Chapter 6420 Mo Zhan
The experts of the Black Rock Heaven Swallowing Python race were dumbstruck. They had activated the Heaven Capturing Stronghold’s power to pull Mo Chen back inside. Yet, to their horror, they ended up pulling Long Chen in as well.
“Quick, kill him!” shouted one of them.
Panic ensued. This was no different from inviting a wolf into their home. The Heaven Capturing Stronghold’s true strength lay in its defense. It could block invaders, but it couldn’t kill one who was already within its bounds.
Long Chen’s lips curled into a faint smile. “Let’s see just how powerful 999 violet blood Sovereign flames really are.”
Long Chen snapped his fingers, and a pulse of violet light rippled around him.
The first wave of attackers slammed into an invisible barrier and were instantly blown back, blood spraying from their mouths as their divine weapons shuddered violently.
Several of them swung their weapons in desperation, striking the barrier directly, and that decision sealed their fate. The moment their weapons hit it, both man and weapon were annihilated in a burst of blood mist.
Long Chen’s violet Sovereign flames burned fiercely, forming a radiant shield around him. It was the Heaven Blocking Shield.
The stronger the enemy attacked it, the greater the backlash. Those who relied on divine arts or magical abilities were a bit better off, merely gravely injured.
However, anyone foolish enough to meet it with a weapon was destroyed outright. Even their so-called divine weapons couldn’t withstand the backlash; they shattered like glass.
“Lord Long Chen...”
At first, Xi Yuanqing and the others had been deeply worried when Long Chen was pulled into the Heaven Capturing Stronghold. He was surrounded by enemies.
Yet, with just a flick of his fingers, Long Chen had turned the tables completely.
All around him, the stronghold became a slaughterhouse. Violet flames swept through the streets, and agonized screams echoed from every corner as bodies burst apart one after another.
Watching this, Xi Yuanqing and the rhino dragon experts felt chills crawling up their spines.
Back during the battle with Ming Cang, Long Chen hadn’t even fought seriously. Cang Lu had done most of the fighting, and Ming Cang had ultimately fallen to Long Xu’s strike. Because of that, they still subconsciously compared Long Chen to the man who had slain Netherdragon Xuan.
But now, they understood how wrong they were.
The experts attacking Long Chen were all terrifying; each one was comparable to Netherdragon Xuan. Yet, before Long Chen’s violet Sovereign flames, they were utterly helpless. So, how could Xi Yuanqing and the others not be shocked?
“How terrifying... No wonder Lord Long Chen didn’t even take Ming Cang seriously back then. Even alone, he could have crushed him,” someone muttered.
“Lord Long Chen’s power is beyond comprehension,” another whispered. “But our perception can’t even gauge his depth. Just how strong is he truly?”
“Perhaps Lord Yuanqing can tell!”
Everyone turned instinctively toward Xi Yuanqing. After all, he was their leader and also the one with the keenest perception.
Xi Yuanqing shook his head. Back then, he had been able to sense the change in Long Chen’s power because Long Chen had been perilously weak. When Long Chen slew those dragons, his Supreme Bone transformed their energy and let his strength recover rapidly—that was why Xi Yuanqing had detected it.
But now, Long Chen was in his peak condition. Any attempt to perceive him felt like staring through a fog.
BOOM!
Sword Qi suddenly sliced through the sky, crushing Long Chen’s violet barrier. Then, a suffocating pressure unfurled, forcing Xi Yuanqing and the others to cry out.
“The One Merger realm!”
There was no formal “Merger” realm between Human Emperor, Divine Emperor, and Sovereign Lord, yet cultivators used the term to describe different levels of cultivation realms. When someone had truly merged their Sovereign flames—three nines into one—but had not yet stepped into the Sovereign Lord realm, people called them an One Merger realm expert.
Another expert on Ming Cang’s level had appeared, and his aura even surpassed Ming Cang’s.
“Long Chen, how brazen. Since you dared to come, don’t even think about leaving!” the newcomer shouted.
A cold blade sliced open Long Chen’s Heaven Blocking Shield and drove straight for his throat.𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
“No law or Dao can bind me. Do you really think you can stop me if I decide to leave?” Long Chen snorted. He raised his hand slowly—thumb to middle finger—and flicked it.
Violet qi ran along his finger and struck the blade. In response, the sword gave a cry like a roaring dragon.
The collision shook heaven and earth, sending the sword spinning through the air, slicing cracks into the void. But then, a large hand caught the spinning sword. Following that, a man with black scales covering his entire body appeared. His vertical pupils narrowed like snake’s.
At this sight, everyone from the Black Rock Heaven Swallowing Python race sighed in relief and rushed over to stand behind him.
“A peak Human Emperor whose Sovereign flames are this strong—truly the human race’s top expert,” the man sneered. “Unfortunately, your head’s empty. You barged into my Heaven Capturing Stronghold all on your own. Now, Long Chen’s name will be erased from the nine heavens and ten lands.”
Although Long Chen’s power was shocking, this man was absolutely confident in killing Long Chen in this fortress.
Long Chen looked at this man coolly from head to toe.
“Tell me, did your race give you heaven region divine talismans or heaven region divine stones?”
The man’s pupils contracted, but he quickly sneered, “Have you gone mad? What are those talismans and divine stones? I don’t know what you’re talking about. You don’t need to stall for time. If these are your last words, then you can just die.”
Long Chen smiled. Although this man didn’t say much, his refusal had confirmed it.
“The Heaven Swallowing race was once one of the pillars of the nine heavens. They made large contributions defending the nine heavens. It’s a shame their descendants are worthless. They betrayed the nine heavens and their ancestors,” Long Chen said casually.
The next moment, the man swung his sword, and his Sword Qi instantly reached Long Chen—so fast that it made Xi Yuanqing and the others flinch. Their perception couldn’t keep up with this man’s speed.
BOOM!
However, the Sword Qi detonated three feet from Long Chen and shattered against a wall of Sovereign flame.
“Long Chen, you are not fit to be the human race’s number-one expert! How dare you insult the great Heaven Swallowing race!” the man roared. “Today, I—Mo Zhan—will cut off your head and hang it from our city walls!”
Killing intent exploded out of Mo Zhan, and his powerful Sovereign might shook the entire city.
“Not good, the city is boosting his power! What sort of divine weapon is this?!” Xi Yuanqing shouted.
The city’s energy appeared boundless. By entering it, hadn’t Long Chen stepped into an enemy trap?
“Die!” Mo Zhan howled, appearing right above Long Chen.
Mo Zhan’s blade glittered with blinding divine light. It was infused with his full Sovereign flame and the fortress’s divine might as it slashed downward.