SWISH SWISH!
His figure flickered through the air, changing positions as he thrust seven times, unleashing a sword array in the pattern of the Big Dipper.
Under the frenzied assault of the seven streams of Sword Qi, Long Chan was blasted backward. The Dragon Scales on his hands shattered and blood streamed from the wounds. He stared at Jiang Chen, his expression grim. "You... you can actually break my True Dragon Body?"
"True Dragon Body? Don’t insult True Dragons!" Jiang Chen sneered and attacked again. "North Nether Divine Fist!"
RUMBLE!
A jet-black fist shadow tore through the void and slammed into Long Chan. The impact shattered his Dragon Scales and pulverized several of his bones. He sprayed a mouthful of blood, his face a mask of shock. "This is impossible... My True Dragon Body is as durable as a Saint Tier Advanced Profound Weapon! How could you possibly break my defense?"
"Saint Tier Advanced Profound Weapon? Hmph!"
Jiang Chen sneered disdainfully.
His Divine Demon Tyrant Body was just as durable. Combined with the eight-fold power burst from the Third Stage of his North Nether Divine Fist, he could smash even a Saint Tier Advanced Profound Weapon to pieces.
Let alone Long Chan’s body?
"Jiang Chen, I’ll kill you!" Long Chan roared. "True Dragon Realm!"
WHOOSH!
A vast expanse of golden light pulsed, enveloping Jiang Chen as countless True Dragons charged about wildly within it.
Each True Dragon was like a Saint Tier Advanced Profound Weapon, possessed of world-destroying power.
Gai Jinlong, who had just stabilized his injuries, looked on in horror and shouted a warning, "Jiang Chen, be careful! That True Dragon Realm is... holy shit..."
His words trailed off.
He could only watch as Jiang Chen, standing within the True Dragon Realm, swung the Spirit-Slaying Sword again and again, unleashing terrifying waves of Sword Qi that surged in all directions.
SWISH SWISH SWISH...
Beams of Sword Aura shattered one True Dragon after another.
Like an unparalleled Sword God, Jiang Chen shattered the True Dragon Realm by force. Gripping his Spirit-Slaying Sword, he slashed through the air. "Nine Palace Sword!"
SWISH!
A brilliant flash of Sword Aura tore through the void.
A Sea of True Essence enveloped Long Chan, and a look of horror spread across his face. "I... Why can’t I move?"
"Die!"
Jiang Chen’s indifferent voice echoed in his ears.
BOOM!
The Sword Aura submerged Long Chan, and his body convulsed.
When the Sword Aura dissipated, a single bead of blood appeared between his eyebrows. The trace of blood spread from the top of his head down his body, a thin red line that split Long Chan’s entire body in two.
An expert at the Early Stage of the Emperor Realm had fallen at Jiang Chen’s hands.
"Devour!"
Jiang Chen grabbed Long Chan’s corpse. The God-slaying Sword trembled violently as his Chaos Bloodline boiled, and he began to brazenly devour Long Chan’s essence.
"Mid-Ninth Stage of the Human Emperor Realm..." A sharp glint appeared in Jiang Chen’s eyes as he rushed toward Song Tiancheng.
Song Tiancheng and Wei Lihuang were evenly matched in combat.
One unleashed Sword Auras that pierced the heavens, while the other commanded a monstrous inferno.
"Burn the world to ash!" Wei Lihuang roared. A giant flame totem appeared behind him, enveloping Song Tiancheng.
With a cold expression, Song Tiancheng pressed forward relentlessly. "Sword Heart Clarity!"
SWISH!
Endless Sword Qi erupted, tearing the demonic shadow to shreds.
He was just about to attack again...
An invisible force locked onto his body, and Song Tiancheng froze, unable to move. Wei Lihuang’s eyes widened in surprise, but the look was fleeting. He immediately seized the opportunity, unleashing a terrifyingly powerful strike. "Celestial Fire Dragon Saber!"
BOOM!
A blazing Battle Blade slammed into Song Tiancheng.
"ARGH..."
Song Tiancheng screamed as he was sent flying.
He had only flown a few hundred meters when a black sword light flashed from behind. With a sickening slice, it lopped off Song Tiancheng’s head.
His head flew high into the air as blood gushed from his neck.
Song Tiancheng’s eyes were wide with indignation and despair. As his consciousness faded, his last sight was of a youth standing mid-air, Sword Qi radiating from him in all directions. "Jiang... Jiang Chen? He’s... he’s actually this strong..."