Published at 20th of May 2026 6:23 am

Chapter 6998 The Sound of the Heavens’ Heart

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Under Yue Xiaoqian’s questioning, they learned that Zhao Jinglong was from the Flying Feather Sect.

The Flying Feather Sect was much stronger than the Flame God Sect and had many more heavenly geniuses. Although they weren’t as powerful as the four immemorial sects, they were still one of the top sects in the Heavenly Magnificence Divine Prefecture.

They discovered that the Flying Feather Sect had three Divine Sovereign Forerunners, and Zhao Jinglong was sent here to test the Flame God Sect's strength.

Zhao Jinglong stated that the leaders of the Flying Feather Sect had been marked by the devil race and were entirely under the influence of the outsider devils.

The outsider devils deeply hated Long Chen, since the incident with the evil statue had disrupted their plans to infiltrate the Heavenly Magnificence Divine Prefecture.

But even though they hated Long Chen, they knew he wasn’t an easy target. So, they had told Zhao Jinglong to watch carefully and to retreat right away if things went badly.

However, Zhao Jinglong was a bit too confident in himself. He even destroyed two sects he had a grudge with on the way there.

Those sects were no match for Zhao Jinglong’s new power. With a wave of his hand, he easily defeated their Double Manifestation Divine Sovereigns. This made him believe he could defeat Long Chen too, but in the end, he couldn’t even beat Zi Yan.

In fact, he had no idea that even without her new divine ability, Zi Yan could have defeated him with Yue Xiaoqian’s help.

During the questioning, Chi Yutong asked about the whereabouts of the other two Forerunners. Zhao Jinglong responded that those Forerunners had been given a list of names and were now occupied with conquering those factions.

Those factions were all very strong, and some were even more powerful than the Flame God Sect.

These sects had refused to come under the Flying Feather Sect's banner before, and some of them likely had their own Forerunners.

Actually, if the Flame God Sect had used their life totem or faith energy and sacrificed some heavenly geniuses, they could have created four or five Forerunners. However, the Flame God Sect did not have any heavenly geniuses they could afford to give up. And with Long Chen present, they chose not to create any Forerunners.

On the other hand, the Flying Feather Sect created as many Forerunners as there were enemy factions on their list. Their goal was to defeat these groups before the latter's own Forerunners could fully control the Divine Sovereign laws.

If these factions managed to create a Divine Sovereign Forerunner, the Flying Feather Sect would be unable to attack them for a while.

Thus, the Flying Feather Sect had sixteen Forerunners in total. Three of them became Divine Sovereigns first, so the sect focused all its resources toward helping these three master the new era’s laws quickly.

Each Divine Sovereign Forerunner was extremely valuable, and the Flying Feather Sect could not afford to lose any. Yet today, they had lost one to the Flame God Sect.

Yue Xiaoqian and the others also learned the so-called Devil Venerate was a supreme ancient expert among the outsider devils, someone who had devastated the nine heavens during the primal chaos war. Beyond that, Zhao Jinglong knew nothing. He was not important enough to be trusted with deeper secrets.

When he had nothing more to offer, Evilmoon killed him and fed his body to the primal chaos space.

Chi Yutong let out a slow, worried breath. “The heavens are about to change. The first Divine Sovereigns with mastery of the new era's laws have appeared, and they will move as fast as they can to prove their value. Lord Brahma and the outsider devils will try to bring every faction in the Heavenly Magnificence Divine Prefecture to heel. They have to either submit or be destroyed. The entire Heavenly Magnificence Divine Prefecture is about to be bathed in blood, and perhaps all the nine heavens and ten lands will suffer the same fate.”

“Perhaps,” Chi Yuluo said. “But there is another force at work. Countless mutated lifeforms have been growing in this long night, devouring each other and becoming stronger like venomous bugs in a sealed jar. Eventually, one will rise above all the others. By the time the new era fully arrives, no one knows what this world will look like. Who knows what all the preparations will amount to..."

Chi Yutong and Chi Yuluo were both worried. Before, they thought that even though the Flame God Sect was not as strong as the four immemorial sects, they could still protect themselves until the great era arrived.

Now, that idea seemed almost silly. The Flame God Sect was so weak that the outsider devils and Lord Brahma did not even consider infiltrating them. This showed just how unimportant they were.

If Long Chen had not arrived and exposed the evil statue, the outsider devils might have slowly taken over the Flame God Sect's leadership. Because of Long Chen, they pulled back and focused on more important sects. The Flame God Sect was not even on the list.

Everyone looked into the distance. A faint light shone, like the light before dawn. But this time, it brought no warmth or hope—only a feeling that something bad was coming.

When the sun rose again, the true battles would start. At that point, a small sect like the Flame God Sect would likely be destroyed by the stronger powers.

Just as everyone was lost in their emotions—

"Long Chen!"

Chi Yuluo's cry cut through the silence.

Long Chen’s figure had reappeared beneath the Seven Treasure Colored Glass Tree. But his figure was... see-through. His body was still faint, as if he was not really there. Yet he had been gone for many days, with no sign of him at all; now that he was back, everyone finally felt at ease.

Suddenly, millions of stars gathered around Long Chen. Everyone could sense his presence again.

Thump.

A single heartbeat echoed through heaven and earth. It was low and powerful, like the beat of a divine war drum from deep inside a mountain.

Everyone felt their own hearts skip a beat, then throb in response. All of a sudden, they sensed a deeper connection to the world around them.

“It’s the sound of heaven’s heart! Everyone, meditate on it!” Zi Yan's voice rang out clear and urgent.

Yue Xiaoqian, Chi Yutong, Chi Yuluo, and the others dropped immediately into hand seals and closed their eyes. On the other hand, Huo Linger, Lei Linger, Jing Jing, and Cang Lu tightened their guard.

Thump. Thump.

The next two beats hit harder than the first one, forcing everyone’s heartbeat to pulse with them. Something formless was being pressed out of their chests, and something new was flowing in to replace it.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

Three more beats echoed through the land. At the third, it felt as though a thread ran from each of them outward into heaven and earth. Now, they felt one with the world.

Even in the dark, everything was suddenly visible and clear.

Yue Xiaoqian, Chi Yutong, Chi Yuluo, and the others had the divine radiance of the Grand Dao converge on them, as if they were undergoing some kind of blessing.

Just then, Long Chen opened his eyes. When he did, a starry river flowed in his eyes, as if a universe was reflected there. It felt like he could see through time and space.

“Since you’re here, you can show yourself!”

Long Chen suddenly raised his hand. Far away, space twisted, and a figure appeared from thin air.

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