Chapter 6620 Star Slaves
“I have to admire your guts!” Long Chen exclaimed.
Long Chen stared at the woman before him in open surprise. She wore a heavy cloak that concealed her appearance.
The cloak was covered in special runes that suppressed her aura. From it, one could only vaguely discern that she was female.
“I really do have big guts,” the woman replied calmly. “To think I once dared contend with you over the Earth Cauldron. Just recalling it now, I can’t help but admire my own courage as well.”
That woman slowly pulled down her hood, revealing her scarlet hair and bewitching face.
Blood-colored runes spun in her eyes, bringing with them a demonic light that could seize a person’s soul and draw out a man’s most primal desires.
Xue Ying’s arrival here was truly surprising. Those bewitching eyes were locked onto Long Chen, and Long Chen also looked at her.
“Are you here to ask me for help?” Long Chen asked.
Xue Ying shook her head. “No. I’m here to acknowledge my new master.”
She extended her hand. A single drop of her purest essence blood floated toward Long Chen.
With a spiritual seal, her life and death would rest entirely in his hands. A single thought could enslave this powerful, beautiful, and shockingly talented woman. It was definitely an offer only a few men could resist.
However, Long Chen didn’t even look at it. He sat on the throne of this hall, gazing at Xue Ying.
“I am not lacking servants. Just tell me why you’re here,” Long Chen said.
Xue Ying also seemed to have expected Long Chen to reject her. She took back her essence blood and looked at him directly.
“I am willing to use my life to make a trade with you. As long as you agree to save my people, I am willing to tell you all the secrets of the nine star line. That includes an incredibly high-level divine ability.”
Long Chen raised an eyebrow.
“The Primal Chaos World’s nine star line has gone from an immortal legacy to a divine legacy. You are a follower of the Star Prince, so your life should be in his hands, no? How can you use it as a bargaining chip with me?”
“There are serious flaws in the nine star line’s transformation into a divine inheritance,” Xue Ying replied. “What I can tell you is this: my life is currently my own. Otherwise, I would not dare come here to negotiate with you.”
Long Chen shook his head lightly. “I’m not fond of business talk. Nor am I good at it.”
Seeing Long Chen’s lack of interest, Xue Ying did not panic. She continued, “The Star Prince ordered me to search for a certain woman in the Primal Chaos World. I have found some traces of her. Can it be that Lord Long Chen is truly uninterested?”
Long Chen’s heart tightened. His gaze turned cold.
Xue Ying immediately added, “Lord Long Chen, don’t misunderstand. This is not blackmail. My family’s lives are in the hands of the nine star line. To save them, I have no choice but to use this information to bargain.”
“Are you not afraid that I’ll simply subdue you and perform a soulsearch?” Long Chen asked.
“I am,” Xue Ying answered frankly. “But I’m more afraid that my people will remain as puppets, their strings held by others, never to regain their freedom.”
Xue Ying’s gaze was direct, showing no signs of lying or holding anything back. Of course, even if she wanted to lie to Long Chen, she would be unable to. She was at least smart enough not to try.
“You want me to save your people who are under the control of the nine star line?” asked Long Chen.
“Calling it the nine star line is a bit inaccurate. It’s more appropriate to call it the Star Prince’s line,” Xue Ying answered, looking excited.
As she saw hope, she quickly struck while the iron was hot.
“In truth, in the Primal Chaos World, there are many other branches of the nine star line. But the Star Prince’s line is considered the orthodox line—the strongest branch of the nine star line.
“Originally, when the Star Master and Pill Sovereign died in the primal chaos war, their enemies were also gravely wounded. The nine star line launched relentless attacks, prolonging the war for several thousand more years.
“In the end, neither side could endure it any longer. They were forced to retreat and recuperate. Yet, the moment the fighting ceased, the nine star line fractured.”
She sighed.
“The Star Prince claimed that the Star Master failed because he did not walk the god path. Had the Star Master used faith energy as his foundation, he would not have lost. Because of this, the Star Prince decreed that the nine star line would henceforth follow the god path, abandoning the Star Master’s immortal path.
“The Star Master’s subordinates harshly opposed this. They idolized the Star Master, and they refused to believe that he was mistaken in following the immortal path. They believed there was a deeper reason the Nine Star line could not walk the god path.”
Then her voice grew heavier.
“The internal strife grew so noisy that the enemies noticed the fracture. Despite being unprepared, those enemies seized the opportunity and attacked. As a result, the nine star line split into two factions, and the assaults were directed at those opposing the Star Prince.
“Furthermore, to unify the nine star line, the Star Prince actually chose to watch instead of helping, using our common enemies to remove the opposing faction.
“After being divided, the opposing faction could no longer hold on. A portion of them returned to the Star Prince’s side, while the others held on to their principles and continued fighting until they were reduced to solitary fragments that were forced to go into hiding.”
Long Chen sneered. “A fool. Once his opposition was gone, wouldn’t their enemies’ next target be his own faction?”
Xue Ying nodded. “Correct. Not long after that, the enemies attacked the Star Prince’s faction. However, the Star Prince was already prepared and had opened several minor worlds. He led his side into those worlds. With the Star Divine Palace in his hands, it was impossible for anyone to find them. All that remained was to hunt down the scattered remnants of the nine star line wherever they could be found.”
“So that’s the root of the calamity,” Long Chen said with contempt.
Xiao Yin, the Star Prince, was treacherous to the core.
“Then what about you?” he asked. “Was your family originally aligned with Xiao Yin or with the opposing faction?”
Xue Ying grimaced and shook her head.
“We were not part of any faction. We were subdued by the Star Prince’s faction and turned into Star Slaves.”