Chapter 6622 Peak Divine Ability

“In the ruins of a temple dedicated to the Pill Sovereign, I found her tracks,” Xue Ying said. “But you don’t need to worry. Anyone else who discovered them is already dead, and I linked their deaths to the Nether Blood Demon race. That region is their territory, and they already bear a grudge against the nine star line. It won’t raise suspicion.

“At present, the nine star line is focused on accumulating strength. They won’t provoke the Nether Blood Demon race over something like this. I already reported that nothing was found there and claimed our actions had alerted the Nether Blood Demon race, making further investigation inconvenient. As long as your two friends don’t provoke the Nether Blood Demon race, they’ll be safe.”

“Two friends?” Long Chen was startled. Had Xue Ying made a mistake?

Xue Ying took out a photographic jade and activated it.

A severely blurred image appeared. It was clearly recorded from an extreme distance and from a deeply concealed position. Several layers of concealing formations had to be in place for the image quality to be this poor.

Even so, Long Chen recognized one figure instantly—Yu Qingxuan.

The other was also a woman. Long Chen studied her carefully and confirmed that he did not recognize her.

In the recording, that woman was walking alongside Yu Qingxuan before suddenly pausing. She looked over in the direction of the photographic jade, and the image ended there.

“That woman is terrifying,” Xue Ying said gravely. “The one who recorded this was a scout from the Shadow Spirit race—experts in reconnaissance within the nine star line. You know that the greatest talent of this race is their ability to conceal themselves. Even so, from an immense distance and with three barriers between them, this woman still sensed his presence. That scout was so scared that he immediately gave up their surveillance and reported to me.”

The Heavenly Bat Sovereigness.

The name surfaced in Long Chen’s mind at once.

He couldn’t be certain yet and would pass the recording to Qi Ying for confirmation later. Still, even without that, Long Chen was quite sure about this woman’s identity.

The Shadow Devil Bat race owed both him and Yu Qingxuan a tremendous debt. Given their nature, they would not leave it unpaid. For the sake of Yu Qingxuan’s safety, it could be considered natural that the Heavenly Bat Sovereigness would be accompanying her personally.

Thinking of how Yu Qingxuan had the Heavenly Bat Sovereigness’s protection, Long Chen felt much more relaxed. It seemed that he didn’t need to worry about her.

Although Long Chen had given her an ambiguous reaction, Xue Ying didn’t stop.

“Lord Long Chen,” Xue Ying said, “I also possess one of the nine star line’s peak divine abilities. I believe it will interest you.”

“A peak divine ability?” Long Chen was surprised.

Seeing his confusion, Xue Ying explained, “The people of my race are merely Star Slaves of the nine star line. In theory, we should never come into contact with their most secret divine abilities. However, this time, Xiao Yin entrusted me with an important mission. I used it as leverage to obtain entry into the Star Divine Pavilion.

“The nine star line’s strongest divine abilities are recorded there. But every divine ability I attempted to comprehend posed mortal danger to me—even understanding them was lethal, let alone training them. Moreover, these divine abilities cannot be obtained through spiritual memories. We must comprehend them inside the pavilion. The moment we leave, our memory of the technique fades.

“The Star Divine Pavilion possesses a formation that will erase our memories. As a result, the experts of the nine star line, despite being able to use many powerful divine abilities, mostly cannot transmit them to others. However, the formation specifically targets astral energy. I used the Spiritual Strength sealed within me to secretly record this technique.”

“You only recorded one technique?” Long Chen asked, feeling a bit disappointed.

If it were him, he would definitely take them all.

With a bitter smile, Xue Ying replied, “Sealing this one technique was already the limit of what my Spiritual Strength could endure. If it were any more complicated, I wouldn’t have been able to record it. Successfully sealing it already counted as lucky.”

After a brief pause, Xue Ying continued to explain.

“The Star Divine Pavilion has three levels. All contain core divine abilities of the nine star line, but someone at my level is only qualified to learn one ability from the lowest level. I forced my way in by using my mission as leverage against the Star Guardian. I then used that opportunity to enter the highest level and record a single divine ability.

“The Star Guardian wasn’t concerned because he knew that with my power, I could only learn the divine abilities of the lowest level. The middle level is for Divine Sovereigns, and for me to try to learn one would be courting death. As for the highest level, those are the unique divine abilities of the Star Master. It is said that other than the Star Prince Xiao Yin and a few other existences sealed within the Star Divine Palace, no one else can use them.”

Excitement and fear flickered across Xue Ying’s face at this moment.

The day she was spared from death, she had already decided to leave the Nine Star Line. She knew that once this mission was completed, the Star Guardian would eliminate her in secret. The Star Prince’s pardon had marked her as a potential threat. Under the Star Guardian’s gaze, she could never escape his control.

However, before joining Long Chen, she had to bring some bargaining chips. Yu Qingxuan’s news was one. But she felt that it wasn’t enough, so she brought a second.

The second bargaining chip had been extremely dangerous for her. One misstep, and she would have suffered irreversible damage. Even now, the lingering thrill and fear had not faded.

One of the Star Master’s personal divine abilities.

Just thinking of it made her heart race. The Star Master was the strongest existence in the nine heavens and ten lands.

Even Long Chen’s heart was tempted. Such an offering was enough to move even him.

“Lord Long Chen,” Xue Ying said sincerely, “with your current strength, you cannot defeat Xiao Yin. I’m not asking you to. I only ask that you help my Blood race escape his control. I believe you can do this.”

It was clear that Xue Ying was more than a beautiful face. Even her negotiation skills were excellent.

First, she brought out news of Yu Qingxuan, leaving Long Chen no choice but to listen. Second, she presented a peak divine ability to draw out his interest. Third, she lowered the demand—she wasn’t asking Long Chen to defeat Xiao Yin, only to free her race.

Long Chen smiled. “When I said ‘you’ve won your gamble’, I meant I’d already agreed. You don’t need to keep tempting me.”

Although Xue Ying had sensed this, the matter involved the lives of countless members of her race. She could not afford to be careless.

Hearing his direct confirmation, she finally relaxed. She held back her tears and kowtowed to Long Chen.

“Lord Long Chen, from now on, Xue Ying is willing to walk through water or fire for you!” she pledged.

Long Chen waved her hand, and a gentle force lifted her to her feet.

“There’s no need for that. Let’s talk business,” said Long Chen.

Xue Ying smiled. “I seem to recall you saying you’re not good at business—and that you don’t like it.”

Long Chen was speechless. “If a woman is too smart, people won’t like her.”

The light remark allowed Xue Ying to fully relax. It was clear—Long Chen had accepted her.

“Lord Long Chen, do you want to see that divine ability now?” she asked.

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