Chapter 648 - Category Three King-tier
“No wonder you didn’t react even though Long Shan made such a large ruckus in Martial Overlord City. You don’t care at all. That explains why you did nothing when the Martial Alliance was humiliated at the Ancient Demon Domain. You were focusing on the Ancient Graveyard! What a good plan indeed! I won’t give you the Ancient Demon Corpse, but I will pry the Myriad Earth Essence out of your hands!” Zhao Danchen wasn’t afraid of his master.
Zhao Wuji was silent for a bit, then he said, “Leave. Come back once you really need the Myriad Earth Essence. I don’t want the Divine Martial Empire anymore. I don’t care who takes it, but I don’t think you will ignore it.”
He would be above billions of people, with control over a thousand kingdoms in the Ten Thousand Kingdom Territory. It was tempting, but Zhao Danchen was more interested in the Ancient Graveyard because that was his chance to become stronger!
“I will go to the Ancient Graveyard too, but we only have one Ancient Token ... We shall fight and see who is superior! I will get the Myriad Earth Essence and the Ancient Token!”
Zhao Danchen left after he spat those words. Zhao Wuji made no gesture to stop him.
It wasn’t until Zhao Danchen was gone that Zhao Wuji clenched his fists.
“You think a useless exile like you can stand up to me?” Zhao Wuji looked out of the window.
“The Ancient Tolen is mine for sure. The Ten Divine Empires and the Nine Great Clans. Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Demon, and Divine. Each great clan is powerful on its own. It seems that without adequate luck, I will die at the Ancient Graveyard ...”
Time slowly passed. There was no news of the Martial Alliance moving out, nor was there any news of the appearance of the Ancient Token. Long Chen was worried.
The Dragon clan had thought that the Martial Alliance would attack them immediately after the humiliating display at the Ancient Demon Domain. But to their bewilderment, the Martial Alliance had done nothing. Even though most of the people in the Martial Alliance were cursing the Dragon clan, the Martial Overlord had made no movements.
That caused everyone else to think that the Martial Alliance was wary of Long Chen and Zhao Wuji had become a coward. Even though it was an insult to Zhao Wuji, he completely ignored them and continued to cultivate.
Long Yue and the others weren’t sure what was happening. They thought the Martial Alliance was going to attack them immediately.
There was nothing they could do but put up their guard and increase their strength as soon as possible. The ones who were injured were focused on recovering while the rest were focused on increasing their strength.
Long Chen had mastered both the Soul Dispersing Dragon Claw and the Wind God Kick. His next task was to cultivate the third stage of the Earthly Martial Fist. Two months later, Long Chen felt like he was nearing the Third Earthly Martial Stage under the guidance of Long Yue and Long Shan.
Long Chen had progressed through the Four Basic Realms incredibly quickly, but when it came to the Three Martial Realms, he needed to comprehend the meaning of “martial arts” himself. Long Chen had no choice but to cultivate slowly as he figured out his own path.
Progressing through the Earthly Martial Realm emphasized studying the earth itself. Earthly Qi was an infinite energy source for Earthly Martial Realm cultivators. Sensing, comprehending, and using it in battle was the core of the Earthly Martial Realm.
The Martial Soul was the key in controlling essence.
A cultivator’s initial consciousness couldn’t handle essence.
Long Chen’s Martial Soul slowly improved as he cultivated the Earthly Martial Fist.
The Sun Devouring Wolf was originally a Category One Earth-tier beast. Long Chen could not imagine how strong Xiaolang would become as he improved.
The terrifying sensation didn’t last long. The massive body of the Sun Devouring Wolf rapidly shrank and became the familiar Mo Xiaolang. The black flames dissipated and Mo Xiaolang opened his eyes, revealing the black flames in them.
Whenever he assumed this form, he was weaker than demonic beasts at the same category. It was most likely due to his human soul.
Mo Xiaolang’s aura was far more powerful than that of the strongest demonic beast in the Cloud Dream Swamp, the Black Water Viper.
“Big Brother.” Xiaolang smiled and scratched the back of his head.
“How strong are you now?”
“King-tier ... Category Three!” Mo Xiaolang was humble and bashful.
Category Three King-tier. It was the same strength as the Black Water Viper. Except for the Divine Phoenix at the Immortal Sea, Mo Xiaolang was now the strongest demonic beast in the Divine Martial Empire.
A Category Three King-tier Xiaolang was more than enough to become Long Chen’s ace. Their coordination, the Blood Devouring Domain, and the Nine Devils Ancestral Fire were more than enough to kill anyone.
As sworn brothers, they didn’t have to talk much to show how they felt.
“Let’s go back,” Long Chen said with a smile.
As they climbed down the mountain, Long Chen explained what had happened after they escaped from the Nine Spirit Purgatory.
“The Five Emperor Seals are the key to obtaining the Emperor-tier martial technique. If we can get our hands on it, it will help us a lot. The Ancient Token is also the key for me to reach the Three Emperor Territory. I need to get both of them even if it costs me my life!” Long Chen clenched his teeth.
“Then I shall fight to the bitter end with you.” Mo Xiaolang was pumped too.
Long Chen would never mistreat Mo Xiaolang even if the latter did.
Mo Xiaolang lowered his head and whispered, “Big Brother, do you miss Sister Ling Xi?”
Long Chen was stunned. He never thought Xiaolang would talk about this with him. Mo Xiaolang smiled awkwardly. “I just asked out of curiosity. I don’t know what to talk about if you keep quiet.”
Long Chen laughed. “Of course I miss her. There’s nothing else I can say, but ...” Long Chen squinted at the horizon. “One day, we will reach the Three Emperor Territory. Once we are there, we will finally see what a true Dragon Warrior is!”
Mo Xiaolang nodded.
They soon reached the Battle clan, and Long Yue passed them an unfortunate piece of news. “Seventh Brother, something happened to the Huangfu family.”