"Brother Long Chen, these warriors of the Tianlong Legion seem to treat you well. Maybe we can have another friendly force in the future." Dongming Yu said.
The Eighth Legion of the Tianlong Legion, whether from commander Shen Chengfeng to the Tianlong warriors under him, all held Long Chen in great respect.
This is an extremely terrifying legion, with terrifying combat power. If Long Chen could have such an ally, he would receive even more support in the future.
Long Chen smiled but said nothing, using the stealth technique taught by Dongming Jade to slowly advance together with Dongming Jade.
"What, did I say something wrong?" Seeing Long Chen's expression, which seemed somewhat dismissive, Dong Mingyu couldn't help but ask.
Long Chen sighed and said, "Although you are the most outstanding assassin, you don't really understand human nature. Perhaps that's why assassins remain ruthless and cold."
In fact, the Draconic Legion is different from the Dragonblood Legion; the Draconic Legion is a force without any ideology. "
I don't get it!"
Dongming Yu's delicate brows furrowed slightly, a look of confusion appeared on her pretty face, and she shook her head slightly.
Long Chen smiled and explained, "The warriors of the Tianlong Legion are all soldiers. A soldier's duty is to obey orders."
In other words, no matter what kind of orders are issued from above, they must carry them out. Whether the order is right or wrong, carrying it out is their only choice.
From their eyes, it was clear that although tempered by blood and fire, they were still weapons controlled by others.
In other words, although they admired me and showed me goodwill, if the gods ordered me to kill me, they might hesitate for a moment before mercilessly swinging their blades at me. "
No way!" Dongming Yu said in surprise.
"Actually, many factions are like this, such as the evil path, Dan Valley, Xuan Beast clan, ancient clan, Blood Slaughter Hall, and others. They train disciples as weapons.
Therefore, these disciples are their army, and the army must not have its own thoughts, or it becomes a double-edged sword and extremely dangerous.
So, to fully control these humanoid weapons, they were constantly brainwashed and indoctrinated with various ideas—either hostility or divine will—gradually forming a fixed mindset. Obedience was their habit, and their ability to distinguish right from wrong was almost completely lost. Long Chen said.
Hearing Long Chen's words, Dongmingyu suddenly understood: "Brother Long Chen, now that you mention it, I remember now."
When I was in the Blood Slaughter Hall, everyone had indeed undergone countless divine baptisms. These baptisms were all fake, without any divine power at all, merely the release of divine might, inspiring awe.
Then, using divine might, we restrain everyone's behavior, making us aware of God's existence, revering and serving the Killing God, obeying all of his arrangements without disobeying.
Looking back now, it was just a means to control people's thoughts, using the name of gods to turn people into puppets of slaughter. Long
Chen nodded and said, "Perhaps that's why, when I mentioned the God of Slaughter and the Evil God before Emperor Yun Shang, why did that expression appear on his face?" Back
then, a strange smile appeared at the corner of Emperor Yunshang's mouth, as if he was showing disdain for the gods and unwilling to discuss further.
"Are all gods despicable liars?" Dongming Yu asked.
"Don't judge everyone by the same coin. At least I really like the God of Wealth of Huayun Sect, the Wine God of the Wine God Palace.
Look at their followers—each one lives happily and prosperously. God has never asked for anything from them, but silently gives without expecting anything in return... When
Long Chen mentioned not expecting anything in return, his whole body suddenly trembled violently. Dongming Yu was startled:
"Brother Long Chen, What's wrong with you? "
It's fine."
Long Chen hurriedly waved his hand, indicating it was nothing. In fact, at that moment, his heart was pounding wildly; he seemed to have thought of a key point.
Gods like killing gods, evil gods, Brahma, and Falling Heaven Night—their minds control these believers. What is their purpose?
Just now, Long Chen mentioned not seeking repayment, which struck him with a flash of inspiration. The God of Wealth and the God of Wine don't want anything in return, so what kind of reward do gods like the God of Slaughter and the God of Evil actually want?
If a god can be so aloof, why does he still need to control these ants-like creatures? What secrets are hidden behind this?
While he was pondering, Long Chen and Dongming Yu had quietly left the battlefield. Beyond that, they were no longer affected by the Emperor's will. Long Chen had no choice but to stop his thoughts and concentrate.
"Brother Long Chen, don't be nervous. The stealth technique I taught you is extremely powerful. As long as you don't reveal your killing intent or look into their eyes, no one except a fourth-step Tongming Realm expert can sense us." Dongming Yu transmitted his voice.
At this moment, Dongming Yu was holding Long Chen's hand. Transparent ripples swirled around both of them, both hidden in the air.
"I'm afraid I'll drag you into this. It's fine if I'm exposed, but ruining your reputation as the number one assassin would be really unfair." Long Chen said with a smile.
Now, Dongming Yu was in front, Long Chen behind. Dongming Yu used the invisibility technique to envelop Long Chen. Long Chen only needed to maintain his aura at the same frequency as Dongming Yu's, and using the concealment technique would make the effort much more effective.
"Hehe, not at all. Brother Long Chen's technique is too powerful, embracing all things. He can even use my divine-level stealth technique.
It's just that Brother Long Chen, your own cultivation technique is too strong. You need to control your emotional fluctuations, because once you feel even a little killing intent, the Stealth Technique can't conceal your aura. Dongmingyu giggled, her pretty face full of admiration.
When Long Chen had previously learned the Stealth Technique from her, Dongming Yu only gave him some ordinary Stealth Techniques. As long as Long Chen learned to control his aura and she helped him cover up, the probability of using the Stealth technique would increase.
As a result, those stealth techniques were easily mastered by Long Chen. His mastery of various techniques was truly a genius among geniuses.
Dongming Yu was stunned. If she didn't know Long Chen well, she might even suspect he was an outstanding stealth assassin.
It wasn't until she also taught Long Chen the Killing God's inherited Stealth Technique that she realized Long Chen's technique was too powerful—he could even master the God-level Stealth Technique.
You have to understand, this inherited Suicide God's stealth technique doesn't just require talent—it also needs a matching technique. Yet Long Chen could still master it with ease.
In fact, this divine-level stealth technique was deliberately made difficult for Long Chen by Dongming Yu. After all, Dongming Yu was still too young and somewhat childish, but Long Chen still learned it, finally making her understand the problem.
Long Chen's cultivation method was so powerful that even the divine-level stealth technique could be easily mastered. However, there were pros and cons: if his emotions fluctuated too much, the latent technique would be hard to hide and would easily be exposed.
"I'll be careful not to get too worked up." Long Chen nodded; he had noticed this problem too.
The Stealth Technique is a purely technical technique. For him, mastering it isn't difficult, but applying it becomes challenging. To fuse the technique with breath fluctuations like Dongming Jade does, is nearly as hard as climbing to the heavens.
The Nine-Star Overlord Body Technique was too domineering; using it to control the gentle latent technique was like trying to pull eggs out of a chicken coop—it was simply impossible.
Long Chen was self-aware; he just needed to keep his mind clear and try to keep a fluctuation alive. He would leave everything else to Dongming Yu to cover for him.
After walking forward for another half an incense stick's time, Long Chen finally saw the Blood Clan encampments, but there were no open or hidden sentries as Long Chen had imagined.
It seems the Blood Clan only regards the strong warriors of Tianwu Continent as lambs, not worried about Tianwu Continent's ambushes.
But then again, if Tianwu Continent attacks the Blood Clan now without the Emperor's will, what would Tianwu Continent have to fight against the Blood Clan now? Currently, the only known fourth-step Tongming Realm expert on the Tianwu Continent is Tianyu Zhenren, while the Blood Clan's Guanglongchen knows of three fourth-step Tongming Realm experts. The gap in top-tier combat power is enormous.
As Long Chen and the other carefully moved through the gaps between the major factions' garrisons, Long Chen couldn't help but feel a bit alarmed.
Each place where a blood clan expert was stationed spanned thousands of miles. From afar, it looked like countless stars scattered across the void, stretching endlessly.
"Brother Long Chen, you're absolutely right. The blood clan experts are slowly gathering. All of them are high-level blood clan members with formidable combat abilities, waiting for the Emperor's will to fade.
Judging by the current scale, if they launched an attack, it would likely be more than a hundred times the last time. In other words, they were determined to win this strike and would spare no effort to open the way out. Dong Mingyu said with a laugh.
Long Chen nodded. Judging by the current situation, it was indeed as he had expected: either he didn't attack at all, or once he did, it would be a thunderous blow, a desperate strike.
The last high-level races that attacked only included the Blue-ringed Blood Clan, Rock Blood Clan, and Golden Horn Blood Clan.
But this time, Long Chen had only advanced for the time it takes to burn an incense stick before he saw more than ten different blood clan experts moving back and forth, their auras far stronger than those of the three advanced races: Blue Ring, Stone Rock, and Golden Horn.
What alarmed Long Chen most was that in some of the bases, he vaguely sensed a chilling aura, indicating that terrifying blood clan experts were present in these locations.
However, that aura was not that of a fourth-step Tongming Realm expert. Long Chen estimated it was the aura of a young Blood Clan king, since Long Chen had once slain that Golden Horn Blood Clan king and was somewhat familiar with that aura. However, those people's auras were deeper and more powerful.
"Rumble rumble...
Long Chen and Dong Mingyu were slowly advancing when suddenly a roar and explosion came from ahead. A blood sword shot up into the sky, piercing through the firmament.
"What's going on? Go take a look. Long
Chen was startled, grabbed Dongming Yu, and rushed straight toward the direction of the sword light.