SWNOVELS
Chapter 267 - Before The Final Fight
contemporary romance
"He came?"
When the man and the wolf finally came into view, the crowd couldn't help but sincerely admire Long Chen's courage. He was about to fight to the death against the topmost superpower of Yuanling City in front of the public!
Was this something a youth under twenty could do?
Everyone stared at the now-famous Long Chen.
“He doesn’t look special. To think he could be this famous... His legacy will last a long time even after he dies at the hands of the Eastern Azure Dragon Patriarch.”
When Long Chen appeared, the eyes of everyone in the Lingwu family started shimmering with hatred.
“He actually came? He’s got guts.” The Northern Black Tortoise Patriarch stood beside the Eastern Azure Dragon Patriarch, staring at the oncoming Long Chen and Mo Xiaolang.
“Fourth Brother, that is not a simple beast. It came from the ancient ruins, so it’s probably special in some way. Just distract it while you battle, and I will finish off Long Chen as soon as I can so we can join forces and kill the beast,” the Eastern Azure Dragon Patriarch said.
“I understand, Brother.”
The path was dusty.
Long Chen saw that there were many spectators up on the walls of Yuanling City, and he knew that they were there because of him. He was once just a powerless whelp, but now he possessed enough strength to attract all these people. He had endured numerous difficulties and survived countless life-or-death situations to get to where he was. He got goosebumps every time he thought about how close he had come to dying.
There was one final obstacle left: kill the Eastern Azure Dragon Patriarch and win the Ninth Prince’s favor to become an Immortal Guard.
“Xiaolang, let’s fight with all our strength and begin our journey as brothers.” Long Chen was feeling inspired.
Mo Xiaolang howled in response. His howl pierced and shook Yuanling City. The demonic beasts within the city trembled from fear when they sensed the strength of the Earth-tier demonic beast.
Both of them stood outside the gates.
Long Chen raised his head and shouted at the tower, “Ninth Prince, I am here to honor the challenge!”
“Good.” The Ninth Prince smiled. He was somewhat happy to find Long Chen in this backwater place. It was not every day that he ran into someone so extraordinary.
After getting his reply, Long Chen jumped down from Mo Xiaolang’s back. His gaze reflected his strong will to battle and killing intent.
He then shouted, “Eastern Azure Dragon Patriarch, Northern Black Tortoise Patriarch! Get down here!”
His shout was powered by the Qi of a late Heavenly Core Realm cultivator. The walls shook and everyone felt their heads spinning from the sound. They thought Long Chen was weak due to his age, but now they knew he wasn’t.
Long Chen was indeed rude. To think he would shout at the two Patriarchs in such a crude manner! But he had guts; not many people would dare to speak to the Patriarchs of the Lingwu family like that.
“You shitty brat!” Dongfang Xuanfeng and the others were angered by Long Chen’s rudeness and were about to jump down the wall when the Patriarch stopped them. “This is a fight to the death. I don’t care about his taunts. I will hurt him as much as he humiliated me.”
“Yes, Father!” Dongfang Xuanfeng had always looked up to his father.
The two Patriarchs looked at each other, then they nodded at the Ninth Prince and jumped down. They stood just thirty meters from Long Chen.
“Brat, if you have nothing else to say, come and die.” The Eastern Azure Dragon Patriarch was solemn.
“Of course I have something to say!” Long Chen smiled and shouted, “I want to clarify that the fight today is to settle all of the grudges I have with the Lingwu family. After today, neither party will harm the loser’s side. My friends, family, and town will never seek revenge on the Lingwu family, and the Lingwu family should do the same. Do you agree?”
This was not important to the Eastern Azure Dragon Patriarch. He was absolutely certain he would win, and he knew Long Chen’s family could never hope to harm the Lingwu family.
The Eastern Azure Dragon Patriarch knew that Long Chen was worried that the Lingwu family would harm the Yang family after the fight, so he had mentioned them in advance. The Patriarch’s grudge was with Long Chen, not his useless family, so there was no harm in agreeing.
“I agree. Regardless of who wins, our families will not harm each other. But this is a fight to the death. Both parties agree that they can die during the fight, so the loser’s family must not seek revenge!” the Eastern Azure Dragon Patriarch shouted.
“Since the Patriarch has agreed, may the Ninth Prince be our witness!” Long Chen looked at the tower.
“I’ve noted this down. If anyone secretly takes revenge, I will kill them personally. Go ahead and fight,” the Ninth Prince said
Long Chen relaxed after he saw that the Ninth Prince and numerous others had become his witnesses.
“Xiaolang, be careful. Don’t underestimate them. The Nine Devils Ancestral Fire is your last resort, so make sure not to use it if you don’t have to. I’m afraid some people will get jealous.”
Xiaolang nodded in understanding.
Long Chen raised his head and shouted at the Eastern Azure Dragon Patriarch, “Since we have come to an agreement, let’s fight, you old dog! Come here!”
He left Mo Xiaolang and ran to the left, giving each other space to fight.
The Patriarch was angered after being called a dog by Long Chen. He ran towards the youth without a word, fully utilizing the speed of a Heavenly River Realm cultivator. Everyone gasped when they saw how fast he was.
Meanwhile, Mo Xiaolang had the attention of the Northern Black Tortoise Patriarch.
“You look similar to the Moon Devouring Wolf, but you are much stronger. I admit that I haven’t read much and don’t know what kind of beast you are.”
The Northern Black Tortoise Patriarch naturally didn’t know about the extinct Sun Devouring Wolf. On the contrary, Mo Xiaolang was very interested in wolf-type demonic beasts, so he had read a lot about them. It was a coincidence that he had learned about the Sun Devouring Wolf in an ancient book. Even the Ninth Prince didn’t know about the Sun Devouring Wolf; he just assumed it was a mutated Moon Devouring Wolf.
Mo Xiaolang could not speak, so he glared at the Patriarch. He then howled and ran towards his opponent like a black whirlwind.
“You are indeed an Earth-tier demonic beast, but you cannot win without the intelligence of a human!” The Northern Black Tortoise Patriarch brandished the Black Tortoise Axe and attacked.
He was stronger than the Eastern Azure Dragon Patriarch, but he and Mo Xiaolang were not the main characters in today’s event. Everyone was looking at Long Chen and the Eastern Azure Dragon Patriarch.
When Mo Xiaolang and the Northern Black Tortoise Patriarch started their battle, Long Chen transformed, his Qi reaching the level of the Heavenly River Realm.
But without the power of the stars, his strength was lacking.
The Azure Dragon Halberd was the weapon the Eastern Azure Dragon Patriarch had used for dozens of years, but now it was in Long Chen’s hands. When the Patriarch saw Long Chen using his own weapon against him, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
His substitute weapon merely contained an advanced Black-tier technique. As one of the heads of the Lingwu family, it was humiliating to be using such a shabby weapon.
I heard that Long Chen has cultivated Starsweep Dragon, but that’s nothing against my secret technique!
The Eastern Azure Dragon Patriarch could tell that Long Chen was already close to the Heavenly River Realm. The red scales also made him look terrifying.
No wonder this brat managed to beat Yan Danqing and became the strongest youth.
The blood-red Long Chen rushed towards the Patriarch. In that instant, the Patriarch thought he was seeing a world-ending red dragon.
Impossible! It’s an illusion!
Dragons existed only in legends, and the Patriarch shook his head to get rid of that thought. He focused on deflecting Long Chen’s attack.
The sun was extremely strong today—glaring, in fact. With Long Chen’s back facing the sun, the Eastern Azure Dragon Patriarch had to squint to look at his opponent.
“Sword Devil Finger!”
While running, Long Chen launched two Sword Devil Fingers towards the Patriarch. At the same time, he swept the Azure Dragon Halberd across the sky and launched another set of attacks.
“Azure Dragon Technique, Split Yellow River, Shattered Skies!”
The Sword Devil Fingers were merely serving as distractions; Long Chen’s main attack was the Azure Dragon Technique. The Patriarch would have to fight off an unrelenting attack.
Everyone on the walls was excited. They had thought Long Chen was weak and cowardly, but he was fighting like a true warrior!
On the other hand, the Eastern Azure Dragon Patriarch smiled coldly.
“Do you think you’re the only one who knows how to use the Azure Dragon Technique?”
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