Chapter 177 - Fighting Jin Sheng’en

The final battle of the inner family qualifiers finally arrived.

Before the qualifiers, Jin Sheng’en had been recognized as the number one prodigy of the outer families. However, Long Chen turned out to be the dark horse of the qualifiers, and his strength was recognized after he beat Chu Yunxi.

With the Level Two Blazing Thunder Combat Body and an advanced Black-tier martial technique, he was adequately equipped to fight Jin Sheng’en.

The only flaw was that he was at the initial Earthly Core Realm, so there was a gap when comparing their cultivation levels.

Yin Mengyao and Gu Cheng’s battle was held in the nest of the Abyssal Scorpions, but the scorpions had been killed off already, so Dongfang Xuanxiao changed to another cave.

“Yin Snake Demons?” Long Chen was speechless. This Mortal Cave was clearly another Myriad Snake Cave. The only difference was that the Yin Snake Demons were the only type of beast here, and there were no other types of snakes

There were more than ten Yin Snake Demons present, hissing and slithering at the bottom of the deep crater.

This cave was much larger than the one before, and much deeper too. It would be very difficult for the snakes to rush up the walls due to the height, which was why the audience could watch with peace of mind.

The blood flowing in Long Chen’s veins had strong immunity against the venom, so he actually had an advantage in this battle. This was something only Yin Mengyao knew.

The other Grand Elders were speechless when they saw that Dongfang Xuanxiao chose a Yin Snake Demon nest as the battle location. Even Jin Luan’s expression changed. The Yin Snake Demons were Category Five Black-tier demonic beasts, and even Jin Sheng’en might not be able to fight these beasts directly, let alone while dealing with Long Chen!

But if it was difficult for Jin Sheng’en, then it was worse for Long Chen. Therefore, Jin Luan didn’t dare say anything.

“The final battle: Jin Sheng’en versus ... Long Chen!”

When he said this, Dongfang Xuanxiao turned to look at Long Chen, and to his surprise, Long Chen saw the corner of his lips curl upwards.

This was the first time he’d seen this handsome, mature man smile.

The two people whose names were called looked at each other.

“Sheng’en, be careful of Long Chen, and be even more careful of the Yin Snake Demons. Being careful will win you this battle. You have an advantage over Long Chen, so you mustn’t be careless,” reminded Jin Luan, his brows knitted.

Seeing how solemn Jin Luan was, Jin Sheng’en didn’t dare let him down and said hurriedly, “Father, I know the importance of this battle. I will fight with all I have!”

“That’s right.” Jin Luan nodded.

On Long Chen’s side, Liu Yuan and Liu Lan didn’t have much to say.

Long Chen looked at Liu Lan, eying her curvy figure greedily for a while and whispered, “There’s only one battle left! Prepare well for tonight. Hehe ...”

“We’ll talk when you’ve won. Be careful.” Liu Lan wasn’t angry at all despite being teased again. She was only worried for his safety.

“Alright.”

With Dongfang Xuanxiao’s instruction, Long Chen looked down at the deep crater. There was a long path at the bottom—that would be his battlefield. The path was only ten meters wide with more than ten Yin Snake Demons preparing to pounce. Having smelled the scent of humans, they all looked up at the people above with their bright, red eyes, hissing and flicking out their long, red tongues.

When they saw two people jump down from above, the snakes were bubbling with excitement.

They were naturally Long Chen and Jin Sheng’en.

When Long Chen landed, he activated his Dragon Soul Transformation. He flexed his muscles slightly, and the Level Two Blazing Thunder Combat Body manifested. A layer of fiery and electrical energy covered his body. At the same time, the Blazing Thunder Power boosted his Qi with the destructive force of lightning and fire.

The Blazing Thunder Crystals hadn’t just provided him with the Blazing Thunder Combat Body, there was also the Blazing Thunder Power.

Jin Sheng’en landed nearby with golden light flowing on his body, signaling that he had activated the Molten Gold Combat Body. Occasionally, bright, golden light shot out of it, making him look very intimidating.

He finally had the chance to experience Jin Sheng’en’s legendary Molten Gold Combat Body. Passion surged through Long Chen’s heart and his excitement rose!

“The number one prodigy of the outer family?” Long Chen grinned.

“What? Do you also want the nickname?” Jin Sheng’en smirked darkly.

“I don’t; I want to join the inner family! But you, Jin Sheng’en, you should just continue being the number one prodigy of the outer family!”

“You’re looking for death!”

Jin Sheng’en roared and then stepped hard off the stone wall!

Boom!

The wall exploded, and he shot out like an arrow directly at Long Chen. The momentum and power he brought with him were as powerful as an asteroid falling from outer space!

“How can your subpar combat body technique compare with mine?!”

Jin Sheng’en smirked, then he punched Long Chen!

“Flaming Gold Fist!”

Although Jin Sheng’en was not muscular, his cultivation specialty was in power-type attacks, so even a simple, direct attack was peerless in terms of strength!

“Are you underestimating me?”

Long Chen’s eyes darkened and he also leapt off the wall, twisting his body as he did so. The air whistled as he turned into a red dragon image, charging at Jin Sheng’en!

“Primordial Dragon Seal!”

Long Chen wielded two seals, one on each hand!

Boom! Boom!!

This was their first contact, which caused the ground and the mountain to shake. Dust and soil were shaken off the walls, falling on the Yin Snake Demons who hissed and quickly dodged!

“Not bad, you brat!” Jin Sheng’en was filled with hatred for such a powerful opponent. Even though he was forced back by the impact, he only took a moment to recover and pounced on Long Chen once more!

I heard that Jin Sheng’en is as strong as someone at the late Earthly Core Realm, and now I see that the rumors were true. That punch just now was very powerful!

Long Chen was feeling much more passionate about this battle than the one against Chu Yunxi. At the time, Chu Yunxi had been suppressed from the beginning, but he and his current opponent were on the same level!

After one exchange in midair, they both landed. This time, the Yin Snake Demons could no longer hold back. Half of them chomped at Long Chen, while the other half swarmed Jin Sheng’en!

“Get away!”

Long Chen charged forward once more the moment his foot touched the ground. A Yin Snake Demon blocking in front of him was met with a fist to its head, and its huge skull crashed into the ground!

He then stepped on another snake’s head, lifted a fist, and the flaming fist formed a bright arc as he swung it through the air!

“Burning Devil Sun Fist, Blazing Flame!”

Boom! Boom!

The fiery fist seal was launched at Jin Sheng’en, who had also just killed two Yin Snake Demons. His eyes darkened and he charged at Long Chen too!

“Destructive Mountain Kick!”

Unexpectedly, Jin Sheng’en had also mastered a kick technique. The winds howled as he launched his Destructive Mountain Kick, pushing Long Chen’s Blazing Flame back!

“Devil Sun Collision!”

The black Devil Sun fist seal finally pushed Jin Sheng’en back too. It was currently a draw, no one taking the upper hand for the moment. However, the battle spirit between them intensified.

The snakes took the opportunity to attack once more. This time, there were about seven or eight of them surrounding Long Chen. It wasn’t going to be easy to break free!

“Damn animals!”

Long Chen released several consecutive Burning Devil Sun Fists. The searing flames and power of lightning were extremely terrifying to the snakes, who were Yin-type demons. Two Yin Snake Demons were immediately killed!

However, the other Yin Snake Demons were not afraid. Instead, they grew fiercer!

“Long Chen, die!” Jin Sheng’en had long finished the snakes surrounding him, so he raised his fist and punched Long Chen while the latter was still dealing with snakes!

“Iron Wheel Fist!”

This was also an extremely destructive attack. Long Chen had just killed the snakes off and couldn’t protect himself in time, so he could only use his Nine Heavens Dragon Step to dodge it.

“Do you think you can dodge my Iron Wheel Fist with an elementary Black-tier body technique?” Jin Sheng’en laughed, attacking him using his Iron Wheel Fist and simultaneously speeding up his footwork. He was now using an intermediate Black-tier body technique!

This boosted Jin Sheng’en’s attack!

“Your body technique is nothing.” Long Chen remained calm. There were two more snakes trying to bite him, but he did not panic at this critical moment. One snake was already right in front of his face!

“Here are two presents for you!”

Long Chen punched twice, one for each snake. The two snakes were thrown back towards Jin Sheng’en, colliding with his Iron Wheel Fist!

“Bastard!” Jin Sheng’en had been fully confident in his attack, but all it ended up accomplishing was causing two snakes to explode in bits of blood and flesh. Dissatisfied with this outcome, he charged at Long Chen once more!

“You brat, I’ll give you a taste of the finger technique you used against Chu Yunxi!”

After a few exchanges, Jin Sheng’en had confirmed that Long Chen was almost on his level, and that the Level Two Blazing Thunder Combat Body was almost on par with his Molten Gold Combat Body.

“Is that all you got?”

The two of them engaged in close combat once more. The snakes were terrifying to others, but they were only minor inconveniences to the powerful Jin Sheng’en and Long Chen. As long as they were a little careful, they wouldn’t be bitten!

This brat Jin Sheng’en is the same level as me when he uses his advanced Black-tier martial technique.

Long Chen had no choice but to admit this.

That was why he had to think of a way to beat Jin Sheng’en.

The only way is to use that technique,

Long Chen thought to himself.