Shortly after, at the back door of the World Business Association.
Ling Yan opened the door. "Brother Chen, it's not too late to change your mind. You don't have to feel ashamed in front of me. Su Miaoyu took your Emperor Meridians; not only is her cultivation and combat power far superior to yours, but she also has the Martial Ancestor Ground Institute supporting her. As the saying goes, a great man knows when to yield and when to stand firm..."
"Executive Ling, say no more. I told you I have a way to kill her!" Long Chen declared, clasping his hands.
Ling Yan shook her head. "With your Emperor Meridians stolen, you are doomed to mediocrity, while Su Miaoyu is destined to soar. I honestly see no chance of you winning, so why be so stubborn?"
"I will repay today's kindness in the future!" Long Chen said before turning and leaving without another word.
In the Long Family's backyard, Long Chen slipped inside with practiced ease and successfully entered the Chen Xin Chamber.
Long Dou was still unconscious, his breathing as faint as ever.
Long Chen steadied himself, sat cross-legged on the floor, closed his eyes, and began to comprehend the Divine Demon Ancestral Dragon Formula.
The medical art within the formula was known as the Divine Demon Life-Changing Technique. As its name implied, the technique could defy the heavens and change one's fate. As long as a person wasn't dead, it could heal any injury, no matter how severe.
As Long Chen comprehended and cultivated the Divine Demon Life-Changing Technique, two different streams of Qi began to swirl around him. One was a pale, domineering, and sharp white. The other was an inky, gloomy, and bloodthirsty black. These were the auras of the Divine Path and the Demon Path.
About a shichen later, the two streams of divine and demonic Qi converged on Long Chen's tightly closed eyes and began to merge into them.
Is the young master awakening the legendary… Xia Duoduo was stunned.
When the divine and demonic auras had completely fused with his eyes, Long Chen awakened.
HUM!
The moment Long Chen opened his eyes, they had undergone a world-altering transformation. His left eye was as black as ink, while his right was entirely pale white.
"What is this?" Long Chen was taken aback. His gaze could now penetrate solid objects. When he turned to look at a wall, he could clearly see inside it, down to every last grain of sand.
Could this be the Divine Demon Eye from the Divine Demon Life-Changing Technique? The thought suddenly occurred to him.
Xia Duoduo congratulated him in awe, "Congratulations, Young Master, on awakening the Eternal First Pupil, the Divine Demon Eye! In all of history, only the First Generation Hall Master of the Dragon Hall was said to have awakened it!"
So it really is the Divine Demon Eye! Long Chen took a deep breath. According to the Divine Demon Life-Changing Technique, the primary requirement for awakening the Divine Demon Eye was possessing the Divine Demon Ancestral Dragon Body. But even with the body, one still needed sufficient insight to awaken the eyes.
The Divine Demon Eye is this incredible! When Long Chen looked at Long Dou, he saw straight through him. His meridians, his blood flow, and even his internal organs were all rendered in extreme clarity.
Xia Duoduo reminded him, "Young Master, you may not know this, but the Divine Demon Eye is hailed as the Eternal First Pupil because the First Generation Hall Master of the Dragon Hall once used it to kill a powerful enemy millions of miles away with a single glance!"
"What?" Long Chen's breath caught in his throat. Killing an enemy millions of miles away with just a look? That was beyond terrifying.
"So the legend goes," Xia Duoduo said.
Long Chen took a deep breath. Legends are just legends, after all. Who can say if they're true?
Suddenly, Long Chen noticed that Long Dou's heart was black. What's more, his father also had Emperor Meridians! He could clearly see a golden meridian originating from Long Dou's heart and connecting all the way to his dantian. This was unmistakably an Emperor Meridian, identical to the one that had been stolen from him.
However, not only was Long Dou's heart black, but that Emperor Meridian was also in a shattered state.
Long Chen was in disbelief. According to the Divine Demon Life-Changing Technique, his father's condition was an old injury, one that had festered for at least a decade. The blackness of his heart was due to long-term blood stagnation.
Who injured Father's heart so grievously back then? They even destroyed his Emperor Meridians! Such a vicious strike was clearly intended to kill! Long Chen's brow furrowed deeply.
Xia Duoduo was utterly shocked. "The master had Emperor Meridians? And they were destroyed? No wonder his realm is so weak…"
"When my father was eighteen, he had already reached the Nine Heavens of the War Sect Realm. But he was a humble man who didn't like to show off, so very few people knew," Long Chen said, his voice growing stern. "But in the nearly twenty years since, Father has remained at the War Sect Ninth Layer Heavens. People said his aptitude had reached its limit, but now it seems that wasn't the case at all!"
To reach the Nine Heavens of the War Sect Realm at eighteen was a feat that perhaps even the strongest geniuses of the Martial Ancestor and Sword Ancestor sects couldn't match. If any could, they were few and far between. Moreover, Long Dou had cultivated within the Long Family, without the resource backing of a sect.
"Father, just how many secrets have you been keeping from me?"
With a wry smile, Long Chen shook his head and raised his hand, pressing it against Long Dou's chest. As he did, his palm turned black and white.