After returning to the Dongfang Mansion, Long Chen didn't go out again. Tomorrow was the day of the Blue Dragon Halberd Competition, and he had made great breakthroughs in all aspects. Therefore, it was rare for him to have some free time today. After chatting with Lingxi and Yin Mengyao for a while, time passed quickly.
"I really didn't expect you to break through to the Initial Earth Core realm at such a critical moment. Long Chen, you're much stronger than me. Up until now, I've only cultivated the Flowing Water Holy Body to the embryonic form."
There was a trace of helplessness in Yin Mengyao's voice. She felt a lot of pressure staying with Long Chen.
Long Chen smiled and looked at Yin Mengyao. Suddenly, he thought about Yang Lingqing, so he asked, "Sister Mengyao, that Dongfang Tianxing, is he bothering you?"
"That guy …" Thinking about him, Yin Mengyao furrowed her brows and said angrily, "He keeps messing with me with his strength. If I didn't learn from you and mention my foster father, the result would have been …"
"Is that so?"
A cold light flashed in Long Chen's eyes. In the inner family, no matter if it was Dongfang Tianyu, Dongfang Tianxing, or even Bei Tang Mo, they were all his enemies.
"Alright, let's go one by one then. Tomorrow, it's Dongfang Tianyu's turn."
The next morning, Long Chen followed Dongfang Xuanxiao and Yin Mengyao to the Profound Wind Pavilion. Right now, the pavilion was filled with people, and all of them had strong cultivation bases. Many of them were at the Heavenly Core realm and above. Among them, the most eye-catching person was a skinny old man with white hair and a youthful face. This old man had a pair of sharp eyes, and just by standing there, he looked like an unsheathed sword. His white hair was like silver needles, shining brightly.
This old man made Long Chen feel like there was a huge mountain in front of him, making it hard for him to breathe.
Long Chen knew this man was the current Family Chief of the Dongfang Family, a legendary warrior who had surpassed the Divine Core realm, a Heavenly River warrior. He was the Patriarch of the Blue Dragon, and his clothes were embroidered with a flying green divine dragon.
"Clan Leader." Even Dongfang Xuanxiao bowed slightly to the old man.
"Since everyone is here, let's go to the ancestral mausoleum."
The voice of the Blue Dragon Patriarch was much hoarser than Long Chen had expected. His expression was cold. Apparently, he was not someone to be trifled with.
Today's competition for the Blue Dragon Halberd would be held in the ancestral mausoleum. This was what Dongfang Xuanxiao had told Long Chen yesterday. The rules of the competition were simple. Among the younger generation, besides Dongfang Tianchen, Dongfang Tianxuan and Dongfang Tianxing who had already obtained the qualification, all the other juniors would participate in the competition. Of course, the strongest among them was obviously Dongfang Tianyu.
There was a place in the ancestral mausoleum where the Super Weapon, the Earth-Ranked Blue Dragon Halberd, was placed. The path leading to the Blue Dragon Halberd was a huge underground space. The Dongfang Family had arranged for over a thousand Golden Puppets to be placed here. As long as one could obtain a hundred Golden Hearts from this space, they would be able to sprint toward the Blue Dragon Halberd. Of course, during the process of obtaining the Golden Hearts or advancing toward the Blue Dragon Halberd, they could also fight against each other.
This Golden Puppet was the newest and strongest puppet in the Lingwu family. It was much stronger than the Wooden Puppet or the Steel Puppet. When Long Chen heard this name, he immediately thought of Jin Shengen's Golden Combat Body. Since the Golden Puppet had the word 'Golden' in its name, even if it wasn't as strong as a High Mystic Combat Skill, it shouldn't be too far from it.
Fortunately, the Golden Puppet only had a strong body and great offensive strength, but it didn't have any True Qi. If it had True Qi, combat skills, and some agility, it would be almost the same as a real warrior.
Speaking of this rule, Long Chen was actually a bit speechless.
"In this way, Sister Mengyao and I will be completely isolated. If Dongfang Tianyu encourages them to join forces, it will be much more difficult for us."
With this kind of mood, Long Chen followed the group and arrived at the front of the Ancestral Mausoleum. Arriving here, the juniors who were going to participate in the battle were all a bit nervous, especially those who had just broken through to the Earth Core realm. Their faces were all tensed up.
"When we reach the Ancestral Mausoleum, don't make any noise."
The Old Ancestor of the Blue Dragon said in a low voice. Immediately, everyone quieted down. Then, the Old Ancestor of the Blue Dragon opened the Ancestral Mausoleum and let everyone in.
At this time, those who wanted to talk could only whisper.
"Did you see that? When that Long Chen was carried back by Fourth Uncle, he was already seriously injured. I don't think he's any better now. Big Brother Tianyu's arrangement might not be of use in time."
"You don't have to worry about that. We just need to listen to him. Once it's done, big brother Tianyu won't treat us badly, hehe …"
"I really don't understand. Isn't he just a beginner Earth Core warrior? I'm already at the initial Earth Core realm. Is there a need to gather so many people? In my opinion, I can capture him by myself."
What the youngsters didn't know was that their whispers could be heard clearly by Dongfang Xuanxiao, Lingxi, and the others. Hearing these conversations, Lingxi was a bit worried. When Long Chen heard this, he just smiled faintly. In this battle, only the strongest person would have the last laugh. Those little tricks would be useless.
Soon, Long Chen and the others arrived at the Ancestral Mausoleum and stood in front of the ancestral tablets.
Long Chen remembered that the last time he came here, there was a door behind the ancestral tablets. Behind it, there was something that caused the mysterious dragon jade to move. Although there was no movement this time, Long Chen had a strange feeling in his heart. He knew that the thing that attracted him was still there.
"The Blue Dragon Halberd is in there." Dongfang Xuanxiao pointed at the light golden metal door behind the ancestral tablets and said in a low voice.
"The thing that attracted the mysterious dragon jade should be the Blue Dragon Halberd. This Blue Dragon Halberd is indeed an Earth Rank God Weapon. To be able to make the dragon jade excited, it must be a very magical treasure. Looks like I have to use all my strength this time. This is my only chance to turn things around." Long Chen thought to himself.
At this moment, Dongfang Xuanxiao's generation had already started worshipping their ancestors under the lead of the Patriarch of the Blue Dragon and a few other Xuan Elders. As for Long Chen, Yin Mengyao and the others, they were standing together with the younger generation of the Dongfang family.
Among this group of people, the most dazzling person wasn't the cold beauty Dongfang Tianxuan, nor was it the devilish handsome guy Dongfang Tianxing. It was the man who stood in front of the group. He had a tough face, and his face looked as if it had been carved by a sword. This man hadn't said a single word since the beginning, and his expression didn't change either. He looked similar to Dongfang Xuanxiao, and from him, Long Chen could sense an aura that wasn't any weaker than Bei Tang Mo's.
"He is the number one genius of the Dongfang family. He has reached the Early Heavenly Core realm, and he has cultivated the Blue Dragon combat skill. According to the rumors, he is really powerful." Yin Mengyao whispered into Long Chen's ears.
"Dongfang Tianchen."
Dongfang Tianchen and Long Chen both had the word 'Chen' in their names. However, compared to him, Long Chen was only one realm lower.
"Looks like the strongest among the younger generation of the Lingwu family is the Early Heavenly Core realm. I think Mo Xiaolang was at this level as well. But, Mo Xiaolang has the Heavenly Wolf Demon Blade, I think he will be the strongest."
Today, Long Chen finally understood how much stronger Mo Xiaolang was compared to Long Chen. But today, Long Chen was very close to this level as well.
"Yo, isn't this the Long Chen who was beaten to a pulp and came back? You really surprised me by participating in the contest today."
A strange voice sounded out. Long Chen turned his head around and saw Dongfang Tianyu and his brothers and sisters, looking at him in a provocative manner.
Among these people, Dongfang Tianyu wasn't the oldest, but he was the strongest. Besides that, there were a few Early Earth Core warriors, and there were more than ten who had just broken through to the Earth Core realm. These were all the people who would be participating in the contest.
"There are still many things that will surprise you." Long Chen said with an indifferent tone, then he ignored him.
"Then I'll be looking forward to your performance. When the time comes, don't piss your pants in terror and cry for your parents before I even get to do anything." Dongfang Tianyu began to laugh. The young men and women behind him also roared with laughter.
"Quiet."
The second son, Dongfang Xuanyu, who had just finished the ceremony, walked over and shouted. Dongfang Tianyu and the others immediately stopped laughing and greeted her, "Aunt."
"En."
Dongfang Xuanyu nodded her head and walked in front of Dongfang Tianyu. She looked at him lovingly and said, "Yu 'er, you've grown so big in the blink of an eye. You're a real man now. Today, perform well in front of second aunt. Don't let me down for taking care of you all these years."
"Thank you, aunt. Yu 'er will never forget aunt's care for me. Today, I'll definitely perform well and obtain the Blue Dragon Halberd. I'll learn the Blue Dragon Combat Skill and kick some outsiders out of the Dongfang family."
"How can you say that? You're so talkative."
Dongfang Tianyu's words were very inappropriate, but Dongfang Xuanyu just looked at him strangely and didn't stop him. From her expression, it seemed like she agreed with him. Then, she looked at Long Chen and said, "You've actually recovered?"
"Thanks to you, I, Long Chen, am still alive." Towards this woman, Long Chen didn't have a good expression.
"You."
Long Chen was about to die, but his tone was still so impolite. This caused Dongfang Xuanyu to feel anger in her heart. To her, the more she looked at Long Chen, the more annoying he became.
"I really don't know what's so special about you. You've just broken through to the Earth Core realm at such a young age. There are a lot of people like you in the Lingwu family. Today, Xuan Xiao will see how ridiculous his choice is. He actually went to the Beitang family and caused trouble for you. When he came back, he even quarreled with my father and even fought with him. If it wasn't for his strength, he wouldn't be standing here today."
"What? Xuan Xiao fought with him?"
Long Chen didn't know about this at all. He was still wondering why Dongfang Xuanxiao seemed to be a little dispirited these days. It turned out that it was because of him. He actually fought with the Ancestor of the Blue Dragon.
Long Chen thought about it and felt that it was reasonable. It was not easy for the four inner families of the Lingwu family to fight side by side, but Dongfang Xuanxiao actually broke the rules and came to threaten Bei Tangming. Wasn't this a slap to the face of the Ancestor of the Blue Dragon?
"I, Long Chen, will repay this kindness no matter what." Long Chen secretly remembered this in his heart.
At this moment, the Ancestor of the Blue Dragon turned around and said coldly, "The battle will begin now. How are your preparations?"