Chapter 970 - Blood Warp’s Upgrade

There were five more days until the start of the festival. Long Chen remembered that the Underworld Admirals had said that General Su Mo had a plan to take the City Lord as his woman on that day.

The ball of light was three Li wide and trapped everyone. More importantly, it could trap Su E for five days! Gudu’s Domain was indeed powerful.

It was his signature technique.

𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

No one, except those with his permission, could escape from the sphere.

Long Chen and Ye Xuan swiftly escaped while Gudu Jun increased their speed in the domain.

Su E laughed. “Gudu Jun, you’ve really gone senile. Do you think we will let those two run off? Your domain is well-known here. Do you think we don’t have any countermeasures preapred?”

With his command, Tai Li and Su Tian chased after Long Chen and Ye Xuan. They had no chance of catching up, but they had a trick up their sleeve. Each of them was now holding an inky-green rope.

“A Demon Binding Rope! Run!”

Gudu Jun finally panicked because he knew that the Demon Binding Rope could definitely reach Long Chen and Ye Xuan even under the influence of the domain. Gudu Jun had hoped that he could fight without worry after sending both Long Chen and Ye Xuan away, but now it appeared that he would have to fight while shielding the two youths thanks to the Demon Binding Ropes.

Su Tian and Tai Li laughed while the Demon Binding Ropes turned into large snakes that shot towards both Long Chen and Ye Xuan. A disgusting stench permeated the area.

“Ye Xuan!”

Long Chen tried to get close to Ye Xuan, but even with Gudu Jun’s control, he was too far away. Long Chen couldn’t reach Ye Xuan in time. The Demon Binding Rope swiftly coiled itself around Ye Xuan. Tai Li laughed and pulled the rope, causing Ye Xuan to stumble and fly backwards.

Long Chen couldn’t even save himself from a Third Divine Martial Stage cultivator, much less save Ye Xuan. Su Tian chuckled as he cast his Demon Binding Rope. Since Long Chen was worthless to them, he cast the Demon Binding Rope at Long Chen’s neck in an attempt to snap it!

Long Chen had no choice but to use Blood Warp now.

Whoosh!

A blood-red light exploded. The Demon Binding Rope was fast, but Long Chen’s Blood Warp was faster. Because of this, he managed to escape the blue ball of light, and the Demon Binding Rope was stopped by Gudu’s domain.

In the end, only Ye Xuan was caught, while Long Chen managed to escape.

Long Chen regretted not placing Ye Xuan in the Primordial Realm earlier. He couldn’t move at all due to the auras of the Admirals earlier, so there wasn’t much chance for him to do so.

“Ye Xuan!”

Long Chen saw Tai Li catching the immobile Ye Xuan. Gudu Jun charged at Tai Li, but Su E stopped him.

Ye Xuan also saw Long Chen panicking and shouted, “Brother Long Chen, run back to the mansion and tell my sister! They won’t kill me and Grandpa Gudu, so you need to seize the opportunity!”

He was right. He had been caught, but they wouldn’t hurt him since they needed him alive as a hostage. Long Chen, however, would be killed if he stayed!

Long Chen had to escape no matter what.

He had to run and tell the City Lord so that Su Mo’s plan would fail.

The City Lord was stronger than Su Mo. The Underworld Admirals could do as they wished to Long Chen here, but they wouldn’t be able to do anything if the City Lord was present.

Gudu Jun made his decision and decided to place his hopes on Long Chen, “Long Chen, the fate of my family is in your hands! Don’t worry, I will rescue Ye Xuan. You have to escape first!”

Long Chen felt the pressure on his shoulders.

“Fine!” He swore that he would honor his promise.

Curiously, the Underworld Admirals weren’t worried. Their strange calmness caught the attention of Gudu Jun.

“There’s only five more days before the festival. He will take at least twenty days to arrive at the mansion. I fear that it will be too late by then, hehe.”

Gudu Jun frowned. “What do you mean?”

“That’s up to your imagination. Gudu, you’ve lived long enough. I doubt that you would be able to survive our coordinated attacks. Your domain will crumble after you die, then we will chase Long Chen down!”

Gudu Jun prepared himself for a bitter battle.

“The festival ...”

Long Chen and Ye Xuan nodded at each other. Ye Xuan believed that Long Chen would be able to succeed no matter what.

Long Chen’s eyes lit up and he ran. There was nothing more important than the trust of his sworn brothers. Long Chen swore to uphold his promise even if it meant sacrificing himself.

“Su Mo, wait for me!”

Long Chen’s hatred for Su Mo was burning brightly in his chest. Ye Xuan was his friend, and the City Lord was his master. Both of them were as close as a family to him. They had touched Long Chen’s reverse scale by attempting to kill the Ye family.

Those who touched a dragon’s reverse scale had to die!

Long Chen only had one goal in his mind: to get back within five days!

I need to reach the mansion before the festival starts, but it will be very difficult for me!

Even though Long Chen was fast, it would still take him ten days or more to reach the mansion. The only way to cut down his travel time was to use Blood Warp.

But he had to spend all of his essence just to travel ten Li with each Blood Warp.

This meant he would have to take frequent breaks to replenish his essence. Even so, it would take him eight days to get out of here. Recovering his essence wasn’t something that he could achieve within a short time frame.

Long Chen had no time to lose!

“Blood Warp!”

Long Chen spent all of his essence using Blood Warp. He appeared ten Li away almost instantly.

He then used Rewind.

He could use Rewind once a day. He decided to use it every time he used Blood Warp. Within just ten breaths, his essence recovered. Long Chen used Blood Warp again to travel to another ten Li.

But ten Li was too short of a distance! He still had a long way to go.

Long Chen had to sit down after spending all of his essence. Thankfully, he had killed quite a few Golden Horn Blood Sharks to replenish his essence. But it took time for him to recharge.

I won’t have enough time!

Long Chen slammed his fist on the ground. His eyes were bloodshot from anger.

I cannot let Ye Xuan down!

Long Chen knew that Ye Xuan trusted him, just like how he trusted Long Chen during the tournament when no one believed that Long Chen could defeat Su Xue.

Long Chen cherished the bond he had with Ye Xuan, so he refused to give up.

Long Chen used Blood Warp again once he had replenished his essence. Unfortunately, he couldn’t use Rewind yet. Long Chen’s calculation was correct—he didn’t have enough time!

The survival of the Ye family was in his hands. The burden was heavy for him. He had to find a way to run back no matter what.

Long Chen was dizzy from trying to figure out the solution.

If only I could increase the range of Blood Warp. I have even more essence than ever before, but my range is still limited to ten Li. It seems that most of my essence is wasted on unnecessary movements. If only I could reduce the unnecessary movements, I could save my essence to increase my range ...

Long Chen’s frustration and motivation formed a strange power.

Again!

Long Chen used Blood Warp again.

A flash of blood-red light streaked towards the entrance of the Underworld Battlefield.

How can I increase the range of Blood Warp?

Long Chen never stopped thinking about it.

Just then, the mysterious Dragon Jade Pendant somehow sensed Long Chen’s craving to improve Blood Warp. Strange veins appeared on the Dragon Jade Pendant once more.