"You actually managed to block the thorny bone spikes of my Flame Dragon Bone Whip. You are a figure to be found, but in the end, you will die by my hand."
Huo Qianwu exchanged moves with Long Chen, but didn't gain the upper hand. Instead, she was kicked away. Her gaze finally changed, no longer showing the previous disdain.
The Flame Dragon Bone Whip in her hand was forged from the corpse of a Heavenly Saint-level ancient flame dragon, nurtured by countless generations, possessing terrifying power. Among the Heavenly Saint divine weapons, it was also a top-grade existence.
Huo Qianwu is a super prodigy of the Fire God Temple, possessing immense flame power. At the age of eight, she gained recognition as the master of the Flame Dragon Bone Whip. This Heavenly Saint Divine Weapon is an astonishing compatibility with her. At the Divine Venerable realm, Huo Qianwu can unleash fifty percent of the whip's power.
You have to know, most Heavenly Saint experts can only unleash sixty to seventy percent of their power, and that's only possible if the weapon's attributes and its owner are in sync with a certain level.
It can be said that with the Flame Dragon Bone Whip in hand, Fire Qianwu has the strength to take on a Heavenly Saint expert one-on-one. That's why Huo Qianwu doesn't take anyone of the same level seriously—she truly has the right to be proud and arrogant.
"Whoosh, whoosh...
But just as Long Chen and Huo Qianwu made their move, figures shot past them like lightning, heading straight into Tianmu Mountain.
At this moment, Long Chen should have tried his best to intercept these people, even if it meant delaying their entry into Tianmu Mountain, which would reduce Mo Nian's danger.
But at this moment, Long Chen was being watched by Huo Qianwu. If Long Chen was even slightly distracted, she would seize the opportunity to strike, and with every strike, it would be a thunderous and decisive blow.
At that moment, Long Chen was furious. A cold murderous intent flashed in his eyes. He had entered Tianmu Mountain not to seek treasure or opportunity, but to help Xing Wujiang.
Putting aside Xing Wujiang's relationship with the Daxia royal family, just the bond between Xing Wujiang and him alone was enough to make Long Chen go through fire and water for him.
Now that this woman was blocking him, it was tantamount to putting Xing Wujian in danger. At that moment, Long Chen's powerful killing intent instantly locked onto Huo Qianwu.
Huo Qianwu suddenly felt her hair stand on end, an overwhelming sense of danger enveloping her. She immediately became alert, flicking the Flame Dragon Bone Whip in her hand, which instantly collapsed straight. Under Long Chen's overwhelming pressure, she instinctively took a defensive stance.
"Damn it, why argue with a woman? Serious matters come first." Long Chen originally wanted to summon the Dragonbone Evil Moon to kill the woman, but after thinking about the mission, he gritted his teeth and spread the thunder wings behind him, flying toward Tianmu Mountain like a bolt of lightning.
"Bastard!"
She had thought Long Chen was going to fight her fiercely, but he suddenly slipped away. Having been toyed with, Huo Qianwu flew into a rage, her fiery wings rising behind her like a meteor of flame, chasing after her.
At this moment, the prodigies outside Tianmu Mountain squeezed into the passage. Without the help of powerful figures, they could only obediently wait for the power of the Tianmu Mountain barrier to dissipate before daring to enter.
By now, Long Chen had long since disappeared, and Huo Qianwu's figure had just vanished from sight.
Countless prodigies surged into the passage like fish crossing a river. Xing Wujiang watched as Mo Nian and Long Chen entered the passage, a smile appearing on his face.
"Good brother, good luck to you."
Xing Wujiang wore a look of satisfaction. He never imagined that in his lifetime, he would encounter two passionate brothers. At this moment, he couldn't help but look toward the passage behind him. At the end of the passage, Demon-Subduing City still stood towering like a mountain, as solid as a rock, but black spots were slowly growing ... in the cracks of the city walls.
Long Chen and the others entered Tianmu Mountain. The veteran experts escorting the disciples did not disperse; they all quietly waited in place.
Meanwhile, Gao Jianli, Cao Guofeng, and others had stopped pretending and openly entered the Fire God Hall's camp, even provoking Xing Wujiang.
Xing Wujiang ignored them. He sat cross-legged atop the golden war chariot, quietly gazing into the distance. At that moment, his expression was so peaceful, as if all the world's disputes had nothing to do with him; he was quietly enjoying everything before him.
...
Whoosh!
Long Chen rushed out of the passage and immediately felt a vast wave of demonic energy sweeping over him. Countless vengeful souls were buried here, and the air was filled with the scent of death, as if he had fallen into hell in an instant.
Long Chen rushed into Tianmu Mountain without seeing Mo Nian's figure or any marks left by him, which meant Mo Nian couldn't afford to delay for even a moment—he had to search for everything himself.
He immediately tried to figure out the direction, but before he could confirm, the void behind him surged, and the flaming whip stabbed straight at Long Chen's heart like a sharp sword.
"So fast."
Long Chen hadn't expected Huo Qianwu to be so troublesome, chasing so quickly. He couldn't shake her off. The most terrifying part was that when her strike arrived, the surrounding space collapsed. If Long Chen wanted to escape, he would inevitably be bound by space and couldn't break free.
"Coward, coward! Let's see where you can run!" Then, with a flash, a flame-wrapped Huo Qianwu appeared before Long Chen.
Seeing four people already rushing into Tianmu Mountain and disappearing, and Huo Qianwu relentlessly pestering him, Long Chen's anger suddenly flared up.
"Damn it, if you don't beat you until you're crying and screaming for your mother today, you won't even know who Third Master Long is."
Seeing Huo Qianwu's Flame Dragon Bone Whip roaring toward him, Long Chen stretched out his large hand, and evil energy radiated through the universe. A black Dragonbone Evil Moon appeared in his hand, his blade whistling through and slashing fiercely at the long whip.
"Boom!"
A deafening explosion erupted, violent flames shot out, the two divine weapons collided, the earth shook and mountains shook, the ground was scorched, and Long Chen and Huo Qianwu were simultaneously forced back by the opponent's power.
"Ah..."
Long Chen and Huo Qianwu exchanged blows, but some of the unlucky ones who had just come out of the passage didn't even understand what was happening before being swallowed by the aftershocks of the flames. The blazing flames burned them so hard they screamed in panic.
Fortunately, these people were among the first group of strong warriors to charge in on their own strength. Each one was a master among experts. None were killed by the shock, but each was burned to the point of being bare, their skin charred black, looking utterly disheveled.
"Six Forms Unified" Long
Chen was completely enraged. After one strike, the Dragonbone Evil Moon shot into the sky, tearing through the heavens and earth. With a single slash, it struck down like a hanging galaxy, delivering the fiercest and most deadly strike.
Huo Qianwu was also furious. After failing to gain an advantage over Long Chen several times in a row, she had already suffered humiliation and was unable to accept it.
"Flame Dragon Heaven-Shattering Strike!"
Huo Qianwu shouted angrily, the bone whip in her hand rapidly spinning. Suddenly, the whip's shape shifted, becoming slightly thicker and forming a dragon's head.
Runes swirled above the dragon's head, cracking at the joints of the bone whip, and a powerful force surged rapidly from Huo Qianwu's hand toward the long whip.
That power traveled forward along the bone whip, and with each joint it passed, the force increased dramatically. The bone whip had thirty-six sections in total, and after thirty-six amplifications, its power had increased hundreds of times. When it reached the dragon's head, its mouth suddenly opened, and a ball of light shot out, crashing hard into the Dragonbone Evil Moon.