Chapter 7254 One Sword Splits the Gates of Heaven

“Heavens, Long Chen’s shown up!”

The spectators gathered here were all shocked to see him. The shocking part was not Long Chen himself, however, but the monstrous baleful aura coming from every bit of his body. It was so strong that it dyed heaven and earth red. People felt like they could hear countless wails and howls coming from this aura.

“How many people did he kill...”

Seeing how dense this baleful aura was, everyone here felt chills down their spines. They were all aware of what this aura implied—that Long Chen had just killed an extraordinary number of people in a very short amount of time. Their resentment was coiling around him, forming this horrifying domain. Worse still, Long Chen seemed completely unaffected by this lingering resentment and hatred. He simply stood in front of the city gates, displaying his usual arrogance.

Just then, in the distance, two terrifying armies appeared from the horizon. They flew over to Long Chen, and as they approached, the spectators saw that all of them exuded a similar baleful aura. These were the troops led by Miao Yin and Zi Yan! All of them were covered in blood and looked like they had just crawled out from the depths of hell. Their aura was enough to terrify even half-step Heavenly Sovereigns!

“So their army really split into three!”

When they saw that all of them were disciples of the junior generation, everyone was shocked. Long Chen had swept through the Cult of Mara’s strongholds with just members of the junior generation? That was unbelievable!

A white-haired elder flew out from the Cult of Mara’s city. He roared at Long Chen furiously, “Long Chen, you decided to massacre the Cult of Mara because of one disciple’s impudence?! What a petty little man you are! Someone like you isn’t qualified to be the leader of the human race!”

Long Chen sneered in response. “Aiyaah, can you imagine that a petty little person like me could force the Cult of Mara to hide behind their gates? You don’t even dare to fight me, do you?”

Everyone watching was taken aback at this sarcastic answer, but on a second thought, Long Chen was perfectly right. Now that things had reached this point, what was even the point of saying such things? Things could obviously not be solved just by discussing them, so why not just go ahead and fight it out?

“The branches have been destroyed, but your senior generation remained in seclusion. It seems that you were planning something big. Unfortunately, my time is precious, and I’m not interested in wasting it talking to you!”

Long Chen raised his hand, and the starry spear appeared in his grasp. His divine ring and eight gates all appeared. A sea of stars covered the sky.

“Starry River God Extinguishing Spear!”

Astral energy converged inside the spear, and the next moment, it flew out like a meteorite, smashing into the ancient city.

“The rumors really are true. He really is domineering and ruthless! No one can stop him!”

People’s hearts quivered. Long Chen was clearly only a Sovereign Lord, yet he did not hesitate to attack a city full of half-step Heavenly Sovereigns!

BOOM!

The city’s protective barrier instantly shattered. Without the support of karmic luck, it couldn’t block a single attack from Long Chen.

“Impudent!” rang out a furious roar. A large, muscular man stepped forward with a black shield in hand. One with his shield, he stood in the path of the spear like a boulder. The might of a half-step Heavenly Sovereign erupted out of him.

BOOM!

An explosive sound rang out. The shield was clearly a Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapon, yet the spear had cracked it in half as if it were nothing but an ordinary plank. As for the half-step Heavenly Sovereign behind it, he was directly blown apart.

“I spend so much effort on my cultivation. If I didn’t act impudent, wouldn’t all that work be for nothing?”

After saying that, Long Chen suddenly kicked the butt of the spear. The shield man earlier had managed to stop it by sacrificing his weapon and his life, but with this renewed momentum, it shot forward once more, as if it had never even paused.

The spear caused space to collapse wherever it passed, and the Cult of Mara’s experts belatedly realized that this was no ordinary Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapon. At any rate, after seeing the shield expert die, no one else had the courage to try and stop it. They immediately got out of the way.

As a result, the spear slammed into the heart of the city, wreaking havoc. All those towering pavilions collapsed from the shockwave.

Long Chen followed the trail of destruction left in the spear’s wake and retrieved it from the heart of the city. But just as he was about to start cleaning up the survivors, the space around him froze. Everyone saw a black domain shroud the entire city—well, the ruins of the city.

“You destroyed my cult and murdered my disciples. Today, even if I kill you, that old fellow won’t be able to say a word about it!”

An icy voice rang out. It wasn’t loud, but it made everyone feel like the world was spinning. They couldn’t even summon the courage to stand up in front of this voice. Most terrifying of all, it penetrated all their defenses as if they were nothing. An irresistible energy directly suppressed their souls and wills. There was no doubt in their minds that this person could kill all of them with just a single thought

“A true Heavenly Sovereign...” someone spat out through clenched teeth. It took all their strength just to utter these words.

A Heavenly Sovereign! Even back in the primal chaos era, they had been at the peak of the world. But the absolute majority had never seen one in this era, and neither did they have any idea what kind of power a Heavenly Sovereign wielded.

Now, they were personally experiencing how a single domain and a few words were capable of crushing all resistance.

Miao Yin and Zi Yan tried to do something almost at the same time, but they were shocked to discover that none of their abilities worked within this black domain. As for Long Chen, he just stood motionlessly in the middle of the domain. This time, it wasn’t that he didn’t want to move, but that he couldn’t. Even his astral energy had been frozen. This Grand Dao pressure made him feel as if he were nothing but an ordinary mortal.

This is the Grand Dao domain of a Heavenly Sovereign? Damn... Long Chen’s heart shook. He had felt that he was prepared to face a Heavenly Sovereign’s power, but as it turned out, he had vastly underestimated these legendary experts.

He had thought that even if he couldn’t fight a Heavenly Sovereign, he should be able to exchange a few blows. But no, he found that he didn’t even have a chance to fight back. There was simply no comparison between a half-step Heavenly Sovereign and a true Heavenly Sovereign. One had merely touched upon the existence of the Grand Dao; the other was in complete control of it.

“Die!”

A large black hand slowly fell upon Long Chen. The void splintered in front of this hand. It felt like heaven and earth could not contain the power within this hand.

“Do you think you’re qualified to kill the dean of the High Firmament Academy?”

The palace master’s lofty figure suddenly appeared. He held the High Firmament Divine Sword in his right hand, and a golden talisman in his left hand.

He placed the golden talisman on the blade, and the High Firmament Divine Sword blazed with light. The palace master then let out a mighty roar that shook heaven and earth.

“One Sword Splits the Gates of Heaven!”

The sword fell.