Chapter 6242 Barging Straight In
Chapter 6242 Barging Straight In
Seeing that Long Chen was preparing to move out, Lei Yuner was conflicted.
She said, “Long Chen, we shouldn’t go with you. With our power, we won’t be able to help you. We’ll just drag you down.”
She was, of course, tempted by such an immense opportunity. Her hunger for power was greater than most; after all, she still carried an unavenged blood debt.
However, she was not so selfish as to drag down Long Chen. A three-hundred-flame divine sprout was far beyond her ability to handle. If she went, she would just ruin his plans.
Hearing this, Long Chen smiled and brushed her silver hair.
He said, “Opportunities are not things you wait for or charity from others. They are taken by risking your life. Didn’t that fellow say it? There is a lightning attribute lifeform there, a Divine Sovereign. If you can obtain its legacy, you will instantly soar to the heavens.”
“But...”
Lei Yuner’s heart stirred, yet her hesitation lingered.
“Come on, opportunity waits for no one!”
Without another word, Long Chen took her hand and shot off in the direction that the expert had indicated.
Long Chen didn’t want to hold back when it came to Lei Yuner. Back then, she had taught him lightning divine abilities, and he owed her for that. And in his eyes, this treasure was rightfully hers to contest for; she had found it first and had nearly lost her life because of it. Taking it all for himself would be far too selfish.
Besides, to Long Chen, Lei Yuner was still a child. When it came to the demonic beast race, as long as they didn’t target him, he actually liked their straightforward characters. They rarely tricked people.
Lei Yuner’s eyes reddened slightly, gratitude filling her heart. As they traveled, the rest of the Lightning Falcon race followed, and after a full day’s flight, they reached the jungle once more.
The trees were absolutely enormous, reaching high into the sky and even covering the sun. Even before they stepped inside, the world already dimmed as though these giant trees were swallowing the light.
“There might be nameless medicinal plants inside,” Lei Yuner explained. “We were drawn by their spiritual energy before, but we were discovered not long after entering and had to flee.”
As she took out over ten plants, she continued, “You should have these. They’re useless to me—our race doesn’t refine medicine.”
Long Chen’s brows rose in surprise. Among them were two extremely precious herbs that had gone extinct in the nine heavens.
He immediately plucked seven from her hand, startling her.
“You can take them all,” she said quickly. “I really don’t need them.”
Long Chen shook his head. “The rest aren’t medicinal herbs—they’re just weeds.”
“Ah?”
Lei Yuner blinked, then flushed in embarrassment as she looked down at the remaining plants.
“I... don’t really know medicinal plants. I just felt they had strong spiritual fluctuations, so I grabbed them.”
“Not all spiritual plants can be refined into medicine,” Long Chen explained. “Some have abundant spiritual qi, but their energy is too impure. Sometimes, the essence can’t be extracted, or it’s too much effort for too little gain. Still, finding this many rare herbs by intuition alone is impressive.”
Lei Yuner’s embarrassment eased slightly at the praise.
She asked, “According to that person, there should be guards here. Should we sneak in and scout before deciding our move?”
According to Lei Yuner, they should understand the number of their enemies and the situation inside first before coming up with a strategy.
Of course, that was the most reliable path most people would take. However, Long Chen didn’t have the time to waste. He took a quick scan and brought them directly into the jungle.
Sensing the presence of several precious medicinal plants, Long Chen had Huo Linger send out her clones to pluck them.
Huo Linger had refined countless pills and had long since developed a keen sensitivity toward medicinal flora. Even if she couldn’t name every plant on sight, they couldn’t escape her senses.
Meanwhile, Long Chen flew forward with Lei Yuner without the slightest hesitation, a pace that left the Lightning Falcons behind them tense and on edge.
“Ah, I forgot something important!” exclaimed Lei Yuner.
“What is it?”
“We should have asked who the strongest experts of that world are, what race they are, and how many Sovereign flames they’ve condensed...”
The others exchanged looks and nodded in frustration. Missing such an opportunity to learn about their enemies felt like a serious blunder.
However, Long Chen simply shook his head.
He said, “There’s no need for that. In the heaven region’s battlefield, you can freely charge forward. If you encounter people weaker than you, kill them. If you encounter people stronger than you, run.
“As for the peak experts, the gap is so vast you wouldn’t even get the chance to run if they spotted you. Knowing their names won’t help you. And moving cautiously at a snail’s pace will only make you miss the best opportunities.”
Hearing that, they grimaced but nodded. Peak experts truly stood on higher ground, seeing the battlefield more clearly than the rest.
“Damn ants of the nine heavens, die!”
A furious shout split the air. An instant later, an arrow tore through space and appeared right before Long Chen.
His eyes flicked toward it—
The arrow froze mid-flight. Then, without warning, it vanished.
“Ah!”
A scream erupted from deep within the jungle, the same voice that had just cursed them. It ended abruptly, and no one knew whether they were alive or dead.
Lei Yuner shivered. That arrow had been a full-strength strike from someone on her level, yet Long Chen had sent it back without moving. How had he made it kill its master instead?
In truth, Long Chen had been practicing controlling Evilmoon’s petals with his mental energy. When the arrow entered his spiritual domain, it was as if an invisible hand seized it. Under his control, the arrow instantly became his weapon and returned to its master without resistance.
Of course, had it been fired by a five-hundred-flame divine sprout, he wouldn’t have dared to be so casual.
The moment the attacker fell silent, countless auras erupted from all directions, surrounding Long Chen and the others instantly. There were many three-hundred-flame divine sprouts among them.
“Zhi Zhi!” shouted Long Chen.
BOOM!
The space behind Long Chen exploded, and dozens of vines shot out, piercing deep into the jungle.