He slaughtered all the Silver-winged Heavenly Demons, most of whom were Nine Vein Emperors, and even more than a dozen half-step Demon Emperors. He had slain tens of thousands of powerful beings in succession. Long Chen himself was exhausted, slightly out of breath.
Watching Long Chen gasp for breath, the blond man's lips curled into a cold smile:
"Out of strength, huh? How can you fight me now?"
"Out of strength?"
Long Chen took a deep breath, his aura circulating, his breathing instantly stopping, and he once again became full of vitality.
When he saw Long Chen's transformation, the blond man was startled, then immediately understood: "So what you just used wasn't the power of the stars at all."
"How fresh! With these mischievous melons, you expect me to use my precious star power?" Long Chen said disdainfully.
Long Chen's star phenomenon was always on his body, but he used the power of purple blood and the power of the Seven-Colored Supreme Blood.
After killing so many powerful opponents, their power was almost completely depleted, which is why Long Chen was somewhat out of breath.
Now, Long Chen had switched back to the power of the stars, and he had returned to his peak condition. In other words, the previous battle only consumed his purple blood, Seven-Colored Supreme Blood, and a portion of his soul power.
Long Chen wasn't a fool; of course he could see through the blond man's intentions. Since the other party wanted to drain his power, Long Chen played along and killed all the Silver-Winged Demons. Now, the black soil of the chaotic space was already piled high with their corpses.
"Don't waste your effort. In the face of absolute power, so-called schemes and tricks are all nonsense.
With your demon clan's little brains, playing dirty games with humans—aren't you just asking for humiliation?"
Long Chen carried the Dragonbone Evil Moon and slowly walked toward the golden-haired man. The once calm power of the stars now surged like tides, and the entire world was undergoing some kind of change because of Long Chen.
"A Nine-Star heir who possesses both the Purple Blood Clan and the Jiuli Clan bloodlines at the same time—this is the first time I've heard of him.
It seems you're a bit stronger than I estimated. It looks like it will take some effort to take you down. But do you really think that a mere Earth Saint like you is qualified to challenge me?" The blond man said coldly.
"My goal isn't to challenge you, but to defeat you, even kill you. Or rather, I have a goal higher than killing you.
You call yourself the Demon Emperor, but that's already in the past. Now, you don't look like a human, not a ghost, neither heaven nor hell will keep you.
Don't even mention the glorious past—that's all in the past. What you're facing now is the legendary and invincible Long Sanye." Long Chen said.
"Hahaha, Commanding the Wind and Clouds?" Invincible? It's ridiculous that someone born in the age of declining Dharma dares to boast like this." The blond man laughed heartily toward the sky.
"Laugh, laugh to your heart's content, or you won't get another chance. By the way, have you ever seen a wooden barrel? Have you ever heard the word 'shortcoming'?" Long Chen asked.
"A wooden bucket?" Of course I know, and I understand my weaknesses too. What do you want to say?" The blond man asked.
"A wooden barrel, besides a base, is made by joining together many boards. How much water a barrel can hold doesn't depend on the longest board, but on the shortest board." Long Chen said.
"What do you mean?"
The blond man clearly didn't understand what Long Chen meant.
Long Chen continued as he walked forward, "Human strength is the same—physical body, bloodline, spells, divine abilities, formations, wisdom, and so on—all are like planks.
These boards were joined together to form a barrel wall, uneven in height, some short, some long.
Most cultivators can only see their longest board, not their shortest board. So, that is their weakness and their shortcoming—this is the origin of the shortcoming.
The reason I dare to challenge you directly is because I know where my longest board is, and I also know where your shortest board is.
Comparing the two, I think my longest board is a bit longer than your shortest one, so I'm confident I can beat you."
"Then what do you think my weakness is?" The blond man sneered.
"Better to do than talk."
"Buzz"
Long Chen moved. As he spoke, he took a total of thirty-five steps forward. The moment he took that thirty-sixth step, thirty-five footprints appeared behind him.
On each footprint, countless star charts were flowing. Yet the moment the chart appeared, thirty-five Dragon Chens appeared at once. The moment these thirty-six Dragon Chens appeared, with each step he took forward, they instantly merged into one.
"Crescent Moon Shocking Slash!"
Long Chen roared, a long-prepared strike. He had been planning for a long time.
"Rumble...
One strike shook heaven and earth, divine might shattering heaven and earth. The dragon bone evil moon streaked across the sky, creating a black galaxy. This strike contained all of Long Chen's power.
"You're tricking."
Only
then did the blond man realize he had been tricked. Long Chen distracted him by speaking; in fact, from the very first step he took was essentially making a move.
He had been holding an ancient golden war blade in one hand and continuously forming hand seals with the other to counter Long Chen. At that moment, the altar exploded with a thunderous roar. His battle blade left the altar and met Long Chen's strike.
The moment the golden battle blade left the altar, the entire altar trembled. The skulls of countless human warriors quivered, and the altar began to shake and become unstable.
It turned out that his battle blade was meant to suppress the skulls of these human warriors and should not be used lightly. But Long Chen's violent strike forced him to defend with his blade.
"Boom!"
With a thunderous explosion, two divine weapons flashed with blade shadows stretching for thousands of miles, clashing fiercely. The void shattered, and countless runes were crushed to dust. Long Chen spat out a mouthful of blood, his tiger's mouth split open, and he was sent flying.
The blond man was also uncomfortable. His body swayed and he staggered back several steps. With each step back, the altar beneath his feet shook.
"Buzz Elder..."
The
altar buzzed and shook continuously, as if it might collapse at any moment.
On the endless skull, blood-red threads connected them, tightly binding the heads. Without these threads, the altar would have collapsed long ago.
"I see. When I first arrived, I remember those guys were all half-step Demon Emperors.
And just now, most of them became Nine Vein Emperors. It turns out you forcibly drained part of their power, so it's all to maintain this altar."
> Long Chen looked at the altar, wiping blood from the corner of his mouth, his face grim as he said, "
Looks like you really have quite a few weaknesses. That strike just now was just a test, nothing counts. Let's go again."
Long Chen took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes. The Dragonbone Evil Moon slowly pointed toward the sky.
"Buzz buzz buzz...
Above the
Dragonbone Evil Moon, a fist-sized star lit up—one, two, three stars, ....
Each star lit up, causing the starry sky behind Long Chen to tremble violently. When the seventh star appeared, the sea of stars behind Long Chen twisted in an instant, all surging into the Dragonbone Evil Moon.
"Pfft!"
Long Chen spat out a mouthful of blood. At that moment, the Dragonbone Evil Moon gathered endless star power and began to leak out wildly.
"Out of control."
Long Chen's face changed dramatically. This was a sudden idea he had thought would work, but when it came to actual use, it was a different story.
"Seven-Star Remnant Moon Slash!"
Long Chen roared, blood spraying from his mouth, his arms tightened, and he directly threw the Dragonbone Evil Moon out.
This was the result of Long Chen fusing the secret technique of the Nine Stars lineage, the Seven Star Moon Slash, with the Dragonbone Evil Moon's Waning Moon Shocking Slash.
To increase the success rate, Long Chen deliberately unleashed the Crescent Moon Shocking Slash first, allowing the power of the stars and the power of the Evil Moon to merge and connect.
But now, the Dragonbone Evil Moon, infused with the power of the Star Sea, instantly became chaotic and uncontrollable. He could no longer hold onto it, or else he would be killed by the shock.
"Buzz!"
The
Dragonbone Evil Moon broke free from Long Chen's large hand and slashed unsteadily toward the altar. Long Chen didn't even bother to check the outcome and bolted.