Chapter 524 - Consequences

“It’s not that easy to kill me!” Ying Shaotian knew that he had been fooled by Long Chen. He never would’ve guessed that Long Chen was this strong, so he was still in disbelief. He now realized that Long Chen was an exceedingly dangerous foe, but there was no time to process his shock. He needed to fight back now, or he would be dead!

Even Ying Shaotian shuddered when he felt the strength of the Heaven Sword Array.

Countless runes formed a circular pattern and then swept towards Ying Shaotian.

“Impossible! It cannot be that strong!” An enemy at the same level as Long Chen would not be able to fight back thanks to the Blood Devouring Domain. Long Chen’s attack far exceeded Ying Shaotian’s expectations. This was a kill in one blow!

“Hurricane Sword Finger!” Ying Shaotian used the technique that he had used on Liu Yiyi, but this time it was weaker due to the Blood Devouring Domain.

“No!”

The Red Ghost King was the one who had shouted, not Ying Shaotian.

He was at the Earthly Martial Realm, so he could tell that Long Chen could kill Ying Shaotian. He decided to step in to save his disciple just like Clear Shallows King had. But the Red Ghost King was not as courteous as the Clear Shallows King, so no one knew if he would spare Long Chen.

As if anticipating this, the Clear Shallows King blocked the Red Ghost King.

“Red Ghost, your disciple hasn’t admitted defeat. You can rescue him once he does!” The Clear Shallows King had the rules on her side.

She was right. The Red Ghost King couldn’t save him before Ying Shaotian admitted defeat.

“Go away!” The Red Ghost King was beyond nervous. He had no time to deal with her. He tried circling around her, but she still blocked him. He realized that she was determined to make him her enemy today!

They were similar in strength, so he was confident he could beat her, but he had no time. Ying Shaotian was going to die if he didn’t get there now.

“Shaotian, admit defeat!” the Red Ghost King howled.

His eyes were bloodshot too.

Everyone could hear his guttural shout.

Chen Feng was distracted by Long Chen’s Demonic Illusion. Even though Chen Feng was stronger, the Demonic Illusion was still strong enough to delay him and allow Long Chen to kill Ying Shaotian.

Everyone thought Ying Shaotian was going to be killed, including the Red Ghost King, but Ying Shaotian himself didn’t believe it.

Master wants me to quit? Is he looking down on me? No! I must not admit defeat to this idiot! he shouted from the bottom of his heart.

Ignoring his boiling blood, he used all of his Qi to increase the strength of his Hurricane Sword Finger.

His attack soon became as powerful as the one he had used against Liu Yiyi.

“I would be an idiot to show you mercy.” Long Chen chuckled.

Ying Shaotian had gone completely crazy. Even though he was smart, he was very arrogant deep down. He thought Long Chen was far below him, so even though his life was about to be taken by Long Chen, he refused to believe that he would lose.

That was why he did not admit defeat even though the Red Ghost King wanted him to.

“Master! Watch me win!” he shouted from inside the Blood Devouring Domain.

Boom!

The Heaven Sword Array and the Hurricane Sword Finger crashed into each other. Long Chen had prepared the Heaven Sword Array meticulously, while Ying Shaotian prepared his attack in a hurry. That was why he had lost.

The Heaven Sword Array alone wasn’t powerful enough to kill someone with a body as sturdy as his, but unfortunately, he had chosen to ignore the Blood Devouring Domain. The moment their techniques clashed, the Hurricane Sword Finger managed to hold up against the Heaven Sword Array, but Ying Shaotian’s physical body couldn’t.

Blood sprayed out of his orifices.

The Heaven Sword Array was still being held back by the Hurricane Sword Finger when Ying Shaotian’s entire body exploded from the extreme force exerted on his body from the impact of the techniques, as well as the internal pressure of his blood trying to escape his body. Everyone saw him exploding to bits.

“NOOOOOO!”

That was his final shout.

“NOO!” The Red Ghost King shouted in vain and ignored the Clear Shallows King. If she were to block him this time, he would spare no thought in fighting her with his full strength.

“Clear Shallows King! Jiang Cheng dared to kill my disciple, so he must die too! If you block me, I will kill you too!” The Red Ghost King’s incredible aura exploded from his body, scaring everyone in the crowd.

“And who do you think you are to say something like that? Do you think you are the Demon Emperor?” The Clear Shallows King chuckled.

Long Chen’s final attack had made her happy because the issue that had been concerning her the most for the past few years was gone just like that.

“Red Ghost King, your disciple killed mine five years ago. I reacted the same way you did today. Now you know how I felt! These are the consequences of your actions!”

“Clear Shallows King, you stupid bitch. Do you really think I won’t fight you?” he shouted in anger as blood filled his eyes.

He was about to fight when a cold voice came from behind him.

“Red Ghost King, do you want to die?” It was Jiang Wushang’s voice. He had come down from his seat and stood behind the Red Ghost King.

The Red Ghost King felt shivers run up his body and looked back to confirm that it was indeed Jiang Wushang.

Jiang Wushang himself was not a fearsome individual, but the person behind him was.

“Prince Wushang, you cannot be biased! Didn’t you say that the disciples can’t kill each other? Jiang Cheng killed Ying Shaotian, so he should die!”

“When was I ever biased? I’ve been doing nothing but following the rules. Your disciple refused to admit defeat and died in the hands of another disciple. Do not blame others for that. Everyone saw it happening, so everyone knows whether I am being biased or not. You are one of the Seven Demon Kings, and yet you dare spout such lies? Are you looking down on me? Do you want to die?”

The look in Jiang Wushang’s eyes made it clear that he was not messing around. There was a hidden power in them that scared the Red Ghost King.

“I admit my wrongdoings.” The Red Ghost King had no choice but to suppress his anger and hatred for today. He knew he had lost. With Ying Shaotian’s death, the Red Ghost Pavilion’s ranking would fall rapidly.

Ying Shaotian wouldn’t have died if he had admitted defeat, so who could blame Jiang Cheng? Ying Shaotian could only blame himself for being arrogant, for being nurtured that way by the Red Ghost King.

Everyone would get their due consequences. The Red Ghost King had been served today.

Five years ago, he was on the other side. He never thought that he would be the victim this time.

The Red Ghost King slowly shuffled back to his position.

He lowered his face to prevent others from looking at his eyes, because they were still red.

Those from his pavilion didn’t even stand beside him, much less the others.

The Clear Shallows King smiled and returned to her own position.

Long Chen’s performance had exceeded her expectations. Now the main concern wasn’t defeating the Red Ghost Pavilion, but to see if Long Chen could get the Emperor Flame Pearl and push the Clear Shallows Pavilion to first place!

There was no need for the Red Ghost King to kneel anymore. Long Chen had done something better: he had killed Ying Shaotian. That would leave a longer-lasting impact on the Red Ghost King.

Ying Shaotian was completely gone, his body disintegrated. How could the Red Ghost King force Liu Yiyi to marry Ying Shaotian now?

Nothing could be done.

The unexpected outcome had left the crowd silent. No one dared to say anything as they silently looked at the blood-red individual in the middle of the arena.

The Demonic Illusion had returned to Long Chen’s side. Chen Feng frowned and stopped his attack.

“Continue the battle. Your strength is the only factor that will decide who gets the Emperor Flame Pearl!” Jiang Wushang announced.

Both Long Chen and Chen Feng were people Jiang Wushang wanted to nurture, especially Long Chen. Jiang Wushang wanted to give the Emperor Flame Pearl to Long Chen since he had exhibited such fearsome battle prowess even though he was only at the Seventh Passage Stage. Chen Feng was already at the Ninth Passage Stage, so he didn’t need the Emperor Flame Pearl anymore.

How much stronger would Long Chen become if he advanced into the Ninth Passage Stage?

Unfortunately, Jiang Wushang had no choice but to abide by the rules.

After witnessing Ying Shaotian’s death, everyone’s perception of Long Chen had changed completely. They had thought Long Chen was just a lucky donkey.

But was luck alone enough to kill someone at the Eighth Passage Stage?

Was it luck that had allowed him to play around with two strong enemies?

It was clearly impossible.

Chen Feng was now deeply wary of Long Chen. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Both me and Ying Shaotian underestimated you.” Chen Feng shook his head and sighed, “You chose to target him first, so he has perished, but I will not make the same mistake. Jiang Cheng, you are one of the strongest enemies I will face on my path of growth. I will use all of my strength to defeat you!”

Chen Feng’s body slowly transformed too.

Beast Warrior?! Long Chen was shocked.

He was indeed a Beast Warrior. Chen Feng’s body didn’t change much after transforming, but he looked much more nimble after he grew black fur. His hands and feet had become paws with powerful claws.

He was a humanoid black panther!

Long Chen felt a heavy pressure exuding from the transformed Chen Feng.

It seems it won’t be easy to get the Emperor Flame Pearl ... Long Chen wasn’t sure if he could win, so he had no choice but to use all of his strength.

But now the situation had turned to his advantage.

It was still a two-on-one fight, but now it was Chen Feng’s turn to be outnumbered.