"Thank you, senior. If it weren't for your help, I would have ended my life here for good."
With Minglong Tianfeng gone, a deep sense of helplessness appeared in Long Chen's eyes. The Nether Emperor was too powerful—so powerful it was despairing. Even a single soul thought attached to Minglong Tianfeng was beyond his ability to handle.
Long Chen had thought countless times about taking down Minglong Tianfeng, but deep down, he told him it was impossible.
He was confident he could take down the silver-haired Sky, but he had no chance at all, because the soul intent on Minglong Tianfeng made Long Chen understand what the gap in dimensions meant.
"What nonsense are you talking about? You worked hard for the Dragon Clan; how could you be let yourself suffer losses?" The Chaos Dragon Emperor spoke:
"Actually, if you don't hold back half of the dragon scale's power, there might be a slim chance to take down the Nether Dragon Heavenly Peak."
"There's absolutely no need. The life of the Nether Dragon Heavenly Peak isn't worth the Dragon Emperor's power I expended." Long Chen shook his head and said.
Long Chen borrowed the will of the Chaos Dragon Emperor to drive the Imperial Dragon Imperial Scale. No matter how rebellious the Dragon Scale was, in front of the Chaos Dragon Emperor, it had to obey Long Chen's command and surrender its power to the Dragon Blood Legion.
However, Long Chen had a premonition that even if he exhausted all of Dragon Scale's power, he still wouldn't be able to slay Nether Dragon Heavenly Peak—at best, he could only seriously injure it. So, Long Chen only used half of Dragon Scale's power.
After all, the power of Dragon Scales is too precious; just for that slight chance, it's simply not worth it.
"If we let the silver-haired Sky go and change our target to Minglong Tianfeng, he might not be able to block our strike." Longgu Xie Yue said bitterly.
Long Chen shook his head, just about to speak when the Qiankun Cauldron spoke: "It's useless. When the Gate of the Underworld opens, the power of the entire underworld will be empowered upon him.
Unless the gates of the Underworld can be forcibly closed and his connection to the Underworld is severed. But that's almost impossible."
"Shut up! From start to finish, you didn't put in a single effort. It's all over and you only come out to show off." Dragonbone Xie Yue said irritably.
The Qiankun Cauldron didn't contribute much in this battle; it only showed its face at the last moment, which greatly annoyed Longgu Xie Yue.
"Don't say that. It's not that you don't want to help, but that I don't dare to use your power.
The Nether Emperor has long set his sights on you, Senior. I believe you've prepared to deal with him. If you use your power, we'll fall for it.
I called you out at the last moment just to disgust the Nether Emperor." Long Chen hurriedly defended the Qiankun Cauldron.
From the moment the power of the Nether Emperor appeared, Long Chen had a hunch that he absolutely could not use the Qiankun Cauldron. The reason the Nether Emperor was targeting him was because of the Qiankun Cauldron. He had definitely set a trap to deal with it.
So, from beginning to end, Long Chen never used it, only at the very end did he let the Qiankun Cauldron reveal itself and provoke the Nether Emperor.
"Tch, to be honest, it's useless." Dragonbone Xie Yue said disdainfully.
The Dragonbone Evil Moon was not at all polite to the Qiankun Cauldron, constantly confronting it at every level. Even though the cauldron repeatedly conceded to it, it still confronted each other directly, giving Long Chen a great headache.
However, the Qiankun Cauldron had a very good temper; it never argued with Dragonbone Xie Yue or talked back, pretending not to hear.
Seeing that the Qiankun Cauldron was ignoring it and finding it boring, the Dragon Bone Evil Moon returned directly to the chaotic space.
Runes swirled around the Qiankun Cauldron, divine radiance descended, enveloping Long Chen. Long Chen immediately felt warmth all over, and endless power of heaven and earth poured into his body.
"Senior..." Long Chen was taken aback.
"Don't move. I'll help you heal." Qiankun Cauldron said.
"No need, I ...," Long Chen said with a smile. He wasn't seriously injured, just a minor wound. With the chaotic space present, he would recover quickly, so there was no need to use the Qiankun Cauldron.
"Open the internal vision and take a look." Qiankun Cauldron said.
Upon hearing this, Long Chen's heart tightened. He quickly opened his internal vision and immediately saw countless black spots like centipedes, eroding his meridians and bones. Long Chen was startled.
These black spots carried a terrifying power of curse, and this curse power could only be sensed by probing it with soul power.
"What is this?" Long Chen was shocked.
"You fought the Nether Emperor head-on. Although you outwardly gained the upper hand, you were cursed by the Netherworld." Qiankun Cauldron said.
"What is that?" Long Chen was stunned. He didn't feel anything at all. If it weren't for the Qiankun Cauldron's reminder, he wouldn't have known he had been hit.
The most terrifying thing was that these spots had already invaded his bones and were gradually spreading, yet he felt no discomfort at all.
If it weren't for the Qiankun Cauldron's reminder, it wouldn't have been long before the cursed spot spread throughout his body.
"He is the Nether Emperor, and his will is the will of the Netherworld. The Dragonblood Legion's strike triggered the backlash of the Netherworld's power."
"Wait, that strike wasn't made by me, was it?" Long Chen was completely stunned.
That move was unleashed by Guo Ran leading the Dragonblood Legion together. They were completely unharmed, so how could the backlash force have all affected him?
"Dragon Blood Cross Slash shattered the Eight-Eyed Totem in Dark Dragon Tianfeng's hand. The moment the totem shattered, the power of the curse erupted.
And back then, you were standing at the very front, absorbing ninety percent of the curse power." Qiankun Cauldron said:
"The remaining curse power has been shared among everyone, so none of them are serious, but you are the most serious."
"You must have known at the time that this was cursed power, right? Why didn't you help me block it?" Long Chen was dumbfounded.
"This curse power is a deadly poison to others, but for you, hehe, that's a real opportunity!" The Qiankun Cauldron chuckled:
"I will guide these cursed runes into your palm. You will refine the Life Rune from then on, and from now on, you will gain a Netherworld Hand, able to control Nether Power."
"This is the power of the underworld. How can I control it?" Long Chen couldn't help but say.
"You're sometimes exceptionally clever, but other times you're stupid to death. When faced with the pressure of the laws of the underworld, what do you use to resist?" Qiankun Cauldron said irritably.
Long Chen's mouth dropped open. Only then did he remember that he possessed the will of the Nether God and the Nether Blood rune within him, which had been left to him by Leng Yueyan and Ming Cangyue.
According to the Qiankun Cauldron, this cursed rune is condensed from the purest law power of the Underworld, and is also infused with the will of the Nether Emperor. If it is refined, Long Chen will master an extremely terrifying law.
"Buzz."
At that moment, the curse runes covering Long Chen's body were forced onto his palm by the Qiankun Cauldron. His palm instantly turned pitch black, but before Long Chen could ask how to refine them, two gleaming white bone swords appeared in his palm.
Two handfuls of white bonesThe long sword was the life-bound divine weapons of Leng Yueyan and Ming Cangyue. They crossed and rapidly absorbed the black runes, turning the once jade-white bone sword into darkness.
Long Chen's right hand returned to its original color, but in his palm, a crossed bone and sword pattern appeared.
"It's done?"
Long Chen looked at the pattern, his voice trembling with excitement.