Dragon-Marked War God

The terrifying might shattered all the surrounding mountains. The ridges were a complete mess. The rocks were broken and the ancient trees were reduced to ashes. The might of a battle between Half-step Divine Emperor experts could not be mentioned in the same breath as anything else.

“Sigh, they’re truly powerful beyond compare. Brother, we really are in the same boat. When will we ever be as outstanding as them? We’re both wanderers fallen on hard times at the ends of the earth, so why must we have met before to understand each other? It’s sad, truly sad.”

Sun Xiaolong patted Jiang Chen’s shoulder and said with a sigh.

“Being weak isn’t our fault. It’s just that we haven’t been cultivating very long.”

Jiang Chen shrugged and said.

“That’s no excuse. You’ve cultivated for over a million years, and someone with three thousand years is more formidable than you. Don’t you have the slightest sense of shame? Even if you can’t compare with the strongest geniuses, you should at least fall short of the best but be better than the worst, right? Otherwise, how can you have the face to keep cultivating? This way of thinking of yours is wrong. I have to criticize you on this, little brother. In this life, since we’re pursuing the path of the strong, pursuing the path of eternal life and peerless supremacy, we must have the right attitude. As the saying goes, a soldier who doesn’t want to be a general isn’t a good soldier. We have to strive to be strong to stand firm in this Divine World. Being pleased with yourself isn’t a good thing. You should always think, I’m the weakest, I must work hard to become stronger and cultivate properly. Only then can you become stronger than anyone else.”

Sun Xiaolong said earnestly. He always felt that Jiang Chen did not have the attitude a strong person should have at all. Compared with the other three Half-step Divine Emperor experts, he was simply a typical example of having no ambition!

“You can’t give up on yourself. Of the four of you, you’re the weakest. Don’t you feel ashamed? Don’t you feel frustrated? If I were a Half-step Divine Emperor expert, today’s situation would turn around in an instant. I’d definitely take on ten at once, then fight all the heroes and cut them down, making a name for my Fossil Sect. What a pity. Heaven doesn’t go along with what people want. I still haven’t been able to reach the Half-step Divine Emperor Realm. This step is just too, too hard. But that doesn’t stop me from having the heart of a strong man that refuses to give in. Do you understand?”

Sun Xiaolong lectured Jiang Chen tirelessly, his face full of pride. After all, he was a notch stronger than Jiang Chen. There was no doubt about that. Only that let him satisfy his self-esteem a little. Otherwise, if he were the weakest one, his heart would definitely take a heavy blow, which would be even harder for him than going out to fight.

Seeing Jiang Chen nod, Sun Xiaolong continued.

“Look at me. My strength has already reached the peak of the Hierarch Realm. I can even match a Half-step Divine Emperor. It’s impossible for an ordinary Half-step Divine Emperor to kill me. But I’ve never been arrogant or impatient. I take the sect as my responsibility and cultivate silently without complaints or regrets. One day, I’ll become an elder of the Fossil Sect. One day, I’ll make them look at me in a new light. When that time comes, you’ll be there to witness a miracle for me. That day shouldn’t be too far off. With your current strength, if you want to reach the Half-step Divine Emperor Realm, it’ll probably take you a hundred thousand years, and that’s at least. But you mustn’t lose heart. The path of cultivation is about stealing yin and yang, seizing creation, grasping life and death and controlling reincarnation. If you want to achieve great things, you have to start from the heart. If the holy man hadn’t helped today, I’m afraid I’d definitely have had to take on two at once. But with the holy man in front, I won’t show off my own meager strength.”

Sun Xiaolong looked proud. Jiang Chen was his best listener, and he could show off every now and then. It was really comfortable. Moreover, at this time, even in a life-and-death battle, he was not needed. Standing here waving the flag and cheering for everyone of the Fossil Sect was what Sun Xiaolong was best at.

A faint smile always hung at the corner of Jiang Chen’s mouth. This Sun Xiaolong was simply arrogant beyond words, but it was true that he never stuck his neck out. His arrogance was also within reason. After all, he never put on airs in front of real Half-step Divine Emperor experts. But in front of Jiang Chen, he always felt he could get one over him, and he pointed out the way to Jiang Chen with the air of an elder. Even Jiang Chen felt this guy was really too much.

But he did not develop much dislike for Sun Xiaolong either. This guy was quite fun. He saw through it but did not point it out. Besides, with his current Late Hierarch strength, he was indeed not qualified to stand up to others. Even Tantai Jingzang had ignored him, so Sun Xiaolong was even less likely to believe in him.

“It seems the holy man’s strength is truly incomparable. At a time like this, he’s actually taking on three at once. It truly makes people like us sigh with regret.”

Sun Xiaolong said very respectfully about the Monk Tyrant, his face full of admiration. The Monk Tyrant’s strength was the most formidable, there was no doubt about that. Even Tantai Jingzang and Wu Zhentian could not possibly be his match, and everyone knew it. But taking on three at once against experts of the same Half-step Divine Emperor Realm made people look at him in a new light.

When they fought the giant spiders before, they had already seen how formidable the Monk Tyrant was. Now, even facing Half-step Divine Emperors, he was not to be outdone at all. How could that not shock people?

“That’s really too formidable. The holy man’s strength is definitely comparable to a Divine Emperor Realm expert.”

“That’s right. Such formidable abilities are truly beyond our reach. Even our Master Wu and Senior Sister Tantai couldn’t possibly be a match for the holy man.”

“Of course. The holy man is kind-hearted and compassionate, which is why we’re still alive today. Otherwise, when we faced the giant spiders, we’d definitely have died already. Even Master Wu and Senior Sister Tantai could only hold back. We’d have been nothing but cannon fodder.”

“With the holy man here, this Guandong Sect definitely won’t dare to go all out against us. Right now the holy man is as steady as Mount Tai. We’ve already gained a bit of an advantage.”

Those Mid Hierarch disciples of the Fossil Sect were also full of shock. As elite disciples of the Fossil Sect, they could clearly see that the current situation was very favorable for them. If they lost, the entire Fossil Sect would fall into a predicament.

“Look, look, why can’t you be even one ten-thousandth of the holy man? Your strength is no match for the holy man’s, yet you can brag and talk big. Although you have five kinds of divine fire protecting you, that’s not your real strength after all. As an old saying goes, to forge iron, you need to be strong yourself. If your own strength isn’t enough, you can’t achieve anything. You have to learn your lesson. You have to understand that I’m saying all this completely for your own good. If it were someone else, I wouldn’t bother telling them. But I get along with you so well that I’m telling you all this from the bottom of my heart. You have to know your place. You have to understand how far you still are from being strong. These are the things you should understand most.”

Sun Xiaolong’s words made the Hierarch disciples of the Fossil Sect beside him nod in agreement. They were very convinced by Sun Xiaolong. As their senior brother, Sun Xiaolong still had that much authority.