Long Chen struck the gong with a clanging sound, making eardrums sting. Making this sound while everyone was cautious made countless powerful figures furious, fearing Long Chen would awaken the spirits of heavenly fire.
"Look at your cowardly looks?" My life is my life, I'm not afraid, so what are you afraid of?
Look, these spirits of heavenly fire can't be awakened even by beating drums and gongs. Can't you act like men and come over to enjoy the scenery?
Can't he be like Third Master, standing on the head of the fifth-tier level Heavenly Fire Spirit? Then use the Recording Jade to record it. When you leave the Heavenly Fire World, take it to show your descendants how arrogant you were back then. "Long Chen saw the group glaring at him angrily and said disdainfully.
When Long Chen said this, many people were immediately tempted. If the position where Long Chen stood was recorded with the Recording Jade and word got out, it would surely cause a huge uproar.
The cultivation world values reputation above all else. If such an arrogant scene were truly recorded, this might be something to brag about for a lifetime.
So, someone really did quietly climb onto the Spirit of Heavenly Fire, activated the Recording Jade, and recorded their heroic demeanor.
"Shameless! A Fourth Heaven Heavenly Fire Spirit—is it worth showing off? Can't you be a bit bolder, just like me, Third Master? Long Chen sneered, speaking as he glanced at Zhao Mingxuan and the others, intentionally or not.
Zhao Mingxuan and the others noticed something was off about Long Chen and felt he might have spotted some treasure.
Although they were also worried that Long Chen might deliberately set them up, they were known for their skill and courage. Each had their own trump cards and many people, so after some discussion, they still wanted to see what happened.
Just as they quietly approached, Long Chen boldly encouraged everyone to come up and take a look, making them hesitate again.
As for Long Chen, they knew too little and couldn't be sure what he was up to.
If it were one, two, or even three, five, or five Heaven King-level Heavenly Fire spirits, they could just ignore it and just run away.
But there were too many Heavenly Fire Spirits at the King level of the Fifth Heaven Realm here. If they erupted and chaos ensued, no one could guarantee they would escape alive.
"So cowardly. Let me tell you, there are many treasures here. If you don't come soon, I'll take them all by myself." Long Chen looked at Zhao Mingxuan and the others with some impatience and said.
What were Zhao Mingxuan and the others thinking? Long Chen, who was almost a cunning guy, how could he not see through it?
They also suspected there was treasure here, but Long Chen was unafraid. If they dared to come forward, he would attack all the Heavenly Fire Spirits. With so many Heavenly Fire Spirits erupting, he had the thunder of a flash, and in the chaos, he was confident he would escape unscathed.
If he couldn't get something, no one else could get. Long Chen's reckless confidence only made them more wary. So, Zhao Mingxuan and the others couldn't make up their minds for a moment.
"I suspect he's deliberately trying to scare us. Maybe he really is secretly taking advantage." A prodigy looked at Long Chen, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes.
Clearly, he was extremely arrogant. He thought Long Chen wasn't afraid, and they had nothing to fear.
Long Chen was very likely playing a game of 'the fake is the real thing, the real is the false.' Since there were so many of them, it was better to take a risk and try. At worst, it would be a fight to the death, let's fight to the bitter end and see who survived.
"I think he's just trying to be mysterious. Why not have the others retreat? The thirteen of us will act together. Whether or not we have treasures, let's kill Long Chen first. I can't take him anymore." Wu Yang spoke.
"Yes, let's all attack together. Anyway, we all have trump cards. Would we be afraid of him?" Others also agreed with Wuyang's view.
Soon, they made moves. Aside from the thirteen prodigies, the powerful figures from their own faction began to quietly retreat.
Meanwhile, the other beings in the distance noticed something unusual and began to slowly retreat.
Seeing Zhao Mingxuan and the others' actions, a mocking smile appeared at the corner of Long Chen's mouth. At this moment, Huo Ling'er was still continuously fishing out those stone eggs. Just now, the last stone egg was also retrieved, and the bottom part was completely scooped out.
"Huo Ling'er, how are you feeling? Can we team up with me to take down a few people?" Long Chen asked.
"I'm afraid it won't work. Activating the Phoenix Blood Silkworm Net has drained a lot of my stamina, and now I only have about seventy percent of my combat power left.
The Phoenix Blood Silkworm Net is damaged, and its drive is consumed too much. Fighting them now isn't cost-effective. Huo Ling'er said.
Only then did Long Chen remember that the Phoenix Blood Heavenly Silkworm Net had been damaged. Although it could heal itself, it would take some time.
Using it now would be double the effort for half the results, so Huo Ling'er said it wasn't the right time to fight them head-on.
"But seeing how arrogant they are, I really dislike them." Long Chen crossed his arms over his chest, touched his chin with the other, and looked at Zhao Mingxuan and the others, frowning involuntarily.
He disliked Zhao Mingxuan and the others, and likewise, Zhao Mingxuan and the others disliked Long Chen. In their eyes, Long Chen was nothing but a hateful clown.
At the Zhexian Pavilion and the Wine God Palace, they had lost all face in front of Fairy Qingxuan, which was the greatest humiliation of their lives.
Now that Longteng Trading Company has issued a bounty notice for Long Chen, they have a legitimate reason to kill him. They want to get rid of him more than anyone.
So, even if surrounded by so many terrifying Spirits of Heavenly Fire, they still had to strike and see if they could kill Long Chen. That would prove just how much they hated him.
Soon, everyone else withdrew, and Zhao Mingxuan and the others began to slowly approach Long Chen, gripping their weapons tightly.
"Buzz!"
At that moment, all the Heavenly Fire Spirits here slowly awakened from their slumber. Clearly, the killing intent of Zhao Mingxuan and the others had alarmed these Heavenly Fire Spirits.
"Attack!"
Zhao Mingxuan shouted sharply, the phenomenon expanding, and endless killing intent locked onto Long Chen. A spear wrapped in divine flames pierced through the void, stabbing toward Long Chen.
"You want me to act just because you want me to act?" Do you think I'd give you any face? Long Chen looked utterly disdainful. Facing his spear, Long Chen couldn't even be bothered to block it.
"Roar!"
Suddenly, Long Chen's body flew into the air. It wasn't that he moved, but the Heavenly Fire Barbarian Bull beneath his feet moved. It roared, opened its huge mouth, and spat out a ball of flame bursting with light, flying straight toward Zhao Mingxuan.
With a thunderous boom, the sphere of flame shattered. The spear wrapped in divine flames effortlessly pierced through the orb of flames, its momentum undiminished, piercing into the Demonic Bull's brain.
"Pfft"
What surprised Long Chen was that Zhao Mingxuan's strike pierced through the head of the Heavenly Fire Bull, instantly turning into a sky full of runes.
"Such a powerful domain artifact." Long Chen's heart tightened; this spear was truly extraordinary.
"Die."
At that moment, another prodigy slashed down with his sword, tearing through the void. The sword energy sent chills down one's spine—another powerful domain artifact.