Chapter 6040 Cloud Dragon Guiding Armor
BOOM!
As their palms collided, scarlet divine light and violet radiance erupted. The world seemed to be swallowed by this explosion—everything else vanished, leaving only the brilliance of their clash.
The spectators felt as if invisible hammers were smashing into their chests, their souls compressed by a terrifying force. Some nearly coughed up blood from the pressure alone.
The martial stage roared as it shook violently. Countless experts were blasted back by the qi waves.
Although the stage was protected by its own laws, those protections did not extend to the spectators. That was intentional—so the spectators could feel as if they were truly part of the battle.
And now, the gap in strength was exposed. Experts like Di Mengyao, Hai Mingkong, and Qing Yi stood firm, unmoved by the impact.
Clearly, this level of impact couldn’t rattle them.
The thousands of others weren’t so fortunate. Though they managed to stay upright, it was only through immense effort. Each of them had activated their dragon blood power, and some had even ignited their Sovereign Sprout Flame just to endure the shockwave.
If Long Chen were to witness this, he’d be shocked—because there were tens of thousands of them. And he hadn’t held back at all in that exchange.
It was a head-on collision of brute force, and yet these disciples could still withstand the shockwaves. That was a testament to their terrifying foundations.
Long Chen’s body quivered slightly, but he remained where he stood. It was Xue Tu who was forced back three steps.
“Is he really that strong?” asked one of the dragon experts.
Di Mengyao and the others were stunned. Long Chen had actually gained the upper hand in the first exchange.
But how could that be? He was just a human. How much dragon blood could his tiny body hold?
Although Long Chen had an advantage in this exchange, his expression darkened.
Even after using his Sovereign Blood Seal, Long Chen could barely push back Xue Tu. That meant Xue Tu was even more terrifying than expected. No wonder the Dragon Domain’s experts had such confidence in him.
When their palms met, Long Chen sensed multiple layers of energy within Xue Tu. They were sealed away for now. In that clash, Xue Tu had only tapped into one of them.
This isn’t good. I don’t have enough dragon blood power to match a true dragon. I can’t give him any opening.
Without hesitation, Long Chen pressed the attack. He thrust his hand forward, summoning a giant dragon claw from his divine ring.
“Divine Dragon Immolation Claw!”
Still reeling from the previous blow, Xue Tu had no way to dodge. However, he looked very excited.
He swept his hand through the air, gathering heaven and earth’s power. Blood-colored divine light surged behind him, condensing into a massive blade that cleaved forward.
“Blood Dragon Slash!”
Xue Tu’s reaction was fast—remarkably so. Though he was momentarily at a disadvantage, his counterattack was sharp and precise.
The divine dragon claw and blood blade crashed in a thunderous explosion. Then, the blood blade shattered.
“What?!”
Those familiar with Xue Tu knew this attack contained Xue Tu’s blood dragon flame, as well as the power of heaven and earth. It was incredibly powerful, but it was actually inferior to this claw.
The dragon claw didn’t stop. It broke through the remnants of the blade and smashed straight toward Xue Tu.
“Hahaha, what a powerful attack!”
Xue Tu laughed wildly, blood runes igniting across his body. He stepped forward and punched the dragon claw head-on.
BOOM!
The dragon claw exploded. But in that instant, a figure burst forth from the explosion.
“What?!”
Everyone was startled. Long Chen had hidden himself within his attack.
As he closed in, he threw a punch—but midway, his hand opened into a palm. He then shoved his hand forward.
“Cloud Dragon Guiding Armor!”
A divine light, soft and flowing like auspicious clouds, surged from Long Chen’s palm.
To everyone’s shock, Xue Tu’s Ten Thousand Dragon Totem moved away from him, as if an invisible force was pulling it away.
“The cloud dragon race’s secret arts?! How does he know them?!” shouted a cloud dragon expert, aghast.
The Cloud Dragon Eight Forms were sacred techniques of the cloud dragon race—so sacred that even their most powerful experts often failed to learn them. And even if they managed to do so, mastering them to the point of using them effectively in battle was an entirely different challenge.
It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that generations could pass without a single person fully comprehending even one of them.
Furthermore, even if someone succeeded in grasping a technique, they couldn’t pass it down to others. Each cultivator left a unique imprint on the technique, shaping it into something personal. So, if a thousand people cultivated it, there would be a thousand distinct versions.
So when Long Chen unleashed the Divine Dragon Immolation Claw, the cloud dragon race’s experts were already shaken. The aura it released was eerily similar to one of their race’s legendary divine abilities.
Although the Cloud Dragon Immolation Claw was a common technique, the version belonging to the Cloud Dragon Eight Forms carried an entirely different aura—its power far beyond the ordinary. It was like comparing heaven and earth.
Yet, Long Chen was using that exact technique.
The experts of the cloud dragon race were completely stunned.
How had their supreme secret arts fallen into the hands of a human?
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In the martial stage.
As Xue Tu’s manifestation was stripped away, he could no longer draw on its power. He saw Long Chen’s palm transforming back into a fist.
It was just an ordinary punch. But in his weakened state, he could not withstand this attack.
“A clever trick,” Xue Tu growled, “but I still have more. Dragon Bone Spirit Ignition—Heavenly Bone Art!”
His whole body lit up. His flesh turned translucent, revealing glowing crimson bones beneath. Fiery blood runes ignited across their surface.
In this state, he threw his own punch.
CLANG!
Their fists collided, and a metallic shockwave split the air.
Long Chen’s heart trembled. Despite his stripped manifestation and sealed bloodline, Xue Tu managed to meet Long Chen’s attack head-on.
This was Long Chen’s first time witnessing such power.
Xue Tu wasn’t relying solely on dragon blood—he also wielded dragon bone power. And that power stood equal to, if not beyond, his bloodline.
Unlike bloodline power, which required support from a manifestation and could be replenished by heaven and earth, dragon bone power came from within.
To make it simple, it was Xue Tu’s core energy.
But Xue Tu was a true dragon. The energy stored within his body was vast, so exhausting it wouldn’t happen easily. Worse still, the Cloud Dragon Guiding Armor’s power-stripping effect was only temporary. It would vanish in just a few breaths.
“Cloud Dragon God Seal!” Long Chen shouted, and cloud diagram runes appeared on his fist again.
“This is impossible!” the cloud dragon race’s experts cried out.
To comprehend even one of the Cloud Dragon Eight Forms would place someone among the top geniuses of the cloud dragon race. But Long Chen had just used three of them.
The cloud diagram morphed into millions of tiny dragons that surged onto Xue Tu’s body. They linked together, forming divine chains that bound tightly around his bones.
His bones started to darken and fade as the seal took hold.
This time, even Qing Yi and the others were stunned. Was this truly happening?