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Chapter 7066: Evilmoon Awakens
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“Seal!” shouted Xie Lingyun and Luo Tianxiang at the same time. The Yin-Yang Board formed the base, while the Mountain-River Diagram formed the cover. The two of them were enclosed between these two divine weapons, in a state of absolute defense.

Thirty-six Curse characters exploded and transformed into torrents of wind blades. The space around the Yin-Yang Board and the Mountain-River Valley was completely shredded. Fragments of space transformed into a vortex, a terrifying sight that made people sweat. The sound of the wind blades tearing space apart gave them goosebumps.

Such a terrifying attack would tear through any body of flesh and blood. Was this really the power of a third-Heavenstage Sovereign Lord?

As the wind blades faded, people saw the Yin-Yang Board and the Mountain-River Valley. They were definitely no longer in peak condition, but they were not actually damaged.

“Long Chen’s Three Thousand Worlds have disappeared!”

After these two attacks, people discovered that Long Chen’s manifestation was gone. The laws of heaven and earth also shifted. But then, suddenly, Long Chen appeared amidst the Zither Sect’s disciples, clad in his Dragon Blood Battle Armor.

“Dragon Roars at the Nine Heavens!”

Long Chen raised his head and roared. The Zither Sect’s disciples were caught off-guard and instantly blown apart by this roar.

No one had expected Long Chen to suddenly attack the Zither Sect’s disciples, who were the farthest away among all the attacking forces!

“Is it because he couldn’t beat the two of them, so he’s venting on their disciples?”

“No, if he’s venting, shouldn’t he be targeting the Chess Sect and the Painting Sect?”

“Maybe he got the wrong people because he’s too angry to think?”

The Jiuli race’s experts whispered amongst themselves as they hid behind the Jiuli Tower.

The Chess Sect and the Painting Sect’s disciples were terrified, and immediately fled even further. Fortunately they hadn’t been standing with the Zither Sect’s disciples, or they would also be a part of that blood mist.

Long Chen seemed to have gone crazy. He directly killed all the Zither Sect’s disciples with his Dragon Roars at the Nine Heavens. He then slammed his hands together.

Blood-colored petals suddenly filled the sky. The blood mist instantly vanished, and the entire world seemed to be purified.

“Damn, your temper is as explosive as ever. You just couldn’t wait for me?” Evilmoon’s voice rang out in Long Chen’s mind.

Long Chen was startled. Evilmoon had actually decided to come out of seclusion!

The reason he had chosen to target the Zither Sect’s disciples was because his Heaven Earth power was temporarily used up, and he was preparing to unleash his astral energy to keep fighting. Amongst the Zither Sect’s disciples, there were quite a few who practiced the Zenith Star Covering Art. They had the ability to interfere with his astral energy. Thus, Long Chen’s first priority was to kill them with the Dragon Blood Battle Armor.

Yet to his surprise, at this critical time, Evilmoon actually awoke. This was new.

“I’ve awakened my Defense rune. I am no longer frail! Hehe, it seems I came out at the right time. Otherwise, if you just destroyed those two divine weapons, it would have been a complete waste!” Evilmoon chuckled.

Long Chen sighed inside. Actually, he had been hoping to keep those two divine weapons. After all, he was the dean of the High Firmament Academy, and the four immemorial sects came from the academy. Even if he didn’t want to pull the Zither, Chess, and Painting Sects back into the academy, he wanted them to fight for the nine heavens and ten lands… one way or another. Thus, even though he was angry at them, he had never thought about using the violet-gold polearm to destroy their divine items. He just wanted to kill Xie Lingyun and Luo Tianxiang.

Sadly, now that Evilmoon had awoken, these two divine weapons were probably doomed.

Long Chen’s eight-color divine ring appeared. From within it, a giant violet dragon let out a heaven-shaking roar. At the same time, the Sovereign King Dragon Crown appeared on Long Chen’s head. Its sacred light enveloped Long Chen’s whole body.

Long Chen hadn’t summoned the divine ring or Sovereign King Dragon Crown thus far because his dragon blood had not improved in any substantial way lately. There was no way it was strong enough to deal with the Yin-Yang Board and the Mountain-River Diagram. But now that Evilmoon had appeared, Long Chen changed plans. It was too bad about the Zither Sect’s disciples; if Evilmoon had awoken just a few moments earlier, there would have been no need to kill them.

“Little bastard, your law-empowered state is gone. Even if you use your dragon blood, so what?! You’ll still die!” Luo Tianxiang and Xie Lingyun immediately grew brave after seeing Long Chen’s Three Thousand Worlds disappear.

They were well aware of his three bloodline powers and his astral energy. His violet blood and Supreme Blood were capable of merging Heaven and Earth power. This combination, the Heaven-Earth law-empowered state just now, resulted in incredible power. But now that it was over, they did not think that Long Chen could still threaten them.

The Mountain-River Diagram streaked through the air and coiled around Long Chen.

Long Chen raised his hand and the blood-colored Evilmoon appeared. The power of his dragon blood was unleashed, and a large mass of divine runes on Evilmoon’s blade were activated. The tip of the blade looked like a bloodthirsty fang flickering with cold light.

Evilmoon pierced into the Mountain-River Diagram, and everyone’s eyes widened in shock. The mountain and rivers were cut apart, and the divine diagram was sliced open!

Even with Evilmoon’s overwhelming sharpness, it only cut open a fraction of the Mountain-River Diagram. It was a matter of size, after all. But using that cut as a door, Long Chen shot through and instantly appeared in front of Luo Tianxiang!

Luo Tianxiang was now horrified. He had experienced Evilmoon’s power before. However, at that time, it had not been strong enough to pierce the Mountain-River Diagram.

Evilmoon slashed down. It looked like a casual blow, but its edge radiated a sharpness that made Luo Tianxiang turn ice-cold.

BOOM!

Luo Tianxiang waved his hand. The Mountain-River Diagram quivered, and a golden mountain came flying. This massive golden mountain radiated vast metal energy and immediately placed itself in Long Chen’s path.

Blood-colored light flashed, and the giant golden mountain was cut apart like tofu.

“What?!”

Luo Tianxiang was shocked. This golden mountain was one of the Mountain-River Diagram’s strongest defensive abilities, but it could not block a single slash.

Seeing the blade continue towards him, Luo Tianxiang’s mind turned blank with terror. Fortunately for him, the Yin-Yang Board flew over, and it collided with Evilmoon head-on. With an explosive sound, the Yin-Yang Board was blasted away, but Luo Tianxiang seized that chance to flee.

Even though he had just escaped alive, Luo Tianxiang remained as pale as paper. Xie Lingyun retrieved the Yin-Yang Board and came to stand by him.

“You attack, and I’ll defend! Use your blood soul energy to unleash the full power of your weapon. We only have one chance!”

The Mountain-River Diagram specialized in offense, while the Yin-Yang Board specialized in defense. They had to make up for each other’s weaknesses if they wanted to win. Long Chen was just too terrifying; they had to use all their power, no matter the consequences, to deal with him right here and now.

Just then, Long Chen waved his hand. Millions of petals appeared in the sky. Those petals transformed into multiple Dragonbone Evilmoons, which in turn formed multiple rings encircling this space. A billion eighty million Evilmoons, arranged into thousands of rings that rotated around the two of them and flashed in a strange rhythm!

That pulsating light falling upon them felt like the blinking of a devil king’s eye. Even those outside were horrified. Their bodies and souls alike shuddered.

This scene was beyond terrifying. The two people at the center of the rings were now just beasts trapped in a cage. Even the Mountain-River Diagram and the Yin-Yang Board were shuddering with terror.

“It’s time for you to become one with me! Give me your power!” Evilmoon’s voice rang out in Long Chen’s mind.

Long Chen closed his eyes. When he opened them once more, there was a minuscule image of Evilmoon in each of his eyes. These Evilmoons were so scarlet it looked like blood was about to ooze out of them.

Long Chen’s holy aura faded away, replaced with an icy, bloodthirsty, violent desire to destroy the entire world.

Long Chen raised his hand towards the two of them. Five strange runes flashed on his fingertips. Mist converged behind his head, and from beyond this mist peeked the faint silhouette of a blood moon.

“Blood Moon—Deathblow!”

Long Chen’s voice was just like a fiendish devil’s howl.

Over a billion Evilmoons instantly shot towards Xie Lingyun and Luo Tianxiang. Every single blade seemed to be cursed by a devil king, and the curse manifested as endless killing intent.

“Blood sacrifice!” the two shouted in unison. They couldn’t hold back at all.

Their bodies instantly withered until they looked like dried up corpses. They were not just sacrificing their blood soul energy, but even their essence and life. This was the only way to unleash more of the power sealed within their divine weapons.

The world shuddered. Ear-piercing explosive sounds rang out.

Previously, Long Chen had unleashed thirty-six Wind Divine Curses. That had already been shocking enough. But now, Evilmoon’s attack was a thousand times more shocking. People could see the chains of order of the world being mercilessly crushed by this power. Everything within this space was being destroyed, including the laws of the Grand Dao.

BOOM!

With a final explosive sound, the Evilmoons disappeared. The Sovereign King Dragon Crown on Long Chen’s head also faded, and his dragon blood power dissipated.

In just a single breath, just one single attack, Long Chen’s dragon blood had been completely exhausted. This attack had been truly stunning, but the energy consumed was also ridiculous. Even Long Chen’s vast dragon blood power was unable to keep it going beyond this one breath.

As the blades faded, everyone saw the result of the attack. They gasped in shock.

The Mountain-River Diagram was riddled with holes and looked like it was about to fall apart. The Yin-Yang Board no longer looked like a chess board, but more like a piece of cheese assaulted by a horde of mice. It seemed ready to shatter at any moment.

But suddenly, the broken Mountain-River Diagram and Yin-Yang Board both lit up. Light enveloped them, and they whistled towards the distant sky.

“You guys are not playing fair. You really want me to write my name backwards in the future?”

Long Chen sneered, and starlight flashed beneath his feet. He appeared up in the sky directly in their path. His divine ring spread; a starry sea filled the sky.

Evilmoon slashed through the sky, and a starry river fell towards the two streaks of divine light.

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    Chapter 7081 Stone Barbarian Aguli
    Of the eight half-step triple-manifestation Divine Sovereigns, seven were now dead. All that remained was the giant with the Barbarian race’s bloodline. Blood-colored flames were roaring out of his body, and he looked like a savage god. But the flames were already starting to weaken, showing that he was reaching his limit.

    Shen Qingxue, Zi Nuo, and the others surrounded him. With the violet-gold polearm in hand, Shen Qingxue was still carrying the momentum she’d gained by killing four half-step triple-manifestation Divine Sovereigns just now, and even the valiant Barbarian giant felt his heart gripped by fear at the sight.

    If it hadn’t been for Long Chen, Shen Qingxue would have already killed him.

    The Barbarian giant finally submitted. He put down his weapon and knelt on the ground. The battle continued around him, but the strongest enemies were gone, so all that awaited the others was extermination.

    The Zither, Chess, and Painting Sect’s disciples wisely chose to stand right where they were without joining in. Though, in truth… their decision wasn’t to not join in; it was to first take a look at the situation before making a choice. And the moment they assessed the situation, they realized that there was no choice to be made. Even if the three sects joined forces, they wouldn’t be able to change the course of the battle. No, forget about that, they wouldn’t even be able to cause a ripple.

    Now they were finally bearing witness to Long Chen’s terror. They finally believed those unbelievable rumors.

    Meanwhile, the man himself had other priorities. He went up to the giant and asked, “Who are you, and why do you have the Blood Barbarian race’s aura?”

    The Blood Barbarian was the highest bloodline in the Barbarian race. Wilde was from the Blood Barbarian race, and possessed the absolute purest bloodline. This giant possessed a somewhat similar aura, which was why Long Chen had spared his life.

    “I… Aguli… from the Stone Barbarian tribe…”

    It seemed that he wasn’t terribly skilled at the human language. His words were rather clumsy. But he did his best to accompany his explanation with gestures, and after a while of back-and-forth, Long Chen and the others finally got a good picture of what was going on.

    It appeared that Aguli’s Barbarian tribe was actually from beyond the Heavenly Magnificence Divine Prefecture. The Stone Barbarian tribe used to be among the fiercest and most loyal subordinates of the Blood Barbarian race, to the point where the most outstanding expert in the Stone Barbarian tribe was qualified to marry into the Blood Barbarian race.

    This marriage was a kind of reward, as well as a way of pulling their subordinates closer. Other than the absolute highest emperor bloodline, such occurrences were not at all rare.

    The Stone Barbarian tribe’s main forces all fought to the death in the primal chaos war. Once the war was over, and the Barbarian tribes were broken and scattered, their tribe hid in a minor world. They raised beasts for food, and for a while, they were able to survive and thrive despite having no contact with the outside world.

    However, as time passed, their appetites grew. The Barbarian race’s stomachs were practically bottomless pits. They gradually became unable to keep up with the population growth, and had no choice but to send expeditions outside to hunt for prey.

    Eventually, the Brahma line discovered them. They used medicinal pills to gain control over them, forcing them to become one of the Brahma line’s claws. However, it wasn’t long before the Brahma line discovered that the Stone Barbarian tribe was not at all worth the effort. The reason was simple: Their appetites were too great.

    Since they had taken the Stone Barbarians in, the Brahma line had to ensure that their stomachs were full. The moment their stomachs rumbled, they became berserk and would attack friend and foe. Even the people in charge of communicating with them would be eaten. Eventually, the Brahma line had to create a special division just to provide food for them. But they quickly decided that the wasted manpower wasn’t worth it and thus decided to give up controlling the Stone Barbarians; instead, they tried to form a collaboration with them.

    The Brahma line provided them with a large quantity of medicinal pills that helped them break through whatever bottlenecks they were stuck in. As for the Stone Barbarian tribe, they had to complete the missions that the Brahma line assigned them.

    During the recent transformation of the world, the Stone Barbarian race didn’t even have the brains to hide, and it went without saying that they had no idea how to raise a barrier. They could only rely on their terrifying physical bodies to endure the clashing of the two sets of natural laws. That was practically suicide, and the result was exactly as cruel and bloody as anyone would have imagined.

    Thanks to millenia of recuperation, their numbers had ballooned to ten million. But after the night passed, barely over three hundred of them survived. The rest all died, including the tribe leader at the time—which was how Aguli became the new tribe leader. As for his three hundred subordinates, they all managed to obtain mutated power!

    Aguli was not an expert from the primal chaos era. He had become a Divine Sovereign just a few centuries before the new era. Within the painful torment of the long night, he had actually met with some good fortune; even he wasn’t sure exactly what it was, but he was actually able to become a half-step triple-manifestation Divine Sovereign.

    His physical body became incredibly powerful. He had incredible battle prowess, and yet he didn’t even know how to use his mutated power. Worse still, he also didn’t know how to unleash the power of the two treasures of his tribe. He only knew how to randomly swing them. And despite that, he had survived the attacks of Chi Yutong, Yan Li, and the others. Although his body was covered in wounds now, not one of them was critical. It was obvious to everyone how terrifyingly tough he was.

    The Barbarian race’s people were not known for their intellect, and the Stone Barbarians were no exception. The tribe had long since forgotten the memories of the Brahma line trying to enslave them. They only knew that every now and then, someone would bring them some resources, and when those people needed help, they would help them.

    This time, when the Brahma line went to ask them for help, they were badly shocked by what they saw. They had never thought that these fools would just endure the night with brute force and be nearly exterminated for it. In the end, they managed to trick the strongest Stone Barbarian into coming here. This was the Brahma line’s first time asking for aid in Aguli’s lifetime, yet on this first mission, he had ended up kicking the iron plate that was Long Chen.

    Once Long Chen heard this, he immediately understood that everything happening on the divine capital’s side had been planned by Long Can herself. Of course, her real goal was the Jiuli Tower. The divine capital was just a big piece of meat she was planning on seizing together with her obedient dogs. She wanted to show the whole world that anyone who followed Lord Brahma would have endless opportunities.

    “The Stone Barbarian race is one of the Blood Barbarian race’s greatest subordinates. Considering you also have the blood of the Blood Barbarian race, how could you be willing to be the dog of the enemies that slaughtered your ancestors?” demanded Long Chen coldly.

    “Enemies that slaughtered my ancestors? Are you talking about them?!” Aguli suddenly became outraged.

    Seeing Aguli’s reaction, Long Chen was speechless. Just what was inside that giant head of his?

    “The king of your Blood Barbarian race is my brother. Starting today, I am your king. You will listen to me!” ordered Long Chen.

    “Yes! My king!”

    Aguli immediately knelt on one knee and placed his left hand on his right shoulder.

    Shen Qingxue and the others stared in confused silence. They exchanged looks. Was this person an idiot? How could he just believe what others were saying?

    “Are you not afraid my boss is lying?” asked Yan Li.

    Aguli shook his head firmly. “Someone this strong wouldn’t lie to me!”

    Yan Li was flabbergasted. Of course, he had no way of knowing that, while Barbarians were lacking in the attic department, their instincts regarding their own kin were quite sensitive. The reason Aguli believed Long Chen without hesitation was that he could sense Wilde’s aura from him.

    Aguli himself was actually unaware of it, but to him, it seemed perfectly reasonable that someone this powerful wouldn’t bother lying.

    Suddenly, a deep voice thundered in the distance.

    “Long Chen, how could you slaughter so many innocent people?! Are you not afraid of retribution?!”

    The starry sea darkened and collapsed.

    A new group appeared outside the cage, and Long Chen’s eyes narrowed when he saw them.
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      Chapter 7082 Heavenly Devil Music—Soul Burial

      “The nine star line!”

      Everyone was shocked when they saw the newcomers.

      Faint starlight flickered over their bodies, making them appear holy and mysterious. Although there were only a few hundred of them, the pressure they exuded made the entire battlefield quake.

      All of them were young disciples, yet even Chi Yutong and the others felt immense pressure. Clearly, these were the elite heavenly geniuses of the nine star line, and they had tremendous combat power. As for their leader, he was a middle-aged man. He was very muscular, and his aura was as deep as an abyss. Even experts like Shen Qingxue and Zi Nuo felt a suffocating pressure from him.

      Just their auras were enough to make others despair. Shen Qingxue and the others had never seen such terrifying beings. She instinctively stood in front of Long Chen, intending to give him back the violet-gold polearm. She knew that he could draw out more of its power.

      Long Chen, however, ignored her. He looked the middle-aged man up and down, then nodded. “How unexpected! Xiao Yin really has some ability. He actually created a triple-manifestation Divine Sovereign!”

      This truly did make Long Chen have a new opinion of Xiao Yin. Lord Brahma had plotted for countless years and spent countless resources on Long Can; this was the only way she could surpass the other divine commanders and become the first triple-manifestation Divine Sovereign. Yet Xiao Yin’s faction was also able to produce one, and they were not much slower. Furthermore, Long Chen’s intuition told him that this middle-aged man was stronger than Long Can, and not just by a little bit.

      “Long Chen, you really are brazen. As a disciple of the nine star line, you dare to speak the name of the son of the Star Master! This is absolute heresy!” shouted the middle-aged man.

      Long Chen sneered contemptuously. “Heresy? Who does Xiao Yin think he is? It was his selfishness that caused the downfall of the four Starlight Heavenly Sovereigns. He is the cause of countless nine star heirs dying as he uses Lord Brahma and the outsider devils to kill anyone who opposes him. Don’t worry, I will settle this debt with him sooner or later.”

      The more Long Chen learned about Xiao Yin’s faction, the more he hated him.

      “Fool, how dare you make such wild claims?! I’ll put you in your place!” A disciple with a broadsword stepped forward, but the middle-aged man raised a hand to stop him.

      The middle-aged man stared at Long Chen coldly. “The nine star line carries a duty to save all life. Our duty is to save people from pain, but you are a butcher killing your fellow humans and the native experts. On behalf of all the creatures of the world, I am here to demand an explanation from you.”

      Long Chen’s contempt only grew. “On behalf of Lord Brahma, you mean? I’m pretty sure he told you to come here. Did he promise that if you captured the divine capital, he wouldn’t touch anything here? You’ve been watching the entire time, so how come you didn’t show up to stop me from killing my fellow humans and native experts? Tch! Xiao Yin really is a shameless hypocrite, and his underlings are no better!”

      “You really are seeking death. Do you really think you can do as you please just because you have the Heavenly Devil Zither? Temper that mouth of yours if you want to live!” The middle-aged man waved his hand. A spear covered in starlight appeared in his grasp.

      The starry spear slammed into the cage. Cracks appeared all across the cage.

      “That weapon really is powerful!” Long Chen was slightly surprised. This spear might not be on par with the Starry River Palace’s Heavenly River Silk, but it definitely far surpassed Long Can’s Divine Commander Blade.

      “Big brother…” Shen Qingxue pressed the violet-gold polearm into Long Chen’s hand.

      However, Long Chen shook his head and refused. “In my state, even with the violet-gold polearm, I wouldn’t be a match for him.”

      Long Chen was aware of his own power. The reason he could beat Long Can was because he was very familiar with her techniques and he had been in a much better condition at the time. But this man was on a different level. Whether in terms of actual power or his Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapon, he easily surpassed Long Can. Even in his best condition and with the violet-gold polearm, Long Chen wasn’t a match for him.

      “A primal chaos divine item? It’s a waste in the hands of a Sovereign Lord. Hand it over!” roared the middle-aged man.

      Eight stars suddenly blazed behind him. Astral energy raged through his spear.

      BOOM!

      The massive cage shattered with a heaven-shaking explosive sound.

      At the same time, starlight followed the pull of a strange energy, and accurately fell towards the lifeforms attacking the divine capital. This strange energy was Zi Yan’s law power. The rain of starlight simply exterminated every single attacker.

      Chi Yutong and the others were shocked. The one to kill these lifeforms was actually that middle-aged man of the nine star line!

      Long Chen immediately seized his chance and pointed at him with righteous indignation. “You call this being a savior?! You’re a beast in human form! What ruthlessness! They were so young, and had limitless possibilities! How could you kill them just like that? You said that you were saving them, making them let their guard down, and then you instantly massacred them! I was only planning on teaching them a lesson before letting them go. But you? You first gave them hope, then you cast them into the pits of despair! You’re worse than an animal! You’re a pervert, a monster, an abomination!”

      In just a moment, Long Chen returned the middle-aged man’s words back to him with even greater sharpness, leaving him startled and enraged.

      Indeed, just as Long Chen had surmised, his plan was to kill Long Chen and gain fame as a savior of these people. Then he would smoothly occupy the divine capital. After all, their top experts had already been slain, so who could say no to him? He would instantly be the greatest victor.

      However, Zi Yan actually used his power to kill them all, ruining his plans with one blow. Due to her sound laws being invisible and traceless, it truly did appear as if he had intentionally killed them all.

      The Zither, Chess, and Painting Sect’s disciples, the only ones still alive as a group, did not dare to move an inch. They couldn’t provoke either side. Whether or not they survived this ordeal would be entirely up to luck.

      “Slut, it was you! Die!” bellowed the middle-aged man. Sinister armor covered his body; the eight stars behind him ignited, and he immediately charged at Zi Yan.

      Zi Yan snorted disdainfully. Seven fingers pressed down on seven zither strings. Devil qi burned on her fingertips, and her hair billowed, even thought here was no wind. In an instant, the sinister devil aura around her body far surpassed her sacred aura. A sharp, cold glint flashed through her eyes.

      “Heavenly Devil Music—Soul Burial!”
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    Chapter 7079 Unmatched Qingxue
    When Shen Qingxue grasped the violet-gold polearm, her violet blood instantly resonated with it. She suddenly felt endless violet blood power surging through her.

    This was something she had never imagined before. Even though she was the Abyss Lord’s daughter, she had never even touched the violet-gold polearm, let alone be allowed to wield it. Yet she knew one thing perfectly well: With this divine weapon in her hand, she could maintain her Vajra Battle Armor indefinitely! Her confidence immediately surged.

    BOOM!

    She smashed the violet-gold polearm onto the war banner. A terrifying ripple spread, and the banner’s pole instantly cracked.

    Among the devil race army, one wizened elder spat out blood. The banner was bound to his soul, so naturally, whatever damage it took was transmitted to him as well.

    He was just skin and bones, and it looked like he could collapse at the slightest breeze. But the devil horns on top of his head were shining brightly like they were made of gold.

    “Damn, it’s the violet blood race’s violet-gold polearm!” The elder’s expression instantly grew unsightly. He then gnashed his teeth and declared, “So what?! Get into the Devil Blood Ignition Heavenly Formation! We will tie her down!”

    Hundreds of thousands of devil experts immediately sent chains of devil qi flying towards the elder. Meanwhile, millions of experts from different races spread out into two wings that tried to surround Shen Qingxue.

    Suddenly, those hundreds of thousands of devil experts lost consciousness. The chains floating in the sky were all that kept them up. All their power had been completely drained by the elder. With this boost, the war banner’s cracks rapidly repaired themselves.

    BOOM!

    Just then, Shen Qingxue smashed the violet-gold polearm down again. She and the elder were both blown back, and this time, Shen Qingxue gained no advantage.

    “Now that Long Chen doesn’t have the violet-gold polearm, he’s just a toothless tiger! He can’t stop everyone else! Stopping this woman is our victory!” The elder chuckled sinisterly. He took the initiative to tie down Shen Qingxue.

    “You’re underestimating my big brother, and you’re underestimating me. You’re also underestimating the people of the violet blood race!”

    Shen Qingxue smiled contemptuously. The violet-gold polearm vibrated, and countless profound runes lit up. The might of a supreme divine item radiated through the battlefield.

    The war banner shuddered. Countless devils quivered. It felt as if an invisible hand was clutching their hearts.

    With every heartbeat, Shen Qingxue’s aura grew explosively. This was her Saint Heart, but this time, she was activating it, not sacrificing it. After three beats, sacred flames erupted out of her armor, making her look like a war goddess.

    Shen Qingxue stepped forward, instantly appearing before the elder. His expression completely changed, and he hastily swung the war banner.

    The war banner streaked through the air, unfurling in the sky and causing heaven and earth to change color. A law formation appeared in front of him. The elder understood just how terrifying Shen Qingxue was after activating her Saint Heart, and he didn’t want to clash with her directly. He only wanted to keep her occupied.

    BOOM!

    Violet divine radiance suddenly streaked through the sky. The law formation exploded, and the violet light slammed into the war banner.

    The elder trembled violently, and at the same time, thousands of his supporters exploded. Obviously, in this state, any injuries that the elder took were passed to those connected to him. And even though the damage was being split, it was obvious that some of them were unable to endure it.

    “Blood law—Violet Lightning Soul Piercing Thorn!”

    Shen Qingxue slammed her hands together. The violet-gold polearm rose into the sky. The Saint Heart’s beat rang out once more, and the violet-gold polearm flew at the elder like a violet thunderbolt.

    “Damn!” The elder was horrified. He suddenly spat a mouthful of blood onto the war banner. At the same time, the chains behind him quivered. Those devil experts behind him instantly became desiccated corpses. He was truly going for broke—he had just killed every single one of the devil experts as a sacrifice for the war banner.

    BOOM!

    The war banner stopped the violet-gold polearm head-on, but it began to shudder violently. Clearly, the polearm was too strong. After barely half a breath’s time, the war banner reached its limit and exploded. The violet-gold polearm mercilessly smashed into the elder, blowing him apart.

    When the war banner exploded, it left behind a clump of milky white energy. That clump of energy had only just appeared when multiple petals flew over and absorbed it.

    Shen Qingxue waved her hand, and the violet-gold polearm returned to her. She gestured to Shen Mengxue and the others, and she charged off towards another army.

    After killing that elder, Shen Qingxue realized that the reason they had split into eight groups was that each group possessed a Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapon. If they were to reach Long Chen, then with eight Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapons attacking at once, even Long Chen would be suppressed.

    Now that this particular army had lost their Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapon, they posed no threat to the violet blood race’s disciples. Thanks to this, she felt at ease leaving this army to Shen Mengxue, Xie Wanyi, Luo Dongcheng, and the others.

    “Quick, kill her and seize the violet-gold polearm!”

    When Shen Qingxue reached the second army, they took the initiative to attack her. Their leader was a white-haired old crone. However, this elder seemed greedy for the violet-gold polearm.

    This old woman was the Heavenly Magnificence Palace of Learning’s palace master, Li Jiuying. She was another old monster that was born in the primal chaos era, so the violet-gold polearm immediately drew her greed.

    As long as she managed to seize the violet-gold polearm, she wouldn’t fear Long Chen, or anyone else here. If she had it, she would be able to break this cage easily. Even if the violet-gold polearm was just a portion of the Violet Gold Bell, it was nevertheless a part of a primal chaos divine item, so it was entirely possible for it to break the Heavenly Devil Zither’s cage.

    More importantly, if she got her hands on the violet-gold polearm, what would she have to fear in the future?

    Thus, Li Jiuying did not run when Shen Qingxue came her way. She actually seized the initiative to face her.

    Shen Qingxue thrust the violet-gold polearm right at Li Jiuying.

    “Girl, you’re too naive!”

    Seeing that her first blow was a probing attack, Li Jiuying smiled sinisterly. She twisted to the side, and all of a sudden, her white hair transformed into silk that wrapped around the violet-gold polearm. Shen Qingxue suddenly realized that it wasn’t hair—Li Jiuying had actually used her white hair to disguise a fly-whisk, a divine weapon!

    The silk threads wrapped around the violet-gold polearm and then began to multiply. One became two, two became four, four became eight… Almost instantly, the violet-gold polearm was wrapped up neatly. Then, even more threads stretched towards Shen Qingxue.

    “You old fogey, you really think highly of yourself…” Shen Qingxue snorted. Her Saint Heart pulsed. A golden flame appeared over her heart. The flame flowed down her arm and into the violet-gold polearm. In an instant, the threads binding the violet-gold polearm were incinerated.
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      Chapter 7080 Ending the Fight

      Shen Qingxue had once more activated her Saint Heart, and the eruption of her bloodline power caused the violet-gold polearm to instantly break free. All that remained of the crone’s divine weapon was a barren handle.

      Shen Qingxue’s face was now a bit pale. Using the Saint Heart came at a price. The violet blood energy might be inexhaustible, but what was being consumed was not simply bloodline power.

      “Impossible!”

      Li Jiuying’s expression completely changed. Her silk fly-whisk was a top-grade Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapon. It was a flexible tool designed to defeat brute force. Meanwhile, the violet-gold polearm was just a piece of the Violet Gold Bell, and it was in the hands of a youngster. How could it unleash such immense power?

      BOOM!

      Shen Qingxue didn’t give her any time to consider her questions. The violet-gold polearm swept through the air, shattering the fly-whisk’s handle as well.

      Li Jiuying tried to flee, but she didn’t have time; the strike that destroyed the fly-whisk also destroyed her body. She reacted quite quickly, and her Yuan Spirit flew out in the nick of time. Unfortunately, it also had no time to flee before it was destroyed by Shen Qingxue in a single strike.

      Shen Qingxue looked over at the broken weapon. That milky white light reappeared, but it instantly disappeared when a few blood-colored petals flew over.

      She was intrigued, but she didn’t have time to wonder what it was. The other experts were charging towards her. She waved the violet-gold polearm, and violet divine radiance sliced through the air like a blade. The charging experts had no chance to dodge; they were directly obliterated by the violet divine radiance.

      “Big brother…”

      After resolving the danger of being surrounded, Shen Qingxue looked into the distance. There were two groups that were reaching Long Chen. She was just about to throw the violet-gold polearm back to him when a voice transmission made her stop.

      “Use the violet-gold polearm to slaughter them! Let the name of the violet blood race strike fear in their hearts!” Long Chen’s voice rang out in her mind.

      “But…”

      Shen Qingxue understood his intentions. The violet blood was practically omnipotent. Thus, to every race, violet blood was a priceless treasure. Although Long Chen also had violet blood, he was not the representative of the violet blood race. Having her kill them was more effective in making their enemies realize that they couldn’t provoke the violet blood race without paying a terrifying price. But even so, she was unwilling to let him fight alone.

      Long Chen smiled apathetically. “They’re nothing but ants. Your big brother can kill them with one flick of the fingers!”

      “Big brother, I won’t disappoint you!”

      If someone else had made such a statement, Shen Qingxue would have definitely scoffed at them. But since Long Chen was the one to say it, she no longer had any doubts.

      Shen Mengxue, Xie Wanyi, Luo Dongcheng, and the others were already coming to her aid with a portion of the violet blood race. They had killed most of the highest-level experts of the first army, and the other disciples were enough to deal with the rest. Now that Shen Qingxue had already killed Li Jiuying. This second army was also shaken. Xie Wanyi and the others immediately charged into their ranks, slaying their strongest experts as well.

      As for Shen Qingxue, she flew off to a third army. She had already killed two half-step triple-manifestation Divine Sovereigns and destroyed two Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapons. When he saw her coming, this third army’s leader was so terrified that he immediately fled to another army. Shen Qingxue’s terrifying might was already established, so that half-step third manifestation Divine Sovereign did not dare to face her alone. He planned to join forces with the other army’s leader to beat her.

      Shen Qingxue chased after him. The violet-gold polearm’s divine light filled the sky as she fought against two Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapons. Colorful yet berserk shockwaves raged through the sky. It was like fireworks, except that anyone in range of those fireworks was killed. These beautiful fireworks were not celebrating midsummer, but announcing death after death.

      Now that Shen Qingxue was fighting two half-step triple manifestation Divine Sovereigns, she had practically stopped four armies all on her own.

      Meanwhile, another army was being stopped by one person. Zi Nuo had a sword in each hand, and as he swung them, mighty blades of Sword Qi slashed through the sky. Another half-step triple manifestation Divine Sovereign was stopped in his tracks.

      It went without saying that Zi Nuo was incredibly powerful. His Sword Qi was capable of slicing through the very laws of the world. Despite the swords themselves clearly not being anything extraordinary, he was able to use them to stop a half-step triple-manifestation Divine Sovereign with a Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapon!

      The Wine God Palace’s other disciples were displaying impressive killing power. Wherever they went, flesh and blood rained down. They didn’t have the numbers of the violet blood race, but they were so powerful that their enemies were constantly being forced back.

      Not far from them, Chi Yutong, Yan Li, Xin Yu, Yu Lan, Li Chenggang, and others were joining forces to tie down another half-step triple manifestation Divine Sovereign. This was a mutated giant with the Barbarian race’s bloodline. He had a giant spiked mace in his right hand and a white bone shield in his left.

      He was the only half-step triple-manifestation Divine Sovereign that had two Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapons.

      This mutated giant was covered in black runes. His Blood Qi was like that of a wild dragon, and his skin looked like it was made of steel. Even Divine Sovereign law items could not penetrate his defenses. Among his peers, he was clearly the strongest. However, he was being forced back by Chi Yutong, Yan Li, Xin Yu, Yu Lan, and Li Chenggang’s combined assault. He could only roar his outrage.

      At the same time, even though he was surrounded and they had an advantage, they were also powerless to do anything to him. This person had basically no weak points.

      After getting through everyone, only two of the eight armies managed to approach Long Chen.

      “Long Chen, face your death!”

      On one side, an elder with flaring devil qi and a burning triple manifestation immediately unleashed his full power. A blood-colored spear thrust toward Long Chen. On the other side was a middle-aged man. He became one with his sword and unleashed a devastating blow.

      Two half-step triple-manifestation Divine Sovereigns and two Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapons attacked Long Chen from his left and right. They did not hold back in the slightest.

      Facing this mighty assault, Long Chen merely smirked.

      “Heaven-Earth law empowerment!”

      The Heaven and Earth essence runes appeared in his eyes once more. He spread his arms and raised a single finger of each hand.

      “Three Pillar Shield!”

      An egg-sized Taiji diagram appeared at each of his fingertips, and his fingers accurately struck the spear and the sword. Two ripples spread that made heaven and earth shake.

      A moment later, everyone was shocked to see that Long Chen was completely unmoved. He was like a boulder standing there. As for the two Divine Sovereigns, they were shaking. They gnashed their teeth as they poured all their power into their weapons, attempting to break through the tiny barriers on Long Chen’s fingertips.

      However, no matter how they tried, they were unable to even scratch those barriers.

      “Is this all you have?” Long Chen sneered.

      Other than that Barbarian giant, all these Divine Sovereigns were completely second-rate. Whether it was their own power or their Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapons, they couldn’t remotely compare to Xie Lingyun or Luo Tianxiang, let alone Long Can. In fact, even compared to the other people that Lord Brahma had brought, they were barely average. It seemed that the battle for the divine capital really was just considered a bloody trial for them to cut down on their numbers.

      Suddenly, Long Chen flicked his left hand. The spear wielder immediately spat out blood and went flying.

      Coincidentally, he was sent right towards Shen Qingxue’s battlefield; more specifically, towards one of the half-step triple-manifestation Divine Sovereigns fighting her. That Divine Sovereign instinctively dodged, giving Shen Qingxue an opening to land a blow. A fraction of a blink later, the violet-gold polearm was turning his head into mush.

      As for the spear wielder, he spat out blood and was completely disoriented. He randomly swung his spear, stabbing the leg of the other Divine Sovereign.

      The spear wielder instantly realized something was wrong when he felt his spear making contact. In his panic, he tried to flee, but Shen Qingxue successfully landed a punch on his chest, and his ribcage turned into a useless pile of flesh.

      As the remaining bits of his body were blasted apart, the spear was also pulled out of the other Divine Sovereign’s leg. But the man was horrified to find that his whole leg had turned black. Obviously, this spear contained curse energy and powerful toxins.

      The unlucky fellow was in despair. Fortunately, Shen Qingxue was quick to save him from the curse energy by stabbing him with the violet-gold polearm.

      Shen Qingxue herself was baffled. Even with a supreme divine item in hand, fighting one against two had been incredibly difficult for her. Yet this sudden turn of events resulted in her dispatching three terrifying experts in the blink of an eye.

      Shen Qingxue looked over at Long Chen. He was now holding the sword wielder by the neck and lifting him in the sky. The man was clearly hopeless. He hung there helplessly, not even able to summon the desire to fight back.

      Long Chen questioned him for a brief minute and then crushed his neck, extinguishing his Yuan Spirit. He tossed the body into the primal chaos space.

      With that, seven of the eight army leaders were killed. Long Chen finally turned to the Barbarian giant and coldly said, “Put down your weapon and surrender. I have a question for you!”
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    Chapter 7077 Acceptance

    The violet blood race’s disciples were the first to react. The moment Long Chen finished his sentence, they instantly disbanded their defensive line and charged out like a flood. With how strong their defense was, their enemies had long since given up attacking them, so there was hardly anyone nearby.

    Having absorbed Long Chen’s combat experience, the violet blood race’s disciples had undergone a heaven-defying transformation. Now they also wanted to know just how strong they were. Just what was their limit?

    The cage had been locked. Their enemies were trapped. There was also Long Chen standing guard, as well as a primal chaos divine item. There was no chance that the divine capital would fall. Thus, the violet blood race’s disciples were freed from all misgivings.

    Blood and flesh instantly filled the air.

    Just as Zi Yan had noticed earlier, the violet blood race’s disciples had gained not just Long Chen’s combat experience, but also his fighting style. Over three million violet blood disciples formed a dragon-shaped violet stream, crushing all the enemies in their way.

    At the fore, Shen Qingxue was absolutely outstanding. With her Vajra Saint Body at full power, she looked like nothing less than a dragon in human form. Even top-grade Divine Sovereign law items were like rotten wood in front of her punches. As for Shen Mengxue, Xie Wanyi, Luo Dongcheng, and the other elites of the violet blood race led squads that maintained formation.

    Shen Qingxue was the sharpest, so she was the vanguard. She led her group to conduct a bloody massacre. However, taking the big picture into consideration, she didn’t charge too far forward on her own. She made sure to stay within range of the others.

    The Wine God Palace’s side had Zi Nuo, but he didn’t show his own power. Instead, he had the rest of the disciples fight, letting them quickly get used to the battlefield. Chi Yutong, Xin Yu, Yan Li, and the others fought similarly. Having been with Long Chen for so long, they understood that as leaders, they had to give their people chances to grow. Unless it reached a life and death juncture, the leaders had to hold back from taking action themselves, so that everyone else had a chance to learn. That was the way to profit the most from this battle.

    Such a large-scale battle in particular was a great test to everyone. After undergoing such a thing, these disciples would undergo a massive transformation that started from the inside.

    The defensive line became an offensive line. The ring rapidly expanded.

    In truth, this kind of advance was rather crude and immature. There were hardly any tactics to it. But if they wanted to gain the most from this, they couldn’t let the disciples feel that the fighting was too easy.

    With the defensive ring expanding so much, the people and groups lying in hiding were exposed. Countless figures were forced out of their hideouts; they were bewildered and quickly discussed what to do.

    Long Chen and Zi Yan’s appearance was a major blow to them. It felt like the heavens were collapsing. And as they talked, news of what happened in the Jiuli Divine Realm finally spread through their ranks.

    They were all terrified. It was obvious that Long Chen wanted to deal with them all at once.

    In order to escape, they would have to focus all of their power onto one single thing. But should they try to break the Heavenly Devil Zither’s cage? Should they go for broke and fight to the death? Should they attack Long Chen or maybe Zi Yan? They needed to reach a conclusion; if they were unable to choose a target and go all out in a combined attack, then all of them would die here.

    Suddenly, a voice rang out.

    “Senior Long Chen, the Jiuli Divine Realm has sent reinforcements to the divine capital!”

    Long Chen looked toward the distance and saw Ye Ziwen leading a hundred thousand disciples of the Jiuli Divine Realm. They had arrived outside the cage.

    When Ye Ziwen and the others saw the scene before them, they felt an icy chill in their hearts.

    Ye Ziwen had assumed that the divine capital would be in chaos, and the Jiuli race would essentially be their savior. That way, Long Chen would see their attitude, and he would see that the Jiuli race’s junior generation was not useless cowards but fearless warriors. Yet what they actually found was that everything was completely under Long Chen’s control. Let alone saving them, they weren’t even helping them. In this great play, they weren’t even extras.

    It seemed like there was no place for them here. Whether or not they were here made no difference. Thus, Ye Ziwen had to really thicken his face in order to shout what he had said just now.

    Long Chen looked over. When he saw that Feng Fei and Jiang Yue’e weren’t present, he was startled. He then understood and sighed. “Dad really does care!”

    “He’s a smart man, just like you. He doesn’t want you to regret things one day,” said Zi Yan.

    Zi Yan was also smart, and now that she was in control of the complete Heavenly Devil Zither, she was even more sensitive to the fluctuations of people’s hearts. She knew why Long Zhantian had done this.

    These hundred thousand disciples had no way of knowing the state of the battle here. They had been willing to die just to help Long Chen back in the Jiuli Divine Realm, and they had come here prepared to do the same thing. Just based on that alone, Long Chen already approved of them. Although he loathed the Jiuli race, he didn’t loathe them.

    If Long Chen truly showed no care for the Jiuli race from now on, and he one day learned that these hundred thousand people had died a worthless death, how would he feel then? Placing the wrongs of their leaders and the corruption of their entire race onto these hundred thousand people was unwise.

    Long Zhantian knew that Long Chen disliked the Jiuli race, so he had these hundred thousand disciples come to tell him that the source of his troubles and the ones with responsibility in this matter had already been dealt with. He shouldn’t do anything foolish, lest he one day come to regret it.

    Seeing these hundred thousand disciples’ apprehensive expressions, thinking of how they had been willing to sacrifice their lives to create a chance for him to escape, Long Chen ultimately nodded.

    “Let them in!”

    The zither rang out, and a gate opened in front of Ye Ziwen and the others.

    They were greatly relieved. This meant that Long Chen accepted them. They all entered the cage, and the gate behind them disappeared.

    Just as that spatial gate appeared, countless figures came rushing over, but the Jiuli race disciples stood in front of them like an immovable wall.

    “Warriors of the Jiuli race, everyone is watching! Don’t let our ancestors lose face!” transmitted Ye Ziwen to everyone.

    The battle in the Jiuli Divine Realm had fully awoken them. Only now did they understand that the Jiuli race that once stood at the peak of the ten thousand races had long since fallen. And it was not just in a weakened state, but teetering on the brink of collapse. Their corruption had turned them into nothing more than prey for others, and the fact that they were still lost in their former glory was practically irredeemably foolish.

    With that experience fresh in their minds, these disciples had come here with no intention of leaving alive. They would use their blood and their lives to prove that the Jiuli race’s bones were still tough, and their spine still stood straight! They immediately ignited their bloodline power and faced the experts trying to escape.

    “Kill them!”

    There were millions of experts flying their way. They weren’t just humans, but also outsider devils and the mutated lifeforms. The moment both sides met, blood filled the sky and broken limbs rained down. It was an incredibly savage clash.

    The clamor of battle rang out from all sides. Heaven-shaking auras erupted, and countless people gathered. In the end, they formed eight groups, and, like eight soaring dragons, they charged at Long Chen.

    Long Chen smiled contemptuously at the sight.

    “No matter what I do, people still underestimate me. Do they seriously think I’m the weak point here?”
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      Chapter 7078 Playing Dirty
      Eight massive armies formed in the chaos. Countless lifeforms were paying any price to raise their power to the absolute pinnacle. They burned their blood and ignited their souls.

      The cage was shut. To break free, there were only three options.

      One was to seize the divine capital and use it as a gambling chip against Long Chen. However, they had studied the Full Moon Sect’s grand formation, and had discovered that it was linked to the karmic luck of the divine capital. Breaking it was no easy feat, and even if they could do so, most of them would die in the process.

      Another option was to attack Zi Yan. But Zi Yan was the master of the Heavenly Devil Zither. It would be simply absurd for her to have no way to protect herself.

      In comparison, the third option seemed a bit more realistic: using human wave tactics to crush Long Chen and using him to force Zi Yan to open the cage.

      “Protect Long Chen!”

      Chi Yutong and the others immediately gave the other to stop these eight armies. However, the ones fighting this time were no longer cannon fodder. They were the true elites. Chi Yutong had just reached one of those eight armies when a gigantic figure blocked her way. A warhammer bigger than a house slammed towards her.

      BOOM!

      Chi Yutong’s flame sword slashed out. Flames exploded like fireworks. The massive force knocked Chi Yutong back several steps, startling her.

      She was now a sixth-Heavenstage Sovereign Lord, and she had merged with the power of the Heaven Vein Dragon Blaze. Her control over flame laws had reached an absolutely shocking level. Yet she had actually been stopped by brute force!

      Chi Yutong examined her opponent, a hundred-foot-tall bear with black fur. Blood Qi surged around it like flames.

      A mutated lifeform… The Heavenfate tribes…

      Chi Yutong’s heart shook. So these mutated lifeforms had finally made a move!

      Just as Chi Yutong was stunned by the power of this mutated bear, a giant bat silently appeared behind her. Despite its size, its movement was absolutely soundless. There weren’t even any spatial fluctuations. The black bat opened its mouth, and strange sound waves spread.

      The space around Chi Yutong twisted; she felt the world spinning around her, and her vision darkened.

      Yet just as the bat thought its attack had succeeded, its body suddenly trembled. Sword-light flashed, cutting it in two.

      The black bat’s corpse fell apart, revealing Zi Nuo standing behind it.

      “Many thanks, senior apprentice-brother Zi Nuo…”

      “Don’t worry about it. Our enemies are powerful. I can sense terrifying people among them, and they have some extraordinary weapons too. Have the other disciples disturb their flow and tie down their subordinates so that they can’t concentrate their power. Our elites should stop their vanguard and force them to expose their trump cards so that brother Long doesn’t end up at a disadvantage!” said Zi Nuo.

      “Alright!” Chi Yutong and the others immediately acted according to his instructions.

      The eight armies were unstoppable. If they were to face them directly, they would definitely take huge losses. More importantly, Zi Nuo could tell that there was something off with them. There was a strange aura around them, as if something was powering up. If they let that aura fully form, no one knew what would happen. Zi Nuo could also tell that while they looked like wild rabble, there had to be some elite formation masters amongst them, and these people definitely had tricks up their sleeves.

      After killing the bat, Zi Nuo left. That mutated bear roared and once more swung its giant warhammer at Chi Yutong. Blood Qi flames exploded out of it.

      This mutated lifeform was incredibly powerful. It didn’t know how to use laws, but law power automatically activated as it circulated its Blood Qi.

      Chi Yutong snorted. “You are nothing but wild animals. How dare you call yourselves something as grand as Heavenfate? Flame law—Blaze Dragon Slash!”

      A dragon-shaped rune flashed on her sword, and a dragon cry came from her sword. At the same time, golden flames gathered on the edge.

      BOOM!

      The warhammer exploded, along with that mutated bear’s head.

      Chi Yutong flew through the destruction. She was enveloped by flames now. The dragon totem on forehead was burning. This was her essence rune, and it showed that she was truly in her strongest state now.

      …

      “Kill them!”

      Roars shook the sky as Shen Qingxue led the three million disciples of the violet blood race against one of the enemy armies.

      That army’s main force was the outsider devils. Devil flames surged out of their bodies, and they outnumbered the violet blood race a hundred to one. Facing the frontal assault, the outsider devils also let out heaven-shaking roars. Their leader was a golden-winged devil wielding a white bone sword. With a flap of its wings, golden light flashed, and it appeared in front of Shen Qingxue.

      It was also a sixth-Heavenstage Sovereign Lord. Among the outsider devils, it also appeared to be a peak heavenly genius.

      “Devil law—Devil Blood Voidripper Slash!”

      Its golden wings suddenly ignited before turning dark. It was truly a ruthless character, and it had concentrated all of its power into its bone blade. This was a suicidal attack.

      “Saint law—Hegemon Fist!”

      Shen Qingxue did not cower in front of this attack. Her hot blood surged as her fighting spirit ignited. Vajra divine runes flowed on top of her fist, forming a glove, and her fist smashed directly into the bone blade.

      The Hegemon Fist was a unique divine technique that had the Vajra Saint Body as a basic requirement. It was incomparably domineering, and Shen Qingxue had only become able to use it when her Vajra Saint Body awakened—in other words, after Long Chen’s harsh beating.

      BOOM!

      The devil race’s experts were shocked to see the bone blade, which was definitely on par with a top-grade Divine Sovereign law item, shatter into tiny fragments.

      The golden wing devil couldn’t even react before the Hegemon Fist blew it apart.

      “Vajra Battle Armor!”

      After killing this powerful devil, Shen Qingxue summoned a complete set of battle armor made of Vajra runes. The Vajra Battle Armor was also unique to her Vajra Saint Body, and could be considered an incredibly extravagant divine ability. While it instantly boosted her offensive and defensive power by several times, the energy consumption was also shocking. It was not a technique to be used unless there was no other choice.

      However, Shen Qingxue was now attempting to stop an army that outnumbered hers a hundred to one. She had no choice. She had to lead everyone to victory. She would use this battle to announce to the world that the violet blood race had the human race’s strongest bloodline, and they were once more climbing to the peak!

      At the same time, it was a warning to those eyeing the violet blood race. Anyone who dared to harbor any intentions against the violent blood race had to consider whether or not they could endure their wrath! With her battle armor, Shen Qingxue charged forward. Her fists danced, and no weapon or body was able to block even a single blow!

      Suddenly, devil qi fluctuated wildly from somewhere among the devil experts. A blood-colored war banner flew out.

      “Human girl, you dare to act impudently?! I will kill you!”

      BOOM!

      Shen Qingxue’s fist smashed into the war banner, and a surge of power made her spit out blood. Her advance came to a complete stop.

      “Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapon!”

      Shen Qingxue’s expression changed. This was a Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapon! It contained an incredible amount of law power, and it was certainly not something she could handle right now.

      But just then, Long Chen’s voice rang out. “A half-step triple manifestation Divine Sovereign dares to play dirty with juniors? In that case, I’ll accompany you!”

      Shen Qingxue was startled to see the violet-gold polearm appear in front of her. Then, Long Chen’s voice rang out once more.

      “Kill the bastard!”
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    Chapter 7075 Fighting Separately

    Long Chen had the violet-gold polearm, which gave him practically limitless violet bloodline energy, but recovering his astral energy still took time. He couldn’t instantly move through space with the Star Cloud Steps. Thus, on the return trip to the divine capital, it was Zi Yan carrying Long Chen. Although she was not as fast as the Star Cloud Steps, she had the Heavenly Devil Zither.

    The zither’s music created a channel that propagated through heaven and earth. Yet even though it was part of heaven and earth, the spatial laws within were different from the spatial laws outside. One step inside the channel was equivalent to a hundred steps outside. However fast they moved inside, they covered a hundred times the distance outside.

    In just half an incense stick’s worth of time, Zi Yan and Long Chen arrived at the divine capital.

    The divine capital’s grand formation was at full power. Countless experts were swarming the barrier. They were like a cataclysmic tsunami falling down upon it. Yet to Long Chen’s surprise, the grand formation was not just functional; its barrier was like a massive steel wall. No one was able to even get close to the divine capital.

    More importantly, there was a giant defensive line outside that was blocking all these enemies from even reaching the barrier.

    Zi Yan and Long Chen stopped in the sky and watched. They saw many familiar faces. Zi Nuo, Yu Lan, Li Chenggang, Xin Yu, Yan Li, Chi Yutong, Shen Qingxue… Every single one of them was like an iron pillar holding down the defensive line. No matter how their enemies attacked, they did not take a single step back.

    The Wine God Palace, the Tea Saint Dao Temple, the Calligraphy Sect, the Spirit Heart Sect, the Flame God Sect, and the Violet Abyss had all come to help. In addition, there were quite a few experts wearing masks and battle armor with special runes carved onto it. These were the Huayun Trading Company’s caravan guards.

    The runes of their battle armor made it compatible with the law power of the new era. In other words, these millions of warriors had battle armor capable of containing and unleashing the new era’s law power. Basically, every single one of them was wearing a top-grade Divine Sovereign law item! With this kind of armor, even an ordinary person’s power would instantly soar.

    Long Chen was finally bearing witness to the Huayun Trading Company’s deep foundation. As expected of the greatest trading company in the nine heavens and ten lands, they had more money than they could possibly spend.

    Based on what he could tell, this grand battle had only just started. After all, this attack was a hodgepodge of different people. The forces attacking the divine capital were all harboring their own selfish intentions, and even if there was someone leading them, they weren’t doing a particularly great job. Of course, in truth, the same could be said for the divine capital’s side. However, they knew they wouldn’t synchronize that well if they were to attempt large-scale battle formations, so each participating force had instead taken charge of a section of the defensive line. This way, they could fully display their power.

    Long Chen did a scan over the battlefield. Seeing the messy attackers, he relaxed.

    Zi Yan held Long Chen’s arm and smiled. “It seems that they would have been fine even if we didn’t come!”

    She was using the Heavenly Devil Zither to block them from other people’s senses. No one could see them or even sense their existence.

    Long Chen smiled and nodded. He took out seats and sat down together with Zi Yan, watching the fight.

    “Not even people from the same force are fighting together. The big players are viewing this attack as a trial by fire for their members. It seems that they have limited resources and they can’t raise such a massive army, so they decided to cull some of the weaklings.”

    The major forces had spent the majority of their resources on their disciples before the new era came. Now that the new era was here, they had to use those disciples to recoup their losses and gain as much as they could. They would end up sacrificing large numbers of people, but that was not a major problem. After all, those people were fated to be eliminated sooner or later. As long as their sacrifices had value, it was enough.

    Even though Long Chen was still exhausted and his senses were not at their sharpest, he sensed the auras of many people lying in hiding outside the battlefield. In other words, this battle was dominated by the cannon fodder that the enemy was sacrificing in order to exhaust the divine capital’s power. The true force were those in hiding; those were the real elites, and they would start the real attack.

    “Evilmoon, aren’t you going to…” Long Chen called out to Evilmoon when he realized that Evilmoon had already gone back into seclusion. This time, it hadn’t even said a word to him beforehand.

    Obviously, it had absorbed an enormous amount of energy from the battle in the Jiuli Divine Realm, and needed to properly digest it. It had gotten the energy of the Mountain-River Diagram and the Yin-Yang Board, in addition to the blood soul energy of hundreds of half-step triple-manifestation Divine Sovereigns. It had profited immensely from this battle, to the extent that it could be selective and toss away the flesh and blood that it didn’t want to be consumed by the primal chaos space’s soil.

    Moreover, Long Chen had the violet-gold polearm, as well as Zi Yan by his side. In addition, his father was in control of the Jiuli Tower. He clearly didn’t need it right now, so Evilmoon directly entered seclusion.

    Long Chen waved his hand. Three thousand blood-colored petals silently flew out and spread throughout the battlefield. This was the only weapon Evilmoon had left him, and that was after draining the petals’ energy. With that, the petals were not just a weapon for Long Chen, but also a blood soul energy pipeline for Evilmoon.

    While the ones fighting right now were just cannon fodder, there was a great deal of them. It would be a shame to waste them.

    Zi Yan, however, had other plans. She saw the weariness in Long Chen’s eyes, and she did not wish for him to take action now.

    “Long Chen, let me play you a song. You should sleep for now. As long as I am here, nothing bad can happen!”

    She didn’t wait for him to respond. She flicked her finger lightly, and the Heavenly Devil Zither vibrated in response.

    Long Chen instantly felt like his eyelids were unbearably heavy. He slowly fell into Zi Yan’s embrace.

    Zi Yan continued to flick her fingers gently. The sound of zither music was like the whisper of an autumn breeze. Long Chen’s tight body slowly relaxed, and it wasn’t long before he fell into a deep slumber.

    “My dear husband, you’re too tired. But now I finally have the ability to help you carry your burden.”

    Zi Yan’s hand brushed against Long Chen’s cheekbones. Her gaze was so warm it felt as if it could melt ice.

    Even knowing that Long Chen was fast asleep, calling him her husband still made her blush. But it also felt incredibly sweet.

    “Eh?” Suddenly, Zi Yan sensed something. She looked to the side, and she saw something surprising.

    There were hundreds of thousands of the Zither Sect’s disciples hidden in space outside the battlefield. In particular, there was one woman whose expression was calm, but whose tremendous anxiety could not escape Zi Yan’s keen senses.

    This woman was Liao Yuhuang, and indeed, her heart was in turmoil.

    This feeling… It’s her. She came. Then shouldn’t Long Chen be here as well? But if Long Chen came, doesn’t that mean…

    Liao Yuhuang sighed deeply in her heart.

    Is this the Zither Sect’s destiny?
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      Chapter 7076 Devil Cage

      “How long was I asleep?”

      Suddenly, Long Chen woke up and looked around curiously. He didn’t even know when he had fallen asleep.

      Long Chen’s willpower is too strong. After what happened there, even the greatest heavenly genius wouldn’t wake up in less than ten days. And it’s not like he doesn’t need it… It seems his own body is not allowing him to sleep for that long. He doesn’t feel safe…” Zi Yan stared at him, and her heart ached. Long Chen was in a constant state of tension, and that was definitely not good for him.

      She forced out a smile. “It’s only been an incense stick’s worth of time!”

      This was the truth. Long Chen had barely slept for an incense stick’s worth of time. She had expected him to wake up fairly soon, but not this soon. She had hoped that he would sleep for at least a few hours. That way his mental state should have mostly recovered.

      However, this short sleep was still somewhat effective. During this time, his mind was completely relaxed, allowing him to get back to around fifty percent. In addition, his body was automatically converting violet blood energy to power his Supreme Blood and dragon blood. Now, the Supreme Blood was also back to ninety percent, so he could once more enter the Heaven-Earth law empowerment state.

      Long Chen sighed in wonder when he sensed this. Ignoring the violet-gold polearm’s other abilities, just this infinite violet blood energy could be called heaven-defying.

      “Long Chen, the divine capital is completely safe. These people can’t do anything to it. You should sleep a bit longer!” Zi Yan urged him.

      She had been keeping an eye on everything the whole time. She was surprised to see just how many powerful people were on the side of the divine capital. Zi Nuo, Yu Lan, Li Chenggang, Xin Yu, Yan Li, Chi Yutong, Shen Qingxue, Xie Wanyi, and all the others were displaying outstanding strength.

      But they were one thing. She knew some of them, and she expected them to be strong. The actually shocking thing to her was just how strong the violet blood race’s disciples were.

      No, it wasn’t just the fact that they were powerful. More importantly, it was how they were able to kill experts with greater cultivation bases than them. Every single one of their movements displayed the manner of a true warrior. Every block was perfect, and every blow was a killing blow. There were no extraneous movements. For some reason, Zi Yan felt that their fighting style was incredibly similar to Long Chen’s.

      Three million of them were here, and they were like a massive pack of wolves among an ever-declining herd of sheep. By this point, few people dared to start a fight with one of them.

      “Zi Yan, can you seal everyone attacking the divine capital inside?” asked Long Chen after looking around.

      Zi Yan was surprised by the question. She quickly said, “I can, but it will take some energy. Why not let them continue fighting like this?”

      “News from the Jiuli Divine Realm will soon spread. The people hidden in the dark seem to be making a move. If they attacked, that would be one thing, but it looks like they might be running,” explained Long Chen.

      Zi Yan understood. It wasn’t that Long Chen was worried about his friends, but rather that he was cooking up another scheme. The way these forces worked instantly made him think about how to deal with them.

      “Fine then. Leave it to me!”

      Zi Yan rose into the sky. The Heavenly Devil Zither appeared behind her, and she started forming hand seals. Her fingers danced beautifully, like the petals of a chrysanthemum closing and blooming.

      Once she was done with the hundredth seal, the Heavenly Devil Zither flew high into the sky. Four strings shot out of it, piercing the void in the east, south, west, and north. As the four strings dug into the ground, the Heavenly Devil Zither quivered; millions of threads flew out to fill the space between the four strings.

      “Heavenly Devil Music—Devil Cage!”

      Zither music roared through heaven and earth. Those hair-thin threads instantly thickened until they were as thick as barrels. In an instant, the space they encompassed became a massive cage, large enough to imprison not just the active combatants but also the people hiding in the distance.

      Startled cries rang out from all slides.

      “It’s the Heavenly Devil Zither!”

      With so many people here, there were naturally plenty of sharp-eyed ones among them. They instantly recognized this legendary primal chaos divine item.

      “It’s Long Chen!”

      People immediately noticed Zi Yan beneath the Heavenly Devil Zither, and Long Chen as well. And while not many people recognized Zi Yan, there was hardly anyone in the Heavenly Magnificence Divine Prefecture who didn’t recognize Long Chen.

      “Boss!”

      Yan Li was delighted to see Long Chen, but also a bit worried. He didn’t have any experience with such large-scale battles, and he was nervous; what if he did something badly and lost face in front of Long Chen?

      It went without saying that he felt a strong sense of responsibility, and he also worshiped Long Chen. Although his display on the battlefield could be considered outstanding, he was still nervous.

      Zi Nuo and the others also chimed in. “Brother Long!”

      “Long Chen…”

      “Big brother!”

      Everyone on the divine capital’s side was overjoyed. If Long Chen was here, then there was nothing to worry about.

      The Full Moon Sect’s disciples were in the divine capital maintaining the barrier. Even with an absolute advantage, none of them dared to be the slightest bit careless. But with Long Chen’s appearance, they cheered excitedly.

      Li Yixuan also smiled, feeling a heavy weight lift off of her heart. Long Chen had left the divine capital to them. Even if she was the sect master of the Full Moon Sect, it was still an immense amount of pressure. It was hard to even breathe under that pressure. Essentially, it could be said that the Full Moon Sect was challenging the entire Heavenly Magnificence Divine Prefecture by occupying the divine capital.

      She felt like she had suddenly aged a great deal in the past few days. But despite being so nervous, she had to put on a calm act as if everything was under control. She also had to encourage the disciples, all while praying that nothing went wrong. Every day was torture.

      Even with the support of so many allies, she still lacked confidence. But the moment Long Chen appeared, she instantly relaxed. The feeling was so amazing that she could barely hold back her tears.

      “That’s the Heavenly Devil Zither! And Long Chen! How can this be?!” The Zither Sect’s disciples cried out in shock.

      Similar reactions could be heard from the Chess Sect and Painting Sect’s disciples.

      They all knew that their own sect masters had gone to the Jiuli Divine Realm with their core divine items. According to the plan, the Jiuli Divine Realm was supposed to be erased, and Long Chen dead by now. Yet Long Chen was standing right there, in front of their eyes. In other words, things had gone awry in the Jiuli Divine Realm, and they were completely in the dark about it.

      Indeed, the Chess Sect and Painting Sect’s disciples that had fled from the Jiuli Divine Realm had actually chosen not to send word back to their sects about what had happened. They were all terrified, and despite having the option of informing their sects, they had chosen to simply flee.

      Long Chen had let them off, but that didn’t mean that he was letting off their sects. If they were to immediately send word and Long Chen was angered by this, they would definitely die. Ultimately, not a single member of those two sects sent word back as to what happened. This certainly went to show how much they were willing to sacrifice for their sect. As for the Zither Sect… there was, of course, no one who could report anything.

      Thus, while the other forces were starting to receive word, they were still in the dark about what had happened.

      The Zither Sect’s disciples were all shocked. Only Liao Yuhuang’s expression was calm; she had already guessed what had happened the moment she sensed Zi Yan nearby.

      Just then, Long Chen’s icy voice rang out. “Zither Sect, Painting Sect, and Chess Sect disciples, listen here. As the Dean of the High Firmament Academy, I will give you exactly one chance at survival. Stay right where you are and don’t make any rash moves, or you will be executed!”

      The disciples of the three sects were startled, but also outraged. Just who did Long Chen think he was to give them orders?

      Just then, Long Chen’s voice once more icily rang out.

      “Divine capital alliance, the cage is closed. Other than the three sects, everyone else who came here with hostile intentions… is to be killed without mercy!”
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