Long Chen found himself trapped within a huge water prison. It was like a huge birdcage. Because it had come so fast and its scope was so big, he hadnât had any opportunity to run.
This water cage was formed entirely of runes. These were Shui Guanzhiâs core runes. They were like water but not truly water. Their strength caused the void to twist.
Looking from the outside, Long Chen seemed like a bird caught in a cage. There was nowhere for him to run.
âHahaha, Long Chen, letâs see how you run now!â Shui Guanzhi sneered and his hand seal suddenly changed. The prison began to rapidly shrink. As it shrank, heaven and earth rumbled.
âWhat⊠what kind of power is this?! How could it be so terrifying?â No one had expected this water prison to cause such intense rumbling. It was like heaven and earth were unable to bear its power.
Long Chenâs expression finally changed. He found that as the prison shrank, the pressure around him multiplied. It felt like the world around him was being compressed.
When it was compressed to the point of just a few miles, Long Chen felt like a huge mountain was crashing onto him from every direction. He had no choice but to resist with his full strength.
By the time the prison reached a width of three hundred meters, Long Chen estimated that the pressure could easily crush a rank one Celestial.
The pressure continued to increase as it shrank. Even Long Chenâs physical body was starting to become unable to bear it.
âLong Chen, now that youâre a bird caught in a cage, you should understand the difference between us. Youâll never be able to make up for that gap. If you kneel and beg me, if you say youâre a bumpkin, I will release you. Otherwise, even if I canât kill you, I can crush you into a completely deformed state now,â said Shui Guanzhi.
âYouâre a bumpkin? Thatâs all I have to say?â said Long Chen suddenly.
âYes.â Shui Guanzhi thought he was conceding, and he sneered with disdain.
âAlright, Iâve said it, and youâve also promised,â said Long Chen.
Shui Guanzhi immediately understood that he was cursing him. And he had actually fallen for it.
âFuck off!â Shui Guanzhi furiously compressed the prison. He truly wanted to kill Long Chen now.
âHmm, Long Chen is completely suppressed. This water prison looks so terrifying. Itâs unexpected that Shui Guanzhi actually had such an ability,â said Yue Qianshan.
When they had exchanged blows with Shui Guanzhi, he had always used the water dragons to handle them. He had never faced them head-on.
So in truth, his scheming ability was profound. He had held back all his powerful techniques. If it hadnât been for Long Chen, they wouldnât have known that Shui Guanzhi had such terrifying abilities.
The water prison took only a moment to appear, and its scope was so great. If it was in a close-range battle, it really was impossible to defend against. The three of them all felt apprehensive.
They didnât look favorably on Long Chenâs odds. Since Shui Guanzhi had abandoned his defense and placed all his core runes into this water prison, it meant that this was his strongest offensive ability.
Suddenly, an explosive sound rang out. Long Chenâs shoulder shattered. He was finally unable to bear that pressure.
âTruly worthy of being a rank two Celestial. This combat ability is truly shocking. It seems Iâve underestimated you,â said Long Chen lightly as he looked at the blood on his shoulder.
âYou still want to act calm? I want to see just how long you can keep that up. Youâll quickly be crushed into a lump,â said Shui Guanzhi through clenched teeth.
Although he had imprisoned Long Chen, Shui Guanzhi was still infuriated. His strategy had always been to never reveal his true strength in front of others.
But this Skywater Prison was his strongest killing technique. He had once used this technique to bring down a rank two Celestial from the Corrupt path.
Long Chen had far surpassed the amount of time that rank two Celestial had lasted, and he had only just been injured. Just how terrifying was his physical body?
A cold light suddenly appeared in his eyes. He definitely couldnât leave such a person alive. He decided to secretly concentrate all his power and instantly kill Long Chen.
Even if he did kill Long Chen, although it would displease the vice sect master, he could say that Long Chen refused to admit defeat as an excuse. His death was just an accident. At most, he would receive some punishment.
âYou want to kill me?â said Long Chen suddenly. He smiled. He finally sensed that Shui Guanzhi had unleashed his killing intent.
âThree Star Battle Armor!â
Three stars appeared in Long Chenâs eyes. The primal chaos bead, which had been rapidly circulating, suddenly became still. A vast sea of energy poured out of the primal chaos space.
It was like explosives had been ignited in his body. A terrifying aura erupted and a will to decimate the nine heavens soared into the sky.
âWhat?!â
Everyone was horrified. Long Chen actually still had a trump card, and such a terrifying one. Everyone felt a burst of terror when Long Chenâs aura erupted.
It was like the revival of a devil god. In front of that will, they seemed so minute.
The water cage was like a balloon. It went from fifty meters to thirty miles, and it was still inflating.
BOOM!
The terrifying water cage directly exploded from Long Chenâs aura. Everyoneâs jaws dropped.
âDo you still have any other techniques? If not, Iâll be attacking.â But Long Chen had already charged directly at a horrified Shui Guanzhi.
Shui Guanzhi awakened from his shock and quickly summoned back his runes. They formed a shield in front of him.
BANG! That incomparably tough runic shield instantly exploded. Shui Guanzhi vomited blood and flew back.
Even the late Sea Expansion experts watching had to gulp. They were all shocked by Long Chenâs combat ability.
It had to be known that Shui Guanzhiâs water shield was shockingly tough and supple. Other peopleâs attacks were unable to bring out any force against him, but now it had instantly exploded. That meant Long Chenâs current strength had reached a level that surpassed their imaginations.
âIs Long Chen a demon?â wondered a monastery head.
All the monastery heads were shaken. This kind of combat ability was inconceivable.
The vice sect master simply watched calmly. His gaze went from the divine ring to Long Chenâs gaze. He didnât say anything, as even he had never seen this kind of magical art. It had already surpassed the scope of his understanding. Long Chen had to have huge secrets.
He couldnât help but sigh. Everything Long Chen had was obtained through risking his life. Perhaps only such a brave warrior would be given the heavenâs blessing. All great opportunities were left to the brave.
It was unfortunate he didnât know that Long Chen didnât feel the slightest gratefulness toward the heavens. It was the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art that had given him everything he had.
Shui Guanzhi had borrowed Long Chenâs attack to fall back. Seeing him miserably falling back, even the other three heavenly geniuses were shocked. Zhong Wuyan covered her mouth, filled with disbelief.
They had all been tricked by Long Chen. Or perhaps it was better to say they had been tricked by Long Chenâs slovenliness. They had been misled by how he didnât have any of the air of an expert.
Every genius, even rank one Celestials, would all possess an arrogant air and domineeringness.
But Long Chen didnât possess that. He seemed just like an ordinary disciple. And so no one could tell he was truly a match for the Four Heavenly Geniuses.
âHahaha, boss really is the boss.â Guo Ran and the others were all in the red zone watching Long Chen worshipfully.
BOOM!
Countless water runes once more condensed around Shui Guanzhi, shocking everyone. He truly was worthy of being one of the Four Heavenly Geniuses. He was capable of releasing consecutive ultimate moves, and there was no sign of his spiritual yuan running out. The disciples all had to acknowledge the Four Heavenly Geniuses. They were all practically monsters, unable to be judged through common sense.
âSeal the Heavens, Lock the Earth!â
Rumbling filled the air, and blood began to drip from Shui Guanzhiâs forehead. This fresh blood formed two different runes on his forehead. They corresponded to his two Heavenly Dao runes.
In that instant, all the runes around him became scarlet. They formed three translucent barriers around him.
âLong Chen, as a water cultivator, offense is my weak point. Now Iâve brought forth my strongest defense. If you have the guts, just try and break it,â provoked Shui Guanzhi.
âAre you stupid? Youâre hiding in your turtle shell, and you want me to break it? Why would I waste the energy? Iâll just wait right here. Let me see just how long you can maintain this turtle shell.â Long Chen naturally wasnât so stupid.
Furthermore, even before he touched these three barriers, just summoning them had made Shui Guanzhi pay a large price. Just from that, he knew this was his strongest technique.
This kind of magical art might have a shocking defense, but the exhaustion rate was also tremendous. There was no way he could maintain it for long. On the other hand, Long Chen had the divine ring giving him a constant stream of energy.
Shui Guanzhi was infuriated. He snorted, âIf you donât, then Iâll force out every single one of you from the Xuantian Sea!â
Countless expressions changed; even Shui Yuncongâs expression became ugly. This child had been pampered rotten. At this moment, he didnât care the slightest bit about principles. He had made this threat twice now. He had completely lost the mannerism a large sectâs disciple should possess.
âAlright, since you want to die, I can only help you out.â Long Chenâs gaze seemed like two sharp blades. He slowly raised his saber, and a majestic aura slowly rose.