Dragon-Blooded War God

Lei Ji chuckled. “I can testify and say that Long Chen is indeed very strong. I still don’t know how he avoided Wu Guangyu’s Azure Lotus Sword Manual when they fought.”

Suxue relaxed a little when even Lei Ji said that. She was just worried that Long Chen would be in danger.

“I will protect him if Wu Lian attacks him.”

Bai Lan's words were as good as gold since he always kept his promises.

Long Chen never had much to do with the Demon clan and the Thunder clan to begin with, but because he had saved Suyan, Bai Lan had treated him well to the point that he fought against the Divine clan for Long Chen’s sake. Long Chen would never forget to repay Bai Lan for all he had done.

With Bai Lan’s help, Long Chen and the rest would depart tomorrow to the Five Emperors’ Secret Realm.

That night, Long Chen was sitting on a tree with Xiaolang by his side when Bai Lan approached them.

“What’s wrong, young man? What are you thinking of?”

Long Chen had been thinking about his time with Ling Xi.

“Nothing. I was just thinking about how to reach the Heavenly Martial Realm.”

Long Chen chose to change the subject to cultivation.

“Then you’ve asked the right person. Something very important is required to reach the Heavenly Martial Realm. That is …”

Bai Lan took out a scroll from his Storage Ring. He opened the scroll, and it was filled with pictures. Every picture had a lot of text written beneath it.

“This is the Heavenly Martial Fist Manual, but it’s an incomplete one that only has the first three stages. I fear that this is the most complete version of the Heavenly Martial Fist Manual in the Ten Thousand Nations Territory. If you want to become stronger beyond that, then there’s only one place left to go.”

Long Chen finished Bai Lan’s sentence. “The Three Royal Territories.”

Bai Lan smiled. “Looks like you are smart. This is yours now. Unfortunately, I don’t know how to get there, so you have to find out on your own.”

Long Chen did not reject the gift, because he needed the manual.

He took the Heavenly Martial Fist Manual and gave something back in return. He had no use for it and had long decided to give it to the Demon clan.

It was the Azure Lotus Sword.

Bai Lan knew what Long Chen meant and was conflicted. “The Azure Lotus Sword is too precious. I’ve only helped you on a whim a couple of times. I cannot keep it.”

Long Chen smiled. “I didn’t reject you, yet you are rejecting me? I have the Three Thousand Star Clusters. To me, the Heavenly Martial Fist Manual is more important than the Azure Lotus Sword. We will most likely part ways soon, so I wanted to give the Azure Lotus Sword to the Demon clan as a show of gratitude. You can give it to either Suxue or Suyan. It’s your choice.”

Long Chen placed the sword firmly into Bai Lan’s hands.

Bai Lan was embarrassed. He never thought Long Chen would give him something so precious in exchange for the Heavenly Martial Fist Manual. Back in the Ten Thousand Nations Territory, because of his position, he had always been the one who rewarded others. It was never the other way around. He didn’t feel comfortable with this …

“Damn. I can’t believe you’re making me feel embarrassed here.”

Bai Lan smiled as he looked at the Azure Lotus Sword. “I should give it to Xue’er for now since Yan’er is still too young. Yan’er isn’t very ambitious, and her older sister is more responsible when it comes to the matters of family and the clan. I doubt either of them would object to me giving the sword to Xue’er.”

Long Chen had the same thought too.

He was certain that Suyan wouldn’t mind not having the Azure Lotus Sword.

After he put the Azure Lotus Sword away, Bai Lan said, “We will depart tomorrow. Go ahead and try to research the Heavenly Martial Fist Manual on your own for now.”

Long Chen nodded. When Bai Lan left, he started reading the manual.

It was completely different from the Earthly Martial Fist Manual.

The two of them worked in two different ways. The Earthly Martial Fist Manual channeled the power of the earth, while the Heavenly Martial Fist Manual channeled the power of the world itself. A cultivator’s strength was limited. In order to become stronger, they had to control the power of the world to form a domain.

Those below the Heavenly Martial Realm were easy to suppress with a domain. It was a force stronger than the Blood Devouring Domain, but that was because Long Chen wasn’t strong enough yet.

Though the domain of someone at the First Heavenly Martial Stage had limited effects on him.

After studying it for a single night, Long Chen had improved a lot.

Long Chen had been cultivating and studying the Three Thousand Star Clusters Spear Manual for the past three months. With the help of the Heavenly Martial Fist Manual, he started to learn even more on both sides.

He only needed to spend time cultivating them now.

But Long Chen didn’t have time.

When daybreak came, he would have to follow Bai Lan and the others to enter the Five Emperors’ Secret Realm! There would be nothing but slaughter in there.

Long Chen stood up the moment he saw the light of dawn the next day.

“Five Emperors’ Secret Realm. Five Emperors’ Treasure! Here I come!”

Bai Lan and Lei Ji were already waiting for them.

“Big Brother, let me follow you into the Secret Realm.”

Mo Xiaolang was excited to enter the place.

“No.”

Long Chen shook his head after giving it some thought.

Mo Xiaolang was confused. “Why not?”

“Everyone there is too strong, and Wu Lian really wants to kill me. You can’t do anything there, but you can, however, stay here and protect the Thunder and Demon clans.”

“Must I do that?”

He had always listened to Long Chen.

Long Chen was actually worried about something else, and that was the demon race. They were constantly hiding in the dark. He didn’t know what they would do, but he was certain that their goal was the Five Emperors’ Treasure. It would be safer for Xiaolang to stay here instead.

He and the others were far too weak to fight back if the demon race attacked them for the treasure.

That would be the worst outcome.

“Stay here. I will be back soon. There’s only one month left. By then, we can find the method to enter the Three Royal Territories. I do not believe that we will fail!”

But before they could, they had to obtain the Five Emperors’ treasure!

Little Cat had already told him that the treasure would be his greatest gift before entering the Three Royal Territories.

Mo Xiaolang could only agree to Long Chen’s demands this time.

Long Chen wasn’t much stronger than the others in the secret realm, so he would have to rely on his luck.

“Sorry about this, Xiaolang. Last time when both me and Bai Lan were absent, something terrible happened to the Demon Clan and Thunder Clan. They are all my friends and I don’t want them to die.”

“Alright then. Don’t worry about me. I will protect all of them!” Mo Xiaolang smiled.

Long Chen was stubborn and rarely changed his decision. Perhaps that was a good thing or he wouldn’t have reached his current stage.

The journey to the Five Emperors’ Secret Realm would be his largest test so far. Long Chen had prepared himself for death.

He will fight to the death!

Everyone from the Thunder Clan and Demon Clan bid the three of them farewell. Mo Xiaolang did not join them but instead stood beneath a tree while he sent them off.

Suddenly, Mo Xiaolang felt someone was watching him.

“Who’s there?”

He turned around but saw no one.

***

After saying goodbye to the others, Bai Lan did not stop to rest. He quick;y brought them towards the Eternal Battlefield with one of the Five Emperor’s Key in his possession.

Except for the individuals with the highest authority, no one else knew how to open the Five Emperor’s Treasure.

Even the regular people from the Demon Clan didn’t know Bai Lan was heading out to obtain the Five Emperors’ Treasure, except for the few Sect Elders.

The Five Emperors’ Treasure was only something that the Nine Great Clans could compete for. Long bearded guest wouldn’t have the chance to compete for it too if he wasn’t at the Second Heavenly Martial Stage. Even so, after he obtained the Yellow Emperor Key, he still had to relinquish one of the positions to enter the secret realm and let the Nine Great Clans decide through the tournament.

Long Chen wasted no time as he traveled. With Bai Lan and Lei Ji by his side, it was the best chance he had to research how to advance into the Heavenly Martial Realm.

The path of cultivation had always been difficult.

Long Chen wouldn’t have grown so fast if it wasn’t because of the Martial God Tombstone. He wouldn’t have reached his stage so rapidly without it even with his elevated comprehension.

He reached the peak of the Earthly Martial Realm from the Third Earthly Martial Stage within just a single year.

This was something that took others tens of years.

With the guidance of the two, Long Chen had an initial understanding of the Heavenly Martial Realm. He had once felt the strength of their Domains and learned something from it.

While he was researching into the Heavenly Martial Realm, the three were closing in on the Eternal Battlefield. It had only been five months since Long Chen killed Wu Guangyu, and now everyone was still searching for him.

Bai Lan warned him, “Long Chen, be careful when you reach there. Wu Lian must’ve gone crazy after she failed to find you for so many months. She knows that you will be coming to the Eternal Battlefield so be careful.”

“No worries.”

Those two words showed how strong Long Chen’s inner strength was.

He wasn’t insolent, but he had already expected it. It would be a thorny path for him but he would not give up yet.

“Good.”

Bai Lan nodded with satisfaction when he looked at Long Chen approvingly. They soon reached the ruins in the Eternal Battlefield. Everyone else had been waiting there. Long Chen looked around and saw that both Feng Qing and Wu Lian were already waiting there.

The Five Element Alliance held two keys so they could bring in four people. Except for the Gold Clan’s patriarch, the Fire Clan, Water Clan, and Wood Clan’s patriarch was already here. Only the Earth Clan’s patriarch was absent.