Chapter 7297 Wrongfully Accused
Chapter 7297 Wrongfully Accused
This immense pressure most certainly could not belong to anyone but a Heavenly Sovereign.
However, this Heavenly Sovereign’s aura was not stable. It was fluctuating quite heavily. Clearly, he had only just stepped foot into the realm, and he had yet to consolidate his cultivation. Even so, a Heavenly Sovereign was still a Heavenly Sovereign. Though he was just standing there, not doing anything in particular, everyone felt like their fates were in his hands. They could not resist his will.
Meanwhile, Long Chen was entirely unmoved. He coldly retorted, “I owe you an explanation? Since when do I, Long Chen, need to explain myself to anyone? Let alone you, even if your master personally came, I wouldn’t need to give him any explanation. Your people schemed to kill three thousand disciples of my academy, and if you’re willing to start a war between us, then I’m willing to finish it! So there you go: If you don’t give me an explanation, then I will exterminate the entire Brahma line!”
Seeing how arrogant Long Chen was, Fan Kong couldn’t help sneering, “What impudence!”
Suddenly, Long Chen stepped forward. Starlight flashed and he instantly vanished, reappearing in front of Fan Kong.
“You are courting death!”
Fan Kong hadn’t expected Long Chen to suddenly attack him, and what truly shocked him was that Long Chen actually was capable of free movement within a Heavenly Sovereign’s domain.
Just as Fan Kong swung his sword, his face was struck by a fierce palm. He and his sword went flying, and his attack narrowly missed Long Chen’s head. It was clearly powerful; the sharp Sword Qi sliced through space, cutting straight through the natural laws. Yet despite having sensed its power, Long Chen hadn’t moved an inch. It appeared that he had even calculated the way his slap would send Fan Kong flying.
After blasting Fan Kong away, Long Chen took another step and raised his hand. A starry sea suddenly appeared over the nine heavens, and a massive astral hand stretched out of it.
This was the true Star Cloud Hand, something that Long Chen had never truly been capable of using before! This technique had the starry sea as a foundation and it was incredibly taxing on astral energy, so Long Chen wouldn’t use it lightly. However, since he had this powerful divine son as a target, Long Chen wanted to test his power, so he was going all out.
“Cease this at once!” roared the gray-robed man in exasperation.
He formed a one-handed seal, and the power of a Heavenly Sovereign gathered in his hand. However, just as he was about to strike, his heart skipped a beat. He noticed that Long Chen’s movement had placed him in the perfect spot to counter such a strike.
If the gray-robed man were to attack, his power would be drawn in by the starry sea, and Long Chen would redirect it toward Fan Kong. If he were to use his full power, he was confident that he would be able to ignore the interference of Long Chen’s starry sea, but in that case, his attack would hit Fan Kong anyway!
The moment he realized that, his expression changed. It was no wonder Long Chen was such a thorn in the Brahma line. Even some of the eight divine commanders had died by his hand. This power and these sharp calculations were truly frightening; they had rendered him unable to help Fan Kong!
“DAMN YOU!” Fan Kong roared. His sword blazed with light, and the Sword Dao’s will gathered into his sword. But in the next instant, this sharp will was shattered.
“Impossible!”
Fan Kong’s expression completely changed. His Sword Dao will could be said to be above the will of the Heavenly Daos, yet it had just been crushed by Long Chen’s. So what did this imply about Long Chen’s will?
Just then, Long Chen’s astral hand slammed down.
Sword Dao runes appeared in Fan Kong’s eyes, and millions of rays of Sword Qi shot out of his sword. However, his Sword Qi no longer had the backing of the Sword Dao’s will, and the Sword Qi rays dissipated on contact with the giant astral hand. He was utterly unable to stop Long Chen’s attack.
CRACK!
The astral hand clutched Fan Kong mercilessly, causing blood to spray out of his mouth. He felt like every bone in his body was shattering.
The gray-robed man’s icy voice suddenly rang out. “Dean Long Chen, you should stop there! Unless you don’t care about your comrades!”
A large hand manifestation was also holding Miao Yin, Shi Yu, and Lu Chengzhou. The gray-robed man hadn’t been able to stop Long Chen, so he could only use this method to threaten Long Chen.
Shi Yu and Lu Chengzhou were shaking under the might of a Heavenly Sovereign. They were filled with terror. Long Chen had captured Fan Kong, but the gray-robed man had caught them in exchange, and their lives were at stake.
Yet Miao Yin’s expression was surprisingly calm. She didn’t reveal the slightest panic, as if she weren’t the one captured.
Seeing this, the gray-robed man’s heart quivered slightly. Miao Yin’s power and intellect greatly surpassed his expectations. At the very least, in terms of both heart and adaptability, Fan Kong was far from being able to compare with her. The latter was obviously panicking now that he was in Long Chen’s hand.
The gray-robed man sighed inside. Long Chen’s attack actually hadn’t been targeted at Fan Kong. It was targeted at him. Long Chen was doing this to show him that a newly advanced Heavenly Sovereign like him was unable to do anything. Long Chen was able to capture Fan Kong in front of him, and if the latter so much as moved a finger, he was dead.
Certainly, the gray-robed man had also caught Long Chen’s comrades, but so what? Fan Kong was a divine son, while these three were people he had never heard about. They weren’t anywhere on the same level. The reason he had captured them was merely to avoid losing too much face.
He was naturally a wily old fox who had lived countless years. He knew that Long Chen wouldn’t kill Fan Kong, but he also didn’t dare to kill Miao Yin and the others.
Fan Kong had provoked Long Chen, so Long Chen needed an excuse to let him off; otherwise, he would lose face. The same thing was true for the gray-robed man. The reason Miao Yin was so calm was that she could see this all very clearly. Neither side was intent on killing the other. On the other hand, Fan Kong was clearly inexperienced.
“Dean Long Chen, I feel like we should talk!” said the gray-robed man.
After saying that, he took the initiative to release his captives. Shi Yu almost directly collapsed when she was freed. If it weren’t for Miao Yin holding her up, she would be lying on the ground like Lu Chengzhou.
Fan Kong was also released. He was much more obedient now. While flames were blazing in his eyes, he didn’t dare to provoke Long Chen in the slightest any longer.
“There is nothing for us to talk about. I will give you three days. Hand over the heads of the people who participated in this matter. Otherwise, I, Long Chen, will represent the High Firmament Academy, the violet blood race, the Jiuli race, the dragon race, and others to declare an all-out war against the Brahma line!”
Long Chen waved his hand, tossing Lu Chengzhou to the gray-robed man. After that, he brought away Miao Yin and Shi Yu, leaving the gray-robed man with an ugly expression on his face.
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Shi Yu had goosebumps from how nervous she was. They really had just swaggered out of the Holy Brahma Land! After destroying this holy land and killing so many of Lord Brahma’s followers, a Heavenly Sovereign had been forced to let them go, just like that! She almost couldn’t believe it!
Once they were far enough, Miao Yin slowly said, “I think that something’s fishy. I doubt that the Brahma line would do this.”
Long Chen nodded. “I know!”
Miao Yin and Shi Yu both looked at him with wide eyes.
Long Chen indifferently said, “I know that they were set up. But so what? Since someone has set them up so well, they have no choice but to take the blame! I have a feeling that the Brahma line is planning something big. We can’t let them have it too easy. If we can give them some trouble, that’ll be for the best.”
“What if they refuse to take the blame?” asked Miao Yin.
Long Chen shook his head. “They won’t dare. I very much do have the guts to start a war, and they know it. And if that happens, the Brahma line will no longer have any time to do whatever else they are trying to do. Lord Brahma is no fool; he’ll be able to tell which option is better. All he can do is swallow the bitter pill.”
Miao Yin was surprised by how Long Chen had been able to see through things. As for Shi Yu, she was completely dumbfounded.
“Let’s go. I trust that they will be able to uncover the truth within these three days!”
Long Chen vanished along with the two of them. As for the Holy Brahma Land they left behind, only the heavens knew just how many resentful spirits were wailing within. Their deaths truly did seem a bit unfair.