"This time I hit the jackpot."
Long Chen sat in the secret chamber, gazing at the dazzling bronze fragment in his hand, his eyes filled with excitement.
Long Chen excused himself by saying he needed healing to the old man, but in reality, to avoid suspicion, he secretly slipped into the secret room to admire the treasure.
Long Chen used the copper fragment of the Eastern Wilderness Bell to shatter the impostor. Once the impostor was shattered, the sealed source energy surged rapidly into the world.
The primordial power that had flowed into heaven and earth was all absorbed by the bronze fragments. This was why, no matter how hard the Ye family head tried to seal the opening, the primordial energy kept draining away, eventually all of it flowing away.
Thanks to the absorption of the bronze fragment, the source power originally belonging to the Eastern Wilderness Bell returned to its original form, and on this bronze piece was a complete rune.
Now, this rune radiated endless divine light, as if time was flowing within, witnessing the transformation of all things and possessing terrifying power.
"Ss..."
Long Chen gently traced the bronze shard through the void, slicing through tiny cracks. The power contained within the bronze shard was astonishing.
"This bronze fragment contains astonishing power, but unfortunately, it's just a fragment, without any consciousness, and it cannot recognize you as its master, nor can it be used by you." Dragonbone Xie Yue sighed.
"It's fine. I think sooner or later I'll encounter the Donghuang Bell, and then I'll return this bronze piece to him."
Hehe, even if you don't know how to use it, as a hidden weapon, it's still possible, or can destroy other divine artifacts, and it has many uses as well.
Besides, even if it was useless, just shattering that fake bell and seeing the Ye family head's devastated expression made me feel incredibly happy. Long Chen chuckled, feeling it was just too satisfying.
"You can still laugh?" I'm worried about you to death. "Dragon Bone Xie Yue said irritably.
"What's there to worry about?" Long Chen asked.
"You changed such a terrifying technique. From now on, you'll have to continue your own cultivation path.
Do you know how difficult it is to create a cultivation technique? Techniques like the Nine-Star Overbearing Body Technique must have been forged countless times and validated countless times before they were formed.
You changed your cultivation method halfway and completely strayed from the Great Dao. Do you really think you can reach the finish line?
Putting everything else aside, take your self-created Nine-Star World-Destroying Fire Lotus, for example. Do you think there's another way to condense it?
Even if there is, it is a different path, and we will never create from half the original foundation; transformation is even harder than creating.
Right now, your top priority is to find a way back on track. While you're still not too far off, maybe it's still too late. "Dragonbone Evil Moon said in a deep voice.
Dragonbone Evil Moon understood the terrifying power of the Nine-Star Overbearing Body Technique even better than Long Chen, so seeing Long Chen act like nothing happened all day—even he couldn't stand it. This guy was really overbearing.
"It's fine, the path is chosen by yourself. Who knows if it's a blessing or a curse? Having everything in your own hands feels pretty good. Long Chen said casually.
For some reason, after the cultivation path of the Nine-Star Overlord Body Technique was changed, the sense of oppression in Long Chen's heart actually lessened considerably.
It was like riding in someone else's car, letting others control it. Now, the car wouldn't go and he pulled it himself. Though his vision was confused, he was full of hope. Long Chen loved this world where crisis and opportunity coexisted, and the feeling of controlling his own destiny.
Moreover, Long Chen had once witnessed a powerful figure fiercely battling in the sky while unconscious, unleashing his Nine-Star Battle Body.
Nine stars on the person's back formed a circle, not much different from the six-star battle body. By normal calculation, the seven- and eight-star figures should be the same, just like a bracelet.
In the future, when condensing stars, he would only need to insert them according to that shape. Long Chen didn't feel much pressure; in fact, he was especially optimistic.
Moreover, as he gradually mastered the power of the Six Stars, the burden on his body was gradually adapted. After so long fighting with Jiang Wuchen, Long Chen's body was constantly injured, but with the Tianlin Demon Tree continuously channeling life force to heal his wounds, Long Chen was confident he could wear him down without using any other ultimate moves.
Now, the Tianlin Demon Tree has formed an ocean of life. Long Chen had consumed less than one percent of his vitality in today's battle, so he had nothing to fear.
Moreover, the Tianlin Tree Demon has grown to such a level and possesses the self-healing power of a strong being. Such consumption will recover within two to three days. That's why Long Chen remains full of confidence when facing the Four Great Emperor seedlings.
Long Chen had originally thought the four would attack him, but he had already prepared a strategy of trading injuries for injuries, life for life. Using the advantage of the Tianlin Demon Tree, he completely subdued them. Long Chen believed that when it came to recovery, no one could match him.
However, the outcome that unfolded in the end was something Long Chen did not expect. It turned out that the Tianwu Continent possessed such a powerful foundation. The High Priest, Master Tianyu, and Lord Le Si of the Miaole Immortal Palace all hid themselves too deeply.
Long Chen examined the bronze piece carefully for a while longer and found it truly couldn't be driven, so he put it away.
Long Chen gathered all the warriors of the Dragonblood Legion.
"Boss, are they trying to take us to the Divine Clan to fight?" Guo Ran asked excitedly.
"You didn't show off this time, so you're upset, huh?" Long Chen was speechless. When did this kid become so combative?
"Boss, you've misunderstood. I think we need to show our strength to live up to your noble demeanor and complement each other." Guo Ran smiled obsequiously.
"Isn't it just to show off?"
Long Chen waved his hand and said, "Alright, there will be plenty of opportunities to show off in the future. The key is that you have the strength to do it."
In the Star Domain Divine Realm, you say the armor is too strong, and the brothers still can't fully unleash its power, right? "
That's right. The armor we forged in the Star Domain Divine Realm this time brought together all the strength of me, Xia Chen, and Zhao Ritian. It was truly a racking brainstorm and full effort.
I never expected that among the three great heroes back then, one would have already died. Sigh, I still can't believe that we should mourn him in silence. Guo Ran looked deeply sorrowful, and after speaking, he actually lowered his head.
Long Chen was so angry he wanted to slap him: "Are you annoyed that I killed him?" Are you deliberately arguing with me? "
Boss, you really shouldn't have killed him. That's my treasure trove—I haven't used enough yet." Guo Ran looked miserable, his eyes red; it was clear that he truly loved Zhao Ritian.
Ever since Zhao Ritian was born, Guo Ran had been imagining the future every day. Now, in a fit of anger, Long Chen had crushed Zhao Ritian to death. He felt sad, and in his own words, Zhao Ritian was his.
Seeing Guo Ran's state, the others all burst out laughing, but they also felt that Zhao Ritian's death was truly a pity.
It was truly an inexhaustible mountain of gold, especially for Guo Ran, which was heartbreaking.
But because it was Long Chen who killed him, Guo Ran dared not speak out in anger. He could only use this method to express his dissatisfaction and to condemn Long Chen's barbaric actions.
"Understand my ass. Even if Zhao Ritian wasn't pressured by that old witch, he still had to be killed. He can't be used anymore." Long Chen said.
"Why?" Everyone was stunned.
"Guo Ran, Xia Chen, do you have dull lines on your brows? You don't feel anything at all?" Long Chen said irritably.
Everyone was startled and looked at Xia Chen and Guo Ran. After a closer look, they found that there was indeed something dark on their foreheads.
That thing looked like dust, but it grew inside the flesh. Because it was so faint, unless you looked closely, you wouldn't notice at all.
"What is this?"
Guo Ran was startled and even reached out to wipe his brow, but as soon as he did, Gu Yang and the others cried out in surprise.
Guo Ran wiped hard, and fine lines quickly appeared on his skin, like tree roots, which quickly disappeared.
Xia Chen was the same. Their eyes were filled with shock, not knowing what was going on. But thinking about it, they knew this was definitely not a good thing.
"Zhao Ritian's divine ability is an extremely terrifying force capable of overturning the entire world. If he absorbs all the immortal metal power of the entire world, it will cause the entire world to collapse.
No world law is allowed to threaten the entire world, so Zhao Ritian dared not recklessly absorb the power of immortal gold, as it would destroy the world's foundation and be cursed by the world.
So Zhao Ritian could only absorb a small amount of immortal gold power from different worlds, constantly moving from place to place to escape this curse.
Don't you find it strange? With such terrifying divine powers, why doesn't Zhao Ritian absorb more of the power of immortal gold and sweep across the world? Long Chen said.
Everyone suddenly understood. That's right, if Zhao Ritian could freely absorb the power of the immortal gold, no one in this world could suppress him.
"This guy is actually very vicious. Because he was forced to absorb the power of immortal gold, you two shared ninety-nine percent of the curse.
And your cursed power was shared by all the brothers in the legion because you helped the Dragonblood Legion forge armor weapons. If it weren't for so many people sharing the burden, you two would have died long ago. Long Chen said irritably.
"Boss, ... You're really impressive, you know all this, but why didn't you tell us earlier? Guo Ran was so scared he broke out in a sweat. He hadn't expected Zhao Ritian to be so cunning and never mentioned this before.
"Impressive my foot! Lingxi told me this. The Star Domain Divine Realm is a masterless realm and already broken, with weak world will. The curse isn't very strong, and with so many people sharing the burden, there's not much danger.
But returning to the Tianwu Continent is no longer possible. Whether in the Tianwu Continent or the Wild World, using Zhao Ritian to mine immortal gold would silently kill everyone by this guy.
So Zhao Ritian was no longer useful. Taking him out in front of the Divine Clan was the best choice—both satisfying and satisfying, truly perfect. Long Chen chuckled.
"Boss, but we've been cursed. Will we die?" Fear still flickered in Guo Ran's eyes. Whether it was his mind or not, he felt his head swell and his whole body chilled.
Long Chen fell silent for a moment, and after a long while, finally let out a long sigh and said:
"Yes."