A colossal island was slowly flying above Dragon City.
This colossal island was precisely Dragon City, where Chu Chen resided!
At this very moment, everyone within Dragon City could see a figure flying above it.
"Huh? Who is that?"
"Looks like a young man!"
"Could it be some young master from a prominent family, here to participate in the Alchemy Competition?"
"That's unlikely. The Alchemy Competition is a grand event. Only the young talents of Dragon City are allowed to participate; outsiders are absolutely forbidden. This young man must be from some influential faction!"
The crowd buzzed with discussion, their eyes filled with doubt.
"No matter where he's from, he's definitely an outsider. A young man like this is utterly unworthy of participating in the Alchemy Competition!" someone sneered.
This voice immediately drew everyone's attention.
"You've got a point!"
"These people are so arrogant, daring to mock Young Master Long. They're practically asking for death!"
"Indeed!"
A chorus of agreement echoed around Dragon City.
A cold smile flickered across Chu Chen's face.
"Long Aotian, your Dragon City dares to bully my friend Chu Chen. After I kill these people, I'll come to your Dragon City to seek justice!" Chu Chen thought to himself.
Long Aotian's death had left him in a somber mood. For a period, Chu Chen had been cultivating and was unaware of the events unfolding outside. All he knew was that chaos had erupted within Dragon City!
Chu Chen's figure transformed into an afterimage, rapidly streaking towards the various streets of Dragon City.
"Stop!"
Just as Chu Chen was about to leave Dragon City, he was intercepted by several martial artists.
Rumble...
These individuals were quite strong, with two of them even being peak Martial Master realm experts, yet they were utterly incapable of stopping Chu Chen. Their attacks didn't even graze his clothes before they were all obliterated.
"Quick, report it! Someone has infiltrated Dragon City!" someone exclaimed.
Instantly, a large number of guards arrived, surrounding Chu Chen.
However, a cold smile played on Chu Chen's lips as he suddenly accelerated.
"Pfft..."
In the blink of an eye, Chu Chen had pierced through the heavy encirclement and arrived before a mansion.
"Mr. Chu, why have you returned!" The maids guarding the mansion trembled in fear. They had witnessed Chu Chen's terrifying power firsthand and were still unable to suppress their fear upon seeing him again.
"Mr. Chu, we've already sent word to the City Lord's mansion! Experts will surely arrive soon!" the leading maid said, mustering her courage.
"Oh?" Chu Chen's expression shifted slightly in surprise. But then, he shook his head and calmly uttered three words: "No need!"
Hum!
Before he finished speaking, Chu Chen's true essence vibrated within him, and his powerful blood surged. Then, Chu Chen flicked his finger!
Swish!
A beam of sword energy flashed, instantly piercing the brow of the leading maid!
"Ah!" The maid screamed, her eyes wide open as she fell to the ground, dead.
"What!"
"He killed someone!"
"Protect the Ancestor!"
In an instant, more guards rushed out from within the mansion, charging towards Chu Chen.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Chu Chen raised his hand and swept his palm, his fist wind surging like a tidal wave in all directions!
Boom! Boom! Boom!...
These guards, though all having cultivated to the Martial Disciple level, were no match for him. They were all knocked to the ground, spitting blood. In a short span of time, countless were killed or injured!
Chu Chen did not continue his assault. From deep within the mansion, roars and growls erupted, these sounds imbued with immense authority, like the roar of a tiger or the cry of a dragon. Clearly, these were all emanating from the old ancestor of Dragon City!
The old ancestor of Dragon City had long since reached the peak of the Martial Master realm, only half a step away from entering the Congenital realm!
"Mr. Chu, I beg you, spare the Long family!"
Suddenly, a woman knelt at Chu Chen's feet, pleading desperately.
"Please spare our Long family. I am willing to be your beast of burden and repay you. Please forgive us!" On the other side, more people were prostrating themselves and begging.
Within Dragon City, there was an ironclad rule: anyone who dared to violate it would be executed without mercy! This ironclad rule was the only surviving regulation in the entirety of Dragon City!
"Heh heh, do you think kneeling and begging for mercy will solve everything?" Chu Chen sneered.
The next moment, he strode through the air and entered the mansion.
This mansion in Dragon City was vast and luxuriously decorated. Most importantly, the mansion was surrounded by spiritual energy!
Chu Chen searched the mansion for a while and, sure enough, by a bookshelf, he found a yellowed, ancient scroll. The scroll contained the secret manual for the "Imperial Fire Technique."
"It actually exists?" Chu Chen's eyes lit up. He then unceremoniously took the ancient scroll and examined it carefully.
"So this is the Imperial Fire Technique." Chu Chen's eyes gleamed. The Imperial Fire Technique, as the name suggested, allowed one to control flames and unleash various peculiar techniques when cultivated to the highest level. This technique was quite famous in Chu Chen's previous world, as he, a disciple of the Heavenly Profound Sect, had specialized in fire-elemental martial skills!
"It seems that the Long Aotian I encountered on Earth also cultivated the Imperial Fire Technique!" Chu Chen narrowed his eyes. His mind recalled events from his past experiences on Earth, when he had accompanied a group of people on an adventure. After arriving at the Dragon Ascending Star Domain with that group, they had encountered danger. He had fled alone, but unexpectedly, through a twist of fate, he had stumbled into Dragon City.
"It seems that, in the grand scheme of things, there is a fated arrangement at play." Chu Chen murmured to himself.
"Since this Imperial Fire Technique is Long Aotian's inheritance, it is only natural for me to seize it." With this thought, Chu Chen immediately activated the cultivation method of the Imperial Fire Technique. Instantly, streams of scorching energy converged on his palm, causing his entire hand to turn red and emit intense heat.
Boom!
Chu Chen stomped his feet on the ground. In that instant, he shot out like a cannonball, his speed increasing by more than five times compared to before!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh... Chu Chen's figure flickered continuously. Wherever he passed, people were thrown about, and cries of agony filled the air.
"This is impossible! He's only at the second level of Martial Dao, how can he possess such combat power?" On the roof of a distant building, a man in a black robe's expression changed drastically! He was burly, clad in black armor, with two dark greatswords strapped to his back, emanating a terrifying aura of malevolence!
On the black-robed man's shoulder perched a golden parrot. It glanced at Chu Chen's retreating back, its eyes filled with a hint of solemnity. Chu Chen's aura was too powerful! Even it felt a sense of apprehension from this aura!
"This young man must possess some hidden secret or fortuitous encounter!" the golden parrot mused inwardly. For it, any fortuitous encounter was worth fighting for with all its might, even at the cost of its life!
Boom!