Chapter 331: Origin Blood of the Sacred Clan

Capturing and controlling a sixth-rank ninth-layer alien king is difficult because his combat power is terrifying; if he launches a sudden attack during the control process, not only will Xu Jin's capture control fail, but he may even suffer severe injury or death.

Secondly, kings, having long held high positions, are generally extremely unwilling to be controlled, and many will seize any opportunity to counterattack.

Previously, the only king Xu Jin had ever captured and controlled was the Wind Spirit Leopard-Tail Queen, who had already been subdued once by the Star Officials of the Worshiping Stars Cult, making her relatively easier to control.

Of course, these difficulties are relative to the past.

Now, Xu Jin has more methods, especially with the sixth-rank supreme star artifact, Golden Scale Armor; even if the Thunder Spirit King lands a brutal blow at close range, he won't die.

It's worth trying.

However, for a king like the Thunder Spirit King, getting him to willingly surrender his divine soul is also extremely difficult.

So Xu Jin decided to first shatter this Thunder Spirit King's confidence.

In an instant, taking advantage of the Thunder Spirit King's divine soul being severely wounded and unable to resist, Xu Jin unleashed the Earth Primordial Magnetism with full force, striking repeatedly against the Thunder Spirit King's middle and lower star palaces.

Instantly, the Thunder Spirit King spewed blood furiously; both star palaces trembled violently, the Cloud Tower shuddered, on the verge of collapse, and star energy began leaking from both star palaces.

If this injury continued, the outcome would be the collapse of the Cloud Tower, the destruction of his cultivation, and death.

However, Xu Jin did not immediately finish off the Thunder Spirit King; in this brief moment, he had already formed a plan.

Since he was going to control a sixth-rank powerhouse, why not try controlling another one as well?

If he could succeed with even one, it would be a huge gain.

The next instant, Xu Jin grabbed the severely wounded, near-dead Thunder Spirit King and flew toward Ji Hongli's direction.

Ji Hongli was currently engaged in fierce combat with the sixth-rank seventh-layer Thunder Spirit.

Previously, this Thunder Spirit had been struck hard by Xu Jin's Shatter Demon Technique, suffering severe injuries, giving Ji Hongli a significant advantage.

Precisely because of this, Ji Hongli was locked in a back-and-forth battle with this Thunder Spirit.

Ji Hongli's combat awareness was extremely strong; he had already recognized this as an exceedingly rare opportunity for real combat practice.

He did not use the emblem capable of killing this sixth-rank seventh-layer Thunder Spirit, but instead engaged in prolonged combat to improve his own practical fighting ability.

Xu Jin had intended to intervene.

But after seeing the current situation, he was no longer in a hurry.

Let Ji Hongli practice first; after all, with the sixth-rank superior Golden Scale Armor protecting him, even if something went wrong, he wouldn't die.

With Xu Jin here, the Thunder Spirit clan couldn't escape.

On the contrary, seeing Xu Jin arrive, carrying their severely wounded and combat-disabled king, the sixth-rank alien was terrified and thrown into disarray, allowing Ji Hongli to grow even more fierce in battle!

The next instant, Xu Jin lifted the star energy seals binding the Thunder Spirit King's head, "I'll give you a chance to live—do you want it?"

"Damn bastard, have the guts to kill me! The other kings of the Spring Thunder Star Region will surely kill you to avenge me!" The moment the seals were released, the Thunder Spirit King roared furiously.

But Xu Jin calmly retrieved two pairs of eyeballs from his Nectar Space—one radiating intense Water Spirit energy, the other intense Wood Spirit energy.

"Are the kings you mentioned referring to these?"

The Thunder Spirit King's eyes widened in shock, his entire face and eyes filled with disbelief.

His star palaces were severely damaged and on the verge of collapse, but his divine soul had only been wounded—it could still function—and he immediately sensed the powerful aura contained within the two pairs of eyeballs.

Both radiated the aura of sixth-rank ninth-layer peak.

Such aura existed only among kings in the Spring Thunder Star Region.

"Oh, there should also be the Thunder Eagle King—the last one. No problem; if you're willing to surrender and pledge allegiance to me, you'll see his eyeballs soon enough."

"Of course, if you refuse, your own eyeballs won't be long in joining them!" Xu Jin said.

The Thunder Spirit King's expression was stunned and grim; after several breaths, he asked with great difficulty, "How many experts did you bring this time?"

"Even if my brother and I teamed up, we couldn't defeat these two together—how could you—"

"Just the two of us!"

"That's impossible!"

The Thunder Spirit King roared in agitation.

In his view, the current human race must have sent elite armies and used countless emblems to capture the Ice King and the Wood Spirit King—how could two fourth-rank insignificant pests have done it?

It was absolutely impossible!

But Xu Jin stared at the Thunder Spirit King and said, "Aren't you yourself the living proof?"

Instantly, the Thunder Spirit King shuddered, his entire body deflating like a punctured balloon.

Indeed, he himself was the proof.

If he himself had been captured alive by this insignificant pest he had looked down upon, then what was impossible?

"Kill me—I will never surrender to you!" the Thunder Spirit King declared resolutely.

"So you truly wish to die? Then I'll grant your wish!" As Xu Jin spoke, the Thunder Spirit King closed his eyes, awaiting death—but then, in the next breath, he added, "I originally planned to entrust you with great responsibilities—even to unify the Spring Thunder Star Region!"

These words caused the Thunder Spirit King, who had been waiting to die, to instantly open his eyes, staring at Xu Jin with suspicion.

But after several breaths, he chuckled bitterly, "This is the usual trick of your human race. I'm nearly crippled—how can you speak of unifying the Spring Thunder Star Region? Surrendering would only make me your plaything!"

"Just kill me!"

"I'd rather die than become your plaything!"

Xu Jin knew this well.

Many high-rank aliens, regardless of gender, had their cultivation stripped after defeat; once stripped, they could be taken out of the star region.

Having a star region king serve as a slave—or even a servant—might satisfy the perverse tastes of many current-world nobles.

They often fetched a high price at auction.

"Then look—what is this?"

Almost as the Thunder Spirit King opened his eyes again, a cluster of emerald light appeared in Xu Jin's palm, radiating intense vitality.

This was Xu Jin's mid-grade Star Healing Technique, activated by the mid-grade Wood Source, enhanced by his inner Wood Spirit Heart—its vitality was extraordinarily potent.

The Thunder Spirit King, being well-versed, immediately realized: this man could not only kill him, but also bring him back to life!

"What do you mean?"

"Surrender, surrender your divine soul so I can imprint a control seal over your life and death, pledge absolute loyalty to me, and then I will heal your injuries and help you unify the Spring Thunder Star Region!"

"Of course, all of this depends on one condition: loyalty!"

"Absolute loyalty!" Xu Jin barked.

The Thunder Spirit King stared at the emerald light in Xu Jin's palm, deeply tempted, yet still hesitant.

Agreeing meant he would have a master above him—he'd become a slave, subject to Xu Jin's every whim.

But refusing meant certain death.

"I won't stay here permanently, but I need a loyal subordinate to manage the Spring Thunder Star Region for me—if you're willing."

"Moreover, with my help, you will surely unify the Spring Thunder Star Region and become the true Spring Thunder King!" Xu Jin continued to entice.

The Thunder Spirit King still had doubts: "Are you certain? Can you guarantee it?"

Xu Jin shook his head and smiled, "I can kill you anytime, but I cannot prevent you from killing yourself! If I break my word, you can always commit suicide—or even self-destruct—to escape my control!"

"As for now, why not give it a try? What if you truly unify the Spring Thunder Star Region?"

"True."

Suddenly, Xu Jin had convinced him.

If he wished to resist and die now, he could do so later too.

If he still had such resolve later.

But now, why not give it a try?

The next instant, the Thunder Spirit King released his divine soul, allowing Xu Jin's divine soul energy to penetrate deeply, then using the Control Secret Technique to refine and control a strand of his divine soul's origin.

From now on, whenever Xu Jin willed it, the Thunder Spirit King would instantly die.

Just as the Grand Preceptor had made the Crimson Scale Lord perish.

"If you don't want to be a king without followers, try persuading your subordinate—if you can convince him, I'll spare his life."

As he spoke, Xu Jin stepped forward, unleashing the Earth Primordial Magnetism; the sixth-rank seventh-layer Thunder Spirit was instantly yanked violently toward the ground, panicked and disoriented, and struck again by Ji Hongli.

But Ji Hongli's star techniques had limited power; though he wounded him, he didn't kill him.

"Lei Jie, come here—stop resisting!" The Thunder Spirit King's voice rang out, and Ji Hongli immediately ceased his attack.

Lei Jie, startled, nervously approached the Thunder Spirit King.

After several breaths, the two Thunder Spirits erupted into heated argument, but Lei Jie's voice grew weaker.

Finally, Lei Jie, like their king, released his divine soul, allowing Xu Jin to control it—he surrendered!

Their king had been captured alive and surrendered—what was the point of him fighting to the death?

Dying would be meaningless!

If one day he truly unified the Spring Thunder Star Region, what did it matter if he was controlled?

"Lei Ling, second matter: hand over the Thunder-element Heavenly and Celestial Will you possess!" Xu Jin commanded.

The Thunder Spirit King hesitated only an instant, then helplessly sent forth two clusters of Thunder-element Heavenly and Celestial Will from the Spring Thunder Star Region.

Seeing this, Xu Jin also exhaled a sigh of relief.

Basic subjugation succeeded.

"I'll heal your injuries first!"

As the mid-grade Star Healing light continuously surged, Xu Jin simultaneously activated Warm Dream, causing both the Thunder Spirit King and Lei Jie to fall into deep sleep—this greatly aided their recovery, especially for their divine soul injuries.

Especially the divine soul injuries.

But the Thunder Spirit King's injuries were extremely severe; his star palaces teetered on collapse. To heal him, Xu Jin not only unleashed the mid-grade Star Healing Technique at full power, but also had to draw upon his Wood Spirit Heart, performing multiple rounds of healing before finally stopping.

"Little Fish, keep watch—I need to first assimilate these two Thunder-element Heavenly and Celestial Wills. This trip was for them."

"Alright."

Two qing later, Xu Jin completed the assimilation, and the Thunder Spirit Heart within the Zhongxing Palace, after fusion, finally reached the upper level of the fourth rank.

A fourth-rank upper Thunder Spirit Heart would certainly offer great assistance in later contemplation of the Lei Yuanxing Glyphs.

But what surprised Xu Jin even more was that the familiar, godlike sensation returned once again.

After assimilating these two Thunder-element Celestial Star Wills, Xu Jin's control over the Celestial Star Will of the Chunlei Star Region had reached an astonishing fifty percent!

According to past experience, fifty percent meant a touch of divine power!

His perception became even clearer.

He could now transmit messages across infinite distances.

The aura within the distant Leiying Wangcheng was now sensed with far greater clarity.

That intruding aura was not from any present-day human!

It was another alien race.

An alien race from another star region!

An alien race from another star region?

Could it be the so-called Sacred Clan?

Was this so-called Sacred Clan the one who convened the alliance?

Though eager, Xu Jin did not immediately awaken the Thunder Spirit King.

Having finally captured and subdued the Thunder Spirit King, he let the king's injuries fully heal.

With the Thunder Spirit King uniting the entire Chunlei Star Region, the effort would be doubled with half the result.

It wouldn't take long.

Because the Thunder Spirit King had complete control over the entire Thunder Spirit race—his strength was undeniable, his prestige undeniable—and he could swiftly absorb and control the Water Spirit race, even the Leiying race, now that their king was gone.

But if someone else took his place—even another sixth-rank like Lei Jie—the efficiency would be entirely different.

Lei Jie would need vast amounts of time just to fully control the Thunder Spirit race.

After a string of fierce battles, Xu Jin was quite exhausted; he ordered Ji Hongli to stand guard, then cast a Warm Dream upon himself and fell into deep sleep.

Half an hour later, Xu Jin awoke refreshed and clear-headed, then Ji Hongli sank into slumber to recover, while Xu Jin took over guard duty.

Yet Xu Jin did not idle.

He once again cast the Warm Dream, using the dream to reinforce his control over these two sixth-rank captives.

In the dream, Xu Jin was the Celestial Son of the Chunlei Star Region, an invincible figure, his bloodline supremely noble.

He added as many restraints as he could.

This star region, he intended to develop and cultivate as a priority.

If developed well, it could even become another major base for Xu Jin.

Of course, these were merely hypotheticals.

They required slow, steady development.

But the Thunder Spirit King and Lei Jie were utterly vital in this regard!

In the dream, Xu Jin also completed his interrogation.

He learned everything he wanted to know.

He learned what the so-called Sacred Clan's relic was!

It was a token imbued with Sacred Clan primordial blood.

As for the Sacred Clan primordial blood, it was something stored within the bloodline memories of the Thunder Spirit King and others.

Their origin was precisely the so-called Sacred Clan!

These truths existed within their bloodline memories.

Originally, they had been unaware.

But when the envoy activated the token before their eyes, their bloodlines surged in response.

More miraculously, the faint aura of primordial blood emanating from the token not only carried terrifying pressure, but also gave them a sensation of breaking free from the star region's restrictions.

Their cultivation had long stagnated at the peak of sixth-rank ninth layer.

Normally, they would never break through in this lifetime!

For the rest of their lives, they were confined to the fifth-rank Chunlei Star Region, their cultivation capped at sixth-rank ninth layer, their lifespan rigidly fixed there.

But the Sacred Clan primordial blood within the token gave them the feeling that they could touch the threshold of seventh rank—as if just a little closer, just a little more, they could break through!

Precisely because of this feeling, the envoy's single sentence was enough to make them agree to attend the alliance.

"Those who attend the alliance will be aided by the special envoy to shatter their bloodline restrictions and break through to seventh rank!"

Just that one promise made them desperate to join the alliance!

Seventh rank!

The seventh rank their countless ancestors had seen but never reached.

As for the details, they would have to see once they arrived.

This was also why the Thunder Spirit King wished to go with the Ice Spirit King and the Wood Spirit King.

After all, it was on Leiying territory—they would have more confidence going together.

But neither of them had been killed by Xu Jin!

They, including Ji Hongli, were still asleep, while Xu Jin fell into deep thought.

Alien envoy!

The alliance!

Sacred Clan primordial blood!

Enabling sixth-rank star region kings to break through to seventh rank!

Combining these pieces of information, Xu Jin reached a crucial conclusion: this suddenly appearing Sacred Clan was up to something.

And it was up to something big.

If mishandled, it would not only endanger the Star River Battlefield, but threaten present-day humanity itself.

Forget other consequences—if true, if star region kings could truly break free from their dimensional constraints, then the star regions guarded by present-day humans would immediately erupt into chaos!

Previously, sixth-rank ninth layer faced sixth-rank ninth layer; though they could never return to the present world, at least they could hold their ground.

But in the future, it might become seventh rank versus sixth-rank ninth layer.

The domain lords stationed across these star regions would likely be slaughtered.

And these men, no matter their origin, were heroes of present-day humanity.

It wasn't just this reason.

Xu Jin also sensed a conspiracy in the information he'd gathered.

To defeat an enemy, you must first understand it.

With this thought, Xu Jin changed his mind.

His original plan had been to storm directly into Leiying Wangcheng and crush it.

But now, he could let the Thunder Spirit King continue to the alliance.

See what mysteries lay within this alliance.

See what tricks this Sacred Clan envoy was playing.

Or rather, who lay behind it.

Having decided, Xu Jin began refining the plan for the Thunder Spirit King.

First, his retinue was insufficient.

That was simple.

Xu Jin immediately used infinite-distance transmission, in the Thunder Spirit King's name, ordering three of the four remaining sixth-rank Thunder Spirits to assemble here!

Of course, it also made it convenient for Xu Jin to manipulate them.

(End of Chapter)