The man was already dead, but the black ripples continued to eat away at his body. In the blink of an eye, his body was completely corroded, leaving only a set of clothes.
"So what if it's the Immortal Realm? I've been able to withstand the curse of fate for so long, but you're only part of it, and it's already too much to handle. Long Chen shook his head and said.
Long Chen had indeed been shocked by that man's strength before. Even compared to the Three Meridian Heavenly Saints, this man's strength was not much inferior. Although he might not win, at least he had the strength to fight.
At this moment, Long Chen was still in a cursed state, only half of his strength, so he was caught off guard by this guy and suffered a heavy loss.
However, while Long Chen's strength was suppressed, Huo Ling'er and Lei Ling'er's power increased rapidly. Even though he reached the Three Veins Heavenly Saint level, he was no match for the two of them.
Originally, Long Chen planned to have Huo Ling'er take him down, but suddenly he had a whim: this guy is the Child of Destiny. Could he graft the Destiny Curse from his own body onto him?
But when Long Chen activated the Destiny Curse, the cursed power treated the man as one with Long Chen, attacking indiscriminately. In an instant, the man absorbed half of the curse power from Long Chen's body.
After so many days of consumption and suppression, the curse power inside Long Chen had dropped to less than half of its original strength. Yet even so, the terrifying curse instantly killed the man alive. Even the Child of Destiny at the Immortal Realm had no strength to resist, showing just how ruthless Lu Fan's move was.
The man absorbed half of the curse power from Long Chen's body. Long Chen immediately felt a surge of spirit, his stagnant blood and energy slowly flowing again. The weakening of the curse power allowed his strength to steadily increase, and now Long Chen could exert about seventy percent of his combat power.
"This method works! This is much faster than consuming it myself. Long Chen looked delighted.
Being cursed by Destiny doesn't matter; as long as there is a Child of Destiny level nearby, split half with him, find a few more people, and distribute it several times, and it's done.
Over the past few days, he had already learned a way to resist this curse, and his body had gained some resistance. Additionally, Long Chen had learned a method to temporarily seal the power of this curse. Although the Destiny Curse was terrifying, Long Chen already had a way to deal with it. Next time he encountered it, he definitely wouldn't be in such a sorry state.
Now, having found a new method, Long Chen immediately perked up. Originally, he planned to quickly erase the curse power after entering before entering the central area, but now he didn't care.
Long Chen recklessly charged toward the core area. As he advanced, the flames above the ground grew denser and the flame fluctuations grew more intense.
However, although these flames fluctuated intensely, they were harmless to people. Being inside the flames made one feel completely at ease, and within the flames, a powerful Heavenly Dao fluctuation was already emerging.
At this moment, Long Chen felt a powerful force of the Heavenly Dao slowly infusing his body with the fluctuations of the flames, and his bottleneck began to loosen.
"Amazing! This is just an outer area, yet it has this effect. Wouldn't the Brahma Road and the Bridge of Heavenly Night be even more extraordinary?" Long Chen was thrilled and dared not delay, racing forward at full speed.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, flames split open, and a sharp claw shot out. The claw resembled an eagle's talon, but covered in scales. The timing of the strike was just right. Before Long Chen could react, the eagle claw grabbed him out in one swift motion.
"Hahaha..."
A wild laugh rang out, but as soon as it sounded, it instantly turned into a terrified scream.
Endless curse runes appeared on the eagle claw, and in an instant, the claw exploded. Long Chen's figure flew out, and then he saw a man with wings on his back, terrified, fleeing in terror.
However, after only two wings, his whole body instantly rotted, turning into dust in the void. Foul-smelling fragments scattered across the sky, burned by the flames and reduced to nothingness.
"With this level of strength, you still ambush me?" Long Chen was speechless.
This beast clan powerhouse had just advanced to Immortality. Although he was the Child of Destiny, his Destiny Wheel hadn't changed much, and compared to the previous Child of Destiny, it was far behind.
It's likely that this person was eager to hunt Long Chen and came out to find him before his realm stabilized. You might say he was unlucky, but he ran into Long Chen. You say he was lucky, but he met Long Chen.
Half of the curse in Long Chen's body was once again removed, and he immediately felt much lighter, his confidence soaring. He continued forward.
Soon, they encountered several more people who were determined to pay for their lives. They were overjoyed to see Long Chen, but all of them died at his hands.
Although these people could no longer threaten Long Chen, without relying on the power of Huo Ling'er and Lei Ling'er, Long Chen would have to exert considerable effort to kill them.
This made Long Chen warn: these people were just ordinary Destiny Users, and the power of the Destiny Wheel hadn't fully awakened. Dealing with them was already difficult—this was not a good sign.
To put it plainly, these are a group of unremarkable children of destiny, the kind of person neither above nor below. True strong people would not give up their future just because of Long Chen's temptation.
Those half-step Sons of Destiny and Destiny Ones knew their own limits. They knew that even if they advanced to Immortality first, they wouldn't have a chance to kill Long Chen, so they chose to advance peacefully.
Only this group of half-baked Destiny Children thought they might be able to use their cultivation advantage to kill Long Chen. Their strength was average, but even so-so, they could put some pressure on Long Chen.
So, the powerful prodigies, because their strength is already terrifying, will definitely increase their strength by a ratio even more terrifying than these half-baked Destiny Children.
If Long Chen encountered them, under the suppression of his cultivation level, he would definitely suffer a heavy loss. This served as a wake-up call. He dared not delay any longer and sped forward at top speed.
With the "help" of those people, the Destiny Curse within Long Chen had been completely dispelled, and at this moment, he had returned to his peak condition.
Along the way, several more people intercepted him, all killed by Huo Ling'er and Lei Ling'er. With their protection, after passing through the ninefold fire barrier, a sea of lava appeared ahead.
As Long Chen approached the sea of lava, all his pores began to open uncontrollably, greedily absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Within that energy was the vast laws of heaven and earth. He felt his bottleneck begin to stir.
"Rumble rumble... In
the endless sea of lava, countless figures sat cross-legged in the void, all undergoing tribulation. Endless tribulation clouds swirled above their heads, raining down heavenly thunder and cleansing their bodies.
"It's Long Chen."
As Long Chen appeared, the powerful warriors undergoing tribulation instantly revealed murderous intent, carrying tribulation clouds and charging at him.