Dragon-Marked War God Chapter 311 +

Chapter 981 - 990

Chapter 981

The Fury of the Wild Dragon

This was a formidable Forbidden Art that consumed one's essence. It looked like the elder of Desolate Palace was going all out. His heart must be bleeding right now after losing the seven longswords.

*Hu Hu......*

A wave of blood wind surged all over the sky, like a blood-red tidal wave. The elder had unleashed all of his Yuan Force that turned into a blood-red and viscous air current before forming a sea of blood that was filled with turbulent Qi. Once his opponent fell within the perimeter, he would be affected by the atmosphere inside. It would also affect one's thinking and mentality, causing the person to go mad. When a person's mind was in a turmoil, he would become flawed and vulnerable. At this time, even without the attack from the host, he would be struck dead by the attack of the Violent Blood Sea.

One couldn't deny that this was a cruel move, with swift attack that covered a wide range of area, giving no chance for his enemy to flee.

Just like what was happening now, Jiang Chen was instantaneously shrouded by it. The sea of blood was like an aggressive beast that engulfed Jiang Chen in split seconds.

This horrifying scene made many people nervous. Anyone with good eyesight was able to see that this was the last blow of the elder, and also the last round for Jiang Chen. If Jiang Chen could pulverize this attack, the elder would surely be finished due to a massive backlash, but if Jiang Chen failed to do so, he would be gotten rid of by the blood sea.

This was a life-and-death blow, and also the final life-and-death struggle.

"Little beast, I will let you taste the scariness of my blood sea. It's utterly abominable that you dare plunder my Combat Weapons."

The elder of Desolate Palace ground his teeth, feeling the urge to bite Jiang Chen to pieces at the instant.

"Old man, it sounds ridiculous that you want to trap me with this trick."

Jiang Chen's voice was transmitted out of the blood sea, totally not putting this Violent Blood Sea in his eyes. This attack, which could affect one's mind, was essentially no different than an illusion art, but it was more terrifying than an illusion art because it had a tremendous attack power.

However, the attack power wouldn't work on Jiang Chen. As for the effects on the mind, putting the daunting Great Soul Derivation Technique aside, he was well-versed in Illusion Heart Sutra. Compared to the Illusion Art, the inside of the Violent Blood Sea was nothing in front of Jiang Chen, truly insignificant.

*Swoosh...* *Swoosh...* *Swoosh...*

Jiang Chen's speed reached the extreme. Immediately, he swung his sword dozens of time. Every sword light was like an incomparably potent stretch of shining silk, instantly dividing the blood sea into many parts.

*Hong Long......*

Subsequently, the entire blood sea exploded. Innumerable blood light filled the sky. The turbulent waves inside rolled outwards. In spite of its distance, the bystanders could still feel its dense destructive Qi. They all gaped at the scene, imagining that if they were the ones caught in such a battlefield, they would immediately be pulverised. There was no chance of survival for them.

As the Violent Blood Sea was broken by Jiang Chen's brute force, the elder spurted out an arrow of blood. The Qi in his body declined rapidly, making him an entirely different person. He had suffered a great backlash from the Violent Blood Sea, and was seriously injured.

Furthermore, he had expended some of his essence before using the Violent Blood Sea. Thus, he was now close to emptying his power. At last, he had lost the ability to fight Jiang Chen.

Run!

The elder didn't dare show any of his disdaining character. He was truly frightened by Jiang Chen, his opponent was just too horrifying. There was no other option besides running away. If the battle continued, he probably would lose his life here.

He disappeared in the blink of an eye, going into the deepest layer of the spatial zone, however, Jiang Chen would never give him the opportunity to escape. Almost at the same moment that the elder fled, Jiang Chen moved.

"Old man! If you chose to flee at the very beginning, I wouldn't be able to stop you but now, you have totally lost the chance to escape."

Jiang Chen's voice rolled through the void, his Flaming Wings was fluttering intensely. In a blink, he went into the deepest layer of the spatial zone. The next moment, one side of the void burst into a hole. Then, Jiang Chen walked out from it, carrying a person—the elder who fled just now.

The elder looked extremely perturbed. He now looked like a dead dog being carried by Jiang Chen, and there was blood all over his body.

*Hua...*

This scene immediately set off a rough wave of commotion. The six major families had the impulse to spurt out blood, especially the people of Desolate Family. They felt as if their hearts were going to break apart. That kind of roller-coaster-emotion made their heads spin.

"My god! Is he really that strong? That formidable Seventh Grade Great Saint didn't even have the chance to escape? Is he still human?"

"That's a mighty Seventh Grade Great Saint, an elder and also a high-level figure of Saint Origin Palace, however, he was still defeated by Jiang Chen just like that. Jiang Chen is merely a Third Grade Great Saint now. It is hard to imagine how powerful he would be if he advanced to the Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade or Sixth Grade Great Saint."

"As long as Jiang Chen doesn't fall, he will become a superior being and an invincible existence. Even the Greatest Saint that year wasn't as awesome as him."

........

None of them could stay calm. Every young disciple of Gu Family and Demon Race regarded Jiang Chen as their idol. Gu Xuantian and Lang Xingtian felt very fortunate to befriend such a peerless figure. As the patriarchs, they knew better than anyone about the situation of Saint Origin World and Saint Origin Palace. Desolate Palace was obsessed in dominating the entire world. It was only a matter of time before they engulfed the other seven palaces. On the other hand, Jiang Chen's emergence had created a turning point, giving the rest of them a glimmer of hope.

The Desolate Palace's elder was in Jiang Chen's full control. No matter how much he struggled, he couldn't break free from Jiang Chen's hands.

"Jiang Chen, you dare to kill me? Do you have any idea who I am?" said the elder ruthlessly.

"I don't care who you are. In my eyes, you are an enemy and my enemies only has one outcome, death! Desolate Yuntian is dead and you will soon follow him. The same goes to your Desolate Palace as they have offended me," said Jiang Chen in a cold-blooded tone.

If the elder knew that Jiang Chen had another identity—Gu Chen—he certainly wouldn't have uttered such a threat.

The Gu Chen of Gu Palace could even plot against Desolate Emperor, let alone getting rid of an elder of Desolate Palace.

"Jiang Chen, you frenzied devil king! If you kill me, Desolate Palace will never let you go and you will surely die painfully in the end. Not just you, but also all of your families, friends, and everyone that is close to you, all of them will die! They will make nine... ten of your generations vanish from this world." The elder continued to threaten.

"Very well. Then I won't kill you first today. I will let you see how I, Jiang Chen, will make ten generations of Desolate Family extinct with your own eyes. I will kill all of them and destroy Desolate City."

As he said that, he struck out the True Dragon Palm. A giant dragon claw 300 meter long slapped towards the group of Desolate Family abruptly.

*Hong Long...*

*Argh...* *Argh...*

When the palm strike landed, miserable cries reverberated. Sea-like blood covered the land and corpses heaped up like mountains. At least hundreds of people died and there was no room for revolt.

Afterwards, Jiang Chen raised his Heavenly Saint Sword and slashed out a thousand miles long dragon sword intent at the direction of Desolate City. Boundless destructive waves rippled as the city was separated into two by that single slash. Countless buildings collapsed with a loud crash, turning into ruins. A very deep gully was produced in the middle. Smoke rippled and billowed up to the sky.

*Hiss...*

Everybody took in a breath of cold air as it was too cruel and overbearing. Desolate City was instantly destroyed. Perhaps it might've been already empty and there were no casualties, but still, Desolate City represented Desolate Family. Such an event was no doubt the first to ever happen in the history of Pure Land.

The scene had completely frightened the people of Desolate Family. The elder of Desolate Palace was utterly shocked. After watching over hundreds of their people being killed and their city being destroyed, he spurted out a mouthful of blood.

"Old man, I will now kill every one of your Desolate Family here, and then go to the main territory of Desolate Family and continue my slaughter. I will make sure that every one of them will turn to ash and none of them would remain. Do you believe it?" said Jiang Chen loudly.

He didn't intend to kill those people and destroy the city, but this elder had infuriated him. He hated it the most when someone threatened him using his families and friends.

"I believe you. I believe you Jiang Chen. Kill me now. Please let go of Desolate Family."

The elder cried, and didn't dare utter another line of threat. It was true that Desolate Palace was strong, but the news here hadn't reached there yet. He was finally aware of how ferocious Jiang Chen was. He wouldn't dare doubt the truthfulness of Jiang Chen's words. If he continued to provoke Jiang Chen using his threats, Jiang Chen would really kill everyone of his family members in front of him. Once Jiang Chen started his massacre, not a single one of his family members would be able to escape. Also, the inheritance and land of Desolate Family would then turn to nothingness. His life was never worth that much anyway.

*Bang!*

Jiang Chen slapped the elder's skull with his palm, killing him instantly, he then released the corpse from the sky. At this point, all the experts of the six major families were dead, including their last hope—the elder that came from Saint Origin Palace. Everyone was shocked and didn't dare say a word.

In the face of such a fierce enemy, they thought that it would be better to keep their mouth shut. Otherwise, they would meet the same fate as those more than hundreds of disciples.

This was a mad and frenzied dragon. Once it got angry, thousand miles of the land would be covered by corpses.

You should never challenge a powerhouse's bottom line, these kind of beings would certainly not show any kindness in front of his enemies.

Jiang Chen shifted his gaze at the six major families and yelled, "Scram now! It's not worth my time to kill you all."

These line of words had granted the people of the six major families amnesty. Hastily, they flew away and vanished in a few blinks. Jiang Chen initially had no intention of killing them as his real enemy right now was Desolate Palace. Today's battle made him an absolute celebrity, but the things here would certainly spread to Saint Origin Palace very soon. What he needed to do now was to make preparations and arrangement for his family.

Chapter 982

Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Profound Ice Beast

The people of the six major families had fled. Desolate City was destroyed and many Sixth Grade Great Saint experts were dead, including the Seventh Grade Great Saint expert that came from Saint Origin Palace. All of them died in the hands of Jiang Chen. This was a big event that had never happened in Pure Land.

The battle today would certainly startle the Heaven and Earth. It would be regarded as the prologue of Saint Origin World's chaos. Jiang Chen would become famous and his name would soon spread across the world. At that time, he would no longer be a stranger to anyone. The people of Gu Family and Demon Race didn't say anything. Their eyes were fixed on the white-clothed figure above the sky. Currently, Jiang Chen had returned to his original form. They couldn't regain their calmness as the scenes of Jiang Chen's war-god-like combat power lingered in their heads.

Han Yan came out from the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda. The present him almost had all of his injuries heal. He patted Jiang Chen's shoulder. "Fabulous."

Han Yan grinned. Jiang Chen's performance today could only be described with this one word—fabulous. But then, Han Yan also knew that Saint Origin World would lose its peace after today's battle. The news here would reach Saint Origin Palace in no time.

"Ah Yan, you have to hurry back to Eastern Continent and move everyone in Martial Saint Dynasty to Gu Family. And also the people of Nebula Sect. You have to bring them all to Gu Family. I will head towards Western Domain. The news here will spread to Saint Origin Palace very soon. I fear that they will find my family members when they can't find me," said Jiang Chen to Han Yan. At the same time, he told Han Yan about everything that happened in Gu Palace within the month via divine sense.

"Alright. I'll go to Martial Saint Dynasty now."

Knowing the seriousness of the situation, he wouldn't dare to slow down. He also knew what the consequences of today's battle were. Given the means of Saint Origin Palace, it was incomparably easy for them to investigate the background of Jiang Chen. If Jiang Chen vanished and couldn't be found, probably the higher ups of the six great families would harm his family members to lure him out.

Martial Saint Dynasty was where Jiang Chen grew and also his concern. He wouldn't allow anything to happen in Martial Saint Dynasty as he couldn't bear repercussion of losing them. As such, it was vitally important to settle his worries first before dealing with his enemies.

Considering Han Yan's present means, it was extremely easy and effortless for them to move a dynasty to another location.

Jiang Chen came to Gu Xuantian and said, "Patriarch, I have asked Ah Yan to move Martial Saint Dynasty and Nebula Sect over to Gu Family. I hope Gu Family will ensure their safety."

"Rest assured. No matter how arrogant these people are, they won't dare to come Gu Family to kill your family." Gu Xuantian said reassuringly.

The major six probably would go to Gu Family but as long as Jiang Chen wasn't in Gu Family, they wouldn't purposely go over there to harm his family. In any case, the major six wouldn't act so shamelessly in this regard.

"Take these seven swords as your present."

Jiang Chen turned his palm and handed over the seven swords he seized from the elder of Desolate Palace to Gu Xuantian. This set of swords could arranged into a powerful sword formation. Although Jiang Chen didn't not it, he couldn't deny its power. This set of weapons would magnify its role in the hands of Gu Family.

"Well, I won't be polite then."

Gu Xuantian skipped all the formalities; he kept the swords straightaway.

"Jiang Chen, after killing so many higher ups of the major six, I'm afraid the people of Saint Origin Palace will be here soon. What are your plans now?" asked Lang Xingtian.

"It doesn't matter. I have my own plans. I will be long gone at the time they arrive here. I will to the Western Domain. You all don't have to worry for me."

After he finished speaking, he turned and vanished. He felt very comfortable and relieved when the task of moving the ones close to him to Gu Family was entrusted to Han Yan. This had indeed saved him a lot of troubles and worries.

Currently, he wanted to find his monkish friend. He must complete the task given by Ancestor Greenlotus. The world was heading towards chaos. If Tyrant could grow to a powerful extent, he and Han Yan would become Jiang Chen's right and left hands, they would become Jiang Chen's assistants.

Not long after Jiang Chen left on his way to the Western Domain, he stopped abruptly. "Oh, Xiao Yu is still in the ancient battlefield. This little girl still doesn't know what has happened outside. If she finds out that I was killed, she may do something stupid. The consequences will be unthinkable if she falls into the hands of the major six. I have to make a trip to the ancient battlefield to find out what has happened to her inside there."

Jiang Chen thought of Yan Chenyu all of a sudden. That time, he went into the ancient battlefield with Han Yan and her. Later, they were separated until the ancient battlefield collapsed. But Yan Chenyu didn't come out after that.

According to Jiang Chen's prediction, Yan Chenyu must have encountered a similar situation like Han Yan. She might have encountered a great luck and was absorbing it. But then, even Han Yan who refined the powerful Ancient Devil had come out, so why hadn't she come out from the ancient battlefield yet? Wasn't the time she spent inside considered too long?

Putting aside the possibility that Yan Chenyu fell into his enemy's hands due to her rash actions, the fact that she was still in the ancient battlefield made him worried. Therefore, he had decided to make a trip to the ancient battlefield. He had to find Yan Chenyu first before going to the Western Domain.

In Eastern Continent. The spatial zone of the Inferno Hell had fallen apart, turning from a land of trial to a land of ruins. However, it was still an independent spatial zone that was separated from the outside world.

The ancient battlefield was blew up by the Dragon Phoenix Major Tribulation. The present site had become completely different from the previous overlapping spatial zones. There weren't much spatial zones left. So it wasn't hard to find Yan Chenyu here.

He exerted the Great Soul Derivation Technique, his spiritual energy penetrated into the void and discovered a spatial zone that was a little special from other remaining spatial zones.

The spatial zone was filled with incomparable frostiness. That was the Qi of Supreme Coldness. As Jiang Chen had cultivated the Heavenly Earth Pure Water, he was incomparably sensitive to such coldness.

"Xiao Yu must be in that hidden spatial zone. It looks like she has had a fortuitous encounter. Her Nine Yin Meridian has already begun to transform, directly affecting the Qi of that particular spatial zone."

A trace of smile was revealed at the corner of his mouth. Anyhow, it was good that he could find Yan Chenyu's location.

Judging from the Qi that permeated from the spatial zone, he was almost certain that it was caused by Yan Chenyu's presence instead of the original environment.

He broke past the spatial barrier with bare hands and stepped into it. A cold wave welcomed his face, sending him a chill down his spine.

The spatial zone was entirely white, even the air was frozen. Every inch of the area was a piece of solid ice. This whole spatial zone had already solidified. Ordinary cultivators who entered here would immediately be turned into an ice pop and lost the ability to walk.

Jiang Chen, however, wasn't affected by it.

His gaze fell upon the front where an ice sculpture was erected. He was able to see the situation inside through the ice sculpture.

Presently, Yan Chenyu was inside the ice sculpture but her form was changing randomly. Sometimes she looked like herself and sometimes she turned into another woman with ferocious face. When that ferocious woman appeared, she would struggle violently causing her pretty face to distort, seeming to have suffered endlessly inside there.

"Profound Ice Beast!"

Jiang Chen exclaimed. He was able to discern that the woman was definitely not a human being but an extremely rare beast—the Profound Ice Beast. After analysing the beast's Qi, he discovered that this beast had been born 10, 000 years ago. One should know how terrifying a 10, 000 years old Profound Ice Beast was.

With his eyesight, naturally, he could discern what was happening at this moment. It looked like Yan Chenyu encountered a situation similar to that of Han Yan's. It was unexpected to find a great 10, 000 years old Profound Ice Beast here.

Yan Chenyu had the Nine Yin Meridian. The beast must have wanted to refine and devour Yan Chenyu after meeting her.

But then, it was obvious that its plan had backfired. The beast didn't expect Yan Chenyu to have condensed the heart of Ice God. That indicated that Yan Chenyu was a high and mighty existence and the true inheritor of Ice God while the Profound Ice Beast was merely a citizen of Ice God.

It was conceivable that when the beast wanted to refine Yan Chenyu, due to the suppression of the heart of Ice God, it was in turn refined by Yan Chenyu. After such a long period of time, the beast had already lost the ability to resist. It was only a matter of time before it was fully refined by Yan Chenyu.

After refining the Profound Ice Beast, Yan Chenyu's cultivation would improve by leaps and bounds, and would reach a horrifying level. With the influence of the Nine Yin Meridian, her improvement would be greater. Possibly, she could reach the Fifth Grade Great Saint.

The encounter this time was exceedingly great.

"Brother Chen, give me a hand."

Yan Chenyu's voice came from the ice sculpture. Their competition was reaching its final moment and Jiang Chen appearance was too timely. She needed Jiang Chen's help to completely refine this Profound Ice Beast once and for all.

"No problem!"

Without delay, he circulated his Great Soul Derivation Technique. The powerful spiritual energy turned into an invisible sword of divine sense and pierced through the ice sculpture with a swoosh.

It was the right moment of the Profound Ice Beast manifesting herself. The invisible sword of divine sense stabbed into the spot between the brows with a puff.

"Argh....."

The beast gave out a mournful cry; its body began to twist and distort, vanishing completely at incredible speed.

That sword of Jiang Chen had thoroughly destroyed the last will and spirit of the Profound Ice Beast causing her to be totally refined by Yan Chenyu.

Chapter 983

Goodbye Tyrant

*Ka Cha......*

When the Profound Ice Beast was refined completely, the ice sculpture began to crack and crumble. Yan Chenyu materialized from the inside. She was currently sitting cross-legged and digesting the last batch of benefits.

Her Qi started to rise. In a matter of minutes, her cultivation rose to the peak of Fourth Grade Great Saint and yet, it still continued, heading towards the Fifth Grade Great Saint.

"This surely is a great encounter. The Ice God's heart represents the inheritor of Ice God. It looks like Xiao Yu's cultivation base is going to break through into the Fifth Grade Great Saint and hit the peak of the grade. Given the scariness of her Nine Yin Meridian Physique, not even ordinary Seventh Grade Great Saint is a match for her."

Jiang Chen was in a very good mood, seeing Yan Chenyu growing so rapidly. He knew very well that Yan Chenyu had been through a lot of hardship along the way. In order to follow him, she, a young girl of Red City, embarked on a difficult and boring path of cultivation. It was all because of her efforts that she managed to obtain such achievements today.

*Hua...*

Frosty cold Qi was sucked into her body like tidal wave. All the cold Qi in the spatial zone disappeared; this was the frightening part of her Nine Yin Meridian Physique. Yan Chenyu took a deep breath before she strode towards Jiang Chen for a hug.

"Congratulations on Xiao Yu's advancement to the Fifth Grade Great Saint." Jiang Chen said and smile.

"Brother Chen, Xiao Yu would be able to help you fight the enemy from now on." Yan Chenyu said happily.

"Xiao Yu, there have been a lot of things going on recently. Currently, time is of the essence. I'm relieved after knowing that you are safe. Look ..."

Due to him having very limited time, he told her everything that happened during her absence through divine sense. Xiao Yu gaped in disbelief. When she advanced to the Fifth Grade Great Saint, she initially thought of helping Jiang Chen deal with the six major families of the Pure Land. She didn't expect that all of them had already been annihilated by Jiang Chen, and now, the matter involved even the Saint Origin Palace.

"What are you going to do, Brother Jiang?" asked Yan Chenyu.

"I am going to the Western Domain first before heading back to Saint Origin Palace. I have already asked Ah Yan to move Martial Saint Dynasty and Nebula Sect to Gu Family. After leaving here, go straight to Gu Family which is the safest place for the time being." Jiang Chen instructed.

"I see. You have to be careful."

Yan Chenyu nodded. She always followed whatever Jiang Chen said.

Jiang Chen kissed her on her forehead. This girl was truly sensible. He never have to worry about her because of her sensibility but it also gave him a heartache.

The both of them then parted outside the ancient battlefield. One headed to Gu Family whereas the other went to Western Domain.

Western Domain, Greenlotus Mountain.

This place was still as peaceful as ever. The Great Lightning Tune Temple didn't seek troubles from the master and disciple, acting as if they had already forgotten about their conflict.

During this period of time, Tyrant had been in seclusion, trying to break through into the Great Saint realm. When Jiang Chen arrived, he met Great Master Ran Feng.

"Great Master."

Jiang Chen clasped his fists at Great Master Ran Feng.

Great Master Ran Feng looked surprised upon seeing Jiang Chen's arrival, then felt overjoyed. "Haha! Little friend, I knew that you wouldn't die so easily."

Jiang Chen smiled after hearing what Ran Feng said. Despite the fact that Great Master Ran Feng never stepped out of his house, he seemed to know the news of Jiang Chen's death, but he surely didn't know that Jiang Chen had gotten rid of all the higher ups of the six major families today.

"It's been a while, Great Master. You are still as refreshed as always." Jiang Chen said and smiled.

"Little friend's growth has truly shocked this old monk. It was just a period of time, but you have already gotten so far in your cultivation. You are worthy of being called the greatest prodigy."

Great Master Ran Feng couldn't help praising him. These words came from the bottom of his heart. It was the first time that he had ever seen such a peerless genius like Jiang Chen. He had never seen a person that could grow so fast.

"Great Master, did the Great Lightning Tune Temple seek trouble from you all during this period of time?" Jiang Chen asked.

This was the issue that concerned him the most. After all, the relationship between Great Master Ran Feng and the Great Lightning Tune Temple hadn't been good due to him. He wouldn't feel good if Great Master Ran Feng suffered the revenge of Great Lightning Tune Temple.

"There wasn't any huge troubles but there were constant hiccups." Great Master Ran Feng shook his head and said.

"It seems like Great Lightning Tune Temple isn't giving up. Sooner or later, I will annihilate the entire Great Lightning Tune Temple."

Two beams of cold light shot out from his eyes. Naturally, he understood what Great Master Ran Feng meant by the words 'constant hiccups'. Great Lightning Tune Temple must have come often to ask for the inheritance of Ancestor Greenlotus, thus disturbing the peace of the master and disciple.

He knew that Great Lightning Tune Temple didn't cause great trouble to Great Master Ran Feng because they hadn't obtained the inheritance of Ancestor Greenlotus yet. Once they acquired the inheritance, they wouldn't hesitate to attack Greenlotus Mountain.

"Where have little friend been during this time?" asked Great Master Ran Feng.

"I've entered the Saint Origin Palace with another identity. I got some good news for you. I've found Ancestor Greenlotus."

Jiang Chen said straightforwardly. Over the years, Great Master Ran Feng had been trying very hard to uncover the news of Ancestor Greenlotus and was always worried for his master. Therefore, Jiang Chen must tell Great Master Ran Feng the latest news about Ancestor Greenlotus.

"What?!"

Sure enough, upon hearing that there were some news regarding Ancestor Greenlotus, his emotion was almost stirred up despite his disposition. The news was like a thunderbolt striking on his head. For 100 years, he had spent countless efforts just to get some information about his master. Today, he could finally hear some news about his master. This kind of feeling and excitement could not be understood by ordinary people.

"My master, he... is still alive?" Great Master Ran Feng said, his tone trembling.

"That's right. Ancestor is still very much alive. It's just that he has been imprisoned and I can't save him for the time being, but that day won't be too far away. There are some things that I can't tell you yet. What I can tell you is that Ancestor is doing fine and he will still be fine in the future. It won't be long before you two meet again," said Jiang Chen.

The fewer the people that knew about the secret of Desolate Palace, the better. Now, not even Desolate Emperor, Heavenly Peng King and the others knew about this. After all, this secret was of great importance.

"Haha! Good, good! Master, it has been 100 years and I knew that you old man didn't die."

Great Master Ran Feng turned to look at Ancestor Greenlotus' statue; two lines of tears trickled down on his face. People said men never dropped tears easily, not to mention, Great Master Ran Feng was a Buddha. This explained how deep the affection between the master and the disciple was, and also how much weight Ancestor Greenlotus was in Great Master Ran Feng's heart.

"Great Master, is Tyrant still in seclusion?" asked Jiang Chen.

"Yes, he is. His current cultivation has already reached the peak of Ninth Grade Minor Saint, only a step away from the Great Saint realm. He is currently making the final break through," answered Great Master Ran Feng.

If he had any thing that he was so proud of in his life, it would be Tyrant. The relationship of these two were like father and son.

"Great Master, can you call Tyrant now? I don't have much time to explain but there is something that I have to do before I go. Ancestor Greenlotus has entrusted me to hand over something very important to Tyrant. After getting this item, he will immediately advanced to the Great Saint realm. Not only that, his cultivation will also progress by leaps and bounds until he reached a terrifying extent." Jiang Chen said solemnly.

He wasn't just bragging. A Sarira that consisted of Immortal Soul was priceless and couldn't be measured.

"Alright, I will go and wake him up now."

Soon after Great Master Ran Feng's voice faded, a tremble was felt in the main hall. Suddenly, a figure appeared. He was no doubt Tyrant.

The instant he appeared, he looked at Jiang Chen with a grin, and then gave Jiang Chen a big bear hug.

"Damn! You are truly a beast. How long has it been? How did you become so powerful?"

The words he spoke didn't portray even the slightest impression of being a monk. He looked exactly like a scumbag from Buddha Sect.

Naturally, Jiang Chen was also delighted to see his brother again. Judging from Tyrant's expression, Great Master Ran Feng didn't tell him about Jiang Chen's death. Otherwise, given his bad temper, he would've gone to the six major families and risk his life, just like what Han Yan did. He wouldn't have stayed here and remained in seclusion.

"Tyrant, cut down the crap. Something big has happened during this period of time. I have found Ancestor Greenlotus..."

Jiang Chen could only compress all the information into the divine sense and transmitted it to Tyrant.

After hearing this, Tyrant's expression was just the same as Yan Chenyu: They were dumbfounded. He wouldn't have thought that such great events were happening outside during this period of time. More importantly, Ancestor Greenlotus was found, this was the most exciting news for him.

"Sure enough, grandmaster is being held in prison." Tyrant said, sighing.

Although he hadn't seen his grandmaster before, he had unparalleled admiration for him. Ancestor Greenlotus was the one whom his master worshipped. In his heart, Ancestor Greenlotus was an unparalleled existence.

"Tyrant, this Sarira was given by Ancestor Greenlotus as a gift to you. Refine it well and it will bring you boundless benefits. Inside the Sarira contains the Immortal Soul of Ancestor Greenlotus. I don't need to elaborate how invaluable it is. I will wait for your drastic growth. Soon, Saint Origin World will be in complete chaos. At that time, we will fight side by side.

Jiang Chen took out the Sarira and handed it to Tyrant.

Chapter 984

The Rage of the Six Palaces

Tyrant's face changed, as if he was struck by a sudden shock. Both of his eyes were fixed on the glittering gold Sarira. His became tensed. Not just him, even Great Master Ran Feng who stood beside him also revealed a similar expression. As a high-ranked monk of Buddha Sect, he knew better than Jiang Chen how powerful and valuable this Sarira is.

"Thank you, Grandmaster."

Tyrant had become unprecedentedly solemn. He had never been so serious in either his tone or bearing. Slowly, he received the Sarira, feeling that it weighed hundreds of millions of kilogram.

"Kneel."

Great Master Ran Feng said to Tyrant, "You and Grandmaster hadn't met before but he has already given you such a great gift. This is enough to show that Grandmaster attaches great importance to you. Tyrant, you will have to walk on your path yourself in the times to come. I hope you won't disappoint your Grandmaster and Master. I also hope that one day, you can also be of great help when your Grandmaster gets out of the prison."

*Flop!*

Tyrant knelt before the statue of Ancestor Greenlotus, and kowtowed three times. This kind of reverence for someone was beyond the reach of most people. Even if there was no Sarira, it wouldn't change the unshakable and high position of Ancestor Greenlotus in Tyrant's heart.

Looking at this scene, Jiang Chen felt extremely gratified. For many years, this pair of master and disciple had been guarding Greenlotus Mountain, and were longing for this day to arrive. Today, they finally obtained some news regarding Ancestor Greenlotus. There was no way that they wouldn't be exhilarated.

"Tyrant, train well. I have to return to Saint Origin Palace now. You don't have to worry about Ancestor Greenlotus. He still has a big bargaining chip in his hand. Now, not even Desolate Palace would dare to touch him," said Jiang Chen.

"Little Chen, this old monk can never repay your kindnesses."

Great Master Ran Feng saluted Jiang Chen.

"Don't mention it, Great Master. We have known each other for a long time."

Jiang Chen hastily helped Great Master Ran Feng up from the ground. Ancestor Greenlotus was his good friend in his previous life, and in this life, he and Tyrant became good friends. Naturally, he had a compelling obligation when it came to the matter of Ancestor Greenlotus.

"Little Chen, you have to be careful when you are at Saint Origin Palace. I will try my best to refine the Sarira as soon as possible." Tyrant stood up and said.

"Alright then, I'm going now."

Finishing his words, Jiang Chen flashed and vanished.

Much time was spent after making a trip to the ancient battlefield to find Yan Chenyu and settling the affairs in Western Domain. Jiang Chen anticipated that the six palaces must have already known about the news in Saint Origin World, and soon, experts would be sent here to take care of him.

Therefore, he must return to Saint Origin Palace before the experts came hunting for him. His present combat strength wasn't enough to fight the cultivators of the six major palaces. As such, it was necessary for him to buy some time using the identity of Gu Chen.

The first person he went to see was Gu Xuantian without alerting anyone, and asked him to open the passageway that led straight to Gu Palace.

Just after Jiang Chen left, the experts of the six major palaces arrived in Saint Origin World. Obviously, the first group to appear was experts of Desolate Palace. Jiang Chen had already expected them as with the elder's fall, his spiritual jade slip was also broken.

There were a total of three cultivators. Two were Eighth Grade Great Saint while one was a Seventh Grade Great Saint.

In Pure Land, the eighth grade of the Great Saint realm was akin to a supreme existence. Such an expert would certainly be admired by countless of people once they appeared.

The three experts returned to Desolate Family. Then, with several Fifth Grade Great Saint elders leading the way, they reached the battlefield outside Desolate City.

They saw the ruined Desolate City and the completely destroyed battlefield. When they saw blood flowing everywhere on the land, their monstrous anger was ignited.

"Bastard, bastard! That damned little beast! No one had ever dared to massacre our people. He is really courting death, he is courting death!"

"Kill him, we must kill him! Quickly search for him! Regardless of where he's hiding, we must find him!"

"I have collected a trace of Qi left by that little beast. Using the Deduction Law, I will find him."

The experts of Desolate Palace had truly gotten furious. The Eighth Grade Great Saint collected a trace of Jiang Chen's Qi to determine his location.

Not long after their arrival, the experts of Dan, Narang, Bin, Shi and Huo palaces emerged. They all had the same cultivation level—peerless Eighth Grade Great Saint experts. Instantly, after seeing the battlefield, they got infuriated. With so much anger burning inside each of them, it almost burnt part of the void where they stood.

"Elders, you must seek justice for our family. That Jiang Chen is truly too audacious. He has killed so many of our people and almost made us plunged into an irrecoverable state."

"That's right elders. It was so tragic and that battle was too dreadful. I must kill Jiang Chen in order to the avenge the dead ones and the insult he gave us."

"No one has ever dared to do this to our family in years. This is the first time that our patriarch is killed, this is really a disgrace."

........

The people of the six major families sobbed, and one by one, they faced the experts of the six major palaces. Thinking back to the scene where Jiang Chen killed their experts gave them chills, and their hatred for him intensified.

"Jiang Chen, it's Jiang Chen! I have never thought that such a heaven defying person would emerge in Pure Land. We must kill him as soon as possible. Otherwise, he will become an endless trouble."

"Kill him! There is no doubt about it! He must die, even if he has run to the very edge of the world."

"There is still some remains of his Qi. Let's use the Deduction Law at once to scan the entire Saint Origin World for him. We must scan every corner of this world to find him, and kill him!"

............

FURY. All the experts of the six major palaces were furious. No one knew how many years had passed since the eight major families in the Pure Land was established, but everyone knew that nothing like this had ever happened. This was no doubt the first time. Not only did the six major families lost their patriarchs, but also their reputation and dignity they had accumulated over the years. Their high and mighty existence had been severely defied.

For a moment, all the Eighth Grade Great Saints had joined together and began their search using the Great Deduction Law. They wanted to explore every corner of the land in Saint Origin World, to find the whereabouts of Jiang Chen.

Gu Palace!

Jiang Chen arrived at Gu Firmament's place.

"Jiang Chen, I didn't expect you to create such a big scene after your return. The experts of the six major palaces have already gone to the Pure Land, they should be looking all over the world for you right now. It's the first time that the patriarchs of the six major families were killed, obviously, they will never let you go." Gu Firmament said, sighing.

He did expect Jiang Chen to cause a big scene in the Pure Land, but not as big as this, but from his expression, anyone could tell that he was very satisfied with what Jiang Chen did. Since the world would turn chaotic, why not straightaway throw the entire Pure Land into chaos?

This event told Gu Firmament that Jiang Chen was the true wonder of the world. It was also the first time that a mere Third Grade Great Saint could kill a Seventh Grade Great Saint. Plus, Jiang Chen acted decisively and never hesitated. He killed the six patriarchs of the six major families without hesitation. If Gu Firmament replaced Jiang Chen at that time, he wouldn't have done it.

Gu Firmament told Jiang Chen the latest news in the Pure Land. Even though he was Saint Origin Palace, he knew very well the situation in the Pure Land.

"Of course, if they want to kill me, I will kill them. If the six major palaces would go against me, they will face the same fate."

Jiang Chen's Qi fluctuated. His act of disregarding the world influenced even Gu Firmament. Gu Firmament could already imagine how unfathomable Jiang Chen would be after he had grown to a certain level.

"Palace Master, you have to send some powerful experts back to Gu Family to control the situation. I'm afraid that those experts will express their anger on my family and friends which are now in Gu Family if they can't find me. I will only feel relieved if the experts of Gu Palace guard there," said Jiang Chen.

"You don't have to worry about this. I have already sent four Eighth Grade Great Saints back to Gu Family to help suppress the situation. I'm sure the experts of the six palaces won't act at will. You can now be at ease, and just focus cultivating. It is true that you are very strong but the gap between you and the six palaces aren't insignificant," said Gu Firmament.

Jiang Chen nodded. What he lacked right now was strength and power. He had to do all that he could to improve his strength in the shortest time possible. Gu Firmament was a meticulous man. They had the same thoughts, which saved him plenty of troubles.

Pure Land. The experts of the six palaces had been using the Great Deduction Law for two consecutive nights, but unfortunately, they found no trace of Jiang Chen, making them incomparably depressed.

"Damn! This man has just disappeared completely! We can't even feel a bit of his presence even after combining our efforts. Even the Gu Family and Demon Race has no trace of him. Could it be that he has really gotten away?"

"This genius is truly a miracle. He is surely going to be the root of great troubles in the future if he isn't eliminated."

"What are we going to do now? This man has thoroughly disappeared. I want to seek him for revenge, but there is no sign of him at all."

............

The experts of the six palaces had gotten very frustrated. They had been angrily casting their Deduction Law here for two days, but still got no results.

"Since he refused to appear, we will kill his families and friends and end nine generations of his family to draw him out." An Eighth Grade Great Saint of Desolate Palace said violently.

"Agreed. We must have his families and everyone that is close to him killed. Then, we will see whether he will show up at that time." Someone agreed immediately.

"Elders, I have already done a background check on Jiang Chen. He originated from Eastern Continent. Martial Saint Dynasty is his hometown and his father and friends are currently living there, he also has a close relationship with Nebula Sect." A Fifth Grade Great Saint elder of Desolate Palace spoke.

Chapter 985

Having No Sense of Shame

"Go to Eastern Continent at once and bring back everyone who's close to Jiang Chen in Martial Saint Dynasty."

An Eighth Grade Great Saint of Desolate Palace issued an order. The present situation was exactly as Jiang Chen expected. The experts wouldn't give up if they couldn't find Jiang Chen. They would shift their attention to his family and friends, and use them to prompt his appearance.

However, the experts were destined to be disappointed because Jiang Chen had already made preparations for the matter. Currently all the people of Martial Saint Dynasty were gone. Therefore, they wouldn't find anyone that was close to Jiang Chen.

The furious elders went to Eastern Continent with haste but soon came back looking annoyed.

"What's going on?" asked one expert of Desolate Palace with a frown.

"Elder, it seems that Jiang Chen has anticipated our moves. The entire Martial Saint Dynasty disappeared, along with the buildings. That place has turned into a piece of empty land."

"It's lucky for him. Such a big sect is left with nothing, not even a single strand of hair. All of them were gone, as if they weren't there at all. It looks like Jiang Chen had planned well." Someone said angrily.

"That kid has a meticulous mind. He is audacious and resourceful. He is going to become a huge threat in the future."

An expert of the Huo Family couldn't help but sigh. Every one of them could deeply feel Jiang Chen's terrifyingness, not only his talent and strength but also his extraordinary wisdom. Fundamentally, everything was under his control. He would never leave a trace behind and give his opponent the chance to threaten him.

A man like him was undoubtedly terrifying because he had almost no weakness. This made it even more difficult to deal with him.

"Elder, Martial Saint Dynasty and Nebula Kidd must have been moved to Gu Family. In my opinion, let's go directly to Gu Family and get them."

A Fifth Grade Great Saint elder said.

"That isn't appropriate. After all, our target is Jiang Chen, not their family. If Jiang Chen were to stay in Gu Family, we would attack Gu Family if they didn't comply, However, going there just to seize Jiang Chen's family and friends will affect the dignity and reputation of the six palaces negatively."

An expert of the Bin Family shook his head.

"We couldn't care about that anymore. We must get rid of Jiang Chen as soon as possible. We surely can't give him too many rooms for growth."

An expert of Desolate Palace shook his head too, then flew towards the Gu Family's direction. The other experts of five major families followed. They all knew what was at stake and Jiang Chen's existence was a potential threat.

Now, there wasn't even a single sign of Jiang Chen despite them using the Deduction Law. At this time, targeting his family was the only way to resolve this issue. In any case, they had to find out about it in Gu Family.

The territory of the Gu Family was vast, even if Martial Saint Dynasty and Nebula Sect were added into the region, it didn't look congested at all. At this moment, outside the compound of these two sects, a protective layer with brilliance was created by a powerful formation. Gu Xuantian understood the importance of Martial Saint Dynasty to Jiang Chen, so he wouldn't dare be neglectful of them.

*Hong Long......*

In the clear sky tens of thousands of miles, the void was blown up producing a large hole. Outside the territory of the Gu Family, numerous powerful experts came out of the void. Each and every one of these experts was a formidable cultivator. The Qi that exuded from their bodies sent chills to people.

"Look, those people are so strong. They must be the supreme experts of the six major families that come from Saint Origin Palace. They must be here for Jiang Chen."

"Jiang Chen is not here. It's useless for them to come."

"You fool! Jiang Chen has killed so many experts of the six major families, including even the patriarchs. Do you have any idea how humiliating this is to them? It's true that Jiang Chen isn't in the Gu Family but his family and friends are here. I suspect that they are probably here for his family. This is really shameless. Trying to harm his family when they failed to kill him? It is simply a disgrace to the six major families."

"Yeah. If they are really here for Martial Saint Dynasty and Nebula Sect, it will undoubtedly be shameless. However, several powerful figures from Saint Origin Palace have come to the Gu Family. So, I don't think that the six major families would dare to do anything outrageous."

........

The appearance of these experts immediately aroused the attention of everybody in Gu Palace. Many disciples were seeing them for the first time; they began to talk about them. Many could guess the intention of their arrival. They must have come here to take Jiang Chen's family hostage because they couldn't find him.

"Gu Xuantian, come out now!"

The leader of Desolate Palace yelled.

Immediately, all the higher ups of the Gu Family flew out. The leader among them wasn't Gu Xuantian but the seven elders with powerful Qi. There were four elders among them whose cultivation were extremely strong. A simple Qi exuded from them made anyone feel pressured. They were the experts of Gu Palace and Eight Grade Great Saints.

"Who's causing an uproar outside my Gu Family?"

The head of the group said it in a deep and unfriendly tone.

"Gu Laoqi, never thought that you all have come."

The people of the six major families were dumbfounded when they saw several experts of Saint Origin Palace emerged abruptly. However, after a moment of contemplation, they found that it only make sense. After all, Gu Family had been famous for being a great ally of Jiang Chen. It wasn't surprising to them when Gu Firmament sent experts here to guard the place after learning what had happened in Saint Origin World.

This man was ranked seventh among his peers and was called the seventh elder in Gu Palace. That was why he was named Gu Laoqi*

"I thought it was somebody else. It turns out that it was you, Desolate Wuleng. Are you suggesting that only you all are permitted to return but we aren't allowed to do so? Gu Family is the very foundation of Gu Palace. It's up to me to decide when I will return and I don't have to ask for Desolate Palace's opinion. Furthermore, the Law Enforcement Palace is now under the control of our people. Saint Origin Palace stipulated that the eight palaces aren't allowed to disturb the peace of the Pure Land. Today, so many of you have come and intruded in my Gu Family. I will need an explanation for you all, ignoring the laws of the Law Enforcement Palace. When I return, I will report this to the palace master and let you all go to the Law Enforcement Palace to receive your respective punishments."

Gu Laoqi sounded very intense, sending them a verbal blow, not giving the intruders any face.

His words slightly made their heads spin because what he said was true. Their current action was in violation of the provisions of Saint Origin Palace. According to the law, Law Enforcement Palace had the right to punish them. What annoyed them more was that the guy who was called Gu Chen was the one who caused them to lose the seat to Gu Palace.

"Gu Laoqi, I suppose you have already known the purpose of us coming here. That Jiang Chen has killed so many of our experts and our patriarchs. Such killings are described as frenzied, treasonous and outrageous. We must seek justice for all the dead ones by killing him. Given the fact that the Gu Family has been a good ally of Jiang Chen all the while, I assumed that he is probably hiding in your family. As long as you hand him over to us, we will leave at once."

Said Desolate Wuleng. In his point of view, the reason they couldn't track Jiang Chen's trace was possibly because he was hiding in the Gu Family. He believed that Gu Laoqi had ways to conceal his Qi if he was here. Of course, these were all just his assumptions

"Jiang Chen isn't in here. You all should go back."

Said Gu Xuantian.

"We don't believe you. Let's go in and have a search."

An expert of the Huo Family said.

"That's outrageous! This is the Gu Family. It isn't a place for you to do as you please. When we said that Jiang Chen isn't in our family, that means Jiang Chen isn't here."

An expert of Gu Palace snapped. This must be a joke. Wouldn't it be shameful for them if they allowed these outsiders to do whatever they wanted in their place?

"If Jiang Chen isn't here, please hand over his family members. This is a grudge between our families and him. I hope that Gu Family won't get involved in this."

An expert of the Narang Palace said. They all used the Deduction Law during their search but still found no trace of Jiang Chen. It looks like the Gu Family wasn't lying. It was highly possible that Jiang Chen wasn't here. Otherwise, they would've determined the approximate location of Jiang Chen's whereabouts even if they couldn't accurately locate his position.

Now that Jiang Chen wasn't here, they might as well go straight to the point and told them their real purpose of coming here.

"Haha! Desolate Wuleng, you all are truly a bunch of brazen old men for exploiting people's family. If you have the guts, go find Jiang Chen yourself for revenge. Considering your identities and statues, aren't you all putting your faces to shame by wanting to use a few mortals to threaten someone?"

Gu Laoqi laughed loudly after making fun of them. They were sent by Gu Firmament back here for only one purpose – to protect the family of Jiang Chen.

"Humph! Cut the crap. If you all refuse to hand them over, we will get them ourselves."

An expert of the Huo Family let out a cold humph.

"Then we'll have to try and see. We didn't initiate this confrontation. If you all choose to strike here, it will be considered as an act of war amongst the eight major families. Can you all afford to bear such consequences?"

Some yelled back. It was a tit-for-tat reply.

"Exactly, the people of the six major families are so shabby that they want to use the family of their opponent to make threats. Such revolting pretense is truly beyond shamelessness."

At this time, a voice sounded from a far distance. Three powerful Eighth Grade Great Saints emerged. With a casual move, their bodies exuded an overwhelming demon Qi that looked almost tangible, so powerful that numerous of people didn't dare stare directly at them.

"Dammit! The people of the Demon Palace is also involved in this."

Desolate Wuleng couldn't help but swore. Today, it seemed like impossible to take Jiang Chen's family away. Putting aside the fact that their action would be unfavorable to their face, with so many Eighth Grade Great Saint experts of Gu Palace and Demon Palace here, they would never get what they wanted.

The six major families didn't expect that the experts of Gu Palace and Demon Palace to be here. They initially intended to come here and seized Jiang Chen's family away with force, but both Gu Palace and Demon Palace had already made preparations for their arrival.

*Qi stands for seven and Lao stands for old.

Chapter 986

The Chaos in Western Domain

The situation intensified. To the experts of the six major palaces, personally demanding for Jiang Chen's family was already a very shameless practice on itself. If they struck at their opponents because of this shameless demand, they would truly put the faces of the six major palaces to shame.

What was more important was that there were so many Eighth Grade Great Saints guarding here. If a battle really started, they wouldn't be able to gain the upper hand and would probably leave a stink for ten thousand years. After all, Gu Family was hiding the family members of Jiang Chen not Jiang Chen himself.

There was one more important thing. Currently, the Law Enforcement Palace was no longer in Desolate Palace's control but in Gu Palace instead. Therefore, despite the fact that they were the experts of Desolate Palace, they wouldn't dare act indiscriminately.

"What should we do now?"

Asked an expert of Shi Palace.

"What else can we do? They have already made adequate preparations. Even if the fight was started, we didn't have a reasonable excuse. If we did it by force, we might not be able to get what we wanted and instead, gave them an excuse to attack us. Now that the Law Enforcement Palace is in the control of Gu Palace and Demon Palace, we should hurry back to Saint Origin Palace. I don't think that Jiang Chen can hide for so long."

Said Desolate Wuleng. The rest also nodded in agreement. Today, their plan to use Jiang Chen's family to threaten him had failed, and Jiang Chen wasn't found yet. So, it was pointless for them to continue staying here. They might as well return to Saint Origin Palace and find out more about Jiang Chen's whereabouts.

"Gu Family, Demon Race, your efforts of defending Jiang Chen is going against the six major families. You two families won't have a good end."

Before Desolate Wuleng left, he said ruthlessly.

"We don't need you to worry about it."

Gu Laoqi waved his sleeve, motioned for Desolate Wuleng to scram.

In the next few days, Saint Origin Palace wasn't able to find its peace, especially in the six major palaces. They were utterly agitated. The big incident that happened in the Pure Land had already spread all over the entire Saint Origin Palace and Jiang Chen's name swept through every corner, like a whirlwind, causing innumerable clamours and shock.

"Who the hell is that Jiang Chen? Why haven't we heard of him before?"

"Damn! That bastard has actually killed so many of our people? That's a tremendous shame. We have to find him and get rid of him."

"The six patriarch of the six families were killed. Nothing like this has ever happened. I can't believe that such an insane person has appeared in the Pure Land."

"I know that man. He has killed many experts of the six major families in the ancient battlefield. Then, he was killed by the joint attack of the six patriarchs, but no one thought that he was still alive. This man is a rare genius that hardly appear in ten thousand years. He will surely become the source of a great disaster if he isn't eliminated."

........

Everyone was so immersed in their own discussions. None among the six major palaces weren't gnashing their teeth. It was truly detestable. Their hatred was higher than the sky and deeper than the ocean. The previous battle in the ancient battlefield that was insignificant to Saint Origin Palace had now caught their attention, making Jiang Chen a celebrity.

However, they still couldn't find Jiang Chen, giving them no chance to take their revenge. In these few days, the palace masters of the six major palaces personally conduct the search but found nothing about Jiang Chen, as though he didn't exist at all.

Of course, it would be a miracle if they were able to find him now, as Jiang Chen was currently inside the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda, which completely isolated him from the outside world. Therefore, no one would be able to find him. Plus, he cultivated the dragon transformation skill and proficient in Great Soul Derivation Technique. If he made the effort to conceal himself, you wouldn't discover his presence, even if he was standing right in front of you.

A troublesome man called Gu Chen had appeared in Saint Origin Palace while another wild man named Jiang Chen had emerged in the Pure Land. A new wave arose just as the previous one had barely subsided. Saint Origin World had existed for so long and these two outstanding talents emerged out of nowhere all of a sudden. However, no one from the major six palaces was able to link the two together. Who would have thought that Jiang Chen and Gu Chen would be the exact same person?

During these days, Jiang Chen had been enclosed in the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda. The pagoda was a sacred treasure. There were still many wonderful uses of the pagoda waiting for him to discover, but given his current circumstance, it was very difficult for him to explore the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda. Cultivation was one thing while the levels of the pagoda was another. Compared to the maximum level of the pagoda, three levels is really too weak. Many of its functions couldn't be used yet, let alone explore their uses.

A few days later, war drums reverberated in the sky of Saint Origin Palace. This wasn't coming from Gu Palace. It was from the Law Enforcement Palace. At this critical juncture, the Law Enforcement Place would represent Saint Origin Palace and command the eight major palaces.

"What's going on? I have never heard drums like this in Saint Origin Palace. However, drum beats usually indicates that a crisis is about to happen."

He kept the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda and walked out of the courtyard. The second he appeared, Gu Liufeng and Gu Liuying were just outside the courtyard seemingly looking for him. Beside them was another young genius named Gu Shuangtan, the one who engaged in a tit-for-tat with Desolate Palace in the Refining Tower. He already had a terrifying cultivation– Sixth Grade Great Saint.

"Little Chen, you have come out from your seclusion."

Seeing Jiang Chen walking out, Gu Liufeng quickly greeted,

"En, greet brother Gu."

Jiang Chen clasped his fists at Gu Shuangtan.

"There is no need for formalities. We are family. Besides, Gu Chen, you are now a great meritorious disciple of Gu Palace."

Said Gu Shuangtan with a smile. Despite his status, he still used a polite tone while speaking to Jiang Chen and wouldn't dare be neglectful. He was very clear that although his cultivation base was stronger and higher than Jiang Chen's, his innate talent wasn't even half of Jiang Chen's. It was only a matter of time for Jiang Chen catch up to him or even surpass him.

"Brother Gu is overly polite. By the way, what was that sound of the drum about?"

Asked Jiang Chen.

"That is the war drum of the Law Enforcement Palace. In Saint Origin Palace, any critical issue will be directed by the Law Enforcement Palace. I heard that it's the chaos in Western Domain. The Great Lightning Tune Temple is sending a distress signal to us."

Said Gu Shuangtan.

"Is it because of the rebellion of the Devil World?"

Jiang Chen looked startled to learn that there was an upheaval in Western Domain. It had to be the rebellion of the devils in the Devil World; if The Great Lightning Tune Temple was seeking help from Saint Origin Palace.

"You are right. The Devil World is the converging spot of the Devil Race. After years of recuperation, they are now making a comeback, wanting to dominate the Western Domain. As the Buddha Sect in Great Lightning Tune Temple was declining, it was no longer possible for them to defend the invasion of the devil armies. The eight major families of the Pure Land has joined the battle but due to the many experts of the six major families being killed by a person named Jiang Chen, their overall strength has dropped drastically. Those devils have become strong and overbearing after their recuperation. Only Saint Origin Palace has the capability to suppress the devil army now. Therefore, the Law Enforcement Palace has sounded the war drum, probably to command us to remove the devil army in Western Domain. You know, although there are numerous geniuses in Saint Origin Palace, most of them had luxurious lives, only very little of them has experience life-and-death trial. So, this task is certainly a very good chance for them to experience the trial. The eight palaces hoped that their disciples would be able to participate in the war, to help remove the devils."

Said Gu Shuangtan.

"So that's what it is all about. The Devil Race is able to multiply very quickly. After so many years of recuperation, and given the fact that Buddha Sect was declining day after day, they naturally couldn't resist the wild attacks of the Devil race. Plus, there is a powerful Ninth Grade Devil Saint in the Devil World. If Saint Origin Palace doesn't interfere, not just Western Domain, the entire Saint Origin World will soon fall into the enemy's hands."

Said Jiang Chen. The rebellion of the Devil Race was within his predictions. He had entered the Devil World several times and could sense the growing strength of the Devil Race. In the history of Saint Origin World, human cultivators had been in innumerable wars with the Devil Race, but they were unable to thoroughly eliminate them.

If the weeds were not uprooted, they would grow again during spring. It was absolutely not an easy task to completely destroy the obstinate Devil Race.

"Little Chen, we have already prepared to kill the devils in Western Domain, would you like to come with us?"

Asked Gu Liufeng.

"Of course, how can I be excluded from such an event?"

Jiang Chen's Qi fluctuated. In fact, he was worrying how to further improve his cultivation but now, the devil race has just become his biggest prey. Not only did they exist in large numbers, their physiques and essence were also strong. These could undeniably improve his cultivation and help condense more levels in the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda.

The reason why Jiang Chen didn't begin a massacre in the Devil World was because there were a few truly powerful Devil Saints that existed in it. If he continued his massacre in that place, he would draw the attention of those formidable Devil Saints, which would be very unfavourable to him.

The current situation however was different. The devils were no longer in the Devil World. All of them had gone to invade the Western Domain and the experts of Saint Origin Palace were needed to take action. Naturally, those very powerful Devil Saints would be dealt with by those powerful Great Saints. The senior experts of Saint Origin Palace wouldn't allow the Devil Saints to massacre their geniuses.

This way, it had created a very favourable condition for Jiang Chen. The battlefield of the devils would become his advantage. With the Edifying Light and Ancestral Dragon Pagoda, he was the absolute nemesis of the devils.

In other words, the chaos in Western Domain had created a golden opportunity for him. As such, he needed to grasp it properly.

"Alright, let's head over to the Law Enforcement Palace to have a look. There should be a lot of people going to the trial in Western Domain this time."

Said Gu Shuangtan.

Subsequently, a group of people flew towards the Law Enforcement Palace. By the time they arrived, there were already plenty of people gathered in the square. They were the Great Saint experts from the eight major palaces. The rebellion of the devils was a crisis and needed the participation of Saint Origin Palace. Whether or not they would be needed in the battlefield or not, they would know it once they arrived at the scene.

The instant Jiang Chen and the others appeared in the square, a pair of gaze fell upon his body, like a chilling sharp sword, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.

When he turned, he saw an Eighth Grade Great Saint elder from Desolate Palace camp glaring at him. This man was the one who wanted to exploit Jiang Chen's family several days ago; he was Desolate Wuleng.

Chapter 987

Doubts About the Identity

Jiang Chen frowned as the man's eyes made him feel very uncomfortable, however, he was sure that he hadn't seen this man before. He hadn't seen any experts from Desolate Palace beside Desolate Emperor and a few elders in the Law Enforcement Palace.

"Little beast, so here you are!"

Desolate Wuleng's voice exploded abruptly followed by a palm as large as the sky that lunged towards Jiang Chen from above. This had certainly shocked everyone.

"Unbridled."

A shout was heard from Gu Palace's camp. Then, an Eighth Grade Great Saint similarly struck out an attack, colliding with Desolate Wuleng's and setting off a stormy wave. From the beginning till the end of that strike, Jiang Chen's facial expression had been indifferent and his pace didn't even slow down in the slightest bit. It was the confidence that came from the depths of his heart, and not just a pretense.

The sounding of the war drum in the Law Enforcement Palace today was originally intended to send reinforcements to Western Domain. No one had ever expected that something like this would happen. Many pair of eyes shifted to Desolate Wuleng. Anger surfaced on the faces of Gu Palace's experts. It was too shameful when a high rank senior like Desolate Wuleng made a sneak-attack on their descendant.

In outsiders' view, Desolate Wuleng launched the strike at Jiang Chen mainly because he had been nursing a grudge against Jiang Chen regarding the matter of the Law Enforcement Palace. He detested Jiang Chen for killing the geniuses of Desolate Palace and making Desolate Emperor lose the seat of the Law Enforcement Palace master.

However, even if he hated Jiang Chen very much, you couldn't just ignore his status. It was no doubt shameful, a highly respectable Eighth Grade Great Saint elder, attacking a Third Grade Great Saint junior in the presence of so many people.

"Desolate Wuleng, are you mad?! Why did you attack the genius of Gu Palace abruptly?"

The elder of Gu Palace who defended Jiang Chen clamoured, Desolate Palace had crossed the line. Besides, Desolate Palace wasn't in control of the Law Enforcement Palace anymore. Even if they controlled the majority, they couldn't commit such an outrageous act.

"I can sense a familiar Qi from his body. He isn't Gu Chen, he is Jiang Chen. The one who killed the six patriarchs of the six major families."

Said Desolate Wuleng loudly.

His words instantly aroused thousands of waves. Everyone was shocked as soon as Desolate Wuleng's voice dropped and turned over to look at Jiang Chen, particularly the people of the six major palaces. Their expressions changed; they now carried a trace of killing intent. However, a lot of them still had doubts, even though both Gu Chen and Jiang Chen had 'Chen' at the back of their names, it didn't indicate that they were the same individual. Without proof, it was hard to convince them. Moreover, it was well known that Desolate Palace bore a deep grudge against Gu Chen. They wanted to eat him alive so bad. Therefore, it was inevitable that Desolate Wuleng would use such a way to frame up Gu Chen.

"Haha! This is really making me laugh. Desolate Wuleng, although your Desolate Palace hated Gu Chen very much, you should find a better excuse other than this. Gu Chen has been practicing in Gu Palace during these days and has never moved even half a step away from Gu Palace. Are you suggesting that every genius who has 'Chen' at the back of their name is Jiang Chen? I understand that you all are very upset after losing the seat in Law Enforcement Palace, but you still have to think of your own status and identity. I can enforce the law on you for attempting to assault our palace's genius and accused him of committing mass murder publicly."

Gu Firmament laughed loudly. He didn't expect to see such a change. He naturally could see that it must be Jiang Chen who had left traces of his Qi in the battlefield and was discovered by Desolate Wuleng. Even though Gu Chen had a different appearance than Jiang Chen, his Qi remained the same. Therefore, it was logical that Desolate Wuleng could discern his camouflage.

However, Gu Firmament was now the palace master of Law Enforcement Palace and the overlord of Gu Palace. Naturally, he couldn't expose Jiang Chen's identity, or else, the experts of the six palaces would all lunge at Jiang Chen. One should know that the things that Jiang Chen did in the Pure Land kwas enough to drive the six major palaces mad.

Luckily, there was an irreparable conflict between Jiang Chen and Desolate Palace. The incident in the Law Enforcement Palace had made Desolate Emperor lost his seat and his face; everyone knew about this. As such, when Desolate Wuleng claimed that Gu Chen was guilty in the absence of evidence, this could be viewed as his deliberate act to fabricate an excuse for revenge.

"Are you sure that you aren't mistaken?"

Desolate Emperor ignored Gu Firmament, and turned over to Desolate Wuleng.

Desolate Wuleng frowned. In fact, he wasn't so sure in his heart because the battle was long over by the moment he arrived. There was merely a faint trace of Jiang Chen's Qi left. Also, Jiang Chen and Gu Chen were both monstrous rank geniuses, it wasn't very surprising if both of them had a slight similarity in their Qi. Furthermore, when he saw Gu Chen's indifferent and resolute look, it made him even more uncertain in his claim.

One should know that as young as Jiang Chen and if Gu Chen was Jiang Chen, he would've acted very unnaturally once his cover was blown. However, this Gu Chen in front of him was very composed from the start until now. Such composure definitely wasn't fake.

There was one more thing, if Jiang Chen was really hiding in Saint Origin Palace. They would've been able to locate him during these past few days.

"Desolate Elder, I advise you and the six major palaces to conduct a thorough investigation with the elders in the Pure Land to conclude whether I am that Jiang Chen you mentioned. If you all are distorting the truth just to slander me, I'm not going to be polite to you all."

Jiang Chen warned.

Quite many of the experts of the other five major palaces hasn't arrived yet, leaving mostly the experts of Desolate Palace here. They were now analyzing Gu Chen carefully. However, due to the fact that they had collected only minimal amount of Jiang Chen's Qi, they virtually couldn't sense anything from him at all.

As a matter of fact, Jiang Chen had secretly circulated the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda and began changing his Qi. So, they naturally couldn't discern the similarity in his Qi.

"I suspect that he is Jiang Chen and I have basis for that."

Said Desolate Wuleng.

"Oh? I wonder what basis Desolate Elder has."

Jiang Chen looked at him, intrigued.

"If I'm not mistaken, your current cultivation base should be Third Grade Great Saint while the Jiang Chen's was also a Third Grade Great Saint. When you were at the Second Grade Great Saint, you were able to kill our Fourth Grade Great Saint genius. That Jiang Chen was able to kill our Seventh Grade Great Saint elder with his Third Grade Great Saint's strength. There can't be two heaven defying geniuses emerging under the heavens at exactly the same time. Besides, we have investigated your background. You have come to Gu Palace claiming that you are the adopted son of Gu Xuantian. However, Gu Family never had someone named Gu Chen until you appeared out of nowhere. It just so happened that Jiang Chen was also closely related to Gu Family. As such, I couldn't help but suspect Gu Chen's real identity."

Said Desolate Wuleng. This happened after the incident in the Law Enforcement Palace, they didn't forget to do a background check on Gu Chen.

It was undeniable that Desolate Wuleng's word created some influences. Putting aside the fact that Gu Chen appeared out of nowhere, both Gu Chen and Jiang Chen were exceedingly heaven defying. The fact that these two figures appeared almost at the same time and were close to Gu Family, it prompted everyone into suspecting that these two were the same person.

"This is a joke. Desolate Wuleng. Is this what you called proof? It's all baseless speculation. You are trying to vilify the genius of our palace. I will not let this matter slip past. During these days, Gu Chen has been in Gu Palace. There was no way that he could kill those six patriarchs. Now, I will invoke the authority of the Law Enforcement Palace master to punish you for your slanderous act."

Gu Firmament's Qi shook. It seemed like he was about to strike Desolate Wuleng directly. As he was now the palace master of the Law Enforcement Palace, he had all the right to be authoritative. He knew in his heart that Jiang Chen and Gu Chen were and the same, but as long as Desolate Wuleng failed to produce any evidence, whatever he claimed would be treated as slanderous act and the person who committed this crime would be punished.

"Brother Gu, can you put this matter aside for me? Now that Western Domain is in chaos and a great enemy is ahead of us, we should never start a fight amongst ourselves. It's imperative that we go to Western Domain immediately and rescue them now."

Said Desolate Emperor. Only God knew how depressing and frustrating it was for him to blurt out such words; the position that Gu Firmament have right now was supposed to be his. If he was the palace master, he would've immediately captured Gu Chen and interrogate him through torture, however, the only thing that he could do now was to lower his head.

"Alright, I will give you face this time. I know that Desolate Palace's aren't convinced after losing the seat of palace master in the Law Enforcement Palace, but don't frame my people because of that. Gu Palace isn't for you to bully as you please."

Gu Firmament darted a cold glance at Desolate Emperor, feeling indescribable exhilaration in his heart. This was a scene that he had dreamed of for so many times.

Desolate Wuleng seemed as if he still had something to say but he was stopped by Desolate Emperor's glare.

Gu Firmament glanced around the square. When he saw that most of the people were here, he said, "I believe you all have already heard about the chaos in Western Domain. The sound of the war drum represents war. In the history of Saint Origin World, we have fought countless of battles with the Devil Race. Today, they have regained their strength and war is just ahead of us. Western Domain has become the main battlefield. The high rank monks of the Great Lightning Tune Temple is gradually losing their strength to defend. This war is going to be a rare opportunity for the young ones. After this, all the spatial passageways of eight major palaces that were directly connected to the Pure Land will be opened."

Gu Firmament's voice echoed loudly across the air. As his voice faded, another war between the Saint Origin World and the Devil Race began.

Subsequently, all the experts and geniuses had returned to their palaces. Using the spatial passageway in their own palaces, they returned to the Pure Land, then headed to Western Domain. This time, the scale of war was huge. For so long that the Devil Race had recuperated in their world, they had become very ferocious and aggressive. On the other hand, Saint Origin Palace also had numerous geniuses and experts. Those young geniuses in particular couldn't wait to join in the war against the devils, they were severely lacking the experience of such trials.

As far as Jiang Chen was concerned, what he had to deal with in this war wasn't only the devils, but also the experts of the six major palaces. He knew very well that Desolate Palace had paid serious attention to him, and even suspected him.

Chapter 988

Gaining Prestige for Gu Family

Each spatial passageway in the eight major palaces opened simultaneously. The first batch of gifted disciples immediately surged into it. The higher ups had already given the orders that whoever did well in this war, whoever had the most kills would be rewarded handsomely.

This excited the geniuses who had longed for a trial even more. They had the urge to rush into the Western Domain and eradicate the entire devil army.

Jiang Chen wasn't excluded from the group. He, Gu Shuangtan and the rest of Gu Palace's geniuses went into the spatial passageway in Gu Palace.

Desolate Palace!

"Are you sure that brat is Jiang Chen?"

Desolate Emperor sounded grim while his eyes stared at Desolate Wuleng unblinkingly.

"I'm not too sure about it, but I sensed a familiar Qi from him the instant he appeared. It was similar to the residual Qi left by Jiang Chen in the battlefield, but because it was merely a faint trace, I wouldn't dare confirm it."

Desolate Wuleng shook his head.

"In any case, this brat is disastrous. Whether he is Jiang Chen or Gu Chen, we must find a way to get rid of him. Presently, the Law Enforcement Palace's seat is occupied by Gu Firmament. What you did just now was too reckless, but an opportunity has presented itself in front of us, that brat has already gone to Western Domain."

Desolate Emperor's face was cold.

"Palace master, are you going to kill him yourself?"

Desolate Wuleng's eyes sparkled.

"He's just a puny brat and doesn't require my interference. There has to be someone among the geniuses who can eliminate him. Well, I am joining the war this time to suppress the 'super' Devil Saints; Saint Origin Palace intends to provide a chance for the geniuses to experience a cruel trial in the war. I will be watching the movements of the 'super' Devil Saints and keep them out of the battlefield. At that time, the whole battlefield would be yours."

Said Desolate Emperor.

"Rest assured, palace master. No matter what happens, we'll not let that brat return alive this time."

Desolate Wuleng ground his teeth. In his heart, both Jiang Chen and Gu Chen were his enemies, and they must die. It was needless to say about Jiang Chen because the conflict between him and Desolate Family had become irreparable. Comparably, Gu Chen had dealt considerable damage to Desolate Palace not long after arriving at Saint Origin Palace. Not only had he killed a few geniuses of Desolate Palace, but also made Desolate Palace lose face. More importantly, the potential Gu Chen had was too great; he would surely become an enormous threat to Desolate Palace in the future. Regardless of which aspect they looked this matter up, it was necessary to get rid of him.

........

In Pure Land, Gu Family.

A large batch of Saint Origin Palace's geniuses had arrived. Their arrival inflated the void with their Qi. They were greeted by the elders of Gu Family and directed them to Western Domain without stopping.

Jiang Chen didn't hurry to the battlefield. He went to see Gu Xuantian instead. As the patriarch and the leader of Gu Family, naturally, he was required to stay and guard for Gu Family.

"Patriarch, what's the status in Western Domain?"

Asked Jiang Chen.

"The Devil Race ran a riot and attacked the domain. The circumstances is very intense. Many experts from the eight major families were sent to support them, but the Devil Race was still invading fiercely. Most of the regions in the domain had fallen into their hands within a short period of time. Despite having a Seventh Grade Great Saint from the Great Lightning Tune Temple guarding there and the special abilities and magical treasures of Buddha Sect that could suppress the devils, they were on the losing end. If it wasn't for the several Eighth Grade Great Saints that came from Gu Palace, the entire domain would've been devoured."

Gu Xuantian sighed, but according to the history of Saint Origin World, the war with the Devil Race would lead to severe outcome every time.

"I can already feel the situation in Western Domain. As far as I'm concerned, this is an excellent opportunity. I will now head to Western Domain and enter the battlefield. The world would surely become chaotic whenever the Devil Race rampages. Even the eight major families will find it difficult to survive through this ordeal. As such, I will entrust my family to you, patriarch."

Said Jiang Chen.

"This is the very foundation of the Gu Family and I won't allow anyone to come over and trample us. Han Yan and Yan Chenyu have already gone to Western Domain. The chaos caused by the devil race this time has brought in plenty of major powers including your enemies. In this trip to Western Domain, you will not only face the devil army but also the vengeance of your enemies. You've got to be careful. You have reached the point which is beyond my capability to help."

Gu Xuantian patted Jiang Chen's shoulder. Presently, Jiang Chen had grown beyond the limits of Gu Xuantian. His strength and wisdom would suffice to confront everything alone.

*howl...* *howl...*

Every corner in the vast Western Domain was occupied by the enemy. Angry howls of the devils could be heard everywhere. Boundless devil waves filled every spot of the domain. The war had already spread to a few million miles. The peaks of the mountain had collapsed and the land were crowded with devils, and lives were destroyed.

The nature of the devils was originally very ferocious. The exit of the Devil World had been fully opened and the Great Lightning Tune Temple was gradually losing their defenses. It only took two days for the devil army to dominate the entire Western Domain. Currently, corpses were lying all over the ground. Countless of human cultivators died tragically in the battlefield.

Killings were happening everywhere and powerful devils were seen in every place. The intervention of the eight major families didn't alleviate the intensity of the war, not until the emergence of Saint Origin Palace's experts.

There was a city at the edge of Western Domain. They weren't exempted from the invasion though. About a hundred miles above the city was packed with devils. Looking below, there was a man who looked thirty-years old or so, leading a large number of cultivators to fight the devils with everything they've got.

"Argh..." "Argh..." "Argh..."

However, these cultivators' cultivation were just too weak. Lots of them were Combat King, some were Combat Soul, a dozen of Combat Emperors and only one Minor Saint expert, whereas the number of the devils were still increasing, and the ones that were coming were becoming more and more powerful. At the moment, three Third Grade Minor Saint devils appeared in the sky.

Despair was plastered on everyone's face. That middle-aged leader was the City Lord. He too had become desperate and lost his hope.

"City Lord, what shall we do? We're finished this time. The devils are too strong."

Someone screamed.

"Don't be afraid, everyone. I have already sent a distressed signal to the Great Lightning Tune Temple."

The City Lord replied loudly, comforting everyone.

"City Lord, stop dreaming. The current Great Lightning Tune Temple is no longer the previous Great Lightning Tune Temple. They can't even protect themselves, let alone save us. It's over."

An old man roared as his eyes turned bloodshot. They had been waiting for the high-rank monks to come to their rescue, but unfortunately, none had come and their people were dying unceasingly.

The people who survived had already lost their hope for the monks to rescue them. The present Great Lightning Tune Temple was no longer the sacred Buddha Sect that could defend against the devils and save innocent lives, which was originally the purpose of their existence. Despite the fact that they were losing their defenses, it wasn't hard for them to send one or two high-rank monks to other cities and regions to rescue the people there.

While it was true that the Great Lightning Tune Temple was only guarding their temple, it was also true that they didn't intend to rescue the others. Even the experts of the eight major families had already entered directly into the main battlefield, at the center of Western Domain. None had paid any attention and care to these poor cultivators.

*Jie...* *Jie...*

The commander of the devil army was thirty meters large. Looking at the people below, he continuously let out a sinister laugh. He stuck out his red tongue, his cold eyes could shiver people's soul.

The devil army was ready to conduct a massacre. The people below them were just delicious prey. They had yearned for human blood for far too long in the Devil World.

"It's over."

The people below felt so hopeless, even the City Lord no longer tried to comfort himself and the others. Today, they were all destined to die.

"Humph!"

At this second, a cold humph rang like a thunder from the sky. Immediately after that, a brilliant palm the size of ten miles radiated rays of golden light, instantly blowing away the overwhelming devil Qi from the sky.

*Hong Long......*

The large palm carried an unknown weight and fell onto the army of devils.

"Argh......." "Argh......."

Numerous miserable screams were heard. The three Third Grade Great Saints had been pulverized into nothingness, without leaving any remains. The palm strike had slapped at least dozens of devils to death.

*Crash......*

Subsequently, another ray of golden light radiated. It was as if this light could blow away the darkness. It enshrouded all the devils above the city and instantly, they were torn apart, leaving nothing behind.

The city that was filled with gloomy Qi speedily recovered its brightness as soon as all the devil Qi vanished. At least more than a thousand devils were killed at that moment.

The cultivators of the city were dumbfounded, standing rooted to where they were. They couldn't believe what they were seeing. The abrupt excitement that came after the crisis was beyond their imagination.

A youth in white clothes appeared in the sky. He was no stranger. He was no doubt Jiang Chen, but had the appearance of Gu Chen.

"Thank goodness that you have come to our aid. May I ask for your name?"

The City Lord was the first to regain his senses. He saluted deeply at Jiang Chen.

"I am Gu Chen of Gu Family. Why hasn't the high-rank monks of the Great Lightning Tune Temple come to rescue you all?"

Jiang Chen frowned. Judging from the seriousness and intensity of the battle here, Great Lightning Tune Temple should've send some reinforcement to rescue the city.

"I'm afraid that the Great Lightning Tune Temple can't even protect themselves."

Sighed the City Lord.

"Alright. I know. The current Great Lightning Tune Temple is no longer the sacred Buddha Sect like before. This city is no doubt remote from the main battlefield, but this shouldn't be a reason for them to overlook you all. Every other expert who went to the battlefield only did so for their own benefits, but we, the people of Gu Family has come to save lives. Today, I have saved you all and will continue to rescue the other cities. You all should flee to a safer place."

Said Jiang Chen. The situation in the war with the Devil Race was in Gu Family's favor. He was going to take this opportunity to gain prestige and gather support from the people and used it against Desolate Palace in the future. It was necessary for the people to know that the Gu Family is the lord of the Heaven and Earth.

Chapter  989

One Man to Defend Against All

In order to make the best use of his time, he turned into a ray of light and vanished without any delay. No one in the city found out that the residual essence of the devils had vanished the instant Jiang Chen departed. As far as the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda was concerned, these were nourishments. Although the cultivation base of these devils were too low in comparison to Jiang Chen, there was an immense number of them. As such, he was going to make good use of his pagoda-absorber.

The cultivators who had been rescued bowed in succession to the direction where Jiang Chen left. They would remember his kindness for as long as they lived. Gu Family gained their hearts instantly despite them believing in Buddha and worshipping the Great Lightning Tune Temple.

Today, the one who saved them from the dire distress wasn't anyone from the Great Lightning Tune Temple but in fact the genius of Gu Family.

"Going to war with the Devil Race is a matter of the world. However, Gu Family is the only one who fought for the sake of the world." The city lord sighed.

"City Lord, what do we do now? Are we going to run for our lives?" Someone asked.

"If you want to run for your lives, do it yourself. I will never flee. I have lost my home and those closest to me. If I can't kill devils while I am still alive, I'm no different to a walking corpse."

"Yeah! I won't run as well. Let's go to the other battlefield and kill some devils. Now, every place in the Western Domain has turned into a battlefield and devils are everywhere. We have to do our part when we are still alive."

........

A thrill of excitement surged through them. Their eyes had turned blood red while looking at the ruined homes and the battered corpses. Even if they were still alive, they felt as if their heart was bleeding. The war was too cruel; the devils were born to eliminate the human race. Did they really want to run away after being rescued by Jiang Chen?

"Alright. We'll head towards the other battlefield to eliminate devils and to safeguard our home."

The city lord's Qi roared, as he led the remaining cultivators towards a certain direction.

Jiang Chen wasn't in a hurry to enter the main battlefield. He had to build a reputation for Gu Family first because he clearly knew that even though the war against the Devil Race was happening only in the Western Domain, it would influence the entire human race, which was an opportunity for Gu Family to shoot to fame.

Although the Western Domain was smallest amongst the eight major domains, its surrounding area was a few dozen million mile large. It was abounded with big and small cities. For the peripheral city like the one rescued by Jiang Chen previously, there were thousands of them.

In fact, these cities weren't the main battlefield but they were no doubt facing their doomsday. Some cultivators had fled the moment the devils attacked while others remained and engaged in an intense battle with the devils.

Without the reinforcement from Great Lighting Tune Temple and the help of the eight major families in Pure Land, they could only let the battle run its course. At this time, a young man in white clothes that looked like the Saviour stepped through the void flying across cities on the outskirts of Western Domain. Every city he passed was accompanied by innumerable wails and countless deaths.

The devils on the outskirts were too weak. To Jiang Chen, a casual blow of air from his mouth was enough to eradicate them and it was absolutely effortless. These gusts of winds had made him and Gu Family famous. His name, Gu Chen, began to spread rapidly in the Western Domain. Indirectly, Gu Family's reputation had surpassed Great Lightning Tune Temple's.

While Jiang Chen was massacring the devils, many Minor Saint geniuses of the eight major families had emerged. This time, they had entered the battlefields in the outskirts and helped the cities from being invaded.

At the beginning of the war, the devils' attacks were fierce and wild. Not only they were extremely numerous, but there were also a lot of powerful Devil Saints that constantly kept Great Lightning Tune Temple occupied. The six major families of Pure Land were still in distress after the event of their patriarchs and their Sixth Grade Great Saint elders being killed. Thus, in addition to the fact that the experts of Saint Origin Palace were present and with their low morale, they wouldn't dare to send their geniuses to the battlefield.

Now, as the experts of Saint Origin Palace were coming in succession, these geniuses of the eight major families joined the war. The Great War between Human Race and Devil Race had truly begun.

This was going to be a tragic war, but it wasn't a war without benefit. In the cultivation path, one had to go against the Heaven in order to move forward like sailing against the current. Take any famous figure in history for example, none of them had made past their way to what they were at that time without stepping on hills or mountains of white bones. Every one of them had been through a great deal of life-or-death ordeals before they managed to succeed.

Therefore, having war with the Devil Race was part of the process in the growth of Human Race and also an experience for the geniuses to gain maturity. Cultivation had always been cruel. In the world of cultivation, some were destined to rise whereas some would fall.

Jiang Chen was without a doubt the largest beneficiary of this war for the current moment and in the future. After an hour of massacring in the Western Domain, more than 10, 000 devils had died in his hands.

With such immense number of devils, he didn't miss a single one of their essences. All were absorbed by the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda and the fourth level had begun to form gradually; an embryonic shape could be seen from the fourth level.

The ninety-nine levels Ancestral Dragon Pagoda held the same concept as Jiang Chen's dragon transformation skill. The further it reached, the harder it was to condense. Therefore, fully condensing the fourth floor would be much harder than condensing the third floor.

The best way to condense the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda was to absorb energy, energy that was immense and great in amount. Those devils that he killed previously were too low in level. Thus, the effect wasn't that great in condensing the pagoda.

Meanwhile, the battle status in Great Lightning Tune Temple was chaotic. Innumerable devils were besieged by Great Lightning Tune Temple. Besides the high-ranked monks of the temple, there were also experts from Saint Origin Palace.

At this moment, the experts who were guarding Great Lightning Tune Temple right now were Great Saints of Gu Family, including the several Eighth Grade Great Saints that fought against the Eighth Grade Devil Saints inextricably, neither of them were gaining the upper hand.

Sure enough, the present Great Lightning Tune Temple was no longer the Great Lightning Tune Temple that everyone knew. It was declining at a rapid rate. In the last thousand years, they had only produced one Ancestor Greenlotus. Compared to such an enormous battlefield, they were undeniably vulnerable. Not even an Eighth Grade Great Saint could be found across the entire Great Lightning Tune Temple.

Greenlotus Mountain!

It wasn't far from Great Lightning Tune Temple and was also one of the main battlefields. All the peaks of them mountains had been smashed and large pits were everywhere. Tens of thousands of black-coloured devils were swooping towards the Greenlotus Mountain.

At the present moment, outside Greenlotus Mountain stood a young man with white hair. His body was emanating devil waves which was more terrifying than those devils. His hands were covered with devil's blood – the blood of his enemy. Under his feet was devil corpses that could be piled up into a hill.

This youth was none other than Han Yan. To him, such battle was simply something he dreamt of. Given his Ancient Divine Devil physique, he could absorb all kinds of devil essences and souls to enhance his cultivation.

In other words, his means was almost the same as Jiang Chen when it came to such a battlefield. They were the greatest enemy of devils.

"Little friend, be careful. It isn't easy to deal with that formidable Fifth Grade Devil Saint."

Below, in front of the gate of Greenlotus Mountain was an old monk, covered with blood, sitting cross-legged. He stared at the 300 meter tall Devil Saint and reminded Han Yan with concerning tone. The old monk was Great Master Ran Feng who was only a Second Grade Great Saint. He had been seriously wounded from his previous fights. If Han Yan hadn't appeared in time, he would have been killed by the devils' frenzied attacks.

The devils always had a deep hatred for monks of Buddha Sect. Therefore, their attacks against them would be extremely fierce. The devil leader standing opposite Han Yan right now was a powerful Fifth Grade Great Saint.

"Rest assured, great master. I won't let these devils disrupt Tyrant's cultivation with peace," replied Han Yan.

He understood that Tyrant was now going through the most critical moment in his seclusion that it should never be disturbed.

That day after Jiang Chen's departure, it took Tyrant roughly ten minutes to break through into Great Saint realm and initiated the Nine Major Tribulation. But he didn't come out from seclusion after that. The power in the Sarira left by Ancestor Greenlotus was too great. First Grade Great Saint was definitely not the only advancement he would obtain.

Observing Tyrant's progression made Great Master Ran Feng feel very delighted. That day when the Devil Race began its attack, Tyrant's cultivation had broken through Third Grade Great Saint and it didn't stop advancing even after that. According to Great Master Ran Feng's estimation, Tyrant would at least reach the peak of Fifth Grade Great Saint after his seclusion, or he would even reach the sixth grade of Great Saint realm.

After all, the Sarira that had integrated with the Immortal Soul was undeniably terrifying. Tyrant had inherited the heritage left by Ancestor Greenlotus in the past, which made him the inheritor of Ancestor Greenlotus. So, refining the Sarira had naturally become easier.

At the present moment in Greenlotus Mountain. There was a trace of indistinct Qi that grew strong and weak at random times. That was the Qi of Tyrant, indicating that he was reaching the final step in his seclusion. Without a doubt, he would amaze everyone once he succeeded.

As this was the most crucial step of the process, the last thing he needed was to be disturbed. Otherwise, he would suffer an inestimable loss.

Great Master Ran Feng initially had lost hope due to the devils' invasion but Han Yan's timely appearance had given him hope again.

"The pure Ancient Divine Devil physique. I hadn't imagined that it existed in the Human Race. But unfortunately, your are still too weak. After killing you today, I will devour your Ancient Divine Devil Bloodline. Then, my cultivation base will advance by leaps and bounds and I will become invincible. Kaka..." The Fifth Grade Devil Saint laughed maniacally.

He felt surprised and at the same time, happy when he discovered that the Ancient Divine Devil Bloodline was in the body of a human. This was his chance. If he could consume a human with Ancient Divine Devil Bloodline, the benefits he could obtain would be boundless.

Chapter 990

The Saint Light of Buddha Sect

"You want to devour me? I'm afraid you don't have the teeth for that." Han Yan said, sneering.

Although he was only a peak Fourth Grade Great Saint, an ordinary Fifth Grade Great Saint was no match for him. That time, in the Pure Land, a lot of Fifth Grade Great Saints from the six major families had been killed by him. Furthermore, his current cultivation had already advanced unlike before.

Then again, the powerful Ancient Divine Devil physique represented the king that was above thousands of devils. Putting aside the possibility of whether he could command them, his Qi alone was enough to make them feel terrified. Even this Fifth Grade Great Saint devil felt stifled before Han Yan.

*Howl...*

The devil didn't want to waste any more time. In this war against Saint Origin World, they were competing of who could make the biggest contribution to their race. If he could kill this Ancient Divine Devil human, not only would he acquire great benefits, but also be rewarded generously by the higher echelons.

The Fifth Grade Great Saint devil moved, opening his giant black mouth that looked like a huge black hole, and pounced on Han Yan frenziedly. The stormy gust of stench he released was revolting. Those sharp tusks inside didn't seem inferior to any average Great Saint Weapon.

Great Master Ran Feng gazed at this powerful devil without blinking, his heart was full of worries, not knowing whether Han Yan could resist it.

However, Han Yan's performance relieved his worried mind. He couldn't help but gasp in admiration that there were too many monstrous geniuses in this world, and the ones befriended by Jiang Chen were all heaven defying.

"Humph!"

After hearing a cold humph, Han Yan's pupils suddenly turned pure black and he shouted, "9,000 Meter White Hair."

*Whizz* *Whizz* *Whizz*

Each strand of his white hair had turned into a sharp sword, covering the sky, like a white ocean, indestructible. In just a few blinks of an eye, the white swords fully encompassed the devil and pierced through its giant mouth.

"Argh..."

The devil screamed in pain. He had not imagined that this human could be so overbearing, his hair alone was unbearable. Now, Han Yan's white hair had formed a domain, totally trapping the devil. 9,000 Meter White Hair was a powerful and versatile combat ability which Han Yan had just awakened.

"A poor little Fifth Grade Devil Saint attempting to fight against me? Die!"

Han Yan's strikes were ruthless. The sharp white hair shot forth all of a sudden, shredding the 300 meter tall Devil Saint. The blood of the devil drifted in the sky. Han Yan snatched the devil soul from the remains and swallowed it straightaway.

"Haha! Sure enough, this is nourishing." Han Yan said and laughed.

Gusts of devil waves rushed out of his body, masking the void around. The devils began to retreat when they felt a strong pressure from the oppressive Qi.

"Die, all of you! Help me break through to the Fifth Grade Great Saint."

Han Yan went frenzied. He unleashed a sea of devil Qi, encompassing thousands of devils. Among these devils, there were a dozen Devil Saints, a Fourth Grade Devil Saint and plenty of Minor Saints. After consuming the devil soul of the Fifth Grade Great Saint, his cultivation had already reached the peak of Fourth Grade Great Saint, only a step away from the Fifth Grade Great Saint. If he could refine all the devil souls of these devils, it wouldn't be a problem for him to advance to Fifth Grade Great Saint.

*howl* *howl*

The devils that was in the zone of the devil Qi realized that they could do nothing about their situation after a few struggles. At this moment, Han Yan had turned into a peerless devil. The sea of devil Qi turned into a terrifying energy, ripping off groups of devils. Not even Devil Saints could escape such fate.

Han Yan looked as if he had turned into a real Ancient Devil—the ferocious Divine Devil. The Heaven and Earth changed color. All the devils were in terror. Unceasing wails could be heard, while all the devil souls flew towards Han Yan's hand, and was then refined.

*Pa* *Pa* *Pa*

Han Yan's Qi was still rising non-stop. Within a few minutes or so, he refined all the devil souls and successfully broke through to the Fifth Grade Great Saint. Inside his body was a black ocean. It was the Devil Sea that could absorb anything.

Ever since successfully refining the Ancient Devil, his bloodline was fully activated, revealing the horrifyingness of his ability. It might not be obvious in a fight against human cultivators, but against devils, it could be seen clearly.

Because of his special bloodline and physique, he was able to endlessly absorb devil souls. Moreover, this absorption was different from Jiang Chen's, which depended on dragon transformation skill and over absorption would easily lead to instability of the foundation. As Jiang Chen was using the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda in the absorption, the benefits he got naturally became lesser.

Han Yan, on the other hand, wouldn't have to worry about over absorption. Instead, the source of devil essence in devil souls would strengthen his foundation.

In other words, this battle had provided Han Yan the greatest and the best opportunity. During his massacre, he continued to grow stronger to a horrifying extent.

*Crash...*

The devils that surrounded the Greenlotus Mountain was eradicated by Han Yan. All of a sudden, a ray of brilliant light shot up to the sky at the center of Greenlotus Mountain. One could clearly see the Sanskrit symbols in this brilliance. It looked incomparably divine and full of Buddha essence.

The light had attracted Han Yan and Great Master Ran Feng's attention. Their eyes were full of surprise, particularly Great Master Ran Feng's. No one knew better than him what the luminosity and the symbols meant.

"Haha! Great. This is great. This is the Saint Light of Buddha Sect. For nearly 1,000 years, he is only the second person to comprehend the Saint Light. The first is my master and the second is my apprentice. Hahahaha!" Great Master Ran Feng laughed without restraint.

He was filled with joy and pride. The Saint Light of Buddha Sect was the embodiment of Buddha. Ever since the decline of Buddha Sect, it had only produced one Gifted One—Ancestor Greenlotus. After grasping the Saint Light, he became the master of all. Today, the second person who comprehended the Saint Light appeared. Among these two people, one was Great Master Ran Feng's master and the other was his disciple. Thus, there was no way that he wouldn't be proud of them.

"What the heck?! Judging by Tyrant's Qi, he must have already reached the Fifth Grade Great Saint," said Han Yan.

"That right. That's the effect of Ancestor's Sarira. In fact, Fifth Grade Great Saint was supposed to be his limit. I didn't expect this kid to comprehend the Saint Light of Buddha Sect. Depending solely on this Saint Light would allow him to advance to the Sixth Grade Great Saint. It is no longer impossible for him to surpass Ancestor Greenlotus in the future." Great Master Ran Feng said with a face full of relief.

"Damn!"

Han Yan rolled his eyes, admitting that there were in fact plenty of 'abnormals' in this world, but seeing Tyrant's current achievement made him feel incomparably happy. As the world was approaching chaos, Jiang Chen mentioned that he and Tyrant would become his left and right hands. It was true, considering the fact that his Ancient Divine Devil Bloodline had been fully activated and started to reveal a portion of his incredible might, and also Tyrant's marvelous advancement.

*howl*

Just then, a devil's howl rang. A muster of devils charged forward once more. This time, the number of devils weren't as many as before. Even though it seemed that there were only about a hundred of them, the Qi exuded by these devils were more powerful than the previous devils. The chief among them was a middle-aged man with a cultivation of a Seventh Grade Devil Saint. There were three Sixth Grade Devil Saints beside him.

"Not good. It must be the massacre just now and the Saint Light that attracted these powerful devils. This Seventh Grade Devil Saint isn't going to be easy to deal with."

Great Master Ran Feng's facial expression changed.

Even Han Yan frowned. Although he had just advanced to Fifth Grade Great Saint and killing Sixth Grade Devil Saints wouldn't be a problem, he was still no match to a Seventh Grade Devil Saint. Now that Tyrant was at his most critical moment, he must hold the attacks of these devils. No matter what happened, he couldn't let Tyrant receive any harm.

*Hong...*

Billowy devil waves surged out of Han Yan's body. His face didn't show any signs of fear even when he was about to face these fierce devils.

"Kill!"

The chief gave the command to kill with one word.

*Howl!*

The three Sixth Grade Devil Saints dashed towards Han Yan.

"Humph!"

Han Yan let out a cold humph, striking out a punch that carried an overwhelming Qi, forming a black barrier. The three Sixth Grade Devil Saints were pushed by Han Yan's punch. One of them spurted out blood.

"What?!"

They couldn't help exclaiming in astonishment. Their gaze brimmed with disbelief. Their cultivation was higher than Han Yan and their physique should've given them the upper hand while battling a human cultivator. They hadn't thought that their joint strike would be deflected by a mere Fifth Grade Great Saint human.

"I didn't expect that the Ancient Divine Devil Bloodline would exist in a human's body. No wonder you are so strong. However, you surely will die under my attacks."

The Seventh Grade Great Saint discerned Han Yan's true ability. He made a step forth; an aggressive wave charged at Han Yan, like a sharp sword.

*Crash...*

Han Yan moved, striking out a huge palm—that looked like a ferocious-looking black devil palm covered with black scales—collided with the Seventh Grade Devil Saint's attack head on.

*Hong Long...*

Violent waves rolled. Han Yan was pushed back several paces before regaining his balance. Sure enough, the Seventh Grade Devil Saint wasn't an easy opponent.

"Haha! You all, go and attack that Buddha Light. I will handle this brat."

The devil chief laughed as he gazed at the ray of Saint Light above Greenlotus Mountain.

"Roger!"

Over 100 devils rushed towards the Saint Light. Han Yan wanted to stop them but the devil chief kept him busy. Below, Great Master Ran Feng looked concerned. Given his present state, he wouldn't be of any help at all and would die immediately if he tried to stop this group of devils.

"I didn't expect that another genius would be born in Buddha Sect. Anyway, this genius won't fall."

A wave of devils seethed like the sea, as it charged towards the Buddha Light.