That was … the Eternal Dragon Emperor, Long Qinglan.
It looked like the real him, just as he had been at his peak. Quiet, humble, with a smile that made people feel like they were bathing in the spring breeze, but also filled with awe.
And now, he was maintaining this smile, but his body was gradually disappearing from the world along with those invisible flames. Everyone could only watch him disappear. The current scene had shaken the image of Eternal Dragon City in the hearts of those who had hated him for many years. Perhaps everything was not as bad as they had imagined.
"Fight."
Finally, he said those two words, and then turned to ashes, disappearing from everyone's eyes forever. The messy sky became empty. Whether it was the huge and ferocious Black Yama Beast, or the Eternal Dragon Emperor, they were all gone. Only the people were left standing in the ruined Eternal Dragon City, unable to recover for a long time.
Long Chen was the same. But this time, what he felt was far more than the others. At least in their eyes, he was the one who had miraculously killed the Black Yama Beast. Even the seven Dragon Emperors had been defeated by the Black Yama Beast, and yet Long Chen had accomplished such a miracle. It was unbelievable.
When everything disappeared, they looked at Long Chen in shock. Looking at this brave and fearless youth, their hearts were filled with endless shock. If they had not seen it with their own eyes, they would not have believed it.
This could even be considered a miracle.
After a long time, they were still staring at Long Chen in a daze. Their hearts were already in turmoil.
When the seven Dragon Emperors recovered from the attack of the Eternal Year Ring, the Black Yama Beast died, and the power of the Eternal Year Ring dissipated. But even in the process of being sealed, they saw everything with their own eyes. They saw Long Chen fight back like a fool, shouted, saw him miraculously kill the Black Yama Beast, and saw the Eternal Dragon Emperor appear and say those two words.
Fight.
The seven Dragon Emperors took human form and came to the sky above Eternal Dragon City. They slowly descended beside Long Chen. They did not say a word, as if waiting for Long Chen's explanation.
There was definitely something they wanted in there.
The seven Dragon Emperors must have known that Long Chen could not have done it by himself.
The Dragon Emperor's eyes were already wet with tears. She trembled and asked, "Long Chen, is it him?"
This was the answer the other six Dragon Emperors wanted.
Long Chen took a deep breath and nodded under the expectant gazes of the crowd. "That's right. Of course I couldn't have killed him with just my strength alone. What you saw was me. In reality, he was the one who did it. My father, the Eternal Dragon Emperor you all speak of …"
This was the perfect explanation, and it was the only possible answer.
After hearing this news, everyone seemed to heave a sigh of relief. After that, they looked at each other in dismay, and so did the seven Dragon Emperors. Their expressions were very complicated. Back then, they had personally judged Long Qinglan and pinned a crime on him. But now, such an unfathomable thing had happened. It was as though a shadow was shrouding the entire Dragon Sacrificial Dragon Continent. Although he was already dead, he still appeared in the end and saved everyone once.
As for the spectators below, they were even more shaken. Today was supposed to be Long Chen's trial, but then the real monster became Long Qingyue. In the end, Long Qinglan turned into the most terrifying monster, but in the end, he killed himself. In other words, Long Qinglan was also possessed by a monster. In that case, his crazy behavior back then might not have been him controlling his own body.
Or, it was all a trick.
After connecting all these things, they could not understand at all.
Long Chen looked at the people below and the seven Dragon Emperors. He said loudly, "Everyone, I have said that the truth back then was not what you imagined. Today, the appearance of the Black Yama Beast has confirmed my thoughts. My father is innocent, and he is someone who worked hard to protect the world. It is just that you all tried to defame him behind his back. You are all short-sighted. Perhaps one day, you will know the truth without my explanation. Perhaps if I say anything else, you will not believe me. But remember, the one who saved your lives today was not me, but the Eternal Dragon Emperor you all spurned."
He was also angry.
He understood these people. It was impossible for them to unconditionally abandon some of their trust in Long Qinglan.
So, he only said this much.
But the battle was far from over.
Long Qinglan's corpse was gone, but the culprit, the Black Yama Emperor, had escaped. Everything was in chaos, and the entire Eternal Sacred Realm was paying attention to what had happened.
Quite a few people had already spread word of what had happened, and everyone in the Eternal Life God Domain was shocked. At the same time, they were curious about where these so-called black yama beasts had come from, and how they were connected to Long Qinglan.
"Bluefire, tidy up this place."
The Eternal Dragon Emperor ordered.
Eternal Dragon City had suffered too great a loss today. It had been reduced to rubble, and needed to be rebuilt. The Sea of Time was gone, but time was precious here. As long as water was refilled, the Sea of Time would form again.
To the seven Dragon Emperors, the most important thing was a secret meeting.
The seven Dragon Emperors and Long Chen had a secret meeting.
They returned to the Unending Palace.
Long Chen stood in the middle. At first, it wasn't them who asked questions, but Long Chen asked the Dragon Emperor from the Devouring Dragon City. "Senior, what's going on with the Black Yama Emperor? Can we still find him?"
The Dragon Emperor from the Devouring Dragon City had a dark expression on his face. "We can't find him. I don't understand either. I watched him grow up, and never would I have imagined that he would be related to this. He might even be the culprit …. He definitely has a lot of secrets. If we find him, we'll be able to learn a lot. He was the one who instigated all our plans against you. But don't worry, we've already given the order to search the entire Dragon God Domain for him."
"So that's how it is."
Long Chen nodded. "But if he doesn't want to show up, it'll be harder than scaling the heavens to find him. I don't think he'll show up so easily."
The seven Dragon Emperors were thinking the same thing.
At this time, the Eternal Dragon Emperor had to ask Long Chen. "Long Chen, what do you know about the Black Yama Beasts and the Sky Swallowing Clan?"
This old man had been clamoring about how he was a monster and how he couldn't forgive Long Qinglan. After this incident, he could finally shut his mouth. It wasn't easy to make an old man like him swallow his pride. Presumably, he would be able to figure out what kind of person Long Qinglan was in the future.
Long Chen laughed coldly. "Do I need to tell you the truth?"
The seven Dragon Emperors nodded. "Hurry up and tell us."
Long Chen said, "Do you know about the Dragon Devouring Beast?"
They nodded. Eternal Night Dragon Emperor said, "It's rumored that during the Era of the Dragon Gods, they ate young dragons. I heard that the Dragon Gods went extinct."
"Extinct? I've seen a total of three of them. One was in the Dragon Sacrificial Continent, and it still exists. One … was in the War God's Tomb in the Battlefield of Gods, and I killed it. The last one was in the Massacre Dragon City's Massacre Dragon Tomb, and I also killed it."
Battlefield of the Gods and Massacre Dragon City.
The seven Dragon Emperors looked at each other. Among them, the Violent Blood Dragon Emperor asked, "It's that place. Your father once placed a seal there. We have an agreement with him not to destroy the seal there. Who would have thought that there would be a Dragon Swallowing Beast there. But what does the Dragon Swallowing Beast have to do with the Black Yama Beast you mentioned?"
The others listened curiously.
Long Chen said, "I once saw many mystical creatures in the Battlefield of the Gods' Martial God Tomb's wall carvings, such as a meatball with octopus tentacles, a Dragon Devouring Beast, and many more. I think they all belong to the same type of creature, which is the Sky-devouring Race I mentioned …"
"Impossible."
The Dragon Emperor of the Dragon City of Life said, "At least in the tens of millions of years of recorded history, there has never been a rumor about these creatures. I also know about the Battlefield of the Gods' wall carvings, but they have existed for tens of millions of years. I've never seen the creatures on the wall carvings."
"Didn't you see it today?"
Long Chen asked.
The Dragon Emperor paused and closed his mouth.
Long Chen continued, "I'm not sure either. I only know that it's like a conspiracy that has finally begun. What happened today may just be the beginning. Maybe in the following time, we'll see more and more monsters emerging from everywhere. Although it's just a guess, it's very likely to become a reality. They haven't appeared for tens of millions of years, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. If there are only a few of them, it's fine. But if there are many of them, and most of them have the strength of my father, then who can stop the destruction of the Dragon Sacrificial Continent? If there really are so many of them, I don't think it'll take a hundred years."
This coincided with the last time he heard about the destruction of the Dragon Sacrificial Continent within a hundred years.
Long Chen imagined that it should be like this.
Otherwise, why would Long Qinglan remind everyone to fight?
After listening to him, the seven Dragon Emperors were all silent.
For a long time, they were all thinking and didn't communicate.
In the end, it was the Eternal Dragon Emperor who said, "Although it's a little nonsense, we still need to take precautions. Today's Eternal Dragon City is the best lesson."
"The key is still to find the Black Hell Emperor."
If they could find him, there would definitely be a time when this mystery would surface.
Long Chen suddenly thought of something and asked the Violent Blood Dragon Emperor, "Do you know the origin of the Heaven Blood Hell?"