The Lord of Emperor Dong's Palace was reduced to an escort.
If it wasn't Long Chen who said this, others would think that the speaker was ignorant. The Lord of Emperor Dong's Palace was the ruler of the 108 prefectures in the Eastern Royal Domain. Such a top figure never appeared in the eyes of the secular world.
But now, after hearing what Long Chen said, he quickly agreed and said, "Okay, I will complete the task."
Long Chen asked Ye Xuan about her brother's location and then told the Lord that it was time to end things here.
"I have something important to do and it is very dangerous, so I can't take you there. You and Ye Xuan go to the Imperial Palace first. I will go back and have a good talk with you after I finish my task." Long Chen's attitude toward Ye Xuan had always been very respectful.
Ye Xuan nodded blankly.
Although she had a calm personality, the shock that Long Chen had given her was too great.
In two years, he had grown to a level that even the Lord of Emperor Dong's Palace had to look up to.
Long Chen faced the Lord of Emperor Dong's Palace and said coldly, "You know my temper. If anything happens, not only you, but the entire Emperor Dong's Palace will not be able to escape."
The Lord of Emperor Dong's Palace really wanted to cry. What accident could happen? Of course, he dared not have any evil thoughts. Ye Xuan was a person who could possibly become Zhenwu Great Emperor. He wanted to worship him, so there would be no mistake.
"Don't worry, I will complete the task." The Lord of Emperor Dong's Palace promised.
There was not much time left. Feng Zhilin and the others had already started the task. Long Chen said goodbye to Ye Xuan again. Then, under the awe of the crowd, he soared into the sky and disappeared in front of everyone. Until Long Chen's figure completely disappeared, the crowd looked at each other and finally breathed easy.
In the distance, Su Xiaodie was lost. She returned to her room and fell on the bed in a daze.
In her mind, Long Chen, who was struggling under Chu Tiange's super strength, suddenly appeared.
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In the Dragon Dance Hall, twenty warriors above the Third Nirvana Tribulation were engaged in a heated discussion.
Among the three mirrors, the Young Martial God had entered a dark world and was lurking next to a gloomy ancient tribe. Feng Zhilin had also arrived at her destination. Only Long Chen had just flown into the sky from Emperor Dong's Palace.
Under someone's suggestion, the most noisy one was the leader of the Hanwu Temple. They were all arguing about what Long Chen had just done. Basically, they were divided into three factions. One faction supported the leader of the Hanwu Temple, one faction opposed it, and the last faction did not speak.
The leader of the Hanwu Temple glared at them and said, "Tell me the truth. What is the task this time? The Dark Kingdom, the statue of the goddess, and what is Long Chen doing? He is a person who can delay important things because of his personal grudges. He is a person who kills his own people for his own selfishness. He is cold-blooded and cruel. First of all, such a person has an extremely bad view of good and evil, and he is even more irresponsible. I think he is the most unsuitable person for the Holy Martial Emperor." "What the leader of the Hanwu Temple said makes sense.
"What Hall Master Hanwu said makes sense, and I also support him. After all, the most important thing is the heavy responsibility given by the Emperor, but he puts the priority on other things. If such a person is in power, I'm afraid that the Imperial Palace's affairs and life and death will not be as important as his personal affairs. In addition, from the matter of Fu Hai, we can see his vicious character. Although we are all from the Martial God Palace and all of you are his elders, if we don't trust him and touch his friends and relatives in the future, he will not hesitate to kill us. In the end, this little guy was not raised by the Martial God Palace. He is selfish and a huge hidden danger."
Among the twenty people, at least seven or eight supported this view.
Ye Futu maintained his smile. Originally, Long Chen had already lost badly in the first round. If this continued, his score would even be lower than Yang Chen's. There was no way he could open a gap of at least 25 points.
It was almost certain that Yang Chen would become the Holy Martial Emperor.
"Selfish, vicious, cruel, and inconsiderate. If such a person becomes the new Zhenwu Great Emperor, it is very likely that it will lead to a drastic change in the palace. Everyone, please think twice when you give your scores. Don't let the Zhenwu Emperor Palace, which has been passed down for millions of years, be destroyed in your hands."
"I've finally seen through this little guy Long Chen."
The seven or eight people on this side were of one mind and kept nagging. On the other side, they got impatient and said, "Can you guys stop making accusations? Recommending Long Chen is the Holy Martial Emperor's idea. The Holy Martial Emperor has been in charge of the palace for tens of thousands of years and has made great contributions. Do you guys think that you are smarter than the Holy Martial Emperor?"
"Yeah, to be honest, what's wrong with Long Chen's behavior just now? Can it be considered inconsiderate? Even if he had two days less than the other two, he might still be able to complete the mission. But if he didn't save his companions and instead chose to become the Holy Martial Emperor, that would be selfish. Everyone, please ask yourselves."
"Well said. I think this young man is frank and knows his limits. He also knows how to use his strength to convince others. Even Emperor Dong's Palace Master was managed by him obediently. These are all qualities that a leader needs. From what happened today, I can see that I support this young man who is honest and has great perseverance."
The two viewpoints formed a fierce confrontation. For a moment, the Dragon Dance Hall was in an uproar.
Wenren Xi was a little angry. He waved his hand and said, "We are all people of status. Don't let the people below you laugh at us. They haven't even started the mission yet. Open your eyes and watch what happens next."
Only then did everyone shut their mouths.
Everyone in the Martial God Palace knew that the three candidates had already gone to Emperor Dong's Palace. This was the biggest event of the Martial God Palace. Almost everyone stopped their missions and paid attention to this trial mission. The Dragon Dance Hall was packed with people, hoping to hear the news as soon as possible.
Wenren Jingtao, Han Yunxing, Nangong Lie, and the others were also looking forward to it.
Similarly, the news that Long Chen and Feng Zhilin had become one of the three candidates had also spread to the three thousand palaces. The three thousand palaces were extremely excited, celebrating the birth of these two geniuses. In the Evil Dragon Palace, his former brothers and sisters also cheered for Long Chen day and night.
Everyone was waiting for Long Chen's glorious return.
At this moment, after spending a lot of time, Long Chen finally found the closest entrance to one of the tribes he needed to go to, the Black Rock Tribe.
There were a total of eight tribes in the Dark Nation. The tribe that Long Chen needed to go to was called the Blackrock Tribe. Among the eight great tribes, the Blackrock Tribe's prosperity and combat strength were considered to be on the lower level. Although there were Martial Venerables among the Dark Nation, there was absolutely no such person in the Blackrock Tribe.
Another Ancient Remnant.
The Nine Great Remnants of the Nine-Star Chaos City were still fresh in Long Chen's mind.
The reputation of the Dark Nation was far from the Nine Great Remnants. Due to certain reasons, the entrance was also sealed by the Zhenwu Emperor. Therefore, the world basically did not know about it. However, the danger of the Dark Nation was even more terrifying than the Eternal Hell and the Chaotic Divine Kingdom. That was because the Dark Nation's Remnant had a deep hatred for the human race.
According to the distributed map, Long Chen quickly found the hidden entrance, showing his high intelligence.
He was alone now. Without Kitten, he felt somewhat lonely.
However, he did not think too much about it. Most people would be lonely on their path of growth.
The entrance to the Dark Nation was located in a valley. It was a dense ancient forest. It was very dense, and it was dusky inside. Basically, one could not see the sky outside. This valley was also basically not visible. It was filled with densely packed tree roots and thick piles of leaves.
Long Chen took out the God Slaying Sword. A few streaks of Sword Qi swept across the valley, sending all the fallen leaves and tree roots flying. In a short period of time, the valley became clean. However, a rather hidden black formation appeared. This black formation was formed by small black stones.
Time was limited. Long Chen immediately took out a portion of the Zhenwu Emperor's power. That round ball was held in his hand. Long Chen walked into the black formation. Soon, the formation lit up and began to revolve. A sealing power was displayed, and the entire valley seemed different from other valleys.
When the formation was about done, Long Chen held his breath and smashed the round ball in his hand into the ground below. In that instant, it was as if a meteorite had fallen from the sky. The entire formation gave off a terrifying vibration. A black hole that was only half a meter in diameter appeared and healed at an extremely fast speed. Long Chen seized the opportunity and quickly entered it. His body sank, and he fell at an extremely high speed.
The light that was projected from the hole below also disappeared very quickly.
This descending passage was the passage that connected the Dragon Sacrificial Continent and the Dark Nation. In the blink of an eye, Long Chen discovered that he was standing on solid ground. He hurriedly looked around and was astonished to discover that he was also in the middle of a gloomy valley. In front of him was a vast black forest. It was ancient and huge, almost the same as the forest outside. However, the trees here were all pitch-black. Other than black, no other color could be seen in this world.
"Is this the Dark Nation?"
Long Chen looked around and sighed. Now that he was here, he had to be even more careful. He hurriedly rushed into the sky and stood on the crown of a hundred-meter-tall tree. He looked up at the sky, and sure enough, there was a black full moon in the dark blue sky. The full moon was very large, and compared to the moon outside, it seemed to be a generation older.
According to the records, in the Dark Nation, the Dark Goddess worshiped by the Dark Natives lived in the black moon in the sky. Therefore, they had to worship the black moon every day.
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