Long Chen wanted to escape, but he would need to take down at least one opponent first.
Fighting while retreating, blood flowed ceaselessly from his wounds, yet his mind remained sharp. He glanced at the Poison King Sect warrior and formed a plan.
The Poison King Sect warrior’s poison techniques were formidable, but his defence was the weakest. Targeting him as the breakthrough point should pose no issue.
“Golden Dragon Sword Art: Dragon Dance!”
Suddenly, Long Chen, risking a hit from the other three, unleashed his full strength and charged at the Poison King Sect disciple.
Perhaps influenced by Ling Xiao, Long Chen had started practising swordsmanship after joining the Divine Sword Sect, though his sword techniques were adapted to suit his own form.
Warriors of the Divine Sword Sect weren’t qualified to create martial arts, but modifying existing techniques was within their reach.
A golden dragon soared, spiralling towards the Poison King Sect disciple as Long Chen’s body radiated brilliant golden light.
“Help!”
Seeing the situation, the Poison King Sect disciple sensed danger, abandoned the encirclement, and fled into the distance.
But Long Chen pursued relentlessly, determined to kill him, knowing that if the four regrouped, he’d lose his chance to escape.
“Go to hell!”
The three behind him chased fiercely, one moving the fastest, catching up to Long Chen and landing a heavy punch on his back.
Pfft!
Long Chen spat out a mist of blood, but his body didn’t falter; instead, he surged forward even faster.
The Golden Dragon Clan’s physique was incredibly robust. Though not comparable to the Ancient Golden Dragon, it wasn’t so weak as to collapse from a single blow.
Pfft!
Finally, the golden dragon danced wildly, its sword light merciless. The Poison King Sect disciple was pierced through the heart, his body shattering into pieces, scattering like a blood-red flower in a gruesome display.
“You’re courting death!”
Seeing this, Tang Qi was furious. “How dare you kill one of ours right in front of me?”
He had been saving his hidden weapon as a trump card, but now it shot forth, transforming into a fiery phoenix, beautiful yet deadly.
“Phoenix Feather Soul-Chasing Arrow!”
Among the Tang Sect’s many hidden weapons, the Phoenix Feather Soul-Chasing Arrow wasn’t in the top ten but was certainly among the top twenty. Its power and speed were far beyond what Long Chen could evade.
“Roar!”
With no other choice, Long Chen let out a beastly roar, the sound waves slowing the Phoenix Feather Soul-Chasing Arrow slightly.
Then, he thrust his sword forward.
Clang!
Sparks flew, and a terrifying shockwave of true essence erupted, piercing and shattering the bricks and stones on the ground.
Though he blocked the strike, another opponent’s flying knife shot through the air, embedding itself in Long Chen’s body.
In his haste, Long Chen only managed to avoid a fatal hit, unable to dodge entirely.
Fortunately, the knife wasn’t poisoned. The attacker, likely confident in their technique, believed one strike would be lethal and hadn’t bothered with poison.
Even if it had been poisoned, it wouldn’t have mattered much. Dragons, especially descendants of the Ancient Golden Dragon like the Golden Dragon Clan, were largely immune to most poisons.
“Die, kid!”
Though not severely injured, Long Chen was now wide open. Tang Qi, seeing such a prime opportunity, wasn’t about to let it pass. He leapt high, and another Phoenix Feather Soul-Chasing Arrow shot forth, the blazing phoenix seeming almost alive, utterly terrifying.
“Damn it, am I really forced to flee?” If Long Chen didn’t escape, he’d have to enter his Golden Dragon form, but Ling Xiao had warned him against it, at least until the Dragon Clan could protect itself.
He clutched a secret technique scroll in his hand.
But at that moment, a sword light sliced through the air.
Swish!
The sword light flashed, shattering the fiery phoenix and sending the Phoenix Feather Soul-Chasing Arrow flying back, forcing Tang Qi to dodge and catch it.
Being injured by his own weapon would’ve been a humiliating joke.
Aside from the Poison King Sect disciple Long Chen had killed, who could no longer stand, the remaining three gathered together, on high alert.
“Big Brother Ling!”
Long Chen looked at the newcomer with excitement, overjoyed. He had a feeling that as long as he was by Ling Xiao’s side, no one could harm him; he was absolutely safe.
“Long Chen, don’t speak yet. Take these healing pills and sit down to recover!”
Ling Xiao had killed many warriors and collected their storage rings, which contained healing pills, especially high-quality ones from the Heavenly King Sect, Jade Water Divine Palace, and Mysterious Fire Sect. He handed them to Long Chen without hesitation.
“Yes!”
Long Chen didn’t hesitate, sitting cross-legged. He glanced at the healing pills, his face lighting up, then swallowed them and closed his eyes.
He didn’t know Ling Xiao’s current strength, but he vividly remembered Ling Xiao dominating the Black Dragon Clan in the Land of Dragons, like an Ancient Golden Dragon reborn.
He trusted that even if Ling Xiao couldn’t defeat these three, he wouldn’t be in danger, so he could focus on healing.
Once his injuries were healed, he could join Ling Xiao to take down all three.
In the Mysterious Realm, the rule was simple: kill or be killed. Strength spoke louder than reason, and no one listened to empty words.
Mouthy bravado was useless here.
No matter how eloquently you spoke, without strength, you were nothing.
Tang Qi glanced at Ling Xiao, a grin spreading across his face. “Who do we have here? Ling Xiao! I was looking for you, and you’ve delivered yourself to me! I don’t know what underhanded tricks you used to kill Bei Duanchang, but you have no chance against me.
Once my Phoenix Feather Soul-Chasing Arrow is drawn, it demands blood. Since it didn’t kill Long Chen, your blood will have to satisfy it!”
“Brother Tang Qi, this kid’s full of tricks. Let’s take him on together!”
“Of course we’ll fight together. I’m not one for formalities. Though I’m confident he’s no match for me, three against one will be quicker!”
“Heh, Brother, it looked like that kid just used some kind of flying sword technique. I hear it’s a more advanced hidden weapon method. If we get it, you can’t keep it all to yourself!”
“Naturally, we’re brothers!”
“Brother, that flying sword of his seems to be a rare treasure weapon. What a lavish guy.”
“Then let’s take it all.”
In Tang Qi’s view, Ling Xiao’s victory over Bei Duanchang must have involved some dirty trick. How else could a mere Half-Step Heavenly Venerable with twenty percent power pull it off?
“Heh, Brother, you’re too good to us!”
“Finished with your nonsense?”
Ling Xiao asked calmly.
“Are you in such a hurry to die?” Tang Qi frowned, retorting.
Clearly, he was displeased with Ling Xiao’s attitude.
