Chapter 6428 Killing Intent

“AHH!”

The Heaven Devil’s screams echoed through heaven and earth, sending chills down the spines of all who heard them.

He had been the strongest among the Heaven Devils and the other experts here. After all, he had merged his Sovereign flames and reached the One Merger Realm. Yet, in only a few moves, Long Chen had subdued him.

Hearing his screams, watching his body twitch and sprout vines, the others felt dread clutch their hearts.

“Run!” someone shouted.

Their strongest warrior had been captured. Even with their numbers, they knew they would be slaughtered if they stayed. Running was their wisest choice.

However, just as they turned to flee, lightning and flames weaved into a giant net surrounding the entire battlefield.

Cang Lu swept through the air, his Bloodfiend Halberd carving a bloody path. Flesh and blood followed in his wake as experts with 999 Sovereign flames were mercilessly slain.

Some tried to attack the net of lightning and flames, but their attacks only made it tremble. They couldn’t break it in the short term.

Whenever anyone managed to endanger it, Cang Lu was there, cutting them down without mercy. At first, Huo Linger and Lei Linger’s net quivered under the strain of containing so many enemies, but with Cang Lu’s aid, their control stabilized until no one could threaten it.

Evilmoon’s barrier over Devil Cloud Mountain also slowly faded. After all, the enemies were already fleeing for their lives. No one was attacking the original devil race.

Evilmoon was too prideful to even bother attacking the small fry.

Atop Devil Cloud Mountain, the original devil race watched as Cang Lu slaughtered these experts. It wasn’t long before they were exterminated.

After that, some vines cleaned up the blood and flesh covering the ground. It was like these millions of experts had never existed.

If it weren’t for the horrifying scars of battle on the ground, the original devil race’s experts would have wondered if this was all an illusion.

“AH!”

Then, a final scream pierced the silence. The Heaven Devil’s head burst apart, ending his agony.

When Long Chen appeared before Yue Xiaoqian, the peak experts of the original devil race immediately tensed, startling him. Many of them looked unfamiliar, and their eyes brimmed with fear and hostility.

“Xiaoqian, I’m sorry for being late,” Long Chen said softly, ignoring them.

Yue Xiaoqian’s pallid face and exhausted expression pained him deeply.

Yue Xiaoqian forced a weary smile and rubbed Long Chen’s cheek. “I’m the one who should apologize... I always end up implicating you. I... I always fail to carry this burden myself...”

Toward the end, Yue Xiaoqian almost sobbed. She wished she could lead the original devil race to glory just like how Long Chen had led the Dragonblood Legion.

However, the path ahead had always been filled with thorns and pitfalls. Every step was perilous, and each setback eroded Yue Xiaoqian’s confidence bit by bit. The cruelty of reality had worn her spirit thin—almost to nothing.

If Long Chen hadn’t arrived when he did, they would have been forced to use the life-giving art, sacrificing everyone but her. The thought of surviving alone in such a world filled her with dread. Could she truly bear the weight of vengeance on her own?

She had always aspired to be like Long Chen—to avenge her ancestors and lead her people to glory—but the burden was crushing her.

No one else could shoulder the duty of reviving the original devil race, so she endured, gritting her teeth through the pain. But inside, she was haunted by the faces of her fallen kin. In her dreams, their eyes accused her, asking why she hadn’t saved them. Her heart was full of wounds that never healed.

If there were not so many who depended on her here, she would have collapsed into Long Chen’s arms long ago and wept, releasing all the pressure she’d buried within.

“Don’t worry,” Long Chen said, gripping her hand firmly. “The hard days are over. It’s time we declared war on our enemies.”

“Then will you declare war on yourself?”

The words cut through the air like ice.

The speaker was the one-armed woman standing behind Yue Xiaoqian. Her gaze was sharp as a blade, fixed on Long Chen.

Yue Xiaoqian’s expression changed, and she immediately shouted at this woman to be silent.

“Fei Shuang!”

Fei Shuang was one of the original devil race’s greatest heavenly geniuses from the ancient era. Her power was second only to Yue Xiaoqian’s.

She was cold and restrained by nature, but fiercely loyal to her leader. Normally, she would have obeyed Yue Xiaoqian without question, yet today she refused to stay quiet.

“Sacred Daughter,” Fei Shuang said coldly, “if it weren’t for the nine-star line turning against us, would we be in this state? And now that he’s come to save us, how do we know it isn’t a trap? He’s a nine-star heir too!”

The atmosphere instantly changed. The gathered members of the original devil race bristled with anger and suspicion, glaring at Long Chen.

Yue Xiaoqian hastily said, “That had nothing to do with Long Chen! I’ll use my head as a guarantee—”

Long Chen interrupted, “Xiaoqian, what happened?”

Rage was already burning in his chest. The moment he heard Fei Shuang’s accusation, one name surfaced in his mind—Aogu.

Seeing his darkening expression, Yue Xiaoqian said, “There might be some misunderstanding. What happened was—”

Fei Shuang cut her off. “I should be the one to say it. Your nine star line found us and demanded our allegiance. Since our ancestors once followed the nine star line, we didn’t reject them outright. But then they wanted us to sign a spiritual blood contract. That will essentially turn us into their slaves, so we refused.”

Long Chen’s fury ignited, flaring from embers into a blazing inferno.

With a bitter tone, Fei Shuang continued, “The Sacred Daughter said such a matter had to be discussed with our Elders first. We were also preparing to head to Devil Cloud Mountain to receive our legacy, so we parted ways peacefully—or so we thought. Then, they turned on us, using brute force to try and subdue us. We couldn’t shake them off, so we agreed to settle it through three duels. We each won one round, but in the third...”

She trailed off, her eyes dark with pain.

A young girl behind her burst out, her voice trembling with fury. “In the third match, your fellow despicable nine star heir cheated! Big Sister Fei Shuang showed mercy, and he destroyed her arm in return! He even used astral laws so it could never heal! Now... now...”

Thinking of how Fei Shuang’s arm would never grow back, that young girl cried.

BOOM!

A wave of killing intent erupted from Long Chen, shaking the heavens. The battlefield, which had just returned to calm, was once again drowned in darkness.

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