Isn't this a puppet? Long Chen stood before the man, feeling the powerful Supreme aura emanating from him, and couldn't help but feel a jolt in his heart.
"Lowly humans, daring to enslave the mighty Winged Demon clan, you will be cursed endlessly, ultimately rotting in pain and disappearing from this world forever." The winged demon clan expert roared in anger.
"No, he can't see me. He's still a puppet." Long Chen noticed that the winged demon clan expert had lifeless eyes, only muttering to himself.
"Damn humans, you have desecrated the mighty Winged Demon Clan. You will ultimately pay a heavy price for your foolish actions."
The winged demon clan expert kept roaring and cursing loudly, but the words of curse kept repeating only a few times.
After cursing a few times, he would walk back and forth a few steps, then curse again, then walk away, completely ignoring Long Chen in the distance.
As Long Chen took a few steps forward, the Winged Demon Clan expert suddenly shuddered, his eyes fixed tightly on Long Chen. In his lifeless gaze, a flame-like pattern appeared.
"Die!"
The Winged Demon Clan expert roared, his wings trembling behind him like lightning as he lunged toward Long Chen, his claws hooked, aiming straight for Long Chen's head.
The claws flashed like lightning, and as the wind howled, a piercing sonic boom erupted. Long Chen snorted coldly and smashed his fist at the claws of the Winged Demon Clan's powerful warriors.
"Pfft!"
Blood light splattered as Long Chen smashed the claws of the Winged Demon Clan powerhouse, but Long Chen's fists were also slashed with bloody marks by his claws.
"Finally, I'm losing my composure."
Looking at the wound on his hand, Long Chen knew just how powerful his physical body had become.
A supreme-level Divine Venerable Winged Demon expert could barely break through him with the sharpest claws—a fact even Long Chen could hardly believe.
In the past, facing such an attack, even summoning the Dragon Blood Battle Body might not have dared to fight head-on; it would have to be blocked with the Minghong Blade.
But now, after the blow, his fist was slashed with several bloody gashes, and the opponent's claws were shattered by his smash. Clearly, in terms of strength and defense, he still held an absolute advantage.
"Roar!"
The winged demon clan expert roared in fury, his wings trembling as he slashed forward like a blade.
"Boom boom boom... Long
Chen blocked eight consecutive attacks, his arms slashed with several wounds, flesh splitting open to reveal golden flesh crawling beneath the skin, as if crawling with little snakes.
The winged demons' sharp wings could tear through his skin, but they couldn't cut through his muscles or tendons, let alone injure his bones.
"This time, my physical body is truly going to be invincible."
Long Chen looked at the bloodstains on his arms, his eyes filled with fanaticism. The claws and wings of the Winged Demon Clan were comparable to the most powerful domain artifacts, yet he fought in the most basic state and couldn't inflict any real harm. This made Long Chen overjoyed.
"Boom boom boom... Long
Chen exchanged dozens of moves with the winged demon clan expert, finally breaking his claws and tearing off his wings. Without killing him, he continued forward. He left the winged demon clan expert with Yu Qingxuan and the others, both to warn them and to tell them he was right ahead and that everything was safe.
As Long Chen pressed forward, the number of Wing Demon Clan experts gradually increased. Sometimes two were together, sometimes three. Long Chen either broke off one of their arms or tore off one of their wings, leaving them behind for the rest to follow.
This way, the danger was much lower, and it wouldn't significantly reduce combat power, giving the Vermilion Bird royal disciples a buffer period.
When Long Chen reached the seventh stage, not only did powerful members of the Wing Demon Clan appear, but other powerful demons also appeared, and these demon clan powerhouses were even more formidable.
Long Chen charged forward swiftly. When encountering those extremely dangerous demons, he directly crippled them, believing they posed no threat to kill Zhu Yifeng and the others in one blow before leaving.
At the eighth and ninth stages, the demon clan experts had already gathered in groups, numbering in the tens of thousands. Even Long Chen had no choice but to break free from the Dragon King battle body. Only in this state could he avoid being killed in a group fight.
"Boom boom boom...
Even Long Chen, besieged by so many demon clan experts, was left dizzy and disoriented. Despite several attempts to break through, he failed to reach the tenth tier and was instead forced back by those demon clan experts.
But Long Chen didn't dare to kill them fiercely. He didn't know how many such demon puppets there were. If he killed them all, the royal disciples would have no trial targets left, which could very likely disrupt their progress in progress.
Now that he had reached the sixth level, Long Chen had figured out the rhythm of the trial. Every stage was arranged perfectly, and every step was arranged in perfect order—no confusion, and no shortcuts allowed. If he tried to take shortcuts, he could suffer a major loss later on, or even fail directly.
"Rumble... Long
Chen charged forward again, sending the demon clan experts flying backward by his impact. When Long Chen reached the tenth level, the violent pressure reappeared.
Here, the demon clan experts have cultivated from the early stage of Divine Venerable to the peak of Divine Venerable. Although not Dual Supreme Sovereigns, their strength at the peak of Divine Venerable is even more terrifying.
The most terrifying thing was that Long Chen was under immense pressure here, yet they remained completely unaffected. His speed and strength were suppressed, and as soon as he charged forward, several demon clan experts cut him down.
Just as Long Chen stepped back, the demons on the ninth step attacked again. Long Chen fiercely fought the ninth-tier demon warriors, catching his breath, then charged back to the tenth rank.
"Boom boom boom... Just
upon reaching the tenth stage, Long Chen's body felt as if filled with lead—his speed slowed and his reactions became sluggish, while his opponent's attacks were as fast as lightning, and their power was astonishing.
Long Chen didn't even have a moment to hold out before being hacked back, and he didn't even remember what the attacking demon warriors looked like.
"It's too hard to rush alone. All the pressure is concentrated on me. It's so frustrating." Long Chen said bitterly.
He wanted to take off his gear. Once he did, the pressure would ease, and his speed would increase significantly.
But after thinking it over, he ultimately didn't let go of the equipment. Long Chen knew that if he did, the effect would be greatly reduced. For the sake of his pride, he gritted his teeth and pressed on relentlessly.
"Boom boom boom... Long
Chen was covered in golden scales as he launched a frenzied attack on the demon clan experts at the tenth stage. Their weapons slashed at Long Chen, leaving sparks and causing his blood and energy to surge violently.
However, Long Chen gritted his teeth. Although slow and fast was a huge disadvantage, this fighting style would improve his reaction speed, allowing him to anticipate and prepare earlier.
In the end, Long Chen gritted his teeth and fought for half an hour, finally having to retreat to the entrance to rest. Such a fierce storm of attacks rapidly drained his stamina.
At this point, Yu Qingxuan and the others hadn't reached the sixth stage yet to reach the sixth stage. According to Long Chen's estimation, they should have reached the fifth stage.
After a brief rest, Long Chen prepared to fight again at the tenth tier, when the voice of a dragon clan expert came:
"Entering the next stage, starting soul refinement!"