Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation - Chapter 1318

Chapter 1318: 1318

Chapter 1318: True Combat Prowess

As Elder Qin landed, countless sharp wind blades suddenly flew out from above the steps .

Elder Qin pulled out a sword and quickly brandished it . Fiery light bloomed on the tip of the sword, appearing like the fire trails left behind by a meteor . This was the Meteor Sword Technique that he practiced .

“Dang! Dang! Dang!”

After one hundred moves, Elder Qin blocked all the wind blades . He was not hurt at all as he stood stably on the steps of the Emperor’s Road .

Lan Chaofeng said softly, “Good . Many quasi-Emperors fall in the first stage even before they set foot on the Emperor’s Road . Old Qin was able to clear the first stage without getting hurt at all . It looks like his foundations are very firm . ”

However, this was just the start . There were one thousand steps . Every step was a hurdle, each one a tribulation .

First, there would be wind; then there would be fire—three hundred types of wind and three hundred types of fire . Later, wind and fire would come together . The wind borrowed might from the fire and vice versa, completely burning the world .

The first step, cold wind taking form!

How cold was this cold, formless wind? The frigid temperature turned the wind into sharp “ice arrows . ” Nine hundred “ice arrows” were like raindrops falling in a torrent .

At just the first step, Elder Qin’s Sage Body already sustained a hundred wounds of varying sizes .

When Xiao Chen saw this, he sucked in a breath of cold air . How strongly was the wind blowing for it to be cold enough to freeze into “ice arrows”?

The second step, a squall like a whip!

The wind that blew gathered and took the form of long whips, cracking as it struck the air . This sound made one tremble in fear of it . Elder Qin was a little slow and was whipped on his face . The horrifying wound was hair-raising .

Even Xiao Chen, whose mental state was terrifyingly strong, trembled somewhat . This was only the second step of a rather ordinary Great Tribulation of wind and fire .

Lan Chaofeng did not find this strange . He appeared cool and collected as he calmly analyzed, “Not bad . Although Old Qin has a lot of injuries on his body, they are not on any vital spots . He should not have any problem clearing this Great Tribulation of wind and fire . ”

One tribulation with every step . Elder Qin’s body became covered in wounds . He gritted his teeth and silently walked on . That perseverance looked very moving, making others feel bad for him .

Xiao Chen now finally understood why so many people did not dare to take this Great Tribulation of wind and fire . It was too difficult, too miserable!

“I must clear it,” Xiao Chen muttered to himself as he silently cheered Elder Qin on in his heart .

Just at this moment, Xiao Chen and Lan Chaofeng exchanged glances . Both of them sensed someone heading over in the void .

These people came really quickly; Elder Qin had not even taken ten steps yet .

“I’ll go,” Xiao Chen said indifferently . Then, his figure vanished, and six bolts of lightning descended from the sky .

The instant the lightning lit up the world, a vague white figure, which seemed to be throwing a palm strike at the void, appeared . This figure moved too fast, leaving only its afterimage and preventing others from being sure of what they saw .

“Hu chi!”

The instant the lightning vanished, six figures appeared at the same time, their faces slightly pale, looking somewhat horrified .

While these six traveled in the void, someone had used a strong force to force them out .

“Azure Dragon King, please do not misunderstand . We just felt something strange with the Spiritual Energy of the world and came over to take a look . We did not know that it was the Dragon’s Gate’s Elder Qin undergoing his tribulation . ”

A gray-robed old man from the group explained as he looked at the white-haired, frosty-faced Xiao Chen .

Xiao Chen sized up the six . Then, he performed a cupped-fist salute and said, “I’ll not bother with saying too much . Regardless of which faction you come from, please leave now . I, the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, will owe you a favor . ”

The six that rushed over were stunned, somewhat suspecting that they misheard .

The Azure Dragon King normally flaunted his sharpness . During the Dragon’s Gate’s reestablishment ceremony, he clashed against thirteen Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors and the Western Sea Dragon King . However, he was now so polite to these six Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors, softening his stance and saying that he would owe them a favor .

This turn of events felt completely incredible . The six reacted, saying quickly, “The Azure Dragon King is being too polite . This is just a small matter, not on the level of requiring a favor . Our group will leave . Congratulations to the Dragon’s Gate’s elder in advance for clearing his tribulation . ”

These six had rushed over from Heavenly Dragon City only to check out the situation . They just felt curious and did not have any other agenda . Since Xiao Chen was so polite about it, they naturally gave him face and did him a small favor .

Xiao Chen said sincerely, “Many thanks . ”

These six left as quickly as they arrived, disappearing in the blink of an eye .

Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief . The most important thing was Elder Qin’s tribulation . If he could avoid making a move, he would do so . That would be for the best .

After that, other groups arrived . They all rushed over from Heavenly Dragon City, and Xiao Chen persuaded them to go back .

Right now, Heavenly Dragon City was already the center of the Western Sea . Normally, many Martial Emperors gathered there, so it was not strange that these Martial Emperors rushed over at this moment .

However, it was fine . The name of the Azure Dragon King still held some prestige . The many Martial Emperors gave Xiao Chen some face .

Suddenly, Xiao Chen discovered ten scarlet-clad cultivators with strange auras above the sea . He had a bad feeling as his figure flashed and landed in front of the ten .

“Halt! The Dragon’s Gate’s elder is undergoing his tribulation in front . Please return . ”

The attire of the ten scarlet-clad men was like blood . There was no patterns or decorations . With the clothes draped over the men, it was like they were dyed in fresh blood .

Xiao Chen felt extremely uncomfortable looking at them . He possessed a sharp Spiritual Sense and could vaguely sense an evil baleful aura coming from the scarlet clothes, which seemed bizarre .

The even stranger thing was that he could not make out the cultivation of the scarlet-clad men, either .

Not being able to do so was highly unusual . Right now, with Xiao Chen’s eyes, he could make out a Prime . Could it be that these people were even more incredible than Primes? That was impossible . He did not even sense the presence of a Heart of an Emperor in their bodies .

The leader of this group of Blood-Clad Soldiers looked like a middle-aged man . His complexion was pale, and there was an eye-catching black mark on his forehead .

These people ignored Xiao Chen’s words, approaching the island, step by step . Soon, they reached within one hundred meters of him, an extremely dangerous distance .

A murderous intent already stirred up in Xiao Chen’s heart . He said indifferently, “I’ll say it one more time . The Dragon’s Gate’s elder is undergoing a tribulation . This is now a restricted zone . Please don’t come any closer . ”

The corners of the middle-aged man’s lips curled up into a cruel smile . “Others give you face because they consider you the Azure Dragon King . In my eyes, you are nothing . If you give way now, I will not seek trouble for you . If not, then you will suffer the consequences yourself . ”

Although the middle-aged man said that, he did not give Xiao Chen a chance to reply at all . As he spoke the last two words, he already started charging at Xiao Chen, displaying none of the etiquette of a cultivator .

When the middle-aged man threw his palm strike, there was no startling aura or horrifying Emperor’s Might . It was just an ordinary palm strike with a hazy scarlet light along with a heavy baleful aura spreading into the surroundings .

Xiao Chen already had his guard up long ago . With his rich combat experience, he would not be flustered by small tricks like this .

He circulated all the Law Energy in his body . Then, in the time it took for a spark to fly, he countered with a palm chop accompanied by earsplitting thunder .

“Boom!” The two palms met, and Xiao Chen went flying back like a cannonball .

However, that middle-aged man did not move at all . Such a result was entirely unexpected .

Xiao Chen spun around in the air a few times before he managed to negate the force from the opponent’s palm strike . Blood leaked out of a corner of his lips; he had clearly suffered a loss in the previous exchange .

The middle-aged man withdrew his palm and stood upright . He gently drifted over and said, “The Azure Dragon King is merely so-so . I did not even use half of my strength . ”

Xiao Chen calmly analyzed . That earlier palm strike was not supported by Primordial Energy . However, the attack was equivalent to that of a Second Heaven Martial Emperor . Furthermore, the other party had not even brought out half of his strength . In other words, the person before him was equal to a peak Third Heaven Martial Emperor .

“Whoosh!”

There was a sonic boom as the middle-aged man turned into a scarlet light, moving in an instant . Then, he launched an attack at Xiao Chen, who just landed .

A scarlet sword appeared in the middle-aged man’s hand . As he waved it around, it sent out intense scarlet light in all directions .

The sound of rumbling water reverberated nonstop . That was a sea of blood churning in the air, its aura appearing very shocking . It forced Xiao Chen to step back, but there was still no Emperor’s Might .

Even so, this person did indeed have the destructive power of a peak Third Heaven Martial Emperor, not just a pretense of it .

Xiao Chen could not help feeling even more shocked . Where did these people come from? They did not have Emperor’s Might or a Heart of an Emperor . However, they possessed destructive powers equal to a Martial Emperor’s .

Something like this was unprecedented!

The middle-aged man attacked too ferociously . Without using Primordial Energy, Xiao Chen was no match for him . After a hundred moves, he crossed his arms to block a kick from the other party and got sent flying once more .

As Xiao Chen was moving back, he slapped the ground with his palm . Then, he performed three flips in the air before standing stably again .

“This world has already changed . Don’t think that just because people address you as the Azure Dragon King, you are really a king!”

As the middle-aged man kicked Xiao Chen away, he projected a strong aura . With just half of his strength, he could force Xiao Chen into such a sorry state—this made him feel very confident . He commanded, “Five of you, go and deal with Lan Chaofeng . Four of you, go and interfere with that old fool’s tribulation . Leave this brat to me . ”

Xiao Chen wiped off the blood from his lips . Then, he smiled faintly and said, “Who gave you such strong confidence to deal with me alone? Let me tell you this: all of you can forget about getting past me . ”

The middle-aged man thought that by being able to reduce Xiao Chen into such a sorry state without even using half of his strength, his victory was certain .

However, from start to end, Xiao Chen had never used his Primordial Energy, nor had he taken out his Lunar Shadow Saber . While the middle-aged man had used only half of his strength, Xiao Chen was still far from bringing out a fourth of his own strength .

Xiao Chen split his Primordial Energy into two and made them chase each other continuously . The Taiji force field instantly formed!

The many Blood-Clad Soldiers flew forward, trying to bypass Xiao Chen . Suddenly, a suction pulled all of them back .

Everyone within one kilometer got stuck within Xiao Chen’s Taiji force field; there was no way for them to escape at all .

Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes at the middle-aged man in front . “With the tricks of the Evil Dao, it will be hard to truly climb to the higher circle . The path of cultivation never had any shortcuts . I will show you what the true combat prowess of a Martial Emperor is!”

Quick, Azure Dragon leaping out of the sea, clouds churning in all directions!

Suddenly, Xiao Chen’s figure zoomed as fast as lightning . He was like an Azure Dragon leaping out of the sea, radiating a shocking aura .

The middle-aged man felt astonished . Before he could react, Xiao Chen already pressed over, forcing him to respond quickly to block this palm strike .

The middle-aged man used his full strength as he countered with a palm strike . His aura was no weaker than Xiao Chen’s, and his destructive power was even more startling .

However, this was merely form without substance . It was the aura without the might . As the middle-aged man had not undergone the Great Tribulation of wind and fire, he had not condensed the Heart of an Emperor and did not possess Emperor’s Might . No matter how strong the destructive force of this palm strike was, in a true clash, it would lose the upper hand .