With a loud explosion, Long Chen's aura surged like a river breaking its banks, instantly breaking through his shackles.
"This ..."
This time, even Guo Ran and the others were stunned. Long Chen had just broken through to the second heaven earlier, and how long had he already broken through to the third heaven?
"Boom!"
Long Chen killed a Heavenly Venerable-level monster with a single strike. After advancing to the third heaven, he felt his blood and energy surge, his whole body filled with strength, as if his nostrils had been blocked, and now he could breathe freely.
At this moment, Long Chen was deeply impressed by the dragon clan powerhouse. He finally understood the true meaning of the saying, 'Accumulate strength before releasing something.'
Long Chen's realm hadn't broken through for so long that his body was filled with longing for it. He hardly needed to do anything. After breaking through, his body instinctively consolidated his realm, with his qi, blood, muscles, and soul rapidly improving.
Now, they are like a group of construction craftsmen. Because of lack of building materials, they have been working for a long time. If they don't start soon, they will starve. Now that the materials have arrived, they have started working desperately.
After breaking through two realms in succession, Long Chen's aura remained solid, showing no sign of weakness. While fighting fiercely, Long Chen kept gulping down large amounts of pills.
While others took pills one by one, Long Chen gulped down handfuls at a time, taking hundreds or even thousands of pills in one go. Even Xu Jianxiong was shocked to watch, afraid Long Chen would overload himself.
"Roar!"
At that moment, the Dark Lord, whom Xu Jianxiong had driven away, charged again. Seeing it attack, Long Chen howled toward the sky and charged forward with his Minghong Blade.
"Clang, dang, dang..."
Sparks flew and divine light filled the sky. People could only see endless blade shadows, but no trace of Long Chen or the Dark Lord. Such close-quarters assault, the speed was so fast that his eyes couldn't keep up with their movements.
Xu Jianxiong stood on the edge of the battlefield, ready to step in at any moment. With such intense and fast-paced combat, even he dared not be distracted for a moment, his mind under extreme tension.
In fact, Xu Jianxiong was even more exhausted watching Long Chen fight the Dark Lord than during his own fight, mainly because he was afraid that a single mistake would cost Long Chen his life.
But despite the fatigue, Long Chen's rapid progress shocked him immensely. Long Chen's potential was like a bottomless pit—as long as he fought desperately, there would be endless potential to be tapped.
rumbling ...
Long Chen endured the Dark Lord's stormy assault. For a full incense stick's time, his aura suddenly surged again, and he actually charged into the fourth level of the Immortal King.
Having entered the fourth level of Immortal King, Long Chen's aura grew even stronger, and his bloodline, bones, and soul power were once again expanded to a new level.
"Clang, dang, ..."
This time, Long Chen fought until he was drenched in sweat, fighting for a full half hour, but finally couldn't hold on and retreated.
The moment Long Chen retreated, Xu Jianxiong didn't even need to intervene. The Dark Lord also retreated. Clearly, this fierce battle with Long Chen had consumed a huge amount of energy. Once it felt weak, it would return to recharge.
"Boss, you're so mighty and domineering!"
Guo Ran and the others looked at their clothes soaked with sweat, looking like Long Chen had just been pulled out of water, and said excitedly.
"Whoosh!"
Long Chen let out a long breath, exclaiming in exhilaration. Such a thrilling battle had brought him unprecedented satisfaction.
After fighting so fiercely at such close range for half an hour, Long Chen couldn't even remember how many blades he had chopped or how many times he had defended. He was already exhausted, nearly collapsed.
"Boss, you already have the strength to challenge a lord one-on-one." Xia Chen couldn't help but say excitedly.
Long Chen rolled his eyes at him and said, "Flattery isn't like that. The reason I've been able to withstand its attacks for so long is because, in close combat, its divine abilities simply don't get a chance to be used."
If I were to fight head-on like Uncle Xiong, I wouldn't even last three moves and would have exhausted all my strength.
The reason we were able to kill that Dark Lord before was mainly because he had fought Uncle Xiong many times, accumulating hidden injuries inside his body. Otherwise, with our strength, killing him would have cost us a certain price. Long
Chen knew he was already rapidly improving, but he wasn't arrogant, thinking he could take on the Dark Lord one-on-one.
He fought the Dark Lord in close combat, relying on speed and reflexes—these were Long Chen's strengths. But if he kept his distance and each used their ultimate moves head-on, Long Chen would have no chance at all. The Dark Lord's strength was far more terrifying than they had imagined.
Long Chen didn't want them to underestimate their opponents. If anything went wrong, it could be fatal—no jokes allowed.
Now, the strength of the Dragonblood Warriors was soaring rapidly, and Long Chen needed to occasionally temper their arrogance.
In the days that followed, Long Chen entered a frenzied mode of improvement, constantly stuffing pills into his mouth, and every day he competed with the Dark Lord in speed.
Long Chen's moves grew faster and faster, and a new rune gradually formed within the dragon blood within him.
The dragon clan expert told Long Chen that this was a special rune of the dragon clan. Normally, such runes could not appear on humans, but in the Dragon King battle body state, Long Chen kept breaking through the speed foundation, awakening the rune's instinct.
However, while Long Chen acted quickly, the consumption of dragon blood power also increased, making his combat strength less sustainable.
Each time, he could last at most half an hour before Long Chen's dragon power was exhausted. However, as the rune appeared, his speed kept increasing, and he could now fully keep pace with the Dark Lord.
Three days later, Long Chen entered the fifth level of the Immortal King realm; seven days later, he entered the sixth heaven; and ten days later, he entered the seventh heaven.
Another month passed, and Long Chen's cultivation had forcibly reached the Ninth Heaven. The strong members of the Moonwatching Clan were stunned; they had never witnessed such an abnormal cultivation speed.
Most importantly, Long Chen's aura was rising so rapidly, showing no sign of superficiality, indicating his foundation was extremely solid. This completely overturned their understanding.
Long Chen was as formidable as a monster. Now, under Xu Jianxiong's protection, he could confront the Dark Lord head-on, unleash his ultimate moves at close range, and barely hold out for a while.
Although he was not yet a match for the Dark Lord, Long Chen was no longer completely crushed by him. The advancement in his realm gave him great confidence.
The Dragonblood warriors' cultivation had been soaring lately, reaching the peak of the Immortal King realm. But among them, the one who changed the most was Xu Jianxiong.
Xu Jianxiong's aura was clearly changing; chaotic energy began to envelop him, and his vision was different from before. Clearly, he was the one who benefited the most from the fierce battle with the Dark Lord.
"Buzz!"
That day, Long Chen and the Dark Lord were locked in a frenzied battle. Suddenly, the Dark Lord's aura surged rapidly, and golden runes burned all over its body.
"What kind of ultimate move is this?" Long Chen was startled. After such a fierce battle, he had never seen it use this move before.
"Not good, fall back quickly, it's about to self-destruct."
Xu Jianxiong was shocked, shouting for Long Chen and the others to retreat, while he charged forward with his bone spear, and Uncle Huai also broke through the defenses.
"Boom!"
Immediately after, a deafening explosion erupted. The dark lord exploded with a thunderous roar, sending endless shockwaves sweeping across the sky, shattering the entire world into pieces.