These flame foundations were originally embedded in the grand formation and were impenetrable, but just now, the woman in white had shaken them loose with a single strike. Long Chen easily stored these foundations into the chaotic space.
Long Chen had just put away the Flame Foundation, drew the Minghong Blade, and slashed down swiftly behind him.
With a thunderous boom, Long Chen slashed at a flaming spear, casting a net, collecting stones, and striking in one smooth motion.
Long Chen slashed down with his blade, causing his blood and energy to surge. He staggered back several steps, shocked to his core—the red-haired man's strength was truly terrifying.
When he saw the runes on the spear in the red-haired man's hand, Long Chen's pupils contracted:
"Power of faith?"
This spear was a domain artifact nurtured with the power of faith, covered with a totem of faith.
"Are you the successor of the Hall Master of the Saint Pill Hall?" Long Chen's arm went numb from the shock, and he shook his wrist coldly.
"I am Yin Changsheng, the last disciple of Yin Tiande, the master of the Saint Pill Hall, and also the heir of the Yin bloodline. Now you can rest in peace, right?" The red-haired man pointed his spear coldly at Long Chen and said.
"No wonder you can control the power of faith. But your name isn't very good. Based on my years of experience in killing people, anyone who truly lives to immortality basically meets a terrible end." Long Chen looked at Yin Changsheng and said.
Cultivators, especially those powerful ones, like to use more powerful names. Many have characters like Heaven, Earth, Sun, Moon, Star, and Chen in their names.
In fact, having such a name inevitably connects with the Heavenly Dao and bears certain karmic consequences. If one's fate is not strong enough, many will die young.
Some people even choose names before birth. If the name is too imposing, the baby may die before birth, and the baby may not be born to handle a powerful name.
People Long Chen has encountered, like Long Aotian, Zhao Ritian, Ye Liangchen, as well as Batian and Tianba, if their fate isn't tough enough, they will die untimely before reaching adulthood.
Even when they reach adulthood, their fate and hardships will be full of hardships because of this name. Such a name is not something just anyone can handle.
Long Chen's father, Long Tianxiao, though carrying a heavenly name, showed no intention of disrespecting it. Yet he spent his life fighting, narrowly escaping death countless times and being driven into desperate situations. He was merely a worldly cultivator, tainted by the character 'Heaven,' yet brought about such great karma.
Long Chen was the biological father of Long Zhantian. At that time, he was extremely imposing and domineering in the Long family of the Divine Clan, hailed as the number one genius, and created a peerless cultivation technique that was unparalleled in the Tianwu Continent and regarded by the Long family as someone comparable to an emperor.
But later, the child was born just after disaster—his wife and children were torn apart, and the family of three was left behind. Now, no one knows who he was. Zhan Tian himself already had the aura to compete with Heaven, clearly showing signs of defying fate. When Heaven's Dao is provoked, his fate is naturally more difficult than others'.
If it weren't for Long Chen's birth mother giving him this ordinary name, given Long Zhantian's personality, she would definitely have given him a more imposing name, making him truly defy fate.
However, Long Chen's mother didn't want her son to become a peerless hero, nor did she need him to achieve great things. She only wished for Long Chen to live an ordinary, safe and sound, free from disaster and hardship.
Therefore, names really shouldn't be chosen carelessly. Some people have taboo characters in their names, but if they can remain safe and sound, either their fate is especially strong, or their blessings are especially deep, or they accumulate virtue and do good deeds, which pleases Heaven, thus avoiding disasters.
However, the people Long Chen encountered were all called Changsheng, and almost none ended well. Even in his memory, he had slain prodigies named Changsheng, if not a hundred, at least eighty.
As for those who didn't even get the chance to reveal their names, countless died at Long Chen's hands. So anyone called Changsheng rarely attained immortality. Today, Long Chen met another person named Changsheng.
"You're the one who will die a miserable death. Hand over the Ice Soul, and I'll keep your whole corpse. If you don't, I'll make you unable to live or die, and in the end, the Ice Soul will still belong to me." Yin Changsheng said coldly.
"Roar!"
The Flame Qilin beside him let out a low growl, its fierce eyes fixed tightly on Long Chen, as if repeating Yin Changsheng's words.
"Hand over the Ice Soul?" That depends on how much you can handle. Long Chen sneered, his entire body trembling as the Minghong Blade roared and exploded. His aura surged like a dragon awakening, rapidly ascending.
Previously, in order to quickly collect the Flame Foundation, Long Chen didn't have time to unleash his full power and suffered a heavy loss just now. This time, he would fight with all his might.
"Since you're looking for death, I'll grant your wish."
Seeing Long Chen take up a battle stance, killing intent surged in Yin Changsheng's eyes, because he noticed that other Supreme-level geniuses had already charged forward.
Although he was a disciple of the Sacred Pill Hall Master and a descendant of the Hallmaster, the Ice Soul Contest was all about strength and opportunity. Hundreds of supreme prodigies came to fight. If Long Chen was killed by someone else and the Ice Soul changed hands, he wouldn't be able to forcibly seize it from others.
"My God above, please heed the call of your devout followers, grant me divine power, and help me suppress my stubborn enemies."
Yin Changsheng's spear trembled, milky white divine light swirling around him. As he chanted, a powerful power of faith enveloped him, and the runes on his spear flashed rapidly, like an ancient divine beast awakening.
"Boom!"
Yin Changsheng made his move, igniting his blood and vitality with the power of faith. He seemed possessed by a god, thrusting down with a spear that overshadowed the heavens. What shocked Long Chen was that Yin Changsheng's faith power was not much weaker than Liao Bencang's back then.
"How can his power of faith be so terrifying?"
Long Chen's heart raced wildly. With a roar, the power of the stars erupted, divine rings and a sea of stars appeared, and the Minghong Blade slashed down, unleashing his full power.
"Boom!" Long Chen's
arms shook violently, blood spraying wildly. He was actually knocked back by Yin Changsheng's spear, retreating nine steps. With each step, the ground beneath his feet shattered.
Originally, this was a place of formations. After the foundation stone was extracted, its defense was greatly reduced. Long Chen stood firmly on the ground, and the immense force shook the entire underground world, as if it might collapse at any moment.
"Buzz!"
Just as Long Chen retreated, a figure silently appeared—it was Yin Changsheng's Flame Qilin. It appeared behind Long Chen, its bloody maw fierce, biting down on Long Chen's head, striking at an angle where Long Chen could not dodge.
"Get lost!"
Long Chen's blood surged from the shock, his long blade outside unable to resist. A bolt of lightning shot out from his left hand, exploding in the mouth of the Flame Qilin.
"Boom!"
With a deafening roar, the Flame Qilin let out a painful howl, its head splitting open, blood splattering everywhere, nearly killed by Long Chen's single blow.
Long Chen was both shocked and furious. He never dreamed that Yin Changsheng's power of faith could be so terrifying, and at the same time, it had also stirred his compassion for life. Among his peers, he had never suffered such a heavy loss in his life.
"Heaven Opening ...!"
Long Chen roared, gripping his blade with both hands, ready to charge at Yin Changsheng to compete head-to-head. At that moment, the voice of the woman in white suddenly echoed in his mind:
"Right now, even at the Divine Lord Realm,Even the strong might not be his match. Hurry and go. "