Chapter 6343 Unprecedented Power
“Lord Long Chen!”
Di Mengyao emerged from her seclusion, with 998 Sovereign flames swirling around her. The oppressive might she radiated made her seem like the ruler of this space.
The first thing she did upon awakening was bow deeply to Long Chen.
“My current power is all thanks to Lord Long Chen’s favor.”
Di Mengyao was overwhelmed with excitement. Without Long Chen, she never would have reached this height.
In her heart, Long Chen had already become a god-like existence. No words could express the depth of her reverence.
“We’re all family, so there’s no need for thanks,” said Long Chen. “Your aura is strong—even stronger than Long Wu’s. But that strength makes it difficult to control. No wonder you struggle to unleash killing power. But that’s fine. You have the Heavenly Dragon Battle Halberd and the golden shield.
“Use your domain to crush opponents and channel your divine weapons to empower the dragon warriors. You won’t even need to strike personally before your enemies are trampled. If combat isn’t your talent, don’t force it. Focus on your strengths and leave your back to your companions.”
Di Mengyao nodded vigorously. She had long been vexed by her lack of killing power. But talent couldn’t be forced—either someone had it or they didn’t.
She saw a new path for herself now, one that made her feel relieved of a heavy burden. After all, the dragon race had plenty of talents: Xue Tu for offense, Qing Yi for defense, Hai Mingkong for strategy. Everyone had their strong points.
Di Mengyao looked at Long Chen and suddenly realized something. Why did she need to excel in every aspect? Even someone as powerful as Long Chen left his back to his Dragonblood Legion. In other words, he had his own weaknesses. So why did she have to force herself?
The moment Di Mengyao thought this way, her lips curved into a smile of relief and joy.
In that instant, she shed the shackles of the title “dragon race’s number one genius”. She was free.
The pressure of that title had been suffocating. But now that she had put the burden down, the world suddenly felt vaster. Why did she have to force herself to be the main character and overshadow everyone else?
Long Chen smiled faintly, but inwardly, he sighed at her slow comprehension. He had tried to guide her toward this realization, yet she never understood until he spelled it out plainly. Perhaps her cultivation talent had taken up a large part of her brain.
“Lord Long Chen, I’ve condensed 998 Sovereign flames, and I need some time to stabilize them. Xue Tu, Qing Yi, and the others will also reach their peaks under our ancestors’ blessing, but they too will need time to stabilize. Can you tell us what to do next?” asked Di Mengyao.
Their realms were increasing too rapidly, which could leave their foundations unstable. If this continued, their Sovereign flames would be hollow, and their greed would harm themselves.
And the most direct and effective method to stabilize their realm was... battle.
The baptism of blood and fire would awaken the body’s instincts, forcing their realms to solidify. That meant fighting the devil race from beyond the heavens was the best way to temper them.
Those devils had ravaged the nine heavens long enough. Now it was time to strike back.
Although the dragon race merely had ten thousand experts here, the weakest of them had leaped past the threshold of 990 Sovereign flames.
Some had already given up condensing Sovereign flames and advanced to the Divine Emperor realm early, sacrificing their potential to protect their comrades. But even they benefited from the blessing of their ancestors.
Even though they could not condense more Sovereign flames, the blessing of their ancestors allowed them to increase their realm rapidly. The Divine Emperors amongst them had already reached the late stage, with several having reached the peak of it.
While they didn’t have many Sovereign flames, their realm could make up for it. Their power was not inferior to the others.
At this moment, the dragon race’s might had reached an unprecedented level.
“We’ve finished preparing,” said Long Chen. “It’s time to launch a counterattack on the outsider devils. The scales above are beginning to heal. Before they fully mend, we must kill as many as possible. But there’s still some time. First, we have to quickly gather the scattered dragon warriors across the battlefield. This place is full of dangers, so anyone who has survived this long is an expert among experts. They will be the pillars of our future. When you find them, give them these fruits—but do so in secret. Don’t reveal their origin or effects.”
Long Chen grew solemn as he handed Di Mengyao a spatial ring.
She received it and found it brimming with strange fruits etched with dragon-shaped marks.
“Lord Long Chen, rest assured. I will guard this secret with my life!” she swore.
These were Heavenly Dao Fruits from the vile dragon and Netherdragon experts.
Yet, they differed from ordinary Heavenly Dao Fruits as they carried no divine nature. That was because Long Chen had absorbed their Sovereign flame energy.
By all logic, such fruits shouldn’t have condensed. And yet, they had.
Long Chen had secretly given one to a disciple of the dragon race. That disciple’s realm didn’t change, but his aura underwent a fundamental transformation.
Based on Long Chen’s test, he guessed that the Heavenly Dao Fruit couldn’t raise their realm directly. However, the cultivation path of its previous master—who had possessed over 950Sovereign flames—was imprinted within it.
Anyone who consumed such a fruit would progress smoothly until reaching the same height as the fruit’s previous master.
Though not as heaven-defying as before, it was still an invaluable aid to cultivation.
Still, Long Chen didn’t want many people to know of their existence. Partly because of trust, partly because of karma. If no one knew about their origins, the karmic burden would fall solely on him.
As Long Chen was giving instructions, a deep rumbling erupted in the distance. Following that, a wave of blistering heat swept over them, and they saw what looked like a blazing sun flying toward them.