Long Chen wielded a black broadsword, killing intent spreading across the sky. The formation trembled continuously before Long Chen's earth-shattering killing intent, rippling across the surface—a scene utterly terrifying.
Ku Wuya and Gui Yun's expressions had been calm, full of mockery. In their eyes, Long Chen was not a true opponent, because they both felt that although Long Chen was powerful, he was still far inferior to them.
But when Long Chen unleashed his murderous intent, their hearts raced wildly. Even though they were peerless prodigies who had slain countless powerful beings, they had never seen such intense killing intent.
The will to kill had already condensed into a tangible form, almost forming a domain. Those with weaker strength, let alone fighting, would collapse on the spot before that chilling killing intent, and their souls might even dissipate instantly.
Long Chen's questioning was like a giant hammer striking their hearts; they no longer dared to show any disrespect.
"Hmph, you do have some skill, but is that why you took on two at once? That only shows you're a frog at the bottom of a well, completely unaware of my strength.
I can tell you bluntly, when I fought Bai Shishi, I didn't even use half my strength. "Ku Wuya sneered.
But Gui Yun's chubby face showed no expression, as if he didn't care to answer Long Chen's question at all.
"No matter how strong you are, it means nothing to me. The reason I challenged both of you was because I was afraid that if I made a move, the other wouldn't dare to step up and wouldn't bother to chase you down. That way, it saved me a lot of time." Long Chen's long hair flew wildly, his eyes cold, and his gaze flashed with a captivating light.
"Hahaha... Ku
Wuya laughed loudly at the sky, as if he'd heard the funniest joke in the world.
"Whoosh!"
Just as Ku Wuya was laughing heartily, Long Chen stepped onto the ground and transformed into a black meteor, rushing toward Ku Wuya and Gui Yun.
Long Chen moved, and the whole crowd gasped:
"The barrier hasn't disappeared yet..."
"Sss
!" Under the shocked gazes of the crowd, Long Chen merged his blade and actually pierced through the central barrier. The black long blade slashed down like a bolt of lightning, and a black blade shadow shot skyward, slashing down swiftly, creating a vast black galaxy that slashed toward the two of them.
Everything happened so suddenly that the barrier didn't even warn him in advance, which meant the battle would still be some time away. Long Chen couldn't wait any longer, ignored the barrier's defense, and attacked directly.
Gui Yun and Ku Wuya's expressions changed dramatically. Gui Yun formed a hand seal with his left hand, and the moment the blade fell, it vanished. Ku Wuyai tried to dodge but it was already too late.
"Boom!"
With a single slash, Ku Wuya and the arena were split apart. The terrifying blade scraped across the barrier, producing a piercing sound. Even the barrier on the arena was slashed by Long Chen, leaving a scar tens of thousands of miles long in the blade.
On the viewing platform, everyone was left speechless. The power of Long Chen's single blade was earth-shattering, especially when they saw Ku Wuya's body cleaved apart—everyone was terrified.
"Ku Wuya is dead?" People can't believe their eyes.
"No, Ku Wuya isn't dead."
Someone cried out in alarm. At some point, the person from Kunwuya had appeared in a corner of the arena, his face showing shock and anger.
People couldn't help but look at the corpse split in two by Long Chen's blade, only to realize it was an ancient corpse covered in black hair—not him at all.
"Substitution Technique?"
Someone exclaimed, realizing that Xu Wuya couldn't dodge in time and immediately used the substitute technique, trading his own life for his own life.
Such rapid substitution must have been prepared in advance, hiding the substitute somewhere in the ring, so that when danger arises, they can instantly shift positions.
Without prior preparation, such a sudden change would have made it impossible to perform the substitution technique.
People finally understood that although Ku Wuya had looked down on Long Chen on the surface, deep down he was very wary of him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have risked being discovered by Gui Yun and thrown away his substitute. Because of this, he was still alive at this moment.
Ku Wuya was both shocked and angry, and heartbroken. This substitute was no ordinary one, but a puppet ancient corpse painstakingly crafted with countless efforts.
It was forged from the corpse of an ancient great power. With its strength, even a single strike from a treasure weapon wouldn't cause any damage, yet Long Chen had slain it.
He had originally planned to ambush Gui Yun while Gui Yun and Long Chen were fighting. He wanted to use Long Chen's power to severely injure Gui Yun, so that once he killed Gui Yun, Long Chen would be easy to deal with. But unexpectedly, as soon as he made his move, the trump card he had carefully laid was ruined.
"Courting death!"
Ku Wuyai roared to the sky, black energy swirling around him. That ancient corpse had limitless potential; given time, it could be cultivated into a Divine Lord-level existence, but now it was gone.
It wasn't just the loss of the ancient corpse; it also made him feel endless humiliation—an intolerable provocation.
"Roar... A
strange phenomenon appeared behind Ku Wuyai, and within the vision, came the roar of ten thousand demons, mixed with the sounds of heavenly roars.
Within the strange phenomenon behind him, countless dark shadows appeared—demons, ferocious beasts, and raptors. Each one was enormous, like a mountain, and among the beasts, endless monsters roared.
When that phenomenon appeared, Ku Wuya's body was covered in black spots, transforming into black venomous snakes. Black flames burned around him, and his aura instantly surged, several times longer than during his fierce battle with Bai Shishi.
"Oh my god, is this his true strength?" Someone said in alarm, saying that Ku Wuya wasn't bragging; during the fierce battle with Bai Shishi, he hadn't even used his full strength.
"Whoosh!"
The spiked club on the ground flew into Ku Wuya's hand. With a furious roar, he smashed half the void with one strike. A massive staff shadow, like a divine staff, smashed down on Long Chen. Long Chen struck once, but Long Chen returned the blow. That strike was powerful enough to shatter the heavens.
Facing Ku Wuya's strike, Long Chen raised his long blade on his shoulder, black ripples swirling in his eyes, and a cold voice echoed through heaven and earth:
"Do you still need to hold back your strength at a time like this?" You two reverent beasts, today, I'll show you what absolute power is... Long
Chen bent his knees slightly, chest slightly in, as if carrying the entire world on his shoulders. In his heart, he shouted, "Divine Ring appears!" Azure Dragon Battle Body Opens! A
dragon's roar echoed across heaven and earth. The divine ring behind Long Chen stretched open the world, causing myriad paths to burst open. As the divine ring rotated, Long Chen's entire body was covered in white dragon scales, each marked by a ball of flame, and a tremendous power erupted.
"Divine Fire Burns!"
Long Chen roared, and the 108,000 star fires within him were instantly ignited. At the same time, the flames on his scales ignited, and waves of fierce winds centered on him blew in all directions.