Golden qi waves blasted Shen Qingxue just as she barely crawled up from the ground, sending her flying once more. She barely managed to stabilize herself hundreds of meters away. Blood oozed out of the corner of her mouth. She was still in disbelief.

“This is impossible, absolutely impossible! How can his Vajra Saint Body be so powerful?!”

Suddenly, Long Chen waved his hand, and a golden sword whistled over. Shen Qingxue narrowly dodged to the side. As it flew by, its sharp qi cut open her face. A stinging pain ignited on her cheek, but more importantly, the sharpness of that sword made her hair stand on end. One step slower and her head would have been missing half!

Shen Qingxue suddenly exclaimed, “These aren't just the laws of metal... No, this is a sublimation! The Vajra can be considered the essence of metal. So that’s the true Vajra Saint Body!”

Just then, Long Chen appeared with a golden sword in his hand. He didn’t give her time to breathe.

“Saint Body Devil Submission Fist!” roared Shen Qingxue.

Her essence rune blazed. Three chains shuddered violently, and three-colored divine light twisted together into one blow.

BOOM!

Long Chen’s sword, which had shown itself capable of slicing through the martial stage just moments before, shattered to pieces. As for Shen Qingxue, she tumbled backward from the impact.

Suddenly, Long Chen formed hand seals. Golden chains shot out of thin air. Shen Qingxue was instantly bound and lifted into the air.

“She lost...”

Everyone was stunned. Shen Qingxue had lost, after barely putting up a fight.

“Big sister made two breakthroughs, but still lost...” Shen Mengxue was particularly shocked.

Shen Qingxue’s first breakthrough had come under Long Chen’s killing intent. Her bloodline power had shattered his lock, and she had begun to freely unleash her bloodline divine abilities.

Her second breakthrough had come from the Vajra Saint Body. It had undergone a second awakening, which managed to shatter Long Chen’s sharp sword.

However, even these two major breakthroughs were insufficient to prevent her loss. Long Chen gave her no chance to fight further.

“I... lost...”

Shen Qingxue struggled madly. But even after awakening the true Vajra Saint Body, she could not escape these chains. She was filled with regret, but had no choice but to admit defeat.

“You’re too naive. Did you think I was here to help you advance?” sneered Long Chen.

“You’re really going to kill me?” Shen Qingxue’s voice quivered.

Long Chen waved his hand. Violet qi gushed out like a waterfall. This violet qi was filled with boundless hatred and resentment. This baleful qi contained the unique fluctuation of the violet blood race. The moment they laid eyes on it, everyone froze in horror.

“Do you see this? My hands are stained with the blood of countless members of the violet blood race. Do you think I’d mind killing one more person?”

Long Chen’s expression was dark and merciless like the face of a bloodthirsty devil king. The resentment of the violet blood qi formed a bloodline resonance with everyone here, and everyone from the violet blood race felt an unprecedented sense of outrage.

“You...! Why?!” roared Shen Qingxue.

“As I said, I am the king of the violet blood race. Follow me and prosper, defy me and be destroyed. Sovereign Mountain is already under my control. As for the Violet Abyss, I need to kill someone to establish dominance, and you are the best choice!”

Long Chen formed hand seals. The chains binding Shen Qingxue suddenly tightened. Her battle armor began to crack. Shen Qingxue felt like her body was going to burst apart.

“I’m going to die...”

A wave of despair filled Shen Qingxue. But at the same time, a burning determination ignited.

“No, I can’t let this psychopath control the Violet Abyss. I won’t let someone who slaughters their family take over mine!”

Shen Qingxue let out a loud cry. Golden light exploded out of her. With every heartbeat, her body radiated a wave of golden energy. With every heartbeat, Shen Qingxue’s aura grew stronger.

“Big sister, no!” Shen Mengxue immediately cried out.

“The Saint Heart! Shen Qingxue has sacrificed her Saint Heart to drag Long Chen down with her!”

Frightened cries rang out from the crowd. The Saint Heart was the final trump card of a Saint Body. Once sacrificed, it could unleash a hundred times the power. But afterwards, the Saint Body would be completely crippled.

BOOM!

The chains binding Shen Qingxue exploded.

“Die!”

Shen Qingxue’s roar filled the sky with its fury. Golden flames covered her whole body. The Saint Heart pounded crazily as she unleashed a punch at Long Chen.

“Heaven Blocking Shield!” 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Long Chen formed hand seals and violet light condensed into eighteen shields in front of him. The ☷ essence rune appeared on every single one.

The shields exploded one after another. But after shattering eighteen of them, Shen Qingxue’s attack ran out of power.

BOOM!

Long Chen unleashed a punch that sent Shen Qingxue flying.

“Essence rune, break!”

Shen Qingxue seemed insane. She roared, and the essence rune on her forehead blew apart.

“No!”

The disciples roared in grief. The loss of her essence rune meant that even if Shen Qingxue won this battle, she wouldn’t live for long.

Once her essence rune broke, it transformed into three streams of light that flowed into the Saint Heart. Shen Qingxue’s aura erupted like a volcano.

BOOM!

The martial stage beneath her feet exploded. She formed hand seals, and a massive golden spear appeared in the sky, pointing at Long Chen.

The space around Long Chen collapsed. He was locked down. His soul shuddered.

What an attack! I still haven’t gained control of those three thousand divine runes. I can’t take the risk!

He spread his hands. The ☷ essence rune appeared in his left hand, and the ☰ essence rune in his right. He slammed them together, merging his violet blood and Supreme Blood.

“Three Pillar Shield!”

A giant Taiji diagram appeared, forming a massive shield.

BOOM!

The entire martial stage blew apart from this blow. Violent ripples sent people flying out of the spectator seats.

“Still not enough? Ugh...”

Shen Qingxue was as pale as paper. Blood dripped down the corner of her mouth. She could no longer move a finger. Her vision was blurry. She vaguely saw Long Chen walk towards her and slowly reach out his hand.

“It’s over...” Shen Qingxue sighed.

Then, her blurry vision gradually cleared. She realized that Long Chen’s killing intent had disappeared. He had a warm smile on his face that was like the sun after a long night. It was filled with warmth. He seemed like a completely different person.

He was not extending his hand to take her life. Instead, he wiped the blood from her mouth.

Shen Qingxue was stunned. She felt like she was dreaming... a pleasant dream after a long and torturous nightmare.

Long Chen smiled. “After advancing so much, shouldn’t you hurry up and call me big brother?”