Chapter 6659 Qu Liushang

The palace fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone watching this trial froze in fear.

“From the moment I entered,” Long Chen said coldly, his gaze sweeping the hall, “none of you formally announced your official positions, nor did you follow any proper procedure. Even if this were a sham trial, shouldn’t you at least put on a show?”

With a sharper tone, he continued, “Or do you feel like you don’t need to be bothered because I am just a tiny Sovereign Lord? Do you feel that with the Starry River Palace backing you, you can abuse your position without a care?”

“Long Chen!” the Heaven Palace Elder shouted.

“Shut your mouth!” Long Chen shouted back.

Backed with a shocking law power, his voice rocked the entire palace. The astral runes covering every inch of it seemed to be affected by Long Chen’s will, and their light converged on him.

With a sharp tone, Long Chen declared, “I do not have the time to play these senseless games with you. I only came to the Starry River Palace to see if you have inherited the will of the Star Master, or if you have deviated from his will after so many years. As expected, you guys are a disappointment. A group of weak trash hiding behind arrogance is worthless in my eyes. Seems like the Starry River Palace has not been threatened in so long. You’ve already forgotten the pain and humiliation of the past.”

“Impudence!”

One of the Divine Sovereigns rose in fury.

“You are the impudent one! Divine Dragon Pull!”

Long Chen roared and raised his hand.

A dragon diagram formed of starlight bloomed upon his palm. In that instant, every astral rune within the palace flared violently.

An invisible force yanked that Divine Sovereign into Long Chen’s hand. Grabbing his throat, Long Chen lifted him like a chicken.

“What?!”

“How is this possible?!”

“He can control the palace’s star diagram formation runes?”

The hall erupted in shock.

The entire palace formation had turned in Long Chen’s favor. To the assembled Divine Sovereigns, it felt as though they were birds trapped in a cage with a ferocious dragon.

All the formation runes in the palace flashed frantically as astral energy roared through the hall.

None of them could understand how this was possible.

The palace’s formation runes were connected to the Starry River Grand Formation. They were never meant to be controlled by an individual, yet Long Chen had done exactly that.

“Hmph, you old fools don’t understand a thing about astral laws, yet you dare to act arrogant in front of me. What qualifications do you have to try me?” Long Chen cursed.

Long Chen waved his hand and sent that Divine Sovereign crashing into a wall, blood spraying from his mouth.

The entire Starry River Palace was thrown into chaos.

Watching the projection, countless nine star heirs shuddered. Long Chen stood like a god of slaughter, sending chills down their spines.

Then—

Clap Clap.

Clear applause echoed through the hall.

A new figure had appeared.

“Greetings, Palace Master!”

The elders hastily rose to their feet and bowed.

The newcomer was a handsome man who looked to be in his thirties, refined and scholarly in bearing.

Yet, his eyes were startlingly bright. Upon closer inspection, nine tiny streaks of divine light could be seen flowing within his pupils.

The chaos instantly settled when he appeared. An invisible force had cut off Long Chen’s connection to the formation runes.

Long Chen’s heart jolted.

He hadn’t sensed this man’s arrival at all.

When Long Chen saw the nine streaks of light flowing in this man’s pupils, realization struck him. This person was an acquired Divine Sovereign—someone who had abandoned their original essence runes to condense new ones aligned with the laws of the current era.

No wonder this man was so powerful.

“The body as the sea, reflecting the cosmos... I am truly impressed. You resonated with the formation and made it support you instinctively,” the young man said, smiling at Long Chen.

He was the vice palace master of the Starry River Palace, Qu Liushang.

His appearance sent shockwaves through the entire palace. He had been in seclusion for so long that even many Elders had never seen him. Without the Heaven Palace Elder leading the bow, not many would have believed that this frail-looking man was truly their vice palace master.

The Starry River Palace had two vice palace masters.

One was Qu Liushang.

The other was Li Zimo—someone who spent most of her time fighting in the outside world. She rarely returned, and it had been thirty years since her last appearance.

“Senior overpraises me. Congratulations on Senior’s rebirth through destruction. You now soar above the ten thousand laws,” Long Chen greeted, cupping his fists.

Qu Liushang was unquestionably on the same level as the Heavenly Constellation Ancestor. If they fought head-on, Long Chen knew he would stand no chance.

However, Long Chen didn’t fear him.

If he couldn’t win, he could always run. With the trump cards he possessed, he didn’t believe the Starry River Palace could truly stop him.

The moment Qu Liushang appeared, his divine sense transmitted privately to the Heaven Palace Elder. Then he turned back to Long Chen.

“Young friend Long Chen, it seems that there are some misunderstandings here.”

“No,” Long Chen cut in flatly. “There are no misunderstandings.”

On the desolate mountain, Zhan Tu nearly fainted.

“You idiot!” he cursed.

He had never expected this matter to disturb the vice palace master himself.

If Qu Liushang called it a misunderstanding, he was clearly offering both sides a way to retreat with dignity.

However, Long Chen rejected it outright.

At this sight, Zhan Tu was about to strangle Long Chen. Was there truly someone this stubborn in this world?

Long Chen continued, “This is the disease of the Starry River Palace. Although it is not yet beyond cure, the treatment will be painful.”

“Oh? Do tell,” said Qu Liushang.

Long Chen explained, “The Starry River Palace suppresses newcomers, while some factions continuously abuse their position for selfish reasons. They use their connections to elevate their own people regardless of merit, promoting mediocrity while crushing talent. Their actions have betrayed Heavenly Sovereign Yaochen’s original intent.

“Or did he establish the Starry River Palace so that the brave warriors of the nine heavens who risked their lives to come to the Primal Chaos World would be suppressed and face discrimination?”

“What nonsense! You’ve only been here for less than a day! How dare you spout such rubbish!” shouted one of the Elders.

“One glance was enough,” Long Chen replied. “I extrapolated.”

Qu Liushang frowned slightly. “Palace Master Zimo is often absent, and I’ve remained in seclusion the whole time. It seems the Starry River Palace truly has rotted away.”

All the Elders’ expressions darkened.

Qu Liushang... was siding with Long Chen?

The Heaven Palace Elder’s face turned ashen. If such corruption truly existed, the greatest blame would fall on him.

“Young friend Long Chen, why don’t you go back to your residence for now? I will personally come find you later,” said Qu Liushang.

“In that case, thank you for your trouble, Palace Master,” Long Chen replied.

This time, he did not argue further.

He turned and left.

“Palace Master, you can’t believe Long Chen!” said the Heaven Palace Elder once Long Chen was gone.

Qu Liushang clasped his hands behind his back.

“The Starry River Palace stands at the crossroads. This era is changing, and our chance lies in danger. It is time to clean up and rebuild ourselves. I order a full investigation. This matter will determine the future of the Starry River Palace, perhaps our very survival. If anyone dares show the slightest bias, don’t blame me for being merciless.”

With that, Qu Liushang left, leaving behind a bunch of Elders who stood drenched in cold sweat.

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