But to kill

The iron gate closed, and the Life-Severing Stone above their heads began to slowly descend.

Elder Tu Fang had just stated that they only had one hour.

If they could not kill their opponent, the Life-Severing Stone would fall, and those two "pictures" from before would be their final fate.

"Clang."

The longsword was unsheathed, and Wu Qi's entire Aura erupted.

An Aura belonging to the Middle Stage Peak of the Tendon Transformation Realm instantly spread out.

"This bastard actually hid his strength!" A Man could not help but curse angrily.

During the battle against A Man, Wu Qi had not used his full strength, which made A Man extremely furious.

"Silly boy, that is only natural. This is a life-and-death battle, not an ordinary fight; who would hold back?" the old man scolded with a smile.

"Bastard! Had I known he was so cunning, I should have smashed him to death with a single strike of my club," A Man said resentfully.

"Alright, just watch quietly."

Seeing Wu Qi unleash his full Aura without holding back in the slightest, everyone was shocked.

Even separated by a distance of hundreds of zhang, they felt immense pressure.

This Wu Qi was far, far stronger than the two previous enforcers.

Tang Waner and the others could not help but worry for Long Chen, but seeing that Long Chen's expression on the death-match stage remained as calm as water, they felt relieved.

At this moment, Long Chen felt no anger, no nervousness, and no fear.

His eyes were filled with a calmness so profound it was almost frightening.

Not a trace of emotional fluctuation could be found on his face, as if he were merely a bystander, and the person standing on the death-match stage was not him at all.

"How is it that you have become so calm when death is at your doorstep?" Wu Qi swung his longsword, causing the space to vibrate continuously; his Aura was astonishing.

"The one who will die is you."

Long Chen responded coldly, resting his bone blade on his shoulder as his Aura continued to surge.

"Hum."

A massive divine ring appeared behind him.

Even the enormous Life-Severing Stone could not obscure it, as it madly absorbed the energy of heaven and earth.

Long Chen's Aura suddenly surged from that of a small kitten into a colorful, ferocious tiger, making a massive leap.

At the same time, a continuous roaring sound emanated from within Long Chen's body, and the powerful Aura caused the very space around him to become unstable.

"What is that sound?"

Everyone heard the sound, which was incredibly strange, as if a river were roaring and surging, unstoppable.

A Man's Master, Ling Yunzi, and Tu Fang were all moved, looking at Long Chen with shock as they recognized the source of the sound.

"It is the sound of blood flowing," Tu Fang murmured.

That sound was the explosive roar of Long Chen's blood rushing through his body; it was the effect produced by a full-force eruption after entering the Peak of the Blood Condensation Realm.

However, for a normal cultivator who has reached the Peak of the Blood Condensation Realm, if the sound of their surging blood can spread three feet outside their body, they are already considered extremely powerful.

Exceeding one zhang means that the person's Qi and blood are astonishing and their Physical Body is peerless.

Even Gu Yang, who is renowned for his formidable Physical Body, could only project it to a distance of ten zhang.

But now, the sound of Long Chen's blood flow was like the thunder of war drums, clearly audible for a hundred miles, with echoes even returning from the surrounding valleys; it was truly terrifying.

This time was different from his battle against Gu Yang.

Although Long Chen hated Gu Yang and the others, they were all doing it for cultivation and to fight for resources; there was no deep-seated hatred.

However, the miserable state Xiao Xue was in today had completely incited Long Chen.

The desire to kill that he had suppressed for so long could no longer be contained and erupted all at once.

Long Chen felt both a longing and a slight fear toward this desire.

He could sense that this desire originated from the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art.

The last time, in the Imperial Capital, when his entire family's lives were threatened, Long Chen had erupted once, and that time, Long Chen had killed the man in white.

Looking back now, although that man in white was also a Tendon Transformation Realm expert, he was only slightly stronger than the average worldly expert and could not compare to those experts doing odd jobs in the branch Sect.

This was the gap created by a major Sect.

And now, Long Chen was facing a genuine Middle Stage Peak expert of the Tendon Transformation Realm.

He no longer held anything back and completely released his desire to kill.

Only when Long Chen stopped suppressing that desire did the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art reach its Peak state.

His blood roared within him, countless rays of golden light flowed through his blood, and his Aura grew stronger and stronger.

"It looks not bad, but unfortunately, you are merely a rookie in the Blood Condensation Realm.

The one who will die today can only be you.

You had better think about your loved ones, otherwise, you will have no chance left," Wu Qi sneered.

Long Chen sensed the power in his body; after no longer needing to suppress it, it had at least doubled.

"Whoosh."

Pointing his bone blade at Wu Qi, Long Chen said coldly, "Put away your childish words.

Trying to strike at me, Long Chen, only exposes the fear in your heart.

I see panic in your eyes.

You are afraid; you are afraid that you will be unable to kill me, exhaust your time, and perish together with me.

You do not hesitate to waste precious time just to try and strike at my confidence, hoping to break my spirit with words.

It is truly ridiculous.

In my life, I, Long Chen, have killed countless enemies and experienced dozens of life-and-death battles.

I have escaped from death several times and wandered on the edge of life and death.

Do you think you can shake my confidence with your childish tactics?"

Long Chen's voice was filled with disdain and powerful self-confidence; no one dared to doubt the truth of his words.

Song Mingyuan and the others were all shocked to their cores.

If what Long Chen said was true, then his experiences were terrifying.

"Nonsense! Since you do not know what is good for you, then go to hell!"

Wu Qi roared.

His body followed his sword as he slashed down at Long Chen with a fierce move, aiming straight for Long Chen's face.

This move was incredibly fast; almost as soon as he struck, the sword had already reached Long Chen's face.

Wu Qi's movement technique was extremely strange.

However, to everyone's astonishment, Long Chen acted as if he did not see Wu Qi's longsword, and the bone blade in his hand stabbed directly toward Wu Qi's chest.

The bone blade was one zhang long; by the time Wu Qi's longsword pierced Long Chen's face, Long Chen's bone blade would certainly be able to pierce through Wu Qi's chest.

This was a move meant to perish together with the enemy.

Yet, Long Chen's expression remained calm, without the slightest fluctuation, as if he did not care about his own life at all.

Long Chen might not have cared, but Wu Qi did.

Seeing that Long Chen's very first move was a strike meant to perish together, he was greatly shocked.

He hurriedly withdrew his longsword and slashed down at Long Chen's bone blade.

Wu Qi's cultivation was extremely powerful, and having entered the Tendon Transformation Realm where power and Qi were fused, he managed to deflect Long Chen's full-power stab.

"You are indeed afraid of death," a trace of mockery appeared on Long Chen's face as he said this coldly.

"Bastard!"

Wu Qi was furious.

Although he had just blocked Long Chen's bone blade, the force on the bone blade had made his heart run cold and had nearly injured his internal organs.

He knew that all of Long Chen's strength was concentrated on the bone blade.

If he were stabbed by it, the power concentrated upon it would explode like a volcano, and he would undoubtedly die.

"Go to hell!"

Wu Qi roared.

The longsword in his hand shimmered with strange patterns, and a fierce Sword Qi rose up as he slashed down at Long Chen.

However, unexpectedly, just as Wu Qi's longsword was about to fall, Long Chen's bone blade was already raised high.

"Li Feng Slash!"

Long Chen acted as if he still did not see Wu Qi's attack.

A terrifying blade shadow also slashed down at Wu Qi; it was clearly another move meant to perish together.

Wu Qi was greatly shocked.

While his Sword Qi could certainly kill Long Chen, Long Chen's blade shadow could just as easily hack him to pieces.

Seeing that he could not dodge in time, he hurriedly used all his strength to deflect the Sword Qi in his hand, slashing it against Long Chen's blade shadow.

"Boom!"

The Sword Qi and the blade shadow collided, emitting an explosive sound.

Wu Qi immediately spat out a mouthful of blood as he stumbled back several steps.

He had not been injured by Long Chen's blade shadow; he had been injured by the combined force of Long Chen and himself.

Because the Sword Qi had already been unleashed, forcibly changing its direction caused his meridians to tremble violently.

Normally, this would be nothing, and he would at most suffer some shock.

But when Long Chen's blade shadow slashed down, it was the condensation of Long Chen's entire cultivation.

Meanwhile, because his own Sword Qi had been forcibly redirected, most of its power had been lost, which was why he had been injured by Long Chen's strike.

Seeing Wu Qi vomiting blood and injured, everyone's hearts could not help but leap wildly.

Wu Qi was clearly peerlessly powerful, yet in the face of Long Chen's desperate fighting style, he was actually acting with hesitation.

Throughout it all, Long Chen's expression remained calm.

He had twice attempted to perish together with his opponent, yet he still did not change his expression; he was frighteningly calm.

Anger flared in Wu Qi's heart.

He clearly possessed powerful moves and endless follow-up techniques, yet Long Chen had blocked both of his previous moves, and the second time, he had even been injured.

"Whoosh."

Just as Wu Qi was preparing to unleash another move, Long Chen's bone blade had already appeared before his face, nearly striking his head.

Wu Qi was greatly shocked.

He hurriedly leaned his head back while pushing off with his feet, flying backward and narrowly avoiding that head-splitting strike.

However, Wu Qi had sadly forgotten one thing: this was not the outside world; this was the death-match stage, which only spanned a hundred zhang.

Long Chen's two attacks had already forced him to the edge of the death-match stage, and then, tragedy struck.

"Clang!"

With a loud sound that left everyone dumbfounded, Wu Qi, who had been flying backward to dodge Long Chen's strike, slammed his head against the iron railing.

It had to be said that an expert at the Middle Stage Peak of the Tendon Transformation Realm was indeed formidable; despite an impact like a cannonball, his head was not smashed, though blood immediately began to flow.

Wu Qi immediately felt a wave of dizziness and saw stars.

At this moment, he finally remembered his situation, and his heart was filled with great shock.

Just as he recovered from his dizziness, Long Chen's bone blade had already traced a strange arc, stabbing straight toward Wu Qi's heart.

It was so fast that it was already too late to block.

Wu Qi was greatly shocked.

The longsword in his hand left his grip and shot directly toward Long Chen's heart.

His longsword was not as long as Long Chen's bone blade, and to force Long Chen away, he had to throw his sword.

This way, his attack would be a fraction faster than Long Chen's, which would allow him to force Long Chen back and resolve his urgent predicament.

However, to everyone's horror, Long Chen ignored the longsword entirely, and his bone blade continued to stab forward at high speed.

"Puff! Puff!"

The sound of weapons piercing through flesh rang out simultaneously.

Long Chen's bone blade pierced through Wu Qi's chest, while a longsword passed through Long Chen's body at his heart.

For a moment, the entire scene fell into a deathly silence.