"Even if I take ten punches from you, what difference does it make?" Long Chen shouted.
At this moment, Zhao Ritian seemed to be the master of the entire world; everything within the space was serving him, wielding infinite power with every gesture.
Before entering the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest, Long Chen would have thought he was no match for such a terrifying figure, but now he was full of confidence.
"Buzz"—
The divine ring behind Long Chen lit up, 108,000 stars flickered, and the scales covering his body connected to the 108,000 stars within him. The dragon blood circulating within him was completely ignited.
"Boom!"
Long Chen also threw a punch, crashing hard into Zhao Ritian's iron fist. The two fists collided, and sparks burst forth, dazzling and illuminating the sky.
People felt the world tremble violently, their chests aching sharply, as if they were about to be crushed.
On Long Chen's fist, runes flickered. He felt the dragon blood burning within him. The essence blood injected by the Dragon King was nourishing Long Chen's own Azure Dragon blood.
Long Chen immediately understood that the Azure Dragon essence blood he possessed and the Dragon King's essence blood needed to be tempered through battle.
Long Chen felt an immense power within his body, and as the battle progressed, his strength grew stronger and stronger.
"Buzz buzz buzz"
Divine light flickered on Long Chen and Zhao Ritian's fists, causing the heavens to roar, releasing ripples that made it hard to breathe.
"I didn't expect you to be so skilled. This makes it even more fun." Zhao Ritian's eyes burned fiercely. Long Chen's strength exceeded his imagination, but he was not afraid; instead, he grew even more excited.
"I'm not just a bit of a skill." Long Chen snorted coldly, then suddenly delivered a lightning kick, aiming straight for Zhao Ritian's abdomen.
"Bang!"
Facing Long Chen's strike, Zhao Ritian neither dodged nor dodged, letting Long Chen kick him in the abdomen. To everyone's surprise, Long Chen kicked right through Zhao Ritian's abdomen.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, sharp hooks appeared on Zhao Ritian's lower abdomen, stabbing toward Long Chen's thigh.
"Clang, dang, dang... The
hook pierced Long Chen's dragon scales, sparks flying, but they couldn't pierce Long Chen's thigh. Long Chen quickly retreated, evading Zhao Wou-Ki's bizarre attack.
"Fortunately, the Azure Dragon Seal has both offensive and defensive forms, allowing it to switch back and forth." Long Chen stared at the sharp hook, his heart slightly startled.
Zhao Ritian's attacks had already gone beyond the scope of human form; their attacks were completely beyond normal human techniques. If they couldn't defend themselves and got hooked on the thigh, that leg would be crippled.
However, the Dragon King had said that since Long Chen was not of the True Dragon clan, he couldn't achieve both offense and defense and could only switch back and forth.
Once switched to defense, the attack rune disappears, and when attacking, the defense rune disappears, which is a major drawback.
However, if you can achieve the level of blood resonance, the speed at which the two can switch is comparable to lightning, making up for this shortcoming to the greatest extent.
The successful defense just now also proved that Long Chen's control over dragon blood had reached an extremely exquisite level.
"Long Chen, the more you struggle, the more I feel a sense of accomplishment by killing you." A faint smile appeared at the corner of Zhao Ritian's mouth, like a bloodthirsty beast.
Long Chen suddenly laughed, looked at Zhao Ritian, and shook his head: "Let me put it this way: with idioms like you, I, Long Chen, have slaughtered countless people along the way from the Eastern Wilderness to Central Province."
You all share one thing in common: pride, arrogance, and self-righteousness. You believe everyone in the world should bow and scrape to you. You are like gods who control life and death, ruling everything, and no one can resist in any way. "
That's right, this world is just like this—the strong are respected. Some people, like me, were born noble."
We are born the protagonists of this world. All of you are our appendages, and your light is meant to embellish our growth.
A green leaf is still a green leaf. When one day it wants to compete with the red flower, it is courting death. Zhao Ritian stood with his hands behind his back, sneering.
"Long Chen, what are you doing? I can't take it anymore. If you don't act soon, I'll take care of this short winter melon for you. This guy is disgusting. "
From afar, Mo Nian was furious; this guy's arrogance was unbearable.
"Noisy! Once I kill Long Chen, you'll be next." Zhao Ritian sneered, and suddenly a pair of steel wings appeared behind him. The wings were as sharp as blades, trembling and accompanied by a metallic roar as he charged at Long Chen.
"I really can't stand your unchanging show-off routine."
Long Chen shouted fiercely, like a god's roar. Long Chen was furious too. Zhao Ritian's arrogant face was utterly detestable.
A resonant dragon roar rang out, soaring into the clouds and echoing in the firmament. Long Chen's blood energy surged to the sky, and dragon blood surged rapidly within him, surging like a river. The sound was as loud as thunder exploding.
Long Chen felt intense pain all over his body, caused by not yet fully adapting to the power of dragon blood. After all, the Dragon King's essence blood compensated for the loss of the Azure Dragon's blood, and the essence blood Long Chen had now was the true Azure Dragon essence blood.
If Long Chen had fought Zhao Ritian longer and let his body adjust, the pain wouldn't be so excruciating. But he was angry.
Because Zhao Ritian's demeanor seemed to disregard him at all, deliberately forcing him to expend his strength while refusing to use his ultimate move.
Why is that? This was clearly meant to drain Long Chen's strength and make him lose his chance to escape. His goal was not to defeat him, but to kill him.
Just like when he killed Tian Xiezi, exhausting all his trump cards, Zhao Ritian was now fighting in the same way.
Long Chen's blood energy erupted, leaving no trace of the Azure Dragon's power. His blood energy stirred up a giant wave for thousands of miles, making the stars tremble across the heavens.
"Boom!"
Zhao Ritian shot forward like a meteor. Long Chen slammed his punch down, sending Zhao Ritian flying back at ten times the speed of before.
"Rumble... The
earth's crust exploded. Suddenly, everyone felt their vision blur, Long Chen's figure vanished, and the earth kept shattering, shooting straight into the distance.
The earth kept collapsing and exploding, roaring and deafening. People stared at the land in horror, having never seen such a shocking sight before.
You have to understand, the earth at this moment is no ordinary land. With the blessing of Zhao Ritian's phenomenon, the soil is as hard as steel, and beneath it are countless ores connecting.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
As the earth shattered, countless boulders shattered, breaking through the earth, flying across the sky and piercing through the clouds. The scene was as if it were apocalypse.
A powerful cultivator had just emerged from the passage and arrived at the core area when he saw a meteor shooting toward him.
Despite his full resistance, he was shattered by the divine artifact, turning into a cloud of blood mist, even his primordial spirit killed, and he never understood what had happened until his death.
The other powerful beings were terrified upon seeing this and rushed toward the dragon's corpse. Because there was an invisible barrier on the corpse, people could approach. But the debris flew over, and as they approached, they shattered into pieces. They all fled here seeking shelter.
Only Mo Nian remained standing in the void, ignoring the flying stones, his posture still graceful.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the ground trembled violently, and a figure flew out from the ground—it was Zhao Ritian.
At this moment, Zhao Ritian's body was covered in dents, his wings bent beyond recognition, his head deformed, and one leg bent like a fishhook, looking extremely miserable.
At this moment, Zhao Ritian was furious, and a trace of panic finally appeared in his eyes. Clearly, he had suffered a heavy loss underground, and he flew out from beneath the earth, trying to escape his disadvantage.
But just as Zhao Ritian flew out from the underground layer, a figure arrived first and caught up to him. Everyone cried out in surprise—it was Long Chen.
At this moment, Long Chen's entire body was filled with surging blood energy, and the runes on his scales were all dark red. As soon as he appeared, his blood seemed to ignite heaven and earth, causing space to distort in large areas.
Long Chen's speed was impossible to catch with the naked eye. He arrived first, catching up to Zhao Ritian in an instant. With a kick like a whip, he fiercely struck Zhao Ritian's forehead, and Zhao Ritian blocked with both arms.
"Boom!"
Zhao Ritian was kicked back to the ground, and the earth fell like a meteor falling into a lake, creating ripples stretching tens of thousands of miles, with endless flying stones sweeping in all directions.
This time, a sharp-eyed expert saw that Zhao Ritian's arms were deformed from the kick while blocking, failing to block Long Chen's kick. Long Chen's kick landed on his forehead, leaving a deep footprint.
"Oh my god, what kind of power is this?" Many people here are super strong, but they have all been sidelined by the sect, all to compete for opportunities at critical moments.
In terms of combat power, they admitted they couldn't match top experts like Nangong Zuiyue and Beitang Rushuang, but they were only a hair's breadth behind.
They keep a low profile to avoid making people wary; otherwise, it's hard to exploit shortcuts.
But as strong warriors, they were proud too. They believed that even when facing Long Chen, Feng Fei, and others, even if they weren't their opponents, they could still escape unscathed once they seized the treasure. This was also why they feared nothing.
But now, in their battle with Zhao Ritian, the world-destroying power they could wield was utterly despairing. Not to mention escaping unscathed, they couldn't even withstand a single move. The aftermath of the battle could kill them instantly. Only then did they realize they had overestimated themselves—the gap was simply too great.
Long Chen kicked Zhao Ritian into the ground, stepping on the void, his head and feet shooting toward the earth like a meteor. At this moment, Long Chen was like a fierce tiger descending the mountain, unstoppable.
"Rumble!"
Suddenly, within the ripples of the earth, a huge fist appeared, like a giant's arm, as big as a mountain, radiating seven-colored divine light. It struck down toward Long Chen. In front of this fist, Long Chen was even smaller than a mosquito.
"Giant Spirit Breaks the Heavens"
From within the earth came Zhao Ritian's furious roar. The massive arm shone even brighter, making it impossible to look at directly. Zhao Ritian had finally unleashed his ultimate move.
"You can't even break the fur."
Facing such a massive iron fist, Long Chen snorted coldly, showing no fear at all. Without changing his posture, he charged at high speed, but the red runes enveloping his entire body instantly focused on his fist.
"Boom!"
Long Chen slammed his fist onto the massive steel fist, producing a loud explosion, followed by a horrifying scene.