Chapter 6453 Lu Ze
When Long Chen’s Yuan Spirit returned to his body, it felt as though his skull would split open. His battle with Bing Yi had drained him to the core.
After that, he’d forcefully driven his Yuan Spirit into her essence rune, burning the last of his astral energy to pry into her secrets. The strain had severely overdrafted his Spiritual Strength.
“If you hadn’t slapped him, your body wouldn’t feel this bad,” the Earth Cauldron sighed.
Long Chen chuckled weakly. “If I hadn’t slapped him, I’d feel even worse.”
Just remembering that satisfying strike brought a grin to his pale face. It dulled the pain instantly.
Long Chen wondered what that old fellow was doing now. Perhaps he was smashing chairs and cursing where no one could see him?
Though that slap had dealt no real damage, the humiliation it delivered was priceless. For people with such a lofty status, a blow to their pride was worse than any wound.
“Long Chen, are you alright?!” Yue Xiaoqian asked.
Seeing Long Chen swaying unsteadily, Yue Xiaoqian hastily rushed forward to support him. Fei Shuang also went to grab his other arm.
Long Chen’s complexion was ghostly white. All three of his bloodlines were depleted, leaving him light-headed and hollow. However, he still forced a faint smile and said he was fine.
“Evilmoon...”
At his call, Evilmoon transformed into a mass of blood-colored petals, wrapping around the group. In an instant, it carried them away from the battlefield.
Moments later, faint fluctuations spread through the void. Drawn by the disturbance, several experts stealthily approached.
But when they felt the remnants of the battle’s aura, terror froze them in place. None dared to get close.
Only after confirming that the combatants had truly left did they muster the courage to enter the shattered battlefield.
Once one person appeared, others also showed themselves. These people were from different factions and races. Though none wished to linger in such a perilous zone, they all wanted to seize any lingering clues.
Several among them were from the Primal Chaos World and recognized the traces of the nine star line. However, no one in their right mind would provoke the nine star line unless they had a death wish.
Bing Yi’s corpse still lay where she had fallen. However, those investigators didn’t dare to go near it.
In fact, not even factions opposing the nine star line dared to touch the corpse. They didn’t wish to risk being mistaken as her killer. To the nine star line, such an act would merit total extermination.
Still, photographic jades flashed across the field, recording every detail: the corpse, the scars of battle, and the remnants of starlight.
Once they spread this news, shock rippled through the heaven region’s battlefield.
Bing Yi’s death struck like thunder. After all, she was one of the nine star line’s top three prodigies. She was known for her ferocity and feared for her victories. Many factions had lost their elites to her while competing for treasures.
And now she was dead.
The news spread like wildfire, shaking the entire battlefield.
...
Atop a mountain peak, a man looked at a photographic jade. Seeing Bing Yi’s corpse, he sneered.
“Bing Yi’s dead? Hmph, she got what she deserved.”
This man’s aura was fully reserved. However, every movement of his stirred the surrounding starlight. Pressure radiated from him like the heartbeat of a living star.
“Senior apprentice-brother Lu Ze,” said a woman standing behind him, “this isn’t good news. The higher-ups might suspect you or Xue Ying. We should send people to investigate, to clear your name first.”
This was Lu Ze, the very man mentioned by the elder of the Star Master Divine Hall. He was one of the nine star line’s monsters, equal to Bing Yi herself.
Lu Ze tossed the photographic jade behind him indifferently.
He said, “There’s no need. Hmph, the Heavenly Eye line begged to join us, then thought their pupil arts made them untouchable. They’ve forgotten who the true nine star heirs are. The Star Prince is on the verge of awakening. When he rises, their arrogance and their race will end!”
After catching the photographic jade, the woman replied, “But the Star Prince hasn’t awakened yet. I’m worried the Heavenly Eye race will cause trouble for us. And now that the Star Master Divine Hall’s legacy divine statues have started selecting heirs, they might try to interfere before you receive a legacy.”
Lu Ze sneered. “Don’t worry, even if I were the one to kill Bing Yi, they have no proof. And if they want to use her death as an excuse to provoke me—let them try.”
Lu Ze’s attitude was very firm. While Bing Yi’s death was surprising, that was all. He didn’t seem to care.
As for the Heavenly Eye race backing her, Lu Ze dismissed them entirely. After all, he hadn’t killed her. But if the other side wanted to make a fuss, he also had backers to protect him.
Lu Ze said, “Now, tell me. What’s been happening in the heaven region’s battlefield while I was in seclusion? Wait—first, did you complete the mission I gave you?”
“Uh...”
When he mentioned this mission, all their expressions changed.
Glancing toward them, Lu Ze asked, “Are you telling me you can’t even handle a tiny original devil race’s branch?”
The woman bit her lip.
“Reporting to senior apprentice-brother Lu Ze... this branch of the original devil race is crafty. We’ve sent teams to track them, but they vanished without a trace. And the scouts we dispatched ended up clashing with Xue Ying’s people, so—”
Lu Ze frowned upon hearing her name.
“Xue Ying? Capturing the original devil race is our most important mission. Don’t you dare neglect it. Also, I wish to find Long Chen as quickly as possible. I must find him and seize the Heaven Earth Cauldron before Xue Ying comes out of seclusion.”
“Ah, senior apprentice-brother, we’ve managed to lock down Long Chen’s general location!” that woman reported, hastily handing him a map.
“Oh?”
Lu Ze studied it briefly, and a cruel smile crossed his face.
“He’s not far from where Bing Yi died... Is it a coincidence? Well, continue searching for the original devil race’s tracks. I will hunt him myself!”
As his orders fell, Lu Ze vanished, leaving behind only a lingering shimmer of starlight that slowly faded into the wind.