Everything happened just as Long Chen had predicted. The eight great empires launched a fierce attack simultaneously. The tall city walls along the border had collapsed, corpses were scattered across the battlefield, and the air was thick with the stench of blood.
"This place is the closest to the city pass guarded by Father. Let's hurry and support him." Zhu Yunwen's face changed dramatically, and he shouted loudly.
"You all go. I'll go with Qingxuan to support the Empress. We'll split into two groups." Long Chen said.
In fact, Long Chen had no intention of supporting Yu Xiaoyun, because he knew Yu Xiaoyun's strength far exceeded everyone's imagination.
Before Long Chen came to the Vermilion Bird Empire, Xia Guhong had already said that Yu Xiaoyun was ten useless fools in terms of intelligence, but in terms of strength, he was a monster.
But Long Chen knew that in the minds of royal family members, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism were iron laws, and the emperor was the supreme authority. Therefore, the emperor was the most revered deity in their hearts.
When the emperor personally led the campaign, they had to accompany him. Even if their own mother was in danger, they had to put the emperor first, unless the emperor ordered them to rescue their mother.
Originally, according to Long Chen's plan, he was supposed to lead everyone to assist the others, but he respected their choice. After all, the struggle for the throne is not always about the light.
For these princes and princesses to vie for the throne, they must gain the emperor's approval. Now is the time for them to give their all; if their efforts go unnoticed by the emperor, it is like traveling at night in brocade.
Long Chen brought Yu Qingxuan along because they didn't want to get involved in the struggle for the throne, and it was also a way to make their stance clear.
"Brother Long..."
Seeing Long Chen about to leave with Yu Qingxuan, they suddenly lost their backbone, and Zhu Yunwen panicked.
"Big brother..." Zhu Yifeng hesitated as well.
"You are all princes and princesses. At critical moments, you must take responsibility. As the saying goes, 'A strong wind reveals strong grass, and fierce fire reveals true gold.'
It's time to show your fangs to the enemy and defend the dignity of the Vermilion Bird Empire to the death.
Remember, each of you is a protagonist, a hero who stands on your own. Go ahead, show your style, shine with your own brilliance, and let history leave its own mark. Long Chen smiled slightly and encouraged him.
Long Chen's words of encouragement instantly ignited everyone's blood, especially that one sentence—everyone was the main character—it completely ignited their pride.
"Take care, everyone. When all our enemies are slain, all our foes defeated, and the dawn of victory spreads over every corner of the Vermilion Bird Empire, let's continue to drink and revel together, seeking a deep revelry." After Long Chen finished speaking, he grabbed Yu Qingxuan and sped off.
As Long Chen left, his heroic words echoed through the world, lingering for a long time, penetrating people's souls and igniting their overwhelming fighting spirit.
"Kill all our enemies, defeat all powerful foes. Victory ultimately belongs to us. We are the great descendants of Jiuli, the inheritors of the will of the ancient Vermilion Bird. We cannot bring shame to our ancestors—let's kill!"
Zhu Yunwen roared angrily, leading all the princes and princesses to pilot the warship and roar.
"Kill!"
Eight hundred thousand royal disciples, with a roar of rage, the sounds of killing shaking the heavens, a surge of fury, seemed to be the only way to vent it by slaying enemies.
...
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, a pair of golden wings spread out from Long Chen's back, and a huge shadow blotted out the sky. In an instant, his speed soared to the limit.
Yu Qingxuan was held by Long Chen's slender waist, pressed tightly against his chest, watching the space before her twist as if entering a time tunnel, unable to see the surroundings.
"Long Chen, your wings ...," Yu Qingxuan's beautiful eyes suddenly widened.
"Yes, it's the wings of the Kuntu Slayer. I refined them, extracted the runes, and turned them into my divine ability. Hehe, the speed of the Kunpeng clan is truly impeccable." Long Chen chuckled.
The fastest speed Long Chen had ever witnessed was Xiaoyun's flight. It was said that the Chasing Cloud Swallowing Sky Sparrow clan was slightly faster than the Kunpeng clan, but its wings were much weaker in attack and defense.
Previously, Long Chen had obtained the Thunder Falcon clan's secret technique at an astonishing speed, but compared to the Kunpeng clan's speed, it was a small feat.
Long Chen's wings trembled on his back, the void twisted, and his speed reached an extreme speed. Through his divine sense, he could vaguely grasp the scene on the ground.
Now, the major cities of the Vermilion Bird Empire were in chaos, with battles everywhere. Countless people could even be seen killing each other.
"Long Chen, what exactly is going on? Is human nature really that dark? "Seeing those strong figures who betrayed the Vermilion Bird Empire, acting as lackeys for the enemy, harming their own people, even more vicious than the enemy.
Yu Qingxuan really couldn't understand why this group had become like this; it was something she couldn't understand.
"Many people, who seem like sheep, face the strong but are gentle, humble, and pitiful.
But when they face the weak, they become fierce demons, unleashing their oppression hundreds or thousands of times over on those weaker than themselves.
When the weak make things difficult for the weak, when the poor make things difficult for the poor, the cruelty is beyond your imagination.
So, someone who seems pitiable may not be pitiable, or perhaps someone who is pitiable must have something hateful.
Now you see their hatred. When the empire wins, they are arrested, they cry out and beg for forgiveness, and you feel sorry for them again.
So, sometimes, when someone makes a mistake, it's a mistake, and you can forgive the hurt others have done to you.
But some things you can't forgive for others, nor can you forgive others. The bitter fruit you bring upon yourself is something you have to swallow yourself. Long Chen said.
Long Chen had seen too many of these people—so many that he was numb. But he knew that judgment would come soon.
"Long Chen, sometimes I realize there is too much helplessness in life. Every time I see those unpleasant things, my heart aches.
And that kind of heartache felt almost familiar, as if he had once experienced it, as if some scenes had been seen somewhere before.
Sometimes I would cry for no apparent reason, and sometimes I didn't even know who I was. I felt so lost. A trace of sadness appeared on Yu Qingxuan's pretty face, and a hint of confusion appeared in her eyes.
Long Chen looked at Yu Qingxuan. He knew that from her previous life's reincarnation, some memories were indelible, but she couldn't recall them, and since the memories overlapped, they must be chaotic.
Long Chen held Yu Qingxuan tightly and said, "You don't need to be confused or panicked, because from now on, I will protect you. I won't allow anyone to hurt you." Yu
Qingxuan's previously confused face gradually broke into a beautiful smile. She pressed her head tightly against Long Chen's chest, listening to his strong heartbeat. Long Chen's embrace was her safest harbor.
"Boom boom boom... Suddenly
, the void ahead exploded, heaven and earth changed color, sun and moon lost their light, and the violent force shattered countless laws. Endless fragments of time flew through the air, and a figure was sent flying backward from the void.
"Mother."
When Yu Qingxuan saw that figure, she cried out in surprise. It was Jiang Huixin, who was bleeding from the corner of her mouth and was actually injured.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, from the shattered void, three figures appeared—they were three Earth Venerables of the Three Flowers level.
"Whoosh"
Long Chen set Yu Qingxuan down, his wings trembling behind him. Like a bolt of lightning, he punched down from the air, golden dragon scales radiating divine radiance for thousands of miles, and smashed fiercely toward one of them.