Chapter 6243 A Manifestation Of Will
The sound of flesh being pierced mixed with terrified screams echoed through the jungle. Their wails were mournful, almost ghostly.
When the black vines retracted, each one was strung with hundreds of corpses like grotesque skewers. All were dead, yet their terrifying auras still lingered. Even three-hundred-flame divine sprouts had been slain instantly.
Lei Yuner and the others trembled at the sight.
“Not a single one was worth keeping?” Long Chen asked, sighing.
Zhi Zhi was picky. It only devoured lifeforms with powerful bloodlines or souls. These victims clearly hadn’t met the standard.
Hence, Long Chen threw all these corpses into the primal chaos space. After they cleaned up the battlefield, they continued on.
The further they went, the darker the surroundings became. A thick, oppressive qi filled the air, as if they were descending into eternal night.
Suddenly, space shuddered. It was like stepping through an unseen barrier. The next moment, a ferocious, bloody aura slammed into them.
“Ants of the nine heavens, scram! Otherwise, I will kill you where you stand!”
The voice directly struck their souls. It was godlike, drawing out the most primal fear in their hearts.
Lei Yuner’s spirit nearly collapsed under its weight. Her body trembled.
“Is this the remnant will of a Divine Sovereign?!” Lei Yuner asked, stunned.
For a single thought to almost crush her soul... just how strong were Divine Sovereigns?
In front of this will, Lei Yuner felt incredibly minuscule, to the point where she couldn’t even muster up the will to resist.
If Long Chen hadn’t been there, she would already have turned and run. But Long Chen ignored it entirely, stepping forward.
Seeing this, Lei Yuner and the others had no choice but to grit their teeth and follow.
“If you take another step, you will die!”
The roar made the world tilt around them. Several of Lei Yuner’s companions nearly fainted.
Long Chen sneered, “And what if I take a hundred steps forward? What will you do? Who do you think you're fooling?”
“Long Chen...”
Lei Yuner was pale, almost unable to resist that will. If she continued onward, she was afraid she would only drag Long Chen down.
“Don’t worry—just treat this as training,” Long Chen said, gripping her hand and pulling her along. “If he could really kill us, we’d already be dead. All this noise is just to drive us away.”
His logic was simple, but convincing. If the owner of that voice truly had the means, there’d be no need for threats.
For it to be repeatedly threatening them, it was clearly trying to make them leave. This showed them that it didn’t have the power to kill them.
“Very well, then die!”
Suddenly, the void quivered, revealing a giant hand covered with countless runes. It was like the hand of a heavenly god slamming down toward them.
This attack contained a supreme law, and just the sight of it suffocated them. Their souls trembled on the brink of dispersal.
“It’s over.”
Lei Yuner and the others’ expressions completely changed. Was Long Chen’s deduction wrong?
However, Long Chen didn’t retreat. Starlight swirled around his palm as he struck upward.
BOOM!
That enormous hand was instantly blown apart, transforming into divine runes that scattered through the air.
Long Chen sneered, “It’s just a manifestation of will. Did you really think this little trick could scare me? You underestimate Boss Long San far too much.”
As he had guessed, it wasn’t a true attack. Although it looked like this palm was smashing toward them, the truth was that space was simply twisting, causing a misperception. The hand itself had not moved.
Years of life-and-death battles had honed Long Chen’s instincts too sharply to be fooled.
The darkness ahead slowly peeled away, revealing a new world. Following that, an ominous aura surged forward like a blade.
Four colossal figures dominated the scene. A giant was holding a spear that pierced the body of a great devil, and the devil’s claws were buried in the giant’s heart.
The other two were mountain-sized birds, their bodies sprawled on the ground and their heads buried deep in the earth.
All four corpses were shrouded in thick dust, their features hidden.
The moment Long Chen laid eyes on the spear-wielding giant, his astral energy surged, as if being called.
Then, divine light shimmered around the corpses. A boundless aura surged forth.
“It’s a formation,” Long Chen muttered, narrowing his eyes.
“It seems they are transferring energy to their ancestor using this formation,” said Lei Yuner.
That devil had mentioned they would bring offerings each time they entered, as tributes to their ancestors. These offerings would strengthen their ancestors’ discarnate souls.
For these offerings to work, they had to be channeled through a sacrificial altar linked to a formation; otherwise, the energy would never reach their ancestors.
“A nine star heir? Hahaha, what a shame. You’re too late. I am about to devour your ancestor’s divine energy. You dare to offend me? Once I finish absorbing his divine energy, I’ll crush you.”
An icy voice echoed from the devil. Its tone trembled—whether from excitement or strain was unclear—but it was obvious it had reached a critical juncture.
“Yuner, step back. I’ll break their formation,” Long Chen said, taking a deep breath.
A vast aura started to swirl around Long Chen. Stars manifested, forming a radiant screen that blanketed the heavens. The pressure that followed made the entire world tremble.