by Translator: BornToBe; Author: Ordinary Magician (平凡魔术师); Licensed From: 17k
Zi Yan looked at Long Chen with a complicated expression. There was even a touch of panic in her eyes as she didn’t know what she should do. However, she had no choice but to come out because she was the future successor of the Illusive Music Immortal Palace. There were some things that she had to face. She couldn’t run.
“Tell me, who is innocent?” demanded Long Chen.
Seeing Long Chen’s current appearance toward her, Zi Yan was pained. However, she had no choice but to force herself to say, “There are many people here who didn’t know what exactly happened. It was Sha Guangyan who-”
Long Chen interrupted, “Are you telling me that people can do whatever they want as long as they don’t know what’s really happening? Not knowing allows them to do whatever they want to suck up to others? Not knowing allows them to raise their butcher’s blade against my brothers? That’s just a huge joke. A person isn’t free from their crimes just because they don’t know the details. If that were true, I would simply kill them all and say that I didn’t know the details, so no one could get vengeance on me.”
Long Chen’s voice grew louder and louder until it was a furious roar filled with killing intent.
“Are their heads just for show? You want me to let them off because they’re innocent? However, even if they didn’t know the truth, they still came to kill us. If we weren’t strong enough, we’d have been annihilated, and who would come out to say that we were innocent then? So don’t talk to me about how people are innocent. That word is nauseating. Don’t bring up anything about truth either because there is no truth in this world. Whoever’s mouth is larger, whoever’s fist is harder is the one telling the truth. What did they do when Pill Valley slandered me? They curried favor, not caring about the truth to suck up to Pill Valley. Since they had the conscience to do this and be enemies with me, wanting to kill me, tell me why exactly I am supposed to let them go?”
Long Chen’s voice rose in waves and crashed down like a tsunami. It was like the entire world was echoing his roar. His roar was like that of a demon god, and the killing intent in his eyes showed his hatred.
Long Chen never told others about his grievances. He didn’t need to explain himself to others. However, being blocked by Zi Yan infuriated him to the point that he needed to vent his rage.
“Long Chen, slaughter isn’t able to solve problems. The great era is coming, but each time a great era comes, it’s followed by a terrifying tribulation. The heavenly geniuses that rise in each great era always give birth to a Sovereign in the end. However, no Sovereign walked to the peak through slaughter. They were unrivaled due to their humanity. Long Chen, I don’t want to be enemies with you. I’m begging you not to slaughter these innocent people,” said Zi Yan.
Long Chen looked at Zi Yan, staring into her eyes. The atmosphere was so tense that it was possible to hear the drop of a pin.
The Dragonblood warriors didn’t make a sound. Meng Qi, Chu Yao, and Tang Wan-er exchanged looks, not knowing what to say.
In truth, they had long since learned of Long Chen’s relationship with Zi Yan. Back in the Eastern Wasteland, Zi Yan had sent him a photographic jade with a recording of a soul calming song. It had been extremely beneficial to the Dragonblood Legion’s growth back then. Each of them had benefited from it.
As women, they saw Zi Yan’s special feelings toward Long Chen. Chu Yao suddenly opened her mouth, but she saw Meng Qi wave her hand.
Meng Qi knew about Chu Yao’s gentle nature. She wanted to let Long Chen take a step back. It was as Zi Yan said. Up to now, Long Chen was the greatest winner. He had gotten everything he wanted to get.
However, Meng Qi understood Long Chen and knew not to advise him when he was angry.
“Fine,” said Long Chen suddenly.
Everyone was shocked. Long Chen was actually conceding? Zi Yan was relieved, but his next words made her heart grow cold.
“I can let off the innocents. I’ll have Meng Qi investigate their souls, and if they really didn’t know anything and thought I was truly wrong, I’ll release them. But if they knew I was wrongly accused but still targeted me for ulterior motives, then sorry, I’m not in the habit of letting off my enemies. They must die!” Long Chen’s gaze swept across Yan Weishan and the others, his voice capable of cutting iron.
Chapter 1564 No Need to Hold Back Any Longer
Zi Yan couldn’t help feeling sad. Although she had known the chances of reaching a compromise with Long Chen were remote, she had still held onto some hope, but it was now extinguished.
Long Chen didn’t have any intention of letting these people off. He wanted to kill them all.
“Long Chen, you…!” His enemies naturally panicked. The reason why they had joined the side they were on was naturally not because of Long Chen, but because of Pill Valley. Long Chen clearly wanted to kill them.
However, the person who was speaking was stopped by Yan Weishan. He had a faint smile, knowing that he had just pulled in a terrifying helper.
Right now, everyone was trapped in this huge formation. No one could run. As long as Zi Yan joined their side, Long Chen and his Dragonblood Legion would definitely die.
“Sorry, I might have to disappoint you, Long Chen. I can’t just watch as you kill them,” said Zi Yan sadly.
Zi Yan was aggrieved. She had done her best to avoid a conflict with Long Chen, but reality was constantly forcing her to stand on the opposing side. Perhaps that was fate.
“There’s nothing to be sorry about. I just have this kind of temperament. Gratitude and grudges must be repaid. Once we start fighting, life and death will only be separated by a fine line. Don’t hold back because I definitely won’t. Whether you kill me or I kill you, neither one of us has to say sorry,” said Long Chen calmly.
Many people were able to hear the complicated emotions between them, and yet the two of them were still going to have a life and death match. For a moment, no one said a word.
The neutral camp’s experts were filled with pity. Both Long Chen and Zi Yan were experts at the top of their generation. One was a peerless domineering hero, while one was a beauty who could cause the downfall of a nation. Their feelings toward each other were easily seen through.
Now, they had ended up at their current point, and Long Chen’s final sentence was especially painful to hear.
However, Yan Weishan’s smile bloomed. He was an expert from Pill Valley. Others might not know Zi Yan’s power, but he did. It was related to ancient secrets.
Zi Yan slowly rose. A seven-string ancient zither appeared in front of her, and her white dress fluttered along with her long hair. She looked like she had just walked out of a painting.
As her hands began to pluck the zither, all the world’s energy seemed to listen to her music’s call. A mass of primal chaos formed behind her. Within that primal chaos, an image of an ancient zither slowly appeared.
Furthermore, the sound of a zither came from her manifestation. That was something that had not occurred in anyone else’s manifestation.
It was like a current of divine music, filling heaven and earth. It also filled people’s hearts, cleansing them and making them forget about their desire to kill and fight.
“My manifestation is different from other people’s. It’s a unique manifestation of the Illusive Music Immortal Palace. Its name is Divine Music Through Eternity,” said Zi Yan softly.
Hearing that, the expressions of all the Empyreans changed.
“This Zither Fairy is very powerful. Not only has her manifestation started to awaken, but it’s also an unrivaled existence in this world,” sighed Chu Yao.
“What’s different about it compared to other Empyrean’s manifestations?” asked Tang Wan-er.
“Other people’s manifestations are like a field with many people planting a seed inside it. Each person is able to slowly grow their seed into a towering tree. However, the first person to fully awaken their manifestation will be the only one with a towering tree. The others will just be minor figure
s setting off their brilliance. As for the Zither Fairy’s manifestation, it belongs only to her. It should be related to her cultivation technique. It’s like there’s only a single tree in the field, so all the nutrients are given to her. For her, awakening her full manifestation is just a matter of time. In other words, as long as she doesn’t die, she will definitely become a true Empyrean,” said Chu Yao. She looked at Long Chen profoundly.
Divine music was still playing. It wasn’t being played by Zi Yan or her zither. Instead, it came from within her manifestation. It was constantly cleansing people’s souls, dispelling their desire to fight.
Chu Yao, Tang Wan-er, and Meng Qi looked at Long Chen. They actually had the same intention as Zi Yan. They all wished for Long Chen to back out of this awkward situation. Friends were friends. There was no need to turn them into enemies.
“The song is a divine song, the music is immortal music. It can cleanse a person’s heart and soul. However, in the end, it’s just an outer appearance. Once the divine song is over, people’s greed, brutality, and desires will flourish once more. Even if you could spread your divine song throughout the heavens, so what? Once people are used to the music, their true nature will reveal itself. Even gods and immortals can only do so much,” said Long Chen indifferently.
Long Chen suddenly slammed his hand onto Dragonbone Evilmoon. The sound resounded through heaven and earth, and a berserk desire to slaughter filled the air.
This berserk sound clashed with Zi Yan’s music, shaking the world as two invisible forces raged in the air. The two sounds suddenly vanished, and the world returned to silence.
“Long Chen, be careful. That girl is the only one here who can kill you,” warned Evilmoon.
“Someone who can kill me in the same realm has yet to be born.”
Long Chen’s reply was indifferent. That wasn’t arrogance, but the confidence he had to have to cultivate the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art. If he didn’t have this confidence, then he wouldn’t be fit to cultivate the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art.
The world was tense with silence. It was calm before the storm, and the tension made it hard for them to breathe.
Suddenly, the world began to shake. Everyone jumped in shock and hastily looked into the distance to see a mass of experts outside the barrier.
The powerful senior experts of the Corrupt path, ancient races, ancient family alliance, Martial Heaven Alliance, Pill Valley, and the others had come and were using divine items to attack the barrier. Their attacks caused huge ripples to appear on the barrier, but it didn’t break.
“Hahaha, Long Chen, you’re dead! The top experts of the various sects have all come. There’s no way you can run!” laughed a rank nine Celestial upon seeing his sect master.
“Long Chen, you’ve slaughtered the innocents. Don’t you think you should kneel and pay for your sins?” shouted another person loudly. Their confidence was restored.
All the experts on the outside were attacking the barrier, causing it to rumble. The barrier’s runes were in the midst of dimming. It was clearly about to break.
“Long Chen, if you give up now, I will protect you and let you leave,” said Zi Yan.
“Zither Fairy, what do you think you’re doing?” demanded Yan Weishan.
Zi Yan ignored Yan Weishan and looked only at Long Chen. However, she was disappointed when Long Chen shook his head.
“I’ve sworn not to run again. Prepare yourself. We’re going to start fighting.”
The divine ring behind Long Chen began to spin once more, and his Yuan Spirit appeared, rapidly forming hand seals. Streaks of light spread throughout his body and connected.
“Split the Heavens 5!”
Long Chen knew that Zi Yan was a terrifying opponent. Hence, he immediately used his strongest attack, and a huge saber-image tore through the void at the wildly shouting experts.
Zi Yan sighed and plucked her zither. A wave of light spread. A second sound rang out from her manifestation, and another wave spread from it as well. The two waves joined and struck Long Chen’s saber-image with astounding speed.
When Zi Yan’s two waves of light connected, they actually formed a huge spatial blade. That spatial blade shocked everyone, as it seemed to throw space and time into chaos. This was a kind of divine power that had surpassed the limits of other powers.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s saber-image and the spatial blade met, causing heaven and earth to shake. However, there was no explosion.
The two forces caused a berserk vortex in the air, but space quickly twisted, and the vortex shrank until it slowly vanished. Space returned to calm.
Everyone was simply stunned. Even the people on the outside slowed down their attacks, most likely from shock.
“What… kind of power is that?”
If the two attacks had caused a huge explosion that destroyed the land, that wouldn’t cause so much shock. However, their attacks had strangely vanished instead. Everyone was shocked. This was some kind of unknown force.
“Is the Zither Fairy able to use her divine item due to her manifestation?” Unable to comprehend that power, many people came to such a conclusion.
Yan Weishan, Jin Mingwei, and Hu Xiaolin were shocked, as well as envious. This truly was the power of a divine item. Zi Yan’s manifestation had a special origin and was connected to the divine item in her hand, the Seven String Sea Suppressing Zither. That allowed her to unleash a portion of its power.
“Damnit, if Long Chen had learned the sixth form of Split the Heavens, there’s no way his attack could be erased like this,” cursed Bao Buping regretfully.
He and Bao Buping had already learned the sixth form. However, their power was limited, and they could not unleash the sixth form’s full power.
The sixth form’s power was ten times greater than the fifth. In Long Chen’s hands, it would definitely be able to unleash immense power. However, the profundities behind the sixth form were not something that could be explained in just a few words. So Bao Buping and Chang Hao were extremely vexed.
Long Chen took a deep breath and rested Evilmoon on his shoulder. “Meng Qi, don’t hold back any longer. Summon it!”
Meng Qi’s expression changed. She looked from Zi Yan to Long Chen. “Do we really have to do this? Is it really worth it?”
“Yes. Enmities must be repaid. We can’t mix it with other feelings. Cloud’s blood cannot be bled for nothing. It doesn’t matter who or what reason they have, no one can stop our vengeance,” said Long Chen resolutely.
When Meng Qi heard Long Chen bring up Cloud, her hesitation vanished. She slowly formed hand seals, and a vast Spiritual Strength began to rise.
Spiritual Strength filled the world, causing the void to shake. A huge entity landed on the ground, and an ancient, desolate aura spread.
Chapter 1565 The Dream Draws in the Soul, the Nightmare Extinguishes It
“What is that?!”
Everyone was shocked to see a giant skeleton. It looked like a bone dragon with three skulls.
Each of its skulls had a hole on its forehead, and its huge bone wings held countless runes.
This huge body gave everyone a sense of pressure. Fluctuations were coming from it as if it were alive.
“That seems to be a Three-Head Nine-Eye Illusion Spirit Beast. So this kind of ancient divine beast actually exists?” cried out someone in shock.
“Impossible! That’s something that exists only in myth and fable! How could it really exist?”
An uproar erupted. The Three-Head Nine-Eye Illusion Spirit Beast was something only described in fairy tales. Most people thought they were a fabricated existence that had never really existed. The fairy tales said that it was a nightmare that reaped people’s lives. That frightening story was the only reason people had any idea what it was.
However, now that they were seeing this skeleton, they all felt a chill. Even something from a fairy tale had been pulled out by Long Chen. His trump cards were truly frightening.
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��I don’t like causing trouble, but I’m not afraid of trouble. If you want to target me, well, since we’re all climbing to the peak of the martial path, stepping over other people’s shoulders to advance is normal. If I were to die to someone’s hands like that, I would have no complaints. However, people have their own reverse scale, and my reverse scale is my people. Since you had the guts to harm my family, to use any means necessary, I’m sure you came prepared to be killed by me. You know I’m no saint, and repaying enmity with kindness isn’t something I’m capable of doing. I have always believed in a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye. Today, I will show the world that if anyone wants to kill me, they should come at me. But if they come for my people, then only one of us can exist in this world.”
Long Chen’s gaze swept across the experts on the other side. His gaze was as sharp as a blade, and he waved his hand.
The Three-Head Nine-Eye Illusion Spirit Beast suddenly raised all three of its heads and roared. Its wings rose, and the divine runes around it lit up. Multicolored lights interwove. The world felt like it had become a land of fantasy and dreams.
As the multicolored lights flowed, the opposing experts began to collapse one by one. Thousands of people fell in just an instant, their souls dissipated.
Twang, twang,...
Yan Weishan, Hu Xiaolin, and Jin Mingwei’s expressions completely changed. Just now, they had felt like they had been drawn into another world, fighting countless experts. Each of those experts had been terrifying, and just as it felt like they wouldn’t be able to hold on any longer, the music of a zither brought them back to reality.
