With Long Chen's furious roar, the massive Silver-Winged Blood Eagle suddenly radiated golden light, even covering the color of its wings.
Then, under the shocked gazes of the crowd, the Silver-Winged Snow Eagle's body began to swell and grow larger and larger. The Silver-Winged Blood Eagle seemed to sense something was wrong, its mouth agape, as if trying to spit out Long Chen.
"Boom!"
But it was already too late. Its body exploded with a roar, endless golden divine radiance erupted, fierce winds surged, and golden light ignited the entire world.
"Not good, quickly form a defensive formation." Zhu Yunwen was shocked and shouted urgently.
With his shout, everyone formed hand seals simultaneously. The royal disciples who had been scattered across the battlefield instantly teleported together, and the Vermilion Bird barrier enveloped them.
"Boom!"
The terrifying power of essence blood shattered like a star shattering, and the gale it unleashed instantly shattered everyone around into dust.
The fierce winds raged, covering the entire imperial capital. In an instant, the entire empire was wiped clean, billions of powerful figures vanished, and ancient ferocious beasts exploded. The power released was unimaginable.
The fierce wind raged, and the endless golden light slowly dimmed, and Long Chen's figure came into view.
"Absolutely stupid to death. Is the Dragon King's essence blood something it can meddle with?"
This was not something Long Chen said, but rather from a dragon clan expert. Clearly, the silver-winged blood eagle's desire to devour the true dragon's essence blood was just wishful thinking.
"Kid, how is it?" You've finally witnessed the true power of the Dragon God's Body Refining Technique! The voice of the dragon clan expert carried a hint of pride.
The golden light around Long Chen slowly dimmed, and it took him several breaths to adjust his aura to its usual state.
Looking around, the entire imperial capital had vanished; all those buildings and powerful figures were gone. It had to be said, the destructive power was terrifying.
Even Long Chen himself was frightened; he had never imagined that one day he could actually wield such power.
In the Vermilion Bird Space, he had no reference point and didn't know how powerful he was. Now he finally realized just how strong his power was.
"The strength is terrifying, but the consumption is also astonishing. Fully unleashing my aura actually consumed thirty percent of my strength." Long Chen felt his body and couldn't help but smile wryly.
After one eruption, he rapidly concealed his aura, and thirty percent of his power disappeared. Based on this calculation, his strongest state would probably last only a few breaths.
"Well, there's nothing you can do. Your control is too weak, and your power cancels out on your own, wasting most of it.
Moreover, your human body is not as large as our dragon clan, so the energy you can store is extremely limited. To reach this level is already far beyond my expectations.
As your cultivation improves, your body capacity will continue to grow, your control will gradually improve, and both strength and duration will lengthen. The dragon clan expert comforted him.
There was no other way—human powerhouses were no longer than nine feet long, while the True Dragon Clan, after ascending to Dragon King, could travel tens of thousands of li. There was simply no comparison between the two. Long Chen's ability to reach this level far exceeded his expectations.
"Puff, puff!"
Suddenly, blood light splattered as two long swords sliced through the void, and two heads shot into the sky—it was Yu Qianxue and Zhu Yunwen making their move.
All the powerful beings present were wiped out, except for two Sanhua-level Earth Venerable experts who survived. However, they too were blasted to the brink of death, unable even to escape, and were killed on the spot.
"Very good. There are three three-flower-level Earth Venerable heads, two of whom are national lords. This is enough to greatly boost our morale." Zhu Yunwen carried the head of the Yuming Empire's ruler, his face full of excitement.
But he soon noticed that Long Chen looked at the head in his hand, seeming hesitant to speak, and couldn't help but feel a jolt in his heart:
"Brother Long, did I do something wrong?"
"You shouldn't have destroyed his soul. I was originally thinking of asking if I could get out of anything." Long Chen said with a bitter smile.
Long Chen always felt that Weng Taibei had another scheme, and that a ruler-level powerhouse might know some clues.
When killing Lantianba, they were in a hurry and didn't leave any survivors. But now Yu Qianxue and Zhu Yunwen acted too quickly. By the time Long Chen reacted, both had already killed him.
"This... Sorry, Brother Long, I was too reckless. Zhu Yunwen suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.
"Forget it, if we're going to kill them, then so be it. They were all acting under orders from the Purple Thunder Empire. The true core secrets might not even be known to them. Everyone, quickly clean up the battlefield and return directly to the Vermilion Bird Empire." Long Chen said.
"Big brother, our speed is so fast, it's almost like lightning fast. Maybe we can launch another surprise attack on another country." Zhu Yunwen was addicted to killing and said expectantly.
The others were also visibly excited. In such a short time, they had consecutively destroyed the imperial capitals of two countries and slain two rulers. They had accomplished a great feat that had never existed before.
If they could continue to launch surprise attacks on another country, not only would their names be remembered for generations, but it would also ease the pressure on the Vermilion Bird Empire.
"If we continue our sneak attack, the eight great empires will inevitably fall into chaos. Everyone is anxious, afraid their capital will be attacked, so they will definitely retreat to defend. Even if we can't launch a surprise attack, we can still put tremendous pressure on the enemy and ease the pressure on the Vermilion Bird Empire." Yu Qianxue also suggested.
For them, if the opponent was prepared, it didn't matter. If they couldn't win, they would run. Facing Sanhua-level powerhouses consecutively gave them tremendous confidence.
Long Chen shook his head and said, "There won't be another chance. Our successful surprise attack this time already plays a big part in luck."
News about the Blue Flame Empire should have already spread. Once the eight great empires received the news, they would absolutely not withdraw their troops to defend themselves.
They don't know where we will ambush. Instead of playing hide-and-seek with us, it's better to focus all our efforts on attacking Zhuque. That way, we'll be the ones defending back.
If they can deduce our route back and ambush halfway, it wouldn't take many—just five Sanhua-level Earth Venerables would be enough to wipe us out.
Now, taking risks is meaningless; the gains are disproportionate to the risks. Moreover, to prevent the Vermilion Bird from causing massive casualties, we must hurry back before the Eight Great Empires launch a fierce assault. Hearing
Long Chen say this, everyone felt a chill in their hearts and were filled with shame. They had taken the question too simply and naively.
"And most importantly, in the conversation between Weng Taibei and Master Weng Tianyao, there was something he didn't say.
Visible enemies are not scary; what is frightening are those invisible things. Since no clues can be found, we must prepare in advance. Long Chen said.
Everyone nodded, quickly cleared the battlefield, and immediately piloted their warships, taking a detour toward the Vermilion Bird Empire.
To avoid being intercepted, Long Chen deliberately took a detour. When Long Chen and the others returned to the borders of the Vermilion Bird Empire, seeing the shattered city and endless corpses, Zhu Yunwen and the others' eyes instantly turned red.