Chapter 6687 Cripple

“On the third level... I encountered someone I knew. That moment of hesitation cost me my life,” Xue Ying explained.

She had only just stepped onto the third level when she saw one of her dead subordinates. That single pause was enough. Countless attacks converged on her, and even with her strength, she was crushed instantly.

The sensation of death had been far too real. Even after her “revival,” her heart was still pounding violently.

But rather than discouraging her, this sensation ignited her competitive spirit. She wanted to push forward again, to see just how many experts lay ahead.

Hearing that someone as powerful as Xue Ying had died on the third level, Long Chen immediately realized that the Seven Treasure Space had changed. As his own strength grew, so too did the difficulty of the trials.

The enemies within had clearly become stronger. Otherwise, based on Long Chen’s understanding of Xue Ying’s power, she should have charged all the way to the fifth level without difficulty.

From there, progress would slow, but with steady effort, she should be able to reach the seventh level.

That was precisely why he had warned her earlier.

Yet now, being instantly slain on the third level meant that with her current strength, even reaching the fifth floor would be a challenge.

Long Chen was itching to make the attempt himself. He wondered what kind of change had occurred in the Seven Treasure Space. Had the seventh level also changed?

However, he was in no condition to make the attempt now. His astral energy was exhausted, and without it, he had no confidence in competing against that terrifying existence.

Long Chen watched the pale Qu Yingying, who was protected by many disciples. They were gradually seizing control over the entire battlefield.

Qu Yingying was bitterly hanging on. It was rather painful to see her working so hard, but Long Chen felt no pity.

He knew Qu Yingying’s laziness could rival Guo Ran’s. Without forcing her, she had no drive to train.

Furthermore, although she seemed tired, the fatigue never reached her eyes. She seemed excited instead. Under the Radiant Starlight World’s glow, she resonated faintly with the auras of the surrounding disciples, forming a strange harmony that gave her an unprecedented sense of control.

It was a feeling she had never experienced before.

At this moment, she was the commander wielding an army of nine star disciples. That authority swept away her exhaustion entirely. She was beginning to savor it.

Long Chen couldn’t help but smile upon seeing that.

As long as Qu Yingying was with the disciples from the nine heavens, even if he were forced to leave one day, he could do so without concern.

As Long Chen left the Seven Treasure Space, the Seven Treasure Colored Glass Tree’s leaves swayed.

Its seven-color divine light covered the entire mountain. What had once been desolate now resembled a wonderland.

Stepping beyond the barrier, Long Chen said calmly, “Zhi Zhi, guard this place. If anyone tries to break the barrier, kill them.”

A vine silently stuck out of the earth and vanished just as quickly. With Zhi Zhi guarding this place, Long Chen wasn’t worried at all.

Now, Zhi Zhi was extremely powerful, especially in terms of defense. If Li Wanci wasn’t personally attacking, there was nothing to worry about.

Long Chen judged that Li Wanci would not be so foolish. Otherwise, it would be a public confrontation against the palace master—a slap in his face.

Long Chen used the transportation formation here and arrived in front of a giant starry gate.

An elder sat cross-legged before the gate. The instant Long Chen arrived, the elder opened his eyes, and a mountain-like pressure swept over him.

There’s another acquired Divine Sovereign here? Long Chen was surprised.

In addition to Qu Liucang and Li Wanci, there was actually a third acquired Divine Sovereign in the Starry River Palace. For these living fossils to break down their original heaven earth law manifestations and reconstruct them was far easier said than done.

The elder’s pupils shrank slightly. He seemed to realize something.

“You are the little fellow called Long Chen?”

“That’s me!”

“What business do you have here?”

“I wish to use the starry river formation to recover,” Long Chen replied, unbothered to hide it.

“Tablet!”

The elder extended his hand, and Long Chen tossed the tablet toward the elder.

The elder frowned. Throughout the Starry River Palace, other than the two vice palace masters, everyone else would respectfully hand their tablets to him for verification with both hands.

However, Long Chen simply tossed it to him without any manners.

With a dark expression, the elder coldly asked, “Are all the children from the nine heavens so lacking in manners?”

“Manners are for people who also have manners. ‘Little fellow’ is something I should call myself, not you,” sneered Long Chen.

From the moment that this elder opened his mouth, Long Chen knew that he was an antiquated, stubborn old man who clung to his prejudice toward the nine heavens.

Long Chen naturally wouldn’t show manners to someone so prejudiced against him. Politeness would not soften such bias—it would only deepen it.

The elders’ expression sank.

But before he could come up with a reply, Long Chen impatiently said, “Why is a gatekeeper talking so much in the first place? You barely completed your creation through destruction. Your foundation isn’t even close to stable. Be careful not to end up back where you started.”

“You...!”

The elder was shocked. Just as Long Chen said, this elder had just rebuilt his heaven-earth law manifestation and had yet to fully stabilize it. In fact, it had been over three hundred years and his realm had not stabilized.

As a result, he continuously sat in front of the gate to the starry river, trying to use it to stabilize his realm.

But now, it seemed that his unlucky star had come.

When Long Chen came, this elder could have ignored him. Long Chen simply needed to use his tablet to activate the formation, and he could enter the starry river.

However, this old fellow liked being troublesome, and he was annoyed by the recent disturbances.

He didn’t bother investigating this matter, but he did know a bit about it. He was focused on stabilizing his realm above all else.

What he had not expected was for Long Chen to confront him directly—and with words that cut like a curse.

The elder clenched Long Chen’s tablet and shouted, “You little brat, you dare to be rude to me? Do you believe I couldn’t stop you from ever passing through this gate?”

As long as he applied the slightest force, that tablet would shatter, and Long Chen’s points would become zero.

“Do you believe me when I say I’ll shatter the foundation of your half-finished realm and turn you into a cripple so that you suffer a life worse than death?” retorted Long Chen coldly.

Long Chen was also angry. This old fossil disgusted him. What little calm he had left was now gone.

He locked eyes with the elder. If that tablet were crushed, Long Chen would attack without hesitation. Even with his astral energy depleted, he could still force a decisive clash.

If the elder were to unleash his full power, that meant he had to summon his heaven-earth law manifestation. If Long Chen shattered the elder’s heaven-earth law manifestation, the elder would never be able to recover. He would truly become a cripple.

The elder felt a wave of shock and fury. How could a brat see through his realm so clearly?

In particular, calling this elder only half-finished was the greatest insult to him. He gritted his teeth.

Long Chen waved his hand, and the tablet in the elder’s hand flew toward him. Then, Long Chen grabbed it and ignored that elder, walking toward the gate.

When he reached the gate, he was embarrassed. He didn’t know how to activate it.

“How do you activate the gate?” Long Chen asked, not even looking back.

The elder simply snorted and didn’t reply.

“Are you mute?”

Long Chen did turn around this time.

The elder’s fists creaked as he clenched them, his glare burning into Long Chen.

Long Chen finally lost his patience.

Pow!

With a flash, he appeared in front of the elder and slapped him in the face.

“What are you looking at?!”

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