Long Chen in his prime

Guisha roared, and like a phantom, he lunged in front of Long Chen. His speed was so fast that it was hard to capture.

"Wind Moon Slash!"

Tang Waner was the first to rush out. She did not know how strong Long Chen was, so she decided to strike first to help Long Chen block for a moment.

"Get lost!"

Guisha roared, and his large hand slammed onto Tang Waner's wind blade. A loud explosion immediately rang out, and to everyone's horror, Tang Waner's wind blade, which was reinforced with runes and powered by her Origin, shattered under that palm.

Not only that, the terrifying force did not stop due to the obstruction of the wind blade and headed straight for Tang Waner's body.

That withered palm was like a death warrant. If it struck Tang Waner, given Guisha's terrifying strength, she would surely perish.

"Ice Shatter!"

Suddenly, an ice wall blocked in front of Tang Waner.

"Boom!"

Guisha's withered claw slammed onto the ice wall, and the ice wall immediately shattered, but Tang Waner had already taken the opportunity to retreat.

From the time Guisha broke free until now, it had been less than a breath of time, yet Guisha had consecutively broken the techniques of two monster-level experts.

One attack and one defense, yet in Guisha's hands, they had no effect at all. This terrified everyone. Just how powerful was this Evil Corpse? Had he really been weakened?

The Disciples on Tang Waner and Ye Zhiqiu's side felt their hearts tighten. This Evil Corpse was truly too terrifying; this was unfavorable for them.

It was not just them; even the expressions of those Elders had changed.

"I fear that this Sealed Soul was an incredible expert of an evil sect during his lifetime. To be able to reach such intensity just by using Soul Power to control force is truly terrifying."

Tu Fang was also slightly shocked in his heart. It seemed that the power of this Evil Corpse was much stronger than he had imagined. He wondered if the three of them could block it.

"Prepare yourselves. As soon as I give the order, you can use the grand formation to restrain the Evil Corpse."

This was a back door opened for Long Chen. He did not want to make a mistake; if the three of them really suffered any injuries, he would not be able to forgive himself.

If ordinary people died, they died. The branch courtyard did not lack mediocre people; what it lacked was top-tier combat power. No matter what, he could not let these three be harmed.

After Guisha shattered the ice wall with a slap, he did not hesitate at all and clawed down towards Ye Zhiqiu.

"Take your dog claws away!" A cold snort came, and at the same time, a massive saber shadow cut through the heavens and earth, carrying an indomitable Aura as it slashed towards Guisha.

The terrifying Saber Qi swept across the sky. The saber shadow, over ten zhang long, was like the blade of a Heavenly God, destroying the world.

Guisha slammed a palm down towards that saber shadow.

"Boom!"

The earth trembled, and waves of air danced. Long Chen and Guisha were both sent flying backward. Where the two clashed, the earth cracked like a spiderweb, spreading for hundreds of zhang, a sight that made people's hearts jump with fear.

"So… strong."

The onlookers in the distance looked at the figure holding a long saber, appearing like a Heavenly God descending to the world, their hearts filled with awe.

Very few people here had seen Long Chen make a move. Although they had heard of Long Chen's powerful combat strength, because Lei Qianshang had once planted a Lightning Seed in him, everyone believed that he could not be compared to monster-level experts.

However, Guisha's casual strike just now could easily shatter the full-power attack of the two women. One had to know that Tang Waner had once defeated an Evil Corpse with over four hundred years of cave age.

Even her powerful attack had been easily shattered, which showed just how terrifying that Evil Corpse was.

Yet Long Chen had sent him flying with one saber strike. At least in appearance, Long Chen was evenly matched with it, which signaled that Long Chen had the power to fight the Evil Corpse.

Several Elders also had looks of shock on their faces. One Elder exclaimed, "Such powerful strength, such precise control, what a domineering saber strike!"

The Elders present were all experts. At a glance, they could see that Long Chen's saber strike had concentrated all his essence, energy, and spirit together. The angle of the strike and the judgment of the landing point were simply perfect, capable of maximizing the power of the strike.

Such a saber strike, even for a bitter Cultivator who had cultivated the saber Dao for decades, might not be perfectly controlled like Long Chen's, so all the Elders could not help but marvel in their hearts.

"Old ghost, you were very happy bullying me in the cave, right? Now it's finally my turn."

Long Chen shouted loudly, his voice booming like spring thunder. Holding the saber with both hands, his Fengfu Star revolved rapidly, sending Spiritual Qi continuously into Long Chen's body.

People could see with the naked eye that the space around Long Chen began to slowly distort. He looked as if he were submerged in water, the surrounding space began to roar, and the entire world was like a boiling ocean.

"Such a powerful Aura!"

Tang Waner and Ye Zhiqiu were startled. At this moment, Long Chen's Aura was constantly climbing. He was now completely unlike his usual self, having entered a different state.

Long Chen knew how terrifying the guy in front of him was, so he held nothing back anymore. This was the first time he had exploded with full power since he was promoted to the Blood Condensation Realm.

The energy within the Fengfu Star was fully opened, like seawater rushing backwards, surging violently into every one of Long Chen's meridians.

At this moment, Long Chen was in his peak state. Terrifying waves of air constantly washed across the sky. His clothes fluttered, his long hair danced, and he was like a God King descending to the world, his Aura piercing the sky.

People were stunned. They had never imagined that after Long Chen exploded with his true strength, his entire being would be filled with dominance. That will to cut open the heavens and earth filled people's hearts with awe.

"Is this an anomaly? Looking down on the universe, acting in a Heaven-Defying manner, and being an enemy to the heavens and earth?" Tu Fang muttered to himself in his heart.

One might ask, in this world, who would explode with such an Aura? Who would dare to explode with such a will?

Long Chen opened up all the energy within his Fengfu Star. The Spiritual Qi, like a river of ten thousand galloping horses, flowed back and forth in his meridians, filling his body with strength. Long Chen loved this feeling very much.

"You actually hid your cultivation?" Guisha looked at Long Chen with shock. The current Long Chen was completely different from the one in the cave.

Long Chen waved his long saber, casually shouldering it, and sneered at Guisha, "You ask such an idiotic question. If I didn't hide my cultivation, how could I have escaped from your hands?"

Guisha was so angry that his whole body trembled when he heard this. He had never expected back then that Long Chen would actually have a Lightning Seed in his body, which was why he suffered such a huge loss.

This was also due to his carelessness because Long Chen had disguised himself too well. If Long Chen had exploded with such a powerful Aura back then, he would definitely have been on guard. Unfortunately, everything was meaningless at this moment.

At this time, Tang Waner and Ye Zhiqiu also arrived by Long Chen's side. Tang Waner's beautiful eyes shone with brilliance; at this moment, Long Chen gave people an exceptionally charming feeling.

"Two beauties, I'll take the vanguard and fight this old ghost head-on. You two wait for an opportunity to act. This old ghost has almost no weaknesses to speak of. To kill him, we need to completely exhaust his Soul Power. You must be careful," Long Chen instructed.

Although he had no experience in killing Evil Corpses, he could judge that this corpse was a lifeless object, relying entirely on the Soul Power within its body to support it.

And the Evil Corpse's body was too tough, and with the assistance of Soul Power, it was even harder to destroy. Therefore, to destroy the Evil Corpse, one had to exhaust the opponent's Soul Power.

"Be careful," Tang Waner instructed.

Long Chen nodded, his eyes fixed on Guisha, his body leaning slightly forward, while the long saber in his hand was slowly raised.

"Here I come!"

Long Chen stomped on the ground, and he was already rushing towards Guisha. The biting Saber Qi danced as he slashed down towards Guisha.

Guisha snorted coldly. A strange pattern appeared on his black fist, and he punched Long Chen's saber.

"Bang!"

Tang Waner and Ye Zhiqiu saw Long Chen fly out and were just about to follow, when suddenly a terrifying wave of air struck. The two were actually forced back several zhang by that terrifying giant wave.

The two could not help but be greatly shocked. Just relying on the aftermath of the battle, it forced them to be unable to get close. Just how great was this strength?

"Boom, boom, boom…"

Saber light danced, waves of Qi filled the sky, and billowing smoke and dust rose into the sky, instantly filling the entire battlefield. People were surprised to find that they could no longer see Long Chen's figure.

They only saw Saber Qi swirling all over the sky, and with those deafening explosions, feeling the earth constantly trembling, people could not help but turn pale.

Even Lei Qianshang and Qi Xin had looks of shock on their faces, their eyes fixed on the front.

They were shocked. In their eyes, Long Chen was just an annoying small character, and they had never considered him a real opponent.

But now that Long Chen had exploded with that terrifying Aura and that will so powerful it made people tremble, they were finally awakened. Long Chen had hidden too deeply.

Tu Fang watched the fiercely fighting Long Chen with an excited face, his heart filled with wild joy. What he valued was not Long Chen's powerful strength and vigorous Spiritual Qi, but his invincible conviction.

They carefully cultivated the Disciples of the branch courtyard, precisely to cultivate that invincible conviction in them. Only those who possessed this conviction could perfectly explode with their true potential.

But cultivating this kind of confidence was truly too difficult. Therefore, the Disciples accepted by the branch courtyard were basically Disciples from noble families. They were very confident, but that confidence was actually a form of arrogance.

Although being arrogant was very idiotic, on this basis, cultivating that kind of confidence was relatively easier than for those who were inferior.

That was why these Disciples taking the assessment would do so many idiotic things; it was because they were too arrogant.

The branch courtyard wanted to use training from shallow to deep to remove their arrogance, keep their confidence, and then, after the test of death, gradually walk towards the path of the strong.

And Long Chen was born with that invincible Dao Heart, and it was an exceptionally firm Dao Heart that no one could shake. Even when facing the powerful Evil Corpse, he remained fearless.

Tu Fang also gradually understood at this time why Long Chen could escape from the hands of opponents ten times stronger than him. In this world, there were no coincidences, only inevitabilities.

People opened their mouths wide, looking with horror at this battle that exceeded their imagination. They finally understood what a real monster was.

If Lei Qianshang and the others were monsters, then Long Chen was a monster among monsters. The long saber whistled. They had been fighting fiercely for nearly half an hour. The storm-like attacks did not stop for a moment; instead, the Aura became stronger and stronger, and the attacks became denser and denser.

Tang Waner and Ye Zhiqiu had wind blades and ice blades dancing in their hands, assisting from the side. The three surrounded Guisha and actually suppressed Guisha.

Just when everyone thought the battle situation was basically stable, suddenly a shrill howl came from Guisha's mouth.

"Bastards, all of you go to hell! Netherworld Soul Burning!"