On this day, the sky above the Evil Dragon Palace in the Emperor Star, the Martial Emperor Palace, and the sky was bright again.
The declining Evil Dragon Palace rose with the new star, Long Chen. After he obtained first place in the Hidden Dragon Ranking, his position rose to the peak. He became famous in the three thousand palaces. Everyone was proud to be a disciple of the Evil Dragon Palace. They took Long Chen, the young Evil Dragon Palace Master, as their idol.
However, after Long Chen left the Evil Dragon Palace, the popularity of the Hidden Dragon Ranking slowly died down. Aside from Long Chen, the Evil Dragon Palace did not have any other outstanding talents. Therefore, there were many restrictions. Although there were many people who tried to curry favor with Long Chen, there were also many people who opposed him, led by the Heavenly God Palace and the Punishment Hall.
Originally, Long Chen did not plan to stay long in Nine-Star Primal Chaos City. However, he did not expect that he would be gone for a year. A lot could change in a year. For example, after the Evil Dragon Palace rose to the peak in the Hidden Dragon Ranking, because of Long Chen's disappearance and the restrictions of giants like the Heavenly God Palace and the Mad Demon Hall, their position gradually fell until today.
Long Chen's name shook the three regions and nine realms in Nine-Star Primal Chaos City. However, the Martial Emperor Palace was a strange place. The most important information usually went to the Martial God Palace. On the contrary, the lower levels of the three thousand palaces did not know much about this. The strongest of the three thousand palaces were only two Nirvana Tribulation Realm experts. One of them was even the First Supreme Elder of the Martial God Palace. Therefore, the information did not need to be sent here. Unless the various Palace Masters took the initiative to obtain this information, they would not be qualified.
The huge storm that Long Chen caused had already surpassed the limits of their knowledge. They did not know that the Martial Emperor had summoned Long Chen.
To the people of the Martial God Palace, the strongest person in the Evil Dragon Palace that Long Chen had been in was only at the seventh layer of the Divine Martial Realm. There was no need to pay attention to him.
Today, something big happened in the Evil Dragon Palace. At this moment, almost all the upper echelons of the Evil Dragon Palace were gathered on the Cloud Ascension Platform, looking nervously at the group of people. Among them, Shentu Hong, Wu Yang, Wu Yue, Qin Feng, and the others were there. There were also other Vice Palace Masters, Elders, and so on. Many people from the Evil Dragon Palace gathered below.
"Bastards of the Evil Dragon Palace, I will say it again. Quickly hand over Ye Zheng. Otherwise, we will not be polite anymore."
The one who spoke was a middle-aged man with a stern appearance and a tall figure. He wore yellow clothes and had a valiant aura. Although he didn't look barbaric, there was a domineering aura emanating from his bones. His cold eyes caused others' hearts to palpitate.
Beside him, there were a few people of similar cultivation. There were even people from the Punishment Hall who were there to support them.
Shentu Hong gulped nervously. His fat jiggled as he said, "Everyone from the Heavenly God Hall, my … my disciple has gone to the Supreme Trial Tower to cultivate …"
"Cut the crap. My people have already guarded the Supreme Trial Tower. I haven't seen him enter," the yellow-clothed cultivator was furious.
The yellow-clothed middle-aged martial artist was enraged. His blood-red eyes coldly stared at Shentu Hong and said, "Old Shentu, my son isn't someone who can die so casually. To dare kill my son, that Ye Zheng really has eaten the guts of a leopard. There's also the Punishment Hall's Brother Yan here to testify that Ye Zheng has already committed a grave mistake. Even if the Heavenly Emperor himself were to come, he wouldn't be able to save him today."
The people on the side smiled, "Brother Jiang, why waste your breath on the people of a small hall? They even dared to kill Jiang Ya. In my opinion, we should just wipe out the Evil Dragon Palace. They even dare to touch the people of our Heavenly God Hall."
"Hehe, you have no idea. They rely on the fact that their leader is the first on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, Long Chen. However, that Long Chen died in some corner a long time ago, yet they still treat it like it's nothing."
With that, the people of the Heavenly God Hall and Punishment Hall laughed aloud.
Shentu Hong and the others were nervous. Suddenly, he said with some anger, "Jiang Ya is scum. Senior Ye is enforcing justice on behalf of the heavens by killing him. He deserves to die. Jiang Ya massacred over a dozen disciples of our Evil Dragon Palace first, and senior Ye killed him afterwards. That's not a crime. Do you Punishment Hall only know how to bend the law for personal gain?"
"How dare you!"
The yellow-clothed cultivator shouted angrily. His voice swept out, causing the people of the Evil Dragon Palace to shut their mouths. However, their faces were still filled with anger. That Jiang Ya was extremely arrogant in the territory of the Evil Dragon Palace. His methods were extremely cruel. He killed over a dozen disciples of the Evil Dragon Palace. Ye Zheng just happened to pass by and killed him in anger. According to the laws of the three thousand halls, Ye Zheng's actions were not a big crime. Instead, it was the fault of the yellow-clothed cultivator's upbringing.
However, in this day and age, who still cared about the laws?
Today, the yellow-clothed cultivator brought the people of Punishment Hall to take revenge. He did not care about anything else. He took a step forward and said, "I will say one more time. Hand over Ye Zheng. Otherwise, each of you on the Cloud Ascension Platform will cut off an arm. If you don't do it, I will."
After saying that, he scanned the crowd.
Ye Zheng did not come out, and the people did not cut off their arms.
The yellow-clothed, middle-aged cultivator was furious. He charged into the crowd without saying anything. With his cultivation of the eighth level of the Divine Martial realm, no one could stop him. In a moment, dozens of arms soared into the sky. The people of the Evil Dragon Palace screamed.
"Retreat!" Shentu Hong was greatly shocked. His body trembled as he looked at the bloody scene.
Just at this moment, the yellow-clothed martial artist saw him and laughed loudly. Under the horrified gazes of everyone, he grabbed Shentu Hong and lifted him up. With a pa sound, Shentu Hong's entire body was covered in blood, and he rolled towards the other companions of the yellow-clothed martial artist like a ball.
"Ye Zheng, if you don't come out, I'll treat this fat pig like a ball and kick him until he deflates."
The yellow-clothed cultivator laughed loudly. Opposite him, one of the Heavenly God Hall's cultivators rushed out. He laughed loudly and kicked Shentu Hong again. Shentu Hong screamed miserably and flew towards the yellow-clothed cultivator.
Blood splattered everywhere.
Seeing this bloody scene, the crowd was furious. Many young people wanted to rush up, but they were all stopped by the older generation. They knew that no matter who went up, they would only be sending themselves to death when facing the powerful cultivators of the Heavenly God Hall.
"Stop!"
Ye Zheng rushed over from afar, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.
The yellow-clothed cultivators squinted their eyes. Ye Zheng had already entered the seventh level of the Divine Martial realm, but it was still not enough for them. When Ye Zheng rushed to Shentu Hong's side, his eyes turned red when he saw that he had been tortured to a bloody pulp.
He was furious, but what could he do? He was still no match for them.
"Why did you come out …" Shentu Hong cried.
In his eyes, Ye Zheng was the same as Long Chen. They were both the hope of the Evil Dragon Palace.
"Master, I'm sorry. When Long Chen returns, he will support the Evil Dragon Palace. I know he will take revenge for me."
He clenched his fists and pushed Shentu Hong towards the Evil Dragon Palace's group. Then, he stood proudly in the encirclement of the Heavenly God Hall and Punishment Hall's cultivators. He said proudly, "That's right. I killed your son because he was scum and had no choice but to die. I don't regret it at all. My only regret is that I didn't work harder and get stronger to kill you bastards."
He was proud.
But this pride made the Heavenly God Hall's cultivators laugh loudly.
"You think you're acting, you little bastard?"
The yellow-clothed martial artist's world strength radiated outwards, suppressing Ye Zheng's Will of the Heavens and Earth, making it nearly impossible for him to move. World strength gathered in his hand, and without a word, he pounced towards Ye Zheng, punching Ye Zheng's body. Pa, pa, pa, there were several loud sounds as Ye Zheng's body exploded with several large bloody holes. His internal organs were shattered, and his entire body was almost blown apart.
At that moment, Ye Zheng's gaze wavered. He almost lost his luster. But in the end, he persevered. He fell to the ground weakly, with only a sliver of consciousness remaining.
"Bring him back and let me use medicinal pills to revive him. Then, throw him into the Extreme Violet Heavenly Fire Formation and burn him for the rest of his life. I never thought that he would come out. You dared to kill my son. I'll make you regret being born."
It was difficult for the Extreme Violet Heavenly Fire Formation to burn people to death, but it would torture them. Endless torture. This was the cruelest form of torture.
"Child, kill yourself." Shentu Hong's tears flowed down his face.
They were a weak group. Before the Heavenly Deity Palace, they did not have any power to resist. Today, they were already in despair.
Not only was Shentu Hong in despair, but the Evil Dragon Palace's disciples were also in despair. This was a cruel world that did not care about right or wrong. Only strength determined everything. Long Chen had told them this long ago. But now, they understood it even more deeply.
Just as the Heavenly God Hall's people were leaving proudly, two light spots were rapidly approaching from the horizon. What shocked everyone the most was that in the blink of an eye, two figures stopped between them and the Heavenly God Hall's people, facing them. One of them was a youth with a peaceful expression. He had a faint smile on his face. His eyes were as deep as the sea. Seeing this youth, everyone thought they were dreaming.
"Long Chen … … Palace Master … …" Everyone's throats were parched. They said these words in a daze. Some even wiped their eyes. When everyone discovered that everyone else was shocked, they finally confirmed that the undefeatable youth that they revered had finally returned at this crucial moment.
Long Chen did not expect such a huge formation. He smiled and said, "Why? You all know that I'm coming back, so are you prepared to welcome me … …"
Speaking until here, the smile on his face gradually disappeared. Because he saw that many people's arms were torn off. That old fatty, Shentu Hong, was covered in blood. He was barely breathing.
Long Chen could not bear to see his own people being bullied, especially at his doorstep. It was fine if he was bullied by the Sword Spirit Emperor Palace outside, but when he returned home, his family members were still being bullied. Long Chen could not deal with the Sword Spirit Emperor Palace, but … …