Long Chen had originally thought that the illusion array Xia Chen had set up before they left should be able to deceive them for a while, since no outsiders had entered the Thunder Pool.
Long Chen hadn't expected that after they left, someone would deliberately check the Thunder Pool, wanting to see how long it would take to activate the Star-Viewing Sky Mirror next time to prepare well.
But when that person saw it, the illusion array had been destroyed and everything exposed. Now that the pulling force had arrived, it was clear they wanted to teleport him out. Long Chen, holding a black dagger, stabbed it with all his might toward the Star-Viewing Sky Mirror.
"Bang!"
What shocked Long Chen was that the mysterious dagger, indestructible and invulnerable, failed to pierce the Star-Viewing Sky Mirror. The tremendous recoil force made Long Chen's blood and energy surge, and he nearly lost his grip on the dagger.
"Oh no,"
Long Chen was shocked. This outcome was something he hadn't expected. He had always been extremely confident in this dagger, but today he was disappointed.
However, with a single strike from the black dagger, a thumb-sized crack appeared on the smooth mirror surface.
Long Chen put away his dagger, holding the Minghong Blade, ready to strike the damaged spot, but before he could strike,
"Crack, crack, crack...
The crack spread rapidly, instantly spreading across the entire Star-Viewing Mirror. The mirror, embedded in the star river, was covered in cracks and finally shattered with a thunderous crash to Long Chen's delighted gaze.
The Star-Gazing Sky Mirror stood for countless years, peering over the heavens and earth. When Long Chen unleashed a full-force strike, it instinctively resisted with all its might, but in the end, it still couldn't withstand the dagger and shattered with a thunderous crash.
The Star-Viewing Sky Mirror shattered, turning into endless starlight that scattered into spatial rifts. The immense force it generated caused Long Chen to spit out a mouthful of blood, his body crashing through the spatial barrier and withdrawing from the mirror's space.
When Long Chen appeared on Jiuyou Island, a vast force swept across the heavens. Wherever a ripple passed, the earth was turned upside down, and waves swallowed the star river.
Where the ripples passed, the mountains shattered, countless islands were leveled, and the mist that once covered the area vanished eerily upon hitting the ripples.
"Crack, crack, crack... Long
Chen's body was torn open. Even though he fought with all his might and was surrounded by purple energy, spiderweb-like cracks still appeared. The force generated by the shattering Stargazing Mirror nearly crushed him to pieces.
Fortunately, when Long Chen was flying backward, he could absorb some of the pressure. At first, the pressure was strongest, but as he retreated, the resistance behind him diminished and the pressure lessened.
Long Chen coughed up blood in a gulp, roaring as he fought with all his might, while the life force in the chaotic space surged wildly into his body, helping him repair it.
Long Chen's body was sent flying backward. He saw countless Blood Kill Hall experts fleeing for their lives, but it was useless. They were quickly caught up by the ripples and instantly turned into nothingness.
Fortunately, Long Chen sensed the positions of Xia Chen and Guo Ran. These two were not at the blast core; when he broke the Star-Viewing Sky Mirror, they had already been teleported out.
The two of them were also running desperately, only to be bounced away like cannonballs. However, Long Chen wasn't worried about them. Guo Ran had the Supreme Arm, and Xia Chen had countless life-saving methods—at most, they'd only get a little hurt.
"Rumble rumble... Long
Chen flew for several breaths before finally feeling the star-like pressure on his chest disappear. He checked his body and was shocked to find that most of his bones were shattered and his tendons and meridians damaged.
The power of the Star-Viewing Sky Mirror shattering was terrifying—it nearly killed him from the shock. But regardless, the mirror was destroyed, and he finally completed his mission.
"Death!"
Suddenly, the void trembled. A long sword tore through the void, carrying a chilling killing intent, stabbing straight at Long Chen. The sword hadn't even reached it, but the terrifying killing intent had already locked Long Chen in place.
"Chen Ming" Long Chen's
heart tightened as he recognized the attacker—it was the master of Jiuyou Island, also the strongest figure here.
"You actually didn't get killed by the explosion?" Long Chen snorted coldly, holding the Minghong Blade in his hand, slashing at Chen Ming.
With a loud "boom
," Long Chen groaned softly, his arm aching sharply. The Minghong Blade nearly flew off, and only then did he remember he was seriously injured.
"Long Chen?" So it was you? After
a loud explosion, Chen Ming, his face twisted and his hair disheveled, suddenly looked like his eyes were about to shoot fire.
Because the Star-Viewing Sky Mirror shattered, Long Chen's mask was shattered, revealing a full range of true eyes. Only then did he realize.
"If not me, then who else could it be?" Although Long Chen was injured, he still looked calm.
"You've got some nerve. Today, there's no way to escape even with wings." Chen Ming roared, and suddenly beams of white divine light shot out from the sea, enveloping the entire world.
"Power of faith?"
Long Chen was slightly startled. The islands had been destroyed, but the power of faith still remained. It seemed the Divine Pool of Faith was beneath the deep sea.
"Nine Nether Heavens, a god descends!"
Chen Ming shouted loudly. He did not attack Long Chen directly, but instead formed hand seals. Behind him, a massive divine altar appeared, and on top of it appeared a statue—this statue was none other than Liao Bencang.
When he saw the statue, Long Chen's expression finally changed. Chen Ming was about to set up a divine platform to teleport Liao Bencang over. If Liao Bencang teleported back, this would be his dojo, and the three of them would be doomed today.
"Old man, take my punch!"
At that moment, the void trembled. Guo Ran was the first to attack, activating his Supreme Arm and smashing down with a punch.
"Boom!"
Chen Ming raised his sword to block. With a thunderous explosion, milky white divine light erupted, and both Guo Ran and Chen Ming retreated simultaneously.
"How could this be?"
Guo Ran was shocked. The full-force strike of his Supreme Arm couldn't even withstand a half-step Divine Venerable expert, yet this late-stage Realm King Chen Ming actually caught it.
"He is a follower of Liao Bencang. He can use Liao Bencang's faith power to unleash even more of the domain's artifact's power. Don't waste time with him shattering that statue." Long Chen shouted.
As soon as Long Chen finished speaking, Xia Chen arrived. With a flick of his hand, seven talismans flew out. The seven talismans landed on the statue, stuck to it, and the runes on them lit up rapidly.
"Explode!"
With Xia Chen's shout, seven talismans shattered simultaneously, causing a massive collapse in the void. But to his horror, the statue remained completely unmoved, showing no sign of damage.
"Idiot, this power of faith is the spiritual strength condensed by countless generations of believers on Jiuyou Island. It can only be destroyed by other faith powers. No matter how hard you try, it's useless. Just quietly await the judgment of the Hall Master!" Chen Ming said in shock and anger.
Just now, Guo Ran's punch had made his blood surge violently, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood. The power of Long Chen and the other two was terrifying.
"Kill him first. Maybe once he dies, this statue will disappear." Long Chen said.
After Long Chen's reminder, Xia Chen and Guo Ran lunged at Chen Ming at the same time. Chen Ming's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly spun around, lunging directly at Long Chen. At this moment, he felt that among the three, Long Chen was actually the easiest to deal with.
"Die!"
Just as he reached Long Chen, a beautiful young woman in a purple long dress, wielding a thunder spear, stabbed at him head-on.