The entire sky was filled with gray words. These words were rather ancient and should be the words of the Dragon Sacrificial Continent from the Primordial Era. They were even hieroglyphs. Basically, Long Chen didn't know what 99% of the words meant.
However, as long as he took a closer look at the trajectory of almost every word, Long Chen would feel enlightened. These 33,000 words were a large and voluminous chapter. Perhaps what was recorded was the God Slaying Art. Unfortunately, Long Chen couldn't understand a single word.
He didn't even know how he entered this space.
At this moment, it was as if he was in a dream. He raised his head in a daze as those 33,000 words revolved around him. Every stroke of those words integrated with heaven and earth, faintly revealing a murderous aura that made one's heart tremble. Or perhaps it was some other aura. All the negative energies — darkness, corrosion, massacre, devouring, and even death — all gathered together to form this God Slaying Art.
Such a vast text and such astonishing willpower. This could be said to be the most terrifying cultivation technique Long Chen had ever seen. In front of these 33,000 words, Long Chen felt like he was just an ant. He was still very, very far away from the true Heavenly Dao.
In front of the heavens, the current him was indeed insignificant. One must know that just the Dragon Sacrificial Continent alone was already so big. How big was the heaven and earth?
Billions and billions of living beings were struggling between heaven and earth.
Long Chen felt extremely confused. These words were like poison that was corroding his heart. Fortunately, his willpower was strong. He realized that this was probably a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Thus, he forced his gaze to focus on the first word among the 33,000 words.
This word was especially strange and twisted. Long Chen guessed that this word should be the word 'Heaven'.
The character 'Heaven' had a total of four strokes. When Long Chen looked at it, his mind suddenly trembled. Looking closely, he realized that the trajectory of the character 'Heaven' was like the trajectory of a sword. The four simple strokes contained a boundless Great Dao.
The four strokes almost completely revealed the power of darkness, death, corrosion, and slaughter, forming a multi-layered attack. Long Chen subconsciously reached out his arm and followed the trajectory of the "Heaven" character. The feeling of enlightenment came to his mind.
But soon, a sharp pain came from his finger.
Lowering his head, Long Chen realized that his finger was bleeding, and a gray aura surrounded it. Because of the bleeding, Long Chen woke up. His surroundings had disappeared, and he was still in the training room.
In his hand, the God Slaying Sword was still there, emitting a dim brilliance.
Under Long Chen's use, the God Slaying Sword's steel-like body gradually revealed its ferocity.
Although he had already woken up, the trajectory of the first "Heaven" character among the 33,000 words was still fresh in Long Chen's mind. It was as if a knife had carved that trajectory into his heart. When he woke up, without saying a word, he wielded the God Slaying Sword and followed the trajectory of the four strokes of the "Heaven" character.
Everything seemed to be going smoothly. Very soon, Long Chen entered a state of complete slaughter. He kept repeating the four strokes. As the saying went, practice makes perfect. From the initial jerkiness, he gradually gained the will of the God Slaying Art. Finally, when he used the God Slaying Sword, he realized that he could execute a terrifying sword move that almost surpassed the eighth level of the Nine Dragons Scripture.
When he executed that move, even Long Chen himself was shocked.
The so-called God Slaying Art had a total of 33,000 words. Long Chen was still at a stage where he didn't understand anything. He was only imitating the trajectory of the first word, and he was already able to execute such an attack. If he could really understand the God Slaying Art, how terrifying would it be?
As expected of a dao weapon that had once killed a god. It was indeed terrifying.
In these ten days, Long Chen really put his skills to good use. The transformation of the acupuncture points, the training of the Dual Sword Technique, and the cultivation of the God Slaying Art were all on the right track, and they improved rapidly.
After ten days, Long Chen had successfully transformed more than a thousand acupuncture points. Although this was only one in a hundred thousand of his acupuncture points, the power of the Nirvana Realm that Long Chen could control was already quite a lot. This portion of power could increase Long Chen's strength. The cultivation of the Dual Sword Technique and the God Slaying Art could also increase his combat power.
It could be said that as long as he had time, his strength would increase steadily and reach the realm of great success. He wouldn't be far from the top of the new generation in the Three Regions and Nine Realms.
It was a pity that the storm this time came too quickly, and Long Chen didn't have time to prepare.
After ten days, Long Chen's combat power increased again. Mo Xiaolang and the others were also in high spirits, preparing for the peak battle a few days later. At this time, an accident happened.
Long Chen was cultivating that day, but there was a terrifying aura outside. He rushed out quickly and found that Mo Xiaolang was confronting a skinny and short old man in a black robe. This old man seemed to have countless vortexes on his body, making it difficult to see his appearance. However, Long Chen was sure that he was from the Demon Clan.
"Big Brother, this is one of the ancestors of the 800 Wolf Clan, Devourer." Mo Xiaolang introduced with an ugly expression.
Long Chen's heart shook. So it was him. No wonder he was so powerful. Long Chen's memory of him was still fresh in his mind when he was in the Shadow Devil World.
This was the Demon Clan that had collapsed the Nine Secluded Demon Mountain and taken away the Nine Secluded Demon Ancestral Fire. He was also the one who first appreciated Mo Xiaolang and brought Mo Xiaolang to the Desolation Emperor.
"Greetings, Senior."
Long Chen greeted him politely. He was wondering why Devourer had come at this time.
Devourer of the Demon Clan signaled to Long Chen, then said to Mo Xiaolang, "Imperial Prince, this is the Emperor's order. In five days, there will be the Sovereign Spirit Qi Tide that occurs once every ten thousand years. We just happened to find the most valuable Nine Secluded Demon Ancestral Fire at the last moment, which can help you reach the Nirvana Tribulation Realm. The day of the Sovereign Spirit Qi Tide is the easiest time to pass the Nirvana Tribulation Realm. The Emperor has already said that you are a chaotic demon beast, so your Nirvana Tribulation will be more shocking. This is a rare opportunity. The Emperor has ordered that you must return with me immediately."
Long Chen was stunned. He had never heard of the Sovereign Spirit Qi Tide. He knew that his Nirvana Tribulation would be more terrifying than others, but he didn't expect that Mo Xiaolang would be the same. Moreover, the Desolation Emperor Palace had already found the last Nine Secluded Demon Ancestral Fire. Just on the day of the Sovereign Spirit Qi Tide, Mo Xiaolang could safely enter the Nirvana Tribulation Realm.
In that case, he couldn't stay here anymore.
Wang Chen and the others would also arrive in a few days, but Mo Xiaolang only had five days. Five days was just enough for Devourer to take him back to the Desolation Emperor Palace.
However, Long Chen knew the struggle in Mo Xiaolang's heart. Mo Xiaolang had promised to face it together with him, so after hearing this, Mo Xiaolang was especially excited. He quickly said, "No, I can't go back. Even if I go back, it will be in a few days, after I've settled the matter here."
Tun Yue frowned slightly and sighed helplessly. "Imperial Prince, this is the Imperial Lord's order. If you miss this rare opportunity, it won't be so good the next time. In the entire Desolate Imperial Region, there is no one who dares to disobey the Imperial Lord's orders. If you are stubborn, I can only forcefully take you back."
"No, absolutely not."
Mo Xiaolang was emotional. He said, "Devourer, I won't go back even if I die. These few days are very important to me. This time, I didn't make it to the Tideflow of God's Spiritual Qi. When I go back, I will definitely be able to get through it. Just pass my words to the Emperor."
Devourer shook her head. "You don't understand. Your Nirvana Tribulation cannot have any mishaps, and it won't be easy to get through it. The Emperor wants me to bring you back, regardless of the reason. So, I'm very sorry, but I cannot disobey his order."
Mo Xiaolang was so anxious that his eyes turned red. He anxiously looked at Long Chen, then asked, "Is there no way to ease the situation? I really have something very, very important to do here."
He had once promised Long Chen that he would fight side by side with Long Chen at the most important moment. But it just so happened that something like this had happened, completely messing up his plans.
Hearing the quarrel, Soyeon, Li Xuanji and the others approached, standing behind Long Chen and Mo Xiaolang.
Devourer seemed a little angry. He said, "Prince, you are the future hope of the Desolation Imperial Palace. Devourer hopes that you can think of the bigger picture and yourself. Today, no matter what, I cannot disobey the Emperor's order. So, I can only apologize."
At this point, Long Chen gritted his teeth. Mo Xiaolang was very emotional, standing next to him. Long Chen patted him on the shoulder, indicating for him to calm down. Then he said, "We've been brothers for so many years. You've always followed me and worked for me. This time, think about yourself. Go back. The road is long. Believe me, even if I'm alone, I can face it."
"Big Brother …" Mo Xiaolang was almost choking with sobs. The storm was coming, and he hadn't expected something like this to happen. This made him very anxious.
Of course, Long Chen hoped that Mo Xiaolang could help him. After all, Mo Xiaolang was a powerful helper, and a great support for him. But this matter did indeed affect his own future. Long Chen couldn't play around, and he couldn't be selfish. So he acted very open-minded and took the initiative to persuade Mo Xiaolang. "Go back. If there's a chance, I'll go to the Desolation Imperial Palace to find you. Today, I'm only in Nine-Star Chaos City. Maybe one day, I'll have to go to the Sword Spirit Imperial Palace.
When that time comes, you can accompany me. "Mo Xiaolang's face went blank. He hesitated for a long time, but under Devourer's cold gaze, he finally gave in. He knew that the so-called Emperor's order was something no one in the Desolation Imperial Palace would dare to defy.
Devourer had done him a great favor, so he couldn't make things difficult for Devourer.
"Don't worry, I can do it." Long Chen chuckled, as if he didn't care about the matter at all.