Chapter 6275 Airtight
“What’s going on?”
Long Chen’s expression also changed, and he hastily looked at Mo Nian.
With a calm tone, Mo Nian replied, “I did this intentionally. To try sealing it entirely would only cause the formation to shatter eventually. By leaving a narrow crack, the qi can leak slowly. That way, the Sovereigness’s descendants can absorb it. It’s not just safe—it’s a blessing.”
Long Chen immediately understood and gave him a thumbs-up. Mo Nian’s work this time was truly airtight.
Ming Yu and the others realized the same thing. Mo Nian had crafted the formation so that while the statue was concealed, the leaking Grand Dao qi could nourish their experts. On top of that, Mo Nian explained that the formation wasn’t merely a protective barrier—it was also a hidden weapon. With the entire Shadow Devil Bat race’s experts present, they could activate it as a killing formation, using the Sovereigness’s Grand Dao qi as a blade against any intruders.
The chance of discovery was slim, but just like Long Chen, Mo Nian never gambled on luck. He always prepared for the worst.
Now, their safety was ensured, and at the same time, the Shadow Devil Bat race’s descendants would gain unimaginable benefits from the Grand Dao qi.
“I-I don’t even know how to thank you...” Ming Yu said, her voice trembling with emotion.
“Don’t worry about it,” Mo Nian replied, waving dismissively. “If you really feel indebted, you could always use your bod—”
Long Chen immediately covered his mouth, knowing that this fellow always went too far with his jokes.
Long Chen said, “There’s really no need to worry about this favor. You guys ended up in this mess because you stood with the nine star line, so the nine star line owes you a debt. Helping you is only natural.”
“I was the one who helped!” Mo Nian corrected, pushing Long Chen aside indignantly.
Ming Yu glanced at Long Chen and nodded silently. Now she truly understood why her ancestors had followed the nine star line unto death.
In this world, nothing was more valuable than trust—the kind that let one hand over their life to another, knowing they would do the same. Long Chen was such a man.
For their sake, he had fought Aogu and the nine star heirs. The Shadow Devil Bat race’s experts silently swore that if Long Chen ever needed them, they would stake everything to repay this debt.
Originally, the Shadow Devil Bat race had already abandoned their ancestors’ vow to the nine star line. After all, the nine star line itself had betrayed their ancestors. But now, they would honor it again... just because of Long Chen.
“Ah, that’s right, Miss Ming Yu, you mentioned the heaven region devil sea? What kind of place is that? There’s also that strange island. Can you tell me what you know about it?” asked Mo Nian.
Ming Yu nodded. The three of them found a place to sit, and she started to explain the secrets of the Shadow Devil Bat race.
The heaven region’s battlefield could be considered the home of the Shadow Devil Bat race. To protect the statue of the Heavenly Bat Sovereigness, the Shadow Devil Bat race lived in an underground world of the heaven region’s battlefield.
Over countless years, the heaven region’s battlefield had developed laws unique to this realm. Even its scales of order were its laws in solid form. And beneath those lands was another world altogether—the condensed core energy of the battlefield.
The Shadow Devil Bat race only managed to stay here because they had discovered that underground world.
However, the battlefield’s laws shifted like the tides. Even as the natives of this world, they couldn’t freely roam above. Only when the “tide” receded—the battlefield’s laws weakening—could they emerge and explore the battlefield.
Just like the ocean’s ebb and flow, they could only walk the land during low tide. Once the tide returned, they were forced to retreat underground.
The problem was, these tides followed no pattern. Sometimes, they came after a thousand years, other times after tens of thousands. The Shadow Devil Bat race had to watch the battlefield’s laws carefully or risk being trapped above.
If they failed to return underground before the tide rose, they would be stuck there. Then, the battlefield’s sinister lifeforms and demonic souls would surround and slaughter them.
Worse still, some demonic souls could possess their bodies, turning them into puppets. Once, possessed clansmen managed to return below, and the resulting disaster nearly wiped them out.
Yet, after countless generations of braving this cycle, the Shadow Devil Bat race had gained a deeper understanding of the battlefield than any other race.
For them, each opening of the battlefield was a great tide. At those times, the battlefield’s laws shifted dramatically, weakening the demonic souls and sinister lifeforms. To avoid being exterminated by the geniuses of the nine heavens and outer world, these creatures would retreat and hide.
The battlefield itself was home to many unique existences. After the primal chaos war, demonic souls and wandering spirits gave birth to strange lifeforms bound to this land. They could not leave, but they had survived by adapting to its laws.
Though the strongest of them were only in the Divine Emperor realm, their bizarre abilities were far more terrifying for normal cultivators. Even top heavenly geniuses could fall to them in an instant.
If not for the periodic weakening of the battlefield’s laws, which suppressed these monsters whenever the realm opened, the casualties among the gathered geniuses would be unthinkable.
From all the factions here, the Shadow Devil Bat race possessed the most complete map of the entire battlefield. So, Ming Yu directly handed Long Chen and Mo Nian two maps.
The moment they saw it, they almost shouted in excitement.
The maps marked everything: the inheritance grounds of ancient races, the resting places of fallen experts, treasure sites, danger zones, and even where certain unique monsters lurked. Every detail was meticulously recorded.
This was definitely a priceless treasure to Long Chen and Mo Nian. Of course, it was indeed priceless because Ming Yu only had three copies of this map.
One was in her possession, while the other two had been entrusted to her fellow heavenly geniuses.
Each map bore the Shadow Devil Bat race’s unique mark. So, if others obtained the map, they wouldn’t know how to activate it. It was useless to outsiders. If they tried to tamper with it, it would self-destruct.
Even so, her people guarded them with utmost care.
Overjoyed, Long Chen and Mo Nian thanked Ming Yu again and again. Seeing their delight, she couldn’t help but smile.
At that moment, Mo Nian’s formation fully activated. Mountains rose, plains stretched out, and forests sprouted in an instant. Time itself seemed to accelerate as the land had changed.
The suffocating aura of the ancient battle vanished, buried deep beneath the illusion. Long Chen swept the area with his Spiritual Strength several times before barely detecting a faint trace of power underground.
“Well done!” praised Long Chen.
“Heh, you think this is good? This is nothing! When I have a chance, I’ll show you my real abilities!” bragged Mo Nian.
Long Chen double-checked everything. The illusion formation overlapped perfectly with the killing formation. Unless fate itself intervened, no one would notice this place.
“Come on,” Mo Nian said, waving the map with high spirits. “Your big bro is about to take you to do something big!”