Chapter 6457 The Strongest Devil Rune

A clump of starlight flickered on Long Chen’s fingertip, holding a black, writhing figure. It was what remained of Bing Yi’s soul. Even in her weakened state, she was cursing Long Chen viciously.

Bing Yi was truly crafty. She had deliberately feigned defeat to Fei Shuang, even sacrificing part of her soul to make it believable. What she left behind was an incredibly faint Spiritual Strength that quietly clung to Fei Shuang’s soul.

During their battle, Bing Yi had carefully studied Fei Shuang’s spiritual fluctuations until she could perfectly imitate them. Even Fei Shuang hadn’t noticed this.

However, whatever she could hide from Fei Shuang, she couldn’t from Long Chen. After all, Long Chen had seen such a trick many times.

Every one of Bing Yi’s actions had been under his watch. Even if he hadn’t sensed her hidden soul, he would have checked Fei Shuang’s soul afterward. There were some things he never took chances with.

“Long Chen, you filthy beggar! My clan will hunt you down! You and everyone around you will die miserable deaths!”

Now that her plot was exposed, Bing Yi knew she wouldn’t survive. All she could do was spew venom, hoping to provoke Long Chen into giving her a swift death.

Long Chen’s eyes were calm. “I don’t know what kind of death awaits me. But I know yours won’t be a good one.”

A sphere of astral flame ignited on his palm, burning her soul.

“AHHH!”

Bing Yi screamed like a pig being slaughtered. Then, Long Chen tossed the clump of fire into a bottle and sealed it, cutting off the screams.

Long Chen didn’t directly kill Bing Yi. Those flames carried astral energy that would keep her alive. Within that bottle, she would suffer endless burning, a torture she had never tasted in this lifetime.

Fei Shuang shivered. “What a treacherous woman. Good thing you caught it, otherwise...”

After a moment of fear, excitement overwhelmed Fei Shuang, and she raised her Astral Arm.

She asked, “Long Chen, can I condense an essence divine rune with this arm?”

“Don’t get too happy too early. There are two gambles, and you’ve only won the first one. The next gamble will decide your future,” warned Long Chen.

“There’s another gamble?” Fei Shuang asked, startled.

“Fusing with the arm was just step one,” said Long Chen. “Haven’t you noticed? You’ve merged with it, but you can’t use its astral runes.”

Fei Shuang had practiced using this arm and found it to be no different from her old arm. While it did feel a bit foreign, with a bit more time, she could overcome that. In her joy at regaining a limb stronger than her old one, she hadn’t noticed something off.

“Long Chen, you mean to...?” Fei Shuang muttered, staring at Long Chen in disbelief.

He nodded. “My goal isn’t just for you to control this arm. I want you to use it to become half a nine star heir.”

Although Fei Shuang had guessed it, hearing him say it aloud left her stunned. The thought was madness itself.

Long Chen continued steadily, “The Star Master created the nine star line’s cultivation arts, and he also personally inscribed your original devil race’s devil rune. There must be some kind of connection between them. If we can connect that link, we can merge your core energy with the Astral Arm’s power.

“In theory, this will allow you to form an entirely new essence divine rune—one that no one has ever created in history. The first gamble had a thirty percent chance of success. For this one... I’d say ten at most. The risk is enormous. If you’d rather not—”

“I’ll take it.”

Fei Shuang didn’t even let him finish. With a calm and resolute tone, she declared, “This is a chance to fuse the original devil race’s power with astral energy. If I fail, I die. But if I succeed, I’ll become the strongest protector my race has ever seen.”

“Good. I will control Bing Yi’s astral energy, and you will adjust your original devil power. We will take this slowly,” said Long Chen.

Fei Shuang nodded. She had absolute confidence in Long Chen and would hand her life to him without hesitation. That single-minded faith placed her in the perfect state for this gamble—though it also placed immense pressure on Long Chen.

After all, he rarely gambled with fate, as his luck had never been kind.

Placing his hand on her Astral Arm, Long Chen guided Bing Yi’s remaining astral energy while Fei Shuang formed hand seals with her left hand. The rune on her forehead blazed as her original devil power surged through her left side and astral energy through her right.

The divine rune between her brows became the bridge that linked the two forces. It maintained the delicate balance. One misstep, and her soul would be obliterated.

These three energies converged in his Dantian. Unexpectedly, when they met, instead of clashing or absorbing each other, they formed a whirlpool.

“What?” Long Chen’s eyes widened. The violent reaction he expected never came.

The energies were merging smoothly, harmoniously.

The Earth Cauldron explained, “The original devil race’s core energy was not bestowed by the Star Master but by the Heavenly Daos. As they were born with a great destiny, the Heavenly Daos have always looked after them. But as time passed, the Heavenly Daos weakened, and so did the original devil race. Their bumpy path can be seen as a reflection of the Heavenly Daos’ decline.

“But that does not mean the blessing is gone. When their race faces extinction, heaven’s favor will awaken once more. Fei Shuang has seized this chance.”

The whirlpool within Fei Shuang’s Dantian flared with starlight. Then, her Astral Arm moved from Long Chen’s grasp, her hands joining together in an ancient seal. The devil rune in her core ignited, and within it, tiny specks of starlight started to bloom.

The specks of starlight streamed upward and converged at her forehead.

After that, the “Devil” character shone like a dry sea filled with new water. Astral energy poured into it, and the slumbering runes along her arm blazed awake.

Long Chen’s heart trembled. Those runes were alive again—a sign that Fei Shuang had fully seized control. In other words, every technique Bing Yi had cultivated in her life was now under Fei Shuang’s command. That included the Heaven-tier legacy Bing Yi had been so proud of.

Feeling envious, he couldn’t help but smile bitterly. “Just one step, and she soared straight into the heavens. When will the heavens ever look after me like that? I’d like to fly too.”

The “Devil” character on Fei Shuang’s forehead slowly turned completely astral. A sudden shockwave burst from her body, blasting Long Chen backward.

“History’s strongest battle devil rune has been born." The Earth Cauldron’s deep voice rumbled in awe.

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