Chapter 606: Second Earthly Martial Stage

Chapter 606: Second Earthly Martial Stage

The people from the Battle clan cried out happily when they saw that Long Chen was fine.
The Dragon clan members were even happier. They recalled what they had seen when they first saw Long Chen at the Ancient Demon Domain, as this situation was extremely similar. Everyone thought Long Chen had been killed by the Demon Emperor, but he had miraculously survived back then.
The people from the Martial Alliance thought they had seen wrongly, while those from the Dragon clan knew that Long Chen had used a method to resurrect himself.
Long Chen had several other unique techniques that would be useful in this situation like Blood Sacrifice. However, he would’ve regressed back to the Ninth Passage Stage if he used it, and there was a chance that his Martial Soul would be gone.
That was why he dared not use it right now.
He had chosen to use Rewind to save his life after taking on Yang Ningfeng’s attack.
Everyone was surprised when they saw what Long Chen did the moment he landed. He was cultivating the second stage of the Earthly Martial Fist!
Since he now had enough comprehension, he completed it in one go. He finally grasped the essence of the second stage.
Long Chen had Yang Ningfeng to thank for his breakthrough. Long Chen’s body started to buzz and underwent another transformation. The Earthly Qi surged into him and bolstered his essence.The dragon-shaped Martial Soul in his sea of consciousness roared and twisted. Its body had become less illusory. This was a sign that Long Chen had entered the Second Earthly Martial Stage.
His extraordinary talent and battle experience had allowed him to advance in the middle of a battle.
Roar!
The eighteen Martial Veins were like eighteen blood-red dragons soaring through the sky. Earthly Qi entered his body and was eaten by the dragons, converting it into Dragon Soul Essence.
Usually, the absorption and conversion process would be swift, but Long Chen’s process was abnormally slow. Thankfully, he had prepared beforehand. He had stored a lot of blood essence from the Black Water Viper in the Primordial Realm, so he took it out for this occasion. Everyone saw Long Chen being enveloped in a mist of blood which he soon absorbed.
After his Martial Soul was strengthened, Long Chen felt his body thirsting for more power. The Earthly Qi was not enough, so he had to use Blood Transmutation to supplement it. He transformed the blood essence into regular essence, and his Martial Veins pulsed when he had the power he needed.
No one knew how to react when they saw the blood around Long Chen’s body disappear, but they sensed that he had become stronger.
Second Earthly Martial Stage.
Long Chen had advanced while in combat
Everyone realized what was happening, and they were absolutely mortified, especially the Martial Alliance. The Dragon clan, however, was very happy.
No one had ever thought Long Chen would completely turn the tables.
Everyone thought he was going to die, but he had miraculously survived.
The Dragon clan members who understood Long Chen’s strength were happy. They knew what the change in situation meant.
Jiang Wuya smiled when he saw how strong Long Chen’s body was. “Seventh Brother is probably stronger than Long Yue now. It has only been a few days since his last breakthrough. He’s truly a monster.”
Everyone looked at Long Chen, not responding to Jiang Wuya, though their silence affirmed what he had said.
“The fate of the Battle clan is in Long Chen’s hands.”
Long Chen could defeat foes at the Second Earthly Martial Stage when he was only at the First Earthly Martial Stage. Now that he had advanced, he could defeat an enemy at the Third Earthly Martial Stage. He was now officially considered one of the strongest cultivators in the Divine Martial Empire. He could even replace Zhao Danchen and become the person just below the Martial Overlord.
Long Chen’s strength was now on par with the three Martial Emperors, the Dragon Emperor, and the Demon Emperor.
His victory was certain.
But the people from the Martial Alliance refused to believe this. All of them were shocked, especially Yang Ningfeng. He stared at Long Chen with wide, shock-filed eyes.
“Long … Long Chen, you actually reached the Second Earthly Martial Stage?” Yang Ningfeng stammered.
Long Chen wasted no time talking to him.
Now that he was at the Second Earthly Martial Stage, Yang Ningfeng was no longer stronger than him. Long Chen thought of nothing but to kill him immediately.
His approach was smart—he always killed weaker enemies immediately to prevent anything unexpected from happening. However, he stalled for time whenever he faced a stronger opponent so he could find a method to defeat them.
Most people would do the opposite; Yang Ningfeng had chosen to toy with Long Chen instead of putting an end to the bet.
Long Chen attacked.
“Blood Devouring Domain.”
This time, Yang Ningfeng’s strength was reduced by almost forty percent. He had to use a lot of his essence to control his blood.
“Soul Dispersing Dragon Claw, Five Piercing Dragons.” It was the same technique, but its destructive power had grown ten times stronger.
The shadow of death cloaked Yang Ningfeng.
Impossible! How could he be this strong? To think a brat like Long Chen could fight against him! Yang Ningfeng stared in disbelief and howled.
He could not accept Long Chen tormenting him! It should’ve been the other way around!
“Wind God Kick, Wind God Style!”
He appeared in front of Long Chen again with the same extreme speed as before, but this time his strength was diminished due to the Blood Devouring Domain. The result was obvious. Long Chen used two dragons to stop the attack while the other three coiled around Yang Ningfeng. The three dragons were Long Chen’s claws, and they coiled around his enemy tightly.
Crack, crack, crack!
The sound of cracking bones rang out.
“AAAAH! NOOOO!” Yang Ningfeng shouted in despair, but it was too late.
Zhao Danchen was surprised by how strong Long Chen had gotten, but he had never expected that Yang Ningfeng would be killed in one strike. He was sitting far in the back, so he didn’t have time to save Yang Ningfeng.
“AH!” Yang Ningfeng shouted in pain as Long Chen tore him apart. Blood splattered everywhere as his body exploded.
It was a gruesome sight.
Yang Ningfeng was ground to dust.
Even though Lan Xiang’er and the others were happy that Yang Ningfeng was dead, they were taken aback by the gruesome scene. They respected Long Chen even more now.
Long Chen then made his way to where Lei Zhen was. Yang Ningfeng’s corpse was burned away by Long Chen’s Golden Crow Flames. He was soon reduced to ashes.
One of the three Martial Emperors had been killed by Long Chen.
Everyone was shocked by what they saw.
Long Chen scoffed. “Everyone, victory has been decided. The Battle clan has won. Please honor your promise and leave now.”
He had enhanced his voice with a lot of energy, so his words boomed across the entire region. Everyone in the Battle clan and Martial Alliance heard it.
He had planned to spread news of his victory to everyone.
And his goal was achieved.
The Battle clan was in disbelief, much less the Martial Alliance. Zhao Danchen stood up and glared at Long Chen, but he was wary of Long Chen’s aura. He knew that Long Chen was no longer weak, and he himself could lose if they fought.
Unless the Martial Overlord came, they could never defeat the Battle clan now.
The Battle clan didn’t have anyone at the Third Earthly Martial Stage, which was why the Martial Alliance dared to make a move. But now that Long Chen was protecting them, the Martial Alliance had lost their chance.
Zhao Danchen was not stupid. He knew that the Martial Alliance would suffer major losses if they fought now. Yang Ningfeng was dead and Long Chen was now protecting the Battle clan. The Martial Alliance had been defeated today.