Su Chen briefly estimated, "Normally, a round trip takes three months to recover. This ti, the recovery period will probably take even longer." He made a rough estimate.
"By the ti that group of old foxes finishes verifying that they can contact the outside world, these Ignition Cinders should be almost fully recovered."
Su Chen temporarily placed them in the Nether Tower. He then walked out and headed to the Training Room.
With the addition of five new Professions this ti, he entered a state of Developnt. Lightning and fire surged around him as he carefully felt the difference.
"Originally, it would take a month for my Developnt Progress to climb by about 1.5%. But after stacking the Flash-Shadow Body and Sky-Scar Forger, the ti it takes for Developnt Progress to climb by 1% should drop to around ten days."
This Developnt Efficiency had already reached more than half of what it was at the 6th-Tier. The improvent was quite obvious.
Su Chen glanced at his Developnt Progress. He had previously stayed in the Bronze Core for three months, yet his Developnt Progress was only at 10%.
"If I don't calculate the decay after reaching 50%, I can advance to the 8th-Tier in three years. This cuts down the original five years by nearly half."
The Data laid out before him left him quite invigorated. "Stack! Keep stacking!"
He opened the Virtual Screen, preparing to call Zhong Chengyu and Luo Shuhang over to discuss how to fulfill the Eternal Physique's craving.
...
The core of the Royal Court was the Solar Fire Pillar. Looking from afar on a cosmic scale, it appeared like an ordinary pillar of fire, surrounded by stone spheres. It didn't seem particularly eye-catching.
However, if one looked closely, they would discover that the stone spheres revolving around the fire pillar were actually massive Life Stars. Countless spaceships navigated through here, their exhaust flas trailing into Streaking Lights.
The imperial capital of the Royal Court was located on one of these celestial bodies. At this mont, in a silent and magnificent Grand Hall sowhere upon it, the atmosphere was oppressive and stagnant, to the point where even the air seed to have stopped flowing.
Heavily ard Guards were all kneeling on the ground, not even daring to breathe loudly.
On the massive white jade ice bed in the center, the Suppressing Hell King sat at the edge. Although the purple flas on his body surface had receded, his figure was horrifyingly emaciated. He wore only a thin white garnt, and his exposed skin was folded in layers.
"To think they even extracted my bone marrow!" The Suppressing Hell King carefully inspected his body, his gaze cold. Although he was furious in his heart, he also felt sowhat helpless.
This was the Royal Court. One's own value far outweighed any sentint others had for them. He had been asleep all this ti, unaware of the situation. The fact that the Royal Court hadn't killed him and selected a new Star Seed could already be considered out of consideration for his past contributions.
If that damn Qin Yun hadn't sched against him, he wouldn't have...
"Suppressing Hell!"
A deep, resonant voice rang out. A man as burly as a mountain walked in, a fierce aura Rushing Toward One's face. He stood a full three ters tall, and the light in the hall seed to dim along with his presence.
"God-Defier..." Seeing him, a flash of awkwardness seed to cross the Suppressing Hell King's face, but he quickly covered it up.
"You're finally awake." Lu Feng strode forward, his eyes sweeping up and down the Suppressing Hell King. His voice was quite hearty and straightforward. "How do you feel? Why were you asleep for so long?"
His gaze made the Suppressing Hell King sowhat uncomfortable, but he still replied, "My Spiritual Entity was trapped in the Flare Realm, so I fell into a deep slumber."
"So days ago, the Emperor and the Ancient Kings of the other Sects joined forces to send out. I spent so ti in the Nether Realm before finally restoring the connection with my body."
Lu Feng seed to not hear the rest of his words. His eyes flashed, latching only onto the most important sentence: "The Emperor sent you out? What's the situation inside? Did the Emperor give any instructions?"
"The Emperor is safe and sound. The several Ancient Kings of the other Sects are also inside," the Suppressing Hell King explained. "They sent out precisely to establish contact with them."
"Establish contact?" Lu Feng's eyes flickered as he repeatedly pressed for details. "How exactly do we do that?"
"Exactly..." The Suppressing Hell King spoke with Vague Prevarication, rely saying, "The Emperor was not the only one who sent out; there were also several other Ancient Kings."
"They demanded that when I establish a communication link with them, the leaders of the other Great Sects must also be present. Otherwise, they will not allow the Emperor to converse with us. The Emperor agreed to this."
"Therefore, we must now convene the leaders of the Five Great Sects and have them bring so Materials over. Establishing contact requires a significant expenditure; our Royal Court cannot bear the entire cost alone."
He naturally wouldn't tell Lu Feng the most crucial step; that pertained to his right to speak.
These were all just useless words. Lu Feng's brow furrowed slightly. Just as he was about to demand a clear answer, his expression shifted. Two more figures had arrived.
It was King Peng. And beside him, lying on a tal chair, was the Black Tortoise King.
The Four Great Morning Stars of the Royal Court were all gathered here.
Through the crack in the Hall Door, the Suppressing Hell King could see that many people had also rushed over upon hearing the news, but they were all stopped outside the hall.
"Han Rui..." Seeing King Peng, the Suppressing Hell King's expression relaxed. King Peng was part of the Royal Court's imperial clan and was completely loyal to the Royal Court. He was the most reassuring person here.
Looking past Lu Feng, he inquired, "How is the Royal Court doing right now? Has there been any chaos?"
King Peng shook his head. "None at all. The Royal Court is currently managed by the imperial clan, and our decrees are issued smoothly. After all, even when the Emperor was around, he had long stopped handling many matters personally."
"That's good." The Suppressing Hell King nodded and repeated what he had just said to the two of them.
King Peng imdiately stated his stance, unable to wait. "Then what are we waiting for? Promptly notify the Five Great Sects!"
"Wait, there is one more thing." Seeing that King Peng was about to leave right then and there, the Suppressing Hell King hurriedly called out to stop him, asking, "How is Qin Yun doing now? And how exactly did the several Ancient Kings enter?"
He was very curious about this matter, but those Ancient Kings and the Emperor seed unwilling to ntion it again.
And because the Bronze Ancient King was present, he couldn't easily ask about matters concerning Qin Yun. He hadn't even brought up the fact that Qin Yun had sched to kill them in detail.
"Qin Yun? He should currently be in the Bronze Sect." King Peng pondered for a mont. If the Bronze Sect had executed Qin Yun, he would have received notice of such news.
"To think he's still alive! Good! Good!" The Suppressing Hell King stood up abruptly, saying 'good' three tis in a row. Everyone could clearly hear the Gnashing Teeth in his words.
"What is it? Did you have a dispute with him inside the Starfire?" King Peng's heart stirred slightly as he asked.
"It was far more than a dispute!" The Suppressing Hell King's eyes were ruthless. "This person colluded with that Remnant Spirit, causing us to enrage the Spirit of the Vast Sun. When on the verge of death, he used so unknown thod to sacrificially kill three people in succession."
"Even I was almost killed by his sches inside, while he escaped scot-free. While in the Flare Realm, I already swore a venomous oath: I will absolutely see this person subjected to Grinding Bones and Scattering Ashes!"
Sacrificially killed? Sched against? This was entirely different from what Qin Yun himself had claid.
Upon hearing this, the expressions of all three n changed sowhat. Even the Black Tortoise King opened his cloudy eyes.
"Isn't that Remnant Spirit left behind after the death of a Blazing Sun Tier?" King Peng was even more astounded.
"Of course not!" The Suppressing Hell King sneered, then realized sothing. "Did he use those words to deceive you all as well?"
Subsequently, both sides exchanged the general information they had.
The Suppressing Hell King finally understood. "No wonder the Emperor and those several Ancient Kings kept their mouths shut regarding this matter. So they were tricked into going inside."
"And that Qin Yun! He actually spun it to make himself look like an innocent party. Damn him!"
"What is the Bronze Sect's attitude? Are they still trying to protect him?"
King Peng shook his head. "Under the current circumstances, if you speak the truth, the Bronze Sect definitely won't fight to the death to protect Qin Yun."
"Then who is currently at the helm of the Bronze Sect? Chu Lingyuan?" The Suppressing Hell King seed unable to wait. "Tell him to bring Qin Yun here! I'm going to personally grind his bones and scatter his ashes!"
"Wait a mont. This matter..." King Peng's eyes flickered, but he said, "Might present a great opportunity."
"What do you an?" Lu Feng perceived the alternative aning in King Peng's words.
King Peng pondered for a mont. He swept a glance at the Black Tortoise King, then looked toward the Suppressing Hell King. "Suppressing Hell, you've been asleep for over two years. Quite a few things have happened in the Dust Star Sea."
He briefly recounted the current situation of the Bronze Sect, including the improvent of their Starfire, Su Chen claiming the position of Star Pri, and so on...
"Su Chen, Star Pri?" The Suppressing Hell King's expression froze. Vaguely, he recalled the little fellow he had seen at the Eternal Dao Hub. He had originally intended to intercept and kill him, but had been startled off by the Bronze Ancient King.
He exclaid in shock, "How old is he, to actually be able to claim the position of Star Pri?"
When he went in, this little fellow had only caused so ripples because he had beco a Star Seed despite hailing from a Barren Planet. Now that he had co out, the boy had actually beco the Star Pri that caught the eyes of millions.
He himself had been the Star Pri of a certain Peak Star Tournant. At that ti, he was nearly fifty years old, and he had only managed to eke out a difficult victory by giving it his all.
For the first ti, the Suppressing Hell King felt as though these two or three years were like The Sands of Ti.
King Peng nodded. "This person holds many secrets. Right now, the Bronze Ancient King is not present. If we use the matter concerning Qin Yun..."
"King Peng!" the Black Tortoise King suddenly interjected to interrupt. But before he could finish speaking, he was counter-interrupted by King Peng: "Old Tortoise, think about which side you truly belong to."
The Black Tortoise King's chest heaved. After a mont, he said in a deep voice, "I am naturally a Morning Star of the Royal Court. But right now, the nurous factions of the Dust Star Sea are restlessly stirring, and the Evil Gods are biding their ti."
"If you make a move against the Bronze Sect, chaos will instantly erupt. Moreover, the Bronze Ancient King is only trapped inside; he isn't dead. When he cos out, how will you quell his fury?"
"Rest assured." King Peng's expression was calm. "This matter will certainly not be so drastic. Perhaps it will even fulfill the Emperor's long-cherished wish of many years: letting the fire of the Bronze Sect rge into our Royal Court."
"Furthermore, I will also render the Bronze Ancient King speechless."
The God-Defying King pondered. "This matter... is doable."
He had been on the outside all this ti and had naturally heard of Su Chen's na.
The Suppressing Hell King naturally had no other objections. He muttered to himself, "Kill Qin Yun, seize Su Chen."
Three gazes shot over in unison. The Black Tortoise King could only struggle to say, "You... still have to convince the imperial clan."
King Peng chuckled lightly. "They will agree to it. The secret of how this person, Su Chen, underwent tamorphosis into a Double Divine Dawn talent within the Profound Heaven Instrunt alone is enough for us to study."
"It has been More than Half a Year since the Profound Heaven Instrunt arrived at the Royal Court, yet the success rate is still only 10%, and it even carries the risk of death. If we obtain him, we will inevitably make breakthrough progress."
The Black Tortoise King let out a deep sigh. After a long while, he finally said, "Since that is the case, do as you please."
The general direction had already been decided, but the specific details still required further study.
Lu Feng's voice was muffled. "Once Chu Lingyuan leaves, the Bronze Sect will only be left with a few Heads of Seat. If the three of us strike personally, combined with so thods, it should be worth a try."
The Black Tortoise King warned, "Do not forget, that is the site where the Bronze Sect's Foundation is accumulated. If you want to attack your way in, it won't be that simple."
"I have my own thods..."
...
Early this morning, Su Chen waited at the Port.
Not long after, a spaceship was seen wobbling over. The person who stepped off was shockingly none other than Qing Cang.
"Senior Brother." Su Chen hurriedly approached, greeting him enthusiastically. "You could have just dispatched soone to deliver this. Why the need to co personally?"
"Just dispatch soone?" Qing Cang shot him a glance. "If it got lost, wouldn't you fight to the death?"
"Of course not! Even if it got lost, it's impossible for to fight you to the death." Su Chen shook his head repeatedly.
"Hehe..." Qing Cang offered A Hollow Smile and casually pulled out a tal Box. "Here. Flaming Golden Sand."
Su Chen breathed a sigh of relief inwardly. Although this item nominally already belonged to him, it had been in transit all this ti. Until it was in his hands, he would inevitably feel sowhat apprehensive. Thankfully, no accidents had occurred.
He reached out and took it. Without opening it, he rely peered inside through the small glass window on top. It looked sowhat similar to the Ignition Cinders.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck his mind: Could it be that the Ignition Cinders were refined from Flaming Golden Sand?
Flaming Golden Sand was born from the prolonged burning of Starfire. Perhaps these two were fundantally the exact sa thing.
Muttering inwardly, Su Chen put it away and made an inviting gesture. "Senior Brother, co inside and have a seat. We haven't seen each other in a while, either."
"No need, I have other matters to attend to." Qing Cang shook his head, sighing with emotion. "I didn't expect the Suppressing Hell King to actually awaken."
"The Suppressing Hell King awoke?" Su Chen feigned surprise, asking, "When did this happen?"
"Just two days ago."
"Two days ago?" Su Chen's eyes flickered slightly. It had taken roughly a month for the Suppressing Hell King's Spiritual Entity to fully return.
Qing Cang continued, "It's said that his Spiritual Entity was trapped in the Flare Realm. After the Vast Sea Emperor and the several Ancient Kings entered, they ended up saving him instead. They sent him out and gave him so instructions."
"They asked the leaders of the Five Great Sects to bring so Divine Blood and Power of Faith over. It seems they are going to hold so sort of Ritual to communicate with the Ancient Kings."
"To think it was like that." Su Chen feigned astonishnt and asked with Suspicion, "Are his words trustworthy?"
Qing Cang's brow was tightly furrowed. "He did reveal so things. Although they aren't considered secrets, they are indeed things that only the Ancient Kings would know. They should be ssages Master had him relay. The other Sects likely received similar communications."
"Chu Lingyuan has brought along the two Heads of Seat, Lin and Shen. They are already preparing to depart. To avoid accidents, the eting place is not the Royal Court, but rather a location chosen not too far from any of the parties."
Under the current circumstances, it was definitely impossible to head to the Royal Court. If they ended up surrounded and wiped out, that would be troubleso.
"Being able To Contact Master... isn't that a good thing?" Su Chen asked, looking at Qing Cang's tightly furrowed brow.
"Sigh." Qing Cang sighed. "Currently, the Morning Stars of the Five Great Sects are withering away. Conversely, the Royal Court has four Morning Star Tier experts coexisting in the world... If they harbor evil intentions..."
Su Chen was slightly stunned. Each of the Five Great Sects had a Morning Star sched to death by Qin Yun. Right now, they hadn't even had the ti to select new Star Seeds.
Qin Yun was currently as good as dead. The Bronze Sect only had one Morning Star Tier expert available. Similar to them were the Sacred Cauldron, Star-Firmant, Xuantian, and Zhenwu Sects, which each had two Morning Stars remaining.
Counting solely by the number of Morning Stars, the Royal Court was indeed at a crushing level. In fact, it wasn't just the number of Morning Stars; the Royal Court also possessed a considerable number of Dual Ninth-Rank Heads of Seat.
"In the current situation, pulling one hair will move the whole body. Perhaps I'm overthinking it." Qing Cang shook his head, his voice turning cold. "Chu Lingyuan is soft-hearted. He rely placed Qin Yun under house arrest. He should have completely imprisoned him. Now that I am in charge, I'm afraid his good days have co to an end."
Qin Yun? Su Chen's heart stirred slightly. He suddenly asked, "Has Exalted Qin Yun ever Molten Cast a stamina-type Holy Class?"
Qing Cang's steps faltered. A look of contemplation swept through his eyes. "He Molten Cast the Eternal Physique."
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