Chapter 921
The Disappearance of the Spatial Zones
"Argh..."
The Ancient Devil couldn't bear the pain and let out a roar. The fact that Big Yellow had bitten off two pieces of its flesh did not really matter because they were just trivial injuries, but the frustration and annoyance it felt was indescribable. It was a mighty and dignified Ninth Grade Great Saint Ancient Devil. How would it had thought that it would one day be bullied by a dog?
"Stupid dog, I won't forgive you for what you did. I will eat you."
The Ancient Devil threatened Big Yellow loudly, then it spurted out a mouthful of blood due to his overwhelming anger.
Due to the high fluctuation in emotions, the spiritual seed started to tremble again. It was showing signs of moving towards Han Yan's side. This scene frightened the Ancient Devil. It then stabilized its mind quickly.
"What? You want to eat master dog? Then master dog will eat you first. Although your flesh stinks, master dog can still swallow it."
After saying this, Big Yellow bit on the Ancient Devil's butt. A large piece of flesh was ripped off from the butt with a 'Chi La' sound. Blood was spewing out. It was much more painful than sticking a rod directly up his butt.
"Haha... Ancient Devil, even though you are a dignified Ninth Grade Great Saint, you are being bitten by a dog. If I were you, I would smash my head till I die."
Jiang Chen laughed loudly while making sarcastic remarks.
"Bastard, a*shole..."
The Ancient Devil had the impulse to get mad but it knew the most important thing was to deal with Han Yan first. It quickly settle its mind down, but this young man and this dog were abhorrent, especially this dog. They affected it so much it simply couldn't calm its mind and could go berserk at any second.
Currently, the Ancient Devil was fighting a war in the spiritual world while receiving provocations from Big Yellow and Jiang Chen with its physical body being bitten off by a stupid dog. This is driving it crazy. Naturally, it knew what these two brats were trying to do. They wanted to disturb its mind so that Han Yan could gain the upper hand in the spiritual world. Despite knowing this, there was nothing it could do to stop them.
"Kaka..."
Big Yellow laughed. Then he leaped and bit off the flesh of the other half of its butt. The scene looked like chrysanthemums falling from above. It was unparalleled.
The Ancient Devil was enraged. It could no longer calm its mind. Since Big Yellow was merely hurting its body it wouldn't hurt Han Yan at all. This fact had goaded Big Yellow to continue with his biting.
On the other hand, Han Yan was comprehending the Great Soul Derivation Technique while consolidating his soul. At the same time, he was gaining control of the spiritual seed. Due to the instability of the Ancient Devil's emotions, its soul was losing its strength. This had given Han Yan the chance to pull the spiritual seed near to its control.
This situation excited Han Yan as he was starting to see great hope. Once he gained control over the spiritual seed, the Ancient Devil would receive tremendous amount of backlash. Afterwards, it was he who would refine the Ancient Devil instead.
In the following moment, Big Yellow was bouncing up and down, opening his mouth to bite off the flesh from different parts of the Ancient Devil's body. The Ancient Devil was howling continuously. The ground was full of the Ancient Devil's bloody flesh. A stout thigh was bitten until only bones were left.
This situation lasted for a day and a night. At this time, nothing fleshy was left on the body of the Ancient Devil. They were all bitten off by Big Yellow, piece by piece. The whole scene looked very grotesque.
On the other side, Han Yan had finally prevailed over the Ancient Devil. He had gain full control of the spiritual seed using his bloodline.
*Weng* *Weng*
The spiritual seed vibrated violently. The Ancient Devil let out an agonizing cry as it was suffering the great backlash. Currently, it was completely defenceless and powerless.
"No..."
The Ancient Devil snarled in a reluctant tone. It didn't think that something like this would happen. It's only chance of reincarnation was scraped away and it turned out that it was the prey of its target. This was undeniably a tragic circumstance.
Seeing this, Big Yellow finally stopped his biting. He was nearly out of breath. His effort wasn't in vain when he saw Han Yan succeeding in the struggle. Jiang Chen also withdrew his spiritual energy away from Han Yan. He knew that once Han Yan took control of the spiritual seed, not only he would win the tug-of-war, he would also control the soul and the bloodline of the Ancient Devil. What Han Yan wanted to do next was to refine this Ancient Devil completely. It was hard to imagine how powerful Han Yan would become after refining this Ninth Grade Great Saint Ancient Devil.
*Swoosh*
Han Yan opened his eyes all of a sudden. Two beams of light shot out from his eyes. With a sway, he appeared above the Ancient Devil, floating. Waves of devil Qi surged out of his body and shrouded around the Ancient Devil like a cage.
"Little Chen, Big Yellow, thank you."
Han Yan expressed his gratitude to his two best friends with a smile.
"Since when do we emphasize on formalities? This is your great luck, take advantage of it."
Jiang Chen said with a smile. This was what he longed to see. He was extremely happy to see the ones closest to him growing rapidly.
"That's right. This is my great luck. I am going to refine this Ancient Devil now but it will take some time. I don't need you two to stay here with me. I can cope with the rest myself. There are still a lot of treasures in the ancient battlefield. I don't want you guys to miss it. You all have already miss one day of exploring because of me."
Han Yan said. There were too many cultivators who came to this ancient battlefield. The number of experts were as much as the numbers of clouds in the sky. Treasure hunt was a race against time. He knew that his two best friends had wasted one day just for him and he could manage whatever that was left here. Even if Jiang Chen and Big Yellow stayed here, they wouldn't be much of a help. Furthermore, if the two of them missed their lucky encounters because of him, he would feel very guilty.
"Well, in that case, we'll go first."
Jiang Chen nodded. He did have a lot of things to do. He had to continue materializing the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda. He wanted to break through into the Great Saint realm in this ancient battlefield. There were too many people who wanted him dead. So, increasing his cultivation grade was the key in handling these people. If he could advance to the First Grade Great Saint, he would be able to handle any of them.
Subsequently, Jiang Chen and Big Yellow left the spatial zone, leaving Han Yan and the Ancient Devil here.
Outside the spatial zone, Big Yellow said. "Little Chen, won't somebody else come in here to disturb Ah Yan?"
"There won't be anybody that will come in here. This is a hidden small space specially created by the Ancient Devil. Without the message from Ah Yan, even I won't be able to trace it this far. Plus, we had been in there for a day and a night. We saw no one else coming in. This place should be very safe for Ah Yan."
Jiang Chen shook his head. He was quite confident that Han Yan would be safe refining the Ancient Devil in this secret space.
After putting the worries for Han Yan aside, the two of them began to fly towards the other spatial zone, but after a short flight, Jiang Chen discovered something unusual.
"Big Yellow, do you sense that a lot of spatial zones are gone?"
Jiang Chen released his divine sense and swept it across the void. He found out that the total number of the spatial nodes were reduced by at least 90 percent. There weren't many spatial nodes left.
"Yeah, what's going on here? Why has so many spatial zones disappear?"
Big Yellow could also sense the anomaly. They remembered that there were overlapping spatial zones here one day before and spatial zones were everywhere, but most of them were gone now. This was definitely an unexpected situation to them.
"If my guess is right, those spatial zones that were gone were the empty spatial zones. These remaining spatial zones consisted of plenty of evil souls and treasures."
Jiang Chen guessed.
"Isn't this great? We don't have to struggle to find the right spatial zone anymore. We can just find anyone of them to slaughter the evil souls and monsters to condense your Ancestral Dragon Pagoda."
Said Big Yellow.
"You are right, but this situation is disadvantageous to us. The reduction of the spatial zones is equivalent to a higher chance of meeting the other experts. We have too many enemies, all the experts of the five large families and the geniuses of Saint Origin Palace wants to kill me. If they meet me, a battle will be inevitable."
Said Jiang Chen. Before this, there were plenty of spatial zones. So even with a lot of people coming into the ancient battlefield, it was difficult to meet these experts, but now it was different, most of the spatial zones had disappeared and the chances of meeting each other would be much greater.
"Who cares! We won't be afraid of them even if we meet them. Besides, Gu Family and Demon Race are on our side."
Big Yellow sounded unworried. This dog was fearless to virtually anything. If they met the enemy, they would simply just have a great battle. There was no big deal about it.
"Exactly. Be it the evil souls or the enemy, the following time will be a mad killing time. Big Yellow, are you ready?"
Jiang Chen flicked his arm and the Heavenly Saint Sword materialised in his hand, creating a buzzing sound. The surface of the sword was flickering with blood-red image of a dragon.
"Kaka, master dog has been very hungry and thirsty."
Big Yellow looked excited.
A young man and a dog began to fly forth and found a spatial node very quickly. Then, they entered it without hesitation.
*Roar*
A shrill roar was heard as they entered. It was a ferocious evil soul that opened its ferocious mouth charging at them when it spotted them.
*Pu Chi*
The Heavenly Saint Sword swung, cutting the evil soul in half.
Chapter 922
Kong Yang's Courage and Uprightness
This was only a Minor Saint evil soul, so Jiang Chen was too lazy to absorb it using the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda.
*Howl*
There were really plenty of evil souls here. After sensing Jiang Chen and Big Yellow's intrusion, a few evil souls charged at them from the darkness. This time Jiang Chen didn't strike. He left it all to Big Yellow.
Big Yellow used his steel head to dash forward. Those few evil souls were instantly smashed to pieces. They then heard a continuous roar in the spatial zone. At random times, they could also hear the rumble of battle. It was the sound of the combat waves. It seemed like there were more than evil souls and monsters existed in this spatial zone, there were also a lot of human cultivators here.
Jiang Chen and Big Yellow exchanged a glance and flew towards the inner region. Presently, a few people suddenly appeared in their sight. Then, there was a man who looked extremely fazed and full of blood. He was running away from the few people as they yelled and chased after him.
"Stand right there and leave your combat armour."
A mighty Ninth Grade Minor Saint roared.
When the fleeing man saw Jiang Chen and Big Yellow, he felt like he had seen his saviour, and immediately, he shouted. "Brother Jiang, save me!"
As a matter of fact, he knew that he still had hope the moment he saw Jiang Chen and Big Yellow. He knew all too well the power of this young man and dog. Although the people who were chasing him were powerful geniuses of the Sky Ranking, they were no match for the two.
"Kong Yu."
Jiang Chen and Big Yellow yelped, this bloody man was no stranger to them, he is the youngest son of Peacock King, Kong Yu. The scene was already very obvious, those people were hunting him.
*Swoosh*
They stood in front of Kong Yu, staring coldly at those few people who were chasing him, they had never seen them before, but they could tell that they were the experts of the Pure Land just from their uniform.
"Who are you? I suggest you to stay out of it. I am Narang He and they are from the Shi and Desolate Family which you can't afford to offend."
Narang He didn't recognize Jiang Chen. Even though he felt that this white-clothed young man wasn't an easy opponent, he himself was strong and was the genius of Narang Family. Thus, he didn't need to fear this young man. That's why he spoke to Jiang Chen in an arrogant tone.
"Kong Yu, hand over the combat armour, otherwise, I will send you down to accompany your brother and that stupid leopard."
A man from the Shi Family yelled at Kong Yu, ignoring the existence of Jiang Chen and Big Yellow. Their minds were just thinking about the combat armour in Kong Yu's hands. In fact, if they really thought about it – this young man and dog – they wouldn't have a problem figuring out that it was Jiang Chen and Big Yellow. After all, almost no one in the Pure Land didn't know the famous Jiang Chen.
"A bunch of fools. If I were you, I would disappear from here at once. Although I have a feud with the five large families, I'm too lazy to kill you all. Get out of here and vanish at this instant."
Jiang Chen said very impatiently.
"Asking us to get out of here? This must be a joke. Who do you think you are? Since you refused to get lost, we will just kill you as well. Anyone who offends the Narang Family will only face one outcome – death."
Narang He pointed his finger at Jiang Chen. He even released his Qi, ready to fight against Jiang Chen, while the experts of the Shi and Desolate Family were frowning, as if they felt that something was wrong.
*Pu Chi*
Narang He was only able to release his Qi. His body suddenly shook, petrified. He looked down and saw a cold long sword piercing through his body. Blood was gushing out from the hole and he could feel that his vital force was losing rapidly.
"You..."
Narang He looked over at Jiang Chen, feeling stunned. He was a powerful Ninth Grade Minor Saint, the genius of the Sky Ranking, the genius of the geniuses, but he was instantly defeated by his opponent. He didn't even know when did his opponent attacked.
Only now did he recall the name.
"Remember this, the man who killed you is called Jiang Chen. I gave you a chance to live but you didn't appreciate it."
Jiang Chen's words was like sharp knife poking into Narang He's heart. He now regretted this in his heart, he was too focused on the combat armour that Kong Yu have that he failed to recognize Jiang Chen. It was a pity that it was already too late for that.
"Jiang Chen, he is Jiang Chen."
The genius of Shi Family cried out in shock. Without even bothering what would happen to Narang He, they immediately spun around and left, fearing that a seconds delay would result in death. Despite their hatred towards Jiang Chen, they were still afraid of him. In their hearts, Jiang Chen was really a disastrous star, an evil king. Although they all had a powerful cultivation base and were the top geniuses on the Sky Ranking, they still couldn't be compared to Jiang Chen. In spite of their arrogance and their desire for revenge, they still understood this irrefutable fact.
"Thank you, brother Jiang. Otherwise, I would be buried here today."
Kong Yu cupped his fists to express his heartfelt gratitude.
"You just got some kind of combat armour, so why were they hunting you like that?"
Big Yellow asked curiously.
On Kong Yu's arm was an armour that illuminated a golden light. It looked extraordinary and indestructible, it exuded some sort of divine aura.
"This is the Golden Silk Combat Armour, a Great Saint Armor. You are very lucky. No wonder they wanted to kill you. A Great Saint Weapon itself is extremely rare, let alone a Great Saint Armor. This is made from the golden silk of Western Domain. It is indestructible and has astonishing defensive power."
Jiang Chen was able to identify the origin of the combat armour with just a single glance, which explained why Narang He and the others were chasing after Kong Yu.
"Oh! Brother Jiang, you need to save my big brother and Leopard Wei now."
Kong Yu suddenly thought of something and said hurriedly.
"What happened to them?"
Jiang Chen frowned. He knew the big brother that Kong Yu mentioned was Kong Yang, the number one genius of the Demon Race and third on the Sky Ranking. Judging from Kong Yu's expression, the both of them seemed to have encountered a crisis.
"Big brother and Leopard Wei found a treasure left behind by a Great Saint expert, but unexpectedly, they encountered that monstrous genius of the Desolate Family, Desolate Yuan. I have no idea what Desolate Yuan has gotten that made him improve so much, he is already a Great Saint genius now. My big brother had also advanced to the Great Saint realm, he was supposed have sufficient power to fight Desolate Yuan, but Desolate Yuan's cultivation grade had reached the of peak First Grade Great Saint, only a step away from the Second Grade Great Saint. He must have obtained some kind of benefits in the ancient battlefield, so my big brother wouldn't be a match for him, much less for Leopard Wei who was not even a Great Saint yet. Plus, there were geniuses from the Saint Origin Palace also."
Kong Yu told them the situation of Leopard Wei and Kong Yan quickly. The both of them were now at the most critical moment. If they were late, they would only see their dead bodies.
"Let's go over there now."
Without saying another word, Jiang Chen flew towards the inner region. He had an excellent relationship with Peacock King. Currently, Peacock King was helping him guard the Martial Saint Dynasty. Kong Yang was the son of Peacock King. If something were to happen to him, he would feel extremely guilty and wouldn't have the face to look at Peacock King anymore.
Kong Yu wiped off a handful of sweat and felt lucky that he met Jiang Chen. He knew that Jiang Chen had the capability to save his big brother.
Deep in the zone, before the mountain cave shrouded in formation, a fierce battle was ongoing. Many bystanders had surrounded them to watch the fight.
There were three people on the battlefield, two of whom looked very fazed. They were Kong Yang and Leopard Wei from the Demon Race. Kong Yang had a better look as he was a mighty First Grade Great Saint. Even though he was no match for Desolate Yuan, it was fundamentally impossible for Desolate Yuan to kill him within a short period of time. Leopard Wei on the other hand looked miserably bad. Despite the benefits that he had obtained from the Suspended Tower, he didn't have enough time to fully digest it. He was only a half-step Great Saint, there was still a step away from the Great Saint realm.
The present Leopard Wei had blood all over his body. His Qi had fully shrivelled up, and he looked fragile and weak, completely out of battle strength. Kong Yang's Qi wrapped around him, trying his best to protect him.
"Kong Yang, fighting against me only has one outcome – death. I heard that your race has already taken that damned Jiang Chen as an ally. Then, you are the enemy of the Desolate Yuan. Today, I will kill the both of you first, then all the geniuses of the Demon Race. When I meet that Jiang Chen again next time, I will surely rip him into pieces."
Desolate Yuan said cynically. When he lost to Jiang Chen, it was the biggest humiliation that he had ever faced. Today, he had improved tremendously in such a short time after receiving the huge benefit. If he met Jiang Chen again, he had the absolute certainty of killing him.
Two young men were standing not far away from the scene. They had a snobbish look as though they did not put everyone in this world in their eyes. They had the same cultivation as Desolate Yuan, peak First Grade Great Saint, but they were cultivators with the noblest status – Saint Origin Palace.
"Desolate Yuan, don't waste any more time, finish them off already."
One spoke. He was called Desolate Cong, he was also a member of the Desolate Family.
"Rest assured. None of them will live."
Desolate Yuan sneered, definitely not putting Kong Yang and Leopard Wei in his eyes. These two men were already dead in his heart.
"Kong Yang, just leave me."
Leopard Wei gritted his teeth and said. The situation was already obvious. Kong Yang was no match for Desolate Yuan and he still needed to protect him. He was afraid that Kong Yang wouldn't be able to protect himself eventually, costing his own life. He knew about Kong Yang's ability – the innate ability of Peacock King – that could allow him to move at lightning speed. If Kong Yang escaped now, he might have the chance to live, but he chose to stay behind instead.
"Shut up."
Kong Yang reprimanded without turning his head.
Leopard Wei's eyes turned red, he felt warmth in his heart. During the fierce internal conflicts in the Demon Race, he treated Kong Yang as his biggest rival, but now, Kong Yang was standing in front of him, protecting his life.
Chapter 923
Killing the Geniuses of Saint Origin Palace
Leopard Wei no longer said anything. Although Kong Yang was formerly opponent, he knew him all too well. Kong Yang was a person who would never escape on his own, because if that was the case, he wouldn't be Kong Yang.
"It is a sad thing that we – the two great geniuses of Demon Race – will fall at such a place." Leopard Wei sighed helplessly.
The present circumstance was crystal clear. Kong Yang was severely injured, as such he couldn't fight Desolate Yuan. Not only that, there was Desolate Cong, who was also a member of Desolate Family and a genius of Saint Origin Palace, who didn't seem to have the intention of letting them go.
"Kong Yang, even though I am going to kill you today, I have to say that you are the genius I most admire among all the geniuses on the Sky Ranking. It's a bit of pity that we can't be friends." Desolate Yuan said while shaking his head.
"You are right. We are fated not to be friends, because someone like you aren't qualified to become a friend of Kong Yang."
Right after Desolate Yuan's voice dropped, a voice suddenly sounded from behind. It wasn't Kong Yang's, it was Jiang Chen's.
Hearing this line, everyone on the scene was petrified. They turned towards the source of the sound, including Kong Yang and Leopard Wei, and saw three silhouettes materializing in seconds. They were two men and a dog. One of them was a youth covered with blood, he was the Kong Yu who escaped.
"Jiang Chen."
Desolate Yuan and Leopard Wei exclaimed at the same time as they didn't expect to see him here.
Seeing Jiang Chen, majestic combat intent burst out Desolate Yuan's body. He was gritting his teeth, holding himself back from rushing over and slice Jiang Chen to pieces. From young until now, he had never lost a battle to any of his peers except to Jiang Chen. This was undeniably a great insult to his life. In order to scrape away this insult, he only had one way – that was to kill Jiang Chen.
On the other hand, Leopard Wei had entirely different thought. He felt like he had seen the sunlight the moment he saw Jiang Chen, shining upon his gloomy heart. He could feel that Jiang Chen was now many times more powerful than before. He knew the scariness of Jiang Chen after his battle with him. Now that Jiang Chen appeared, he and Kong Yang would be saved. He believed that Desolate Yuan wasn't necessarily stronger than Jiang Chen.
Kong Yang looked over at Jiang Chen with astonished eyes. He had already heard about Jiang Chen beforehand, but it's just today that he saw Jiang Chen in person. He was quite interested in the man who could kill Shi Han, but he didn't expect his first meeting with Jiang Chen would be in such a scene.
"Desolate Yuan, it's no use looking at me fiercely because no matter how angry you are, it won't change the fact that you are the loser. Last time you ran away from the battle. Today, it is your misfortune to meet me again. Of course, if you choose to run away like a mourning dog again, there is still chance."
Jiang Chen's tone, words and face were filled with sarcasm. He totally didn't put Desolate Yuan in his eyes.
"What? He beat Desolate Yuan?"
Many people were shocked, including Kong Yang and Leopard Wei and Kong Yu who was standing beside Jiang Chen. All of their eyes widened due to disbelief, particularly Leopard Wei who was still speculating whether Jiang Chen could defeat Desolate Yuan. He hadn't thought that the two had battled beforehand. According to Jiang Chen, Desolate Yuan was defeated and ran away.
It was too shocking to hear that the number one genius on the Sky Ranking was defeated by Jiang Chen. They certainly wouldn't believe it if this wasn't coming from Jiang Chen's mouth.
Moreover, they could see the expression on Desolate Yuan's face. It was a face that had been defeated by Jiang Chen.
"Jiang Chen, I will claim back the insult you brought upon me. Today, I will kill you." Desolate Yuan said maliciously.
Jiang Chen's words were like blades impaling his heart. It was the feeling when the wound was tore open bit by bit in the face of countless people. His hate for Jiang Chen now was higher than the mountain and deeper than the sea.
"You won't have the chance."
Jiang Chen crossed his hands behind his back while walking to Desolate Yuan one step after the other, blocking Kong Yang and Leopard Wei from the view. Kong Yu hurriedly stepped forward to pull Kong Yang and the seriously injured Leopard Wei.
"Big brother, are you alright?" Kong Yu was worried.
"I'm fine."
Kong Yang shook his head. Then, he and Leopard Wei took out a red pill each and swallowed it to heal their injuries. Kong Yang stared at Jiang Chen's back and said, "Jiang Chen, you have to be careful. Desolate Yuan has gotten some benefits in this ancient battlefield. He would be a difficult opponent."
Even though Jiang Chen had defeated Desolate Yuan, his present strength wasn't comparable to his previous strength. Well, of course, Kong Yang didn't know Jiang Chen defeated Desolate Yuan while he was merely an Eighth Grade Minor Saint. It was true that Desolate Yuan had gotten great benefits in this place, but Jiang Chen also got benefits but greater. Jiang Chen had already reached the peak Ninth Grade Minor Saint, which made his combat strength unrivalled. Desolate Yuan was undeniably no match for him.
The two geniuses of Saint Origin Palace were studying Jiang Chen. After returning from Saint Origin Palace, the most they heard was Jiang Chen's name, his achievements and the feud between him and the five large families.
"Desolate Yuan, I think this man is a difficult opponent, let us join in the battle."
Desolate Cong, the genius of Saint Origin Palace, said while the other genius of Huo Family was ready to move.
"No, don't interfere with my business. I must kill him myself."
Desolate Yuan didn't accept their help. He didn't put even the geniuses of Saint Origin Palace in his eyes. Well, it made sense for a number one genius of Desolate Family. He had the right to be this arrogant. He had the right to not put Desolate Cong in his eyes. Although Desolate Cong had gotten a lot of cultivation resources in Saint Origin Palace, he would mostly be defeated by Desolate Yuan if they engaged in a battle.
"You really ought to listen to him though the three of you joining together won't have much chance either, but it is still better than you fighting me alone." Jiang Chen shrugged and said flatly.
"Cut the nonsense. Jiang Chen, die now!"
Desolate Yuan's Qi shook, his entire body bent and distorted. In the next moment, he materialized before Jiang Chen with boundless energy and launched his most powerful attack. With him as the centre of the attack, a chaotic world was condensed, wrapping Jiang Chen completely. This condensed world was filled with vicious airflow that looked seemingly white. It gave everyone a kind of invisible pressure that bent all sides of the void. Everyone who was affected felt like they had entered some sort of prison. It made them feel incomparably unpleasant.
This was the newest technique of Desolate Yuan. Besides the tremendous pressure in the airflow, there were condensed sharp blades that could crush and kill everything.
"Is that all?"
It didn't concern Jiang Chen at all. Three golden dragons rushed out his body all of a sudden.
*Roar...*
The three golden dragons let out roars. Jiang Chen also transformed to half-dragon instantly, which boosted his combat strength crazily by tenfold. The indestructible small world was instantly pulverized by the attack of his Golden Dragon Seal, scattering around in small pieces.
*Bang*
The destruction of the condensed small world tremendously affected Desolate Yuan, sending him flying away. His facial expression instantly changed to shock. It was true that he improved a lot within this short period of time, but Jiang Chen's improvement was greater. Even with his most powerful attack, he was still not a match for Jiang Chen.
Before Desolate Yuan could react from his shock, Jiang Chen's body appeared above him and made a trample that carried whirlwind on his body.
"Desolate Yuan, I will not give you the chance to escape this time."
Jiang Chen's face turned cold as he made the Azure Dragon Five Steps violently.
*Bang* First step.
*Bang* Second step.
*Bang* Third step.
*Bang* Fourth step.
Four steps landed on Desolate Yuan in an instant. Each step weighed as much as a hundred thousand kilograms. Desolate Yuan was absolutely powerless. Every step made him spurt blood along with the sound of broken bones. This was truly a tragic scene.
"The fifth step."
Jiang Chen was cruel and ruthless. He had always been like this towards his enemy. In the eyes of his enemies, he was the god of killing.
The successive scenes had shocked everyone present. A while ago, they thought that it would be a relatively equal match, but it turned out to be one-sided! Desolate Yuan was so vulnerable in front of Jiang Chen, like a dog that was going to die due to domestic abuse even though the abuse only lasted for a few seconds. This fully illustrated Jiang Chen's power and Desolate Yuan was certainly not the same level with him.
"Stop!"
When Jiang Chen was about to make the last step on Desolate Yuan, Desolate Cong, who was standing on the side, regained his senses. He immediately drew out his combat weapon and struck at Jiang Chen to save Desolate Yuan from the attack.
"Humph! You will die first."
Jiang Chen let out a cold humph and drew out his Heavenly Saint Sword. A brilliant blood-red web of swords straightaway enveloped Desolate Cong that caused his facial expression to change drastically. This situation recalled the remark made by most of his enemies: you won't know how strong Jiang Chen is until you fight him.
"No!"
Desolate Cong let out a shrill cry but it was over. In the absolute gap of strength, the only thing that awaited him was death. The Heavenly Saint Sword moved too fast, faster than a lightning bolt, and slashed Desolate Cong into half, turning everyone petrified. This genius who had just returned from Saint Origin Palace was killed. No one under the heavens would have such audacity to commit such killing.
Since the establishment of Saint Origin Palace, it became the absolute dominator of Saint Origin World, the supreme power in the world. Although Saint Origin Palace was built by the eight great families of Pure Land, it was detached from these eight families. Desolate Yuan and Desolate Cong were both members of Desolate Family but their statuses were entirely different and each of them represented different power. Jiang Chen killing Desolate Cong meant that he was waging war against the Saint Origin Palace. Jiang Chen was definitely the first person who opposed the Saint Origin Palace openly.
Subsequently, without caring about what other people felt, he made the violent fifth step of the Azure Dragon Five Steps on Desolate Yuan...
Chapter 924
Fart Banging the Great Saint
*Ka Cha*
The fifth step of the Azure Dragon Five Steps was the most powerful and the most lethal. Desolate Yuan was already about to meet his end. There was no more strength left in him to resist, much less the strength to defend the last step of Jiang Chen. His chest sunk deep inside before the foot pierced through his body, all of his internal organs were ejected out.
*Bang*
Desolate Yuan's body fell heavily on the ground, twitching constantly. The present Desolate Yuan was bleeding from every part of his body but he wasn't completely dead yet. His eyes that were covered with blood revealed reluctance and fear.
He was the son of the heaven, the supreme genius, the number one on the Sky Ranking. He was considered a holy child since young and the number one genius of the Desolate Family. He was recognized by the higher ups in his family as the most probable genius that could break through into the Immortal realm. Yet, all of his hopes, honour and glory seemed so fragile in the face of death.
*Pa*
Jiang Chen raised his foot and stepped on Desolate Yuan's face.
"The number one on the Sky Ranking? The top genius of the Desolate Family? The supremely glorious figure in the Pure Land? What else can you brag about? You died just like an ordinary person, leaving nothing behind."
Jiang Chen looked down at Desolate Yuan under his feet who was still twitching uncontrollably like a worm, trying hard to break free but couldn't. He lost count of how many times he looked at his opponents with such disdain. However, he didn't expect that such words would be used against him today.
"Die now."
Jiang Chen stepped hard, pressing Desolate Yuan's head into the solid ground before lifting his leg up. Desolate Yuan's body made a few random wriggle on the ground before stopping entirely. Now, the legendary number one genius on the Sky Ranking, the people's little monstrous genius was dead. All of his deeds were supposed to become legends, but due to Jiang Chen's existence, his 'legends' only served as a foil for Jiang Chen's path in the future.
*Hiss*
At this moment, everyone breathed in a cold air. The present scene was like a dream to them. The number one genius on the Sky Ranking died just like that, simplistically killed by Jiang Chen. Their impression of Jiang Chen grew exponentially in their hearts. The dazzling stars, bright geniuses were nothing but floating clouds in front of him.
The genius of the Huo Family that came from Saint Origin Palace was completely stunned at the moment. His face was devoid of the pride he previously had. This was also like a dream to him. Even though he wasn't sure how powerful Desolate Yuan was, he knew how strong Desolate Cong was. Their powers would be evenly matched if the two of them fought.
However, Desolate Cong was instantly killed by Jiang Chen with a single slash, it only showed that even if he rushed forth, he would face the same outcome as Desolate Cong.
Run!
That was right. Just run. Perhaps he still had the time to do so now, or else he would certainly lose his life today.
*Swoosh*
However, he had no more time to run when he saw a big yellow sturdy dog standing in front of him, giving him no way to escape.
"Heh! Heh! Want to run now? It seems a little late for that." Big Yellow chuckled.
"I didn't mess with you all." The genius of the Huo Family frowned and said.
If it was before, he would have already killed this dog instantly, but he must bear it now, only by compromising would he have a chance to survive.
"It's true that you didn't mess with us, but does that really matter?"
Big Yellow's words gave people the impulse to spurt blood. This was a remark that was beyond shameless, but they understood that Jiang Chen hadn't gotten along with the Huo Family. Before the battle, this genius originally wanted join the fight, but after seeing Jiang Chen's overpowering attack, he held himself back, or perhaps he didn't have a chance because his other two comrades were instantly killed by Jiang Chen.
"Stupid dog! Get out of my way." The genius of the Huo Family snarled, and immediately stuck out a palm, clawing at Big Yellow.
"Kaka..."
Big Yellow was totally unafraid. He was now a powerful First Grade Great Saint, a peak First Grade Great Saint. Back in the Dark Shadow stronghold, he could even kill a Third Grade Great Saint by himself. The one standing in front of him was merely a First Grade Great Saint. He wouldn't fear this opponent even if he was the top genius of the Huo Family.
*Bang*
Big Yellow's head illuminated golden rays of light, colliding at the incoming palm. A bang was heard and the genius was sent forty meters flying away.
"What?"
The genius of the Huo Family was totally shocked and frustrated that he had the urge to puke blood. How could a great genius like him couldn't even handle a dog?
However, before he could react, Big Yellow struck again.
There were lots of people gathered around the battlefield. They were the cultivators that were already in this spatial zone earlier. Jiang Chen's power had already made them speechless. They hadn't thought that this dog would be so powerful that the genius of Huo Family was totally suppressed.
But then, there were a few of them that were not surprised about this incident. They already had a good understanding of Big Yellow. He was a powerful divine beast that was able to enter the Ninth Floor of the Suspended Tower and was recognized by the Totem Divine Seal, which made him the true genius of the Demon Race. It would be a disgrace if he couldn't even defeat a genius of the Huo Family.
Jiang Chen didn't want to waste any more time because many spatial zones were already gone. The movements here would most likely draw the attention of the powerful experts. He drew out his Heavenly Saint Sword and was about to swing it at the genius of the Huo Family, but a buzzing sound came out from the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda at this time.
Jiang Chen was stunned. He quickly checked what happened. He then found out that the earth devil beast's cultivation grade in the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda had already advanced to Third Grade Great Saint. A similar situation also happened to the devil, it could advance to the Fourth Grade Great Saint at any time.
"Well, it seems like due the constant absorption of energy of the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda, it gave the two of them a great deal of benefits. The earth devil beast is already a Third Grade Great Saint. Its combat strength is now comparable to a Fourth Grade Great Saint, which will provide me enormous help."
Jiang Chen was surprised. The earth devil beast and the devil were his slaves. The more powerful the earth devil beast was, the greater help it could give to him. With his current combat strength, he would be able to fight a Third Grade Great Saint, but if he encountered a Fourth Grade Great Saint, he would have no chance. Now that the earth devil beast had advanced to Third Grade Great Saint, it gave Jiang Chen the capability to handle a Fourth Grade Great Saint.
In order not to affect the advancement of the earth devil beast and the devil, Jiang Chen slowly put down his Heavenly Saint Sword, no longer having any intention to join in the fight between Big Yellow and the genius of the Huo Family. He could already see that the genius wouldn't be a match for Big Yellow. He would be eliminated by Big Yellow very soon.
Looking at Big Yellow's enthusiasm, Jiang Chen had a feeling that Big Yellow would definitely bite his butt if he interfered in the fight.
*Bang*
Under the fierce impact of Big Yellow, the genius of the Huo Family fell down from the sky, smashing to the ground heavily. Big Yellow was very fast. His body swooped down and landed hard on the genius, however, his movements looked very indecent as he landed with his butt pressing on the genius' face.
Seeing such a scene, Jiang Chen hurriedly covered his eyes and retreated to a distance. He already knew what kind of tragedy would happen without even looking at it. The genius would certainly die under Big Yellow's fart, he wouldn't be able to raise his head even if he became a ghost due to humiliation.
"Taste Grandpa's Invincible Whirlwind Fart!"
Big Yellow's foot was charged with force. His butt instantly magnified by a fold. Then, everyone heard an earth-shaking roar, almost like thunder. Green mass of air rushed out of his butt and exploded on the genius' face.
*Hong Long*
The gusts of air dispersed like a violent storm. Everyone could hear a scream that didn't sound like human coming from the genius. His entire body was slammed against the ground, creating a large pit. Green smoke was rolling within the newly created hole.
"Argh... kill me now..."
The scream from the pit was creepy but the genius couldn't get all of his words out, his mouth was choking horrendously.
The people around were stupefied. They clearly saw Big Yellow's fart passed by and knew how horrifying it was. Very quickly, the fart flowed to their faces due to the air. The people's stupefied faces instantly changed.
"*vomit* What the h...! It stinks!"
"*vomit* *vomit* *vomit* *vomit*"
"I'm going to d-d-die. *vomit*"
Even those Minor Saints and Great Saint experts were caught off guard by Big Yellow's peerless fart. None of them could stand it. Some of them immediately puked at once. Many faces turned green and pale, while some of them cursed. This was undeniably the most terrible fart in the world.
Once the fart permeated through the air, many of them quickly ran to a distance, and looked back at Big Yellow in fear, however, they immediately shifted their attention to the large pit. Thinking about the horrific condition made them shiver.
They couldn't even bear the green air that dispersed in the air. It must be very miserable to be in the shoes of that genius now.
Someone used their divine sense and found that the genius was lying quietly deep in the pit, completely still, but judging from his Qi, he wasn't dead yet. He was still alive but lost the ability to move. The only explanation for this was that he had fainted.
Oh god, could a Great Saint really faint? This was simply impossible. One should know that he was a Great Saint. How could a Great Saint possibly faint? Despite all of their questions, the genius in front of them had really fainted like a clumsy bear.
Big Yellow had created a miracle by using his fart to knockout a Great Saint.
Chapter 925
The Earth Devil Beast Struck
"Godlike."
"I swear that from now on, Big Yellow will my idol."
Kong Yu and Leopard Wei's expression were incomparably vibrant. Their admiration for Big Yellow now overwhelmed and flooded their emotions like a tidal wave. Using fart to knockout a Great Saint? Who could create such miracle? It seemed like only Big Yellow could do this.
"Tsk, even if this Huo Family bastard isn't dead, he will be crippled in the future for sure. Big Yellow not only knocked him out, but also caused a serious damage to him, irreparable damage. Additionally, this bastard won't be able to raise his head while walking anymore. So it's impossible for him to return to Saint Origin Palace."
Kong Yang was clicking his tongue. He had already seen that this genius from the Huo Family wasn't just simply knocked out. Big Yellow's fart not only stinked, its power was also incredible. Although that genius was a powerful Great Saint, if he was replaced by an ordinary Minor Saint, this dog's fart would certainly tear him apart.
"Wanna fight Master Dog? You're too young for that."
Big Yellow wagged his stout tail and raised his proud head, swaggering to Jiang Chen. It seemed that he had no intention of killing the genius of the Huo Family. Jiang Chen had a smile on his face but he didn't intend to make a move either. It was no longer necessary to kill such a pathetic man because his future was already as good as dead.
There were quite a lot of geniuses from the five large families around. After seeing the scene, they quickly dispersed, fearing that Jiang Chen would kill them as well. Given their strengths, they were no match for these freaks at all.
Kong Yang came close to Jiang Chen. He held his fists and said, "Brother Jiang, I'm very grateful that you saved my life."
"You're welcome, Brother Kong. Your father and I have a very good relationship. He is now guarding my home, naturally I want to ensure the safety of his descendants. I think your injuries aren't light. Take this medicine quick."
Jiang Chen took out three pills and handed it to Kong Yang, Leopard Wei and Kong Yu each. Leopard Wei and Kong Yu had the most serious injuries compared to the rest. If they couldn't recover soon, it would leave a nasty side effect on their future cultivation.
The three of them didn't show much formalities. They were now standing on the same boat as Jiang Chen. For Kong Yang, today was the first time he saw Jiang Chen's might, he saw how terrifying a Ninth Grade Minor Saint could be. In his life, he rarely admired people, but today, Jiang Chen was the first one who gained his admiration.
After swallowing the pills, their faces changed dramatically. They felt the same as what Gu Liufeng and the others felt after consuming the pill. There was no doubt that they had plenty of vulnerary pills with them, but it was incomparable to Jiang Chen without a question.
"Good pill."
Kong Yang couldn't help but praise.
"That's right, the speed of recovery of this pill is awesome. I was so badly hurt but almost half of my injuries are already healed in just a short time. It is incredible." Leopard Wei said.
"That is of course, Jiang Chen not only has great combat strength, he also has great alchemy skill." Big Yellow said in an incomparably proud tone, as though he was the alchemist instead of Jiang Chen.
"Okay, we can't stay here for long. Too many spatial zones are already gone and the ruckus here will most likely attract stronger experts here, which will create great trouble for us. We'll have to leave now," said Jiang Chen.
"Alright."
Kong Yang nodded, feeling that Jiang Chen's words were very reasonable.
*Hong Long*
However, just when they were about to leave, the void burst into a hole and three figures emerged. They were all elders in different clothes, this only showed that they were from three different families namely the Desolate, Huo and Narang Family respectively.
What was shocking was the strength of these three individuals. The two elders of Huo and Narang Family had already reached the Third Grade Great Saint while the elder of the Desolate Family had the scariest cultivation – a mighty Fourth Grade Great Saint.
Immediately after they saw the tragedy here, they got infuriated and sealed off the entire spatial zone.
"Look, it's the elders."
"Well, they are surely going to die this time. Jiang Chen has killed Desolate Yuan and the geniuses of the Saint Origin Palace. The elders will never let them go."
........
The appearance of the three elders delighted the disciples of the five large families who were currently fleeing.
On Kong Yang's side, every one of their faces darkened. Three masters of the five large families had emerged before the masters of the Gu Family and the Demon Race. The two Third Grade Great Saints were already out of their league, let alone the mighty Fourth Grade Great Saint. The idea of killing them wouldn't be as casual as talking.
Although Jiang Chen was strong, he was after all only a Ninth Grade Minor Saint. It was certainly impossible for him to fight the Fourth Grade Great Saint.
"Brother Jiang, what now?"
Kong Yang sounded worried. At this time, Jiang Chen had undoubtedly been regarded as the backbone of the team.
"No worries."
Jiang Chen waved his hand, and gestured to Kong Yang to keep calm. If it was before, it would really be a life-threatening situation to encounter a Fourth Grade Great Saint, but just now, the earth devil beast had just advanced to Third Grade Great Saint. As such, it would have no problem fighting the Fourth Grade Great Saint of the Desolate Family.
"Desolate Yuan, Desolate Cong..."
When the elder of the Desolate Family saw the tragic death of the two young geniuses, his eyes suddenly turned red. The death of these two talents was undeniably a great loss to the Desolate Family.
"There is no need to call for them. They were killed by me. By the way, let me introduce myself, I am called Jiang Chen." Jiang Chen said to the three Great Saints.
Even if he was currently facing such powerful experts, he didn't have any signs of nervousness. Kong Yang and the others wondered where did Jiang Chen get so much confidence.
"Damn, you little beast! You dared to kill two great geniuses of our family! You are asking for your death! I must kill you today to settle the scores that you have done to our people!"
The elder of the Desolate Family gritted his teeth and felt the urge to rush forward and devour Jiang Chen.
"The genius of the Huo Family is dead too. Jiang Chen, who gave you such an audacity to kill the geniuses of Saint Origin Palace?" The elder of the Huo Family raged at Jiang Chen.
"I have also sensed the death Qi of Narang Family's genius. It must be him who did it. All of the people here would have to die, including the people of the Demon Race who protected Jiang Chen. They are all our enemies!"
The elder of Narang Family yelled in an aggressive tone, it showed that he had no intention of letting Jiang Chen and the others go.
"Haha! Just with the strength of three old men? It must be a joke. Bring out any skills that you have, I would like to see who will be killing who today."
Jiang Chen laughed out loud, expressing his arrogance. It seemed like he did not put the three Great Saints in his eyes at all. Let's not talk about whether he had the strength to fight these opponents first, his spirit alone could subdue people.
"Shamelessly bragging! It's time to stop this little brat's arrogance."
The elder of the Desolate Family fluctuated his Qi and struck out a palm at the void, charging towards Jiang Chen. The target of the attack wasn't just Jiang Chen, it included Big Yellow and the rest of his friends. It seemed like the elder intended to kill them all with just a single blow.
This man was a dignified Fourth Grade Great Saint, the Supreme Elder of the Desolate Family. It would undoubtedly be a disgrace for him to handle the juniors himself, but the death of Desolate Yuan and Desolate Cong left him no choice but to eliminate everyone that were related to their deaths in order to take revenge.
"It's over."
Kong Yu shuddered. A mighty Fourth Grade Great Saint was really beyond their ability. They could already feel the mountain like pressure from this palm, it suffocated them badly.
At this moment, even Kong Yang was overwhelmed with concerns, he had no idea how Jiang Chen would deal with this mighty Fourth Grade Great Saint. Yet, there wasn't a single panic shown on Jiang Chen's face, it was filled with confidence instead. His steadiness had relieved a large load of their worries.
"Earth devil beast, now."
Jiang Chen called the earth devil beast and it rushed out of the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda. Everyone saw a large black hand materialising in the air and collided with the palm attack of the Great Saint.
*Hong Long*
The Heaven and Earth shook. The palm strike of the Great Saint was instantly pulverised by the large black hand.
*Howl*
Then, an earth-shaking howl was heard. A middle-aged man that looked as strong as iron tower appeared. He continued to let out howls. His body emitted countless of black devil waves that soared up to the sky, as if he was the incarnation of a giant devil.
"Haha..."
The earth devil beast burst into laughter. He had just advanced to the Third Grade Great Saint and he wanted to express his stifled feelings in the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda. He was the king of the devil race and was a born fighter. He felt like he was the tiger that had been released into the mountains after being kept in the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda for so long.
"Who is this? What a powerful devil Qi. He isn't human. He belongs to the devil race. His body has the bloodline of the devil race. This is an earth devil beast."
The elder of Narang Family changed his expression the moment he discovered the earth devil beast.
"A Third Grade Great Saint earth devil beast is enough to deal with a Fourth Grade Great Saint. How could this little beast have a such powerful underling?"
The elder of the Huo Family was shocked as well. In fact, no one wasn't shocked by the presence of the earth devil beast. They could already see how strong the beast was just from their first exchange. The blow of the Fourth Grade Great Saint was easily pulverized by it.
Chapter 926
The Suppression of Water and Fire
"Wow, Jiang Chen is too domineering. How could he have such a powerful earth devil beast with him?"
Leopard Wei got so excited that he almost jumped. He originally thought that it was over, and had not thought that Jiang Chen still had a powerful trump card—sending the formidable earth devil beast out at this critical moment.
"Although the earth devil beast was merely a Third Grade Great Saint, its body has the bloodline of the top existence among the demon beasts and the king of the devils. Therefore, despite the fact that it is only a Third Grade Great Saint, it won't have any trouble dealing with an ordinary Fourth Grade Great Saint. The thought of Jiang Chen having such a manoeuvre didn't even cross my mind, but even if the earth devil beast can stop the elder of the Desolate Family, there are still two more Third Grade Great Saints, from the Huo and Narang Family respectively."
Kong Yang breathed a sigh of relief. The emergence of the earth devil beast shocked him very much, but at the same time he became concerned. Even though the earth devil beast was strong enough to deal with the Fourth Grade Great Saint, there were still elders from the Huo and Narang Family, who is capable of handling them?.
Of course, this was because Kong Yang didn't understand Jiang Chen's method well enough. Jiang Chen wasn't just a Ninth Grade Minor Saint, he was only a step away from the Great Saint realm. There was no question that he could kill a Third Grade Great Saint if he transformed into a half-dragon. Besides, he still had a devil that hadn't been released yet.
"I know Jiang Chen. He would never do anything without certainty. That explains why he is so calm. It turns out that he still has a hidden trump card." Kong Yu nodded.
He had come in contact with Jiang Chen back in Void Triangular Domain. Everything that Jiang Chen did in the domain was dominating, and seeing the confident face of Jiang Chen now, Kong Yu had reasons to believe that Jiang Chen had ways to deal with the other two Great Saints, or he might be already powerful enough to handle them by himself.
Big Yellow had a relaxed look on his face. He wagged his tail casually, totally disdaining the three Great Saints. Others might not know what Jiang Chen was planning but Big Yellow knew it very well. He knew very well how strong Jiang Chen was and how many trump cards he had.
"Jiang Chen, I didn't imagine that you are associated with the devils. I can tell that you are also a devil just like them!" The elder of Desolate Family denounced Jiang Chen loudly.
"It's none of your business who I associate with. Earth devil beast, kill him."
Jiang Chen treated the elder's critic as fart, and immediately ordered the earth devil beast to attack.
"Yes, Master!"
The earth devil beast responded with a loud roar. It lunged towards the elder with incredible devil Qi.
"Let me handle this earth devil beast. You two go and get rid of the other brats. We must kill Jiang Chen today. This brat has become a serious threat and if we did not kill him as soon as possible, he will become disastrous."
The elder of Desolate Family cried out the orders at the elders of Huo and Narang Family. In fact, the relationship between the three families was not very good, but their attitude was surprisingly consistent with regards to Jiang Chen. They all had the same objective of getting rid of Jiang Chen.
"Okay."
The elders of Huo and Narang Family responded immediately. Then, they struck at Jiang Chen at the same time.
"Brother Jiang, what do we do now?"
Kong Yang looked at Jiang Chen, these two Great Saints would have no problem finishing them all.
"I want you all to stand back. I'll take care of them," said Jiang Chen in a faint tone.
"This is..." Kong Yang frowned.
"This is what? Master Dog can also kill one of them, but Master Dog won't act at all. These two old men are dead for sure,"said Big Yellow.
He swaggered towards one direction, leaving the battlefield to Jiang Chen.
Seeing this situation, Kong Yang and the other two quickly followed Big Yellow without hesitation.
"Jiang Chen, die now!"
The elder of the Huo Family, with boundless flame on his body, struck out his palm towards Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen also sent a palm strike without speaking, but this was no ordinary palm strike—it was the Water Dragon Seal. A water dragon appeared and the temperature of the entire void suddenly dropped by a large margin. When the water dragon collided with the elder's attack, the flame of the elder was instantly extinguished.
"What? What kind of water is this?" The elder exclaimed.
He was a mighty Third Grade Great Saint who cultivated the supreme cultivation law of the Huo Family. It consisted of strong fire element and was very effective to water, instantly turning the water to vapour. If he used his full power, he could even vaporized the ocean.
But then, the water dragon that Jiang Chen struck pulverised his attack completely. This was simply appalling.
He couldn't have known that Jiang Chen's Water Dragon Seal was not an ordinary water—it's the Heavenly Earth Pure Water. It was the coldest and heaviest water in the Heaven and Earth. A single drop of the water could penetrate through a mountain and was the natural enemy of all sources of fire. Only flames with supreme Yang energy can resist it and coincidentally, Jiang Chen had such flames.
"Huo Family's fire is just too weak. You are just going to be suppressed by me, and you won't be able to exert all of your combat strength."
Jiang Chen pointed his hand at the elder of the Huo Family, and said with rudeness.
"In that case I will get rid of you."
The elder of Narang Family lunged. An illusory mountain was condensed, smashing down at Jiang Chen from above.
"I don't want to kill you, but even so, you also can't live either."
Jiang Chen revealed a trace of sneer at the corner of his mouth, totally disdaining the attack of the elder. He yelled, "Devil, come out now and have some warm up!"
*Roar*
As soon as his voice dropped, a gust of devil Qi soared up to the sky. A huge devil leaped into the void and destroyed the illusory mountain with a punch. The devil had the same frustration as the earth devil beast while in the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda. Its current cultivation has already reached the peak of Third Grade Great Saint. It was no doubt that this devil had been longing for the chance to kill.
The devil's physique was extremely strong, including its flesh. Its combat strength was incredible. Adding its cultivation advantage, the elder of the Narang Family was clearly no match for it.
"Oh my god, what kind of monster is that? Its devil Qi is very powerful."
"It's a devil. The movement of the Devil Race is always under the constant watch of the Great Lightning Tune Temple. They had never thought that Jiang Chen also has a devil besides the earth devil beast. This is really terrifying."
"What a powerful devil! Judging by the its Qi and cultivation, it is much stronger than the elder of the Narang Family."
No one wasn't surprised. Everyone was shocked and couldn't believe their own eyes. The earth devil beast was already scary enough even before the emergence of the devil. Jiang Chen's trump cards weren't only unusual, but also unpredictable.
Kong Yang and the other two were petrified. Now, they finally understood why Jiang Chen was so composed all along, but there was still a question bothering them in their heads: How did Jiang Chen subdue an earth devil beast and a devil by himself? Devils were defiant in nature and couldn't easily be controlled. As for the earth devil beast, it was virtually impossible to control it according to their knowledge and experience. It was the king of devils and possessed a strong bloodline. One could defeat an earth devil beast with great power but one could never control it.
But then again, Jiang Chen was able to do it. Regardless of what ways Jiang Chen used, they were utterly impressed.
"Jiang Chen, I can't believe that you have devils as your comrades. Are you trying to become the public enemy of the human race?"
"Jiang Chen, it seems that you are also a devil. Even though you are a human, your essence is no different than a devil. Anyone has the right to punish someone like you."
The elders of the Narang and Huo Family seemed to be filled with hatred and resentment. However, they were just afraid.
"Haha! Stop bone-picking the sins that you think I have done. I, Jiang Chen, don't need your judgement. You both have offended me and that will make me your devil, your eternal nightmare. Cut the crap and die!"
Jiang Chen's black hair danced in the breeze. His Qi soared up to the sky and the Heavenly Saint Sword rippled out. The thick murderous intent from the sword permeated into the air. He would never be merciful towards his enemies, anyone who went against him would only face one ending – death.
*Roar...*
When Jiang Chen's voice dropped, the devil released a gust of devil wave that rushed towards the elder of the Narang Family, and at the same time, Jiang Chen appeared before the elder of the Huo Family with his Heavenly Saint Sword in a blink. This time, Jiang Chen did not use the Heavenly Earth Pure Water. He had coated his sword with a layer of flames.
To the cultivators of the Huo Family, either it was the Heavenly Earth Pure Water or the True Thunderfire, both are able to completely suppress them. True Thunderfire and the True Dragon Fire were the king of flames. When the fire of the Huo Family elder encountered these two flames, his flames would definitely give in.
The elder of the Huo Family took out a long spear which was also coated with a scorching red fire that could incinerate everything but unfortunately, it trembled intensely when it touched the flames of the Heavenly Saint Sword. That was fear, fear towards its king!
*Clang*
The long spear and the long sword collided, creating a sea of fire in the void, burning all the Heaven and Earth Yuan Force in the air instantly. Under such a fierce collision, the elder of Huo Family was unable to resist the powerful strike from Jiang Chen and was sent flying a hundred meters away.
Chapter 927
Run Away
"This little beast is just a Ninth Grade Minor Saint, how can he have such powerful combat strength that I'm no match for him?" The elder of the Huo Family was shocked.
Even if Jiang Chen could suppress him with the use of his flames, they still have a huge gap between the two of them. Besides, advancing from the Minor Saint realm to Great Saint realm alone was already a large gap, let alone three grades of difference.
The elder had lived for so long but had never seen such a horrifying Ninth Grade Minor Saint. This was absolutely beyond his imagination and understanding.
"Brother Jiang is truly scary."
Kong Yang couldn't help but sigh. Knowing the gap between him and Jiang Chen, he was rendered speechless. One should know that Jiang Chen's opponent was a mighty Third Grade Great Saint with a Great Saint Weapon.
Of course, there was no doubt that the weapon that the elder of the Huo Family was holding was a Great Saint Weapon, but Kong Yang didn't know that despite the fact that the Heavenly Saint Sword was still below the Great Saint rank, its power was incomparable to the power of a common Great Saint Weapon.
On the other side, the earth devil beast exploded into its ferocious form. Its body alone was already as large as a small hill. Four of its eyes flickered like ghosts. Its attack was gaining control in almost every round of battle.
The elder of the Desolate Family was grumbling due to the dominating strength of the earth devil beast. Although it was merely a Third Grade Great Saint, it had no problems fighting an opponent that was a grade higher. As such, it was impossible for the elder to gain the upper hand in battle.
In another battlefield, the devil was even more ferocious and domineering. The elder of the Narang Family was beaten so badly that he spurted blood repeatedly. He could tell that they weren't of equal level.
Jiang Chen too was powerful. His whole body was filled with Qi waves like the waves in the vast ocean. After three consecutive sword slashes, the elder of the Huo Family spurted out blood. The mighty power shook the spear in his hand that it almost slipped away from his hand.
*Clang*
Another slash of the sword was sent, not giving his opponent the chance to react. This time, the elder let out a wail. He lost his grip on his combat weapon and it was thrown from his hand. Jiang Chen stuck out his hand and caught it, he then kept it in his pouch.
"Hahahaha..."
Jiang Chen laughed wildly. His Qi was vigorous. Without waiting for the elder to react, he made another swipe with his sword.
*Chi La*
It was impossible to withstand the fierce strike of Jiang Chen's sword, even if he hadn't lost his ability to defend. An arm was cut off by the Heavenly Saint Sword. Blood rushed out of the wound and painted the void red.
The elder was no doubt terrified. He now understood that his level was absolutely incomparable to Jiang Chen's. He hadn't even gained the slightest bit of advantage in the whole fight, he was completely suppressed by Jiang Chen's True Thunderfire. Presently, one his arm had already been cut off and his combat strength was depleted. He would only lose his life if he continued to fight.
*Swoosh*
The elder of the Huo Family didn't dare to have the slightest bit of neglect, and immediately decided to escape, unfortunately, Jiang Chen wouldn't give him such chance. If he made this decision before the fight, he might be able to leave this place without Jiang Chen's obstruction, but it was already too late now. In addition, if Jiang Chen let him slip away given his present state, he would only be ridiculed by the people.
"It's too late to run now."
Jiang Chen immediately struck with the True Dragon Palm. A giant dragon claw that looked like an indestructible cage pressed down from the sky, shrouding the elder in it. Then, the elder was killed by Jiang Chen with a shrill scream.
"What a shame."
Jiang Chen shook his head. This was a powerful Third Grade Great Saint. The Ancestral Dragon Pagoda would gain tremendous benefits after absorbing him, but after the dreadful experience last time, he dared not try again. That kind of frenzied rage was no joke.
"What?"
Jiang Chen's speed in killing the elder shocked the other two Great Saints. Their initial thought was that killing Jiang Chen would be just a piece of cake, how could they ever imagine that it would end up like this?
The death of the elder from the Huo Family made them feel bad, especially the elder of the Narang Family who had been wounded by the devil. His breathing started to get rough.
*Roar...*
The devil let out roars as its attacks bombarded the elder.
"Argh... Argh..."
The elder of the Narang Family began to scream in pain. His combat strength was constantly depleting, where could he find the strength to defend against this devil? It seemed like he was going to fall in this place today.
"Blood Sacrifice."
The elder of the Narang Family made a sudden roar. Bloody holes started to appear on his body. Blood pillars shot out from those bloody holes one after another. It was an extremely cruel and taboo spell as it inflicted damage on oneself to gain more power.
Now that his life was at stake, he had no choice but to cast the Blood Sacrifice. But then again, it was already too late for him to use this spell with his current state. He wouldn't get enough strength even if the Blood Sacrifice was used. Logically, this spell wasn't really used to defend oneself but to gain the ability to escape. So, all of his blood was sacrificed to boost his speed.
A blood-red circle of light appeared outside of his body. With extreme speed he vanished with a swoosh, fleeing directly into the deeper region of the spatial zone.
"You only now know how to run, but it's all too late." Jiang Chen sneered.
How could he possibly let the elder escape? Even if his opponent had entered into the void with maximum speed, Jiang Chen could still capture him back. His terrifying Great Soul Derivation Technique penetrated into the interior of the void.
Once again Jiang struck out his True Dragon Palm and torn open the void. The elder who had already escaped was caught by the palm as if it was carrying a chicken.
The scene dumbfounded everyone. One should know that the elder was a Third Grade Great Saint, a supreme being in their eyes, a dream which they had been striving to achieve in their lifetime. That kind of level was already akin to a divinity in their eyes. Yet, this godlike figure didn't even have the ability to escape.
"Don't kill me Jiang Chen, let me go."
The elder of the Narang Family was scared to death and quickly begged for mercy. No one wanted to die. No one could remain calm in the face of death, even Great Saints were not an exception. The stronger the person, the more he would be afraid of death.
"Did you get kicked in the head? You want me to let you go? If I fell into your hands, would you be merciful enough to let me go? I'm afraid the answer is no, so stop your nonsense."
Jiang Chen wasn't a bit swayed by his pleading. He killed the elder straightaway in an instant. Presently, two Third Grade Great Saints had already died in Jiang Chen's hands. Such loss was certainly not insignificant to the two large families.
"Jiang Chen brat! You have completely enraged the five large families. The next one to die would certainly be you!"
The elder of the Desolate Family bellowed a cruel remark, then he disappeared into a stream of light. The situation was already very obvious. It would only be a dream to kill Jiang Chen in the presence of the earth devil beast. Plus, the earth devil beast was so powerful that his life would certainly be endangered if the battle continued.
*Roar...*
The opponent fled, leaving the earth devil beast roaring in rage.
"Alright, beast. he's leaving and we can't stop him," said Jiang Chen.
The elder was a mighty Fourth Grade Great Saint after all. Even if the earth devil beast could overwhelm him in battle, it couldn't stop him from fleeing. It wasn't simple to kill a Fourth Grade Great Saint, unless the elder continued to fight until the very end, and the moment he suffered a severe injury it would hamper his ability to flee.
Therefore, not even Jiang Chen could stop the elder if he was determined to leave.
Although the earth devil beast felt unsatisfied because of this, it couldn't do anything other than letting the elder escape. Then, Jiang Chen ordered it back to the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda.
The battlefield was a tragedy. The entire spatial zone was almost fully destroyed. The ferocity and scenes of the battle were still lingering in the spectators minds. It made them understand one thing: Great Saints could also be killed.
Jiang Chen came to Kong Yang and the other two who had just regained their senses from shock. The three of them gasped for a deep breath. The way they looked at Jiang Chen had entirely changed now.
If Jiang Chen only relied on the strength of the earth devil beast and the devil to kill the two Great Saints, perhaps they would be impressed by Jiang Chen's ability to subdue these two devils and wouldn't be as shocked.However, it was truly appalling to see a Ninth Grade Minor Saint killing Third Grade Great Saints so easily. Kong Yang knew that he had underestimated Jiang Chen again.
"Brother Jiang, you are truly a talent that only appears once in ten thousand years. Although you and I only met for the first time, I, Kong Yang, certainly admire you."
Kong Yang saluted Jiang Chen with cupped fists. All of his words came from the bottom of his heart. As the third genius on the Sky Ranking and bearing the title of the top genius of the Demon Race with the mighty bloodline of the Peacock Race, he always held his nose up and had never admired anyone, not even the two geniuses, Shi Han and Desolate Yuan, who were above his ranking because he believed that he would surpass them one day.
Today, his admiration for Jiang Chen had grown so much.
"Brother Kong is being overly polite. Anyway, we can't stay here any longer. We must leave now because that old man managed to escape, he would definitely bring stronger experts and masters here. Let's not say Fifth Grade Great Saint experts, we will be doomed if a few more Fourth Grade Great Saints came here." Jiang Chen said grimly.
He knew that beside the mighty Sixth Grade Great Saints of the eight large families, almost all of the experts had come to the ancient battlefield, including Fifth Grade Great Saints.
Chapter 928
The Blazing Heart
"Alright." Kong Yang nodded.
What Jiang Chen said was no doubt reasonable. The opening of the ancient battlefield this time was special, receiving great attention from the eight large families. So, not only did the younger generation come to this place, but also the senior experts—Fifth Grade Great Saints being the most powerful among them. Although the earth devil beast was strong, if it encountered a Fifth Grade Great Saint, it would be dead without a doubt because there was almost no chance of winning.
Therefore, the urgent task right now was to leave this place as soon as possible.
Not long after Jiang Chen and the rest left, some powerful experts appeared. There were two of them. One was the elder of the Desolate Family who fled moments ago. Besides him was another elder from their family but his cultivation was a Fifth Grade Great Saint. They swept around the entire spatial zone but found no signs of Jiang Chen and the others.
"It looks like they are gone," said the Fourth Grade Great Saint fiercely.
"Humph! Never mind. The spatial zones are still disappearing and the remaining spatial zones will only get lesser. It would be a very simple thing to find Jiang Chen. This time, we absolutely can't let him walk out of the ancient battlefield alive."
The Fifth Grade Great Saint let out a humph. "Too bad, Desolate Yuan has made the ultimate sacrifice. We must avenge him. Jiang Chen made us lose such a bright genius."
"That little beast should be gotten rid of as quickly as possible. He grows too quick. It was only a short period of time after he came back from Void Triangular Domain but he already has the ability to kill Third Grade Great Saints. If he continues to grow, sooner or later, he will become a major problem," said the Fourth Grade Great Saint.
He couldn't help but clench his fists, producing a bone cracking sound when he thought of how terrifying Jiang Chen was. Jiang Chen was too powerful, he had never seen any genius that could reach such a heaven defying extent: killing Third Grade Great Saint while he was only a Ninth Grade Minor Saint. As such, wouldn't it be a disaster if he advanced to the Great Saint realm?
Not long after Jiang Chen and his friends left the spatial zone, they met the experts of the Demon Race. After handing over Kong Yang and the rest to them, he left with Big Yellow. He and Big Yellow were going to massacre the evil souls and monsters later, they separated from the group since that may expose the secret of the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda.
Over the next few days, the two of them had flown to different spatial zones, killing countless of evil souls and monsters and obtaining vast amount of energy. More than half of the first floor of the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda had been condensed. Jiang Chen's cultivation was reaching the very peak of the Ninth Grade Minor Saint.
At the moment, Jiang Chen was only left with five hundred dragon marks before he could advance to the Great Saint realm, but because of these five hundred dragon marks, it made him incomparably distressed.
"God! Isn't this Ancestral Dragon Pagoda overly abnormal? This much energy is still not enough to complete the condensation of the first floor?" Big Yellow felt depressed.
"The problem now isn't the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda but myself."Jiang Chen thought of the key factor to the problem.
"You are the problem?" Big Yellow was confused.
"It's true that the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda should have absorbed enough energy to condense the first floor, but the result shows otherwise. The key factor is that I haven't reached the Great Saint realm yet. I am the reincarnation of the Greatest Saint and there is basically no bottlenecks in my cultivation, but the Great Saint realm is a new threshold after all. I hadn't thought that the rate of condensation has become so difficult while approaching the Great Saint realm."
Jiang Chen felt a little helpless as the condensation of dragon marks were becoming harder. He knew that this was due to the restriction of the threshold to the Great Saint realm. As such, the final five hundred dragon marks would be undeniably difficult to condense.
"I don't think that aiming for those evil souls and monsters is still going to work anymore. In order to advance to the Great Saint realm, I may have to find my luck. Once I break through into the Great Saint realm, not only will the condensation of the first floor of the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda be completed, but also a portion of the second floor will be condensed out. Now, let's go to the deepest region of this ancient battlefield," said Jiang Chen.
He was still full of interest in the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda. He had no idea what was the true function of the pagoda besides helping him condense dragon marks, and also keep things just like a spatial ring or a bag of holding. Of course, the pagoda still had a great defensive power after witnessing the collision of the pagoda and Big Yellow.
"Now the spatial zones are getting lesser and lesser. I believe that a lot of experts have already gone to the deepest area. I'm afraid it will be very dangerous if we head over there now." Big Yellow said.
"The risk of getting fortune is beyond the control of the present. I will face more danger if I can't advance to the Great Saint realm as soon as possible."
Jiang Chen's Qi shook as he flew towards the deepest zone at his top speed, like a sailfish.
It been days since the opening of the ancient battlefield. Many treasures had already been excavated out. It's safe to say that the eight large families had generally gained a lot from this trip, but at the same time, lost a lot of talents due to the hidden threats and dangers in the spatial zones. Presently, many spatial zones had already crumbled and the remaining ones were reducing in number. Thus, experts were moving to the deepest zone trying to seek for greater treasures.
At the present moment, in a spatial zone in the deepest region of the ancient battlefield, many people gathered. There were at least a thousand of them here. There were also some rogue cultivators besides the eight large families.
Everyone was drifting in the air, looking unblinkingly at the magma in front of them.
Yes, it was a magma floating in mid-air. At the centre of the spatial zone was a wide stretch of magma that covered roughly tens of miles in radius. It looked like an ocean of magma.
It was thick and blood-red in colour. An intense wave of heat was emanating from it, causing the temperature in this spatial zone to rise tremendously. Some Minor Saint experts felt somewhat uncomfortable while being in such a high temperature atmosphere.
Minor Saints—either it was their physique or their Yuan Force, both had reached an incredible extent. Any ordinary flame wouldn't have any effect on them, but the heat produced from this magma made them feel a little uncomfortable. It only showed how terrifying this ocean of magma is.
It was imaginable that if a Minor Saint slipped into this ocean of magma, he or she would instantly be incinerated into nothingness, not leaving any remains behind.
"Where did this magma came from? It is very weird that it floats in the air."
"Exactly. And its temperature is too high compared to normal."
"It is frightening. I guess that there must be a strong being inside the magma. Otherwise it won't be floating. Look, the Great Saint experts from the eight large families are analysing this ocean of magma. They should be able to find the source of this magma."
.........
No one was at peace. The number of cultivators continued to increase and these newcomers also fixed their eyes on the ocean of magma the moment they appeared. Magma could only be formed under harsh condition, but the magma they were seeing right now is floating in the air. There was no doubt that this was the first time that they saw a floating magma.
"There seems to be a layer of invisible barrier outside this ocean of magma preventing our divine sense from entering it. However, I can also sense a strong presence inside, perhaps there are great treasures within the magma," said an elder of the Huo Family. He was a strong Great Saint, a Fifth Grade Great Saint. Despite his divine sense being blocked, his sharp senses allowed him to sense the extraordinary qualities of the magma.
To the experts of the Huo Family, they were most interested in the treasures inside the magma because their bodies were of fire properties. If they could obtain any great treasure in the magma, the entire Huo Family would profit tremendously.
"There must be a certain truth for this magma to appear out of nowhere. There would certainly be a great amount of luck and treasures especially in a strange place like this. This magma has to be something very special," said the elder of the Gu Family.
*Roar...*
Just then, a roar came out of the magma, and then, a blood-red dragon a few dozen meters long spiralled upwards from the ocean of magma. This dragon was fully condensed out of magma. It was a true magma dragon.
After the magma dragon appeared, its flaming eyes swept across the surroundings. Both of its eyes gave off an incomparably burning light. Everyone could sense the hostility coming from this magma dragon. Anyone could tell that this was a heartless creature just from its eye.
"Amazing. The Qi of this magma dragon is equivalent to a Third Grade Great Saint." An elder of the Narang Family cried in surprise.
"It is the 'heart of blaze' from which this dragon evolved. My god, there is actually a heart of blaze in this spatial zone."
An expert exclaimed when he realized the characteristic of the magma dragon.
"What? The heart of blaze? The heart of blaze that only exists in legends? It is also considered as the heart of heaven and earth. I can't believe it actually exists."
"The heart of blaze is also known as the Burning Flame. If anyone is able to integrate it into their heart, one would be able to disdain all the beings under the heavens. If the Huo Family can obtain this, we will be able to produce a rare genius that can break through to the Immortal realm."
"It's too precious. This is what they called a real treasure. We have to get it because it will bring us immeasurable benefits. One heart of blaze is enough to change the future of our family."
Chapter 929
The Mantis stalks the Cicada, but behind them lurks the Oriole
*Roar...*
The magma dragon roared once more. Then, it gave a sarcastic sneer to everyone around. Yes, that was a taunt, a challenge, a direct challenge. The expression of the magma dragon showed that it didn't put humans in its eyes.
The dragon seemed to have intelligence due to the heart of blaze. Although it was sneering at them, it still noticed that there were some who it couldn't afford to offend. Therefore, instead of attacking the experts, it went back into the ocean of magma to stay hidden.
*Hong Long Long...*
The magma rolled and layers of flare rippled outwards.
Coincidentally, one man and one dog emerged as the scene disrupted the others attention. They then quickly retreated far away so as to not alert anyone.
"This is precious, truly a precious treasure. Did you see that? My luck has come. As long as I can get the heart of blaze, I will be able to advance to the Great Saint realm. If that happened, the condensation of the first floor and second floor of the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda will be complete. The third floor may even be condensed out."
Jiang Chen's eyes glowed with scorching light. No one knew better than him about the preciousness of the heart of blaze. He was now at the very peak of the Ninth Grade Minor Saint, a stage which was very difficult to pass. The last five hundred dragon marks were no longer a matter of energy, it was about luck, to spark up the potential from his origin and stimulate his advancement to the Great Saint realm.
Luck was undoubtedly very difficult to obtain. The heart of blaze was a great luck because it would certainly be enough to let Jiang Chen advance to the next realm. Given his ability, his combat strength would surely increase exponentially after the advancement. At that time, it would be easy for him to kill a Fourth Grade Great Saint and even a Fifth Grade Great Saint if he was in the half-dragon form.
"You are right. The heart of blaze is really a rare treasure, but it is impossible to get it given the present scenario."
Big Yellow pursed his lips. Aside from the other Great Saints, sixteen Fifth Grade Great Saints from the eight large families were present here. Now that the heart of blaze had emerged, which of the large family wouldn't want to seize it? It was no different than a fool's dream when Jiang Chen wanted to snatch this treasure under the various experts eyes.
"What do you know? As the saying goes, when the mantis stalks the cicada, behind them lurks the oriole. Let me tell you this, that magma dragon was condensed by the heart of blaze, or the heart of blaze is inside the dragon's body. This dragon has intelligence and its cultivation has already reached the Third Grade Great Saint. It isn't easy to deal with the life of heaven and earth. The true strength of the magma dragon is equivalent to a Fifth Grade Great Saint human expert. With its ability, it would be very difficult for an ordinary Fifth Grade Great Saint expert to match it. If, without the help of the eight large families, depending on your strength and mine alone would only get us swallowed by the magma dragon and we'll get nothing in the end."
The corner of Jiang Chen's mouth curled to one side and his eyes shone with wisdom.
"Hehe... I know. You want to exploit the effort of the eight large families to deal with the magma dragon and be the one to profit in the end, like the fisherman who captures the snipe and clam." Big Yellow gave a shady smile.
The tacit understanding between the two of them were exceptionally good. He could understand what Jiang Chen meant by just looking at his eyes.
"Yes, the heart of blaze is indeed very precious. This group of people will never put their hands away from this thing. But, the effort of one family won't be enough to take the heart of blaze. Thus, all of them would have to combine their efforts to grab ahold of this heart of blaze and then decide how to allocate it. As for us, we'll just wait for the right opportunity."
Jiang Chen squinted his eyes. His eyesight was powerful enough to see through the outcome of the situation.
Presently, there was a tense atmosphere among the experts of the eight large families. They were all thinking about how to get the heart of blaze in their hands. The relationship between the eight large families had always been bad. They were always fighting for their own, not allying with anyone until the Gu Family and the Demon Race took advantage of the situation.
Because of Jiang Chen, the Gu Family and the Demon Race had formed an alliance. At least they weren't enemies now and could stand together during at critical moments.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the heart of blaze plays a vital role in the Huo Family. I hope you all will show us the courtesy today by letting us get it. We will give you the appropriate treasures someday." The Fifth Grade Great Saint of the Huo Family said.
"This must be a joke. What kind of face do you, Huo Family, have? The heart of blaze is equally important to our Gu Family as well, and this treasure isn't only discovered by your family." The Fifth Grade Great Saint from the Gu Family said with a sneer.
It would be a great joke to pull their hands away from the treasure because this wasn't the style of the Gu Family.
"That's right, this treasure was found by everybody. There is no reason for the Huo Family to solely possess it." The elder of the Bin Family said.
This family had been standing in the neutral position even with regards to Jiang Chen. Furthermore, this situation didn't involve Jiang Chen. They naturally wouldn't give in because the heart of blaze was a significant matter for the eight large families.
"Fine. Stop the argument, everyone. I don't think that the Huo Family has such capability of subduing the dragon by themselves. I believe you all aren't fools. You should have seen how terrifying the power of this dragon. Do you think that the two Fifth Grade Great Saints of the Huo Family alone can take down the dragon and obtain the heart of blaze?" An elder of the Dan Family said.
His sentence had put many people in deep thoughts, including the elder of the Huo Family. The elder of the Dan Family was right. The heart of blaze was no doubt a good treasure, but it wasn't that easy to obtain. After all, the highest grade among them was just a Fifth Grade Great Saint. Not a single family would be able to obtain the heart of blaze easily. If the Huo Family acted alone, not only could they not get the heart of blaze, many of them might be severely injured or die.
"Dan Family is right. I suggest that we attack together to take down this dragon first, we will decide about the distribution later. What do you all think?" An elder from the Shi Family said.
"How will you distribute it?" A man from the Narang Family asked.
This was the most important question to everyone. A world-shattering war would certainly begin if the distribution wasn't properly done.
"Isn't it obvious? Just divide the heart of blaze into eight portions. One family will get one portion." An expert of from the Demon Race yelled.
"Agreed." An expert from the Desolate Family responded after a moment of consideration.
The experts of the other families nodded as well. Although the experts of Huo Family felt reluctant about the development of the matter, they couldn't do anything about it. The effect of the heart of blaze would severely be affected once it was split into eight portions, but this was without a doubt the most equitable distribution. Otherwise, the experts from the other families would certainly start a war and that would lead to unimaginable consequences.
Ultimately, the experts of the eight large families reached a compromise. All of the Fifth Grade Great Saints and Fourth Grade Great Saints released their Qi, ready to strike the ocean of magma.
"Look, they are ready to go." From far away, Big Yellow was chuckling.
"The show has begun."
Jiang Chen had a look of delight on his face. The eight large families reacted according to his expectation. This was the only way that they could deal with the dragon.
"Let me try the power of this magma dragon."
One Fifth Grade Great Saint elder of the Huo Family stood out. He made a step forward while rotating his Qi. The flames in his palm expanded into a burning light beam. This was a light beam that contained unknown amount of destructive force. It then charged towards the ocean of magma.
*Hong Long*
As the powerful strike reached the ocean of magma, a layer of bright flame barrier became visible on the outer surface of the magma, blocking the attack of the elder from entering it.
*Roar...*
A furious roar came out from the ocean of magma. The action had undoubtedly enraged the magma dragon. The dragon reappeared, spitting out huge fireballs made up of high temperature magma, rushing out in all directions with great speed.
"Argh..."
Screams resounded. Although the experts of the eight major families were able to defend themselves in time, the fireballs caused a certain number of casualties when they lashed the weaker juniors.
"Retreat everyone! Leave! only Fourth Grade and Fifth Grade Great Saints are to stay here."
The elder of the Huo Family was in shock. The other experts combined their efforts to destroy the fireballs. Even so, they still lost some men which wasn't supposed to happen. This scenario made the experts from the eight major families to grind their teeth in frustration.
"What the heck? This T-Rex is quite scary. You are right and thanks to these experts, we don't need to risk our lives." Big Yellow was shocked by the current scene.
"The life of Heaven and Earth is the most terrifying creature. I can see that the magma dragon was just condensed not long ago. If it continues to evolve, in less than three years, it will surpass all the experts in the Pure Land," said Jiang Chen.
This was all due to the credit of the heart of blaze. Today was a luck which he couldn't miss. Not only was the heart of blaze a great treasure, but also the magma which contained massive amount of scorching energy. The magma alone could help the Huo Family produce many geniuses.
All the experts didn't dare to neglect the existence of the ocean of magma. They, especially the elder of the Huo Family, had finally witnessed the horrors of the magma dragon. They finally understood that working together was the wisest choice. If they only relied on their Huo Family alone, it would be impossible to get the job done, unless their Sixth Grade Great Saint was present.
Chapter 930
Fierce Battle with the Evil Dragon
The fireball attack gave everyone the creeps and caused a panic among the crowd of cultivators. Many of the cultivators from the eight major families had retreated to a safe distance. Looking at the scattered bodies that had been hit by the fireballs, their heart skipped many beats. All of them had no doubt, underestimated the strength of the magma dragon.
As a matter of fact, when they heard that the magma dragon was merely a Third Grade Great Saint, they became relaxed. After all, there were numerous experts from the eight major families in this spatial zone. Putting aside the few dozens of Fourth Grade Great Saints, there were sixteen Fifth Grade Great Saints here. With these many elders, they were sure that the creature could not cause any disaster.
"People, let us first break the defence barrier of the magma. Only by breaking the barrier could we subdue the magma dragon and obtain the heart of blaze," said an expert of the Desolate Family.
"Exactly, the defensive strength of the barrier is not ordinary. Individual effort will not be enough to crush the barrier. As long as we can break past the barrier, the magma dragon won't be able to hold us off despite its extraordinary strength."
An elder of Huo Family who made the strike out of impatience and anger just now understood the terrifying power of the magma dragon.
"Cut the crap. Let's do it."
The Qi of a Great Saint from the Demon Race fluctuated and soared up to the sky. A Heavenly Leopard came to life. This Great Saint was a great expert from the Heavenly Leopard Race. He had an extremely high position and status, he had tens of thousands of underlings in the Demon Race. The giant Heavenly Leopard roared as he lunged at the magma.
At the same time, the other experts struck without waiting any longer. Some struck out frenzied combat skills, some condensed giant things or objects in the void above, some released swords made out of fire, some struck out the wheel of darkness and some launched themselves with their Great Saint Weapon. Sixteen Fifth Grade Great Saints and roughly ten Fourth Grade Great Saints attacked together. At this instant, the entire spatial zone was about to blow up. There was Qi of destruction and excess energy waves were everywhere. These gave those who were far away palpitations.
Energy waves with gorgeous colors was flying all over the sky. Everything was basked by nine colors of light which made the scene look extremely beautiful, but behind the beautiful scene was destruction.
Innumerable people could feel a sense of pressure from the battlefield. Not just the Minor Saints, even half of the Great Saints felt suffocated.
"This is terrifying. I'm afraid that I can only witness such a scene today in my lifetime."
"The Great Saint experts attacked altogether. This scene can only be described as heart-shaking. See, the void is changing color, we better stay away from it as far as possible to prevent any unintended casualties."
"You're right. We can't take part in such a fight and being close to the battlefield will only put our lives in danger."
.........
The scene gave everyone the creeps. It was too horrific and many of them had never seen it in their lives. It was the first time that the eight major families united truthfully, of course, it was all about the profit and personal interest.
*Hong Long*
All the incoming attacks outside the magma could virtually pulverize all the magma, but the shocking layer of the defensive barrier was extraordinarily powerful. Despite the joint attacks of so many experts, the defensive barrier only shook, only a few cracks appeared on it instead of breaking.
"Its defensive strength is really incredible!"
"Continue to attack everyone! The cracks on the surface of the shield indicates that it is breakable." A Great Saint shouted.
This time, a lot of people were shocked by the fact that their massive joint attack couldn't even break past the barrier. It made their previous thought of handling the magma dragon alone a serious joke. This barrier alone could make an expert run out of energy.
*Hong Long*
Once again, dozens of Great Saints launched their fierce attacks. The defensive barrier now trembled more intensely. Besides that, more cracks which made countless of experts happy appeared on the surface. If such a scenario continued, it would take at most two more round of attacks to bring the barrier down.
*Roar...*
However, at this time, the magma dragon raged. Its huge body flew out of the ocean of magma again. Its body shook, sending out countless of fireballs once more, but this time, the experts were prepared. They didn't let the fireballs hit the people behind them, otherwise it would be another disaster.
The magma dragon was incomparably angry. Its eyes turned colder. It opened its huge mouth and went straight to those experts carrying the ocean of magma.
"Be careful everybody! Stick together and attack!" An expert from the Desolate Family yelled.
All the other experts didn't dare neglect the warning because they knew that this vile dragon wouldn't be easy to deal with. Immediately, they launched their attacks, but the magma dragon was violent and ferocious. It used the shield to block their joint attack and swallowed a Fourth Grade Great Saint with its huge mouth.
"Argh..."
The Fourth Grade Great Saint uttered a miserable cry before he was completely swallowed. He was swallowed by the magma dragon, not a piece of him was left behind.
*Hiss*
The ruthless scene made countless of them suck in a breath of cold air. It was too horrifying, a mighty Fourth Grade Great Saint was instantly swallowed just like that. It was no doubt a ghastly scene. None of them have ever thought that such a scene would happen if they didn't see it with their own eyes.
"Damn it! This evil dragon is way too scary. It's fortunate that we didn't attack."
Big Yellow couldn't help but shiver. The joint attacks of so many experts must be earth-shattering and destructive, but not only did such attack not harm the dragon, but it made them lose a Fourth Grade Great Saint instead.
"The dragon is relying on the power of the magma. If it loses the magma, even with the heart of blaze, it won't be able exert so much of its power. However a life that was conceived by the heaven and earth like this dragon could never be underestimated. If we attacked earlier, we would end up just like that Fourth Grade Great Saint," said Jiang Chen with a smile.
"That's amazing."
Big Yellow couldn't help but praise.
"Anyhow, the magmatic dragon is bound to die today. Its defense can sustain either one or two more joint attacks from the Great Saints. Once its defensive barrier is broken, the magma dragon will certainly fall into a critical situation. With so many combined attacks, it is only a matter of time before it is killed." Jiang Chen said.
On the fiery battlefield, the experts had already lost a Fourth Grade Great Saint which sent deep fright to all of the other Fourth Grade Great Saints. They dreaded that they would be the next one to be eaten by the dragon.
"Listen. All Fourth Grade Great Saints, stand behind us." An expert from the Gu Family barked. The dragon was way too scary and they wanted no more unintended casualties.
*Hua La*
All the other Fourth Grade Great Saints quickly retreated to the back, ready to launch another attack from behind. Sixteen Fifth Grade Great Saints had tightly encircled the magma, they wouldn't give the dragon a chance to hurt their people again.
"Now! The defensive shield is about to fall apart." An expert from the Huo Family shouted.
All of the Fifth Grade Great Saints launched another strike. Powerful combat skills and Great Saint Weapons spilled out boundless of energy waves as it hit hard on the defensive barrier.
*Roar...*
The moment the defensive barrier is broken, the magma dragon roared. It was fully enraged. Its huge body that was carrying the ocean of magma went frenzied in the void. Infinite energy and fireballs occupied the air.
"Again!"
All of the Fifth Grade Great Saints were exhilarated. The magma dragon's defense was broken, they didn't believe the dragon could withstand another wave of attack.
The sky was shaking, rolling energy was everywhere. Nine-colored light drowned everything in the spatial zone. All of the Fifth Grade Great Saints attacked continuously. At this critical juncture, they saw the hope of victory.
*Roar...*
The magma dragon finally let out a wail. Even with the support of the magma, it still couldn't bear the continuous attacks of so many experts. Everyone could see that its body grew a fold longer as it sucked the magma into its body. At this time, the ocean of magma disappeared and the void was only left with a tyrannical dragon.
The magmatic dragon's wails were continuous as it received the attacks. It was dragging its body, attempting to flee.
"The dragon is going to escape, lock this place down." Someone yelled.
How could they possibly let the magma dragon escape after the things they had done and lost? All of the Fifth Grade Great Saints seemed to have gone mad. Their eyes were red as they sealed the spatial zone off.
Currently, the magma dragon had become the turtle in a jar. It had fallen into a big cage. It roared furiously but it was useless.
"Hahaha..."
The elder of the Huo Family began to bray with laughter. The sixteen Fifth Grade Great Saints attacked once again. They had noticed that the magma dragon could heal itself by using the magma. So, they had to take advantage of the situation to snatch away all the chances for the dragon to stay strong.
*Ao Wu!"
Finally, half of the magma dragon's body was pulverized by their joint attack and the ocean of magma reappeared. The magmatic dragon drilled into the ocean of magma but it could no longer hide.
*Hong Long*
The earth-shattering attacks came again. The magma dragon was totally powerless to defend against the attacks. It kept wailing. It could feel that its body was becoming shorter every time it wailed.
"Now is the chance."
From a far distance, Jiang Chen's eyes sparkled. He had been focusing on the situation in the battlefield. Seeing that the magma dragon was about to fall, he was ready to launch at any second.