Chapter 837: Catastrophe
Ye Qingchen couldn’t stop sneering.
Where exactly did this Wu Chang get his confidence from?
Was it just because of that bit of demonic Qi on him?
How ridiculous.
Wu Chang coldly smirked in his heart. He was well aware of Xue Zhao’s considerable strength; if the two joined forces, it would be difficult to take them down easily.
Therefore, when setting up his trap, he specifically devised a strategy to separate the two of them.
Standing in the center of the open ground, Wu Chang abruptly formed hand seals, chanting spells from his mouth. In an instant, the ground began to tremble, and the surrounding demonic Qi rapidly condensed, forming black pillars of light that shot up from the ground.
"Ye Qingchen, Xue Zhao, welcome to my domain!" Wu Chang shouted loudly, a sinister smile on his face.
The black light pillars quickly spread, forming a huge formation that covered the entire open area.
Ye Qingchen and Xue Zhao sensed something wrong and quickly used their movement technique to try to evade this sudden change.
However, Wu Chang was prepared. With a change of his hand gesture, the black light pillars immediately wove into a massive barrier, dividing the entire area into two parts.
Ye Qingchen and Xue Zhao were forced apart, each trapped on either side of the barrier.
"Xue Zhao, be careful!" Ye Qingchen saw this situation and hurriedly shouted, but his voice became weak and blurred within the barrier of demonic Qi.
Xue Zhao’s eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, but she quickly composed herself, calmly looking at Wu Chang, and silently circulating her True Qi, preparing for the upcoming turmoil.
Seeing the two successfully separated, Wu Chang felt very smug; he laughed triumphantly: "You thought teaming up could handle me, how about now? Let’s see how you’ll escape my control!"
After speaking, Wu Chang glanced at Xue Zhao on the other side.
He knew that since Xue Zhao could compete for the Saint Position in the Xue Family, her strength must be formidable.
So he had long ago found a special something in the depths of the volcano to deal with Xue Zhao.
Wu Chang’s spell in his hand changed, and the ground suddenly split open, a scorching aura erupting from the fissure, accompanied by a deafening roar.
Mere moments later, a colossal Monster Beast emerged from the underground.
This Monster Beast resembled a gigantic lizard, its entire body covered in crimson scales, with a glow like molten magma flowing faintly between them. Its eyes were blood-red, full of violence and bloodlust, its limbs thick and powerful. Each step it took made the ground tremble.
Its tail was like a steel whip, occasionally lashing through the air, stirring up waves of heat.
"Volcanic Demon Lizard, go trap that woman!" Wu Chang coldly commanded, pointing to Xue Zhao trapped on the other side of the barrier.
The Volcanic Demon Lizard roared to the sky, its voice thunderous. It lowered its head, staring at Xue Zhao with blood-red eyes, then suddenly lunged, its massive body kicking up fierce winds and hot waves, as if it wanted to tear the entire space apart.
Xue Zhao faced the charging Volcanic Demon Lizard with no trace of panic in her eyes.
She took a deep breath, her True Qi rapidly circulated within, and a pale blue glow formed in her hand.
The Volcanic Demon Lizard’s sharp claws slashed violently at Xue Zhao, carrying intense flames, as if intending to burn her to ashes.
Xue Zhao calmly sidestepped to dodge, and with a flash of blue light in her hand, she launched an Ice Sword Qi directly at the Volcanic Demon Lizard’s claw.
The Ice Sword Qi collided fiercely with the flaming claw in mid-air, producing a sharp hiss. Ice and flame intertwined in the air, forming a beautiful yet deadly curtain of light.
The Volcanic Demon Lizard felt the power of the Ice Sword Qi and roared angrily, suddenly swinging its tail towards Xue Zhao.
Xue Zhao’s movements were agile, quickly evading, the fierce wind from the tail brushing past her sleeve, stirring up a flurry of leaves.
A sharpness flashed in her eyes, and the Ice Sword Qi in her hand coalesced again, this time she aimed at the eyes of the Volcanic Demon Lizard.
"Since you’re so violent, I’ll cool you down!" Xue Zhao murmured, and the Ice Sword Qi shot out like a blue lightning bolt, striking directly at the eyes of the Volcanic Demon Lizard.
The Volcanic Demon Lizard sensed danger, instinctively closing its eyes, but the Ice Sword Qi still hit its eyelid, the cold aura spreading rapidly, temporarily weakening its vision.
The Volcanic Demon Lizard howled in pain, its massive body rolling on the ground, trying to shake off the icy invasion.
Watching this unfold, Wu Chang’s face turned gloomy. He hadn’t anticipated that Xue Zhao could adapt and counterattack so swiftly.
However, it seemed that thing could still stall a bit longer.
As long as he killed Ye Qingchen during this time, he wouldn’t need to concern himself with Xue Zhao!
He collected himself and focused his attention on Ye Qingchen.
"Ye Qingchen, next is a showdown between us!" Wu Chang sneered,
Ye Qingchen coldly regarded Wu Chang, gripping the longsword in his hand tightly, and shouted: "Wu Chang, how dare you make a move against Xue Zhao? She is from the Xue Family! You can deal with me, but if you dare to harm Xue Zhao, aren’t you afraid of the Xue Family’s retaliation?"
Hearing this, Wu Chang’s face twisted into a menacing smile, laughing aloud, his laughter filled with mockery and contempt.
He looked at Ye Qingchen playfully, as if he had heard the biggest joke.
"Ye Qingchen, you overestimate the Xue Family, don’t you?" Wu Chang sneered, "So what if they’re the Xue Family? They’re just a bunch of self-righteous fools, thinking they’re superior because of some legacy. Do you think I’d fear them?"
He coldly glanced at Xue Zhao, a hint of malice in his eyes: "What is the Xue Family anyway? In my eyes, they’re nothing but paper tigers, each one arrogantly pretending to be extraordinary, yet lacking true strength!"
Wu Chang’s laughter grew more arrogant: "The people of the Xue Family, one by one, are extremely hypocritical, high and mighty on the surface, but in reality, they’re all worthless. You live off the glory of your ancestors, unaware that the times have changed long ago. The intimidation of the Xue Family means nothing to me!"
Ye Qingchen was surprised by Wu Chang’s sarcasm.
He hadn’t expected Wu Chang to become so arrogant, daring to insult the Xue Family so brazenly.
He coldly said: "Wu Chang, aren’t you afraid of bringing utter disaster upon yourself by speaking so recklessly?"
Wu Chang scoffed disdainfully: "Bringing disaster upon myself? Ye Qingchen, you’re too naive. No matter how strong the Xue Family is, they’re just that in my eyes. Their threats are like the wind to me. I’d like to see how much force the Xue Family would mobilize for one Xue Zhao!"
Ye Qingchen calmly watched Wu Chang, laughing coldly as he said: "Wu Chang, if you look down on the Xue Family so much, why do you work with Xue Wei?"
Wu Chang’s smile froze for a second; he hadn’t expected Ye Qingchen to ask this, but he quickly resumed his sinister smile: "Xue Wei? That guy is nothing but a useless fool. I’m merely using him, if it weren’t for the Xue Family’s difficult defense, I wouldn’t even bother associating with him. Ye Qingchen, I didn’t expect you to ask such a question, your intelligence is truly laughable."
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