Two Realms: I Will Become the Immortal Emperor

Chapter 280: Chapter 252: Capturing the Red Dragon Alive

”To think you’d use its soul for Artifact Refining!”

”Go!”

At Chen Che’s sharp cry, the Red Dragon Lock Chain shot into the sky.

Guided by his Seal Technique, flames erupted. The terrifying heat instantly swept outward, causing countless redwoods to ignite. As the fire surged, the Red Dragon grew even more ferocious, roaring as it charged toward True Master Chilong.

”Kill!”

Meng Changtu roared. With a flick of his wrist, lightning crackled across his Black Blade, coalescing into a bolt of pure electricity that shot forward.

At the same moment, Lu Qinglian formed a Seal Technique. A longsword rippling with aquatic patterns materialized and rose into the air. Countless streams of water churned around it, coalescing into a swarm of gleaming blades that rained down on True Master Chilong.

In that instant, the nine remaining Major Cultivators all attacked at once.

”Begone!”

Besieged by the group, True Master Chilong’s expression was grim.

He roared, raising a hand to strike the chains.

At the same time, with a great wave of his hand, he unleashed a palm strike holding nothing back. A giant hand of wind formed in a swirling hurricane and shot forward. The burning redwoods in the area exploded outward as a fist imprint streaked across the night sky, meeting the group’s assault.

BOOM!

As the attacks collided, they unexpectedly canceled each other out.

True Master Chilong’s body shuddered, and the impact sent him staggering back several steps.

”Let’s send you on your way.”

Chen Che’s voice was flat, devoid of emotion, as the Red Dragon Lock Chain writhed into the air.

RUMBLE!

With an infusion of True Essence, the chain exploded in size. The flames churning on its surface coalesced, forming scales, dragon claws, and a draconic head. With whiskers trailing behind it, it looked like a great Fire Dragon spanning heaven and earth.

CRACKLE!

The intense heat was so scorching it instantly dried the marsh underfoot, baking the mud into hard earth as if it had suffered a drought for years. Even redwoods several miles away ignited, burning like massive torches against the sky with furious flames.

”Go!”

Then, with a wave of Chen Che’s hand, countless flames were drawn in, flowing into the chain like a hundred rivers to the sea. Having absorbed the inferno, the chain swelled once more. It became a streak of crimson energy, crossing hundreds of yards in an instant to coil around True Master Chilong like a great Flood Dragon Snake.

The others dared not hesitate, launching one attack after another.

”Rise!”

Facing this overwhelming assault, True Master Chilong’s expression was graver than ever. A ghastly aura erupted from him as vengeful souls shrieked all around. He raised both his hands.

RUMBLE!

From the solidified ground, nine earthen walls erupted.

Each wall was dozens of yards high and several yards thick, like nine mountain ranges sundering heaven and earth, swiftly forming a barrier around him.

But how could walls made entirely of earth withstand their combined assault?

BOOM!

In less than the blink of an eye, the earthen walls were obliterated by the onslaught.

But that fraction of a second was all True Master Chilong needed.

”Come out!”

He stomped his foot, and the solidified ground exploded. A massive black shadow shot out, clamping its jaws on the Red Dragon Lock Chain. Its immense body formed a shield, blocking the barrage of attacks from the sky.

The cultivators stared, stunned.

There on the ground stood a Hundred-Eyed Marsh Dragon, its back arched. Half of its body was buried, but the exposed portion was still seventy or eighty feet long; its full length must have been closer to one hundred and eighty feet. Its jaws were clamped firmly on the chain, showing no sign of letting go, no matter how fiercely the flames burned.

From its forehead, hundreds of eerie, emerald eyes stared fixedly at the group.

”Chen Che, do you really think a few of you are enough to send me on my way?”

True Master Chilong stood with his hands behind his back and roared with laughter, as if victory were already in his grasp. ”I was once a Golden Core Realm Beast Master, you know! And I have two more Great Demons. Do you have any more Magical Artifacts to spare?”

RUMBLE!

As he laughed,

a second and then a third massive figure burst from the ground. Both radiated a torrential Demon Qi—they were two more Hundred-Eyed Marsh Dragons, each with the power of the Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer.

Meng Changtu and the others paled.

’One Hundred-Eyed Marsh Dragon had been enough to leave them helpless. Now, with two more...’

’Were they all going to die here today? A Golden Core True Master was truly terrifying. Even as a mere Golden Core Remnant Soul, his power and resources were far beyond their comprehension.’

”More Magical Artifacts? Of course, I have more...”

Chen Che’s expression remained placid. A brilliant light shone from between his brows, and a Sword Pill slowly emerged.

As it spun, it released a boundless Spiritual Light. Twenty-seven Flying Swords bloomed from the Sword Pill like petals, each Sword Leaf radiating a palpable killing intent. Not nine blades, but twenty-seven!

Thanks to the massive surge in his Divine Sense, Chen Che’s control over the Sword Pill had become far more deft.

The sheer power it exuded was far more magnificent and overwhelming than the Red Dragon Lock Chain’s had been!

”True Master Chilong, I once slew a Hundred-Eyed Marsh Dragon with nine Flying Swords. Do you think these will be enough to slay you today?”

Chen Che said casually, his hands clasped behind his back.

In an instant, the smile on True Master Chilong’s face froze. An unprecedented sense of crisis welled up within him.

’A Sword Pill? Just who is this junior?’

True Master Chilong’s mind went blank. ’Over a thousand years ago, I died at the hands of a Sword Cultivator. He also had a Sword Pill, but it was only made of three hundred and sixty blades.’

’In a single instant, it had blasted me to oblivion.’

’But looking at Chen Che’s Sword Pill... doesn’t it seem to be composed of more than three thousand six hundred blades?’

As fear arose in his heart, it was quickly consumed by greed.

’If I kill him, not only the Xuan Peng, but this Sword Pill will be mine!’

”Go!”

Without the slightest hesitation, True Master Chilong waved his hand.

WHOOSH!

The three Hundred-Eyed Marsh Dragons burst from the earth in an instant, sending shattered stone and splintered wood flying as a great whistling sound tore through the sky.

BOOM!

The three Hundred-Eyed Marsh Dragons effortlessly crushed the attacks from Meng Changtu and the others. Ignoring the cultivators completely, their immense bodies closed the distance in an instant, carried on a gale of their own making.

”Go!”

Chen Che’s gaze focused, and he waved his hand. The twenty-seven Flying Swords that had detached from the Sword Pill quickly linked together.

Surging Sword Qi pulsed from them one after another. The ceaseless hum of the blades rose until it sounded like a roaring tide!

WHOOSH!

The Sword Qi formed a rainbow, its momentum unstoppable. It churned without end, creating what looked like a monstrous wave of pure Sword Qi that crashed down upon its target.

BOOM!

In the blink of an eye, the Sword Qi tore through the Hundred-Eyed Marsh Dragon’s protective Demon Qi and, without a shred of mercy, ripped the creature to pieces.

”This is bad!”

”Valley Master Chen, we can talk this out... Just let me go, and I’ll pay any price you ask.”

Within the tidal wave of Sword Qi, the twenty-seven linked Flying Swords rapidly grew larger in his vision. True Master Chilong was terrified beyond belief. Without a moment’s hesitation, he shot backward in a desperate retreat.

In the face of life and death, the dignity of a Golden Core True Master was nowhere to be seen.

PFFT!

The sword slash cut True Master Chilong in two.

Any other Cultivator would have perished instantly, but he was, after all, a spirit. The sword had only grievously wounded his Soul Body.

With all his tricks exhausted, True Master Chilong let out a mournful howl. He frantically pulled his robes together as his two halves struggled to rejoin, then shot toward the sky.

”Get back down here!”

Chen Che roared. With a flick of his wrist, the Red Dragon Lock Chain shot out, wrapping around the fleeing soul and binding it tightly.

A Golden Core Remnant Soul, captured alive!