"Buzz"—
flames rose, forming a lotus flower. On the lotus, runes lit up, growing larger and larger.
At the same time, Long Chen chanted the Great Brahma Heaven Sutra. The heavens and earth trembled, the winds and clouds changed color, and endless flame runes emerged from the void, surging toward the fire lotus in Long Chen's hand.
The fire lotus rapidly grew larger, one zhang ... Ten zhang ... A hundred zhang was growing wildly every moment; in a single breath, it had already skyrocketed to a thousand li, and it kept growing stronger.
"Buzz buzz buzz... On
the fire lotus, runes lit up on each petal, forming a star. The stars shifted—one became two, two became three.
The appearance of each star caused the heavens and earth to tremble violently. When the fire lotus swelled to a massive size of ten thousand miles, seven stars trembled on every petal, and the entire world was twisted and deformed by the terrifying flames.
An invisible, tangible destructive force made the heavens and earth tremble. The laws of the Heavenly Dao wailed beneath the massive fire lotus, which contained the power to destroy the world.
Under the Ten-Thousand-Mile Fire Lotus, Long Chen was like a tiny ant. His large hand trembled, veins bulging on half his arm, with fine patterns on it, and fresh blood seeping from them.
"At your limit?" Huo Ling'er still can't fully control her own strength, which puts too much strain on my body. But that's enough. "
Long Chen slowly pushed the massive fire lotus, which gradually slipped from his grasp. It trembled continuously, clearly unsteady.
Long Chen was also a bit nervous. Huo Ling'er's strength was too strong right now. If she couldn't control it well and exploded here, Long Chen would be blown to nothing by her spell.
"Buzz buzz buzz... The
Ten-Thousand-Mile Fire Lotus trembled, detaching from Long Chen's palm. Long Chen formed hand seals with both hands, directing the Ten-Thousand-Mile Fire Lotus toward the giant loach monster below.
The once rampaging giant loach monster trembled all over upon seeing the Ten-Thousand-Mile Fire Lotus, suddenly dove headfirst into the mud, and was so frightened that it didn't dare to fight.
"I think it's better for us to keep our distance. The boss is angry."
A Dragonblood warrior suggested, and everyone nodded in agreement, then hurriedly ran off into the distance.
"World-Destroying Fire Lotus!"
Suddenly, Long Chen shouted sharply. The hand seal changed, and the giant fire lotus slowly rotating in the void stopped spinning, shattering the void like a falling stream, producing a thunderous roar as it crashed straight down into the swamp below.
The World-Destroying Fire Lotus descended, but before it even touched the swamp, the immense destructive force had already deformed it. The giant loach monster hiding tens of thousands of miles beneath the swamp was exposed.
"Boom!"
The swamp was completely unable to protect the giant loach monster. The World-Destroying Fire Lotus descended, and on each of the nine petals, seven stars—a total of sixty-three stars—were instantly detonated. That meant Long Chen simultaneously activated sixty Starfall Orbs.
The fire lotus exploded, the void vanished, heaven and earth lost their light, and in that instant, people could see nothing, losing sight.
When people regained their sight, they found endless mud sweeping across the heavens, time fragments flying, as if space itself had shifted. The world before them seemed to be immersed in a torrent, everything blurry and impossible to see clearly.
"Pfft!"
In their blurry vision, they seemed to see a figure descending from the void, followed by the sound of blades piercing flesh and blood.
Soon, the void returned to calm, and vision gradually cleared. In the swamp, a huge pit appeared.
A giant blade stretching a thousand li long pierced into the giant loach monster's head. The giant loach monster kept twisting its body, but only making a final struggle; it still couldn't change its fate of being slain.
Long Chen, dressed in a fluttering black robe, his long hair flying, stood atop the hilt of the Dragon Bone Evil Moon's blade, coldly staring at the giant loach monster. The sight was horrifying. After a long while, everyone finally cheered—Long Chen had actually slain such a terrifying beast.
The giant loach monster struggled a few times before finally stopping. This terrifying beast could withstand a single strike from the World-Destroying Fire Lotus without dying, but it was already charred and close to death. The Dragonbone Evil Moon's strike had completely ended its life.
"The Seven-Star World-Destroying Fire Lotus is my limit. One strike drained eighty percent of my spiritual energy. Even if Fire Ling'er could fully control her own power, such an attack would never be unleashed twice in one go." Long Chen thought to himself.
However, even Long Chen himself feared the destructive power of the Seven-Star World-Destroying Fire Lotus. The reason the giant loach monster wasn't killed in one blow was because the swamp had absorbed part of its power.
Moreover, beneath the giant loach monster was still tens of thousands of miles deep mud. Long Chen's strike had two buffers; otherwise, he could have killed it in one blow without needing a finishing blow.
"Huo Ling'er's power has grown, and the power of the World-Destroying Fire Lotus has also risen, multiplying its power. Once Huo Ling'er can control her own strength, there's still room for improvement in this strike."
Long Chen clenched his fist, his heart filled with pride. This move, the World-Destroying Fire Lotus, was a technique he had created himself, and it was currently his strongest technique.
Long Chen stored the giant loach monster's corpse into the chaotic space. The corpse of this giant loach monster was a treasure, but unfortunately, its skin was burned and couldn't be made into leather armor.
However, its meat was absolutely the best treasure for Aman. This fierce beast had crystal cores, but their crystal cores were extremely rare, leaning toward darkness attributes, so it was unclear what they were used for.
After putting away the giant loach monster's corpse, Long Chen looked at the island again. He saw that the mist-shrouded island had been burned to scorched earth, covered in endless silt, and the previous feeling of a paradise on earth was gone.
And the towering giant tree had all its leaves burned away, its tiny branches gone, standing there like a giant fire stick.
"Failing to cheat others but instead harming yourself—serves you right!" Long Chen looked at the Heavenly Qilin Demon Tree and snorted coldly.
Long Chen hesitated about whether to cut down the tree directly, then shook his head. It had schemed against Emperor Qingxu, but the emperor hadn't killed it, so there must be some deeper meaning behind it.
"No, Emperor Yunshang can see through the future. Could it be that this Tianlin Demon Tree was deliberately left me an opportunity by Emperor Qingxu?" Long Chen suddenly thought of a possibility.
"Alright, let it go, and save the opportunity for others too!"
In the end, Long Chen did not go to kill the Tianlin Demon Tree. At this moment, endless mud and black water began to slowly flow back.
Meanwhile, in the void, the laws destroyed by Long Chen's strike began to slowly repair. If Long Chen didn't leave now, he would be affected by the law and unable to fly.
Long Chen took advantage of the fact that his laws hadn't yet recovered, quickly flying out of the swamp. When he returned, the disciples of the Tianwu Alliance and the powerful warriors of the Xuan Beast clan present were all thrilled, filled with deep respect for Long Chen.
Although they couldn't determine exactly what level of ferocious beast the giant loach monster was, their terrifying and fierce aura made them know it was definitely a being above the Universal Nether Realm. Long Chen could even slay such a being—truly overwhelming, giving them endless confidence.
"Boss, have you gained anything?" A Dragonblood warrior said excitedly.
"There is an island in the swamp where I harvested some rare medicines. Since no one else needed them, I took them all for myself.
However, there were some good things that everyone could use. As they spoke, Long Chen took out a Tianlin Demon Fruit.
When they saw the Tianlin Demon Fruit, everyone looked bewildered, not knowing what this fruit was wrapped in scales.
"This... Is this the Tianlin Demon Fruit from the mythological era? A disciple from the Tianwu Alliance said excitedly.
"Haha, impressive, someone actually recognized me." Long Chen gave a thumbs up, surprised that someone actually knew. If it weren't for the Dan Emperor's memories, Long Chen wouldn't have known about the Tianlin Demon Fruit at all.
Because in the ancient texts of the Tianwu Continent, Long Chen had never seen any records of the Tianlin Demon Fruit. Someone knew it must have come from some damaged ancient texts.
"It really is the Tianlin Demon Fruit. Eating it means you can ascend in broad daylight and instantly become an immortal or a god?" The disciple shouted excitedly, and the others were also thrown into an uproar.
The admiration on Long Chen's face vanished instantly. He shook his head and said, "Alright, you've heard too many mythological stories. They're all nonsense. Don't believe that."
This Tianlin Demon Fruit contains endless life essence and absorbs the unique divinity condensed by myriad paths. Its divine essence can extend a person's lifespan.
Even those whose lifespan is nearly exhausted and on the brink of death can survive by taking a drop of Tianlin Demon Fruit Liquid, and it will greatly restore their bodies in a short time.
But that's not the point. The key is the Tianlin Demon Fruit, whose maturity period is so long that the absorbed Heavenly Dao laws are incredibly rich and complex.
Cultivators taking it gain a clearer understanding of the Heavenly Dao and a clearer understanding of the road ahead. Especially for us, it greatly increases the probability of breaking through to the fourth step of the Tongming Realm.
Moreover, even if one tries to break through to the realm above Tongming in the future, the bottleneck will loosen, making it easier to break through. It can be said that the Tianlin Demon Fruit is truly a valuable resource. Everyone
was overjoyed, but soon felt a bit awkward, because there was only one Qilin Demon Fruit that day. With so many people, there was no way to divide it.
"Hehe, don't be disappointed. There are a total of 867 Tianlin Demon Fruits, and the Dragon Blood Warriors won't share them.
Later, when they extract the juice from the Tianlin demon fruit, each person should get two or three drops. Actually, one drop per person is enough; eating more is a waste. You can sell it to others or give it away. Long Chen said with a smile.
"Senior Brother Long Chen, I can't bear to let go. Without you, we wouldn't have gained anything.
One cannot be insatiable. If each of us gets a drop of Tianlin demon fruit liquid, that's enough. We don't want the rest. You should save it for the brothers of the Dragonblood Legion." "Someone shouted.
"That's right, Senior Brother Long Chen, this is really unacceptable... The others shouted as well. They hadn't contributed anything, and Long Chen and the Dragon Blood warriors didn't want a single drop. They felt very guilty.
"Stop fussing and breaking up, we still have time to go." As Long Chen spoke, he handed the Tianlin Demon Fruit to the Dragon Blood warriors and extracted the juice to distribute to the strong ones present.
The dragonblood warriors distributed the juice, but Long Chen kept the fruit core of the Tianlin Demon Fruit.
"Heh, that's what makes something good." Long Chen chuckled and planted the core of the Tianlin Demon Fruit into the chaotic space.