Initial Clash

"Haha, little Brother Zhang Chen truly had a heart full of great compassion. He was willing to risk exposing his own position just to let these innocent students leave first, even going so far as to reinforce the barrier so the ordinary people outside would not be harmed."

A burst of hearty laughter came from the entrance to the rooftop. The Snake Emperor appeared in a long yellow satin robe, with the woman Chong Ying considered extremely dangerous following at his side.

"When did they...?"

Zhang Chen was somewhat startled by the Snake Emperor's appearance. There had been no sign whatsoever of their arrival. Before entering the school, he had scanned the entire campus with his spiritual power, and he had once again spread his blood-energy barrier earlier, yet he had sensed neither the Snake Emperor nor the woman.

In Zhang Chen's view, the Snake Emperor did not seem like someone capable of such concealment. The woman beside him, however, was another matter.

Still, Zhang Chen did not fear their ability to hide. It was similar to Hei Ji, whom he had encountered in the prison realm, someone skilled in sneak attacks and assassination. No matter how powerful the concealment, once the opponent entered the "domain" he had spread, any concealment method, no matter how clever, would inevitably be exposed within his territory.

"Despicable bastard! I'll kill you today!" A blood-red butcher's blade from the Hell of Yama appeared in Zhang Chen's right hand, gripped tightly in his palm.

In an instant, blood energy surged into the heavens. The last time, the Snake Emperor had only witnessed Zhang Chen's Initial Release power for a brief time and knew that Zhang Chen's ability was related to "eating." Now, faced with such a powerful fluctuation of blood energy, the Snake Emperor could