"Are you playing dirty tricks?"
The other Long Chen was both shocked and furious. It was too late to dodge. Clearly, Long Chen had prepared himself and wouldn't give him a chance to dodge.
"Boom!"
The bronze ancient cauldron was knocked down, and immediately on the ground, flames and thunder intertwined, forming a barrier that trapped another Long Chen inside the bronze ancient cauldron.
"Long Chen, you're despicable and shameless!" Another Long Chen roared inside the bronze ancient cauldron, relentlessly ramming the cauldron, but it didn't budge an inch. No matter how strong it was, no ripples could be stirred inside the cauldron.
"Heh heh, no, no, no, that's shamelessness, this is returning to my true self. Isn't that what you taught me?
The most important thing in life is to be happy, to be spontaneous, to do whatever you want—aren't you saying all of this? Why are you so hypocritical? Long Chen chuckled.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the bronze ancient cauldron flipped over, its mouth facing upward. The power of Fire Ling'er and Lei Ling'er erupted at full power, sealing the mouth tightly.
"Trying to seal me off?" Dream on! "
Boom!"
Another Long Chen roared, a thunderous explosion sounding as the thunder-fire seal formed by Fire Ling'er and Lei Ling'er was instantly shattered with cracks, nearly shattered by a single blow.
You have to know, Long Chen had been preparing this plan for several days. To succeed, Long Chen had Huo Ling'er and Lei Ling'er rest and conserve their strength, holding nothing back—he focused all his energy on sealing.
But the other Long Chen's power was too great. Even with Huo Ling'er and Lei Ling'er working together, they couldn't seal him.
"Boom!"
At that moment, the heavy lids closed tightly, firmly covering the bronze ancient cauldron. Most cauldrons have no lids, but this bronze ancient cauldron had a lid.
The moment the lid fell, a roar rang out from inside the bronze ancient cauldron: "Long Chen, just you wait! Next time, I won't waste words with you anymore. I'll violently control my body. Just you wait..."
"You're so meaningless. I'm honest and kind, yet you call me hypocritical, dark and evil, and you call me despicable and shameless."
You say you're your true self, but I don't believe it. We're about the same, no one should say anything about each other. Time will tell. Long Chen chuckled and put the bronze cauldron back into his soul space.
"This bronze cauldron is simply beyond your control, and you can't seal me forever. It won't be long before I come out. When the time comes, I'll settle the score with you properly." Another Long Chen roared angrily.
"Calm, calm. I didn't plan to keep you locked up forever. It's just that only thieves can be thieves for a thousand days, not thieves for a thousand days.
I've always been on guard against you, it's too tiring. I took the chance to take a break to relax. Once I'm in the right state, we'll settle this in. Long Chen said with a smile.
"Just you wait. In the end, you'll pay the price for your foolishness." Another Long Chen said, and after speaking, he fell silent.
Long Chen carefully examined the bronze ancient cauldron and found that the entire cauldron fit perfectly, but between the mouth and lid, the dark power could still be felt slowly seeping out.
Long Chen knew this was the power of his inner demon. Just as his inner demon said, although he was imprisoned inside the ancient cauldron, because Long Chen couldn't use it, he couldn't achieve a true seal.
His power kept spilling out, and one day, he would eventually escape.
But that was for the future. At least for the time being, he no longer had to worry about inner demons causing trouble. It could be said that this plan was quite successful.
After Huo Ling'er and Lei Ling'er returned to the chaotic space, Long Chen was shocked to find that their essence had been severely depleted, and the attack from the heart demon had directly damaged their essence.
This shocked Long Chen. He had no time to gather his inner demon power, meaning it was just an ordinary strike.
And this ordinary strike could injure Lei Ling'er and Huo Ling'er to their origins—something Long Chen admitted he couldn't do.
Fortunately, he won by strategy. If it had been a head-on fight, even with the dragon clan's ultimate moves, he really wasn't confident he could have beaten him.
"Damn it, why is he growing up so fast? Without even a hair, his power surged upward—this was just too unfair. Long Chen couldn't help but curse.
But with the crisis of his inner demons temporarily resolved, Long Chen felt completely lighter. In the endless darkness, he felt an inexplicable sense of security, as if darkness was his true home. Here, he felt calm and focused, filled with a sense of security.
"That's right. Now that you've temporarily resolved your inner demon crisis, you can focus on condensing a new Seven-Star Battle Body. You won't have to worry about him controlling you while you're weak." The voice of the dragon clan expert echoed in Long Chen's mind.
"Senior, I've already thought of hundreds of methods. Could I try to condense a new Seven-Star Battle Body?" As the dragon clan expert spoke, Long Chen immediately became excited.
Long Chen had long wanted to try condensing a new Seven-Star Battle Body, but the dragon clan powerhouse remained silent, so he didn't dare to try recklessly.
"Right now, your power isn't enough. My suggestion is to wait until you reach three thousand dragon powers before condensing a new Seven-Star Battle Body to minimize the risk.
You know your own luck, so you can't rely on luck to survive; you have to work steadily. Long Chen said.
"What is the power of three thousand dragons?" Long Chen couldn't help but ask.
"That's a calculation of power for our dragon clan. Some ancient traditions still carry on this standard of power.
The Vermilion Bird Empire you belong to has this kind of algorithm. When you have time, test it and you'll see. The dragon clan expert said.
After speaking, the dragon clan expert fell silent again. Long Chen asked several questions, but none of them answered, as if he had severed all contact with him.
The dragon clan powerhouse fell silent, and Long Chen didn't mind. After all, the greatest crisis was temporarily resolved, and he felt completely at ease.
He took out the bed and slept soundly in the little dark room. On days with inner demons, he endured immense pressure, constantly focused, afraid of being unknowingly affected by inner demons. He hadn't slept for a long time, afraid that in his dreams he might be invaded by inner demons.
Now that his inner demon was locked away, he could finally sleep peacefully. Almost as soon as he lay down in bed, he was already in a dream.
Yu Xiaoyun and the others in the palace watching the little dark room didn't see the inner demon at all. When Long Chen removed the inner demon, the image of the little black room appeared in the mirror. At that moment, Long Chen was bedridden with the quilt.
The three looked at each other, completely confused about what had happened. Long Chen lay soundly on the bed, deeply asleep, which shocked them even more. Long Chen was sleeping so soundly in the small dark room.
Long Chen slept for three days and nights. In his dream, he returned to the Tianwu Continent and saw his parents and sister. The whole family was eating together, and close female friends like Meng Qi, Chu Yao, Tang Wan'er, Ye Zhiqiu, Dong Mingyu, Zi Yan, and Liu Ruyan all appeared.
Long Chen was overjoyed and quickly switched to the large table. As soon as everyone sat down, the door in the void suddenly opened, and endless divine light illuminated the two figures. Although their faces were indistinct, Long Chen was so excited that he shouted:
"Father, Mother!"
At that moment, a pair of warm jade-like hands— He stroked Long Chen's faceLong Chen cried and grabbed those hands:
"Mother, do you know how much I miss you? I always see you in my dreams, but when I wake up, you're gone. Please don't leave me, okay? Suddenly
, Long Chen woke up crying. The light before him was dazzling, making it hard for him to open his eyes. But to his disappointment, the two people before him were not his parents, but Jiang Huixin and Xu Lanxin.
It turned out that the door in the dream was the small dark room's door opened, and the intense light shone on Long Chen's face. The dream would eventually have to end.