Chapter 385: Longnan City

Chapter 385: Chapter 385: Longnan City

The heavens and earth are dark and gloomy, as if a dead silence pervades everywhere.

Ji Chen traversed the void in an instant, leaving Divine River City far behind in just a moment.

A barren expanse lay ahead, stretching endlessly, with dust and sand everywhere, scarcely any vegetation to be seen.

Flying over such terrain for nearly two days.

Finally, an ancient city appeared before Ji Chen.

Looking around, the city is extremely magnificent, with towering walls like clouds, as if a giant dragon is coiled here.

The walls are covered with sword holes and blade marks, as if telling the tale of its suffering from war, filled with time and vicissitudes.

"Roar, roar, roar!"

Before even approaching, Ji Chen hears the shouts and sounds of battle from a distance, deafening.

In the skies outside Longnan City, countless figures are entangled in combat, with various Holy Techniques and Martial Techniques colliding, unleashing terrifying energy waves.

In the great battle, each side’s warriors are dressed in different armor, making it easy to distinguish who are Desolate Realm Cultivators and who are Yu Realm Cultivators.

The battle taking place outside Longnan City today is not small in scale.

The numbers from both sides combined are nearly ten thousand.

Moreover, the cultivation levels of these nearly ten thousand warriors vary, from the weakest in the Void Realm to the Great Saint.

The sounds of slaughter fill the air, with people falling into pools of blood every moment, bodies scattered, or directly blasted into ashes, leaving not a single bone fragment, exceptionally tragic.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

Angry roars echo between heaven and earth, like a high-spirited, indestructible battle song, filled with passion and surge, making one’s blood boil uncontrollably.

Ji Chen, usually composed, now witnessing the battlefield before him, feels a stirring in his heart, influenced by the atmosphere.

"Kill!"

He took a deep breath, did not hesitate, and transformed into a Tunneling Light, charging towards the battle circle.

In just a few breaths, Ji Chen had thrown himself into the battlefield.

His tightly clenched fists shock with power, the Hongmeng Body opens wide, terrifying fist seals instantly blast dozens of Yu Realm Cultivators into pulp.

"Kill!"

He strides forward as if walking on flat ground, in this battlefield full of deathly silence, anyone targeted by Ji Chen meets their end, killed on the spot.

"It’s the Celestial Desolator!"

Soon, Ji Chen’s arrival caught many people’s attention.

Some Desolate Realm Cultivators exclaimed, recognizing the silver battle armor Ji Chen was wearing, a symbol of the Celestial Desolator.

In this battlefield, Celestial Desolators are a very special existence.

They are also known as Hunters.

Because any enemy Cultivator you kill earns you corresponding battle merits.

The reason Celestial Desolators are called Hunters is that they often target high-ranking enemy generals.

The higher the status of the killed enemy, the more battle merits earned.

It is said that battle merits can be exchanged for anything you desire, even including Daoist Emperor’s Weapons!

"Buzz!"

Ji Chen rampages through the battle circle, where Yu Realm Cultivators fall, dead by his fists and palms.

And each time he kills, a white light appears, absorbed by a battle token on his waist.

This is the Battle Merit Token, recording Ji Chen’s battle merit points.

"A Celestial Desolator? How could a battle of this scale draw a Celestial Desolator?"

In the Yu Realm’s ranks, large numbers of Cultivators fall, making them notice Ji Chen’s presence, all frowning.

Logically, such a special existence as a Celestial Desolator rarely participates in such wars.

Because they often choose to operate alone, infiltrating enemy forces to hunt high-level generals for more battle merit points.

"Anyone who kills this man will be rewarded with ten thousand battle merits!"

Ji Chen rampages, killing over a hundred Yu Realm Cultivators, angering a Yu Realm general.

"Kill!"

Sure enough, soon after the general spoke, many Yu Realm Cultivators all focused on Ji Chen, continuously surrounding him.

"Just in time."

Ji Chen snorted coldly, advancing instead of retreating, surrounded by boundless Holy Light, his silver armor dazzling, like a war god from the Celestial Realm.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Fists shock with power, continuously blasting out, in the presence of the powerful Hongmeng Body, anyone confronting him directly is killed, turning into a rain of blood.

"Seize the thief, first seize the king!"

Weaving through the battle circle, Ji Chen kills another hundred.

He narrows his eyes, looking ahead, finally locking onto the enemy general.

This man is formidable, with cultivation reached the Great Saint Realm, and similar to Ji Chen, he wears a Treasure Robe of a Saint Artifact Level.

"Kill!"

Without hesitation, almost instantly targeting his opponent, Ji Chen rushed forward.

"Seeking death!"

The Yu Realm general narrowed his eyes, snorted coldly, and charged towards Ji Chen instead of dodging.

"Boom!"

A great battle erupted instantly, and quickly the Yu Realm general realized something was wrong.

With just one encounter, he was blasted away by Ji Chen, the powerful force of the Hongmeng Body crushed his protective Treasure Robe.

"Kill!"

Ji Chen narrowed his eyes, urged the Great Dao Sword Intent, merging the laws of Thunder and Fire, forming a terrifying Thunderfire Sword, slashing down towards the opponent’s head.

"Bang!"

No surprise at all, this Yu Realm general is obliterated into ashes in the blink of an eye.

"Retreat!"

The chief general’s death causes the Yu Realm’s forces to descend into chaos, fleeing and quickly tunneling into the distance.

"Roar, roar, roar!"

The Desolate Realm side, though morale is high, does not pursue.

Because in a dangerous place like Longnan City, the next battle could erupt at any time, all warriors must guard the ancient city inside and out, not straying too far.

"This is the Celestial Desolator, taking the enemy general’s head amidst thousands!"

On the city wall, many spectators focus their gaze on Ji Chen.

Their eyes reveal envy.

Because throughout the Desolate Realm, there are only over ten Celestial Desolators.

This is a symbol of honor.

Anyone who becomes a Celestial Desolator is a formidable being able to face hundreds, with countless battle merits.

"Swish!"

With the battle ending, Ji Chen leaps, landing on the city wall.

"I am Qin Xuan, the guardian of Longnan City. Is this young friend Ji Chen?"

A middle-aged man in armor approaches, giving a slight bow.

He is a strong figure from the Qin Family, it is said that the Qin Family guards Longnan City, each of the Ten Ancient Cities is guarded by one of the Nine Great Emperor Clans, while the remaining city is under the Celestial Emperor’s Mansion.

Qin Xuan seems to have known Ji Chen would come, aware of his identity as a Celestial Desolator, and with such a special identity, Qin Xuan pays him due attention and respect.