Sure enough, just as the Red Ghost King was about to attack Long Chen, Empress Qingli, who was originally sitting, appeared in front of Long Chen. The immense pressure from the Red Ghost King was instantly relieved by Empress Qingli. Long Chen could stand behind Empress Qingli unscathed. The feeling of being protected by someone was really cool, especially for a beautiful mature lady like Empress Qingli.
"Red Ghost King, you came to my palace and attacked my personal disciple. What are you trying to do? Are you trying to provoke a battle between two devil kings?" Empress Qingli looked coldly at the Red Ghost King and said.
"Personal disciple? How can this Jiang Cheng be your personal disciple? You can only accept one personal disciple a year," the Red Ghost King roared when he saw that his attack had failed.
"Do you really not know? My original disciple was Huangfu Qi, but after verification, Huangfu Qi is an important figure in the Huangfu family. How can she be my disciple? After she leaves, I can naturally accept Jiang Cheng as my personal disciple. This is my freedom. What can you, Red Ghost King, say about it?" Empress Qingli said stubbornly with a thick layer of frost on her face.
"Alright, let's not talk about whether he's your personal disciple or not. You know why I'm here today. Even if he's your personal disciple, he can't kill the personal disciple of the Red Ghost King. I'm here today, and Jiang Cheng must pay with his life."
The Red Ghost King didn't want to fight with Empress Qingli. After all, a fight between two devil kings wouldn't do anyone any good. He might even be punished by the Devil Emperor.
However, he had to take revenge on Long Chen today.
The Red Ghost King liked Zhao Wuji's disciple very much. He intended to train Zhao Wuji to be the second Ying Shaotian. By then, the Red Ghost King would have two super geniuses, which would definitely suppress the other palaces. Therefore, he gave the Nine Heavens Thunder Talisman to Zhao Wuji to save his life. However, he didn't expect that when the talisman was given out, the news of Zhao Wuji's death came.
After hearing the news, the Red Ghost King was so heartbroken that he vomited blood. He hurriedly rushed to the Qingli Palace with Ying Shaotian next to him to avenge Zhao Wuji.
However, it seemed that things were a little difficult. Although Zhao Wuji was his personal disciple, Empress Qingli had also said that Long Chen was no longer an ordinary disciple. If he was an ordinary disciple, the Red Ghost King could kill him as he pleased. However, if he was a personal disciple, which devil king would let his personal disciple be killed at will?
Long Chen nodded to himself. It seemed that Empress Qingli had made up her mind to protect him. She had even said that. In that case, Long Chen would definitely be Empress Qingli's personal disciple from now on. This was even better. He would be qualified to go to the third level of the Realm of Demons. Of course, he was now in the seventh level of the Reaching Heaven State and was already a senior disciple, so he could go to the seventh level of the Reaching Heaven State.
At this time, the Red Ghost King wanted Long Chen to pay with his life.
Empress Qingli sneered and said, "Red Ghost King, there are rules in everything. It doesn't mean that your personal disciple is a human, but my personal disciple is not a human. It's common for a master to intervene in a fight between disciples. That's right, Zhao Wuji was killed by my personal disciple, Jiang Cheng. However, do you know what happened? Jiang Cheng, tell me what happened."
Long Chen was neither servile nor overbearing. He told Long Chen exactly what happened last night. The Red Ghost King knew clearly that since Zhao Wuji reached the fifth level of the Reaching Heaven State, he had come to seek revenge on Long Chen almost every day. Therefore, the Red Ghost King basically believed what Long Chen said. He believed it in his heart, but it didn't mean that he would believe it verbally. "Bullsh * t!
"Bullsh * t. I've even used the Nine Heavens Thunder Talisman. How could a little guy like you have dodged it? Your excuse is full of loopholes. I think there's something fishy about my disciple Zhao Wuji's death. Could it be that someone set up an ambush to take his life?" the Crimson Ghost King said coldly. His cold gaze was like a sword stabbing towards Long Chen.
"Red Ghost King, what do you mean by that?" Queen Qingli said angrily.
"What do I mean? Let me tell you the truth. My personal disciple is dead. No matter what, you have to give me an explanation today. Otherwise, I, the Red Ghost King, will never let it go. I, the Red Ghost King, can't let my disciple die in vain." The Red Ghost King said in a low voice and didn't give in at all.
By this time, the Red Ghost King had made it clear that no matter what happened, the result was that Zhao Wuji died in the hands of Long Chen. He had to give an explanation.
"If you want an explanation, fine. I, Queen Qingli, will fight with you, the Red Ghost King. Anyway, we haven't fought for almost five years. Don't think that I'm afraid of you."
There was a cold light in Queen Qingli's eyes. The Red Ghost King didn't give in. She was more courageous than the Red Ghost King. Since the Red Ghost King wanted an explanation, she was more straightforward and wanted to fight.
"You and me, fine."
Hearing Queen Qingli's words, the Red Ghost King laughed. He laughed out loud and then stopped. He said gloomily, "Great, Queen Qingli. You have guts. Fine, if I don't beat you up today, I won't be able to vent my anger. A battle between two Devil Kings. This is the top news in the Ancient Demons Territory."
The conflict in the Qingli Palace quickly intensified. The Red Ghost King and Queen Qingli stared at each other coldly. Their auras kept rising, making the other three feel uncomfortable.
At this time, Ying Shaotian smiled and said, "Please listen to me. Both of you are people of high status in the Ancient Demons Territory. If you fight rashly, it will definitely have a great impact on the reputation of the Ancient Demons Territory. It might even affect your status. Today is a grudge between the younger generation. I think we should let the younger generation settle it. How about that?"
Long Chen's pupils shrank. From Ying Shaotian's words, Long Chen felt that this guy was not easy to deal with …
Sure enough, after hearing his words, Queen Qingli and the Red Ghost King stopped confronting each other. The Red Ghost King was very satisfied with his personal disciple. He was much more satisfied than Zhao Wuji. He asked, "Shaotian, tell me, how do you want to settle it between the younger generation?"
Ying Shaotian smiled, then looked at Long Chen and said, "Didn't Master say that he didn't believe that Jiang Cheng could deal with the Nine Heavens Lightning Talisman? A single attack of mine is almost as powerful as the Nine Heavens Lightning Talisman. If Jiang Cheng is able to receive my attack, doesn't that mean that what he said is true? In other words, if what he said is true, then Junior Brother challenged someone else last night, and even used assassination techniques. To be honest, he was just asking to be humiliated, and his death was justified …"
Ying Shaotian was indeed a tactful and smart person. He had grasped the key point from the conversation between the Red Ghost King and Queen Qingli. His purpose was to attack Long Chen with his strength of the eighth level of the Reaching Heaven State. However, he had explained it perfectly.
Given his current strength, if Long Chen had been the same as he had been a day ago, there was no way he would have been able to take on Long Chen's attack. If he had killed Long Chen with a single move, he would have been able to say that he hadn't done it on purpose.
Even the Red Ghost King admired the intelligence of this disciple. He laughed and said, "What Shaotian said makes sense. Let's do as you said. Queen Qingli, does your disciple dare to take the test? If he doesn't, it means that he was lying. If so, don't blame me for being rude …"
Queen Qingli was certainly hesitant. Ying Shaotian's words were so powerful that even she did not know how to deal with it. If she asked Long Chen to take Shaotian's attack, wouldn't it be seeking death?
Just as Queen Qingli was about to reject it, Long Chen said lightly, "This is a good method. Since Brother Ying wants to verify it, let's do it. However, I have to say that if I can block your attack, please take your Master and leave the Qingli Palace. We don't welcome you here."
"Jiang City …" Both Queen Qingli and Liu Yiyi were shocked. In their opinion, Long Chen was too impulsive to agree. Liu Yiyi had seen Ying Shaotian's strength and knew that he was much more powerful than her. Therefore, Liu Yiyi looked a little flustered and anxious.
The Red Ghost King and Ying Shaotian were surprised that Long Chen agreed so readily. Ying Shaotian's expression changed slightly. Everything had been under his control. However, Long Chen's first words seemed to have made the situation go out of his control.
"To be honest, if it weren't for my Junior Brother's death, I wouldn't have come to the Qingli Palace."
Ying Shaotian nodded and agreed to Long Chen's request. At least Long Chen could take it. He and the Red Ghost King immediately turned around and left.
"Don't worry."
Seeing Queen Qingli frowning, Long Chen said to her. Then he walked out of the crowd and stood in the empty space in the palace. He looked at Ying Shaotian attentively and said lightly, "Come on, don't waste time."
The Red Ghost King and Ying Shaotian looked at each other, and Ying Shaotian walked to a spot ten meters away from Long Chen. He looked at Long Chen carefully for a while and did not find anything strange about Long Chen.
"I've seen his performance in the selection battle. He could barely beat the fourth tier of the Reaching Heaven State, which is worlds apart from me. I think he's just pretending to be mysterious now. However, it's just right for me to end his life. Maybe Master will be happy and reward me with something …"
At the thought of this, Ying Shaotian's eyes turned cold. His Genuine Qi gradually surged, and a light wind blew up his robe. For a moment, he looked like a divine general who had descended from heaven.
Long Chen thought for a while and decided not to use the Dragon Soul transformation. This was not the time to fight with Ying Shaotian, and it would not do him any good to reveal his true strength. Today, he could only drive these two guys back.
Next to him, Liu Yiyi and Queen Qingli were looking at him worriedly. For Queen Qingli, Long Chen was her hope in a month. If Long Chen died now, the Qingli Palace would suffer a great loss.
At this time, Ying Shaotian's figure flashed. His whole body was like a whirlwind, rushing wildly toward Long Chen. When he got close to Long Chen, he struck out with his finger. Suddenly, the sky changed color, and the wind howled. The huge storm blew Long Chen's long hair up.