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However, dodging caused the world to spin around him. Long Chen staggered and collapsed into Ye Lingshan.
“Are you alright?” asked Ye Lingshan.
Long Chen felt his head spinning. He didn’t have any energy. He had definitely gone too far this time. However, it wasn’t something serious. He would be fine after some time recovering.
Unfortunately, all the World Trees in the primal chaos space had withered, or he could have acted like he was completely fine.
“I’m fine, but you're currying favor with the wrong person. Your master’s there. Holding me won’t get you any benefits… aiya!” Long Chen hadn’t even finished speaking before Ye Lingshan tossed Long Chen to the side.
Just as he was falling, Qingqing caught him. Clearly, Ye Lingshan had seen Qingqing come, which was why she had tossed him aside.
“Let’s go. Jianying, your luck is good to get such a good apprentice. I’m thinking, with the great era here, should I also take an apprentice?” wondered Yan Nantian.
“Grand Elder, take me!” Long Chen raised his hand immediately.
“Little brat, you really want to flip the heavens! You want to be my uncle-master?” raged Qu Jianying. She grabbed Long Chen’s ear and twisted.
Qingqing and the others laughed. Even the other Grand Elders smiled. The heavy atmosphere around the Martial Heaven Alliance lightened. After that, people brought the first commander and second commander’s corpses back to the headquarters.
Long Chen and the others left. The battlefield was silent, and everyone was looking at each other. In the end, someone finally stepped into the battlefield carefully.
As a result, that rank seven Celestial immediately coughed up blood and retreated.
Quite a few people also coughed up blood and flew back. They suddenly noticed that there was a line that if they stepped over, it would feel like a hammer was smashing them.
“This is where the alliance head put her barrier. All the pressure of the battlefield is contained here. Only by stepping past it can we enter the real battlefield, but… this is too monstrous, isn’t it?”
People were dumbfounded. The battle was already over, but the remnant pressure was still so terrifying?
The other top experts also left. Only Di Long and his wife remained standing there. No one acknowledged them. It was like they had been forgotten by the world.
“Let’s go. We can take our time with this matter,” said Di Long.
“Scram, you useless man. How did I end up so blind as to marry you? You weren’t even able to avenge my son, so I’ll do it myself. Long Chen, I guarantee you won’t have a good death.”
Di Xin’s mother coldly looked in the direction Long Chen went before turning and leaving.
Di Long looked at her back. Once she was gone, his anger faded, replaced with a cold smile. Without saying anything, he also vanished into the void.
Chapter 1793 Goals
The battle of heavenly geniuses in Clearwind City had ended with Xiang Yunfei’s defeat. Even though a Netherpassage expert of the ancient races had interfered, Long Chen had still managed to kill Xiang Yunfei. This news caused huge waves throughout the entire continent.
Xiang Yunfei had been eighth place on the Devil Slaughter Rankings, and he had won this ranking not based on his amazing area slaughter arts, but on true power. He had not relied on techniques to get his ranking, so it could be said that he was a truly terrifying existence.
He possessed a paragon art, as well as ancestral divine items, the one hundred and eight Heavenly Bone Spears. He had even summoned the power of his ancestors but had still lost to Long Chen.
This battle also slapped the faces of certain malicious people spreading rumors that Long Chen had no power and had relied entirely on cheating to get first place on the Devil Slaughter Rankings.
In reality, the Devil Slaughter Rankings were based on the number of devil creatures that could be slain, so it was mainly testing wide-area killing power. That kind of killing power wasn’t necessarily strong in one-on-one battles.
Xiang Yunfei hadn’t relied on area attacks but had still gotten eighth place. Furthermore, at that time, he hadn’t used his paragon art. He had relied entirely on his own power.
If Xiang Yunfei had used his paragon art at that time, perhaps he could have gotten first place.
However, such a figure had still died to Long Chen’s hands. That proved just how strong Long Chen was.
The entire continent was shaken. Those voices raising doubts about Long Chen were silent. Everyone’s gazes gathered on the ancient races.
Xiang Yunfei was one of the ancient races’ top geniuses, and he had been slain by Long Chen just like this. Would the ancient races declare war on the Martial Heaven Alliance?
Moreover, Long Chen hadn’t only slain Xiang Yunfei. On the same day, he had also slain Di Long’s son, infuriating the ancient races and the ancient family alliance in one go. For a while, the continent held its breath as it waited for the results.
The name of the Eastern Madman gained even greater power. Long Chen was truly worthy of this nickname. He would do anything regardless of the consequences. However, despite his craziness, he also had the brains to look for solutions to his problems.
…
Three incense sticks were inserted into the earth. There was a fresh grave here. Long Chen slowly rose from his respect toward this grave.
“If the first commander was still alive, this bow of yours would be his life’s glory,” said Ye Lingshan softly.
The first commander and second commander had been buried, and the others had already left. Long Chen had come on his own to light a stick of incense for him.
“He was worthy of it. He was a true hero.” Long Chen touched the gravestone, rubbing away some dirt that had gotten onto it.
“Sometimes I really don’t understand men. A single gaze, a single promise is enough for you guys to risk your lives? Are you fools?” asked Ye Lingshan. She placed a flower in front of the grave. However, there were already many flowers covering the ground.
“We don’t understand either, but we feel like we can trust each other. I believe that if the roles were reversed, he would do the same for me. Other than that, you should realize that this was all planned by Di Xin. Xiang Yunfei’s target was me. To put it frankly, I was the one who implicated the two of them, but he didn’t blame me for it. Even if he wanted me to destroy the entire ancient family alliance, I’d have done it,” said Long Chen.
His gaze became cold when he brought this up. Those without any respect were the most dangerous.
Because they had no respect, they had no sense of fear or danger. Because they had no sense of fear or danger, they were completely unbridled and capable of doing anything.
Di Xin was such a person. He always thought that no matter what he did, his father and mother would protect him. Even if he couldn’t beat Long Chen, he still had the support of his parents. No one could do anything to him.
So he had no consideration for the consequences of his actions. Such a person would do things normal people wouldn’t even think of doing.
If you encountered such a person, you could ignore them, viewing them as an idiot and scum of society. But if you did ignore them, they would obstinately stick to you, and as long as you relaxed the slightest bit, they would do anything to harm you.
This time, Di Ruyun had been slain, Di Xin had been eliminated, and Xiang Yunfei had been killed. However, Long Chen felt like he had implicated a pair of innocent siblings. If the first commander hadn’t died, perhaps he would have become his close brother.
Xiang Yunfei was just one of the ancient races’ geniuses. What about Pill Valley? What about the Corrupt path? What about the Xuan Beasts? What about the Bloodkill Hall? What about the ancient family alliance?
Just how many people like Xiang Yunfei would come from them in the future? How many first commanders and second commanders would they cause to die? Would those sacrifices become Long Chen’s closest friend
s and family?
Upon thinking of this, Long Chen’s expression darkened. He had to get stronger. He wanted absolute power so he could shake his enemies, so he could intimidate idiots like Di Xin.
“Long Chen, do you have any goals for the future?” asked Ye Lingshan to change the subject. She shivered when she saw his icy killing intent.
“Goals? Of course I have them. But what’s your goal first? Oh, the alliance head is really generous. She actually gave you her sword.”
When Long Chen turned to look at Ye Lingshan, he was shocked to notice the sword on her back. That was Qu Jianying’s sword.
That was a divine item. It was called Falling Star, the opposite of his Star Fall. It was a sword with a terrifying origin and one of the main treasures of the Martial Heaven Alliance.
Ye Lingshan had only just taken her as a master but Qu Jianying already gave her such a precious sword. It could be seen how much trust she had in Ye Lingshan, as well as how she favored her.
“Are you selling this sword? I’d like to buy it,” said Long Chen.
“Scram. If you dare to try anything, I’ll go all-out against you.” Seeing Long Chen staring at her sword, Ye Lingshan still said some angry words despite knowing he was partially joking. Her hand flew to the hilt of her sword.
Long Chen hastily raised his hands. “I was just joking, don’t take it so seriously. If we can’t do business together, then let’s just be amicable. No need to be so angry.”
“This isn’t just a sword to me. This is the favor my master bestowed upon me. This sword is a symbol of my loyalty,” said Ye Lingshan solemnly.
Ye Lingshan’s heart, which had been cold for many years, had fully melted thanks to this sword. Qu Jianying had immediately given her such a gift just because she called her master. They hadn’t even gone through any formal rites yet.
She had suffered a great deal from other people’s contempt, but no one had ever treated her like family. That unconditional trust and love had made her swear on her life to properly respect this master of hers.
So even though Long Chen was joking, this was still offensive to her. This kind of joke was unacceptable.
“Please, my guts are too small. Don’t scare the crap out of me.” Long Chen hastily waved his hands, accepting his loss. If he couldn’t even make a joke, he was no longer interested in trying.
After seeing him admit defeat, Ye Lingshan’s expression softened. “Thank you for your medicinal pill.”
“No problem. It was just thanks to my relationship with Qingqing.”
“Rogue.”
Long Chen shrugged. “What’s roguish about it? Qingqing’s such a kind and beautiful woman. Who wouldn’t like her? She’ll sooner or later find her companion.”
“Yes, she truly is the type to be liked by others. Tell me, do you like her?”
“Of course I like her.”
“Then have you thought about taking her as a wife?”
“No.”
“Why not?”
“There’s no why. I like plenty of people. Am I supposed to marry them all? Something beautiful should just be peacefully appreciated, like a lotus on the riverside. If you pluck it, it will quickly wither. It is only suited to stay by the riverside, while I am fated to not be a riverside. Also, I already have several wives, and they’re difficult enough to deal with, especially a certain jealous tigress. If she knew I was picking flowers randomly, she’d skin me alive.”
Ye Lingshan laughed. She found that speaking with Long Chen was very interesting. His words were always direct and sincere.
“You really are curious. The so-called heavenly geniuses that I’ve encountered want to gather as many beautiful women as they can in their pockets, as if beautiful women are only fit for them. It’s like anything they like should be theirs,” sighed Ye Lingshan.
“I like plenty of things, not just beautiful women. I like powerful people, so am I supposed to marry them? Those four old strongest experts from the Martial Heaven Alliance, am I also supposed to marry them? Sorry, that’s not to my taste,” said Long Chen.
Ye Lingshan laughed again. Even the Grand Elders were not spared from his jokes.
“You might not be interested in us, and that’s fine. But we’re very interested in you.”
Suddenly, a voice rang out that made Long Chen and Ye Lingshan’s smile stiffen.
Chapter 1794 The Priceless Treasure Reward
That voice was from one of the Grand Elders, Yan Nantian. Long Chen’s expression changed. He hadn’t expected the Grand Elder to be eavesdropping on their conversation.
“Sorry, Grand Elder! I was the one who forgot!” Ye Lingshan suddenly clapped her own head.
Yan Nantian did not reply.
“Long Chen, let’s go!” Ye Lingshan pulled Long Chen away.
“What are we doing?” asked Long Chen.
“I ended up drawn in by your nonsense. I forgot that the Grand Elders wanted me to bring you to the palace. They said there was something important to discuss.”
“Hey, why didn’t you say so earlier?! Aren’t those old fellows going to beat me to death now?” Long Chen was about to run.
“They won’t, the alliance head won’t let them punish you,” said Ye Lingshan. Afraid that he would really run, she forcibly dragged him away.
“If you end up conning me to death, I swear my ghost won’t let you off!” shouted Long Chen.
The two of them walked into the palace. The only ones inside were the four Grand Elders and Qu Jianying. They had already been waiting for a while.
“Greetings alliance head, greetings Grand Elders.” Ye Lingshan immediately bowed. Long Chen followed suit.
“You little brat, you’re becoming more and more brazen. Do you know how to respect your seniors?” Qu Jianying immediately reached for Long Chen’s ear.
Long Chen had long since been prepared and pulled Ye Lingshan in front of him, shouting, “Your beloved apprentice is in my hands!”
Seeing Long Chen actually take a hostage to extort her, Qu Jianying almost laughed. This little fellow was always so slippery.
“Jianying, that’s enough. Calling us old is just the truth. Long Chen wasn’t wrong.” Yan Nantian smiled calmly, not minding Long Chen’s joke.
Only then did Qu Jianying let Long Chen off. Ye Lingshan glared at Long Chen for using her as a shield. Although she knew it was a joke, she wasn’t happy.
The four Grand Elders stood there, looking at Long Chen. That continued for an incense stick’s worth of time, and Long Chen was starting to get goosebumps.
“There’s no need to frighten me. I’ll kill and extort whoever you want, free of charge!” Long Chen finally spoke.
The four Grand Elders couldn’t help but smile. Yan Nantian finally said, “Your mind is powerful. Even in this position, you don’t show any flaws. It was definitely not a coincidence that you were able to slay Xiang Yunfei.”
“Are you praising me for having thick skin?” Long Chen smiled.
“Having thick skin is also a mental quality. Long Chen, I have one thing to ask you. If Jianying had decided to concede again, you said you would leave the Martial Heaven Alliance. What would you do after that?” asked Yan Nantian.
On that day, Long Chen had said that if Qu Jianying allowed the first and second commanders’ deaths to go unpunished and let go of Di Xin, he would kill Di Xin and then leave the Martial Heaven Alliance, severing his ties with them to place all the blame on himself.
When he had said that, everyone had been shocked. They had fully experienced Long Chen’s domineering side. If he left the Martial Heaven Alliance, he would definitely die. But this also showed his determination. Wasn’t the worst case just death? There was nothing to be afraid of.
“What else would I do? I would kill. In any case, I killed my way out of the Eastern Wasteland. I was on my own at first, a little fellow in just the Blood Condensation realm, but I dared to face the armies of two nations. Now I’m no longer alone. I have a group of beauties, as
well as a group of hot-blooded brothers. I don’t even know how many times stronger I am compared to back then. Am I supposed to become timid and retreat? If the alliance head wished to protect the continent’s peace in consideration of the big picture by enduring this bullying, that would be my only option.”
“Have you considered the lives of those beauties and brothers of yours? When you are hunted down by all the various large powers, you’ll all die to their hands eventually,” said one of the Grand Elders.
“There’s no need to worry about it. The Dragonblood Legion’s hearts are united. Their lives are mine, my life is theirs. What we have, we risked our lives for, and we will continue to work hard so that we can protect our family, so that we can live with dignity. This is our conviction. When others threaten our family or try to trample on our dignity, we won’t hesitate to put everything on the line. Even if we die, we won’t die humiliated.”
“This gamble is quite big.”
One of the Grand Elders finally spoke. This Grand Elder had barely spoken at all before.
Once he spoke, the other Grand Elders fell silent. It seemed they were secretly communicating. The atmosphere grew a bit tense.
“Alright, let’s bet. Opportunity exists within danger. Who can say what will come in the future? The Barbarian Mammoth race was able to bet everything, so why can’t our Martial Heaven Alliance do the same? The great era has already come. If we still held back, what would we be waiting for? I approve of this gamble,” said one of the Grand Elders.
“I also approve,” said another Grand Elder.
The third Grand Elder bitterly smiled. “Little Yan will definitely approve, so even if I opposed, it would be useless. It would just offend the one who gave us his wine. I wouldn’t do such a foolish thing. I also approve.”
The four Grand Elders suddenly laughed. Long Chen was lost, but Qu Jianying was pleasantly surprised.
“Alright, we’ve cast our votes. We’ve decided that the reward will be yours. Congratulations.” Yan Nantian walked over to Long Chen and patted his shoulder with a smile.
“Senior, I don’t really want that reward. I don’t like owing favors…”
