"What arrogant tone! As a disciple of the academy, wielding weapons in my own courtyard—what does that have to do with you? If you don't dare enter the hall, then just get lost! The leader of the Nine Veins Heavenly Saint shouted coldly.
"Two"
Long Chen remained unmoved and directly counted out the second number.
"Everyone, put away your weapons!" Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted anxiously.
The one shouting was none other than Ye Ziwen, the tenth-ranked expert on the Heavenly Ranking who had nearly been killed by Long Chen earlier.
"Ye Ziwen, are you crazy?" An elder shouted angrily.
They were here, setting up formations to give Long Chen and the others a warning. Of course, if Long Chen dared to pass through their group, whether they would kill them directly depended on the situation.
Because Long Chen had previously attacked the academy disciples, if they killed him, it would also be avenging those disciples and have a valid reason.
In fact, this was a trap they had set, but in Long Chen's eyes, this trap was just child's play.
However, as Ye Ziwen shouted with tears in his voice, many people put away their weapons. At that moment, Long Chen shouted the last number:
"Three"
"Boom boom boom boom ...."
Then a strange scene unfolded: in the crowd, countless heads exploded, blood splattered, and everyone around was stunned. Their bodies were covered in blood, yet they were completely confused about what had happened.
At that moment, on Bai Xiaole's shoulder behind Long Chen, the small paw of the Purple-Eyed Nine-Tailed Fox slowly lowered, and the strange patterns in its pupils slowly faded away.
Everyone's attention was focused on Long Chen, unaware that it was the Purple-Eyed Nine-Tailed Demon Fox who had unleashed his bloodline divine power to kill these people.
"How could this happen... The
experts of the branch academy were stunned; even the Nine Veins Heavenly Saint-level experts couldn't understand how these people had died.
The disciples who had put away their weapons upon hearing Ye Ziwen's shout trembled all over in fear. If they hadn't obeyed, they would already be among these headless corpses.
Such bizarre methods terrified everyone. Long Chen's expression remained calm, his eyes icy cold. The deaths of these people could not stir even the slightest ripple in his heart.
Long Chen had already given them a chance, but they hadn't seized it, so no one else could be blamed.
"Such ruthless methods! You're so ruthless, unable to win people over with virtue, yet still dreaming of becoming the director. That's just wishful thinking. Today, I'll make you pay for your blood debt." At that moment, an angry roar echoed from inside the grand hall.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, the void exploded, and a figure appeared out of thin air. A blood-red hand appeared before Long Chen, and the violent imperial might instantly froze the space.
Guo Ran and the others were terrified to find themselves unable to move; this was their first time encountering a half-step Human Emperor-level powerhouse.
Buzz!
Suddenly, an eight-colored divine ring appeared behind Long Chen. The moment the ring stretched open the heavens and earth, the pressure on Guo Ran and the others vanished instantly, and they instinctively retreated.
At the moment Long Chen opened the divine ring, stars densely covered his large hand, and he struck out with a palm.
With a loud explosion, the entire Lingxiao Academy shook. The fierce wind tore through the void, and myriad paths shattered. At that moment, divine light surged above the Lingxiao Grand Hall, and a radiance shielded all the disciples from the branch academy.
Seeing this, Long Chen's eyes instantly turned icy. His killing intent soared to the extreme. At this moment, Long Chen and the old man faced each other's palms, each channeling their power to suppress the other.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, the eight-colored divine ring behind Long Chen spun rapidly. Under the rhythm of the eight colors, the outermost black divine ring passed through seven rings in succession, entering the inner ring. The moment it entered the inner ring from the outer ring, the power within Long Chen was instantly compressed and then erupted.
With a loud "pop,"
the old man's arm shattered with a thunderous crash.
"What?"
The elite members of the Branch Academy saw this scene and were terrified out of their wits.
Although Guo Ran and the others knew Long Chen was powerful, they hadn't expected him to be this powerful, violently shattering the old man's arm.
Earlier, when the two faced palms, their blood was already surging, and they felt that the boss could fight a half-step Human Emperor to a stand-toe with him—he was already peerless.
What they didn't know was that Long Chen had no intention of killing the old man. But he was fighting with all his might, completely ignoring the lives of others, while his own disciple was protected by the main hall. If Long Chen didn't have a divine ring to withstand the emperor's pressure, the Dragon Blood Warrior could barely withstand the emperor's divine might, but those disciples would be wiped out in a single blow.
This completely enraged Long Chen, who no longer held back. With full force, he unleashed the full power of his divine ring, shattering the old man's arm with a single blow.
The old man was terrified, his arm shattering, and he retreated like lightning. But he retreated quickly, and Long Chen acted even faster. He grabbed Long Chen's beard, yanked him back, and slammed his right fist fiercely into his chest.
With a loud "puff
," Long Chen punched through the old man's chest.
"Boom!"
At that moment, the void exploded, and a sharp sword struck straight at Long Chen's neck. As the long sword was drawn, the void was split open, and the Human Emperor's divine might surged—it was clearly a Human Emperor divine weapon.
Another elderly man appeared—none other than the other deputy director of the First Branch. At this critical moment, he stepped in to save the vice president before him.
Facing the sword-wielding elder's sneak attack, Long Chen snorted coldly. Stars swirled beneath his feet, his figure blurred, and with an unbelievably fast spin, he blocked the longsword with the old man in his hand.
"Pfft"
The old man hadn't expected Long Chen's move to be so bizarre. He tried to retract his sword too late, intending to save him, but with one sword split the old man's head in two. The imperial aura attached to the long sword directly destroyed the old man's primordial spirit.
The old man was shocked, but just as he was in shock, a cry came from inside the hall:
"Watch out!"
"Boom!"
Long Chen kicked the old man hard in the abdomen, producing a loud explosion. The old man's lower body was shattered by Long Chen's kick.
The old man let out a piercing scream. Suddenly, wings sprouted from his back and he rapidly retreated, while Long Chen slowly extended a finger.
"Pfft!"
A thunderous arrow shot out, instantly struck the old man into dust, and another half-step Human Emperor realm expert was slain.
In almost the blink of an eye, the two vice deans were killed by Long Chen. At that moment, both friend and foe were completely stunned—Long Chen was terrifyingly strong.
"Never having experienced the baptism and tempering of death, a bunch of pampered, blindly arrogant fools. Compared to Han Qianye, you are...They were a bunch of trash. Long Chen said coldly.
He didn't know until he acted, but once he did, Long Chen realized that these two guys only had the half-step Human Emperor realm, but their strength was completely incompatible. People like them, Han Qianye alone could take on eight of them.
Only then did Long Chen understand that this group of guys was trapped in a small world, wolves raised into dogs, and their cultivation was only enough to scare people.
"Come out!" I'm giving you a fair chance. Long
Chen turned around, looking at the Lingxiao Grand Hall, and shouted coldly. His voice was like a god's roar, echoing throughout the world. At that moment, everyone's gaze turned to the Lingxiao Divine Hall.