Chapter 785 – Yellow River Demon Finger

To Suyan’s comfort, Long Chen did not seem to be angry.

“It is time. Go on now,” said Bai Lan, turning towards Long Chen when they arrived at the bottom of the platform.

Long Chen nodded and got on the stage before Situ Yu did. He strode towards the center of the stage, not too fast or too slow. It was more than wide enough for a duel.

Bai Lan and Lei Ji stood in the middle between the Thunder and Demon clans, apart from their clan members. Suxue and Suyan stood behind them. Therefore, the crowd was divided into four groups.

When the seven Thunder Elders saw this, they looked at each other and smiled. Everything was going as planned. They had planned for the two clan leaders and the Sect Elders of the Demon clan to stand in this manner.

If they stood together, then the Thunder Prison could trap them.

And if the Thunder Prison trapped them, even Bai Lan would be unable to break free within a short time. Then the Thunder clan would have enough time to act.

No one else knew of the Thunder clan’s plan.

Even the Thunder clan’s patriarch, Lei Ji, was still in the dark.

After Long Chen ascended the stage, Situ Yu could not wait any longer. He laughed loudly, slapped his chair, and rushed up the stage. He stopped twenty meters away from Long Chen. This instantly grabbed everyone’s attention.

The atmosphere turned tense.

A Ninth Earthly Martial Stage opponent was indeed terrifying to Long Chen. In terms of essence, Situ Yu had ten times more. Long Chen once again considered using Blood Sacrifice, but after he saw the vicious and arrogant expression on Situ Yu’s face, he abandoned that thought and used the Dragon Soul Transformation.

The Dragon Soul Transformation strengthened his essence by ten times, reaching the level of the Seventh Earthly Martial Stage cultivator. Although there was still a large gap between his and his opponent’s cultivation levels, this gap was manageable to Long Chen because not many Eighth Earthly Martial Stage cultivators could defeat him in this state.

The crowd finally saw something extraordinary in Long Chen after they saw the Dragon Soul Transformation, which made him look terrifying, as if he was born for the sole purpose of killing. His bony spines and scaled armor shimmered intimidatingly.

“You don’t look bad at all. Very animalistic. Indeed, you cannot be considered on the same level as us humans,” Situ Yu mocked sarcastically after he took a glance.

Long Chen ignored him as he felt the power flowing in his body. When he utilized the Dragon Soul Transformation, the power of his Seven Star Body was combined with his dragon body. Even if he did not activate his essence, he was still filled with explosive power. Long Chen clenched his fists gently. Streaks of celestial Qi spewed out of his arm, forming images of constellations on his hand. It was as if there was a beautiful, awe-inspiring, purple constellation map on his body.

Is that the Seven Star Body?

Situ Yu’s expression turned jealous, but it quickly turned to excitement and greed. He could sense that the Seven Star Body was indeed filled with great power, and he was even apprehensive of coming into contact with Long Chen.

𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

He was excited because he knew that the Seven Star Body would one day be his.

Everything would belong to him. He wondered what heights he would achieve after he had the Seven Star Body.

How could he know the suffering that had to be endured to cultivate the Seven Star Body?

With Situ Yu’s abilities, even one year of cultivation wouldn’t guarantee success.

But before that, he had to snatch it from Long Chen.

“To be honest, I still cannot believe that you dared to show up today,” said Situ Yu.

His contemptuous words could not cause even a ripple in Long Chen’s emotions, which were as still as water. His cultivation also involved the cultivation of a stable mind. After enduring the torture of cultivating the Seven Star Body, Long Chen suddenly felt like there was nothing to be afraid of in this world. That was why he could face Situ Yu confidently.

The constellation map made of purple celestial Qi swirled on his body. His mind settled until it was as still as still water. Long Chen had forgotten about their cultivation levels and the gap between them. His opponent was the only person in his sight.

“What’s the brat doing? Why does he look like he’s daydreaming?”

The crowd saw that Long Chen was unresponsive despite Situ Yu’s insults, so they assumed that the former was paralyzed with fear.

“What is he doing? If he’s scared, he shouldn’t have come. He hasn’t uttered a single word; what is the meaning of this?”

The crowd thought that Long Chen was too terrified to speak. Only Situ Yu understood that when Long Chen was this calm, he could not seem to find a chance to take advantage of him. He refused to believe this, as he bore endless hatred for this brat. Therefore, he stopped talking, and with a flash, he was already charging at Long Chen!

The battle erupted instantly!

I heard from Patriarch Bai that Situ Yu has cultivated the Heavenly Demon Manual, which contains a body tempering technique, a body combat technique, and three powerful punching techniques. The Heavenly Demon Manual is an elementary Emperor-tier combat technique, and it is likely Situ Yu’s trump card!

On the way here, Bai Lan had briefed Long Chen about Situ Yu so that Long Chen was mentally prepared. If Feng Zhilin could use the Emperor-tier Thousand Seals, then it would not make sense if Situ Yu did not know a technique of that caliber as well.

The punching technique in the Heavenly Demon Manual was known as the Heavenly Demon Transformation Fist.

However, Situ Yu did not use an Emperor-tier technique for this first attack. Using an Emperor-tier technique against a mere Sixth Earthly Martial Stage cultivator was just embarrassing to him.

He neared Long Chen in the blink of an eye, and Situ Yu’s Ninth Earthly Martial Stage strength gave him extraordinary speed. In fact, he was already as fast as his grandfather.

“Yellow River Demon Finger!”

With a

whoosh

, a yellow air current spun around Situ Yu’s right index finger, just like the legendary Yellow River. The whirlpool suddenly enlarged and flew towards Long Chen. The center of the whirlpool was a dot of black starlight, and an immense attack erupted from it. The power of the Yellow River Demon Finger came from the black dot!

That was the true power of the technique, which had come from Situ Yu’s fingertip!

The Yellow River Demon Finger was an advanced King-tier technique, one as strong as Long Chen’s Desolate Divine Seal. Situ Yu was using this technique as a Ninth Earthly Martial Stage cultivator, so he could display its full power!

The choice to use the Yellow River Demon Finger as the opening move clearly showed that he had underestimated his opponent.

Long Chen’s gaze was calm. When his opponent’s attack flew at him, his gaze did not change, nor did he move at all.

The crowd erupted!

“What’s going on? Why isn’t he defending himself? Is he suicidal?”

“He chose not to fight back in the face of a Ninth Earthly Martial Stage cultivator’s attack? His brain must be rusty! Or is he already looking for death?”

There was an eruption of discussions.

Behind Bai Lan, Suxue and Suyan watched anxiously. They wanted to rush over to help, but Bai Lan stopped them and said, “Don’t underestimate Long Chen. The result of today’s duel is not set yet.”

Bai Lan’s words implied that Long Chen could still win, so the two sisters were relieved.

Situ Yu, who had a confused look, gently touched Long Chen’s chest with the Yellow River Demon Finger!

He felt like he had hit his opponent, but to his shock, the constellations on Long Chen’s body flowed to his chest. By the time the attack hit him, a huge amount of celestial Qi had already gathered at his chest. The purple celestial Qi turned into a fierce beast, and when the Yellow River Demon Finger touched Long Chen, the beast roared and bit Situ Yu’s finger!

“Ah!” Situ Yu yelped, then he quickly intensified the essence throughout his whole body to shake the celestial Qi off. Only then was he able to back off, though in an unstable manner. The celestial Qi had come from Long Chen’s Seven Star Body, and it was stronger than he had expected.

The momentum of the Yellow River Demon Finger had also blasted Long Chen backwards, and he was pushed several steps back before he could stabilize himself. Under the protection of the Seven Star Body, the Yellow River Demon Finger could indeed push him, but not hurt him.

Long Chen’s body had endured repeated conditioning from the celestial Qi, so it was now far tougher than others’ bodies. If he stood in the Metal District and let the Metal Devouring Winds wrap around him, he would easily come out unscathed. This was one of the best body tempering techniques in the whole Ten Thousand Nation Territory!

The duel had only just begun, but jaws dropped. The crowd thought Long Chen would be dead from the first strike, so the result of the first clash was completely unexpected. Situ Yu had used all his energy to attack him and Long Chen hadn’t even fought back, yet Situ Yu was blasted backwards and had even sustained a minor injury on his finger.

How strong was Long Chen’s Seven Star Body?

Situ Yu stared at Long Chen in a daze. They all knew that Long Chen had used the Seven Star Body to block his attack, showing how extraordinary it was. This made them even more greedy for it. They thought that they would become peerless masters if they could get the Seven Star Manual. How could they know that cultivating the Seven Star Body required enduring terrifying suffering?

Without suffering, there would be no success.