Chapter 6099 Army Breaker Opens The Way
Several hours later, everyone in the Lei family—young and old—gathered in front of the barrier.
“My Army Breaker is the key to opening the barrier?” Luo Ningshuang asked, staring in disbelief at the barrier before them.
“There’s a ninety percent chance. Try it,” said Long Zhantian.
Just earlier, when devil creatures slammed into the barrier, divine runes flickered across its surface—identical to the ones engraved on Army Breaker. That discovery had prompted the two of them to rush back to the city and summon everyone.
If their theory was correct, they were about to leave this godforsaken place.
This realm was already drained dry of spiritual qi. They had to find an exit. If the barrier could truly be opened, they had to migrate—completely. If they stayed here, all that awaited them was death. They had to gamble on whatever was outside this barrier.
Luo Ningshuang drew Army Breaker and gently touched the tip of the blade to the barrier.
A strange scene unfolded.
The barrier did not repel her. Instead, a giant gate of ice appeared. Then, the gate creaked open the width of a hair.
Seeing this, everyone was excited. Long Chen was the first to step through. After confirming it was safe, he waved everyone forward.
The Lei family’s experts instantly passed through the barrier.
The moment they crossed over, they felt it—spiritual qi. It was faint, but noticeably denser than what they had grown accustomed to.
“Now where do we go?” Luo Ningshuang asked, looking at Long Zhantian.
Long Zhantian closed his eyes, seemingly sensing something.
After a long moment, he pointed in a direction. “There. The temporal energy is flowing from that way. Since we’re going against the current, that should be the source.”
Long Chen blinked. “But... I can’t sense anything.”
The Nine Star Hegemon Body Art granted him unparalleled perception. But now, he felt nothing.
“Your energy is too wild,” Long Zhantian explained with a smile. “You have too many conflicting powers pulling at your attention, so you can’t achieve the absolute tranquility needed to perceive it. Only when your life's on the line do all those energies unify. Until then, they clash constantly.”
Long Chen sighed. His father had hit the nail on the head. Unlike Long Zhantian—who focused on perfecting his seven-color Supreme Blood—Long Chen juggled multiple energies. As a result, he couldn’t hone one of them to its peak.
“Treat my teachings as reference,” advised Long Zhantian. “If you can’t follow them, don’t force it. Focus on your own strengths.”
“Why? Do you think I can’t reach your level of control?” Long Chen asked, startled.
After all, compressing power to the limit was the best way to unleash the most powerful attack.
Long Zhantian chuckled and patted Long Chen’s shoulder.
Looking at Long Chen, he explained, “If a man only has a few coins to his name, he has to be meticulous with how he spends it. He can't afford to waste anything. Before this, I was worried about you not having enough money. But now, I see you have too much. I myself only have a pocket of money, while you are standing on a mountain of gold. So my methods might not necessarily suit you.”
Long Zhantian was still amazed by Long Chen’s starry sea. His son was sitting on a gold mine and didn’t even know how to excavate it.
Fortunately, Long Chen was his son—otherwise, he would be unbearably envious. That sea of stars radiated a limitless potential. In that case, it was only natural that Long Chen should focus on unlocking its power. There was no need for him to follow Long Zhantian’s path.
“A single person has limited capability. You should focus on your specialties and leave the rest to others. Remember, you are not fighting on your own,” said Long Zhantian profoundly
They moved swiftly through the ruined land. Although they encountered countless devil creatures, Evilmoon easily slew them.
As Evilmoon killed more devil creatures and absorbed their power, it continued to grow stronger.
Strangely, its scales started to lighten in color. They came to look like delicate flower petals—so fragile they seemed like they would shatter with a touch. Yet these “petals” were deceptively strong, capable of both offense and defense, soft and hard in equal measure.
Long Chen was stunned. He had never imagined that Evilmoon, once a brutal weapon that only knew how to hack things apart, could evolve into something so elegant and versatile.
Thanks to it, not a single member of the Lei family was injured. Evilmoon danced through the battlefield like death incarnate, its group combat ability soaring with each kill. Even better, it was continuously replenishing its own energy from the devil creatures it devoured.
Eventually, they arrived at another barrier.
Luo Ningshuang stepped forward and drew Army Breaker. Like before, the blade resonated, and the barrier responded.
The world beyond was different again. The spiritual qi was noticeably denser—still meager by cultivation standards, but compared to the void they had endured, it was practically heaven.
“AH!”
A sudden scream tore through the calm.
Long Chen spun around. One of the Lei family’s experts was writhing on the ground, their skin blistering and cracking like it was rotting away.
Was the spiritual qi here poisonous?
Long Chen quickly checked and discovered the problem wasn’t with the environment, but with the people. Everyone, including the children, was experiencing the same reaction.
“Everyone, don’t panic!” shouted Long Zhantian, placing a steady hand on someone’s back. “Having survived for generations in a realm devoid of spiritual qi, your innate runes fell into a state of hibernation. Now that your bodies are absorbing spiritual qi again, they’re starting to awaken. You’re undergoing a major transformation. This is a good thing. But... it’s going to hurt.”
He moved swiftly from person to person, examining their conditions. After a quick round of checks, his theory was confirmed: only the three of them—Long Chen, Luo Ningshuang, and himself—were unaffected.
Luo Ningshuang had initially panicked, but the moment Long Zhantian found the cause, she relaxed. Luo Ningshuang gazed at her husband’s unruffled appearance with a sense of peace.
Seeing the way his mother was looking at his father, Long Chen could instantly tell how she’d been won over. His father truly was exceptional in a crisis—calm, decisive, and utterly reliable.
Long Chen teased, “Mom, you have excellent vision. You even managed to pick out such a good man.”
Luo Ningshuang flushed slightly at her son’s teasing and shot him a sharp glare. “We just reunited. Don’t act up, or I’ll make up for all the years I couldn’t scold or discipline you.”
Long Chen laughed. Even being scolded by his mother felt like a blessing. But... her tone wasn’t quite the same as the gentle mother he remembered from the Martial Heaven Continent. She was firmer now, more composed. Stronger.
The Lei family’s experts continued their transformation. It was excruciating to say the least. Spiritual qi surged through their bodies, reactivating their long-dormant runes. Their flesh, bones, and even souls were burning.
Long Chen had experienced this kind of agony before. He knew it wasn’t something ordinary people could endure.
Yet, he was thoroughly impressed. Aside from a few children who cried out initially, everyone else gritted their teeth and bore the pain in silence.
After a few sobs, even the children looked around, wiped their eyes, and clamped their mouths shut, determined not to show weakness again.
No wonder the Lei family was called the violet blood race’s spear and shield.
Their courage in battle had already earned Long Chen’s respect. But now, watching their bloodlines awaken—lightning howling, frost condensing, a storm of dormant power surging to life—he could feel it in his bones.
They were like sleeping beasts, finally stirring from their slumber.