Chapter 1278: The Third Zone
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Ye Xue knew the Spirit Zone better than she did, so she knew there was only a very slight chance of succeeding by doing that. However, that was the only way. The Water Spirit’s leaving meant the inside story would be kept a secret. And no one would have the nerve to ask Jiang Chen what had happened. When everything was about to end, Wan Ruoxi left the team to see Jiang Chen. People threw her envious looks after they found out she was a friend of Jiang Chen’s.
“You are insane. You couldn’t even defeat Yao Zhiyan last time when we met, but now you can almost kill anyone you want,” said Wan Ruoxi excitedly.
“Of course. That’s why people say a big state breakthrough is a qualitative leap,” said Jiang Chen.
Wan Ruoxi nodded. She was sizing Ye Xue up secretly from the corner of her eyes. She kind of understood why Jiang Chen had insisted on coming to Ye Xue’s rescue after seeing how pretty Ye Xue was. If she were a man, she would certainly fall in love with Ye Xue as well.
Eh? All of a sudden, Ye Xue showed a very surprised look. Then she looked delighted. “She…she gave up. I’m the new Sacred Lord!” Ye Xue could hardly believe it.
Shui Zhen’er and Ye Xue were the only two survivors among the testees in the valley. Since Shui Zhen’er had given up, she would be replaced by Ye Xue, who had been unconscious until then. Ye Xue kind of felt she did not deserve the t.i.tle. After all, she did not even know what the Blood Emperor looked like.
“It’s destiny. You can’t deny it,” Jiang Chen soothed her using her own words.
“I’m going back. To fetch the Ice Soul Stone!” Ye Xue said excitedly.
“You don’t need to be in such a hurry. Take the chance to have some adventures, and then go back. It will just be the same,” said Jiang Chen. They would go back to where they had come from. Jiang Chen would go back to the Heavenly Palace after leaving the World of b.l.o.o.d.y Sea. Ye Xue certainly would go back to the Spirit Zone. Once they left, they would not come back to this place for a long time.
“Finding the Ice Soul Stone is a big goal of mine. If I can complete this task, it will be my greatest achievement.” Ye Xue had made up her mind. She asked him for the comb, beaming like a fairy.
“When you leave here, Xue’er and I might be waiting for you.” Jiang Chen had the comb that was key to Nangong Xue’s revival. Jiang Chen hesitated to give her the comb. In the end, he gritted his teeth. He said, “Let’s find the Ice Soul Stone and leave the Spirit Zone first. Then we’ll see what we’ll do next.” He could not afford to put all of his eggs in one basket. It would be fine if they did not find the Ice Soul Stone, but once the comb was broken, Xue’er would never be able to come back to life again.
“Apprentice younger brother, let me handle it.” Ye Xue wanted to make up for her mistake.
“Okay.” Jiang Chen took out the comb made of ice. He told her not to blame herself too much. The tragedy back then happened for many reasons. It was not any individual’s mistake.
After seeing Ye Xue off, besides the expectation to see Xue’er after he left here, Jiang Chen was also thinking about how to get rid of the Human Emperor. He was confident in firming up his power as the Sacred Lord of the divine tree. But that was far less than enough. To gain success in the Realm of Heaven Martial Arts, he would need to achieve more breakthroughs. He would at least have to wait until he could deal with the weakest Martial Arts Saint without resorting to any external force.
“It’s not so far away anymore.” He had traveled a long way to get to this day. Now, he was already not so far away from the peak. Jiang Chen felt thrilled.
Jiang Chen and Wan Ruoxi started to look for the Sleepers in the Second Zone to have some formal trials. Jiang Chen was trying to know the Heavenly Power Sword better while acc.u.mulating Sacred Vigor Blood. When he had completely mastered the four sword movements of Universal Wind and Thunder, Jiang Chen started to focus on his practicing bodies. After experiencing initial success, he found it was infinitely wonderful to collaborate with his practicing bodies.
However, this did not mean he had been invincible in the World of b.l.o.o.d.y Sea. At least, the Human Emperor had not given way yet. He intended to make Jiang Chen lose the Sacred Lord’s ident.i.ty recognized by the divine tree. It was simple to achieve it. He just needed to kill the latter. That was what the Human Emperor had been up to.
In addition, after being recognized, Sacred Lords must gain enough Sacred Vigor. Otherwise they would be eliminated. This was a way to train those Sacred Lords. Without the protection of the divine tree, the Heavenly Palace would be extremely vulnerable before the Seventh Realm and the Eighth Realm. Jiang Chen forced himself to concentrate. Except for the collection of Sacred Vigor Blood, he did not want to think about anything. Soon Jiang Chen found the Sacred Vigor he got from hunting Blood Generals was getting less and less. Compared to the first Blood General that he had killed, he could only get one-tenth of the Sacred Vigor from them now.
Detecting what he was puzzled over, Wan Ruoxi explained to him the reason. The World of b.l.o.o.d.y Sea was controlled by Sacred Spirits. Every Sacred Lord’s progress would be known. Sacred Vigor was not only to fulfill tasks. It could also be used to get awards. There were so many Bloods in the World of b.l.o.o.d.y Sea. Some Sacred Lords certainly would like to avoid risks. They would choose some low-level Bloods to kill—many a little makes a mickle. Although it was slow, it was safe.
However, this was what Sacred Spirits built the World of b.l.o.o.d.y Sea for. As a result, if a Sacred Lord’s strength was far stronger than the Bloods killed by him or her, he or she would get less Sacred Vigor Blood. Jiang Chen was still a Star Venerable during his first encounter with Blood Generals, but then he had realized some great state breakthroughs and had had a qualitative leap.
“You need to go to the Third Zone to look for the Sleepers of Blood King level,” said Wan Ruoxi.
“Let’s go then.” Jiang Chen did not give it too much thought, since he would not get much anymore in the Second Zone.
“I’ll go with you,” Wan Ruoxi decided after struggling.
Jiang Chen threw her a serious glance. Then he smiled, shaking his head.
“Hey, what’s that supposed to mean?” Wan Ruoxi said unhappily.
“It’s even tough for you in the Second Zone. Don’t bite off more than you can chew,” Jiang Chen said with a gentle smile.
Wan Ruoxi certainly knew it. She just wanted to stay with Jiang Chen. Jiang Chen understood it. He was just deliberately teasing her.
“Okay.” Wan Ruoxi did not really want to go with him and end up being a burden.
When the two were about to bid farewell, Wan Ruoxi suddenly turned pale. She took a wax cube out of her chest pocket. There were two lines on the upper side of the wax cube. It was a name on one line and a location on the other.
“Second Elder Brother!” Wan Ruoxi knitted her brows tightly. The name was Wan Renlong, who had helped Jiang Chen before.
“Is he asking for help?” asked Jiang Chen.
“Yes. As long as a Wan lights the candle, all of the other family members will receive the message. Whoever is able to should go to the rescue.” This was what Wan Ruoxi was worried about. The World of b.l.o.o.d.y Sea was certainly dangerous. She was worried because Wan Renlong was the strongest in the Wans’ team. That meant no one could help him at all. Wan Renlong was aware of that, but he still lit the candle. It meant the situation was really dangerous.
“Give me the wax cube. I’ll go.” Wan Renlong happened to be in the Third Zone too. Jiang Chen and Wan Ruoxi supposed Wan Renlong had entered the Third Zone to challenge himself as well, just like what Jiang Chen was going to do.
“Watch out, please,” said Wan Ruoxi.
“Don’t worry.” Jiang Chen took out a Transmission Roll. He entered the location shown on the wax cube and then ignited the roll. It was a trophy he had gotten in the fight with the Water Spirits. It was very useful in the World of b.l.o.o.d.y Sea.
Since it was where Wan Renlong had run into danger, Jiang Chen grasped the Heavenly Fault Sword tightly, completely on guard. Then he disappeared in front of Wan Ruoxi and appeared in another world. It was so bright there that Jiang Chen, who had been used to the dark World of b.l.o.o.d.y Sea, thought he had been transmitted to the outside world.