Chapter 6297 - Earth Ranked Successor - Ao Gu

When he saw those people appear, his heart pounded wildly, and he could hardly believe his eyes. These individuals were bathed in starlight, their oppressive aura surging, as they walked out from the heavens, their fierce presence causing the universe to tremble. "They are the Nine Star Heirs," Long Chen was somewhat incredulous. Aside from Qingyi, Long Chen was witnessing other living Nine Star Heirs for the first time, and there were so many of them. A total of eighteen figures appeared. These powerful beings, both male and female, had exceptionally robust and strong physiques. Even the women were taller and more imposing than Long Chen. Leading them was a man over a zhang tall, with broad shoulders and a muscular back, resembling an iron tower. His arms, exposed to the air, were covered in bulging veins, and his body exuded a wild and violent energy that seemed ready to erupt at any moment. The man had short, slicked-back hair and carried a giant axe on his back, standing in the void like a demonic god incarnate. As the Nine Star Heirs appeared, the faces of the strong members of the Golden Winged Demon Clan changed instantly, and three top experts retreated simultaneously. All the strong members of the Golden Winged Demon Clan quickly gathered together. Although there were only eighteen of them, the identity of the Nine Star Heirs was enough to intimidate everyone. Seeing the Nine Star Heirs appear, Long Chen was both shocked and delighted, as the fluctuations of the starlight needed no further explanation. Just as Long Chen was about to wave and greet them, the cold and indifferent gaze of the Nine Star Heirs made his heart skip a beat. "Long Chen, can your original intentions truly remain as steadfast as a rock?" Ming Yu stood beside Long Chen, looking at the Nine Star Heirs before her. Her voice trembled, filled with resentment and unwillingness. Long Chen was startled and suddenly awakened from the joy of reuniting with the Nine Star Heirs. He looked at Qi Ying and found that her eyes were filled with fear and anger. The other strong members of the Shadow Bat Clan also clenched their fists, looking tense, without the joy of receiving reinforcements. Long Chen's heart sank, and a very bad feeling rose in his mind. "Long Chen, is it? My name is Ao Gu, a direct descendant of the four Heavenly Lords under the Star Lord. You ascended to the heavens before me and severely injured the balance, performing quite well," the tower-like man spoke. His voice was like a great bell, resonating back and forth in the void, his echo filling the entire battlefield. However, his tone was not very friendly, implying that he had also intended to ascend to the heavens, but Long Chen had beaten him to it. The last sentence seemed to be a compliment, but the tone of the compliment was not very pleasant. "You're flattering me," Long Chen responded simply, waiting for him to continue. Sure enough, Ao Gu continued, "I saw your performance. Even at the entry-level of the Star Hegemon Body, you achieved such results, which is already quite strong. Once you join the Chaos Realm and receive guidance from a God Emperor, you should soon enter the minor accomplishment stage of the Hegemon Body. However, before joining the Chaos Realm, you need to complete a task with us." "The Chaos Realm?" Hearing this name, Long Chen's heart raced. For some reason, an image of the world at the end of the Whale Fall appeared in his mind. "What task?" Long Chen asked. "Hoo." Ao Gu pointed behind Long Chen, at the statue guarded by countless strong members of the Shadow Bat Clan, and said, "I do not wish to slaughter the descendants of followers. You persuade them to hand over the Great Emperor's Dao Fruit." Although Long Chen was mentally prepared, when Ao Gu said this sentence himself, Long Chen's mind still buzzed, and his anger surged. The strong members of the Shadow Bat Clan were now both shocked and angry, extremely tense. "Long Chen… don't… you are different from them…" Qi Ying clenched her fists among the crowd, extremely tense, silently praying in her heart. Ming Yu, although outwardly calm, had already clenched her hands behind her back, her left hand ready to form a seal. She had said before that she was willing to bet on Long Chen because she trusted her intuition. Long Chen had returned the clan artifact of the Shadow Bat Clan to them, and the talented female emperor had entered the revival stage because of that ancestral artifact. Her gratitude towards Long Chen was beyond words. However, who could have thought that at this critical moment, the Nine Star Heirs would appear? Long Chen was of the same lineage as them, and Ming Yu's confidence in Long Chen wavered. Long Chen stared blankly at Ao Gu and the Nine Star Heirs behind him, his mind blank. Scenes of encounters with Nine Star Heirs flashed through his mind: some were remnant souls, some were heroic spirits manifested during tribulations, some were heroes who remained proud and unyielding even in death. There was Qingyi, who had been trapped for countless years and never gave up hope, and the giant who had just taught Long Chen the general outline of the Star Hegemon Body. In Long Chen's heart, their images were radiant, sacred, and inviolable. But these people before him made Long Chen feel like his faith was collapsing. Were they really the Nine Star Heirs? If it weren't for the vast starlight fluctuations within them, Long Chen would have doubted whether they were impostors. Seeing Long Chen in a daze and neither responding to his words nor interacting with Ming Yu and the others, Ao Gu frowned slightly, somewhat impatiently, "Are you going to defy my order?" Ao Gu's words pulled Long Chen's chaotic thoughts back to reality. He looked at Ao Gu and the others and asked, "Since you know they are followers of the Nine Star lineage, why do you still want to seize their Great Emperor's Dao Fruit?" Ao Gu was somewhat annoyed, obviously very displeased with anyone defying his wishes. A cold and proud-looking woman stepped out from beside Ao Gu and said coldly, "You talk too much. As a Nine Star Heir, does your inherited memory not contain the division of ranks? You are merely the lowest Yellow Rank heir among the Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow Ranks of the Nine Star Heirs. Lord Ao Gu is a noble Earth Rank heir, possessing the esteemed bloodline of a Heavenly Lord. His words are orders, and you only need to execute them." "Inherited memory?" "Four ranks of Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow?" These terms were new to Long Chen, as no Nine Star Heirs he had encountered before had ever mentioned them. However, the woman's arrogant demeanor chilled Long Chen. He had risked his life to repeatedly break through the Heaven-Viewing Divine Mirror and confronted the Brahma Pill Valley head-on, all to attract the attention of the Great Brahma Sky and give other Nine Star Heirs a chance to survive. Yet these surviving Nine Star Heirs, instead of being grateful or respectful, wanted to seize the faith of the descendants of the followers. Long Chen's heart ached as if cut by a knife, and he could not accept such a reality. A look of pain appeared on Long Chen's face, and seeing this, Lord Ming Yu thought that Long Chen was struggling to take a stand. She gritted her teeth and said, "You are a Nine Star Heir, and if you stand with them, we won't blame you. However, the talented female emperor is the future of our Shadow Bat Clan, and we will not allow anyone to touch her. For her, we are willing to fight to the last person. You have done so much for us, and we are already infinitely grateful. Finally, Ming Yu has a request: if a fight breaks out, I hope you can stand by idly. Our Shadow Bat Clan can never strike an enemy against our benefactor. We hope you…" The look of pain on Long Chen's face slowly disappeared. He sighed heavily, slowly raised his head, and looked at Ao Gu, "Do you really want to do this?" At that moment, the hearts of the strong members of the Shadow Bat Clan, including Ming Yu, tightened instantly.