"Boom!"

Suddenly, Rock Soul took action. With a wave of his hand, he performed a slash that exhibited infinite terror. A sword light pierced through the heavens and the earth, shattering the colorful giant hand and rescuing Long Chan.

"Long Chan is the princess of the Dragon Clan, how can I let you insult her?" Rock Soul said to the man in the white robe. "Young one, step back, or else Dragon Esteem will descend, and you will unavoidably suffer!"

Rock Soul's voice was very calm. Calling the man in the white robe a junior, he summoned and dismissed him at will. These actions were very casual and not overbearing but made it difficult for anyone to resist.

"Rock Soul, I am aware of your existence, your existence is extremely ancient, older than some Saints!" The man in the white robe stood still, his eyes gleaming as he looked at Rock Soul. "Your power is incredibly terrifying, but you have never become a Saint, not because you do not wish to, but because you are unwilling!"

"You have great ambitions; you want to leap to unrivaled heights and become someone who can rival Dragon Esteem, right?" the man in the white robe said indifferently. "The reason you want to rival Dragon Esteem is that you and he are from the same era..."

"All your life, you have been suppressed by Dragon Esteem, and the woman you loved was taken away by him..."

"Your protection of the dragon maiden is all because of old affection, for she is the daughter of the woman you liked..."

"In fact, you have the power to break the Divine Temple's seal, but you have never left this place because you want to wait for Dragon Esteem's return, to defeat him openly and fairly..."

"You are a tragic character, if not for that woman, you would not have suffered such a miserable defeat back then!"

"That woman's beauty has long faded, and yet here you are protecting her daughter..."

"Love... truly something elusive and uncontrollable!"

The man in the white robe gently narrated, revealing Rock Soul's past and lifting the fog surrounding him.

The man in the white robe's voice wasn't loud, but it was very penetrating, allowing everyone to hear and understand this ancient past.

For a time, the heavens and the earth were silent, with everyone looking at Rock Soul, this ancient being.

Dragon Esteem is the War God of the Dragon Clan, once the foremost Saint, unimaginably terrifying!

Rock Soul was from the same era as Dragon Esteem and even his lifelong rival, which undoubtedly highlighted his strength.

"Fate is the strongest martial path; it can know everything, achieve anything, and since you have mastered fate, knowing these things is not strange," Rock Soul's tone was very calm. "But if you know it yourself, why speak it out loud?"

Rock Soul was defeated by Dragon Esteem, and his beloved was taken away, so he willingly became the guardian beast of the Dragon Clan.

It was a painful past that Rock Soul always tried not to remember.

However, the man in the white robe had torn open his scars and even made him bleed for all to see, igniting Rock Soul's rage.

"What if I speak out, what can you do to me?" the man in the white robe was very arrogant. "Below the Saint Realm, I am already the strongest being, can you kill me?"

"Boom!"

Rock Soul didn't speak but took action directly. A blue light exploded from his body in the void, evolving into a boundless sea of lightning filled with rampant destructive power, and he powerfully suppressed the man in the white robe.

This sea of lightning was vast, all formed of blue lightning. The blue lightning was terrifyingly boundless, each bolt capable of killing the mightiest, and now, countless bolts gathered into a sea, how strong must its power be?

The moment the sea of lightning appeared, the man in the white robe was overwhelmed.

"Rumble!"

From within the sea of lightning, disturbances emanated as the man in the white robe struggled desperately. The colors of the rainbow flashed intermittently, attempting to break through the sea of lightning.

But the power of the sea of lightning was endless, and although the seven-colored Divine Skills were powerful, they struggled to break free.

"Rock Soul hasn't even become a Saint, how can he be so strong?!"

The fighting prowess of the man in the white robe was illustrious and supreme, but being so easily suppressed by Rock Soul made everyone shiver with an indescribable terror.

"Rock Soul... he is yet another formidable foe!" Ye Chen looked at Rock Soul with an unprecedented solemnity.

Rock Soul's power far surpassed that of the man in the white robe, leaving Ye Chen somewhat at a loss, which was undoubtedly a terrifying situation.

However, if Rock Soul was so terrifying, why hadn't he reached Transcendence?

"Rock Soul, you..."

At that moment, Long Chan looked at Rock Soul, her eyes full of complexity, clearly touched by the words of the man in the white robe.

"I am an old acquaintance of your father, and I am very familiar with your mother as well... what the man in the white robe said is mostly true!" Rock Soul said calmly. "However, I have long let go of everything, thoughts of defeating Dragon Esteem, I no longer hold such thoughts!"

"Could you help me retrieve the Spear of the Dragon God?" Long Chan voiced a request.

"Certainly!"

Rock Soul gestured, and the Spear of the Dragon God was restrained, forcibly drawn over by him.

"This!" Long Chan was shocked.

The Spear of the Dragon God was a formidable weapon capable of slaying the mightiest of figures, yet it was so easily subdued by Rock Soul, which was excessively terrifying!

"Do not be astonished, my cultivation has long been Transcendent beyond peer,

and although I have not stepped into the Saint Realm, I am not inferior to any Saint," Rock Soul said, ever so calmly.

"..."

Rock Soul's calmness left Long Chan speechless and shocked all the cultivators.

Strong, invincible, towering, brilliant... none of these words sufficed to describe Rock Soul's strength!

Powerful, just one word, that is, strong!

So strong that it leaves one utterly defenseless, purely strong, chilling to the bone, petrifying one's soul.

"Rock Soul, if you are so powerful, why don't you leave this place?" Long Chan said. "Also, you mentioned that you are about to die of old age, but you are so magnificent and invincible, how could you be limited by lifespan?"

Rock Soul's prowess was absolutely of a Saint level, undoubtedly eternal, sharing the lifespan of heaven and earth.

However, he always referred to himself as a minor demon, constantly trapped here, always saying he was about to die... Long Chan felt that Rock Soul was too deceptive.

"I possess the combat power of a Saint, but I am not a Saint!" Rock Soul sighed. "My existence is too ancient, my affairs too complex, simply beyond your imagination, so don't ask any more... Keep the Spear of the Dragon God well, I am going to leave this place!"

"Long Chan, no matter how strong a Divine Artifact is, it is still an external force. You must diligently cultivate yourself, otherwise you won't ascend to the grandcourt!"

This was Rock Soul's admonition to Long Chan, his thoughts aligned with those in white robes, believing that Divine Artifacts were merely external forces, inferior to one's own power, and he did not want Long Chan to rely too heavily on external forces.

"Thank you for your teachings, senior!" Long Chan, now aware of Rock Soul's identity, spoke much more kindly, addressing him as a senior, no longer as imperious as before.

"Hmm, let it be so, I am leaving!" Rock Soul sighed softly.

"Senior, where are you going?" Long Chan asked.

"To break through, to battle, to welcome tribulations!" Rock Soul said.

Rock Soul had lived for ages, yet had never proven himself as a Saint. If he did not take that step soon, he might really die of old age.

Moreover, with the cataclysmic calamity imminent, he wanted to increase his strength and at the same time settle some old affairs.

"Senior, can you help me kill someone?" Long Chan asked cautiously.

Rock Soul was far more powerful than her and was an old friend of her parents; she did not dare to be too presumptuous.

"Who?" Rock Soul asked.

"Ye Chen!" Long Chan looked towards where Ye Chen was and pointed at him for Rock Soul. "This man is wicked and inhumane, he has usurped the Fury of the Dragon God, the Dragon God War Boots. I seek your help to rid the people of this scourge!"

Ye Chen had been disrespectful to her, forced her to teach the three great Immortal Techniques of the Dragon Clan, and even stole two Divine Artifacts, such a villain of immense evil—Long Chan had no reason not to want him dead.

With a combat power at a Saint level, Long Chan really hoped Rock Soul would help her kill Ye Chen.

"This person..." Rock Soul looked at Ye Chen, hesitating.

"What's wrong?" Long Chan asked, puzzled.

Rock Soul's existence was transcendent and supreme. Could it be that he couldn't defeat Ye Chen?

"This person is unfathomable, even I can't gauge him, absolutely a terrifying existence!"

"My lifespan is not much, I don't wish to provoke him lightly..."

"Moreover, I would advise you to let go of your grudges. It's best not to make enemies with him; otherwise, you will be the one at a disadvantage!"

Powerful beings all have a certain aura, unhideable no matter what, and Ye Chen possessed that sort of aura.

With one glance at Ye Chen, Rock Soul felt as though he was seeing a demonic god, a dormant force gathering power!

At Rock Soul's level, he feared nothing. Even if he had seen through Ye Chen's true self, he held little fear.

But his current condition was not favorable, unwilling to stir up trouble.

Furthermore, Ye Chen's apparent youth was frighteningly young, which even for someone as experienced as Rock Soul was somewhat terrifying.

For such a formidable being to rise abruptly and if he were to strike preemptively, whether successful or not, it would be seen as bullying the weak—a being as strong as Rock Soul, how could he engage in such actions?

Thus, facing Long Chan's request, Rock Soul refused without hesitation, even if Long Chan was the daughter of his "first love"!

"Senior, how terrifying is Ye Chen really? I possess the five Great Divine Artifacts, can I kill him?" Long Chan, clenching the Spear of the Dragon God, asked Rock Soul.

"You cannot!" Rock Soul's answer was very hurtful.

"Even if you had a hundred Divine Artifacts, you couldn't, because you can only wield them, not completely control them!"

"The gap between you two is too great; you simply cannot kill him!"

Divine Artifacts are ultimate Divine Weapons, only Saints can fully activate them, and Long Chan is still far from that.

"..."

Rock Soul's harsh words calmed Long Chan down, suppressing her urge for revenge.

"I am leaving!" Rock Soul said.

"I still have one more question..." Long Chan spoke feebly.

"What is it?" Rock Soul asked.

"How strong is Ye Chen exactly, and how can I possibly kill him?" Long Chan had a deadly intent towards Ye Chen, for he had greatly shamed her by forcibly kissing her.

"This young man is very strong, far surpassing that boy in white robes!" Rock Soul said. "Killing him is simple; just bring your father here, and he can definitely kill him."

Rock Soul's answer was somewhat provoking, but it was all true.

Ye Chen, albeit powerful, was no match for Dragon Esteem. Should Dragon Esteem make a move, Ye Chen might end up bitterly defeated.

However, Rock Soul's blunt truths were hard for Long Chan to accept because they were hurtful. Was Rock Soul deliberately belittling him?

"Don't rush for revenge; work on improving your cultivation level first," Rock Soul solemnly advised. "In the future, you will face many challenges, and you must look far ahead!"

Rock Soul was extremely patient with Long Chan because she was the daughter of his first love, which is why he gave her so much advice.

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