Chapter 6012 Taking Over In Advance
Long Chen returned to the Huayun Trading Company, where Lu Zhongshi had already gathered the information he had requested.
According to the Huayun Trading Company, the Jiuli race was in a mess. Just as Long Chen had suspected, Long Can hailed from the Long clan of the Jiuli race.
Her ascension to one of the Eight Great Divine Commanders had been seen as a betrayal by the Jiuli race. The exact reasons behind it were unknown. It was a tightly guarded secret that even the Huayun Trading Company hadn’t uncovered.
During the primal chaos war, Long Can and the other Divine Commanders suffered critical injuries. One of them had even died and was replaced by the Silver Hair Void Crusher. However, before the latter could officially assume the position, he was slain by Long Chen.
Long Can was an original member of the Eight Great Divine Commanders, holding immense authority—something the Silver Hair Void Crusher couldn’t possibly compare to.
After destroying the Undying Demon Forest, she directly announced the return of the Divine Commanders. Her appearance heralded the rise of the Brahma line, which immediately expanded its influence. They even used the vacancy left by the Silver Hair Void Crusher as bait to lure powerful experts into their ranks.
As for the Jiuli race, its many external branches had long since been infiltrated by the Brahma line. Although they maintained a façade of neutrality, many key positions within the Jiuli race had already fallen under Lord Brahma’s control.
Once those infiltrators returned, they continued their efforts within the Jiuli Divine Palace. But even from the start, the Jiuli Divine Palace’s unity had been fragile. Thus, the infiltration quickly bore fruit, escalating tensions and igniting conflict.
The Jiuli race was now split into three main factions: one aligned with Long Can, another sharply opposing her, and a third struggling to mediate things.
According to what the Huayun Trading Company knew, a portion of the Long clan and Zhao clans’ higher-ups wanted to bring back Long Can. They felt that the times had changed, and the return of spiritual qi signified a new tribulation was coming as well. In their eyes, the entire Jiuli race needed to unite to face this coming disaster.
Their reasoning was pragmatic: grudges faded, but profit was eternal. If aligning with Lord Brahma offered an advantage, why not take it?
On the other hand, the Ye clan fiercely objected to this. Traitors were traitors, and they could not be tolerated. To them, allowing Long Can to return was a disgrace no proud race, let alone one of humanity’s most powerful, could accept.
The Ye clan went so far as to declare that if Long Can dared set foot in the Jiuli Divine Palace, they would kill her no matter the cost.
The Jiang clan, meanwhile, refused to take a clear stance. They merely issued a cryptic statement: the Jiang clan would always uphold the Jiuli race’s dignity and honor. The message was ambiguous, but subtly leaned toward supporting the Ye clan.
Adding to the complexity, some members of the Long and Zhao clans proposed cooperating with Long Can instead of bringing her back. While tensions simmered, the conflict hadn’t truly exploded beyond control.
But Long Chen knew better—this was just the beginning.
Based on the Brahma line’s usual tactics, their next step would be to feign goodwill while simultaneously flaunting overwhelming power. Coupled with the traitorous voices within the Jiuli race, this would spark a storm too strong to resist—one that could very well shatter the once-mighty Jiuli race.
After all, the Jiuli race was not as united as the violet blood race. They were like a cracked egg waiting to be devoured by vultures. It was a dangerous position to be in.
Mountain lord Qingyu had long since noticed that issue, which was why she had immediately rejected mountain lord Shuangfeng’s suggestion to send Long Chen to the Jiuli race.
After gaining a general understanding of the Jiuli race’s state, Long Chen gave up hope of receiving aid from them.
“President Lu, I’m going to do something big in a few days. I’d like your help in disseminating the news,” said Long Chen.
“Have you truly thought this through?” Lu Zhongshi asked gravely. “What you’re doing is no different from marching to your death. You’ll become a public enemy across the nine heavens and ten lands. No one will be able to protect you. Even those you saved might forget your favor... and curse your name instead.”
“You already know what I’m planning?” Long Chen raised a brow.
Lu Zhongshi bitterly smiled. “I just received the news—word is, you wiped out several cities and slaughtered countless experts from the ten thousand races. Do you think I wouldn’t know what you intend after that?”
Long Chen smiled. The people of the Huayun Trading Company were indeed good and worthy of trust.
“There’s no helping it. Someone has to step up. And maybe... I’m the only one who can. Perhaps this is the mission the human race entrusted me,” said Long Chen.
Lu Zhongshi sighed. The vortex of chaos engulfing the nine heavens had become unstoppable. Even followers of the Wealth God had to go with the flow. But Long Chen wanted to defy it—no, carve his own current. That required more than just courage.
When Long Chen left, Lu Zhongshi bowed reverently behind his back, silently praying for his safety.
After arranging things for Brightmoon City and learning about the Jiuli race, Long Chen immediately left through transportation formations.
Fortunately, the cities Long Chen passed through were still intact—protected by their alliance with Orchid Mound City. But outside those cities, fierce battles had left the land scarred. One city had just finished an intense battle, with corpses still being cleaned up.
After the final transfer, Long Chen used his formation discs to rush back to the Dragon Domain.
“Boss!”
The Dragonblood warriors immediately sensed him and rushed over. His violet qi enveloped them like a vast sea. But what truly shocked them was the malevolent aura surrounding Long Chen—an aura so thick with resentment, it was nearly tangible. They almost jumped in shock.
They recognized that aura—it was the lingering hatred of a Sovereign Lord.
They had experienced it themselves after killing Lian Sanqiang. But this time, it had taken on near-solid form around Long Chen.
Guo Ran cried out, “Boss, what did you do? How many Sovereign Lords did you kill?!”
“Call all our brothers. The plan’s moving ahead of schedule,” said Long Chen, patting Guo Ran’s shoulder.
Then he vanished, reappearing before the domain lord, who was visibly shaken by Long Chen’s aura. But before he could speak, Long Chen cut in.
“Domain Lord, gather the elites of the Dragon Domain. We’re taking over the Nine Peak Dragon Domain—sooner than planned.”
The four dragon ancestors all jumped, still stunned by Long Chen’s baleful aura when he dropped this shocking bit of information.
The domain lord was also shocked, but he quickly calmed down.
“Right now?” asked the domain lord.
“Yes!”
The domain lord didn’t ask more questions. He vanished in an instant, and a resounding war horn echoed through the Dragon Domain.
The entire domain mobilized. All Heaven Saint and above experts were summoned, while thousands of Ten Thousand Dragon Nests took to the skies.
“Move out!”
Long Chen gave the order, and the Dragon Domain roared into action. The Ten Thousand Dragon Nests tore through the clouds, soaring toward the Nine Peak Dragon Domain.
The weaker members could only watch as their strongest warriors disappeared into the horizon.