Long Chen made such a big move the moment he returned.
At this moment, thirty thousand Evil Dragon Palace disciples gathered below the Cloud Ascension Platform. Just like now, Long Chen replaced Shentu Hong as the Evil Dragon Palace Master. Then, Long Chen led the Evil Dragon Palace to its most glorious moment.
But this time …
Most people thought of what happened during the day. Judging from the tense atmosphere, it was most likely the experts of the Heavenly God Palace had arrived. Originally, Long Chen had killed the Heavenly God Palace's Lu Junyue and Lu Chunqiu's wife in the Hidden Dragon Ranking battle. Aside from the Snow Lotus Palace and the Scarlet Cloud Palace, all the other palaces of the Evil Dragon Palace and the super palaces had become enemies.
In their anxiety, the Evil Dragon Palace disciples had been very careful.
The moment Long Chen returned, he caused a huge commotion. Judging from the current situation, the experts of the Mysterious Underworld Palace, the Mad Demon Palace, and the Heavenly God Palace would probably come. Long Chen had also killed the Punishment Hall's people during the day. The Punishment Hall's Enforcement Elders, and even the Supreme Elders, would probably come one after another.
"Will our Evil Dragon Palace still be able to survive this time … …"
"I don't know. I can only believe in the Palace Master. Who knows how strong he has become in the one year since he left?"
"No matter how strong he is, he can't fight against the three super palaces and the Punishment Hall. We're dead for sure this time."
Voices of unease started to spread out. More and more people became nervous, until they saw countless experts from the three thousand palaces heading in their direction.
The Heavenly God Palace, the Mysterious Underworld Palace, the Mad Demon Palace, and so on. So many experts had arrived.
Warriors above the Eighth Lv of the Divine Martial Arts Realm were everywhere. The Lord of the Divine Palace, Lu Chunqiu, the new Lord of the Mysterious Nether Palace, the Mad Demon Palace and so on were all present. What made the disciples of the Evil Dragon Palace even more desperate was that there were five super experts in the middle of all the teams. They were the Supreme Elders of the Punishment Palace. Except for the First Supreme Elder, the others were all present. The leader was the Second Supreme Elder who had a fierce conflict with Long Chen.
It could be said that all the people who had been enemies with Long Chen were now present. From this, it could be seen how much face Long Chen had.
Under the combined might of so many experts, the Evil Dragon Palace disciples retreated in fear. It was like a huge rock was pressing down on their heads. They even nearly knelt down.
The Disciplinary Hall represented judgment. With so many Elders of the Disciplinary Hall here today, wouldn't it mean that they were going to put Long Chen on trial?
Today, Long Chen did not care about anything at all. He killed several experts in public. Such a public massacre, especially when he killed the Enforcement Elders of the Punishment Palace, was not allowed.
"It's over. Even five Supreme Elders are here. This time, the First Supreme Elder is in closed-door cultivation, and the two from the Martial God Palace are not here. The Hall Master is finished. Our Evil Dragon Palace is finished."
"The Hall Master is still too young and too impulsive. It's like this every time. However, his status is different now. Why doesn't he think about us weaklings when he does things?"
"Yeah, I think he's just trying to show off …"
Many people did not understand why Long Chen was so high-profile. They only saw the reality. The reality was that not only Long Chen but also the Evil Dragon Palace were in danger.
The hall masters, elders, and vice hall masters who were qualified to stand on the Cloud Ascending Platform experienced this deeply.
The other side's three outer palaces were very powerful. Furthermore, the Punishment Palace was presiding. If they really wanted to put Long Chen on trial, given their hatred for Long Chen, it would not be too much for them to give the order to kill Long Chen. This would also be acceptable before the Martial God Palace. Perhaps even the First Supreme Elder would not be able to say anything about Long Chen's crimes during the day.
Long Chen was different from them. The rules of the three thousand outer palaces gave way to the strong and factions. However, Long Chen and the Evil Dragon Palace were at a disadvantage. If they killed someone, they would be like Ye Zheng; they would have to be put on trial.
"Where's the Hall Master? Where did the Hall Master go?"
The other side's experts stood high above, looking down on the weak. When they saw their flustered appearances, they mocked them. However, at this moment, no one knew where Long Chen had gone.
The person who hated Long Chen the most was undoubtedly the Heavenly God Palace Master, Lu Chunqiu. His wife and son had died at Long Chen's hands. With such a deep hatred, when he heard that Long Chen had killed the Enforcement Elder and the Heavenly God Palace Master as soon as he returned, he could no longer sit still.
Lu Chunqiu gathered the Mad Demon Hall and Profound Underworld Hall. Then, through Lu Zhihuan's connections, he pulled the Second Supreme Elder over.
Originally, Lu Zhihuan's son, Lu Jin, knew about Long Chen's deeds. Unfortunately, Lu Jin and the others were still in Nine-Star Primal Chaos City and could not return.
Lu Chunqiu could not hold it in any longer. He looked around and said coldly, "Where did Long Chen go? He killed the Heavenly God Palace's hall master and even the Punishment Hall's Enforcement Elder. He committed a heaven-defying crime. Today, the Punishment Hall is going to judge him. Did he escape?"
The people of the Evil Dragon Palace were in an uproar. Long Chen had killed people and committed a grave crime. He gathered everyone here and ran away. Was he trying to get everyone killed?
At this moment, the Evil Dragon Palace disciples discussed among themselves. Their expressions were very unsightly. Some even wanted to escape.
The experts of the three palaces and the Punishment Palace silently parted and covered the sky above the Evil Dragon Palace, blocking all the escape routes of the Evil Dragon Palace disciples.
"Long Chen, come out. I know you won't leave. You have the guts to call us over, but don't be so cowardly to come out. If you don't come out, the thirty thousand Evil Dragon Palace disciples will take the blame for you. You don't want to become a sinner of the Evil Dragon Palace, right?"
Lu Chunqiu showed a ferocious expression. He desired to kill Long Chen so much. It had been a year. He had endured it for a year, trying to find out news of Long Chen countless times.
The people of the Profound Underworld Hall and the Mad Demon Hall were here to help. Of course, they hated Long Chen to the bone back then as well.
As for the Punishment Hall, they were led by the Second Supreme Elder. Today, they finally had something to use against Long Chen. Previously, the Second Supreme Elder let Long Chen escape. This time, they had something to use against Long Chen. No matter what, they had to throw Long Chen into the Extreme Purple Heavenly Fire Formation. Only then would they be satisfied. Otherwise, if this brat entered the Martial God Palace and made an enemy of them, Long Chen might really be able to trip them one day.
Long Chen had been waiting for them for a long time. However, they were in too much of a hurry and could not discover him among the thousands of disciples. Hence, Long Chen had no choice but to float up and face the thousand-odd experts of the three great halls alone.
The man standing majestically in the strong wind immediately attracted everyone's attention.
It turned out that Long Chen did not escape.
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief. However, they would have to wait for Long Chen to pass judgment next.
When Long Chen appeared, Lu Chunqiu and the others finally smiled. The Sixth Supreme Elder, Lu Zhihuan, stood beside Long Chen and revealed a smile as well.
"Long time no see, everyone …" Unexpectedly, Long Chen was not afraid at all. He was alone, facing thousands of opponents, but his expression did not change at all.
Lu Chunqiu coldly snorted and sneered in his heart. He reminded Lu Zhihuan. As the Sixth Supreme Elder, Lu Zhihuan was the judge. He understood and took a few steps forward. He faced Long Chen and said in a clear voice, "The Evil Dragon Palace's Palace Master, Long Chen, killed five of our True Martial Emperor Palace's compatriots for no reason in front of everyone. His actions were ruthless, and the evidence is conclusive. Long Chen's crimes are grave. After a vote by the five Supreme Elders of the Punishment Hall, they unanimously approved that Long Chen will be executed on the spot. The executors will be the Heavenly God Palace Master, Lu Chunqiu, the Mysterious Nether Palace Master, Meng Zhiming, and the Mad Devil Palace Master, Fan Sen."
The moment this was said, thousands of people went into an uproar. The people of the three great halls already knew about this, so they were very excited. They were filled with hatred for Long Chen. The thirty thousand disciples of the Evil Dragon Palace were incomparably terrified. The Punishment Hall's authority was deeply rooted in their hearts. If the Supreme Elders of the Punishment Hall were to pass judgment together, Long Chen would definitely die.
Otherwise, he would be going against the entire Three Thousand Great Halls, the entire True Martial Emperor Palace. Long Chen alone wouldn't be able to do this. With the addition of the Evil Dragon Palace, all the disciples of the Evil Dragon Palace would die.
Everyone panicked and started to make a ruckus.
Lu Zhihuan continued, "All the disciples of the Evil Dragon Palace, stay where you are. Those who leave without permission will be sentenced to death. Furthermore, from today onwards, the Evil Dragon Palace will be disbanded. The thirty thousand disciples will be expelled from the True Martial Emperor Palace. Those who haven't left within a day will be executed. If the other great halls want to take in disciples of the Evil Dragon Palace, they will be executed."
This sentence made all the disciples despair. Most of them sat on the ground and started crying. Some of them had worked hard for over a thousand years just to enter the Sacred Martial Hall. Their families were proud of them, even their entire hometown was proud of them. They didn't expect that because of Long Chen, all of them would be expelled from the Evil Dragon Palace. In an instant, cries of despair and curses could be heard.
It wasn't that they were ungrateful. They blamed everything on Long Chen. Therefore, the target of their dissatisfaction was also Long Chen. Who asked him to be so young? He did bring about the rise of the Evil Dragon Palace, but today, he caused the entire Evil Dragon Palace to perish …
Looking at the tragic scene below, only the elders and hall masters on the Cloud Ascension Platform could barely maintain their composure. However, many of them had ugly expressions on their faces. Some of them even had tears in their eyes. It could be said that they were also filled with feelings for the Evil Dragon Palace.
The Disciplinary Hall's bravado was getting better and better.
Long Chen didn't mind it. Even if no one in the world understood him, it didn't matter. He only wanted to be himself. He was a rebellious person.
This was his true nature.
While the entire Evil Dragon Palace was panicking, the three hall masters at the peak of the ninth layer of the Divine Martial Realm followed their orders and surrounded Long Chen. They surrounded Long Chen in a triangular formation. Lu Chunqiu said ferociously, "Long Chen, you'd better not resist. Otherwise, I'll make sure you don't even have a corpse left. I'll let you live to see the entire Evil Dragon Palace collapse."