The mystique of an array formation was very effective. At least, even though Long Chen could not see or sense anything, he could roughly tell where the other party was.
He had a rough idea of where the other ghostly creatures were.
In the middle of the training grounds was a steel pillar. Lingxiao was tied to this steel pillar by an unknown black chain. He was probably unconscious at the moment.
Long Chen did not know whether he was injured or not. Perhaps because of Wang Chao, the ghostly creatures did not approach Lingxiao. Otherwise, he would have been eaten up long ago.
Under the influence of Mo Xiaolang's Worldly Furnace Formation, those ghosts started burning. These tens of thousands of different kinds of flames were Spiritual Objects of the Heavens and Earth. They were extraordinary. Most importantly, when flames of different attributes were gathered together, the power they could produce was quite astonishing.
Buzz, buzz.
The 10,000 types of flames instantly engulfed the entire place. Other than Long Chen and Lingxiao, who were not affected, the power of Mo Xiaolang's bloodline mystique was even more terrifying now that he was a ninth-grade Demon Immortal.
The ghostly creatures howled in pain as they were burned.
Even though their bodies were covered in flames, there were still many ghostly creatures that pounced towards Long Chen without a care for their lives. These ghostly creatures might not be able to see, but they were very sensitive to the smell of living humans. Hence, their movements were basically unaffected.
The Dragon Slaying Sword in Long Chen's hand slashed through the air. Within the Ancient Hell of Blood Formation, he could move his body at will. It was impossible for these ghostly creatures to hurt him.
Under the Dragon Slaying Sword, many corpses quickly fell to the ground. This was a sharp dao weapon. Long Chen had used his Nirvana energy to activate its power. Wherever the Dragon Slaying Sword Qi passed, blood and flesh splattered.
"Big Brother, he's heading towards you." Mo Xiaolang suddenly exclaimed.
Long Chen already knew that. Wang Chao was now beside Lingxiao. When he realized that dozens of ghostly creatures were still unable to harm Long Chen, he was enraged and pounced towards Long Chen at a terrifying speed.
In the darkness, his angry panting could be heard.
Long Chen was reborn from a drop of blood. He changed his position and sneered, "I know you're still conscious. There's no need to pretend in front of me. Wang Chao, I really feel sorry for you. The genius of the Sword Spirit Emperor Palace has turned into such a wretched state. Hahaha …"
Wang Chao was infuriated by Long Chen's provocation. This was the most painful wound in his heart, and it was torn open just like that. The pain caused him to lose all reason. He really wanted to kill Long Chen even in his dreams.
"So what? It's true that you're very strong, but I'm even stronger now. You can't understand how strong I am right now. When you know my current identity, you'll collapse. Long Chen, I'm still slowly growing stronger. Within ten days, I'll be able to completely crush you."
Wang Chao's words revealed many suspicious points. He had been captured by the Ten Great Ghost Kings, but now he was like this. There had to be some unspeakable secret. But now, he said that his current identity …
In that case, what was his current identity?
"I'm very curious, what is your current identity? A beast, a ghost, a man-eater." Long Chen laughed heartily. Actually, he was trying to provoke Wang Chao.
While they were talking, the two of them exchanged several moves. Long Chen used the Dragon Slaying Sword that once belonged to Wang Chao to fight against him. This made Wang Chao even angrier as he let out a series of terrifying roars.
Long Chen didn't feel relaxed in his heart. As expected, he discovered that Wang Chao's strength was almost twice as tyrannical as before. Could it be that Wang Chao's strength had been improving all this time? At this rate, he might reach an unimaginable level in less than half a month.
He had to kill Wang Chao right now.
In the Martial Stage, Wang Chao's speed was simply too fast. He could almost catch up to Long Chen's rebirth from a drop of blood.
"If you really have the guts, fight me one-on-one right now. You are no longer my match. Long Chen, your beautiful dream is going to be shattered." Wang Chao roared in anger.
Long Chen laughed. "So what? No matter how strong you are, you are still not human. Is there a need for me to compare myself with a monster like you?"
Wang Chao still couldn't believe his miserable defeat in front of Long Chen. Right now, he had obtained an even more terrifying strength. He definitely had to prove himself in front of Long Chen, turning defeat into victory. This was his obsession.
"Excuses, excuses again. Given your strength, you are not even fit to carry my brother's shoes. Despicable dog, no matter how arrogant you are, you still won't be able to defeat me."
Despite Wang Chao's shouting, Long Chen didn't want to fight him head-on. On one hand, he wasn't confident. Wang Chao seemed to have an endless amount of demonic energy. His body was also sufficiently strong, and his recovery ability was terrifying. Even if he chopped off Wang Chao's arm, it would immediately grow back. Moreover, it didn't seem to be injured at all. Wang Chao was simply an undying monster.
"Coward, don't run if you have the guts."
Wang Chao had never seen Long Chen's Ancient Hell of Blood Formation. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so naive as to think that he could kill Long Chen without anyone noticing in this dark realm. Indeed, this place greatly reduced Long Chen's battle strength, but it didn't affect his ability to use Blood Rebirth.
"Big Brother, come to my side." Mo Xiaolang suddenly shouted after dealing with a few ghosts.
Long Chen instantly appeared behind him. At this moment, Mo Xiaolang spat out an extremely cold black flame from his mouth. Long Chen hurriedly used his Divine Yuan to protect his body. Even so, he still felt cold all over and found it hard to move.
Mo Xiaolang's Nine Underworlds Demon Ancestral Fire was completely under his control. It avoided Lingxiao and Long Chen, but it was able to fill the entire Martial Arts Training Hall. As long as they were in the Martial Arts Training Hall, all the ghosts would be instantly surrounded and the frozen ancestral fire would instantly invade their bodies.
All the ghosts roared and attempted to escape from the range of the Nine Underworlds Demon Ancestral Fire. However, it wasn't that easy. After three breaths of time, they were completely turned into black ice sculptures.
The entire circular building had been turned into ice sculptures. These ice sculptures would shatter with a gentle push from Long Chen.
The Nine Underworlds Demon Ancestral Fire was Mo Xiaolang's absolute killer move. As long as it was used, very few people could resist it.
After one move, the surroundings became completely quiet. All the ghosts were dead.
"Wang Chao has escaped."
Mo Xiaolang said helplessly. As expected, his speed and reaction were extremely strange. The moment Mo Xiaolang activated the Nine Underworlds Demon Ancestral Fire, he felt danger and rushed out of the door in advance.
"I still didn't plan it thoroughly. Otherwise, I could have killed him this time. With him in the City of Wrongful Deaths, he is always a problem," Long Chen said.
In the end, he still managed to escape. This couldn't be helped. Everything around him had been turned into ashes by the Nine Underworlds Demon Ancestral Fire. Fortunately, there were no Night-Luminescent Pearls here. Otherwise, he would have died of heartache. However, for some reason, the incomparably dark domain still existed. Outside the Martial Arts Training Hall, everything was normal.
Long Chen and Mo Xiaolang hurriedly went in the direction of Lingxiao. Lingxiao was imprisoned on the steel pillar. At this moment, he seemed to have woken up.
"Thank you …" he said weakly.
"Let's talk outside."
Long Chen took out the Scarlet Blood Heavenly Desolation. The iron chains that imprisoned Ling Xiao were not Dao Artifacts, nor were they the iron chains on the bodies of the ghosts. However, they were still extremely hard. Long Chen used the Scarlet Blood Heavenly Desolation to transform into a blade and hacked it over a hundred times before finally breaking the iron chains.
Crack. Lingxiao was freed.
He must have used up too much energy and almost lost his footing.
"Is there anything else?" Long Chen asked.
"It's alright. He didn't kill me."
Lingxiao smiled bitterly. Their surroundings were pitch black. He continued, "This area is really strange. All light is absorbed. It's a completely dark world. I can't sense anything at all."
Long Chen also found it strange.
At this moment, Li Xuanji suddenly said, "I seem to understand something …"
This woman's voice gave Lingxiao a fright. He quickly asked, "Your God Nation can be used."
As he said this, Li Xuanji had already come out of the Great Virtual Realm.
"It's not the God Nation," Long Chen explained.
Lingxiao understood now. This God Nation could not be opened, but with Long Chen's means, he could probably get out without collecting a hundred Night-Luminescent Pearls.
Thinking of this, he fell into deep thought.
Li Xuanji walked forward leisurely. Long Chen hurried to catch up. The two returned to his steel pillar and circled behind it.
"The problem is probably here."
Li Xuanji said softly. She reached out and felt around the steel pillar for a while. Suddenly, she pulled something out.
As she pulled it out, their surroundings were restored to light. The dark domain completely disappeared.
The three of them were dumbfounded. They could not help but turn to look at Li Xuanji's fair hand. A black needle, around 10 centimetres in length, had appeared there. The needle was very quaint and rusty. It looked very old and Long Chen could not even sense a hint of the aura of a Dao artefact from it.
"What is this …" Long Chen hurriedly asked.
Li Xuanji shook her pretty face and said, "I don't know either, but it must be something of the dark. To be able to create such a domain, it must be something extraordinary. But it's not a dao treasure either. How strange."
She pondered for a while but still could not understand. She said, "I will try using the power of the world."
Back in the Taixu Realm, Li Xuanji focused on dealing with the strange black needle. One of her dao treasures was the Spirit-shattering Needle. If she could really use this needle, Long Chen would be happy for her. The stronger she was, the more help she would be to Long Chen.
His and Mo Xiaolang's gazes landed on Lingxiao at the same time.
Lingxiao said helplessly, "The last time I chased after him, I could not find him. A day ago, he took the initiative to find me. His strength has improved to the point where I am no longer a match for him. That's why I fell into his trap. I only found out that his target was you. At first, I thought he was going to eat me up."
So that was it.
Long Chen nodded and said solemnly, "You better know that he is no longer a human. He is a ghost. He is even under the control of the Ten Great Ghost Kings. He is even under the control of the City of the Wronged. This is a dangerous thing. It would be best if you can kill him."
… …
He wrote too late last night. When he woke up, he had a splitting headache. He only recovered around four in the afternoon and managed to finish one chapter. There were only four chapters left today. He would finish the chapter at eight in the evening.