Chapter 774: ReMeeting Long Tian

A gust of wind blew, and the hat that had been torn in half finally fell off his head. Ye Feng stood there in a daze, not knowing what to say for a long time.
“Brother Feng, long time no see!” It was still that teasing address, which confirmed Ye Feng’s identity.
“What exactly happened? Why do you look like this?” Ye Feng looked at him in confusion. It was indeed Long Tian’s face, though much older—his hair and beard were completely white. He didn’t resemble a cultivator at all but rather an ordinary old man in his hundreds, except his back remained straight as ever, just like before.
“It’s a long story. After we parted, some things happened…” Long Tian’s gaze softened gradually, and his once-serious expression eased a bit.
“Is it that demon inside you?” Ye Feng immediately realized.
Long Tian nodded. “It’s a Sky Wolf. In our terms, it’s a race of devourers. The one inside me is their former clan leader—a being whose mastery level was already at 1,000 even before he was sealed. In my past life, I was a Chaos Dragon, the emperor of all Chaos Beasts, with a mastery level of 1,000 as well. After he was sealed, I entered reincarnation. It wasn’t until this cycle that I awakened.”
“Why didn’t you ask Master Tiandao for help?” Ye Feng asked.
“After reaching a higher realm, all my memories returned. I realized that Tiandao’s mastery level was only around 800. He couldn’t help me; in fact, he might have sacrificed himself. So, I memorized all of his secret patterns, though the last one wasn’t perfect. I also unlocked the treasures from my past life, inherited its teachings, and reached its mastery level. But it still wasn’t enough… That thing inside me still couldn’t be destroyed. So, I activated the Time Acceleration technique to speed up my lifespan, forcing that Shitiang to die inside me. Fortunately, it worked, but it left me in this state. Yet it wasn’t entirely without benefits—after my lifespan ended, the black hole inside Shitiang didn’t disappear; instead, I succeeded in inheriting it. Within the Time Acceleration Forbidden Treasure, I merged that black hole and raised my mastery level to 1,002.”

“Then why are you here?” Ye Feng finally brought the conversation back to the main topic. He had tracked here to find the killer, but it was Long Tian who appeared instead.
“To prevent the Devouring Clan from destroying our world,” Long Tian took a deep breath before slowly speaking, “After reaching level 1,020, my Devouring Power also reached level 1,020. I finally discovered the greatest secret of the Devouring Clan—a secret that can only be unlocked from memory once one’s power reaches level 1,010 or higher.”
Hearing this, Ye Feng and Jin Wen both widened their eyes and stared at Long Tian, waiting for him to give an answer.
“The Devouring Clan boosts its strength by devouring others. To enhance their powers, they must also do so through devouring. The higher the power level of a Devouring Clan member, the higher their own power level becomes,” Long Tian continued. “But there is only one way for a member of the Devouring Clan to reach the supreme realm—by successfully forming a higher dimension within their body. And the only way to achieve this is by devouring all other members of the Devouring Clan.”
“After learning this, I immediately headed to the Meteor River and devoured every member of the Devouring Clan there. In this way, even if that guy Shi Xuan devoured all the remaining members, he wouldn’t be able to advance to a higher level. My power also reached level 1,010 as a result. After dealing with things in the Meteor River, I rushed to the Devouring Clan’s lair. But by the time I arrived, that guy Shi Xuan had already eaten every last member of his clan. I fought him fiercely. Although he was stronger than me, he didn’t have a forbidden treasure, so he suffered some losses at my hands and fled here, thinking that there might still be other powerful members of his clan left. When he realized there weren’t any, he went insane and began attacking everything in sight—whether it was the foreign factions or the human factions. He would destroy any obstacle in his path. His power level has now reached level 1,060. In the entire universe, no one can match him. I’m here because I’ve been tracking him all the way here. As for your companion, he must have been killed by him. That bloodstain wasn’t left for you—it was left for me. He knows I’ve been following him and is showing me off.”
“What’s the enhancement of your forbidden treasure?” Ye Feng asked, somewhat surprised.

“Defensive items provide 60 times defense, while offensive items offer 50 times attack power,” Long Tian paused for a moment before continuing, “Both of these forbidden treasures were crafted using the remains of my past life. So, there’s no need for compatibility training—using them immediately yields the highest compatibility.”
“Even so, you can’t kill him…” Ye Feng shook his head. “If you cooperate with us, there might be a chance.”
“You and Jinwen Divine Power may have both reached level 1,000, but it’s still not enough…” Long Tian shook his head again.
“It’s not just Jinwen; there are others too,” Ye Feng said with a smile. “Xiaoyu, Xiaobei, and Bai Yiyi—all of them have reached level 1,000 in their divine powers. Aside from me, nine others also have divine powers at that level.”
“Nine people?!” This number exceeded Long Tian’s expectations, but he quickly calmed down and shook his head again. “Nine people are useless. You should know the rules for stacking divine powers. Even if those nine could combine their attacks, they’d only reach level 1,009—far from enough to cause any harm to him.”
“Although we can’t kill Shi Xuan, we can engage in a fight for a while. Not to mention, Luo Yan and the others all possess divine powers similar to berserk mode, allowing them to increase their attack power by more than 20 times—something not difficult for them right now,” Ye Feng explained.
“If that’s the case, I’ll join!” Long Tian finally agreed.
Long Tian finally consented to join the stranglehold plan.
When Long Tian returned to the human camp base with Ye Feng, he was quickly surrounded by Pearl and the other women. His long white hair, white stubble on his face, and visible wrinkles made Pearl and the others immediately show concern for him.
A few days passed quickly, and still, no one had come up with a way to deal with Shi Xuan. Meanwhile, news of many powerful individuals disappearing spread from within the Meteor River region…