by Translator: BornToBe; Author: Ordinary Magician (平凡魔术师); Licensed From: 17k
It was like a person had ten thousand pounds of strength, but their physical bodies could only endure a thousand pounds of force. They would be unable to bring out their true power in battle, and that was too depressing.
Placing the Mandara Grass into his primal chaos space, Long Chen’s heart suddenly shook, and lightning flashed around him. He looked like he had teleported, appearing thirty meters to the side.
A sword appeared right where Long Chen had been standing. Although Long Chen had reacted in the first moment, the sword still cut across his back, leaving a half-a-foot-long wound. Blood ran down his robes.
This sword had come without any warning at all. It had come noiselessly and without the slightest killing intent. Long Chen had only sensed it right before it pierced his clothes. This was an absolutely terrifying attack that would take a person’s life before they even realized they were in danger.
Long Chen instantly felt a numbing sensation spreading from his back. It was clear this sword had poison applied to it to numb his nerves and slow his movements.
Long Chen had only just flown to the side when another figure appeared beside him like a phantom, slashing his sword at him. Light filled the air.
Long Chen snorted and circulated the primal chaos bead. The sensation of numbness instantly faded, and Blooddrinker appeared in his hands.
Long Chen already knew who his opponents were. With such powerful cultivation bases, with such terrifying assassination arts, and to be even shameless enough to poison their swords, they could only be from the Bloodkill Hall.
Just as Blooddrinker was about to meet that person, Long Chen’s expression suddenly changed, and he smashed his fist to the side.
BANG! A hidden sword was blown away by Long Chen’s fist, and space crumbled, revealing another figure.
When his fist blocked this sneak-attacking sword, the previous sword that was unleashing blazing light into the sky vanished, and another sword stabbed toward his chest from an inconceivable angle.
Long Chen finally realized that the blinding light this person had unleashed had been to block his senses. It hadn’t been the true killing blow.
The worst thing about this attack was how his assailants were seamlessly cooperating. There was simply no way to dodge.
The sword stabbed through Long Chen. The poison on it caused his body to turn numb, with half of it no longer listening to his commands.
At the same time, the energy within the sword was about to erupt within his body. If it did, Long Chen wouldn’t have a corpse left. These two were extremely terrifying assassins.
Their cooperation made it so Long Chen had no way to release his full power.
With this sword stabbing through his body, Long Chen had already lost half his life.
“Die!” Just as the assassin’s power was about to erupt out of his sword, he felt a burst of pain on his forehead. At some unknown point, Long Chen had managed to press his blood-red saber against his forehead.
Long Chen’s current expression was frighteningly calm. He was completely ignoring the sword stabbing through him to kill this person in a suicidal move.
The assassin sneered and moved back. He appeared tens of meters away in an instant, surprisingly giving up on killing Long Chen.
However, just as he retreated, another sword stabbed toward Long Chen’s back. There wasn’t the slightest opening between one sword retreating and one sword attacking. There was no chance to dodge.
But just as that sword was about to pierce Long Chen’s body, a dragon’s roar filled the air and a lightning dragon appeared suddenly, sending that person flying.
Long Chen stood on the lightning dragon’s head, flying into the air. The two of them were stunned at not having killed Long Chen with their combination attack.
“Although I look down on your Bloodkill Hall, I have to admit you really surprise me,” said Long Chen indifferently as he looked at his injury.
“Long Chen, you also surprise us. The two of us have never failed to assassinate a target together before,” said one of them. He slowly took off his hat, and the other one mimicked him. Their movements were the exact same.
“So that’s what it was. Twin brothers with hearts connected, you allow one person to absorb the other’s killing intent so that it can’t be sensed. As a result, your attack truly can’t be blocked. Amazing,” praised Long Chen, resting Blooddrinker on his shoulder.
Although he despised the Bloodkill Hall’s style, he had to admit these twins were terrifying. They had almost killed him.
That wasn’t because he had been careless. His divine sense had been active at all times, and he had been circulating the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, but he still hadn’t sensed the two of them. That was their true shocking ability.
However, this kind of ability could not be replicated. When one person attacked, the other absorbed their killing intent, making it so even the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art hadn’t been able to sense the attack. That truly was worthy of Long Chen’s praise.
“It seems that since you didn’t immediately flee, you’re confident in a head-on battle? Then before that battle, can you tell me your numbers?” asked Long Chen.
The two of them extended their arms at the same time, revealing two numbers.
Chapter 1206 Bloodkill 10
Those two numbers were 10. In other words, both these assassins were Bloodkill 10.
“Originally, we were a bit displeased when we received the order to kill you. We’ve never killed people with lower cultivation bases than us. But fortunately, you didn’t disappoint us. Otherwise, even if we killed you, it would be an unremovable stain on our lives,” said one of them.
Long Chen was truly shocked to learn that despite their terrifying assassination arts, they were only ranked tenth. Did the Bloodkill Hall really possess such a powerful foundation?
But hearing their arrogance, he sneered. “Stain? Are you joking? You shameless, despicable assassins care about stains? To kill people, you’ll use any means necessary. For profit, you’ll even kill your father, mother, and wife. You’ll casually use such despicable means, so are you trying to make me laugh to death?”
“You don’t comprehend. That is the art of killing. Only relying on brute force to fight has no suspense. Without adding some skill and tension into it, it’s a blasphemy to killing,” said that person coldly.
“I can’t be bothered to talk with such brainless idiots. Let me ask you, once I kill you, what kind of assassins will the Bloodkill Hall send after me? Rank eight Celestials?” asked Long Chen.
“If you can kill us, it will be rank nine Celestials coming after you, because… we are already rank eight Celestials.”
Both of their hidden auras began to slowly rise. Heavenly Dao energy started to fill the air with horrifying pressure.
“We are ranked tenth, while the one ranked ninth is already a rank nine Celestial. In other words, the two of us are the strongest assassins below rank nine Celestials. But you don’t need to worry, because first of all, they aren’t within this region, so you won’t run into them, and second, you will die to the two of us, so you don’t need to worry about other assassins.”
In their eyes, Long Chen was already a turtle trapped in a jar. They weren’t the slightest bit nervous. This confidence of theirs came from the countless souls that had died beneath their blades.
“Then let’s see. Show me the amazing arts of your Bloodkill Hall.”
“Divine ring!”
“Four Star Battle Armor!”
“Green Dragon Battle Armor!”
Long Chen’s divine ring revolved behind him, four stars appeared in his eyes, and green scales covered his body. Berserk energy shook the nine heavens.
Both of their hearts shook. Although they had read the reports that Long Chen’s cultivation base was extremely domineering and would bring his power to an extremely terrifying level, they still hadn’t expected his power to have reached this level. Not daring to tarry, the manifestations of rank e
ight Celestials erupted, and surprisingly two blood-colored runes appeared on their foreheads.
These blood-colored runes linked up with their manifestations. The manifestation of a rank eight Celestial was already terrifying enough, but now their manifestations began to rumble and emit even greater power.
BOOM!
Long Chen saber clashed with their swords. What shocked Long Chen was that even in terms of power, he was unable to find any advantage over them.
Now he understood that the change in their manifestations allowed them to unleash a power that far surpassed ordinary rank eight Celestials.
“Long Chen, you’ll definitely die today!” One of them stamped on the air and transformed into a shadow, shooting toward Long Chen, his sword slashing at him.
BOOM! Long Chen was shocked to find that the power behind this sword was so great that it sent him flying, and he almost coughed up blood. His arm was now a bit numb.
Looking at his shock, that person indifferently said, “The two of us can not only link up our minds, but even our Heavenly Dao manifestations. When he’s not attacking, I can use his Heavenly Dao energy, and when I’m not attacking, he can use mine. Tell me, how are you supposed to fight against us? Just die in peace. Those who blaspheme the Killing God must receive the Killing God’s punishment!”
This was Long Chen’s first time hearing about such terrifying combination arts. However, such people were far too rare.
Even twins wouldn’t necessarily be able to connect their minds, and even if they did, could they both be such powerful geniuses?
Blooddrinker danced in the air, and Long Chen’s immortal platforms were all activated, giving him endless energy. That feeling of his power being too much for his body once more appeared, and a sour, numb feeling appeared. That was a sign that if he continued using the power of his immortal platforms, his body would collapse.
Long Chen grumbled inside. Eighty percent of his power was the limit. Any more and it would cause the opposite effect.
If he used any more power, he would also be injured by it. He would end up taking more damage than his opponent, and not only would that waste the life energy in the primal chaos space, but it would also expose his weakness.
The main problem was that their attacks were absolutely seamless. He didn’t have any chance to unleash any big moves.
Let alone Star Fall or the fourth form of Split the Heavens, he wasn’t even able to unleash the third form of Split the Heavens, and the time it took him to use it was basically zero.
Although the casting time had been reduced as much as possible, in front of these terrifying assassins with immense experience, all his big moves were interrupted, forcing him to constantly retreat.
If it was a one against one, Long Chen would have many ways to pull the distance apart and unleash one of his powerful moves. But in this two against one, he had zero opportunity.
It was the opposite. With two of their powerful rank eight Celestial manifestations supporting one person at a time, he was at an immense disadvantage.
The two of them could unleash their powerful moves at will, while Long Chen could only use simple moves to block. It was far too sullen, but also something he was helpless about.
Furthermore, Long Chen was infuriated by their irritating mouths. They were constantly saying some badass words.
In truth, that was also a tactic. By angering a person and disrupting their mind, it would be easier for them to reveal a fatal opening.
“Long Chen, don’t struggle so uselessly. There’s no way for you to escape today…” said one of them as his sword fell. Both their manifestations gave him power. It was basically cheating.
“Fuck off!” Long Chen’s boots suddenly began to shine, and with a single step, he disappeared from that person’s sight. He merely saw a figure shooting toward his twin.
“Careful, he’s going over to you!” That person hastily dispersed his Heavenly Dao energy for his twin to use.
“Watch out!” He had only just done that when he heard his brother’s warning.
PFFT! Blood splashed as that person’s waist was cut through.
Just now, Long Chen had activated the King item fur boots on his feet, pushing his speed to his peak in an instant. But he hadn’t charged at the other assassin, just simply flown into the air.
The figure this person had seen was just some robes Long Chen had thrown out. Because he had gone too fast, he had merely seen a figure moving and hadn’t been able to tell it was just clothing.
Once he was duped, Long Chen appeared behind him, cutting him in half. Originally, Long Chen had thought this would be able to kill him.
But as his saber had cut through him, the Heavenly Dao energy he had scattered now returned, and it blocked the majority of Long Chen’s power. As a result, he only managed to cut him in half without completely destroying him.
Before Long Chen could attack again, the other assassin’s sword slashed down. Space began to crazily twist with his attack, and he was clearly intent on forcing Long Chen to block him in order to give his twin some breathing room.
Long Chen snorted and raised his left hand. It began to shine and directly met his sword. At the same time, Blooddrinker slashed toward the other assassin who had just reconnected his body.
“What?” When Long Chen blocked with his arm guard, he suddenly sensed a gentle energy forcing his body to the side.
He couldn’t help being shocked. The Bloodkill Hall’s experts were truly amazing. In the instant the sword struck his arm protector, the assassin changed his move, going from a direct fierce hack to an absorptive move, causing his saber to deviate from its original path.
As a result, the assassin Long Chen was attacking was merely sent flying. He wildly vomited blood, his body covered in cracks. Long Chen sighed with regret. He had just been the slightest bit off from killing him.
“Bloodkill Life Ending Slash!”
The other assassin was shocked. Just now, his twin had almost been killed. He had never thought Long Chen would be able to fight back this well. In his fury, his sword suddenly exploded with light.
“Split the Heavens 4!” But using this kind of ultimate move also gave Long Chen time for his own move. Without even thinking about it, he directly used the fourth form of Split the Heavens. A huge saber-image tore into the air, looking like it could cut through the river of stars.
BOOM!!! Their attacks smashed together. After this long of an intense fight, this was the first clash of their ultimate moves.
The ground exploded and qi waves raged. Both of them vomited a mouthful of blood. As for the other assassin, although he had already fled quite far, he was still struck by the qi waves and blown into the air, wildly vomiting blood. He fainted.
Long Chen was covered in blood now, and he blessed his luck that he had only used a tenth of his immortal platforms to unleash the fourth form of Split the Heavens. If he had used a fourth like he had been doing before he would definitely be heavily injured, if not dead.
He was panting slightly after this intense battle. He had used up a great deal of his spiritual yuan, and their practically cheating cooperation arts had been extremely irritating to fight against. He had wasted a great deal of spiritual yuan to handle their fighting style.
Long Chen stamped on the ground, chasing after them. Right now, the Bloodkill Hall’s assassin was carrying his unconscious twin and preparing to run. But how could Long Chen give up this chance to kill them?
However, he had only taken a couple of steps when his expression changed. The fur boots on his feet lit up, and he turned and fled.
Chapter 1207 Surrounded by Powerful Enemies
Long Chen had no choice but to run. He sensed three extremely terrifying auras rushing straight over here.
Those three auras were different from the auras of ordinary cultivators. They possessed an ancient bloodline power, the specific aura of the ancient races. They had to be top geniuses of the ancient races.
For the Bloodki
ll Hall’s experts and the ancient races’ experts to appear at the same time, there was no chance of it being a coincidence. One of the four nations had definitely brought them.
And it was very likely that these people had entered solely to kill him. So without even thinking about it, Long Chen ran.
The fur boots on his feet lit up, and he crossed a dozen miles in a single step. He disappeared in an instant.
He had only just disappeared when three experts arrived. Their leader was the eagle-eyed expert.
At this time, he had a huge pair of wings extended on his back, and he looked like a human-shaped bird. He started to chase after Long Chen but he stopped, his expression sinking. “We’re too late, he’s already gone.”
“What a waste. If we had gotten here just one step sooner, he’d never have been able to run,” said one of them, a large man with two long tusks protruding out of his mouth.
His voice was very deep, and it rumbled through the air powerfully. Those two tusks didn’t bend inwards, but upwards, like elephant tusks.
In truth, this ancient race expert was a descendant of the human race and an ancient elephant race. He was born with innately great power.
The other one didn’t speak. His mouth was quite frightening. He had fangs and fur, and was a member of a tiger race.
Adding on the eagle-eyed expert, the ancient races had sent out three races’ top junior disciples to kill Long Chen this time.
The ancient races had the pride of the ancient races. They needed to use disciples in the same realm to kill Long Chen, or they would be mocked.
The three of them were all rank eight Celestials, and they had extremely powerful bloodlines which allowed them to inherit divine arts.
According to the ancient races’ estimate, any one of them would be enough to kill Long Chen. But to be sure, they had still sent three of them, as well as a dozen rank seven Celestials.
The reason they had sent so many people was because they wanted to kill Long Chen before the Bloodkill Hall could get to him.
