It could be said that the stronger Yang Ding was, the more excited Long Chen was.
"Ancient cauldron." One had to admit that it was a mysterious secret technique that could actually reach such a level.
Luck played a part in everyone's success, and Yang Ding was no exception. It was because of that mysterious cauldron that his combat prowess was so outstanding amongst his peers, and he was ranked highly amongst the younger generation of the Yang Family.
Apart from the special case of Yang Lingqing, Yang Ding was definitely in the top three.
Neither of them was a procrastinator, so the battle could start at any moment. Yang Ding, who was surrounded by cauldron runes, was shining brightly like a metal god. That cauldron had already fused into his body, how could he not be abnormal?
In terms of physical strength, I was already very close to Long Chen's, and so was my speed. My Divine Essence surpassed Long Chen's by a large margin. Under normal circumstances, Long Chen wouldn't be my opponent.
"I heard that your physical body is strong, so I will play with you. I will let you see what is the strongest physical body. That is my Heaven Essence Cauldron Physique."
The cauldron runes surrounded Yang Ding like a human-shaped bomb. His eyes were like a wild leopard's, cold and cruel.
Buzz.
The air reverberated as he punched, as if he was hitting a bronze cauldron.
Under that black fist qi, the air started to explode. It was extremely distorted, as if it was about to be torn apart.
Tearing apart heaven and earth, only those in the ninth level of the Divine Martial Realm could do that.
"Waist Cutting Style."
In the face of this terrifying punch, Long Chen swung the Scarlet Blood Desolation in his hand. A series of 'shua' sounds rang out as the Scarlet Blood Desolation left behind a blood-red afterimage in the air. An ear-piercing sound of metal colliding rang out. Long Chen felt as though he had been struck by a mountain and the Scarlet Blood Desolation in his hand nearly flew out.
And Long Chen himself flew out.
This was the first time they had fought.
In fact, Long Chen's physical strength was stronger than his opponent's, but his opponent's Divine Essence was too strong, which was why he was able to suppress Long Chen.
When they saw the arrogant Long Chen being sent flying in the first battle, a loud roar of laughter swept through the crowd. The expressions on everyone's faces relaxed.
"You bragged so much earlier on, but it turns out that you're only at this level. And you're still called Long Chen? Do you think that the surname of the Yang Family is not worthy of you? I think you should just be called Dog Chen."
"A silver spear and a wax head. That's how it is. It can only show off in front of us, but when it comes to a true expert, it reveals its true colors and instantly becomes a coward."
Generally speaking, the first exchange would determine the outcome of the battle.
But what they didn't know was that Long Chen wasn't someone else. He had the True Martial Imperial Soul and the Undefeatable Will. So, his first failure was an opportunity for him to improve. To Long Chen, this wasn't a battle at all. Instead, he was cultivating to break through to the Paramount Boundary of Martial Arts.
Other people's breakthroughs relied on natural treasures, guidance from their elders, and meditation. With the True Martial Imperial Soul, Long Chen only needed one battle.
The purpose of fighting Yang Ding was to break through, nothing else. With the experience of breaking through to the Paramount Boundary of Martial Arts under the Holy Tree, Long Chen was certain that he could use the same method to succeed today.
What he wanted to find, other than the Will of the Dragon that fought against the world, was a higher level of Will.
Perhaps under Yang Ding's frenzied attacks, Long Chen would understand.
"Heart-piercing Stance."
"Storm Stance."
The Twenty-four War Spear crossed in Long Chen's hands. In close combat, Long Chen was much stronger than his opponent. In particular, his usage of the Twenty-four War Spear had reached the point of perfection. Although his Divine Energy was far inferior to his opponent's, Long Chen didn't choose to fight head-on like the first time. Every time he attacked, he found a gap that forced Yang Ding to turn around to defend.
A Heart-piercing Stance stabbed at his opponent's heart from a tricky angle. The sharp halberd whistled and pierced through the air, but it was blocked by the barrier formed by the cauldron inscriptions. If not for the mysterious cauldron inscriptions, Long Chen's extremely sharp Blood-red Desolation was enough to pierce through his opponent.
From the first complete defeat, after a while, Long Chen was able to use the sharpness and violence of the Twenty-four War Spear to forcefully withstand Yang Ding's attacks. This caused the jeering laughter of the crowd to gradually disappear, and their faces became slightly stiff.
Especially those who could see through the trick. They knew that although Long Chen's overall quality was inferior to his opponent's, he was able to use a battle skill that had been honed to the pinnacle, a battle skill that belonged to Long Chen, to forcefully withstand Yang Ding's attacks. There were definitely not many people who could achieve this in battle skills, and an eighth grade battle skill at that.
From the first move to the last move, Yang Ding's expression had already changed from complacency to anger.
"Coward, why don't you fight me fair and square. What's the point of showing off your battle skill?"
Yang Ding sneered. His body flickered, and in a short period of time, seven or eight phantoms appeared, charging at Long Chen at the same time. After seven or eight consecutive punches, even the air was compressed.
"Break."
The Blood-Red Wilderness suddenly turned into a blood-red dragon, coiling around Long Chen and spinning rapidly. The phantoms were all killed by Long Chen one by one, until finally Long Chen suddenly stabbed out. The halberd actually pierced through the fog, directly piercing towards Yang Ding's head. The sharp halberd almost cut off his nose.
This made Yang Ding's nose crooked in anger.
"Bring out your power as a Great Perfection Dharma Adept."
Long Chen pursued relentlessly, and the crowd could not see his movements at all. They could only see a blood-red dragon dancing in his hand. It was precisely this dragon in his hand that Yang Ding's attacks could not even get close to him, and of course, he could not hurt Long Chen.
"I still want to play a little longer, but since you want to die."
After attacking for a long time without success, Yang Ding had already lost his patience. He was looking forward to the cheers of the crowd when they first fought.
Indeed, from the start of the battle until now, Yang Ding had basically not used any battle techniques. He was purely using the power of the ancient cauldron to fight Long Chen.
Yang Ding rose into the air and floated above Long Chen. His aura changed, and suddenly, from a mortal to a celestial being.
The opportunity that Long Chen had been waiting for to break through had finally arrived.
What was the second half of the Dragon's Will? What was the answer he had been waiting for?
"Heavenly Dharma."
Everyone knew what Yang Ding was going to do. Many people would never be able to see what the true Heavenly Dharma looked like in their lifetime.
Long Chen's eyes also lit up. What he needed was the enemy's suppression, the feeling that he was about to die. Even Han Yunxing and Nangong Lie could not give him this kind of feeling.
And Yang Ding's sinister eyes, like those of a wild leopard, gave Long Chen this opportunity.
In front of a strong enemy, he actually had no fear, only excitement.
When Yang Dingtian and the rest saw the look in Long Chen's eyes, they all felt like they had seen a monster.
"Erm, he seems to be very excited." Yang Batian said speechlessly.
"There must be something fishy about this." The ominous feeling in Yang Dingtian's heart intensified.
In Long Chen's eyes, Yang Ding was like a god, hanging high in the sky. The world was in his hands, and a resplendent starry picture scroll unfolded behind him. The resplendent starlight dazzled Long Chen's eyes immediately.
At this moment, Long Chen actually felt like he was struck by lightning.
This was the Heavenly Dharma, which was also known as the sky. It was a boundless starry sky with no end. Every resplendent star was as vast as the sun. Countless celestial bodies moved in the chaos, and the power in the starry sky was endless. Countless stars formed a clear network, and it was this network that made Long Chen feel sluggish.
This network of stars, every star was like an acupoint. The billions of stars were like the countless acupoints in the human body. This made Long Chen realize that this starry sky was like a human body.
The flow of star power was the flow of divine energy.
This person whose body had transformed into a universe or something else, Long Chen always felt that such a thing existed. Perhaps it was the sky.
The Earthly Dharma was just a Dragon Sacrificial Continent.
As for the Heavenly Dharma, it was a resplendent starry picture scroll. It might contain billions of Dragon Sacrificial Continents, or it might be the only Dragon Sacrificial Continent.
This was just a fleeting thought in Long Chen's mind.
When this thought disappeared, the starry picture scroll flickered in front of Long Chen's eyes. That vast pressure of heaven and earth didn't suppress Long Chen, but it made Long Chen have an urge to kneel. Perhaps this was the difference between the Earthly Dharma and the Heavenly Dharma. The Earthly Dharma was suppressive, while the Heavenly Dharma's vastness could make the opponent give up.
In front of Long Chen, everything disappeared. He gave up resisting and was only fascinated by the starry sky in front of him.
"This is …"
He discovered that the surrounding land had also disappeared. He was in the middle of a vast starry sky. Stars rotated, rivers of stars flowed, and countless energies flowed in an orderly manner. Any one of them could take Long Chen's life.
This world of stars was an incomparably vast world. It was different from the Shattered Star Sea. The world in this starry picture scroll was billions of times bigger than the Shattered Star Sea.
In Long Chen's mind, it was as if a wall had suddenly collapsed. He felt as if he had suddenly opened his eyes and clearly saw this vast and boundless world.
This world had no end.
When the Earthly Dharma descended, the first thing that came to Long Chen's mind was to resist.
When the Heavenly Dharma descended, there was only one word in Long Chen's mind, and that was curiosity. An incomparably explosive curiosity that wanted him to understand this world. He wanted to explore this world. Those endless places were like a drug addiction that attracted him forward, making him forget everything.
"Perhaps the next level after the Dragon's Will is exploration."
From rebelling, to becoming stronger, until the world couldn't suppress him anymore. Without an opponent, he would definitely be lonely. After that, he would explore this vast world.
It was possible that those ancient divine dragons had also embarked on this path.
After some enlightenment, Long Chen closed his eyes. The starry sea retreated from his world, and his God Martial Soul was rapidly transforming.
Yang Ding was originally laughing when he saw that Long Chen had completely lost his will. However, after a certain moment, the prey in front of him had actually grown into a natural enemy.
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