Chapter 6833 Intentionally Provoking
The sound of a sacred drum boomed from the four corners of the city. A warrior wearing ancient battle armor stood before each drum.
Their battle armor was heavily worn, with bloodstains all over. It was said that these battle armors dated to the primal chaos era.
As the drums boomed, divine light rose from the entire city. The drums made people feel as if they were moving through spacetime, as if they had been brought back to the battlefield of the primal chaos era. It was as if they could hear the roars of that era.
Seven elders solemnly appeared atop the platform. Each of them held a tray bearing a bloody head. Those were the heads of Golden Wing Heaven Devils.
These seven heads were placed in front of the shrines. After that, a red-robed woman appeared in the middle of the altar.
Although everyone was aware not to make noise at this time, her presence still triggered a commotion. Her red robes resembled flames, and her skin was as smooth as jade. Even Long Chen acknowledged her with a slight nod. Chi Yutong was truly beautiful enough to captivate birds and beasts alike.
She was not merely beautiful. Her eyes held a sharp wisdom, and she seemed flawless.
Countless whispers fluttered through the crowd. Seeing this, the disciples of the Flame God Sect were not surprised. They all gazed at her proudly.
Chi Yutong was the divine daughter of the Flame God Sect, an idol of the junior generation. Her reputation was unprecedented in history.
Chi Yuluo sat down with Long Chen. In truth, she had been paying attention to every single one of his reactions. Thus, she was a bit disappointed that Chi Yutong’s charisma didn’t seem to have much effect on him.
She was rather unhappy about that. She didn’t recall any youngster ever resisting Chi Yutong’s charisma.
“Heaven, Earth, Celestial, Creation, Cosmos, Eternity, Boundless, Desolation—eight regions united as one, illuminated by the grand light of the Dao...”
Just then, Chi Yutong began to chant solemnly. Her voice was as beautiful as her appearance. It had both the grace and elegance of a woman, yet was also powerful and solemn. Every syllable sounded particularly sacred.
It wasn’t a long chant. It praised the ancestors who had protected the nine heavens and ten lands with their blood and lives, thanking them for creating this space for their descendants to live in.
They now offered the devil heads to their ancestors to show that they had not forgotten what their ancestors had done for them. They also remained committed to vengeance, swearing to eliminate all the devils in the world and restore peace to the nine heavens and ten lands.
Once Chi Yutong was done, divine light flowed over the shrines. Those devil heads rapidly withered and turned to dust.
At this moment, everyone stood up, and Long Chen followed a beat behind. However, as they bowed toward the shrines, Long Chen did not.
With millions of people in the city bowing at once, Long Chen appeared particularly conspicuous, being the only one standing. Chi Yuluo quickly realized what was wrong, but it was too late to warn him.
After this bow, everyone sat back down. Chi Yuluo hoped that no one had noticed, or it could be trouble.
Long Chen looked at the altars with a strange expression. No one could tell what he was thinking.
Once the ceremony was complete, Chi Yutong turned around and spotted Long Chen. She nodded slightly. After this brief greeting, she prepared to walk off with the others.
“Black-robed brat, why didn’t you bow earlier while everyone else paid respects to the altars?! Moreover, you behaved so arrogantly and disdainfully. Do you realize how sinful it is to blaspheme the ancestral heroic spirits of the divine prefecture?!” shouted someone.
Just then, of the seven elders, a large and slightly round elder stepped forward angrily. His shout startled everyone, and they all turned toward Long Chen.
“He dares to blaspheme our ancestral heroic spirits?! He is courting death!”
Most people didn’t know what the elder was talking about. However, they chose to trust him and got angry.
Chi Yutong was also startled. Focused on the ceremony, she hadn’t noticed this.
Seeing the chubby elder furiously pointing at Long Chen, Chi Yuluo immediately shouted, “What are you talking about?! He is my friend and a newcomer to the Heavenly Magnificence Divine Prefecture. It’s normal for him not to know our customs. But he stood when we stood, showing he still respects our traditions. As for being arrogant and contemptuous, where did you see any of that?! I was standing right next to him, and I didn’t see anything like that!”
Chi Yuluo had a temper that matched her frankness, but that didn’t mean she was stupid. She instantly knew that this elder was intentionally targeting Long Chen. His acting was definitely subpar.
Chi Yutong hastily said, “Yuluo, be respectful!”
She then turned to the elder and apologized, “Senior, my friend has just arrived here. I still haven’t had a chance to teach him our customs, so I apologize to everyone on his behalf. I’ll go hunting again and perform another ceremony for our ancestors!”
Chi Yutong’s words were flawless. They were an apology to everyone and to their ancestors.
In any case, Long Chen was an outsider. It was perfectly normal for him not to know what to do. At the very least, he hadn’t sat when everyone stood. Even if he hadn’t bowed, it wasn’t necessarily disrespectful.
Moreover, no one had actually seen Long Chen acting arrogant and impolite. Now that the elder was speaking against Chi Yuluo, they didn’t know which side to pick.
Chi Yutong had made her position clear. Anyone who kept arguing would risk offending her.
However, that elder coldly said, “It’s not that I refuse to give you face or the Flame God Sect. But this person blasphemed my ancestors. I cannot forgive this sin. He must kowtow to our ancestors to apologize!”
“You!” Chi Yuluo was outraged. He was clearly just making up excuses.
Chi Yutong frowned. She couldn’t figure out why the elder was so determined to go after Long Chen. Was it because of her?
Long Chen slowly stood up and walked toward the altar, which made Chi Yuluo jump up and grab his arm.
She said, “You can’t go! That fat old man is trying to embarrass us. If you admit you’re wrong, they’ll call you a sinner, and our Flame God Sect will become a joke.”
“It’s fine. I can handle it!” Long Chen smiled. Despite her rashness, she wasn’t foolish at all.
Long Chen gently pulled his arm free and walked up to the altar in front of everyone.
“Since you like kneeling so much, you can kneel!” Long Chen exclaimed.
Suddenly, a blue ripple spread out from Long Chen. The smiling elder felt a powerful pressure push down on him.
The elder’s knees broke at once, and he collapsed to the ground. People all around cried out in shock. Chi Yutong was stunned too.