The silver mask actually grew fused with his face. When the mask fell off, the man's entire skin was torn off, leaving his flesh and blood in a mess.
The mask's mask fell off, a look of terror flashing in his eyes as he hurriedly grabbed the mask that had fallen into the void.
But the mask was spat out by him and flew straight at Long Chen. Without hesitation, Long Chen raised his blade and struck the mask with a single strike.
"Bang!"
The mask shattered in an instant. As the mask shattered, the man let out a piercing scream. Suddenly, a spiderweb-like black pattern appeared on his brow, spreading throughout his body. At the same time, an evil curse power spread, and the entire void was instantly blackened.
In that instant, Long Chen felt his scalp tingle and quickly retreated, afraid of being tainted by that black aura, because within that aura, he sensed a terrifying threat.
"These are death warriors!"
Long Chen was shocked. Although he didn't know what was strange about the silver mask, it was obvious it controlled him. Once the mask was removed, the curse would erupt.
"Ah..."
The man let out a piercing scream, as if billions of demons were gnawing at his soul, his voice chilling.
A dignified fourth-step Tongming Realm expert being controlled by someone is truly terrifying.
The rune on the man's brow quickly spread throughout his body, followed by a thunderous explosion, shattering in an instant, turning into a cloud of blood mist.
Seeing this, Long Chen couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. The Ye family was ruthless in their methods, and he had gained a new understanding of the Ye family.
"Whoosh!"
Long Chen suddenly slashed out the Dragon Bone Evil Moon, a torrent of blade light cascading through the void. The silver-masked elder was about to flee when Long Chen blocked him with a single blade.
"Tell me, who sent you here?" Long Chen carried the Dragonbone Evil Moon and spoke coldly.
"Bang!"
The silver-masked elder self-destructed without hesitation. The terrifying power of blood and energy exploded along with his star space. Unlike the cursed burst from before, in that instant, the void was shattered, and endless death power spread out.
"Rumble..."
Centered on the elder wearing a silver mask, the mountains spanning hundreds of thousands of miles vanished, turning into a bottomless pit. The void continued to twist, spatial laws were in chaos, and a self-destruct was terrifying.
"Cough, cough... cough cough up from the dirt.
Long Chen crawled out of the dirt, coughing up several mouthfuls of blood. Everything happened so suddenly that Long Chen thought he had another trump card and was about to capture him alive. But the silver-masked elder didn't hesitate to self-destruct.
Self-destruction with the starry space was the most terrifying thing. At such close range, the blast cracked Long Chen's body. If it were someone else, they would have been wiped out long ago.
"Today was a bad start—I gained nothing." Long Chen spat out a mouthful of blood and cursed bitterly.
At the same time, Long Chen was also alert. The Ye family was far more terrifying than he had imagined, sending two such formidable death warriors. Such a foundation was truly formidable.
Moreover, the Ye family was ruthless. The first elder wearing a silver mask was clearly a bait.
They must have already calculated that he was no match for Long Chen, deliberately luring him closer to kill him. The second person was the one truly targeting him.
Moreover, they didn't intend to kill him from the start, but to capture him alive. Otherwise, the two wouldn't appear one after the other, but would have attacked from both sides. If they attacked together, the chances of killing him would have been much higher.
"Want the secret on me?"
Long Chen sneered inwardly. It seemed that last time during the Divine Clan's alchemy session, the Ye family was also envious. He wasn't sure if it was because of his own alchemy skills or the Moon Melting Star Refining Furnace.
Long Chen glanced at the battlefield, shook his head. After a fierce fight, there was no benefit. He brushed the dust off himself and sped off.
After Long Chen left, two figures slowly appeared in the void. One was Elder Long, and the other was an elder who had once appeared at Elder Long's side during the Eight Halls Trial, also a Tian-generation elder.
The old man frowned and asked, "What exactly is the Ye family planning?" He actually sent two silver-masked envoys to hunt down Long Chen—was it really that blatant? Elder
Long glanced at the battlefield, waved his large hand, and several streaks of cold light flew into his palm from the earth—these were the shattered fragments of the Ice Divine Sword of the elder wearing a silver mask.
Elder Long put it away and said calmly, "Don't you know the Ye family by now?" The head of the Ye family is in seclusion, and now that old woman Ye Ziwei is in charge of the Ye family.
This person is as petty as a needle's eye, with no wisdom at all, yet he likes to show off. It's not surprising that he does anything foolish.
Besides, Ye Zhiqing is her direct descendant, and their personalities are pretty similar. With Ye Zhiqing stirring up trouble and offering advice, what tricks could that fool Ye Ziwei pull? When
it came to Ye Ziwei, a rare trace of disgust appeared in Elder Long's eyes, clearly showing great contempt for this woman.
"Long Chen is indeed very strong. He can handle him without us even needing to intervene." The elder glanced at the battlefield and said.
"In fact, these two guys dug their own graves. That life-and-death barrier ended up harming themselves instead of harming others.
He had thought that by relying on his own Life and Death Domain, he could bully Long Chen for not stepping into that realm, causing him to act slowly and thus capture him alive.
Unexpectedly, Long Chen had a way to break free. As a result, Long Chen escaped, but he was still inside the barrier. When Long Chen slashed with full force, although his barrier shattered, the spatial laws still remained.
As a result, when his life-and-death power was fully unleashed, some of the conflict with the remaining power inside the barrier was neutralized.
With this effort, his full-power strike could only unleash at most eighty percent of his strength. His internal organs were shattered, and the force burst out from his mouth. The force was so great that it broke through the mask, so he died. He must have felt utterly humiliated before dying. Elder Long shook his head.
"Wait, that's not right. The Silver-Masked Envoy's mask is very hard to knock off. How did it get flushed off just by spitting blood?" The elder asked somewhat curiously.
"Besides himself, it's hard to remove the silver mask by any external force, but when he was struck, his entire body exploded with blood and energy. Under the shock of his mind, the runes on his face loosened, and combined with the intense blood spraying, he managed to break the mask away.
In short, this guy died rather miserably, and his luck was just too bad. Otherwise, Long Chen would have had to pay a heavy price to deal with him, and besides, he might not be able to kill him. Elder Long explained.
Looking around, it seemed there was nothing left to handle. Elder Long and that elder flickered and vanished into the void.
...
Long Chen found a nearby river to wash the blood off his body and changed into a set of clothes.
After killing two fourth-step Tongming Realm experts in succession, Long Chen showed no joy; instead, he felt a bit heavy-hearted.
The first masked elder was only at the fourth step of entering the Tongming Realm; this person was merely testing Long Chen; the second was the real killer move.
The reason Long Chen was able to kill him was because his mask fell off, causing the curse to erupt. Otherwise, Long Chen would have been uncertain to deal with him, and even if he won in the end, the chances of killing him would be low.
The High Priest had said that an adult Bloodwing Demon King was on par with the Heaven-level elders of the Divine Clan. Feng Fei could easily slay a Blood-Winged Demon King, but facing a Silver-Faced Heaven-level powerhouse, he had to exert great effort—a gap had already appeared.
"Looks like I need to hurry up and improve my strength. Maybe only by advancing my realm and reaching the sixth star peak can I compete with the so-called Imperial Sprout. But before that, I still have to make a trip to the Mo family. I wonder what's going on with Mo Nian? Why hasn't he awakened yet?"
Thinking of Mo Nian, Long Chen sighed helplessly. Others could cultivate in peace, but he had to run around everywhere, and the gap was widened like this.
But complaints aside, some burdens still had to be born. After tidying up, Long Chen took the nearby teleportation array and headed straight for the Mo family's ancestral land.
The Mohist ancestral land was heavily guarded, with all the grand formations activated, looking as if facing a formidable enemy. When Long Chen arrived, he was startled.
"Old master, what's going on? Is someone trying to harm the Mo family?"
The person who came out to receive Long Chen was Mo Nian's grandfather, Mo Yi. Old Master Mo Yi's cultivation had now reached the Sea Opening Realm, but because he was too old, even with miraculous elixirs and endless resources, this realm was already his limit.
Nowadays, all branches of the Mo family have gathered together, with powerful individuals everywhere and extremely powerful beings. Mo Yi's cultivation is simply not worthy of being prominent.
Although his cultivation was low, everyone in the Mohist family respected him immensely, because he was the only person in the Mohist school who could strike and insult Mo Nian at will.
"It must be those bastards from the Ancient Family Alliance. I don't know what they've taken wrong, secretly watching us. We have to be on guard." Old Master Mo Yi said.
"Let's not talk about those troublesome things, kid. Since you came over this time, it's been a long time since we last met. Let's have a good drink together as a family later." Old Master Mo Yi said, clearly very pleased with Long Chen's arrival.
It can be said that he watched Long Chen and Mo Nian grow together, especially when Long Chen and Mo Nian received the inheritance together and awakened the Skywalker body. However, Long Chen gave up his Skywalker identity to Mo Nian, causing Mo Nian to mutate into Skywalker and embark on a true path of rise.
You could say all of this was thanks to Long Chen. However, Long Chen and Mo Nian, like real brothers, had some gratitude that couldn't be expressed in words, or it would be too damaging to the relationship.
"Forget about drinking for now. I came here to see Mo Nian. Is he awake?" Long Chen asked.
"Nian'er doesn't know what's going on either. It's been so long and he still hasn't woken up. Although the Soul Star is still there, it's really worrying." Old Master Mo Yi mentioned Mo Nian and immediately looked worried.
Now, Mo Nian is the pillar of the entire Mo family. Many matters in the Mo family now require Mo Nian to make decisions. Although Old Master Mo Yi can also make decisions, over time, it definitely won't work. Although the entire Mo family appears peaceful on the surface, in reality, they are like ants on a hot pan—extremely anxious.
"Alright, I'll take you there and see if I can help Nian'er with anything." Old Master Mo Yi nodded, took Long Chen, and headed straight for the back mountain.