Divine War Pill Emperor

Chapter 333: Chapter 331: Blood Vine

With only fifteen meters left, the Flame Dragon unexpectedly erupted with a powerful aura once more.

Its body transformed. In an instant, it went from the size of a person to a long, fiery dragon tens of meters in length.

The dragon coiled and twisted, looking utterly imperious within the Puppet Array.

Baring its teeth in a grin at Jiang Chen, the Flame Dragon raised its head.

Its four claws slammed into the ground, and its massive body shot forward, rocketing toward the finish line.

"I can clear three checkpoints at once."

"Haha, Jiang Chen, what about you?"

It laughed and took to the air, viciously crashing into the Puppets of the final three checkpoints that blocked its path.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen’s expression remained calm.

He slowly took out a white fan.

The Divine Wind Fan.

’This... is my strongest attack.’

’I will not be defeated.’

"Divine Wind Fan, Thousand-Mile Freeze, clear a path for me!"

Jiang Chen roared.

He raised the Divine Wind Fan and swung it fiercely forward.

The moment he used the Divine Wind Fan, an endless, chilling aura instantly swept through the entire Puppet Array.

Even Wen Shixuan and the others farther back felt this freezing chill, which sent a jolt of shock through their hearts.

SWOOSH!

An endless, frigid wind shot forth.

Wherever the cold wind passed, the Divine Wood Puppets that were trying to block Jiang Chen began to freeze in an instant.

That’s right, a Thousand-Mile Freeze.

The strangest thing about the Divine Wind Fan was its ability to instantly turn the cold wind into ice.

The Divine Wood Puppets were not living things to begin with, so they naturally lacked the reaction speed to counter it.

In a flash, they were frozen in place.

Within the fifteen meters in front of Jiang Chen, almost every single Divine Wood Puppet was frozen solid on the spot.

’This was the chance I was waiting for.’

Seeing the Divine Wood Puppets frozen, Jiang Chen was overjoyed. He strode forward like a meteor and shot out of the Puppet Array as if flying. The final fifteen meters turned out to be the easiest part to pass.

SWOOSH!

Jiang Chen landed.

He looked back.

CRACK... CRACK...

The frozen Puppets finally reacted, their auras surging.

The ice was no match for the Divine Wood Puppets.

It instantly shattered into pieces.

But when the Divine Wood Puppets looked for their opponent, they could no longer find Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen had already appeared outside the array.

The Puppets could only spin around in confusion.

"Heh!"

Jiang Chen let out a chuckle.

He was quite pleased with his own methods.

Then, he turned to look in the Flame Dragon’s direction.

At that moment, the Flame Dragon had instantly broken through the first Puppet, and even the second one only managed to hold it back for a short while.

However, the Flame Dragon was ultimately stopped by the final Puppet.

After a great battle that lasted for more than ten minutes, the Flame Dragon let out a cry and charged out, looking somewhat battered.

But the moment it rushed out and took a look, it froze.

It stared intently at Jiang Chen.

It simply couldn’t believe its eyes.

"You... how is this possible?"

"You were actually faster than me?"

It was utterly stunned.

This was too incredible.

"I really was faster than you. Everyone saw it."

Jiang Chen smiled faintly and put away the Divine Wind Fan. He was clearly in much better shape than the Flame Dragon.

His final gambit had hardly consumed any of his energy.

The Flame Dragon, however, looked extremely worn out, even though it had made it through.

The Flame Dragon’s huge, fiery red eyes widened in disbelief.

Finally, it shook its head, speechless. "Jiang Chen, you’ve got me beat."

"Alright. I said that if you obtain the Black Fire, I, the Flame Dragon, will automatically give up my claim."

It had no fight left in it. To encounter a monstrously talented human like this—while his Cultivation wasn’t high, his potential was truly endless.

It was, at least, magnanimous in defeat.

"Then I thank you. I am also determined to obtain the Black Fire this time. It seems we still have a few more trials to pass."

Jiang Chen gave the Flame Dragon a nod and, without lingering, headed toward the passageway.

The Flame Dragon glanced back at the Puppet Array behind them. There were still some Demon Beasts back there, and it would probably be a while before they got out.

Without hesitating, it too disappeared into the passageway.

Only Wen Shixuan and the others were left behind, completely dumbfounded.

’Unbelievable!’ they all thought.

Jiang Chen was actually the first person to exit the array, even beating the Flame Dragon.

「The Fifth Level.」

Jiang Chen and the Flame Dragon emerged one after the other.

What greeted their eyes was a dense, endless ocean of green.

There was nothing here but countless plants.

Jiang Chen and the Flame Dragon looked on.

Both of them frowned.

By now, the Flame Dragon had transformed into a tall human figure, wearing a fiery red cloak that gave it an extremely domineering air.

Upon reaching Martial Arts Cultivation, a Demon Beast could take on a human form.

However, most Demon Beasts preferred their beastly forms.

The Flame Dragon looked at Jiang Chen. "Do you recognize these plants on the fifth level?"

It watched Jiang Chen with a half-smile, still feeling unconvinced about losing to him in the previous trial.

But there was nothing to be done; Jiang Chen had indeed been the first one out.

At this point, it had a vague idea of what these plants were but wasn’t entirely certain.

They were all a type of Vine Wood. Some spread across the ground, mixed in with the soil.

Others hung in mid-air, intertwining with one another.

It looked like a gigantic net.

Faced with the Flame Dragon’s somewhat mocking question, Jiang Chen remained very composed.

"You think I wouldn’t recognize them?"

"In this vast world, there is little that I, Jiang Chen, do not know."

The Flame Dragon didn’t expect Jiang Chen to be so arrogant.

It laughed. "If that’s the case, then go on and tell me."

Jiang Chen nodded and said nonchalantly, "These before us are called Blood Vines, also known as Cannibal Vines."

At that moment, the Flame Dragon’s body trembled.

It looked at Jiang Chen in astonishment once again.

"Blood Vines? Cannibal Vines?"

"Heh, how can you be so sure that these are the Cannibal Vines you speak of?"

In fact, the moment Jiang Chen said it, the Flame Dragon confirmed that it hadn’t been mistaken—these were indeed Cannibal Vines. It just didn’t know that Cannibal Vines also went by the name Blood Vines, as Jiang Chen had mentioned.

However, it was unwilling to admit this and wanted to test Jiang Chen further.

Truthfully, it was already convinced of Jiang Chen’s abilities, but getting it to truly submit to him would still be difficult.

Jiang Chen glanced coolly at the Flame Dragon and chuckled. "You don’t believe me? Fine. I’ll show you whether or not these are Cannibal Vines."

As he spoke, a white light flashed in Jiang Chen’s hand, and an insect appeared.

It was the Corpse Heart Insect he had captured on the second level.

"Huh? A Corpse Heart Insect? You actually managed to catch a Corpse Heart Insect?"

Seeing Jiang Chen produce a Corpse Heart Insect, the Flame Dragon was inwardly shaken.

Corpse Heart Insects... they had indeed encountered them when crossing the Black Water River on the second level. This type of insect rarely appeared in the desert.

And they were even harder to catch.

It never expected Jiang Chen to have caught one.

Jiang Chen wasted no time and casually tossed the Corpse Heart Insect into the Cannibal Vines ahead.

PLOP!

The palm-sized Corpse Heart Insect fell to the ground.

The Corpse Heart Insect immediately started burrowing into the ground at an extremely fast speed.

It quickly disappeared beneath the surface.

But the very next moment...

WHOOSH!

The Corpse Heart Insect abruptly shot out from the ground and fled into the distance.

The situation had changed in an instant.