Chapter 955 – Divine Confinement Talisman

Long Chen’s only opponent was the person in front of him. Why would this person give him such a strong sense of impending danger?

His hair stood on end.

His whole world suddenly went silent. The blue-robed cultivator’s movements slowed down. Long Chen saw him suddenly take a talisman out of his storage ring.

When he took out the talisman, the eyes of every Divine Martial Realm expert who was slightly more knowledgeable lit up brightly.

“Divine Confinement Talisman!”

Long Chen did not know what this thing was, but Little Cat was more knowledgeable and immediately told him the function of the Divine Confinement Talisman.

“Get away from him! The Divine Confinement Talisman traps any cultivator below the Divine Martial Realm. Only a person at the Divine Martial Realm can break free from its control!”

If even Little Cat had told him to run, Long Chen obviously had to run as fast as he could. The problem was that the talisman’s appearance had been too sudden and completely out of Long Chen’s expectations. Long Chen was already very close to his opponent and was about to finish him off with one punch!

Of course, Long Chen could use Blood Warp, but Blood Warp would likely cause him to run off the stage in the blink of an eye. If he left the hundred-meter-wide stage, he would lose!

The Divine Confinement Talisman was clearly designed to defeat him!

After the Divine Confinement Talisman was released, its functioning range was within fifty meters of the blue-robed cultivator, which meant that it would cover half of the stage. Long Chen could not flee its range in time!

The crowd watched as Long Chen charged at the blue-robed cultivator, assuming that he would defeat him in a second, but the cultivator unexpectedly took out a Divine Confinement Talisman and activated it immediately. The Divine Confinement Talisman turned into a mass of ripples that extended outwards. The release of the talisman was very quick, and although Long Chen was as fast as a Divine Martial Realm cultivator, he was still covered in the ripples!

When the transparent ripples touched Long Chen’s body, they stuck together and locked him in place!

How is this possible?!

Long Chen could feel a strong force in the transparent ripples that formed a transparent membrane on his body. Due to the membrane, he realized that he could not use any of his strength at all. While he could still guide the flow of essence in his body, he could not move a muscle!

“We’re finished. If you’re not at the Divine Martial Realm, you can’t break free from the Divine Confinement Talisman’s force. Due to this talisman’s great strength, it is usually given to the children of major factions to protect themselves. One Divine Confinement Talisman is ten times more expensive than the Shield Talisman you previously received, the one that could withstand an attack from a First Divine Martial Stage cultivator,” explained Little Cat.

Long Chen’s gaze turned cold.

He guided his strength through his body and even activated the Dragon Soul Transformation. Unfortunately, his essence was never his best strength. In terms of essence, he was not even at the Ninth Heavenly Martial Stage, so it was impossible to break free from this talisman.

Struggling with all his strength, he roared with fury but still could not break free.

This blue-robed cultivator is only a mere Ninth Heavenly Martial Stage cultivator, but he has something as valuable as the Divine Confinement Talisman!

From Little Cat’s explanation, he understood the value of a Divine Confinement Talisman. It was something so expensive that a Second Divine Martial Stage cultivator would need to spend most of his fortune to purchase one.

This blue-robed cultivator was either lucky or a descendant of some super-powerful faction. However, if he was truly from a super-powerful faction, his cultivation level would not be this low. He looked like he was almost fifty.

𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

If he wasn’t just lucky, then there must be something suspicious about this. Someone is trying to get me eliminated!

Long Chen had initially thought that he would smoothly reach the finals to fight Su Xue. However, despite being close to the finals, his plan was in danger of being foiled.

There were about fifty people who had not been eliminated yet.

After today’s duel, only twenty-something would remain.

When the City Lord saw that Long Chen was trapped by a Divine Confinement Talisman, she stood up. The other people from the City Lord’s mansion also frowned.

Usually, martial tournaments did not restrict the use of talismans, and they had never imposed such a rule in the past. This time, due to the City Lord’s intention of recruiting a disciple, the scale of the tournament increased greatly. That was why unprecedented things like this could happen.

Anyone who possessed a Divine Confinement Talisman had to be either rich or aristocratic; they would not care that much about becoming the City Lord’s disciple. Yet such a norm-breaking item had appeared. City Lord Ye Xuan was stuck in a dilemma.

The cultivator had already used the talisman, so it would be too late for her to announce that Divine Confinement Talismans were not allowed. However, everyone also knew that Long Chen was one of her people, so if she stepped in at the last minute, people would be upset and complain about favoritism.

The City Lord had not expected something like a Divine Confinement Talisman to appear in such a minor tournament like this.

She was not the only one. No one had expected it either, as the Divine Confinement Talisman was a luxury item that was almost as valuable as Fluttering Blood, the prize of the tournament. Usually, participants at tournaments like that were passionate youths who wanted to prove themselves. Who would use a talisman to win like that? And get called a cheater?

Therefore, this talisman was unexpected.

“He even used a Divine Confinement Talisman. That’s so dramatic.”

“Long Chen is surely going to lose thanks to that talisman. That’s unfair. If this blue-robed guy has more Divine Confinement Talismans, won’t he just win first place directly?”

“Not exactly. The Divine Confinement Talisman is useless on Su Xue. But isn’t this stupid? I was really looking forward to Long Chen and Su Xue’s final fight!”

Many people voiced their dissent.

Members of major factions stood up and looked over anxiously.

Ye Xuan could not accept this at all. He turned to his sister and said, “Elder Sister, that cultivator clearly cannot withstand one strike from Long Chen, but he used a Divine Confinement Talisman! Isn’t that against the martial tournament’s rules? That’s cheating! This can’t go on!”

The City Lord said resignedly, “I can’t stop this. The tournament rules do not forbid the usage of talismans. I didn’t expect someone to use a Divine Confinement Talisman ...”

Long Chen was not strong enough to break free at all. He was internally panicking. It was as if all his strength had been locked up. Privately, he was very certain that this cultivator named Lian Yun could never own something like a Divine Confinement Talisman. Someone else had given it to him in order to eliminate Long Chen.

While the pairings were random, only fifty or so participants remained. The one behind this only had to pick a random person and eventually, said person would be paired with Long Chen. The culprit had taken a huge gamble, and it had worked. Long Chen was just unlucky. Also, they might have planted more than one pawn.

He was furious!

Although the tournament did not forbid Divine Confinement Talismans, the helplessness he felt in the face of such manipulation made him feel endless anger. He could not move at all under the restriction of the talisman.

If there really is someone trying to use the Divine Confinement Talisman to eliminate me, that person must be Su Xue from the Underworld Army!

This was Long Chen’s guess, even without needing to turn his head.

But is it that easy for someone to stop me from achieving what I want?

Although he was unable to move, Long Chen was smirking internally.

The whole crowd erupted. The cultivator named Lian Yun was so startled by the loud noise that he took a few steps back. Although Long Chen was trapped, his ice-cold glare looked as if he was an ancient beast, which triggered endless terror in Lian Yun’s heart.

No! The effects of the Divine Confinement Talisman won’t last for long. I must act now!

With that thought, Lian Yun clenched his teeth and quickly charged at Long Chen. It would be simple enough to defeat the trapped Long Chen. Just a simple punch was enough, and Long Chen was sent flying off the stage.

After the crowd saw Long Chen fall off the stage, everyone fell silent for a while, then erupted in loud discussion.

Had Long Chen lost?

He was the only person who could beat Su Xue, but he had lost to a nameless cultivator. That was too unexpected. Many people could not believe their eyes, but those were the rules. Whoever left the stage was the loser.

Many people waited with widened eyes, listening for the judge’s announcement.

“The winner is Lian Yun!”

“I do not accept this!” On the stands, Ye Xuan looked indignant and was about to rush down. He was the person who wanted Long Chen to win the most, and he also believed Long Chen was capable of winning. He never thought that such a thing would happen today.

“Ye Xuan.” Under the City Lord’s instructions, her brother was pulled back. She quickly said, “Stay calm for now. Let me see if there are other ways of resolving this matter.”

The youth finally quietened down.

Coincidentally, the effects of the Divine Confinement Talisman had worn off by now.

It was not that the Divine Confinement Talisman’s effects lasted a short time; that period of time was enough to kill anyone who was trapped several times over.

Under the gazes of tens of thousands of people, Long Chen stood up from the ground without a word.

“Alright. Lian Yun, Long Chen, please leave the stage. There is another duel after you.” To prevent Long Chen from flying into a rage, the judge separated Long Chen and Lian Yun.

However, he was disappointed because Long Chen did not act emotionally. He gave an easy smile as if what had happened was a small matter. He turned his head and glanced at Su Mo and his group.

Su Mo maintained his unreadable smile, while Su Xue looked a little furious. Next to her, Underworld Admiral Su Tian had a strange expression.

It’s you.

Long Chen’s lips curved upwards.