Dragon-Blooded War God

As if it could understand Long Chen’s intentions, the mysterious Dragon Jade Pendant came alive once more. Long Chen felt a shudder through his body, then he was completely sucked into his own sea of consciousness.

Lines of blood appeared above the jade pendant.

Red dots of light that represented his essence flowed on the pendant’s surface. Long Chen did not need to deliberately memorize their paths; they were already etched into his memory.

This view opened up right before his eyes.

It was a vast, endless illusory space. Only shining stars existed in this space that was billions of kilometers wide. The stars were gigantic—some expelled snakes of fire and were shining, golden fireballs, while others looked dead but possessed insane gravitational pull.

A ray of blood-colored light shot through the vast illusory space.

Such speed made Long Chen panic for a moment.

The light’s aura gave him the urge to kneel down and worship it. Long Chen had deep reverence for it.

But this vision quickly ended.

Whoosh!

He discovered that while his speed did not improve by much, his Blood Warp kept continuing. He was spending all his essence on traveling, and this all happened within a few seconds. In the end, after Long Chen had traveled fifty kilometers, the essence in his body was finally burned to nothing.

He was exhausted.

But greatly surprised.

“My Blood Warp’s range increased from five to fifty kilometers. If someone can’t match Blood Warp’s speed, they can never catch me with this improved range, especially when Rewind is available. If I push it to the maximum, I can use Blood Warp to cover a hundred kilometers.”

Long Chen did some calculations. Within every stage of the Divine Martial Realm, there would be at least two substages. For example, although Su Xue and Ye Xuan were both at the First Divine Martial Stage, there was a large gap in their combat abilities. This concept was also applicable to Su Tian and Gudu Jun.

This meant that a Third Divine Martial Stage expert like Su Tian, when compared to Long Chen at the Eighth Heavenly Martial Stage, was the equivalent of seven or eight Heavenly Martial Stages higher.

Long Chen’s combat abilities were equivalent to the First Divine Martial Stage, but he was still more than four levels below Su Tian.

No one had ever defeated an opponent more than four levels above themselves in the Divine Martial Realm. Even Sword Warriors with outstanding comprehension of the Sword Path could not. If they were powerful, they may be able to fight someone one level above them if the Sword Path comprehension offered a ten-plus times boost in their strength. However, they definitely could not punch four levels above them.

This was something that had never happened in history.

Therefore, although Long Chen’s Blood Warp had been upgraded, he was still far slower than them. If it was not for Gudu Jun using his strange domain to restrain them, they would have caught up to Long Chen already.

“Now that my Blood Warp has been upgraded, I will no longer need to worry about people chasing after me. If I can achieve a breakthrough to the Divine Martial Realm, then I will strengthen significantly in all aspects!”

Gudu Jun was alone and Ye Xuan was being held hostage. Long Chen privately understood that Gudu Jun may not last a long time if they attacked him simultaneously, and Ye Xuan could be used to blackmail the City Lord!

Long Chen hated blackmail. His newfound friend was now in their hands, and whenever he thought about it, his blood boiled.

“This is great. With an improved Blood Warp, I can reach the City Lord’s mansion in five days!”

Long Chen was hurrying as fast as he could. He had to get there before the fifteenth day of the eighth month!

A ray of blood-colored light shot through the Underworld Battlefield. Passersby saw a ray of light appear from far away, sweep past them, then disappear. They thought it was just a hallucination.

Five days later, Long Chen saw the gigantic, ink-green array.

The five Underworld Admirals still had not caught up to him.

He turned around and looked in the direction of the Underworld Blood Sea, then clenched his fist and said, “Wait for me, Ye Xuan! Grandpa Gudu too!”

Then he turned and entered the gigantic array.

***

It was the fifteenth day of the eighth month. The lanterns were beautiful.[1]

The sky had darkened a long time ago. It was the day of the Lantern Festival, an event unique to the Underworld Estate, and every household participated in this joyous celebration. When night fell, Underworld City was immersed in a sea of lights. Colorful lanterns were strung up everywhere, and under the manipulation of Talisman Priests, various lights flickered in the quiet night.

At the center of the City Lord’s mansion, there was a tower named the Seven-Colored Tower. It was true to its name, especially on this day. The staff of the City Lord’s mansion had decorated it beautifully so that it took its iconic form, and its magnificent seven-colored lights could be seen from far away.

Even deep into the night, there were still people admiring the tower’s lights.

Countless tiny lights aggregated into a gigantic, seven-colored python twisted around the Seven-Colored Tower. The head of the python was at the tower’s roof, which was a thousand meters in the air. This was a feat accomplished by the Talisman Priests of the City Lord’s mansion using talismans and little tricks of the trade.

The whole night was filled with laughter; this was the busiest night of the year.

The main street was decorated with lanterns, and various events were being held in celebration. The sounds of laughter were continuous as children played with firecrackers amidst the crowd.

There was a pavilion at the top of the Seven-Colored Tower. This spot offered a bird’s eye view of the city lights. At the bottom, one would think that the tower was the most beautiful sight in the city, but from the tower, one would realize that the sea of colorful lights was the true beauty.

The breeze was stronger at the top of the tower, but other than causing clothing to flutter around, it did not affect the two people there.

There was a man and a woman. The man was mature, handsome, and charismatic. The woman’s dress fluttered beautifully and complemented her snow-white skin, making her look like a fairy from a legendary story.

Both were silent for a long time as they gazed at the beautiful scenery below. City Lord Ye Xuan’s long, purple dress fluttered loudly in the wind, but it still securely covered her jade-like skin. Time had not aged her beautiful face one bit. She still had a lot of space to grow on the journey of cultivation. Therefore, she was considered very young.

Next to her, Su Mo was slightly weaker than her in terms of potential, and was already gradually heading to middle age. In reality, they were similar in age, but from their looks, he looked older than she did.

“Yet another year of beautiful lights. So much time has passed in the blink of an eye. Ever since we met, we have celebrated more than a thousand events like this together.”

To a cultivator, one year passed in the blink of an eye. It was as if the lights from last year had just been taken down.

City Lord Ye Xuan had spoken, so Su Mo turned to give her a long look with quiet gentleness on his face, as well as love in his eyes.

“Yes. The years have passed very quickly. You’re still young and beautiful. No one else can compare to your beauty, but I have aged.”

When he spoke about this, Su Mo shook his head with resignation.

Ye Xuan bit her lip gently, then let go. She did not look at him, but instead, she said in a determined tone, “I’m sorry for wasting your time, but … I cannot disregard the promise I made years ago. Although it was said jokingly, both of us have taken it seriously for many years. All I can do is continue to insist. If not, I feel like there will be a barrier in my heart that I cannot cross. Su Mo, am I sick in the head?”

As she spoke, she was torn within herself.

The person next to her had been her best friend since childhood. Both of them had grown up together, and her life was filled with memories of him. Regretfully, due to one decision, they were not together yet. Both the Ye and Su families had been enemies for a long time, but due to their current powerful statuses, if they really wanted to get together, no one could realistically stop them. Especially not when Ye Xuan was the strongest member of the Ye family.

After Su Mo heard her, he shook his head with a smile and said, “It’s not your fault. It’s my ego and pride that put me in a dead end. If I can’t manage to get through this obstacle, I will never have the face to marry you. Don’t overthink it. Haven’t I told you before? I can sense that my Wind Tribulation is approaching soon. I will achieve a breakthrough within twenty years and reach the same level as you.”

He was filled with confidence when he said that.

“Really?” Ye Xuan’s lips trembled. There was an indecipherable light in her eyes.

As the night darkened more, Su Mo looked at her petite figure and the curves revealed beneath her dress. His throat was starting to become dry. Knowing that it was still not the right time, he calmed his emotions. Both of them slowly sat down in the pavilion in the sky, facing the strong breeze and looking down at the lights.

Suddenly, Ye Xuan’s face filled with nostalgia.

“I don’t know if you remember this. When we were young, we participated in the Cloud Dragon Tournament for young cultivators, where the winner could win the precious Cloud Dragon Pill. At the time, both of us fought our way through the rounds and met each other in the finals …”

1. The fifteenth day of the eighth month is also the Mid-Autumn Festival in China. Traditionally, people hang up candle-lit lanterns and eat mooncakes. They also sit around to chat with friends and family, play games, and marvel at the beautiful full moon in the sky. ☜

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