Chapter 961 - Fluttering Blood Stroke

Song Yuchun's voice trembled with anticipation. “Grandpa, compared to Su Xue ...”

Song Yang sighed helplessly. “Su Xue is young and strong. She has also awakened the Purple Phoenix Body. I cannot win against her.”

Song Yuchun panicked. Didn’t that mean Long Chen was even stronger than his grandfather? He could no longer afford to offend Long Chen from now on. More importantly, Long Chen was now City Lord Ye Xuan’s disciple!

Long Chen was now superior to Song Yuchun in both strength and position.

Song Yuchun felt like the youth standing on the arena was now an unscalable mountain.

Song Yang appeared to have aged a lot. “Let’s go back and cultivate.”

“Alright.”

Song Yuchun nodded. Both of them had a hard time reaching the exit because of how many people there were.

Ye Xuan, who thought he understood Long Chen the most, was shocked too.

“To think that he defeated Su Xue with his own strength.”

Ye Xuan now held Long Chen in high regard.

He felt that Long Chen had grown much stronger compared to the first time they had met each other.

Even City Lord Ye Xuan was impressed.

“That boy is very talented. Though his cultivation level is low, his other aspects such as battle prowess, experience, and willpower are second to none!”

Long Chen was indeed someone who had stolen the hearts of the masses. City Lord Ye Xuan, an individual at the Fifth Divine Martial Stage, was no exception—she had even praised him highly.

Suddenly, Fluttering Blood vibrated in City Lord Ye Xuan’s hands.

With a buzz, Fluttering Blood flew into Long Chen’s hands. He could tell how excited the sword was when it buzzed and basked in his aura.

Long Chen could feel an extremely cold energy coming from Fluttering Blood. It was bloodlust! Thanks to the Yin-Yang Sword Soul, he was certain that he could increase Fluttering Blood’s destructive powers by ten more times.

The sharp Fluttering Blood was emanating bloodlust, one much more horrifying than the Emperor’s Vanquishers. The blood-red sword Qi was powerful enough to make the crowd feel their scalps going numb.

Long Chen’s blood-red scales, cold glare, and blood-red sword were very similar to the God of Massacre as depicted in legends!

He was the king of massacre.

No one interrupted Long Chen.

He channeled his Yin-Yang Sword Soul into Fluttering Blood.

He started to resonate with Fluttering Blood and gained some insight.

Fluttering Blood...

Fluttering Blood Stroke... This is also an aspect of the path of the sword.

Long Chen’s golden Yang Sword Soul and black Yin Sword Soul split into two and entered Fluttering Blood. They didn’t change colors and instead left two intertwining dragons on Fluttering Blood’s red blade. One was gold, the other was black.

Fluttering Blood resonated. Its strength and power had increased.

It was as if it had become sentient. It was even more dangerous now.

Long Chen put his new sword away after he was done.

He was certain that Fluttering Blood would become even stronger once he learned the Ye family’s secret technique, Killing Tribulation.

Long Chen smiled at City Lord Ye Xuan high above.

The judge reacted only then and announced, “I now proclaim that the winner is Long Chen! He has not only obtained the approval of the Rank Three Divine-tier Divine Weapon Fluttering Blood, he will also become the disciple of our beloved City Lord!”

Thunderous applause rained down from the spectators.

City Lord Ye Xuan descended like a goddess with her purple skirt floating around in the air. She stood in front of Long Chen and smiled warmly. She was indeed very satisfied with his performance.

“Congratulations! From today onwards, you will be my only disciple.”

Long Chen quickly kneeled and accepted her as his master. She had helped him a lot, so there was no reason to refuse. Also, the two siblings were very friendly towards him, so he wanted to repay them too.

“I, Long Chen, greet my master!”

Everyone could hear him.

Now their relationship as master and disciple had been established.

The applause never stopped.

“The tournament has been running for twenty days, and I’m certain that everyone is already tired. Now that the final results have been determined, I bid everyone goodbye. May everyone rest well!”

Indeed, everything was over for now.

Other City Lords would’ve probably prepared a banquet that lasted three days, but City Lord Ye Xuan wasn’t someone who would do that. She was quiet and demure and wasn’t a fan of parties.

Everyone left in an orderly fashion. The results of the tournament would be spread far and wide. There was no doubt that Long Chen’s fame would spread as well.

“What an amazing battle!” Ye Xuan hugged Long Chen tightly. They were very close friends now. “From today onwards, you can call me ‘uncle.’ Little Chen, quick, call me ‘uncle.’”

Long Chen punched him and chuckled. “Since when are you the uncle?”

Everyone had already left by this point. City Lord Ye Xuan approached Su Mo and was relieved to see that the latter was still smiling. “I’m so sorry. I didn’t manage to control the final scene ...”

Su Mo smiled, as if he didn’t care. “Don’t worry. I’ve seen everything. This isn’t your fault, and Long Chen is indeed very strong. Teach him well, and he shall become a pillar for our city.”

“But ... Su Xue’s injury ...”

“I fed her a pill I’ve refined. She will recover in three days, so don’t worry about her. She has been arrogant since she was young. It’s good that she experienced defeat for the first time. It will help her grow.

“I should head back now. I’m certain that you have a lot of things to do since the tournament has just concluded.”

Su Mo stood up and pushed her hair behind her ears, making City Lord Ye Xuan blush.

She nodded lightly. “Alright.”

After being together for so long, a lot of things came naturally to them. Su Mo led the rest of the Underworld Soldiers away.

Gudu Jun would handle the rest. City Lord Ye Xuan brought Long Chen and her brother back to her mansion. The news of Long Chen becoming the City Lord’s disciple had already been spread. Many of the soldiers in the City Lord’s mansion addressed Long Chen as “young master” when they saw him.

Long Chen’s goal was to head to the Underworld Battlefield when he first reached the city. He never thought he would be able to stay in the City Lord’s mansion.

He had experienced what he had been lacking during the fight with Su Xue. More importantly, Ye Xuan was still injured, so Long Chen had decided not to enter the Underworld Battlefield for now.

He was also excited for what kinds of gifts his master would give him.

Indeed, after City Lord Ye Xuan had instructed Long Chen on certain things to look out for, she took out a small, red stone from her storage ring. “Killing Tribulation is the infamous Rank Three Divine-tier martial technique of the Ye family. It is contained in the Killing Tribulation Stone. It’s up to you to see if you can master it.

“If you have enough Essence to use both Fluttering Blood and Killing Tribulation, it will enhance your combat powers greatly. Even though it’s a Rank Three Divine-tier martial technique, the final technique’s strength is actually on par with a Rank Four Divine-tier martial technique.”

Long Chen had nothing but gratitude, and he would repay it tenfold.

“Thank you.”

“No need to thank me. You earned it yourself. Plus, you have a good relationship with my brother. Even if you hadn’t become my disciple today, I would’ve taken good care of you because of that. From today onwards, no one will touch you in Underworld City.”

City Lord Ye Xuan’s words made him calm.

“What do you want to do next?”

“I want to cultivate the Killing Tribulation and reinforce my basics to reach the Divine Martial Realm as soon as possible.”

City Lord Ye Xuan nodded with satisfaction. “If you need advice or a sparring partner, I can arrange that for you. My brother is still injured, but it seems he still wants to venture into the Underworld Battlefield. You should accompany him next time.”

“Aren’t you afraid that someone will try to assassinate him again?”

“I will have Grandpa Gudu accompany you. He is at the Third Divine Martial Stage, so he’s capable of protecting you. This time, I will find the culprit for sure. Do let me know if you have any information on the culprit.”

City Lord Ye Xuan had a headache whenever she thought about the assassin. She was kind, but she would never allow anyone to endanger her brother’s life.

“I think Su Mo is the culprit. He’s the only one with enough power to do so here in Underworld City.”

Long Chen’s sudden statement shocked her.

“Impossible. I’ve known him for many years—he’s not like that. Also, there’s no reason for him to touch my brother at all. Why would you think so?”

Long Chen smiled and shook his head. “Nothing. It was just a random thought. I should head back to cultivate now. I will follow Ye Xuan into the Underworld Battlefield next time.”

He was eager to unravel the secrets of the Underworld Blood River.

He returned after saying that.

Ye Xuan’s face was serious when she saw him leave.

“Su Mo... Even he is suspecting you. Is it really you? But why?”