<h4>Chapter 305 - Blood Warp</h4>


    Long Chen could already smell the fire. The temperature of the fire spat out by the Nine Heavens True Fire Beast was extremely high. Even though it was still far away, Long Chen could feel burning pain on his back, and steam rose from his body due to the heat!


    <i>I’m done for! </i>Long Chen despaired. He could’ve fought it if it was a Category Six or Seven beast, but this was a true Category Nine Earth-tier beast. It was likely on par with the ultimate masters of the Cangyang Kingdom like the Sword Devil. This was likely the most powerful beast in the Counter Essence Realm. How could he live in the face of such a powerful beast?


    “Xiao Xi!” When he felt the insane heat on his back, a fire also burned in his heart. He had difficulty breathing and several explosions were set off inside his chest. That was when blood rushed through his entire body. If he had not activated the Dragon Soul Transformation, green veins would be popping from his skin all over his body!


    “How can I possibly die here?! I won’t allow that!”


    The fire would swallow him at any moment now. Long Chen was already at his limit. He looked up in fury and let out an angry roar!


    “Die!”


    Long Chen felt as if his entire body had exploded. His blood was initially flowing quickly, but now it was at its limit! His blood seemed to morph into small blood dragons, charging ahead in his blood vessels and unleashing earth-shaking roars!


    The Primordial Dragons were the most powerful beings in the world, and one was hiding in his body. However, when threatened by the Nine Heavens True Fire Beast, plus Long Chen’s unwillingness to die, he felt as if something was about to break free from his body to shatter the beast!


    It was the blood of the dragon!


    <i>Roar!</i>


    A sonorous dragon’s roar was unleashed from Long Chen’s human mouth. He realized that the long-slumbering mysterious dragon pendant was active once more!


    Within his sea of consciousness, the mysterious jade pendant let out a ck ray of light, shining on the drop of Inherited Blood Essence. Nine hundred and ny-ninths of the Inherited Blood Essence still remained within it.[1] A familiar scene yed out once more. Under the suppression and control of the mysterious dragon jade, the drop of Inherited Blood Essence moved towards the dragon jade!


    The Inherited Blood Essence seemed to be displeased about being controlled like that, but it had no choice. Long Chen faintly sensed a blood-colored divine dragon asrge as the sky in the tiny blood droplet. It was currently roaring in fury, fighting back against the mysterious jade pendant’s power.


    But to no avail.


    Just like the times when Long Chenprehended Blood Transmutation and the Dragon Soul Transformation, a flowing line of blood appeared on the jade pendant. The blood shimmered as it flowed in the lines, just like before.


    “Blood Warp ...”


    Two words appeared in Long Chen’s mind. When heprehended Blood Transmutation, the name of the technique had also appeared in his mind, which was how he knew its name.


    The mysterious jade pendant had been activated due to the mortal threat imposed by the Nine Heavens True Fire Beast, and it had allowed him toprehend Blood Warp. Since he had not used it yet, he did not know what it was.


    A mere moment had passed from the activation of the pendant to Long Chen’sprehension of Blood Warp. Seeing as the beast was about to burn him to a crisp, he took a risk and used Blood Warp!


    He trusted the mysterious dragon jade pendant. This was hisst chance to stay alive. If Blood Warp was useless, then certain death awaited him.


    “Blood Warp, activate ...”


    His whole body turned into a ray of blood-colored light, then he disappeared right before the beast’s eyes. The light looked like an animal that resembled a long snake to the beast, but it noticed that Long Chen was gone.


    In reality, that was not a snake but the legendary Primordial Dragon. When he used Blood Warp, his body had turned into a fluid state and then into a blood-colored ray of light before disappearing. The ray of light merely looked like a dragon.


    Even Long Chen could not describe how fast he was traveling. All he could confirm was that the Nine Heavens True Fire Beast could not catch up to him because he was faster than it! The beast did not expect him to possess such speed, so when the ant disappeared, it finally reacted and let out an earth-shattering roar and gave chase!


    All the herbs on the ground were burned to crisps beneath its ming body. They were useless now ...


    Long Chen was not worried because in just a short moment, he had shaken off the beast behind him. He quickly made a turn, knowing that it was going to be impossible for it to find him after this.


    He was relieved to still be alive. A wave of fatigue rushed over him, and he realized that Blood Warp exhausted a huge amount of Qi. He had only run about five kilometers, but doing so had cost him almost all his Qi. If he had not stopped in time, he would’ve been squeezed dry by Blood Warp!


    The ray of blood light suddenly turned into a human standing on the ground. He hurriedly turned around. Roars of fury came from behind, but he could no longer see the beast.


    He sighed in relief.


    <i>Looks like I will need to avoid being so rash and reckless in the future, or it will one day ruin everything. If I had not suddenlyprehended Blood Warp, I would have died for sure ...</i>


    <i>And if I die, Xiao Xi ... Sigh. She’s the only reason I’d act so rashly in search of the Nine Heavens Immortal Fruit. </i>Long Chen was exasperated.


    His focus turned to Blood Warp.


    <i>Blood Transmutation, Dragon Soul Transformation, Blood Devouring Domain, and Blood Warp. They’re all awesome divine techniques, plus they strengthen as I level up. Blood Warp lets me spend my Qi to move at a speed faster than the Nine Heavens True Fire Beast. However, I can only run up to five kilometers, but five kilometers is enough to save my life. Blood Warp is amazing for fleeing life-and-death situations!</i>


    Long Chen would be safer with Blood Warp in his arsenal. Although it was not as attention-grabbing as Blood Transmutation, it was a great technique to save one’s life. If he used it well, he would survive near-death scenarios that could have resulted in death if he did not have it.


    <i>The blood essence of an ancestral dragon like the Ancient Bloodsoul Dragon</i> <i>would not go </i>wrong. <i>Am I like what the Burning Heaven Emperor said? The Dragon Warrior who will surpass the Sun Devouring Wolf to be number one in the world?</i>


    Long Chen grew emotional with that thought.


    However, his Qi had been exhausted and he had no choice but to consume a Heavenly River Pill and cultivate. After an hour, his Qi finally recovered. He was more cautious now and hid in a secluded ce. Regr immortal beasts would not find him easily.


    After recovering his strength, he stood up and observed his surroundings. He found that themotion outside had mostly died down and only a few beast roars could be heard. The immortal beast stampede wasing to an end.


    <i>It looks like it’s not going to be easy to find the Nine Heavens Immortal Fruit. I’ve learned my lesson. I must not be blinded by impatience,</i> Long Chen<i> </i>thought to himself.


    He was preparing to return, but he suddenly heard the furious roar of the Nine Heavens True Fire Beast.


    <i>It hasn’t given up yet? How clingy. </i>Long Chen nned to ignore it and leave. That was when he realized that it was fighting someone. The only ones who could fight that beast were the highest ranked individuals in the Counter Essence Realm. Since he had Blood Warp now to protect himself, he did not hesitate to run towards the beast’s roars!


    <i>Who could be fighting the Nine Heavens True Fire Beast? </i>Hiding himself, Long Chen approached cautiously. After crossing several short hills, hey on his stomach and finally spotted the beast fighting for its life, roaring angrily. He could see wounds on its body.


    <i>That sword ...</i>


    There was a young man fighting the beast. Long Chen could not see his face, but based on his tall, muscr physique and the smoothness of his swordsmanship, the young man was a great master.


    What caught Long Chen’s attention was his sword. The golden sword looked like it was madepletely of gold, glinting blindingly as it was swung in battle. The material used to make the sword was surely more precious than real gold if it was strong enough to withstand the insane strength of the young man.


    <i>This guy is strong enough to face the Nine Heavens True Fire Beast and uses a golden divine sword. I know who you are...</i>


    After arriving in the Biyang Imperial Capital and talking to Xiang, Long Chen had some understanding of the young masters of the capital. Almost all of the youths from the royal family were extremely talented. Some of them were average at cultivation but had made ster military and administrative contributions. Some of them strictly focused on cultivation and achieved extraordinary results. One of the best among them was this young man.


    Long Chen remembered his name—Lin Zichen. He was the Fourth Prince, and his weapon was the number one divine weapon in the Cangyang Kingdom: the Imperial Sword! He was at the formidable Ninth River Stage!


    1. Remember that thest time the pendant was activated, one-thousandth of the blood drop was used. Therefore, there is still nine-hundred and ny-ninths of the droplet left. ?