Long Chen was stunned.
"This isn't a mission. This is suicide. Since they regard the statue of the Dark Goddess as their faith, if I were to take it away, I would still be alive under the siege of so many experts."
Long Chen said in astonishment.
Wenren Xi said solemnly, "To tell the truth, every Sacred Martial Emperor's test has never been simple. This is the most difficult in tens of thousands of years. The Emperor designed it this way so that you can perform outstandingly, widening the gap between you and the others. This is all designed for you."
Long Chen wasn't an idiot. He pondered for a moment and said, "I understand now. This mission isn't a test of strength, but of leadership, decision-making, good and evil views, intelligence, and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances. The goal of the mission is to obtain the statue of the Dark Goddess, but it didn't say how to obtain it. In any case, we have to obtain it. No matter how we obtain it or what methods we use, whoever obtains it will be the winner."
Those Remnants of Darkness might be very powerful, but this was an assessment mission. It wasn't as simple as testing one's strength. Therefore, Long Chen could change his way of thinking and use his brain a little more. This mission might not be impossible. However, if he were to blindly attack and try to snatch the statue of the Darkness Goddess, it would often lead to failure.
Zhenwu Great Emperor had put a lot of thought into the design of this mission.
He said, "Senior Wenren, please tell the Emperor that I will do my best to complete this mission and not let him down."
Wenren Xi nodded and said, "To be honest, I also think it will be difficult. The Remnants of Darkness have a deep hatred for us, and it will be extremely difficult to sneak in. It's a good thing that you are mentally prepared. Here is some information about the Dark Nation and the Remnants of Darkness. 15 days should be enough for you to ponder."
Long Chen was startled.
This time, it was his turn to take the lead. What goes around comes around. He took the information from Wenren Xi and prepared to spend a lot of effort to ponder it. Zhenwu Great Emperor had already done this much, so Long Chen could not let him down this time.
Wenren Xi left after assigning a few more questions to Chen Xi.
Long Chen sorted out his mood and began to read the information about the Dark Nation. In fact, the Human Race didn't know much about the Dark Nation. They were already living in the Dark Nation when it was first discovered.
He learned from the Dark Remnants that they had been living in that sealed space for countless years, even dating back to millions of years ago. Their appearance was relatively similar to that of the Human Race. They were generally more majestic and had a human body, but they had bison horns, which made them look like a divine bull that stood on its hind legs. Of course, the biggest difference between them and the Human Race was that they had a pair of thick arms.
Among the Dark Remnant, both men and women were very good at fighting. They were extremely talented, and they were born with earth-shattering abilities that even surpassed the people of the Imperial Domain. When they grew up, they basically had the combat strength of the Divine Martial Arts Realm or above. Before the passage was closed, there were still a large number of Nirvana Tribulation experts in the clan. There were more than a dozen or even dozens of them in each clan.
After so many years of development, they were probably even more powerful now.
It would be extremely difficult to get the statue of the Dark Goddess from them.
Attacking forcefully was the most undesirable method, but the problem was that if the other party wanted to kill him as soon as they met, what else could he do besides attacking forcefully?
Although Long Chen knew about the mission in advance, to be honest, it was not very useful to know about the mission of the Dark Nation. At most, he would be a little more mentally prepared.
After reading a lot of information, Long Chen already had a plan in mind.
In fact, no matter what, the most important thing was still strength. Without strength, any strategy could not be carried out, and it would be even more impossible to highlight one's difference from others.
"When the time comes, they will put something on me, and they will be able to monitor and watch my performance in the Martial God Palace."
The Dao Tool was extremely magical. In the Dragon Dance Hall, there was a Dao Tool for tracking, called the Mother-Child Phantom. It was a huge bronze mirror with many runes on it. As long as the runes were planted on Long Chen's body, no matter where Long Chen went, his runes would be like his eyes. Everything he experienced, saw, heard, and said would be clearly reflected on the bronze mirror in the Dragon Dance Hall.
In this way, the 20 evaluators would be able to clearly know everything about him in the Dark Nation.
The selection system of the Holy Martial Emperor was the most complicated and rigorous that Long Chen had ever seen. After all, the importance of the Holy Martial Emperor was too great.
For this mission, Long Chen began to prepare. These days, he rarely went out. Most of the time, he stayed in his residence and cultivated.
Time passed very quickly. Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, Long Chen was pondering over the information on the Remnants of the Dark Nation, trying to find a more reasonable method from the records. He stayed in the courtyard, and suddenly, someone knocked on the door. It was the aura of a Nirvana Tribulation Realm warrior.
"Come in."
This was not one of his people, so Long Chen became vigilant. He collected the information in his hands. If this information was known by others, especially people from Ye Futu's faction, it would be troublesome.
The other party was still knocking on the door. It was extremely strange. Long Chen stretched out his hand and waved it. A gust of wind blew over and blew open the door that was thirty meters away. An old man dressed in formal clothes and exuding a righteous aura appeared in front of him.
"Tong Qi."
Long Chen's eyes were cold. What was this guy doing here? Long Chen had beaten him up in the Dragon Dance Hall. Could it be that he was looking for trouble now?
Under Long Chen's cold gaze, Tong Qi quickly rushed in and appeared in front of Long Chen in the blink of an eye.
"What are you doing here?" Long Chen took a few steps back to prevent this guy from suddenly attacking.
Tong Qi's behavior was very strange. It was as if he couldn't speak. He anxiously pointed at Long Chen's right hand and then at his own head.
"What do you mean?" Long Chen looked at him warily.
He suddenly remembered that Tong Qi was really a strange guy. He was a Nirvana Tribulation Realm warrior. Whether it was the first time he lied to Long Chen, or the second time he slandered Long Chen in public, he was beaten up by Long Chen. Thinking about it carefully, it seemed a little strange.
This guy had been around for tens of thousands of years. If it was just the temptation of benefits, would he work so hard for Ye Futu?
Long Chen noticed that the look in his eyes was extremely anxious.
He was about to go crazy.
Long Chen suddenly realized that he could smell a scent similar to Yang Chen's from the man's body.
It was the smell of a parasite.
Could this guy be controlled too? Why did he come to me? What was there for him to look forward to?
Tong Qi couldn't speak. He mumbled for a long time before suddenly pointing at a black brick. With a wave of his hand, a sword aura appeared.
Long Chen understood. He was talking about the Lingxi Sword.
Long Chen carefully held the Lingxi Sword in his hand and looked at him suspiciously. "What do you mean?"
Tong Qi was very happy. Like a child, he pointed at Long Chen's Lingxi Sword and then at his own chest.
"Do you want me to stab you?" Long Chen looked at him calmly and asked coldly.
What surprised him was that Tong Qi actually nodded excitedly.
Long Chen didn't dare to make a move for now.
What if he stabbed him to death?
This was a crucial moment. If he killed this guy rashly, Ye Futu would definitely not let go of the chance to tarnish his reputation. He would definitely be labeled as a ruthless person again.
"Get lost. Stop joking around." Long Chen took a few steps back and prepared to deal with the Lingxi Sword.
However, he still maintained his vigilance.
Tong Qi panicked. He actually knelt down and looked at Long Chen with tears in his eyes. He pointed at his arm and passed it to Long Chen. Long Chen knew what he meant. He wanted him to stab his arm.
What the hell is this guy doing?
Look at how anxious he is …
He has the same smell as Yang Chen. After Yang Chen left, he came here and Yang Chen actually asked him to save him.
Long Chen seemed to have thought of something.
He didn't say anything else. He took a step forward and stabbed the Lingxi Sword into the other party's arm.
Tong Qi was extremely agitated. The power of the Lingxi Sword was endless. His gaze quickly dissipated and he felt like he was about to die.
After a period of time, seeing that his breath was getting weaker and weaker, Long Chen hurriedly pulled out the Lingxi Sword.
Tong Qi's gaze gradually regained clarity. He cried and begged Long Chen again, as if he really enjoyed the state of the Lingxi Sword stabbing him.
This guy is crazy.
Long Chen didn't think so. Without saying anything, he stabbed the Lingxi Sword directly into the other party's chest.
Hiss.
Suddenly, the agonizing shriek of an insect could be heard from the other party's body.
In Tong Qi's body, there seemed to be a huge beast living in it. It was rolling in his blood vessels as he screamed miserably. A wave of energy rushed towards Long Chen's body. Tong Qi's eyes, ears, nose and mouth started to bleed. He looked very miserable, but he still held on tightly to the Spirit Dawn Sword, not letting Long Chen let go.
His body was trembling. Large amounts of blood spurted out from his pores. The Nirvana Energy in his body was shaking horribly, as if it could explode at any time.
Long Chen's eyes became extremely sharp. There was something in the other party's body that was resisting him. That thing must be a gu, just like the one in Yang Chen's body.
The Lingxi Sword was trembling. A terrifying force was about to send Long Chen flying.
A small insect actually had such power. It's really the opposite. Long Chen had already verified his guess. He didn't care so much. The Lingxi Sword stretched out and directly pierced the other party's body.
Tong Qi's eyes were collapsing. Signs of life were disappearing, but he still held onto Long Chen's Lingxi Sword tightly.
At this moment, a painful shriek could be heard from his body. At this moment, Tong Qi's throat moved. His mouth was still open. A foreign object rushed towards Long Chen. Although it was only for a moment, Long Chen could still see that it was a human face. It bared its fangs and brandished its claws as it rushed towards Long Chen.
Long Chen took out the Lingxi Sword and slashed, splitting the insect in half.
After the Lingxi Sword was pulled out, Tong Qi knelt on the ground. Long Chen hurriedly checked his body. Fortunately, his primordial spirit was severely injured and he fainted, but he didn't die.
Long Chen understood a little.
That thing just now must be the Divine Ghost Gu.
Even if it was a gu, it had a soul. It was hidden very deeply in Tong Qi's body, but it would be forced out by the Lingxi Sword.