Most of the people from Golden Fish Island had already returned, but there were still two people who returned after walking for a short distance. They were Chen Feng and Chen Lei. They could tell that the Ninth Prince had designs on Lady Lingxi, but Lingxi didn't care about him. Chen Feng was a little worried, so he snuck back with his son to take a look. When they were hiding in a nearby col, they saw Long Chen's figure when they raised their heads.
"Long Chen? Didn't he say he was going to be a Celestial Tier divine guard? Why is he back?" Chen Feng was a little surprised.
"Father, let's not talk about this for now. Long Chen and the Ninth Prince are obviously at loggerheads because of Lady Lingxi, and they are about to fight. The Ninth Prince is a member of the imperial family, and which prince of the imperial family isn't a peerless prodigy? What if Long Chen dies?"
Chen Lei was a little anxious. When Long Chen first came to Golden Fish Island, Chen Lei was suspicious of his good intentions. However, when Long Chen really helped Golden Fish Island out of danger, Chen Lei finally acknowledged Long Chen and felt a deep sense of guilt for his previous actions.
"We are only at the first level of the Heavenly River Tier, so we are no match for them at all. Let's watch first. If there is anything we can help with, we will not hold back."
"Yes, Father. Ah, they're fighting."
At this moment, Long Chen sent Lingxi to a safe place, and stood side by side with Xiao Lang to welcome the Ninth Prince and Elder Yan's battle.
"Xiao Lang, that Elder Yan is also at the sixth level of the Heavenly River Tier, and you are only at the fourth level of the Earth Tier. You can do it," Long Chen said in a low voice as they advanced.
Xiao Lang nodded, and there was a strong killing intent in his eyes. The ferocity of this Demonic Beast was not much weaker than the killing intent exuding from Long Chen's body.
Looking at Long Chen and Xiao Lang overestimating themselves, the Ninth Prince smiled gloomily.
"Senior Yan, why don't you lure that bastard away first? I'll prove to Lingxi how useless Long Chen is, and how much better I am than him."
Senior Yan nodded. Without saying anything, he threw a provocative look at Xiao Lang and then walked away. Xiao Lang understood. He lowered his head and let out a deep roar. His four legs slightly bent and suddenly shot out like an arrow, chasing after Senior Yan.
Although it was only at the fourth level of the Earth Tier, with the uniqueness of the Sun Devouring Demon Wolf, it was not impossible to defeat Senior Yan. Moreover, Xiao Lang had two great treasures. One of them was, of course, the most terrifying Nine Underworlds Demonic Ancestral Flame, and the other was Long Chen's current ultimate killing move, the Divine Fire Clone.
When Long Chen entered the Ni Yang Immortal's Realm, he told Xiao Lang all about his experience in cultivating the Divine Fire Clone. At this time, Long Chen already found traces of True Fire Seeds on Xiao Lang's body, which meant that Xiao Lang seemed to have learned the Divine Fire Clone.
Similarly, the Ninth Prince also had traces of True Fire Seeds of the Divine Fire Clone on his body. There were a total of 25 seeds, which meant that the Ninth Prince had cultivated the Divine Fire Clone to the highest level he could cultivate.
On the side of Senior Yan and Xiao Lang, the battle immediately started. On the side of Long Chen, both of them looked at each other gloomily. Both of their auras were soaring rapidly. What surprised the Ninth Prince was that Long Chen's aura was not inferior to his at all.
When they first met in Yuan Ling City, Long Chen was still an ant under his hand. In less than two months, Long Chen's cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds. Today, he could even fight with Lin Cangtian. For Lin Cangtian, Long Chen was a genius who made him feel threatened and afraid. At first, he thought that Long Chen could be used by him, but when the beautiful Lingxi appeared, the Ninth Prince found that Long Chen would only become his enemy.
But he did not expect it to be so fast.
"You have indeed advanced by leaps and bounds. Among the geniuses I have seen, besides my fourth brother Lin Zichen, you are the most terrifying person. However, you still have to die in my hands today. The Royal Family is not something you can imagine …"
"Does the Royal Family only know how to talk nonsense?"
Long Chen said sarcastically. On the other side, Xiao Lang had already started fighting. Golden Fish Island was near the Imperial City. After killing Song Yuefeng, Long Chen did not dare to be careless. He held the Blue Dragon Halberd tightly and roared as he charged towards the Ninth Prince.
"Competing in weapons? How dare you show off in front of me with a mere Medium Earth-level weapon."
The Ninth Prince smiled sinisterly. He did not even frown when facing Long Chen's fierce attack. He took out a divine sword from his Qiankun Bag.
This was Long Chen's first time fighting against a Sword Martialist.
At this moment, the most nervous person was Lingxi. She knew that Long Chen was not a match for the Ninth Prince in terms of True Qi. Even if he had the Dragon Soul Transformation, he still would not be a match. Long Chen's greatest reliance was the Blue Dragon Halberd. Now that even the Blue Dragon Halberd was being suppressed, there was basically no hope of victory.
"Big Brother Chen …" This predicament caused Ling Xi's heart to tremble.
As Long Chen advanced, he also noticed the divine sword in the Ninth Prince's hand. This was a crimson divine sword that was burning with flames. It looked like it was forged from jade. Although it was ordinary, it did not lack any sharpness. On this divine sword, the most prominent feature was the nine fire essence beads embedded within. These nine fire essence beads exuded a blazing aura that instantly caused the surrounding temperature to rise significantly.
"I'm sure you have heard from Elder Yan. High Earth-level, fire essence sword, combined with a sixth level Heavenly River Tier sword martialist like me, can even fight against an elite at the seventh level of the Heavenly River Tier, what more a trash at the fourth level of the Heavenly River Tier like you."
The difference in strength was very clear. Long Chen could not possibly be a match for him. Thus, the Ninth Prince was not nervous at all. He looked at the flustered Lingxi out of the corner of his eye, his face full of pride.
"Who's the trash? We'll only know after we exchange blows."
Long Chen brandished the Blue Dragon Battle Technique, and with a vast offensive, he instantly arrived in front of the Ninth Prince. The Dragon Battles the Star Fields exploded with endless starlight, and innumerable tiny dragon shadows shrouded towards the Ninth Prince.
This True Qi was around the fifth level of the Heavenly River Tier, and could explode with 100% of the Dragon Battles the Star Fields' power. This was also the strongest move that Long Chen could use — the Dragon Battles the Star Fields. Instantly, the Ninth Prince's clothes fluttered in the wind.
"Scarlet Demon Sword Technique, One Sword Engulfs the Wind and Clouds."
The Ninth Prince smiled calmly, and with a soft shout, the fire essence sword in his hand swept out. A fiery red sword shadow suddenly slashed out, instantly meeting with Long Chen's Dragon Battles the Star Fields. Waves of violent sounds of weapons rubbing against each other could be heard. Even Long Chen himself felt very uncomfortable hearing that sharp sound.
Dang.
Brushing past the Ninth Prince, Long Chen was directly sent flying by the sword. This made him understand that if they clashed head-on, he was indeed no match for the Ninth Prince. Not only did the Ninth Prince possess the fire essence sword, but also because the Sword Spirit existed in his sword, it allowed his body to completely merge with the sword. In this way, he could unleash more than 200% of his battle prowess.
This was the nature-defying aspect of military martial artists. As a type of military martial artist, sword martial artists were naturally very outstanding in this aspect.
Being sent flying by the sword, Long Chen was not injured.
"The Ninth Prince, looks like he's only so-so …" The moment the battle started, Long Chen's eyes gradually turned blood-red, and those endless dragon shadows in his body began to roar again. This caused Long Chen's head to instantly fill with blood, and his battle intent and killing intent rose rapidly. Not long after, it was as if Long Chen had transformed into a bomb.
He could explode at any time, and annihilate the Ninth Prince.
"Lingxi is my woman, and a toad like you dares to have designs on her? You are not seeking death, you are forcing me to make you die a horrible death."
"Die!"
A thick bloody aura engulfed Long Chen's entire body.
"You say that I am a toad, but you are the toad. Just based on the fact that you, Long Chen, don't have my status and strength, are you worthy of Lady Lingxi's outstanding beauty?" The Ninth Prince smirked coldly. After a short conversation, the two of them were once again engaged in battle.
In fact, from his previous exchange with Long Chen, the Ninth Prince was already secretly shocked. Long Chen was only at the fourth level of the Heavenly River Tier, but the battle prowess that he could unleash was already very close to the sixth level of the Heavenly River Tier.
"Blue Dragon Battle Technique, Dragon Soaring Nine Heavens.
"Crimson Demon Sword Technique, Ten Thousand Miles of Crimson Ground."
Strike after strike collided, and the Blue Dragon halberd and the fire-tempered sword clashed. A sharp sound rang out, and this sound was extremely uncomfortable for Lingxi to hear. Her face was slightly pale, and she had no choice but to retreat in a panic. Even as she retreated, her eyes continued to stare at Long Chen, her expression filled with worry.
At this moment, Long Chen was steadily losing ground under the Ninth Prince's attacks. It was estimated that it wouldn't be long before Long Chen would be defeated.
A sword cultivator at the sixth level of the Heavenly River Tier wielding an Earth-level high level Divine Sword was still a little too powerful for Long Chen. That Scarlet Ground of Ten Thousand Miles was a crazy combo. The Ninth Prince's sword swept toward Long Chen again and again, and it was like raging waves, forcing Long Chen to retreat again and again.
Lingxi couldn't tell what was going on, but the Ninth Prince could. He could sense that although Long Chen was retreating in defeat, there was a violent killing intent in his eyes. That thick bloodlust caused the Ninth Prince to feel slightly apprehensive. The most terrifying people were those who had already gone mad. Right now, one could tell from the bloodshot eyes of Long Chen that he had definitely gone mad.
"As expected, you're a difficult guy to deal with. However, this further strengthens my determination to kill you. Long Chen, I wonder how your cultivation of the Divine Fire Clone is going? What do you think if I let you die in the hands of the Divine Fire Clone?" A sinister voice was heard from the Ninth Prince's mouth.
"Divine Fire Clone …" At this moment, Long Chen had finally withstood the Ninth Prince's attack. He knew that the Ninth Prince didn't have any more time to waste with him. He was going to use the Divine Fire Clone, so Long Chen naturally couldn't hold back …
"If you want to use the Divine Fire Clone, I'll accompany you …"
Just as Long Chen said this, there was suddenly a burst of scorching heat from Xiao Lang's side. With Xiao Lang as the center, raging flames started to burn. A total of black fireballs suddenly exploded, and then, densely packed black wolf-shaped Divine Fire Clones appeared with a bang.
"One hundred and twenty-five." The Ninth Prince was completely stunned.