Chapter 548 - Battling The Earthly Martial Realm

Chapter 548 - Battling The Earthly Martial Realm

An Earthly Martial Realm cultivator.

Although his opponent was only at the First Earthly Martial Stage, Long Chen did not let his guard down. Nnêw n0vel chapters are published at novelhall.com

As he felt the power flow through his body, he gazed at the Eagle Martial King. He would move when his opponent moved, not daring to attack first, because he was not confident.

He wondered what it would be like to fight a true Earthly Martial Realm cultivator.

At this moment, Long Chen had the King-tier True Martial Demon Body and the Demonic Illusion. He guessed that his opponent had one or two King-tier techniques at most, but in terms of Qi, Long Chen definitely had more Qi than the opponent had essence!

However, Earthly Martial Realm cultivators had something else.

Long Chen had seen them fight before. It was as if they could control every bit of energy in a punch so that it was all concentrated in one point. It would look like a simple attack, but it would contain far more energy than what a Heavenly Passage Realm cultivator could release!

Whoosh!

The Eagle Martial King ran out of patience when he saw that Long Chen was not moving. There was a cold flash in his eyes, then he turned into an illusion as he sprinted forward. In the next second, he was already right in front of Long Chen!

He’s so ... fast ... but his movements look like mine before I started cultivating, before I reached the Dragon Realm ... Long Chen studied the Eagle Martial King’s movements in detail.

I can sense that all of his power is concentrated in his torso, and I can even sense that he is connected to the earth. Every time his foot lands, he absorbs the energy in the earth. Perhaps the Earthly Martial Realm is related to the earth?

Long Chen thought back to when he watched Long Yue’s punching routine. At the time, he suddenly felt as if she was one with the land. Every punch seemed to conform with the pulse of the earth, flowing like waves in the ocean.

That was a simple punching routine, but each punch was an earth-shattering attack. After passing through the drama of the Four Foundational Realms, the Earthly Martial Realm likely returns to the origin point. It is like melee combat before one reaches the Dragon Realm. It looks like the Earthly Martial Realm has a high requirement for close-range combat. One can only comprehend the strength of the Martial Realm in an intense battle of life and death.

Many thoughts popped into his mind as he watched the Eagle Martial King.

“Let me show you what the Martial Realm truly is!” When he was close to Long Chen, the Eagle Martial King smirked and suddenly punched. He did not use any attack techniques; it was merely a punch. It was simple, but it seemed to bring with it the pulse of the earth. It was as if the earth was flying toward him!

Long Chen took a deep breath, let out a roar, and also threw a punch!

He was only at the Ninth Passage Stage, so he was using his Qi. However, the amount of Qi he had access to far surpassed the weight of the Eagle Martial King’s essence!

To Long Chen’s shock, that punch had been instinctive. The silhouettes of the Golden Crows in his nine meridian points appeared in his mind, and he had instinctively used the energy from them. Then he realized that when he threw his punch, his fist had emitted a blood-red firelight and burned up in flames. His fist collided with the Eagle Martial King!

Boom!

Long Chen was thrown back from the impact!

The result left him utterly shocked. The Eagle Martial King’s punch had allowed him to truly feel the power of the Earthly Martial Realm. Even with his King-tier body tempering technique and the toughness of the Dragon Soul Transformation, his arm felt numb and trembled. He quickly relaxed his arm, but he was forced tens of steps back!

This was Long Chen’s impression of the Eagle Martial King. He did not dare underestimate this talon attack too. Although his Heaven Sword Array looked dazzling from the outside, it was nowhere near as strong as a simple punch from an Earthly Martial Realm master!

The Heaven Sword Array had enough power to leave countless scars if he were to use it to attack a mountain, but a simple punch from an Earthly Martial Realm cultivator would completely shatter the whole mountain!

Long Chen finally experienced the power of the Martial Realm for himself!

Why were they called the Three Martial Realms?

Because this was the true meaning of “martial!”

Of course, the Heaven Sword Array was different when it was used by Long Chen.

Long Chen had several advantages that a regular Ninth Passage Stage cultivator could only dream of!

When the Eagle Martial King moved, Long Chen moved too. He was retreating as fast as he could, and at the same time, consecutive blades of Sword Qi flew from his sword towards the Eagle Martial King’s attack. These blades of Qi collided with the talon seals!

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Long Chen’s Sword Qi contained Qi from his own body. At this level, a regular Ninth Passage Stage cultivator would be easily killed by his blades. However, they were lacking in the face of the Earthly Martial Realm attacks.

But the blood-red flames burning brightly on top of his Sword Qi were going to make all the difference!

The collision between the two attacks was abnormally violent. The Eagle Martial King wanted to approach, but Long Chen did not let him. He knew that if he got within close range of an Earthly Martial Realm master, he would die.

Every time the talons appeared, they formed large arcs as if they wanted to scratch space itself apart. There were even sounds of explosions, which proved just how powerful the attack was! However, the Eagle Martial King had suffered from the Golden Crow’s powers once already, so he did not dare face Long Chen directly!

Only through dodging and unleashing his essence was he able to shatter Long Chen’s Sword Qi. Right now, Long Chen was completely exposed beneath the talons!

Jian Chen let out a furious roar. Without looking back, the Eagle Martial King knew that Jian Chen had forced the other Martial King to his limit and would likely kill him in a few breaths’ time!

I didn’t expect Jian Chen to be this good! No way, I must kill this brat now. I will let him have a taste of my most powerful attack! Hold on, Brother!

If he could finish Long Chen now, he would be able to save his partner!

If Long Chen died, Jian Chen and Lan Ling’er would die too!

Whoosh ...

The Eagle Martial King exhaled a white mist, and an ice-cold light appeared in his eyes. Loud snapping and cracking came from his bones, making Long Chen’s scalp go numb. Then the human in front of him turned into an eagle and charged directly at Long Chen!

Soul Dispersing Talons!