Then, they completely gave up. They didn't even have the courage to cultivate anymore. Otherwise, with their potential, many of them would've broken through to the eighth Heaven realm by now.
But in reality, not a single one of them broke through.
They had already given up.
In Long Chen's eyes, there was only unyielding tenacity.
It was that undefeatable tenacity that made Long Chen who he was today. It was also what made him different from others.
In his dictionary, there was no such thing as admitting defeat.
After Yan Tufu fell to the ground, he did not lose consciousness. In his extreme shock, he hurriedly used Mysterious Life Pills to recover from his injuries. A large amount of Mysterious Life Pills were poured into his stomach. However, even with this, it was difficult for his enormous injuries to recover in a short period of time.
Long Chen calmly walked towards him, but it was this kind of smile that scared Yan Tufu so much that he almost pissed his pants. He fearfully shuffled backwards and looked at Long Chen in horror. First, he threatened, "Long Chen, you can't kill me. You'll be executed if you kill someone outside the Nether Battlefield."
"Who said I'm going to kill you?" Long Chen smiled. The Three-Thousand Star Domain appeared in his hand.
As Yan Tufu expected, Long Chen had just joined the Netherworld Legion. He didn't have great power or a backer. How could he dare to kill someone here?
"Piss off. You've injured me. I'll go tell the chiliarch right now and have him punish you severely. Piss off." Yan Tufu tried to put up a strong front while feeling weak inside.
"Is that so? I heard that I automatically became a decarch after defeating a decarch. I'm the decarch now, right?" Long Chen looked at the others.
Yan Tufu immediately glared at them with a threatening look on his face.
The Netherworld Legion soldiers were innately afraid of Yan Tufu. They didn't dare to say anything.
"He's no match for me. From now on, I'm the controller here. Why are you still worried?" Long Chen said disappointedly.
One of the soldiers struggled to stand up and said, "Long … Long Chen, you're right. You already have the qualifications to be a corporal. As long as you report it to the centurion, you'll be a proper corporal."
Long Chen smiled. This was exactly what he wanted to hear. He moved the Three-Thousand Star Field toward Yan Tufu. Long Chen looked at him playfully and said, "You've harmed many people. Now that I'm a decarch, how should I punish you?"
Yan Tu Fu was so scared that he almost pissed his pants. As he backed away, he looked at Long Chen with pitiful eyes and said in a panic, "Alright, you're a squad leader. I, Yan Dong, will listen to you from now on. I beg you to let me go, I'll definitely change."
"Is that so? That's great news, but I'll have to destroy your source of evil first."
After saying that, Long Chen's eyes turned cold. The Three-Thousand Star Field immediately shot out a ray of starlight that pierced Yan Tufu's crotch and shattered his treasure.
Yan Tufu immediately let out a cry of despair. His legs twitched and his eyes bulged as he glared at Long Chen.
"Don't glare at me. I'm not in the habit of joking. If I find out that you're still not obedient, the next time will be your arms and legs." The Three-Thousand Star Field swept out and a ray of starlight directly knocked Yan Tufu unconscious.
The others stared blankly at Long Chen, not daring to say a word.
Soon, they cheered. Yan Tufu didn't even have his treasure anymore. From now on, they were going to live happily ever after.
"Don't forget your dreams because of the misery of reality. If you want to live like this, I think you should just die."
These were the words that Long Chen gave them.
Whether they could comprehend it or not would depend on their own luck.
Following that, Long Chen said, "Carry this guy away. Just don't let him die. I'll give you a mission. Don't let him leave this place in the next few days. He's seriously injured, so he's no match for you. If you can't even do this well, I'll look down on you."
The few of them exchanged glances with one another. Their lifeless eyes gradually regained their luster.
"We can do it," the few of them said one after another.
Long Chen was very pleased. He called out to the person who had spoken up against Yan Tufu and said, "Come in with me for a moment. I have some questions for you. The rest of you, handle Yan Tufu."
No one disobeyed Long Chen's order.
The others nodded their heads as they watched Long Chen walk into his room. Everyone's eyes were filled with reverence.
The help that Long Chen had given them today was not as simple as beating up Yan Tufu. More importantly, he had pulled them back from their depravity and allowed them to turn over a new leaf.
"What's your name?" Long Chen asked that person. The young man's age was probably the closest to his.
"I'm Jiang Chong." The young man looked at Long Chen with an extremely reverent gaze.
"Sit down."
After the two sat down on luxurious wooden chairs, Long Chen went straight to the point and said, "I want to go to the Nether Battlefield. Tell me everything you know."
"The Nether Battlefield."
Jiang Chong's eyes widened. He looked at Long Chen and said in astonishment, "Brother Chen, you want to go to the Nether Battlefield? That's a terrifying place. Basically, those in the seventh level of the Heaven Martial Realm won't be able to return. Many decarchs, and even centurions and chiliarchs often lose their lives there."
"You only need to tell me how to go there." Long Chen said directly.
"Eh … According to what I know, as long as you are in the Nether Army, no matter if you are a soldier or a decarch, everyone can go to the Nether Battlefield. Originally, we usually have training missions and missions that we need to carry out. If we don't complete these missions, we will be punished. But there is an exception. This exception is that if you are in the Nether Battlefield, you can be exempted from all missions."
"This is the ruler encouraging the Nether Army to enter the Nether Battlefield." Long Chen immediately saw the crux of the matter.
As long as they entered the Nether Battlefield, they could be exempted from all missions and become completely unrelated people. This was exactly what Long Chen wanted. He couldn't be bothered to carry out so many missions, or go train with a group of people.
"The Nether Battlefield is a strange world. It is said that the Nether Battlefield is the reverse of the Nether Mansion. The terrain and so on are exactly the same as the Nether Mansion. The difference is that the Nether Battlefield is a barren world filled with nether beasts, natural disasters, and so on. It is a place that ordinary people can't survive in. It is precisely because of the harsh environment that they have the purpose of training themselves."
"In the Nether Battlefield, there is something called Nether Qi that is mixed with Sovereign Spiritual Qi. If you enter the Nether Battlefield and suffer from the corrosion of this Nether Qi for a long time, no matter how strong you are, you will fall in the end."
"What does that mean? No one can stay in there for too long." Long Chen asked.
If there was something like Nether Qi, wouldn't it be very troublesome?
"No, I'm saying that this is the limitation of entering the Nether Battlefield. The wisdom of our human race is boundless. After discovering the Nether Battlefield, someone immediately researched a cultivation method that can be mixed with Nether Qi in one's body. Not only can it increase one's battle strength, it can also allow one to not be affected by the Nether Qi after entering the Nether Battlefield. It can even speed up the growth of one's True Yuan. In other words, Brother Chen, if you want to enter the Nether Battlefield, you must first cultivate Nether Qi. This is the first step for everyone."
"How do I cultivate Nether Qi? Where do I go to cultivate Nether Qi?" Long Chen asked.
"In the center of our Nether Training Camp, there is a huge Nether Plaza. In the center of this plaza, there is a Nether Stone that is hundreds of meters tall. The cultivation method of Nether Qi is inscribed on this Nether Stone. There are many people cultivating Nether Qi here every day, but Brother Chen, you must be mentally prepared." Jiang Chong said.
"What?" Long Chen asked doubtfully.
"The cultivation of Nether Qi is actually not easy. Fifty percent of people spend their entire lives and still can't cultivate Nether Qi. Even if others can cultivate it, it will take a lot of time. The cultivation of Nether Qi is too difficult. Take Yan Tufu for example. He cultivated for ten years and still couldn't cultivate it. So far, in the Nether Main City alone, the fastest person to cultivate Nether Qi was two months. I heard that Marshal Sumo also took three months to become famous. For people like us who aren't geniuses, cultivating Nether Qi in a few years is already very impressive."
"A few years." Long Chen was a little speechless.
"In terms of intelligence and comprehension, I should be better than others, so it shouldn't take a year. No matter what, although it's difficult, let's give it a try first."
Long Chen made up his mind and wasn't intimidated by Jiang Chong.
"Brother Chen, are you still going to spend so much effort to go to the Nether Battlefield? I think it's better not. I think it's just as fast to cultivate outside. There's no need to spend time cultivating Nether Qi. Moreover, the Nether Battlefield is so dangerous. Not many people who go in can come out alive," Jiang Chong said worriedly.
"But those who come out alive all become dragons among men, right?" Long Chen asked with a smile.
After saying that, Long Chen stood up.
"Brother Chen, what are you doing?" Jiang Chong asked nervously.
"Of course I'm going to the Nether Plaza to find the Nether Stone. Lead the way."
"So fast? We're really going." Jiang Chong was a little stunned.
He couldn't stand Long Chen's swift and decisive way of doing things.
"Let's go."
Long Chen didn't stop at all and directly walked out. Only then did Jiang Chong follow. He looked at Long Chen helplessly and said, "Brother Chen, there's no rush."
Long Chen didn't answer him. He pulled him to the front and said, "Lead the way. Time is not to be wasted."
"But, there are so many people there."
"Get lost."
"Alright …"