Supreme Dragon Lord-Chapter 21-
"It’s not yet certain who will die tomorrow!" Long Chen scoffed.
"That’s just hilarious!" Su Miaoyu couldn’t help but cover her mouth in a coy laugh. "A piece of trash like you, relying on elixir pills to burn away your vital foundation, actually has the nerve to speak so shamelessly?"
A sneer played on Long Chen’s lips. Since everyone assumes the Demonic Qi I’m emitting comes from a Tianmo Pill, that’s actually a good thing. After all, within this ten-thousand-mile radius, the Demonic Path powers of the Demon Sect are weak. If I were identified as a Demon Path cultivator, I wouldn’t be able to move an inch!
"If you don’t get out of the Long Family’s estate right now, I might change my mind at any moment," Long Chen sneered. "If I can’t resist starting this battle now and Shangguan Ming fails to protect you, I will kill you. Even if he manages to protect you alone and helps you escape Dragon City, the hundred-odd members of your Su Family will have to stay behind and be buried with you!"
Hearing this, Su Miaoyu’s laughter faltered, her heart filling with dread. He’s right. His words struck my vital weak spot. I’m terrified Shangguan Ming can’t protect me! Whether he can even get away from Long Dou is a complete unknown. After all, they’re both Half-step War Kings. I can’t possibly entrust my life to such an uncertainty.
"Brother Shangguan Ming, Father, let’s go." Su Miaoyu turned and left with the others without a backward glance. "Long Chen," she said, "you think I don’t dare to fight you now, but you don’t dare to fight me either. You aren’t confident you can keep me here, so you’re unwilling and too afraid to take the risk. You engineered this stalemate for one reason and one reason only: to live one more night, deluding yourself into thinking you have a way out tomorrow. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
"Unfortunately for you, this is merely a deathbed struggle! Your backing must be Ling Yan, the Manager of the World Business Association, right? She can’t help you! Once the effects of the Tianmo Pill wear off, you’ll die. Even if you’re lucky enough to survive that, and even if you manage to take another pill tomorrow, you will still die!"
Long Chen forced himself to maintain Dragon Blood Boiling, his eyes fixed on Su Miaoyu and the others as they departed. Only when they had completely disappeared from sight did his expression finally relax. He collapsed to the ground, his face a deathly, bloodless white.
"Chen’er!" Long Dou’s brows furrowed deeply as he rushed forward to help Long Chen up, his eyes filled with worry.
The Long Family members all stared at Long Chen’s state, their faces a mixture of concern and dread. They worried about whether Long Chen would survive once the Tianmo Pill’s effects wore off, and were filled with dread at the thought of their entire family facing annihilation at dawn.
A choked gasp escaped Long Chen as he spat out a mouthful of blood, his body becoming emaciated in an instant.
In that moment, Long Chen’s body had withered to mere skin and bones, and his entire spiritual state was like that of an old man on death’s door. This was the consequence of forcibly maintaining Dragon Blood Boiling using the Secret Technique of Gods and Demons.
Xia Duoduo’s voice entered Long Chen’s mind. "young master, your Essence Qi and flesh acted as a substitute for Dragon Blood to sustain Dragon Blood Boiling. It’s fortunate the duration was short. If it had lasted any longer, your foundation would have been shaken, making it incredibly difficult to heal.
"You must enter seclusion immediately! Replenish your Battle qi by refining Spirit Stones and use that power to stabilize your injuries. You must prevent them from worsening and damaging your foundation!"
Long Chen raised a hand to wipe the blood from his lips and said weakly, "Father, don’t worry about me. The most important thing now is to strengthen our defenses. Su Miaoyu’s backing must be the deacons from the other institutes of the Martial Ancestor. They will surely arrive in Dragon City tomorrow.
"Even if Shangguan Ming can get a deacon from the Earth Institute to help, he won’t dare return to the Martial Ancestor himself to request aid; he must stay behind to ensure Su Miaoyu’s safety.
"Only the Su Family Head, Su Feng, who is at the War Ancestor Realm, could reach the Martial Ancestor within half a day. If it were anyone else from the Su Family, a round trip would take at least two days! Therefore, we just need to prevent Su Feng from leaving the city and simultaneously guard against any more of Shangguan Ming’s schemes."
As soon as he finished speaking, Long Chen gritted his teeth and forced himself to stand. He staggered away, calling back, "I need to enter seclusion immediately to recover. Don’t worry!"
Seeing this, Long Dou was heartbroken and filled with self-reproach. The Long Family had suffered a great disaster, yet Long Chen had shouldered the entire burden alone. Fortunately, even though every step was fraught with peril, Long Chen’s cunning and martial might had given the Long Family a sliver of hope. This realization brought Long Dou immense relief.
Long Dou’s gaze swept over the hundred-odd members of the Long Family. "Prepare for tomorrow’s Martial Ancestor trial competition!" he announced in a deep voice. "I believe Chen’er can turn the tide!"
