Chapter 274 - 273: The Advent of Emperor Chen

As a race whose lineage had long been severed and whose knowledge had not been clearly passed down, the Dragon Race was vastly different from the common Demon Race. Even a top-tier Demon Emperor of that era, like BaKi, would have been incredibly cautious when facing Chen, prepared to fight to the death.

To this day, among the many demonized Great Demons on Blue Star, not a single one had mastered two types of Jade Sinews. Even among the Human Race, no expert existed who possessed two types of Jade Sinews at once.

The same was true for BaKi, another revived Demon Emperor. The area he controlled, Sang Island, was uniformly infused with the Nether Dark Spirit Charm, without exception.

And yet, with just one type of Jade Sinew, Blue Star had already produced so many experts. Even in ancient times, most top-tier powerhouses had only mastered a single type of Jade Sinew.

However, the Dragon Race bloodline held the potential to master multiple types of Jade Sinews at once. In a certain past era, some were even born with the Five Elements Jade Sinews: Chen Gold, Kun Earth, Yang Water, Chang Wood, and Flame.

Only Chen knew of these matters now. He possessed a pure Dragon Race bloodline and had inherited a portion of this knowledge from the distant, ancient past.

Theoretically, anyone with a pure Dragon Race bloodline had the chance to accommodate more Jade Sinews, but in reality, it was exceedingly difficult!

’A member of the Dragon Race capable of mastering the Five Elements Spirit Charm from birth—could that even be considered a normal birth?’

’Even I, who was reborn through a special method, had to plot for tens of thousands of years and rely on a mysterious Exotic Cultivation Technique just to maintain the balance within my body.’

But at this very moment, Chen, who was still brewing the Rain Tribulation, suddenly opened his golden eyes. He furrowed his brow as he gazed toward the center of Gao Yuan City, his blood beginning to boil.

’Using the Domain Dao Intent left behind by a dead Grandmaster and my own Rain Tribulation to forge a Vast Water Spirit Charm?’

A hint of surprise flashed through his eyes. He lifted his head and chuckled softly. "Commendable courage."

The moment he spoke, Chen’s figure vanished from the sky. A faint draconic shadow streaked through the air as a strange spatial fluctuation bloomed and then contracted.

「...」

In the western sector of Gao Yuan’s Inner City, the fighting was at its most intense. Luo Beixing himself stood guard on this battlefield. Alongside two reinforcing Grandmasters and more than ten other Grandmasters, he faced an army of the Kunlun Demon Clan led by seven Demon Marshals!

The two other Grandmasters each took on a Demon Marshal, while Luo Beixing faced five alone. After a clash of shimmering spear tips, he was already beginning to show signs of fatigue.

Following the recent exchange, he was now in a standoff with the five Demon Marshals. Seeing that he made no move, the five of them remained on high alert, their expressions grim.

’Only by facing him directly could one truly understand how dangerous the number one expert of the Northwest Province was. There was absolutely no room for error or the slightest lapse in concentration; otherwise, his spear would shatter not just their heads and hearts, but their very souls.’

Of course, fighting five Dao Entry Realm Great Demons at once was also extremely taxing for Luo Beixing. He had gained almost no advantage, and it was becoming nearly impossible for him to defend Gao Yuan City by himself.

But for now, this stalemate was enough.

In the midst of the battle, he received a message from Lin Yu: Jiang Qiu had repaired the Teleportation Array. The tens of millions of citizens in Gao Yuan City now had a chance to evacuate safely. All he had to do was hold the line.

He was a little surprised—’why would Jiang Qiu be the one to fix the array?’—but he didn’t dwell on it. In the heat of battle, there was no room for such distracting thoughts.

HUM...

Suddenly, a peculiar ripple of energy washed over him from behind, from the direction of central Gao Yuan City. A supreme, draconic pressure emanated from it. Luo Beixing’s expression turned grim. ’How can there be a Dragon Race aura coming from the Martial Arts Building?!’

’Everyone knows that the only member of the Dragon Race in the world today is Chen, the reincarnated ancient Demon Emperor of the Kunlun Demon Clan. Could it be...’

The thought had barely formed when the five Demon Marshals seized the opening to launch a surprise attack. The battle erupted in an instant, but Luo Beixing quickly forced them back, re-establishing the stalemate.

However, the clothes on his upper body were now completely shredded, revealing a powerful, muscular torso. The rows of muscle around his waist looked as tough as steel rebar and were stained with blood.

Though he was a hundred years old, he was, after all, at the Peak of the Dao Entry Realm and one of the most powerful Soldier Cultivators in the world. Only his face showed his age; the strength of his body remained that of a man in his prime. He would never back down from any foe.

"Luo Beixing, stop struggling! Gao Yuan City is doomed to fall today!" a Demon Marshal declared arrogantly from mid-air. "I’m not the same person I was during the last city-breaching war!"

The one who spoke was a Simurgh-Type Fierce Beast, a Demon Marshal who was an old-timer among the Ten Great Demon Marshals. It could be said that aside from Beiming, he had the most seniority.

He had participated in the previous war that breached Gao Yuan City’s defenses, where he nearly had his right wing severed by the then-unbeatable Luo Beixing. He had also fought in the battle of the Twelve Great Halls in Kunlun City, where he nearly had his left wing severed by an unstoppable Luo Beixing.

Then there was the time Tianshan City was annihilated; while pursuing the evacuating forces, he ran into a reinforcing Luo Beixing and nearly lost his head.

He had quite the track record.

Originally, his strength was only at the Middle Tier of the Dao Entry Realm. But under Emperor Chen’s guidance, he had recently advanced to the High Tier. Backed by four up-and-coming Middle Tier Demon Marshals and an eerie Secret Technique their opponent had never before faced, they had managed to stall the great nemesis of the Kunlun Demon Clan—Luo Beixing!

Seeing Luo Beixing ignore him, the Demon Marshal snorted coldly. "The moment Emperor Chen appeared, the doom of the Human Race was sealed. There’s nothing you can do to change that. In less than three years, perhaps, the entire Blue Star will belong to Emperor Chen."

"To be frank, Emperor Chen himself has decided to descend upon Gao Yuan City today. All of you will die here. You cannot resist his power..."

BOOM—

An extreme burst of power cut his words short. An unprecedented sense of danger erupted from Luo Beixing. To meet his gaze was to feel as if one had been dead for ten thousand years.

It was an aura of absolute, domineering invincibility.

At that moment, the faces of all five Demon Marshals changed. ’Wait, Emperor Chen just gave the absolute order to stall Luo Beixing?’

Their gazes fixed on Luo Beixing’s face. His razor-sharp eyes clearly conveyed a single message: *Those who stand in my way shall die!*

"Hah," the lead Simurgh-type Great Demon sneered. "The Kunlun Demon Clan shall rise, and my Emperor will ascend to the apex."

As the leader of the five Demon Marshals, the Simurgh-type Great Demon burned his own bloodline, using a Secret Technique to forcibly raise his Realm. As a green light flared from his eyes, he stepped into the Peak of the Dao Entry Realm. Behind him, the phantom of an ancient Simurgh Bird appeared, exuding an immense pressure.

The other four Demon Marshals didn’t hesitate. Their bloodlines began to burn, their Realms forcibly rising to the High Tier of the Dao Entry Realm. Behind each of them, the phantoms of ancient, ferocious beasts from a bygone era began to manifest.

It wasn’t just the five of them. Every member of the Kunlun Demon Clan fighting within Gao Yuan City received a command from Chen, delivered through their very bloodline.

"I have descended upon the center of Gao Yuan City. Everyone, charge into the city!"

The command was short, powerful, and carried an overbearing sense of irreversible destiny. It elicited a heaven-shaking roar from the demons, and every member of the Kunlun Demon Clan erupted with power far greater than before.

’Enter the city! Aid Emperor Chen!’