World of Longevity

Suddenly, Xiao Chen's face underwent a radical change, as he saw Prince Feng reveal an eerie smile. Prince Feng's body started to become almost transparent, radiating an incredibly bright light. It seemed as if his body was cracking, with crisscrossing fissures appearing on the surface of his body, like a porcelain practically ready to shatter!

Xiao Chen exerted all his strength to retreat, his body turning into a bolt of lightning.

An unimaginably terrifying and powerful force erupted within the forest.

"Bang!"

Accompanied by a horrendous energy storm, Prince Feng's body shattered apart. The surrounding trees toppled due to the impact! Xiao Chen's body, shrouded in a hazy glow, was still hurled away, breaking several towering ancient trees before he crashed to the ground.

Wiping the fresh blood from the corner of his mouth, Xiao Chen struggled to sit up from the ground. A relieved smile spread across his face. With a decisive action fuelled by the certainty of his killing intent, he had finally eliminated two major enemies, removing the threat to his life.

Red light flickered at the top of the cliff, sending waves of terrible heat his way. The top of the cliff had actually melted, causing hot molten rock to flow down!

Infinite fires started blazing under the clifftop, causing continuous roars to echo through the surrounding forests. All the wild beasts started to panic and flee.

The fire spread through the forest, sending pillars of fire into the sky. The flames were especially dazzling in the darkness of the night!

Dragging his injured body, Xiao Chen picked up the longsword that Prince Feng had left behind. He moved to the bank of a nearby river. After observing the towering fire for a while, he began to treat his wounds by the river.

After about an hour, the flashes of lightning and rumbling thunder continued. However, not a single drop of rain had fallen yet. A large area of the nearby primitive old forest had already been burned down.

Xiao Chen abruptly opened his eyes, and at that moment, he felt a terrifying wave of murderous intent!

By the Clear Water River, a woman of rare beauty elegantly approached as if she were a beautiful swan. She was light and agile like drifting light and shadow, elegant as a fairy descending to the mortal world. She floated gracefully, resembling a fairy who had stepped straight out of a painting.

"Zhao Lin'er!" Xiao Chen hadn't expected Zhao Lin'er to show up at this time. The towering fire must've led her here.

Her veil had been lost long ago. Her skin resembled condensed milk, her eyes were like autumn water, her nose was perfectly shaped, her lips moist, her teeth as white as jade. The Royal Celestial Maiden's ethereal beauty was dreamy and so breathtaking that it was as if the Lady of the Ninth Heaven had descended to the mortal world.

Zhao Lin'er was hailed by others as Jiuzhou's most beautiful woman. However, faced with such a stunning beauty, Xiao Chen could only sigh helplessly because a fight to the death was about to begin!

The towering fire illuminated the banks of the river, with Zhao Lin'er standing there quietly. It was as if a Luo Goddess had descended upon the world. With long robes floating like light clouds covering the moon and fluttering like the swift wind returning the snow. At a distance, she shone brightly like the morning sun; up close, she sparkled like a hibiscus emerging from clear waves.

Xiao Chen, leaning on his longsword, stood up and calmly said to the Royal Celestial Maiden, "I didn't expect your highness to have also entered the World of Longevity. To see someone from the human world on this primitive island is truly a fortunate occurrence."

Zhao Lin'er, radiant and elegant, laughed coldly as she replied, "You certainly have a way with words. Are you trying to play on my sentimentality for the human world so that I won't kill you? Don't forget how we ended up here!"

Xiao Chen tightly gripped his longsword, ready for battle. He laughed helplessly and said, "Entering the World of Longevity can also be considered a blessing. How many people in the past thousands of years have been able to achieve this? Perhaps, your highness, you may even live forever in this world. At that time, looking back, today's enmities will mean nothing."

"Live forever in this world? I can't see that. All I see right now are monstrous beasts appearing everywhere, savage beasts running rampant. It's a scene straight out of the Primordial Era. As though we've been exiled to a barren wasteland, and you're the one to blame! You made me say goodbye to my beautiful mountains and rivers, leave the prosperous age, and bid farewell to my mother and father!" Zhao Lin'er said coldly, her beautiful face revealing a murderous intent as she stared at Xiao Chen.

The fire in the mountain forest flickered, illuminating the darkness like daylight. At this moment, above the sky, the thunder roared even more intensely. Streaks of lightning crossed the sky and danced in the sky. The rolling dark clouds almost touched the ground. It seemed like a heavy rainstorm was imminent.

Xiao Chen looked at Zhao Lin'er and said earnestly, "On this island, monstrous beasts haunt us, and mysteries abound. Right now, only the two of us are present, and both of us are from the human world. Your highness, do you really want to fight to the death? If so, I think it's truly regrettable. After all, we're both from the same place. It's wrong to land on foreign soil and cause unnecessary bloodshed. Now that we're in the World of Longevity, can't we leave the grievances of the human world behind and start anew? On this island, there are many places where we need to look out for one another."

Zhao Lin'er laughed, a sound as lovely as silver bells, but it echoed with a spreading aura of killing intent. She sneered and said, "If there were no grievances from our human world, we could live together. But that's impossible now. Letting you live on this island is like raising a tiger, inviting trouble. Right now, you're only pleading to survive because of your injuries. If you were at your peak, you would have attacked without any hesitation."

Xiao Chen had nothing more to say. Both of them were smart, and some things were better left unsaid as saying more would be redundant.

The Royal Celestial Maiden had already discovered the corpses not far away. She looked at Xiao Chen and asked, "Were you hurt because of them? Who are these people who appeared on this desolate island?"

"Descendants of the Evil King Shi Zhixuan!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lin'er was momentarily stunned.

Xiao Chen's body erupted in dazzling light, like a flood dragon leaping up, he soared towards the dense forest to escape. He really couldn't fight Zhao Lin'er now. Prince Feng, using his magic cultivation, had shattered his body causing a surge of life essence that had dealt a terrible blow to Xiao Chen. Even though he evaded and defended in time, he still sustained heavy injuries.

Zhao Lin'er snapped back to reality, her steps quick like wind. She pursued Xiao Chen, resembling a fleeting shadow. She knew this was a rare opportunity. If she waited for Xiao Chen to recover, she might no longer be able to suppress him.

"Bang!"

After a startling clap of thunder, the torrential rain finally started to pour down. The endless curtain of water shrouded the heavens and the earth, quickly extinguishing the forest fire.