Chapter 5795 Battle God Drum
A battle drum covered in divine diagrams appeared in the sky. Swirling divine light radiated from it, sending out powerful ripples that froze the entire battlefield in an instant.
No one knew what kind of material the drum was made from. Its glossy surface gleamed like glass, yet it exuded an ancient presence. Hovering over the battlefield, it seemed to be watching over the chaos below.
Beside the drum, the race leader’s figure materialized. The usual kind smile on his face had vanished, replaced by an icy expression.
In truth, he had been aware of the battle from the very beginning. But with both sides fighting like sworn enemies, neither willing to listen to reason, there had been no opportunity for him to intervene.
The reason he only appeared now was that he had gone to retrieve the Battle God Drum—the violet blood race’s most priceless treasure. This was their strongest divine item. If there was anything capable of stopping this war, it was this drum.
“Race leader, this brute Long Chen suddenly attacked us—!” one of the Bi family Elders cried out, his voice trembling with indignation.
Though his body was frozen, his mouth could still move. The power of the drum had locked down his bloodline, but it hadn’t robbed him of speech.
However, before he could finish his accusation—
SHING!
A blade flashed, and his body split in two.
Gasps of shock echoed across the battlefield.
“What?!”
How could Long Chen ignore the suppression of the Battle God Drum? The crowd was in utter disbelief.
After all, the Battle God Drum was their strongest divine item—the absolute strongest, not one of the strongest. Only the race leader alone was qualified to use it, and even mid-stage Divine Emperors would be rendered powerless beneath its influence.
Yet, Long Chen moved as if completely unaffected.
“Youngster, you’re too arrogant!”
An icy voice rang out, and in the next instant, a transparent hand shot forward, aiming for Long Chen’s throat.
“Do you want to try it?” asked Long Chen.
All of a sudden, the sword in Long Chen’s hand vanished, and a dagger covered in eerie runes took its place, flickering with a sinister glow.
With a swift motion, Long Chen stabbed the dagger toward the incoming hand.
“You—!”
Sensing the power of this dagger, the master of the hand was shocked and immediately retreated.
“That’s… the devil race’s energy storage divine weapon?! How do you have that?!” Bi Yingxiong shouted, his expression contorting in disbelief. “You must be a spy of the devil race!”
His words sent a ripple of unease through the battlefield.
A devil race weapon? In Long Chen’s hands?
How could Long Chen possess such a thing? If this weapon was detonated at full power, even the race leader might not be able to suppress it.
Long Chen smirked coldly, his dagger still pointed at the void.
With a razor-sharp gaze, Long Chen declared, “I, Long Chen, have always been arrogant. But now, I feel like I wasn’t arrogant enough. That’s why the fools of the Bi family dared to brazenly slaughter my Luo family!”
“You’re the one who—!” Bi Yingxiong roared, but before he could finish, the Battle God Drum trembled.
His body froze completely, and only his eyes could move now.
With a cold expression, the race leader said, “The Battle God Drum possesses numeracy runes. It can see the truth of this matter. Spare me your childish lies.”
Bi Yingxiong’s face instantly drained of color. He hadn’t expected this matter to draw out the Battle God Drum, and he had never heard of the Battle God Drum possessing such an ability.
Still, he forced himself to act calm. He felt like the race leader was testing him, and he couldn’t fall for it. He had to hang onto the final shred of hope.
At this moment, an incredibly ancient elder came walking out. He moved with great difficulty, supporting himself with a cane. His frail frame looked as if a strong breeze might topple him over.
Yet, despite his feebleness, his presence carried some weight.
This elder was the ancestral patriarch of the Bi family. He was so old that he had one foot in the grave. He had been in seclusion for ages, teetering on the brink of death, until today’s events forced him to emerge. When he saw the Luo family slaughtering the Bi family, his fury nearly caused him to drop dead on the spot.
This ancestral patriarch’s seniority exceeded even that of the race leader, so he didn’t have many days left in him. It was a good thing that the Battle God Drum had only locked down the battlefield. If it had locked down the surroundings, this ancient elder would have directly kicked the bucket.
The ancestral patriarch of the Bi family tottered over and pointed his cane at Long Chen. With venomous wrath, he said, “No matter what sin Yingxiong committed, it should have been reported to the higher-ups so that we could properly investigate who was right and wrong. The punishment would then be decided by the race leader and the Grand Elders. Instead, Long Chen led the Luo family to wage a massacre upon the Bi family, causing untold casualties. That alone warrants the death penalty.”
When Long Chen heard this, his gaze darkened.
“No matter what sin they committed?” Long Chen repeated, his voice sharp like a razor’s edge.
In the next instant—
SHING!
A streak of Sword Qi slashed toward the ancient elder.
“Brat, you dare?!”
The ancient elder bellowed in fury, but in truth, he was powerless to resist.
Just as the attack was about to strike, the transparent figure appeared again, shattering Long Chen’s Sword Qi in an instant.
BOOM!
“Long Chen, you have gone too far!” barked the transparent figure.
The race leader and the highest-ranked Elders were all here. Yet Long Chen still dared to kill in front of them? It was as if he was mocking their authority.
This transparent figure was none other than the violet blood race’s Shadow Guard—their only Shadow Guard. His status was nearly equal to the race leader himself. He normally remained hidden like a phantom.
The violet blood race’s Elders only knew that an expert of the race leader’s caliber existed in the shadows, but no one had ever seen him before.
Having been repeatedly provoked by Long Chen, the Shadow Guard coldly shouted, “Do you think that dagger will let you do as you please here?”
But suddenly—
Splurt!
Blood sprayed into the air.
A dozen bloody holes appeared on the Bi family patriarch’s body.
“What?!”
Everyone was shocked.
Long Chen’s attack had clearly been shattered by the Shadow Guard, so how?
Long Chen’s expression remained icy. “Did you think I couldn’t kill him just because you blocked my attack?”
His voice was calm, but his words carried a terrifying weight.
“If I, Long Chen, want someone dead… then no one can stop me.”
“You…!” The Shadow Guard trembled with rage.
The Shadow Guard trembled with rage. Only now did he realize that when he shattered Long Chen’s Sword Qi, it hadn’t vanished. Instead, it had reformed into countless invisible blades.
They were slow-moving and undetectable as they pierced the patriarch’s body like a thousand needles. One even punched through his forehead.
The old man’s mouth opened as if trying to speak. But no words came out.
After a while, his lifeless body collapsed to the ground.
“LONG CHEN!”
The Shadow Guard let out a furious roar, and a terrifying force erupted, crashing toward Long Chen with world-ending pressure.
The next moment, the void around Long Chen twisted violently as if it was about to explode. Long Chen felt an invisible grip tighten around him.
His left hand, the one holding the dagger, started to tremble violently. The Shadow Guard was trying to crush his arm—to strip him of his trump card.
With a frightening expression, Long Chen said, “Since the violet blood race is so heartless, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”
Just as Long Chen was about to summon the Earth Cauldron, a figure appeared in front of him.
Gasps of shock spread through the battlefield.
It was Luo Zichuan. Even under the Battle God Drum’s suppression, this man was still able to move.
Luo Zichuan swung his saber in a strange arc, and the pressure around Long Chen instantly vanished.
After that, Luo Zichuan pointed his saber at the Shadow Guard, a sharp killing intent rising out of him.
Luo Zichuan declared, “Shadow Guard, since you don’t care about right or wrong and simply wish to use your power to suppress people, let’s fight! Let me see what kind of power you have to dare act so tyrannically. Perhaps the violet blood race really is no different from the savage humans of the outside world. If power is all that matters here, let’s see whose fist is bigger!”