Xia Chen steered his flying boat, speeding toward the fierce battle, and soon the disturbances ahead grew more intense.
Above the nine heavens, divine radiance trembled, the void exploded continuously, the battle was astonishing, and the aura of the Celestial Venerable was more than one—there were as many as four.
"Why is there a familiar fluctuation of aura?"
As he approached the battlefield, Long Chen's heart tightened; he sensed a familiar aura.
"I'll go first."
Long Chen complained that the flying boat was too slow, so the Kunpeng wings on his back spread wide, transforming into a streak of light that shot out.
Long Chen moved at incredible speed, leaving the flying boat behind him in an instant. Soon, four figures appeared ahead. When he saw one of them, Long Chen was momentarily stunned.
"Xu Changchuan"
The man had a face like jade, a handsome and handsome appearance—he was none other than Xu Changchuan, once the most handsome man at Lingxiao Academy.
After the Jiuzhou Conference, Xu Changchuan mysteriously disappeared without a trace. Qin Feng even joked that Xu Changchuan had failed to pursue Bai Shishi and ran off in anger.
Unexpectedly, here she saw the long-missing Xu Changchuan—he had actually appeared in Nie Ying Tian.
At this moment, the phenomenon behind Xu Changchuan unfolded, and a bright moon appeared within it. His blood and energy surged skyward, fiercely battling a Heavenly Venerable.
Beside him was also a Heavenly Venerable powerhouse, and the two of them joined forces to fight against two Heavenly Venerable experts.
The four had extremely similar phenomena and fluctuations, and their blood and soul auras were basically identical, seemingly from the same race.
Their blood energy was terrifying. Only now did Long Chen notice that Xu Changchuan carried an ancient aura. His true form should be an ancient demon beast; otherwise, he wouldn't have such terrifying blood energy.
However, Xu Changchuan was an Immortal King expert, with multiple injuries on his body, making him no match for that Heavenly Venerable. He relied solely on the care of the Heavenly Venerable beside him to barely hold on.
But even so, the two were in grave danger and were on the verge of a complete disadvantage, and it seemed they couldn't hold out much longer.
"Xu Changchuan, accept your fate. The throne as the heir to the Moon Watching Clan is not something you can covet." The Heavenly Venerable who kept attacking Xu Changchuan sneered.
"Despicable and shameless! Aren't you afraid that once I become the heir, you'll settle accounts with you?" Xu Changchuan roared angrily.
"Want to be the heir of the Moon Watching Clan?" In the next life, remember, people must have self-awareness. The Celestial Venerable sneered.
With a loud explosion, the opponent's bone spear struck at him. Xu Changchuan blocked with all his might, but Xu Changchuan spat out a mouthful of blood, shattering and instantly losing his divine weapon.
"Young Master!"
The Heavenly Venerable beside Xu Changchuan roared angrily, ready to come to his aid, but he was tightly entangled by another expert and couldn't break through.
"Die!"
The Heavenly Venerable expert laughed loudly, mercilessly stabbing the bone spear at Xu Changchuan.
"Just you wait! Even if I become a vengeful ghost, I won't let you despicable people off." Xu Changchuan's face was full of unwillingness, watching helplessly as the bone spear stabbed down. He didn't close his eyes, but stared fixedly at the other side—his last act of stubbornness and unyielding.
"Whoosh!"
The bone spear of the Celestial Venerable struck down, golden divine light flashed, but the spear struck empty air, and Xu Changchuan vanished.
Xu Changchuan had thought he was doomed, but at this critical moment, someone came to his rescue. He was both surprised and delighted. When he saw who it was, he couldn't help but exclaim, "
Long Chen!"
"Brother Changchuan, it's been a long time!" Long Chen rushed over at full speed and rescued Xu Changchuan at the most critical moment.
"How dare you interfere in the affairs of my Moonwatching Clan? You're asking for death!"
The Heavenly Venerable's bone spear pierced empty air, filled with shock and anger. Streading through the void, the bone spear soared through the sky, heading straight for Long Chen.
"Is there anything in this world that I, Long Chen, wouldn't dare to get involved in?" Long Chen snorted coldly, drew his Minghong Blade, and slashed down with one stroke.
With a thunderous explosion, Long Chen and the Celestial Venerable both flickered and retreated several steps in unison.
The Heavenly Venerable expert of the Moonwatching Clan's expression changed. He hadn't expected that a young Immortal King realm cultivator could possess such terrifying power, fighting him evenly, and his strength was even more formidable than Xu Changchuan's.
Seeing Long Chen force the Heavenly Venerable back with a single strike, Xu Changchuan's face was filled with shock. At the same time, he knew his life had been saved.
"Who exactly are you? Do you realize that interfering in the private affairs of my Moonwatching Clan will bring about your extermination? The man roared angrily.
"Shut your mouth, it's all threats. I've hated it most in my life when someone threatens me. Are you forcing me to kill you?" Long Chen's expression gradually turned cold.
Without understanding right from wrong, Long Chen didn't want to get involved in any disputes, but since Xu Changchuan knew him, Long Chen couldn't just stand by and watch someone die.
Although Long Chen and Xu Changchuan had no real friendship, they had fought side by side at the Jiuzhou Conference. At critical moments, he stood by Long Chen's side, so Long Chen could not stand idly by.
But this guy in front of him kept talking nonsense, either courting death or wiping out his clan, which instantly made Long Chen's anger flare up.
"Don't force my boss. If you have anything to say, come at me, Guo Ran—Dragon Blood Cross Slash."
At that moment, the flying vessel roared in, and the Dragonblood Warrior leapt out—Guo Ran was the first to strike.
"That bastard."
Long Chen couldn't help but curse under his breath. This guy was way too impatient—he hadn't even figured out what was going on before he was already trying to kill someone. Was he afraid that if Long Chen acted first, he wouldn't get another chance?
"Boom!"
A massive cross shot out. The Celestial Venerable's attention had been on Long Chen, but when this attack came, he hastily blocked and immediately suffered a heavy loss.
The violent force shattered half of his body, and he rolled out of the void like a gourd rolling on the ground, flying far away.
The appearance of Long Chen and the Dragon Blood Legion caused the battlefield situation to shift dramatically. The other Heavenly Venerable on the opposing side was also filled with shock and anger. When he saw Uncle Huai on the flying boat, his pupils suddenly contracted.
Suddenly, a fierce strike struck, forcing the opponent back, then grabbed the injured companion and sped away, vanishing in an instant.
"Thank you, Brother Long, for saving my life and for your great kindness. I, Xu Changchuan, will remember this kindness." Xu Changchuan looked at Long Chen with a grateful expression.
It was just too close just now—he had just been so close to death.
At this moment, the Heavenly Venerable who had accompanied Xu Changchuan walked over, hurriedly thanking Long Chen and checking Xu Changchuan's injuries. Finding that they were not serious, he finally relaxed.
"Let's leave here first!"
Long Chen called the two to board the flying boat. The boat sped at full speed. After leaving the place, Long Chen asked, "