The molten gold puppets, each with a body toughness corresponding to the advanced Black-tier, were more difficult to kill than the steel puppets. However, Long Chens claws were extraordinarily sharp, and their hardness was almost on par with a divine weapon.
Clang!
There was a deafening clang. Long Chen then used his shoulder to knock a molten gold puppet off balance. He braced his core, then twisted his waist and reached out, his sharp claws piercing into its body! Its hard body was butter in the face of Long Chens powerful attack, forming a hole! Thank goodness I can puncture its body! He then twisted his hand, and his fingers touched a boiling-hot crystal inside.
Long Chen immediately pulled the crystal out of its body, then he tossed it into his Universe Pouch without even looking!
Dongfang Tianyu was far ahead in the lead, so there was no time for Long Chen to look. The other puppets swarmed him, blocking his front, right, and left!
They threw punches with their hard fists, every attack powerful enough to injure Long Chen if he was hit directly, even with Recovery. More importantly, it would slow him down.
That was why he had no choice but to focus!
He glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that Yin Mengyao was just starting to fight her first puppet. As for the other teenagers, although they were already surrounded, they were still fighting to approach Long Chen and surround him once more, so Dongfang Tianyu could get to a hundred molten gold cores! Sister Mengyao has cultivated the Flowing Water Body and has trained with wooden puppets, so she should be fine! I only need to collect the cores as fast as possible!
With that thought in mind, Long Chen ignored everything else and charged towards an area with more puppets. He attacked with his whole body, engaging in melee combat. He looked like a madman, but his mad frenzy gave the others the feeling of a wolf entering a herd of goats. Of course, Long Chen was the wolf, and the puppets were the goats!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Long Chens claws and the spines on his knees and elbows repeatedly pierced the puppets, causing shrill screeches from the friction. Pieces of puppets started to fall to the ground all around him, forming a small hill!
What?!
When they spotted Long Chens performance, the teenagers were astonished. When did he get so strong? He alone has killed as many puppets as the rest of us combined!
Thats impossible. I know he has an advanced Black-tier Body Tempering technique, but I do too!
Look, his claws and spines are extremely sharp and can easily puncture the puppets bodies. Theyre much more convenient than our techniques.
I see! I thought he was actually that strong!
My brothers! Hes almost caught up to Brother Tianyu, and weve made our brother a promise! Wont we look bad if we let him accumulate one hundred cores? Lets stop him!
They moved towards Long Chen, simultaneously discussing loudly among themselves. When Dongfang Tianyu heard their discussion, he quickly looked over and was startled to see Long Chen fighting like a madman. So fast?! My brothers, stop the brat! When Im done collecting cores, I will kill him immediately!
Dongfang Tianyu planned to finish collecting a hundred molten gold cores before attacking Long Chen to prevent any unexpected circumstances. Doing so would be risky, as there was a possibility that he could come out injured, and collecting cores while injured would be much more difficult.
Understood!
Thirty-eight! When Long Chen put the thirty-eighth core into his Universe Pouch, he saw more people approaching out of the corner of his eye. He smirked. Can you even trap me?
Then he moved at lightning speed. After a few flashes, he successfully broke free of the ring they had formed, which they had put great effort into preparing. He arrived at another spot with many puppets. The Nine Dragon Flashes are indeed extraordinary. It provides me with a huge advantage in a situation like this.
With the Nine Dragon Flashes and the extraordinary strength of the Dragon Soul Transformation, Long Chen could very likely complete the task before Dongfang Tianyu.
What? He escaped? The crowd was speechless when they saw that he had broken free once more.
That technique he used just nowwhy did it look like the Nine Dragon Flashes? one of them suddenly said.
How could that be possible? He only just joined the Eastern Azure Dragon, so theres no chance he could have mastered it already. Thats Fourth Uncle Xuanxiaos unique technique!
Theres no time to think! We need to catch him!
How will we catch him when he can use the Nine Dragon Flashes? Everyone, I have an idea. Yin Mengyao is working with him. He might come to us if we attack her, right?
Everyone agreed and immediately charged at her.
Yin Mengyao was at the mid-Earthly Core Realm, and while she was considered talented in the outer family, she was weaker than these kids. How would she win against so many people? No one had ever shined so brightly the moment they entered the inner family like Long Chen; he was the exception.
There were more than ten of them, so if they surrounded Yin Mengyao, she wouldnt be able to defend herself.
I didnt initially plan to attack you, but since you have decided to come looking for death yourselves, dont blame me. When Long Chen saw that they were planning to target Yin Mengyao, he was furious. He stopped the puppet massacre and wove through the swarm of puppets like a tornado. The crowd sensed a gust of killing intent heading their way!
Hes so agile, weaving through the puppets so easily. But there are more than ten of us, so he doesn’t stand a chance. When they saw that Long Chen rushed towards them idiotically, they were overjoyed and quickly charged at him!
This is a critical moment; I should not suppress my power any longer. I must defeat these brats in the shortest time possible so I can focus on getting molten gold cores!
Long Chen then made a decision. Blood Devouring Domain! A cloud of blood-colored mist poured towards the teenagers, and they were enveloped by it before they knew what was happening. Looking at the red mist around them, their expressions changed and they asked in puzzlement, What is this?
The moment the question left their lips, they felt their blood boiling and moving around, completely out of their control. The kids who had only just attained the Earthly Core Realm were even more miserable, screaming in agony. A young boy even collapsed!
Nows the time,
They each screamed in pain. Yin Mengyao, who was watching it all nearby, stared at him in utter disbelief. When Dongfang Tianyu saw this scene, his hands trembled, almost letting the puppet before him strike him.
As Dongfang Tianyu watched, Long Chen struck the Eastern Azure Dragon teenagers unconscious one by one. They would not cause trouble again. Yin Mengyao focused on fighting molten gold puppets once again, feeling like she was safe.
Hows that possible? Many of the people present were almost on the same level as Long Chen. Dongfang Tianyu himself didnt expect Long Chen to be this good, defeating same-level opponents so easily.
I must not let Long Chen continue. He must die. Dongfang Tianyu made a poisonous oath to himself. He had no time to worry about those useless idiots. Instead, he exploded with all the strength in his body and attacked the puppets. He had already collected more than fifty cores.
Lets see if any of you will dare to bother me again!
Under the influence of the Blood Devouring Domain, the prodigies were all beaten and incapacitated. Long Chen intended to stop them from moving, so he had struck hard.
Long Chen, theres not much time left. Hurry up and collect the cores! Yin Mengyao cared about Long Chen, but this tournaments results were also related to Mo Xiaolang, so she felt the need to remind him as he was the only one who could compete with Dongfang Tianyu.
The final champion would be determined from the final fight between these two!
Dongfang Tianyu didnt have any external distractions, so hes in the lead!
Without another word, Long Chen entered the group of puppets and started killing them.
Initially, he was worried that the molten gold puppets would go kill the unconscious teenagers and was wondering what he would do if that happened. However, he realized that the puppets werent touching the unconscious people.
Since he was lagging far behind Dongfang Tianyu, he had no choice but to use martial techniques and even the Nine Dragon Flashes to kill the puppets. The Nine Dragon Flashes allowed him to move wherever he wanted even while surrounded by enemies, making him much more efficient. He was able to collect one core with almost every strike.
Both of them eyed each other out of the corner of their eyes while killing violently. What threatened Dongfang Tianyu was that despite the gap between their numbers, Long Chen was collecting cores faster than he was. If this continued, Long Chen would catch up eventually!
You brat, my preparations will be pointless if you catch up to me. Dongfang Tianyu chuckled coldly, then he sped up.
Time passed as they killed the puppets, and when Long Chen reached ninety, Dongfang Tianyu laughed loudly. Long Chen, Im going to get the Azure Dragon Halberd now! Ive got no time to play with you! Take your time! Goodbye!
Dongfang Tianyu initially planned to kill him here, but he knew that doing so would be difficult. If he was injured, it would be difficult for him to comprehend the martial technique of the Azure Dragon Halberd. That was why he swallowed his anger and headed straight for the Azure Dragon Halberd.
