Dragon-Marked War God

Jiang Chen took a deep breath and held it, concentrating his mind. They were about to open the coffin, and all the mysteries would be completely revealed at this moment.

Tantai Jingzang and Yuan Hua were both extremely grave. Wude murmured under his breath, his face solemn.

“Boundless Longevity Buddha. Every grievance has its culprit and every debt its debtor. Forgive our offense, Senior. We are only curious and wish to know your identity. We hope you won’t take offense, Senior.”

Wude’s expression was respectful. At this moment, he slowly placed both hands on the coffin, and in that instant the coffin actually began to shake. Wude was so frightened that his face changed and he instantly retreated. Jiang Chen also stood ready for battle.

“There wouldn’t be a big zongzi in there, would there?”

Wude backed away cautiously, eyeing the bronze coffin shiftily, but he would not take another step forward.

“You guy…”

Jiang Chen could not help glaring at Wude. At the slightest hint of danger, this guy would definitely shrink back to the rear. Even under torture, he probably would not take another step forward.

“When something abnormal happens, there must be a demon behind it. Brother Jiang, you must be very careful.”

Wude said seriously.

“You shameless guy.”

Jiang Chen glared at Wude. Wude gave a dry laugh and said:

“Saving my life comes first, saving my life comes first, heh.”

Jiang Chen could not be bothered with him. He gripped the Heavenly Dragon Sword and was just about to pry open the bronze coffin when the bronze coffin shook even more violently.

“I’d like to see what kind of ghost is making mischief. Hmph.”

Jiang Chen snorted coldly and slashed out with a sword, sending the outer bronze coffin flying. Inside the bronze outer coffin, a purple-gold coffin appeared before everyone. First the outer coffin, then the inner coffin. This coffin was bound to hold some great secret about someone’s identity. Jiang Chen was more and more convinced that the great power of this Shihai Ice Palace was definitely not simple.

“Open!”

Jiang Chen brought his sword down, shattering the void. The Heavenly Dragon Sword landed squarely on the purple-gold coffin. He did not care about anything else; he would split this coffin open first. The shaking just now meant there must be something extremely sinister in there.

“Clang—”

A clash of metal on metal rang through the void. A silver spear, white hair, and white robes whiter than snow. A lean, slender figure appeared at the other end of the bronze coffin, meeting Jiang Chen’s eyes.

The man’s robes fluttered, and his aura suppressed heaven and earth. He stood proudly, his gaze like a torch. As he met Jiang Chen’s eyes, he gave off an even colder, sharper air.

“You’re not worthy of standing here. Get out.”

The white-robed man said indifferently, ignoring everyone present.

“Heh, interesting. Are you talking to me? Who do you think you are?”

Jiang Chen said with a cold smile.

“If you don’t leave, you will all die.”

The white-robed man still said with great arrogance, looking at Jiang Chen coldly as if he had already pronounced his death sentence. If he did not leave, he would be ruthlessly wiped out.

“There’s no denying that you are indeed very strong. But if you want me to admit defeat without a fight and leave this place, that doesn’t seem very likely. How about this: you kneel down and kowtow to me twice, nice and loud, and I won’t fight you over it.”

Jiang Chen said, narrowing his eyes with a smile.

“You’re courting death!”

The white-robed man moved the silver spear in his hand, and it hummed and quivered. The killing intent in his eyes grew thicker. These guys were simply challenging his bottom line. Ever since he had become famous, no one had ever dared to speak to him like this. Jiang Chen was the first.

“How about we just leave? This guy… seems to have broken through the Hierarch Realm and reached the realm of emperors. As the saying goes, as long as the green mountains remain, there’s no fear of running out of firewood. Don’t you think so, Brother Jiang?”

Wude said in a low voice. He was worried. What if, in the heat of the moment, he got killed by this white-robed man? He still wanted to live a few more years.

“How can I let go of treasure that’s already in my hands? If you want to leave, leave. I’m not going anywhere anyway.”

Jiang Chen shrugged and gave the white-robed man a light, dismissive glance. Tension between the two of them grew ever higher. An earth-shaking battle could break out at any moment.

“His strength is indeed extraordinary.”

Tantai Jingzang said in a low voice. But she had no intention of retreating either. Going home empty-handed from a mountain of treasure was not in their nature. They had already come this far. If they really backed down, how would they be any different from turtles hiding in their shells? The arrow was on the string and had to be released. This battle was unavoidable.

“You have only ten breaths. If you haven’t gotten out of here within ten breaths, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

The white-robed man said coldly. He had held off from making a move not because he was waiting for something, but because he felt Jiang Chen and the others were not worthy of him lifting a hand.

“Looks like you’re quite confident in yourself. You think you’re hot shit? I don’t think so. I think you’re trash, a brain-dead idiot. You show up and the first thing you do is tell us to get out. Who do you think you are? If people give you face, you’re a master. If they don’t, you’re just an idiot. You still want to lord it over everyone? Bah! The people I can’t stand most are show-offs like you. I, Jiang Chen, have beaten countless geniuses to death, and I only beat geniuses. If you think you’re a genius, maybe you’re qualified to stand here and get beaten by me. Are you mad? Do you really want to hit me? You wanted to put on a lofty air, but I don’t buy it at all. Look at you, burning with rage, aren’t you? Your eyes are full of fury. Come on. I, Jiang Chen, have a cure for every kind of genius. Running into me is your good luck.”

Jiang Chen’s smile grew ever brighter, while the white-robed man’s face turned more and more ashen at Jiang Chen’s words. He was nearly on the verge of going berserk. At this moment, even Tantai Jingzang, Wude, and the others looked completely bewildered. Wasn’t this guy giving this master far too little face? A dignified Divine Emperor Realm expert had been described by him as worthless. How was he supposed to hold his head up in the future? Even right now, he had completely lost face.

“Kid, I, Leng Ruyan, will tear you into ten thousand pieces today!”

The white-robed man’s voice was full of coldness, and he practically said it through gritted teeth, gripping the divine spear in his hand tightly. He was a dignified genius expert of the Divine Emperor Realm, and no one had ever dared to say anything unpleasant to his face. But now he had actually been mocked by someone at the peak of the Hierarch Realm. Such anger was simply intolerable!

“Leng Ruyan? You’re Leng Ruyan, the peerless prodigy of the Beacon Smoke Sect?”

Tantai Jingzang’s face changed slightly, and her expression became extremely grave. She took a deep breath, and when she looked at Jiang Chen again, her eyes were full of shock.

“The Beacon Smoke Sect is one of the handful of super sects in the entire Central Region Divine Land. One can imagine how terrifying it is. It is even on par with the Drawing Sword Sect. And this Leng Ruyan, known as the White-Robed Spear God, is hailed as the peerless treasure of the Beacon Smoke Sect! He is one of the prodigies most likely to reach the Great Emperor Realm.”

Tantai Jingzang looked at Jiang Chen. At this moment, she already felt an immense pressure. Although this Leng Ruyan had not made a move, the momentum of his spear was already imminent, a mere instant away!