"There's one thing you haven't figured out."
Long Chen stretched out his Scarlet Blood Marrowless and whispered in Shangguan Feng's ear, "I'm not Jiang Yunfan, I'm Long Chen. Of course, you don't know me because I'm from the True Martial Emperor Palace."
Shangguan Feng's eyes widened in shock when he heard this. The whites of his eyes were frightening.
At this moment, Long Chen suddenly swung the Blood Desolation Blade in his hand, sending Shangguan Feng's head flying high into the air. Long Chen abruptly leapt into the air, and swung the Blood Desolation Blade down, directly smashing into Shangguan Feng's head. Shangguan Feng let out an earth-shattering scream, and under the terrifying force, he was sent flying towards the Frigid Pond below.
The ending he had bestowed upon others was also bestowed upon him by Long Chen today. This could be considered retribution.
Shangguan Feng's scream lasted for a very long time before he finally crashed into the cold pond, creating a loud splash. After that, there was no more sound.
Lowering his head, an ice-cold aura assaulted his senses.
Long Chen shivered. In his hand was a storage ring that belonged to Shangguan Feng. After probing it for a bit, Long Chen realized that there was quite a bit of wealth inside.
Long Chen wasn't interested in some of the Shangguan Clan's combat techniques.
At this time, Long Chen put away the spatial ring and looked around. He said to the elders of the Poison Shadow Tribe who were looking at him with reverence and worship, "The trouble has been resolved. You can all go back now."
Shangguan Feng had schemed so much, but he had never imagined that he would end up like this.
Those who schemed against others would be schemed against one day, and this was the end.
Under Long Chen's command, the people of the Poison Shadow Tribe let out cries of alarm. It wasn't safe outside, so they hurriedly brought their clansmen in and entered their waterfall. When everyone entered, the elders of the Poison Shadow Tribe stayed behind. One of them said, "I heard from our benefactor that our benefactor's name is Long Chen."
Long Chen nodded and said, "Don't tell anyone, I have something to do. I'll be leaving first."
While talking to the elders, Long Chen was studying the blue object that Shangguan Feng had just obtained. He had already placed it in the Great Void Realm.
After checking Shangguan Feng's belongings, Long Chen was interested in two things. One was the divine crystal worth over a hundred thousand, and the other was the blue object.
The thing floating in the Great Void Realm was actually a blue stone the size of a thumb. However, compared to the Thunderbolt Core, this thing seemed to be prettier.
This was a heart-shaped piece of warm jade. It looked man-made, but it was actually formed naturally. However, some parts of it had been carved by someone, which was why it had such a perfect shape. A black rope made of an unknown material was strung around the blue warm jade, and it could be worn around the neck.
A black rope made from an unknown material was strung around the neck.
Feeling it in his hand, Long Chen roughly understood that there had been a mistake. It was just an ordinary piece of jade.
Holding it in his hand and feeling it, Long Chen roughly understood that there had been a mistake. It was just an ordinary piece of jade.
Long Chen did not pay too much attention to it after placing it back in the Great Void Realm. However, at this moment, Li Xuanji slowly opened her eyes. Her cloudy eyes stared at the hovering jade pendant peacefully. Suddenly, she moved her lips gently and said, "Why do you have the Heart of Everlasting Protector?"
She seemed a little strange.
"What is this?"
Long Chen asked curiously. He was very happy that Li Xuanji could still speak a complete sentence. In her current state, it would definitely not be a problem for her to last until Long Chen obtained the Saints' Fruit.
"I just happened to hear a story, a very beautiful love story …" The story would definitely be very long. It would definitely be very difficult for Li Xuanji to tell it at this moment, so she did not want to. Her face shone with happiness and yearning.
"Anyway, it's a good thing. Even if a cultivator's God Martial Soul is shattered, their consciousness will still exist in this world for a short period of time … If they're willing, they can send a strand of their soul into the Heart of Everlasting Protector to protect the other forever. The advantage is that the wearer will have a protective power to protect them from time to time. The strength of the power is uncertain, but the disadvantage is that the person whose soul is scattered can only stay here forever, unable to reincarnate."
Li Xuanji thought of a legend. Tears flickered in her eyes, which made her beautiful eyes seem even more translucent.
Long Chen's body trembled. He knew that Li Xuanji was not in good health at the moment, so she couldn't explain it clearly. However, he understood that if he became the owner of the Heart of the Everlasting Guardian, and if one of his loved ones died, as long as she was willing, she could use a wisp of her soul to enter the Heart of the Everlasting Guardian and protect him forever. The price was that she would never be able to reincarnate.
"If the soul is still present, is there a chance to save it?"
The punishment of never being able to reincarnate was just too heavy. Long Chen was very curious about this, so he asked.
Li Xuanji originally wanted to answer immediately, but her eyes swiveled. After a moment of silence, she suddenly said, "There is. It's said that once a cultivator reaches the peak of cultivation, they can fend off the world and change their fate. With a soul fragment in hand, reviving someone is obviously a piece of cake."
Long Chen only listened to her words, but did not see her sly expression. This time, she was obviously lying, because whether there was a chance to save her, in fact, she did not know. Moreover, the God Martial Spirit had been shattered, leaving behind only an unconscious incomplete soul, the kind that would soon dissipate. Even if she had the Eternal Guardian Heart, how could she come back to life?
The world would not allow someone who could change their fate to exist.
However, Long Chen did not think that much. He shook his head and said, "No matter what, it's still disappointing. I had thought it was a treasure, but I never thought it would be useless."
"Who says it's useless? If I didn't obtain the Saints' Fruit, the power of a hundred thousand evil beasts would've damaged my God Martial Soul. Wouldn't I be able to use it on the day my soul disperses?" Li Xuanji closed her eyes and gently smiled.
Long Chen's eyes turned cold. He said with some displeasure, "Don't say that again. I will definitely do what I promised you. Moreover, haven't the two strongest opponents been finished off by Shangguan Feng already?"
Fortunately, there was Shangguan Feng, so the chances of Long Chen succeeding were extremely high.
"Alright, I'm just joking with you. Moreover, the Heart of Everlasting Protector can only be activated by two people who love each other. Even if my soul disperses, I won't be able to enter if I don't love you and you don't love me," Li Xuanji joked.
"I see. Then he's even more useless."
Long Chen casually tossed the Heart of Everlasting Protector into a corner of the Void Realm. Even if the Heart of Everlasting Protector did not have any restrictions like love, Long Chen did not believe that he would be able to use it. Qin Shi and Su Zhe were done for. The Saints' Fruit was basically in the bag.
As he spoke to Li Xuanji, Long Chen was actually conversing with the old men from the Poison Shadow clan. They invited Long Chen warmly, but Long Chen did not have the time.
Due to his conversation with Li Xuanji earlier, he was in a rather bad mood. Just when he was about to leave, a terrifying presence descended. A figure immediately appeared at the entrance of the cave, and a chilling killing intent immediately landed on Long Chen.
Long Chen was surprised at first before realizing that it was a tall, burly member of the Poison Shadow clan. He was in the prime of his life, and his bat wings were dyed with blood. Clearly, he had killed quite a few humans earlier.
In his arms was the young man from the Poison Shadow clan who had gone to report earlier. He had probably been attacked by the humans and was currently on the verge of death.
"Despicable human, go die!"
The terrifying middle-aged man charged at Long Chen as soon as he saw Long Chen. Long Chen squinted his eyes. This guy was just too powerful. None of the people from the Poison Shadow clan that Long Chen had encountered before were his opponent. It was very likely that this guy was a rare Seventh Grade Daemon God.
"Patriarch, you've misunderstood."
The old men hurriedly stood in front of Long Chen. Only when he saw this did the middle-aged daemon stop. He looked at everyone in doubt.
"This young man is the one who helped us. He's already killed the young man who attacked us earlier on. He's the one who saved us. If not for him, our elderly, women, and children would have all died."
The few old men explained the situation very quickly.
The middle-aged daemon from the Poison Shadow clan was taken aback. He had not expected things to turn out this way. He looked at Long Chen with a puzzled expression before saying, "Come in and talk."
With that, he led the rest of the Poison Shadow clan into the waterfall. Long Chen hesitated for a moment before entering. No matter what, he had saved the Poison Shadow clan. A patriarch like him shouldn't do anything to him.
After entering, the place was in a mess because of the battle. The patriarch surveyed his surroundings and instructed his men to clean up the place. He then walked over to Long Chen and sized him up. While the other members of the Poison Shadow clan were cleaning up, they were also looking over curiously.
Earlier on, the patriarch had already confirmed from the mouths of the others that Long Chen had saved the Poison Shadow clan.
"This is what he took from you." Long Chen took out the Eternal Guardian Heart and handed it to the Poison Shadow Tribe's patriarch.
Looking at this scene, Li Xuanji let out a bitter smile. She had to admit that this young man was terrifyingly resilient.