After such a long time, the Immortal Beast Tide this time was finally over. The Celestial Level divine guards of the middle-level regions also came out from the protection zone to clean up the mess. Long Chen relied on the uniqueness of the Spirit Devouring Demonic Eye to avoid many Celestial Level divine guards, and after about two hours, he returned to the 18th district.
The 18th district was also attacked by the Immortal Beast Tide, and was now in a mess. More than a dozen Earth-level Spirit Herbs that were supposed to be guarded had disappeared, probably directly uprooted by those Immortal Beasts.
After reaching the fourth level of the Heavenly River Tier, Long Chen's eyes became more reserved, and his strength became stronger. Although the Ni Yang Celestial Realm did not form a Heavenly River, Long Chen forcefully broke through, and the condensed Heavenly River in his stellar veins did not show signs of instability.
When the Immortal Beast Tide came, Long Chen had killed Yu Chong. At that time, he was in the same group as Yu Chong, so this time, he would probably have a conflict with Yu Tao. Long Chen had already made up his mind. He believed that as long as he insisted that he did not do it, Yu Tao would not be able to do anything in public.
As a result, Long Chen openly returned to the base. When someone saw that he was still alive, they were shocked and hurriedly called for everyone to come out. In the 18th district, most of the tall and sturdy men from the Heavenly Wolf Gang surrounded him, staring at Long Chen like a tiger eyeing its prey. Only when Yu Tao came out did they make way for Yu Tao to walk in.
Yu Tao's face was already so dark that it was almost dripping blood. He stood in front of Long Chen, and a murderous aura rushed towards Long Chen. Looking at Long Chen's fearless face, he was about to ask something, when Long Chen first asked, "Why don't I see Zhang Yuanteng? Where is Zhang Yuanteng?"
Previously, Zhang Yuanteng returned to the protection zone, and Long Chen ensured his safety before rushing to the high-level region. Now that he returned, he acutely discovered that basically everyone was still here, except for Zhang Yuanteng.
Yu Tao sneered and didn't answer him. Instead, he asked coldly, "Long Chen, don't worry about Zhang Yuanteng. I'm asking you now, where's my younger brother, Yu Chong?"
"Yu Chong."
Long Chen laughed in disdain and said, "When the Immortal Beast Tide came, he disappeared without a trace and still hasn't returned. Could it be that he's too weak and has already been eaten by the Immortal Beasts?"
"What did you say?"
Yu Tao's brows furrowed as baleful qi surged from his body. He approached Long Chen step by step as he spoke in a cold voice, "Long Chen, don't play dumb with me. When the immortal beast tide occurred, Yu Chong was clearly with you. Why is it that you're the only one who returned and he isn't?"
Hearing this, Long Chen laughed even harder. His unrestrained laughter caused Yu Tao's gaze to darken even more.
"Yu Tao, it's not like you don't know your younger brother. Last time, he only encountered two Cloudmist Hounds and was so scared that he immediately ran to find you. Moreover, during this immortal beast tide, if you say that such a weak coward was directly killed by the Immortal Beasts along the way, I will 100% believe it." Long Chen didn't back down at all and went tit for tat with Yu Tao.
"Bullsh * t. I think you're the one who killed him, but you're pushing the responsibility to the Immortal Beasts." Yu Tao's eyes flashed coldly as he probed.
Long Chen had already expected this. If Long Chen panicked at this moment, Yu Tao would be able to see it with a single glance. Therefore, he had already planned how he would act. Thus, with a cold expression, he asked in return, "According to what you said, where did Zhang Yuanteng go? Did you kill him?"
Zhang Yuanteng hadn't been seen until now, so Long Chen was a little worried. Although their relationship wasn't deep, Zhang Yuanteng had given Long Chen a lot of help. Long Chen had always been grateful. Now that Zhang Yuanteng might be in trouble, his blood surged in his head and his eyes gradually turned red.
Seeing that Long Chen suddenly showed such a ruthless expression without the slightest bit of guilt, Yu Tao also believed that Yu Chong's disappearance had nothing to do with Long Chen. He was naturally very concerned about his younger brother's life and death. Now that the immortal beast tide had just passed, they could finally go look for Yu Chong. Yu Tao ordered the others, "Search the entire 18th district and see if there are any traces of Yu Chong. As for Long Chen, you better stay here. If I find out that you're the one who killed Yu Chong, I will definitely make you suffer a fate worse than death."
Under Yu Tao's orders, the others who had just finished their work all went out to look for Yu Chong. In this base, only Long Chen and Yu Tao were left.
"Now can you tell me where Zhang Yuanteng went? At that time, he rushed to the reserve, and you also went to the reserve. I don't believe that you don't know what happened."
When he said this, Long Chen clenched his fists tightly. He discovered that after he had advanced to the fourth level of the Heavenly River Tier, his heart of slaughter had become especially strong. This was just as Lingxi had said. The Ancient Blood Spirit Dragon was a legendary dragon of slaughter and blood, and Long Chen had inherited the blood essence of the Ancient Blood Spirit Dragon. In terms of personality, it would also gradually be affected, and when he used the Blood Refining Qi repeatedly, the ruthlessness and uncontrollability of his personality became even more obvious.
"Zhang Yuanteng, I can't be bothered to pay attention to such an insignificant character. Long Chen, tell me honestly, what happened to my younger brother?" Yu Tao did not give in at all.
From Yu Tao's words, Long Chen could acutely sense that something had indeed happened to Zhang Yuanteng. Moreover, it was very likely that it was because of his relationship with Long Chen that Yu Tao viewed Zhang Yuanteng as an enemy, and thus wanted to cause trouble for him.
When he thought of this, Long Chen only felt a surge of blood rushing to his brain, gradually clouding his mind.
"Yu Tao, I'll ask you again. It was you who killed Zhang Yuanteng, wasn't it?"
When he took three steps closer to Yu Tao, Long Chen's eyes turned blood-red, and the veins on his neck bulged. He stared fixedly at Yu Tao, enunciating each word clearly.
When Yu Chong had disappeared, Yu Tao had not yet threatened Long Chen. Now, seeing that Long Chen was actually threatening him, how could Yu Tao, who had been a bandit in the past, tolerate this? Long Chen actually dared to be so overbearing in front of him. However, no matter what the reason was, this was still courting death.
"Scram!"
Yu Tao roared, and slapped out at Long Chen. The True Qi of the fifth level of the Heavenly River Tier exploded with absolute power. Before Long Chen had advanced, he would definitely not be able to dodge this slap. If he was slapped, half of Long Chen's face would definitely be swollen.
"You want to fight?"
At this time, Long Chen was already 100% sure that Zhang Yuanteng had definitely met with misfortune because of him. Long Chen still clearly remembered that Zhang Yuanteng had spoken of his dreams, saying that he wanted to bid farewell to the boredom of the Ni Yang Army, and start a real life. He said that his goal was the seventh level of the Heavenly River Tier, and that he wanted to become the most core Celestial level divine guard. But now, because of Long Chen, all his dreams had turned into bubbles.
How could Long Chen not blame himself, and how could he not be furious?
In fact, after using the Blood Refinement Qi to reach the fourth level of the Heavenly River Tier, his murderous nature had begun to grow. After encountering this matter, Long Chen felt blood rush to his head. He stared fixedly at Yu Tao, his whole body filled with fighting spirit.
With a light flash, Long Chen dodged Yu Tao's slap. His body began to explode with powerful blood Qi, and his eyes became completely red.
"So what if I make a move on you? As the district mayor, though I have no way to kill you, Long Chen, I can at least cripple you. At first, I did not intend to touch you, but you actually dared to point fingers at me. You are purely seeking death. Today, even if I have to go against the wishes of His Highness, I will still teach you a lesson.
"Do you think you have the right to teach me a lesson?"
After dodging his slap, Long Chen gradually raised his head. One could see that even if he had not transformed into a dragon soul, his eyes were already blood-red at this moment. Endless blood-red dragon shadows were roaring madly in his eyes.
"Kill him."
"How dare he challenge you, the supreme one. Kill him."
"Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill."
Such a voice reverberated continuously in Long Chen's mind. Without another word, Long Chen pounced at Yu Tao. In the process, he had already taken out the Blue Dragon Battle Halberd. In this extremely short distance, Long Chen suddenly accelerated, turning into a bloody arrow that charged at Yu Tao.
This time, he did not even use the dragon soul transformation.
The dragon soul transformation was Long Chen's greatest reliance when it came to killing people above his cultivation level. Long Chen had not used it yet, because he was confident that he could kill Yu Tao without using the dragon soul transformation.
"Blue Dragon Battle Technique, Dragon Emperor's Death."
A streak of blood pounced wildly at Yu Tao, who was very close at hand.
Yu Tao was shocked that Long Chen actually dared to make a move. In his impression, Long Chen was only at the second level of the Heavenly River Tier. A mere second level Heavenly River Tier actually dared to make a move against him at the fifth level of the Heavenly River Tier? Wasn't this courting death?
Long Chen made the first move, and this made things much easier. This way, even if Long Chen was seriously injured or died, the responsibility would not be on Yu Tao's shoulders. After all, among the Celestial level divine guards, it was not a light offense to go against one's superiors.
A place with a strict hierarchy would not tolerate the disobedience of those at the lower levels.
Yu Tao did not think much of the streak of blood that suddenly attacked him. In his opinion, the attack of a second level Heavenly River Tier was at most an elementary Earth-level battle technique. He directly punched out, intending to send Long Chen flying.
If it were any second level Heavenly River Tier, using a medium Earth-level battle technique, they would also be sent flying by Yu Tao's punch. However, Long Chen was different. Not only was he not at the second level of the Heavenly River Tier, but he was at the fourth level of the Heavenly River Tier. Moreover, the Dragon Emperor's Death was the most powerful move of the Blue Dragon Battle Technique, and not an ordinary battle technique.
Plain, simple, and straightforward — this was the Dragon Emperor's Death.
One burst out, and one was careless. In such a close distance, the outcome was decided in an instant. Although Yu Tao resisted with all his might, Long Chen's Blue Dragon halberd still directly chopped off half of his neck, causing his head to practically hang above his head.
Fresh blood gushed out.