Dragon-Marked War God

“To think that I, a dignified ancestor of the Forbidden Divine Clan, would actually die here. I’m not reconciled, not reconciled…”

Tears streamed down Ancestor Songzan’s old face, his face deathly pale. Under the attacks of Han Yan and Leng Qianqian, the seven great Heavenly Dragon Knights and Yu Jingxian, he had been completely suppressed, and death was closing in step by step.

“Your mistake was blocking my way. The people of the Futu Pagoda are already dead, and you still wanted to kill me. I had no intention of killing you to begin with. You forced me to it. So your deaths are entirely your own doing.”

Jiang Chen’s eyes turned cold. The seven great Heavenly Dragon Knights soared up like dragons, and their long spears came down to the ground, annihilating Ancestor Songzan outright.

At that moment, the whole top of the canyon seemed to fall quiet. The dust had settled. Sun Zhan and Sun Yuan had both been sealed away by Jiang Chen in the Great Yu Soul Forming Light. Lu Changtian had died miserably in the Whirlwind Black Burying Formation. Ancestor Songzan and Ancestor Jueming had died without even a place to be buried. At this moment, only Jiang Chen and Yu Jingxian, and Han Yan and Leng Qianqian were left.

“Good brother.”

Jiang Chen and Han Yan gave each other a big hug. It was a long while before the two of them let go. Brothers fighting side by side with one heart. This battle had been truly exhilarating. Although it had been dangerous several times, in the end they had gotten rid of everyone.

“Little Chen, let me introduce you. This is Leng Qianqian, my… woman.”

The corners of Han Yan’s mouth twitched slightly as he said it in a low voice. Leng Qianqian blushed and nodded.

“Hello, Big Brother Jiang.”

“Mm. This is Yu Jingxian. The two of you can keep each other company.”

Jiang Chen said with a smile.

“Next comes the hardest part.”

Han Yan’s smile faded, and his eyes met Jiang Chen’s.

“No matter how dangerous it is, I have to go. With my current strength, dealing with experts below the Mid Divine Emperor Realm shouldn’t be hard, but if I meet anyone stronger, I’m afraid I’ll be helpless. The power of the Futu Pagoda is beyond what we can imagine. As one of the strongest powers in the Central Region Divine Land, ranked together with the Wudan Hall as the very best in the Divine World, it’s no ordinary force. Qingcheng is in the hands of the Futu Pagoda right now. If I don’t raise my strength and become stronger as soon as possible, what we’ll face will be even more terrifying danger.”

Jiang Chen said in a low voice. If the Heavenly Lightning Spirit had not badly wounded Ancestor Jueming and Ancestor Songzan, he would never have had such a chance. That Heavenly Lightning Spirit must have taken a heavy blow too. Now was the best chance, and he absolutely could not miss it.

“This Heavenly Lightning Spirit crushed two Mid Divine Emperor experts like that, and they barely escaped with their lives. Are you really ready?”

Yu Jingxian said in a low voice. She did not want Jiang Chen to go, because he might very well never come back. Even the two Mid Divine Emperor experts had nearly failed to come back. It went without saying that the most terrifying thing was not the people they had just killed, but the Heavenly Lightning Spirit in the bottomless Heavenly Lightning canyon.

But Yu Jingxian also knew very well that once Jiang Chen made up his mind, nothing could change it. Only he himself understood his persistence and obsession.

“She’s right, Little Chen. Think it through. There’s no need for us to tell you how dangerous this is. We can take it slowly. Strength has to be built step by step. Forcibly swallowing the Heavenly Lightning Spirit is very dangerous.”

Han Yan had always feared nothing in heaven or on earth. He also knew it would be hard to turn Jiang Chen back once he had decided. But that the word dangerous could come out of his mouth showed that none of them had the slightest certainty about the Heavenly Lightning Spirit in this canyon.

“I know what I’m doing.”

Jiang Chen smiled faintly and glanced at the others. But he knew better than anyone that the Heavenly Lightning Spirit was the most terrifying existence in the Rushing Thunder Mountains. Going in might very well be a parting of life and death, a venture with nine chances of death to one of survival. But Jiang Chen could not back down. The Thousand Flames Annihilation Lightning in this Rushing Thunder canyon was more terrifying than any lightning he had encountered before. That it had made two great Divine Emperor experts shrink back said everything.

However, along with the danger came enormous benefits. If he could swallow this Heavenly Lightning, not only could Jiang Chen break through to the Divine Emperor Realm, but quite possibly, with four kinds of Heavenly Lightning fused together, he could soar to the heavens in one leap and become an undefeated existence within the Divine Emperor Realm!

Jiang Chen’s worries ran deeper, but he could not show them. He did not yet know how powerful that Thousand Flames Annihilation Lightning was now, so he was the most nervous of all. But he could not shift that pressure onto Han Yan and Yu Jingxian. That would only leave them even more unable to eat or sleep in peace.

“Be careful, all of you. If any more strong enemies come to these mountains, don’t worry about me. Just leave.”

With that, Jiang Chen took a step forward and headed straight into the canyon.

“Jiang Chen! I’ll wait for you. You must come back alive.”

Yu Jingxian shouted after Jiang Chen’s retreating back, a clear tear sliding down her cheek before she could stop it.

Han Yan’s expression was solemn. He half-closed his eyes and said calmly:

“He definitely will.”

Jiang Chen strode into the canyon. Below, the canyon was pitch black and filled with a cold, murderous aura. Yellow leaves were piled everywhere, and everything was as cold as frost.

“Is this godforsaken place really where the Thousand Flames Annihilation Lightning is?”

Jiang Chen frowned deeply. An invisible pressure weighed on his heart. If it had not been certain that the two ancestors of the Forbidden Divine Clan had come in before and suppressed the Heavenly Lightning Spirit for a short time, he really would not have believed the Heavenly Lightning Spirit was in this godforsaken place.

“Crack—”

A deafening sound came from the nine heavens above. Lightning flashed and thunder roared, lighting up the entire void. Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes, his pupils contracting as he stared ahead. In the canyon, a huge hill came into Jiang Chen’s view. Inside the hill ran a gully like the Silver River of the heavens, and within that gully, bolts of Heavenly Lightning kept flickering, lighting up the whole bottom of the canyon.

The crack of the lightning went straight into his ears with great piercing force, filling one’s heart with desolation. Before Jiang Chen’s eyes, the Heavenly Lightning seemed almost illusory.

“Lowly humans, you damned bunch, coveting my Lightning Mother Seed. If I weren’t trapped by this ancient formation, which of you could do anything to me?”

A deep voice came. Jiang Chen frowned. The immense might in the voice already made Jiang Chen feel enormous pressure. Was this the Heavenly Lightning Spirit?

“You’re the Heavenly Lightning Spirit?”

Jiang Chen said.

“So what if I am? A mere Half-step Divine Emperor like you dares enter my territory? You’re simply courting death.”

The Heavenly Lightning Spirit’s voice rang in Jiang Chen’s ears again, as if coming from every direction, full of intimidation.

“You’re exactly who I’m looking for. I’ve come to take you.”

Jiang Chen said with a smile. At this moment, bolts of Heavenly Lightning came striking down from the clear sky in the distance, and the whole bottom of the canyon instantly began to run wild. Heavenly Lightning flashed, rocks shattered, lightning blazed and thunder roared, rain fell across the sky, and it grew as bright as day!