Chapter 548 - Battling The Earthly Martial Realm

An Earthly Martial Realm cultivator.

Although his opponent was only at the First Earthly Martial Stage, Long Chen did not let his guard down.

As he felt the power flow through his body, he gazed at the Eagle Martial King. He would move when his opponent moved, not daring to attack first, because he was not confident.

He wondered what it would be like to fight a true Earthly Martial Realm cultivator.

At this moment, Long Chen had the King-tier True Martial Demon Body and the Demonic Illusion. He guessed that his opponent had one or two King-tier techniques at most, but in terms of Qi, Long Chen definitely had more Qi than the opponent had essence!

However, Earthly Martial Realm cultivators had something else.

Long Chen had seen them fight before. It was as if they could control every bit of energy in a punch so that it was all concentrated in one point. It would look like a simple attack, but it would contain far more energy than what a Heavenly Passage Realm cultivator could release!

Whoosh!

The Eagle Martial King ran out of patience when he saw that Long Chen was not moving. There was a cold flash in his eyes, then he turned into an illusion as he sprinted forward. In the next second, he was already right in front of Long Chen!

He’s so ... fast ... but his movements look like mine before I started cultivating, before I reached the Dragon Realm ...

Long Chen studied the Eagle Martial King’s movements in detail.

I can sense that all of his power is concentrated in his torso, and I can even sense that he is connected to the earth. Every time his foot lands, he absorbs the energy in the earth. Perhaps the Earthly Martial Realm is related to the earth?

Long Chen thought back to when he watched Long Yue’s punching routine. At the time, he suddenly felt as if she was one with the land. Every punch seemed to conform with the pulse of the earth, flowing like waves in the ocean.

That was a simple punching routine, but each punch was an earth-shattering attack. After passing through the drama of the Four Foundational Realms, the Earthly Martial Realm likely returns to the origin point. It is like melee combat before one reaches the Dragon Realm. It looks like the Earthly Martial Realm has a high requirement for close-range combat. One can only comprehend the strength of the Martial Realm in an intense battle of life and death.

Many thoughts popped into his mind as he watched the Eagle Martial King.

“Let me show you what the Martial Realm truly is!” When he was close to Long Chen, the Eagle Martial King smirked and suddenly punched. He did not use any attack techniques; it was merely a punch. It was simple, but it seemed to bring with it the pulse of the earth. It was as if the earth was flying toward him!

Long Chen took a deep breath, let out a roar, and also threw a punch!

He was only at the Ninth Passage Stage, so he was using his Qi. However, the amount of Qi he had access to far surpassed the weight of the Eagle Martial King’s essence!

To Long Chen’s shock, that punch had been instinctive. The silhouettes of the Golden Crows in his nine meridian points appeared in his mind, and he had instinctively used the energy from them. Then he realized that when he threw his punch, his fist had emitted a blood-red firelight and burned up in flames. His fist collided with the Eagle Martial King!

Boom!

Long Chen was thrown back from the impact!

𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

The result left him utterly shocked. The Eagle Martial King’s punch had allowed him to truly feel the power of the Earthly Martial Realm. Even with his King-tier body tempering technique and the toughness of the Dragon Soul Transformation, his arm felt numb and trembled. He quickly relaxed his arm, but he was forced tens of steps back!

The Eagle Martial King was suffering too. He had not been forced back by Long Chen’s strength; he was retreating on his own due to the pain. Long Chen looked up and saw that half of his opponent’s fist was charred. There was even hot smoke coming from it, and judging by the Eagle Martial King’s contorted features, it was very painful.

If their exchange was any indication, the Eagle Martial King was clearly stronger. If he had not stopped because of the pain, the pain in Long Chen’s arm would have been worse!

Is this the power of the Golden Crow’s soul remnants?

Long Chen now understood that the Golden Crow’s soul remnants were now living in his nine meridian points and had become his power cores. Whenever he used his Qi, their power would merge with his Qi, therefore adding powerful flames and strength to his attacks!

Just now, Long Chen’s Qi, which could match someone at the Earthly Martial Realm, could only barely withstand the Eagle Martial King’s attack. However, the Golden Crow’s power had injured the Eagle Martial King.

Perhaps the Golden Crow’s power will be incorporated into my attacks from now on. This is an amazing boost. Will the Golden Crow’s power also be incorporated into my sword techniques?

Long Chen was in a great mood.

If he could wield the Golden Crow’s powers well, it could result in terrifying effects!

It was just like the Dragon Soul Transformation, which gave Long Chen Qi that was ten times stronger than average. These effects also grew with Long Chen, so he wondered if the effects would be increased by another tenfold when he became a super master!

Long Chen did not believe that the soul remnants contained this little power. It was likely that the power was only released based on how much Qi he utilized.

That was why the Golden Crow’s power was likely a divine technique just like the Dragon Soul Transformation, which would continue to stay with Long Chen as he grew!

“How could your Qi have such an intense heat? This is impossible! You absorbed pure, non-elemental energy, so how could it be this hot?” The Eagle Martial King was in disbelief.

Of course, he did not know that there was a legendary Reincarnation Beast in the Primordial Realm located in Long Chen’s chest, who had helped him get the Golden Crow’s soul remnants!

The Eagle Martial King was not the only one. Jian Chen and the others were also paying attention to Long Chen. Jian Chen’s brows were furrowed when he saw that Long Chen had chosen to face the Eagle Martial King directly, but when he saw the result, he could not believe it for a moment.

However, he and Lan Ling’er sighed in relief.

“Ling’er, quickly finish her up!” Jian Chen took a deep breath, then he launched a storm of attacks at his opponent! A single Martial King was no match for him!

“Old Eagle, what are you still standing there for? Fight him! I can’t hold on for long!” roared the Martial King who was fighting Jian Chen.

The Eagle Martial King calmed down and finally saw Long Chen as an opponent he had to take seriously.

“You brat, you must have used some demented technique.” Then the Eagle Martial King suddenly flew like an eagle and swooped at Long Chen’s head. There was a

whoosh

, and Long Chen realized that the whole sky above him was filled with the Eagle Martial King’s iron talons!

The Eagle Martial King had a talon-type attack!

This was likely not a King-tier combat technique, but since it was used by an Earthly Martial Realm master, it was quite terrifying. His simple punch was already powerful, so this would be worse!

He’s fast and his attacks are vicious!

This was Long Chen’s impression of the Eagle Martial King. He did not dare underestimate this talon attack too. Although his Heaven Sword Array looked dazzling from the outside, it was nowhere near as strong as a simple punch from an Earthly Martial Realm master!

The Heaven Sword Array had enough power to leave countless scars if he were to use it to attack a mountain, but a simple punch from an Earthly Martial Realm cultivator would completely shatter the whole mountain!

Long Chen finally experienced the power of the Martial Realm for himself!

Why were they called the Three Martial Realms?

Because this was the true meaning of “martial!”

Of course, the Heaven Sword Array was different when it was used by Long Chen.

Long Chen had several advantages that a regular Ninth Passage Stage cultivator could only dream of!

When the Eagle Martial King moved, Long Chen moved too. He was retreating as fast as he could, and at the same time, consecutive blades of Sword Qi flew from his sword towards the Eagle Martial King’s attack. These blades of Qi collided with the talon seals!

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Long Chen’s Sword Qi contained Qi from his own body. At this level, a regular Ninth Passage Stage cultivator would be easily killed by his blades. However, they were lacking in the face of the Earthly Martial Realm attacks.

But the blood-red flames burning brightly on top of his Sword Qi were going to make all the difference!

The collision between the two attacks was abnormally violent. The Eagle Martial King wanted to approach, but Long Chen did not let him. He knew that if he got within close range of an Earthly Martial Realm master, he would die.

Every time the talons appeared, they formed large arcs as if they wanted to scratch space itself apart. There were even sounds of explosions, which proved just how powerful the attack was! However, the Eagle Martial King had suffered from the Golden Crow’s powers once already, so he did not dare face Long Chen directly!

Only through dodging and unleashing his essence was he able to shatter Long Chen’s Sword Qi. Right now, Long Chen was completely exposed beneath the talons!

Jian Chen let out a furious roar. Without looking back, the Eagle Martial King knew that Jian Chen had forced the other Martial King to his limit and would likely kill him in a few breaths’ time!

I didn’t expect Jian Chen to be this good! No way, I must kill this brat now. I will let him have a taste of my most powerful attack! Hold on, Brother!

If he could finish Long Chen now, he would be able to save his partner!

If Long Chen died, Jian Chen and Lan Ling’er would die too!

Whoosh ...

The Eagle Martial King exhaled a white mist, and an ice-cold light appeared in his eyes. Loud snapping and cracking came from his bones, making Long Chen’s scalp go numb. Then the human in front of him turned into an eagle and charged directly at Long Chen!

Soul Dispersing Talons!