"That won't do. A promise is a promise. Our Tianshi Spirit Clan must keep our promise." The giant shook his head and said.
"Keep your promise, Mao! That guy was lying to you. The Xinghe Sect has already been destroyed. Come with me. Once you're out, you'll be free. Then you can each go home and find your own mother, isn't that great?" Long Chen said.
Upon hearing that the Xinghe Sect had been destroyed, the giant was taken aback but still shook his head: "If I fail to keep the promise, it would mean I have broken my word, which would bring shame to the entire Stone Clan. I cannot do that." "
Then how do we do it?" You agreed to be a duel of equal level, but you can't suppress your cultivation to the same level as me. Long Chen was speechless. This giant from the Tianshi Spirit Clan really is stubborn.
"How about we wait until your cultivation reaches the peak of the Four Extremes Realm, then we can have a match?" The giant said.
Damn, I can't stay here for long. The giant of the Tianshi Spirit Clan is incredibly powerful. If he could help him, what would Long Chen be afraid of?
But no matter what Long Chen said, the giant of the Tianshi Spirit Clan kept its promise from years ago: only when someone defeats it will it recognize its master.
Moreover, through understanding, even after recognizing that person's master, he would only act for that person once. After that move, the agreement was terminated.
Upon hearing this news, Long Chen was a bit disappointed, but then he reconsidered—back then, that person still had some conscience and hadn't let the giant of the Tianshi Spirit Clan be a slave forever.
Even if it acted once, its terrifying combat power would make one's heart race; this was definitely the strongest trump card for survival.
But no matter how Long Chen tried to persuade him, the giant of the Tianshi Spirit Clan simply wouldn't listen. Only if someone defeated him would it recognize him as its master.
Long Chen's mouth was dry, but it didn't work, making him both anxious and annoyed.
Outside the barrier, Bai Shishi and the others saw Long Chen gesturing nonstop, looking furious. The giant basically had only one movement: shaking his head, shaking it repeatedly, not knowing what he was up to.
However, seeing that Long Chen was not in danger, everyone felt somewhat relieved and quietly watched.
"Alright, how about this: my cultivation hasn't reached the peak of the Four Extremes, and you can't suppress it either. Let's try something fairer and try a different way." Long Chen said helplessly.
"Alright, it would be best if you could find a fair way." The giant of the Tianshi Spirit Clan finally stopped shaking his head.
"How about this: you stretch out your fist, and I'll throw my fist too. I'll mobilize a kind of power within me to fight you. Is that okay?" Long Chen said.
"Of course it's fine. Actually, I want to leave here too, but I have to keep my promise. I know you're a good person, and you want to help me. Thank you." The giant of the Stone Spirit Clan said gratefully.
"Am I a good person?" Long Chen was taken aback.
"Of course, you have the Butterfly Spirit clan's mark and the aura of the Seven-Colored Immortal Crane clan, so you're naturally a good person.
That Butterfly Spirit clan belongs to the same spirit clan as our Tianshi Spirit Clan. Although we have little contact, we recognize their marks. The giant of the Tianshi Spirit Clan looked at Long Chen and said.
The Butterfly Spirit Clan. Long Chen immediately recalled how, when he and the old man broke into the Underworld in the mortal realm, he had once saved a beautiful woman with butterfly wings on her back above the Nine Springs.
Grateful, the woman actually kissed his hand, leaving a mark. The mark had long since disappeared, but the giant of the Tianshi Spirit Clan was still able to detect it.
"The Seven-Colored Crane clan is the auspicious beast of the entire Immortal Realm. If you carry their aura, it means you've been in contact with them.
The Seven-Colored Immortal Crane, like our Tianshi Spirit Clan, dislikes humans, but the fact that they are willing to interact with you already shows that you are truly a kind person.
So, you're so eager to have me recognize you as your master. I believe it's for my own good, but our Tianshi Spirit Clan values promises above all else—we absolutely cannot go back on our word.
So, I accept your kindness, but a promise is a promise—you must defeat me for me to recognize you as my master. The giant of the Tianshi Spirit Clan had a look of gratitude in his huge eyes.
"I feel ashamed to say that. Actually, I saved you partly because I valued your combat ability and wanted you to help me." Even though Long Chen had thick skin, he was still burning with emotion and a bit embarrassed as he spoke.
"Alright, enough talk. Actually, when I help you, I'm helping myself. As for whether we have that fate, let's have a match."
Long Chen ordered the giant of the Tianshi Spirit Clan to extend his fist. The giant knelt on one knee and slowly extended his fist, placing it in front of Long Chen.
A single fist was several times larger than a house. Up close, Long Chen realized that countless runes were growing on the fist, densely packed like rock patterns. Even without activating the runes on the fist, the pressure made Long Chen's skin sting. The giant of the Tianshi Spirit Clan was terrifying.
"My way of fighting is a bit different. You have to listen to my commands and not move recklessly, or if things go wrong, I'll lose my life." Long Chen warned the giant, feeling insane to do something so dangerous.
The giant of the Tianshi Spirit Clan nodded, indicating that everything was to be done by Long Chen. Only then did Long Chen carefully press his fist against its massive clan, slowly closing his eyes.
Long Chen's fist had just pressed against the giant of the Tianshi Spirit Clan, and in an instant, the entire fist was wrapped in a layer of runes, showing signs of petrification.
Long Chen had long been mentally prepared. The giant of the Tianshiling Clan had been asleep for countless years, his cultivation surging, yet he had never fought anyone, so he couldn't control his own power.
So the claim that it could control its own power was completely unreliable. Long Chen felt the endless power within the giant of the Tianshi Spirit Clan, as if it alone could destroy an entire world. Long Chen had never seen such a terrifying existence before.
When the stone power invaded Long Chen's fist, his fist gradually turned the color of stone, but Long Chen paid no mind. Instead, he channeled a trace of his power straight toward his dantian, eventually leading into the chaotic space.
When that power was channeled into the chaotic space, the land began to petrify, stretching ten li... Baili ... A thousand li ....
The soil turned into rock, and the texture of the chaotic space was altered. When the petrification reached ten thousand miles, the chaotic space suddenly trembled slightly, as if awakened by the invading force.
"Buzz!"
The chaotic space shook violently, unleashing an invisible force that instantly shattered the petrified earth. At the same time, a divine voice rumbled, and a supreme will erupted. It seemed the chaotic space had been enraged, its authority unchallengeable.
"Boom!"
Long Chen felt his arm tremble, and his entire fist instantly turned pitch black. An unstoppable force erupted like a volcano, shattering the ground beneath his feet. The giant of the Tianshi Spirit Clan flew backward like a cannonball.
"Crack!"
The massive body of the Tianshi Spirit Clan giant crashed into the stone wall of the arena. The entire arena trembled, then the formation shattered, and the dome spanning thousands of miles collapsed in an instant.
"We're doomed!"
Long Chen's face changed dramatically. With such a huge dome falling, everyone was about to be smashed to ashes.
The giant of the Tianshi Spirit Clan suddenly shouted, slamming both giant hands on the ground. Four sky-holding pillars shot out, blocking the massive dome.
Bai Shishi and the others narrowly escaped death, their faces turning pale with fear. Their arrival had been so sudden that she didn't have time to cast her spell. Everyone stared at Long Chen and the giant in terror.
"You won. The warriors of the Tianshi Spirit Clan are willing to fight for you." The giant of the Stone Spirit Clan that day knelt on one knee and respectfully spoke.