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.”
“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!”