Long Chen crossed his arms to forcibly block the nine star disciple’s punch. He then slowly lowered his arms, revealing his smiling face.7

Although his robes were in tatters and he was covered in blood, his eyes were full of excitement. 7

“I see. So you were using his energy to awaken your astral energy.” The Earth Cauldron now understood Long Chen’s intentions.7

It sighed in amazement at Long Chen’s craziness. Sometimes, he really did come up with some terrifying ideas.3

At the start, Long Chen intentionally let himself be wounded by the nine star disciple, pushing himself to the verge of death. His goal was to awaken the self-protection instincts of his nine star energy.2

This was a crazy gamble. If the nine...3