The dark-skinned woman suddenly felt uneasy, but in the end, she nodded.
"With such a small stature, you can still be an elder? The high-ranking relatives of the Divine Clan must be blind." Long Chen sneered.
To play such unacceptable tricks with Long Chen was just too childish for him.
The dark-skinned woman grew even more nervous, not even daring to speak, afraid of angering Long Chen.
"Let me ask you, do you know anything about the blood clan?" Long Chen asked.
"I understand. In the college, I've always been first in the history program." Mentioning the blood clan, the woman seemed to see a glimmer of hope and hurriedly said.
"Academy?" Long Chen was taken aback.
Through his research, Long Chen learned that this woman was named Li Jing. Among the imperial relatives of the Divine Clan, she had no background or backing. Although she had some talent, she had never been valued and was even ostracized.
In her words, she was ugly and had no connections. No matter how hard she tried, she wasn't favored. However, suddenly being assigned to Long Chen's side, she was initially somewhat pleased, feeling that she was finally being valued.
But when she saw the gloating looks in some people's eyes, she realized something was wrong. As soon as she inquired about the feud between the divine clan's imperial relatives and Long Chen, she immediately realized it was a pit of fire, and if things went wrong, she could lose her life. She wanted to make excuses.
But the elder sternly refused, saying that if she didn't do this well, she would be expelled from the Divine Clan. She had come with a resolve to die.
After hearing this, Long Chen couldn't help but feel both amused and exasperated. Was Long Chen really that terrifying?
"I don't get it. You're clearly afraid of dying, so why won't you leave? The world is vast—a powerhouse at the Destiny Star Realm can live well wherever you go. Long Chen said somewhat speechlessly.
"I've never been exposed to the outside world. I'm very afraid." Li Jing said, lowering her head.
Not even afraid of death, yet afraid of a strange world? Well, Long Chen couldn't understand such behavior.
"Don't be afraid. That old bastard deliberately harmed you, but I won't make things difficult for you.
Back then, I made an agreement with the Divine Clan that someone familiar with the Blood Clan should come as my follower, so I could learn more about the Blood Clan. Since you said you had no problem, I'll trust you for now.
Tell me about the origins of the blood clan, their combat power, and how to distinguish the strong. Long Chen asked.
Long Chen wanted to test Li Jing first. If Li Jing knew nothing, Long Chen would immediately attack the Divine Clan's relatives, drag that old man out, and beat him to a dog's head.
Hearing Long Chen mention the blood clan, Li Jing immediately perked up and became confident, saying:
"The blood clan comes from a being called the Blood Abyss Star Domain. They cultivate a bloodline divine ability. Within their blood are powerful runes. As long as you control bloodline power, you can control everything."
Their realms were not much different from humans; the only difference was that their energy core was not in the dantian, but in their hearts.
According to existing records, the Blood Clan has ninety-three minor races, each with different talents. However, based on the details, they can be divided into three ...."
When Li Jing mentioned the Blood Clan, she recited them like a treasured collection and recounted all the detailed information about them to Long Chen.
She also explained in detail the distinctions between vampire races—which race has a special attack style, which specializes in strength, which excels at soul attacks, and so on.
Long Chen gathered all the Dragon Blood warriors and listened together. Familiarizing with the enemy in advance is an essential element for battle.
"The young lady is impressive, she really knows quite a lot." Long Chen praised. This Li Jing truly had some real skills, and when discussing these blood clans, he not only brought up historical records but also mixed in his own views on them, analyzing their weaknesses with great convincing insight.
Although he hadn't officially fought the blood clan yet, thanks to Long Chen's years of combat experience, Li Jing had made many of his predictions and found them very reliable.
"Thank you for the compliment, Senior Brother Long Chen. After learning for so many years, it's finally useful. I hope you won't be laughed at again in the future." After chatting with Long Chen for so long, she realized he wasn't as terrifying as the rumors said; he spoke in a straightforward and approachable manner.
She didn't feel the slightest dislike for her looks. At first, when she saw Mengqi, Chu Yao, and the others, she immediately felt a sense of shame.
Even ordinary beauties pale in comparison to them, let alone her. But she found that not a single person in the Dragonblood Legion ever looked down on or looked down on her; they listened so attentively, which made her very grateful.
"Looks like I should thank that old rascal. Your wealth of knowledge is very useful to me." Long Chen said.
"My mother said that if you're ugly, you should study more. It seems my mother was right." In the peaceful atmosphere of the Dragonblood Legion, Li Jing was completely relaxed and even started joking.
"Looks can't be used to make a living, but your skills are. There's no need to belittle yourself. Besides, you're not ugly." Long Chen said with a smile.
Li Jing isn't actually ugly; her looks are just not outstanding, and with her dark complexion, she looks unattractive among the beautiful women.
However, Long Chen knew that there were many ways in this world to change a person's appearance, yet Li Jing did not change it, not even her skin color, which showed she was very opinionated.
"Miss Hei... Ahem, I call you that, and you don't mind, do you? "After Guo Ran finished calling, he realized something was off and said awkwardly.
Mengqi and the others glared at Guo Ran. This guy was so despicable, he exposed his shortcomings and spoke so harshly.
"It's okay, Miss Hei is already doing well. They've always called me even harsher." Li Jing waved her hand.
"No, mainly, I think calling you 'Black Girl' feels more down-to-earth and very affectionate." Guo Ran hurriedly explained.
"It's okay, everyone can just call me Miss Hei or Hei Yatou." Li Jing didn't care about how she was addressed.
"Yes, yes, feel free to call us whatever you like. For example, this bald guy—you can call him Bald Brother or Brother Liang.
These two looked dark too. Since you're close relatives, you can call them Brother Earth. As for the handsome me, you can call me Handsome Brother..."
"Ugh..."
Gu Yang, Li Qi, and Song Mingyuan were all mocked by Guo Ran. Seeing Guo Ran's narcissistic expression, He immediately put on a vomiting look, and everyone laughed.
"Black Sister, you... Why are you crying? From now on, I won't call you Black Sister anymore; I'll just call you Li Jing. Guo Ran saw Li Jing actually crying and thought she was angry, so he quickly apologized.
"No... I ..., no one ever treated me as a friend. They mocked me, bullied me, and said you're too good to me... Li Jing choked up as she spoke.
Clearly, Li Jing is also someone with a story. Among the divine clan's maternal relatives, she has always been ostracized. Now that everyone is joking with her, she feels even more touched.
"Black Sister, don't be afraid. I'll help you forge a set of armor later. If anyone bullies you from now on, just kill them outright." Guo Ran immediately changed his tone, changing from 'black girl' to 'black sister.'
"No, no, no..." Li Jing hurriedly waved her hand, clearly not having experienced any major incidents.
Long Chen glared at Guo Ran, telling him not to tease the honest man. Long Chen waved his hand, urging Guo Ran and the others to hurry and plan the war zone. Now that he roughly understood the vampires' attack methods, they could make full arrangements.
After dealing with Guo Ran and the others, Long Chen asked Li Jing privately, "I'm very curious—why would the Blood Clan attack the Tianwu Continent?" "
They want the root energy within us, because blood clans only have spiritual blood but do not possess spiritual roots.
If we take our spiritual roots and undergo special treatment, they form spiritual roots within their bodies, which can transform their bodies, much like how we refine their primordial essence blood. Li Jing replied.
Only then did Long Chen suddenly understand: the Blood Clan had seen the Tianwu Continent as prey, trying to seize the human race's spiritual roots.
"By the way, do you know much about the Winged Demon Clan of Demon Spirit Mountain?" Long Chen asked.
Li Jing immediately said with some difficulty, "Senior Brother Long Chen, I'm really sorry. Before coming, the elder ordered that only questions related to the blood clan be allowed. Anything else must not be disclosed. I ...."
At this point, Li Jing's eyes reddened. She knew but didn't dare to say it. Yet since Long Chen and the others treated her this way, if she didn't say anything, She felt she had let Long Chen and the others down, but saying it would be tantamount to disobeying orders.
"It's nothing, I was just asking casually. This question isn't important to me." Long Chen hurriedly waved his hand, signaling Li Jing not to make things difficult.
After learning this, Long Chen stopped pressing the Winged Demon Clan and instead turned to the Blood Clan, also asking how Emperor Mo Li suppressed the Blood Clan back then.
According to Li Jing's answer, back when the Blood Clan attacked the Tianwu Continent, they occupied almost half of Central State, fighting so fiercely that blood flowed like rivers. That battle lasted more than a decade.
It was at that time that Emperor Moli emerged from the sky, sang all the way, and soared to the pinnacle of martial arts, leading the heroes to slay the blood clan, ultimately slaying the blood clan giants and sealing the entrance to the Yin-Yang Realm.
However, the Yin-Yang Realm is a passage connecting two worlds, having experienced countless great wars and a very mysterious origin. Later, periodically, the Yang Realm descended and connected with the continent. Continent's strong warriors could enter the Yin-Yang Realm through the entrance to train.
The Blood Clan treats the Yin-Yang Realm as their backyard, yet the continent's powerful ones secretly pick it up. There are many parts that can't be explained or illogical. Li Jing said she doesn't understand either; some of the things recorded in ancient texts also have many flaws and cannot be fully trusted.
"Even the information about the Divine Clan isn't complete?" This made Long Chen somewhat wary. Was it because the historical records were incomplete, or had someone deliberately concealed part of the history, preventing anyone from knowing the truth?
Or is it that, because of the Emperor, many things are inconvenient to disclose? Long Chen felt that this world was full of hidden secrets.
While Long Chen was talking with Li Jing, a large number of powerful figures were gathered. Xia Chen and Guo Ran had already discussed and planned to start a large-scale deployment. This battle could not afford any carelessness.