Shentu Hong's words could only comfort the disciples. His words made them excited. However, anyone with a bit of brains knew that this was even harder than ascending to the heavens. Feng Zhilin was a person who created miracles. If she really entered the top ten in a year's time, not only would the Evil Dragon Palace not be able to make a comeback, every disciple would also be implicated.
With the Wind Divine Palace's current network, the Evil Dragon Palace disciples could only hide in the True Dragon Mountain Range. Once they went out, they would probably be the target of ridicule.
For a moment, all the disciples, even the most outstanding ones, had expressions of defeat on their faces.
Shentu Hong looked around. This low morale made him feel very helpless. He could only force a smile and say, "No matter what, our Evil Dragon Palace's disciples have already accomplished their mission and eliminated the Moon Demon Cave. Because of this performance, our Evil Dragon Palace's ranking in the various palaces will rise once again. Senior Jiang, tell us what happened."
Shentu Hong's words successfully diverted a portion of everyone's attention.
However, most of the disciples were still feeling defeated and even grumbled about the Evil Dragon Palace.
"Back then, if I did not join the Evil Dragon Palace, I would not still be this strong."
"That's right. From today onwards, if we go out, we will definitely become the target of everyone's scorn. We will be detested and beaten by everyone. We might not even be able to survive a year later."
"What a huge scam."
"I think we should change the name to Evil Insect Palace. Being bullied by a bunch of girls is really embarrassing."
Such discussions could be heard everywhere.
They did not care about the performance of the Evil Dragon Palace's peak disciples at all. It was useless no matter how well they performed. The strongest disciple, the so-called Ye Zheng, was previously a legend in the eyes of the disciples. Now, he was just a coward that could be easily suppressed to his knees. What outstanding performance could this brat have?
Many people left helplessly.
Jiang Qing's expression changed. The crisis in the Evil Dragon Palace had also exceeded his expectations. He had spent half his life in the Evil Dragon Palace, all the way to the position of Vice Palace Master. If this continued, after Shentu Hong abdicated, the new Evil Dragon Palace Master would definitely be him. After all, among the Vice Palace Masters of the same strength, he was the youngest and had the greatest achievements. His reputation in the Evil Dragon Palace was second only to Shentu Hong.
Jiang Qing naturally didn't wish for the Evil Dragon Palace to be humiliated and defeated. His goal was to become the Evil Dragon Palace's Palace Master, then lead the Evil Dragon Palace to become an outstanding faction among the three thousand palaces. He, Jiang Qing, would also become an influential figure in the True Martial Emperor Palace.
As she grew older, this dream became more and more distant to Jiang Qing. However, when Long Chen appeared with the thing between his eyebrows, Jiang Qing seemed to see hope again.
Especially now that the Evil Dragon Palace is in danger. This is a huge opportunity for Jiang Qing.
Thinking of Long Chen, a cold glint flashed in his eyes. When he turned around, Long Chen was already gone. He was very puzzled and asked, "Where did Long Chen go?"
Everyone looked at each other. When Feng Zhilin appeared, everyone's attention was probably on her. Very few people paid attention to Long Chen.
"I saw him get off the Cloud Ascension Platform. He might have already returned …" Wu Yue said softly.
"Ignore him. Tell everyone about the details of the trial." One of the Vice Palace Masters said.
Jiang Qing smiled and started to cooperate with everyone. He explained the situation of the trial in detail. He even told everyone about the conflict between Long Chen and Ye Zheng.
After hearing Jiang Qing's words, everyone's faces were filled with shock again.
The Evil Dragon Palace Master Shentu Hong didn't expect such a thing to happen. He asked in detail, "You said that Long Chen defeated Qin Shi and Ye Zheng. This …"
Ye Zheng was the disciple he was most proud of.
Everyone's gaze turned to Ye Zheng.
Ye Zheng had suffered the two greatest defeats in his life.
At this moment, his eyes were gloomy. He did not refute, as if he had completely lost his will. Seeing Ye Zheng like this, everyone finally understood that the others were right. During the trial, the Evil Dragon Palace did have a rising figure. That was Long Chen.
Although he wasn't here now, everyone could imagine how magnificent he was at that time.
Only Wu Yang and Wu Yue looked worriedly at Ye Zheng, the loser. They could keenly feel that a terrifying change was happening to Ye Zheng's body. Perhaps this wasn't a good thing.
However, compared to Feng Zhilin, Long Chen was just a grain of rice. He couldn't be compared to a bright moon like Feng Zhilin. As for the Evil Dragon Palace disciples, the thirty thousand disciples did not have much hope.
The celebration banquet that was originally prepared had become dull and tasteless because of the arrival of the Wind Divine Hall's Lord. As a result, it was left unsettled. Shentu Hong brought his disciple back to his temporary imperial residence. The other people also dispersed with ugly expressions. Long Chen's heaven defying performance in the Moon Demon Cave, his intelligence and bravery, was not eye-catching at all in front of Feng Zhilin's heaven defying performance.
Long Chen was brave and resourceful. However, Feng Zhilin annihilated over ten thousand Poison Demon Cult cultivators. The two were on completely different levels.
Because of Feng Zhilin's presence, Long Chen returned to the River Heart Pavilion alone. On the way, Kitten kept mocking him.
"You're finished now. You violated her. If she discovered your existence, she would carve her name on your little brother. At that time, you and Little Xi would see it and cut your little brother off."
Kitten was rolling on the ground in the Great Virtual Realm with laughter.
Long Chen wasn't in the mood to joke with it. Feng Zhilin's matter was too unexpected for him. After sorting out his thoughts, Long Chen asked, "Do you know why she could possess such strength in such a short period of time? She could use the Will of Heaven and Earth to suppress Ye Zheng and make him kneel on the ground. In other words, her strength should be at the seventh tier of the Divine Martial Realm, the Manifestation of Heaven and Earth."
Long Chen believed that under normal circumstances, Feng Zhilin wouldn't be able to reach such a realm.
Kitten suddenly became serious and said, "This girl is crazy. She and the God Martial Spirit have already fused together with another expert's God Martial Spirit. Now, it can be said that she has already sold half of herself. The other party's God Martial Spirit contains the comprehension of martial arts. That's why her cultivation has soared so fast. In the future, her God Martial Spirit will be completely devoured by the other party. With the strength of their God Martial Spirits, I estimate that there is only a one in ten thousand chance that she will devour the other party."
Long Chen furrowed his brows and said, "To think that such a thing would happen …"
"Indeed. When the God Martial Soul was at its peak, it should have been at the ninth tier of the Divine Martial Realm. It was an expert who had almost stepped into the Calamity Realm. However, it died. In the Imperial Domain, there are many people who have this secret method. It is called the Soul Merging Dao. Of course, only the one whose soul has merged with it can do it. I think that Feng Zhilin doesn't know that she will be devoured by the other party in the end. However, she should be satisfied to have such terrifying strength in such a short period of time."
Sure enough, such tyrannical strength didn't come from Feng Zhilin's own cultivation.
Her current situation was equivalent to having half of her body taken away. In the process of merging with the God Martial Soul, her own will was not as strong as the other party's. One day, the part of her body that belonged to her would probably disappear completely.
Long Chen knew that she had always been very arrogant. The blow that Long Chen gave her was not an ordinary one. It made her understand the importance of strength.
"Now, her understanding of the God Martial Realm has long been in the God Martial Soul. She only needs to slowly get used to it and absorb the Sovereign Spiritual Qi. Then, her strength will rise steadily and finally reach the final stage. However, at that stage, I think she will not be herself anymore. Of course, it is possible that her memory and part of her personality will still be there, but the real leader will be another person, the one hidden in her body. This is the domineering part of the Soul Merging Dao. Feng Zhilin came from a small place like the Myriad Kingdoms Domain. Faced with the temptation of great strength, she will not know that she is about to lose herself."
Kitten's words made Long Chen suddenly stop in his tracks.
To be honest, he didn't have any enmity towards Feng Zhilin at all. If he could meet her in the Imperial Region, he might be able to become good friends if she didn't kill him. However, when Long Chen thought of what he'd done to Feng Zhilin, he thought about it and decided to forget about it. Feng Zhilin would probably pursue him madly to kill him the moment she saw him.
If their relationship was good, Long Chen would have a good way to help her.
"Of course, there is no hurry. She is still in the seventh level of the God Martial Realm. It will take at least a few years for her to recover to the ninth level of the God Martial Realm. You are a sentimental person. I know you will save her in the end." Kitten laughed.
Long Chen did not think much about it. Now that Feng Zhilin was so strong, it would be good if she did not kill him. If she still could not forget the hatred of the past, Long Chen would not bother to save her.
As for his own safety, although he was not Feng Zhilin's match, he had the Wine Addict and the Martial Addict to protect him. As long as Long Chen was in the True Martial Emperor Palace, he did not have to worry about anything.
After returning to the River Heart Pavilion, Long Chen silently consolidated his strength. Then, he waited for Han Yunxing and the others to appear before bringing up the matter of the Supreme Yin Devil Realm.
After a while, Jiang Qing's disciples, Qin Feng, and the others returned from the Cloud Ascension Platform. Although they were in a bad mood because of Feng Zhilin's matter, the good news was that Long Chen had shown his prowess and became the strongest among the young disciples of the Evil Dragon Palace.
As soon as they returned, their moods changed. They surrounded Long Chen and spoke.