Chapter 376: Chapter 92: Fierce Battle with the Earth Dragon, Marvelous Effects of the Earth Escape Technique!

"It’s underground!"

Lin Chen shouted, then pushed Jiang Liqian away, leaping dozens of meters away.

At the same time, a shadow emerged from beneath the earth.

This time, Lin Chen saw it more clearly!

The monster serpent was three meters long, less than a foot wide, and its body was sleek.

However, it was covered in an unusually tough set of scales, its robust body seemed to possess an extremely terrifying strength.

"Senior Brother, that’s not a serpent... it’s an Earth Dragon!"

At this moment, Jiang Liqian shouted.

Lin Chen frowned slightly upon hearing this, his eyes turning towards the head of the strange serpent.

The so-called Earth Dragon is actually just a worm!

The snake’s head is pointed and sinister.

In comparison, the head of an Earth Dragon is more rounded, and doesn’t look so intimidating.

This Earth Dragon’s head was indeed round...

However, Earth Dragons are Spirit Beasts, not Demon Beasts, and generally do not harm people.

Not only are Blue Star’s worms, but also the Earth Dragons of the Cultivation Realm generally only the size of a palm.

Even those Earth Dragons with bloodlines, nourished by secret techniques and Spiritual Energy over long periods, would at most grow to a foot long.

But right now, this Earth Dragon was three meters long, over ten meters.

Not to mention worms, even pythons rarely grow to such size.

Moreover, this Earth Dragon was fierce, with a strong urge to attack!

Lin Chen held the Demon-slaying Blade, his figure constantly dashing through the valley.

Behind him, the Earth Dragon seemed to have targeted Lin Chen, relentlessly pursuing him.

"Although it’s an Earth Dragon, it’s a Fourth Tier Demon Beast... and grown this large, it’s still a tough opponent!"

Lin Chen frowned slightly, this Earth Dragon had undergone mutation after being nourished by True Dragon blood.

Its body combined both soft and hard attributes.

It could move freely through the soil, with incredible speed...

Furthermore, strange scales resembling Dragon Scales had grown on its skin.

Bang!

The Earth Dragon suddenly charged at Lin Chen, a burst of brute force knocked Lin Chen flying.

Lin Chen retreated several meters, plunging the Demon-slaying Blade into the ground to steady himself.

However, at this moment, the Earth Dragon launched another attack, its thick body agile like a serpent, directly shattering Lin Chen’s Protective True Essence.

Followed by wrapping around Lin Chen’s leg.

"Damn beast!"

Lin Chen raised his eyebrows, feeling a surge of anger.

If it were an ordinary Half-Step Nascent Soul or even an initial Nascent Soul cultivator, they might already be in mortal danger now.

The Earth Dragon’s brute strength was too terrifying, even the Protective True Essence of a Nascent Soul Cultivator was hard to withstand.

But Lin Chen also practiced the Martial Path, even if his Protective True Essence was shattered, he still had the strength to fight.

"Vibrating Blade!"

Anger surged from within Lin Chen, he suddenly slashed, breaking the Dragon Scales on the Earth Dragon.

"Roar~"

Blood flowed from beneath the Earth Dragon’s scales, and it let out wails of pain.

Seeing the Earth Dragon bleeding profusely, it showed no signs of stopping its actions.

The thick dragon body wound around Lin Chen, rendering him powerless.

"Why does this beast have such a strong desire to attack?"

Lin Chen frowned deeply, watching as the Earth Dragon opened its gaping mouth, seemingly wanting to swallow him whole.

Suddenly, Lin Chen understood.

"Damn it, this creature wants to eat me to evolve?"

Lin Chen possessed the bloodline of the Candle Dragon, and after unleashing the power of the Candle Dragon, a faintly perceptible dragon might appeared.

Ordinary cultivators might not be able to sense it.

But the Earth Dragon, having become a spirit, clearly could feel the presence of a kin, and one with a stronger bloodline.

Hence, it wanted to eat Lin Chen to transform!

Seeing that gaping mouth opening wider, Lin Chen, moving at lightning speed, controlled the Demon-slaying Blade with his True Essence, directly stabbing it into the Earth Dragon’s mouth.

As the Earth Dragon bit down, the Demon-slaying Blade almost cleaved its entire head.

Yet the Earth Dragon still refused to let go, its vertical pupils turning scarlet, as if wanting to swallow Lin Chen.

But the Demon-slaying Blade propped open the Earth Dragon’s mouth, preventing it from biting down.

At that moment, both dragon and human were locked in a stalemate.

Though all this seemed to take a long time, it happened within just a few breaths.

From afar, Jiang Liqian turned pale upon witnessing the scene.

Without hesitation, she took out a Jade Seal!

A mysterious light emanated from the Magical Treasure, surging into Jiang Liqian’s body.

Jiang Liqian’s entire aura swiftly rose.

"Senior Brother Lin, I’ll help you!"

Jiang Liqian began casting spells with both hands, continuously chanting incantations.

Soon after, a ball of mist rapidly gathered, condensing into a palm-sized sphere of water.

The water shot towards the Earth Dragon in the air, colliding directly with it.

Lin Chen, entangled by the Earth Dragon, felt a tremendous force sweep through him, almost knocking him off balance.

He then noticed that a large indentation appeared in the Earth Dragon’s scales, accompanied by waves of corrosive smell.

"Is this... the Weak Water Divine Techniques?"

In a fleeting glance, Lin Chen recognized it.

The Weak Water Divine Techniques, combining offense and defense, heavy as a mountain, ever-changing.

Refined to a profound level, a single drop of water might bear a mass equal to a mountain.

Jiang Liqian’s Weak Water Divine Techniques, though not as heavy as a mountain,

was still tremendously heavy, severely injuring the Earth Dragon.

Weak Water struck repeatedly against the Earth Dragon, continuously inflicting wounds.

But it could not relieve Lin Chen’s peril.

Jiang Liqian’s face changed slightly at this, quickly forming seals again.

A red light flashed by, a terrifying flame shot towards the Earth Dragon.

"Senior Brother, be careful!" Jiang Liqian shouted.

Soon Lin Chen saw the flame surging forward.

Though it didn’t touch Lin Chen, even separated by several meters, Lin Chen could feel the terrifying heat.

"This... Flame Divine Techniques? Spiritual Fire? Divine Fire?"

Lin Chen’s heart trembled.

As an Alchemist, he had a profound understanding of the power of fire.

Right now, the flame technique released by Jiang Liqian was likely a Divine Ability!

"Having both water and fire divine abilities at the same time... What Spirit Root does Junior Sister Jiang possess? Could it also be an Anomalous Spirit Root?"

A thought flashed through Lin Chen’s mind.

Yet he did not let go of this great opportunity.

As the Earth Dragon was weakened and in pain, Lin Chen finally freed his hands and grabbed the Demon-slaying Blade.

"Ten times, Vibrating Blade!"

Lin Chen swung out with the blade, aiming at the wound of the Earth Dragon corroded by the Ruishui River.

The blade gleamed, slicing the ten-zhang-long Earth Dragon in two.

Lin Chen felt the gigantic force on his body lighten and quickly dodged several zhang away.

Looking at the lifeless Earth Dragon on the ground, Lin Chen breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Senior Brother Lin, are you alright?"

Jiang Liqian hurried over upon seeing the scene, checking Lin Chen’s injuries.

Lin Chen shook his head, the Martial King’s flesh body was immensely powerful.

He was only slightly grazed, not injuring any internal organs.

Jiang Liqian was astonished and said:

"Senior Brother’s flesh body is so strong, it must have reached the Body Refining Nascent Soul level."

"If an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator were entangled by the Earth Dragon, they might not die but would be left with half their lives..."

Jiang Liqian’s eyes sparkled continuously; this battle gave him an entirely new understanding of Lin Chen’s strength.

Lin Chen pursed his lips; he didn’t wish to fully expose his strength, as it involved his hidden secrets.

During the fight earlier, Lin Chen also held back slightly.

"Haha, what Junior Sister Jiang said... If it weren’t for your help, Senior Brother would have already met his end in the dragon’s belly..."

Lin Chen chuckled, exchanging a glance with Jiang Liqian; both understood each other’s intentions.

In that brief moment, Jiang Liqian showcased strength surpassing that of a Golden Core Cultivator.

Her True Essence was robust, capable of executing two divine abilities in such a short time...

She had definitely reached the Nascent Soul Realm as well!

The two were mutually aware of each other’s secrets.

This mysterious feeling brought their relationship inexplicably closer.

"Senior Brother Lin, that Earth Dragon is a Fourth Tier Demon Beast, carrying the bloodline of a True Dragon... its entire body is a treasure; it must not go to waste!"

Jiang Liqian turned back with a sudden change in expression.

Lin Chen followed her gaze.

To see half of the Earth Dragon originally cut in two had disappeared...

Leaving only a one-zhang-long tail still writhing on the ground.

"Earth Dragon... like an earthworm, it can survive even being split in half!"

Lin Chen suddenly realized something and quickly probed around with his Divine Sense.

"In the ground!"

"Junior Sister Jiang, be careful!"

As Lin Chen’s words fell, that terrifying shadow burst out from beneath the ground again, trying to drag the two below.

In haste, Lin Chen only had time to push Junior Sister Jiang aside.

He naturally did not react in time, directly pulled down into the deep underground by the Earth Dragon.

Only to see the ground bulge, then a flash of earthy light.

The ground left only a palm-sized hole, Lin Chen and the Earth Dragon vanished together.

"Divine Power, Earth Escape Technique!"

Jiang Liqian’s face was overtaken with shock.

Though the Earth Dragon might not possess the venom of snake-like demon beasts.

Its life force was extremely resilient; even when severed into several pieces, it would not die, capable of regenerating lost limbs.

Moreover, crucially, the Earth Dragon possessed the innate Divine Power Earth Escape Technique.

It could easily burrow deep into hundreds of miles underground, maneuvering and twisting.

It’s said that the cultivator who first mastered the divine power of the Earth Escape Technique did so by observing the Earth Dragon’s performance.

"Senior Brother Lin..."

Jiang Liqian’s eyes were filled with urgency.

Though she mastered numerous divine abilities, she notably couldn’t perform the Earth Escape Technique.

In her urgency, Jiang Liqian retrieved the Jade Seal, preparing to unleash a divine power.

"Divine Power, Mountain Shifting Skill!"

Witnessing the valley shake and collapse.

In an instant, a crack appeared before her eyes, reaching a depth that stretched for over a thousand zhang, wide across several zhang, too cavernous to trace its bottom.

Jiang Liqian followed the crack, descending underground, trying to trace Lin Chen’s whereabouts.

Meanwhile, in Peach Demon Valley within Dragon Spirit Sect.

The dozing Elder Tao Yao suddenly opened his eyes.

"This aura... Immortal Seal? Who has revealed themselves..."

...

Deep below Fallen Dragon Valley, a hundred miles underground.

Lin Chen was dragged by the Earth Dragon, rapidly darting into the depths below.

In merely several dozen breaths, Lin Chen had been dragged nearly a hundred miles.

If it were an ordinary cultivator, their strength would be drastically reduced in water, casting spells would become difficult.

More so in the ground?

Afraid they wouldn’t even muster any strength, having lost all ability to resist.

After battling for a long time, Lin Chen discerned the Earth Dragon’s mastery.

If on the surface, it might possess the initial stage strength of the Nascent Soul.

But if battling deep underground, even cultivators at the middle stage of the Nascent Soul would be no match for it.

At present, the Earth Dragon was tunneling deeper into the earth, seemingly intent on suffocating or crushing Lin Chen to death.

But Lin Chen was destined not to comply with its wishes.

Feeling the immense force coming from his body, swiftly moving underground.

Lit by the earthy glow, falling onto his skin.

Gradually, the dizziness and loss of sensation dissipated.

"Vile beast... Could it also use the Earth Escape Technique?"

Lin Chen watched the Earth Dragon before him, split in two, its life force ever vigorous, but suddenly broke into a smile.

"Indeed... chosen a good burial site for myself!"