Chapter 6550 The Ceiling of the Cage
Prince Chun Yang’s handsome face twisted into something ghastly, and blood streamed from his seven orifices. At this moment, the enormous Heavenly Devil Zither floated behind him.
Divine light flowed out of the Heavenly Devil Zither, shrouding Prince Chun Yang in radiance, while a terrifying black flame burned along its surface.
Only when the Heavenly Devil Zither’s full power erupted to resist the white-robed Long Chen’s domain did people finally see Long Chen’s domain clearly.
It was formless. As the two powers collided, his domain ignited beneath the black flames.
An ear-piercing sound rang out as the domain burned, as though devils howled and ghosts screamed inside the flames. It made everyone’s skin crawl.
“Long Chen, even if I have to sacrifice this life of mine, I will definitely kill you!” Prince Chun Yang roared.
No one knew what secret art Prince Chun Yang had invoked, but the Heavenly Devil Zither was forcefully pushing his power to a new peak.
In a flash, Prince Chun Yang retreated miles away. He raised his hand, summoning the Heavenly Devil Zither before him and slamming his palm onto its surface. Then, a ripple exploded outward.
All seven strings resonated. The seven-tone sound wave unfurled across the battlefield like a tsunami.
Gu Yang, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, and the others had long since fallen back toward their camp. When Long Chen transformed into the white-robed Long Chen, he hadn’t had time to give any order. However, his one plea to the green parrot told them everything they needed to know. They could tell how serious the situation was.
Furthermore, Long Chen had warned them before: If one day you see me dressed in white, run as far and as fast as you can.
But caught in the middle of the battlefield, there was nowhere to escape. They could only cluster together and hope to survive.
Cang Lu was dragged back by Huo Linger. Because her soul was linked to Long Chen’s, she could also control Cang Lu.
The Heavenly Devil Zither’s sound wave spread throughout the battlefield, shaking Gu Yang and the others. In the hands of Prince Chun Yang, the Heavenly Devil Zither became even more terrifying—one note was enough to shatter a person’s will.
However, the white-robed Long Chen just stood there, gazing at Prince Chun Yang contemptuously.
“So what if you have one of the ten primal chaos divine items?” he said. “This land’s Grand Dao is dead, and its laws are incomplete. Everyone can only unleash their divine abilities and magical arts within the scope of the crippled laws. The primal chaos divine items cannot display their true might. Unless you can break the cage of heaven and earth itself, all your struggling is meaningless.”
The white-robe Long Chen’s voice was calm and apathetic, just like a statement from a Heavenly Sovereign. No one in this world dared to question him.
All the strongest combatants here had sensed it long ago—that their power felt restrained, as though invisible hands pressed down on them. It was like their power had reached the limit of this world. The more power they summoned, the stronger that suppression became.
The white-robed Long Chen’s words directly pointed out this issue. Clearly, he had seen through everything. The heaven region’s battlefield was a cage. Even the Heaven Earth Cauldron and the Heavenly Devil Zither were confined in it and had to obey the laws of this world.
“Idiot!” Prince Chun Yang spat. “I’ve sacrificed the spirits of the Zither Sect disciples you slaughtered! With them, I can activate the Heavenly Devil Bone Rune! The Heavenly Devil Zither’s power is not something you can comprehend!”
Prince Chun Yang’s fingers plucked the strings, sending a sound blade flying out. It was a small blade at first, but once it was unleashed, heaven and earth resonated with it. Endless law runes flowed into it, swelling it to a massive size.
Backed by the power of heaven and earth, the giant sound blade sliced toward Long Chen.
In response, Long Chen slowly raised his hand, and a profound rune appeared on his palm. Just like that, he stopped the giant sound blade.
“What?!”
Everyone was stunned. The current Heavenly Devil Zither—strengthened by the sacrifice of the Zither Sect disciples’ spirits—had reached a terrifying new height. It was like a mad devil capable of tearing the heavens apart.
Yet, Long Chen had blocked its attack barehanded. Apart from the faint ripple of trembling space, nothing else happened.
The white-robed Long Chen regarded the massive sound blade with a dismissive shake of his head.
He sighed. “To think someone like you could push Long Chen into a corner... calling him trash is far too kind.”
As he lightly clenched, that massive sound blade containing the power of heaven and earth exploded.
BOOM!
At this sight, all the Dragonblood warriors quivered. This white-robed Long Chen’s power was beyond their comprehension.
Clasping his hands behind his back, the white-robed Long Chen said, “Heaven and earth form a cage, and my power is at the ceiling of this cage. I know you don’t believe it, but that’s fine. The game of slaughter begins... now.”
The white-robed Long Chen blurred.
Far away, Long Biluo’s expression twisted. The Jiuli Tower manifestation behind her erupted with divine radiance. But before she could move, Long Chen had appeared in front of her.
With no way to run, she roared and unleashed a palm.
Long Chen simply caught her wrist with his left hand, and his right hand clamped around her neck.
One move.
That was all it took to capture Long Biluo, who was under the Jiuli Tower’s protection.
The white-robed Long Chen smiled faintly. “You’re quite the bitch, aren’t you? I watched this battle from start to end, and your performance was pretty good. I actually like your bitchy character. Since you’re such a bitch, I suppose you won’t mind me doing this.”
Riiip!
He tore Long Biluo’s arm off, and she shrieked like a pig in the slaughterhouse.
In theory, an expert of her caliber should be immune to this pain thanks to the protection of their core energy. It shouldn’t be possible for her to be overwhelmed like this.
But Long Chen left a mass of black qi writhing on her torn shoulder.
Inside it, tiny shadow-like creatures bit into her flesh and bone.
“AHHH!”
Long Biluo thrashed wildly, but Long Chen’s grip left her helpless. She could only scream.
“That’s strange,” he said lightly. “When you killed Long Tianrui, the pain Long Chen suffered was a hundred times worse, and he didn’t make a sound. Yet, this is just the beginning for you, and you’re already screaming? Isn’t that a little pathetic?”
With a flick of his finger, Long Chen sewed Long Biluo’s mouth shut with a black thread.
Silence fell instantly.
Long Biluo could only release muffled whimpers now. But from her twisted expression, it seemed that the pain had only intensified.
Long Chen let her go, and she dropped like a stone to the ground. The Long clan’s experts didn’t even dare to catch her.
“Brat, you’re too arrogant! It seems you still do not understand the power of the Heaven Earth Cauldron!”
The cauldron’s voice rumbled across the battlefield.
Gu Yang and the others turned toward it, and their hearts sank.
The chains binding the two halves of the Heaven Earth Cauldron... were gone.