Chapter 6239 Zhi Zhi’s Master
Long Chen was flying when Zhi Zhi suddenly appeared on his shoulder, chattering something unintelligible.
“Really?” Long Chen almost jumped in shock at what he heard.
Zhi Zhi was telling him it sensed a familiar aura here. Those so-called “other world” experts were most likely from the same place it had originally come from. Devouring them would strengthen it.
While its power was awakening, it needed more of those experts to devour—specifically powerful lifeforms with pure bloodlines.
Zhi Zhi had once devoured a twelve-winged Heaven Devil summoned by Fan Ji. After that, it awakened some kind of mysterious power. It could now freely manifest itself in the outside world.
When it manifested in the outside world, its true body in the primal chaos space became illusory. One illusory and one real, one inside and one outside. It could freely move. As long as its true body in the primal chaos space was not destroyed, it would never truly die.
Upon learning all this, Long Chen was truly shocked. This kind of ability was something only spiritual bodies like Lei Linger and Huo Linger should possess. And this was just Zhi Zhi’s first awakened power—it was frightening to imagine what might come next.
Without warning, Zhi Zhi wriggled out from Long Chen’s robes and pressed itself to his forehead. A sharp sting made Long Chen wince. Zhi Zhi had pierced him with a thorn and then absorbed a drop of his essence blood.
Long Chen was startled, not knowing what this little fellow was doing. After that, he felt an overwhelming sense of unity with Zhi Zhi, as though they shared the same body and soul.
Long Chen was stunned.
Zhi Zhi had taken the initiative to formally recognize him as master. This little fellow had even learned such a thing.
“Zhi Zhi, you...”
Zhi Zhi cried out, explaining that only like this would it be able to unleash its maximum power.
The fact that Long Biluo had escaped last time still gnawed at Zhi Zhi. It told Long Chen that had they formed this bond earlier, she would never have gotten away.
Long Chen didn’t know whether to laugh or sigh. Even though Long Biluo had been gravely injured by Zhi Zhi’s sneak attack, the little fellow was still sulking about not finishing the job.
Then Zhi Zhi’s tone changed. Its memories were beginning to awaken, and it feared its appearance in Long Chen’s world was not for a good reason. It worried it might one day harm Long Chenn, so it acknowledged him as master to prevent that from ever happening.
Long Chen was deeply moved by this, rubbing Zhi Zhi tenderly.
Zhi Zhi’s origins were clearly extraordinary. Perhaps only the Earth Cauldron knew the truth, but it had never told him. If Zhi Zhi really was connected to the other world’s devils, then it could be tied to the calamities that had scarred the nine heavens. But if so, why would it bind itself to him?
Suddenly, Long Chen’s hand shuddered. A three-foot black thorn sprouted from it, sharp and cold like his own bone.
Then, more thorns followed, jutting from his shoulders and elbows. Each of them was wreathed in black lightning. There were also thorns on his back, making him look like a stegosaurus.
Zhi Zhi was gradually adapting to Long Chen’s body. This way, it would be able to help him in combat and also absorb injuries for him.
“I’ve gained another trump card!” Long Chen exclaimed, excited.
Moreover, Zhi Zhi was still in an infantile state, so it would get even stronger. With it present, Long Chen felt even safer.
Long Chen muttered, “Seems like I need to kill some more powerful devils! Evilmoon is in seclusion right now, absorbing the power of the Eight Desolation Devil Subduing Spear. I should focus on raising Zhi Zhi then.”
In a battlefield as perilous as the heaven region’s, raising Zhi Zhi seemed to be the best option.
For now, Zhi Zhi needed time to fully attune to him, so Long Chen just wandered around without chasing treasure. After all, searching by himself would be too slow. It was better to find spatial ripples and signs of battle, then swoop in to reap both loot and kills.
“Oh?”
As he was flying, he noticed a slight spatial fluctuation.
“Experts from the other world are fighting the nine heavens’ experts!”
A predatory grin touched Long Chen’s lips, and he shot off toward the source.
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BOOM!
Over ten experts covered in lightning were fleeing, being pursued by dozens of other-world experts.
Then, the void rippled, and a massive figure blocked their path. It was a towering man with devil flames in his giant palm.
Seeing this man, the fleeing experts had no choice but to pause. Their leader was a beautiful and petite silver-haired woman, with wild lightning runes flowing within her eyes. Over two hundred Sovereign flames burned behind her.
The fleeing experts were of the nine heavens’ demonic beast race and had been battling for three days straight. The woman alone had held off three equal-ranked enemies, but their pursuers refused to give up, constantly calling in reinforcements.
As they continuously fled and fought, they were thoroughly exhausted.
Now, the newcomer blocking their path radiated three hundred Sovereign flames. Seeing him, the woman despaired.
“We already told you that you wouldn’t be able to escape. As long as you are willing to entertain our brothers, we will spare your corpses,” sneered one of the other-world experts.
The speaker only had half of his head, glaring at the group with half of his twisted face. The other half of his head had been crushed by that woman.
“Princess, don’t worry about us!” a hundred-flame divine sprout beside the woman cried. “Use your secret art and flee! Avenge us later—we’ll buy you time!”
One by one, the others ignited their Sovereign flames, ready to self-detonate.
The silver-haired woman’s eyes welled with tears. She bit her lip.
She shouted, “You other-world devils, I hope you meet Lord Long Chen soon!”
“Long Chen? What trash is that?” the three-hundred-flame devil sneered, strange runes blooming on his hand. “Did I say you could flee? Keep dreaming.”
Suddenly, the void quivered, and the group of experts was shocked to find that their bodies were frozen. They could no longer detonate the power of their Sovereign flames.
“How can this be?” The silver-haired woman was shocked.
“Kill them, but leave this girl alive!” shouted the expert with half a head.
Just as they were preparing to attack, a black-robed man appeared like a phantom in front of that three-hundred-flame divine sprout.
Slowly, he raised his hand.
“Is the name of Boss Long San something you can just spit out?”