Chapter 6209 Instantly Targeted
Seeing one of the ten strongest divine items of the nine heavens reduced to such a state, Long Chen felt a stabbing pain in his heart.
He had never imagined that the Earth Cauldron would pay such a heavy price just to strike the scales.
Seeing its state, Long Chen finally understood why the Earth Cauldron had said that it couldn’t help him much. That was because its wounds were truly too grave.
“Senior, rest well. I will definitely find a way to help you recover!” promised Long Chen.
With a heavy heart, Long Chen moved the Earth Cauldron into his spiritual space.
Looking at the dim scales beneath his feet, Long Chen could sense the energy of the heaven region’s battlefield slowly flowing into them. It tried to help the scales recover.
Just as the Earth Cauldron had said, these scales were a manifestation of the battlefield’s laws. As long as the battlefield existed, the scales would eventually recover.
However, Long Chen had managed to achieve his goal. Before it recovered, it would no longer be able to judge the victor.
With this, the experts of the nine heavens had time to search through the battlefield.
“The scales won’t recover for at least a year or two. We need to use this chance to search this world,” Long Chen said.
After pausing for a short rest near the scales, Long Chen vanished into the distance.
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“Domain Protector, what’s wrong? Lord Long Chen has performed a miracle, injuring the scales and buying precious time for the nine heavens. Shouldn’t you be rejoicing?” asked an expert of the dragon race.
“Lord Long Chen is in danger,” replied the Domain Protector with a helpless sigh.
“What?”
“The Earth Cauldron was his greatest life-preserving trump card. Although it doesn’t possess killing power, it can keep Lord Long Chen alive against insurmountable odds. However, to buy a chance for the nine heavens, the Earth Cauldron threw itself against the scales, injuring both parties. It was now in its weakest state. Now would be the best time to seize the Earth Cauldron. This will tempt not only enemies from the other world, but even the experts of the nine heavens will eye him greedily. He’s now surrounded by enemies on all sides.”
Half of the Heaven Earth Cauldron—one of the primal chaos’s top divine items—was now powerless, practically a masterless treasure. Who wouldn’t covet it?
Let alone the other world’s experts, even those from the nine heavens would no longer hesitate if they thought they could steal it.
Realizing this, the Dragon Domain’s experts panicked. One crisis had just been averted, and another, even deadlier, had emerged.
Long Chen already had plenty of enemies within the nine heavens. His status as the human race’s number one genius had sparked envy and resentment. Now, with the added allure of the Earth Cauldron, he had become the most hunted man on the battlefield.
“Mengyao carries our Heavenly Dragon Battle Halberd—a Divine Sovereign artifact. She’s the only one capable of controlling it. I hope she finds Lord Long Chen quickly. Maybe its presence can protect him,” murmured the Domain Protector.
However, the Domain Protector also knew just how unlikely it was. The heaven region’s battlefield was too big. Searching for a single person was no different from searching for a needle in the ocean.
Worse, with Long Chen’s pride, he wouldn’t accept protection so easily. The Domain Protector had already tried to persuade him to subdue one of the dragon ancestors’ divine weapons, but Long Chen had refused.
After all, Long Chen already wielded the Earth Cauldron, Dragonbone Evilmoon, the Demon Moon Cauldron, and the Heaven Flipping Seal. He had no need—or time—for more divine weapons.
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“The Heaven Earth Cauldron?! I must have it!” shouted an expert.
Within the battlefield, countless experts were filled with greed. As long as they defeated Long Chen, they could obtain the Earth Cauldron. Which treasure could be more enticing than that?
Even if it was only half, and in deep slumber, the Heaven Earth Cauldron was still one of the ten primal chaos divine items. It was imbued with powerful karmic luck. With it, perhaps they could defy the heavens themselves.
If one day Heaven and Earth were to merge again... wouldn’t the master of the Heaven Earth Cauldron reign over the nine heavens and ten lands?
As a result, countless experts gave up on searching for relics and legacies. Instead, they focused all their attention on Long Chen.
To both the other world’s forces and the cultivators of the nine heavens, Long Chen was now prey.
Though Long Chen had displayed overwhelming strength in his climb to the scales, this world was filled with hidden monsters. None of them were afraid of him.
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“Hahaha, that old cauldron is sleeping now. Long Chen, you’ll have to rely on me now. Isn’t it time you said a few nice things to me?” Evilmoon chuckled smugly.
Long Chen rolled his eyes. This fellow never forgot a grudge. The Earth Cauldron had merely spoken poorly of it behind its back, and Evilmoon had been stewing ever since.
He remembered that when they set up their spiritual contract, Evilmoon had erupted in a fit of rage. At the time, Long Chen suspected it had been eavesdropping on the Earth Cauldron’s private warnings.
He’d ignored it then. But now, with the Earth Cauldron in deep slumber, he finally realized how badly that ancient war had damaged it.
Long Chen couldn’t even imagine what kind of war had taken place during the primal chaos era—one so fierce that even a primal chaos divine item had been split in two.
“What dense killing intent... and such thick resentment! Haha! This place is a treasure trove! That old cauldron just fell asleep—and I, Evilmoon, have awakened! It’s finally my turn to shine!” Evilmoon chuckled.
Its voice was gleeful, like a petty villain savoring revenge.
“If you think you’re so strong, maybe you should try damaging the scales yourself. Only then can I tell which one of you is stronger. If you succeed, I’ll even call you boss,” Long Chen replied mockingly.
Evilmoon snorted. “Don’t be ridiculous. My memories haven’t returned yet, but I’m certain that in my prime, destroying this entire battlefield would’ve been as easy as waving my hand. You only see that the old cauldron is damaged, but I’m even worse off. At least, it remembers parts of its past. I still don’t even know who I am.”
Long Chen was taken aback. Could Evilmoon really be more badly damaged than the Earth Cauldron? Its origins were just as terrifying. After all, Long Chen had encountered it back in the mortal world, and it was all due to Sovereign Yun Shang.
What kind of karma was entangled in this?
Evilmoon transformed into a bloodstained saber and sheathed itself on Long Chen’s back. According to its own words, it was actively absorbing the battlefield’s blood and resentment to recover.
BOOM!
Just then, an explosive sound came from the distance. A wild aura surged and blew apart the clouds. Waves of Emperor power spread through the sky, shaking the heavens.
A figure shot into the air.
It was a greater demon radiating demonic qi. Its wings spread wide as it took the form of a massive demonic bird. Sovereign flames ignited around it.
“It’s already broken through to the Divine Emperor realm?” Long Chen wondered, narrowing his eyes.
At this moment, the demonic bird’s gaze locked onto him, and its killing intent flared.