I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 1036 Taking the Enemy's Head Amidst a Sea of ​​Troops
Huang Chao is a smart man, and he is very lucky; he always makes the right choice.

Upon hearing that several people were going to take down Zhang Chen, Huang Chao seemed to be looking at a bunch of idiots. Was Zhang Chen someone to be trifled with?

I can't afford to mess with them, I'm outta here!
He just needed to find a way to expose the location of the main camp to Zhang Chen, but how could he do it without leaving a trace?

Huang Chao, true to his name, immediately came up with an idea: "My lords, I am willing to lead a million-strong army to attack Zhang Chen and capture him."

"Very well, since you have such ambition, I, the general, will entrust you with three million troops to capture Zhang Chen." Zou Wenlong was overjoyed upon hearing Huang Chao's words. Zhang Chen had displayed the power of heavenly thunder, and everyone was secretly apprehensive, not daring to lead their army to fight. Now that they saw Huang Chao take the initiative to accept the order, their eyes lit up.

After receiving the token and command flag, Huang Chao went straight down from the platform and roared, "Zhang Chen, I'll have a go at you! You'd better die!"

The battlefield was very noisy, and Zhang Chen obviously couldn't hear Huang Chao's shouts. The next moment, Huang Chao adjusted his army, and with the sound of war drums, the three million-strong army poured out and attacked the city once again.

“Huh~” Zhang Chen stood on the city wall and saw Huang Chao leading the troops. At this moment, he noticed the strangeness of Huang Chao’s army formation. No matter how Huang Chao arranged his troops, a part of the army surrounded a certain camp in the rear, protecting it.

Zhang Chen was a clever man, and he immediately understood Huang Chao's meaning. Huang Chao seemed to be mobilizing a large army to protect the main tent, but in reality, he was clearly telling him where those high-ranking members of Huang Tiandao were.

Zhang Chen laughed upon seeing this. The next moment, he flipped his sleeve, and five-colored lightning flowed around him. The Five Elements Divine Thunder was brewing. The mere Yellow Heaven Dao was not worthy of Zhang Chen mobilizing the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder and the Five-Colored Divine Thunder.

The next moment, a terrifying chain of lightning shot out from Zhang Chen's palm, directly covering the entire area of ​​Huang Chao's encircled camp. The lightning crackled wildly in the camp, and countless Huang Tiandao warriors suffered greatly because their iron armor was conductive. In an instant, the aroma of roasted meat spread through the air.

“Under such lightning, there is no way that a mortal body can survive.” Zhang Chen stood on the city wall, coldly looking down at Huang Tiandao’s army on the battlefield.

Sure enough, amidst the crackling lightning, someone cried out in panic, "Oh no! All the True Immortals and the Commander are dead!"

In an instant, nearly ten million Huang Tiandao soldiers were thrown into disarray, and the fleeing soldiers, like a tide, lost all restraint and swept in all directions.

"What powerful methods!" Xie Xuan was stunned when he saw the camp of thousands of people turned into charred remains.

"Send troops! I have wiped out the top echelons of Huangtiandao, and they are no longer a threat. Next, we will subdue the northern lands and cleanse all those powerful officials and gentry." Zhang Chen ordered Xie Xuan.

Upon seeing this, Xie Xuan immediately ordered his soldiers, "Send word to attack!"

Looking around, Zhang Chen saw Huang Tiandao's army scattering like grasshoppers all over the mountains and plains. Huang Chao, amidst the chaos, gave Zhang Chen a thumbs-up from afar before breaking through the encirclement under the protection of his personal guards.

"You go back first. I'm going to Qingcheng Mountain to see if its dragon vein is strong enough for us to set up a feng shui formation. I also want to settle my score with Huang Tiandao." Zhang Chen instructed Xie Lingyun. After speaking, he walked down from the city wall and followed the army out of the city, heading towards the camp that had been struck by lightning.

Zhang Chen had no doubt that Huang Tiandao's Celestial Master died under the Five Elements Thunder Punishment, but there was one person Zhang Chen wanted to see die with his own eyes: Zou Wenlong.

This grandson is an old guy who survived the great calamity of the Golden Age and even possessed the body of the Immortal of Longevity. The Immortal of Longevity cultivates the Earthly Path, which can connect with the Earthly Path and Feng Shui. These two powers are the only ones that can show some residual power in the Dharma-ending Age. If Zou Wenlong had a chance to survive the lightning punishment, it is not hard to understand.

Although the Dharma-ending Age is sweeping across the entire world, there are still some who slip through the net.

Following the tide of the army, Zhang Chen drove towards the distant camp. When he arrived at the camp, he saw that everyone in the camp had been turned into charcoal and their original appearances were no longer recognizable. How could anyone tell who they were?

However, Zhang Chen was not in a hurry. He flipped his hand, and the Heaven and Earth Mirror appeared in his palm. As soon as the Heaven and Earth Mirror appeared, its essence rapidly drained away, threatening to turn into ordinary iron. But don't forget, Zhang Chen was not lacking in innate energy. He slightly opened his Heavenly Eye, and then a stream of innate energy poured into the Heaven and Earth Mirror. In this way, even though the essence of the Heaven and Earth Mirror was still flowing out continuously, the rate of loss was greatly slowed down, enough to buy Zhang Chen time to activate the Heaven and Earth Mirror.

The next moment, Zhang Chen made a hand seal, and the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror opened. Then, a beam of green light shot out and enveloped the void. Then, a figure appeared on the mirror. The figure was hidden in the soil and lay there quietly without moving.

"Senior brother, you'd better come out obediently. Don't make me use any tricks to get you out, okay?" After obtaining the other party's location information, Zhang Chen quickly put away the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror and quietly looked at the soil beneath his feet.

There was no sound from underground, as if Zhang Chen was talking to thin air. The next moment, Zhang Chen slowly stretched out his hand, with wisps of purple lightning flowing from his fingertips: "Senior brother, you experienced that heavenly punishment in the past, so you should know the power of the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, right? If you don't come out, I will strike the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning into the ground."

"Wait!" The ground churned, and Zou Wenlong, covered in dust, crawled out, staring incredulously at the purple lightning flowing in Zhang Chen's palm.

"How could you wield the power of the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder? You... how could you unleash supernatural powers during the Great Calamity of the End of Dharma?"

"I'm also curious about what method you used to disappear into the underground soil." Zhang Chen looked at Zou Wenlong, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

A bitter smile appeared on Zou Wenlong's lips: "It's because Master's body is imprinted with a genuine Feng Shui formation. Although this world is in the Dharma's decline, the power of Feng Shui dragon veins can still be barely utilized. On the contrary, you, now that the Dharma's decline has arrived, how do you still possess extraordinary power? You are the one who truly defies the heavens!"

“I naturally have my own methods. It’s lucky that you survived from the ancient times, Senior Brother. But now that we’ve met, shouldn’t we settle our old scores? Have you thought about how you want to die?” Zhang Chen looked at Zou Wenlong with a smile. This guy was the direct descendant of the Ancestor of Longevity, the only bloodline left in the world. It was time to settle the score for the Ancestor of Longevity’s plot against Cheng Yu back then.

“We are both fellow disciples. It’s not easy to meet again after so many years. It should be a joyous occasion for us old friends to reunite. Why fight to the death?” Zou Wenlong’s lips curled into a bitter smile. “Back then, it was because I secretly helped you get into the inner courtyard and your sister became the grandmaster’s disciple.”

"Heh! When my senior brother was born, he tried to kill me, but he didn't say that then." Zhang Chen thought to himself, and the belt at his waist transformed into a series of gleaming short swords. The short swords flew back and forth in the void, firmly protecting Zhang Chen. The next moment, Zhang Chen walked towards Zou Wenlong, and the swords spun rapidly, exuding killing intent. Zou Wenlong was so frightened that his hair stood on end, and he turned to flee. He knew that he had fallen into Zhang Chen's hands today, and he would never survive. Especially after seeing the other party's flying sword technique, he gave up all resistance and turned to run away.

"Do you think you can get away?" Zhang Chen sneered, taking a step forward, each step covering a meter, trailing far behind the other person.

Zhang Chen also realized that his Five Elements Authority seemed to have a drawback: he did not have the means to fly. If the other party was determined to escape, he was afraid that he would have difficulty catching up with them, and the other party would be at great risk of escaping.

Fortunately, Zhang Chen had also reached the realm of martial arts godhood. If his opponent wanted to escape, Zhang Chen could chase after him without fear of exhausting his stamina.

The two chased each other, constantly weaving through the chaotic army. Zou Wenlong darted in and out of the ranks, constantly escaping, while Zhang Chen followed behind, pursuing at a leisurely pace. All the soldiers, seeing the rapidly spinning sword around Zhang Chen, retreated in terror. If any unlucky soul was caught up in the battle and didn't notice Zhang Chen, they were instantly pierced by a hail of arrows and turned into a bloody mist.

The arrows, swords, spears, and clubs on the battlefield were instantly shattered into nothingness by the flying sword as they approached Zhang Chen.

He fled, he was pursued; he could not escape even with wings.

Seeing that he couldn't catch up with Zou Wenlong, Zhang Chen simply stopped. The next moment, purple lightning flowed in his palm, and a terrifying pressure spread for miles around. In an instant, the entire battlefield seemed to freeze in time. All the troops collapsed to the ground under the pressure of the divine punishment. Zou Wenlong, who was still trying to escape, also stopped. He looked at Zhang Chen with resentment and a bitter smile on his lips: "You think too highly of me. You actually used Purple Heaven Divine Lightning to kill me. What virtue or ability do I have to deserve such treatment?"

He did not choose to burrow underground, because he knew that the earth was powerless against the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning that locked onto the soul.

Zhang Chen didn't look at Zou Wenlong, but instead looked at the surrounding battlefield, at the men and horses whose bodies were limp on the ground. Whether they were enemy or friendly soldiers, they were all lying on the ground, their eyes fixed on Zhang Chen, who was wielding lightning, as if they were looking at a god.

Zhang Chen didn't say much, but with a slight tremor of his hand, Zou Wenlong instantly vaporized, turning into nothingness in the lightning and disappearing into the world, leaving not even ashes behind.

(End of this chapter)