Ka ka.
The attacks of their companions caused the stone scorpion's wound to cave in, and web-like cracks to appear. The runes on the stone scorpion's back also dimmed a little.
These stone scorpions only had enormous strength, but they had no intelligence and didn't know pain. They attacked tirelessly and were toyed with by Long Chen patiently. Even when one of the stone scorpions was directly struck by its companion and turned into rubble that scattered on the ground, they still didn't stop.
In comparison, the attacks of the Long siblings were much fiercer, and the sounds they made were much louder. However, the stone scorpions attacked more frequently. In the end, it was Long Chen who destroyed the stone scorpions faster. In a short fifteen minutes, before Long Chen had even made a move, five of the stone scorpions had already been killed by their companions. The remaining one was also badly damaged, and the black runes on its back vaguely seemed to be on the verge of disappearing.
Boom.
Long Chen dodged again, and the tail of the last stone scorpion passed him and directly hit the huge spherical stone behind Long Chen. With a loud boom, the huge stone shook for a moment, but it still stood steadily in the distance without any movement. However, the surface of the huge spherical stone had a crack.
He didn't know what kind of secret this huge spherical stone had, but Long Chen couldn't let this guy destroy it. So he made a move, descending from the sky, and slammed his leg down.
"Howling Wind Kick Technique, Hurricane Form."
At this time, Long Chen was like a gust of wind, and the gust of wind was filled with afterimages of his legs. This gust of wind swept through the air and landed on the back of the last stone scorpion with a loud bang.
Pa pa pa pa pa.
A terrifying sound rang out, and the stones on the stone scorpion's body exploded one by one under Long Chen's Wind God's Kick. By the time Long Chen finished using the Hurricane Form, the stone scorpion beneath his feet had already turned into rubble.
This was the most thoroughly dead one.
At this time, the Long siblings were still fighting the last stone scorpion. Each of them had to deal with four stone scorpions, so it was a bit easier. However, they were still a bit slower than Long Chen.
Long Chen's Willow Catkin Wind Steps was simply the bane of stone scorpions.
"Wind-god's Kick."
The previous Willow Catkin Wind Steps had left the Long siblings speechless. Now that Long Chen had revealed his Windgod Dash, the Long siblings were a bit absent-minded. They had almost been injured by their opponents. Flustered and exasperated, they had revealed their Scattered Soul Dragon Claws to end their opponents' lives.
The cave immediately fell silent.
"Seventh Brother, your Catkin Wind Steps and Wind-god's Kick."
Long Yue's expression was a bit unnatural. In her eyes, Long Chen was still a child, but in an instant, he had reached such a level, even surpassing her. This made her, who had always been strong, feel a bit awkward.
"The Willow Catkin Wind Steps was given to me by the HuangFu Patriarch. As for this Wind-god's Kick, I obtained it from Yang Ningfeng's corpse. These past few days, I've been cultivating whenever I have time, so I have some insights." Long Chen nodded.
Knowing the origins of these battle skills, Long Yue was still very surprised. Long Chen had said that he had some insights, but Long Yue understood that regardless of whether it was the Willow Catkin Wind Steps or the Wind-god's Kick, Long Chen was able to use them very well.
"Whether it's cultivation or battle skills, you're the best genius I've ever seen." Long Yue smiled bitterly.
The grey-clothed youth's face also revealed an expression of admiration. He said, "I, Long Chen, have never admired anyone in my life. In just a short month, you've cultivated two king level battle skills, and in the end, you've succeeded. I have to say, I admire you."
Long Chen laughed: "The Long Chen you're talking about really makes me feel conflicted, haha …"
Having the same name was a tragedy.
Especially when the two of them bumped into each other …
The two of them laughed. Although they were laughing, the Long siblings had already begun to feel reverence towards Long Chen.
After laughing, Long Chen's gaze turned to the huge spherical boulder.
"The power of those stone scorpions should have been exhausted. What is this spherical boulder?"
Long Chen and the other two approached and lightly knocked on the boulder. They discovered that this boulder was the same as the other boulders. The only difference was that it was big and round.
"It's also a stone, so there shouldn't be any secrets." The grey-clothed youth said.
Long Chen studied it for a long time and felt that it was more or less the case. This was only the Stone Scorpion's lair, so there were no secrets. However, at this moment, he suddenly heard some movements from the spherical boulder.
Long Chen immediately put his ear close to the boulder. Sure enough, there was a tapping sound, as if someone was knocking on it from inside.
With a look from the Spirit Devouring Demon Eyes, Long Chen discovered that in the center of the boulder, there was a space with a diameter of one meter. There was actually a person inside.
Long Chen could see his weak soul.
"What's wrong?" Seeing Long Chen's strange expression, Long Yue hurriedly asked.
"In the middle of this stone, there's a person inside. He doesn't seem to be dead yet." Long Chen said solemnly.
"How is this possible? There's someone inside. Even if there is, he has been trapped for a long time. He's actually not dead yet." The Long siblings' eyes widened.
"How is it, big sister? Do you want to open it and take a look?" Long Chen asked.
At this moment, the grey-clothed youth exclaimed excitedly, "Sis, I know who it is. I know who it is. It must be him, it must be him."
Seeing that her brother was so excited, Long Yue asked anxiously, "Who are you talking about?"
"Sis, have you forgotten? When father was still alive, he told us that grandfather disappeared when he was very young. At that time, grandfather was an expert in the fourth level of the Earth Martial Realm. He and the Martial Emperor at that time were known as the two great experts. Although father couldn't be sure, he guessed that grandfather's disappearance had a lot to do with the Martial Emperor at that time, who is also the master of the current Martial Emperor." The grey-clothed youth said excitedly.
Long Yue's beautiful eyes also revealed an excited expression. She said, "Little Chen, you mean to say that inside this stone, it's very likely that our missing grandfather, Long Shan, is inside."
"Yes." The grey-clothed youth smiled.
"Then let's break this stone. Let's do it slowly. Don't hurt the old man inside."
Long Chen didn't think that there would be such a thing. He didn't need to worry. Judging from the soul, the person inside was already extremely weak and could die at any time. Even if this kind of person was rescued, he wouldn't be a threat to them.
However, if it really was their grandfather, then their grandfather was too strong. He had been trapped in this huge stone for so many years and yet he still hadn't died.
This huge spherical stone must have been formed later. As for why this huge stone had formed and trapped him, Long Chen didn't understand.
The three of them did as they said. Although this huge stone was hard, the three of them had ways to break it. Long Yue and the grey-clothed youth each took out a medium King level weapon that could cut through iron like mud. It was still effective against this huge stone. As for Long Chen, they were now in the state of dragon soul transformation. Long Chen's claws were no weaker than their weapons.
"Your claws are so hard."
The grey-clothed youth happened to look and was stunned. He realized that apart from his realm, he was inferior to Long Chen in every aspect.
Long Chen smiled awkwardly and then continued working.
Time passed slowly.
"It's about time." Long Chen said.
Peng, his claws directly reached into a hollow place, and then he used force to dig out a huge stone. Immediately, dust filled the air, and the hollow space of the huge spherical stone appeared in front of Long Chen and the others. Long Chen looked over, and sure enough, there was a person inside.
After seeing this person, Long Chen couldn't bear to look anymore.
This was an old man, as thin as a match, to the point that he was only skin and bones. He was about the same as Jiang Kun when he used the Great Zombie Technique. His snow-white hair was very long, and his white beard covered his entire face. His clothes were now tattered beyond recognition.
Long Chen could only see through the dirty white hair that the old man's eyes were struggling to open. The eyes were murky and dim, and it was obvious that he was about to die. However, after seeing Long Chen and the others, a shocking light burst out from his eyes.
Long Chen felt a sense of bloodline from him. The feeling he gave off was similar to Long Yue and the others. Long Chen was sure that this person should be Long Yue's grandfather, Long Shan.
After confirming the identity of the person, Long Chen took out hundreds of Monarch Crystals from the Taixu Realm without hesitation and handed them to the old man. He was on the verge of death, so he was extremely short of energy. The Monarch Crystals could help him fill the gap.
Emperor Crystals.
After seeing the Emperor Crystals, the old man's dim eyes finally lit up. A suction force suddenly burst out from his body, sucking all the Emperor Crystals into his body. The Emperor Crystals were divided into nine portions and stuck on the outside of his nine Martial Apertures.
Long Chen was relieved.
He still had the strength to absorb and refine the Martial Yuan in the Emperor Crystals, which meant that he could still recover. At that moment, a dazzling light burst out from the Emperor Crystals and enveloped the old man. Long Chen took a few steps away and waited for the old man to refine the Emperor Crystals. When he turned around, he saw that Long Yue and the young man in gray were already crying.
Long Chen was even more certain of the old man's identity.
"Grandfather …" Long Yue and the young man in gray had probably never seen Long Shan before. However, the feeling of being connected by flesh and blood left a deep impression on them.
The old man who had suffered horribly was their grandfather.
He had been trapped in the giant rock for at least thirty years, and only managed to survive. Just thinking about it made Long Chen terrified. Therefore, he knew that the Wushu Alliance's methods were indeed despicable and cruel.
This time, if it wasn't for Long Chen's sudden idea to follow the stone scorpion to take a look, the old man would have died. He controlled his energy to an extremely low level and did not let himself die, because he still had a sliver of hope in his heart.
Long Chen admired this kind of person.
Without a strong will, it was impossible to do this.