"Despicable!"
Jiang Yue'e and Feng Fei's expressions changed drastically. This Long Biluo was utterly shameless, actually devising such a vicious scheme.
Long Chen hadn't completed his Nirvana and had emerged from seclusion prematurely. Cracks had appeared in his eight star gates, indicating that his power was extremely unstable.
It also meant that he would find it very difficult to control the power of the stars, consuming a great deal of energy.
But even so, with all eight gates open and all eight stars appearing simultaneously, Long Chen still possessed supreme divine power.
This power seemed to ignore the power of laws, crushing half-step Emperor-level experts like ants, able to withstand the laws of the Heavenly Demon Harp with his bare hands, and even defeating Qian Jie, who possessed the power of Qiankun, without any chance to fight back.
Long Chen was too strong, but he also had a fatal flaw: this kind of power could not be sustained.
Seeing that Long Chen was unstoppable, Long Biluo took advantage of the fact that Long Chen hadn't yet rescued Zi Yan and directly attacked Meng Qi and the others, luring Long Chen to come and rescue them.
The Dragon Blood Legion was now severely weakened, and Meng Qi and the others were exhausted, unable to withstand Long Biluo's attack.
Long Biluo was forcing Long Chen to choose; saving one side meant losing the other, a truly vicious act.
"Boom!"
Long Biluo was sent flying by Long Chen's palm strike. Qian Jie attacked from the other side, but Long Chen's figure flashed again, clashing with Qian Jie. Qian Jie coughed up blood and was sent flying again.
"Zheng!"
Suddenly, a zither rang out, followed by the seductive voice of the Pure Yang Prince, which echoed throughout the battlefield:
"Attack together! Long Chen's Star Gate crack is widening; he's about to collapse!"
Encouraged by the zither music, countless powerful figures trembled, their eyes filled with greed and bloodlust, and they surged towards the Dragon Blood Legion like a tidal wave.
This seductive voice had been used before by the Zither Sect expert Cui Bi, directly bewitching countless powerful figures.
Now, with the Pure Yang Prince activating this seductive voice with the Heavenly Demon Zither, even a half-step Emperor-level expert would find it difficult to resist.
"Boom!"
In an instant, countless powerful figures surged in from all directions like a tidal wave, their formation overwhelming.
"Damn the Qin Sect! Jiang family disciples, heed my command! Retreat immediately!"
Jiang Yue'e and Feng Fei were both shocked and furious. The Jiang family disciples were also affected, drawing their weapons one after another. Jiang Yue'e used her bloodline power to speak, and many of the Jiang family disciples immediately regained their senses.
"Jiang Yue'e, this is probably not your place to give orders. The patriarch ordered us to assess the situation and seize the opportunity.
Now that Long Chen is in a hopeless situation, it would be too foolish for our Jiang family not to take advantage of this opportunity to get a share." A man from the Jiang family sneered.
"Jiang Zitao, what do you mean?" Jiang Yue'e's expression changed.
Jiang Zitao, the leading figure of the younger generation of the Jiang family, was the strongest among all the disciples, but he was too arrogant and lacked the ability to think calmly. Therefore, in the eyes of the higher-ups, he was not the best candidate for the future patriarch.
In reality, the Jiang family valued Feng Fei more in terms of wisdom. However, while Feng Fei's talent was excellent, it wasn't top-tier, and she lacked the ability to command respect.
Feng Fei wholeheartedly assisted Jiang Yue'e, and the two were inseparable, practically one and the same. Jiang Yue'e possessed exceptional talent, though not as high as Jiang Zitao, but with Feng Fei as her strategist, this deficiency was compensated for.
Therefore, Jiang Yue'e was among the candidates for the future head of the Jiang family. However, there were six such candidates, leading to constant internal strife and disagreements within the family.
Jiang Yue'e wasn't here to compete for the Qiankun Cauldron, but rather to see if she could secretly help Long Chen, thus gaining his favor while preventing a direct conflict between the Jiang family and Long Chen.
At this time, the Dragon Blood Legion was in crisis, and the Jiang family absolutely could not be drawn into this mess.
If the Dragon Blood Legion were to be destroyed as a result, and Long Chen's confidante were to die in battle, Long Chen would surely go mad. The terrible consequences of his madness would be beyond their comprehension.
"What do you mean? Isn't my meaning clear enough? When Long Chen humiliated my brother at the Fusion Beast Clan, he should have known this would happen," Jiang Zitao sneered.
"That's right, Long Chen must die today. I've waited far too long for this day," a man beside Jiang Zitao shouted with a ferocious expression.
This man was none other than Jiang Zihao, who had been invited by the Heavenly Demon Golden Monkey Clan to harass Feng You, only to be brutally beaten by Long Chen.
Jiang Zihao had been terrified by Long Chen that time, developing a demonic inner demon that nearly crippled him. He had expended countless efforts to barely clear the demonic demon.
Therefore, Jiang Zihao harbored a deep hatred for Long Chen. Now that Long Chen's Nirvana was in trouble, and with so many powerful figures attacking him, he would be exhausted to death.
Moreover, among this group are terrifying figures like Qian Jie and Long Biluo, and countless other experts are hidden within. No matter how strong Long Chen is, he is doomed.
Most importantly, since Long Chen wants to save Zi Yan and the people here, this internal conflict will cause his Star Gate to collapse soon, presenting the perfect opportunity to kill him.
"Jiang family disciples, listen to my command! Attack together! Don't lag behind the other three families!" Jiang Zitao shouted.
Sure enough, among the four great divine clans, only the Jiang family hesitated; the experts from the other three families had already charged out.
"Jiang family disciples, listen to my command! Stay put! Don't go forward!" Jiang Yue'e shouted sternly.
The Jiang family disciples were immediately in a dilemma. Whom should they listen to?
"Women's views, short-sighted! Jiang family disciples, are you willing to fight me and avenge your family, or stay here like cowards and be ridiculed? The choice is yours!" Jiang Zitao waved his hand.
"Boom..."
Led by Jiang Zitao, the Jiang family disciples roared away, taking away more than half of the Jiang family's five million disciples.
The remaining Jiang family disciples were divided into two groups: some were from Jiang Yue'e's camp, while others hesitated, unsure whether to intervene or not.
The attitude of the four great divine races towards Long Chen was extremely complex; they hated him to the bone but dared not retaliate directly, seeing him as a major threat yet also as someone of great use to the divine races.
Therefore, intervening was neither right nor wrong, and ultimately, they chose to remain in place.
"Boom boom boom..."
Just then, billions of runes expanded the heavens and earth, forming a massive array hundreds of miles in radius, enveloping everyone on the Dragon Blood Legion's side.
"Snap!"
Xia Chen clasped his hands together, and divine light shot from the billions of runes, connecting with each other, forming a dense chain of overlapping divine light that created a massive shield.
"Boss..." Xia Chen shouted.
Hearing Xia Chen shout, Long Chen took a deep breath, formed a hand seal, and a huge dragon shadow moved within the divine halo behind him. At the same time, a golden crown appeared on Long Chen's head.
The golden crown blazed brightly, instantly draining the vast dragon energy emanating from Long Chen.
"Dragon's Roar to the Nine Heavens!"
Long Chen roared, a deafening sonic boom like a million thunderbolts exploding simultaneously. The immense power shattered the golden crown atop Long Chen's head.
Immediately afterward, a ripple of death spread rapidly, instantly engulfing the entire battlefield.