Chapter 583: Shattered World
Long Chen didn’t even flinch when he saw the incoming attack that was ten times stronger than Huangfu Yu’s technique. The flames and dragons on his claws grew bigger as he circulated his essence. He then launched himself towards Huangfu Fengyun with the flaming blood-red dragons in his claws.
The Soul Dispersing Dragon Claw was a melee technique. As long as Long Chen could maneuver himself around Huangfu Fengyun’s attacks, he would be able to defeat him using the Soul Dispersing Dragon Claw at close range.
Bam!
The massive attacks caused an explosion above the pond. The water was blown back and a large crater formed at the bottom.
“Let’s see how you escape my claws.” Huangfu Fengyun’s Sun Piercing Ray was strong, but Long Chen’s Soul Dispersing Dragon Claw was even stronger. He had more essence due to his Dragon Soul Transformation, enough to even rival Huangfu Fengchen. There was also the Golden Crow Flames inside his essence, which made his attacks even more fearsome.
Ever since he had obtained the Inherited Blood Essence, Long Chen’s life had been nothing but one battle after another. Close combat was his forte, and his talent in combat flourished whenever he found a complimentary martial technique.
Crack! Boom!
Sounds of explosions rang out as craters appeared underneath the pond before the water filled it up.
“You brat! Die!” Long Chen used his Soul Dispersing Dragon Claw to break the Sun Piercing Ray and then pounced at Huangfu Fengyun. Huangfu Fengyun swore and immediately spun his spear.
“Golden Warlord Shield!” he shouted. A golden shield appeared on Huangfu Fengyun’s arm to block Long Chen.
“You think you can block me with that?” Long Chen’s laugh sent shivers down everyone’s spines. Even though victory had not been determined yet, everyone was very surprised by how tough Long Chen was. They never thought he was as strong as Huangfu Fengyun.
Everyone stared as the blood-red dragon pounced onto Huangfu Fengyun’s golden shield, creating a terrifying screeching noise. Numerous attacks impacted the Golden Warlord Shield. Those attacks came from Long Chen’s knife-like claws!
The Soul Dispersing Dragon Claw made Long Chen’s claws as strong as Divine Arms. His claws could now rival the Golden Warlord Spear since Long Chen had cultivated the elementary King-tier True Martial Demon Body.
Bam!
An explosion sounded again. Huangfu Fengyun was knocked back by the attack and sank into the pond. He landed in the mud before the water submerged him in the crater.
The situation had taken a turn—it was Huangfu Fengyun who was knocked down this time.
The onlookers were shocked. They had been craving for revenge, but now they were just too shocked to say anything. Huangfu Yu’s expression made him look like he had just eaten feces.
“Impossible! There is no way Long Chen is that strong!” The situation had actually transpired as Long Chen had deduced. Huangfu Yu was the one who had killed Wu’er to frame him. He wanted Huangfu Fengyun to kill Long Chen as soon as possible so that everything would be over, but he never expected something like this to happen.
Huangfu Fengyun had lost to Long Chen.
“Father! Use all of your strength! Don’t underestimate him!” Huangfu Yu shouted furiously.
He was also very scared.
He hoped that Huangfu Fengyun would kill Long Chen before Huangfu Fengchen got here. It would be difficult to kill Long Chen if Huangfu Fengchen arrived since he favored Long Chen.
Huangfu Yu was also afraid that Long Chen would reveal his plot to Huangfu Fengchen.
Long Chen had already deduced who the murderer was, so that was very likely to happen.
Long Chen's deductions were quite spot-on. When Huangfu Yu lost to Long Chen, the former felt frustrated and vented it on Wu’er. Because of that, Wu’er got angry too, so she declined Huangfu Yu’s advances to sleep with her.
Because of his anger, he lost control and choked Wu’er to death. When he realized what he had done, he tried to cover it up. He then saw the dragon embroidery on the bedsheet and tore it off, stuffing it into Wu’er’s hand so that he could frame Long Chen.
It was a good plan. He had even asked his father to take a walk with him in the morning so that they could reach the crime scene as soon as possible. He was certain that Long Chen would be dead as soon as his father unleashed his anger.
But Long Chen did not die.
Bam!
The disheveled Huangfu Fengyun exploded upwards from the bottom of the pond. He was so angry that his body was trembling slightly.
“I shall hold back no longer. You will be the first opponent I go all-out with in ten years.” Huangfu Fengyun howled and leaped into the air.
Huh? Why is he so fast? It’s as if he’s weightless. Long Chen was shocked to see Huangfu Fengyun floating so freely in the air. He could shift with the wind and appear at different places. It was very hard to predict his movements.
Forever shifting with the wind. This must be the Willow Step!
“I am certain that you will die if I combine the Willow Step with the second technique of the Warlord Spear Technique!” Huangfu Fengyun cackled maniacally in the air.
The Willow Step looked elegant, but it was extremely deadly.
What an incredible Body Combat technique. Long Chen knew how dangerous those irrational movements were.
As Huangfu Fengyun moved with the wind, Long Chen tried predicting the wind direction and aimed a Soul Dispersing Dragon Claw towards his back. He also used Sight to make his attack accurate.
But what surprised him was that his Soul Dispersing Dragon Claw completely missed. Huangfu Fengyun was just like a feather who had been blown to the side by Long Chen’s attack.
I can’t even hit him! Might as well not try. Long Chen stopped attacking. He chose to not attack instead.
Huangfu Fengyun was actually in a hurry to kill Long Chen, while Long Chen was trying to buy time until Huangfu Fengchen arrived. Long Chen had made the right decision.
The Willow Step was strong, but it was a Body Combat technique that was used exclusively for evading. If Long Chen didn't attack, then Huangfu Fengyun could only float there uselessly.
Huangfu Fengyun and Huangfu Yu realized what Long Chen was trying to do when they saw him standing there and smiling at them. “Father! Stop using the Willow Step and kill him!”
“Fine.” Huangfu Fengyun knew he couldn’t drag this on any further, so he stopped. He held the Golden Warlord Spear tightly and charged towards Long Chen.
“Brat! I shall show you another powerful move!” Huangfu Fengyun’s laugh came from behind Long Chen.
Huangfu Fengyun jumped high in the air and raised his Golden Warlord Spear.
The Sun Piercing Ray was a strong technique that started at the bottom of the spear before attacking upwards. For the next technique, Huangfu Fengyun had his back against the sun as his essence circulated furiously in his body. He channeled the essence towards his spear, and the horrifying pressure caused the pond's surface to sink roughly a meter.
“You think that’s strong?” Long Chen chuckled. He also had a stronger technique that he hadn’t shown yet. The winner would be decided soon.
“Even a genius like you has to die if you dare to commit a crime in our house!” Huangfu Fengyun howled as golden light enveloped his body.
Bam!
A golden light shot towards Long Chen. It was the Golden Warlord Spear itself.
“Warlord Spear Technique, Shattered World.”
The water of the pond exploded and submerged both Long Chen and Huangfu Fengyun with a thunderous boom. Even Long Chen himself thought it would take a miracle to survive a hit from such a powerful technique.
This was the strongest technique used by someone at the Second Earthly Martial Stage.
The golden light swept downwards.
Even though the technique’s name was exaggerated, the destructive force was not. If Long Chen was the world, he would definitely be shattered.
Boom!
Another explosion resounded.
“Is Long Chen dead?” someone asked meekly.
“No, look.”
There was a blazing fire in the middle of the pond, and within the blood-red fire were five large dragon illusions. The dragons flew upwards, leaving a trail of carnage as they homed in on Huangfu Fengyun.
“Soul Dispersing Dragon Claw, Five Piercing Dragons!”
The five dragons howled and smashed through Huangfu Fengyun’s attack. They were closing in on Huangfu Fengyun, about to rip him to shreds!
The dragon illusions were actually Long Chen’s claws. He had only used one hand, so there were five dragons, or there would’ve been ten.
“What!?” Huangfu Fengyun’s face paled at the imminent threat.
He never thought his strongest attack would be destroyed by Long Chen so easily. The Golden Warlord Spear was deflected to the skies when it hit Long Chen’s claw, then the five dragon illusions trapped him.
Huangfu Fengyun felt the shadow of death creeping on him.
This was the first time he had felt so close to death.
And the source of his fear was a youth that was barely twenty years old.
“Impossible!” Huangfu Fengyun howled in despair.
But that was the reality.
Right when everyone thought Huangfu Fengyun was going to be killed by Long Chen, Huangfu Fengchen appeared …