Chapter 960 – Purple Flaming Feathers

“Do you really believe he’ll win?” asked the City Lord.

“I would bet everything on him. He’s definitely going to be the champion.”

Amidst the crowd, Song Yang and Song Yuchun were looking glum.

Song Yuchun pursed his lips and said, “So what if he has leveled up? He’ll still get killed.”

Long Chen’s leveling up introduced uncertainty back into the finals. It was merely a minor martial tournament, but it had multiple twists with many highlights. The crowd was glad that they were present to witness this. Even if Long Chen did not win, they could still brag to others that they had seen it with their own eyes.

At the Underworld Army’s area, Su Tian looked uncomfortable.

“It’s nothing. Even though he has leveled up, he is still no match for Xue’er.” Su Mo’s confident words finally calmed Su Tian down.

They were currently within range of the City Lord’s divine intuition, so they did not speak too much.

The crowd cheering for Long Chen made Su Xue’s face darken.

This did not make sense at all.

She was a beautiful girl, so why were they all on Long Chen’s side?

Looking at the calm young man, Su Xue was half contemptuous and half worried.

His proud gaze and the killing intent that erupted from him made him terrifying.

Su Xue suppressed the discomfort in her heart.

Under the gazes of the crowd, Long Chen had advanced to the Eighth Heavenly Martial Stage.

The injuries on his body gradually healed. Even though he was injured, it would not affect his mindset.

“I haven’t had enough yet. Let’s do it again.” Long Chen strode over to Su Xue as golden lightning wove around his whole body. Just a few steps were enough for him to arrive in front of her.

“You idiot. Let me show you the might of the Su family’s Purple Phoenix Body.”

Su Xue was furious. There was a dull thud, as if something had exploded inside her body. Then purple flames shot up to the sky and burned brightly on her body. Projections of purple feathers appeared and covered her whole body as well. A pair of gigantic phoenix wings stretched open behind her. While they were also projections, they still contained terrifying strength.

Unbelievable heat shot at Long Chen. Beneath the purple flames, even the metal stage was starting to turn red-hot. If she stood there for a long time, the stage would probably melt.

The moment the Purple Phoenix Body was unleashed, Su Xue looked extremely intimidating.

The Su family’s bloodline was slightly related to the ancient phoenix. That was the reason why they could produce such intimidating effects, as it was the king of birds. She stood in front of Long Chen and gently flapped her wings. The purple flames turned into a fireball, and she could move several times faster than before.@@novelbin@@

However, Long Chen possessed the blood of a dragon, and an ancestral dragon at that.

How could an ancestral dragon fear the phoenix?

The Su bloodline had an innate ability to intimidate and suppress enemies, but this intimidation method did not work on Long Chen at all.

In fact, Su Xue felt like after she activated the Purple Phoenix Body, there was an instinctual fear in the depths of her heart towards Long Chen.

How could this be? Su Xue was privately in shock.

Fury burned within her chest.

I don’t care. I need to kill him right now.

After activating her Purple Phoenix Body, her combat abilities improved too. She put her palms together, then curled her fingers. The countless, purple flaming feathers behind her flew at Long Chen in a swarm. These flaming feathers filled the sky, and each one was like a flaming blade that contained immense power!

“Purple Flaming Feathers!”

“Such speed ...”

Long Chen was a strange monster. The crowd was just starting to worry about him, but then he moved even faster than before. Golden Hell Soul Lightning had conditioned his body, and amidst the countless feathers, he turned into a sparkling bolt of lightning. To the crowd’s shock, the feathers did not touch him at all!

There was no question that the feathers were moving extremely quickly, but Long Chen could move faster!

“That’s impossible!” Su Xue was stunned. Releasing so many Purple Flaming Feathers had exhausted most of her divine essence, yet it had not been effective at all. Long Chen charged at her like a ferocious ancient beast, which ignited fear deep in her bones!

The Su family possessed a small portion of ancient beast blood.

In ancient times, the divine dragons ruled over the Dragon Continent. They were the true overlords, and all life submitted to their rule.

Therefore, it was normal for Su Xue to feel like this.

“Emperor’s Arrival!

“Shifting Galaxies!”

Long Chen was so fast that the crowd was turning purple in shock. After he leveled up, he became as fast as a cultivator at the Perfect First Divine Martial Stage. He even surpassed people like Ye Xuan in terms of speed.

He threw two punches, one Yin and one Yang, though they were much more destructive than the previous time. Long Chen had guessed right. Although the Purple Phoenix Body had been awakened in Su Xue, it was only in its preliminary stage, and she was only able to use one technique out of many!

Therefore, there was still hope for Long Chen to win!

He roared several times, and Long Chen was burning brightly with battle spirit. Su Xue had no choice but to defend herself against his crazed attacks. Although she was powerful, her Purple Phoenix Body was not as fast as Long Chen was. Even the Demon Slaughtering Array could not focus its aim on him!

Everyone was shocked.

Su Xue was in a defensive position and was occupied with defending Long Chen’s attacks. Long Chen flickered around her, and golden lightning spread across the whole stage.

“It’s over.”

When she heard his voice, Su Xue looked behind her in shock.

But there was nothing there.

I’ve been tricked! Su Xue gasped and turned around again, but it was too late. Long Chen’s Crushing Void had arrived in front of her. His Crushing Void was even with her Demon Slaughtering Array attack before, and now it was even stronger.

Boom!

The Demon Slaughtering Array shattered like glass. Long Chen’s powerful punch landed on her body. He did not hold back just because she was a girl.

He let out a roar as he did so, and the crowd heard countless sounds of something shattering. Ripples appeared in the air and were moving towards Su Xue’s back.

Boom!

Su Xue gave a loud cry and was blasted into the air like a rocket, off the stage. Due to Long Chen’s precise calculations, she landed in General Su Mo’s arms.

Blood sprayed out of Su Xue’s mouth. Her face was extremely pale and she glanced defiantly at Long Chen. Blood flowed from various parts of her body and she had sustained severe internal injuries. Long Chen’s one punch had inflicted more damage on her than she had on him throughout the whole fight!

“General Mo, I ...” She uttered several words filled with regret and sorrow, then she fainted.

“You bastard!” Su Tian burned with fury and was about to attack and kill Long Chen. When he saw Su Mo’s icy glare, he was immediately drenched in cold sweat and quickly stopped. He held Su Xue in his arms, suppressed his fury and hatred, then said, “General Mo, I’ll take her back for treatment.”

Su Mo took out a small vial from his storage ring and said, “Let her eat this. She will heal in three days.”

“Thank you, General Mo,” said Su Tian, then he disappeared. He moved hundreds of times faster than Long Chen; he would be capable of killing Long Chen in just one second if he was given the chance.

Su Tian was at the Third Divine Martial Stage, also known as the Heavenly Human Realm. Cultivators of this level were one with heaven and earth, and they could perfectly wield the power of their domain. During a duel, they could use the power of heaven and earth, making them extremely powerful. Fighting him would be like fighting heaven and earth themselves.

Back on the stage, the young man was covered in blood, but he had a burning gaze. He was still standing.

He gradually deactivated the Dragon Soul Transformation. He swayed, almost collapsing to the ground. However, his gaze was still intense.

He had used up most of his strength in today’s duel.

There were many reasons why he did not want to use the Golden Thunder Beast to defeat Su Xue. First, he did not want to reveal it in front of everyone. Second, he did not have many Divine Crystals left. They would be useful in the future as insurance to save his life, so he did not want to waste them now. Third, he wanted to train his combat abilities and increase his cultivation level. If he kept relying on the Golden Thunder Beast, he would not achieve a breakthrough.

Therefore, he persevered like a madman and finally gained true success that belonged to him, as well as the respect of everybody.

A tsunami of cheers rang throughout the arena.

“Long Chen, Long Chen!”

Almost everyone was shouting his name. They saw a hero in Long Chen. This was the day where he shone the brightest. From today onwards, all of Underworld City would know his name.

He was also the first person with Ninth Heavenly Martial Stage strength to defeat a Divine Martial Realm expert.

And he had won so spectacularly too!

The whole arena was immersed in endless cheers.

Song Yang and Song Yuchun were sandwiched among countless excited spectators. They locked eyes and saw the fear and resignation in each other’s eyes.

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