Everyone was startled by this sudden change. They hadnât seen how this person had disappeared. Even Long Chenâs guard went up, as this change was too sudden.
âHeavens, heâs flown out!â Someone let out a startled cry. Looking outside the flying boat, they saw a figure rapidly shrinking and disappearing. Although it had just been an instant, they had still managed to see that senior discipleâs look of despair and terror.
âIâve already said that anyone who dares to say that something is unfair in front of me should be ready to be thrown out. Did you treat my words as just wind through your ears?â
Just at this moment, the cold Elder Sha appeared in front of them. They felt pity for that disciple. Just because he had said something was unfair, he had been thrown out. With how large the Eastern Wasteland was, it was unknown if he would be able to find his way back.
âHmph, he should count himself lucky. This place is still above the Eastern Wasteland. With his cultivation base, he has a high chance of being able to live to find a cultivation city and return to the Xuantian Dao Sect. A bit further and weâd have entered the region of the Martial Heaven Sea. Then heâd have died. I donât care if youâre a newcomer or an old disciple, you better all remember that rules are rules. When you donât have the power to break them, be well-behaved,â said Elder Sha.
This was Long Chenâs first time feeling that Elder Sha wasnât so dislikable. Although his refusal to compromise or bend was displeasing, after this event, Long Chen realized that he should simply be a stubborn old man. He was the kind of person who followed the rules no matter what.
Although this kind of person wasnât someone easy to like, he also wouldnât cause others to feel too much dislike for him. Now that he understood his temper, things would be much easier.
âDid you hear him? Elder Sha has said that as long as we donât break the rules, anything goes. Whoever wants to go challenge them can go ahead. Donât miss this opportunity. Itâs not just any time that you can beat the senior generation disciples. Furthermore, while you beat them, they canât even release their true power and can only use the Sea Expansion realmâs power. Whether itâs for tempering yourself or probing how strong the experts from the Central Plains are, itâs a great opportunity. Brothers, what are you waiting for?â said Long Chen.
His words caused the senior disciples to be infuriated. Why was it that at their generation, things were reversed? When they had come to the Central Plains, they had been bullied. Now that they finally had a chance to repay the favor and teach a lesson to these brats, they were once more the bullied targets.
One of the Dragonblood warriors jumped onto the martial stage and pointed at a senior disciple, directly challenging him.
With Elder Sha present, that disciple didnât dare to hesitate. He immediately jumped onto the martial stage and began a fierce fight with the Dragonblood warrior.
But what startled everyone was that the Dragonblood warrior didnât release his Spirit Blood. He fought without it.
âWhy arenât you activating your Spirit Blood? Are you looking down on me?!â shouted the senior disciple. He felt like he was being looked down upon. He would rather be defeated than suffer this insult.
âSince you canât use your full power, then Iâll also hold back. Furthermore, Iâm a rank three Celestial while youâre only rank two. I already have such an advantage, so if I activated my Spirit Blood, it would be unfair. Let me see just how strong the experts of the Central Plains are. Even if I lose, I wonât use my Spirit Blood,â said the Dragonblood warrior. Runes filled the air as his fists danced. Other than not using his Spirit Blood, he wasnât holding back at all.
Elder Shaâs expression was still icy, but a bit of praise appeared in his eyes. It was rare to see such a courageous disciple.
Hearing this, the people who had fought before immediately felt regret. Other than some satisfaction from being posers, they had gained nothing. The right decision was to see just how strong the Central Plainsâ experts were.
âHey, what are you all looking at me for?! When you were being posers, you looked so happy. Now you want to push all the responsibility on me?!â Guo Ran glared back at the few people that were glaring at him.
Those people didnât say anything. They just watched the battle. That Dragonblood warriorâs cultivation base was at the fifth Heavenstage of Sea Expansion, and three-colored runes revolved around him.
As for the senior disciple, his cultivation base was suppressed to the peak of Sea Expansion. With each wave of his hand, runes shot out. His techniques were extremely refined. This was the skillful control of a Foundation Forging expert.
The Dragonblood warriorsâ expressions grew graver as the battle progressed because they were now at a disadvantage. The power of these senior disciples was now finally showing.
Although their cultivation bases had been suppressed, their skill in magical arts was unmatched. They came in an unending stream with almost no cast time and left no openings between their moves.
The Dragonblood warrior exchanged over a hundred blows against the senior disciple, testing all kinds of methods, but was unable to escape from his disadvantageous position. Suddenly, he shouted, âBe careful!â
A saber appeared within his hand. A fierce aura soared and berserk killing intent caused everyone to turn cold.
His saber slashed out three times in a row, each time shattering his opponentâs attack. On the third time, it blasted through his opponentâs runic shield and stopped less than an inch from his head.
A drop of blood fell from the senior discipleâs head. That quiet sound struck like a hammer in all the senior disciplesâ hearts.
The instant the Dragonblood warrior had brought out that saber, it had felt like he had transformed into a bloodthirsty fiend. His boundless killing intent had shaken them to their core. The senior disciple had been terrified and instantly defeated.
Seeing this, Long Chen couldnât help but shake his head. They were more like greenhouse flowers that possessed power but couldnât release it.
It went without saying that the Central Plainsâ experts were powerful. But when it came to the firmness of their wills, they were much weaker than the Dragonblood warriors.
âYouâve lost. How boring. You didnât lose to me, but to the terror in your heart.â The Dragonblood warrior shook his head and returned to his side.
That senior disciple remained on the martial stage for a long time, and only after a while did he react. He turned completely red when he realized the meaning of his words.
When the Dragonblood warrior had released his killing intent, the senior disciple had been enveloped by a sensation of death. In that instant, the first thing he had thought of was to flee. But then he immediately thought to himself that his opponent wouldnât dare to kill him. However, what if he did end up dying?
His head had been a complete mess. That made him ashamed. Now he didnât even feel like a cultivator, or a man.
Elder Sha didnât say a word. He stood there like a statue, but he also didnât leave.
Following the senior discipleâs defeat, the Dragonblood warriors began a series of challenges. Some of them even said that they wouldnât kill them so they could attack as they pleased.
But whenever the Dragonblood warriors released their killing intent, it made it impossible for their opponents to believe that. Feeling that killing intent enveloping them, the senior disciples were unable to release even eighty percent of the power they should have been able to.
Over ten of them were defeated in a row. The Dragonblood warriors were starting to get less excited, feeling like such a battle didnât have any meaning.
Long Chen had long since told them not to fight any meaningless battles. The reason they were fighting now was merely to test the strength of the Central Plainsâ experts. But now the senior disciples were too terrified to fight. Originally, they had thought that the threat of death would allow the senior disciples to release their true power, thinking it would be oil on fire. But instead, it was like water on fire, and their flames had extinguished. So what was the point of still fighting?
The Dragonblood warriors lost the desire to fight. The other experts had an urge to fight, but then they also didnât dare to.
âIf you donât even dare to lose, what qualifications do you have to win?â said one of the Dragonblood warriors. That encouragement finally tipped the scales.
Someone immediately went up to fight. As a result, he was beaten in just a moment. But now, a loss was just a loss, and he didnât suffer any humiliation.
In the past, the newcomers would all be bullied by the senior generation in order to grind down their sharpness. It was to avoid them being arrogant once they arrived in the Central Plains and refusing to be managed.
But this generation was different. These senior disciples didnât dare to go too far now. They were afraid of provoking the Dragonblood warriors.
The ordinary disciples werenât a match for the senior disciples, while the Dragonblood warriors werenât interested in wasting time on the senior disciples. The atmosphere became a bit awkward.
âYou, girl, do you dare to fight me without activating your Spirit Blood?â Suddenly, Wang Mang, who had been silent throughout these proceedings, jumped onto the martial stage and challenged Meng Qi.
âCourting death!â Wang Mangâs actions immediately infuriated the Dragonblood warriors. Meng Qi was always peaceful, isolating herself from battles whenever she could. She was like a fairy beyond the mundane world.
Furthermore, she was clearly a soul cultivator. For Wang Mang to dare to challenge a soul cultivator, he definitely had a protective soul item. Combined with the limited space of the martial arena, he had an immense advantage over Meng Qi. He was truly sinister.
âWang Mang, I donât know if you are really this stupid or you were bribed by someone. But youâve succeeded in infuriating me. How about this, Wang Mang? Iâll give you a chance. I, Long Chen, possess no Spirit Blood, nor am I a Celestial. Iâll fight you. You can use your full power and not suppress your cultivation base at all. Weâll have a life and death battle,â said Long Chen coldly.
Toward other peopleâs insults, disdain, and contempt, Long Chen could brush it off with a laugh. But he didnât allow others to touch his reverse scale.
Everyone jumped in fright, especially those senior disciples. They looked in horror at Long Chen. Was he crazy? He wanted to challenge the Foundation Forging Wang Man to a life and death battle?
Only the Dragonblood warriors had excited expressions as they all looked forward to seeing Long Chen fight. Each time, they would feel their blood boiling.
Wang Mangâs expression changed, because in that instant, a terrifying sensation of death rose in his heart. That feeling was like a death god was staring at him.
âThat is against the rules. It is not permitted!â said Elder Sha, his voice icy without the slightest emotion.