Blood Burning

With Jiang Yifan's roar, the giant phantom behind him slowly merged into Jiang Yifan's body, and at the same time, a fierce Aura shot straight into the clouds.

Long Chen was startled. In that instant, Long Chen felt an extremely ancient Aura lock onto him.

"Click, click."

What horrified everyone was that Jiang Yifan's body was making strange clicking sounds, as if bones were shattering.

"Heavens, what is this?"

Guo Ran and the others watched Jiang Yifan in horror. As that phantom merged into Jiang Yifan's body, his body also underwent terrifying changes.

His Face began to deform, the two fangs in his mouth grew longer and longer, his head began to enlarge, his two eyes shifted toward his temples, and his brow split open to grow a horn.

At the same time, his body swelled like a balloon, black hair grew on his limbs, and his arms and thighs expanded to the thickness of a person's waist.

Most horrifying of all, a long tail grew from behind Jiang Yifan, reaching a length of a zhang, resembling a snake's tail, covered in dense scales.

At this moment, Jiang Yifan no longer looked human at all, just like a monster, and his terrifying Aura caused the ground beneath his feet to tremble incessantly.

Everyone present, whether friend or foe, was stunned by the sight before them; such a method was truly too terrifying.

Among those present, only Luo Bing sighed. Long Chen was right before; originally, Jiang Yifan did not have the qualifications to obtain a Supreme Genius quota.

Because his strength was just there, falling a notch behind other Supreme experts.

However, in the end, Jiang Yifan relied on this ultimate technique, Beast Shadow Fusion, to gain the recognition of the branch, which deemed him qualified to compete with other Supreme experts, and that was how he ultimately obtained the quota.

However, in the 36th Branch, only the Sect Leader and Luo Bing knew that using this technique was a huge burden for Jiang Yifan, both physically and mentally.

Jiang Yifan's Family was a very ancient Family, although it had declined, their ancestors had produced remarkable big figures.

That big figure had once merged with a powerful beast, leaving behind a very powerful Bloodline, which had unexpectedly revived in Jiang Yifan's generation.

However, Beast Shadow Fusion not only merged the powerful strength of the beast but also merged the violent will of the Demonic Beast. Frequently using such combat techniques would make a person become more and more violent, and in the end, it was very easy to become a bloodthirsty and brutal madman.

Their ancestor was killed by a peerless expert in the end because he was too tyrannical and committed many killing sins.

However, no matter how great the negative impact was, once this technique was used, it would cause Jiang Yifan's strength to skyrocket dozens of times, becoming unimaginably powerful.

If not for this technique, Jiang Yifan would have no qualification to become a Supreme expert; only now was Jiang Yifan in his strongest state.

However, after using this technique, Jiang Yifan would have to go back and lie down for at least half a month to recover from the aftereffects this technique brought him; this was simply a form of self-mutilation.

"Long Chen, now you know the gap between us, you can die in peace."

At this moment, Jiang Yifan's figure had surged, and his voice did not sound like it came from a human at all; it was low like a Demonic Beast, making people's hair stand on end.

"Does your Face not hurt anymore?" Long Chen couldn't even be bothered to change his lines.

"Whoosh."

Responding to him was a staff that slashed down like lightning. Before the staff even landed, the ground, unable to withstand that pressure, slowly cracked open.

"Boom."

The long staff smashed fiercely onto Long Chen's long saber. The ground beneath Long Chen's feet immediately shattered, and Long Chen felt his whole body jolt, involuntarily flying backward.

"So strong."

Long Chen felt his chest aching faintly, his internal organs felt like they had been turned upside down, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. The current Jiang Yifan was truly very powerful; he was not living up to his name in vain.

"Go to hell."

After knocking Long Chen flying with one strike of his staff, Jiang Yifan stomped his large foot on the ground, the ground immediately shattered, and he flew into mid-air. Holding the staff with both hands and exerting all his strength, he smashed it down fiercely; he wanted to smash Long Chen into a meat patty with one blow.

A smile appeared on Long Chen's Face; this could be considered a real battle.

"Divine Ring, appear."

"Boom."

As Jiang Yifan's staff smashed down, the ground for hundreds of miles around shook violently. At the same time, the dust filling the sky surged in all directions like waves, with an earth-shaking Aura.

"Senior Brother Jiang is so strong."

"Hehe, this time that Long Chen will definitely die."

"A bunch of poor wretches, how can they compare with our branch's number one Genius?"

Looking at the grand scene, although separated by the dust filling the sky, they believed that no one could survive under such a powerful blow.

"He should have been smashed to pieces by now," someone mocked.

"Eh, that's not right."

Just at this moment, the dust filling the sky slowly dissipated. Although they still couldn't see the situation inside clearly, they saw one thing.

A Divine Ring with a diameter of a hundred zhang propped up the heaven and earth, radiating endless light, illuminating the ages, and looking down on all generations.

"What?"

The Disciples of the 36th Branch suddenly opened their mouths wide, staring fixedly at the center of the field.

There, Long Chen held his long saber, his long hair dancing, his clothes fluttering with his Aura. The hundred-zhang tall Divine Ring was added behind him, setting him off as if a Heavenly Emperor had descended to earth, looking down on the Nine Heavens with pride.

The two faced each other with their weapons, looking at each other coldly. At this moment, Jiang Yifan's head was deformed; one couldn't tell what expression he had, only that his eyes were filled with disbelief and shock.

"This is impossible, I don't believe it, go to hell!" Jiang Yifan roared, his full strength pouring wildly into the long staff.

Countless runes lit up on the long staff, and the surging, powerful force, like a giant wave, kept rushing toward Long Chen.

Long Chen snorted coldly, the Fengfu Star rotating rapidly within him. He no longer held back a single bit of strength, pouring it all into Zhan Xie.

Received the nourishment of Long Chen's Spiritual Qi, Zhan Xie suddenly let out a roar, the patterns on the long saber lighting up as if a Vicious Beast had come back to life.

"Boom." "Boom." "Boom."

As the two competed, the terrifying force caused the ground to begin to collapse. A huge vortex began to sweep in all directions; wherever the vortex passed, the ground all shattered into powder.

The Disciples in the distance could not help but be terrified. Seeing that the range of the vortex was about to reach them, a thick threat of death came, and they fled into the distance one after another.

Even the Elders of the branch changed their expressions and followed by retreating into the distance. Now, the strength of Long Chen and Jiang Yifan was something even they could barely withstand; there was no need to suffer just to save Face.

Tang Waner, Gu Yang, and the others finally felt Long Chen's terror. Back when Long Chen fought fiercely with Yin Luo, the distance was too far, and they couldn't feel it.

But this battle was right before their eyes. Just the aftermath of the two fighting could easily kill outer sect Disciples; what a Heaven-Defying combat strength this was.

This was a Supreme Genius, who could easily crush their generation, looking down on all, with no one able to stop them.

The two's strength kept increasing, and the ground kept collapsing; fortunately, this place was spacious enough, and there were no buildings.

Now, with the arena as the center, it had become a large pit hundreds of zhang deep and dozens of miles in diameter.

In the very center of the large pit, Long Chen and Jiang Yifan were still colliding madly; that was a battle without any technique, a pure confrontation of strength.

"Ah…"

Jiang Yifan roared madly, the veins on his Face bulging, his whole body suffused with blood color, his appearance extremely horrifying.

However, no matter how he increased his strength, Long Chen still did not give an inch, holding his ground against him, and the large pit beneath their feet was sinking at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Boss Long Chen, you are truly my idol, you are too powerful!" Guo Ran shouted excitedly.

On the branch's side, everyone looked at Long Chen's figure, all of them feeling stirred; Long Chen was the undefeated war god in their hearts, their only spiritual pillar.

Tang Waner looked at the Disciples around her, with such expressions of worship, and a faint pride flowed through her heart.

Although Long Chen liked to joke, was usually grinning and unserious, and sometimes would even flirt and take advantage of people.

But at critical moments, Long Chen had never disappointed anyone; he was a man absolutely worth trusting.

Having been with Long Chen for so long, the feelings between Tang Waner and Long Chen were all hazy; neither had expressed those intentions, but they both knew it in their hearts.

Some things were better kept with a bit of a hazy feeling, not to mention that before Chu Yao left, she had instructed Tang Waner to "take care" of Long Chen, which already indicated everything.

Seeing Long Chen now, like a Divine Lord slaying heaven, looking down on the world, that sense of pride arose spontaneously; Long Chen's glory was her glory.

Hundreds of miles away from the battlefield, Ling Yunzi looked down from a high vantage point, watching that figure in the battlefield, a sharp look appearing in his eyes.

"Is it possible that Heaven is enlightening me through him? Back then, I was just like him, with unyielding bones and an earth-shaking Aura."

"But ever since I stepped into the Innate Realm, I have had more scruples and awe in my heart, and I can no longer let go and act freely."

"What on earth has happened to me? What exactly am I afraid of? Has the Ling Yunzi of the past, who traversed the killing fields and laughed at life and death, died?"

Ling Yunzi watched Long Chen's figure, as if seeing himself when he was young, the two figures slowly overlapping.

"Whoosh."

Ling Yunzi's mind jolted slightly, as if a shackle had been opened; the whole person seemed to have changed into a different person, suddenly looking several years younger.

"Long Chen, thank you. I, Ling Yunzi, owe you a favor."

In that very instant, Ling Yunzi had opened his heart knot, and his Realm had improved by a large step.

When Cultivation reached his level, it was no longer just simple Cultivation that could Breakthrough to a higher Realm; what was needed was more comprehension to improve one's mental Realm.

For so many years, in order to shake off the branch's last-place ranking, Ling Yunzi had exhausted his efforts, but as a result, he had unknowingly become obsessed, creating a Heart Demon for himself.

Originally, Ling Yunzi was a Prodigy of his generation; now that he had attained enlightenment, he finally understood his true nature and saw an unprecedented sky.

All of this was the inspiration brought to him by the youth before him, allowing him to rediscover the self from the past.

"I don't believe it, I don't believe it, I don't believe it… Ah!"

No matter how desperately Jiang Yifan tried, he couldn't suppress Long Chen in the slightest, which made him fall into extreme madness.

Originally, having merged with the strength of a beast, it was easier to become violent, and at this moment, Jiang Yifan had already lost his reason.

"Blood Burning Art."