Long Chen slashed with all his might, piercing through the void, and shot out of the spatial passage, heading straight for another passage.
It turned out that there were spatial barriers between passages, and Long Chen had actually broken through the barrier and crossed the passage.
The Dragonblood Warriors followed closely behind, and the spatial passage rapidly closed. However, having gotten used to coordinating with them, they had long since all moved to another passage.
The beings on another passage were stunned by the sudden turn of events, staring in horror at the Dragonblood Legion warriors as if they were looking at a horde of monsters.
"Rumble rumble... The
void boiled like a pot, endless divine patterns swirling, fragments of time and space flying, the world began to twist, and a sacred pressure slowly descended.
That terrifying pressure made hearts tremble; the beings standing along the path felt their souls tremble, faces filled with terror, and they dared not move a muscle.
The Dragonblood warriors also felt the terrifying pressure. That pressure was directed at them. Clearly, Long Chen's actions had broken the laws here, and the laws of the Netherworld were enraged.
"Go!"
Long Chen shouted, ignoring the changes in the void, leading the Dragon Blood warriors and charging madly forward along this path.
"Boom boom boom... Rays
of divine light descended, slashing the universe against the heavens and earth, carrying endless killing intent, slashing toward Long Chen.
The laws of the underworld are dead; it sees Long Chen as the destroyer, while the Dragon Blood Warriors are merely accomplices. Most of its attacks are focused on Long Chen as the main culprit.
Long Chen unleashed his full combat power, staring at the endless torrent of laws, frightening the other beings into fleeing, afraid of being caught up in the terrifying torrent.
"Eighth Form of Heaven Opening!"
Long Chen shouted again, like a bolt from the blue. His blade struck the void beside the road, followed by another explosion. The spatial barrier was broken through once more, revealing another path.
"Let's go."
This time, the Dragonblood warriors didn't hesitate at all. As soon as the cave opened, they rushed in and took another path.
...
Inside the Nether God Hall, Ming Cangyue stared at Long Chen's every move in shock, somewhat incredulous:
"What is Long Chen doing? Has he gone mad?"
"Look at the half-life, half-dead bridge." Leng Yueyan's eyes were fixed on another place.
After Leng Yueyan's reminder, Ming Cangyue looked elsewhere. Through the Gate of Evil Trap, she could see a long bridge.
"How could this be?" Ming Cangyue's eyes widened.
Originally, on the long bridge, black and white alternate, slowly turning. When a living being stepped onto it, its black and white ripples began to rotate, calculating a person's fate, and finally converting to determine who could live and who could die.
This half-life, half-death bridge is the final and most brutal section of the path to the underworld; only by crossing this bridge can one reach the shore of victory.
No one can escape the bridge's calculations; countless ripples swirl across the bridge, covering one's entire body, leaving no way to avoid it.
But now, the bridge has undergone a remarkable transformation. The black-and-white ripples on the bridge, which were once operating in an orderly fashion, have now become chaotic.
The entire bridge shifted between black and white, its structure slowly trembling. Divine lights lit up on the railings on both sides, as if trying to stabilize the bridge, but still powerless.
"The laws of the Half-Life Half-Death Bridge are starting to get chaotic. He is actually affected by Long Chen." Ming Cangyue stared at the Half-Life, Half-Death Bridge, utterly shocked.
You have to know, she's the goddess of the Underworld, ruling over the entire realm, yet she's never seen anything like this.
That half-life, half-death bridge was simply beyond her control. After ruling the underworld for so many years, she had never encountered a being as reckless as Long Chen.
It actually broke through the spatial barrier, throwing the entire Netherworld Path into chaos and directly affecting the rules of the Half-Life Half-Death Bridge.
"I think Long Chen has found a way to clear the game together." Leng Yueyan stared intently at the scene before her as she spoke.
"How is this possible? The laws of the underworld cannot be disturbed, especially since he is just a mortal. Ming Cangyue exclaimed in surprise.
"Maybe it's impossible for others, but you have to understand, he's Long Chen—a heaven-defying existence." Leng Yueyan smiled faintly, her beautiful eyes full of confidence.
Leng Yueyan let out another long sigh: "Long Chen is such a fool. He's already seen through our predicament."
He knows that helping him will come at a great cost, so he doesn't want to drag us down and wants to complete it independently. After
all, Leng Yueyan had spent a lot of time with Long Chen and knew his personality very well. Although Long Chen appeared cheerful on the surface, deep down he was more proud than anyone else.
He likes to help others without expecting anything in return, but rarely takes the initiative to trouble others, and is even less willing to accept help rashly.
Right before him was an example: Leng Yueyan had already paved the way for him, but he refused to take it; he insisted on walking his own path.
"Crack...
The void was pierced through, and a massive bolt of lightning struck Long Chen. The Dragon Bone Evil Moon in Long Chen's hand was wrapped in the power of thunder, slashing atop the lightning, causing his blood and energy to surge violently.
Long Chen was shocked. The power of the Thunder Dragon was the hardest and most yang thunder, able to counter the thunder force here and dissipate eighty to ninety percent of its power.
But this attack still made Long Chen feel unbearable, as if his body had been struck by a sledgehammer, his soul as if it were being torn apart.
Long Chen was the main target, but the Dragon Blood warriors were also affected, feeling as if their bodies were twisted into twisted twists. The sensation was extremely uncomfortable, making them dizzy and nauseous.
"Boom!"
Another explosion rang out as the void was pierced through once more. But this time, Long Chen's strength was clearly insufficient; the hole was not large enough to allow everyone to pass through instantly.
"Boom!"
Fortunately, Long Chen was well prepared and slashed out with another slash. The spatial passage had just begun to close before it expanded again.
"Pfft!"
At that moment, an attack shot toward the void. Long Chen resisted with all his might, but was still shaken so hard he coughed up blood and was rolled far away.
Long Chen had already figured out the pattern: every time he passed through a passage, the rules of the Underworld would be recalculated.
The first strike is always the easiest to withstand; the second strike's power doubles, and the third strike's power doubles again on top of the second, stacking until the target is destroyed.
So, to survive, you have to keep switching lanes; if you stop, you're doomed.
However, Long Chen entered through the weakest passage, not breaking through the strongest passage. The spatial barrier grew stronger, and entering the stronger passage increased his attacks accordingly.
"Boom!"
After rushing into the sixth passage, Long Chen hadn't even steadied himself before the attack from the void descended. He finally couldn't hold on, his body cracked, startling everyone. The physical body here was formed from the primordial spirit; if it shattered, it meant death and the end of the Dao.
"Dragon Blood Cross Slash!"
Long Chen shouted sharply. The Dragon Blood warriors immediately understood, summoning their Dragon Blood Battle Bodies and activating the phenomenon. Waves of vision power flowed toward Long Chen.
"Boom!"
Long Chen slashed down with his blade, instantly shattering the spatial barrier and easily piercing through. Before the second strike could land, Long Chen and the others had already entered the next passage.
As another spatial barrier was breached, Ming Cangyue was shocked to find that the ripples on the half-life, half-dead bridge had suddenly stopped working.
After just one breath, it returned to its original state, though the fluctuations inside remained chaotic and disorderly.
"I understand,"
Ming Cangyue suddenly shouted, "Long Chen is frantically disrupting the order of the path. The laws within the passage are broken, and all the energy of the Tongming Path will be extracted to make up for the gaps in the path, while also eliminating the culprit."
Long Chen's approach led to an imbalance in the laws, with most of the power used to repair the spatial barrier, causing the half-life half-dead bridge to lose its operational power, resulting in a brief stagnation.
He wanted to seize this brief moment to cross the half-life, half-death bridge. He really dared to imagine—wait, how did he know the laws of the path to the Netherworld? Even we only just found out about this now. Ming
Cangyue analyzed the situation, but soon realized something unreasonable. How could Long Chen, a mere mortal, know secrets that even they didn't know? You have to understand, Ming Cangyue has ruled the Underworld for so many years, and this is the first time someone has dared and has the ability to break through the passage barrier. Only now did she see the chain reaction.
She didn't even know, and Leng Yueyan certainly certainly wouldn't know. In other words, Leng Yueyan had no way to warn Long Chen. So how did Long Chen know?
"Boom boom!"
Two consecutive explosions rang out as Long Chen led the Dragonblood Legion to the strongest passage, and after passing through, he arrived just at the entrance to the Half-Life Half-Death Bridge.
Now, on the Half-Life Half-Death Bridge, all runes had dimmed and completely lost their effectiveness.
"Boom!"
Long Chen and the others had just appeared on the Ninth Passage. At the end of the passage, a ten-thousand-mile long sword slashed down from midair. This strike was the strongest they had ever encountered.
It was as if the entire power of the Tongming Path was converging into this single strike, intended to annihilate everything. This strike was not just aimed at Long Chen, but at everyone.
In that instant, everyone was locked onto by the laws. Though the bridge was half alive and half dead, so close, they couldn't move—a distance that was utterly despairing.
"Whew."
The Evil Moon of the Dragon Bone in Long Chen's hand trembled as he shouted coldly, "Everyone, don't be afraid. All the power here is directed at human will, and I, Long Chen, am the strongest of all."
Even a small law of the underworld wants to destroy me, Long Chen? I, Long Chen, am the Lord of the Nine Stars, holding the heavens and earth in my palm, standing on the sun, moon, and stars. The gods and demons of the heavens are only fit to crawl beneath my feet. Even a small rule is not worth my attention. As
Long Chen spoke, it was as if he had become a different person. His tone was completely different from his usual style, filled with an arrogant dominance that looked down on eternity. At the same time, his eyes had somehow turned pitch black, and his whole demeanor even carried a hint of madness.
"Here we go again,"
Longgu Xie Yue looked at Long Chen, as if seeing that figure from back then.
"Buzz!"
The Dragonbone Evil Moon slashed out with his blade. This strike was not the eighth form of the Heaven-Opening Technique, but an ordinary strike. Yet this strike unleashed a violent and invincible will that made the entire Underworld tremble.
"Boom!"
Long Chen slashed the Ten-Thousand-Mile Long Sword with a single explosion. The immense force shattered all the barriers of the passage. Long Chen and the others were blasted away by the terrifying force, flying toward the Half-Life, Half-Death Bridge behind.