"A fourth-step Tongming Realm expert, whose aura is similar to the Heaven-level elders, but better at concealment and concealment.
It seems the Ye family really didn't underestimate me. Sending such a powerful figure against me makes me very pleased. Long
Chen carried the Dragonbone Evil Moon, looking at the elder wearing a silver mask, a smile appearing on his face.
"Facing death and still daring to act arrogantly? Looks like you won't surrender obediently. Then I'll have no choice but to resort to force." The elder wearing the silver mask snorted coldly, then suddenly struck out with a large hand. A sky-covering hand shadow shattered the void, enveloping every possible escape for Long Chen.
On his large hand, the power of life and death flowed silently, condensing and undispersed, its momentum like swallowing the sky.
"I, Long Chen, have never been arrogant in my life."
Long Chen sneered, then suddenly his entire aura changed. A resonant dragon roar echoed through heaven and earth. His entire body was covered in white dragon scales, a divine ring propped up on his back, and six stars swirling in his eyes. In an instant, he pushed all his power to the limit.
"Eighth Form of Heaven-Opening" The
Dragon Bone Evil Moon slashed out with a single blade. Facing a fourth-step Tongming Realm expert, Long Chen neither dodged nor dodged, fighting head-on.
"Boom!"
The blade shadow struck the giant hand. Long Chen's whole body trembled, and the blade shattered instantly. The silver-masked elder's hand only dimmed slightly and did not shatter, continuing to strike down at him.
"A rookie just entering Tongming dares to challenge me head-on? Do you think you're a powerhouse of Lady Fengfei's level? Suppress them for me. The elder wearing a silver mask sneered. As the massive hand seal pressed downward, the power of life and death within the seal flowed, and the power that Long Chen had neutralized quickly recovered.
"The power of life and death reincarnation is endless, endlessly cycling, neither dead nor alive—so that's how it is." Long Chen looked at the large hand, a look of sudden realization appearing on his face, as he had glimpsed a trace of the profound meaning of the cycle of life and death.
It is a voluntary, flowing energy and a law; unless it is shattered by absolute force, it cannot be destroyed, because it will self-repair.
No wonder they say that no matter how strong a third-step expert in the Tongming Realm is, in front of a fourth-step expert, they are like ants.
Although they were only one step away in realm, their combat power was worlds apart. Third-step experts could only be crushed.
"Boom!"
Long Chen slashed down with another strike, even stronger than before, but the giant hand still shattered Long Chen's blade shadow. Long Chen spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying.
"Like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, overestimating yourself. Just let yourself be suppressed. This is your only way out." The elderly man wearing the silver mask sneered.
His giant hand seal dimmed once again, but showed no sign of shattering. The hand paused briefly before striking again.
Long Chen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, a mocking look appearing on his face: "What do you mean, what car?" Although I'm not Feng Fei, I think I'm confident I can kill you. Long
Chen sneered, raising the Dragonbone Evil Moon high. This time, without activating the Eighth Form of Heaven-Opening, he simply slashed down with a single ordinary stroke.
"Kill me?" Hahaha... The
elder wearing the silver mask laughed loudly at the sky, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world, and his large hand slammed down rapidly.
"Boom!"
When the Dragon Bone Evil Moon struck the massive hand seal, there was a loud explosion. The hand seal and Long Chen's blade shadow shattered simultaneously.
The laughter of the silver-masked elder was cut off by Long Chen's strike, and his eyes showed disbelief and shock.
"Pfft!"
Just as the elder wearing the silver mask was startled, thunder flashed beneath Long Chen's feet, and he appeared before him like a ghost. He raised his hand and slashed, and the silver-masked elder hurriedly dodged. The Dragon Bone Evil Moon swept past below his throat. Although it dodged the strike, the blade wind slashed a large wound across his neck.
The elderly man wearing the silver mask was shocked; if he had reacted even a little slower, Long Chen would have severed his head.
"Is your physical body that weak?" Alright, I'm more confident about killing you. Tell me, how do you want to die? Long
Chen did not continue fighting. The Dragon Bone Evil Moon hoisted it onto his shoulder and said coldly. Although this person was a fourth-step expert in the Tongming Realm, his physical body was weak, and even the blade wind could injure him.
"You... How do you have such powerful life force? The elderly man wearing the silver mask shouted sternly.
"I'm not your father, why should I tell you? Are you already so old that your mind is a mess? Life and death cycle? That's all there is to it. Long Chen sneered.
Long Chen had repelled two attacks from the silver-masked elder and was injured, but he had also grasped the so-called essence of life and death reincarnation.
It was a kind of law. In the attacks unleashed by the silver-masked elder, half contained the power of life and half the power of death. Within the spell, the two formed a cycle of life and death, impossible to break by external forces.
It was like a reincarnation ring—no matter how much external force destroyed it, it could self-heal. Unless Long Chen's power far surpassed that of the elder wearing the silver mask, there was nothing he could do.
But Long Chen had already tried twice. With absolute strength, he couldn't shatter the power of the cycle of life and death.
So, when Long Chen struck the third time, he no longer relied on brute force, but instead used the power of life.
Newly entering the Tongming Realm can control the power of life and death, but the power of life and death are separate, with a clear distinction between them, impossible to interchange.
For ordinary powerhouses newly entering the Tongming Realm, this is the first step of Tongming. Both powers exist, but they are extremely difficult to wield, so the first step is only at the basic stage.
The second step is to use the power of life, and the third step is to use the power of death. Only when the power of life and death is fully mastered can one break through to the realm of life and death reincarnation—this is the fourth step of Tongming.
The first and second steps of the Tongming Realm are relatively easier because there is no real danger.
But the third step is difficult, because to control the power of death, one must suppress the power of life, raising the death power within the body to ninety-nine percent, leaving only a trace of life power.
Then, with this trace of life power, it gradually nourishes life, expels the power of death, and achieves balance between life and death.
But when the power of death is strong enough, the force of life is easily eroded. Once the force of life becomes too weak, it can never reverse the disadvantage and can only be eroded by death's power. Eventually, life is extinguished, and the person dies.
The four Supreme Elders of the Tianwu Alliance were just like this—their life force was too weak, so they had Long Chen seek out the Longevity Fruit to sustain life and extend life.
However, they had been in the third step of the Tongming Realm for too long, and the power of death had eroded them too severely. The law of death had completely taken over their bodies, making it impossible to advance to the fourth step of Tongming again.
Therefore, the power of life and death must maintain a controllable balance to sustain it.
When the silver-masked attack could no longer break through, Long Chen simply forced his life force into his hand seal.
Logically, even a third-step Tongming Realm expert shouldn't be able to disrupt the life-and-death balance of a fourth-step expert.
But Long ChenThe power of life came from chaotic space. Although it only used a trace of power, it instantly unbalanced his attack, causing his spell to explode in an instant.
The silver-masked elder's attack was like a gigantic force, yet Long Chen used a small firecracker to detonate it. How could he not be both shocked and furious?
"Buzz!"
The elder wearing the silver mask snorted coldly, "It must be a coincidence." He
untied the seal with his large hand, and behind him appeared a massive sword of a thousand miles in black and white. The sword shook the heavens, causing the wind and clouds to change color.
"Sss!"
Long Chen slashed out again, again with a casual strike.
"Boom!"
The giant sword was struck by Long Chen's blade, and the black-and-white ripples were instantly overtaken by white, causing a sudden loss of balance as the giant sword shattered with a thunderous crash.
"Understood. You're just a rookie at the fourth step of Tongming, and your balance is extremely inexperienced. Since that's the case, I won't waste words with you. I'll kill you right now."
Long Chen snorted coldly. He had already assessed this person's depth. Even among fourth-step Tongming Realm experts, there was a huge gap in combat power. There was still a considerable gap between him and elders of the Heavenly Character generation like Elder Long.
Long Chen stepped into the void, moving like lightning, charging toward the elder wearing a silver mask.
"Nonsense! Even without using the art of life and death, killing you would be a piece of cake." The elderly man with the silver mask seemed enraged. With a fierce shout, a long sword appeared in his hand. As the sword was drawn, a cold aura erupted—it was actually an icy sword.
"Aren't you afraid of the wind causing your tongue to flash? You're so arrogant you have no skill at all." Long Chen sneered, and on the Evil Moon of the Dragon Bone, two dragon patterns lit up.
"Boom!"
The Dragonbone Evil Moon collided with the ice, and a sky of ice and snow suddenly burst forth, with snowflakes flying everywhere, as if it could freeze the entire world.
"My power of ice..."
"Smack"
The sword clashed, and the silver-masked elder sneered. He seemed to want to introduce his power of ice, but Long Chen slapped him across the face.
"Shut up, I don't have time to listen to your beeping."
Long Chen slapped the elderly man wearing the silver mask across the face. Long Chen thought he could shatter the silver mask, but the mask had merged with his face and couldn't be removed.
"This bit of ice power is nothing but a huge joke in front of me." Long Chen didn't break his mask, sneered coldly, and charged again with his feet in the void.
When it comes to the power of ice, Long Chen only accepts Ye Zhiqiu, and after spending so much time with Ye Zhiqiu, he has been cultivating his resistance to the power of ice.
Because Ye Zhiqiu has an ice body and is also his future wife, they definitely have to do some enjoyable things together. Without resistance, forget about pleasant things—even holding hands can freeze.
The old man's icy power would freeze the flesh for others, but for Long Chen, it only made him feel a slight chill and wouldn't affect his movements at all.
"Since you want to die so badly, I'll grant your wish."
The elder wearing the silver mask roared angrily, seemingly driven to desperation. Suddenly, the void behind him roared, and a black-and-white core of light appeared, with a star appearing at that spot.
As soon as that star appeared, the elder wearing the silver mask exploded with all his strength. He looked up and let out a long howl:
"Reincarnation Sky-Extinguishing Slash."