Defeat a powerful enemy

"Whoosh."

With a single palm strike, the high temperature on Long Chen's palm caused the surrounding space to distort extensively. The momentum was terrifying as it headed straight for Huang Shang in the distance.

Huang Shang was horrified. He felt an indescribable fear toward the flames on Long Chen's body. Seeing Long Chen attack, he hurriedly moved his feet to dodge the palm strike.

However, just as he evaded the palm strike, he suddenly saw a cold sneer appear on the corner of Long Chen's mouth, and simultaneously, a great sense of crisis arose in his heart.

"Not good."

Huang Shang's expression changed drastically. Long Chen's terrifying palm strike was actually a feint; the real attack was the silent kick. By the time he realized it, Long Chen's foot had already fiercely kicked his lower abdomen.

"Ah!"

Huang Shang's scream echoed throughout the entire plaza. Long Chen's kick did not severely injure him, but the flames ignited the fuzz covering his body.

"As expected, beasts are afraid of fire."

Long Chen felt a sense of relief. Although Huang Shang's beast transformation brought the combat power of a Demonic Beast, it also inherited all of the Demonic Beast's weaknesses.

Fur-covered Demonic Beasts are born with an innate fear of fire, so the Pill Flame had a great restraining effect on Huang Shang, causing instinctive fear in his heart.

The flames attached to Long Chen's foot ignited Huang Shang's body, and in an instant, a strong smell of burnt bird feathers filled the air.

Watching Huang Shang desperately patting out the flames on his body, by the time the fire was completely extinguished, the yellow fuzz that had originally covered him was charred black and disheveled, looking just like a rat that had crawled out of a stove.

Seeing this scene, Great Master Yun Qi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was very rare for Long Chen to find Huang Shang's weakness so quickly.

Most importantly, even if others knew, it would be useless; only Long Chen, who could condense Pill Flame, could exploit his fatal weakness.

"Ah!"

Huang Shang's skin was charred black, and the hair on his body had been burned off in an instant. Although he was not severely injured, he could not suppress the innate fear of fire and let out a roar of anger.

With things having developed to this point, it was already very obvious: Long Chen's Pill Flame was completely restraining Huang Shang.

Just as Huang Shang was wailing, Long Chen, like a human-shaped flame, charged toward Huang Shang with his palms dancing.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Long Chen's speed was extremely fast. He struck three times in a row. Seeing that he couldn't dodge in time, Huang Shang could only grit his teeth and defend desperately.

However, while he might not have feared Long Chen's strength, after every one of Long Chen's palm strikes, his sharp claws felt as if they had been retracted from a furnace.

After the three strikes, Huang Shang felt as if his palms were no longer his own; he could even smell the faint scent of cooked meat emanating from them.

A moment ago, Long Chen was forced to dodge everywhere, but now the situation had completely reversed. Under Long Chen's Pill Flame, Huang Shang could only flee in panic, unable to fight back.

Fatty Yu and the others were overjoyed at the sight. As long as Long Chen could hold on, victory would surely belong to him.

"Huang Shang, kill him!"

Xia Changfeng stood up and shouted coldly. Long Chen's strength far exceeded his expectations.

It had even made him feel fear. A pill master with infinite potential, and at the same time, a martial arts Genius with boundless combat power.

Such a person must either be brought under his command or completely killed. Now that he and Long Chen were like fire and water, the first option was completely impossible. So now, he had to eliminate Long Chen at all costs, otherwise, he would not be able to sleep or eat in peace.

Huang Shang looked at Long Chen, who was surrounded by flames, his eyes filled with hatred. He never expected that what was supposed to be a game of killing would evolve to this extent.

"Long Chen, die for me!"

Having received Xia Changfeng's order, Huang Shang let out a beast-like roar. Suddenly, blood energy filled the sky, and his entire body seemed to be suffused with blood, turning completely red, even his eyeballs were no exception.

"What?"

"He actually used the Blood Explosion Technique?"

"This is too crazy."

On the spectator stand, those marquises of the Phoenix Empire exclaimed, recognizing Huang Shang's method.

The Blood Explosion Technique was an extremely terrifying secret art. Only when a Blood Condensation Realm expert encountered an opponent they could not defeat and were in a situation where death was certain, would they make such a ruthless decision.

The Blood Explosion Technique used the burning of one's entire body's Qi and blood as the price to gain a temporary increase in combat power, doubling the user's strength.

However, the price was also very tragic. Once the Blood Explosion Technique was used, the essence of the condensed blood would be burned away. Even if one survived, their cultivation would basically be fixed, and they would be unable to make any progress for the rest of their lives.

This situation was very rare. Unless it was an absolute last resort, no one would do this, but Huang Shang had done it.

Great Master Yun Qi glanced at the expressionless princes and marquises of the Phoenix Empire on the spectator stand and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The Phoenix Empire was truly hopeless; such a Genius had appeared, yet no one stood up for Long Chen.

Regardless, at the end of the day, Long Chen was from the Phoenix Empire, and was the son of the illustrious Marquis Zhenyuan, even if Long Chen had not made any contributions to the Phoenix Empire.

However, Marquis Zhenyuan had guarded the border for over ten years, fighting in bloody battles to resist the cruel barbarians, allowing the Phoenix Empire to enjoy peace.

If his son were to die in the Imperial Capital like this, was the Imperial Family not afraid of chilling the hearts of the people? However, Yun Qi looked at the Fourth Prince and then at the Empress Dowager, sighing with emotion, and leaned his body slightly forward, preparing to rescue Long Chen at any moment.

Today's performance by Long Chen had greatly exceeded Great Master Yun Qi's expectations. He absolutely could not let anything happen to Long Chen.

Having unleashed the Blood Explosion Technique, Huang Shang had become a bloodthirsty beast, his eyes completely red.

Huang Shang let out a roar, and suddenly, the blood energy all over his body stagnated. Immediately after, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, all the blood energy in his body condensed into his right hand.

His entire right hand instantly became as thick as a thigh, the muscles on it twisted and knotted, exuding a terrifying pressure as he clawed toward Long Chen.

"Demonic Wolf Claw!"

At the very moment Huang Shang attacked, Great Master Yun Qi's figure flickered, and he floated out, heading straight for the arena.

"Yun Qi, don't get in the way."

As soon as Great Master Yun Qi moved, Wei Cang, who had been prepared for a long time, sneered and rushed out, blocking Great Master Yun Qi's path and striking down with his palm.

Yun Qi snorted coldly and struck out with a palm, intending to push Wei Cang back.

"Pa."

The two palms collided. Wei Cang's figure swayed, but he blocked Yun Qi's palm strike.

When the two palms met, Great Master Yun Qi's expression changed. He suddenly felt a chill in his palm, and it instantly turned black.

"Yun Qi, how does the taste of my Yin Evil Palm feel? With me here, don't even think about getting past. That brat is dead for sure, haha."

Wei Cang sneered.

Yun Qi was shocked. He had decades of grievances with Wei Cang, but he didn't expect that in recent years, he had improved so much. He actually couldn't break through his blockade in a short time.

"Old pervert, you're the one who's dead for sure."

A mocking voice came, which was indeed from Long Chen.

Seeing Huang Shang's palm striking over, Long Chen took a deep breath, circulating his cultivation to the limit. He didn't hold back a shred of his Pill Flame power, which erupted like a volcano.

"Fire Cloud Palm!"

The flames on Long Chen's body all disappeared, and the flame power was completely condensed in his palm. The originally pale yellow flame, because of the high concentration, gave birth to a trace of light red.

"Boom!"

Amidst everyone's stunned gaze, Long Chen's palm struck Huang Shang's sharp claw. The explosion shook the heavens, flames danced, and rolling waves of air surged upward.

Even Yun Qi and Wei Cang stopped their movements, staring at the arena in shock. When the smoke cleared and their vision was restored, the first thing that met everyone's eyes was a large pit about a zhang in radius.

On both sides of the pit, at a distance of several zhang, two figures lay on the ground. The entire place was deathly silent.

"Pa."

With a soft sound, one figure slowly moved. Long Chen, covered in blood, slowly stood up.

Although his hair was disheveled, his clothes were torn, and he was panting incessantly, Long Chen still appeared so formidable at this moment.

Walking around the pit, Long Chen slowly walked in front of Huang Shang. At this moment, Huang Shang was even more wretched—his body was charred black, resembling a dried corpse, with quite a few bones exposed.

After triggering the Blood Explosion Technique, his defense had dropped sharply, so in the final hard collision, his injuries were more severe than Long Chen's.

"I said, I would make it so you won't see tomorrow's sun."

Long Chen stood in front of Huang Shang and said coldly.

Huang Shang wanted to say something, but his collapsed chest was pressing tightly against his abdominal cavity, making him unable to say a word.

"The feeling of being unable to speak isn't pleasant, is it? Retribution comes really fast. You made others unable to speak, and now you can't speak yourself."

A mocking smile appeared on the corner of Long Chen's mouth.

Previously, Huang Shang had used despicable means to infuriate Long Chen, deliberately beating Shi Feng into a serious injury and sealing his Qi so he couldn't concede. None of this had escaped Long Chen's eyes.

Looking at Long Chen's icy gaze, a look of fear appeared in Huang Shang's eyes. He wanted to say something, but couldn't say anything.

Huang Shang was afraid. If it were him from a few years ago, he wouldn't have feared death, but in recent years, following Xia Changfeng to indulge in pleasure, he was full of attachment to this world. He didn't want to die.

"As for begging for mercy, let's skip it. A person like you is not worth pitying."

Long Chen shook his head and slowly raised a foot.

Everyone in the audience was watching quietly, unable to say a word. This dramatic and intense battle had deeply shocked them.

"Long Chen, spare Huang Shang, and I am willing to give you a large sum of compensation."

Xia Changfeng was naturally unwilling to give up. Seeing his most capable subordinate die just like that, he couldn't help but brazenly speak up.

"Oh? Do you have anything that can move me?"

A look of interest appeared on Long Chen's face.

Seeing there was a chance, Xia Changfeng was overjoyed: "Just say what you want; as long as I have it, I will never be stingy."

Long Chen nodded, gave a thumbs up, and said: "I didn't expect you to be quite righteous. Then I'll give you a chance: give me your life, and I'll spare him."

Xia Changfeng's face, which had been full of joy, seemed as if it had been slapped hard. He stared fixedly at Long Chen: "You are toying with me?"

"Toying with you is not the goal; the goal is to toy with you until you die."

A sinister smile appeared on Long Chen's face, and he said word by word.

After speaking, Long Chen raised his foot, and amidst the gasps of the entire crowd, he fiercely stomped toward Huang Shang on the ground.

Just as Long Chen's foot was about to touch Huang Shang's chest, Long Chen suddenly felt his scalp go numb. At the same time, he heard Yun Qi's angry shout. Without thinking, he hurriedly rolled to the side.

"Swish!"

An arrow grazed past Long Chen's waist.