Chapter 7286 Have Some Shame

Golden light appeared behind Miao Yin, and the people watching suddenly felt an unmatched murderous aura. It felt like the entire world wanted to kill.

She didn’t even move at all, but the old crone’s hand instantly withered on contact with the golden light. Her whole arm turned to bone.

She was horrified. This terrifying murderous aura had formed a kind of domain! Even as a half-step Heavenly Sovereign, she was incapable of resisting it! And the most terrifying thing was that its power was spreading up her arm. She screamed and reached out to sever her arm in a decisive move, but before she could do anything, Miao Yin’s hand suddenly snaked out and clutched her throat. The crone trembled, trying to fight back. But her body refused to listen, and she rapidly withered.

This terrifying sight stunned everyone. A half-step Heavenly Sovereign was actually as weak as a toddler in front of this beauty!

“Don’t kill me!”

The crone felt death encroaching. All her Grand Dao power was stripped away, and she was filled with terror.

Miao Yin glared at her frostily. “You’ve lived so many years, but you don’t cherish life. You didn’t even hesitate to take the life of someone who still had their whole future in front of them.”

“NOOOOO!!!”

The old crone let out one final cry. Then her body completely withered and collapsed to the ground, turning into dust that scattered in the wind. All that remained were her clothes, weapons, spatial ring, and other equipment.

This terrifying ability completely stunned the spectators. Nobody was able to even utter a word.

In fact, Long Chen was also surprised. Miao Yin’s control over the Four-Beast Manifestation has improved. She doesn’t even need to summon the full manifestation to produce powerful murderous intent. But when she strips away her target’s power, she can only return it to the Heavenly Daos. It doesn’t go to her.

Long Chen suddenly had an evil thought. What if Miao Yin could directly absorb her target’s power for herself? In that case, her rate of growth would leave even him in the dust.

However, this kind of technique would be considered heretical. There were many examples of people using similar techniques to rapidly raise their power; unfortunately, none of those precedents had a good ending. In the end, they couldn’t endure all the power that they had devoured, and their deaths were all miserable.

“Valley master, let me introduce you. This is Dean Long Chen...” Shi Yu finally recovered from her shock and hastily made introductions.

Hearing that this black-robed man was the legendary Long Chen, everyone else jumped in fright. His reputation preceded him, and his name was like a clap of thunder in their ears. Every single one of them could be considered powerful figures in their own right, and they all had some fame in their own circles. But in front of Long Chen, that bit of fame was nothing but a joke.

When Long Chen arrived, they didn’t even look at him, and that old crone even wanted to kill someone in front of him. Thinking about it, her death was not unjust at all.

Long Chen was famous for his decisiveness. He killed without hesitation. Let alone some smaller sects like them, even those supreme forces did not dare to provoke him. The North Sea Silver Fox race had been destroyed because of him. The Cult of Mara had a Heavenly Sovereign standing over it, yet it had still been destroyed. Who would want to provoke someone so terrifying? As for the outsider devils, it was impossible to calculate how many of them had died by Long Chen’s hand. This young and handsome exterior hid an unmatched killing god!

Everyone was frightened and hastily got up and bowed so deep that their heads almost touched the ground. This sudden turn from arrogance to groveling was quite satirical.

The valley master hastily stepped forward. “Greeti—”

“You didn’t even care about the life of your disciple. You aren’t qualified to speak to my young master. Get someone else!” Miao Yin cut him off without missing a beat.

She felt great distaste for this valley master. Just now, he had not dared to stop the crone from killing Shi Yu. He had shouted for her to stop, but what good was that? Worse still, it wasn’t that he didn’t have the power to stop her, but that he didn’t have the guts to. For Wind Bell Valley to have such a valley master was a terrible misfortune.

The valley master jumped up. He didn’t even know how he had offended Long Chen, but he didn’t stick around to find out. He immediately left, and another elder took his place.

“My name is Gao Qian. Greetings, Dean Long Chen!” Although this elder had only barely touched the threshold of the Heavenly Sovereign realm and was not as powerful as the valley master, his attitude was much better. He managed to maintain the dignity of an expert and did not act as disgustingly fawning as some others.

“Dean Long Chen, this is our deputy valley master!” clarified Shi Yu.

Shi Yu felt mixed emotions now. She had a kind disposition to begin with, and Wind Bell Valley had raised her, so she was willing to risk her life to protect it. However, she was no fool. Just now, Miao Yin’s mockery of the valley master made her understand something. She was willing to die fighting for Wind Bell Valley, but the valley master was willing to watch her die without interfering. That made her heart feel cold.

Long Chen nodded at Gao Qian.

“Good. At the very least, the spine of Wind Bell Valley isn’t completely broken. With a deputy master like you, things can still work out.”

Gao Qian’s heart shook. With one sentence, Long Chen had exposed the true state of Wind Bell Valley. The valley master was useless, and it was precisely Gao Qian himself who had been forced to take charge instead. If it hadn’t been for his immense influence, Wind Bell Valley would have long since been looked down upon by everyone and crushed.

Thus, he truly appreciated what Long Chen said. With Long Chen’s status, he definitely wasn’t interested in investigating a minor faction like Wind Bell Valley, yet as soon as he arrived, he saw through them immediately. It seemed that his rumored accomplishments were far more than just rumors.

“Dean Long Chen, you overpraise me. I am no genius, but I am willing to lay down my life to let my disciples live with some dignity!” said Gao Qian.

Long Chen eyed the experts of the various forces that had come here. He indifferently said, “Go home now. Stop being so greedy and have some sense of shame.”

These factions had taken losses here, and they had come for compensation. If Long Chen hadn’t shown up, they might have devoured Wind Bell Valley entirely, bones and all.

Long Chen loathed people who were afraid of the strong but liked to bully the weak. All their power was focused on getting an advantage for their own side, and for them alone.

Wind Bell Valley had sent out a call for reinforcements and had offered an appropriate reward. To put it in simple terms, it was a trade. Most importantly, if Wind Bell Valley did fail to defend this passageway, it would be trouble for the entire human race. Everyone had a duty to assist, yet they had still come here to fulfill their own greed. It was intolerable. Long Chen felt an urge to vomit.

His words were very sharp, but no one dared to express any displeasure over it. One reason was their fear of Long Chen, while another was their own guilt; they knew he was entirely right. They hastily bowed to Long Chen before making themselves scarce.

So this is the domineeringness of a true expert...

Seeing that these arrogant half-step Heavenly Sovereigns had immediately tucked their tails between their legs in front of Long Chen, Shi Yu’s heart shook. Although they were both Sovereign Lords, she was far too weak.

Long Chen had Gao Qian explain the details of what happened that day. He was about to enter the passageway with Miao Yin when the void rumbled, and a giant flying boat appeared. A furious roar echoed throughout the valley.

“Foolish Wind Bell Valley, return my senior apprentice-brothers’ lives!”