"Where is the Patriarch? Something terrible has happened... We... We..."
A
figure stumbled out of the spatial gate, landing in a plaza already packed with people.
The powerful figures of the four great divine clans had long since gathered here. This was the entrance to the Heavenly Domain Battlefield, and the powerful members of the Dragon, Ye, Zhao, and Jiang families practically filled the entire plaza. Those who
could come here were almost all prominent figures from the four great divine clans; ordinary people simply weren't qualified to be here.
Since all the disciples of the four great divine clans had been sent to the Chaos Battlefield, these older generation powerhouses had been both excited and nervous.
This time, it could be said that the four great divine clans had used all their strength, pushing their disciples' strength to the limit before the Heavenly Domain Battlefield opened.
Some disciples weren't strong enough, so even forbidden techniques to force growth were used.
There was no other way; there were too many opportunities within the Heavenly Domain Battlefield, and everyone wanted to try their luck.
Originally, the Heavenly Domain Battlefield was supposed to open several more months later.
But just now, the entrance to the Heavenly Battlefield suddenly appeared, and terrifying power of law erupted from it, killing some of the powerful guards who were specifically assigned to protect it.
This anomaly at the entrance instantly alarmed everyone, with almost all the high-ranking members of the four great divine races rushing to the entrance.
From the discovery of the anomaly to everyone gathering there, less than half an hour passed before the entrance began to distort significantly, and the spatial passage gradually became visible.
Everyone was shocked. Historically, the reopening of teleportation channels was a very slow process, usually taking at least ten days and at most half a month from the first sign to full opening.
However, this time, the spatial passage opened completely in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. The powerful figures of the four great divine races were immediately on edge.
The instant the spatial passage opened, a figure covered in blood was the first to tumble and crawl out of it.
Immediately afterward, a figure still enveloped in the Nine Li Divine Talisman followed suit.
"Biluo..."
The powerful figures of the four divine clans were horrified. Long Biluo was covered in blood, her body cracked in many places, and only the Nine Li Divine Talisman protecting her body had preserved her physical form.
One of her arms was missing from her shoulder, and black runes flickered at the wound, still frantically devouring her flesh. "Whoosh
!"
An elder of the Long family exclaimed in alarm, hurriedly reaching out to grab Long Biluo.
"Careful..." someone cried out.
"Ah..."
The elder, a peak Emperor-level cultivator, tried to remove the runes from Long Biluo's shoulder, but the moment he touched the black runes, he was instantly engulfed by black flames, letting out a shrill scream.
"Whoosh!"
The scream still echoed in the plaza when the elder was burned to ashes by the black flames.
The black flames, having consumed the elder, returned to Long Biluo's body, surging into her wounds.
"Damn it, what's going on?" the powerful figures of the four divine clans roared in fury.
Long Biluo was the strongest prodigy among the four divine races, and she controlled a primordial rune from the Chaos Artifact, the Nine Li Tower. According to their predictions, once Long Biluo condensed her natal rune, she could unleash the power of the Nine Li Tower's primordial rune, enough to sweep across the battlefield.
However, judging from her appearance, Long Biluo not only lost, but suffered a crushing defeat, and was also afflicted with a strange curse.
"Ancestor..."
The Long family disciple who had come out first stammered. He was lucky; when Long Chen was battling the Qiankun Cauldron, he desperately rushed towards Long Biluo.
He was a devoted admirer of Long Biluo, and he wanted to take the opportunity to rescue her, but he never expected that this action would save him.
The battle between the white-robed Long Chen and the Qiankun Cauldron was earth-shattering; all the Long family experts in the core area of the battlefield, including Long Zaiye, were annihilated.
This disciple, whose strength was only slightly below average, escaped death because he was with Long Biluo.
Although Long Biluo was powerless against Long Chen, it didn't mean the primordial runes from the Nine Li Tower on her body were useless.
At the critical moment, those runes formed a protective barrier, shielding Long Biluo. The Long family disciple who was beside her at the time also survived thanks to the Nine Li Tower's runes.
Finally, the spatial gate opened, and the disciple dragged the half-dead Long Biluo back.
Upon returning, he was exhausted and, without time to explain, immediately fainted.
"Damn it, what happened? Only two of my four great divine clans' disciples came out?" someone roared.
"Whoosh..."
But at that moment, several more figures appeared.
"Splat splat..."
Several figures fell from the sky, their flesh torn apart by the terrifying force, their faces unrecognizable, crashing to the ground like dead toads.
"Jiang Zitao, Ye Huang, Zhao Ziyu, Jiang Zihao..."
Unable to recognize their faces, their identities could be confirmed through their soul fluctuations. To everyone's horror, these were all renowned figures within the four great divine clans.
Now, they were all unconscious, like puddles of mud, their bones shattered. Some had their lower bodies gone, some had their buttocks pressed against their heads, and some had their thighs split open from their chests.
Seeing these once-peerless prodigies reduced to such a miserable state, the powerful figures of the four great divine clans were nearly driven mad.
"What exactly happened in the Heavenly Domain Battlefield? Who is targeting our divine clan? We must make them pay the price..."
an elder roared, furious. Anyone seeing their clan's prodigy tortured like this would be heartbroken.
"It's...it's...Long Chen..."
Jiang Zihao, his head pinned under his buttocks in the crowd, uttered a few words in a dying voice before finally losing consciousness as well.
"Long Chen..."
Upon hearing the name "Long Chen," the powerful figures of the four great divine races were struck as if by a bolt from the blue.
Before entering the Heavenly Domain Battlefield, the high-ranking members of the four great divine races had engaged in a fierce debate over Long Chen.
The conservatives believed that Long Chen was not to be trifled with; even if they couldn't recruit him, they shouldn't make him an enemy, otherwise it would be detrimental to the four great divine races.
However, the radicals believed that Long Chen had no loyalty to any faction and had repeatedly humiliated the four great divine races, already regarding them as mortal enemies. If this scoundrel wasn't eliminated, the future would be endless trouble.
Ultimately, the radicals prevailed over the conservatives, and the high-ranking members unanimously decided to abandon the plan to recruit Long Chen.
However, within the Heavenly Domain Battlefield, it's best to avoid provoking Long Chen unless an opportunity arises that can absolutely kill him.
The contents of the high-level meeting are known only to the core disciples; those close to Long Chen, such as Jiang Yue'e and Feng Fei, are kept in the dark.
This is why Jiang Zitao, Jiang Zihao, and others acted immediately when the opportunity presented itself.
The Jiang family's high-ranking members' expressions changed drastically. They couldn't help but look at an elder of the Jiang family, a former head of the family who had always sided with Feng Fei.
However, due to being marginalized at this high-level meeting, his face was now cold and indifferent, seemingly already disheartened.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
Just then, figures flew out from the spatial passage. When Feng Fei, Jiang Yue'e, and the others emerged unharmed, the Jiang family's experts erupted in cheers.