Dragon-Marked War God

Leng Qianqian and Han Yan exchanged a look. Both of them could already feel people closing in around them, and their strength was by no means ordinary.

“Go tell the Third Prince. I’ll wait here for the rabbit to run into the tree.”

Han Yan said in a low voice.

“All right!”

Han Yan and Leng Qianqian’s eyes met, and they brushed past each other, each going into action. At this moment, Han Yan also sensed Jiang Chen’s presence. There were four Divine Emperor Realm experts, and the rest were all Half-step Divine Emperors, eleven of them in all. Jiang Chen and the princess of the Azure Feather Clan he had met before were clearly among them.

“Looks like Little Chen’s situation this time isn’t all that good.”

Han Yan thought to himself. Four Divine Emperor Realm experts, and apart from Jiang Chen and the princess of the Azure Feather Clan, everyone was from the Forbidden Divine Clan. If Jiang Chen wanted to obtain the Heavenly Lightning, it might be far harder than he imagined. This time, he would definitely need Han Yan’s help. Han Yan could not change the course of the battle by his strength alone, but he was a member of the Forbidden Demon Clan. If he wanted to stir up a fight, that would be absolutely easy.

“Your Highness the Princess, this is the Land of Heavenly Lightning that our Forbidden Divine Clan has guarded for generations. Inside is a terrifying Heavenly Lightning, and the Lightning Mother Seed only condenses once every million years. It is comparable to a Divine Grade pill.”

Songzan Kangying said with a smile. Just then, not far away, three figures came tearing through the air. They were the three people Jiang Chen and Yu Jingxian had seen earlier inside the Gate of the Divine Court: Wu You, Zhu Qianyan and Jiang Minghao, three Divine Emperor Realm experts. Jiang Chen’s expression changed slightly at this moment. This guy really wanted to make sure nothing went wrong. Not only had he brought three Divine Emperor elders from his own clan, he had even drawn in Zhu Qianyan and the others. It seemed he was determined to get the Lightning Mother Seed this time. Or rather, he had no intention of giving the Lightning Mother Seed to Yu Jingxian at all. He was only letting her take a look, and letting her know how mighty the Forbidden Divine Clan was.

Yu Jingxian glanced at Jiang Chen. Both of them knew perfectly well that with Songzan Kangying’s setup as it was now, there was no way they could get the Lightning Mother Seed. Seven Divine Emperor Realm experts, plus seven Half-step Divine Emperor experts. A force like that could probably run rampant even in the Central Region Divine Land.

“It seems Your Highness isn’t very confident about seizing the Lightning Mother Seed this time, to send so many people. Hehehe.”

Yu Jingxian covered her mouth and laughed coquettishly, a faint mockery in her eyes.

“Hahaha, Your Highness the Princess doesn’t know. This Lightning Mother Seed is not so easy to get. The slightest mistake, and one could very well lose one’s life here in the Land of Heavenly Lightning.”

Songzan Kangying laughed loudly, paying no heed to Yu Jingxian’s words. He had brought her here precisely to teach her a good lesson, to let her know how powerful his Forbidden Divine Clan was, and to make her understand that the Lightning Mother Seed could not be given to her. But if she wanted to marry into the Songzan family, that could be considered.

Using power to overawe her! That was exactly what Songzan Kangying meant to do.

As they talked, the group of more than ten arrived at the Land of Heavenly Lightning. Apart from Jiang Chen and Yu Jingxian, almost all of them were from the Forbidden Divine Clan. Nine were from the Tuying Clan, and Wu You and the other two had only come to lend support.

“Greetings, Ancestor Songzan, Ancestor Jueming.”

Songzan Kangying stepped forward, clasped his hands, and respectfully greeted the ancestors.

“A million years go by in the snap of a finger. I never thought even you would grow up so much. The young really are to be feared. Songzan Kangying, your father has gone into death seclusion. Did he say when he would come out?”

A white-haired old man stepped out through the air, his gaze like a torch as it fell on Songzan Kangying.

“To answer Ancestor Songzan, my father is still in death seclusion. He never said when he would come out. Thank you for your concern, Ancestor.”

Songzan Kangying said.

“Your father is a peerless martial fanatic. I just don’t know if he can break through his bottleneck this time. It seems he does have the resolve. Going into death seclusion is a rare thing.”

Ancestor Songzan nodded, his face full of gravity.

“Since you’ve come, then let’s begin. Get ready. In another half a day, the Lightning Mother Seed will have condensed. When the time comes, the two of us will hold down the Heavenly Lightning, and you just take the Lightning Mother Seed.”

Ancestor Jueming said in a deep voice.

“Yes, I will respectfully follow the Ancestor’s decree.”

Songzan Kangying said with a serious face. Although there was only one realm between him and the two ancestors, that one realm was something some people could never cross in their entire lives. The Mid Divine Emperor Realm was an incomparable realm, and Songzan Kangying had always looked up to it like a high mountain. He had broken through to the Divine Emperor Realm more than three hundred thousand years ago, but advancing even one more step was incredibly difficult. Never mind the Mid Divine Emperor Realm, he could not even reach the peak of the Early Divine Emperor Realm. That showed how lofty and unreachable these two Mid Divine Emperor ancestors were!

Seeing these two again, Jiang Chen felt no small pressure too. Against one of them, he might still have some chance. But facing both of the ancestors guarding the Land of Heavenly Lightning at the same time, Jiang Chen knew he had absolutely no certainty. The two of them had been able to guard this place for millions of years, and there was a reason for that. They were surely strong, and surely loyal.

At this moment, the lightning-snake spider web in Jiang Chen’s hand gave a faint throb. In a canyon in the distance was a terrifying aura. Everyone’s eyes fell on it. It was like an enormous furnace that could explode at any moment. Even Songzan Kangying and the others were very careful and did not dare make the slightest move.

Of the dozen or so people in the group, the only ones who could stay calm and composed were Ancestor Songzan and Ancestor Jueming. The two of them had guarded this place all year round and understood this Heavenly Lightning very deeply.

“All things have spirits. This Heavenly Lightning has already developed sentience. Its strength is extremely terrifying. If it weren’t trapped by this ancient formation, and if it hadn’t been badly injured over countless years, there’s no way it would stay here so quietly.”

Ancestor Jueming said in a deep voice, a hint of wariness in his tone. One could imagine how terrifying this Heavenly Lightning was, when even a Mid Divine Emperor expert spoke of it so warily.

“Then how many years has this Heavenly Lightning been here?”

Yu Jingxian could not help asking.

Ancestor Jueming gave Yu Jingxian a cool look and said in a low voice:

“Hundreds of millions of years, at the very least. As for exactly how long, even we do not know. If one really had to trace its origin, it might have existed since ancient times.”