Chapter 390 - Demon Emperor Sword

Chapter 390 - Demon Emperor Sword

“What’s wrong? Didn’t you use the first stage of the Demon Seed Planting Technique?” The boy who looked like Long Chen was shocked when he saw Long Chen’s strength increasing.

“You think you understand me, but you don’t know the secrets of my body. So you can die now.” Long Chen chuckled and appeared in front of the boy with a blur.

“Shadow Sword Technique!” nove(l)bi(n.)com

The sword flared out and became traces of shadows. Each of them was an illusion yet real at the same time!

Long Chen was too strong for the boy. He only saw Long Chen stabbing his throat before dying.

Once Long Chen killed the mysterious boy, his surroundings started to disappear.

I think I know what the test given by the Demon Emperor Sword is. It needs a successor like me that has more potential than itself. Since I have many powers that the sword cannot replicate, I beat it with ease. This trial is difficult for someone like Murong Yu since the sword can replicate Traceless Demon Shadow and the Demon Seed Planting Technique, and maybe it might be even stronger than her. Murong Yu is probably having a hard time overcoming this.

Long Chen kept thinking while his surroundings shifted. He suddenly found himself standing in an unfamiliar room. It was roughly the same size as the previous room, but there was a massive altar in this one. The black altar was surrounded by four black metal pillars. Chains coiled around the pillars, and Long Chen saw what the chains were for. They were there to seal the sword in the middle of the altar!

The sword was covered in black mist, yet it emanated an intense murderous aura. Long Chen was just standing there and he felt the aura coming towards him. He noticed various blood-red runes flickering on the black sword. The runes were twisted and resembled snarling faces.

It’s the Demon Emperor Sword! Long Chen was very happy to have found it.

It was similar to the Star Sword in shape and size. It was one meter long with a thin yet sharp blade. But compared to the Star Sword, the Demon Emperor Sword was much more regal, majestic, and bloodthirsty.

The Star Sword was a dead object, while the Demon Emperor Sword was like a living being. It was like a prowling beast that couldn’t stay still, roaring in rage to free itself from the chains.

A force that could cause spiritual damage swept towards Long Chen. He quickly braced himself to not get affected by it.

“The Ancient Bloodsoul Dragon had changed me to be more bloodthirsty. The Demon Emperor Sword is definitely not a benevolent weapon either. Looks like I need to prepare myself so that I don’t get swayed by its murderous aura.”

This time, she didn’t answer him. She released her Ninth River Stage Qi and scoffed. “Your time is up! We will fight to the death in front of the Demon Emperor Sword today! The winner takes it and the loser will be reduced to nothing but dust!”

She started circulating her Qi furiously while she talked. Long Chen felt the pressure coming from her and remembered the feeling that Lin Zichen had given him. But he had grown stronger now—he could fight back even without using Blood Sacrifice.

“If that is the case, I will restrain you and force you to tell the truth.” Long Chen had no choice. He believed that he could learn the truth once he defeated her.

“To be fair, I’m surprised that you passed the first stage even faster than me, but, Long Chen, I’m sure you know that I’m already at the Ninth River Stage. Give up ...”

Murong Yu’s voice slowly became softer, to the point where he couldn't even hear her talking. Long Chen sensed that she was struggling with something.

She must’ve been threatened by the three Demon Elders!

Just then, Murong Yu ran towards Long Chen. The eighteen star rivers within her body were complete and formed a closed circulation system. She was many times stronger than she was at the Eight River Stage. Even though she was far away, the ripping wind made Long Chen’s scalp go numb. He needed to be even more careful.

Traceless Demon Shadow!

Murong Yu wanted to defeat Long Chen as fast as possible, so she used the Heaven-tier martial technique from the start. In an instant, she became a myriad of afterimages in front of him and launched her attacks from all directions. Even Long Chen couldn’t find where the real one was.

I wonder if the Soul Swallowing Gaze works on Traceless Demon Shadow? Long Chen was calm when he secretly used it. He saw everything disappear except for the soul of Murong Yu.

Traceless Demon Shadow was a technique that combined high-speed movement and some special footwork to form illusions. The technique was completely dismantled by Long Chen the moment he used Soul Swallowing Gaze, and he was able to pinpoint where the real Murong Yu was.

The speed of a Ninth River Stage cultivator is unbelievable!

The real Murong Yu appeared behind Long Chen and extended a palm. Black mist appeared when she formed the seal, and it slowly drifted towards Long Chen’s back like a falling leaf.

It was a discrete technique, but the palm technique was horrifyingly strong. If Long Chen was hit by that attack, he would be sent flying forward while spewing a lot of blood.

Thankfully he had already seen where she was. Her Traceless Demon Shadow was perfect, but it was useless against the Soul Swallowing Gaze!