"You're really a pervert. Such a delicate beauty, how could you ruin a flower. You're going to be punished by the gods. How nice would it be if you gave her to me?" Kitten grumbled on the side.
"Don't you like Die 'er?" Long Chen teased.
"Damn, that little thing that hasn't grown up yet wants to steal my heart. No way," Kitten said with a face full of disgust.
"Speaking of which, what on earth is that Die 'er?"
While Long Chen was advancing toward the Consummation of the second level of the Divine Martial Arts Realm, he asked Cat by the way.
"Nine Hell Fantasy Butterfly … It's a kind of ancient beast, almost from my time. It's a miracle that it has been passed down until now. The Nine Hell Fantasy Butterfly has nine abilities. Transformation is just one of them. It doesn't have a fixed grade, some are strong and some are weak. This kind of beast can sometimes be very terrifying, if it's trained well."
It turned out that it was something from Kitten's time. That was a long time ago. Maybe Lingxi didn't know that much. When they met again, Long Chen would study the Nine Hell Fantasy Butterfly carefully. When they were together before, his attention was all on Lingxi.
With the nourishment of a large number of Divine Gems and demon beast essence blood, Long Chen's strength had successfully transformed to the second level of the Divine Martial Realm. The Divine Spirit in his body had almost increased by ten times. Just now, Long Chen didn't feel any pressure when he killed Zhao Xueji. Now, he should be invincible under the fifth level of the Divine Martial Realm.
Elders and hall masters were basically no match for Long Chen.
In the Evil Dragon Palace, people who were stronger than Long Chen were probably at the level of hall master and deputy hall master. There was also a legendary disciple who represented the Evil Dragon Palace, but he didn't know his name. As for the Evil Dragon Palace Master and the other two disciples, they should have passed the Ninth Heaven Thunder Tribulation. Their specific battle strength might be comparable to Long Chen's, but that would be known after the battle.
In order to advance this time, Long Chen could be said to have saved for half a year. Next time, he would break through to the third level of the Divine Martial Realm, the Celestial Being Realm. At that time, he would be able to control the Emperor Spiritual Qi and form his own domain. If used well, the domain would also be a powerful force. Zhao Xueji must have had an element of Ice Domain. In this domain, Long Chen's battle strength was greatly reduced, while Zhao Xueji was like a fish in water.
Of course, this was a story for later.
As for Zhao Xueji's death, even if others knew that he was the one who killed her, it didn't matter. To be honest, to the strong, the sect's rules were just decorations. The True Martial Emperor Palace's rules were based on one word, martial strength was supreme. The True Martial Emperor Palace didn't lack geniuses, what they lacked were geniuses who could kill their opponents one by one. Those who were killed would be eliminated. There was no need to punish the real strong for her.
Sometimes, those pinnacle experts could support the True Martial Emperor Palace alone.
Just as Long Chen was preparing to stabilize his newfound strength, he was suddenly startled awake. He felt that someone was approaching the training room. He abruptly opened his eyes and saw that the metal door of the training room, which should have been impossible to open, was slowly opening.
Jiang Qing walked in.
Long Chen took a deep breath. Qin Feng once said that as long as someone was in the training room, others couldn't enter. But obviously, Jiang Qing's appearance was not within common sense. Especially when Long Chen thought of many things, his whole body tensed up, and he became very cautious.
"Greetings, Master." Long Chen stood up.
Jiang Qing smiled as he surveyed the surroundings. He then looked at Long Chen and couldn't see anything wrong. At this moment, he said, "Are you very surprised that I can come in?"
Long Chen nodded.
Jiang Qing continued smiling, "The reason why this seat can come in is because this month, it's my turn to supervise the training tower. The entire tower is under my control, including how many fifth-grade puppets you summoned and who you fought with earlier. I know all of it. The only thing I can't see are the details."
Long Chen was drenched in cold sweat. So this was the case. In that case, Jiang Qing knew everything. He knew that Long Chen had just killed his eldest disciple and even more secrets about Long Chen.
Long Chen felt like he was suffocating. If Jiang Qing wanted to kill him now, Long Chen could only use a blood sacrifice to survive. After all, this was the training room, blood escape wouldn't work. Moreover, this was the True Martial Emperor Palace. The True Martial Emperor Palace was located on the Imperial Star. It wasn't an easy place to leave.
However, Long Chen still had a trace of confidence. That was Jiang Qing's current performance. If he really wanted to kill Long Chen, he could have acted the moment he entered. There was no need for him to fake a smile at Long Chen. Thinking of this, Long Chen's emotions calmed down. However, he didn't say anything. It wouldn't be beneficial for him to say too much at this time.
"I really didn't expect that you actually killed Xueji."
Jiang Qing looked at Long Chen with some emotions. His long black beard fluttered in the wind. Seeing Long Chen's nervous expression, he smiled again and said, "You don't need to be nervous. I also didn't want to do anything to you. This is the rule of survival. Xueji lost to you. That's her fate. I can't do anything about it."
From these words, Long Chen had a general idea of what the other party meant. Indeed, strength was the only standard to be favored. In front of strength and potential, Jiang Qing directly regarded Xueji as one of the five treasures. This was because he had an even more important disciple, and that was Long Chen.
Jiang Qing's eyes were filled with satisfaction and admiration for Long Chen.
But Long Chen still sucked in a breath of cold air. He suddenly felt that Xueji was very pitiful. There was no doubt that Jiang Qing was actually a very cold person. Long Chen expected that when a disciple of Jiang Qing appeared that surpassed Long Chen, it was very likely that he would become the Xueji of today. Even if he fell, no one would look at him.
But Long Chen didn't express his thoughts.
He and Jiang Qing had a feud since a long time ago. That was the feud of Feng Yangzi. Right now, this feud could only be suppressed in Long Chen's heart.
Speaking of this, Jiang Qing patted Long Chen's shoulder and said, "The reason why I came here at this time is because I have something to tell you. You don't have to worry about the consequences of killing Xueji. I will help you deal with the consequences. But now that Xueji is dead, a good thing will fall on your head."
Long Chen had a general idea of Jiang Qing's thoughts. From Jiang Qing's current performance, it seemed that he only knew that Long Chen had killed Xueji. The deepest secret that Long Chen had revealed here was the True Martial Emperor Soul. If there was a pair of invisible eyes that had been watching Long Chen for two months, the True Martial Emperor Soul would definitely be able to see it. But Jiang Qing didn't seem to have discovered the True Martial Emperor Soul, so Long Chen finally heaved a sigh of relief.
He knew that even if Jiang Qing knew about the True Martial Emperor Soul, he would also be jealous. This was not an ordinary treasure, and it was inextricably linked to the True Martial Emperor Palace.
"Master, please speak."
Putting aside other emotions, Long Chen turned his attention to the good thing that Jiang Qing was talking about.
"There is competition in the three thousand palaces, and it is intense. These days, I and the Palace Master have been busy with the 'Trial Battle' that is held once every fifty years. This is a newcomer, so you don't know much about the Trial Battle. I will explain it to you in detail."
Jiang Qing paused and saw that Long Chen was listening. He was very satisfied with this disciple. He didn't talk much, but he did a lot. He was very practical, so he continued speaking.
"The three thousand palaces are ranked once every fifty years. The ranking is based on the performance of the disciples in the Trial Battle. Our Evil Dragon Palace is neither strong nor weak. In the previous ranking battle, we were ranked outside the top one thousand. Of course, everyone wants to be in the top one thousand, or even the top one hundred, or even the top ten. The higher the ranking, the greater the reward from the Martial God Palace. There are also countless benefits. It can be said that the Trial Battle is very important."
Speaking of the Trial Battle, Jiang Qing was clearly excited.
"The Trial Battle is a very interesting experiential training for my True Martial Palace's disciples. At that time, the Martial God Palace will assign three thousand missions. We will randomly pick these missions that are about the same rank. Then, the attendants from the Martial God Palace will follow us and give us a score based on the completion of the missions, the disciple's performance, the outstanding individual, and so on. Originally, only Zhao Xueji could participate, and her name has already been reported. Since you defeated her, you will participate. Don't worry. Being able to participate in the Trial Battle is the glory of every disciple of the three thousand palaces. If you perform well, you will have a chance to be rewarded. You might even be accepted into the Martial God Palace due to your outstanding performance.
"What kind of rewards are there?"
Long Chen was indeed tempted, especially the last reward — the chance to enter the Martial God Palace. This was the dream of all the disciples of the three thousand palaces. "The exact rewards will only be known ten days from now.
"The exact reward will only be known ten days from now. The Palace Master will receive a mission from the Martial God Palace. Our Evil Dragon Palace has roughly fifteen slots for this Trial Battle. Every Vice Palace Master has roughly one slot, and the Palace Master has five slots. After receiving the mission ten days from now, we will probably start gathering and setting off. Let me tell you a very good piece of news. The leader of this mission should be me." Jiang Qing smiled somewhat proudly.
"Leader."
Jiang Qing knew that Long Chen had just arrived at the True Martial Emperor Palace and wasn't familiar with the rules here. She patiently explained, "Every team has a leader and a supervisor from the Martial God Palace. However, neither of us can make a move, especially the supervisor. It's even more impossible for him to make a move. In the past, there was a team that was completely annihilated and the supervisor didn't make a move. As the leader, I can't make a move. However, when you encounter some external factors that you can't resist, I can help you eliminate these external factors and guide you. This is the responsibility of the leader. The trial battle is a competition with the other three thousand palaces, and at the same time, it is also a competition with your own people. Whoever's performance is more outstanding will have the opportunity to obtain rewards. As the disciple of the leader, you have a natural advantage."