Chapter 1481 (1/2)

Chapter 1481: Book of Death

Long Chen was extremely surprised to see people supporting him. He wasn’t friends with them, so he found it almost inconceivable.

“Long Chen, I trust you. From the Eastern Wasteland to the Central Plains, you fought countless b.l.o.o.d.y battles, putting your life on the line to protect your brothers and sisters without even frowning. You’re the pride of us backgroundless people. How could someone who cares so much about relations.h.i.+ps destroy their own sect? You’re definitely falsely accused!” protested someone.

In just his few years since arriving in the Central Plains, Long Chen had fought consecutive large battles that had shaken the entire Eastern Xuan Region. In particular, the battles of the eastern sea, the Grand Xia Ancient Nation, and Devil Spirit mountain. Now, his name was known throughout the Eastern Xuan Region.

Long Chen had long since become an idol for disciples who came from ordinary backgrounds. Through his hard work, he had gone from an ordinary mortal to his current height. He had grown into a legend.

Compared to those geniuses who relied on the power of their sect or the connections of their family, they felt more in touch with Long Chen and felt more admiration for him.

It was just that compared to the experts who were jealous and thus resentful of him, they numbered far too few.

“b.a.s.t.a.r.ds, you’ve all gone insane! Do you want to support a murderous devil? Do you want to die along with Long Chen?!” roared someone at the people supporting Long Chen.

“Thank you for your kindness. I’d ask that you no longer speak and back up a bit. It’d be best if you weren’t splashed with blood.” Long Chen cupped his fists to them.

He didn’t need their help. If they became too impa.s.sioned, they might draw the ire of others. If they were suddenly attacked by the crowd, in a chaotic scene like this, he wouldn’t be able to protect them.

He’d feel guilty to kill the people who supported him, so he just needed them to back up. He didn’t want their help.

However, their cries did comfort his heart slightly. This slight feeling of warmth was especially touching in this particular situation.

“Arrogant! Stop right there! It’s time for you to face your trial!” The middle-aged man with the gourd suddenly vanished, appearing in front of Long Chen.

“Your first sentence was right, so I won’t retort it. Your second one will be decided by your power. As for your third sentence, someone who can put me on trial hasn’t been born yet.” Long Chen smiled coldly and continued advancing, going straight toward the middle-aged man.

Long Chen’s voice was full of confidence, and he was determined to advance regardless of any obstacles. That confidence made his words undoubtable.

“Arrogant brat, since you refuse to change your ways, don’t blame me for being vicious.” The middle-aged man smacked his gourd, and its runes lit up. Rays of light shot out, transforming into millions of sharp blades.

Each of these blades tore through s.p.a.ce with an unpleasant screeching sound. The people spectating all felt a chill. The sharp aura coming from these blades made their skins turn cold.

“What a hypocrite. Whether or not I changed my ways, you would still attack, and as viciously as you could at that. If you want to attack, then just attack. Do you have to make up an excuse?” sneered Long Chen. He stamped down on the ground, flying into the air and smas.h.i.+ng the pot down.

The countless sharp blades were smashed apart by the pot. Those incredibly sharp swords were unable to damage this seemingly ordinary pot.

“That pot’s definitely a priceless treasure!” People stared at that pot with greed.

“Hmph, so what if you have a priceless treasure? How much spiritual yuan could you possibly have to use it with? Let me see how you plan to block my endless flying swords!” The middle-aged man sneered, and an unending torrent of flying swords flew out of his gourd. He was actually fighting a battle of attrition with Long Chen.

“How shameless. The grand Gourd Island master is playing a game of attrition against a Jade Core disciple? If I were you, I would just kill myself out of shame!” cried someone from the crowd.

The middle-aged man’s expression became extremely unsightly, but he acted like he didn’t hear as he couldn’t get distracted.

In truth, the person shouting was not on Long Chen’s side. Instead, it was simply a matter of a spectator wanting to see more excitement. He intentionally provoked the middle-aged man to make him fight at full power.

If a Life Star expert planned on slowly exhausting a Jade Core disciple to death, the battle would be boring. They wanted to watch an intense clash.

To these people, whether it was the middle-aged man or Long Chen who died, it didn’t matter. All they wanted was a fun fight to watch. That was because even if Long Chen was killed, the good stuff he was carrying wouldn’t be theirs anyway. So their att.i.tude was quite normal. They didn’t dare to provoke Long Chen anymore, but they didn’t mind provoking this middle-aged man.

Long Chen enlarged the pot, forming a thirty-meter s.h.i.+eld in front of him. No matter how those flying swords attacked the pot, the pot wasn’t harmed in the slightest. Instead, the flying swords exploded one by one.