Chapter 627 – The Long Family Strikes Back

“This matter isn’t fully his fault. I don’t want to talk about the grudges and hatred from years ago. The urgent matter at hand is how you can survive this ordeal,” said the Clear Shallows King with concern, changing the topic.

“Mother, do you think he’ll try to rescue me on the way to the Martial Overlord City?” Liu Yiyi asked.

She was naturally referring to Jiang Wuya.

“Probably. With his personality, he would never leave something unfinished, just like how he left while pursuing that woman,” said the Clear Shallows King.

“He’ll come save me? But I hear that he’s at the Second Earthly Martial Stage. The Demon Emperor will surely escort me to Martial Overlord City, and Zhao Danchen will come too. They’re all at the Third Earthly Martial Stage, and if Jiang Wuya comes, wouldn’t he be killed?” Liu Yiyi asked worriedly.

Although they’d only exchanged a few words, he was her father. She did not want to see him die just like that.

“I don’t know either. I’m not strong enough to do much right now. Forget the Demon Emperor, even Zhao Danchen is too strong. He’s young, yet he is already at the Third Earthly Martial Stage. Even Jiang Wushang is only fit to carry his shoes. They are on whole different levels.”

A cloud hung over Liu Yiyi. She pursed her lips and thought of another person. “Mother, I heard that Long Chen killed Yang Ningfeng, one of the three Martial Emperors, at the Battle clan. Long Chen is definitely younger than Zhao Danchen, but their cultivation levels are almost the same. He’s much more talented!”

Her heart raced when she thought of that person.

She had spent a lot of time with him. At the time, she never would have expected that that teenager, who looked lonely but was very annoying, would achieve such heights after he left the Ancient Demon Domain.

“Yeah. The whole Divine Martial Empire is shaken by his progress. He’s now as famous as the two other prodigies. If he can save you, this matter will be resolved. But ...”

“But what?” Liu Yiyi asked anxiously.

“Long Chen is not with the Battle clan and hasn’t been seen in a long time. With his personality, I think he would have come here if he were still in the Divine Martial Empire. That is why I think he left the Divine Martial Empire. There is another possibility—I heard that Long Yue was captured and locked up in the Nine Spirit Purgatory. Jiang Wuya didn’t go to the Martial Overlord City, so someone must have gone instead. I think that person is Long Chen.”

“The Nine Spirit Purgatory?” Liu Yiyi gasped and her face paled. “Mother, no one can get out of that place after going in, right? Could he be ...?”

“It’s hard to say. Although he’s powerful, he’s far from being the Martial Overlord’s match ...” The Clear Shallows King sighed.

Liu Yiyi took two steps back.

“Silly girl, worry about yourself. If nothing works, you’ll just have to accept your fate. Your mother is useless; I can’t help you ...” The Clear Shallows King pulled her daughter into her arms with tears in her eyes.

“Must I accept my fate?” Liu Yiyi muttered woodenly.

***

Martial Overlord City was bustling.

The busy crowd rushed through the main street of the outer city.

It was much quieter in the inner city as few people were walking around. Martial Overlord Palace sat at the center of the inner city, tall enough to touch the clouds. The most powerful man in the empire, Martial Overlord Zhao Wuji, lived in Martial Overlord Palace.

The palace was completely sealed so no outsider could see what was inside. To the normal person, Martial Overlord Palace was a tall tower that stretched into the clouds, and the leader of the empire was living at the top.

Occasionally, people would gaze towards the top of the tower with reverence in their eyes.

Everything was peaceful in the inner city.

Suddenly, ripples appeared in the sky above the inner city. They looked like ripples on the surface of a lake. Many people looked up to see this strange phenomenon and started to discuss.

“A phenomenon like that must have been created by His Majesty the Martial Overlord!” This was what everyone thought.

Martial Overlord Zhao Wuji was like a god in the Divine Martial Empire.

Suddenly, four silhouettes appeared at the center of the ripples, and their features quickly became clear.

The four people floated in the air, meaning they were masters at the Ninth Passage Stage or above who had opened their heavenly meridian points.

They were too high up, so the crowd could not see Long Chen and the others’ faces. Only highly ranked people could fly above Martial Overlord City. That was why people looked at the four of them with reverence in their eyes. Only the most powerful people in the inner city noticed the strangeness of this commotion!

It was daytime, so anyone who was outdoors could see the people in the air.

Long Chen and the others had ended up here after exiting the Nine Spirit Purgatory. They had not expected to appear in the air. If they were below the Ninth Passage Stage, they would have fallen to their deaths.

After stabilizing himself, Long Chen smiled bitterly. He looked down and realized that the vast Martial Overlord City was right beneath him!

Also, not far away was the magnificent Martial Overlord Palace. If the Martial Overlord was there now, then he would be very close to them.

Long Chen was shocked and also privately relieved. Coming out this close to Martial Overlord Palace after rescuing Long Yue would’ve spelled misfortune. However, he had rescued Long Shan too! Long Shan was once Zhao Wuji’s master’s rival! Although he had been trapped for many years and only had the combat abilities of a Fourth Earthly Martial Stage cultivator, he was powerful enough to fight Zhao Wuji!

With him protecting them, there was nothing to worry about!

So what if they were above Martial Overlord City?

Long Chen savored the outside world, feeling the thick earthly Qi in the air. Long Shan felt the same but with much more intensity. He had been trapped in a barren and obscure place for a long time, so when he felt the outside world once again, hot tears filled his eyes.

Boom!

Long Shan punched gently, and a gigantic ripple radiated far away, dispersing the clouds!

“I never thought ... I never thought that I would get out of there alive! I can’t believe it!” Long Shan looked at his hands in disbelief with emotional tears.

Long Chen recalled how he looked when they pulled him from the large rock. Even he felt his heart clench. This man had been trapped inside for many years. It was clear just how resilient the old man was, and just how intense the hatred in his heart was!

Unfortunately, his archnemesis, Chen Xiong, was no longer alive.

“Grandfather, what should we do now? I’ll follow you!” After seeing Long Shan’s reddened eyes and Martial Overlord City, the gray-clothed teenager knew what he intended. Long Shan’s appearance represented the rise of the Long family in the Divine Martial Empire! The strongest members of their family had surpassed the Martial Overlord’s faction!

Long Shan took a deep breath and the rage in his face disappeared, replaced by calmness. He said slowly, “We’re not in a hurry. We’ll leave the Divine Martial Empire in the Martial Overlord’s hands for a while. The Divine Martial Empire was saved because of the Long family’s ancestors. In fact, the Long family has gone to battle for this nation for countless years. In the end, our ancestors lost this nation, but we must take it back one day. That day will come soon.”

Long Chen knew what they were going to do.

Destroy the Martial Overlord’s faction and take control of the whole Divine Martial Empire.

The people of the Divine Martial Empire did not have much freedom under the control of the Martial Overlord; many lived suppressed lives. Long Chen was on Long Shan’s side, so he would support them. With Long Yue there, Long Chen trusted them.

Since they were going to destroy the Martial Overlord’s faction, he could not support them more.

Of course, now was not the time.

Long Shan had only just recovered and would take a long time to regain his strength. Also, the Martial Overlord had controlled the Divine Martial Empire for many years, so his roots were very deep. Removing a cancerous tumor like this one could not be done overnight. It was not something that could be completed by merely killing the Martial Overlord.

The most important thing to do was leave.

Long Chen was still thinking about Liu Yiyi; he wondered how Jiang Wuya was doing.

“Grandfather, we cannot stay here for long. Let’s go,” said Long Yue.

“Leave? Hehe, there’s no way those arrogant bastards let us leave so easily.” Long Shan chuckled.

After he spoke, people shot into the air from the inner city, surrounding them. Perhaps they sensed that they were all at least at the Earthly Martial Realm, so these people were at least Martial Kings. There were ten Martial Saints in the Martial Alliance, and Jiang Kun and the Void Martial Saint had died. Five out of the eight remaining Martial Saints were here now.

The leader of the group was Xiao Lin, the Martial Emperor ruling over the Nine Spirit Purgatory!

Xiao Lin was only ranked beneath Zhao Wuji and Zhao Danchen in the Martial Alliance. However, he was nothing in front of them because three of them were as strong as he was, and they had one person stronger than him!

Escorted by the Martial Kings, Xiao Lin flew at the very front. His expression was extremely dark, and this was the most anxious he had been in many years. He knew where these four people had emerged from. If they appeared in the air above the Martial Overlord City, it could only mean that they had come from the Nine Spirit Purgatory!