Beast Cultivator

Long Chen took a deep breath, slowly extended a fist, and his entire body moved without wind. His robes fluttered, his black hair danced, as if possessed by a war god.

"Then let's give it a try. Who among us won't see tomorrow's sun?"

As Long Chen let out a low roar, a cyan luster appeared on his fist. As soon as the luster appeared, a terrifying air current radiated outwards, and the air itself groaned under that punch.

Seeing this scene, a tender expression appeared on Chu Yao's pretty face in the distance. That stance was precisely a Human-tier High-grade Battle Skill she had taught Long Chen.

However, when this move was used by Long Chen, it had completely changed. Its power was simply earth-shattering, and even from dozens of feet away, one could feel an immense pressure.

"Breaking Wind Fist!"

As Long Chen roared, it was like thunder splitting the heavens. His fist carried a whistling gale, as if it would shatter the earth, and it also carried an indomitable aura.

The entire crowd gasped. The power Long Chen unleashed had exceeded everyone's imagination. In their eyes, Long Chen was like a monster.

Especially in Huang Shang's eyes, Long Chen was even more like a grim reaper. That punch filled the heavens and earth, completely locking him in place.

This sent a shock through his heart. Originally, he had only thought that Long Chen was merely relying on a bit of luck to make his physical body strong.

He was a weapon secretly cultivated by Xia Changfeng, struggling on the brink of death since childhood, and surviving countless trials of life and death.

Huang Shang possessed extremely terrifying combat experience, so even though Long Chen had displayed such powerful strength before, he still didn't take him seriously. He was confident that he could easily crush Long Chen with his rich combat experience.

But Long Chen's punch had actually locked him in, making it impossible to dodge. He could only meet it head-on.

Locking was originally an extremely powerful mental skill, where powerful mental energy was attached to one's attack, making it impossible for the opponent to dodge.

Originally, such an ability would only appear in extremely powerful cultivators, or people like Huang Shang who had crawled out of a pile of dead bodies, might grasp a sliver of it.

But before him was only Long Chen, who was at the seventh level of Qi Gathering, and yet he had achieved it. This was a situation that surpassed Huang Shang's understanding.

Long Chen didn't give him much time to think. Long Chen's fist, carrying a whistling gale, tore through space and arrived before him.

Huang Shang could no longer hide anything at this moment. With a roar, his skin turned blood-red, and terrifying blood energy erupted. He threw out a full-power punch.

"Boom!"

A loud explosion sounded, and everyone felt the plaza shake. Immediately after, a figure was sent flying, crashing heavily into a rockery.

The rockery, several feet high, collapsed in an instant, sending broken stones rolling everywhere. The crowd looked at Long Chen in the arena, then at the collapsed rockery, and the entire place fell into dead silence.

Xia Changfeng's face changed drastically. He hadn't expected Long Chen to hide such terrifying combat power. This was completely beyond his expectations.

Not only Xia Changfeng, but Wei Cang beside him also had a face full of shock, and at the same time, a fierce look appeared in his eyes.

If the outside sects knew about Long Chen's combat power, they would definitely take him in. After all, Long Chen was so young.

With the support of a sect, who knew how far he would grow in the future? No, he absolutely couldn't let him leave alive.

Wei Cang had already hated Long Chen to the core. Long Chen had made him lose all face today, and they were now irreconcilable enemies.

If Long Chen were allowed to grow, would he still have a way to live?

"Boom!"

Suddenly, the rockery exploded, and broken stones flew everywhere. A figure slowly walked out from the rockery, eliciting a cry of surprise from the crowd.

That person was Huang Shang, but at this moment, Huang Shang was extremely disheveled, his clothes mostly tattered, and his hair messy.

Through his messy hair, people could see that Huang Shang's face was covered in blood, which was sliding down his cheeks and slowly dripping onto the ground.

"Very good, you truly surprised me." Although Huang Shang was injured, his voice was filled with calmness.

"You surprised me too." Long Chen felt a slight unease, but in terms of momentum, he absolutely couldn't be suppressed by the opponent.

A smile appeared on Huang Shang's face, but that smile, appearing on his blood-stained, ferocious face, looked particularly sinister.

He glanced at Xia Changfeng in the distance and saw Xia Changfeng nod slightly at him. Huang Shang suddenly burst into laughter.

"Long Chen, your strength has exceeded my expectations, but today you cannot escape death. Now I will let you see what true strength is."

"Roar!"

Huang Shang suddenly let out a beast-like howl. Immediately after, his clothes exploded into pieces, scattering like butterflies in the wind.

"Ah!"

People in the distance suddenly cried out in alarm. They saw that Huang Shang's arms had become more than twice as thick as before, covered in a layer of dark yellow fuzz, which was very strange.

What was most horrifying was that Huang Shang's face became even more distorted. Fine hairs grew, and two fangs, more than three inches long, grew from his mouth. His hands also began to deform, his fingernails extending, like five steel hooks, exuding a chilling aura.

At this moment, Huang Shang was no longer human, but like a humanoid monster, exuding a savage aura all over.

Seeing this scene, Master Yun Qi, who had been calm in the distance, finally changed his expression. With his experience, he recognized the terrifying nature of this move.

Chu Yao, who was beside Yun Qi, noticed Master Yun Qi's expression while being horrified and quickly asked, "Master, what exactly is going on? Is that Huang Shang a human or a beast?"

A solemn expression appeared on Master Yun Qi's face as he said, "This Huang Shang's background is probably not simple. He is actually a Beast Cultivator. Although he has only mastered a superficial level, this kind of Beast Transformation will cause his combat power to increase terrifyingly."

It turned out that the so-called Beast Cultivator was an extremely powerful inheritance. They refined the essence blood of demonic beasts to gain some of the abilities of demonic beasts.

This kind of cultivation would allow the cultivator to gain a small portion of the physical strength of a demonic beast. Even though it was only a small portion, the physical bodies of demonic beasts were too powerful, so even a small part of it was extremely terrifying.

Huang Shang had always been very arrogant. Since refining the essence blood of demonic beasts, few people of the same level could last more than ten moves against him.

In the past two years, he had followed Xia Changfeng and acted low-key, never revealing his true strength.

Unexpectedly, even with his full power today, he still couldn't defeat the young man before him, which made him extremely angry.

After seeing Xia Changfeng nod, he finally had no more reservations and unleashed his ultimate move—Beast Transformation.

"Judging by the color of the fur on his body, he must have refined the blood essence of a peak Rank 2 demonic beast, the Yellow-hued Demonic Wolf. You don't need to worry, Long Chen. I will intervene when he's in danger. Hmph, I want to see what they're plotting,"

Seeing Chu Yao's worried expression, Yun Qi spoke to comfort her. His eyes fixed on Wei Cang, who looked smug in the distance, a cold smile appearing on his lips.

At this moment, everyone present looked at Huang Shang with fear, involuntarily retreating a great distance. It was as if only sufficient distance could provide them with a sliver of security.

Long Chen also stared at Huang Shang before him with shock. He immediately felt the aura of death, and it was an extremely potent one.

Having fused with the Pill Emperor's soul, his perception of danger was extremely keen. Such a feeling indicated that Huang Shang was extremely dangerous at this moment.

He glanced at his own palms, his five iron-hook-like fingernails twitching slightly. Huang Shang looked at Long Chen, his voice grating like metal scraping: "Kid, do you have any last words?"

Long Chen suppressed the sliver of fear in his heart. That thing was useless and would only lead him into a desperate situation; he had to overcome it.

At this moment, Huang Shang's muscles bulged, his yellow fur stood on end, and his fangs protruded, making him look like a humanoid monster.

"I want to ask you a question," Long Chen said.

"Go ahead, consider it your dying wish," Huang Shang chuckled, flicking his long fingernails.

"I want to ask, are your parents human or beast? How could they have given birth to a mongrel like you? Or are you the product of human-beast interbreeding?" Long Chen asked with a look of confusion.

"Whoosh"

The answer to Long Chen was five iron-hook-like fingernails, carrying a sharp gust of wind that sliced through the air. By the time Long Chen noticed, they were already at his chest.

Long Chen was greatly alarmed. Instinctively, he retracted his chest and simultaneously pushed off the ground, retreating rapidly.

"Screech"

Long Chen's reaction was immediate. Although he dodged the attack, his clothes on his chest were still torn, leaving five gashes. Simultaneously, five bloody grooves appeared on his skin, and blood slowly trickled down.

Long Chen's heart pounded. Such speed, such sharp attacks! If he had been a moment slower, he would likely have already become a corpse.

Things happened too quickly, like lightning flashing. By the time everyone reacted, the exchange was already over.

"Your mouth is very annoying. As punishment, I will tear you to shreds alive," Huang Shang slowly brought his fingernails to his tongue and licked them, a trace of Long Chen's blood staining them.

Taking a deep breath, Long Chen focused all his attention, his spiritual sense operating at full capacity. In his moment of carelessness, he had almost been disemboweled.

One such mistake was enough. If there were another, he would become a corpse. For the first time, Long Chen felt a sliver of fear, and at the same time, for some reason, he felt a hint of excitement, as if his blood was boiling.

Unbeknownst to him, just as Long Chen was being pushed to the brink by the threat of death, the Wind Mansion Star beneath his feet began to slowly revolve without any prompting from Long Chen, undergoing an unknown change.

However, Long Chen did not notice it. His entire attention was now focused on the outside world, on Huang Shang. That ghost-like speed made him dare not be careless in the slightest.

"Tear me to shreds alive? With just you, a half-human, half-dog idiot? I really don't believe it," Long Chen said, looking at Huang Shang askance with disdain. However, as he spoke, he pushed his spiritual sense to its limit, using it to track Huang Shang's movements in place of his eyes.

"You're courting death."

As expected, Huang Shang, after his Beast Transformation, was even more easily provoked. Like a yellow whirlwind, he lunged at Long Chen.