Chapter 6455 Do You Want to Gamble?
In an underground cavern, Long Chen, Yue Xiaoqian, and the others were recuperating from the previous battle. Long Chen had pushed himself to the absolute limit—his energy, blood, and spirit utterly spent.
Bing Yi’s strength had been terrifying. Even now, the pressure of the fight lingered in Long Chen’s heart. Moreover, there were two other nine star heirs of her caliber in the heaven region’s battlefield.
Long Chen had managed to kill Bing Yi not out of pure strength but foresight. He had read her arrogance, confidence, and fatal flaws.
In other words, Long Chen had pretended to be a pig to devour the tiger. Had Bing Yi known his true power from the start, it would have been difficult for him to beat her, let alone kill her.
Now, Long Chen floated cross-legged in the air, surrounded by Yue Xiaoqian, Fei Shuang, and the other core disciples. Each of them was absorbing and digesting the blessing of their ancestors.
Outside the cavern, the original devil experts were on high alert. Although Evilmoon’s barrier shielded them, they didn’t dare to be careless.
After two battles alongside Long Chen, they had learned what “true experts” meant, and how narrow the line between life and death was.
Within the heaven region’s battlefield, danger lurked around every corner. Even a terrifying existence like Long Chen could lose his life at any moment. That sobering truth kept everyone on edge.
Three days later, the “Devil” character on Yue Xiaoqian’s forehead blazed with light, awakening Fei Shuang and the others.
“The Sacred Daughter’s essence divine rune has finally condensed!” Fei Shuang exclaimed, her voice trembling with excitement.
Golden light flowed within the “Devil” character, radiating a sacred pressure that rippled through the air. The experts of the original devil race bathed in its divine glow felt their own potential stir awake. One by one, the “Devil” characters on their foreheads lit up in resonance.
“Sacred Daughter...”
They soon realized Yue Xiaoqian was channeling the blessing energy to help them awaken their own divine runes.
Each rune’s light was unique—some soft, some fierce; some wild, others deep and unfathomable. Though they all bore the same “Devil” character, they all emitted different auras.
Yue Xiaoqian was sharing not only her blessing energy but also her experience, guiding them through the delicate process of forming an essence divine rune.
After much difficulty, the group finally succeeded in absorbing the blessing. Slowly, understanding dawned within them.
Two hours later, the divine light faded. But to everyone’s astonishment, six of their top experts now had runes flashing on their foreheads.
“Heavens, they’ve condensed their own essence divine runes!”
All the original devil experts were overjoyed. If they weren’t worried about disturbing Long Chen, they would have started shouting.
At this moment, Yue Xiaoqian woke up. Looking at the newly condensed essence divine runes and the excited original devil experts, Yue Xiaoqian smiled. However, she couldn’t help but feel a pang of pain.
Of the six who had succeeded, Fei Shuang was not among them.
Her eyes drifted toward Fei Shuang, who smiled brightly. However, the faint sadness behind that smile was unmistakable.
Having lost an arm permanently, Fei Shuang’s body was incomplete. It was like a merciless blade severing her path forward.
Long Chen had avenged her by tearing off Bing Yi’s arm, but vengeance couldn’t restore her future. Fei Shuang’s path would probably end here.
It was all the more tragic because Fei Shuang’s talent had been second only to Yue Xiaoqian’s, and her battle prowess had even surpassed Yue Xiaoqian’s.
Moreover, Fei Shuang had never stood on airs with her. She always respected Yue Xiaoqian and had been her greatest supporter.
Seeing Fei Shuang’s quiet sorrow, Yue Xiaoqian’s eyes grew misty.
“Sacred Daughter, six of our brothers and sisters have awakened their divine runes. Our power has reached a new height. We should be celebrating,” Fei Shuang said with a smile, taking Yue Xiaoqian’s hand. However, her voice quivered at the end.
“Big Sister Fei Shuang...”
The six newly ascended disciples walked over, their expressions sad as they didn’t know how to console Fei Shuang. They had always idolized her, striving to catch up to her. Now that they finally had, they couldn’t feel any joy in it, only disappointment and grief.
“What’s with those faces? Scram!” Fei Shuang scolded lightly. “You’re not done yet! You still need to adapt to your divine runes, comprehend them, and forge your own laws! There’s a long road ahead—don’t waste time pitying me!”
“Yes, Big Sister Fei Shuang.”
The six of them immediately ran off to focus again. They used action, not words, to show that Fei Shuang would forever remain the strongest big sister in their hearts.
“Fei Shuang...” Yue Xiaoqian said, squeezing her hand. “I want to see if I can use our race’s secret art to share my essence divine rune with you.”
Fei Shuang’s expression changed instantly. That method would heavily damage Yue Xiaoqian’s core and cripple her cultivation.
Before Fei Shuang could open her mouth to refuse, a familiar voice interrupted their conversation.
“Fei Shuang doesn’t need that. She has a path more suited to her.”
Yue Xiaoqian was delighted, looking over the source of the familiar voice to see that Long Chen had awoken.
“Long Chen, you’re still weak. Shouldn’t you rest more?” she asked worriedly, sensing his faint blood fluctuations and seeing the pallor on his face.
“I went a bit too far this time. My internal injuries are severe, and I can’t heal in one go. I’ll have to take it step by step,” explained Long Chen.
In his clash with Bing Yi, Long Chen had used up all his trump cards. Although Evilmoon had helped him control his power, his dragon blood and astral energy had been too violent. The backlash of using them had almost taken his life.
Inside, his organs were riddled with holes. Even with medicinal pills and the primal chaos space’s life energy, he could barely stabilize his condition.
This time, his recuperation would be a long journey. He couldn’t rush it, or it would leave behind hidden injuries that could become lethal in the future.
Yue Xiaoqian was worried, but since Long Chen had said that he only needed time, she forced herself to relax.
She asked, “Long Chen, you said Fei Shuang has a better path? What did you mean?”
At this moment, Fei Shuang’s heart skipped a beat. A flicker of hope she had long buried rose within her chest.
“Fei Shuang, do you wish to gamble with me?” Long Chen asked, looking at Fei Shuang seriously.