Chapter 1558: Chapter 1332: Who Decides the Fate of the World? Only the Holy Master
Chapter 1558: Chapter 1332: Who Decides the Fate of the World? Only the Holy Master
“The Human Emperor entered, but did nothing therein; beyond that, I know not.”
“To the vast majority, it remains a mystery,” the Holy Master said.
Jiang Hao nodded, then spoke, “Junior brother, help me see if this person can be saved.”
He pointed to Hu Huo as he spoke.
“No hope, unless thrown into the Corpse Sea to see if he can live on in some other way,” the Holy Master answered.
Thus, Jiang Hao nodded and said, “Junior brother, this divine soul is useless to you, right?”
What does it have to do with you? The Holy Master felt discontent in his heart.
“You know, I will soon return in full; without the Saint Bandits, very few can suppress me,” the Holy Master warned.
“Because of Heaven Lock?” Jiang Hao asked.
“What else?” the Holy Master countered.
Jiang Hao smiled, then said, “Does junior brother not know?”
“Know what?” the Holy Master inquired.
“Was junior brother in seclusion these past few days?”
“What else? I’ve already communicated with the Mountain and Sea; the speed of my return is beyond your imagination.”
“Then does junior brother think there is a second person in the world who can perform Heaven Lock?”
“Impossible, this technique is not something you can learn just because you want to.”
“Then junior brother might want to go back and inquire properly; there might be an unexpected gain.”
“What do you mean?”
“No special meaning, I’ll take this divine soul for myself, consider it as a reward for telling you this information.”
As he spoke, Jiang Hao reached out and grasped, and the Dao Pattern manifested.
Instantly, he captured the Holy Master’s pure divine soul.
And in that moment, the Holy Master’s consciousness disappeared.
Meng Qian’s divine soul returned to her body.
She looked somewhat bewildered at Jiang Hao.
And even a bit panicked.
Then, Jiang Hao’s voice continued, “Apologies for keeping the fairy guard waiting, let’s continue with what we were doing.”
Following that, sword light swept across.
A thousand cuts and slashes.
Watching all this, Jiang Hao sighed and said, “I didn’t want it this way; it’s a pity. Youthful heroism, alliances with powerful lords, a promise as valuable as gold.”
Heavenly Note Sect looked at Jiang Hao and couldn’t help but say:
“Is your promise as valuable as gold meant for such deeds?”
“Of course, it’s for the seniors first,” Jiang Hao replied.
By then, Meng Qian’s voice had gradually faded away.
Completely dissipated.
Only then did Jiang Hao look towards Duanmu Wuji and the others.
“Senior, is there really no hope for Hu Huo?” Duanmu Wuji knelt before Jiang Hao: “Please help him, senior. Although I am still weak, I have quite a bit of family wealth.”
Family wealth? Pity I cannot save him.
Jiang Hao sighed inwardly.
Hu Huo also knelt on the ground and loudly said, “I, Hu Huo, swear on my primordial spirit that I will go through fire and water for senior, unafraid of a thousand deaths.”
Jiang Hao: “….”
This was the first time he’d encountered someone so troublesome.
However, he shook his head: “That person just now said you were beyond help, so you are beyond help.”
“I am not his equal.”
“But indeed, I can send you to that sea; the fissure is still there.”
“Entering may provide a glimmer of hope, but whether you remain yourself is another matter.”
“Make your own decision.”
The fissure was left by Meng Qian, so entry was still possible.
But what would happen once inside, no one could be sure.
Jiang Hao himself dared not enter; what more of others?
“Go,” Hu Huo nodded and said, “I am willing to go in. Even if alive, no matter whether it is still myself or not, I am resolved to serve senior for the rest of my life.”
Jiang Hao shook his head helplessly, finally placed a Mountain and Sea Seal on the other’s forehead: “The rest is up to you.”
With that, he directly tossed the person into the fissure.
At this time, the head of the Hu Family also knelt on the ground: “Senior, save me.”
Jiang Hao looked over.
He left with Heavenly Note Sect without a second glance.
Did he seem like a genial person who granted every request?
In the blink of an eye, they blended into the light and disappeared without a trace.
The sky echoed with a bark, and immediately afterwards, it followed them.
Duanmu Wuji intended to follow, but his foot was grabbed by someone.
Turning around, he found the Hu Family head clinging to him, his body gradually dissipating: “Duanmu clan leader, son-in-law, save me, save me!”
His face showed utter terror.
The fear of death, especially the sight of one’s body disintegrating bit by bit.
Duanmu Wuji, though formidable, had no solution for such circumstances.
He just stood there, stunned, then watched as the Hu Family head turned to ash.
Many of the Hu Family met the same fate.
Those left were filled with fear, and they gradually gathered around Duanmu Wuji.
The crowd slowly grew dense.
Eventually, someone bowed their head in respect and called out, “We implore our son-in-law to take charge.”
In the blink of an eye, everyone bowed their heads.
——
Jiang Hao brought Heavenly Note Sect to the street.
Little Wang followed behind, occasionally sniffing the unknown objects on the ground.
He even licked them once in a while.
But none of them were to his liking.
“I thought you would send the entire Hu Family into the rift,” said Heavenly Note Sect.
“Why send them in?” Jiang Hao asked.
“Make them work for you. With more people going in, there will always be survivors who can explore the Corpse Sea,” Heavenly Note Sect replied.
Jiang Hao paused.
He felt some regret.
Indeed, this could be done.
But being used to being alone, the thought of being tied to a family made him feel uncomfortable.
On his own, without too many causal entanglements, he felt much more at ease.
Otherwise, it felt like being wrapped up.
Afterward, Jiang Hao pondered and said, “Is there a need to explore the Corpse Sea?”
Although he was curious, he didn’t see the necessity to get to the bottom of it.
Heavenly Note Sect shook her head.
She didn’t answer the question.
Jiang Hao didn’t ask further.
As long as he didn’t ask, it had nothing to do with him.
Now, all he wanted to do was meet Heavenly King Taomu.
Then return to the sect.
To first become the top disciple and then quietly hide in the sect for a century.
The struggle of the greater world would largely settle into place.
It didn’t matter to him whether the dragon race returned or the Immortal Clan established the Supreme Immortal Court.
In general, only The End of All Things might have some impact on him.
Afterward, they bought some food on the street.
They bought quite a few pastries.
Just now, listening to stories and watching plays, drinking tea without pastries indeed felt lacking.
“Want some sunflower seeds?” Jiang Hao asked.
Heavenly Note Sect looked over with a puzzled expression.
“Spirit beasts have big front teeth; they should be well suited for cracking sunflower seeds,” Jiang Hao found a casual excuse.
“Then buy them,” Heavenly Note Sect said.
“I, on behalf of the spirit beast, thank the elder,” Jiang Hao said.
After buying some tea leaves, Jiang Hao then led the group away.
Of course, he didn’t forget Little Wang.
He bought a bone for him.
Little Wang had tearful eyes, seemingly saying that he could eat meat too.
But Jiang Hao thought the bone was fine too, so he didn´t plan on changing it.
Afterward, they headed to the Judgment Sea Area governed by Heavenly King Taomu on a large ship.
Along the way, Jiang Hao took out the spirit beast’s sunflower seeds and started cracking them.
Unfortunately, there were no stories to listen to this time.
“You really aren´t worried about being ambushed,” said Heavenly Note Sect.
“Gu Jin, known as laugh three times, has already died. People from the time of being invincible, who would dare to attack him?” As he spoke, Jiang Hao looked at Heavenly Note Sect and said, “Besides, elder, you are unparalleled in the world; no one should be able to get close.”
Heavenly Note Sect snorted coldly, without opening her mouth.
One month later.
At the beginning of December.
Jiang Hao finally arrived at a bustling island.
This place is known as Judgement Island.
Heavenly King Taomu was here.
As soon as he got off the ship and onto the shore, Jiang Hao was quite amazed, “This place is special, the formation is extremely unique.”
Even though he couldn’t comprehend it, he could sense the strength it emitted.
Just arriving, he heard people talking about the Saint Bandits.
“The Saint Bandits are acting like they’ve gone mad, starting to make their presence known, even shouting to the entire sea area that they’ve always been here,” a man said.
“Yes, I’d heard they were going to lie low, but then they suddenly became active, starting to compete with people around them, not just in the sea area; everywhere else, the Saint Bandits are doing the same.
“They are all recovering their cultivation, which is really troublesome.”
“Especially since they also steal innate talents.”
“It’s mainly because Heaven Lock has appeared in this world. Those of us who are weak don’t care too much, but I’ve heard that the powerful races and entities are sleepless at night, seemingly eager to find the person.”
The fairy guard on the side also spoke with a headache.
“Gu Jin, you guys must know about him, right? It’s said that in the last era he suppressed history, and even the four major sects joined hands and couldn’t beat him,” the man said.
Jiang Hao passed by them, feeling that he might have caused some trouble.
Oh, it was Gu Jin.
It had nothing to do with him, Jiang Hao.
Now, there’s no need to talk to Heavenly King Taomu using the identity of Gu Jin.
Change the identity then.
——
Elsewhere.
Yan Yuezhi stepped over the threshold with some shock.
It had been over a month; she never expected to be confined for so long.
The three sirs were really considerate.
“It seems the three old sirs are not very interested in my news,” she said.
“I’ll just speak slower later then,” she added.