I want to try

An explosive sound shook the heavens, the earth trembled, and dust billowed. Shockwaves surged in all directions like raging waves. Even from hundreds of zhang away, that terrifying power still made people feel like they couldn't breathe.

Tang Waner looked ahead in shock, stopping her movements. Lei Qianshang also ceased his attacks and looked in that direction.

"What?"

When the shockwaves dissipated, people looked there in horror. It was the place where the two had been battling, on the edge of the valley near the cliff.

At this moment, a corner of the cliff had crumbled. As the dust gradually cleared, it revealed Long Chen's figure. His long hair danced, his clothes fluttered, and he looked like a Heavenly Emperor descending to the world, inspiring awe in people's hearts.

Dozens of zhang in front of him, a person was kneeling on the ground. That person was none other than Zhao Wu.

At this moment, Zhao Wu's right arm was hanging limp. People were horrified to discover that his arm had broken into several pieces; in some places, the bones were exposed, dripping with blood.

Zhao Wu had a look of bewilderment and disbelief on his face. His chest was a blur of blood, and blood kept dripping from the corner of his mouth, yet he seemed not to notice.

For a moment, the entire scene was deathly silent. Zhao Wu had used his strongest trump card, yet he was still so heavily injured. This was simply unacceptable to everyone.

If Zhao Wu's opponent had been a monster-level Genius like Lei Qianshang, people could have accepted it, but that person was not.

Everyone could not help but feel their hearts pounding. Could it be that a sixth person was about to join the ranks of the original five monster-level powerhouses?

"Cough, cough…"

Zhao Wu suddenly coughed violently. As he coughed, blood was spat out, which was very frightening.

At this moment, everyone understood that not only was Zhao Wu's arm shattered, but his internal organs had also suffered immense damage; it was just unclear whether his life was in danger.

"Long Chen, you bastard, I'm going to kill you!"

While coughing up blood, Zhao Wu cursed with a ferocious expression. He couldn't accept this fact. He had always believed that apart from the five monster-level powerhouses, the world belonged to him.

He had always considered himself the number one person below the monster-level, but now he had been defeated by an unknown brat like Long Chen, which drove him into a frenzy.

"With your kind of character, even if you cultivated for another ten thousand years, you still wouldn't be able to kill me. You'd at most just waste another ten thousand years of food and produce ten thousand years of manure," Long Chen said, shaking his head.

Zhao Wu's attack just now was indeed powerful. When his attack arrived, Long Chen instantly summoned his Fengfu Star Battle Body and injured him with a single punch.

Now, Long Chen was grasping the secrets of the Fengfu Star Battle Body more and more thoroughly, and he was also able to utilize the Fengfu Star Battle Body more effectively.

He now understood that without the enhancement of the Divine Ring, using the Fengfu Star Battle Body would not cause any phenomena. Unless others looked into his eyes, there wouldn't be any major changes.

Moreover, through countless tests, Long Chen's application of the Fengfu Star Battle Body had become increasingly proficient, allowing him to use it with ease.

He only needed to summon the Fengfu Star Battle Body at the very instant of attacking to explosively increase his power, and once the power was released, he would immediately retract it.

This could save a massive amount of energy within the Fengfu Star, and he would no longer foolishly maintain the Fengfu Star Battle Body at all times, wasting precious energy.

Furthermore, this could conceal the Fengfu Star Battle Body, preventing it from attracting too much attention from others. Regarding the previous strike, many people felt it was strange, but they couldn't say exactly what was strange about it.

"Long Chen, you lowly mongrel, if you have the guts, kill me!" Having lost his reason and discovering that his body couldn't move, Zhao Wu couldn't help but curse loudly.

Long Chen's expression turned cold. A trace of icy killing intent appeared in his eyes as he slowly walked toward Zhao Wu.

"Long Chen, don't fall for it! If you kill him, you will be expelled from the Branch Courtyard!" Seeing Long Chen's actions, Tang Waner was startled and shouted a warning.

Long Chen acted as if he hadn't heard her. He walked up to the heavily injured Zhao Wu, his eyes devoid of any emotion, like the gaze of a grim reaper.

"You have lost, but your lowly self-esteem does not allow you to admit defeat. That is why you started cursing like a shrew, trying to release the fear and unwillingness in your heart.

You want to use the Branch Courtyard's rules to pressure me, hoping that I won't dare to kill you because of the Branch Courtyard's rules, making you feel that while you failed physically, you have defeated me mentally.

I have to say, although it's somewhat shameless, this tactic of yours is the only effective move you have against me at the moment.

Unfortunately, you don't know me. You shouldn't have insulted my family, and you shouldn't have touched my reverse scale, because you will… die."

Although Long Chen's voice was directed at Zhao Wu, the entire scene was so quiet that a pin drop could be heard, and every word reached everyone's ears.

Long Chen's analysis was extremely accurate, exposing all of Zhao Wu's petty thoughts, which made everyone suddenly realize the truth and simultaneously filled them with contempt for Zhao Wu.

However, as they listened, they realized something was wrong. Even though he knew the other party had deliberately set a trap, Long Chen was actually still planning to jump into it.

"Long Chen, you idiot, he is baiting you!" Seeing that Long Chen had clearly seen through everything yet still intended to do so, Tang Waner couldn't help but feel both anxious and angry.

Although she had deliberately teased Long Chen before, that was just a girl's Heart-Nature; after suffering a loss, she naturally wanted to get back at him, which didn't mean she was bad-hearted.

At this moment, seeing that Long Chen had infinite potential and powerful combat strength, she couldn't bear to watch as he jumped into a pit of fire, got expelled from the Branch Courtyard, and ruined his future.

"Long Chen, as Young Miss Waner's follower, the Young Miss's words are orders. Doing this is disloyalty. Don't you want to be a good person?"

Qingyu also shouted loudly at this moment, but the way she spoke made people frown; it didn't seem like the right way to persuade someone.

"Hahaha, Long Chen, I cursed you, so what? You are just a bastard, a mongrel! If you have the ability, kill me! I'm waiting for you. You don't dare to kill me, you are an out-and-out mongrel, hahaha… Ah!"

Zhao Wu was laughing crazily, but suddenly let out a scream. Long Chen's foot stomped heavily onto his lower leg, emitting a cracking sound as his leg was broken by Long Chen.

Long Chen knew the structure of the human body like the back of his hand. The place he stomped on was three inches below his knee, where there was a vital Acupoint, the area with the densest concentration of pain nerves in the human leg.

When it was broken, Long Chen's toe also lightly ground against that Acupoint, instantly magnifying the pain tenfold.

"Ah…"

Zhao Wu's scream shot straight into the heavens, incomparably miserable, making people feel horrified. Watching Zhao Wu rolling on the ground in pain, people felt a chill in their hearts.

"What can I do? Nothing much. I just wanted to see if you possessed the backbone of someone who views death as returning home. Unfortunately, that kind of thing is not something trash like you possesses."

Long Chen shook his head and said with a look of pity. After finishing, he stomped his foot down heavily again, breaking Zhao Wu's other leg, using exactly the same method as before.

Just a moment ago, Zhao Wu was screaming continuously, but this time he couldn't even make a sound. The veins on his forehead bulged, his eyeballs were about to pop out, his face was flushed purple, and his whole body trembled incessantly.

"It's truly strange. A great hero like Your Excellency who regards life and death with indifference must be born with backbone. It seems I haven't found the right place.

It probably isn't on your thighs; perhaps it's on your arms, or on your spine. Please forgive my lack of expertise. Bear with it, I will find it very soon," Long Chen comforted him softly, his eyes aiming at his arms.

"Long Chen, you mongrel, you will die a horrible death! If you have the guts, kill me!" Zhao Wu's face was full of ferocity as he continued to curse.

"I will definitely kill you, but I must find your backbone first," Long Chen said, shaking his head.

"Crack, crack…"

A series of teeth-aching bone-breaking sounds emanated from Zhao Wu's body, making people's scalps tingle. Everyone here was a Disciple of an aristocratic family, and each of them was a high-and-mighty existence. When had they ever seen such a bloody scene? They all watched with pale faces.

What terrified them the most was that Long Chen's expression remained as calm as water throughout, which was even more terrifying than a ferocious appearance. Everyone was stunned.

Tang Waner's face was somewhat pale. Although she had unparalleled combat strength and had defeated countless powerhouses, this was the first time she had seen such a bloody scene.

The current Long Chen was like a ruthless grim reaper, completely different from the grinning, ruffian-like person he was before; it was as if he had become a completely different person.

When the screaming slowly faded, Long Chen reached out with his large hand, grabbed Zhao Wu by the neck, and slowly lifted him up as if he were holding a dead dog.

Zhao Wu was lifted into the air, his feet off the ground. This Zhao Wu was indeed tough; after suffering such great torture, his expression was still full of resentment as he looked coldly at Long Chen:

"Mongrel, torture me to your heart's content. Unfortunately, you still don't dare to kill me, hahaha…" Zhao Wu laughed crazily.

The people present looked at the two of them and couldn't help but feel a sense of helplessness. Both of them were lunatics and couldn't be viewed through the eyes of normal people.

Long Chen looked at Zhao Wu indifferently, with a trace of pity in his eyes: "Your schemes run deep. You wanted to use this method to strike at my Dao Heart, to leave a flaw in my heart so it would not be flawless and pure, thereby increasing the difficulty of future Realm breakthroughs and potentially even forming a Heart Demon.

However, it is a pity that your calculations have failed. Remember for your next life: not all frameworks can bind a person. If you have no final words to leave behind, I will send you on your way."

The people present were confused after hearing Long Chen's words, but only Lei Qianshang and Tang Waner's expressions changed.

As for the Dao Heart, others might not know about it, but Lei Qianshang and Tang Waner had been warned by the powerhouses of their families long ago that they must keep their Dao Heart flawless and pure to go further on the path of cultivation.

Dao Heart is a very general term; it can be described as Dao laws, or it can be described as a state of mind. In short, it is about keeping one's heart clear and enlightened.

Just as Long Chen said, if Long Chen were insulted by Zhao Wu and couldn't do anything about it, it would make Long Chen feel stifled, which would form a knot in his heart.

While this knot might seem insignificant, it would slow down Long Chen's cultivation progress and state of mind, and even more so, it would form an obstacle when trying to break through barriers.

The higher the cultivation base, the stronger this obstacle becomes, and it could even form a terrifying Heart Demon, causing one to suffer Qi Deviation and die when ascending to a new Realm; it can be said that his intentions were vicious.

Tang Waner had originally felt that Long Chen's actions were too excessive, but now that Long Chen had explained it this way, even Tang Waner felt a trace of killing intent. This Zhao Wu was simply too detestable.

"Hehe, kill me? Do you dare? You will be expelled from the Branch Courtyard, and your life will be over, hahaha!" Zhao Wu laughed arrogantly.

"I want to try."