Chapter 428 - Break Your Arm

Long Chen utilized the enhanced speed granted by his transformation and the Demon Seed Planting Technique to quickly approach the Sword Emperor.

He knew that even though he had as much Qi as a Heavenly Passage Realm cultivator, there was still a large gap between them, so Long Chen dared not be careless.

Long Chen and Xiaolang had discussed prior to this that Long Chen would be fighting while Xiaolang supported him since the latter was slightly weaker. Xiaolang’s strongest attack was the Nine Devils Ancestral Fire, so he would only use it when the Sword Emperor’s guard was down.

Long Chen pulled out the Demon Emperor Sword at this point.

“The Demon Emperor Sword? I haven’t seen it in years. Zhao Qingyun used it once to fight me when we were younger, but he wasn’t my match. He doesn’t stand a chance even now!” The Sword Emperor wasn’t anxious even though Long Chen had brought out the Heaven-tier Divine Arm.

The Sword Emperor was the monolith of the Cangyang Kingdom. Since he was the strongest, he had very few enemies. That was why he had given Lin Zichen the Imperial Sword, thinking that no one would be capable of stealing it. But now Long Chen was keeping the Imperial Sword in his Universe Pouch, so the Sword Emperor had no way of retrieving it.

But the Sword Emperor was not helpless without the sword. When Long Chen was swiftly approaching him, the Sword Emperor pointed at Long Chen with his right index finger, and a golden light appeared on his fingertip. Under the control of the Sword Emperor, nine lights shot out of his finger towards Long Chen!

“Nine Heaven Battle Swords, Heaven and Earth Evisceration!”

This was the other Heaven-tier martial technique other than the Imperial Sword Technique. Its power was not to be trifled with, and Long Chen had to use the Supreme Emperor Sword to destroy it.

But what made Long Chen surprised was that the Sword Emperor’s technique was ten times stronger even though he was only using his Qi and fingers. He had to use Traceless Demon Shadow to avoid the attacks. Long Chen took advantage of the gaps in the attack timings to circulate his Qi and launch a jet-black Sword Qi at the Sword Emperor.

“Demon Emperor Sword Technique, Supreme Emperor Sword!”

The air was torn apart, and black dirt sprayed everywhere. Long Chen used the Supreme Emperor Sword to destroy the Sword Emperor’s Nine Heaven Battle Swords. At the same time, Long Chen launched numerous rays of Demon Emperor Sword Qi to push the Sword Emperor back.

He had not lost in the first round. It was considered an incredible feat, considering his age, even though he had the Demon Emperor Sword to help him.

Some of the more experienced cultivators knew that if Long Chen could defend against the Sword Emperor’s first Heaven-tier martial technique, he could possibly block the rest too. They had thought Long Chen was weaker, but they now realized that he was almost as strong as the Sword Emperor.

Long Chen had forced the Sword Emperor to retreat using the Demon Emperor Sword Qi. Without warning, Long Chen used the Blood Devouring Domain. A blood-red mist enveloped Long Chen and the Sword Emperor. He increased the strength of the technique using his Qi!

The Blood Devouring Domain had always been one of his trump cards. It had worked exceedingly well against the Heaven-tier Dark Moon Tiger, so it would naturally work against the Sword Emperor too!

The Sword Emperor suddenly realized that he was under the effect of an intense suction force. He frowned when he felt his blood boiling and going against its natural flow. It was out of his control!

“What’s happening?” The Sword Emperor quickly used a large portion of his Qi to suppress his blood. He was barely able to regain control of his body when Long Chen launched another attack at him!

“Demon Emperor Sword Technique, Supreme Emperor Sword!”

Long Chen managed to reduce the Sword Emperor’s strength with the Blood Devouring Domain. There was no way he would give his opponent a chance to catch his breath, so he poured all of his Qi into his next attack.

He shot numerous black rays of Sword Qi at the Sword Emperor from a range of only ten meters. The latter was so distracted in trying to regain control of his body that he realized too late that the attack was going to hit him!

This single attack from Long Chen was much stronger than the one he had used to kill Lin Zichen. The very earth itself was torn asunder, and the sound of screeching metal could be heard far and wide.

The people on the city wall were stunned to see the Sword Emperor in danger right at the start of the battle. They had thought that the Sword Emperor would take care of Long Chen with ease, so the thought of seeing him in such a dire situation never crossed their minds!

But the Sword Emperor was not that weak. Even though he was being suppressed by Long Chen’s Blood Devouring Domain, he still managed to retreat while forming seals with his fingers. Then his silhouette turned into a sword and Sword Qi shot out of his hands.

“Imperial Sword Technique, Supreme Martial Sword!”

The Supreme Martial Sword was the first technique of the Imperial Sword Technique. The golden Sword Qi crashed into Long Chen’s black Sword Qi and exploded. The shockwave blew the two of them apart and left a crater in the middle.

Long Chen was blown into the air before he turned and landed safely.

“Xiaolang, this is your chance!” Long Chen’s two attacks were meant to set up a perfect opportunity for Xiaolang to strike. Xiaolang had approached the back of the Sword Emperor when Long Chen used the Blood Devouring Domain. The Sword Emperor had underestimated Xiaolang since the latter was only a Category Nine Earth-tier beast.

The Sword Emperor was strong, and Long Chen had to admit that. The Sword Emperor was so strong that he was capable of breaking Long Chen’s Supreme Emperor Sword with a Supreme Martial Sword launched using his fingers even though he was under the influence of the Blood Devouring Domain. Long Chen would’ve been helpless against the Sword Emperor if he didn’t have other strategies.

Xiaolang was one of his backup plans.

The Sword Emperor had been blown back by the explosion as well. He was still thinking about what the Blood Devouring Domain was when he felt a deadly presence behind him.

Xiaolang saw his nemesis flying towards him, and he could no longer wait. His eyes were bloodshot as he pounced towards the Sword Emperor. Xiaolang used all of the Nine Devils Ancestral Fire he could muster and spat it out like a tidal wave towards the Sword Emperor.

It was clear that Xiaolang hated the Sword Emperor a lot.

Long Chen could barely imagine how much pain Xiaolang had endured when his family was wiped out at the age of six, resulting in him living on his own. But Xiaolang had managed to live on and kept a positive outlook on life!

Xiaolang was his sworn brother!

Long Chen had sworn to himself that Xiaolang’s problems would be his as well. Naturally, the same could be said for Xiaolang. Even though he couldn’t speak now, Xiaolang's heart had not changed.

When the Nine Devil Ancestral Fire blanketed the air, the Sword Emperor felt like his life was in danger. He didn’t even look back, because his battle sense told him that if he didn’t run towards Long Chen, he would die!

“Divine Nine Palace Step!” The Sword Emperor was sweating when he used his strongest Body Combat Technique to run towards Long Chen at top speed. He would’ve been faster than Long Chen if he wasn’t under the influence of the Blood Devouring Domain.

Everyone on the city wall were shouting and clamoring when they saw the Nine Devils Ancestral Fire. They didn’t know what it was, but they knew it was very deadly if even the Sword Devil avoided it.

“What kind of fire emits cold energy?!” The Sword Emperor hissed and ran as fast as he could, but part of his body ended up coming into contact with the flames, including one of his arms!

The Sword Emperor circulated his Qi towards his arm, but then he felt that he was losing all sensation in it!

Bam!

Everyone was in disbelief when the Sword Emperor’s left arm exploded and disappeared in the air. Even though he had avoided the bulk of the Nine Devils Ancestral Fire, he had paid a terrible price. He had lost his left arm. It was possible to heal it with spiritual herbs, but it would not be as nimble as before.

His battle strength had diminished as a result!