That person was none other than Weng Tianyao, the top expert of the Purple Thunder Empire, accompanied by thousands of prodigies from the Purple Thunder Empire.
Weng Tianyao was at the Tribulation Crossing Land, where Huo Ling'er stole the Ziting Empire's treasured Wild Blade. That was Weng Taibei's legendary weapon, which Weng Taibei had once dominated the world. Weng Tianyao treasured it like a life, but Huo Ling'er took it away. He was on the verge of losing his mind.
After crossing the tribulation, he went into seclusion to heal his injuries, found a treasure site to absorb chaotic energy to stabilize his realm, and prepared to condense the Heavenly Dao King Crown. Only by condensing the Heavenly Dao King Crown could his innate thunder power unleash its true power.
He planned to condense the Heavenly Dao King Crown and then find Long Chen to retrieve the Kuangren. It should be known that the Kuangren was a peerless divine weapon, the national treasure of the Purple Thunder Empire, with great significance and absolutely not to fall into others' hands.
He gathered the powerful warriors of the Purple Thunder Empire and drove away all living beings from a treasure land, monopolizing the resources for himself. But after only a few days of absorption, he was alarmed by the strange phenomenon here, so he abandoned the treasure land and charged straight in.
When he saw Long Chen sitting cross-legged on dragon scales, although his entire body was covered in golden divine light, like a statue, not only could he be transformed into a statue, but even if he turned to ash, Weng Tianyao would still recognize him.
"Die!"
Weng Tianyao saw Long Chen, killing intent surging forth. Without hesitation, he opened his large hand, wielding a thunderous spear, and thrust it toward Long Chen.
He could also see that Long Chen was in a strange state at this moment, unable to fight back—this was the best chance to kill him.
"Boom!"
But halfway through his charge, a figure suddenly appeared, blocking his path. With a punch, golden light struck for miles, shattering his thunderous spear with a single blow.
A terrifying shockwave churned violently. Weng Tianyao shook his whole body violently and tumbled outward. Overwhelmed by rage, he failed to notice Guo Ran behind Long Chen.
Guo Ran stood above the void, his entire body covered in golden scales, still maintaining the posture of a punch. The roar of an ancient dragon seemed to linger between heaven and earth, divine light surging, highlighting Guo Ran's unparalleled might.
Endless power surged back and forth within Guo Ran, like the tides of the sea, containing boundless strength.
At this moment, Guo Ran's face was full of excitement. He had never experienced such terrifying power in his life, and could hardly believe that this surging power was actually his.
The power of dragon blood surged, runes flowing on the supreme arm. Wherever the dragon blood reached, all the runes on the supreme arm were unblocked. Even without the armor, he could fully control the supreme arm.
Most terrifyingly, driven by dragon blood, the runes on the supreme's arm became exceptionally active. Nourished by the blood, it seemed to be undergoing some kind of mutation and breakthrough, just like Guo Ran.
"Who are you?"
Weng Tianyao was both shocked and angry; he didn't know Guo Ran.
"Under Long Chen, the commander-in-chief of the Dragon Blood Legion, Guo Ran?" Guo Ran saw Weng Tianyao asking for his name and immediately shouted loudly.
"What Dragonblood Legion, what commander-in-chief, it's all nonsense. Go to hell!"
Weng Tianyao roared, learning that Guo Ran was Long Chen's subordinate. Without any hesitation, a sea of thunder appeared behind him, summoning a strange phenomenon.
"Who do you think you are, daring to speak so arrogantly? Come on, come on, today Grandpa Guo will teach you how to behave." Guo Ran sneered.
At this moment, he was full of strength, fearless of any strong opponent. Faced with Weng Tianyao's provocation, Guo Ran actually charged forward.
"Buzz!"
The golden battle blade roared and exploded, the power of dragon blood erupting.
"First Form of Heaven Creation"
"Rumble Rumble... The
moment Guo Ran unleashed the Sky Opening Technique, a divine radiance lit up the back of his head, instantly illuminating heaven and earth. At that moment, Guo Ran seemed to be the god who ruled this world, controlling all the laws of heaven and earth.
The moment he slashed with his blade, countless invisible forces surged wildly into the blade, the force surging rapidly. Even Guo Ran was startled by the sight.
"Heavenly Dao Wang Mian?" How is that possible? When
Weng Tianyao saw the Heavenly Dao King crown behind Guo Ran's head, his face changed dramatically. How could anyone have condensed the Heavenly Dao King crown so quickly?
"Heavenly Thunder Divine Shield!"
Weng Tianyao was both shocked and furious. Suddenly, he pressed his palms together, and the strange phenomenon behind him surged to him. The sea of thunder for thousands of miles compressed into a thunder shield about a zhang in size.
The thunder shield roared, crystallizing to the extreme, radiating terrifying divine might and containing violent heavenly punishment power. His thunder power also came from the heavenly tribulation, possessing terrifying destructive force.
"Boom!"
As Guo Ran's blade fell, Weng Tianyao's thunder shield shattered in a single blow to everyone's astonishment.
"Pfft!"
Guo Ran's long blade still held its momentum, aiming straight for Weng Tianyao's head. In his haste, Weng Tianyao tilted his neck and struck him. His protective thunder armor shattered, and the blade slashed his chest, leaving a large gash in his chest. Blood splattered, and the wound was so deep it was bone-changing.
Weng Tianyao responded to the blade and flew away, while Guo Ran stood foolishly in midair, not pursuing the momentum. He was scared dumbfounded by his terrifying strike.
"So the Heavenly Dao King Crown holds such terrifying power. When I strike, the Heavenly Dao resonates, and the auxiliary power exceeds my own strength by several times." Guo Ran looked at his long blade, as if he were in a dream.
At the very moment he made his move, it was as if an invisible giant hand in the world gripped his blade, boosting it with several times the power.
"What First Generation, what Supreme Powerhouse, it's all nonsense. I'm the true favored son of heaven. Heaven is my father, my own father, hahaha!" Guo Ran laughed wildly at the sky, looking almost mad.
This strike made him realize what it meant to be close to the Heavenly Dao. Previously, what he thought was close to the Heavenly Dao meant borrowing its power and praying in an extremely humble way, and the power he could pray for was very limited.
But now it was different. The moment he made his move, Heaven didn't need him to pray or borrow it—it was actively giving him power.
"Bastard, even if you condense the Heavenly Dao King Crown, so what? I can kill you just the same. Weng
Tianyao roared, his vision behind him flared up again. This time, within his vision, a Tongtian Pagoda appeared, and at the same time, a pagoda appeared in his hand.
As soon as the pagoda appeared, rolling thunder engulfed the world. Tens of thousands of miles of space, endless thunder rolled, and the world roared, as if a heavenly tribulation had descended.
"Tch, who are you trying to scare?" Just bring it at me, and today I'll beat you until you're kneeling and begging for mercy. At
this moment, Guo Ran was already somewhat arrogant. Even facing the unknown ancient tower, he showed no fear; instead, his fighting spirit soared.
"Young master, there are still ancient dragon corpses nearby. No one has occupied them yet, but someone has already arrived. If we don't act now, I'm afraid we'll ..." At this moment, a powerful figure from the Purple Ting Empire shouted loudly from afar, having discovered other dragon corpses.
Weng Tianyao was about to fully activate the pagoda, but upon hearing the man's words, he hesitated, then gritted his teeth: "
Kid, let you live a few days first."
The mostIn the end, he chose to occupy the dragon corpse first, because each dragon corpse was equivalent to an Eye of Chaos—the place where chaotic energy erupted most intensely. Chaotic energy was what he needed most right now, and that was his ultimate purpose in coming here.
He also noticed that Guo Ran had condensed the Heavenly Dao King Mian. Although he was confident he could defeat Guo Ran, it was definitely not something he could achieve in just a few moves. He had no time to waste and ultimately had to give up.
"Really heartless, you sure sure have a hard fart." Seeing Weng Tianyao charging toward the distant dragon, Guo Ran said disdainfully.
But he didn't dare to chase after them. He wanted to protect Long Chen and Mo Nian, not daring to stray too far.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, a spatial fluctuation startled Guo Ran. He roared angrily and slashed his long blade toward Long Chen's direction.
But he was a moment too slow. A dagger gleamed coldly, stabbing straight at Long Chen on the dragon scale.