HPDBC Chapter 826 A Battle Between a Dragon and a Tiger
Chapter 826 A Battle Between a Dragon and a Tiger
chapter 826 a battle between a dragon and a tiger
translator: borntobe
“what power!”
long chen was shocked. he had already protected himself with his thunderforce, but this attack had still destroyed his hand.
it had to be known that his current power was much, much greater than before. the enlightenment palace star had reached the eighth star transformation, and his physical body had been greatly strengthened, to the point that it was several times stronger than before. but he was still injured.
however, this kind of injury was instantly healed with the primal chaos bead. he sheathed his sword behind his back and rapidly formed hand seals.
“double dragon destruction!”
a lightning and flame dragon shot out, roaring furiously. xue you’s expression changed. this attack’s power was something he had personally experienced. even back then, it had caused him a great deal of trouble. now long chen was using it at full power, and its power caused his scalp to turn numb.
xue you suddenly took out a bone. that bone was glossy like jade, but it was covered in lines. it released an evil air.
it looked to be a human skull. as soon as it left xue you’s hand, it began to grow, becoming hundreds of meters tall.
boom!
the two dragons crashed into the skull. the skull instantly shattered. following that, endless devil qi transformed into a black monster that fought against them.
long chen was startled. this skull had actually been sealing a soul that was capable of fighting.
but long chen was still confident. that soul might be extremely powerful, but it was suppressed by lei long and huo long. there was no danger to them. as long as they were given enough time, they would be able to defeat it.
in truth, xue you was quite distressed. that skull was something he had obtained from an ancient devil’s skeleton. inside had been the slightest discarnate soul.
xue you had constantly fed living people’s souls to it for it to become stronger. as long as it was given enough spiritual strength, it would have eventually become an exceedingly terrifying existence.
but nourishing such a soul was extremely dangerous. he definitely couldn’t allow it to become stronger than himself, or there was a danger of it taking over his body.
so once that soul grew close enough to his own power, he would stop feeding it. once he broke through to sea expansion, he would have continued feeding it souls and raising its power.
but the double dragon destruction long chen had released wasn’t a battle skill. he was letting those two existences within him freely attack. even if he could block their first attack, they would constantly entangle him, and with long chen’s ghost-like movement art, his life would be in danger.
so despite knowing that it would be restricted, xue you had still sacrificed this soul to hold back lei long and huo long. it was his only choice, or he would definitely be defeated today.
the thing that startled both long chen and xue you was that the soul had only appeared for a moment before a strange energy caused it to explode. then it just disappeared.
“what... what just happened?!” xue you was appalled, filled with disbelief.
as for long chen, just as he was stunned, the eastern wasteland bell’s voice rang out in his mind. “hehe, that was not bad. it was quite nourishing, even if it was so little.”
the corrupt path’s curses were extremely difficult to deal with. last time, long chen had been weakened into a dog by a curse and almost lost his life. did xue you think he wouldn’t be on guard against it this time?
as soon as xue you had used that spatial magical art, long chen had guessed he was trying to stall to activate a curse. so he hadn’t hesitated.
and as expected, this fellow had been in the midst of activating a curse. but it was interrupted midway, which definitely would have caused a backlash.
this particular curse had a short activation time, so it definitely hadn’t reached the level of the yama king blood curse. but it still wouldn’t be good to be struck by it.
long chen couldn’t help but feel lucky. it was no wonder that xue you so desperately wanted that armored lizard. if he had the defense of the armored lizard, and he protected the weak point at its forehead, xue you would be able to freely release curses from the armored lizard’s back.
this fellow was actually not skilled in close-range combat. instead, he specialized in long-range curses. it was no wonder he was constantly trying to gain distance.
thinking of that, long chen knew that he definitely couldn’t allow that to happen. experiencing a curse once was enough. he activated the lightning body blink, chasing after xue you.
but xue you’s movement art was also extremely fast, as dozens of miles were traversed in an instant. however, in front of the lightning body blink, that speed wasn’t enough. long chen still caught up.
xue you not only had to block long chen’s sudden attacks, but he also had to block lei long and huo long. his black sword was dancing through the air as he miserably fled, occasionally coughing up blood.
his strongest points were his magical arts and curses. those two things required forming hand seals and drawing heaven and earth’s energy. they also needed time to use.
this was also why long chen hadn’t used the raging flame prison. magical arts might be limitlessly powerful, but in a true battle, they didn’t have much use, especially in a one against one. it was difficult to get a chance to use them.
in a life and death battle, who would just stand there and watch you unleash your ultimate move? that kind of situation would only occur on the martial arenas of those large sects. those ‘incomparable geniuses’ might be able to use them then, but not in a battle.
a true battle changed in the blink of an eye, and the slightest mistake could lead to a defeat. this kind of battle always relied on experience and smarts.
in long chen’s eyes, those competitions on martial arenas were no different than cockfighting. they were competing over who was more ornamental and whose moves looked more beautiful. to put it frankly, it was a competition of who was more of an idiot.
although he currently had the advantage, the slightest mistake could lead to him being struck by xue you’s curse. then that would very likely lead to a complete reversal, and the one to die in the end would be him.
so in a fight against experts like xue you, you couldn’t reveal the slightest opening. in the same way, xue you also wouldn’t reveal any openings to him. in this kind of battle, that kind of opening signified the end of the battle.
while xue you fled and fought, he had no choice but to admit that he wasn’t long chen’s match when it came to close-range fighting. he was searching for an opportunity as he fled.
“this is your so-called unable to endure ten exchanges?” sneered long chen as he forced xue you to run.
however, although he had taken the advantage, he was shocked by how strong xue you was. even in this kind of situation, he was unable to find an opening to take his life. furthermore, he didn’t dare to be greedy and force it. he had to take it steadily.
in this kind of high-speed chase, if he tried to unleash one of his ultimate moves, it would create a gap between them. either xue you would get away, or he would unleash a curse. so long chen was also in a difficult situation. he had to continue chasing and attack xue you, or once he opened up the distance, he would be the one in danger.
hearing long chen’s sneer, xue you’s face became burning hot. thinking of his big words, they were like a slap in his face now.
“bastard, you are courting death!” roared xue you. long chen was speechless to see that this idiot actually tossed out some vicious words before continuing to flee.