Chapter 7124 Four-Beast Slaughter
The Azure Dragon of the East. The White Tiger of the West. The Vermilion Bird of the South. The Black Tortoise of the North.
Azure to the east, white to the west, vermilion to the south, and black to the north. Four divine beasts; four cardinal directions; four colors; four manifestations that contained four kinds of laws. Chains of order flew out of heaven and earth, locking down the entire area.
The four manifestations unleashed terrifying pressure. It was enough to make anyone despair. It felt as if they were the shackles of this world. Underneath their gaze, even the most powerful cultivator would feel smaller than an ant.
Any one of these manifestations contained the power to destroy heaven and earth. Now that all four were present and had formed a grand formation, even Long Chen felt his soul shuddering under their pressure.
“Mister Long Chen, your astral energy is simply too powerful. It’s already taken root within me, but even so, I’m barely able to control it right now. I cannot unleash its power in one go. I was barely able to form the last manifestation, but the full formation is too powerful for me. I advise you to just admit defeat, or else...”
Miao Yin hesitated.
She was not lying. Astral energy had been under perfect control initially, or so she had thought. Yet the moment the White Tiger appeared, its roar almost killed all her subordinates. That was more than enough of a clue that this power was not fully under her control.
Furthermore, the White Tiger immediately changed into the Black Tortoise because it would consume too much energy to unleash another attack. If it kept going, she wouldn’t have the energy to sustain it. And if she couldn’t summon the last manifestation, she wouldn’t be able to create the formation.
In other words, unleashing this formation had actually taken all her strength. She had already gone past her limits. Yes, she had managed to cast it, but she was very afraid that unleashing its power would result in Long Chen being erased from the face of the earth. No one knew better than her just how terrifying this formation was; even as its master, she felt afraid.
“If I admit defeat, will you be my handmaid?" asked Long Chen with a smile.
“That’s not what we agreed on, Mister Long Chen! Don’t tell me that the youngest dean in the High Firmament Academy’s history is going to go back on his word? After all, you’re the number one figure of the nine heavens, the leader of the dragon race, the savior of the White Tiger race, a representative of the violet blood race and the Jiuli race, as well as the leader of the number one legion in the nine heavens and ten lands. Don’t tell me that your word doesn’t mean anything!”
“Aiya, it seems you really know me! No wonder you wanted to gamble!” Long Chen nodded in approval. This girl’s information network was truly impressive. She even knew about what had happened in the Jiuli Divine Realm.
“That’s only natural. If I have your support, I believe everything will go smoothly in the future. If I don’t even dare to gamble like this, how can I even speak about conquering the world?” Miao Yin smiled as if she could already see that future. Even she couldn’t help feeling excited upon thinking about it. Victory was right before her.
She had long since investigated Long Chen. He truly had the potential to dominate the world. The story of his growth was absolutely stunning, and his power was unfathomable. However, he also had fatal weaknesses. He was too arrogant, and he did not share her ambitions. Although he had the power to conquer the world, he had no interest in doing so. Nor did he have the patience for dealing with all the tasks required.
He fought to live a free life. He was fearless and unrestrained; he went where he pleased, he left when he wanted, and he paid back debts of gratitude and enmity as he felt. He disdained using sinister schemes. This was beyond unusual. After all, ever since ancient times, the big players were always those with both power and brains. They always had to rely on strategies to get the most out of anything. However, Long Chen disdained doing so. Despite clearly possessing the power and foundation to do so, he ultimately did not build up his own faction.
He was not even working directly with the Dragonblood Legion, even though he had founded it. He was not recruiting at all, and instead of keeping the Dragonblood warriors at his beck and call, he allowed them to search for their own Daos.
Miao Yin had imagined what she would do if she became Long Chen’s master. If Long Chen was her subordinate, she would no longer have to be so careful; she could directly expose her fangs.
In the past few years, she had been hiding her strength. Even her most trusted aides didn’t know her true abilities. The main reason was that in the Heavenly Sound Sect, there was one high-ranking person who had always wanted her dead. She had no choice but to be careful.
Now that she suddenly ran into Long Chen, she knew that this was her chance. If he became her subordinate, all her problems would be solved. That was why she was gambling everything on this battle. Now that victory was in front of her, how could she not be excited?
“Mister Long Chen, the Four Beast Formation will automatically activate. The four seasons will shift like the wheel of the Grand Dao, and anyone caught within will be ground to dust by the passage of time. Your astral energy is truly powerful, and this formation will increase the power of each manifestation by dozens of times. You already saw the previous attacks, so I’m worried that you...” Miao Yin paused worriedly. Her astral energy came from Long Chen, and she absolutely did not want to see him die in this formation. She had accepted the truth: Once it started going, she couldn’t control it.
However, Long Chen refused to simply accept defeat, so she felt caught between a rock and a hard place.
“Don’t worry about it. I’ve decided that you will be my handmaid!” Long Chen grinned.
Suddenly, star diagrams covered Long Chen’s body and formed into armor. The Star Battle Armor caused Long Chen’s aura to once more surge. At the same time, the Four Beasts seemed affected by his aura and emitted glorious divine radiance.
Astral chains flew out of their bodies towards Long Chen, and he instantly felt the surrounding spacetime freeze. It felt as if a colossal tsunami was crashing over him. Even with the Star Battle Armor, his whole body ached. It felt like he was about to be flattened by the sheer pressure.
The power of the four heavenly manifestations truly is terrifying. If I hadn’t summoned the Star Battle Armor, this would be enough to injure me, thought Long Chen. Miao Yin had not been exaggerating. With this formation, each manifestation’s power had increased by dozens of times. This pressure was definitely enough to slaughter triple-manifestation Divine Sovereigns like chickens.
Countless chains reached Long Chen, and he could distinctly feel the scent of death coming from them.
The sound of a bell rang out seven times, but it was so fast that it sounded like a single sound. However, the Starry River Demon Suppressing Bell instantly shattered on contact with these chains.
“Incredible!”
Long Chen smacked his lips. Although he had known that the Starry River Demon Suppressing Bell wouldn’t be enough to stop this many chains, he had thought that it would at least make them pause for a moment. Then he could let it ring an eighth time. If he could achieve that, its defensive strength would definitely soar to a whole new level.
However, those astral chains were too powerful. The bell didn’t last for even a blink before shattering. And with that, there was no chance for Long Chen to ring it again. After all, he hadn’t fully mastered it, and the eighth ring needed to be done in a separate step from the first seven.
Starlight appeared beneath his feet, and he began to weave through the chains.
However, although Long Chen was fast, one chain still coiled around his right calf. He tried to break free, only to find that it was incredibly tough. Even with his physique, he couldn’t break it. And while he struggled against that chain, the others immediately bound him up tightly.
Suddenly, Miao Yin shouted, “Careful!”
At the same time, the four divine beasts opened their mouths. Four divine lights of different colors shot out, filled with destructive law power. This was the formation’s killer move!
Even Miao Yin was scared witless. The scene she had been most afraid of was happening in front of her eyes!
BOOM!
Four beams of light smashed into the cocoon of chains wrapped around Long Chen. Blinding starlight erupted.
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