by Translator: BornToBe; Author: Ordinary Magician (平凡魔术师); Licensed From: 17k
Long Chen sat atop Lei Long’s head as it slaughtered the Mammoth Primordial Spirit Beasts. That appearance of his made it seem like he didn’t sense any danger.
Lei Long was unstoppable. The Mammoth Primordial Spirit Beasts were unable to touch it.
As for Xiang Yunfei, he wasn’t doing anything either. He was floating in midair, violet light condensing toward him.
“This fool Long Chen, why doesn’t he attack Xiang Yunfei? Can he not see that Xiang Yunfei is borrowing energy from another world to heal his Yuan Spirit?” demanded Qu Jianying.
Long Chen was just sitting on Lei Long cross-legged, allowing it to kill its prey. He himself seemed to be meditating.
It was clear that Xiang Yunfei had suffered a major loss in their previous contest of Yuan Spirits. The damage to a Yuan Spirit was serious, and he was currently trying to recover.
However, Long Chen acted like he didn’t see it, instead fighting a battle of attrition. This was unwise in Qu Jianying’s eyes.
She wasn’t quite able to understand it. Long Chen normally had such sharp vision. If he attacked Xiang Yunfei at this time, he would definitely have an absolute advantage, so why didn’t he?
“It seems he really is meditating. What is he doing? Has he gone crazy?” asked a Grand Elder.
Long Chen’s hands were resting on his knees, his thumb touched his third finger’s second joint, a so-called promotor hand seal. It was used for calculations and extrapolation. It made a person’s mind clearer and more flexible. It was a meditative seal for comprehension.
“Is he trying to calculate where Xiang Yunfei’s spatial nodes are? That’s impossible,” said another Grand Elder.
If he could calculate where Xiang Yunfei’s spatial nodes were, he could break this paragon art. But that was impossible.
Let alone Long Chen, even these Grand Elders that had been alive for countless years wouldn’t be able to calculate where the spatial nodes were in a short time.
It would take them at least several days. By that time, it would be too late.
“You’re overestimating Long Chen. Based on my understanding of him, he definitely wouldn’t waste any effort on that,” said Qu Jianying.
No one knew what Long Chen was thinking, but they all sensed that the fluctuations of Xiang Yunfei’s Yuan Spirit were recovering rapidly. Once he was fully recovered, Long Chen’s advantage over him would vanish. Everything from the fight before would be wasted.
Lei Long’s roar resounded through the air. It was completely dominating the Mammoth Primordial Spirit Beasts. Six hours passed like this, with Long Chen still meditating.
As for Xiang Yunfei, his Yuan Spirit grew ever stronger. Even people who hadn’t realized it at the beginning knew that Xiang Yunfei would soon return to his peak state.
Quite a few people were worried for Long Chen. Qingqing wanted to shout at him, but Ye Lingshan stopped her because it was useless. The roaring of the lightning dragon and the Mammoth Primordial Spirit Beasts completely drowned out the outside world’s sounds.
Unless you had the power of a Netherpassage expert, it was impossible to disturb the two of them. Shouting would be useless, and they would even have to endure the mocking of the ancient race experts.
“Hahahaha!” Suddenly, Xiang Yunfei laughed, startling everyone. “Long Chen, you idiot, you’ve fallen for it. My battle of attrition with you was just to gain more time to recover. I admit that your Yuan Spirit is more powerful than mine, but you didn’t even know how to take advantage of that to fight me. If you had, perhaps you would have had some chance of defeating me, but now you’ve missed it. You won’t get another chance again!”
Xiang Yunfei’s aura had completely recovered, stunning others. It had to be known that for normal people, an injury to their Yuan Spirit would take months if not years to recover from. However, Xiang Yunfei had recovered in such a short amount of time.
Long Chen slowly opened his eyes. A lotus image flashed in the depths of his eyes, but it slowly faded.
“Oh, is that so? It seems you’re ready to have an open fight with me.” Long Chen stood up, raising Evilmoon onto his shoulder.
“Long Chen, I really dislike this expressionless face of yours. Hopefully when I cut off your head, you can still maintain that expression,” said Xiang Yunfei coldly.
Long Chen had maintained an indifferent expression the entire time. That possessed its own killing power. He never revealed the shock, the anger, the fear, and the panic that Xiang Yunfei wanted to see. It made Xiang Yunfei feel like each time he was speaking, Long Chen was treating him like an idiot.
“Maybe you should use the time spent speaking on fighting. I see a dark shadow on your face today. That’s a sign a great calamity is about to befall you. You should be careful,” said Long Chen.
Xiang Yunfei had fully recovered, but Long Chen was fearless because he was in his peak state the entire time. Lei Long was also still in its peak condition.
“Since you want to die sooner, fine!”
The violet light behind Xiang Yunfei surged. The void collapsed, revealing a large hole in the air.
That hole formed a channel from which an endless surge of Mammoth Primordial Spirit Beasts came, stunning everyone.
There were millions and millions of Mammoth Primordial Spirit Beasts. That number was enough to cause despair.
“Heavens, what kind of move is this?! If there weren’t Netherpassage experts standing guard over it, couldn’t Xiang Yunfei annihilate Clearwind City all on his own?!”
Xiang Yunfei’s current power was definitely great enough for him to crush any expert below the Netherpassage realm. Even if the whole city’s people were gathered, they wouldn’t be able to stop him.
If Long Chen had charged at Xiang Yunfei before, there would have been no chance of Long Chen getting close. More and more of the Mammoth Primordial Spirit Beasts would appear, and although the lightning dragon was powerful, there was only one of it.
“If Long Chen really had charged in, he might have fallen for Xiang Yunfei’s trap. Six hours of crazy fighting in an attempt to get close to Xiang Yunfei would exhaust the lightning dragon’s energy and his own energy. Once he was weary, Xiang Yunfei would be fully recovered and it would be an instant reversal. Both of them are scheming deeply against the other.”
“But isn’t it the same thing now? Long Chen still has to face all these Mammoth Primordial Spirit Beasts.”
“That’s not the same. Long Chen’s only target is Xiang Yunfei. He doesn’t need to waste his energy on these Mammoth Primordial Spirit Beasts.”
It was like a sea of Mammoth Primordial Spirit Beasts was pouring out of the channel. The battlefield couldn’t even contain them all.
If there weren’t Netherpassage experts protecting them, the people here would have long since fled for their lives. If even one of those Mammoth Primordial Spirit Beasts turned toward them, they would be doomed. There weren’t that many people who could block such terrifying monsters.
Just at this moment, the lightning dragon beneath Long Chen’s feet twisted. It split into ninety-nine lightning dragons.
Those ninety-nine lightning dragons formed a river of lightning that charged forward.
Those Mammoth Primordial Spirit Beasts were annihilated, transforming into violet mist.
“No matter how many ants pile up, they can’t compete with a single dragon. Don’t play this meaningless game anymore. The reason I gave you so much time to recover was to kill you. If you don't want to die, then hurry up and bring out your true power.” Long Chen stood atop Lei Long’s head as it flew straight toward Xiang Yunfei.
“Arrogant. Let me see what you will use to kill me.” Xiang Yunfei’s violet Heavenly Bone Spear rumbled. A pair of violet wings appeared on his back. “I was previously careless and allowed you to harm my Yuan Spirit. That made me unable to unleash the full power of the Heavenly Bone Spear. Now, I’ll show you just how terrifying this ancestral divine item of the ancient races is.”
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p; One hundred and eight violet runes lit up on the Heavenly Bone Spear. At the same time, the sound of one hundred and eight different mammoths rang out. The spear pierced forward, shattering space and blowing apart the restrictions of time. It was like this attack had come from ancient times to reach the current spacetime.
When they saw Xiang Yunfei’s move, Yan Nantian and the other Grand Elders’ expressions changed.
“It seems the ancient races also have quite a few moves for the great era. They’ve managed to awaken the spirits of their ancestors without anyone being the wiser. Not just one Venerate, but one hundred and eight Venerates. They’ve bet everything on this era.”
The one hundred and eight Heavenly Bone Spears were equivalent to one hundred ancestors of the Mammoth race. They relied on their ancestors’ tusk to maintain their spirits.
They actually managed to revive those spirits in this era. In other words, once this era was over, those spirits would completely fade away. The Heavenly Bone Spears would be no more.
They had bet everything on this era. However, this bet made it so that Xiang Yunfei was blessed by one hundred and eight supreme experts of times long gone. This wasn’t just his own power now.
“Granduncle-master!” Qu Jianying turned to Yan Nantian.
“Don’t worry. Long Chen should still have some secrets.” Yan Nantian was staring closely at Long Chen, or more accurately perhaps he was staring at Evilmoon.
“Evilmoon, it’s up to you. Don’t lose face.”
In the face of this terrifying attack, Long Chen raised Evilmoon and slashed it down.
Chapter 1788 Evilmoon vs. Bone Spear
Evilmoon’s two dragon marks lit up. At the same time, its crescent tip gained a sinister, ghastly glow.
That glow was like the faint smirk of a fiend yet also like the glimmer of a dragon’s tooth. A hair-raising sinister aura rose.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s Evilmoon and Xiang Yunfei’s violet Heavenly Bone Spear smashed into each other. As a result, the world lost all its color and was split into black and violet instead. An explosion of divine might erupted.
The void cracked all the way into the clouds. The world was split in two.
As black and violet energy clashed, both Long Chen and Xiang Yunfei coughed up blood and were blown back. That exchange had been so powerful that their bodies had almost been destroyed.
A huge shockwave spread in every direction, annihilating the Mammoth Primordial Spirit Beasts and Lei Long.
This wave of energy struck Qu Jianying’s domain, and cracks appeared all along her barrier. The experts behind her barrier turned green with fright. If this barrier broke, they would all be killed.
Qu Jianying hastily formed hand seals to strengthen her barrier. Only then did she manage to block the power of their exchange.
“What powerful weapons!” Qu Jianying was stunned. She hadn’t expected that Long Chen’s saber would be so powerful.
Up in the sky, Long Chen and Xiang Yunfei were still coughing up blood, but Evilmoon and the Heavenly Bone Spear were still clashing. Black and violet light raged so intensely that the world shuddered.
The sound of a mammoth and a dragon rose as this violet and black world raged. An image of a mammoth fighting a dragon appeared in people’s minds. Flesh and blood flew; mountains were torn asunder.
“Kill!”
Long Chen and Xiang Yunfei had just been blown back when they suddenly charged at each other again, ignoring their heavy injuries to try killing their opponent.
“How fierce!” Despite being covered in blood, despite that last exchange almost shattering their bodies, the two of them didn’t hesitate to attack again.
The two of them clashed together fiercely. The world shuddered and dimmed, but when they separated, people found it difficult to believe their eyes.
The instant they exchanged blows, their past injuries had healed. It was like they hadn’t been injured in the first place.
“What’s going on? Are my eyes broken? Is what I’m seeing an illusion?”
“The two of them are both scheming. It seems they had the ability to instantly heal but wanted to bait their opponent instead, so they waited until the final moment to heal. Not only is their power far greater, but even in terms of intelligence, they make us seem like fools. Will I even be able to properly cultivate in the future? This blow makes me feel hopeless.” One person bitterly smiled, feeling like all his future prospects were lacking right now.
BOOM!
Evilmoon and the Heavenly Bone Spear suddenly both retreated. Neither one of them was able to suppress the other.
“Again!”
Long Chen and Xiang Yunfei once more shouted at the same time, smashing their divine items at each other.
Both of them were once more bloodied by the collision of divine items. This time, it was even worse, and they tumbled back, their bodies about to collapse.
However, when they crawled back up, their injuries were fully healed. People felt like they had to be crazy, and what they were seeing had to be a dream. This made no sense.
“Xiang Yunfei has his ancestors’ blessing and is also connected to the other world, the ancestral tomb of the Mammoth race. He can rely on that other world’s energy to heal instantly. But Long Chen, how is he doing this? The Martial Heaven Continent has its own laws and Heavenly Daos, and although a portion of their power has been subdued by Long Chen, it is at most able to replenish the energy he is using up and not enough for him to instantly heal. Furthermore, he’s not using any Heavenly Dao energy to heal. That truly is curious.” Yan Nantian muttered as he watched the battle. The other Grand Elders shook their heads, also uncomprehending.
The two of them repeatedly clashed and were blown back. Their flesh was torn asunder, and their bones were broken repeatedly. Even their skulls appeared more than once.
However, the two of them didn’t even frown. They both knew that only by unleashing the power of their divine items could they give meaningful injuries to their opponents.
“Long Chen, I have a whole world supporting me. My recovery abilities are limitless. How are you going to compete with me?”
Xiang Yunfei was hacking up blood, but he instantly healed once more and charged over with the Heavenly Bone Spear.
“You should think before bragging. The energy from your world is growing weaker and weaker, and your healing is also slowing down. Are you not even aware of it yourself?” sneered Long Chen as he slashed Evilmoon down.
With Long Chen’s reminder, the experts realized that Xiang Yunfei’s violet world was no longer as intense as it had been at the start.
“It seems this heaven-defying recovery ability isn’t something he can keep up for long.” It was unknown just how many people had grown jealous of this instant recovery ability. With it, they would essentially have an undying body.
However, there was no such thing as an undying body in this world. No matter how heaven-defying an ability was, it had to have limits.
“Fuck, they’re taking advantage of when I haven’t fully recovered! Otherwise, I’d have long since broken these damn bones! But don’t worry, that Heavenly Bone Spear’s runic power is running out. I can definitely exhaust it first. It’s just that I also won’t have much energy left after exhausting it, so you’ll have to win on your own,” said Evilmoon hatefully.
Originally, it had wanted to fully display its power, but it had encountered a tough opponent, irritating it.
“As long as you can handle the Heavenly Bone Spear, I’m fine. Let’s continue exhausting him. I refuse to believe I can’t beat him.”
This was Long Chen’s first time encountering such a difficult opponent. He looked in the primal chaos space and saw that almost half of the World Trees had withered. Clenching his teeth, he continued fighting.
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM…!
A strange cycle was occurring on the battlefield. The two of them would clash with their divine items, be injured, recover, and repeat.
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p; “How ruthless….”
“The reason experts are experts is because they have to suffer more than others. There are always two sides. Others can only see that they're powerful, but they don’t see what they’ve done to get so powerful. The two of them are already peak heavenly geniuses, but even in a life and death crisis, they are still charging forward without hesitation. As for us? That’s the difference. So true experts are all worthy of respect,” said Ye Lingshan.
Long Chen and Xiang Yunfei’s battle had greatly affected her. What she had gained and comprehended from their battle far surpassed what she had gained from climbing the Venerate Platform.
Now, she knew why Long Chen felt disdainful toward the Venerate Platform. By his realm, this kind of spiritual test was practically child’s play. He might have already gone through something similar years ago.
Upon hearing Ye Lingshan’s words, the geniuses present fell into thought. Long Chen and Xiang Yunfei were both more talented and stronger than them, but they were still putting their lives on the line. So for them, if they wanted to get stronger, what excuse did they have to not put everything on the line?
What Ye Lingshan didn’t know was that in the future, her words would cause a large batch of geniuses to rise in this group. They cultivated as if their lives depended on it, growing into amazing figures. However, that was only something that happened later.
Long Chen and Xiang Yunfei’s battle was looping over and over. It was a battle of brute force, and it was intense and bloody. However, it was also monotonous.
“Their auras are starting to fall.”
Suddenly, someone shouted. However, this was within everyone’s expectations. With such a terrifying battle, the exhaustion was great. For their auras to only start falling now was already completely in defiance of the rules of the cultivation world.
With their auras falling, their injuries also no longer healed as quickly. In fact, sometimes they weren’t even fully healed before they were injured again.
However, neither side retreated. They were still charging forward regardless.
