Chapter 5954 New Plan
Once Long Chen left, the domain lord and the four dragon ancestors sat in silence for a long time.
At last, one of the dragon ancestors spoke. “Domain Lord, are you truly planning to go through with this?”
“Whether or not we do it isn’t up to us,” the domain lord replied, shaking his head.
“What?” The four of them were all startled.
“Do you think the Dragonblood Legion’s arrival is a coincidence? Think about it,” the domain lord said with a faint smile before slowly fading away.
The four dragon ancestors looked at each other in confusion. Clearly, they did not understand the hidden meaning behind his words.
“Whatever. The domain lord is the wisest person in the entire Dragon Domain. His decisions are never wrong.”
One of them shrugged, giving up on trying to understand. He knew his limits, and deep thinking wasn’t his strength.
“But to place the entire Dragon Domain’s karmic luck on one person... what will become of us in the future?” asked the scarlet dragon ancestor solemnly.
“Can it be that there will be no point to the Dragon Domain’s existence in the future?” blurted out one of them without thinking.
After he said that, their eyes widened. They seemed to have found their answer.
...
Long Chen had no idea what the “something good” the domain lord promised him actually was. He was simply told to rest for a few days and clear his mind of distractions—to enter a state of empty spirit and thought.
Although Long Chen hadn’t exhausted his trump cards or dragon blood energy in the fight against the Sovereign Lord, such a battle had been mentally draining. The domain lord had clearly noticed this, which was why he insisted Long Chen recuperate properly.
It was easy to recuperate from mental fatigue. A few days of genuine rest would do more than any medicinal pill.
When Long Chen arrived at the Dragonblood Legion’s designated valley, he found a massive crowd already waiting outside. This area had been specifically assigned by the Dragon Domain, and no outsiders were allowed to enter.
This exclusivity had initially sparked discontent among the Dragon Domain’s disciples. After all, it was their own land. Why were they being treated like outsiders?
But the higher-ups had offered a simple answer: if they could display power on the same level as the Dragonblood Legion, they too would be granted their own exclusive area.
Now, the disciples lined up at the valley entrance were elites from all across the Dragon Domain—its strongest young warriors. They had come to challenge the Dragonblood warriors not because they thought they could win, but to gain some combat experience. They simply wanted to temper themselves against the Dragonblood warriors. If they were lucky, they could get some pointers as well.
When they saw Long Chen, their excitement surged even more. They had long heard of the terrifying leader behind the Dragonblood Legion. In their eyes, the ordinary Dragonblood warriors were already incredible, while the squad leaders were unmatched. As for the captains... they were legendary figures who might as well exist in another world. These disciples could only look up at them.
The challengers couldn’t even handle ordinary warriors. As for the squad leaders, they mostly entertained the challenges out of curiosity or boredom.
Meanwhile, Gu Yang and the others focused solely on cultivation. They had no interest in sparring with what they saw as pampered youths.
Thus, when Long Chen arrived, these disciples all looked at Long Chen as if he were a god. Their eyes were full of shock, reverence, and suspicion.
Long Chen looked at them and smiled. “You can all go for now. Rest up and come back at your peak condition tomorrow. I’ll personally instruct you.”
“Really?”
These disciples didn’t dare to believe their ears. Just the pointers from the ordinary Dragonblood warriors were enough to make them go crazy with joy. But now the strongest expert of the Dragonblood Legion was going to personally teach them?
A Dragonblood warrior who had just beaten his challenger in a few moves sensed Long Chen’s arrival and immediately rushed over to welcome him. He smiled at everyone’s doubts.
“Boss never says any empty talk. However, you have to be mentally prepared. Don’t cry when the time comes,” he declared.
With this confirmation, the crowd exploded with excitement. They immediately dispersed to spread the news.
“Wuyang! Come exchange a few blows with your boss!” Long Chen called out once the crowd was gone, patting the shoulder of the Dragonblood warrior.
Wuyang lit up with excitement. It had been years since he’d last sparred with Long Chen. Without hesitation, Wuyang launched himself forward with a direct punch.
“Good!”
Long Chen’s eyes lit up in praise. In front of this direct attack, Long Chen spun back and unleashed a punch to his back left.
After all, the frontal attack was only a feint.
However, the instant Long Chen unleashed his counter, he was startled to find that Wuyang’s attack didn’t seem solid. It felt both real and illusory at the same time, catching him off-guard.
“Boss, you’ve fallen for it!” Wuyang grinned.
The body Long Chen struck dissolved into light—a fake. A net of runes suddenly flared where Long Chen’s fist landed, locking it in place.
At the same time, Wuyang’s true form appeared behind Long Chen, his palm already descending. His movement technique was bizarre, flickering between real and illusionary. His aura was sometimes there and sometimes not, making it impossible to track him.
But just before Wuyang’s palm landed, he was shocked to find a shield of runes already protecting Long Chen’s back. It was the same technique he’d just used to trap Long Chen’s fist.
The web of runes suddenly rippled, and Wuyang’s expression changed. Just then, a large hand seized his shoulder from the side.
However, the “Wuyang” Long Chen grabbed instantly turned into a white scale.
“A substitution art?”
Long Chen was surprised as he hadn’t held back just now. He had completely sealed all of Wuyang’s possible paths of retreat and also locked down the surrounding space. But Wuyang still slipped away.
Suddenly, a claw came slicing toward Long Chen’s temple from an impossible angle. Long Chen blocked it, and in the blink of an eye, the two exchanged hundreds of blows.
Wuyang moved like a fish in water, his figure flickering and multiplying. It was as if hundreds of Wuyangs were attacking from every direction.
BOOM!
Their fists collided again. This time, Wuyang was forced back several steps, bringing the intense exchange to a halt.
“Impressive. It's hard to beat you with technique alone.”
Long Chen couldn’t help but praise him. Wuyang, an ordinary Dragonblood warrior, had honed his movement arts, techniques, tactics, and combat awareness to near perfection. There wasn’t a single opening...
Even someone as powerful as Long Chen had trouble finding a weakness. That was the true terror of the Dragonblood warriors. This power could only be gained through constantly risking their lives.
To beat Wuyang, Long Chen would need to use real power. Trickery wouldn’t cut it.
“It’s all thanks to your training, Boss.”
Wuyang was also excited. In hundreds of exchanges, Long Chen had only defended and still neutralized every attack. He really was the boss. Even Gu Yang was incapable of such a thing.
Wuyang’s strength reflected the current level of the entire Dragonblood Legion. With this, Long Chen knew it was time to carry out his new plan.
“Let’s go find Guo Ran. I have something important to discuss with him.”