Chapter 393 - Return

Chapter 393 - Return

Murong Yu was the savior of his stepfather, and also one of his benefactors. Even though his relationship with her wasn’t as deep as his relationship with Ling Xi, he would treat her as a friend no matter how coldly she treated him.

Long Chen had always been appreciative of his friends, and he would help them back if he could. Murong Yu was an important benefactor, so he could never abandon her. Seeing her in so much pain, Long Chen’s eyes were bloodshot and he clenched his fists. He swore that if she died here, he would kill the three Demon Elders with his bare hands!

It was clear that they were the culprits!

“Xiao Xi, how’s it going?” Long Chen was anxious.

Xiao Xi did not answer him as she was focused on treating Murong Yu. Long Chen dared not ask her any more questions, fearing he’d distract her. He looked at them and felt like a boulder was weighing down his heart, making it hard for him to breathe.

After some time, he saw Ling Xi’s face relax, and Long Chen thought Murong Yu was saved. “Xiao Xi?”

“I’ve succeeded, but don’t talk right now or you will startle it,” she told him before focusing on controlling the worm.

While she did that, Long Chen saw that Murong Yu was no longer in pain. It seemed that the worm was no longer eating at her heart and she had stopped screaming. Still, her face was pale and covered in sweat.

Long Chen could only see her eyes because the rest of her face was covered in a veil.

He sighed in relief after seeing that she was no longer in danger. Since the worm had only started attacking her heart recently, she should be able to recover as long as she could get the worm out and take in some spiritual herbs.

Long Chen stared nervously at Ling Xi slowly moving above Murong Yu’s body. She was at the chest and slowly approaching the throat. Ling Xi took a deep breath and never stopped when she reached the throat.

A black worm slowly crawled out of Murong Yu’s mouth. Long Chen was disgusted to see such a massive insect crawling out of her, and his hatred for the three Demon Elders grew. How could they use such a technique on her?! He had never met anyone who would treat their disciples like that!

Long Chen was even more inclined to kill the three Demon Elders now!

When the worm crawled out, Ling Xi shot out a small amount of Sword Qi and killed it. Long Chen quickly picked it up and threw it onto the ground before stomping it into a paste.

“What a disgusting thing!”

After dealing with the Black Yin Worm, Long Chen picked Murong Yu up. Thankfully, she still had a little bit of consciousness left. Long Chen took out the best spiritual herbs he had, including some of the advanced Earth-tier ones like the White Lotus Heart.

He was sitting at the highest seat while staring at the black stone. The results would be known the moment the stone exploded, but it hadn’t exploded after such a long time.

Zhao Qingyun was patient, but the other disciples weren’t. They started discussing what was happening inside.

“Another two hours have passed. What is going on? The winner should have been decided by now, right?”

“I don’t know what’s happening inside either, but six hours is too long. Did something happen to them?”

“Impossible! Senior Murong is at the Ninth River Stage. How could anything happen to her? If anything, Long Chen is the one who would suffer! I think Senior Murong is holding the Demon Emperor Sword!”

“Of course! Her strength is on par with the three Demon Elders! She’s a genius!”

The Three Demon Elders were happy about the compliments, but they were still worried because the results were not announced yet.

“Brother, what do you think it’s happening? With our guidance, she should have been able to finish the first trial in two hours. It can’t be that she's still fighting Long Chen.”

“I don’t know either. Something must’ve gone wrong ...” The First Demon Elder frowned.

“Brother, do you think the Black Yin Worm activated?” The Second Demon Elder was worried.

“Xiaoyu might be interested in him, but she would never risk her family for him. Also, you know what kind of vile creature the Black Yin Worm is. You need to have trust in her.” The First Demon Elder was confident.

“But what if Long Chen is stronger than her?” The Second Demon Elder was still worried. Murong Yu was her disciple after all.

“You are thinking too much, Second Sister. She’s already at the same level as us, the Ninth River Stage! Do you think Long Chen could stand up to us?” The Third Demon Elder chuckled.

“Let’s just wait until the results are announced.”

Everyone continued waiting, and the anxiety slowly built up. It was already past afternoon, but the contestants still weren’t out. The disciples couldn’t wait any longer; even the Three Demon Elders were perplexed at what was happening. The First Demon Elder asked, “Palace Master, why aren’t they out yet? Did something happen?”

Zhao Qingyun was clueless too. He shook his head powerlessly. “We can only wait. I don’t know what is happening. If you can’t wait anymore, you can head home first ...”

Just then, the black stone exploded!