This is an ancient sect. Although it is not very large, the ancient buildings show that this is a power with a very long history.
But now, this sect had been destroyed, with corpses everywhere—some human, others demonic.
The most terrifying thing was that a claw mark stretching tens of thousands of miles embedded in the earth was precisely this claw, which wiped out the entire sect with a single strike.
The most terrifying thing was that the earth its claws had reached had turned into earth and rock, incredibly hard and impenetrable to blades and spears.
Seeing the massive claw mark, Yue Zifeng couldn't help but gasp: "It seems that at that time, this sect was fighting demons. The owner of this claw fell with one strike, the sect was destroyed, and all the monsters died."
"Senior Brother Long Chen, all the corpses here are as hard as corpses—extremely strange." A powerful figure dragged the corpse of a demon and approached Long Chen, his eyes filled with shock and terror.
It was a monster nine feet tall, with six arms, covered in fish-scale creatures. Its aura was astonishing—it was a Human Emperor-level monster.
At this moment, its eyes were filled with terror, its face twisted, as if it had seen something terrifying before death.
Most shockingly, its entire body bore no wounds. Just as the man said, its body was as hard as stone, and its scales bore rock-like patterns.
"Clang, clang ..."
Someone struck their weapon a few times, producing a clanging sound—not the sound of flesh and blood at all.
Everyone checked the bodies of the others, and the same was true. Their eerie appearance was terrifying.
"Senior, what do you think?" Long Chen brought the corpse to Feng Xinyue. He had never seen anything so strange and needed to consult her.
"I want to see what you have to say." Feng Xinyue said with a smile.
"This demon has powerful earth-element energy inside it. Judging by the shape of the claw print, it seems to be left by a giant lizard-type demon beast. However, the one who attacked has extremely strong control over power and has no bloodline aura left, so it's impossible to determine which race it belongs to." Long Chen said.
Feng Xinyue nodded and said, "No wonder he's the youngest dean in the history of Lingxiao Academy. His insight is truly remarkable.
Your analysis is correct—this is a variant of earth-based power, known as crystal-based power.
But you know, many times, our words aren't very accurate, or seem misleading.
The reason they are called the Crystal System is simply because their name is the Blood Crystal Demon Lizard clan, a species passed down from the Chaos Era. Legend has it that it and the Yellow Springs Blood Crocodile come from the same race, but no one knows where they actually came from.
The Blood Crystal Demon Lizard is an extremely special race; its bloodline isn't in its body, but rather condenses on its surface, forming lumps of lumps.
These lumps looked just like crystals; from afar, they looked like armor clad in crystal stones.
So, even when it uses its divine power, you can't sense its bloodline power, because the bloodline is enclosed within the crystal stone. After a single strike, the bloodline power flows back.
This is an extremely rare form of attack. So far, among all the beings I know, only the Blood Crystal Demon Lizard clan possesses this ability."
"Bloodline power flows back? Doesn't that mean their fighting endurance is endless?" Tang Wan'er couldn't help but exclaim.
Feng Xinyue said, "Although it can't be called endless, because it consumes little energy, its endurance is truly astonishing. This is a very troublesome race."
After hearing Feng Xinyue's analysis, everyone was shaken to their core. Looking at the massive footprints stretching tens of thousands of miles, then at those rock-hard bodies, disbelief filled their eyes.
With such terrifying power and extraordinary endurance, such a heaven-defying race—wouldn't they be invincible?
"Are they demon clans?" Long Chen asked.
"It's the demon clan," Feng Xinyue said.
"Is their power—the origin power—hidden within the inner core, or within the crystal core?" Long Chen asked.
Feng Xinyue was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "What's wrong? Are you after them?"
Long Chen chuckled and said, "In my Dragon Blood Legion, I have two brothers, both earth-element cultivators.
I think if they get its original runes, there might be a good chance they can gain its abilities."
In fact, when Long Chen saw such terrifying destructive power, his first thought was Li Qi and Song Mingyuan.
Their strength was flexible but lacked fierceness. In defense, with them present, the safety of the Dragonblood Legion was greatly ensured.
But when it comes to attack power and lethality, the two of them are quite troubled. Among the four legion commanders, their lethality is the weakest.
Although Guo Ran had forged their exclusive divine weapons, the earth element is thick and long-lasting, which meant their defense was strong but their attack power was lacking.
In fact, in the Dragonblood Legion, having just one defensive earth-element powerhouse was enough.
However, both of their spiritual roots had long since fused with earth-element energy and could not be changed—even Long Chen couldn't do anything about it.
Now that the opportunity had come, Long Chen's eyes lit up. If either Li Qi or Song Mingyuan could gain such energy, then the two would be a perfect match—one strong and one defensive, one firm and one flexible.
As soon as they heard that Long Chen was actually targeting the Blood Crystal Demon Lizard, all the experts present felt a chill run down their spines, especially when they saw Long Chen's eyes shining brightly, making them shudder.
"The Blood Crystal Demon Lizard is a special race. They have no crystal cores or inner cores. Their original runes are found in the blood crystals around them.
The key is, once the blood crystal is taken away, their bloodline runes enter a dormant state. After a certain period, they self-destruct. Trying to seize their power is extremely difficult." Feng Xinyue said.
"When you mentioned a certain time, how long do you mean?" Long Chen asked.
"I heard it'll be several months, but I can't be sure of the specifics." Feng Xinyue pondered for a moment before speaking.
"Several months, huh? Hehe, that's no problem!" Hearing that there would be several months, Long Chen immediately felt relieved.
Stripping the Blood Crystal Demon Lizard of its source power wasn't difficult, because Long Chen possessed the Heavenly Dao Tree. As long as he killed it, he could easily obtain it.
The key was their origin runes. To control origin power, one needed the support of origin runes; otherwise, having blood crystal power but unable to use it would be pointless.
Although Long Chen possessed the Seven-Treasure Glazed Tree, and whether Li Qi or Song Mingyuan obtained it, they could study it and explore how to use it, but that would still require a lot of time and experience.
If one obtains the origin runes, they can directly activate the power of the blood crystals. Moreover, with these primordial runes as a foundation, it will become much easier to comprehend and cultivate their own techniques and divine abilities in the future.
Long Chen reached out and gathered all the monster corpses into the chaotic space, pushing the mountains on both sides to bury the sect, because there was no time to settleBurying them would only be a simple burial, which was better than exposing their bodies in the wilderness.
The group continued forward, but after walking for just over an hour, they saw a grand procession in the distance. Long Chen saw that group, and that group also saw this way.
"Hahaha, Wind God Sea Pavilion? What a coincidence!" At that moment, a sarcastic voice came from within the group, followed by an elderly man with a sharp face and monkey-like cheeks, who appeared at the very front of the group.