In fact, Long Chen could also disregard his relationship with Yang Chen.
If that was the case, it would have nothing to do with him. As for him moving the statue earlier, it was just a coincidence.
If he left Yang Chen here and let him fend for himself, he might be able to become the champion. However, the people from Ye Futu's faction would never be convinced by him. Long Chen became the Saint Martial Emperor because he wanted them to be convinced.
They would also use all kinds of excuses to slander him. For example, if Long Chen left Yang Chen alone, they would definitely doubt whether Long Chen was good or evil.
No matter what, Yang Chen and Long Chen now belonged to the same faction.
Therefore, Long Chen wasn't going to choose this path.
At times like this, the more timid one was, the more likely he would lose. Therefore, Long Chen had to act like he was calm. Facing the priest's questioning and questioning, his expression didn't change.
"What else do you have to say, thief pretending to be a fraud?" The priest sneered coldly.
The battle between the two depended on the support of the people. Initially, the people were on Long Chen's side. Due to the appearance of the Young Martial God, they started to waver.
Long Chen couldn't let the other party have the chance to take advantage of him. He made a prompt decision and replied, "There's no need to put such a heavy label on me. I know you're not happy with me. Are you trying to frame me just by listening to one side of the story?"
The priest said coldly, "This guy is obviously your accomplice. He stole the statue of the Goddess of Darkness. You must have the same intention."
Long Chen didn't deny the fact that Yang Chen was on the same side as him. He said, "It's true that he's my companion, and it's true that we're shouldering the mission of taking away the Goddess' statue this time. However, we're the same batch of people who received the Goddess' decree. This decree shouldn't be revealed to you guys …"
"What?"
The crowd broke into an uproar.
Seeing everyone's bewildered expressions and the black-robed priest's confused expression, Long Chen knew his lie would work. He calmly said, "Now that things have come to this, I have to admit that part of the reason I came here was to take away the statue of the goddess, but it was not malicious. My partner is the same. You may not believe me when I say it, but I have to say it today. Tu, come here."
Sometimes, talking was more thrilling than fighting.
Accidentally encountering such a situation, Long Chen could only rely on his Oracle's power to save himself.
To him, Tu was a big chess piece.
"We bear an important mission, but I may not be able to make this mission known to the public. This concerns the Goddess, and as the Child of Darkness, you have the right to know what our mission is."
Tu was still immersed in the clouds.
He stared blankly at Long Chen.
Was Long Chen real or fake?
From the fact that he killed the beasts and saved the entire Black Rock tribe, he must be real. Tu firmly believed that he was real.
Long Chen's purpose was to make use of Tu's trust in him to separate him from the black-robed priest.
The black-robed priest's biggest mistake was that he did not subdue Long Chen immediately. Instead, he gave Long Chen a chance to retaliate.
Long Chen moved closer to Tu's ear and whispered to him, "Do you believe me? If I was really like that, if I had set my sights on the statue of the goddess because of my own selfish desires, I wouldn't have needed to save you at all. At the most chaotic time, I could have just left with the statue. However, I didn't."
Long Chen's words had the power to control souls. He was confident that he could influence this little guy's thoughts and make him follow him.
He continued, "Maybe you won't believe it, but the truth is like this: When I obtained this godly sword, the mission I received wasn't just to kill the beasts. The Goddess has been silent for hundreds of thousands of years, and she is finally going to be resurrected. Every statue is a part of her body, and the key to her resurrection …"
This idea was borrowed from the Lord of the Tragic City.
Previously when Yang Chen was surrounded, Long Chen thought of this in a moment of desperation.
After hearing the truth from Long Chen's mouth, Tu was truly stunned.
That majestic statue was actually a part of the Goddess' body.
What kind of holiness and glory was that?
As for Long Chen, did he really appear to revive the Goddess?
He and his friends went to every tribe just to get this thing.
"Maybe it's funny, but I think that based on how much you value the statue, you might not believe us and hand over the statue to us. So I've been thinking of ways. Today, I've completely thought it through. You guys can't leave the statue, and I want to really take it away. Maybe I need to communicate with the Barbarian King, but the priest obviously won't believe my words. He's a stubborn old man. Tu, you're a smart kid, can you help me?"
This was the communication between Long Chen and Tu.
The magic of the divine soul was infinite.
Long Chen was born with this kind of supernatural characteristic. His words were very powerful, and he shocked Tu's heart again and again. He grasped one point, and that was Tu's fanaticism and respect for the Goddess of Darkness.
"Lord Oracle, what do you need me to do? For the resurrection of the Goddess, I'm willing to do anything."
Long Chen's sincere eyes made him forget a lot of things, and wholeheartedly devoted himself to the resurrection of the Goddess.
Tu shouted out these words. Everyone heard the words' resurrection of the Goddess', which made many people's minds confused. What did this mean?
Long Chen secretly told Tu the method.
Tu understood. In his eyes, the position of Oracle Long Chen was unshakable. Maybe it was because of the first impression. No matter who was suspicious, only he still firmly believed in it, because he had seen a miracle.
"Everyone."
Tu stood firmly in front of Long Chen and said in a clear voice, "The mission of the Oracle is great, but this is also the Goddess' secret, a major secret. No one can stop the mission of the Oracle, and no one can doubt the identity of the Oracle. Everything he does is for the Survivors of Darkness. Perhaps you have a little misunderstanding about him, but he is willing to bring his companions to the main tribe to meet the Barbarian King and explain their mission."
It was because of this mystery and Tu's seriousness that the doubts in the hearts of the people gradually disappeared.
The black-robed priest's face turned ugly, "Tu, you better get out of here. Don't harm our Black Rock tribe. Let me kill him now and meet the Barbarian King. He has the guts to do so. I think he wants to escape midway."
Not to be outdone, Tu said, "Lord Priest is really ridiculous. If he wasn't an oracle, why would he spend so much effort to save our entire tribe? If he really only wanted to take away the statue, he could have taken it away during the chaos when he escaped. He wouldn't have stayed here until today. Besides, if you were worried that he would escape, the black-robed priest could have personally brought him to the main tribe. Anyway, after the savage beasts attacked the city, they wouldn't come back for a while."
Long Chen's purpose was actually to escape midway.
The road to the main tribe would pass through one of the sealed exits. Long Chen had studied the map of the Dark Kingdom, so he remembered this point.
His strength was not weak. At that time, even if the black-robed priest escorted him, he still had a way to escape.
Even Feng Zhilin could escape, let alone him.
It was mainly because the black-robed priest didn't think that Long Chen could escape from the sealed exit.
In fact, after tens of thousands of years of evolution, the sealed exit was no longer the same as before. They didn't even know that it was the exit. This was also very normal.
Long Chen brought the dark cage that surrounded Yang Chen and brought him into his own Kingdom of God. Then, he turned around. Countless survivors of the Dark Kingdom were staring at him. Long Chen's only goal now was to escape. The fake statue in the shrine hadn't been discovered yet. He had to hurry. He shouted, "I'm sorry everyone, there are some things that I can't tell you. I'll say it again, I've never thought of myself as a Oracle, but I have my mission. Perhaps I can't achieve it for the time being, but I will meet the Barbarian King. At that time, I can clear my name."
"Lord Oracle is right. The black-robed priest has a personal grudge against Lord Oracle. We can't let him offend the gods and harm Lord Oracle. If Lord Oracle is willing to meet the Barbarian King to clear his name, we are also willing to follow him and make the black-robed priest speechless. No matter what the black-robed priest thinks, we have to send at least a thousand people to protect Lord Oracle and head to the main tribe together. You don't have to be afraid of the beast. With Lord Oracle here, do we still have to be afraid of the beast? Will we forget the fact that Lord Oracle killed the beast and saved tens of thousands of lives just because of a few words from others?"
Long Chen conquered Tu's heart, which was equivalent to conquering the hearts of the people.
Under Tu's instigation, everyone had long forgotten about the statue. The black-robed priest hadn't stopped yet. They had already decided to escort Long Chen to the main tribe with their lives.
The ruler of the Remnant of Darkness was different from the outside world. Each tribe only had tens of thousands of people. The biggest task of the black-robed priest was to ensure the increase of the population. If his decision made the Remnant of Darkness dissatisfied, and if more than a thousand Remnant of Darkness disobeyed his decision, he wouldn't be able to do anything about it.
Unlike the True Martial Emperor Palace which had countless geniuses, it didn't matter how many people wanted to die.
The black-robed priest's authority came from the Barbarian King.
This was also the reason why even though the black-robed priest still suspected Long Chen, Long Chen was still able to stay here.
For the last time, Long Chen also adapted to the situation and ingeniously mobilized the power of the people. With Tu as the leader, he carried out his escape plan.