Chapter 536: The Emperor

Under the Tongtian Golden Pillar of the Eight Desolations Ancestral City, one ray of starlight after another flew out from the Limit-Breaking Secret Realm.

For a time, the Divine Senses of the high-level members of both the Eight Desolations aliens and the Blood God Sect were sensing the changes in the aura of these returning elites.

Just the changes in the aura of these elites who returned at the beginning made the high-level members of both sides somewhat happy.

Especially the Eight Desolations Wang Ju Zhang and others, who already had smiles on their faces upon sensing the first Eighth-Tier aura returning.

The results were already beginning to appear as they had planned.

According to Ju Zhang's speculation, this wave would allow their Eight Desolations Royal Court to add at least six Eighth-Tier experts, and perhaps eight if they were lucky, counting the three Eighth-Tier experts supported from the Ancestral Realm.

This wave should see the Eight Desolations Royal Court increase by about ten Eighth-Tier experts.

The combat power of the Eight Desolations Royal Court would skyrocket.

By then, not only externally, but internally, it would also have more deterrent power.

At this thought, Ju Zhang's gaze swept inadvertently over the Blood God Sect's Left Protector Fan Kai, and seeing a smile on the other party's face, he sneered inwardly.

Later, or even in the future, there would be opportunities to make him suffer.

The reason Fan Kai had a smile on his face was that the first disciple of the Blood God Sect to participate in the Limit-Breaking Secret Realm had come out, and it was Qi Qi Shanye, whom he valued highly and focused on cultivating.

When he went in, his cultivation was at the peak of the Sixth-Tier Ninth Layer; now that he had come out, his cultivation had already reached the Seventh-Tier Third Layer.

Not only did he break through, but his cultivation had also improved significantly.

Based on Qi Qi Shanye's previous performance, he was already barely considered an Eighth-Tier combat power.

After focusing on cultivating and improving his cultivation, this would be his iron-clad foundation.

And Qi Qi Shanye's breakthrough was also within Left Protector Fan Kai's expectations.

The other elites should be about the same, right?

It was just that he didn't know how many Eighth-Tier experts would appear in the end.

Seven Seventh-Tier Ninth Layer peak experts; under normal circumstances, they should be able to add two Eighth-Tier experts, and if they were lucky, three.

At the very least, there should be one Eighth-Tier expert as a base.

However, Left Protector Fan Kai's heart was still steady at two, looking at three.

Inside the vortex light gate of the Limit-Breaking Secret Realm, figures kept flying out, and more and more elites were coming out.

The Eight Desolations Wang Ju Zhang's smile grew wider and wider, because so far, three Eighth-Tier experts had appeared, and some of the Sixth-Tier elites who went in had also broken through to the Seventh Tier.

But Left Protector Fan Kai's brows gradually furrowed.

He had already sensed a trace of something wrong.

Thirty elites of the Eight Desolations aliens had come out, but why had only five elites of the Blood God Sect come out?

This ratio didn't seem quite right.

When they went in, the ratio of the two sides was two to one.

They all came out at the same time, so the ratio shouldn't be that different.

However, Left Protector Fan Kai was still comforting himself, saying that there was an order to coming out, and perhaps the Blood God Sect disciples were coming out slower.

In the open space, Qi Qi Shanye and Mu Ji had already come out, and Xu Jin, transformed into Shi Lie, had also come out.

Among the Eight Desolations aliens, the sixteen controlled by Xu Jin had all come out, including the three Eighth-Tier experts like Ju Qi.

These aliens were now constantly searching among the elites who had come out of the Blood God Sect.

They wanted to find the human who controlled their life and death.

Some aliens were still unwilling to give up.

If they could find that human, they could directly transmit a message to the Eight Desolations King for help.

The Ninth-Tier Eight Desolations Wang Ju Zhang would inevitably be able to kill that very powerful Sixth-Tier human in seconds.

They would be completely liberated.

But after searching a circle, they didn't find Xu Jin's figure.

As for the Blood God Sect disciples with the same cultivation of Sixth-Tier Ninth Layer peak, they found three.

But they couldn't be sure.

Because they also wondered if that lord could have turned into another human's appearance to leave and fool them?

There was such a possibility.

However, in a situation where they couldn't be sure, they didn't dare to gamble.

Not at all.

The reason was very simple: if the human controlling them was present, as long as he was killed, their control would be lifted, and the Eight Desolations King would still be able to trust them in the future and use them in battle.

Although he would be on guard and wouldn't let them hold extremely important positions, normal positions would be fine.

But if they reported this matter to Ju Zhang, and Ju Zhang took action to kill those three Sixth-Tier experts, but those three Sixth-Tier experts were not the powerhouses controlling their Divine Souls.

Then, their situation would become extremely awkward!

If Ju Zhang wanted to trust them, but their Divine Souls were already controlled by others, they could compromise at any time because of their lives.

That could only mean distrust.

Moreover, these existences whose Divine Souls were controlled would become a bomb that could explode at any time, becoming an unstable factor.

Who would dare to place a powerhouse who could be controlled by others and compromise at any time within the clan?

Then what awaited them might be internal destruction.

With a great war imminent, the Eight Desolations King could not leave any unstable factors.

Under such circumstances, they were helpless.

In a situation where they couldn't be sure, no one dared to take the risk.

After a few breaths, they could only accept their fate.

Lurking, cultivating, and then waiting for their uncertain fate.

As for Xu Jin, he had actually prepared for the worst.

If there was any movement, he was prepared to trigger the heads of several Eighth-Tier aliens in the first instance, creating a little chaos, and then use the Spatial Shift Star Technique to escape far away in the first instance.

In the first instance of escaping far away, he would use the Blood Shield Pearl refined from the Star Cores and essence blood of the Eight Desolations aliens to completely cover his aura and hide away.

Xu Jin had already designed several plans.

All of them were to be implemented in the worst-case scenario.

But as time passed, the worst-case scenario never happened.

Ten breaths later, inside the vortex light gate of the Limit-Breaking Secret Realm, there were suddenly no more rays of light flying out.

But everyone was still waiting.

Because both the Blood God Sect and the Eight Desolations Royal Court high-level members believed that the elites who participated in the Limit-Breaking Secret Realm hadn't all come out yet.

This Limit-Breaking Secret Realm, although dangerous, was pitifully small; losing one or two in battle was already the limit.

Five breaths later, still no one flew out, and the Eight Desolations Wang Ju Zhang's expression had already changed.

Left Protector Fan Kai's gaze was already fixed on the Eight Desolations Wang Ju Zhang; if no one came out in a few more breaths, he would have to flare up.

Ten!

Thirty went in, only ten came out.

Seven backbone elites at the peak of the Seventh-Tier Ninth Layer went in, only one came out.

And a total of fifteen Seventh-Tier elites went in, but currently, only one had come out.

Eighth-Tier, not a single one was seen.

This made Left Protector Fan Kai somewhat panicked.

But he was still waiting.

It was impossible.

Even if the Eight Desolations Wang Ju Zhang wanted to deal with his Blood God Sect, he wouldn't dare to do it so blatantly.

The next instant, the Eight Desolations Wang Ju Zhang once again urged the control seal in his hand, urging it twice in a row.

But no matter how the Eight Desolations Wang Ju Zhang urged it, no more figures flew out from the vortex light gate of the Limit-Breaking Secret Realm.

Ju Zhang's brows furrowed tightly.

Now, Left Protector Fan Kai completely realized that something was wrong, turned around and roared, "Great King, my Blood God Sect, at your command, sent in thirty backbone elites.

But now, why have only ten come out?

I ask you to give our Blood God Sect an explanation."

Ju Zhang looked at the vortex light gate of the Limit-Breaking Secret Realm with tightly furrowed brows, "Protector Fan, don't be anxious, my clan also has a large number of elites who haven't appeared yet."

Left Protector Fan Kai's gaze paused; this was actually the truth.

Sixty elites of the Eight Desolations aliens went in, and at this time, only thirty-eight had come out, and twenty-two had not come out.

But the ratio of those who came out was much higher than that of their Blood God Sect.

The Eight Desolations Wang Ju Zhang was also anxious at this time.

The plan wasn't like this.

At this time, the only ones hiding in the Limit-Breaking Secret Realm could be those three Eighth-Tier elites supported from the Ancestral Realm.

And under the urging of his control command, unless they were unconscious or dead, those below the Eighth Tier could not stay in the Limit-Breaking Secret Realm and not come out.

Not to mention that their Eight Desolations Clan had twenty-two who hadn't come out, which didn't fit the plan.

Even dealing with the Blood God Sect couldn't be done like this.

Directly causing the Blood God Sect's backbone elites to lose twenty people, how was this different from tearing off the mask?

According to his plan, the Blood God Sect's backbone elites losing three to five people was acceptable.

But he needed those three Eighth-Tier elites to secretly control the other Blood God Sect backbone elites.

Intimidate them, lure them, and turn these Blood God Sect backbone elites into eyes and nails within the Blood God Sect, so that one day in the future, when he completely controlled the Blood God Sect, these people would all play a huge role.

This was his plan. It was absolutely not like this, directly causing the Blood God Sect to lose twenty people, absolutely not wiping out the Blood God Sect's Seventh-Tier backbone elites in one go.

He wasn't that stupid!

To really do that would be almost tearing off the mask and starting a war with the Blood God Sect.

This was with the great war against the current world's human race imminent; if they tore off the mask and started a war with the Blood God Sect at this time, wouldn't that be equivalent to cutting off their own arms before the war?

"Great King, I ask you to give us an explanation!

This matter is of great importance, I must notify the Sect Master immediately!" Fan Kai said urgently.

The Eight Desolations Wang Ju Zhang was also anxious, "Protector Fan, don't be anxious, I will check it again."

"Great King, why not let us enter this Limit-Breaking Secret Realm and carefully search for any suspicious clues?" Protector Fan suggested.

"Protector Fan, this Limit-Breaking Secret Realm, Eighth-Tier experts cannot enter, and it has already closed. To reopen it, it will take at least half a year or even a year," Ju Zhang said.

"Great King, hasn't it not closed yet?" Fan Kai questioned, pointing to the vortex light gate of the Limit-Breaking Secret Realm that hadn't closed yet.

This one sentence hit the nail on the head.

At the same time, it also reminded the Eight Desolations Wang Ju Zhang.

He couldn't drag it out any longer.

If he dragged it out for too long, if the Blood God Sect members saw the three Eighth-Tier experts from the Ancestral Realm appear, then it would really be a disaster.

That would be completely tearing off the mask and cutting off their own arms before the war.

He had to send the Blood God Sect people away from here.

"Protector Fan, closing it involves the Law Power inside, and closing it takes time.

My clan also has twenty-two warriors who haven't come out. It is very likely that some kind of accident occurred in this Limit-Breaking Secret Realm.

But please rest assured, Protector Fan, I will definitely investigate this matter clearly.

I will definitely give you an explanation!" Ju Zhang guaranteed.

Left Protector Fan Kai looked suspicious, but his heart was in so much pain he wanted to vomit blood.

Twenty backbone elites were buried, and out of fifteen Seventh-Tier experts, only one survived!

Half of the elites with Eighth-Tier potential in the Blood God Sect were buried in this wave.

This made him not know how to give an explanation to the Sect Master!

In an instant, he also thought of many possibilities.

He even thought about whether Ju Zhang was going to turn against them.

But after thinking about it, he felt it wasn't quite the case.

If he really wanted to turn against them, in the Eight Desolations Ancestral Land, he could just encircle and annihilate them all; there was no need for such trouble!

Doing such a thing of tearing off the mask in the Limit-Breaking Secret Realm, wasn't this equivalent to taking off his pants to fart, an unnecessary move?

"Protector Fan, the great war is about to start, you don't think I am that kind of insane person who has lost his mind and cuts off his own arms before the war, right?" Ju Zhang said again.

This sentence was almost equivalent to Ju Zhang admitting to Fan Kai, I have the idea of taking action against your Blood God Sect, but it will absolutely not be now.

And this also conformed to the current situation.

Within the Blood God Sect, the understanding of this point was also extremely clear.

It was indeed so.

How could the Eight Desolations Wang Ju Zhang do such a stupid thing?

"But Great King..."

"Protector Fan, rest assured, after this Limit-Breaking Secret Realm closes completely, I will contact the True Person who controls this Limit-Breaking Secret Realm in the Ancestral Realm and ask him to thoroughly investigate this Limit-Breaking Secret Realm. By then, whether the elites who haven't come out are alive or dead, and if dead, why they died, everything will be revealed," Ju Zhang said.

"That can only be the case," Fan Kai said helplessly.

"Hmm, contacting the Ancestral Realm True Person takes time, so please, Protector Fan, go and rest at the guest house outside the Ancestral Land for two or three days and wait quietly for the feedback from the Ancestral Realm True Person," Ju Zhang arranged.

Ju Zhang had to send Fan Kai and his group away, and then let the three Ancestral Realm Eighth-Tier experts hiding in the Limit-Breaking Secret Realm come out, ask them clearly about the situation, and then investigate the relevant matters.

Only then could he decide whether to disturb that Ancestral Realm True Person.

Blood God Sect Left Protector Fan Kai, upon hearing this, originally wanted to agree directly to wait for the result, but at the moment he was about to agree, his heart suddenly turned solemn.

What if the Eight Desolations Royal Court really wanted to deal with their Blood God Sect?

Even if they didn't want to deal with them originally, because of this matter, they had to deal with their Blood God Sect in advance?

Then him staying in the Eight Desolations Ancestral City would be equivalent to waiting for death!

By then, with a change of heart from the Eight Desolations King, he could easily put him to death.

This was the Eight Desolations Royal Court, with Ninth-Tier experts, a large number of Eighth-Tier experts, and a vast number of Seventh-Tier experts sitting in town.

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall.

Now, things had come to this, and him staying in the Eight Desolations Royal Court was equivalent to handing his life over to others.

If he left here, it would be like a dragon returning to the sea.

Once he returned to Blood Moon City, he could act according to the attitude and results of the Eight Desolations aliens.

Whether to continue to reconcile, or to directly rebel, or to intimidate the Eight Desolations King into giving them a satisfactory explanation.

Everything was possible.

His life and death were also under his own control.

At this thought, Left Protector Fan Kai understood what his most urgent matter was now.

"Great King, there is no need to rest! My subordinates have already been here for twenty-one days, and there are many things within the Divine Sect waiting for me to handle.

I will take my people and return to Blood Moon City first.

As for the accident in this Limit-Breaking Secret Realm, I ask you to investigate it clearly and give me an explanation.

Whether the elites who haven't come out are dead or alive, if alive, where are they?

If dead, why did they die?

I ask you to give our Blood God Sect an explanation.

Otherwise, I won't be able to explain it to the Sect Master!

Then I will take these people and leave first," Left Protector Fan Kai said, bowing while suppressing his anger.

The Eight Desolations Wang Ju Zhang also had a delicate heart.

Upon hearing Fan Kai say this, he immediately understood Fan Kai's thoughts.

He was also hesitating in his heart.

If he forcibly kept Fan Kai and his group, if he turned against them, he could easily encircle and annihilate these people.

He would have more options.

But if he kept them by force, unless he killed them immediately, the Blood God Sect would still know everything.

And from a rational point of view, from his inner heart, he had never considered turning against the Blood God Sect completely now.

On this point, the Eight Desolations Royal Court was also not prepared.

Then should he let them go or not?

If he didn't let them go, it was almost like tearing off the mask and starting a war.

Let them go?

The relationship between the Eight Desolations Royal Court and the Blood God Sect still had room for maneuver, but it was definitely not as intimate as before.

After thinking for a few breaths, the Eight Desolations King made a decision!

Let them go!

Now the Eight Desolations Royal Court was not prepared to turn against the Blood God Sect completely.

Turning against them directly now would be too great a loss.

He still had to find a way to reconcile.

More than a dozen breaths later, Blood God Sect Left Protector Fan Kai, taking two Eighth-Tier Elders and the ten surviving backbone elites, stepped onto the Hu Weng Giant Bird and left the Eight Desolations Royal Court.

Almost the moment they soared into the sky, Left Protector Fan Kai fed several Seventh-Tier Star Cores to the Hu Weng Giant Bird, urging it to accelerate repeatedly.

He wished he could return to Blood Moon City at maximum speed immediately.

Before this, Left Protector Fan Kai had truly felt a life-and-death crisis!

It wasn't until they were hundreds of miles away from the Eight Desolations Ancestral City that Fan Kai breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Only then did his gaze sweep over the ten surviving elites behind him.

This matter was tricky!

Very tricky!

Normally speaking, even if they wanted to deal with the Blood God Sect, the Eight Desolations Wang Ju Zhang couldn't have done such a stupid thing.

But this matter happened so vividly.

And judging by Ju Zhang's performance, it didn't seem like he had arranged it.

Judging from Fan Kai's speculation, if Ju Zhang had really done the deed of killing twenty Blood God Sect backbone elites in the Limit-Breaking Secret Realm, he wouldn't have let them leave alive today.

They had already torn off the mask, so why let them leave alive?

But Ju Zhang let them leave alive.

This made Left Protector Fan Kai vaguely realize that something was wrong.

He felt that there was a great mystery in this matter!

Recently, there had been too many things happening within the Blood God Sect.

The envoy had been assassinated twice, plus this wave.

Every wave of events seemed to have an invisible hand pushing the events in a direction they didn't want to see.

Fan Kai had already realized this point.

Although he hadn't yet associated it with the Qi Jin who had just entered, he already had such thoughts.

Associating it with the assassin who risked his life to assassinate the envoy, a thought that startled him already surfaced in his heart: could it be that human spies had mixed into the middle and high-level members of the Blood God Sect?

At this thought, Fan Kai decided that after returning, these ten surviving disciples must be interrogated properly.

Within the Blood God Sect, especially the middle and high-level members, those who had been acting strangely recently must also be thoroughly investigated.

In the current world's Great Hong Empire, in the palace of Chang Le City, Great Hong Emperor Yang Yun had just sent an urgent message to the Punishment Hall Elder Mu Geng using the Mandarin Duck Seal.

【Mu Geng, the Limit-Breaking Secret Realm has ended. What is the situation with Qi Jin, who participated in the Limit-Breaking Secret Realm?】

【Sect Master, Left Protector Fan Kai said the Limit-Breaking Secret Realm has ended, and he is bringing people back, but he didn't say the specific situation, and it's not convenient for me to ask too much.】

【Good, keep an eye on it. Once they return, report Qi Jin's status to me in the first instance.】

【Understood.】

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