781 - Enemy in an Ancient Cave
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His body was penetrated, and blood slowly flowed out. However, that person’s body was pierced by a lightning spear. Just as the blood flowed out, it evaporated. A masked person appeared behind Long Chen.
Long Chen didn’t turn around. He held a lightning spear in his hand and coldly said, “A group of shameless things. You can hide yourselves in the void, but you won’t be able to escape my senses. Your assassination techniques are just a sneer in front of me!”
Puff.
Suddenly, the long spear shook. The assassin from the Blood Slaughter Hall didn’t even have time to let out a groan before he was blasted into smithereens by the terrifying power of the long spear.
He put away the lightning spear and continued to move forward. From start to finish, Long Chen hadn’t even looked at that person.
Ever since he came into contact with the assassins of the Blood Slaughter Hall, Long Chen had been assassinated countless times. Every time an assassin from the Blood Slaughter Hall approached, his nerves would tighten.
Therefore, no matter how many assassins tried to suppress their auras, heartbeat, smell and killing intent, they couldn’t escape the Nine Star Tyrant Body Technique. Therefore, it would be a huge joke if they wanted to kill Long Chen.
Long Chen walked along the cave and after walking a few hundred meters, he suddenly opened up. The entire underground chamber looked like a huge nest. There were eight huge entrances to the cave and carved on the entrance were the words of the immortal, but Long Chen didn’t recognize them.
What Long Chen didn’t expect was that as soon as he entered, he was caught by the six Evil Dao Skywalkers. Their auras surged and they surrounded Long Chen at the same time.
"Long Chen?" One of the evil experts looked like a mummified corpse with sunken eyes. He looked like an evil spirit crawling out of the ground as he coldly looked at Long Chen.
Long Chen immediately understood. No wonder the killer from the Blood Slaughter Hall didn’t come in. So this guy had come in, but after seeing the six people in front of him, he gave up.
The Hall of Blood was the same as the Pill Pagoda. They belonged to a neutral faction and dealt with business in the righteous path. They also killed people on both sides, so they were not friendly with the evil path and wanted to withdraw without the six people noticing.
However, at this time, he coincidentally bumped into Long Chen. This expert from the Blood Slaughter Hall was quite unlucky to have been killed by a fierce tiger even though he had managed to avoid six hungry wolves.
"You dare to target me? It means that you are someone important too. Don’t tell me you are that fellow called Xue You? " This was because he could feel an enormous pressure from that zombie.
“Hmph! How honorable is Lord Xue You? You don’t need to be killed personally. Today, this place will be your grave!”
The zombie man let out a cold snort. Suddenly, a mourning stick appeared in his hand. There were countless strips of red cloth hanging from the stick. It was extremely strange.
"Boom!"
With an explosive sound, the zombie man took out his weapon, and countless runes erupted from his body like a volcano. They instantly spread out, and there were actually three different runes on his body.
"Tier 3 Skywalker."
Long Chen was shocked. He did not expect this person to be a third ranked Heaven’s Chosen. Moreover, from the pressure he was displaying, he seemed to be much stronger than Shui Guanzhi.
"Die!"
The zombie man let out a loud shout. The mourning stick in his hand came crashing down like lightning. Long Chen coldly snorted and threw a punch. He wanted to test this person’s depth.
"Phew!"
However, just as Long Chen’s fist was about to collide with the zombie man’s mourning stick, the red strips of cloth instantly expanded and enveloped Long Chen like thousands of strange snakes. Their speed was incomparable.
“Hahaha, so this is the power that shakes the evil way, the number one existence on the Ranking of Destiny Decree?” “It’s just trash. Go to hell, all the credit is mine!”
The zombie man burst into laughter. One must know that his weapon was no ordinary weapon. It was a high-rank magical tool, and an evil weapon at that.
This weapon could absorb a person’s soul and flesh, condensing them into red ribbons. The red ribbons were normally no different from ordinary cloth strips, but once used, it could instantly bind a person to death.
This was because each strip of cloth had absorbed countless amounts of flesh and soul energy, making it extremely terrifying. It was impossible to tear them apart with the power of the fleshly body.
"Boom!"
Just as the zombie man was about to kill Long Chen, the cloth strips that tightly bound him suddenly exploded into pieces. The countless thunder runes around Long Chen’s body flashed as if he were a god of war, looking down upon the world.
"I almost lost, what a bizarre attack!"
Long Chen could not help but heave a sigh of relief. This was the first time Long Chen had seen such a strange weapon, and the moment he was wrapped up, he immediately felt that something was wrong. He immediately revolved his power of thunder to protect his entire body.
"Buzz!"
After breaking the shackles of the strange cloth, Long Chen took advantage of the moment of shock to punch out. The wind from his fist surged as it brought forth an endless amount of thunder energy, smashing towards the zombie man.
The zombie hurriedly used his mourning stick to block, but with an explosive sound, Long Chen and the zombie guy each retreated several steps back.
Long Chen was secretly shocked. He moved his feet and once again charged at the zombie man. At this time, the evil experts also recovered from their shock and pulled out their weapons to join the battle.
What shocked Long Chen the most was that these five people were actually all second level Heavengod. Their combat prowess was incomparably powerful. No wonder they wanted to kill him here.
“Get out of the way, he’s mine!”
Suddenly, the zombie man roared angrily and charged forward once again. The runes on his body swelled up and surged like the ocean waves. The berserk aura wreaked havoc in the entire cave, causing it to rumble.
The most terrifying thing was that his aura was thick with an aura of death. Behind him, runes began to surge and materialize into a scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
Within the mountains of corpses and the sea of blood, countless people had died miserable deaths. They were crying out, begging for mercy, and shouting. They were filled with the desire for life and fear of death.
When that mountain of corpses and sea of blood appeared, the zombie man’s body moved even though there was no wind. A horrifying pressure engulfed everything and even the ground underneath his feet started to tremble.
“The people in that strange phenomenon, were they all killed by you?” Looking at the incomparably powerful and imposing zombie man, Long Chen’s eyes flashed with ice-cold killing intent.
"That’s right. I killed all of them with my own hands, and I also want them to die from endless torture and pain. Only then would I be able to gather enough of their grievances.
Hehe, do you feel anger, fear, helplessness, and desire? “Hehe, that’s right, that’s the feelings they had before they died. It’s okay, you will soon become one of them, and your death will make me even stronger.” The zombie man chuckled, his eyes filled with excitement, just like a hunter looking at his prey.
"Very good, thank you very much. In the future, I can face all the evil people and kill every one I see without any pressure. You are just a group of animals."
"Divine Ring — Appear."
"Four-star battle body — appear!"
"Boom!"
With an explosive sound, the heaven and earth rumbled as the entire cave shook. Long Chen erupted with all his might. Thunder runes surged on his fist as he rushed towards the evil expert.
"Die, you bastards!"
"Boom!"
The zombie man angrily roared as he smashed the mourning stick towards Long Chen. However, his face was completely bald, just like a bald chicken. He could only be used as an ordinary stick.
As a result, with an explosive sound, the zombie was sent flying by Long Chen’s punch. It crashed into the stone wall, causing the entire cave to shake.
In terms of strength, Long Chen was not a match for him at all. Long Chen’s punch sent the zombie man flying, when suddenly, the wind behind him howled. The other five evil experts, seeing that the zombie man had lost, all attacked.
"Die!"
Long Chen’s speech was like spring thunder, causing the crowd’s eardrums to rumble. A lightning blade appeared in his hand as he mercilessly slashed down on the five of them. The lightning glow was dazzling, and his killing intent soared to the heavens.
The five of them were all Tier 2 Skywalker, but Long Chen’s attack was at his full power, and was without mercy. Compared to his fierce battle with the four Skywalker, this attack not only contained a violent power, but also an endless amount of killing intent, causing the heaven and earth to tremble, that indomitable aura, to oppress the heaven and earth.
"Boom!"
The five of them attacked together, but they were all sent flying by Long Chen’s saber. Long Chen thought to himself, What a pity. With Blood Drinking Pills in hand, even if this attack couldn’t kill them, it would definitely severely injure them.
After forcing back those five people with his first attack, the zombie man had already rushed forward with a mourning stick in his hand.
"Ghost Devour!"
The zombie man suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood. The blood arrow split into four. Suddenly, it turned into four clumps of blood mist and charged toward Long Chen.
The four blood mists formed into four blood spirits that charged towards Long Chen. Long Chen suddenly felt his scalp go numb. There was something strange about this thing.
Long Chen was about to retreat, when the zombie man suddenly shouted in a cold voice:
"Explode!"
The four bloody ghosts instantly exploded into bloody symbols that enveloped Long Chen. He was shocked as he hurriedly used the power of thunder to shatter the symbols while simultaneously retreating backwards.
"Chi!"
When the blood-red runes touched the power of thunder, they began to emit bursts of black smoke. However, there were still many of these runes that passed through the barrier of thunder and fell onto Long Chen’s body.
Long Chen suddenly shivered, as if several pieces of ice had been forced into his body. As the ice melted, a decaying aura quickly spread throughout his body.
Long Chen immediately felt his body become weak. It was as if his body had been hollowed out from the last battle he had experienced.
“Hahaha, Long Chen, let’s see how you will struggle this time. This Ghost Devour is not an ordinary attack. It is a curse technique.”
"Although this attack almost used up 90% of my curse power and all the ghosts I had collected previously were drained, your life is worth this price!"
At this moment, the zombie man was slightly gasping for breath. It was obvious that the Ghost Devour was a huge burden on him. However, his face was currently filled with a sinister smile.
"Die!"
The walking stick in the zombie man’s hand smashed down towards Long Chen’s waist. He didn’t want to take Long Chen’s life immediately, but rather to cripple him first.
A cold smile appeared on Long Chen’s face. He admitted that he had been tricked, but wanting to kill him like this was simply too wishful thinking. He slowly raised both of his hands.
"Surrender is useless, just die!" When the zombie saw Long Chen slowly raise his hands, a hint of disdain appeared on his face.
"Twin Dragon Sky Break!"
Chapter 782 - Blood Serenity
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With a low shout from Long Chen, he waved his arm and Lei Long and Long Hao flew out. They quickly grew in size and intertwined together, piercing through the air like poisonous dragons.
Everything happened too fast, the change too sudden. The zombie man was extremely confident in his Ghost Devour ability. He thought that Long Chen would not be able to fight back, but this confidence actually killed him.
Puff.
The two dragons converged and directly smashed his body into dust. The remaining force did not weaken as it charged towards the five people in the distance with a roar.
Lei Long and Long Hao were too large in size, nearly filling the entire cave. The five people were scared out of their wits and had no time to dodge. They could only defend themselves with all their might.
"Boom!"
With an explosive sound, the five people were completely smashed into dust by the twin dragons’ all-out attack. Even a large portion of the incomparably sturdy cave collapsed from the collision.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, two wings appeared on the back of the head of the one-headed zombie. It looked like a bat and was about to escape.
Puff.
The long blade in Long Chen’s hand flashed as he directly split his head into two. Suddenly, a shadow rushed outside at full speed. It was the soul of the zombie man.
If he fled with his head, he would be able to continue living. He had heard that as long as he was given enough time, he would be able to reunite his body with the remaining head.
However, his head had been chopped into pieces by Long Chen’s saber. The zombie man could only use his soul to escape; his soul wouldn’t be able to remain in the outside world for too long.
Therefore, if it was just his soul escaping, he had to obtain a suitable body for possession within 24 hours. Otherwise, he would die without a doubt.
"You better stay!"
Long Chen let out a cold snort. With a flick of his hand, an arrow of thunder flew towards the zombie man. The zombie man with a soul body suddenly cried out:
"Lord Xue You, save …"
Puff.
Unfortunately, before he could finish shouting, Long Chen’s lightning arrow had pierced through his soul. Thunder was the nemesis of all souls. The soul of the zombie immediately exploded, scattering runes everywhere.
As soon as the rune appeared, it instantly vanished, all of it sucked into the chaos space of the Long Chen. Long Chen couldn’t help but be overjoyed. Yet another Tier 3 Heavenly Dao Fruit had appeared in his hands.
"Phew!"
Suddenly, Long Chen’s heart shivered. He felt a terrifying threat that made his hair stand on end. He immediately dashed to the side without thinking.
Puff.
A ray of light pierced through Long Chen’s shoulder, bringing with it a shower of blood as he was sent flying. Long Chen was shocked as he looked forward.
A dozen or so people appeared in front of them. They were all evil experts and the leader was a handsome long-haired man. He wore a golden crown on his head and wore a purple robe. His eyes were like two sharp blades as they looked straight at Long Chen.
The most frightening thing was that he had a vertical eye in the middle of his forehead. That vertical eye was pitch black, as if it had the power to devour the world, making people’s scalps go numb just by looking at it.
"You truly are Long Chen. Worthy of being listed as the top character on the Ranking of Destiny Decree. You were actually able to kill the Ghost Devour and even kil Qi Luo. Long Chen, even though we are enemies, I still admire you!" The man looked at Long Chen, his eyes radiating with light as he spoke in an extremely calm manner.
They had just entered through the passageway, blocking the only way out. Those who were following behind the handsome man all looked at the ground in surprise. There were broken weapons and pieces of flesh on the ground. It was a very tragic scene.
Although they did not see the battle scene, they could sense the scale of the battle just by looking at the marks on the ground and the Heavenly Energy that filled the air.
"You are Xue You?" Long Chen slowly stood up. In fact, he was extremely shocked.
He had felt the wound earlier and it was actually a finger wind that had injured him. To put it bluntly, it was a normal attack. Just a normal attack had pierced through his body. It was truly shocking.
Although Long Chen was weak and couldn’t use the Divine Ring or the Four-Star Battle Body, his physical body was still comparable to a magical equipment. Yet, he was pierced through by a finger wind tunnel.
“That’s right, I am Xue You. I have heard of your name for a long time, but unfortunately, the current you has been devoured by ghosts and is extremely weak. You don’t even have half of your strength left. Killing you is too boring!” Xue You regretfully said.
“If you want to have a fair fight with me, why don’t you just give me the antidote and remove the Ghost Devour?” Long Chen suggested.
Xue You shook his head and said, "First, Ghost Devour is not a poison but a curse. There is no cure for it, so you need to wait for the effects of Ghost Devour to disappear.
As for the Ghost Devour’s curse, although it wouldn’t immediately take one’s life, it would take a very long time. It would take at least seven days and I couldn’t afford to wait for that to happen.
Secondly, even though you are strong, you are still not qualified to be on the same level as me. Even if you were at your peak, you wouldn’t be able to block ten of my moves.
So, I’m very sorry. In my eyes, you are just like a dog. You do not have much value.
Xue You stood with his hands behind his back. His face was calm and his tone was filled with haughtiness. He was like an emperor looking down on a beggar.
His words were a bit malicious, but Long Chen wasn’t angry because he didn’t have time to be angry. The curse of the ghost was too disgusting, as if a poison had seeped into Long Chen’s blood, bone marrow, and even every cell.
Long Chen gave it a try and was helpless when he discovered that the life force of the chaotic space was actually ineffective against this sort of curse. This caused Long Chen to fall into an unprecedented crisis.
This man in front of him was extremely terrifying. If he was at his peak, Long Chen wouldn’t be afraid of him. Even though he was very strong, Long Chen believed that as long as he was at the same cultivation level, he wouldn’t be afraid of anyone.
“My apologies, but my time is very precious and I don’t have much time for you to fear or worry.”
After Xue You said this, he stretched out his large hand and grabbed at Long Chen’s neck. Although this was an ordinary move, it included the top, bottom, left, right, and all five directions. It enveloped all the dead angles, preventing anyone from escaping.
With a casual wave of his hand, the Thousand Tempering Hundred Refining strike had almost reached the pinnacle of perfection. His move was almost flawless, and it could be seen that this Blood Swamp didn’t need its name, but rather was a true battle-hardened expert.
"Clang!"
The Zhanmadao was unsheathed and turned into a stream of light as it went straight for Xue You’s wrist. The strike was precise and the timing was perfect. The saber had sealed all of Xue You’s variables.
If Xue You wanted to dodge, he would be unable to escape the range of the blade’s edge. However, if he relied on his tyrannical cultivation base to block it, it would go against his original intention.
The reason why he didn’t release the Heaven’s Path Symbols, or even his aura, was because he wanted to capture Long Chen with his exquisite techniques. He had his own pride, so even if he wanted to kill Long Chen, he couldn’t use his aura to suppress him.
"Eh?"
Xue You was slightly startled. He hadn’t thought that Long Chen’s sabresmanship would be so ingenious. He had also seen that Long Chen’s saber had no aura and was completely relying on his techniques to block him.
"Phew!"
Xue You’s hand slightly bent. Just as the blade was about to cut his wrist, he strangely flicked his finger at Long Chen’s blade, blocking the blade. He cleverly dodged the blade’s seal and rushed towards Long Chen’s throat to grab it.
However, just when he thought that Long Chen didn’t have time to change his attack, Long Chen’s blade borrowed the force of his flick and shot towards his throat like a bolt of lightning. Similarly, it did not emit any aura nor did it use its spirit essence.
Xue You was slightly startled. His body suddenly shot backwards like a catapult, dodging Long Chen’s blade. His speed and movements were both strange and amazing.
Just as Xue You dodged Long Chen’s slash and was about to move, the tip of Long Chen’s saber had already pierced his throat, startling Xue You.
He hadn’t expected that Long Chen’s previous horizontal slash would be a one-step feint. When he used his movement technique to dodge it, Long Chen’s slash had changed to a stab that reached the peak.
"Pa!"
As his bloody palm struck Long Chen’s sabre, the sabre in Long Chen’s hand immediately left his hand and exploded into several pieces.
The Zhanmadao was known for its sharpness, but in reality, it was somewhat similar to a sword. It walked a light path and was struck by the palm of the Blood Serenity. Even a magical equipment would immediately explode into pieces.
Long Chen was pushed back more than a dozen feet. Behind him was a wall. He stopped and a trace of ridicule appeared on his face.
Xue You looked at his palm and a hint of anger appeared in his eyes. In terms of techniques, he had actually lost. If he hadn’t used spirit essence in the end, he would have been injured. To him, this was an unacceptable humiliation.
“Indeed, it hasn’t reached ten moves yet.” Long Chen smiled faintly.
He acknowledged that Xue You was a terrifying expert, but in terms of combat experience, even the strongest person would not have as much combat experience as him.
One had to know that his combat experience was entirely forged by blood and his life. Even though the evil way was famous for its ruthlessness, Long Chen did not believe that they would truly place a genius in endless danger and let him fend for himself.
“So what if you’re a genius? I’m the one who specialized in stepping on geniuses. I paid far more than you. Is the title of a genius really that amazing?”
Long Chen’s words had ruthlessly slapped Xue You’s face because he had previously said that even if Long Chen was at his peak, he wouldn’t be able to last ten moves against him. And just now, in just three moves, Long Chen had forced him to use his spirit essence.
"You have the strength to talk. I hope that you can still be so lively when I pull out your tendons and refine your soul!"
"Ghost Binding!"
Xue You coldly shouted as countless blood-red symbols lit up in his hands, causing the void to tremble. The entire space was covered in crimson symbols, and a terrifying pressure began to compress the space, as if it were frozen.
Long Chen’s heart trembled. This Blood Serenity was truly terrifying. It was actually able to circulate the power of space. However, he was not in the mood to be shocked, because with the pressing down of the blood-colored symbols, the space was about to solidify completely. He would not be able to move at that time.
"Twin Dragon Sky Break!"
At this moment, Long Chen’s body was weak. The only ones that weren’t affected were Lei Long and Flame Dragon. He immediately launched an attack.
"Heavenly Netherworld Divine Shield!"
Seeing the power of the two dragons, Xue You could not help but be shocked. He could no longer continue to bind them with his ghost. His aura exploded as a giant blood-red shield appeared in front of him.
"Boom!"
This was a world-shocking collision. The entire cave shook, almost shattering into pieces. When the smoke and dust dispersed, the evil experts couldn’t help but be dumbfounded.
Chapter 783 - Top Level Trial Caves
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Smoke and dust billowed down. When the smoke and dust disappeared, the crowd was stunned as they discovered that Long Chen’s figure had already disappeared. .
There was only one entrance, and it was completely blocked by them. Even a mosquito wouldn’t be able to pass through.
"He entered the trial!"
Xue You looked at the entrance of a cave and said. He had sensed a trace of an aura from that cave. The aura contained the curse power of the blood of ghosts and could not escape his spiritual perception.
"After entering the cave, my God, he entered the highest level of the cave. That is something even Sir Xue You cannot enter!" An evil expert exclaimed.
“I guess he doesn’t know anything about the Immortal Ancient Language at the entrance. There are eight levels to this trial, two lower level, three middle level, two higher level, and only one top level. He’s going to enter the top-level, hmph, he’s going to die for sure!” Another evil being snorted.
"Lord Sect Master has strictly ordered Sir Xue You to choose a high grade trial cave as his only choice. If he, Long Chen, goes in, he will die a hundred times. What a pity, his body and soul are wasted just like that. Moreover, he has lost his head.
For a time, everyone looked towards Xue You. Xue You was their leader. Now that Long Chen had entered the trial, they didn’t know what to do.
Xue You said, "This trial is passed down from ancient times. The outside world is basically deserted, but there are still treasures inside.
The ancient path opened up above, and seniors entered from the outside. They obtained divine liquid from the lower level trial cave.
After taking it back with them, the elders verified that it was the famous ancient divine slough liquid. This liquid was not refined, but rather reinforced with an array, and was condensed from the most primitive aura of primal chaos.
One must know that a drop of divine liquid, after diluting it a thousand times, could allow an ordinary disciple to be reborn. Their combat prowess would also increase, and their talent would also increase, resulting in the quality of their spirit root to be even better.
All of you were ordinary Skywalkers, but your foundations were very good. That’s why you were given a bottle of Transcendence Dew before you were promoted to the second level.
Originally, the Transcending Mortality Liquid was our secret. A senior from last time had accidentally barged into this place and fought with others. Only after he shattered a valley did he discover this entrance.
That person was just an ordinary Skywalker. He was very lucky, as he entered an Inferior Grade Training cavern. After coming out, he drew out the coordinates, and then he copied down the Immortal Ancient Language on the cave entrance before bringing it back.
At that time, the entire Eastern Wastelands had been shaken, and the second time the Eternal Road was opened, eighteen of the most powerful disciples had been sent out. They were all Tier 2 Skywalker and two Tier 3 Skywalker.
In the end, only one disciple came out alive. It was because he had entered the wrong trial cave and entered the lower level trial cave next to the intermediate trial cave. In the end, he was the only one who came out with some Transcendence divine liquid.
The others all died inside. There were many traps in the cave, and the last trial was guarded by a fierce beast.
And after the ancient road had been broken down, no one will care about them anymore. They have all exceeded the strength that they should have, so they have become even more frightening. In order to be safe, you all should choose the lower level smelting trial. "
The rules of these training caves had been thoroughly grasped by the disciples after they had entered twice. Once inside, they could not turn back, because if they went back, they would be blocked by a force, and if they tried to forcibly escape, they would be injured or even killed by the mysterious force.
The evil elders estimated that even though the ancient path had been destroyed and the Refinement Grounds were not guarded by anyone, some of the array patterns still moved on their own and had their own rules of operation.
Moreover, after entering each cave, there would immediately be eight openings, similarly divided into four levels. Two lower level, three intermediate, two advanced and one peak, the difficulty would all increase along with the level.
"Other than that, there will be more people coming in, leaving two people to guard the cave entrance. As long as outsiders come in, we will kill them all, we must not leak out this secret cave.
This place isn’t too far from the entrance. There are too many people who have entered the Eternal Road, and there will be people who will eventually come over. Moreover, before I entered, I saw the clothing of the Hall of Blood disciples.
"These guys are like a group of lingering hyenas. If you follow the scent, you will come after them. Plus, their invisibility is very powerful. If you find them, you must kill them immediately. This is related to the rise and fall of my evil path." Xue You said seriously.
This trial ground was the first to be discovered by the evil way. If this secret could be kept, then to the evil way, it would be an unimaginable fortune.
"Yes!"
They had all followed Xue You for a long time and were all powerful second-grade Skywalker. As for Xue You, he had trained them as if they were his confidantes and often gave them pointers. It could be said that they were the peak second-grade Skywalker.
"Lord, which level are you going to choose?" one of them asked.
Xue You looked at the top-level smelting trial, his eyes carrying a trace of desire. However, he still shook his head and said, "I think I should go to the advanced level smelting trial first."
The testing cave here was very strange. One person could only enter once. Even if they successfully exited, they would still be shaken out when they went to other testing caves. This was the law of this place.
In other words, Xue You only had one chance to choose, but he eventually suppressed his desire and chose the advanced level cave.
“Let’s go, it’s enough to leave two people behind. You can go in when the others come!”
Xue You waved his hand and walked into the cavern next to Long Chen. The others went straight to the last two caves.
After Long Chen entered the cave, he immediately realized that something was wrong. He realized that the space behind him was locked. Every step he took was locked in place and he couldn’t retreat at all.
However, at this moment, Long Chen was under the effect of the curse. His body was abnormally weak and his battle prowess was not even half of his usual level. In this state, he had no chance at all of winning against Xue You.
He only hoped that he could stall for time. Once the curse disappeared, he would recover his strength and fight Xue You with his full strength. Xue You’s terror not only did not make him afraid, but instead made him have a strong will to fight.
The power of Xue You’s blood was beyond his imagination. He knew that the blood-colored symbols were not heavenly symbols, but merely a type of technique.
As for the circulation technique, it had always been something that only a sea level cultivator could do. It had nothing to do with talent but only the degree of abundance of spiritual energy.
The Sea Cleaving stage allowed one to open up the sea to its peak. However, it could contain hundreds of thousands of rivers, and its capacity was thousands of times greater than before. Although the quality had not changed, the advantage in quantity was already terrifying.
Only when one had enough spirit essence in their Qi Sea would they be able to withstand the terrifying energy consumption. Using a spell to draw upon the power of the heaven and earth for their own use would be the most terrifying killing move.
Xue You had yet to enter the Sea Cleaving stage, but he was still able to cast spells. This meant that he either had boundless spiritual energy or had other abilities, allowing him to cast spells in a different way.
No matter what it was, it proved that Xue You was truly terrifying. At that time, Xue You still hadn’t revealed his true strength. To put it bluntly, that attack was just an ordinary one, but it had forced Long Chen to use the Twin Dragons Breaking the Heavens.
It was a good thing that Long Chen was smart. Ever since he used Dual Dragon Breaks the Heavens at the Xuantian Sect, he had improved on this move.
That was because the first attack had been launched by the two Long Haos. Although the two of them had listened to him, they did not possess the slightest bit of control over their own strength.
Once he made a move, it meant that they would use all of their strength without holding back, just like a prodigal son. Even if Long Chen killed a mosquito, they would still go all out.
Although the might of the attack was terrifying, the two of them had already used up all their strength. They were too engrossed in the fun that they didn’t have the ability to launch a second strike for a short period of time.
Afterwards, Long Chen had improved and used a part of his own spirit essence to fuse with the two fellows’ powers to control their power. If it remained in his body, it would be equivalent to Long Chen attacking them together.
Although the power of their attacks couldn’t compare to the full power of their attacks, they were still powerful enough. To be able to instantly kill a Tier 3 Skywalker and five Tier 2 Skywalker, that proved just how terrifying Twin Dragon Breaks the Heavens were.
Although killing a Tier 3 Skywalker was a huge stroke of luck, he had underestimated Long Chen. He hadn’t thought that Long Chen would still be able to unleash such a terrifying move even under the effects of the curse.
However, the other five Skywalkers weren’t careless. If they went all out and were still instantly killed, then it wasn’t a fluke, but true strength.
It was also thanks to Long Chen improving Twin Dragon Breaks the Heavens that he was able to temporarily escape with his life. Otherwise, his weak body would not have been able to withstand Xue You’s technique. Today’s ending would have been miserable.
However, after sending out the Twin Dragons Breaking Heaven twice in a row, Long Chen discovered that even though he had the support of his spirit essence, the power of Lei Long and Long Hao were only barely enough for one more strike.
Long Chen carefully walked forward. The cave was perfectly straight and the floor and walls were covered with runes. When he punched, not even a speck of dust fell.
However, this was not a strange thing, the entire road had collapsed, but this secret cave had been preserved. Moreover, in the fierce battle outside, if it was an ordinary mountain, then it would have been shattered long ago.
Long Chen didn’t dare to move too quickly as he kept walking forward. He felt oppressed by the whole cave. Although he didn’t feel any danger at the moment, he still felt uncomfortable.
After the time it took to burn an incense stick to burn, eight forks appeared in front of them. Long Chen stared blankly for a moment before choosing a random path and walking forward.
What Long Chen didn’t know was that at the intersection he randomly picked, there was another Immortal Ancient Character. That Immortal Ancient Character was exactly the same as the one above the entrance of the trial …
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He had just entered the cave and continued to walk forward when the front suddenly became bright. Long Chen was overjoyed. Could it be that he had reached the exit?
It was a good thing that a light suddenly appeared in front of them. However, when Long Chen arrived at an empty space, the hairs on his body immediately stood on end. .
A large hall appeared in front of him, with a circumference of a thousand feet. It was like a gigantic square, which was filled with giant golden boulders.
The top of the giant rocks were covered in patterns. Each of them was hundreds of feet high, and in truth, those patterns were all very strange symbols.
There were eight long hairy legs beneath the giant rock. When Long Chen appeared, the giant rocks trembled and Long Chen felt his scalp go numb. He felt cold from his scalp to his soles.
"Underground Golden Spider!"
From their gold-colored bodies, Long Chen remembered that Meng Qi had shown Long Chen the < < Ancient Beast Encyclopedia > >. This terrifying magical beast was recorded in it.
They were the ancestors of the Underground Spiders. Their bloodline was so old that it was impossible to trace them back. Looking at the size of these Underground Spiders and the fluctuations from the runes, they were obviously a group of Class 6 Magical Beasts.
Long Chen glanced around and saw that there were more than thirty of them. At this moment, these Underground Golden Spiders slowly raised their bodies and looked towards Long Chen. Their malevolent mouths were constantly trembling, and they were actually secreting a golden liquid.
The liquid was extremely poisonous and didn’t need to be injected into the body. As long as it got infected by even a little bit of it, the body would quickly fester.
Long Chen instinctively took a step back, but suddenly a strange force pushed him a step forward.
"Ji ji …"
Suddenly, a Underground Golden Spider pounced toward Long Chen. Long Chen took out a spear from his spatial ring.
This was a mid-grade magic tool, so he could only use it now. Fortunately, this spear was extremely heavy, and it smashed towards the head of the Underground Golden Spider ruthlessly.
"Boom!"
What shocked Long Chen the most was that sparks flew everywhere from the strike. Although the gigantic Underground Golden Spider was pushed back, Long Chen’s arm was still numb from the shock.
A Class 6 Magical Beast was only at the Xiantian realm. In the outside world, Long Chen could kill it with a wave of his hand. However, even a single strike of his full strength was unable to harm it in the slightest.
Although Long Chen had been cursed and the Underground Golden Spider was a rank 6 ancient beast, this result still left Long Chen in shock.
This meant that these Underground Spiders could at least rival a second level Heaven’s Treader. Could it be that the ancient geniuses were really so powerful that they could sweep away so many Golden Spiders?
Long Chen didn’t know that the trial cave here was supported by array formations and protected by laws. Originally, there was only a single demon beast protecting it.
But as time passed, the trial was abandoned. Although they couldn’t escape from this place due to the rules, they still reproduce in great numbers here.
The Underground Golden Spider had an extremely long lifespan. Moreover, it was as if it was hibernating, motionless, and its energy consumption was extremely small. Relying on the power of laws, it was able to survive for a long time.
boom boom boom *
Long Chen could not retreat. He could only grit his teeth and fight. Just as he managed to push the three Underground Golden Spider back, his arms felt numb and he could no longer hold onto his spear.
This was because of the curse on his body. The more he used it, the weaker he felt. Long Chen was suddenly in danger.
"Chi!"
Long Chen used all his strength to resist, but in the midst of his flustered movements, a spider leg scraped past his shoulder. The countless fine hairs on the spider leg were like steel awls, and even with Long Chen’s powerful physical body, his defenses were insufficient.
A stench immediately appeared from the wound. The moment the wound appeared, his body began to rot.
"What a vicious poison!"
Long Chen heart shuddered as he hastily circulated the chaotic space. The chaotic space was filled with huge trees from the Spiritual World. The life force was like a vast ocean that instantly healed the wound.
Long Chen’s heart shook. This strange tree from the Spiritual World was too powerful. Not only could it heal injuries, it could dispel poisons in an instant.
The most important thing was that healing this kind of injury was actually effortless. Long Chen also discovered that these strange trees didn’t have any soul fluctuations.
It was completely different from when he was in the Spiritual World. Although it looked the same, it did not have its own consciousness or evil aura. It was just like an ordinary tree, there was no difference and there was no need to worry.
"Boom!"
"Clang!"
After a series of consecutive collisions, Long Chen was finally unable to hold on. The long spear in his hand fell to the ground. A tremendous vibration prevented him from grasping the long spear.
Long Chen felt aggrieved in his heart. If he hadn’t been cursed by the curse, why would he be afraid of these Underground Golden Spider?
Although the fighting strength of a Level 6 Underground Golden Spider was equivalent to that of a Tier 2 Skywalker, Long Chen didn’t care at all. Because the Underground Golden Spider was huge, he hid in the corner and fought fiercely.
The other spiders were blocked at the back and were unable to attack him. If he had the pinnacle of strength, he could kill these Underground Golden Spiders one by one.
However, now that he was cursed, his combat power was not even half of his usual level. He was unable to break through the defense of these Underground Golden Spiders, which was truly annoying.
Magical beasts were similar to humans in that they were divided into ordinary magical beasts and elite magical beasts. Different bloodlines represented different types of power.
Just like the human Skywalker, Skywalker could jump ranks to challenge ordinary experts, and so could the magical beasts. Every Underground Golden Spider here had the strength to kill ordinary Class 7 Magical Beasts.
Long Chen was the elite of the human race, and this group of Underground Golden Spiders were the elites among the elites of magical beasts.
Whoosh!
Avoiding the gigantic fangs of the Underground Golden Spider, Long Chen took a deep breath and a light lit up on his arm.
"Lei Long, Huo Long, get rid of them!"
"Aooo!"
Suddenly, two roars rang out. Lei Long and Long Hao flew out from Long Chen’s arms. This time, Long Chen had summoned their main bodies.
This was because an attack like the Double Dragon Breaks the Heavens was a straight line. There would always be people who would slip through the net. Long Chen simply let the two of them attack on their own.
Two thousands of feet Lei Long and Long Hao wreaked havoc in the hidden spider swarm. Violent thunder and fire erupted, enveloping the entire cave with thunder and fire.
Under the command of Long Chen, Lei Long and Long Hao unleashed their full power, wrapping up all the Golden Spider hidden in the ground and strangling them with all their might.
"Ji ji …"
The Underground Spiders let out terrified shrieks. At the same time, a burning smell filled the air, making people want to vomit.
Lei Long roared with all its might, its enormous body shuttling back and forth in the hidden spider swarm, erupting all of its energy.
This was because Long Chen had given them the order to kill without holding back. The two of them immediately displayed a tyrannical nature.
The Lei Long wreaked havoc, and lightning flashed brilliantly. It surged endlessly, dazzling the eyes. As soon as the Underground Golden Spider was struck by it, its entire body instantly went stiff and was paralyzed.
Symbols circulated on their golden bodies. They were actually able to block a portion of the power of thunder, but they weren’t killed.
However, Long Hao was different when it was wreaking havoc. Earth Fire was a powerful existence born from the heavens and the earth. It restrained all living things while the Underground Golden Spider cried out madly. His body was ignited all of a sudden.
There were actually many thorns on the Underground Golden Spider’s body. Those thorns were instantly incinerated into ashes, and the unbreakable defense of Lei Long was nothing in front of the Earth Fire. Its enormous body also began to burn.
Earth Fire was the flames of the earth that burned all living things. Its nature was to destroy all living things in the world, and there was actually a difference between it and the laws of thunder.
The runes of the Underground Spider were able to isolate a portion of the power of thunder, but it wasn’t able to isolate the power of the earthfire that could burn all living things.
There was a lightning dragon wreaking havoc in front. The spider was paralyzed and was unable to defend itself or escape. The entire hall burned with fire and white smoke filled the air.
Long Chen was dizzy from the smoke. There was a strong poison in the smoke. Even though the Chaos Pearl had the ability to dispel the poison, Long Chen still felt extremely sad.
He hastily swallowed a Poison Avoidance Pill. The refreshing feeling made Long Chen feel a lot more comfortable. The fragrance of the pill filled his nostrils, blocking a lot of the stench.
"Hu hu"
Lei Long and Long Hao wreaked havoc for the time it took for an incense stick to burn. There was a large pile of charred corpses left in the hall, and all the Underground Golden Spiders were killed.
However, Long Chen didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. It had been a long time since the two of them had vented their anger to their heart’s content. Even though the Underground Golden Spider had already become a corpse, they still didn’t know how to continue.
Only then did the two unwillingly return into the pattern on Long Chen’s arm, like two children who had not had their fill of fun. However, Long Chen could feel that the two of them had gone too far and had lost some of their energy.
"Pa!"
He pried open the skull of one of the Underground Golden Spider and a shiny core that looked like it was cast out of gold appeared. This was the crystal core of the Underground Golden Spider.
"Heh heh, this is a treasure!"
Although its body was huge, the crystal core was only the size of a baby’s fist. This was the essence of the Underground Golden Spider’s life, and it contained endless dark energy. Whether it was refining pills or forging weapons, it was a top-grade treasure.
The Darkness Attribute was a very rare attribute, when used on weapons it would have a Yin cold and corrosive effect. Most importantly, it had a strange power, if it was used as a weapon, it would be launched out into the air without any sound, as if it was invisible and killed people without leaving a trace, if Guo Ran saw it, Guo Ran would definitely jump up in excitement.
Unfortunately, the poison sac at the back of the Underground Golden Spider’s fangs had been completely incinerated by the earth fire. The poison inside was no longer as strong as it was before. It couldn’t pose too much of a threat to powerful warriors, so he could only give up.
After cleaning up the battlefield, he found thirty-three more Underground Golden Spider cores in his pouch. It could be said that he had gained quite a lot, and this was not a small fortune.
Just as Long Chen was about to move, the ground beneath his feet suddenly shook. The ground actually bulged up and scattered soil as a colossal object appeared in front of Long Chen.
"Mowing grass in the nest!"
Long Chen’s eyes were about to pop out of their sockets as he looked at the enormous creature in front of him with shock.
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When the gigantic creature appeared, the entire earth began to sink and the space immediately grew larger. However, the giant’s body was still slowly pushing it in. .
The entire hall was unable to contain its body. Compared to it, Long Chen was like a tiny ant, raising his head to look at this enormous being.
The hall within a radius of three thousand feet was completely filled with these runes. It was a gigantic Underground Golden Spider. The skin on its body was actually shaped like scales. On each scale, there were some runes that seemed to be made of gold.
The giant Underground Golden Spider had just appeared when it started to shrink again. Finally, it shrank to a height of only about three meters. Its two golden eyes stared at Long Chen, making his scalp tingle.
"This is impossible!"
Long Chen roared in his heart. This was a Class 7 Magical Beast, and a beast king at that. It was on the same level as the Scarlet Sacred Blood Phoenix.
Not to mention that Long Chen had been cursed, even if he was at his peak, he still wouldn’t be a match for this Underground Golden Spider King.
However, Long Chen’s luck was truly heaven-defying. This trial by fire was only from the ancient times. The first batch of trials wasn’t too difficult.
The guardian of the cave had been a magical beast of the early seventh step, but now that the ancient road had been destroyed and the cave was left unguarded, this magical beast had begun to reproduce on its own.
Originally, it was suppressed by the law, making it unable to cultivate. The early seventh step was its limit, but after it gave birth to its child, the child also began to grow and reproduce.
Because they were protected by a formation inside the cave, they would not starve to death. Although their cultivation speed was a bit slow, they could still grow up.
This Underground Golden Spider King had actually raised its own children. When they grew up, it would eat them.
In the end, through this method of absorption, it had managed to break free from the restrictions of the laws of this place. After countless years, it had actually grown to the peak of the seventh step.
If it wasn’t for the suppression from the entire cave, it could have broken through to the Eighth Order. One must know that these ancient beasts were extremely terrifying, and their growth limits were extremely high. As long as it was old enough, it could even break through to the Ninth Order.
However, ever since it had advanced to the peak of the seventh step, the Underground Golden Spider King no longer ate its children.
Long Chen was astonished. The current him, if he were to fight with this fellow that was even scarier than the Scarlet Blooded Holy Phoenix, he wouldn’t even be able to save a hundred lives.
“Don’t move!” Long Chen suddenly shouted.
The Underground Golden Spider King was actually very obedient. It immediately steadied itself and stared fixedly at Long Chen, not moving an inch.
To be more specific, he wasn’t staring at Long Chen, but at the palm-sized scale in Long Chen’s hand. He seemed very fearful.
“Let me tell you, your father has an important position. If you know what’s good for you, move out of the way. Your father doesn’t want you as my mount!” Long Chen shouted coldly.
He held the dragon’s scale, but Long Chen didn’t activate it. It wasn’t because he didn’t want to, but because he didn’t dare to. The last time he triggered the dragon’s might, he had already used up all the energy in the dragon’s scale.
If he triggered the dragon’s might again, it would consume the source energy within the dragon’s scale. If that happened, it could cause his blood essence to be impure. If it affected Long Chen’s future cultivation of the Dragon Blood Body Tempering Art, he wouldn’t even be able to cry.
Previously, when he faced so many Underground Golden Spiders, he did not trigger the dragon’s might because he could not bear the consequences.
Now that he was facing an unstoppable Underground Golden Spider King, he was forced to use his dragon scales. However, he didn’t trigger the dragon’s might to see if he could scare it away.
Long Chen believed that if he triggered the dragon’s might, he could immediately use this terrifying Underground Golden Spider King as a pet. Although this idea was tempting, Long Chen still didn’t want to do that.
He had a hunch that what the dragon race powerhouse had left behind for him was a supreme treasure. If he injured his blood essence and was unable to cultivate the Dragon Blood Body Tempering Art, then he would really lose everything.
Unless it was absolutely necessary, Long Chen would never display his dragon’s might again. However, what surprised Long Chen was that the Underground Golden Spider King was a knowledgeable fellow. Not moving at all signified its fear of the dragon’s scale.
“Retreat, retreat, it’s best if you don’t anger me. I’m telling you, if I get angry, I’ll even beat myself.” Long Chen held onto the dragon’s scale as he slowly moved forward.
The Underground Golden Spider King was extremely fearful of the dragon scales in Long Chen’s hands. As Long Chen advanced, it slowly retreated.
Long Chen was overjoyed. There was a door! Long Chen didn’t force the Underground Golden Spider King too much. He slowly circled around it and continued his journey. However, Long Chen was still facing the Underground Golden Spider King, afraid that it would suddenly attack him.
After circling around the main hall, the Underground Golden Spider King glared at Long Chen and allowed him to retreat. It didn’t attack him, but rather it was obvious that it was afraid of Long Lin.
Long Chen carefully made his way through the hall. Suddenly, a curtain of light appeared in front of him. Long Chen had no other choice but to enter the curtain of light.
What Long Chen didn’t expect was that the light screen wasn’t a teleportation formation, it was just an ordinary light screen, like a portal.
After entering the door, a pool appeared in front of him. The pool was about 100 feet wide and was almost filled to the brim with water.
Above the pool was a stalactite milk. When Long Chen came in, he just happened to see a drop of liquid flowing down the stalactite milk and into the pool, and it drew a ripple in the air.
The top of the cave was densely packed with symbols, as if a dome was enveloping the pool. Long Chen could clearly feel a strange power condensing towards the stalactite.
The moment he entered the room, he immediately felt energized. The tip of his nose was filled with fragrance. Even though his body was under the effects of the curse, his mind still felt much better.
Long Chen slowly walked towards the pool and looked around. He confirmed that this was the end of the cave, so this pool should be the final reward.
"Could it be that after clearing the level, I can bathe here?" It should be extremely extraordinary. Maybe there will be some unexpected benefits from bathing. "
Long Chen didn’t think too much and began taking off his clothes. Just as he was about to enter the pool, Long Chen suddenly stopped.
Because at the bottom of the pool, there was a cup that was half a foot tall, facing the stalactite above his head.
"Could it be that this is not for bathing, but for drinking?" Long Chen suddenly understood.
In actuality, the water that Long Chen had seen was the Transcending Mortality Liquid. Not only that, it was also the highest level of existence within the Transcending Mortality Liquid.
The Transcending Mortality Liquid was a precious cultivation treasure for the Xiantian realm disciples. The Xiantian realm was the basic process of transforming from the Houtian realm to the Xiantian realm.
During this process, the spiritual energy within the body was converted into spiritual energy, and the dregs and impurities were washed away. This was a complete transformation.
In reality, it was not complete. There were still a lot of impurities remaining within the body, which would affect the future progress of cultivators and hinder their development.
The Transcending Mortality Liquid was condensed into liquid form from the most primitive Chaos Qi under the support of the magic formation. It could help a person thoroughly wash away the impurities and make the body completely flawless.
This was because only when one’s body was spotless and absorbing the XianTian Qi from the natural world, there would be no sluggishness, and the result would be twice the result with half the effort.
Ordinary sloughing mortal divine liquids could baptize the body and allow people to be closer to the Dao of the Heavens. Therefore, many evil second rank Skywalker cultivators had advanced from first rank to second rank due to the Transcending Mortality divine liquids.
The Transcending Mortality Liquid in front of Long Chen’s eyes was of the highest quality, different from ordinary caves. Even in ancient times, the top-grade Transcending Mortality Liquid was considered a supreme treasure that could only be obtained by a few months.
When the divine liquid was filled to the brim, the extra divine liquid would flow into the ground and return to the earth.
However, the top-grade divine liquid was simply too precious. In ancient times, if no one was able to clear a top-grade trial, then the top-grade Transcending Mortality Liquid would be taken away, leaving only the portion in the cup. That was to say, if a person passed the trial, they would only be able to take away one cup of top-grade divine liquid.
However, after countless years of accumulation, the shed liquid in front of Long Chen’s eyes had now filled a pool with water for a radius of ten zhang, making Long Chen think that this was a place to bathe.
Long Chen carefully took out a drop and placed it in his mouth. He realized that the drop melted at once and did not go through his throat, but went directly into his body.
As the Transcendence Elixir entered Long Chen’s body, he felt a cool breath roam through his body. It was actually cleaning Long Chen’s body, and impurities were oozing out of every inch of his body where it passed.
Long Chen was overjoyed. He took out a large bowl and drank a dozen or so cups. The refreshing feeling spread to his whole body and he almost started to moan in comfort.
Not long after, Long Chen’s body was covered in dirty impurities. They were sour and smelly, causing Long Chen to be alarmed. This liquid was truly miraculous.
It had to be known that Long Chen’s body had gone through the baptism of heavenly tribulation, and there were almost no impurities left in his body, and he had actually been forced to use so many impurities. This was simply too amazing, but Long Chen later on realized that these impurities had most likely taken a large number of pills.
Long Chen was overjoyed. This divine liquid was simply a treasure. He quickly took out a wooden bucket and began to fill it with divine liquid. He absolutely could not touch this liquid with metal, otherwise it would lose its effects.
It took them over a hundred buckets to store all of the divine liquid. Thankfully, Long Chen had enough buckets, and because they usually needed buckets to make medicinal liquids, they would need to ferment for a period of time. Therefore, Long Chen had prepared a large amount of good quality buckets.
Only then did Long Chen sit down in satisfaction, calming himself down. Ten bowls of liquid completely drained the impurities in Long Chen’s body, and he felt refreshed. After drinking a few more bowls, he discovered that there was no longer any effect, indicating that Long Chen’s body had truly reached its peak.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, an explosive sound rang out from Long Chen’s body. A powerful aura filled the air, shaking the entire cave. Long Chen had actually advanced to the Tenth Heavenly Layer.
"As expected, every level has a 13 Layered Heavens!" Long Chen muttered to himself. But what made Long Chen dejected was that neither the divine liquid nor the ascension allowed him to escape the curse, and he no longer had the feeling of promotions that were filled with power like before.
“I don’t know. Did these guys get lost or not? I need to go out and take a look.” Long Chen looked around and found that there were no other exits or portals. He could only return by the same route.