Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 2317: Chapter 2365: Lost Heavenly Realm

Such pure Angel Holy Blood was only awarded by the Holy Angels based on merit after the Ancient Dark Creatures invaded every millennium.

It was similar to the merit rewards in Central Earth.

As for such a massive drop right in front of her, rumor had it that only the East Emperor and West Empress had obtained one during the recent great war between the Northern Heavenly State and the Ancient Dark Creatures.

Yet, Jiang Fan casually handed one to her!

Then again, she thought, what kind of treasure did her martial uncle lack?

He had a body full of World Artifacts, even more than Saints did! What did a little bit of Holy Blood matter?

Looking at the Holy Blood presented to her, she muttered inwardly, "Locking me in here with him, I thought it would be something else. So it’s just this."

Jiang Fan raised an eyebrow. Observing her expression, he asked, "You don’t seem very happy?"

He found it rather baffling. Wasn’t Xia Chaoge’s reaction a bit too strange?

Xia Chaoge quickly snapped back to reality, saying in a slight panic, "Oh, oh, I’m happy. Of course I’m happy."

With that, she hastily closed her eyes and began to absorb the Holy Blood little by little to cover up her guilty conscience.

Under Jiang Fan’s gaze, faint traces of the Holy Blood flowed into Xia Chaoge’s mouth and nose like currents of air. Then, like spring rain nourishing the earth, it seeped into every part of her body before finally converging inside her, becoming a part of her bloodline.

If she were of the Human Clan, it would be impossible to absorb Holy Blood so directly.

"The bloodline inheritance system truly makes for rapid cultivation in the early stages," Jiang Fan sighed in amazement inwardly.

As long as there was enough Saint’s Blood, the Angel Leaders could experience a massive surge in their cultivation within a short period of time. They didn’t have to endure the madness of the Nascent Soul Realm or the Heavenly Human Five Declines of the Divinity Transformation Realm.

However, the drawback was also fatal.

Lacking comprehension of heaven and earth in the early stages meant that once they reached the Great Angel Realm, they would have to spend a vast amount of time comprehending their own path. He wondered which path Xia Chaoge would take after proving her Dao as a Great Angel.

Seeing that Xia Chaoge had already entered meditation, Jiang Fan also closed his eyes and silently circulated his Laws.

In his mind, he went through all the Cultivation Techniques he had learned since stepping onto the Martial Path, one by one.

He was going to start creating his own Magic!

The Pure Wind Scripture, Seven-star Sword Jue, Solitary Wild Goose Shadow, Dragon Seeking Scripture, Sword Heart Engraving, Wandering Dragon Palm...

Mental methods, Swordsmanship, movement techniques, Palm Techniques, Thunder Techniques, poison methods, Body Techniques, Soul Secret Techniques, and so on—he had dabbled in a wide, complex variety of disciplines along his journey. Each one had left a profound mark on his Martial Path career.

But which path should he take next? Or should he fuse a few of them together?

He fell into deep thought as Law Chains orbited his body, continuously dancing through the air.

His thoughts grew distant, as if detaching from his physical body and traveling to some faraway place. Was he going to the Primordial City again?

The quasi-Immortal Technique, the Emperor’s Heart Flowing Poison Scripture, was successfully created there.

However, just as he drifted so far away that he could barely sense his physical body, his Heart Spirit suddenly jolted violently.

The next moment, his Heart Spirit shot right back into his body.

He opened his eyes and saw that the world barrier of the Northern Heavenly State had actually been torn open with a long rift.

A massive, snow-white warship grandly crossed into the Northern Heavenly State. The East Emperor, the West Empress, and many Great Angels all stepped forward to meet it.

Jiang Fan was surprised. "That warship seems to belong to the Angel Clan as well," he thought.

Suddenly, Xia Chaoge’s voice drifted into his ears.

"That is the Holy Boat of Tribulation. It is indeed an artifact of our Angel Clan.

"But it doesn’t belong to our Northern Heavenly State."

Eh?

Jiang Fan was mildly astonished.

Of the Four Great Heavenly Realms, only the North and South Heavenly Realms were worlds populated by the living. If the Holy Boat of Tribulation before them didn’t belong to their realms, who else could it belong to?

He thought of Ye Banxia—that peculiar existence who was also of the Asura Clan, but didn’t belong to the Hell Realm.

"Across the Hundred Realms of All Heavens, is your Heavenly Realm not the only one with the Angel Clan?" Jiang Fan asked.

Xia Chaoge nodded. "Not far from the Divine Capital, there is a medium-tier world entirely populated by the Angel Clan.

"Legend has it that when the Divine Country collapsed, it voluntarily declared independence from the Heavenly Realm.

"Over the past ten thousand years, there has been very little contact between our two sides. I don’t know what the purpose of their visit is this time."

So it really was like that!

Jiang Fan nodded slightly and withdrew his gaze. "Let’s continue. You..."

Unexpectedly, Jiang Fan was shocked to discover that the Holy Blood in Xia Chaoge’s hands had been absorbed until only a tiny sliver remained.

Her cultivation had also reached the peak of the Four Qi Archangel and was still slowly growing. Becoming one of the Five Qi Great Angels was just a matter of time.

He had merely closed his eyes for a moment; how did Xia Chaoge undergo such a tremendous change?

Immediately realizing something was wrong, he asked, "Chaoge, how long have you been cultivating?"

Xia Chaoge withdrew her gaze from the Holy Boat of Tribulation and replied, "I cultivated for ten days, but you were in seclusion for half a month."

What?

Jiang Fan was astounded!

He felt like his consciousness had only blurred for a second, yet half a month had passed? If the Holy Boat of Tribulation hadn’t appeared and roused him, wouldn’t a whole month have flashed by in an instant?

Creating his own Cultivation Technique was far more difficult than he had imagined.

"Never mind that. Let’s continue cultivating," Jiang Fan said expressionlessly.

Xia Chaoge nodded. She didn’t want to worry about it anyway. She only wanted to stay by her martial uncle’s side.

At the East Saint Palace.

The East Emperor and West Empress, Linglong, the Flower Skirt Six-winged Great Angel, the Starry Angel, and all the other world-class powerhouses of the Northern Heavenly State were present in the grand hall.

Among them, only the East Emperor and West Empress were seated. And even then, they were seated in the guest section.

This was because sitting opposite them were a man and a woman—two angels.

The male angel was a Nine-winged Great Angel with a genial smile covering his face. The female angel was a relatively young One-Winged Great Angel with a face as cold as frost.

The two sides had been conversing for a while.

With a thoughtful look in his eyes, the East Emperor said, "Regarding the merger of our two realms, please allow our Northern Heavenly State to give it careful consideration."

It turned out that the other party had crossed the vast distance between the north and south of the heavens to negotiate the merger of their realms.

However, their demand was for the Northern Heavenly State to take all the people and resources they could carry and relocate to the Lost Heavenly Realm near the Divine Capital.

How could the East Emperor and West Empress agree to that? Leaving meant abandoning the Northern Heavenly State entirely.

The smiling He Xu Nine-winged Great Angel said with a grin, "Then you must do it quickly.

"As far as I know, Nanqian was already preparing for war half a month ago.

"A great war that will throw all the heavens into turmoil is imminent."

The East Emperor and West Empress wore solemn expressions.

They had received the news as well. Ever since that mysterious person ascended to sagehood through the Ancestral Dao, Nanqian had been frantically mobilizing its troops. It could launch an attack at any moment.

The combined area of the Heavenly Realm, Central Earth, and the Hell Realm was comparable to a supreme world. What was even worse was that they were not far from Nanqian!

The He Xu Nine-winged Great Angel didn’t press further on the matter. Instead, he said, "This time, aside from negotiating the merger of our two realms, there is one more thing I’d like to ask you two about."

Ask about?

The West Empress’s eyes glinted slightly. "Please speak."

A sharp gleam flashed in the He Xu Nine-winged Great Angel’s eyes. "I want to inquire about who killed the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis."

Hm?

Hearing these words, the expressions of the East Emperor and West Empress both changed drastically.

"The Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis is... dead?" The East Emperor gripped his armrests tightly, his face full of disbelief.

That fierce figure who had terrorized the heavens for eternity had actually died? He was an existence in the Half-step Saint Realm. His immense strength was absolutely no less than that of the terrifying old monsters in the Divine Capital!

Who could possibly kill him?

Suddenly, the East Emperor’s expression shifted again. He suddenly recalled a kill order that had once echoed throughout the Southern Heavenly World.

"Those who aid the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis shall be killed!"