Chapter 641: Strongest Under The Heavens
Chapter 641: Strongest Under The Heavens
The real Ancient Bloodsoul Dragon’s bloodlust and aura of massacre would’ve been infinitely stronger than that of the Ancient Demon Corpse.
Still, the stench of blood coming from the Ancient Demon Flag was strong.
The Ancient Demon Corpse was a dangerous weapon. Without the flag controlling it, the Ancient Demon Corpse could turn the entire Divine Martial Empire into hell.
It howled from the depths of Black Prison, causing the ground to shake intensely. Everyone thought their eardrums were going to burst because the noise was like a sharp spike that pierced into everyone’s ears. Liu Yiyi, the weakest person in the group, shouted out of pain.
“Seventh Brother, protect Yiyi!” Jiang Wuxie’s essence had been exhausted, so he had to rely on Long Chen’s help.
Long Chen knew what he meant.
Long Chen circulated his essence and covered Liu Yiyi with it. For now, the Ancient Demon Corpse’s howl would n’t affect her ears.
Liu Yiyi was temporarily safe. She looked at him and blushed. “Thank you, Long Chen.”
Long Chen bit his lips and teased her. “No need to thank me, Yiyi. We haven’t seen each other for a long time, yet you are still stuck at the Heavenly Passage Realm. You really are useless.”Liu Yiyi never thought the first thing he would say after speaking to her for the first time in so long was to admonish her. Why is he still so despicable? But … I don’t hate it. The atmosphere was not as awkward as before with Long Chen there.
Long Shan then explained, “The Ancient Demon Corpse is very strong. Its physical strength is on par with someone at the Fourth Earthly Martial Realm. If Jiang Wuxie can control it as he wishes, then the Ancient Demon Corpse can fight with even more power. You cannot win against it yet, so retreat for now. I will go and see what Jiang Wuxie intends to do.”
Long Shan was right. The Ancient Demon Corpse was most likely massive too. If Jiang Wuxie went crazy and decided to kill all of them, Long Shan wouldn’t be able to keep everyone alive.
Everyone had confidence in Long Shan’s strength. Even if Jiang Wuxie could control the Ancient Demon Corpse as he wished, Long Shan wouldn’t be injured easily. Everyone nodded and retreated.
“Long Chen, you are the strongest one here. If the people from the Ancient Demon Domain attack, you need to block them,” Long Shan instructed.
Long Chen was only at the Second Earthly Martial Realm, but his strength far exceeded that of Long Yue and the others.
As for the other Long Chen … He could only shake his head bitterly. He used to be everyone’s main pillar of support, but that role had been taken over by Long Chen. However, the youth was not upset but instead said, “I should change my name, or we will have no idea who’s referring to who.”
It was naturally a joke.
It wouldn’t be easy to change a name that he had used for tens of years, and it would invite a lot of trouble.
“Don’t worry. I will protect everyone.” Long Chen nodded. He was also worried that he might not be able to defend himself against the attacks of the Ancient Demon Corpse after hearing Long Shan’s description.
Long Chen could defeat Zhao Danchen, but there was still a wide gap between him and a Fourth Earthly Martial Stage cultivator. The higher the cultivation level, the wider the gap between each level. Long Chen was already impressive for being able to defeat someone one stage above him.
So Long Chen brought everyone else to evacuate while Long Shan went alone towards the Ancient Demon Domain.
In the depths of the Black Prison, the Ancient Demon Corpse howled in anger. The bloody Demon Qi continued to leak outside.
It was like a giant crawling upwards, and Long Chen knew that it was the Ancient Demon Corpse slowly getting out of the Black Prison. The Black Prison was massive and yet it could still climb up. Is it as large as a King-tier demonic beast?
The Black Water Viper and Xiaolang were huge too.
“It’s coming out.” Long Chen caught the scent of a rotten corpse. The smell became intense as the Ancient Demon Corpse gradually climbed upwards. After being left alone for years, the scent had festered a lot.
Everyone frowned when they smelled it.
It had a disgusting smell.
Outside of the Black Prison, the Demon Qi started leaking out. Even with their strength, Long Chen and the others still couldn’t see the Ancient Demon Corpse’s body as the ground continued to shake. Suddenly, a strong pressure came from the front, and Long Chen sensed something terrifying.
He had to circulate his essence to dispel the horrifying presence.
The Demon Qi started to shoot up towards the sky, and the quaking intensified. The horrible howls came closer and the Demon Qi consolidated. A massive twenty-meter-tall corpse appeared.
Twenty meters was a horrifying height. Long Chen and the others weren’t even the size of the Ancient Demon Corpse’s fingertip. The putrid stench hung in the air as it climbed out.
Long Chen channeled his essence into his eyes to take a good look at the Ancient Demon Corpse. It was a completely black corpse covered in tattered, gray bandages. Its body was covered in dents. While it was shaped like a humanoid, there was nothing human about it. Its facial features had been contorted into a singular point, leaving only a single blood-red eye on the forehead and a bloody mouth on the left side of its face.
The dense Demon Qi enveloped the Ancient Demon Corpse’s body. The surface of its body was like a crocodile's skin with ugly dents.
The Ancient Demon Corpse was also bald with only a few strands of dry, black hair plastered on its head.
“What an ugly thing, but it's really strong …” Long Chen had to admit that.
The Ancient Demon Corpse was very aggressive even though it had just gotten out of the Black Prison. It used its singular red eye to look around as it gave off a jovial, beast-like howl. The stench of blood and rot started to spread out.
A single step from the Ancient Demon Corpse caused the earth to shake violently. It was even stronger than when Zhao Danchen punched the ground. The Ancient Demon Corpse’s physical strength was horrific indeed.
“With the Ancient Demon Corpse on his side, Jiang Wuxie’s position will be equivalent to the Martial Overlord’s. It will be difficult for the Long clan to take back the Divine Martial Empire …” Long Chen was wary of the Ancient Demon Corpse.
Especially since he had killed Jiang Wuxie’s son.
Jiang Wuxie would never let him go.
Thankfully, Long Shan could protect him.
When the Ancient Demon Corpse appeared, Jiang Wuxie’s expression turned from happy to serious. He bit his finger and splattered his blood onto the Ancient Demon Flag. He made sure to cover every inch of it, coloring the black flag blood-red. A strange, bloody light emanated from the Ancient Demon Flag along with a peculiar stench.
The Ancient Demon Corpse smelled the scent and became calm, just like a child being given candy. It stopped jumping around and looked at the Ancient Demon Flag before lowering its towering body in front of Jiang Wuxie.
Growl …
It growled a bit before it retreated and looked at Jiang Wuxie warily.
“Don’t worry, I won’t harm you …” Jiang Wuxie was like a kind father when he smiled at the Ancient Demon Corpse. Looking at the Ancient Demon Corpse with warm eyes, he waved the Ancient Demon Flag lightly, causing bloody runes to float out of the flag. They floated towards the Ancient Demon Corpse’s head and covered it.
The Ancient Demon Corpse’s head was a meter and a half in diameter.
The blood-red runes seeped into the Ancient Demon Corpse’s head and formed the strange rune imprinted on the Ancient Demon Flag inside of its head. When it was completed, Long Chen sensed that the aura of the Ancient Demon Corpse had changed. The rampaging beast had become a puppet that the holder of the flag could control!
The process was completed in a short amount of time.
Just like that, Jiang Wuxie had control over the Ancient Demon Corpse. After seeing the Ancient Demon Corpse submitting to him, Jiang Wuxie knew he had succeeded, and he felt relieved. The moment he had awaited all his life was here.
He laughed maniacally.
The Ancient Demon Corpse continued to bow in front of him like a dog.
The people of the Ancient Demon Domain were also celebrating.
“Has he succeeded? Congratulations to the Demon Emperor!”
“From today onwards, the Ancient Demon Domain will be the strongest faction of the Divine Martial Empire, and the Demon Emperor is now the strongest being!”
“The Ancient Demon Domain is the strongest!”
All of them were celebrating Jiang Wuxie’s achievement.
Long Chen frowned because Long Yue’s plan to attack Jiang Wuxie together had failed. Jiang Wuxie was a maniac that had endured for many years; there was no way he would let Long Yue and Long Chen escape.
After taking control of the Ancient Demon Corpse, Jiang Wuxie was eager to test out its strength.