The formation disk shattered, and rune swords shot out, instantly slicing three half-step immortal-level experts to ashes by the rune swords.
Other half-step immortal-level experts were a bit slower and missed the core of the formation array to attack. Some were pierced through by the rune sword, some had their flesh and blood sliced off, but none were fatal.
Even so, these experts were stunned and retreated rapidly, while the other clans' faces turned pale with fright—they had never seen such terrifying attack methods.
"I'm not interested in wasting time with you. If you insist on dying, I don't mind fulfilling your dreams. I'm leaving now. If you want to die, try stopping me." Xia Chen sneered coldly and, together with Guo Ran, helped Long Chen away.
Their speed was slow, so they tried to give others time to attack. But Xia Chen's strike had killed three half-step immortal-level experts, terrifying everyone. How could they dare to attack?
In fact, Xia Chen really wanted to kill all these beings in one breath, but he was reluctant to part with the formation disk.
He had only a limited number of formation plates from the Uncharted Realm; using one meant one less. Before he had the ability to forge them, Xia Chen didn't want to use them.
Also, although the formation disks were only palm-sized, they actually contained space embedded with hundreds of Chaos Spirit Stones. This was why these formation disks possessed such terrifying destructive power.
Although Xia Chen had a great number of Chaos Spirit Stones, it should be noted that these stones were extremely precious in Nie Ying Tian. In Xia Chen's eyes, these half-step immortal-level experts were not worth that much money, and he didn't want to waste them.
Under the terrified gazes of countless beings, Xia Chen and Guo Ran supported Long Chen as they left, not a single person daring to make a sound.
As soon as the three left, angry shouts and howls of unwillingness came from inside the gate. Clearly, the group of powerful fighters chasing Long Chen was charging in.
Unfortunately, they were a step too late. Long Chen had already escaped back to Nie Ying Tian, and all they could do was vent their anger by staring at the giant gate.
But after venting for a while, they realized something was wrong. They found that the surrounding spatial laws had been destroyed, and they even found some severed limbs. At that moment, they were stunned.
...
"Long Chen, the great successor of the Nine Stars, can you hear my call?" In the endless darkness, that aged voice rang out once again.
"Why? You only come to talk to me when I'm at my weakest." In the endless darkness, Long Chen murmured.
"Because only when you are weak can I sense your presence. At that moment, when your mind is clear of distractions, you can hear my call." The aged voice replied.
"Now I hear your voice very clearly. Is it because my realm has advanced, or because we're closer?" Long Chen asked.
"It's because we're getting closer. I've sensed that you've entered the Nine Heavens Passage, and our distance has gone even further." The old man's voice sounded somewhat agitated.
"Nine Heavens Passage?" The uncharted realm I entered is the Nine Heavens Passage? Long Chen was taken aback.
"I don't know what the Uncharted Realm is, but I can definitely sense that you have entered the Nine Heavens Passage.
You are currently in the eighth heaven, Nirvana Heaven, just leaving the passage. In fact, if you pass through that passage, you can enter the ninth heaven. The old man said.
Long Chen's heart stirred. The so-called Nine Heavens and Ten Earths referred to nine worlds, with barriers between worlds that separated the nine heavens.
And among the Nine Heavens, there are also differences in rank. From Ming Hao Heaven to Purple Flame Heaven and then to Nie Ying Heaven, Long Chen has been constantly striving for higher world levels.
Previously, Long Chen thought Nie Ying Tian was the highest world among the Nine Heavens, but he hadn't expected that Nie Ying Tian was only the eighth heaven; the ninth heaven was the highest world.
According to the old man, the Wasteland is not a complete world, but rather a passage connecting Nieying Heaven and the Ninth Heaven. Yet, he did not find the entrance to the Ninth Heaven in the Voided World. Could it be that he missed something?
"Great Nine Star Heirs, I feel the changes in the entire world. Countless Nine-Star Heirs are rising like comets. Our moment of revenge is about to arrive." The old man's voice suddenly became somewhat agitated.
"Revenge?" What revenge? "Long Chen couldn't help but ask.
"That is the deep-seated blood feud of the Nine Star lineage, and also the opportunity for the human race to rise again. Long Chen, the great successor of the Nine Stars, have you not realized the mission you bear?" The old man asked.
"Mission?"
Long Chen was silent for a moment and said, "I really didn't realize it. It felt like fate was always playing tricks on me. Fate's guillotine slashed wildly behind me, forcing me to run forward desperately." "
That shouldn't be the case. Every Nine-Star successor will condense their own Life Star when their Five-Star Battle Body awakens, and will receive ...," the old man's voice hesitated.
"Destiny Star?" What is that? What will you get? Long Chen asked.
The old man did not answer Long Chen, but instead muttered to himself, "How could this happen?" It shouldn't be like this! "
Senior, please answer me directly." Long Chen's voice grew serious; he wanted to know what secret was hidden behind all this.
"In fact, every Nine Star successor, upon reaching a certain realm, awakens their own mission.
Because your missions are not the same, I don't know how to answer you. "The aged voice replied.
"So, who are you? Can you tell me?" Long Chen asked.
"I am the awakener of the Nine Star successor, specifically to awaken the sleeping Nine Star successor." The old man said.
"Then let me ask, do you know the complete Nine-Star Overlord Body Technique?" Long Chen asked.
"The Nine-Star Overlord Body Technique is innate, awakening step by step as one's strength increases. Isn't that you?" The old man's voice was filled with surprise.
A stir stirred in Long Chen's heart. Suddenly, a very strange feeling arose in him. He didn't answer directly, but instead asked in return, "
Senior, could you tell me what the mission of the Nine-Star Heir is?"
"I'm sorry, I am only the awakener of the Nine-Star successor. I have no authority to guide you. All of this must be awakened by yourself." The old man said apologetically.
"I can only remind you, a great crisis is approaching, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths are about to be destroyed, and you are the last hope of this world.
The time left for you is running out. If you don't accelerate your growth, it will really be too late. There was a trace of anxiety in the old man's voice.
In the past, Long Chen would have felt anxious and uneasy hearing the old man's words, but for some reason, he was much calmer now than before.
Long Chen said nothing. In the endless darkness, it seemed his thoughts were clearer, calmer, and wiser.
"Please answer me a question: Who is the Dan Emperor?" Long Chen suddenly asked.
"You... How do you know about the Dan Emperor? Long Chen's question seemed to shock the old man so much that even his voice trembled.
"Please answer me." Long Chen asked loudly.
"Huh"
Suddenly, the endless darkness vanished. Long Chen woke from his coma, and Yu Qingxuan and Bai Shishi's delighted voices echoed in his ear.