Chapter 917 – Shocking The Whole Crowd

More time passed. In less than an hour, it was Fighter Number 380’s turn. Long Chen had experienced being watched by thousands of people many times. However, it was different this time because Divine Martial Realm cultivators were present. He had to be careful, and he even felt a bit nervous.

No one could know that he was a Dragon Warrior.

Previously, the Five Emperors knew that Long Chen was a Dragon Warrior because the Red Emperor had been observing Long Chen all along. At the time, Long Chen was only found out to be a Dragon Warrior because his cultivation level was low. Now he was at the Fourth Heavenly Martial Stage and had his guard up, so the average person could not guess that he was one.

How many Dragon Warriors were there in the whole Three Royal Territories after all?

Other than Wang Chen, he did not think there were any.

A Dragon Warrior had appeared in the Ten Thousand Nations Territory before. Although he was the lowest-ranked dragon, the Red Dragon, Long Chen was still astonished.

In ancient times, there were likely no differences in strength between the Ten Thousand Nations Territory and the Three Royal Territories. Therefore, it was normal for the dragons’ lineage to appear there too.

All eyes were on Long Chen, who was in the pit. His appearance attracted everyone’s attention.

“What’s going on? Even a Fourth Heavenly Martial Stage cultivator could come in?”

“Yeah. Isn’t this nonsense? Is this another guy using his connections to get in? That’s so unfair. If this brat loses, I’d like to see what nonsense the four examiners will spout to make him pass!”

Many people in the arena started to complain.

However, even the four examiners were stunned.

“How did a Fourth Heavenly Martial Stage person enter?” The four of them looked at each other, confused. However, Song Yang saw a faint, gray line between Long Chen’s brows.

This little kid who’s only at the Fourth Heavenly Martial Stage is the one Chun’er mentioned? His archnemesis?

He was very surprised.

Long Chen had expected this reaction, so he saluted them and said, “Greetings, elders from the Underworld Army. I am Junior Long Chen. Fighter Number 380! I choose mech!”

He told them his choice directly and waited for their response.

Among the seats above, someone’s eyes lit up after he saw Long Chen. This person was Ye Xuan.

“I can’t believe he’s here at the trials for the Underworld Army. So his name is Long Chen? What a mysterious fellow.”

“You know him?” a Ten Thousand-Sergeant next to him asked.

“We’ve met once. He seems to be an interesting person.” Ye Xuan smiled and did not elaborate.

Qi Bing did not give the soldiers permission to release the mech. She eyed Long Chen and said, “Are you sure you can defeat a Category Seven Emperor-tier beast or mech at your level?”

“If I couldn’t, I wouldn’t be standing here,” Long Chen answered loudly.

His voice was filled with confidence, and he looked very calm. He was not as dramatic and arrogant as Song Yuchun was, so many people had a positive impression of him after this sentence.

No matter what, this teenager was very bold.

“Alright.” Qi Bing waved.

Click!

The Underworld Soldiers opened a large door, and a large, purple, steel ball rolled out. Purple electricity crackled loudly around it. It rolled until it was ten meters away from Long Chen.

“It’s a Purple Lightning Giant!”

“This teenager is unlucky today. The last three people who faced the Purple Lightning Giant were killed.”

“Let’s see what method he uses against it!”

Everyone thought Long Chen was also relying on his connections to enter the army.

He took a few steps back and watched the shining purple ball slowly transform into a three-meter-tall steel giant. Pieces of steel shaped like muscles covered its body with purple runes etched on them. Sharp purple lightning shot out of the runes.

A wave of heat blasted Long Chen’s face.

There was a stand-off between the giant and Long Chen. Countless eyes were on him, ready to see how this kid was going to defeat the Purple Lightning Giant. Many people had already imagined the scene where he was beaten to pulp.

The four Divine Martial Realm examiners were also watching Long Chen. They did not think he would do anything impressive, since they trusted their eyes.

Everyone watched as the giant strode over, turned into a bolt of purple lightning, and flew at Long Chen. The whole arena rumbled and trembled. Although it was also a mech, the Purple Lightning Giant was a few times stronger than the llama from before.

All they could say was that the people who encountered the Purple Lightning Giant were simply unlucky.

“This kid is unlucky. He’ll shatter in a breath’s time.”

“I’d like to see how he relies on his connections to enter the army. Will he enter the even after death?”

Many people smirked as they discussed.

In Long Chen’s eyes, the giant’s movements became very slow.

He had already figured the rules out. If he did not perform extremely well, it would be difficult to obtain approval from all four examiners. Therefore, he had to use all his best techniques.

He instantly unleashed every trump card he had.

Dragon Soul Transformation. Yin-Yang Sword Soul. Emperor Vanquishers. Emperor’s Palm. When all these were combined together, Long Chen’s strength skyrocketed to a level that shocked the audience.

An immense, strong aura radiated from Long Chen’s body.

“What’s happening?”

This was the question that popped into all their minds. Long Chen used the Emperor’s Manual.

“Emperor’s Manual, Emperor’s Arrival!”

He threw a punch that radiated a regal aura. A golden fist seal flew at his opponent as if it was an unstoppable force, radiating an intimidating aura. It was as if a peerless cultivator standing at the peak of existence had thrown this punch.

All the strength in his body was gathered in the punch. There was a loud boom. The Purple Lightning Giant was moving extremely quickly, so it directly crashed into Long Chen’s Emperor’s Manual attack, leading to a huge explosion. Purple lightning shot out and lit up the whole arena.

After the explosion, large pieces of metal flew in all directions. There was a shrill sound of metals colliding, and then the pieces all crashed. The Purple Lightning Giant, which was perfectly fine a few moments ago, had turned into a pile of scrap metal after Long Chen’s powerful Emperor’s Manual attack.

Long Chen retracted everything and even deactivated his Dragon Soul Transformation. It had only taken him one moment to activate the Dragon Soul Transformation, attack, then deactivate.

That singular moment stunned everyone.

Dozens of pieces of steel were scattered haphazardly across the pit. Some of them were still crackling with lightning. Long Chen stood in the middle of the mess and slowly retracted his hand. He looked around, his gaze sweeping across the thousands of people. He had just used the Emperor’s Manual, so there was still a regal emperor’s aura in his eyes. The youths who were not yet Underworld Soldiers were startled by the look in his eyes.

Long Chen’s gaze finally fell on the four examiners. Their expressions were colorful.

“Please provide feedback on my performance,” Long Chen said, as per the people before him.

The four of them were so stunned that they could not speak.

The other people started discussing.

“How was that possible? He used one move to shatter the Purple Lightning Giant. That’s really strong. Even the first guy, Jiang Jinglong, could not do the same.”

“Yeah. There’s no way he’s only at the Fourth Heavenly Martial Stage. For that moment, he displayed immense strength. The Fourth Heavenly Martial Stage is definitely not his true cultivation level.”

“I think I saw him pulling out a pair of Divine-tier weapons just now, and the technique he used was surely a Divine-tier combat technique. If this person were at the Seventh Heavenly Martial Stage, it would be normal for him to defeat the Purple Lightning Giant using these two things. But his cultivation level is ...”

“We were mistaken just now. With his abilities, he definitely isn’t entering the army through his connections.”

The whole arena chatted loudly about Long Chen’s impressive performance, their voices even spreading to the skies.

Among the countless people, Ye Xuen and the Ten Thousand-Sergeant looked at each other. The Ten Thousand-Sergeant had a puzzled look when he said, “I sense a type of Divine Martial Realm energy on him. I think it’s likely that a few Divine Martial Realm experts left their essence in his body for him to use. He has some type of magical item on his right hand, which I am guessing stores their powers.”

He was filled with shock. Very few Divine Martial Realm experts would give their remaining power to another person, as doing so would accelerate their death.

“That’s not it. I’ve met many strong Sword Warriors, and I’ve met one who has comprehended the third stage of the Sword Path. Long Chen may be using a pair of punching gloves, but based on his aura, he is also a Sword Warrior. He also seems to be at the third stage of the Sword Path ...” stuttered Ye Xuan.

Compared to the other Sword Warriors he had met, Long Chen was too young. If he had not seen it for himself, Ye Xuan would not have believed that Long Chen had reached the third stage at such a young age.

“He’s also a Sword Warrior? It makes sense that he has such explosive combat abilities, then. However, he may have other trump cards. If not, he would still be weaker than what we imagine. He has great potential.”