Yin Changsheng was furious. He had never been this furious in his life; his life had always been as good as the wind and the rain as he pleased.
What he wanted was never fought against by anyone, and no one he wanted to kill could survive.
But he suffered losses twice in a row at Long Chen's hands. The Fusang Ancient Tree he was determined to obtain was torn off just like that, and he was about to lose his mind.
In a fit of rage, he ignited all his faith power. In that instant, a pair of milky-white wings appeared behind him, sacred runes glowing on them, and the violent power made heaven and earth tremble.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, the flaming Qilin roared in fury, its body glowing with light. Its fur vanished in an instant, its body covered in milky white scales, and an unstoppable force erupted. Huo Ling'er, who was frantically sucking blood, was sent flying.
Yin Changsheng used the power of symbiosis. The Flame Qilin was his contracted beast. Their souls were connected, their powers combined. Yin Changsheng used his own power, and the Flame Qilin broke free from Huo Ling'er.
"Roar!"
The Flame Qilin was summoned back to Yin Changsheng's side. Its face twisted with fangs bared, it roared at Huo Ling'er, its eyes filled with wild killing intent.
Standing behind Long Chen, Huo Ling'er stuck out her tongue and scooped up the blood from the corner of her mouth into her mouth. Her little face was full of excitement, like a child savoring honey.
Yin Changsheng checked the Flame Qilin, his anger surging once again. Huo Ling'er was ruthless—in just one breath, she had devoured twenty percent of the Flame Qilin's essence blood. It would take half a year to recover this essence blood.
If they delayed any longer, the Flame Qilin's essence blood might be completely drained by Huo Ling'er.
"Die!"
Yin Changsheng roared, his spear flashing like lightning, stabbing straight at Long Chen. Endless power of faith erupted, piercing through the void, shattering vast Dao runes. With the power of faith, even the Dao was being suppressed.
"Seven Star Battle Body, activate!"
Long Chen shouted in his heart, and a star map appeared behind him. The seven stars flickered, endless purple energy echoed between heaven and earth, and purple ripples surged in the air, like the tides of the ocean, washing over the world.
When the Seven-Star Battle Body was activated, myriad paths wailed and the universe trembled. At that moment, the hundred and eight thousand stars within Long Chen's body rapidly lit up, like suns, radiating endless brilliance.
Endless power surged into Long Chen's body like thousands of galloping horses. The Minghong Blade roared explosively in Long Chen's hand. As the endless power poured into the blade, the blade seemed like a dried-up riverbed nourished by great water, radiating boundless vitality.
"Boom!"
Long Chen slashed down with his blade. The Minghong Blade collided with Yin Changsheng's spear, a thunderous explosion shattering the ground beneath their feet.
With this strike, neither held back; violent power surged in all directions, sand and stones flew, covering the sky.
"Yin Changsheng, you idiot, are you forcing me to kill you?" From afar, the furious voice of the Nine Nether Rakshasa attacking Ji Wuming came through. The Nine Nether Rakshasa abandoned Ji Wuming and charged straight toward them.
"Get lost! You crazy woman, you're the real idiot. If you don't, I'll kill you too." Unlike Ji Wuming, Yin Changsheng was never one to endure. Seeing the Nine Nether Rakshasa stirring up trouble at this moment, his killing intent surged forth.
Although he didn't understand the Nine Nether Rakshasa well, this madwoman's reversal at this moment was hopelessly foolish. He couldn't be bothered to reason with her.
"Idiot! Among the four great halls, the Martial God Hall ranks first, the Saint Pill Hall second, the Blood Kill Hall third, while our Nine Nether Hall can only rank last.
I've long been dissatisfied with this ranking. The Blood Kill Hall is full of useless fools, always shutting themselves away without fighting. And last time I challenged you, you were just making excuses.
I said before, Long Chen's life belongs to me, yet you treat my words as nonsense. Since that's the case, today, let's fight to the death and rearrange the rankings of the Four Great Halls. "Jiuyou Luosha's expression was grim, symbols flickering in his eyes, his tone growing colder and more domineering.
She carried a spirit of 'those who follow me prosper, those who oppose me perish.' Whether it was because killing Long Chen herself was too important to her, or because the mark of Asura on her forehead made her increasingly arrogant, leaving no room for doubt.
"You idiot, the ranking of the Four Great Halls is based on each hall's foundation, not by the strength of the disciples. If you don't understand this, you're just an idiot.
Don't say you're just a half-blood with a trace of Asura blood—even if you're a true Asura clan, you have no right to act arrogantly before me. If you dare act recklessly again, today's Heavenly Burial Ground will be your final resting place. Yin Changsheng shouted coldly, completely ignoring the Nine Nether Rakshasa and charging straight at Long Chen to kill.
As he made his move, the Flame Qilin beside him also moved, attacking Long Chen from another angle. Its attack direction was exactly his blind spot.
Long Chen snorted coldly. Without communicating with Huo Ling'er, Huo Ling'er had already swung her True Fire Sword and charged at the Flame Qilin.
At the very moment Long Chen charged at Yin Changsheng, the Nine Nether Rakshasa also charged forward, throwing the scene into chaos.
Long Chen's enemies were the Nine Nether Rakshasa and Yin Changsheng. Yin Changsheng's enemies were Long Chen and the Nine Nether Rakshasas, while the Nine Nether Rakshasa targeted Long Chen and Yin Changsheng.
"Boom boom boom... The
three attacked simultaneously. Amid the chaos, fierce winds surged, sword energy soared to the sky, and the battle plunged the sky into darkness.
In the battle among the three, Fire Ling'er and Flame Qilin were also involved. The chaotic battle made none of them dare to attack any one with full force, fearing a third would take advantage of the situation.
Ever since Long Chen embarked on the path of cultivation, his whole life had been either fighting or on his way to battle, but he had never encountered anything like this.
Facing powerhouses like Yin Changsheng and Jiuyou Luosha, even someone as powerful as Long Chen dared not be careless or fight freely, only holding back and looking for weaknesses in the opponent's defense.
Yin Changsheng and Jiuyou Luocha were the strongest prodigies of their time, backed by the entire faction. Their power was terrifying, and they had countless trump cards. One wrong move and they could suffer a major loss. Even Long Chen had to be cautious.
Yin Changsheng and Jiuyou Luocha were just like Long Chen. They fought two people alone, never daring to be careless, always fighting in the safest way, letting go of who would show a weakness first.
If one of the three shows a weakness, it's very likely that two of them will seize the opportunity and take him out in one blow.
But all three were true prodigies, warriors who fought their way through deadly battles, with incredibly rich combat experience and flawless moves.
Experts of their level only show flaws when it comes to absolute power.
Now, none of the three dared to go all out, and the situation suddenly became stalemate. Such a boring state was something they had encountered for the first time.
"Hey, hey, you two men and one woman, what are you doing? Do you want me to join in too? "At that moment, Mo Nian's voice rang out.
"Where is Ji Wuming?" Long Chen's expression changed slightly.
"This guy is hiding, but I don't know where he hid it." Mo Nian replied, standing beside Yue Xiaoqian, fiercely battling the demon clan and the Saint Pill Hall experts to prevent Ji Wuming from launching a surprise attack on her.
But after a while, Ji Wuming remained silent in secret, which felt strange.
"No, this guy went down."
Long Chen suddenly discovered that after the ancient Fusang tree was uprooted, a passage appeared beneath it, leading straight underground.
"Damn it, this guy is so sinister."
Suddenly, Long Chen's thunderous wings trembled behind him, and he shot toward the passage like a bolt of lightning. As soon as he entered, a vast chaotic aura surged toward him.