Chapter 6963 Old Sixth Arrives
Everyone was shocked by what had just occurred.
As soon as Long Chen arrived, he unleashed Dragon Roars at the Nine Heavens, struck Cao Yiyang, and then used their combined power to attack Xie Lingyun—all in the blink of an eye.
A maiden surrounded by lightning stood behind Xie Lingyun, her lightning spear already piercing his body.
Xie Lingyun went crazy. Terrifying runes surged out of him.
“Die!”
“Stop!” Cao Yiyang hastily shouted, but it was too late.
BOOM!
Xie Lingyun’s immense power blew Lei Linger. He was truly powerful. Even in the primal chaos era, he was one of the top experts. He possessed true law power and was backed by his sect’s karmic luck. Lei Linger was no match for him.
Lei Linger had only managed to land the sneak attack because the earlier strike carried Cao Yiyang’s law power, which disrupted Xie Lingyun’s law power.
However, there was only one shot. Lei Linger was destroyed before she could even detonate her lightning spear.
Xie Lingyun managed to destroy Lei Linger, but he forgot he was binding the sacred Heavenly Devil Zither. When he used all his power to kill Lei Linger, he lost control of it.
At first, all three sect leaders were binding the sacred Heavenly Devil Zither. When one of them pulled out, the balance broke. The sacred Heavenly Devil Zither shuddered and used its remaining energy to pull Zi Yan back inside.
Xie Lingyun instantly realized that he had been conned.
“Brat, you really are courting death!” he roared.
Seeing that Zi Yan was in no immediate danger, Long Chen no longer had any misgivings.
“Die!” Long Chen roared.
The next moment, Huo Linger’s forest of flames appeared, and countless Golden Crows and Jade Rabbits rushed out of it.
Lei Linger reappeared, turning into millions of lightning dragons that attacked the remaining disciples of the Zither Sect.
As soon as Xie Lingyun targeted Long Chen, terrifying law power spread out and locked onto Long Chen. He could barely move.
But at that moment, Cang Lu charged over, swinging the Bloodfiend Halberd through the air.
BOOM!
Xie Lingyun was knocked back, and when he steadied himself, a bloody wound appeared on his chest.
Xie Lingyun’s expression darkened. If he had been even a little slower, he would have been cut in half. Pain burned from the wound as devil qi ate away at his strength. He had never faced such a terrifying opponent before.
After pushing Xie Lingyun aside, Cang Lu charged at Luo Tianxiang from the Painting Sect. He looked like a devil god from hell, with overwhelming devil qi pouring out of him.
Both Cang Lu and the Bloodfiend Halberd gave off violent, unstable auras, as if they would explode at any moment.
“You crazy man!” Luo Tianxiang shouted.
If such a terrifying puppet self-detonated near him, even he would die. However, he was only here to help and earn a favor. Getting badly hurt or even killed was not worth it.
“Brother Yiyang, things are a mess now. We can’t reach a goal like this. It’d be better to kill this brat first!” Luo Tianxiang declared.
He didn’t wait for Cao Yiyang’s response. With a flash, he retreated from the dangerous-looking Cang Lu.
As he gave up on binding the sacred Heavenly Devil Zither, the chains that were already on the verge of collapse completely fell apart.
Long Chen had planned all of this. As Cang Lu attacked Luo Tianxiang, Long Chen rushed toward the sacred Heavenly Devil Zither. With Luo Tianxiang gone, Cao Yiyang couldn’t hold on alone. As soon as the chains broke, Long Chen grabbed the Heavenly Devil Zither.
After pulling Zi Yan back inside, the sacred Heavenly Devil Zither used up all its power and fell into a deep sleep. Because of this, Long Chen couldn’t bring it into the primal chaos space.
Long Chen waved his hand, and chains made of blood-colored petals wrapped around the Heavenly Devil Zither, binding it behind him.
“Long Chen, you’ve ruined my Zither Sect’s plans and killed my disciples. Now you even want to steal our priceless treasure? Don’t think you’ll leave here alive!” Cao Yiyang shouted, finally enraged.
Just then, the sinister Heavenly Devil Zither shuddered crazily, causing the entire Zither Sect to shake. Yue Xiaoqian turned pale, having reached her limit. Cracks spread across her devil-suppressing domain.
Yue Xiaoqian’s power alone wasn’t enough to suppress the sinister Heavenly Devil Zither. But since it had spent so much energy trying to pull out Zi Yan and fighting its sacred counterpart, she managed to hold it down for a short time.
It only lasted for a moment, but that was enough. Long Chen moved quickly, and in that brief window, the sacred Heavenly Devil Zither slipped from their control.
"Hmph, you tried to kill my woman. I, Long Chen, won’t rest while the Zither Sect still stands! If you won’t let me go, then I’ll take you down with me!" Long Chen shouted fiercely.
Starlight surged out of Long Chen, instantly covering the sacred Heavenly Devil Zither.
Following that, Cang Lu, Lei Linger, and Huo Linger returned to Long Chen’s side. They formed hand seals, and their auras surged violently.
“Damn, are they really going to self-detonate?! Stop them!” shouted Xie Lingyun.
The sacred Heavenly Devil Zither was in slumber, and its master was Long Chen’s woman. In that case, Long Chen could really blow up the Heavenly Devil Zither.
If the Heavenly Devil Zither detonated, the entire Zither Sect would be erased from this world. Who could possibly survive?
“Keep dreaming!” Cao Yiyang shouted, forming rapid hand seals.
The entire Zither Sect started to shudder as countless formations blazed. The next moment, chains shot toward Long Chen from every direction, like dragons.
This fight had destroyed the surrounding buildings and formations, but not the Zither Sect’s central grand formation. Now, it switched from offense to defense.
“Long Chen, you’re a turtle caught in a jar! If you surrender, maybe I’ll spare your life for the sake of the High Firmament Academy!” shouted Cao Yiyang.
Cao Yiyang was afraid Long Chen would get hot-headed. Even if he couldn’t make the Heavenly Devil Zither explode, damaging its divine runes would ruin any chance of merging the two zithers completely.
He was incredibly anxious now. He was waiting for the sinister Heavenly Devil Zither to escape the devil-suppressing domain. Once it did, they could take control of the sacred Heavenly Devil Zither once again.
After all, the two zithers were once one. With one asleep, the other took charge. If they could get the sacred Heavenly Devil Zither back, it would be over.
Even though the merger failed this time, it wasn’t a total loss. The sacred Heavenly Devil Zither was drained, and with some time, they could try to merge them again.
Seeing the countless chains gathering toward him, Long Chen smiled deviously.
“Cao Yiyang, you gutless fool! After all these years, you still haven’t learned a thing. You dared to touch my woman. When I become a Divine Sovereign, your life will be over!" Long Chen shouted.
Cao Yiyang’s expression darkened, but he didn’t respond. Those chains continued to converge on Long Chen, as if giving Long Chen one final chance.
However, Long Chen knew that Cao Yiyang was waiting for the sinister Heavenly Devil Zither to break Yue Xiaoqian’s domain. Long Chen was waiting too...
Suddenly, explosions sounded outside the Zither Sect. Rays of Sword Qi shot through the air, tearing the barrier apart like it was nothing.
Zi Nuo and the others appeared right in front of Long Chen.
But Long Chen had no time to celebrate. At this moment, Yue Xiaoqian’s devil-suppressing domain shattered.
“Long Chen, die!”
The sinister Heavenly Devil Zither let out a furious roar. Black zither strings shot toward Long Chen like evil tentacles.
BOOM!
At that moment, a green light shot up. Three black and three white spheres of light appeared, and the laws of the Grand Dao broke apart. The zither strings were instantly destroyed.
"This kid Long Chen is under Old Sixth’s protection! Let’s see who dares to lay a finger on him!"
Green Old Sixth’s proud and commanding voice echoed across the land.