Chapter 7054: Change of Plans |
The Jiuli Divine Realm’s experts had murderous expressions on their faces, and they were glaring at the three of them as if ready to eat them alive.
Jiang Yue’e and Feng Fei both turned pale. While Long Chen was advancing, the two of them were at the ten gates and also benefiting. They didn’t know what was going on, but once they started, they couldn’t stop. Their cultivation kept advancing further and further.
Now, they weren’t sure of the situation they were in, but they could instantly tell that they were in trouble. Countless experts were staring at them, and Jiang Li and the elders looked particularly murderous. A chill ran down their spines.
On the other hand, Long Chen was surprisingly calm. He ignored the monumental rage of those around him and said, “Wow, I didn’t think that the Jiuli Divine Realm cared so much about me. You had all the experts here guard me as I trained! I really feel overwhelmed.”
Guard you? Guard you?? I’ll guard you all the way to hell!
Jiang Li and the others wanted to tear Long Chen apart, but they couldn’t directly attack him. Now that Long Chen had advanced to the third Heavenstage, his aura was as vast as a sea. His Sovereign might gave everyone a sense of fear.
The star diagrams shining on Long Chen’s skin in particular were giving off a frightening glint.
Jiang Li knew that if he wanted to kill Long Chen, he would have to use the Jiuli Tower. Otherwise, even if they did kill Long Chen eventually, they would pay a painful price. At the same time, if he were to personally take action, their plan of using others to do their dirty work would be ruined.
Long Yan roared, “Long Chen, you wasted so many resources of the divine realm, but you only advanced two realms?! You’re… you’re a piece of trash!”
“The amount you consumed would have been enough for hundreds of thousands of disciples to reach the middle stage, maybe even the late stage!”
Furious curses came from the senior generation. They could only use this excuse to vent their rage.
Jiang Yue’e and Feng Fei didn’t dare to say a word in front of this many people. After all, they had no idea what had just happened. When they made their breakthroughs, it was done almost unconsciously. They didn’t even know when they had reached the sixth Heavenstage. All they knew was that they had profited from Long Chen. But as for what had happened and how, they weren’t sure.
In front of all their criticism, Long Chen sneered contemptuously. “What a pack of hypocrites. You admit that I have the Jiuli bloodline, so doesn’t that mean that I have a right to all the Jiuli race’s rewards? Even the Jiuli Tower acknowledged me, and it gave me its core energy as a well-deserved reward. What right do you have to stand here screaming like a bunch of monkeys?”
“You…!”
Jiang Yi and the others were outraged, and killing intent exploded out of them.
But Long Chen continued, “Even if you don’t want to speak of bloodline ties, you were the ones who invited me, and we made an agreement. I obtained this chance in exchange for the divine capital’s karmic luck. It is a fair trade, no? But now you’re reneging and criticizing me? You really are hypocrites.”
Long Chen’s words echoed through the air. It sounded like a clear slap in the face to everyone in the Jiuli race. They were so focused on the pain of the resources that Long Chen had just exhausted that they forgot their original agreement. After all, that agreement was fake. It was just an excuse to keep Long Chen here.
Unfortunately for them, the agreement might have been just bait, but the fish had managed to snatch it anyway.
Just then, a woman’s voice rang out throughout the world.
“Long Chen, your tongue is as sharp as ever!”
A barrier locked down the entire Jiuli Divine Realm like a mass of black clouds.
“Chen-er, change of plans!” Long Zhantian’s voice rang out in Long Chen’s ear.
Black clouds covered the sky, and the entire world darkened.Countless experts could be seen among the black clouds, taking out countless chains that shot through the air in every direction. They were obviously putting together a massive sealing formation.
“Who are you?! How dare you invade my territory?!” roared Jiang Li in outrage. At the same time, he secretly informed the higher-ups to mobilize some cannon fodder. The plan was starting.
“Jiang Li, weren’t you the one who told us to come and kill Long Chen? Why ask when you already know?”
That woman’s voice once more rang out. Space twisted, and she appeared in the sky.
Long Chen’s mouth couldn’t help curling into a sneer. It was an old acquaintance!
Long Can was high in the sky overlooking the Jiuli Divine Realm. She was like a goddess; Supreme Sovereign might and faith energy swirled around her. The pressure she exuded was so great that it seemed to slow down the flow of time.
“You…! What nonsense are you spouting?!” Jiang Li roared furiously for real this time.
Long Can gave him no face at all. She directly exposed him. Even so, he couldn’t possibly admit to what she was saying.
Long Can eyed him for a moment before turning back to Long Chen. “You little brat, I bet you never thought this would happen, right? Your deal with Jiang Li was just bait to keep you here. From the moment you stepped foot into the Jiuli Divine Realm, he had no intention of letting you leave alive.”
Long Chen smiled indifferently. “You old witch, what’s the point of saying something like that? If you want to kill me, then just come at me. Let me see just how strong you are!”
“You’ve got guts, brat. But in comparison to your life, there are more important things here!” Long Can’s gaze shifted back to Jiang Li. “Jiang Li, you’re quite the schemer. You wanted to use us to kill Long Chen and take the blame? The High Firmament Academy's old fellow will take out his wrath on us in that case, right? Unfortunately, the only one who thinks you’re smart is yourself.”
“Long Can… You… What are you trying to say?!” Jiang Li was shocked and enraged. He was horrified to realize that everything seemed to be out of his control.
Long Chen couldn’t help laughing. “I have to say, Jiang Li, you really are a fool. It’s already so obvious, but you still don’t know what’s going on?”
Jiang Li angrily demanded, “What do you mean?!”
“You’ve managed to invite the wolf into your own home. Long Can’s target isn’t me, but you. Or perhaps I should say… it’s the Jiuli Tower!”
“What?!”
At that time, Jiang Li and the other experts of the Jiuli Divine Realm were all shaken.
Long Chen continued, “That Lord Brahma really is a scheming old fox. He’ll make a seemingly stupid move that you only really understand when it strikes you a hundred years later. Long Can isn’t qualified to be one of the eight divine commanders, whether it is in terms of power or talent. As for brains… Well, a brainless person can’t be judged in that regard. In any case, Lord Brahma shouldn’t hold such favor for her. Even if you just think of her failures against me, she should have died a couple times over. But he didn’t execute her. Instead, he kept spending a great deal of effort on raising her. At first, I also thought that she was sleeping with him, but now I understand. Lord Brahma kept her around because of the Jiuli Tower!”
Jiang Li turned pale when he heard this. He hastily formed hand seals.
“Fool, it’s too late!”
Just then, Long Can flicked her finger. A drop of blood fell onto the Jiuli Tower. At the same time, a dozen elders of the Jiuli race also formed hand seals. Rays of divine light fell on that drop of blood.
Jiang Li’s expression completely changed.
“You bastards, how dare you betray me?!”