The Xuanyuan Emperor Scripture and the Formidable Night Ruins!
The Xuanyuan Emperor Sword?
Sensing the Emperor Sword inside him, Li Daochen froze mid-motion, but wild delight immediately followed.
In his previous life, Li Daochen had endured who knew how much hardship to obtain this Emperor Sword.
In the end, Yang Chen had beaten him to death before he could study it in depth. He could hardly begin to describe how aggrieved he felt.
To keep Yang Chen from getting it for nothing, he had chosen to self-destruct, throwing the Great Emperor battlefield into chaos. He had never expected the Xuanyuan Emperor Sword to come back with him.
"Heaven is truly helping me!"
The Xuanyuan Emperor Sword was known as the greatest treasure of the ancient era, and it was naturally unparalleled in the world.
Not only was its own power terrifying, but the sword also contained the Xuanyuan Emperor Scripture, created by Great Emperor Xuanyuan!
This was an Emperor Scripture capable of creating the greatest physique of the ancient era!
That was precisely why it was called the greatest treasure of the ancient era!
The Xuanyuan Emperor Scripture could help cultivators create the Sun Holy Physique and the Lunar Demonic Physique. By combining the two, they could even create the supremely powerful Sacred Demonic Dao Physique!
Yang Chen actually possessed an Emperor Scripture as well!
The Dragon Transformation Emperor Scripture!
This Emperor Scripture could transform a mortal physique into a holy physique. It could be said to seize the fortune of heaven and earth!
That was precisely how Yang Chen had transformed from a good-for-nothing into a genius, and had even set his sights on Li Daochen!
But...
The Xuanyuan Emperor Scripture was undoubtedly stronger, capable of creating a Dao physique above holy physiques!
Even with another chance at life, Li Daochen had originally lacked complete confidence in defeating Yang Chen. After all, Yang Chen was a son of destiny blessed with immense luck and favored by heaven and earth, destined to become a powerhouse!
But with the Xuanyuan Emperor Sword in his possession, Li Daochen suddenly felt much more confident!
Just then.
"You dare let your mind wander in a battle to the death? You must think you're dying too slowly!" Luo Cheng shouted, slashing with his saber. A red saber light flashed, brimming with destructive power.
Li Daochen abruptly looked up as ancient runes flowed out of the Emperor Sword. They showed him how to circulate the Xuanyuan Emperor Scripture.
In an instant, the Spiritual Qi all around grew turbulent and poured into Li Daochen's body.
With other Emperor Scriptures, merely grasping the basics required exceptional comprehension and a great deal of time.
But the Xuanyuan Emperor Scripture was different. With the Xuanyuan Emperor Sword as a guide, one could quickly grasp its basics!
As soon as Li Daochen began circulating it, he felt surging power welling up inside him!
A brilliant light flashed through Li Daochen's eyes. He threw a punch, using the power of his demonic battle technique to send Luo Cheng's spirit saber flying.
"You..." Luo Cheng faltered, unable to understand how Li Daochen, whom he had already suppressed, had suddenly erupted with power again.
But the next moment, pain shot through his abdomen. Li Daochen sent him flying with a whip kick, and he slammed hard into a distant tree.
Pfft!
Luo Cheng coughed up blood without cease. He had suffered considerable injuries.
He wanted to get up.
But before he could move, a foot came kicking toward his forehead.
Bang!
The tree behind him snapped with a crack. Blood streamed from Luo Cheng's broken head, and his damned brains were almost knocked out.
Yet Li Daochen did not stop. He closed in and hammered him with punch after punch.
Luo Cheng was afraid.
If this continued, he would surely die!
"Stop... stop! My godfather is the Battle Sect's great elder! If you kill me, he won't let you off!" Luo Cheng screamed.
Li Daochen paused, only to hit him even harder.
"When you attacked me, did you ever stop to think that my father is the Battle Sect's vice sect master?" Li Daochen's expression was cold as he continued to punch.
Luo Cheng was instantly terrified and begged desperately, "Eldest senior brother, we're fellow disciples! Please spare my life! The sect also has rules against disciples killing one another..."
But before he could finish.
Bang!
Li Daochen finally smashed Luo Cheng's head apart with a punch.
"So now you remember I'm your eldest senior brother?" Li Daochen sneered. He not only killed him, but also destroyed the corpse and erased the traces.
At present, the human race and the demons were irreconcilable enemies.
Although Mystic Dragon Province lay at the edge of human territory and demon disturbances were not severe there, once demons were discovered, the two sides would inevitably fight to the death.
Li Daochen had yet to rise to prominence. If anyone discovered him using a demonic battle technique, he would be in grave danger.
Even after doing all this, Li Daochen did not relax.
The real danger still lay ahead. Luo Cheng was merely a pawn; someone else had truly come to hunt him down!
The Night Ruins!
It was an organization led by Yang Chen. Its members were few, but every one of them was exceptionally gifted.
In his previous life, Li Daochen had often been left battered and disheveled by the Night Ruins!
Before he self-destructed, the Night Ruins had already become a behemoth. Even without Yang Chen, Li Daochen would have found it difficult to confront the Night Ruins head-on.
Yang Chen wanted to silence Luo Cheng, but did not want to fall out with the great elder at this stage. That was why he had made the Night Ruins members arrive a step late, so he could fabricate the impression that Li Daochen had killed Luo Cheng.
The ones pursuing Li Daochen this time were Yang Chen's second older brother, Yang Yu, and fourth younger sister, Yang Yue.
Those two would eventually establish an assassin organization that would strike fear into every race at the mere mention of its name.
"Just in time to collect a little interest," Li Daochen said with a cold snort.
This Yang Yue was the one he had reprimanded back then.
On the surface, she looked like a frail little white flower, but in truth she had trained in assassination since childhood and killed without blinking.
Li Daochen even suspected that Yang Yue had deliberately led him on before, giving Yang Chen an excuse to attack him.
His subsequent clashes with Yang Yue had also proved that she was extremely adept at disguising herself.
The Night Ruins excelled at this too.
They posed as members of the righteous path in public, yet carried out shady dealings in secret.
Later, Li Daochen exposed how he had been framed, but most people did not believe him. Even those who did merely said that he had brought it on himself, without a word about Yang Chen's treachery.
Of course, this was also a testament to the strength of Yang Chen and the Night Ruins, who could overawe all opposition!
"So strength is everything. It doesn't matter whether one is righteous or demonic!"
Li Daochen clenched his fist, feeling once again that time was pressing.
In another two months, his father, Li Tianxing, would return to the Battle Sect.
Li Tianxing would bring back a Luo Heaven Dragon Fruit. In his previous life, Yang Chen had impersonated Li Daochen and deceived Li Tianxing, obtaining the fruit and using it to forge the Battle Holy Dragon Physique!
From then on, Yang Chen had truly risen to prominence, setting out on the path that would make his name resound throughout Mystic Dragon Province!
If he wanted to prevent that from happening, Li Daochen had to return in two months.
He also needed sufficient strength, and preferably to have reforged his Holy Dragon Bone!
Yang Chen had already obtained the Holy Dragon Bone, his disguise technique was unfathomably ingenious, and he knew Li Daochen's past intimately. Even someone as meticulous as Li Tianxing had noticed nothing amiss at first.
If Li Daochen went back rashly, he would be unable to clear his name no matter what he said. It would be like a sheep walking into a tiger's jaws.
Then Li Daochen looked toward the depths of the Wailing Mountain Range.
A Blood Dragon Pool lay there!
In his previous life, Li Daochen had jumped into it to escape his pursuers. Only after enduring the agony of his bones being corroded and his flesh cut away had he reforged his Holy Dragon Bone.
But he had been trapped in the Blood Dragon Pool for a full ten years.
By the time he emerged, Yang Chen had long since acquired the Battle Holy Dragon Physique. His father, having discovered that Yang Chen was an impostor, had defected from the Battle Sect and died fighting him.
But in this life, the Night Ruins could forget about forcing him into a desperate situation so easily again!
With the Xuanyuan Emperor Scripture, Li Daochen would surely be able to reforge his Holy Dragon Bone faster as well!
"Father, junior sister, wait for me!" Li Daochen cast a distant glance toward the Battle Sect, then rushed into the depths of the Wailing Mountain Range.
Not long afterward.
Two figures appeared there.
They were without shadow or form, their killing intent concealed.
One was as burly as a black bear, while the other was small and delicate. They were Yang Yu and Yang Yue.
"It looks like a fierce battle broke out here." Yang Yu looked at the wreckage around them with eyes like bronze bells and frowned.
His eyelid twitched when he saw a pile of mangled flesh not far away.
"It's Luo Cheng," Yang Yue said coolly.
"I didn't expect Li Daochen to still have such strength after his cultivation was crippled," Yang Yu said with a cold snort.
"That saves us the trouble of doing it ourselves. When Luo Beiyue asks, we won't even need to lie. He should have fled into the Wailing Mountain Range only a short while ago. Let's go after him," Yang Yue said indifferently.
"Li Daochen was able to kill Luo Cheng, so he must still have some strength. Be careful, fourth sister!" Yang Yu warned.
"How could that good-for-nothing Luo Cheng compare to us? Now that our Night Ruins has set its sights on Li Daochen, he's as good as dead!" Yang Yue declared confidently, taking the lead as she rushed into the Wailing Mountain Range.