Almost every powerful figure in Yingzhou had a certain number of sea monster corpses in their spatial rings.
There was no other way. After years of warfare, too many sea monsters had been killed. These sea monster corpses had to cross mountains and rivers to remote wilderness lands to dispose of them, so they wouldn't affect other regions.
Now that Long Chen had arrived to help dispose of the corpses, they wouldn't have to go to such lengths to send them out. Because in the wilderness, there are no teleportation arrays, and deep within the wilderness, legends say primordial creatures exist. Even Immortal Kings wouldn't dare to venture deeper.
Every time Yingzhou's strong warriors secretly went to the wilderness to dump corpses, they were terrified, afraid of encountering terrifying creatures.
But now, there's no need to worry. Long Chen has taken all the corpses in everyone's hands—it's truly a win-win.
Because of the laws of the Immortal Realm, space rings are extremely difficult to manufacture. Not only do they require precious materials, but they also need Immortal King-level forging masters to infuse spatial talismans. Therefore, spatial rings in the Immortal Realm are extremely expensive—ordinary people really can't afford them.
However, everyone has a Star Space, so it's rare to need a spatial ring. Except for some special items that cannot be placed in the Star Space, only spatial rings are needed.
Therefore, spatial rings in the Immortal Realm are often luxury items, symbols of status and status.
Using such precious items to store corpses made these powerful figures feel very uncomfortable, but there was nothing they could do—they couldn't just move the corpse into their own homes!
Corpses kept pouring into the chaotic space. The chaotic space was now enormous, with black soil alone covering millions of li. These corpses were nothing but a piece of cake for it—as long as it could spread out, it could quickly absorb as many as possible.
Originally, the Jianmu Divine Tree had a diameter of only about two zhang, yet it was over six hundred li tall. When viewed from above, it looked like fine spider silk standing there—so thin it felt very strange.
This time, with the massive release of life force, the Jianmu Divine Tree kept growing taller. Long Chen worried that with its height so high, it might break itself.
But once the Jianmu Divine Tree reaches a thousand li, it stops growing taller and instead starts to get thicker. The speed at which the Jianmu Divine Tree grows thick is much slower than its height.
But with each ring it thickened, its vitality multiplied. As Long Chen collected spatial rings, those rings became free and could clear the battlefield.
Some of the Yingzhou experts were responsible for collecting inner cores, others for collecting corpses, and Long Chen also saw that there were dedicated personnel responsible for recording and counting. Clearly, Yingzhou experts had their own management methods for this kind of thing, and the efficiency was very high.
However, Long Chen's World-Destroying Fire Lotus killed not only the sea monsters on the surface, but also those who hadn't surfaced were all killed alive.
Millions of Yingzhou experts worked for a full three hours before they finished collecting all the corpses.
When the tallying official made the accounts public, people could hardly believe their ears—there were over a hundred million inner elixirs.
How many sea monsters did Long Chen kill with that strike? Not all sea monsters develop inner cores; there's a certain probability. Some demon beasts don't have inner cores. Because they don't have inner cores, all their energy is stored in their flesh and blood, making their flesh and blood incredibly powerful. But because they lack inner cores, they can't use divine powers. Compared to humans, sea monsters without inner cores are somewhat easier to deal with.
Yingzhou experts have dealt with sea demons for years and know that only about thirty percent of third-tier sea demons—that is, Four Extremes Realm sea demons—have inner cores.
On the other hand, fifty percent of fourth-tier sea demons have inner cores. Without inner cores, advancing is extremely difficult and requires accumulating more energy.
In other words, with one strike, Long Chen killed far more sea monsters than the number of inner cores—an unimaginable number.
After understanding this truth, Long Chen suddenly understood. No wonder the life force released from the decomposed corpse of a sea demon was so dense, far stronger than that of a magical beast. It was probably because there was no inner core.
At this moment, people looked at Long Chen with awe, while the younger generation of strong warriors were even more fired up. That strike was something they would never forget for the rest of their lives.
Seeing so many inner cores, many of which were top-grade ones—those golden hexagonal sea serpent cores were extremely valuable treasures—Luo Changwu felt a bit troubled.
Long Chen said he didn't want the inner core; he only wanted the corpse. But these inner cores were too valuable, and this wasn't just the Luo family's business—it was the whole of Yingzhou. Having the Luo family owe a favor wasn't quite appropriate.
But he knew Long Chen's temper. If he insisted on breaking up with him, Long Chen might get angry, because this kid was very proud deep down, so this matter could only be put aside for now.
After clearing the battlefield, the Demon Sea returned to a deathly silence. But when the sea calmed down, it gave off an intense sense of fear, as if something terrifying was hidden beneath the deep sea, ready to burst out at any moment.
"Boss, I think I should go back." At that moment, Xu Zixiong walked over, his face full of despair.
Long Chen smiled: "What's wrong?" Hit hard? Xu
Zixiong nodded and said, "I used to find that at home, heroes had no place to shine, and everywhere I felt stifled.
This time, I finally escaped. I originally hoped to make a name for myself in Tianlan Domain, but now I realize there are places to prove myself, but I am not a hero at all—I will never become one in my lifetime. Xu
Zixiong's words were full of disappointment. This battle made him realize how weak he was—so weak he wished he could die. He had never imagined that the identity he once prided himself on as the first generation would turn out to be such a huge joke.
Bai Xiaole, Luo Bing, Luo Ning, and the others felt a bit sad when they heard Xu Zixiong's words. Xu Zixiong was pitiful. After seeing the outside world, what he experienced was not always excitement, but also heavy blows that were discouraging. At this moment, Xu Zixiong even felt utterly hopeless.
"You tried to call me boss like Xiao Le and Qin Feng, and I didn't refuse because you carry barbarian blood, and I was once favored by a barbarian strongman and gifted the Blood-Drinking Treasure Knife.
There's even a brother who is a member of the barbarians, so I have a deep connection with them. As long as you truly want to become stronger, just follow me, and you'll definitely get what you want.
As for heroes, you might misunderstand. It's not about being strong in martial arts, but being a hero. My only job is to make you stronger, but whether you can become a hero is beyond my control. Long Chen looked at Xu Zixiong and said.
"I... Can I really become stronger? Xu Zixiong said excitedly.
"Stop wasting your breath. The boss never spouts empty words in his life. From now on, just follow him honestly. You really are a fool with a fool's luck." Qin Feng pulled Xu Zixiong aside, no longer letting him cause trouble for Long Chen, because at this moment, Luo Changwu seemed to have something to say.
"Long Chen, you just arrived in Yingzhou and yet came to join the great battle. It truly makes our Luo family feel guilty.
The Demon Sea is now calm and stable. This wave of attacks must have passed. Why not come to my humble home for a chat?
The clan leader has probably been waiting for him for quite some time. Luo Changwu arranged the handover and personally led Long Chen and the others to the Luo family.
Hearing the clan leader's name, even with Long Chen's calmness, his heart couldn't help but beat faster.
Long Chen knew that what he was about to see was his mother's father, his grandfather. He didn't know if facing his grandfather would unleash endless anger, or even draw a knife to question him about why he treated his own daughter like this.
Long Chen didn't know what kind of role he should have facing his grandfather. He took a deep breath:
"Let's take it one step at a time. If hard doesn't work, then tougher ones."