Seize the Dao Pattern

Zhan Xie pointed toward the sky, descending like a bolt of lightning.

Seeing that he could not dodge in time, the Dao-Deriving expert suddenly produced a strange shield.

It was not a true shield, but a snow-white turtle shell covered in markings. Its Aura was extremely powerful; it was clearly the shell of a Peak Third-Order Demonic Beast.

The most powerful part of a turtle-type Demonic Beast is its shell; among those of the same rank, no Demonic Beast could break through their defense.

"Bang."

Zhan Xie struck the turtle shell heavily, emitting a loud explosion. To everyone's shock, the sturdy turtle shell shattered instantly.

On one hand, Long Chen's power was too immense; with the support of his divine ring, his strength could practically split mountains and sever Peaks.

On the other hand, the turtle shell in that man's hand was too old and had lost its original sturdiness, which was why it shattered in one blow.

After the shell shattered, the Dao-Deriving expert's arms were snapped, and he vomited blood profusely, which contained many fragments of his internal organs.

Long Chen's strike had directly shattered part of his internal organs. This was only because he was a Dao-Deriving expert; if it had been any other expert, they would have already been pulverized.

"No wonder you like wearing a green hat; it turns out it matches this turtle shell."

Long Chen let out a cold snort and took a step forward, rushing to kill the Dao-Deriving expert. Now that the man was heavily injured, it was the perfect time to finish him off.

"Die."

Long Chen suddenly felt a chill all over his body. A cold shout came, and a red light locked onto him. Long Chen instantly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar; his body could no longer move.

However, the red light had only flown halfway before a Sword Qi soared up, cutting through the Void Realm and knocking the red light away.

"Ghost Eye Old Monster, you want to make a move?" Tufang pointed his sword at the Ghost Eye Old Monster from a distance. It was he who had struck out with a sword, shattering the Ghost Eye Old Monster's sneak attack.

The Ghost Eye Old Monster's eyes were full of sinister malice. Currently, the Evil Path Disciples were becoming fewer and fewer, while the Righteous Path Disciples remained full of spirit, growing braver with every fight. If this continued, they would soon be completely wiped out.

If it were just ordinary Evil Path Disciples dying, it wouldn't matter, but letting a Dao-Deriving expert die was absolutely unacceptable.

Therefore, upon seeing the Dao-Deriving expert fail, he immediately launched a sneak attack. As an existence above the Bone Forging Realm, he, like Tufang, was a Pulse Condensation Realm expert.

A casual strike from him could lock Long Chen down, leaving no room for resistance. However, what he didn't know was that Tufang had already been guarding against him, so the moment he moved, Tufang also acted.

"Kill all those Righteous Path brats, especially that kid who is commanding them! Kill them all for me!"

The Ghost Eye Old Monster stopped caring about rules. If this continued and the Dao-Deriving expert was killed, it would deal a fatal blow to the Evil Path.

Once Long Chen killed that Dao-Deriving expert, the entire battlefield would immediately lose its balance, and the other Dao-Deriving experts would also be in danger. Therefore, the Ghost Eye Old Monster ordered the killing of Long Chen and the others.

In his eyes, Long Chen was even more terrifying than Mo Nian, who was locked in a fierce battle with Yin Luo, because Long Chen was merely a rookie in the Blood Condensation Realm.

To possess such cultivation and be able to kill a Dao-Deriving expert without giving them a chance to fight back—what kind of Heaven-Defying talent was this?

What shocked him most was that Long Chen not only possessed formidable battle power but also unparalleled wisdom. A massacre had been turned around by him in a Heaven-Defying way; this was what the Ghost Eye Old Monster feared the most.

If Long Chen were allowed to grow up, such a person, possessing both wisdom and courage, would become a fatal enemy of the Evil Path.

Therefore, the Ghost Eye Old Monster disregarded all past rules; he had to kill this Righteous Path Disciple with all his might.

"Everyone attack! Let's not let the juniors laugh at us."

Tufang shouted loudly, and all the Righteous Path Elders and Senior Brother-level experts rushed out, heading straight for the front lines.

They had to intercept those Evil Path experts and their assault on the battlefield. Long Chen had accomplished a counterattack under extremely unfavorable conditions, which not only brought confidence to the Disciples but also awakened the burning blood within the hearts of the Righteous Path experts. Amidst shouts, they charged with all their might.

Consequently, the battlefield suddenly became chaotic. At the front was the duel between the Elder-level experts of the Righteous and Evil Paths, with Tufang and the Ghost Eye Old Monster fighting each other.

The two were old rivals; as soon as they made a move, they went all out. The terrifying power shattered the mountain beneath their feet, Sword Qi soared into the sky, and violent winds swept across the heavens, as if the world itself were about to shatter.

A little further away from their duel, the Elders of the Righteous and Evil Paths also engaged in combat, fighting fiercely as blood splattered everywhere.

On the periphery of the battlefield where the Elders were fighting was the battlefield for the Senior Brother-level experts of the Righteous and Evil Paths. There were many experts at this level, and the fighting was extremely chaotic.

The Righteous Path's Senior Brother-level experts had killed until their eyes were red. As long as it wasn't one of their own, they hacked to kill. At this moment, there was no fear in their hearts, only endless killing intent.

Long Chen's words had thoroughly ignited the desire within them—the desire to become stronger. To become stronger, they needed the determination to do so.

They finally realized why they were so poor; it wasn't because their talent was bad, but because they lacked the determination to forge ahead even when facing death.

Watching the Junior Brothers below charging without fear of death, their blood had long been boiling. Now that they had the opportunity, they charged with everything they had.

Long Chen hadn't expected the battle to evolve like this, but now that the battlefield was in total chaos, he had to speed up. He gripped Zhan Xie and rushed toward that Dao-Deriving expert.

"Long Chen, use your Soul power to seize his Dao Mark! That way, you have a chance to become a Dao-Deriving expert!" Tufang suddenly shouted a reminder amidst the fierce battle.

Long Chen was startled upon hearing this. He had heard Chu Yao say that Dao-Deriving experts were born in response to the Luck of the world, and it seemed they possessed a certain amount of Luck. Could this Luck actually be stripped away?

He swung his long saber directly at the panicked Dao-Deriving expert. The expert was horrified and, using his remaining strength, tried to block it with the long sword in his hand.

As a result, his serrated long sword shattered, and the long saber struck him heavily, cutting his entire body in two.

When the Dao-Deriving expert's body was cut in two, the vitality within him slowly faded, and a marking slowly appeared on his forehead.

That marking was very strange, resembling a picture. The picture contained the sun, moon, stars, mountains, and rivers, though it was somewhat blurry.

"Long Chen, hurry! The Dao Mark will disappear very soon!"

Tufang's long sword danced as he fought the Ghost Eye Old Monster with all his might. Being distracted to give the reminder, he was already struggling greatly and was being forced onto the back foot.

Long Chen hesitated for a moment, then reached out and grabbed the severed half of the Dao-Deriving expert's body and rushed toward another Dao-Deriving expert on the battlefield.

There, Tang Waner and a group of Core Disciples were fighting that Dao-Deriving expert with no regard for their own lives.

That Dao-Deriving expert was too powerful; at his feet, in addition to Lei Qianshang, there were two more corpses of Core-level Disciples.

Tang Waner, Gu Yang, and the others were also covered in blood and had all been injured, but they were still attacking desperately.

"Take this saber!"

Suddenly, a sharp shout came like a thunderbolt across the sky. A golden long saber, like a giant blade cleaving the heavens, descended upon that Dao-Deriving expert.

The Dao-Deriving expert had just forced Gu Yang back, and at this moment, Gu Yang's defenses were completely open. He was ninety percent sure he could kill Gu Yang.

Before he could even rejoice, a killing intent filled with death locked onto him. He could not help but be greatly alarmed, and he blocked forward with the Water-Parting Spike in his hand.

"Boom."

The Dao-Deriving expert instantly felt his whole body shake violently; his internal organs felt as if they had been turned upside down, and he was sent flying by the saber strike.

"Long Chen!"

Tang Waner and the others were overjoyed. They had been fully focused on the battle and did not know the situation outside.

Never mind the situation outside; fighting with all their might, they could not afford even a moment of distraction, and they could not even hear the sounds from outside. Seeing Long Chen arrive at this moment, they were overjoyed.

"Waner, use your Soul power to absorb the Dao Mark on his head! You guys go kill those Core-level enemies, hurry!"

After Long Chen threw the severed half of the body to Tang Waner, he had already rushed out, his long saber like a streak of light as he killed toward the Dao-Deriving expert.

Upon hearing Long Chen's order, the others did not even think; they immediately scattered and specifically targeted the Evil Path Core-level Disciples. The faster they killed them, the better chance other Disciples would have to survive.

Tang Waner looked at the severed corpse in her hands, took a deep breath, and lightly tapped her forehead with her jade-like hand. An invisible energy slowly reached out toward the Dao-Deriving expert's Dao Mark.

The Dao-Deriving expert holding the Water-Parting Spike had been sent flying by the strike. As he flew backward, he saw the person who had attacked him, and at the same time, he saw the severed corpse that Long Chen had been carrying.

The Dao-Deriving expert was terrified to the point of despair; in such a short time, a powerful Dao-Deriving expert had already been killed.

"Wind-Departing Slash!"

Long Chen shouted loudly, and Zhan Xie erupted with sky-filling Saber Qi, slashing fiercely at the Dao-Deriving expert.

The Dao-Deriving expert had realized Long Chen's terror from the first strike and knew that Long Chen's power was incomparably terrifying; fighting him head-on would be too disadvantageous.

Seeing Long Chen's saber slash down, he waved the Water-Parting Spike, and a curtain of light appeared. As Long Chen's saber fell, the Dao-Deriving expert actually followed the force of Long Chen's blow and flew backward.

The Dao-Deriving expert was very cunning. Now that the chaotic battle had begun, he did not intend to fight Long Chen head-on and wanted to retreat back into the Evil Path army.

Moreover, his defensive method was very strange; he did not know what method he used, but he was actually able to deflect most of Long Chen's power.

Long Chen wanted to pursue him, but he gave up. Dragging things out would be disadvantageous to the Righteous Path, so he headed straight toward Chu Yao.

There was no need to worry about A Man's side. A Man's mace spun like a windmill, whistling with wind, showing no signs of fatigue at all.

And that Dao-Deriving expert holding the giant axe was vomiting blood continuously under A Man's attacks, clearly unable to hold on for much longer.

On Chu Yao's side, she held the absolute upper hand, but killing that Dao-Deriving expert would still take quite some time. A war of attrition was a tactic they could not afford; it was too time-consuming.

Long Chen wanted to help Chu Yao kill that Dao-Deriving expert. If that Dao-Deriving expert were killed, Chu Yao would be liberated.

With her terrifying attack range, the scales of victory would tilt crazily toward the Righteous Path.

As Long Chen was rushing, the space around him suddenly seemed to solidify. His heart was greatly alarmed; this was the pressure lock of a Bone Forging Realm expert.

"Kid, die!"

An Evil Path Elder-level expert, not knowing how, had broken through the heavy blockades and actually rushed over here.

In his shock, Long Chen saw a figure disappear from not far ahead.

Long Chen could not help but grit his teeth. He recognized that figure; it was Elder Sun, who had deliberately pretended not to be able to stop this person and let them through, with the goal of using this person to kill him.

"You dare to scheme against me, you old bastard? You just wait!"

"Die!"

The Evil Path Elder gave a cold shout and extended a large hand that looked like dry firewood, slapping it down toward Long Chen.