Dragon-Marked War God

“Shadowless Snake Lance Formation!”

Wu Chongjiu was in no hurry. His lance shadows instantly turned into a formation, sealing Jiang Chen within them. The formation made of thirty-six lance shadows gave Jiang Chen a jolt, and he narrowed his eyes. Wu Chongjiu’s strength was definitely no worse than his own. Just this trick of turning lance shadows into a formation was something he definitely could not match. Wu Chongjiu’s understanding of formations was very likely even above his own.

“Well done!”

Jiang Chen’s eyes lit up. The momentum of the Eighteenth Sword surged forth unrestrained and met the endless lance shadows. A tearing sound rang out to the top of the sky, bursting into a string of sparks like a sea of fire raging through the void. The sea of fire spread out and stretched across the long sky. That impact was almost suffocating. Several Divine Emperor experts were forced back, and countless Hierarchs and Divine Kings changed expression and retreated in a hurry, afraid of being caught up in it.

Jiang Chen’s means reached the heavens. The Eighteenth Sword cut straight across the Shadowless Snake Lance Formation and broke out with supreme might. In the end, the sword shadows and the lance shadows dispersed past each other. The two of them came out even, and neither gained the upper hand.

Both the sharpness of the Eighteenth Sword and the sealing of the Shadowless Snake Lance Formation had been completely blocked. For a time, the whole void was in turmoil, as if heaven and earth were changing.

Jiang Chen could not help thinking that if it were him, he probably could not scatter shadows into a formation so quickly. If he were not in such a hurry to leave, Jiang Chen really would have liked to properly exchange pointers with this Wu Chongjiu. This battle had benefited him a great deal.

But for Wu Chongjiu, he had already lost, because the people of the Long Family were surely coming next, eyeing them greedily, probably already on their way. The situation of the Wu Divine Clan was growing more and more difficult.

“Look, so many people and demon beasts!”

“Yes, a dark mass of them. They’re almost blotting out the sky.”

“Could these be the people of the Long Family?”

“Hard to say. These guys took advantage of our Wu Divine Clan’s Drifting Formation being broken. Experts filling the sky are charging over, heading straight for Youlan City. Their goal is easy to guess.”

More and more people began to notice wave after wave of dark masses of men and beasts heading toward Youlan City.

Wu Chongjiu was unwilling to let it go and wanted to keep attacking Jiang Chen. But seeing the dark mass of experts in the distance covering the long sky as they came, his heart finally sank. These must be the people of the Long Family. If the Long Family held back at a time like this, even he would find it suspicious.

“They’ve come. In the end, they’ve still come…”

Wu Chongjiu’s heart trembled. As the ruler of the Wu Divine Clan, the responsibility was his and his alone. This battle was simply the most terrifying battle in the tens of millions of years he had been in charge of the Wu Divine Clan. It concerned the life and death of the entire Wu Divine Clan, whether its legacy would continue. Even if he had to give his life, Wu Chongjiu could not possibly bow his head.

In the sky, the clouds sank. On the backs of countless demon beasts stood expert after expert. Seventeen Divine Emperor experts stood at the very front on the clouds with their hands behind their backs, rolling in with a momentum that seemed to crush everything in its path. The Long Family, a family with a supreme legend of its own, was not to be outdone by the Wu Divine Clan.

Wu Chongjiu’s thoughts churned, and his face was grave. If the Wu Divine Clan truly fell in his hands, he would surely become a sinner for all time.

Jiang Chen’s expression was indifferent as he looked at the figures of the seventeen Divine Emperor experts, sighing inwardly. These super great powers really were extraordinary when they made a move. Even the Drawing Sword Sect’s foundation was probably no more than this. Although the Central Region Divine Land was the largest place in the whole Divine World, many sects that held fast to their own corner were not necessarily weak at all. With legacies of thousands upon thousands of years, even in decline they were bound to remain formidable. Their foundations were still not to be underestimated, especially those passed down from ancient times. Any one of them was destined to be revered by thousands upon thousands. Not even time could corrode them. They were the true heroes of a chaotic age.

“The Long Family, the Long Family is here! What do we do, Ninth Lord? It looks like these guys have come out in full force. Seventeen Divine Emperor experts. We simply can’t resist this kind of strength.”

“Yes, Ninth Lord, what should we do? It’s all this bastard’s fault. He’s the reason we’re in such a passive position.”

“We have never feared death. Whoever wants to trample our homeland will have to step over our bodies first!”

One expert after another behind Wu Chongjiu was filled with indignation, roaring again and again. None of them shrank back, but this battle was destined to be one they were more likely to lose than win.

“All of you from the Long Family have crossed more than thirty thousand miles into my Wu Divine Clan. May I ask what brings you here?”

Wu Chongjiu said indifferently.

“Haha, the Ninth Lord is quite right. We were just idle with nothing to do and wanted to take a stroll around the Wu Divine Clan, that’s all. No other intention. Haha. We and the Wu Divine Clan have been one family since ancient times. Surely the Ninth Lord won’t personally look into even such a small matter?”

A Divine Emperor expert said with a laugh.

“A mere junior dares to face off against me? You’re shameless indeed. Do you really think I don’t know why you’ve come? A bunch of people with evil intentions, thousands upon thousands of experts coming out in full force. Did you come to my Wu Divine Clan to sightsee? Hmph.”

“Has the Long Family only sent you weaklings?”

Wu Chongjiu said coldly.

Some of the Long Family’s people already showed anger on their faces, their expressions extremely dark.

“Heh heh, as expected of the Ninth Lord. Bold and insightful. These juniors of mine are a bit inexperienced and offended you. Hurry up and apologize to the Ninth Lord.”

A middle-aged man in a long robe of black and white ink-wash walked out slowly. He said with a faint smile, pretending to be angry.

“Ninth Lord, please forgive me. I offended you just now.”

The Divine Emperor expert who had been so arrogant and domineering before said with a faint smile, but there was not the slightest hint of apology on his face.

Wu Chongjiu could not be bothered to argue with that guy. Instead, he looked at the middle-aged man before him. This was the Head of the Long Family, Long Yinyue! The two of them had known each other for over ten million years, and at this moment, Long Yinyue had also waited far too long.

“Nobody visits the temple without a reason. Speak. What does Family Head Long have in mind? I’d like to see what purpose Family Head Long has in bringing an army of three thousand into my Wu Divine Clan.”

Wu Chongjiu said.

How could Wu Chongjiu not know what Long Yinyue was scheming? The two of them both knew it perfectly well in their hearts. But Long Yinyue was a man who cared about face, and both of them were heads of great families. How could they let outsiders watch them make fools of themselves and become a laughingstock? So even if Long Yinyue had come to wage war, he had to have a justifiable reason for it.

“Heh heh, nothing escapes the Ninth Lord’s discerning eyes. I’m afraid you’ve long guessed what I’m thinking. I only want to find a wife for that unfilial son of mine. I’ve long heard that the Ninth Lord’s daughter is virtuous and gentle, so I wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Ninth Lord and bind our two families together. If you and I join hands, who in this Earth Divine Land would dare disobey? Don’t you think so?”

Long Yinyue said with a smile.