The Rise of Dragon Son-in-Law
Chapter 372 - 362: Slaying

Chapter 372: Chapter 362: Slaying

At the moment of life and death, Undying Mountain’s Great Guardian didn’t hesitate to sacrifice the Fifth Elder as a scapegoat, the ruthlessness of his action was out of the ordinary.

In his heart, there was no such thing as camaraderie among sect members, only a selfishness so extreme it was infuriating.

Such people were all too common in the world.

And it was exactly these kinds of people that Long Chen despised the most.

"He can block a sword for you once, but who will block the next one for you?"

Long Chen stared at the Great Protector, his sneers continuous.

Hearing this, the Great Protector’s face turned pale and he immediately said, "Lord, I realize my mistake. For my actions today, I am willing to serve the rest of my life as a war servant to repay my debt, as long as the Lord does not disdain me, I am willing to follow you and contribute to the Great Xia Mansion."

"You might as well just go to hell."

Long Chen raised his sword.

"No, Lord, I... I truly submit to you, really."

The Great Protector hastily begged for mercy, thumping down on his knees.

"Zhao Shan, you’ve truly disappointed us. As Undying Mountain’s Great Protector, your cowardice has besmirched the honor of Undying Mountain."

A loud shout suddenly came at that moment.

By the time Long Chen heard it, his sword was already resting on the throat of Great Protector Zhao Shan.

Just a light slice, and Zhao Shan would most certainly have no place for his body to be laid to rest.

Zhao Shan’s body shuddered, his face even paler.

Long Chen turned his head to look and saw a group of people slowly approaching.

Of these people, only Yang Taixuan was familiar to him, the others were strangers to Long Chen.

But Long Chen didn’t need to think to know that these people were from Undying Mountain.

"Second Guardian, Third Guardian, today I, Zhao Shan, have miserably failed and am willing to submit. It has nothing to do with you."

Zhao Shan called out loudly.

"Nonsense," the Second Guardian exclaimed angrily, "You’ve lost the face of Undying Mountain."

"Zhao Shan, you truly don’t deserve to be Undying Mountain’s Great Protector."

The Third Guardian also immediately shouted.

"Well then, why don’t you two give it a try?"

Long Chen said coldly.

Upon hearing this, both the Second and Third Guardian’s faces darkened.

Then, the Second Guardian said solemnly, "Lord Long, we have no intention to target you, and even when Zhao Shan said he wanted to come after you, we were against it. If you don’t believe it, ask him, it was his own decision to target you."

"That’s true, but it’s not that you didn’t want to deal with me, you were just planning to play dirty tricks, right?"

Zhao Shan said through gritted teeth.

Zhao Shan at this moment wanted nothing more than to live, so he would say anything.

Long Chen looked at the people from Undying Mountain like Second Guardian with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, "It seems that you gentlemen are quite interested in the Great Xia Mansion. Why not pick this day instead of waiting for another? How about today, we settle this in a fight to the death?"

"No, no, no," the Third Guardian hurriedly said, "Lord Long, we truly have no desire for hostilities with you. We are here purely because we couldn’t stand Zhao Shan’s despicable behavior and couldn’t bear it any longer."

"Oh, then you have no part in this, you can leave now," Long Chen said indifferently.

"Lord Long, Zhao Shan is a person from our Undying Mountain, and now he even thinks of betraying Undying Mountain. We hope that Lord Long will hand him over to us so that we can enforce Undying Mountain’s family law on him. We will certainly punish Zhao Shan severely to give you an explanation," said the Third Guardian solemnly.

"Get lost."

Long Chen spat out one word, his expression colder than ever.

"Lord Long, we..."

Boom.

Before the Third Guardian could finish speaking, Long Chen slashed with his sword.

The Third Guardian got a fright and dodged hastily.

And on the ground, a huge crack appeared, dust flying everywhere.

It was obvious that the sword strike was intentionally off-target by Long Chen, otherwise the Third Guardian couldn’t have dodged it.

"Speak one more word, and I’ll send you all on your way."

Long Chen spoke coldly.

And as Long Chen’s sword moved away from the Great Protector Zhao Shan’s neck, Zhao Shan hastily tried to seize the opportunity to escape.

His speed was very fast, and in a blink of an eye, he was dozens of meters away.

But Long Chen remained calm and collected, suddenly throwing the Dragon God Sword in his hand.

The Dragon God Sword whistled past, traveling at extreme speed through the void, turning into a streak of red light, and in that instant, it pierced through Zhao Shan’s chest.

Bang.

Zhao Shan fell to the ground with a thud, lying in a pool of blood.

Long Chen beckoned, and the Dragon God Sword flew back, transforming into a mark that attached itself to the back of Long Chen’s hand, like a tattoo.

Yang Taixuan and the others watched with hearts pounding.

They all knew the extent of the Great Protector’s cultivation; he was considered a top-level expert in Great Xia.

But in Long Chen’s hands, Zhao Shan was completely outmatched, as helpless as a child, with no fighting power to speak of.

However, within Yang Taixuan’s heart, there was no panic; instead, a weight was lifted.

He had been worried that if Long Chen were forced to reveal the magic techniques from the Undying Scripture, his own secret would be exposed.

But Long Chen had not done so, so Yang Taixuan let go of the worry he had been holding onto.

Long Chen glanced at Yang Taixuan, as if he had seen through his thoughts.

Immediately, Long Chen went to Zhao Shan’s corpse and pretended to perform the Soul Searching Technique.

His actions were witnessed by the protectors and everyone else, causing bewilderment; they didn’t understand what Long Chen was doing.

After a moment passed, Long Chen finished, and deliberately said, "Fortunately, the soul has not completely dispersed. I’ve searched and found some memories. The Undying Scripture? Quite an interesting thing."

This line was deliberately spoken by Long Chen, as part of a plan to help clear Yang Taixuan of suspicion.

Yang Taixuan immediately understood Long Chen’s intentions and was secretly grateful.

In this way, even if Long Chen later used techniques from the Undying Scripture, no one would suspect him.

"Lord Long, did you... did you somehow perceive the Undying Scripture from Zhao Shan’s corpse?"

The Second Guardian hastily asked.

"Perceive is not the right word. How could it be called perceiving? I am openly studying it."

Long Chen said with a smile.

"What... what did you see then?"

The Third Guardian asked.

"I saw the complete Undying Scripture. Do you believe that?"

Long Chen asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, everyone shook their heads.

They did not believe that from a swiftly dissipating broken divine soul, it was possible to find the complete Undying Scripture in time.

"Lord Long, if you could obtain the complete Undying Scripture so easily, then it means the Undying Scripture is fated for you. However, the Undying Scripture is the supreme secret technique of Undying Mountain. I hope you will not delve into it, to prevent any future dire conflict between Undying Mountain and Great Xia Mansion."

Yang Taixuan spoke.

"A treasure has come into my hands, how could I not delve into it? If you find it inappropriate, you can take action right now and get rid of me."

Long Chen said indifferently.

"Second Guardian, Third Guardian, this matter is no trifling thing. How to decide, I leave it to the two of you."

Yang Taixuan passed the decision to the Second and Third Guardians.

The two protectors from Undying Mountain had fluctuating expressions.

They were indeed eager to act, but they did not dare.

Because this was outside the Great Xia Mansion, if they failed, there was only a dead end.

And in contrast, even if Long Chen were to be defeated, with a group of experts standing behind him, it was not certain that he would die.

After swiftly weighing their options, the Second Guardian spoke in a grave tone, "Lord Long, I hope we do not become mortal enemies."

After speaking, the Second Guardian turned and walked away.

"Wait."

Long Chen called to the group.

Upon hearing this, Yang Taixuan immediately jumped in fright. Could it be that Long Chen really did seek a decisive battle to the death?