According to Zhenwu Great Emperor's estimation, Long Chen would need 49 days to complete the task. However, he had completed it in a month.
His soul power, which could be considered the power of a pseudo-Primordial Spirit, had already been integrated into the 99 Demon Suppression Formations.
Each Demon Suppression Formation had its own unique characteristics, such as critical hits, seals, transformations, and so on. The power and transformations of the Golden Demon Suppression Columns were realized by these internal Demon Suppression Formations.
Other dao treasures also had such formations, but they were not as complicated as the Golden Demon Suppression Columns.
Of course, this was except for the Lingxi Sword and the God Slaying Sword.
The Lingxi Sword was as mysterious as ever, and Long Chen could not come into contact with it.
As for the God Slaying Sword, it was like a dead sword. When it had devoured enough power and was reborn, perhaps that world would be revealed.
Long Chen's mind was now completely immersed in these Demon Suppression Formations.
These Demon Suppression Formations contained a large amount of information and secret techniques that Long Chen needed to digest. High-grade dao treasures contained a large amount of information, including information about their previous owners, the past Holy Martial Emperors.
Long Chen slowly sorted out this information and gradually transferred it to his mind. After he had digested all this information, a lot of time passed.
After completely mastering the Demon Suppression Formation, Long Chen obtained the recognition of the 99 Five-clawed Golden Dragons and successfully controlled this ancient dao treasure that had existed for countless years.
Of course, with his strength, he could only control all the Golden Demon Suppression Columns with the help of Zhenwu Great Emperor. Under normal circumstances, it would be good if he could control 10 of them.
The final content was to refine the core of the Golden Demon Suppression Columns, which was the golden ball, into his body. This was equivalent to covering the surface of his body with the Golden Demon Suppression Columns.
"The Golden Demon Subduing Column has another important function, and that is defense. Among them, there are more than twenty Demon Subduing Arrays that are completely focused on defense. When you fuse with this golden ball, it is equivalent to ninety-nine Golden Demon Subduing Columns fusing with your body. Your body is already strong, and after fusing with the Golden Demon Subduing Column, this aspect will be even more terrifying. In terms of defense, I reckon that even a martial artist who has passed through three stages of Nirvana Tribulations would not be able to do anything to you."
This was a bonus.
Long Chen had already controlled the Golden Demon Suppression Columns. With Zhenwu Great Emperor's help, refining this golden ball was not a problem.
Soon, the golden ball turned into a golden liquid and entered Long Chen's body. Even the golden illusions surrounded Long Chen.
When the golden ball fused with his body, Long Chen could already feel that his physical strength had increased tremendously once again. On his skin, the golden runes of the Golden Demon Imprisonment Columns appeared. His body gradually turned golden. The runes were densely packed, numbering in the tens of thousands. It was as though all the runes of the 99 Golden Demon Imprisonment Columns had entered his body.
Long Chen felt as though he was wearing an armor that was impervious to swords and spears. Dao artifacts that did not have four dao patterns were not even qualified to hurt him.
The Golden Demon Suppression Columns did not affect his agility and speed at all. Instead, they formed a strong protective shield around his body.
"Open your God's Nation. I will suppress this ghostly thing into your God's Nation. At the same time, use my power to control the 99 Golden Demon Suppression Columns to suppress her. Take note, ignore her changes."
Zhenwu Great Emperor's aged voice rang in his ears.
Long Chen already knew what to do.
Following Zhenwu Great Emperor's instructions, he proceeded step by step, receiving the power bestowed by Zhenwu Great Emperor. Now, he could use all the Golden Demon Suppression Columns. Even though his physical body had reached an extremely terrifying level where he could cause the sky to fall and the earth to crack with a wave of his hand, he still felt like he was about to explode.
Boom.
The Martial God Palace warriors rushed out of the Five Elements Clear Sky Pagoda in shock.
They saw that the Golden Demon Suppression Columns, which had not moved for tens of thousands of years, were now shaking violently. It even looked like it was going to soar into the sky.
Everyone could not help but panic. Was something big about to happen?
At this moment, Wenren Xi appeared among the crowd and said coldly, "The Sacred Martial Emperor is subduing the Golden Demon Suppression Columns. There is no need to panic. When the Sacred Martial Emperor subdues the Golden Demon Suppression Columns, the Imperial Palace will definitely have another unparalleled powerhouse."
Hearing Wenren Xi's words, everyone felt much more at ease.
However, it seemed that many years had passed, and they had never heard of the Sacred Martial Emperor subduing the Golden Demon Suppression Columns.
It seemed that many generations of Sacred Martial Emperor had not obtained the Golden Demon Suppression Columns.
Under Wenren Xi's arrangements, they returned one after another. However, Wenren Xi stayed here and looked at the trembling Golden Demon Suppression Columns. As the Golden Demon Suppression Columns trembled, the entire Imperial Star began to tremble slightly. This trembling grew stronger and stronger, and the disciples of the 3,000 great halls could feel it as well.
In particular, one could see how powerful the Golden Demon Suppression Columns were.
"Open the Divine Nation."
Following Great Emperor Zhenwu's instructions, Long Chen resolutely opened the Divine Nation. At this moment, Great Emperor Zhenwu pressed down on the crystal coffin and rushed into Long Chen's Divine Nation with it. When the crystal coffin left the suppression of the Golden Demon Suppression Columns, the entire crystal coffin began to tremble.
To Long Chen's horror, the beautiful woman in the crystal coffin opened her pure blue eyes. Her eyes were as deep as the ocean and were filled with temptation. That extremely bewitching gaze had an endless charm that actually made Long Chen lose his mind for a moment.
What shocked Long Chen the most was that she suddenly opened her eyes.
"Move the Golden Demon Suppression Columns, quickly."
Great Emperor Zhenwu's voice was like divine thunder, exploding in Long Chen's ears.
Long Chen was instantly startled awake. With Great Emperor Zhenwu's help, he had an inexhaustible amount of energy. He threw all that charm to the back of his mind and wholeheartedly focused on controlling the Golden Demon Suppression Columns.
He could already see that the beautiful woman was about to break out of the crystal coffin. If not for Great Emperor Zhenwu's suppression, she would have escaped by now.
The heart of the City Lord of the Wronged was of great importance. Long Chen did not dare to make the slightest mistake. He had long been prepared for this moment. Under his exertion, all the Golden Demon Suppression Columns around the Martial God Palace stopped trembling and sank with a loud bang. They rushed towards the center of the earth at a terrifying speed.
For a moment, the mountains on the Imperial Star collapsed and the earth cracked.
"Suppress for me!"
A large amount of energy rushed out, drawing all the energy to the 99 Golden Demon Suppression Columns. They reached the center of the earth at an extremely fast speed. Long Chen's body was about to explode, but he gritted his teeth, endured the pain, and completed everything with great difficulty.
When his energy was exhausted, the 99 Golden Demon Suppression Columns rushed into his Divine Kingdom. They coiled up and planted themselves on the ground of the Divine Kingdom, surrounding the crystal coffin in the middle.
"Gather."
After the last bit of energy was used up, the 99 Golden Demon Suppression Columns formed a perfect suppression matrix, once again suppressing the crystal coffin. Great Emperor Zhenwu retreated from Long Chen's Divine Kingdom.
Only Long Chen himself knew the mysteriousness of his Divine Kingdom. After this experience, he was even more shocked. Even Great Emperor Zhenwu did not seem to have any doubts about his Divine Kingdom.
Upon closer inspection, the beautiful girl in the crystal coffin was once again sleeping peacefully. She had regained her mesmerizing appearance.
After Great Emperor Zhenwu finished everything, he returned to Long Chen's side. Long Chen was exhausted, and the colorful light on Great Emperor Zhenwu's body seemed to have dimmed significantly.
"It's done. With her current strength, she needs more than 30 Golden Demon Suppression Columns to suppress her. Remember, don't use more than 60 Golden Demon Suppression Columns. With your current strength, you can control at most 10 columns."
"Disciple will remember."
The heart of the City Lord of the Wronged was of great importance. Long Chen knew that this was not a child's play.
After confirming that the girl in the crystal coffin could no longer overturn the heavens and that the 99 Golden Demon Suppression Columns had returned to his Divine Kingdom, Long Chen heaved a sigh of relief. This time, not only had he obtained a precious treasure, but he had also completed a mission.
He counted the time and realized that there were less than four or five months left until the one-year agreement with Lingxi and the others.
Xiao Chen wondered if Wang Chen and the others had made any other improvements in this year.
Back then, Wang Chen had not transformed into a dragon. Xiao Chen wondered how much combat prowess he would have after transforming.
The two headed for the Martial God Palace from the core of the earth. Great Emperor Zhenwu asked, "What do you plan to do next?"
Long Chen had thought about it long ago. He said, "I will enter closed-door cultivation first. When the time is up, I will go to the Sword Spirit Emperor Palace and settle my grudges once and for all."
"This matter of yours must be settled as soon as possible. The Sword Spirit Emperor Palace is an ally of my True Martial Emperor Palace. If the City Lord of the Wronged appears, they will be my greatest helpers. It is best if there is no ill will between us. You are the Sacred Martial Emperor of my Emperor Palace. Your status is not lower than theirs. At that time, I will bring the three Martial Saints and the experts of the Emperor Palace to personally accompany you to propose marriage."
Long Chen was overjoyed. He said, "Many thanks, Emperor."
Zhenwu the Great chuckled and said, "What I miss the most is the love between a man and a woman. Now that my family has passed away, I am very happy to see you reap the rewards of happiness. A beauty is like a poem. A good man should be like you, daring to love and hate. Although I am an elder, I still admire your spirit."
These words made Long Chen feel somewhat embarrassed.
"Regarding closed-door cultivation, come to the 99th floor of my Five Element Clear Sky Pagoda. Perhaps I can help you."
It was Long Chen's dream to be able to cultivate in that place.