With a loud boom, the golden giant ape staggered and took a step back.
"What?"
The experts of Yuhua Palace were shocked. The golden giant ape was a fifth-rank spirit-summoning beast, equivalent to a human Immortal King expert.
The golden giant ape was massive, like a mountain. Not to mention its astonishing vitality, just looking at its size showed it was a power-specialized being.
But such a terrifying golden giant ape was actually pushed back by a human named Long Chen.
Long Chen's entire body was covered in golden scales, flames rising as if ignited. He looked like a golden warrior ignited with divine fire, brimming with power.
Moreover, unlike before, while Long Chen was channeling the power of the divine fire, some of the Heavenly Dao power was absorbed by him, assisting him in battle.
Most of the Heavenly Dao targets Long Chen, and only a small portion respond to his summons to assist him. But even this small portion can bring a hint of relief after breaking free from his shackles.
Only now did he realize it wasn't that he wasn't strong enough, but that his entire body was covered in sealing shackles, and at the Four Extremes Realm, he had to gradually break free from these shackles.
Although Long Chen only had cultivation at the first level of the Four Extremes, he could clearly sense that with part of the Heavenly Dao power empowering him, the world's seal on him had loosened somewhat.
At this moment, Long Chen finally understood what Luo Zichuan had said: only by learning to borrow the power of the Heavenly Dao can one comprehend more of its principles and freely swim in the vast ocean.
"Thud, thud... Long
Chen pushed forward with his bone blade, and the golden giant ape kept retreating. With every step back, the void beneath its feet exploded, countless Heavenly Dao runes swirled, and the ground was trampled into giant craters.
"The dragon is the leader of a hundred scales, also known as the Emperor of All Beasts. I possess dragon blood, and the bloodline suppression of you, a spirit beast, has no effect on me.
On the contrary, your summoned beast will be affected by my dragon blood. Relying solely on brute force against an ordinary Immortal King realm expert might have some hope, but in front of me, you have no hope. Long Chen stepped on the void, pushing the golden giant ape forward. No matter how much the ape roared, it was still pushed back repeatedly.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, Long Chen vanished, and the overwhelming force vanished as well. Caught off guard, the golden giant ape leaned forward violently.
With a "puff,"
a thin red thread appeared in the void. As the thread passed over the golden ape's waist, the ape let out a wailing cry and its body was actually sliced in half.
The red thread slowly stopped, and Long Chen's figure slowly appeared. That red thread was the blade of the bone knife.
On the blade of the bone knife, the blood-red flame runes slowly dimmed, and the bone blade returned to its original form.
"This bone knife has found the right master. Only in my hands will it unleash its full power." Long Chen looked at the bone knife, a burning light flashing in his eyes.
He knew how terrifying the bone blade was. When the power of flame attached to the blade, the sharpness reached an extremely dreadful level.
Just now, Long Chen wanted to test the sharpness of the bone knife, but he hadn't expected that when Huo Ling'er's power merged with the bone blade, it would possess such terrifying strength. Even a giant beast at the Immortal King level couldn't withstand its slash.
"That's impossible... Jiang
Weizhong was both shocked and furious. He couldn't believe his eyes. He had personally tested the golden giant ape. With that king-weapon Vajra Pestle at its disposal, even Jiang Baihe would have to retreat three steps away.
The golden giant ape's body was terrifying; even a royal artifact couldn't possibly slice it in two with a single strike.
"Buzz!"
After Long Chen's slash, he sliced the golden giant ape in two. He raised his long blade again, pointing its tip toward the sky. The sharp edge turned red once more, and with another slash, he slashed down, giving Jiang Baihe no chance at all.
Jiang Baihe controlled the Golden Giant Ape, and the pain it endured would also be transmitted to him. Seeing Long Chen strike again,
Enduring the intense pain, Jiang Baihe controlled the Golden Giant Ape and struck the Vajra Pestle horizontally.
With a loud explosion, the bone blade was blocked, but the fierce blade wind continued to slash down.
"Pfft!"
The two halves of the golden ape's body hadn't even fully detached before Long Chen slashed vertically with a single blade, instantly slicing it into four pieces.
The golden giant ape was slain on the spot. Jiang Baihe let out a miserable scream and flew out from its head, sending the Vajra Pestle flying far away.
Jiang Baihe was covered in blood, all the fresh blood of the Golden Ape. At this moment, his eyes bulged outward, veins bulging on his forehead.
The Golden Ape was killed, and he endured immense pain, nearly breaking down mentally. Especially the feeling of death—it was so real.
"Watch your back..."
Jiang Weizhong suddenly cried out. At some point, Long Chen had appeared behind Jiang Baihe like a ghost.
"Pfft" Unfortunately,
he warned too late. Long Chen slashed down with his blade, and Jiang Baihe's body was cleaved open by Long Chen.
The experts of Yuhua Palace felt their minds buzz, going completely blank. The chief prodigy of Yuhua Palace had actually been killed just like that?
"Long Chen, go die... Jiang
Weizhong was furious, his killing intent surging. He was about to rush forward and kill Long Chen, but suddenly a large hand slapped Jiang Weizhong on the back. The blood and energy within Jiang Weizhong instantly stopped—his cultivation had actually been sealed.
Jiang Weizhong turned around and saw that it was Ancestor Yuhua who had attacked him. His eyes instantly reddened.
"Smack!"
Patriarch Yuhua slapped him again, and Jiang Weizhong's body stiffened instantly, unable to speak.
"Just watch quietly, something big is going on." Ancestor Yuhua's expression was solemn as he looked at Jiang Baihe, who had been cleaved open by a single blade. Deep in his eyes, there was a trace of panic.
Long Chen split Jiang Baihe in two with a single stroke, but to everyone's shock, Jiang Baihe actually survived.
Countless black spider-silk-like things appeared on his two bodies, connecting them. As soon as they separated, they fused back together.
"This... The
experts of Yuhua Palace were so shocked they could barely imagine what they could ever imagine today.
However, some elders of Yuhua Palace, nearly buried in old age, turned pale and looked at Jiang Baihe in terror.
"Is this really ...?"
These old guys were terrified, unable to believe their eyes.
Long Chen split Jiang Baihe apart with a single stroke, but didn't attack immediately. Instead, he hoisted the bone knife onto his shoulder and watched quietlyJiang Baihe, seeing Jiang Baihe's body heal, a look of shock appeared on Long Chen's face:
"No wonder you have such an aura that makes me feel off. So you're a Nether Ghost Race."
"Netherworld Ghost Species."
As soon as these four words were spoken, countless people's eyes showed signs of terror, and even their bodies began to tremble.