Chapter 6876 A Gathering of Greats
The massive tear in the sky was staggering. It was a wound to the Heavenly Daos that remained unhealed after all these years.
It resembled a sneering devil's mouth, filled with mockery for this world.
Beneath the tear was an endless, yellow wasteland. Dust and sand were blown by the cold winds, filling the air with a sense of desolation and decay.
It was called Broken Heaven Mountain, but there was no mountain here. During the primal chaos era, a massive battle had flattened all the surrounding mountains.
It was said that back then, a human Heavenly Sovereign tried to stop the outsider devils here but ultimately died.
The earth was filled with immense earth energy. However, it was contaminated by devil qi, making it impossible for cultivators to absorb. If someone tried to do it, the devil qi would either cause their body to explode or turn them into a bloodthirsty savage.
But in recent years, experts from the Deep Earth Sect had started showing up at Broken Heaven Mountain often, as if they had found something important.
Normally, no one came here. But today, the place was crowded. Many factions had set up camps on the wasteland, and some even brought stands to watch from comfortably.
A quick look showed thousands of different factions had come to watch. There were even more rogue cultivators, too many to count.
Most importantly, there were still a few hours left before the event started, and more people kept arriving.
Chi Yutong had rushed over as fast as she could to avoid any more surprises. But now, she saw the round figure she hated most sitting at the center of the arena with his eyes closed, looking completely ready.
"That bastard is here even earlier than us? There’s definitely something fishy going on here! Don’t think you can hide your shameful tricks from me!” raged Xin Yu.
Xin Yu sneered and formed hand seals. With her spirit heart techniques, nothing could hide from her.
“Don’t waste your energy. It’s not good to expose your power,” Long Chen said, grabbing Xin Yu’s hands to stop her. He did not want others to know of Xin Yu’s breakthrough.
When Long Chen arrived early as well, the experts nearby began whispering among themselves, curious about what was happening.
“Yan Sheng got here three days early and was meditating the entire time. But Long Chen also got here a couple of hours early.”
“Was that black-robed man the one who found the mysterious evil object? It has even disturbed the divine capital.”
“I heard that Long Chen’s conflict with Yan Sheng began when he discovered that evil object. That’s why they agreed to it.”
“To dare to fight Yan Sheng, I admire his courage. Yan Sheng is hated by everyone, but he is still alive. Hopefully, Long Chen can be the one to kill him.”
“I doubt that. Yan Sheng isn’t just extremely powerful; he’s also incredibly despicable. He’s willing to employ all sorts of shameful tactics. Several divine sons and daughters have fallen due to him, but many of these deaths were never made public.”
“I heard that Long Chen isn’t from the Heavenly Magnificence Divine Prefecture or even the Primal Chaos World. He’s from the world of the nine heavens.”
“Really? Then it makes sense why he dares to challenge Yan Sheng. He simply has no idea how terrifying Yan Sheng is.”
“I don’t think so. Look, Divine Daughter Yutong and Divine Daughter Xin Yu are both close to him. There’s no way they didn’t tell him about what kind of existence Yan Sheng is.”
“Even if they did, Long Chen already agreed to the challenge. No matter what, he still had to come. Otherwise, wouldn’t he be looked down on by the two divine daughters?”
Countless whispers murmured among the spectators. Although many of them didn't have high hopes for Long Chen, they all secretly hoped for a miracle. It was clear just how much Yan Sheng was hated.
At that moment, Chi Yutong put away the Scarlet Blood Battle Chariot and slowly entered. Only then did people notice Chi Yunfeng and the rest of the Flame God Sect following behind Long Chen.
“The Flame God Sect’s sect master has also come. It seems he’s here to support Long Chen, right?” said one of the observers.
“The Deep Earth Sect has bullied the Flame God Sect several times, but the Flame God Sect has never dared to say a word. What are they thinking by coming here?”
This powerful lineup startled quite a few people. They didn’t understand what the Flame God Sect was thinking. Did they plan to declare war on the Deep Earth Sect?
That couldn’t be true. The Deep Earth Sect had many enemies, but the Zither Sect was behind them. Who would dare to provoke the Zither Sect?
“Long Chen’s also gotten here early. I wonder if the fight will start soon?” asked someone.
Everyone looked over to see Yan Sheng still sitting there with his eyes closed. He showed no sign of waking up.
The Deep Earth Sect had assembled tens of millions of experts and prepared a viewing stage. They watched coldly in silence as Long Chen arrived.
“Long Chen, do you see the biggest fatty on that stage? The one as big as two Yan Shengs? He’s the sect master of the Deep Earth Sect, Yan Mingqi. He’s also Yan Sheng’s grandfather. I don’t know what kind of dogshit luck the Deep Earth Sect ran into in this generation, but they actually have three double manifestation Divine Sovereigns. They are Yan Mingqi and his two sons. The big one is Yan Hai, while the second big one is Yan Jiang. Yan Hai is Yan Sheng’s father. But the strange thing is that neither Yan Hai nor Yan Jiang is here. Instead, that old ghoul Yan Mingqi came,” Xin Yu whispered into Long Chen’s ear.
No one knew if it was intentional, but as she introduced them, she even pointed at Yan Mingqi.
Seeing that a girl dared to point at him, the old fatty seethed with cold fury.
Long Chen looked at their lineup and couldn’t help but smile. Seeing this, Xin Yu curiously asked, “What are you smiling about?”
“Just look at that stage. They’re all so round. I thought it was a line of potatoes.”
Chi Yutong and Xin Yu both laughed at that. This comparison might be a little much, but now that they looked, it really was similar.
It wasn’t just the two of them; the people around them lost their composure as well.
“Courting death!”
The Deep Earth Sect’s experts were furious. Their biggest taboo was talking about their body shapes. Because of their unique cultivation technique, they all became round. They were very sensitive about this.
“Ignore them. When the time comes, Sheng-er will kill him!” Yan Mingqi exclaimed, waving his hand to calm them down.
Looking at Chi Yunfeng behind Long Chen, he probed, “Chi Yunfeng? Has your bottleneck loosened? Haha, to think you’d rush over just because your bottleneck loosened, you really are interesting.”
At this moment, Chi Yunfeng’s aura was linked to his contractual beast. He was masking his own aura with that of his contractual beast, tricking Yan Mingqi.
Long Chen had arrived, but the moment had not yet come. Yan Sheng also appeared reluctant to begin early.
Seeing this, Chi Yutong intended to take Long Chen back to the chariot for rest.
Just then, an icy voice rang out.
“Long Chen, you really have big guts. You destroyed our branch sect in the nine heavens, yet you still dared to run over to the Heavenly Magnificence Divine Prefecture. Do you really think the Zither Sect has no one who can put you in your place?”
An ancient zither emerged from the void, and its music shook the heavens.