Chapter 526 - The Strongest Disciple

Long Chen had known Chen Feng’s position all along, he had just been waiting for the perfect opportunity to defeat him.

He might not have been able to defeat Chen Feng if he revealed that he could pinpoint his location from the start. That was why Long Chen had chosen to put up an act and dodged like a madman. He wanted Chen Feng to drop his guard and assume that he was safe. That had created an opening for Long Chen to surprise him.

The Demonic Illusion behind Chen Feng also launched a deadly attack.

Long Chen and the Demonic Illusion targeted Chen Feng’s real body amidst the fifty illusions and attacked with the Heavenly Sword Array at the same time with the two intermediate Heaven-tier Divine Arms.

Chen Feng didn’t realize that they knew his real location, so he failed to react in time.

“Impossible, impossible!” he muttered in disbelief before realizing he had to fight back. The two attacks formed a massive array, and they were barrelling towards him. One array had killed Ying Shaotian, so two were sure to kill him.

Chen Feng panicked because Long Chen had left him absolutely bewildered. He had intended to play with his food, but the situation had been reversed.

Everyone watched Long Chen use the Heaven Sword Array, but they thought he had merely picked a random illusion to attack. Chen Feng’s words, however, made everyone pause in shock because it seemed that Long Chen had found the real body.

The battle was nearing its climax.

“You are strong, but so what?” When he was surrounded by the two powerful techniques, Chen Feng realized that he had been tricked and was burning with rage. His eyes were cold and radiating bloodlust as the Qi of a Ninth Passage Stage cultivator exploded from his body.

“Since you chose to do this, I will fight you to the bitter end!” Chen Feng howled.

A panther-like beast illusion appeared behind his back and he swung his paw. The illusion sunk into the paw as Chen Feng lunged towards one of the Heaven Sword Arrays. This was Chen Feng’s strongest attack!

Long Chen frowned, but he was not afraid. The Heaven Sword Array clashed with the claws. He suddenly realized that Chen Feng’s attack was powerful enough to push his Heaven Sword Array back.

But it was not enough to destroy the Heaven Sword Array completely. Still, the shockwave from the clash sent Long Chen flying. He spat out a mouthful of blood and was almost thrown out of the arena.

Chen Feng was indeed strong; a cultivator at the Ninth Passage Stage was not to be trifled with.

But using the Traceless Purgatory Step was a mistake, as Long Chen had easily countered it with Sight. That was the reason Long Chen had emerged victorious.

Chen Feng had decided to fight to the bitter end to no avail. Long Chen was only hurt mildly after the clash.

However, Chen Feng did not die. When faced with two Heaven Sword Arrays, he had chosen to only fight Long Chen. In the end, he was rescued by the Azure Purgatory King.

Chen Feng would’ve either died outright or been gravely injured if the Heaven Sword Array hit him. No matter what, he wasn’t a match for Long Chen.

When everything settled down, the crowd was speechless.

Long Chen silently stood up and walked to the center of the arena. The Azure Purgatory King stopped the Heaven Sword Array as he held Chen Feng. Long Chen, on the other hand, stopped controlling his Demonic Illusion.

“Master, let me go. I need to fight Jiang Cheng and determine the winner.”

The Azure Purgatory King shook his head and sighed. “You’ve already lost.”

“Lost? Impossible!” Chen Feng’s eyes widened in shock.

“Yes, you’ve lost completely. Even though you were stronger, you still lost to him. You should’ve defeated him at the start rather than show off your King-tier technique. That was how he found a way to fight back. There’s no need to explain yourself further. Let’s go... “

It was only at this point that everyone realized that Long Chen had been aware of Chen Feng’s real location all along. He had chosen to endure and hide the fact that he could do that just to clinch victory in the end.

𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Chen Feng was indeed stronger than Long Chen, but he had lost.

One’s state of mind and experience played a large role in battle. Long Chen’s fight against Chen Feng was a classic one where he had won psychologically.

“No. I’m much stronger than him... “ Chen Feng was close to tears when he heard that he had lost.

The Azure Purgatory King decided that it was pointless to console someone who couldn’t see the truth. He looked at Long Chen before dragging Chen Feng down the arena and back to where his seat was.

Long Chen dispelled his Demonic Illusion and became the last person standing on the arena.

No one knew what to say when they saw the blood-red lizard on the arena. He was like a rising star that no one could stop.

Everyone finally realized how strong Long Chen was, and how bright his future looked.

The ladies around Liu Yiyi’s age were enamored by him.

No one could believe their eyes when Long Chen defeated everyone during the trial to enter the Ancient Demon Domain, and now he had repeated that feat. He was victorious in the assessment, and no one had expected that to happen.

Long Chen had become a legend in the Ancient Demon Domain.

His exploits would be spread throughout the Ancient Demon Domain, or maybe the entirety of the Divine Martial Empire. Everyone would learn his name, especially after he obtained the Emperor Flame Pearl.

Jiang Wushang shook his head and smiled. He was impressed by Long Chen and started clapping. Everyone soon followed suit.

This was the strongest affirmation and reward for him.

Jiang Wushang was indeed regarding Long Chen highly. As the leader of the Ancient Demon Domain, he needed to have several strong assistants. Jiang Wushang had initially chosen Chen Feng, but now he preferred Long Chen.

He was thinking that after using the Flame Emperor Pearl, Long Chen would become as strong as a cultivator at the Three Martial Realms.

Jiang Wushang was looking forward to it.

Everyone was impressed by Long Chen’s incredible performance.

Even the Clear Shallows King was starting to cry.

Because of Long Chen, the Clear Shallows Pavilion’s ranking had skyrocketed from last place to first. This was the best result they could’ve ever asked for, and it had happened during her reign!

How could she not be touched?

Liu Yiyi understood what her mother was feeling and held her hand tightly. She was also crying.

The grand elders finished calculating their scores. Demon General Typhoon took a look at the results and was very happy with them. “Let me now announce the ranking of each disciple! I’m sure that everyone watched Jiang Cheng become the champion and how Liu Yiyi entered the final six. That means that the Clear Shallows Pavilion is undeniably the champion.”

Everyone clapped and cheered.

The members of the Clear Shallows Pavilion hugged each other happily. They had never felt more proud. They all looked at Long Chen with reverence.

“Second place goes to the Azure Purgatory King Pavilion, with Chen Feng coming out second place and another disciple entering the final twelve!”

The cheers were quieter this time.

Everyone had thought the Azure Purgatory Pavilion was undeniably the strongest. It was embarrassing to be in second place.

No one cheered starting from the third place. When Demon General Typhoon finished announcing the results, everyone noticed that the members of the pavilion that had ended up in last place were very angry.

“Now, it’s time to distribute the rewards to the disciples. May the top six come up to the stage.”

Because Ying Shaotian was dead, only five disciples made their way onto the arena.

Demon General Typhoon started giving out the rewards.

“Jiang Qing, five hundred thousand Heavenly Passage Pills.

“Liu Yiyi, five hundred thousand Heavenly Passage Pills.

“Qian Long, five hundred thousand Heavenly Passage Pills.”

Next, it was Chen Feng’s turn, and Demon General Typhoon raised his voice before placing a Universe Pouch into Chen Feng’s hand. “Azure Purgatory Pavilion, Chen Feng, five million Heavenly Passage Pills. This is what he deserves.”

Five million Heavenly Passage Pills. That was the dream of every disciple, and the crowd clapped happily.

“The five of you can go down for now. Jiang Cheng’s rewards are not in my hands. Prince Jiang Wushang will personally present them to him.”