Inside a cloak, a petite body was wrapped in a cloak, like a sprite in the night. At this moment, Dongming Yu raised her head, revealing her delicate face, a beautiful curve at the corner of her mouth:
"While you are in a state of divine invisibility, others may not be able to kill you, but I can."
Tian Xiezi looked at the dagger on his chest, his eyes full of regret and unwillingness. He had actually forgotten Dongmingyu, the goddess.
He sacrificed all his divine power to gain a brief period of divine invisibility, escaping the prison of flames, but fell into Dongming Jade's ambush.
Although Dongming Yu had already defected to the Blood Killing Hall, she still possessed the power of a killing god within her. In other words, she was still a goddess. Among everyone present, only she had the power to kill him.
Long Chen hoisted the Dragonbone Xie Yue onto his shoulder, looking at Tian Xiezi, whose expression was extremely complicated and unmoving, and said:
"Do you understand now?" Even if I haven't broken through to the fourth step of the Tongming Realm, with our combined strength, you will still be defeated.
Once your stamina is depleted by seventy percent, my fire prison can drain all your strength, and you can only escape with this move.
Yu'er's deadly strike—you definitely can't escape it. Maybe you can get hurt but not die, but now, you have no chance left. On
Dongming Yu's dagger, divine light blossomed, exhausting all the divine power within Tian Xiezi's body. At this moment, Tian Xiezi's spiritual energy was completely depleted, his world power exhausted, and his divine power completely burned out. At this moment, he had no strength left to resist.
"I never expected to be defeated. But this time, I admitted defeat wholeheartedly. At the same realm, I am not worth a smile in front of you."
Heh, maybe that's fate. As the Son of God, I am just a supporting leaf; my brilliance is merely to highlight others' talents. Tian Xiezi's expression calmed down. A divine light appeared on his brow—a flame pattern.
As soon as the flames appeared, his primordial spirit ignited. He knew he was doomed today, so he burned his own soul to preserve a shred of dignity for himself.
"Tell me where they went, and I'll allow you to die with dignity." Long Chen looked at Tian Xiezi but did not immediately stop him.
Originally, Long Chen could have searched his soul. As long as Tian Xiezi's primordial spirit was shattered and Meng Qi was present, he should be able to obtain a lot of useful information. However, in the end, he chose not to do so.
Long Chen didn't hold much hatred toward Tian Xiezi. Their grudge was simply a matter of different stances—one righteous, one evil, like water and fire—there was no right or wrong—it was fate.
"Hahaha..."
Tian Xiezi suddenly laughed.
"Don't force me to act. I've already calculated everything. Xia Chen's formation has already been enhanced, and Meng Qi's soul technique is already prepared." Long Chen said coldly.
Sure enough, everyone noticed that the two formation disks in Xia Chen's hands had already lit up, and Meng Qi formed hand seals with both hands. The strange phenomenon behind her trembled, and the spell was ready to be activated at any moment. Long Chen did not intimidate Tian Xiezi; he had already made preparations.
Tian Xiezi shook his head and said, "I'm not laughing at you, but at myself. In terms of talent, I'm worlds apart from you; in terms of wisdom, I'm not even worthy to carry your shoes; in terms of character, I am far behind."
Enough, if there is a next life, I hope I no longer become your enemy. Perhaps, like your Dragonblood Warrior, I can follow you and no longer be lost. "
Whoosh."
Tian Xiezi flicked his finger, sending a soul arrow flying toward Long Chen. Long Chen caught it tightly, and the arrow exploded in his hand, sending countless messages flooding his mind.
"Buzz!"
At that moment, Tian Xiezi's body suddenly trembled, like a ball of sand drifting away in the wind, merging into heaven and earth, until he vanished without a trace.
"Sigh."
That day, the Evil Son disappeared, a powerful figure who dominated an era, sealed away and preserved until now, only to revive. And just like that, he died. Even if the righteous and evil paths are irreconcilable, this outcome is truly lamentable.
Moreover, Tian Xiezi's words before dying deeply touched their hearts. Tian Xiezi's heart was filled with confusion. He was not absolutely loyal to the evil god; otherwise, he wouldn't have said that if there were a next life, he would be willing to follow Long Chen.
Everyone has different experiences. Tian Xiezi may have many unknown matters, but cultivation is dangerous, and only he knows its warmth and coldness. No one wants to mention it to others.
In the cultivation world, countless people are out of control. Some paths aren't necessarily chosen by oneself; sometimes, choices are forced by helplessness.
Even a dignified evil divine son couldn't control himself, let alone others. Heaven and earth are like a chessboard; cultivators are merely pawns. The black and white factions are not for one to choose.
"Actually, he doesn't have to die. We can accept him, as long as he's willing to turn over a new leaf." Tang Wan'er said with some regret.
The others also felt a bit regretful. If Tian Xiezi could join their ranks, even with only his primordial spirit left, he would still be an extremely terrifying existence. Moreover, if he were subdued, it would be a terrifying blow to the evil path, causing morale to destabilize, which was of great significance.
Long Chen shook his head and said, "You underestimate Tian Xiezi. Anyone who can dominate the world has their own pride. Even without the constraints of the divine seed, he would never surrender."
And even if he surrendered, his hands were stained with the blood of righteous strongmen. Can you truly accept him from the heart?
Even if you accept him, what about your sect? Would Tian Xiezi live despised, barely clinging to life, being scorned by others? That's impossible, so death is his best destination. Everyone
nodded. Indeed, good and evil cannot coexist, and the hatred between the two sides is irreconcilable.
"Long Chen, did Tian Xiezi give you any useful information?" Mengqi asked.
"He did, and it was all the information he knew." Long Chen said.
"He was simply swayed by your magnanimity. You'd rather risk his rapid death than directly search his soul and preserve the dignity of a strong person. That's why you did this." Chu Yao said.
This was indeed somewhat unexpected. The reason Long Chen killed Tian Xiezi was to uncover their secret. However, even if he did, Long Chen was not confident he would obtain a useful soul fragment. Perhaps Tian Xiezi might have a way to erase important memories from his soul.
According to Tian Xiezi's memories, the mastermind behind this incident was the Ye family. They deliberately stirred up trouble among the major powers to hunt down our Tianwu Alliance and the Xuan Beast Clan's forces.
The main goal isn't to kill many people, but to slow us down. However, the Ye family is extremely cunning, wanting to make a fierce fight to reap the benefits, allowing the disciples of the Divine Clan to cultivate and hunt for treasure without any obstacles.
The Divine Clan members rushed here immediately, and after advancing to the Penetrating Nether Realm, they left immediately and entered a more dangerous area to explore and search for treasure.
But Tian Xiezi, Di Feng, and the others weren't fools. They also held back, leaving marks on the Divine Clan experts and heading straight for them.
But the Divine Clan's intentions were exposed, so they renegotiated and left some to harass the Dragonblood Legion to slow down Long Chen's cultivation. This way, Long Chen couldn't compete with them for the treasure.
As a result, Tian Xiezi volunteered voluntarily. Ye Ming had once warned him not to engage Long Chen head-on, and as long as he tried to prevent Long Chen from advancing, the mission would be considered complete.
Tian Xiezi agreed at the time, but didn't follow Ye Ming's instructionsHe was ordered to do it, and in the end, he gave his life here.
"Have Ziyan, Miss Nangong, and Miss Beitang all advanced as well?" Mengqi asked.
Long Chen nodded and said, "They're all smarter than us. They should have ways to track down the Divine Clan's powerhouses. Once inside, there's no need to join up with anyone else—they'll just arrive here."
It can be said that, except for the reckless rookies of the Sea Demon clan, everyone else has already advanced ahead of us.
Even Mo Nian managed to sneak in and completed the advancement together. Mentioning
Mo Nian made Long Chen find it somewhat amusing. According to Tian Xiezi's memories, when Mo Nian arrived, he was targeted by the evil path and the ancient noble families' alliance, which made Mo Nian furious.
He immediately made a decision: anyone who dared to stop a Mohist disciple from advancing would be forbidden to advance. At that time, Mo Nian even fought Ye Ming, and after testing the waters, Ye Ming suffered a loss.
Mo Nian's divine power was vast as the sea, instantly intimidating everyone. They mistakenly thought Mo Nian had inherited the legacy of some deity and had become another divine son.
With Mo Nian's move, no one else dared target him anymore. Once Mo Nian went mad, although he couldn't kill everyone, if he caused trouble, no one would be able to focus on cultivation in peace.
Thus, they all advanced with peace of mind and eventually left one after another. However, what made Long Chen uneasy was that in Tian Xiezi's impression, Feng Fei, Dan Xianzi, and even Dongfang Yuyang did not appear.
"Boss, do you know where they went?" Guo Ran asked.
"I only know the direction and the approximate location. This is the direction Ye Ming left for Tian Xiezi. Now that Tian Xiezi is dead, Ye Ming must be alert. I need to hurry over." Long Chen said to everyone,
"You all stay here and focus on your cultivation. After you advance, don't separate the Dragonblood Warriors."
The Tianwu Alliance and the Xuan Beast Clan each reorganized their teams and explored northwest, because the western region was still unknown and offered more opportunities.
The Southwest region's divine clan armies and other forces have all passed by. If we follow behind them, our gains won't be great.
As for me, you don't need to deliberately join me. Each of you should seek your own opportunities. The Dragonblood Legion only allows legion commanders to act alone; no one else can be separated. "
Yes,"
the Dragonblood warriors replied. They knew that in that dangerous area, only legion commanders could protect themselves; it was too dangerous for others.
"Senior Brother Long Chen, should we also leave some people behind to kill the Sea Demon clan?" A disciple from the Tianwu Alliance spoke up, saying they could also imitate the evil path and the ancient family alliance to prevent the Sea Demon clan from advancing.
You have to know, this Life-and-Death Spirit Spring has the power to defy fate against both mysterious beasts and demon beasts. If they leave some people behind to cause trouble for the Sea Demon Clan, they should be able to hold them back.
"No need. If too few remain, it will be dangerous; if too many, it's simply not worth it."
There are too many people in the Sea Demon clan; we can't afford to waste time with them. If we have that time, we'd rather seek more opportunities.
The sea demon clan is just a bunch of reckless youths; we don't need to take them seriously, so there's no need to waste time. Long Chen shook his head.
"Take care, everyone."
After Long Chen finished speaking, he nodded to Meng Qi and the others. His thunder wings trembled and he sped away. Just as he flew out of the Yin-Yang Spring, a sudden thought struck him, and he slowly flew toward a distant rock.