Chapter 7234 Trap

“What?!”

Miao yin was shocked by this sudden turn of events. The moment that black lotus appeared, she found herself unable to move an inch.

The Two-Face Ghost Wolf behind her quivered. Even it was frozen. No matter how it struggled, it couldn’t break free from this Grand Dao power. And it wasn’t just the wolf; everyone else on the battlefield was frozen as well. In front of this power, even the eight Flag Bearers wielding karmic luck divine items could not break free.

This was forbidden power. Let alone a group of middle-stage Sovereign Lords, even if a true Heavenly Sovereign came, they might not necessarily dare to fight this lotus.

“These damn outsider devils! They must have set up a formation a long time ago! They used everyone who died as an offering to their Grand Dao so they could summon that devil lotus!” The distant spectators were all terrified. Even from so far away, the energy fluctuations they perceived from that lotus made the experts attacking the barrier stiffen.

Just then, a startled cry rang out. “No, look at the altar!”

Everyone turned toward the black altar, only to see that a black lotus had also appeared on top of it as well.

There was someone sitting at the heart of this black lotus, surrounded by the swirling laws of the Grand Dao. It was a young man with black runes all over his body, and the runes pulsated at the same rate as the fluctuations of the black lotus on the battlefield.

“Hold on a minute... The North Sea Silver Fox race offered up their karmic luck dragon manifestation to the outsider devils... The outsider devils used their own fallen comrades as sacrifices to condense the Grand Dao black lotus... Heavens, they are using everyone’s lives to empower that guy in the lotus!” yelled someone in a horrified voice.

Following that person’s shout, everyone shivered. Based on everything that had happened, it was not hard to figure out that this was actually a trap targeting every single one of them.

They looked at the leader of the outsider devils. He was standing outside the giant black lotus. Seeing the fanatical expression on his face, they immediately realized the truth: This entire battlefield was like a chessboard, and this old man was the one controlling the pieces. Whether it was the experts from the nine heavens or the outsider devils, they were nothing more than pawns.

This elder had never been planning for his subordinates to survive. The original plan had likely involved the outsider devils attacking the experts of the nine heavens. They were planned to be sacrifices from the beginning. However, Long Chen’s arrival ended up changing the plan. Seeing that there was no way of pulling more experts from the nine heavens inside, he decisively activated the black lotus to seal everyone on the battlefield. Long Chen, Miao Yin, and the others were definitely far more valuable than all the other experts of the nine heavens. As long as they were devoured, the outsider devil side would be the ultimate winners!

When they realized this, the experts of the nine heavens were horrified. Icy sweat dripped down their backs. Long Chen’s challenge towards the outsider devils had essentially saved them.

Some people rejoiced, and some people were ashamed. And among those rejoicing, some did so because of Long Chen’s misfortune.

Just as the entire joint army of the nine heavens was horrified, and even Miao Yin felt hopeless, Long Chen’s voice rang out loud and clear.

“So many years of planning, and this is the best you people could cook? Can’t you come up with something new? It’s almost as if you’re looking down on me!”

Countless eyes turned to Long Chen. They were shocked to see that despite being within the black lotus, Long Chen seemed completely unaffected. His black robes and hair blew back in a slight breeze. Behind him, on top of the flying boat, Zi Yan was holding the Heavenly Devil Zither. Ripples spread from her, protecting the flying boat. This Grand Dao power was unable to touch her either.

“Well, anyway. If that’s all from you, then it should be my turn!”

Long Chen waved his hand. The void beside him twisted, and the black-armored Cang Lu appeared with his blood-red halberd in hand.

Cang Lu instantly began to shiver when he sensed the black lotus. The energy contained within it was exactly what he thirsted for the most!

“Go!”

With Long Chen’s order, Cang Lu shot out, charging towards the heart of the black lotus.

“Impossible! How can he be unaffected by the Grand Dao domain?!”

The leader of the outsider devil was stupefied. The black lotus had no effect on Cang Lu. An uneasy feeling rose within his heart. He hastily formed hand seals, and black chains shot toward Cang Lu like pythons.

Cang Lu did not even bother dodging these chains. It wasn’t long before he was tightly bound by tens of chains.

“Ah, it was just a trick. You can die now!”

The leader hadn’t expected to capture Cang Lu so easily. His hand seals changed, and he was about to make the chains rip Cang Lu to pieces. However, once he was finished, he found that the chains didn’t do anything to Cang Lu. In fact, they rapidly withered and fell from his body.

“This is... dark energy?! Who are you?!” shouted the leader shouted in terror. Through his connection to the chains, he had finally sensed Cang Lu’s power.

Cang Lu ignored him and headed straight for the heart of the lotus. The Bloodfiend Halberd blazed with light, and he stabbed it into the core of the lotus. The giant black lotus began to shake violently. Grand Dao power burst out as if a dam had been broken, and all this power poured into Cang Lu through the Bloodfiend Halberd.

“Stop!”

The leader of the outsider devils was finally afraid. This person was actually capable of absorbing the Grand Dao power and blood soul energy that made up this lotus! He quickly formed hand seals that made the lotus erupt with power, in hope that an excessive amount of energy would force this parasyte to let go. But Cang Lu was like a hungry wolf biting down on it. He refused to be removed.

As endless energy poured into his body, countless devil runes were activated on his skin and bones. Bloodfiend Qi raged.

The lotus started quivering violently, and the lock on Miao Yin and the others faded. They immediately reorganized and came to Long Chen’s side.

By now, other than the leader, every single outsider devil had died. Those who hadn’t been killed by the nine heavens’ joing army had been sacrificed by the elder. It could be said that Miao Yin had accomplished her mission. However, she was now pale and her aura was unsteady. She had clearly pushed herself too far; even her eyes were dim.

This was not only because of her injuries. It was also because of the heavy losses that had occurred at the end. Three hundred million of the disciples who had come to support her had died. More than two thousand of her elites had also perished.

That was a major blow to Miao Yin. So many people had entrusted their lives to her, but she found herself powerless to live up to that trust. Thinking of their fanatic expressions when they charged into battle for her, she felt like her heart was being stabbed.

When she reached Long Chen, she bit her lip and softly said, “Young Master...”

Whatever she wanted to say, she found herself unable to actually say it; tears streamed down her face, and she simply choked up.

Long Chen looked at her. Seeing those tears, he also felt pained inside. He knew what it felt like. But there was no way around it; this was a battlefield, and on a battlefield, there were always deaths. It was a bloody and cruel reality.

No matter how strong someone was, they couldn’t protect every single person. Let alone Miao Yin, even Long Chen himself was unable to do so....

Long Chen reached out and gently wiped away her tears. He gently said, “You did very well, far beyond my expectations. Although they died, their heroic spirits will live on inside our hearts. Don’t feel bad. You must work hard to carry on their dreams for them and continue advancing. Their fates are forever tied to us.”

This comfort and the warmth of Long Chen’s hand made Miao Yin feel much better. Zi Yan pulled her over to the side. Everyone else also began to recover immediately. The academy’s disciples had specialized support units that got to work helping them heal.

Meanwhile, the lotus was trembling more and more violently. It looked like it would burst apart at any moment. The elder had discovered that no matter what he did, he couldn’t shake off Cang Lu, and Cang Lu’s absorption rate was absolutely terrifying. Thus, he was now trying to forcibly disperse the lotus.

Unfortunately, he was about to find out that life was not that easy.

“You went through all the trouble of creating this lotus and now you want to ruin it, just like that? You really think I’m just a chess piece!”

Long Chen sneered and formed hand seals. Blood-colored light flashed around him. Three thousand Dragonbone Evilmoons pierced through the air, surrounding the black lotus.

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