Chapter 240

On the arena, the battle between Yu Zhangsheng and Tang Chen had already reached a white-hot intensity.

Because the arena was isolated by a soundproof formation, he couldn't hear the sounds from outside, but his keen divine sense also gave him a grasp of the scene, and in his heart he could only feel helpless.

At the same time, in his heart he was also apprehensive; every move and style was completely let loose.

It was very obvious that this kind of competition had already detached from the original initial meaning and had evolved into a life-and-death struggle. Whether by sentiment or reason, Mo Pengchen had no chance to make a move, and likewise, Mu Yongxian also had no chance to make a move.

That is to say, he himself could completely, in this way, before the faces of so many people, slay Tang Chen! At the same time, it was also a fierce slap to the face of the Linglong Sect!

Thinking these through clearly, Yu Zhangsheng no longer hesitated; his whole body shook, his moves becoming even more wide-open and sweeping, seizing the opportunity to crash violently into Tang Chen! "Boom—!"

The next instant, the two separated; a trace of fresh blood spilled from the corner of Yu Zhangsheng's mouth. Yu Zhangsheng frowned, feeling his slightly numb shoulder, somewhat surprised.

After taking the Blood Burst Pill, Tang Chen's strength had actually reached Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer, and coupled with his inherently formidable physical body, clashing head-on with him — this was the first time Yu Zhangsheng felt himself at a disadvantage.

"Yu Zhangsheng, today, either you die or I live. I will make you go to the Underworld and personally kneel and repent before them!"

Tang Chen roared low; under the effect of the Blood Burst Pill, the aura on his body was even continuously rising, but seemingly limited by his own Spirit Platform count, he ultimately reached the peak of Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer and could not continue further.

But the price was not non-existent; visibly, this overdraft method caused fine cracks to appear bit by bit on the surface of his skin.

"You really talk too much nonsense. I can't be bothered to reason with you; you're not qualified to listen."

Yu Zhangsheng said lightly; after licking clean the blood at the corner of his mouth, the cold light in his eyes intensified. He shook his arm, and the Thousand Mountain Armor covered his whole body, forming a buff.

On the other side, the battle of the three spirit beasts was equally deadlocked.

Although Tang Chen's own realm had reached Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer, his three spirit beasts only had Foundation Establishment Second Layer realms. So Yu Zhangsheng's three contracted beasts, though under some pressure, were by no means impossible to match.

In fact, this is also the main reason why many Foundation Establishment cultivators only contract two spirit beasts: more spirit beasts means the resources needed for nurturing naturally double, making it very hard to guarantee every spirit beast's realm can keep pace with one's own steps.

"Chirp chirp chirp..."

The snake tongue flicked in and out, yet one saw layers of flame burning on the Red Tempered Snake's massive body; in its blood-red snake eyes, the cold color deepened further. Its body slithered, trailing strings of sparks, coiling toward the Azure Flower Poison-Tail Scorpion.

The Azure Flower Poison-Tail Scorpion — its appearance actually didn't differ too much from an ordinary scorpion. The distinctive feature was simply that its size was enlarged by more than ten times. Its whole body was a red-green color; clusters of green flowers covered its body surface. Its huge scorpion tail hooked upward, flashing with awe-inspiring cold light. Black deadly poison liquid emitted wisps of black cooking smoke.

Facing the Red Tempered Snake's coiling, its four limbs nailed themselves to the arena, the scorpion tail aimed at the Red Tempered Snake's seven-inch vital point and stabbed violently.

The Red Tempered Snake's snake body contracted; its snake tail suddenly lashed forward, also instantly curving upward into a hook, pitch-black like ink. The Poison Tail Divine Hook formed in an instant, likewise carrying deadly poison, meeting the Azure Flower Poison-Tail Scorpion's scorpion tail head-on.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle..."

The two collided, unexpectedly emitting bursts of metallic clashing sounds. The Azure Flower Poison-Tail Scorpion continuously tried from all angles to cunningly break through the Red Tempered Snake's defense and stab into its body.

But the Red Tempered Snake's movements were extraordinarily agile; the two poison tails clashed continuously, deadlocked for a time, inseparable.

"Chirp!!"

The Golden-Winged Great Eagle circled in mid-air. Seeing the Red Tempered Snake and Azure Flower Poison-Tail Scorpion at a stalemate, it instantly flapped its wings violently. A fierce wind dragon tornado howled, condensing into blades, sweeping toward the back of the Azure Flower Poison-Tail Scorpion.

"Awoo!!"

The Swift Wind Double-Headed Wolf's stout front legs exerted force; its figure moved like lightning and wind, creating afterimages. The two wolf heads roared, emitting the sound of wind and thunder. Simultaneously, two beams of green light shot out, tearing the void, meeting the tornado released by the Golden-Winged Great Eagle. The latter instantly collapsed and vanished.

Layer upon layer of trees and vines formed a prison, rising from the arena ground, taking root and soaring up, trapping the Swift Wind Double-Headed Wolf within, flashing with green light.

"Awoo!"

The Swift Wind Double-Headed Wolf roared. In its green-glowing eyes, a trace of contempt surfaced. Immediately, the green light on its front claws intensified greatly, condensing into a three-foot sharp edge. It slashed fiercely at this Tree Sea Prison Cage! Wood chips flew everywhere. The seemingly indestructible tree-and-vine prison cage collapsed at the first clash.

Cai Xing the deer cried clearly. Its front hoof stepped forward; seven-colored light radiated from its spiraling antlers. Instantly, a boundless tree sea appeared once again, entangling and trying to reinforce further.

But the Dark Spirit Terror Claw Bear on the side could not let it have its way. Dark claws tinged with a hint of gold emitted cold light. Its body leaped up, slashing fiercely at Cai Xing the deer! "Dark Spirit Fear Claw!"

Three streaks of dark-gold sharpness instantly tore through the void, carrying incomparable pressure, rushing straight toward Cai Xing the deer.

Cai Xing the deer's eyes contracted. This fierce attack made it dare not take it head-on. It could only abandon its binding of the Swift Wind Double-Headed Wolf and hurriedly dodge the three streaks.

"Squeak squeak squeak..."

The next instant, the three streaks hit the ground. On the arena, three gullies formed, extending dozens of meters far away. Sparks flew in all directions; its power was plain to see.

Fortunately, although the Dark Spirit Terror Claw Bear's single-target attack was terrifying beyond compare, its build determined its speed was not outstanding. Cai Xing the deer, relying on its agile figure, continuously dodged and entangled, and with trees and vines occasionally forming obstructions, for a time the two were also evenly matched.

The Golden-Winged Great Eagle cried clearly. Relying on its aerial advantage, it circled high. Its wings spread wide. One black wind blade after another continuously swung down, like falling meteors and star rain, attacking the Swift Wind Double-Headed Wolf.

"Wind Gang!"

The Swift Wind Double-Headed Wolf neither dodged nor avoided. Its two wolf heads glanced at each other. Its front legs suddenly raised. Streaks of green light formed a semi-circular protective barrier in front, completely enveloping its body.

This protective barrier glowed with green light all over. Ripples like wind streams flashed. Meeting the Black Wind Hundred Slashes, it instantly emitted dots of rippling waves, blocking it completely.

For a time, the Golden-Winged Great Eagle's all-out attack could not break through in the slightest.

Seeing this, the Golden-Winged Great Eagle's wings shook violently. Its body suddenly flew upward, reaching the arena's maximum height limit. Then its wings swung violently again. A huge flowing wind buffed it. Speed reached the limit. It plummeted down! "Dragon Fish Tail Whip!"

Its body moved like an arrow. In a flash it arrived. In mid-air, the feathers on its tail suddenly transformed into a huge black fish tail. With a turn, it slammed from the sky onto the Swift Wind Double-Headed Wolf! "Crack crack..."

The Golden-Winged Great Eagle's full-force whip struck the Swift Wind Double-Headed Wolf's outer defense. The originally seemingly impenetrable protective barrier instantly spiderwebbed with cracks. With one more exertion, it suddenly shattered.

The Swift Wind Double-Headed Wolf was shocked. A flash of astonishment passed through its humanized wolf eyes. Looking at the tail whip only a few feet away, unable to block in time, the heavy blow struck directly on its back.

"Awoo~" The Swift Wind Double-Headed Wolf howled in misery. Its back instantly caved in. Its turbid wolf eyes also regained clarity under the intense pain. Fierce light flared. Both heads suddenly bit at the Golden-Winged Great Eagle's wings.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle..."

The Golden-Winged Great Eagle's wings instantly petrified. The next moment, the stone cracked. The Swift Wind Double-Headed Wolf wailed. Two fangs shattered. And the Golden-Winged Great Eagle likewise bled from both wings, shrieking as it bled in the void.

"Treading Soul!"

Seizing this opportunity, Cai Xing the deer suddenly leaped. While dodging the Dark Spirit Terror Claw Bear, it launched a soul attack at the Swift Wind Double-Headed Wolf.

Instantly, the already injured, movement-hindered Swift Wind Double-Headed Wolf's body stiffened. Its raised twin wolf heads also showed a moment of stun.

Seeing this, the Golden-Winged Great Eagle did not hesitate. Ignoring its wings which were difficult to flap due to injury, its stout forelimbs suddenly stepped forward. Wings contracted into a streamlined shape. Its slender beak flashed with ghostly light. A violent wind surged, buffing it. Speed increased further.

Immediately, it turned into a streak of light. In the time of a spark and flint, with speed too fast to cover one's ears, it stabbed violently at the exact center of the left wolf head's eye of the Swift Wind Double-Headed Wolf!

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle..."

In an instant, flesh and blood burst out. The Swift Wind Double-Headed Wolf shrieked miserably. Its entire left head exploded partly. Flesh and blood flew. The eyeball directly blew apart. Extremely bleak.

And this also completely ignited the Swift Wind Double-Headed Wolf's bloodlust. Yet one saw that, amidst the pain, the other wolf head flashed with green light. A green light sphere, carrying violent wind-splitting blades, rotated and flew at the Golden-Winged Great Eagle.

At such a close distance, the Golden-Winged Great Eagle fundamentally had no way to dodge. Its right wing instantly petrified, while its left wing directly whipped violently at the Swift Wind Double-Headed Wolf's left head, mangled with flesh and blood, to block this strike for it.

"Chirp!!!"

The next instant, the Wind Split Blade slammed into the Golden-Winged Great Eagle's petrified right wing, sending a shower of sparks flying; amid the crisis, a tree surged up from the ground, propping up the Golden-Winged Great Eagle's body so it barely dodged, and this Wind Split Blade, now unobstructed, immediately rushed toward the left wolf head that the Golden-Winged Great Eagle's tail-swipe had pinned down.

This left wolf head still seemed somewhat dazed, its sole remaining eye blinking, not yet reacted, when the Wind Split Blade detonated; in just a moment, the left wolf head exploded, flesh and blood flying everywhere.

"Awoo!!!"

The sole remaining right wolf head howled in grief once again, a sense of weakness permeating its whole body, pain transmitted in synchronization to this wolf head, nearly knocking it unconscious.

"Swift Wind Double-Headed Wolf! Hold on!"

On the other side, Tang Chen could only, in his haste, after blasting Yu Zhangsheng away with a punch, glance at the Swift Wind Double-Headed Wolf's situation, let out a low cry, yet have no attention to spare for anything else.

"Still have the mind to care about others, you'd better take care of yourself first."

Yu Zhangsheng coldly laughed, waving his hand, and beast shadows of the Red Tempered Snake, Golden-Winged Great Eagle, and Cai Xing Deer emerged one after another, roaring as they crashed toward Tang Chen; as they neared, before they could collide, they suddenly self-detonated.

Violent qi waves swept in all directions, layer upon layer of dust covering heaven and earth; for a time, on the Arena, sand flew and stones rolled, everything a blur, only the figures of the two people and six beasts constantly colliding.

Tang Chen dared not be careless, sensing the condition inside his body, gritted his teeth, eyes blood-red.

After taking the Blood Burst Pill, his strength had already reached Foundation Establishment Sevenfold Peak, yet even so, he merely held the upper hand, and the crushing situation he had imagined did not appear.

"Damn it, how did the other party cultivate? Clearly only Foundation Establishment Fourth Layer, yet so hard to deal with."

Tang Chen seethed inwardly; Yu Zhangsheng's methods emerged endlessly, and for a time he actually could not subdue him.

The other party was like a monkey; every time he exerted force, the other party immediately bounced and jumped about, refusing to clash head-on with him, making him feel extremely stifled.

Compared to Tang Chen's irritation, Yu Zhangsheng's side was much calmer; Yu Zhangsheng knew very clearly that, although in cultivation base he could not match the current Tang Chen, his uniquely gifted Divine Sense and physical body could make up for this disadvantage.

He could even, while battling Tang Chen on one hand, use his Divine Sense to observe the situation and command his tamed beasts; compared to the tamed beasts' instinctive coordination, with his command their combat ability naturally rose considerably.

This was also why, even though Yu Zhangsheng's three tamed beasts were all lower in realm than Tang Chen's, they could still gain the upper hand by striking unexpectedly.

"Moreover... it's actually the Blood Burst Pill, that kind of Forbidden Drug; then the longer the delay, the more advantageous for me. He's overdrafting like this, his body will sooner or later be unable to take it; when that time comes, I won't even need to act personally!"

A flash of light in Yu Zhangsheng's eyes; holding this thought, he did not intend to clash head-on with Tang Chen directly, but mainly to entangle and prolong the fight.

And Tang Chen, regarding Yu Zhangsheng's thinking, was clearly also aware in his heart, especially as time passed, he felt his own life force also beginning to slip away, which made him even more vexed, and inwardly he grew slightly anxious.

"No, can't go on like this!"

Tang Chen's gaze sank slightly, looking at Yu Zhangsheng at a certain distance, suddenly his finger pointed upward, the fingertip slowly tracing out a Long Rainbow.

Where the fingertip pointed, a streak of red light bloomed — first a single point, then rapidly spreading, a twist, becoming clusters of red mist; this mist kept twisting, and soon completely enveloped Tang Chen's whole person, and continued to expand.

"Red Demon... Resent Heaven!"

Tang Chen's low voice suddenly rang out; the red mist that originally shrouded half the Arena also fluctuated with this sound, then violently contracted, finally condensing into a single mass.

Tang Chen's figure suddenly burst out from within; outside his body surface, the red mist formed an external layer of protection; a phantom with two horns on its head, four limbs assembled, covered entirely in red Bone Armor, three eyes, crooked mouth wearing a wicked smile, also appeared atop Tang Chen's head, guarding Tang Chen within.

"Hee hee hee..."

A burst of fiendish laughter seemed to emit from Tang Chen's mouth, the sound low and piercing, simultaneously carrying a mental attack, transforming into sound waves sweeping toward Yu Zhangsheng.

At this moment, Tang Chen's figure exuded towering evil qi; the phantom atop his head seemed godlike yet demonic, indescribably eerie.

"!!!"

Yu Zhangsheng's hair stood on end, his body explosively retreated, vigilantly watching Tang Chen; at this moment, Tang Chen gave him a feeling of danger pushed to the extreme, a sense of life-and-death crisis instantly erupting in his heart.

(Chapter End)