Xiao Chen was extremely daring! Under the watchful eyes of a few demigods, he actually wanted to get rid of the two young ladies of the Tiger Clan. He wasn't bluffing, but he really wanted to pull the teeth out of the tiger's mouth. Moreover, he had already obtained the preliminary results. The Telepathic Sword Wave vibrated repeatedly and shattered one of the gorgeous lady's arms. At this moment, he was charging toward the lady whose expression was as cold as ice.
Many of the spectators below began to shout. Out of dissatisfaction with the Hu Clan's many years of tyrannical conduct, many people were shouting along with them.
Xiao Chen was like a flickering light passing by. He arrived in front of the ice-cold woman in an instant and exerted all his strength to attack. The God Slayer ruthlessly hacked down. The huge sword and saber streaked across the sky. It was as if the peak of a sword had collided with a mountain of sabers. The vast expanse of white Qi covered the sky and the earth. There were even countless tiny swords and sabers attacking.
Unstoppable, unstoppable!
Many people sucked in a breath of cold air. With such power, perhaps even a real half-deity might not necessarily be at a disadvantage!
It was impossible for the four demigods of the Tiger Clan to be faster than Xiao Chen. They had already gathered beside the gorgeous woman, it was impossible for them to reach the ice beauty before Xiao Chen.
In many people's eyes, this cold beauty would not be able to escape with her life and would die without a doubt. Just when Xiao Chen thought that this girl was dead for sure, an energy fluctuation spread out. The ice beauty unfolded a spatial scroll at the crucial moment. In that instant, a spatial passageway was opened, and she disappeared without a trace.
The gigantic sword and saber that pierced through the clouds came together, shattering the void and shattering the spatial passageway. However, in the end, they were unable to take the woman's life and allow her to escape.
Everyone cried out in surprise. Space Scrolls were the most expensive luxury items. Ordinary Flying Scrolls and Attack Scrolls simply couldn't compare to them. They easily cost 100,000 Gold Coins. It could be said to be a priceless treasure.
The ice beauty had a Space Scroll on her, which meant that she was definitely an important person in the Tiger Clan. Otherwise, it would be impossible for her to casually spend several hundred thousand gold coins worth of Heaven Tier luxury items.
Xiao Chen's attack missed. The two Demigods of the Tiger Clan, who were rushing over in anger, missed their target and let out two angry roars.
Far away in the sky. Xiao Chen faced the four demigods of the tiger clan. He had no intention of escaping. He silently pointed at the gorgeous woman who was protected by them. Then, he made a beheading gesture.
Such an attitude. The four Demigods were enraged. A junior actually dared to be so impudent in front of them. How hateful!
Swish swish …
The two Demigods charged forward. The void was torn apart. They directly attacked Xiao Chen.
It was just that … the Eightfold Worlds represented the world's fastest speed. It was impossible for them to catch up. Xiao Chen was like a wisp of smoke. He left behind a series of afterimages on the spot. In an instant, he disappeared before their eyes.
"Shameless junior, don't run away if you're someone important. Fight us head-on. Let's fight to the death. "
A Demigod shouted angrily.
Xiao Chen's cold laughter came from the distant sky, "You old fogey with little intelligence, if you have the ability, then stick your head out and wait for me to chop it off. Let's decide life and death in such a straightforward manner."
The crowd in the martial arts arena roared with laughter. Xiao Chen's tit for tat made sense. The Hu Clan was bullying the weak in the first place. Moreover, with four Demigods moving out at the same time, it would be inexcusable if he were to fight them head-on.
Two demigods protected the girl who had lost an arm, while the other two demigods split up, wanting to flank Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly, not caring at all. He calmly waited for them to do something useless and flew away at the crucial moment. Just like that, the two Demigods flew into a rage out of humiliation. The dignified experts of the older generation were actually unable to deal with a junior.
One of the Demigods stood in the sky angrily. He no longer gave chase and only swept his gaze coldly. And just at this time, a figure suddenly appeared in the void behind him. A large kitchen knife silently hacked down.
The Demigod from the Hu Clan turned pale with fright. At this moment, he felt the ice-cold murderous aura behind him. It made contact with his body in an instant. The sharp blade was pressed against his back.
After all, he was a Demigod expert, even though he was ambushed at such a close distance. Even though he was sneak attacked at such a close distance, he still reacted immediately.
"Pfff!"
Blood splashed everywhere. The large kitchen knife cut open a wound on his back, then fiercely chopped down on his buttocks. A cold light flashed, and the materialized knife energy rushed out. His flesh and blood were instantly smashed, revealing bits of white bone.
This was a humiliation. The Demigod from the Hu Clan let out a loud roar and flew out of that area. His buttocks had lost at least one kilogram of flesh! Everyone was shocked, but then they burst into laughter in that instant. The sneak attacker was too ruthless. Of all places, he chose the buttocks of the Demigod from the Hu Clan and succeeded, inflicting heavy damage on him.
An illusory figure appeared in the sky. A dense aura of death lingered around his body. His entire body was shrouded in black mist, and his murderous aura was almost materialized as it soared into the sky.
In his hand was a huge kitchen knife the size of half a door. His eyes emitted an ice-cold glint like a ten thousand year old snowy mountain.
The aura of death and the ice-cold murderous aura couldn't be dispersed! The black mist was the materialization of the aura of death and the sinister murderous aura.
This was definitely an assassin among assassins. The aura of death and the murderous aura that soared into the sky were definitely condensed after experiencing countless life and death tribulations.
The three words "three hundred million bounty" appeared in everyone's mind. Legend has it that this organization had always been at odds with the Hu Clan since ancient times. They fought and killed each other constantly.
An assassin with a murderous aura high up in the sky was definitely a terrifying figure.
Not far away, Xiao Chen's heart trembled. Based on his intuition, he knew the person in the black mist was Chrysus. He didn't expect he still had this kind of side to him. This so-called "assassin under the sunlight" was extremely wretched on normal days. It was very hard to associate him with his current cold, emotionless, and murderous appearance.
Perhaps this was his original character. After all, he was an assassin, a terrifying assassin who wanted to surpass his ancestors!
Although Chrysus was at the Historia realm, and although he was an assassin, concealing his tracks was his strongest ability. The invisibility technique was displayed to the extreme by him. Being able to mount a sneak attack on a demigod under the watchful eyes of so many people was enough to prove how terrifying he was.
In the distant sky, the two tender lolis, Ling Long and Bunny, whispered in a barely audible voice, "Strange uncle."
"Wretched uncle."
The Hu Clan's demigod who was ambushed wished he could slap himself to death and make his buttocks blossom. This really made him want to commit suicide out of humiliation. It was really too humiliating in front of so many people.
"I'll kill you!"
With a shout, he rushed forward.
Chrysus's gaze was incomparably cold. His sharp gaze swept past the Hu Clan's demigod. After that, he disappeared from his original spot without a sound.
"What's so special about the stealth technique? Come out!"
The furious Hu Clan's demigod opened his Celestial Gaze. Two divine rays blossomed from his eyes and swept across the sky, searching for Chrysus's whereabouts.
When he finally found Chrysus, he discovered that Chrysus was about to disappear into the distant sky.
Chrysus was very calm. He couldn't contend against a demigod head-on. He retreated far away with one strike and didn't try to tangle with him anymore.
"Haha …"
A burst of laughter transmitted from below.
Even the other three demigods from the Hu Clan were flushed with anger. This was really too embarrassing.
Just at this time, Xiao Chen made his move again. His target was not the gorgeous woman, but that injured demigod. He was like a gorgeous ray of dawn as he approached from afar. He arrived in an instant. The Seal of the Fearless Lion opened and closed, and the Golden Lion King appeared. It faced up to the sky and roared. Its voice shook the vast sky as it pounced towards the demigod.
"How dare you!"
The demigod wasn't happy. His butt had just bloomed. From his point of view, Xiao Chen dared to take the initiative to attack him. This was an undisguised contempt towards him.
A white tiger made of energy appeared and pounced towards the Golden Lion King. The two beasts shattered in an instant when they came into contact. Xiao Chen shot out the Telepathic Sword Wave from his hand. The circle of destruction swept towards the demigod. The destructive power of that terrifying sword wave was extremely great. The demigod could only shatter it with a wave of his hand.
He was a demigod after all. In terms of cultivation, Xiao Chen couldn't compare to him. He could only use his divine ability to resist. Only then would he have a glimmer of hope of victory. Eight illusory worlds appeared around Xiao Chen. As if they were rotating, they frantically closed in on the demigod.
Eight overlapped spaces. Eight phases rotated. Heaven, earth, water, fire, lightning, mountain, wind, and lake moved at the same time.
In the end. The demigod from the Hu Clan was drawn into the lake phase. It was as if he had sunk into a swamp. He was actually unable to struggle free for a moment. The sky phase and the earth phase pressed against each other. They actually tore apart the power of space. They wanted to crush the demigod to pieces!
As of now, Xiao Chen had already advanced to the Seventh Celestial Layer of Historia realm. He was no longer the same as when he was fighting against Chulainkuang. The power of the Eightfold Worlds had increased by a large margin. The might of this divine ability was unfathomable.
The demigod from the Hu Clan felt an enormous pressure. All the bones in his body were making creaking sounds as if they were being torn apart by the power of space.
All the spectators below were overwhelmed with shock. A Historia expert's divine ability could actually trap a demigod for a short period of time!
The top ten experts of the Roman Empire's younger generation were all staring at the Eightfold Worlds without blinking. They were afraid of missing even the slightest detail. They wanted to see through this divine ability.
The lake phase trapped the demigod. The sky phase and the earth phase tore apart the power of space. And just at this time, the five phases of water, fire, lightning, mountain, and wind moved at the same time. They trapped the demigod from the Hu Clan. The mountain crumbled, the lightning shattered, the water dissolved, the fire extinguished, and the wind extinguished.
Even though the demigod from the Hu Clan had a high realm, he was still suffering from the torment of this terrifying divine ability. The Eightfold Worlds rotated, as if eight worlds were tearing him apart at the same time. His physical body seemed to be on the verge of collapse at any time. Every inch of his skin was seeping out traces of blood. His bones were creaking as if they were going to shatter at any time.
What made him the most unbearable was that his injured buttocks were suffering from the torment of the water, fire, lightning, mountain, wind, sky, earth, and lake phases. It could even be said to be one disaster after another. Blood flowed continuously. His buttocks were blurred. It seemed like they were going to shatter at any time.
It was fine if he was crippled, but if it started from his buttocks, then the demigod from the Hu Clan might as well commit suicide first. He really couldn't afford to lose that much face.
"Pfff!"
The bloody light burst out, and the bloody mist dispersed. The demigod from the Hu Clan suffered another heavy injury as expected. Another "flower" bloomed on his buttocks. Half a kilogram of flesh turned into meat paste and crumbled in the Eightfold Worlds.
"Roar … …"
It was unknown if the demigod from the Hu Clan was in pain or anger. He actually let out a sound similar to the howl of a wolf or tiger. It shook the entire sky.
All of this happened in an instant. Everyone could only see the eight illusory worlds rotating in the sky. After that, the bloody light burst out, and the demigod from the Hu Clan let out a blood-curdling scream.
The other three demigods turned pale with fright. Two of them transformed into two rays of light and rushed over. They wanted to rescue the experts on their side and kill Xiao Chen!
In the martial arts field below, everyone was incomparably excited. That terrifying divine ability actually trapped a demigod and injured him. Everyone was very shocked.
"Handsome Big Brother … … Be careful!"
Two little lolis with red lips and white teeth kindly reminded him from afar.
The two demigods arrived in the blink of an eye. Xiao Chen had no choice but to release that demigod. With the Eightfold Worlds, he entered the starlight and rushed out of the encirclement. He stared at them coldly from not far away.
"Kill … …"
The demigod that was rescued almost went crazy. His buttocks were completely smashed in front of so many people. It could even be said that he had lost all his face. He was the first to chase after Xiao Chen. The other two also began to outflank him.
The crowd below was in an uproar. They lamented that the Eightfold Worlds was too terrifying. It actually made a demigod suffer such a big loss. This was a terrifying divine ability that bordered on abnormal!
All of this was because of Chrysus's wretched blade. If he didn't sneak attack this demigod first and cause him to suffer an embarrassing injury, even if he was trapped by Xiao Chen's Eightfold Worlds, he wouldn't have been hacked into such a miserable state so easily.
Xiao Chen seemed to have run into trouble. The three demigods actually trapped him in the sky. He tried to break free a few times, but he was unable to do so.
"Kill … …"
The three older generation experts of the Hu Clan completely forgot about the Shang Dynasty's third princess Yinying's words at this time. Even if someone came to obstruct them, they wouldn't stop. They finally trapped Xiao Chen. They definitely wouldn't let go of this kind of opportunity.
Three huge White Tigers materialized and surrounded Xiao Chen together with the three of them, sealing off all directions!
At a distant place, the fourth demigod let out a long howl. Seeing that Xiao Chen couldn't break free, he also rushed over in an instant. He wanted to thoroughly eliminate this disaster.
But the instant he rushed over, Xiao Chen was as fast as a meteor. He took a step and broke free in an instant. He rushed towards that gorgeous woman with extreme speed.
"Fuck!"
The demigod who had just arrived cursed without any regard for his status. He knew he was tricked. This was truly a luring of the tiger away from the mountain.
The four demigods chased after Xiao Chen. However, how could their speed compare to the Eightfold Worlds that represented the world's fastest speed?
Xiao Chen sneered mercilessly. He raised his palm high up towards that one-armed gorgeous woman.
Rupture Style!
His palm drew a mysterious trajectory. The sky was like an exquisite porcelain, crisscrossing one after another. One after another, spider-web-like cracks appeared in the sky.
Spreading!
Spreading all the way!
The cracks were spreading!
Although the gorgeous woman spared no effort, she was still digging in horror. She was basically unable to stop the cracks in the surrounding space. Her legs and arm instantly lost all feeling. They were torn into pieces and shattered into pieces in the sky.
In the end, with a "bang", her waist also crumbled. Blood soared into the sky.
Xiao Chen rushed past. He didn't stop by her side for even a moment and fled far away in an instant.
When the four tiger clan demigods arrived, there was only a terrified head floating in the shattered sky. Blood dripped down drop by drop.
"No … …"
The four demigods shouted loudly.
"Pfff!"
That beautiful head, which had an extremely horrified expression on its face, shattered beside the four of them. Red blood and white brain matter splattered everywhere.
The sparring field below was deathly silent at first, but then it flared up in an instant.
Xiao Chen actually killed the person they wanted to protect right under the eyes of the four demigods! He was truly powerful and tyrannical. Even the demigods couldn't stop him.
"Good, someone should have dealt with the tiger clan long ago!"
"Good, that's how it should be. Kill when you need to!"
"How cruel! What a beautiful woman! She's gone just like that. "
In the distant sky, Xiao Chen gestured a beheading gesture at the injured tiger clan demigod before fleeing far away.
The four tiger clan demigods didn't say a single word and chased after him. But, how could they catch up? This time, Xiao Chen really wanted to leave this place. He didn't recklessly think that he could contend against the four tiger clan demigods. Killing two tiger clan's young experts in a row today was enough. However, someone changed his mind at this time. Murderous aura soared in the sky in an instant. An extremely wretched blade slashed out like a gorgeous rainbow and ruthlessly landed on the buttocks of the tiger clan demigod who was injured earlier.
It was too sudden. Although the tiger clan demigod tried his best to dodge and resist, one kilogram of flesh was still turned into meat paste in an instant and scattered in the sky. This time. His lower body completely lost its senses. It was as if he was crippled.
His miserable shriek was deafening. He was mad with hatred. He wanted to die from shame and indignation. The other three tiger clan demigods were also stupefied. What was going on with their clansmen today? Why were they so unlucky? Why did they get injured again and again?
At this moment, they gave up on Xiao Chen and rushed toward the invisible killer with the surging black mist around him.
A streak of white light rushed over. Chrysus was holding a large cleaver. He jumped onto a little white donkey and flew away as if it was flying. The speed of the white donkey was unbelievably fast. Even someone as strong as the tiger clan demigod couldn't catch up.
Everyone was dumbstruck. Who was this guy? Although the murderous aura soared and lingered around the dense aura of death, but … wasn't this too wretched? He actually launched a sneak attack on the same person's buttocks twice. It was so sinister that it made everyone speechless. Everyone felt a chill on their buttocks. There was no way to fight this guy. Covering one's buttocks was the most important thing. Otherwise, who knew when they would be sneak attacked.
Whoosh … …
It was like a ray of starlight under the resplendent starry sky. Xiao Chen streaked across the vast sky with extreme speed. His target was the injured demigod in front of him.
Chrysus made him change his mind. If he couldn't eliminate a demigod today, he would be letting down the wretched guy for making a move twice!
The injured demigod's speed was greatly affected. Although he could still fly, the lower half of his body was already numb. It was very inflexible. There was a certain distance between him and the other three demigods.
Xiao Chen's extreme speed made the few demigods gnash their teeth in anger. They never thought he would return and actually dare to set his sights on a demigod.
The expression of the injured demigod suddenly changed. He couldn't care less about his reputation and ran away with all his might. The other three demigods also turned around and rushed back.
Xiao Chen's speed was unparalleled. In between the illusory world and the real world. A single step was even more terrifying than traversing through space. The Eightfold Revolution seemed to have traversed eight layers of space at once. He arrived in front of the injured demigod in an instant.
"Little bastard, you're courting death!"
The expression of the injured demigod was almost sinister. He unleashed his divine ability, Nebula Chain!
As if the surrounding energy was summoned, it condensed into one huge energy chain after another in the sky and lashed at Xiao Chen. The space shattered wherever the chain passed.
"Yin Yang Ten Layer Seal!"
Xiao Chen shouted loudly. He was ready to throw caution to the wind. He unleashed his strongest sealing technique. The Taiji Diagram appeared and blocked the terrifying attack from all directions.
At the same time, the eight illusory worlds rotated. In an instant, the Nebula Chain and the injured demigod were all swept into it.
The three demigods were only a few steps away from Xiao Chen. They could only look on helplessly as Xiao Chen escaped. Xiao Chen vomited a large mouthful of blood. Even though the Nebula Chain was suppressed by the Eightfold Revolution, it still made him feel incomparably uncomfortable. His internal organs felt like they were churning.
However, he was unwilling to give up. The Eightfold Revolution trapped the demigod. Meanwhile, the Acquired, Earth, Mountain, Fire, Wind, Water, Marsh, and Lightning moved at the same time. The power of the eight worlds began to bombard the injured demigod.
This was a showdown of divine abilities!
At that time, the warbeast tournament had given Xiao Chen too much. Those little beasts were clearly at the Historia realm, but they could almost contend against a demigod.
Now, he had also grasped that unparalleled divine ability. That was why he didn't hesitate to risk his life to fight. He firmly believed that his unparalleled divine ability could suppress the other party. It was just like how Keke could sweep the floor with the demigod old woman from the tiger clan!
As a matter of fact, Xiao Chen's judgment was not wrong. Other than vomiting a large mouthful of blood at the beginning, he completely grasped the initiative after that.
In the Eightfold Revolution, all the spiritual energy was isolated. It made the tiger clan demigod's Nebula Chain lose its source of power. It couldn't be replenished from the outside world, so it weakened at lightning speed.
The power of the Nebula Chain was drying up!
The tiger clan demigod turned pale with fright, but he couldn't struggle free. He was firmly confined by the power of the Eightfold Revolution.
As this went on, he grew weaker, but Xiao Chen grew stronger.
Even though he vomited a large mouthful of blood at the beginning, Xiao Chen's foundation wasn't harmed at all. His first divine ability was Weapon Fusion. It was a precious technique that could make his physical body so strong that divine weapons couldn't even injure him. After getting injured, his physical body would recover very quickly. In the end, his physical body would be fine and he would completely recover.
The injured demigod was terrified. He could clearly feel the situation of his strength weakening. With the rotation of the Eightfold Revolution, he was currently enduring an unimaginable bombardment. His physical body might collapse at any time.
The three demigods chased closely from behind, but they couldn't catch up at all. Xiao Chen used the Eightfold Revolution to trap the injured demigod. They circled around the training grounds, causing the three of them to be so anxious that they couldn't do anything.
"I'll fight you to the death!"
The injured tiger clan demigod knew that if this continued, he would definitely die a miserable death. He exhausted all of his strength and spat out three mouthfuls of life energy, wanting to tear open a hole and rush out.
However, the sky and earth in the Eightfold Revolution seemed to have some kind of reaction. The moment the life energy appeared, the sky and earth rotated at the same time. They frantically absorbed the energy, making the Eightfold Revolution even clearer.
The tiger clan demigod was shocked. His life energy actually became the replenishment of the Eightfold Revolution's energy, as if it was helping Xiao Chen.
"Ah … …"
He screamed miserably. Sky, earth, wind, fire, water, lake, lightning, mountain, the Eightfold Revolution, that destructive power shattered his … buttocks!
The miserable shriek clearly transmitted out from the Eightfold Revolution. Bloody light soared to the sky, bloody mist pervaded the air.
Eightfold Revolution!
As if eight immemorial demonic mountains were crushing him, the tiger clan demigod's buttocks and legs crumbled inch by inch and disappeared.
At this moment. The one this tiger clan demigod hated the most was not Xiao Chen, but the assassin who launched a sneak attack on him, that bastard who made such a wretched slash.
He wanted to curse out loud. However, he was not allowed to do so. The Eightfold Revolution, the eight worlds were like eight painting scrolls flipping, page by page. Every time it flipped, a part of his soul would be crushed. His physical body couldn't hold on any longer. It began to collapse!
Everyone in the martial arts field below was flabbergasted. A demigod … was actually going to die.
Xiao Chen trapped a demigod and flew at top speed in the sky to avoid the pursuit of the other three demigods. During this process, he was actually going to … kill a Zephyr realm expert.
Such a terrifying divine ability, such a terrifying Eightfold Revolution!
"Release him … …"
"Xiao Chen, we are willing to negotiate with you."
The three demigods at the back were completely anxious. Today, four demigods took action, but they could only look on helplessly as two young disciples were killed. If another demigod was killed now, the tiger clan would lose all face. It was as if Xiao Chen had ruthlessly slapped the Middle Earth's tiger clan in front of everyone in the world.
"Negotiate? I refuse. Wait until the few of you gather, then we will negotiate in hell! "
Xiao Chen remained unmoved and shouted loudly, "Eightfold Unification!"
The Eightfold Revolution, eight illusory spaces, overlapped with each other in an instant and crushed all tangible matter. It was as if it could annihilate all living things in the world.
The eight worlds merged into one, the original world returned to dust. That tiger clan demigod couldn't even let out a miserable shriek. He could only look on helplessly as his ruined body crumbled and disappeared. In the end, even his soul was shaken out and turned into ashes. Both his body and soul were extinguished!
"Whoosh … …"
The martial arts field was thrown into chaos. A demigod was killed by Xiao Chen just like that. Everyone was shocked. Many human practitioners started to shout.
Zhao Lin Er was leaning on the pegasus. Her jade-like complexion was filled with incredulity. It was not that she didn't know Xiao Chen was powerful, but she didn't expect he could kill a demigod. This way … … wouldn't he be comparable to the future gods that the major religions nurtured using secret methods? Those were the figures that the major religions had spent countless efforts to nurture. And Xiao Chen … … didn't seem to have this kind of opportunity.
The Shang Dynasty's third princess, Yin Ying, was also dumbstruck. Originally, she wanted the Shang Dynasty's demigod to save Xiao Chen's life at the crucial moment. She wanted to lay the groundwork to rope in the snow-white little critter in the future. But this was the result.
Yan Qingcheng was absent-minded. She felt that everything was too surreal. This man … … was actually powerful to this extent now. He couldn't be mentioned in the same breath as before.
The iron sword in the Solitary Sword Demon's hand was throbbing non-stop. It seemed like it would leave his hand at any time. His battle intent was soaring.
Oxman swung his pair of huge ox horns and laughed mischievously. He often exchanged pointers with Xiao Chen in the past three years. He was the one who knew Xiao Chen the best.
The Shang Dynasty's top ten experts all fixed their eyes on Xiao Chen. This was definitely a terrifying opponent. The tip of Little Li's Flying Dagger's finger flickered. He revealed a serious expression for the first time. The top ten experts of the religious alliance all stood up and looked at the "merged" world in the sky.
The martial arts field was in an uproar!
The remaining three demigods from the Tiger Clan turned ashen. One of their demigods … … was killed by a junior just like that. This was equivalent to ruthlessly slapping their faces.
That's right, after this battle, Xiao Chen's name was destined to shake the world. The demigod of the Tiger Clan became his stepping stone. It was equivalent to him ruthlessly slapping the Tiger Clan of the Middle Earth a few times in front of everyone in the world.
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