Even the sun lost its brightness in front of that saber. Its aura was one that enveloped all of heaven and earth. The experts from the Xiao tribe were all appalled.
It wasnāt just that saberās aura that was shocking. The most terrifying part about it was that it contained a will to shatter the restrictions of heaven and earth. In front of that will, anyone would feel like an ant.
BOOM!
The saber-image and spear-image collided, and space let out a strange sound, a sound like something was shattering. Following that, a horrifying pressure descended that caused everyoneās expressions to change.
Long Chen and Xiao Guās power had already surpassed the limit of what the barrier could tolerate. Their auras broke past the formations and charged forth. Any Xiantian disciples would be directly crushed apart by it.
It was at this moment that two of the Xiao tribeās Elders took action. Runes flickered into existence, forming a huge barrier around everyone.
Gale winds whistled past the barrier. The winds were like blades, and everyone winced whenever they clashed against the barrier.
The two of them who had formed this defense were Ancestor experts. However, even they were unable to block the piercing sound from that attack.
The dust scattered, revealing Long Chen standing with his saber resting on his shoulder. His divine ring was still behind him, making him look like a god overlooking the rest of the world.
There was a huge gorge in front of him, and at the end of that gorge was Xiao Gu who was miserably crawling up, wildly vomiting blood. His spear had been completely destroyed.
Everyone was silent, having never expected that someone as powerful as Xiao Gu would be so cleanly defeated.
From the start, Long Chen had only used two moves. The first move had suppressed Xiao Gu, and the second move had defeated him. Everything had happened so quickly that it felt like it hadnāt even started before it had ended.
āAs expected, upon reaching the tenth Heavenstage, my spiritual yuan has increased immensely. Not only has Split the Heavens increased in power, but I also donāt have to kneel like a dog after I use it,ā thought Long Chen.
While cultivating the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, the differences between the first nine Heavenstages werenāt so great. But after the tenth Heavenstage, each level was practically a qualitative change.
Just now, his usage of the second form of Split the Heavens had been twice as strong as when he had previously used it, and it had only used up forty percent of his power.
Most importantly, he hadnāt even brought out the Four Star Battle Armor. He had wanted to test out this move before using that.
But he hadnāt expected that Xiao Gu would be defeated just from this testing move. In truth, Long Chen had forgotten one thing: he had drunk over ten bowls of peak grade Divine Mortal Molting Elixir within the trial cave, allowing his body to reach a flawless point. His power had unconsciously risen a great deal.
Xiao Gu coughed up three mouthfuls of blood. This attack had almost caused his body to break apart, and his internal injuries were extremely heavy. But as a Celestial, he could still heal these injuries by sacrificing his core energy.
However, while he could recover from his injuries, he couldnāt recover his spiritual yuan so quickly. He had already used his trump card of returning his qi sea projection within him. Therefore, he wasnāt able to summon the manifestation of his qi sea again for a while. Without that, what was he supposed to use to fight Long Chen?
This time, Xiao Guās defeat was absolute. There was nothing he could say against him. Looking at Long Chen, he took a deep breath and said, āIāve lost.ā
Long Chen nodded. āNot bad. You actually admitted defeat instead of trying to find a bunch of excuses or cursing. You can still count as a man.ā
Others didnāt feel anything when he said this. But Xiao Gu felt a chill inside. Just now, he really had been thinking about cursing him or finding an excuse. Then he would provoke the tribeās fury and borrow that fury to kill Long Chen.
But then seeing Long Chenās calm face, he felt that to be a bit frightening, so he just obediently admitted defeat.
āXiao Gu, youāre too narrow-minded. If you were the tribe leader, the entire Xiao tribe would be affected by your attitude, and they would start viewing everyone else as beneath them. If you were a true expert, then that would be one thing, because you could subdue all the surrounding powers to satisfy your desires. Perhaps then you really could lead the Xiao tribe to an unprecedented glory. Regretfully, you will never be able to become a true expert, because you donāt know what makes a true expert,ā said Long Chen lightly.
No one said anything, not even the Elders. Only Long Chenās words continued to echo.
Xiao Gu was infuriated upon hearing Long Chen say that he would never become an expert. But he quickly suppressed his fury.
āXiao Fei, come over here.ā Long Chen beckoned.
Xiao Fei hastily ran over. He looked at Long Chen with worship. In his eyes, Long Chen was a god.
āClose your eyes,ā said Long Chen.
Although he didnāt know what he wanted, Xiao Fei obediently closed his eyes. Long Chen pressed his finger to Xiao Feiās forehead. Xiao Feiās body immediately stiffened and became completely motionless.
āWhat?! Long Chen, how dare you kill him!ā Everyone saw that Xiao Feiās spiritual aura completely vanished. In this world, only dead people didnāt have spiritual auras.
Just as everyone was about to go all-out against Long Chen, the old tribe leader shouted, āShut up! Just watch. Xiao Fei is fine.ā
Only then did everyone halt. But they still found that they were unable to sense Xiao Feiās soul. They couldnāt help being bewildered.
The old tribe leader might not have much time left, but his vision wasnāt something an ordinary person could compare to. He knew that Long Chen had used some sort of special technique to seal Xiao Feiās soul, making him enter a state of quasi death.
Although he didnāt know what he was doing, he felt that Long Chen wouldnāt be so stupid. Not even an idiot would be so stupid as to kill a tribe member here in their homeland.
Long Chenās actions caused Xiao Yu and Xiao Ling to jump in fright, but they also believed that Long Chen wouldnāt harm Xiao Fei.
Xiao Fei was standing motionless. Long Chenās gaze swept over the Xiao tribeās people. In the end, his gaze landed on the Elders.
āThe reason Xiao Fei was unable to awaken the energy within him isnāt his fault, but yours. You were the ones who mislead your discipleā
Those Eldersā expressions sank. This Long Chen was truly too arrogant. He didnāt even give them any face.
āThereās no need to look at me like this. I rarely say anything wrong, because I donāt like slapping my own face.ā Long Chen turned to look at Xiao Fei. āPerhaps you donāt want to accept what I just said. Then Iāll let you properly see what the requirement to be an expert is.ā
Long Chen pressed his finger seven times around Xiao Feiās Dantian. The old tribe leader couldnāt help but cry, āThe Seven Star Sea Lock! What is he doing?ā
āHeās helping Xiao Fei activate the energy within him,ā said the white-eyed elder.
āBut, to activate it, the first requirement is to activate the Dantian. Why would he seal Xiao Feiās Dantian instead?ā asked the old tribe leader.
āWho knows? But Iām confident Long Chen is definitely trying to activate the energy within Xiao Feiās Dantian. As for what method heās using, no one knows. This Long Chen is very strange. Although heās young, his realm is frighteningly high. There are no openings in any aspect of him for me to see through. Heās a monster. Iāve never seen such a youth,ā sighed the white-eyed elder.
The Heaveneye tribeās strongest aspect was their ability to judge a person and see their past and future. Sometimes, they would help some tribes pick out disciples with immense potential. They practically never misjudged anyone.
The white-eyed elderās status was particularly transcendent in his tribe. He had inspected countless people in his life, but he had run into a wall with Long Chen.
āAlthough I feel like a bit of a poser like this, I still advise you all to watch carefully. This might bring you endless benefits.ā
After saying that, Long Chen began to circulate his Spiritual Strength. Xiao Feiās quasi dead soul began to slowly revive.
āBlack clouds shroud the sky in darkness. A storm of rain pours down. Millions of invaders are pouring into the Xiao tribe, bloody blades in their handsā¦ā Long Chenās soft voice resounded throughout their ears.
Their hearts shook. As Long Chen spoke, they were drawn into a scene. The Xiao tribe was covered in black clouds releasing a torrent of rain. They could feel a bone-chilling iciness. They saw countless fierce invaders smiling sinisterly as they charged toward them.
They were horrified and they hastily looked up. They saw that the sun was still burning brightly above them. There were no clouds at all.
āWhat profound Spiritual Strength!ā exclaimed one of the Ancestor Elders. Even he didnāt have such robust Spiritual Strength.
At the same time, they all realized Long Chen was using a hypnotic art on Xiao Fei. But Long Chenās Spiritual Strength was so powerful that even they were affected.
āThe enemies are very fierce and strong. We canāt stop their merciless slaughter. We can only watch as our tribesmen fall one by oneā¦ā
Xiao Feiās body began to shudder. Terror and fury surged out of him.
āThe Elders have fallen. The old tribe leader has also been killed. Sister Ling also died to protect everyone. Xiao Yu took a saber to protect you. Her blood still dyes your clothes scarlet. Her eyes are full of longingā¦ā
āNO!ā Xiao Fei suddenly let out a heart-rending cry. Blood flowed out of his mouth from clenching his teeth too hard.
The old tribe leader and the white-eyed elder finally nodded, realizing exactly what method Long Chen was using to activate the energy within Xiao Feiās Dantian.