Chapter 5842: Invincible Ancient Vine

The vines pierced through the old man's chest, tendrils as thick as an arm coiled around black lightning, resembling an evil python, emanating an endless aura of ferocity.

The terrifying flesh that even divine weapons couldn't harm was unexpectedly pierced through by these small tendrils. At that moment, everyone was stunned.

A "buzz" resounded as the black lightning on the vines instantly spread across the old man's body, binding him securely. Black patterns emerged all over his body, the vast power of his bloodline rushing outward, being devoured by that mysterious ancient vine.

As if starved for countless years, the ancient vine finally tasted blood, crazily absorbing the old man's energy. His flesh visibly shriveled at an alarming rate.

Even Lady Xihua was taken aback. Her impending powerful move came to a halt.

She hadn't expected Long Chen to take the old man's life with the help of Liu Ruyan and Chu Yao. Liu Ruyan's previous strike pierced the old man's defenses, drawing his attention. While Liu Ruyan penetrated the old man's defense, Chu Yao also acted, albeit subtly, going unnoticed by the old man. Chu Yao guided Long Chen into the defense, and while the old man's focus was on Liu Ruyan, Long Chen utilized the teleportation power of the Sky Reversal Seal, appearing beside the old man.

His strike was seemingly harmless, like a gentle slap, devoid of killing intent and undetectable. At the moment Long Chen made contact with the old man, the power of the mysterious ancient vine erupted. It was only then that the old man realized, but it was too late.

The mysterious ancient vine couldn't speak or communicate via soul, but Long Chen could communicate with it mentally. He knew what it wanted and how to coordinate with it. In truth, even when Long Chen acted, he was anxious. He didn't know if the mysterious ancient vine could handle this foe who even made Liu Ruyan fearful.

However, the little fellow didn't disappoint Long Chen. The seemingly fragile vine directly pierced and bound the opponent securely. Seeing Long Chen's success, Chu Yao couldn't help but burst into cheers, while Liu Ruyan wore a shocked expression. The aura of the vines made her scalp tingle.

"Die!" The old man roared furiously. A violent force erupted from him like a volcanic eruption. In the tumultuous wave, the celestial laws rumbled, the deafening sound even threatening to explode the heads of even the late-stage Divine Emperor-level experts.

"Pluff!" Long Chen bore the brunt of it, blood spraying wildly, his body cracking open. The black lightning binding the old man also burst due to the force.

Long Chen was horrified. He had underestimated this guy. In that moment, the mysterious ancient vine had siphoned nearly half of his life force. He still possessed such ferocious strength.

"Hiss hiss..." The vines in Long Chen's hand were forced back by the old man, seemingly slipping out of his control. He couldn't afford to lose control of the mysterious ancient vine. A mere breath's time remained before his body would burst open.

Liu Ruyan and Chu Yao were alarmed. They wanted to rush over to help, but at that moment, the old man went berserk, releasing an insane imperial aura that sent them flying.

"Bzzt!" At this critical moment, a jade hand pressed on the old man's head, instantly suppressing his berserk aura. Lady Xihua intervened at a crucial moment.

Dragon Dust couldn't help but rejoice. With Lady Xihua's suppression, the old man screamed in terror, struggling desperately.

"Buzz buzz buzz..." However, at this moment, the mysterious ancient vine exerted its force. The old man's body rapidly shriveled, his vital energy dissipating rapidly. Within several breaths, he withered into dry debris, exploding into the sky.

Such a terrifying existence was killed just like that. At that moment, the powerful figures of the Daluo Green Lotus clan screamed in terror. As long as the old man lived, they had a glimmer of hope. Now, with his death, they completely collapsed, giving up the struggle and closing their eyes in resignation.

However, in doing so, the non-Daluo clan experts also stopped their slaughter. Their pride as non-Daluo individuals led them to mercilessly attack the now defenseless enemies.

Currently, the Daluo Green Lotus clan was almost entirely wiped out, with almost all top-tier experts killed, leaving only a group of young disciples.

As for those geniuses from the Moeye Sleeping Lotus clan, they were eliminated by Liu Ruyan in the first wave of attacks, as they were the main culprits.

"Long Chen, are you okay?" Liu Ruyan and Chu Yao appeared, supporting Long Chen from both sides. He was covered in blood, extremely weak, and the two women wore expressions of extreme tension.

"I... I'm fine." Long Chen managed to utter three words before being unable to speak further.

It was only now that Long Chen understood the terror of experts at this level. In that critical moment just now, he had exhausted all his power—Purple Blood, Seven-Colored Supreme Blood, and Stellar Power—just to barely survive.

Although the struggle against the old man lasted only a moment, all of Long Chen's power instinctively protected him under the threat to his life. In that moment, all his strength was depleted.

Previously, when facing Aguta, Long Chen had condensed all his Dragon Blood power into two moves, directly killing Aguta. This gave him an inflated confidence, thinking that even against the old man, he would have some struggle. But he had underestimated his opponent and overestimated himself.

As Liu Ruyan had mentioned, within the realm of imperial aura, there was a dimensional gap between the two. It was even more exaggerated than what Liu Ruyan had described. In front of that old man, Long Chen wasn't even considered an ant.

Thinking of this, Long Chen couldn't help but shiver. He couldn't recklessly act so foolhardy in the future.

However, when he saw the celestial aura entwining the chaotic space, the black thunder cascading like a waterfall, and the aura skyrocketing countless times more than before in the mysterious ancient vine, Long Chen became excited again.

"Haha, boldness brings rewards! The greater the risk, the greater the reward," Long Chen exclaimed, watching the fierce power of the mysterious ancient vine, forgetting his fear from before.

At that moment, the mysterious ancient vine was still aggressively digesting the old man's power, its aura still ascending. The black lightning descended from the tip of the ancient vine, roaring like a waterfall. The ferocious aura made Long Chen's heart race.

"This risk was worth it," Long Chen declared, observing the changes in the ancient vine.

Chu Yao's jade hand rested on Long Chen's back, pure life energy flowing into him, revitalizing him. At this moment, Lady Xihua coldly addressed the disciples of the Daluo Green Lotus clan:

"You may leave."

The powerful individuals of the Daluo Green Lotus clan fled like pardon had been granted, resembling abandoned dogs.

Seeing Lady Xihua release these people, Liu Ruyan hesitated to speak but eventually

said nothing.

"What's wrong? Do you think Mother did wrong?" Lady Xihua looked at Liu Ruyan and couldn't help but laugh.

"Mother?" Long Chen couldn't help but gape.

(End of this chapter)