The reason why Xiao Chen and Dugu Ao were still here was mainly the presence of the Distant Ancient Divine Weapons.
Watching the three obtain the Distant Ancient Divine Weapons without any harm, Xiao Chen could not help but want to make a move as well. However, rationality won the battle against desire.
It was not time yet. This place was too strange. The Azure Emperor would not have placed the Heavenly Flame on the stone pillars for no reason. He also would not have left a powerful killing move on the wall out of sheer boredom, either.
Seeing that Xiao Chen and Dugu Ao did not move, the straw-caped old man laughed coldly, “You show so much fear for everything. If you still want to take the path of an Emperor like that, it would simply be a joke.”
“Ka ca!”
However, just at this moment, the chains binding the dragon bones on the three stone pillars that had their Divine Weapons pulled out suddenly shattered. The upright dragon skeletons fell to the ground with a clatter.
The fallen dragon bones slowly melted and turned into a purple liquid that seeped out of the area encompa.s.sed by the Heavenly Flame.
When the purple liquid got out of the range of the Heavenly Flame, it wriggled and took human form in the air, materializing three figures in purple robes with the Demonic G.o.d’s mark.
A light flashed in Xiao Chen’s eyes. Those clothes were clearly the Dark Church’s. He once saw Teng Xiao and the people of the Sky Dome Realm’s Dark Church wearing them.
There was definitely no mistake!
Run! Without even needing to think, Xiao Chen turned and ran back the way they came from. Dugu Ao was no slower than him, quickly following behind.
“What are you?!” the three people on top of the stone pillars exclaimed with some horror when they saw the sudden development that caught them off guard.
The three purple-clad figures expressionlessly turned around and looked at the three on the stone pillars. A formless Mental Energy shot out and instantly dazed the three human cultivators.
The three purple-clad figures waved their hands, and the Distant Ancient Divine Weapons that Yang Kai, Wu Ke, and the straw-caped old man held immediately struggled free. Then, the swords spun around in the air and chopped off the heads of the three human cultivators at the same time.
This happened extremely fast, in less than half a breath of time. There was simply no time for these three human cultivators to prepare.
Earlier, these three thought that they had obtained the Distant Ancient Divine Weapons and were exceedingly joyful. However, in the blink of an eye, these Distant Ancient Divine Weapons killed them.
Nevertheless, at the very least, these three got to see the might of these Distant Ancient Divine Weapons, proving that they had good eyes.
Unfortunately, if something was not fated to belong to you, it would not in the end. Even if one managed to hold it in one’s hands, it would still not be theirs.
“Two escaped. One Demon mixed-blood. One human quasi-Emperor.”
“Very weak. Possible to kill.”
“Chase!”
The three figures spoke using extremely simple words. Their minds were very calm. Even though they had just escaped the seals, they remained remarkably calm, unfazed by anything.
Such a response was logical. After being sealed for millions of years, their mental state probably already became like that of a dead sea—nothing external could disturb it.
“Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+”
Showing no expressions on their faces, the three purple-clad men’s figures flashed, heading in the direction that Xiao Chen and Dugu Ao fled in, quickly giving chase while holding the Divine Weapons.
The three were outrageously fast, so fast that it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were teleporting.
Although the three could not tear s.p.a.ce, they seemed to comprehend some of the mysteries of the state of s.p.a.ce. Compared to ordinary Movement Techniques, theirs were much more exquisite.
Within fifteen minutes, the three purple-clad men saw Xiao Chen’s and Dugu Ao’s figures. Without saying a word, they each sent out a sword strike.
Three strands of horrifying sword Qi cut s.p.a.ce like it was tofu, tearing out neat black tears that spread forward continuously.
Xiao Chen took a look and knew that he would not be able to block this with his Martial Techniques. He pushed off s.p.a.ce and performed an intricate maneuver, letting the tears from the three strands of sword Qi brush by him.
One of the black tears flew by very close to Xiao Chen’s face, silently cutting off some of his fine black hair and startling him into a cold sweat.
To evade the sword Qi, Xiao Chen’s and Dugu Ao’s speed decreased significantly, which allowed the three purple-clad men to close the gap bit by bit.
These purple-clad men were like the grim reaper. If they managed to get near, the two would definitely die.
Strands of sword Qi flew out, creating many spatial tears and turning the s.p.a.ce here chaotic.
The two’s lives hung in the balance. Xiao Chen’s mind was on extremely high alert. He remained calm and did not give up at all.
As long as the two could reach the stone wall where the Azure Emperor left those words, they had a chance of survival.
Compared to Xiao Chen, Dugu Ao was in an even sorrier state. He was already riddled with wounds from the sword Qi.
“The Dragon’s Gate’s Azure Emperor was here!”
Xiao Chen’s eyes lit up. He finally saw those cursive words ahead. However, when he looked back, there were eighteen intersecting strands of sword Qi; dodging them was simply impossible.
The three purple-clad men moved at an unhurried pace, following them step by step. They looked at the two like the two were already dead.
At the critical moment, Xiao Chen unfurled his Freedom Wings, and his speed increased by twenty percent. He pushed off the ground and landed before the stone wall as the sword Qi streaked over.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to rub away the Azure Emperor’s words to unleash that powerful killing move, he looked over his shoulder and noticed that the strands of sword Qi were about to swallow up Dugu Ao.
If Xiao Chen materialized the Azure Dragon Battle Armor at this moment and endured the damage from the eighteen strands of sword Qi, he had an eighty percent chance of saving Dugu Ao.
However, if Xiao Chen failed, he would die a miserable death. Even if he managed to save Dugu Ao, he would definitely suffer severe damage.
Save or do not save?
Save or do not save?
This was really a difficult question. Xiao Chen did not have much time. If he kept hesitating, he would not even be able to choose anymore.
Save!
Decisiveness flashed in Xiao Chen’s eyes. Since there was an eighty percent chance, why should he just stand by and watch Dugu Ao die?
Although Xiao Chen was not someone who indiscriminately did good, if he just watched someone he could save die before him without doing anything, it would come back to haunt him in the future. Guilt would eat away at him; he was not a cold-blooded person. There was no need to cheat himself.
Xiao Chen put away the Freedom Wings and materialized the Azure Dragon Battle Armor. The instant the Battle Armor completely covered him, he arrived behind Dugu Ao.
Dugu Ao, who was already waiting for death, revealed horror in his eyes when he saw Xiao Chen arrive.
Dugu Ao never expected that at this moment, Xiao Chen would still come and save him.
Just as the eighteen strands of sword Qi was about to envelop Dugu Ao, Xiao Chen picked him up and tossed him ahead. Then, he took on the eighteen strands of sword Qi that could tear s.p.a.ce by himself.
When the sword Qi struck Xiao Chen’s back, this sword Qi, which could tear s.p.a.ce, paused for the first time when it met with the Azure Dragon Battle Armor of his Azure Dragon Body Nouris.h.i.+ng Art’s third layer.
Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood as the impact of the eighteen strands of sword Qi sent him flying forward.
Eighteen horrifying wounds appeared on the back of Xiao Chen’s Azure Dragon Battle Armor. Blood dripped out; the gashes reached the bones.
Using the force from the eighteen strands of sword Qi, Xiao Chen flew forward and landed beside Dugu Ao. Now, his complexion turned pale.
When the three purple-clad men saw this scene, they all looked shaken. Clearly, they were quite startled at Xiao Chen’s successful escape.
Even after using the Distant Ancient Divine Weapons to send out strands of strong sword Qi, these purple-clad men had failed to chop this person into pieces.
“Peak Sage Body, Azure Dragon Battle Armor. No wonder his defense is so strong. However, now, they are just two severely injured people. Even though they survived the earlier attacks, they will still die.”
The purple-clad person in the middle was slightly stunned, but he recovered.
The extremely weakened Dugu Ao smiled bitterly and said, “Unfortunately, I am unable to repay that favor I owe you. You should not have turned back and saved me. Now, you’ll also hang yourself.”
Smiling faintly, Xiao Chen retorted, “Just live on properly. You still have to repay the favor that you owe me. I will not casually take action if I am not confident.”
Seeing the three purple-clad men appear, Xiao Chen made his move. He quickly rubbed off the words that the Azure Emperor left behind on the stone wall.
“Boom!”
Once he had erased all the words on the stone wall, a figure suddenly leaped out.
That figure was dressed in azure, looking like an angel as he appeared out of nowhere. He was a monarch of a man, exuding a domineering aura. Just the figure alone looked awe-inspiring.
Before the three purple-clad men could clearly see this figure, a bright flash of saber light blinded them.
A horrifying killing move quickly followed. Before this saber strike, the s.p.a.ce in front shattered into countless pieces like broken gla.s.s.
This was truly cutting through s.p.a.ce. It destroyed everything within that s.p.a.ce.
The instant the three purple-clad men’s corpses shattered, Xiao Chen vaguely saw three tiny figures resembling Yuanyings trying to flee.
In the end, after s.p.a.ce disintegrated and the Yuanyings appeared, the saber Qi swirled, scattering them like smoke, resulting in complete death.
Dugu Ao and Xiao Chen collapsed to the ground. When they saw the shattered s.p.a.ce in front, they were startled and frightened.
Compared to this saber strike, the sword Qi sent out by the purple-clad men had really been nothing.
Destroying s.p.a.ce in one strike, this was true power. Furthermore, it was not an attack that relied on the sharpness of a Distant Ancient Divine Weapon to tear through s.p.a.ce.
Even if Xiao Chen were ten times more courageous than he was, he would not dare to take this attack.
“You knew about it much earlier?” Dugu Ao asked as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen nodded and replied, “I knew the moment I touched those words previously.”
As the two spoke, Xiao Chen swallowed a Medicinal Pill for treating wounds. Then, after he circulated his energy, he headed for the broken s.p.a.ce in front that was slowly mending.
“What are you doing?”
“Checking to make sure they are completely dead,” Xiao Chen replied without even turning his head.
Dugu Ao gaped. He was somewhat astonished at Xiao Chen. How could those purple-clad men not be dead after such an attack? Xiao Chen was being a little too cautious.
When Xiao Chen walked over, he took a look. Aside from the three Distant Ancient Divine Weapons lying on the ground, not a single bit of the three purple-clad men’s bodies remained.
Xiao Chen still could not stop worrying. He closed his eyes and used his Spiritual Sense to scan the area repeatedly, searching carefully. Only after making sure there was no spirit or soul left did he finally relax.
Xiao Chen could not help being cautious. The three tiny figures that he had seen emerging from the three purple-clad men’s bodies had startled him considerably.
Those figures were too similar to an Immortal Cultivator’s Yuanying. When he thought about it, he concluded that the three purple-clad men must have used the dragon bones to revive themselves after millions of years. Being more cautious was only wise.
Dugu Ao walked over and asked, “How is it? Are they completely dead?”
“They should be completely dead.”
“What should we do with these Distant Ancient Divine Weapons?”
“We put them back. However they were found previously, we put them back in the very same manner.”