Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 2278: Chapter 2325: Hope

Jiang Fan was filled with surprise.

The Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis’s declaration had already spread across half of the heavens: anyone who dared to help Jiang Fan would face certain death.

Du Xiyuan had only met him once.

In fact, after learning his true identity as Jiang Fan back then, she had suddenly turned hostile and chased him away. Yet now, she had come to his aid, completely disregarding the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis’s threat.

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Fan said, "If you are here to help me, Senior Du, there’s really no need.

"We only met by chance. You shouldn’t get involved in my Cause and Effect."

He truly didn’t want to drag innocent people down with him.

Du Xiyuan was currently examining the paper crane. With the insight of someone in the Three Calamities Realm, she easily noticed the paper crane’s extraordinary nature, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Hearing Jiang Fan’s words, she raised an eyebrow slightly, her eyes brimming with Evil Qi.

"Don’t flatter yourself!

"Who said I’m here to help you? I’m here to kill you!

"I’ll take your dog head and trade it for a reward from the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis!"

Though she spoke with icy hostility, she lightly tapped the tip of her foot, pouring a massive amount of the Power of Laws into the paper crane.

The paper crane, which had already begun to slow down, soared back up with renewed vigor.

Jiang Fan sighed and asked, "Why go to such lengths?"

Du Xiyuan landed on the paper crane and reprimanded him, "Don’t you have countless tricks up your sleeve?

"Why don’t you even have the spirit to fight when facing the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis?

"And to think you’re the Champion Marquis conferred by the Daqian Divine Kingdom."

Truth be told, she was somewhat disappointed.

The young man who had dared to challenge the Saint’s Remnant Soul of the Tongyuan Realm Master to protect her now showed zero fighting spirit in the face of the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis’s pursuit. It seriously lowered her opinion of Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan smiled bitterly but offered no explanation. "Just take it as you see it, Senior.

"Leave immediately. Do not linger here."

Du Xiyuan looked up at the bloody light trailing behind them. Standing with her hands clasped behind her back, battle intent gleamed in her eyes as she said, "Nobody dictates how I do things."

She extended a hand. "Hand over the Holy Fire I gave you.

"If you don’t dare to use it, I will!

"No matter how powerful the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis is, he’s still a creature of flesh and blood. I refuse to believe he’s truly immortal and indestructible!

"My Holy Fire is more than enough to injure him!"

Jiang Fan gave a wry smile. "He really is immortal and indestructible."

"Huh?" Du Xiyuan froze for a moment before finally realizing what he meant. Disbelief colored her voice. "Have you... exchanged blows with the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis?"

Jiang Fan nodded gently. "Your Holy Fire has already been used."

GASP!

Du Xiyuan sucked in a sharp breath of cold air.

What kind of existence was the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis? Even an expert in the Three Calamities Realm might not be able to withstand a single move from this ancient, fierce god! Yet Jiang Fan had actually managed to exchange blows with him!

Recovering her senses, Du Xiyuan hurriedly asked, "How... how did you survive?"

Jiang Fan let out a long sigh. "I exhausted all my techniques and still couldn’t kill him. Fleeing was my only option."

"Ah?" Du Xiyuan stood dumbfounded for a long while.

A mere Divinity Transformation Realm cultivator wanted to kill the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis?

Recalling what Jiang Fan had just said about the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis being immortal and indestructible, her heart pounded wildly. "Then the result of your battle with him was..."

Jiang Fan looked at her and smiled faintly. "As you can see, I fell short at the final hurdle. I lost."

Du Xiyuan’s pupils trembled violently.

Jiang Fan’s words implied that he had fought the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis head-on. Moreover, he had actually possessed an opportunity to kill him!

Du Xiyuan opened and closed her mouth, countless words stuck in her throat, unable to be voiced. Just what kind of young man had she gotten to know?

For a long time, she couldn’t regain her composure. When she recalled how she had just scolded Jiang Fan for giving up in the face of the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis’s pursuit, her cheeks burned with embarrassment.

"Ahem... what are your plans now?" Du Xiyuan asked.

There was no longer the slightest bit of contempt in her heart; instead, it was replaced by a sense of awe. Someone capable of fighting the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis head-on was undoubtedly far stronger than her.

Jiang Fan smiled bitterly. "I was just waiting for death, but now..."

He looked down at the paper crane beneath him and continued, "With Senior Du’s help, there might be a glimmer of hope to reach the destination this paper crane is heading toward.

"Perhaps there will be one last ray of hope there."

Du Xiyuan frowned slightly. The paper crane’s consumption of the Power of Laws exceeded her recovery speed.

Calculating her limits, she said, "I can only keep this up for three days at most.

"If we don’t arrive within three days, there is nothing more I can do to help you."

Jiang Fan’s eyes suddenly lit up.

Three days? That would be enough time to traverse half of the Southern Heavenly World! The mysterious location pointed out by the Ancient Saint of Cloud Desolation shouldn’t be too far away now.

Jiang Fan hastily cupped his hands and said excitedly, "I will never forget Senior Du’s great kindness for as long as I live!"

He truly didn’t understand why, despite having no ties or relations, Du Xiyuan was willing to risk her life to help him. After all, she had just turned hostile against him not long ago.

Du Xiyuan turned to look ahead. After a long silence, her voice deepened slightly. "How is the Mixed Element State Wine Festival of your Central Earth doing?"

Huh?

What???

Jiang Fan’s eyes went round and his mouth gaped open as countless Thunderbolts flashed and rumbled through his mind. "You... you and him..." he stammered.

Du Xiyuan’s voice darkened. "That heartless man... the fact that he didn’t die at the hands of the Nine-Day Giant Emperor is truly a sign that the heavens are blind!"

Jiang Fan’s mind was in utter disarray.

The Mixed Element State Wine Festival had once encountered a remote Blood Spear bombardment from the Nine-Day Giant Emperor, leaving his fate unknown for a time. Only a very small number of top-tier experts in the Central Earth were aware of this incident.

Yet Du Xiyuan, who was far away in Nanqian, knew it like the back of her hand. This could only mean one thing: she had been paying close attention to the Mixed Element State Wine Festival all along! The relationship between the two of them was self-evident.

Another peerless beauty, once stunning and now still possessing a mature, heroic charm—and a cultivator in the Three Calamities Realm—had just been exposed as his confidante!

Starting from the Northern Martial Vault, extending to the World of Darkness in the middle, and finally reaching Nanqian... Across the entire heavens, from north to south and south to north, the Mixed Element State Wine Festival had romantic confidantes everywhere!

"Mixed Element State Wine Festival, you really deserve to die!" Jiang Fan cursed in his heart before turning his gaze forward.

In the depths of his despair, a trace of hope began to sprout once again.

Meanwhile, as the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis galloped furiously on his mount, he stared at the jade plate in front of him. Seeing that Jiang Fan’s speed had picked up again, his expression darkened.

He once again took out the World Artifact forged from a Holy Realm Long Tongue and declared grimly, "Every nearby world in Jiang Fan’s path is to intercept him with full force.

"Any world that disobeys will be entirely slaughtered—not a single soul will be spared!!"

Powered by the World Artifact, his words transformed into endless soundwaves that radiated across the entire Southern Heavenly World.

Jiang Fan, who wasn’t far away, was the first to bear the brunt of it. His face immediately grew solemn.

In the direction the paper crane was flying, there was a small world not far ahead!

Du Xiyuan’s expression also changed. It seemed it would be very difficult for her to accompany Jiang Fan to the very end.

She gritted her teeth and said, "I’d like to see which of those small worlds dares to stand in our way!

"They fear the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis, but do they not fear my Nanqian?"

Jiang Fan’s heart sank bit by bit. Du Xiyuan couldn’t represent Nanqian, and even if she could, Nanqian’s fury wouldn’t descend immediately.

However, the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis would exact his revenge right on the spot! It wasn’t hard to guess the outcome. That small world would undoubtedly try to stop them with their lives on the line!

Jiang Fan’s only option was to change the paper crane’s direction, but doing so would mean deviating from the clear path pointed out by the Ancient Saint of Cloud Desolation!