by Translator: BornToBe; Author: Ordinary Magician (平凡魔术师); Licensed From: 17k
The prophet looked like she had aged a great deal. Her breathing was a bit unsteady. As soon as she sat down, she began to cough intensely.
Yue Xiaoqian and Yue Xihan hastily poured a cup of water for her. Her coughing eased a bit after drinking some water.
“Grandma, why did you have to look at him? Doing so is suicide.” Yue Xiaoqian was crying as she looked at her grandmother.
“Child, which person doesn’t die? Death is another form of life. You need to learn this point from your mother. After giving up my position as the leader of the race, I sacrificed my cultivation base, transforming it into prophetic power so I could see further, see clearer. Although it was a sacrifice, it was worth it. Last time, I managed to see that Long Chen would be in trouble and I sent you just as a test. However, you really did manage to help him at a critical moment. At that time, I knew that no matter how strong I was, I would never be able to read the fate of a nine star heir. The fact that my prediction actually ended up true means that Long Chen’s fate is deeply intertwined with the fate of the original devil race. So how could I give up this chance?” The prophet smiled, but then she immediately began to cough fiercely again.
Yue Xiaoqian hastily pushed the water closer and gently patted her back.
After a moment, the prophet continued, “I’m very gratified. Let me tell you a piece of good news. Our original devil race has not been wiped out. I saw many more branches living in different star-fields.”
“Really? That’s… great!” Yue Xiaoqian and Yue Xihan were both delighted. They had always thought that after the Motherstar had collapsed, the others had all died, leaving behind only their one branch of the original devil race. This news was the best news they could have gotten.
“Did you see which star-fields they’re in? Can we communicate with them? Can we restore the original devil race’s glory?” asked Yue Xihan, her voice trembling with emotion.
The prophet shook her head. “The cultivation technique of an heir of the nine stars is too domineering. Although I only tried to see information relating to our race, I still received a backlash. If Long Chen hadn’t suppressed it, I wouldn’t have been able to see anything at all. Xiaoqian, hurry and tell the others this news. Let everyone be happy as well.”
“Yes!” Yue Xiaoqian immediately rushed away.
“Mom, you…” Yue Xihan suddenly looked at her mother in shock. She wasn’t as naive as Yue Xiaoqian.
The prophet’s smile vanished, replaced by complete seriousness. She slowly said, “I wasn’t able to hold back. In the end, I still glanced at Long Chen’s future.”
“Mom…!”
Yue Xihan let out a startled cry. She looked at her mother closely and couldn’t help but cry. The divine seal on her mother’s forehead had completely faded. That meant her life force had run out.
“I just praised you for understanding the Dao of Life and Death. I said that Xiaoqian should follow your example, and you act like this,” sighed the prophet. She continued, “Long Chen is different from the nine star heirs from the legends. He lacks a kind of true domineeringness. It’s a very strange scenario. No one in this world can train in this cultivation technique and still control themselves, but he has done it. In all the historical records, nine star heirs are solitary figures who fight against heaven and earth. They never form companionships. However, Long Chen is completely different. That’s why I couldn’t hold back from taking a peek at his future. Unfortunately, I saw something that I shouldn’t have.”
“What did you see?”
“Death, darkness, endless death and endless darkness. All life was extinguished. Within that endless darkness and death, I couldn’t see the slightest glimmer of hope.”
“Are you saying that Long Chen’s fate is to die?!”
“I don’t know. My ability is limited. I could only see this much.”
The prophet suddenly touched Yue Xihan’s cheek. A faint glow appeared on her face.
“Don’t wear yourself out. You only have to do your best. We are just a speck of dust within this cosmos, and we follow the waves. If a star’s destiny reaches an end, we can only be destroyed along with it. You wouldn’t be able to do anything about it regardless, so don’t feel so bad. Just as I said, death is not an end, but another kind of… life.”
“Mom…”
The prophet closed her eyes and silently collapsed into Yue Xihan’s embrace, still having a faint smile on her face. The old leader of the original devil race passed away just like that.
…
Long Chen was quickly led out of the Skyscraping World by an Elder from the original devil race. He had no idea that the original devil race’s prophet had peeped into his future and thus left the mortal world.
Once he left the original devil race, Long Chen went toward the Eastern Xuan City. There, he saw that things were exceptionally lively.
Walking along the large path, he saw experts from different regions. The restaurants were packed.
Was there some kind of festival? Why were there so many people? Long Chen curiously perked his ears up.
“Hmph, that Long Chen really is trash. Either someone helped him or he used some shameless method to get his Dragonblood Legion to occupy two spots in the top ten of the Devil Slaughter Rankings. In my opinion, that is no different than cheating!”
Long Chen was just randomly listening to the conversation when he heard a voice come from within a restaurant.
This voice wasn’t very loud, but it wasn’t quiet either. Anyone in the surroundings of the restaurant could hear it. It was clearly intentional.
“Someone’s causing trouble for me again?”
Long Chen suddenly stopped. However, that theory was wrong. He was wearing a cloak and had concealed his spiritual fluctuations. His appearance had also been changed. No one should realize who he was.
Just as he was questioning his disguise, another voice came from the restaurant. “You’re right, Long Chen really is shameless. Ignoring how he cheated his way into the top ten, he even colluded with those demons from the original devil race. Although no one has absolute proof, Long Chen’s wild ambitions are abundantly clear. Even though everyone is speaking out against him, he’s hiding in his sect like a turtle. If he doesn’t have a guilty conscience, why would he do that?”
This voice was just as loud as the first. It was clearly being said so that others would hear it.
“Long Chen, if you keep enduring like this, I’ll have to look down on you.”
Evilmoon’s voice rang out in Long Chen’s head. Clearly, it disapproved of Long Chen’s indifference.
Long Chen didn’t reply. He had walked past the restaurant, but now he returned. He also wiped off the disguise on his face, revealing his true appearance.
However, he was still wearing a hood that covered most of his face. There were countless people on the street, so no one paid any attention to him.
“Xiang Yunfei has already come to challenge Long Chen, even building a martial stage right outside the Eastern Xuan City, and Long Chen doesn’t even dare to come out. It’s been a month, and there hasn’t even been a peep from the Xuantian Dao Sect. Hmph, when he encounters a real expert, Long Chen runs like a dog.”
“Don’t compare Long Chen to a dog. At least, a dog will bark a few times when they encounter an enemy, but Long Chen doesn’t even dare to make a sound. There’s no comparing the two.”
Long Chen slowly walked up the stairs. After hearing the two of them echo off each other, a cold smile appeared on his face. The two of them were clearly doing it intentionally to provoke him into coming.
The Dragonblood Legion was in seclusion in the Xuantian Dao Sect, and Li Tianxuan definitely wouldn’t allow them to learn of this news. That was why there was no response from the Xuantian Dao Sect.
When it came to the outside world’s suspicions, Long Chen and Li Tianxuan’s attitudes were almost the same. They would walk their own path, and any dogs yapping in the background could yap away.
However, this time,
Long Chen felt irritated, and the flames of fury slowly began to grow in his heart. He didn’t know if he had been suppressed for too long or if it was the influence of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art. However, he was unable to remain indifferent.
“In my opinion, Long Chen is just-”
Two rank nine Celestials at the peak of Soul Transformation were sitting at a window table, chatting happily when they saw a certain person walk up. Their expressions immediately changed.
Chapter 1736 Ancestral Blood Arrow
There were only a few dozen tables at the highest floor of the restaurant. They all had windows beside them so the customers could experience the beautiful sight of Eastern Xuan City.
The number of seats on the highest floor was low, but since it was extremely expensive, the seats weren’t completely full. Amongst the customers were two large men with swords on their backs. They were chatting arrogantly, and the others ignored them.
However, when a black-robed man walked up the stairs, everyone’s expressions changed. Time seemed to stand still in that moment. The only thing they could hear was their own heartbeat.
“Long… Chen.”
Everyone gulped. They actually didn’t say this name out loud as they were struck dumb. However, this terrifying name echoed in the deepest depths of their hearts.
“In your opinion, I, Long Chen, am what? I really want to know.”
Long Chen’s gaze swept through the people here. The majority of these people came from other regions, and he could tell this from their robes.
The situation was clear. Since he hadn’t come out to fight in a long time, the other side was helpless to do anything other than slander him, using the most shameless yet also the most effective method to force him to appear.
Now, he had appeared. Seeing their astonished expressions, Long Chen could tell the situation.
The two people talking saw Long Chen smiling faintly as he walked slowly toward them. One of them suddenly hurled their table at Long Chen. The two of them instantly fled for the streets. The first one was quite crafty and knew that experts like Long Chen cared about status. They wouldn’t let themselves get soaked in the wine and food on the table.
“You didn’t even answer me before leaving. Don’t you think that’s a bit rude? Get back here.”
The first rank nine Celestial only saw his vision darken for a moment before a large hand slapped across his face, blowing him back into the restaurant.
Long Chen was standing in the air, his hand raised. A lightning arrow shot out, killing the other rank nine Celestial who had fled in the other direction. He instantly exploded into dust.
“Heavens, Long Chen really appeared!”
The entire Eastern Xuan City was shaken. Countless experts began flying over from every direction.
“Hahaha, I’ve long since said that Long Chen is the strongest expert of our Eastern Xuan Region. There’s no one he’s afraid of! Nice, it’ll count as payment for cutting off my arm.” In the distance, a one-armed man laughed delightedly.
Long Chen ignored what was happening outside. He slowly walked up to the rank nine Celestial whose head was half destroyed.
This was a serious injury. His soul was shaken, and his Yuan Spirit had been heavily injured. He was on the verge of death.
“My cultivation base grew too quickly. I can’t even control my own power.”
Long Chen had been planning on learning a few things from this person’s mouth, but that wasn’t going to work now. He decided to directly point a finger at that person’s head, killing him instantly.
“So that’s the case.”
Long Chen finished his soulsearch and learned what was going on.
Coincidentally, someone had arrived as soon as Long Chen had left the Eastern Xuan City to go to the Skyscraping World.
That person was eighth on the Devil Slaughter Rankings, Xiang Yunfei. He was an expert from the ancient races.
Xiang Yunfei did not directly go to the Xuantian Dao Sect for his challenge. Instead, he made a large announcement in Eastern Xuan City and then built a martial stage, saying that Long Chen’s reputation was undeserved, and he wanted a real fight against Long Chen to expose his inferiority.
At that time, Long Chen had arrived in the Skyscraping World and had no knowledge of the challenge, so he naturally hadn’t come over.
However, in the Martial Heaven Continent, the news of Xiang Yunfei’s challenge had long since spread throughout all the various regions. Experts from all over had come over in anticipation for this battle.
Unfortunately, Long Chen refused to reveal himself, and those experts gradually lost patience. Some became jittery and began saying that Long Chen had to have cheated his way to his current position, which was why he didn’t dare to have a real fight.
In Eastern Xuan City, quite a few people supported Long Chen. After all, Long Chen was their top expert in the junior generation in the Eastern Xuan Region. So there were quite a few arguments and lots of cursing between the two sides, eventually resulting in conflict and deaths.
As the conflict grew, this matter ended up even disturbing Qu Jianying. She had directly made an order that experts within Eastern Xuan City were not allowed to fight with martial power, or they would be given the death sentence.
The experts from the other regions were cowed and stopped fighting. Qu Jianying’s power and status were not unearned. If they offended her, they really would lose their lives.
Qu Jianying’s orders were clearly to protect the Eastern Xuan Region’s disciples. That was because the Eastern Xuan Region’s top geniuses were all gathered in the Xuantian Dao Sect.
The remaining so-called geniuses were only second-rate, and they would sooner or later be eradicated by the experts from the other regions if she didn’t protect them.
As a result, these foreign experts only dared to mock and ridicule others inside the Eastern Xuan City, and not actually attack. As for the experts native to the Eastern Xuan Region, they also recognized the difference between them and endured, doing their best to ignore the other party.
Now that Long Chen had appeared, the native experts cheered.
“Your Master Long has returned. Those who want to die should hurry up. If you miss this chance, you won’t get another. I might not be skilled in curing other illnesses, but I specialize in handling arrogant people who can’t accept the truth. I guarantee my medicine will be effective. It will be effective, quick, and painless. You’ll be able to report that you’re cured the very next day.”
Long Chen’s shout spread through the streets. His gaze was as sharp as a blade, and a berserk will soared out of him without restraint.
“Long Chen really came. He’s even more terrifying than the rumors.”
“I actually can’t help feeling a sense of worship. I want to follow such an expert.”
Long Chen’s domineering air affected every single person’s heart.
“My body’s quivering out of my control. Even my soul is. I feel like a clear spring is falling and cleansing my heart. I can’t even stop it…”
“Fuck your clear spring, get away from me before you piss yourself!” One man angrily kicked away a man beside him who was constantly quivering.
More and more experts gathered. Some people were excited, while some watched coldly from the side. Long Chen’s name had resounded throughout the Martial Heaven Continent due to the Devil Slaughter Rankings.
Many people here were curious as to what kind of person he was. They wanted to see if Long Chen was really strong enough to get first place.
“You’ve finally come. If this is your speed, then I, Xiang Yunfei, will definitely kill you today.”
A heavy shout came from outside the city. It thundered through people’s ears.
“Xiang Yunfei is also still here. He’s waiting outside the city. Haha, now there’ll be a good show to watch. Long Chen will definitely die-”
Pfft!
A winged ancient race expert was in the midst of sneerin
g when a bolt of lightning struck his head, causing it to explode. Startled cries rang out.
“Long Chen, how dare you indiscriminately kill people?!” roared another ancient race expert.
Pfft!
Long Chen didn’t even glance at that person. He pointed a finger, and a lightning arrow flew. That ancient race expert also exploded.
“Do you need a reason to kill people? If that were true, how could the ancient races destroy so many sects when they arrogantly expanded their territory? What? Does this law about no indiscriminate killing only apply to others, but not yourselves? However, if you have to have a reason, fine, I’ll tell you. My mood is not good, so I killed a couple of people to vent and show off my power. Does this reason satisfy you?” sneered Long Chen.
Long Chen had previously been able to ignore other people’s mocking, not because his self-restraint was so great, but simply because he was worried about being influenced by the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art. That had made him tighten his control.
This time, his cultivation base had increased by too much, and he clearly felt that he was unable to suppress his anger after being provoked.
“Hmph, showing off your power? How arrogant. Does stealing first place on the Devil Slaughter Rankings with your despicable methods mean you’re unrivaled? Laughable.” An eccentric voice rang out.
“The Western Xuan Region’s Luo Changtian! He’s also come?” Quite a few recognized this newcomer. He was quite famous in the Western Xuan Region.
“That strange voice of yours, is that the result of Mo Nian robbing your ancestral tomb?” Long Chen looked at that person disdainfully.
Seeing that this person came from the Western Xuan Region, Long Chen was just making a random guess, but it really turned out to be true, as this person’s expression immediately darkened.
“Die!”
Suddenly, that person opened his mouth, and a blood arrow shot out like a bolt of lightning. It reached Long Chen in almost an instant.
“Ancestral Blood Arrow! He’s actually launching his ultimate move right off the bat! Anyone would die upon being struck!”
This blood arrow was actually a kind of ancestral curse. If it touched someone, that person would be cursed and have their life force rapidly fade away. It was an extremely sinister poison.
