"Found it!"
Long Chen's heart pounded wildly. Soon, the formation disk locked onto a direction, but just as it locked onto that direction, the disk suddenly dimmed and fell silent.
"Whoosh!"
Long Chen steered his flying boat, speeding toward that direction. Suddenly, countless figures darted back and forth ahead, all speeding toward that direction just like Long Chen.
Soon, a massive sea of people appeared ahead, tightly surrounding an area where a huge spatial rift stood.
The spatial rift was slowly healing, the earth cracked, and a terrifying power still permeated the air, as if a great battle had just taken place.
"No wonder he's the top genius of the Blood Slaughter Hall—he found Xia Chen so quickly."
"Unfortunately, Xia Chen still managed to escape."
"However, Xia Chen was injured and coughed up blood just now. He probably won't get far and will be caught again soon. Death awaits him all."
"That Ji Wuying is truly terrifying. We've searched for so long with no news at all. As soon as he arrived, he found Xia Chen."
"After all, he's an assassin, and that's his profession. His nose is sharper than a hyena's, nothing strange about it."
When Long Chen arrived, he heard many people whispering among themselves. His face darkened as he squeezed forward. Some were dissatisfied with Long Chen's rude behavior and were about to lose their temper, but seeing Long Chen's gaze, they were so frightened that they swallowed their insults.
"Outsiders, step aside. Don't disturb our Blood Slaughter Hall. Collect samples."
Long Chen arrived at the edge of the battlefield. In front of him were several people dressed in black robes and wearing masks, blocking everyone outside and not allowing them to approach the core area of the battlefield.
Long Chen ignored their warnings and walked straight over. A Blood Kill Hall expert had a cold look in his eyes and was about to strike Long Chen when he suddenly saw Long Chen's face clearly, a look of terror flashing in his eyes:
"You ..."
"Pfft."
Just as the Blood Killing Hall expert was about to act, Long Chen slapped him across the face, blowing his entire head apart.
Everyone was shocked. The Blood Killing Hall experts were collecting bloodstains from the ground, focusing intently on their research, but unexpectedly, someone suddenly attacked.
"Puff puff puff... Long
Chen gave them no chance to react. He slapped them one by one, killing all four Blood Kill Hall experts present. The last one, sensing danger, immediately fled, disappearing on the spot, but Long Chen still pulled him out of the void and slapped him to death.
For a moment, all the powerful figures present were terrified. These people were Ji Wuying's trusted men, the best of the best, yet they were killed by a single slap. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed it.
In their eyes, Long Chen could kill them effortlessly. In reality, every strike he made was full of mysteries—they just couldn't understand them.
Long Chen was very familiar with the movement techniques of the Blood Killing Hall experts in attack and retreat. He had already anticipated their movements when he made his move. So on the surface, it looked as if these Blood Kill Hall experts didn't dodge or evade, letting Long Chen crush them to death. The scene was extremely bizarre.
Long Chen killed the four of them but ignored them, instead reaching out to check the blood on the ground.
"As expected, his internal injuries haven't healed, and now he's only wounded on top of his wounds." Long Chen sensed the fluctuations in his blood and activated the Dragon Blood Body Refining Technique. Soon, he sensed the general direction Xia Chen was leaving.
Xia Chen had teleported away, but because of his injuries, the air still lingered with the scent of dragon blood, so Long Chen could still trace the faint clues.
Ji Wuying had already caught up, but the mistake rate in this chase was very high, so he had his men collect samples here. If they failed, they could conduct a second tracking.
"Whew."
Long Chen put away the flying boat. He found it too slow, and didn't bother to reveal his identity, so he immediately used the Thunder Flash to speed away.
"Who is that person? How could it be so terrifying? When
Long Chen left, people finally realized what was happening, and someone exclaimed in surprise.
"Oh my god, could he be the one who frantically robbed Longteng Trading Company, slaughtered countless prodigies in the Chaotic Star Sea, and defeated the son of Yanxu, the youngest dean in history of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Academy?"
Some recognized Long Chen's attire, but were unsure. In the chaotic star sea, Long Chen had slaughtered countless prodigies from various races and even slain the Son of Yanxu. His name had long begun to spread across the major domains.
However, Ziyan Heaven is too vast, so news spreads slowly. Moreover, the strong figures from each major region have adapted to the laws of the Heavenly Dao in their respective regions, so there's no need. People won't run around aimlessly, so the mobility of people isn't particularly high.
The reason Long Chen's name had spread here was mainly because of Longteng Trading Company. Since its founding, Long Chen was definitely the first person to so brazenly rob Longteng Trading Company.
When someone recognized Long Chen, the powerful figures present erupted in an uproar, and some immediately notified Longteng Trading Company, hoping for a reward.
Long Chen had already found clues about Xia Chen and didn't care at all about others recognizing his identity. He was determined to find Xia Chen as quickly as possible.
"Buzz"—
space trembled, and Long Chen appeared atop a tall mountain. The mountain had just collapsed, and smoke and dust were everywhere.
Just moments ago, Xia Chen teleported here, and Ji Wuying had actually caught up here. But judging by the battlefield traces, Xia Chen didn't stop and immediately teleported again.
"Whew."
Long Chen continued to follow the aura, his heart pounding. This Ji Wuying was terrifying. He neither had a formation disk nor could he generate dragon blood sensing. He didn't know what power he had to catch up to Xia Chen.
Long Chen chased after him while maximizing the fluctuations of the array disk, hoping Xia Chen could sense it and join him.
Finally, during the fourth teleportation, Long Chen's formation disk showed an abnormal reaction. Long Chen was overjoyed—Xia Chen had finally noticed his array disk.
At that moment, Long Chen suddenly stopped moving, standing quietly atop a high mountain, waiting.
Since Xia Chen had already noticed him, he didn't need to keep chasing. Naturally, Xia Chen would teleport in his direction. If they ran each other and their positions were unstable, they wouldn't be able to find each other.
"Buzz buzz buzz... The
formation disk on Long Chen grew brighter and brighter, which meant Xia Chen was getting closer and closer to him.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the void trembled, and a figure covered in blood appeared—it was the long-lost Xia Chen. When Xia Chen saw Long Chen, his eyes instantly turned red with excitement.
"Boss..."
Xia Chen's voice choked with emotion. He had grown thin and haggard, his eyes filled with undisguised fatigue and pain, making him feel sorry for him.
"Good brother, it's all in the past." Long Chen said excitedly. He first gave Xia Chen a fierce hug and took out a healing pill for him to take.
"Boom"
Xia Chen had just taken the healing pill when suddenly the void exploded, and a long sword pierced through the void, stabbing straight at Xia Chen.
"Xia Chen, you can't escape." The sword's owner spoke in a cold voice, like a hellish ghost.
"I wonder if you can escape."
A murderous intent surged in Long Chen's eyes. He drew the Minghong Blade, and with a vast spiritual will, locked onto the man in an instant and slashed with his blade.