Beast Taming: My spirit beast bloodline is overloaded

Chapter 477 An Unparalleled Battle
As Xuanyuan Ce called out respectfully yet urgently, the ancient cave in front of them finally stirred.

"Rumble..."

The tightly closed stone door slowly rose upwards, and a vast and desolate aura emanated from it.

An elderly man dressed in gray cloth, with white hair and beard and a gaunt face, slowly walked out of the cave.

This person is none other than the Supreme Elder who led the Xuanyuan Clan to emerge into the world before—Xuanyuan Zhou!

"Why are you so alarmed?"

Xuanyuan Zhou's voice was hoarse and flat.

If it were anyone else, Xuanyuan Zhou would not have come out of seclusion, but this person is Xuanyuan Ce, the inheritor of the Xuanyuan clan.

"Ancestor!"

Xuanyuan Ce's face immediately lit up with joy. He quickly stepped forward and reported the news he had just received, as well as his own speculations, to Xuanyuan Zhou in detail.

However, having lived for countless years, Xuanyuan Zhou's mind was as solid as ice, so how could he be easily swayed by these few words?
After listening, he simply shook his head slightly, a wise man's caution flashing in his cloudy eyes:

"Lin Chen is blessed with good fortune; he is a variable of this era and extremely difficult to kill."

"Whether this matter is true or false, a trap or bait, the risk is too great."

"Notify the ancient clans and the Ji family, and let them be the ones to take the lead. We can just wait and see."

Xuanyuan Zhou's decision was calm and rational.

In his view, there was no need to take any unnecessary risks for the sake of Lin Chen.

But when Xuanyuan Ce heard this, he immediately became anxious!

Putting aside the fact that Gu Yun was his fiancée, Xuan Yuan Ce also wanted to kill Lin Chen to prove that he was the strongest genius among the younger generation.

He longed for a fair and square victory, a victory that could crush Lin Chen, to prove to the world who the true protagonist of this era was.

If the ancient clans and the Ji family kill Lin Chen first, then Lin Chen will forever be known as the number one genius in the world!

This thought had been troubling Xuanyuan Ce for a long time.

"Ancestor!" Xuan Yuan Ce's tone became extremely urgent, "Li Zhen must be with Lin Chen too! That Phoenix Arm is a valuable item!"

"And have you forgotten? The powerful spirit beasts on Lin Chen's body..."

He stopped halfway through his sentence and looked meaningfully at Xuanyuan Zhou.

Sure enough, when he heard the words "spirit beast", a barely perceptible ripple finally appeared in Xuanyuan Zhou's usually calm eyes!

Upon seeing this, Xuanyuan Ce was overjoyed, knowing that he had made the right bet!
He didn't say it explicitly, but Xuanyuan Zhou already understood what he meant.

The Xuanyuan clan possesses a secret technique from the Ancestral Dragon, which allows them to steal other people's "spirit beasts."

This is the most profound, core, and domineering forbidden technique of the Xuanyuan clan!
This secret technique defies the heavens and can forcibly strip away the essence of another's spirit beast and convert it for one's own use!
Because it is so extraordinary, and the conditions for its execution are extremely demanding, it consumes a great deal of resources, and the success rate is not 100%.

Therefore, among the entire Xuanyuan clan, only an ancestor like Xuanyuan Zhou, who has lived for countless years, is qualified and capable of performing this technique!
Seeing a glimmer of greed gradually ignite in Xuan Yuanzhou's originally cloudy eyes, Xuan Yuanze knew that the time was almost right!
He immediately played his last card, the most crucial piece of reassurance:

"Lin Chen today is no longer the lucky one who had the protection of the Spirit Academy!"

"The Tree Ancestor of the Spirit Academy has been defeated and killed!"

"The Celestial Spirit has also died a violent death."

"Last time he was chased by Ji Lin, he would have died long ago if it weren't for the help of a master."

Every word Xuanyuan Ce uttered was like a devil's whisper, striking precisely at Xuanyuan Zhou's heart.

Risks and rewards.

In Xuanyuan Zhou's mind, the scales began to swing violently.

After a long while, his eyes, which had been flashing with greed and calculation, finally returned to calm.

He looked at Xuan Yuan Ce and spoke slowly, his hoarse voice carrying an undeniable determination:

Where is he now?

"Liucheng!"

Xuanyuan Ce's face instantly revealed a triumphant elation!

……

柳城
Outside the city, atop a solitary peak.

Lin Chen and Li Zhen stood side by side, letting the mountain wind blow through their robes, their gazes calmly fixed on the distant horizon.

"Do you think... he'll really come?"

Li Zhen frowned slightly. "This Xuan Yuan Ce shouldn't be a complete idiot."

"What if he gets scared and leaks the information to the ancient clan or the Ji family? Wouldn't all our arrangements have been for nothing?"

Lin Chen shook his head, a strange light flashing in his deep eyes: "I can't guess either."

This was originally a test, a gamble.

What he was betting on was Xuanyuan Ce's pride as the heir of the Dragon Clan.

"However, one thing is certain." Lin Chen's lips curled into a cold smile as he said:
“Xuanyuan Ce couldn’t possibly be unaware that I was able to easily defeat the Holy Maiden of the Ancient Clan and the Heir of the Ji Family last time.”

"Therefore, no matter how arrogant he is, he would never dare to come alone."

What he wanted to catch was not just Xuanyuan Ce, this small fish.

But behind him, lurking in the abyss... was the old dragon!

Just as the two were talking, the weather in the distance suddenly changed!
A mighty and overwhelming dragon's might, like a flood bursting its banks, swept across the sky and the earth!

Golden clouds gathered in the sky, and vaguely, one could see a huge golden dragon churning and roaring in the sea of ​​clouds!
A figure, bathed in golden light, stepped on auspicious clouds, descending upon Liucheng like a celestial being.

The person who arrived was none other than Xuanyuan Ce!

"Dragon Clan Crown Prince, Xuanyuan Ce has arrived!"

His voice, imbued with powerful spiritual energy, was like rolling thunder, resounding for miles around!

"Lin—Chen—!"

"Come—to—your—death—quickly!"

This roar, filled with endless arrogance and provocation, instantly ignited the area around Liucheng!

Countless beast tamers in the city were drawn by this earth-shattering commotion and looked up at the sky in shock.

"Who...who is that? What a terrifying aura!"

"Xuanyuan Ce, the Crown Prince of the Dragon Clan?! A member of the Xuanyuan Clan!"

"Who is he challenging? Lin... Lin Chen?! Did I hear that right?! The legendary Lin Chen?!"

"Quick! Go see! The Crown Prince of the Divine Clan has challenged the legendary Lin Chen to a duel! This is absolutely an epic battle!"

In an instant, countless figures soared into the sky from all directions of Liucheng, rushing towards the battlefield.

They had intended to stay far away, but when they heard the name "Lin Chen," everyone's blood boiled instantly!

Curiosity triumphed over fear!
No one wants to miss this epic showdown that will go down in history!

At the summit, Li Zhen looked at Xuan Yuan Ce's arrogant demeanor and sneered, "This guy really knows how to build up his image."

Lin Chen's gaze, however, bypassed Xuan Yuan Ce and looked at the seemingly empty void behind him, his eyes suddenly becoming sharp.

"Here he comes!" Lin Chen said calmly. "This pretentious guy is yours to handle."

"That's exactly what I was thinking!" Li Zhen had been itching to get started for a long time!

Before he finished speaking, he transformed into a streak of crimson light, soaring into the sky, his body engulfed in flames, confronting Xuan Yuan Ce from afar!

"Where is Lin Chen?" Xuan Yuan Ce looked down on Li Zhen.

Li Zhen's level was two levels lower than his spirit beast, so Xuan Yuan Ce was not afraid at all.

"Want to challenge Lin Chen? You'll have to get past me first!"

Li Zhen's voice also resounded through the sky.

Xuanyuan Ce frowned as he looked at Li Zhen, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes: "Get out of my way! You are not qualified to be my opponent!"

"Whether someone is qualified or not, we'll only know after we've fought!"

Li Zhen was too lazy to waste words with him. He roared and instantly activated the phoenix bloodline in his body to its limit!
"唳——!!!"

A high-pitched and melodious phoenix cry resounded throughout the heavens!
On Li Zhen's right arm, crimson-gold flames suddenly erupted, and countless intricate flame runes flowed wildly across his arm, eventually coalescing into a lifelike phoenix arm burning with raging flames!

"Phoenix Wings Soaring Through the Sky!"

Li Zhen unleashed a punch, and the flames behind him instantly condensed into a pair of phoenix wings that blotted out the sky, carrying terrifyingly high temperatures capable of burning mountains and boiling seas, and fiercely struck towards Xuan Yuan Ce!
"How dare a grain of rice compete with the bright moon for light?!"

Xuanyuan Ce roared, unleashing his full spiritual power and summoning a spirit beast.

"Roar--!!!"

With a roar that shook the heavens, a colossal dragon, over a hundred feet tall, covered in purple scales, with a single horn on its head and wreathed in destructive lightning, tore through space and descended with overwhelming force!

The terrifying dragon's might caused the mountains and rivers below to tremble!
"It's the Tyrant Thunder Dragon! A legendary top-tier spirit beast with pure dragon blood!"

"This is too powerful! Just this pressure alone is making it hard for me to breathe!"

The crowd erupted in gasps of surprise!
A level 97 Tyrant Thunder Dragon versus a level 95 Li Zhen.

"Quick victory."

Xuanyuan Ce stood atop the dragon's head, his expression arrogant, as if he had already pronounced Li Zhen's death sentence.

He did not consider Li Zhen to be his opponent.

"Is that so?" A fierce fighting spirit ignited in Li Zhen's eyes.

"Phoenix True Form, Condensed!"

Li Zhen roared to the sky, and his burning phoenix arm suddenly burst forth with a dazzling light!

The next second, a phantom of a fiery phoenix materialized behind him!

This is not a real spirit beast, but a phoenix battle form that Li Zhen condensed using the power of his own bloodline!

Its power was in no way inferior to the Tyrant Thunder Dragon on the other side!
"kill!"

At Xuanyuan Ce's command, the Tyrant Thunder Dragon opened its blood-red maw, and a pillar of destructive lightning as thick as a bucket tore through the sky and crashed down on Li Zhen!

"Wow!"

With a thought, Li Zhen's fiery phoenix flapped its wings and unleashed a terrifying torrent of crimson-gold flames in front of the lightning pillar!
"boom--!!!!!"

Thunder and fire once again staged the most extreme collision in the sky!
The destructive energy turned the sky into a chaotic mess!
"Dragon Claw Rifts the Sky!" Xuan Yuan Ce seized the opportunity to launch an attack.

The Tyrant Thunder Dragon's giant claws, powerful enough to tear apart mountains, slashed fiercely at Li Zhen's body with an aura of annihilation!
"Phoenix Roaring Sky Strike!"

Li Zhen neither dodged nor evaded. The phoenix battle image behind him merged with his movements, and the huge fiery wings were like indestructible heavenly blades, fiercely slashing at the dragon claw!
"Qiang! Qiang! Qiang! Qiang!"

A series of loud, metallic explosions rang out in the sky!

Sparks flew and lightning flashed!
One man, one dragon, one phoenix, and one arm—a fierce battle raged in the heavens above!

The roar of dragons and the cry of phoenixes echoed endlessly!
All the onlookers were stunned and utterly dumbfounded.

The intensity of this battle has completely exceeded their expectations.

However, as time went on, Xuanyuan Ce's expression grew increasingly grim!
He was horrified to discover that Li Zhen's Phoenix Fire seemed to possess an undying and indestructible characteristic. No matter how his Thunder Dragon attacked, it could not completely extinguish it; instead, it burned even more fiercely!
Li Zhen himself was like a tireless war god, launching wave after wave of attacks that were more intense and ferocious than the last.

"Damn it! Damn it! How did this guy... become so strong?!"

A storm raged in Xuanyuan Ce's heart!

His target is Lin Chen, not Li Zhen.

"It's now!"

In the midst of the fierce battle, a glint of light flashed in Li Zhen's eyes!
He seized an opening in the Thunder Dragon's attack and suddenly accelerated!
"The Wrath of Nirvana!"

His entire being, along with the phoenix battle image behind him, transformed his fist into a crimson-gold flame spear that pierced through the heavens and earth, and with an unstoppable, all-or-nothing determination, he fiercely stabbed towards the chest of the Tyrant Thunder Dragon.

This strike was incredibly fast!
It's incredibly powerful!

Xuanyuan Ce's pupils shrank sharply. He wanted to command the thunder dragon to dodge, but it was too late!
“Pfft——!!!”

A dull thud as a sharp blade pierced flesh!

The flaming spear, unstoppable, instantly pierced through the Thunder Dragon's proud lightning defense and hard dragon scales, going straight through its entire chest!

"Roar--!!!!!"

The Tyrant Thunder Dragon let out an extremely mournful cry as its massive body crashed down from the sky, smashing a mountain below to pieces.

"Do not--!!!"

Xuanyuan Ce's eyes were bloodshot, and he let out a desperate roar!

However, just as Li Zhen was preparing to press his advantage and deliver the final blow to Xuanyuan Ce—

An indescribable, terrifying pressure suddenly descended!

The whole world seemed to have been put on pause at that moment!
The wind stopped, the clouds dispersed, and even the phoenix fire burning on Li Zhen's body swayed violently under this oppressive force, as if it might be extinguished at any moment.

A withered hand appeared silently behind Li Zhen and slowly pressed against his back.

This palm strike, seemingly slow, blocked all of Li Zhen's escape routes and contained a deathly power sufficient to crush all life.

It's the Xuanyuan Ship!

He finally made his move!
Li Zhen's face turned deathly pale instantly!

He felt like a flying insect stuck in a spider web, unable to move an inch no matter how hard he struggled!

The shadow of death instantly enveloped him.

However, just as that withered hand was about to touch Li Zhen's body—

A calm yet chilling voice, seemingly emanating from the deepest abyss, resounded clearly in everyone's ears.

"Your opponent..."

"it's me."

Along with this voice, a figure appeared like a ghost between Li Zhen and Xuan Yuanzhou.

The person who arrived was none other than Lin Chen!
He reached out and casually grasped Xuanyuan Zhou's wrist.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

(End of this chapter)