"Rumble...
The earth exploded, and a strange vegetation sprouted from beneath the earth, resembling a lotus seedling.
From beneath the earth, a bare stem grew a single leaf. As it rapidly grew, Long Chen was shocked to discover that the trees covering millions of miles around had instantly withered, and the earth's life force had been forcibly drained by it.
As it continuously drew on the power of the earth, the leaf grew larger and larger. When it reached a radius of a hundred li, the earth began to decay, all vegetation withered and decayed, creating an utterly horrifying sight.
Immediately after, the vegetation itself began to wither, leaving only a single leaf lingering in the void.
This strange leaf turned the world into a land of death, and endless divine runes swirled around its body. Its aura was even stronger than that of ordinary divine emperor weapons.
"What a trick... Long
Chen looked at the decayed earth, then at the vibrant leaves, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly—what a domineering technique.
"Whoosh!"
Everyone flew onto the leaves, and their shapes began to change. The originally oval leaves suddenly became as narrow and long as willow leaves, carrying everyone through the air.
At first, Long Chen wondered if everyone was going to keep walking all the way to the Undying Demon Forest. Not a single means of transportation?
Now he understood that Huai Yushan needed to wait far enough away from the Longhuai Forest before using this move. According to Long Chen's estimation, this decayed land would have no chance of regaining life for at least tens of thousands of years.
"Buzz!"
The willow leaf tore through the air, carrying everyone into a streak of light, speeding forward. The willow leaf sliced through the void, producing a sound like brocade—arrogant and impressive.
"Heh heh, that's exactly the style of our Undying Clan." Watching the mountains roar past beneath his feet, a disciple of the Undying Dragon Locust clan chuckled softly, his laughter full of spirit.
"Back in the day... Forget it, there's a human here. A disciple was about to express his feelings, but when he saw Long Chen, he swallowed the rest of his words.
Long Chen couldn't help but look strange. No wonder Uncle Huai said dealing with these guys was especially exhausting. Long Chen clearly knew these people were great, but the way they spoke was really hard to accept.
"It's nothing to say, there's nothing to be afraid of." Long Chen smiled, indicating he didn't mind.
The man scratched his head and said a bit awkwardly, "Actually, it's nothing much. I was just about to talk about how glorious our Undying Clan was back then, but you humans have a saying: 'A true hero doesn't boast of his past glory.' So, I couldn't go on with it."
Long Chen couldn't help but chuckle, surprised that disciples of the Undying Dragon Huai clan could have such a humorous side.
Long Chen smiled and said, "But the human race has also said that the legacy of our ancestors can illuminate thousands of generations."
When it's time to be arrogant, don't hide it. Besides, isn't the honor of our ancestors also our honor?"
"Hahaha, you don't look very pleasant, but you're actually quite nice!" The man couldn't help but laugh heartily; Long Chen's words made him especially happy.
Damn it, don't you think the first two sentences are a bit redundant? Long Chen was speechless. If he didn't know these guys were brainless, he would have slapped him long ago. They don't even know how to speak human language.
"Long Chen, our Undying Dragon Locust clan is not very eloquent and not good at communicating with outsiders. If we offend anyone, please be understanding." At that moment, a woman with a diamond-shaped rune on her forehead walked over and apologized to Long Chen.
This person was also one of the top experts in the Undying Dragon Huai clan, second only to Huai Yushan. He was her right-hand man, named Mingmin, and the only person in the entire team who spoke in 'human language.'
"It's fine, I think I'll get used to it over time." Long Chen said with a bitter smile.
So what could be done? After all, he needed help, and begging for help meant he needed to be served. Not making him upset was already a blessing.
"Actually, we Undying Clan are like this. We only say what we want to say,
never considering others' feelings, and certainly never the consequences. Therefore, our Undying Clan can only communicate with our own clan and with foreign races, which easily leads to conflicts and even wars.
However, this cannot be blamed solely on us; in fact, the source still comes from the human race.
Ahem, ahem, I'm just being honest, don't be mad, okay! "At this point, Mingmin realized she had said the wrong thing again.
Long Chen was speechless. Why was the story dragging into the human race again?
"I want to ask, before that era, did your Undying Clan never speak? Not communicating? Not getting married and having children?" Long Chen couldn't help but say.
Mingmin said, "Back then, we didn't need to speak; communication relied entirely on divine sense. Reproduction was done through pollination, root transfer, and branch growth."
But since that era passed, everything changed. We had to learn the human language, movements, habits, cultivation methods, comprehend the Heavenly Dao, and so on. "
That really is a bit tough for you." Long Chen said.
Long Chen didn't know why the Lord of the Nine Stars did this in the first place, but he believed his actions had deeper meaning; otherwise, such behavior would only bring endless disaster to the human race.
"It was tough, but honestly, I really like the feeling of being human. Shh, don't tell anyone, especially Sister Yushan, or she'll curse people." Mingmin secretly glanced at Huai Yushan at the front and whispered.
Long Chen was taken aback. It seemed that in the entire Undying Dragon Huai clan, this was the first time he had heard such a sound.
"Then what do you like most about the human race?" Long Chen asked.
"I'm not telling you."
Suddenly, Mingmin's pretty face flushed slightly, and she ran off directly.
Long Chen was stunned. This girl seemed different from the other disciples of the Undying Dragon Locust clan.
"Rumble..."
As they galloped forward, eight blazing war horses, pulling a massive war chariot, roared in and roared alongside the others.
The Blazing Flame Warhorse was a remnant of chaos and a spirit beast, extremely precious. Its fiery red fur burned like flames as it galloped, moving as fast as lightning.
Originally, the chariot could have overtaken the crowd, but it deliberately refused, maintaining the same speed as the others. Huai Yushan frowned, coldly looked at the chariot, and reminded everyone to stay alert.
The powerful members of the Undying Clan all stood up and shielded Long Chen in the center. This action instantly dissolved all his previous displeasure.
Although these guys aren't very talkative, they really get involved when something happens. Because of this, if Long Chen had a little fuss, he would have come across as petty.
"Buzz."
Suddenly, the warhorse's vital energy erupted, and endless runes began to flow on the chariot.
"Not good."
Suddenly, Long Chen's expression changed.
With a loud explosion, the chariot exploded with a thunderous crash.