Chapter 1218: Chapter 1190: Showdown with Yun Canglong
As Li Chen silently chanted, even from the outside, it was evident that his skin began to turn red at a bizarre speed.
Moreover, this red was not the red of blood, but rather like the redness of being scalded with boiling water.
Even Li Chen’s body began to emit wisps of smoke.
This was him truly starting to burn his own blood.
Li Chen knew clearly that facing a strong opponent like Yun Canglong, battling across two ranks, he could no longer hold back in the slightest.
Although even so, he might still die in the end, it was always better to hold on a little longer.
As the Blood of Heaven burned, Li Chen’s aura also began to rise at an astonishing speed.
At the same time, Li Chen’s body underwent a strange transformation.
At this moment, the flesh beneath Li Chen’s skin seemed to come alive, starting to wriggle autonomously.
And his body began to swell.
Before long, Li Chen transformed into a giant over two meters tall, his muscles swelling from their previous even distribution.
At this moment, Li Chen once again entered the state from his battle with Myriad Gu in Miao Village.
Another trump card!
He knew that now he was facing Yun Canglong! A scorching-level expert, hiding his strength any further would be seeking death.
"In the end, it’s just you and me."
Li Chen looked at the Red Moon in his hand.
This blade had unknowingly accompanied him for a long time.
Initially, Li Chen saw this blade as a dangerous monster genius, even locking it away, not daring to use it lightly.
But throughout this journey, this blade became his most trustworthy companion.
"I don’t know if I should trust myself, but I trust you." Li Chen looked at the Red Moon in his hand and suddenly murmured.
When Li Chen truly refined the Red Moon into his exclusive weapon, he discovered a seal similar to Frost on it.
However, compared to Frost, this seal was much more concealed and powerful.
Yet when Li Chen saw that layer of seal, he sensed the immense power beneath it.
According to Li Chen’s estimation, that power was even enough to make a union-level strong blow up directly.
So, he had never dared to touch the most concealed seal deep within the Red Moon.
But now, he understood that it was time to unlock it.
A drop of fresh blood fell onto the blade of the Red Moon, seeping into its interior, reaching the deepest part, unseen by anyone.
In the deepest part of the Red Moon, there was an invisible door.
And on that door was a blood-red talisman.
Li Chen’s drop of fresh blood fell on that talisman at this moment.
"Crack..."
Cracks appeared on the talisman, and then it shattered instantly.
The door opened.
At this moment, Li Chen suddenly felt a piercing pain all over his body, a pain far more intense than any he had experienced before.
Even he couldn’t help but fall to one knee at this moment.
Leaning on the Red Moon with one hand, he managed not to collapse entirely.
But the severe pain caused his whole body to start convulsing.
Drop by drop, fresh blood oozed from beneath his skin.
The blood beads became more numerous, eventually almost covering Li Chen entirely.
However, due to the high temperature of his skin, this blood did not coagulate but flowed slowly down his body.
In the end, absorbed by the Red Moon.
Yun Canglong narrowed his eyes as he watched Li Chen. He had ample confidence in himself, which was why he let Li Chen prepare. Otherwise, he could have struck to kill Li Chen just now.
But as the strange changes occurred on Li Chen’s body, Yun Canglong suddenly felt something was amiss.
"This brat, just a mere call, how could he possess such a vast cultivation aura?" Yun Canglong slightly furrowed his brows.
"Moreover, it seems not only a cultivation aura but also something else?"
However, for some unknown reason, Yun Canglong ultimately suppressed this unease in his heart. With the demeanor of a scorching-level expert, since he decided to let Li Chen complete his preparation, he would not go back on it.
Although this promise was not voiced, in his view, since he had already decided, he wouldn’t change it.
"Thank you for waiting!"
A low roar, like that of a beast, came from Li Chen’s mouth.
This time, if it weren’t for those familiar with him, they probably wouldn’t even recognize him.
Not only had his appearance undergone significant changes, but even his aura had changed drastically.
Just looking at him, it felt as if an endless aura of madness was rushing towards you, unbelievably terrifying.
The even more terrifying thing is that now, atop Li Chen’s head, there is an extra crimson horn, seemingly entirely condensed from blood.
If a word were needed to describe it, it would be... Demon.
Indeed, anyone who sees Li Chen at this moment would associate him firstly with a Demon, and not just any, but the legendary... Blood Demon!
Although Yun Canglong also sensed that Li Chen’s aura now completely surpassed the conventional meaning of the Roaring Level, he still believed Li Chen wouldn’t be his match.
This is the confidence of a Scorching-level Expert!
"Come on, kid, let me see how sharp those fangs you’re hiding really are." Yun Canglong waved towards Li Chen.
"Alright." Li Chen grinned, a wicked sneer rising at the corner of his mouth, and in the next moment, his body flickered.
"Clang!!"
A loud noise suddenly erupted in front of Yun Canglong, and he flew backward, raising his arm.
The afterimage of where Li Chen stood previously only began to dissipate slowly at that moment.
His speed, at this moment, reached an unimaginable extreme.
Retracting his arm, Yun Canglong looked at a long narrow mark on it, and his gaze became serious.
Li Chen also looked down at his own arm. Grasping the Red Moon in his hand, the skin of his hand had completely split open, but strangely, barely any blood flowed out.
Moreover, the tear in his hand healed at an astonishing speed.
Seeing this, Yun Canglong’s expression grew even more serious.
He suddenly realized that he had probably underestimated this young man.
However, Yun Canglong soon noticed that Li Chen’s expression wasn’t quite right.
As a seasoned expert, he naturally could discern differences in one’s expression. Li Chen’s expression was indeed extraordinarily evil and ferocious right now, looking rather terrifying.
However, amidst that ferocity, there seemed to be more because he was enduring immense pain.
"Damn it, didn’t expect this seal on the Red Moon to be so fierce, even my body can barely withstand it." Li Chen cursed inwardly, but his gaze remained unchanging, locking onto Yun Canglong before him.
"I just don’t believe it!" he internally roared, and Li Chen’s face grew even more ferocious.
"Since you are already my weapon, as your master, how could I not control even a single weapon?"
"Come again!"
"Blood Fury!"
"Whoosh—"
Once again, Li Chen’s body transformed into a streak of light, suddenly charging towards Yun Canglong.
But this time, Yun Canglong was clearly prepared; he wouldn’t let Li Chen succeed easily again. One arm moved to block the Red Moon in Li Chen’s hand, while the other turned into a shell, blasting towards Li Chen’s chest.
"Unsheathed!"
"Zzz—"
Li Chen’s speed unexpectedly increased once more, dodging Yun Canglong’s punch, and the blade cut through the air, slicing towards Yun Canglong’s throat.
"Hm?"
Feeling Li Chen’s speed increase yet again, Yun Canglong reacted instantly, True Qi erupted from his entire body, and his Scorching cultivation was fully displayed at that moment.
Although Li Chen was already a Roaring-level strongman, and at this moment had surpassed the standard level after multiple enhancements, within the momentum of a Scorching-level expert, his body was still sent flying without resistance.
"Boom!!"
The ground was smashed into a large pit by Li Chen’s massive body.
He even heard the bone-breaking sound within his body, which made one’s teeth ache.
But soon, he climbed out of the pit again, and the wounds on his body healed at an extremely fast pace.
"What kind of ability is this?" Seeing Li Chen recover so quickly even from such injuries, even he couldn’t help but feel a sense of helplessness in his heart.
Injuries are common for Martial Artists, so pills have become something they pursued. Especially those life-saving pills with miraculous effects for the seriously injured, which are incredibly precious.
But looking at Li Chen, he seemed not to need such pills at all.
This kind of seemingly unkillable fellow is the first Yun Canglong has encountered in so many years.
If Li Chen were a bit weaker, he would just tear him into pieces; he didn’t believe he could revive after being shredded...
"Wait! Tear to pieces?"
A thick killing intent suddenly flashed through Yun Canglong’s eyes.
He no longer intended to hold back. Previously, he felt it was a pity to erase a genius from the Martial Artist World who hadn’t yet grown. But now, he no longer had that thought.
If this can be called not yet grown, then throughout Huaxia, there are probably not many grown Martial Artists.
"Indeed, the last seal ’Blood Fury’ of the Red Moon is formidable; even against a Scorching-level expert like Yun Canglong, it allows me to hold my own temporarily."
Li Chen’s dark red pupils contracted: "But likewise, this state takes a massive toll on the body. If this continues, even super-speed cell regeneration might not keep up with the cell death rate in my body."
"Quick battle and resolution? Impossible! If the opponent were Roaring... or even Roar-level, I could give it a try, but the opponent is a Scorching-level expert; it’s simply impossible to defeat him swiftly."
Li Chen quickly calculated in his mind.
"Then, I must find a way to heavily injure him."
"To heavily injure him..." A glint flashed in Li Chen’s eyes: "There’s only that one move."