After leaving the restaurant, Long Chen and Mo Xiaolang went back to the Lingwu family.
He didn't want to go back to the Dongfang family's residence. Therefore, he and Mo Xiaolang were inseparable in the Yin Clan, except when they were cultivating.
Mo Xiaolang had great attainments in cultivation and combat. He was a good learning partner, so Long Chen had been exchanging pointers with Mo Xiaolang while he had been in the Yin Clan. He had made up for some of the flaws in his cultivation and combat experience. Long Chen had learned from Mo Xiaolang.
In the past few days, Long Chen had been studying the Blue Dragon Combat Technique. It was an Earth-class combat technique, so it wasn't easy to cultivate. Even with his talent, he had to put in a lot of effort to study it. The literal meaning was easy to understand, but it wasn't easy to use it smoothly.
Currently, when Long Chen and Mo Xiaolang fought, when both sides used their strongest state, Long Chen wasn't a match for him. However, he was very close. According to Mo Xiaolang's estimation, Long Chen's current strength was even stronger than Bei Tang Mo and the others who had Earth-class weapons.
The Dragon Soul Transformation and the Blue Dragon Halberd gave him the greatest boost in combat.
During this period of time, Mo Xiaolang had been depressed about Long Chen's beast soul transformation for a long time.
The beast soul transformation that Long Chen had used was clearly the Underground Blood Lizard that he had used in the Dragon Vein Realm. A yellow-class fifth-class beast could give Long Chen a tenfold boost. Mo Xiaolang couldn't believe it, but he knew that this was Long Chen's biggest secret.
"My Moon-Devouring Demon Wolf Transformation doesn't give me twice as much True Qi as before. Even a Primary Extreme Beast can only give me a five-fold boost. Big Brother is still a yellow-class beast. How can he be so terrifying?" Mo Xiaolang had been wondering about this.
He didn't know that there was such a thing as a dragon warrior. The ancient divine dragon's blood had given Long Chen a tenfold boost. This was normal.
Moreover, when the other 999% of the blood was absorbed by Long Chen, there would be more magical abilities that were even more powerful than refining blood into qi.
Although Mo Xiaolang was puzzled, he didn't ask much. Some secrets related to life were better not to be said casually.
Long Chen knew that he and Mo Xiaolang had just become familiar, and it was not the time for him to show all his trump cards.
Now, other things had come to an end. Except for the upcoming battle in the ancient ruins, there was nothing else. In addition to cultivation, Long Chen's greatest pleasure was to take Mo Xiaolang to wander around in Yuan Ling City, teasing profiteers, flirting with innocent women, and so on. Sometimes when Mo Xiaolang didn't come out, Long Chen would come out by himself.
"If only Lingxi could stay by my side." The feeling of emptiness in his ears made Long Chen feel very disappointed.
To be honest, he was still worried about this girl who had accompanied him for half a year. If he was alone outside of cultivation, he would feel sad because of the longing and self-blame. That was why he came out for a walk, and at the same time, he wanted to find out what was going on in Yuan Ling City.
Recently, something big was going to happen in Yuan Ling City. The battle for the Mayor's mansion was about to begin. The reputation of the younger generation in Yuan Ling City had reached an unprecedented level, and it had attracted the attention of many people. Also, Long Chen's name was becoming more and more well-known.
Furthermore, in order to prepare for the battle for the Mayor's mansion, some well-informed busybodies had created a Hidden Dragon Ranking based on the strength of all the geniuses.
The Hidden Dragon Ranking would rank all the young geniuses in Yuan Ling City. This ranking also represented the outside world's understanding of the young geniuses from the three big powers.
In the Hidden Dragon Ranking, there were three people who were far ahead of the others. They were all young warriors who had reached the Late Heavenly Core realm.
The third place was a girl from the Morning Light Business League called Li Ziling. Long Chen didn't pay much attention to her. As for the second place, it was Mo Xiaolang who had the Heavenly Wolf Demon Blade. And the first place was Yan Danqing from the Beast Soul Palace. Yan Danqing had a ninth rank Profound demon beast, Yuan Ji Beast as his beast soul. His popularity was even higher than that of Mo Xiaolang who had disappeared and reappeared again.
As for Long Chen, he was ranked tenth, just above Dongfang Tian Xuan.
Defeating Dongfang Tian Xuan was his most glorious combat skill. As the only Heavenly Core warrior who had just broken through to the top ten, Long Chen had received a lot of attention. Also, Long Chen had a good relationship with Mo Xiaolang, which gave him more leverage.
Walking in Yuan Ling City, there were many people discussing about the fight for the Mayor's mansion, and the matters related to those who were ranked in the Hidden Dragon Ranking. It was obvious how heated this matter was in Yuan Ling City.
"Long Chen, do you have the guts to follow me?"
One day, Long Chen had wandered around for a while, and when he was about to go back, a plump woman stopped in front of him and stared at him with a cold expression.
It was Dongfang Xuanyu.
Long Chen still remembered how he had angered this woman a few days ago. Now that she was looking for him, she must be up to no good. But, Long Chen wasn't afraid of her, and he wanted to know what she was up to. So, he said, "My guts are bigger than that donkey's head of yours. If you want to go there, you can lead the way yourself. But, you are my aunt, don't tell me you want to eat the cradle and do something unethical?"
When Long Chen said that, he thought Dongfang Xuanyu would flip out immediately. But, he didn't expect her to hold it back. She just led the way and walked towards a small alley in Yuan Ling City. Soon, they arrived at a desolate ruin.
It was a messy place, and there were dilapidated houses everywhere.
"What, do you want to kill me?" Long Chen raised his head and asked after arriving at this desolate and uninhabited place.
At this time, Dongfang Xuanyu turned around and said with a cold voice, "You really have guts. I'm sorry to tell you that you guessed right. Here, no one will know that I killed you. So, Long Chen, accept your fate."
Long Chen was startled. He didn't expect Dongfang Xuanyu to really do this. It seemed that he had pushed her too hard, and this woman finally couldn't help but fight back.
"If I die, no matter who kills me, my master will destroy the entire Lingwu family." Long Chen said indifferently.
"You don't have to worry about that. I've already planned it. You killed Yan Chi Xue from the Red Blood Sect, so after you die, I will frame the Beast Soul Hall. I've made a detailed plan for a few days, and it's foolproof. Now, you can die."
As he spoke, Dongfang Xuanyu began to circulate his true energy, and with a whoosh, he began to attack.
"Damn it, you can do this?"
Long Chen was speechless. He had always thought this woman was stupid, but he didn't expect her to be so smart. If she really had a way to frame Yuan Emperor City, the Lingwu family would definitely be able to escape this calamity.
Then, with Long Chen's pride, she had brought him here. This plan was foolproof. Of course, there was no problem with the plan, but Dongfang Xuanyu had neglected one thing, and that was Long Chen's strength.
"Late Heavenly Core realm."
For Long Chen, this was a great opponent. He estimated that Dongfang Xuanyu's strength should be similar to Bei Tang Mo and the others who had obtained an Earth rank divine weapon. Before dealing with them, it would be great to have an opponent to practice with.
Although she and Mo Xiaolang were both at the Late Heavenly Core realm, their actual combat strength was much weaker than each other.
"Long Chen, ever since you entered the clan, I have not been able to sleep peacefully. You are simply a malignant tumor. You bullied my clan's younger generation. If I do not stand up for them, how could I be considered a senior? You should be glad that you died by my, Dongfang Xuanyu's, hands." At the same time as he attacked Long Chen, Dongfang Xuanyu completely unleashed the anger in his heart.
She had too many grudges against Long Chen.
"Meteor Dragon Seal!"
With the support of the powerful true energy of a Late Heavenly Core warrior, the Meteor Dragon Seal was ten times stronger than Dong Fang Tianxing's attack. In an instant, the roaring dragon phantom dashed towards Long Chen, destroying all the ruins in its path.
"Not bad."
Long Chen chuckled. He didn't dare to be careless when facing Dongfang Xuanyu. In the instant that Dongfang Xuanyu attacked, he activated his Dragon Soul Transformation. Instantly, his True Qi was maintained at its strongest state. His body, which was covered in blood-colored dragon scales, was filled with explosive fighting strength.
Long Chen didn't take out his Blue Dragon Halberd in a hurry. When the Meteor Dragon Seal was about to hit him, he stabbed out with both of his fingers.
"Lingxi, you can see me, I'm using the Devil Spirit Sword Finger you gave me …" Thinking about Lingxi, Long Chen felt extremely angry.
"Devil Spirit Sword Finger!"
With a loud roar, two streaks of resplendent Sword Qi shot out from Long Chen's fingers, one from the front and one from the back.
Bang!
The sword energies and the dragon phantom collided with each other. In an instant, a series of explosive sounds rang out. All the broken walls and tiles in the surroundings were instantly shattered, and the sword energies shot out in all directions.
"How is this possible?"
Dongfang Xuanyu was shocked. She could clearly see that Long Chen's Devil Spirit Sword Finger was on par with hers.
"Now, do you still think you can defeat me?"
Long Chen laughed out. With a slight movement, he dashed towards Dongfang Xuanyu. With two Devil Spirit Sword Fingers, he had successfully destroyed Dongfang Xuanyu's attack. Now, Long Chen had a rough idea of her true strength.
In terms of combat skills and actual combat, she was almost on par with Dongfang Tianxuan. The only difference was that her true energy was ten times stronger than Dongfang Tianxuan's, and the damage she could inflict was also ten times greater.
"You've only blocked one attack. What's there to be proud of?"
Dongfang Xuanyu knew that she had to end the battle quickly so that she could properly clean up the scene. Therefore, after using the Meteor Dragon Seal and realizing that the kid had actually withstood it, Dongfang Xuanyu decided to use the technique she had used against Long Chen back in Xuanwu Palace Hall.
At that time, she had thought that Long Chen was so scared that he retreated. If Li Xuanji hadn't saved him, Long Chen would have definitely died.
But was that really the case?