Chapter 326: Hahaha, the Monster Can Actually Talk

Ao Hongchen's figure swiftly appeared on the warship, and several elders immediately showed delighted expressions.

"Saved! Saved!"

"This should be fine now."

They were full of confidence in Ao Hongchen.

Ao Hongchen wielded a chilling Blade light, charging bravely toward the enemy.

The Blade light mercilessly slashed the Bloodthirsty Python's massive claws, instantly spraying a spray of blood light.

The Bloodthirsty Python let out a painful roar, its claws unconsciously loosened, and the warship quickly escaped the danger.

Jiang Chen stared fixedly at Ao Hongchen, unmoving.

He wanted to witness with his own eyes how a Divine-level Strongman fights.

The Bloodthirsty Python roared angrily, its claws reaching for Ao Hongchen.

At the same time, its whole body flickered with electric light, turning into myriad bolts of thunder that instantly struck Ao Hongchen.

A seven‑colored Aura lit up, and a multitude of Auras appeared on Ao Hongchen's body.

Jiang Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.

This was clearly a supportive Aura, yet Ao Hongchen is obviously a Divine Warrior—why does he have such a status Aura?

In the empowered state, Ao Hongchen's combat power surged rapidly to its peak.

The great Blade in his hand shimmered, Blade energy sweeping outward, cleaving the thunder.

Jiang Chen watched intently; each slash of Ao Hongchen seemed ordinary, but in fact each was a unique Skill.

Moreover, there was no pause between Skills, no cooldown, freely chaining together.

The speed was astonishing; dozens of slashes were completed almost in an instant.

Each slash was a Skill, with every kind of attack Skill present.

Blade energy struck the Bloodthirsty Python, its Scale Armor shattered, blood gushing like a spring.

The Bloodthirsty Python roared continuously, its whole body glittering with light, illuminating the entire void.

In an instant, myriad bolts of thunder surged from all directions in the void toward Ao Hongchen.

Ao Hongchen wildly wielded the great Blade, his whole body—

... similarly flashing with light, Blade energy spreading.

Jiang Chen was dumbfounded—so this is the battle of a Divine-level Strongman?

He ignored Skill cooldowns, using all Skills at will.

And each Skill's power was comparable to a Forbidden Curse.

Blade energy a hundred meters wide and a thousand meters long, sweeping over everything like a sky‑covering tide.

He felt that even a brush would be fatal.

Bone Armor, life links, damage transfer—all useless.

Even countless Skeletons would be instantly annihilated.

It seemed that the two exchanges between Hong Jishi and Ao Hongchen back then were merely play.

On the warship, Si Tu Yu's face turned deathly pale, unable to believe it.

She finally witnessed the Ao God her father spoke of, unbelievably powerful to this degree.

Yet a strong confidence flashed in her eyes; she believed she would one day reach this level.

One human and one beast fought wildly, appearing evenly matched.

The Bloodthirsty Python's massive claws crushed Blade energy, blasting Ao Hongchen a hundred li away.

In an instant Ao Hongchen returned as if teleporting, adding several wounds to the Bloodthirsty Python.

The warship seized the chance to fly far away, vanishing from sight.

Jiang Chen saw a piece of flesh missing on the Bloodthirsty Python's chest.

He thought of the protective heart flesh in his storage space.

Needless to say, it was taken by Ao Hongchen for himself.

It turned out to be harvested from such a BOSS...

Beyond disbelief, Jiang Chen felt deeply moved.

At the same time he understood why Si Tu Yu and the others were unlucky.

Linking Ao Hongchen's earlier words, it turned out he had known this would happen.

It was because Ao Hongchen's previous great battle to obtain protective heart flesh for himself, which placed this super Bloodthirsty Python nearby.

Suddenly, eyes—

A flash of light ahead, and Ao Hongchen appeared within sight.

"Run!"

Ao Hongchen grabbed Jiang Chen and fled swiftly.

At this moment Ao Hongchen was drenched in blood, looking seriously wounded.

But from his expression, Jiang Chen thought there seemed no serious problem.

Behind them, thunderlight roared, a thousand‑li void entirely covered by thunder, becoming a sea of lightning.

Ao Hongchen laughed loudly, "That guy went mad, let's hurry, hurry."

Jiang Chen was speechless for a moment; the name Ao God really sounded good.

In battle, his arrogance truly soars.

Ao Hongchen asked, "How is it, did you understand?"

Jiang Chen replied, "I seemed to grasp it for a while, but then seemed not to."

"Never mind, never mind. Not understanding is fine; besides, you're still way early."

Ao Hongchen gave no further explanation.

Indeed, it's still very early; now the focus should be on how to achieve Second Transcendence, not such distant matters.

Jiang Chen asked, "Master, just now there were a big one and a small one of the Bloodthirsty Pythons…"

Ao Hongchen said, "The small one is a Bloodthirsty Python; the large one has already transformed from a python into a jiao. It should be called a Blood‑God‑Blood Jiao."

"Level 96, very strong, very strong."

Jiang Chen nodded; indeed, very strong.

Not to mention the large one, even the small one is very strong.

Anyway, he is far from being a match.

He thought that the small Bloodthirsty Python was already stronger than the Ancient Luan Bird.

He just didn't know, compared with the true form of the Ancient Earth Dragon, which is stronger.

Thinking of the Ancient Earth Dragon, Jiang Chen asked, "Have you ever seen that Ancient Earth Dragon in the Upper Layer Core Area of the Ancient Battlefield?"

Ao Hongchen, who was fleeing, suddenly stopped.

His expression grew slightly solemn, "Have you seen it?"

Jiang Chen recounted his experience in the Earth Core instance.

Ao Hongchen remained silent and continued to whisk Jiang Chen away.

The speed was much slower than before, as if not worried about the Blood‑God‑Blood Jiao chasing.

In fact, it indeed did not catch up.

They returned to the courtyard of the Bloody Land, where Ao Hongchen again used a Talisman to heal his skin wound and stripped off his blood‑stained clothes.

While changing clothes, he pointed to a scar on his chest and asked, "Do you see this scar?"

The scar ran from his right shoulder across to his left abdomen.

Jiang Chen found it odd; practitioners either die or remain unscathed.

Even severed limbs can be reborn, so how could a scar remain?

Moreover, a Divine-level Strongman, with a Healing Technique, any wound would be cured.

Unless… he chose not to purge this scar.

Ao Hongchen said, "Do you think I deliberately left this scar myself?"

"Of course not!"

Ao Hongchen, now clothed, began to speak to himself.

"At that time I was Level 69, and I broke into the Core Area together with a team of similar level."

"In the Core Area, we forged ahead, slaying one boss after another."

"Finally, we stood before it."

"Result…"

Jiang Chen listened attentively, but Ao Hongchen's expression seemed off.

Ao Hongchen gave a wry smile, "In the end we saw it from afar, and no one dared to act."

"At that moment it gave us a glance, then closed its eyes."

"It was that single glance that scared us away."

"We left, looking dejected."

"Later I thought, luckily we didn't act; had we, death would have been certain."

Ao Hongchen walked into the house; the door was left open, and Jiang Chen also

followed inside.

The room was simply arranged: no bed, only a meditation cushion and a tea table.

The tea set on the table was evidently a special vessel, perpetually boiling.

Ao Hongchen sat at the edge of the tea table, and Jiang Chen brewed tea for him.

Ignoring the scalding water, Ao Hongchen gulped a cup of tea before continuing.

"The second time, I was Level 89, only half a step away from Divine Level."

"Then I deliberately went to the Lower Space of the Ancient Battlefield, found a Space-time Portal, and returned to the Core Area."

"This time, I made a move."

"Guess what happened?"

Jiang Chen shook his head, "I can't guess."

To be frank, he truly couldn't guess.

Ao Hongchen drank another cup of tea, "Just once, really just once."

"It casually lifted a claw and swiped once."

"Then I was blasted out of the Core Area."

Ao Hongchen's tale sounded like a fantastical story; Jiang Chen listened with his hair standing on end.

The Core Area is huge—at least tens of thousands of kilometers.

It could easily be a hundred thousand kilometers.

That one move must have been terrifying.

Ao Hongchen downed a third cup of scalding tea, "This is the third cup; consider it your tribute, disciple."

Jiang Chen hummed in acknowledgment; three cups, three tributes—a master‑apprentice rite.

From this moment, Jiang Chen has a second teacher.

"Teacher, is that how your injury happened?"

Ao Hongchen laughed heartily, "No..."

"That time I was seriously injured, but it left no scar."

"The third time, I had already become a Divine-level Strongman."

"At that time I was level 93; I returned from Deep Space to Lower Space, then luckily found a Space-time Portal and came to Upper Space."

"Someone like me, a Divine-level Strongman,"

"In Upper Space I can only stay ten minutes, and I have only one chance to get out."

"I found it again, preparing to take revenge."

"I was defeated again, still a single strike..."

"This time, it said a sentence, just four characters: You're too weak!"

"Guess what I felt back then."

Jiang Chen gave a wry smile, "It must have been, damn, the monster actually spoke..."

"Hahaha!"

Ao Hongchen pounded the table, laughing heartily!