Chapter 220: I Heard It's a Child
"Black Tortoise essence blood?"
Elder Liu's expression grew solemn.
The emergence of the Black Tortoise's essence blood happened almost at the same time as the discovery of the Scripture Pavilion. Only one of these two opportunities could be seized.
Although some people rushed toward the Black Tortoise's essence blood, there were still more who remained here at the Scripture Pavilion—such as the Great Zhou Empire, the Great Chu Dynasty, the Heavenly Heart Sacred Holy Land, the Spirit Clan, and others.
Just because they didn't go didn't mean they weren't paying attention. After all, plenty of powerful figures had gone to fight over the Black Tortoise's essence blood, including the very notable Li Xun. With him there, under normal circumstances the essence blood would practically never fall into anyone else's hands.
But thinking further—
Most of those who had entered the Great Strength Divine Demon Sect's small world this time were in the Divine Palace Realm. That made things far less certain.
As strong as Li Xun was, he could only contend with a single Divine Palace expert. As the saying goes, "two fists can't beat four hands." Even with his peerless talent, it would be hard for Li Xun to come out ahead against a group of strong cultivators.
The chance of him being swept aside was not small.
"I've heard the matter of the Black Tortoise's essence blood isn't as simple as it seems," Elder Liu said after some thought, slowly continuing. "Besides the essence blood, a descendant left behind by the Black Tortoise divine beast itself has appeared!"
"Oh?"
At those words, the Heavenly Heart Sacred Holy Son arched a brow, visibly surprised. "Elder Liu, are you certain that a descendant of the Black Tortoise divine beast has appeared?"
Within the spirit clan, the status of the Black Tortoise divine beast was not low. Even if it had served the Great Strength Divine Demon Sect as a guardian beast, that didn't mean it was just a watchdog.
It was entirely possible that back then, the Black Tortoise had been treated like an honored ancestor of the sect.
Now, with a descendant of such a divine beast emerging, many powerful clans of the spirit clan would be unable to sit still. At the very least, they would want to reclaim the descendant of the Black Tortoise.
"That's right."
Elder Liu nodded gravely and said in a deep voice: "The uproar caused by the appearance of the Black Tortoise's essence blood is no small matter. Li Xun killed an elder of the Star-Moon Demon Sect, and his fiancée also endured her Life and Death tribulation."
"I've heard…"
Here Elder Liu paused for a moment before continuing, "His fiancée, Qin Xueyi, endured a nine lightning calamities tribulation!"
"Hm?"
The Heavenly Heart Sacred Holy Son's expression changed, a touch of disbelief flashing across his face. "Are you certain?"
The Life and Death tribulation was only the first trial set down by the Heavenly Dao, and normally not overly difficult. But a nine lightning calamities tribulation was entirely different—such things only appeared once or twice in an age.
And those one or two individuals were all hailed as beings with the makings of an Emperor.
But now…
Why did it seem that nine lightning calamities tribulations had become common? First, Li Xun endured a ten lightning calamities tribulation. Then the Champion Marquis of the Great Chu Dynasty faced a nine lightning calamities tribulation.
And now, yet another—Qin Xueyi.
This left the so-called geniuses who had only endured six or sevenfold tribulations utterly ashamed, as if they could no longer show their faces.
"I'm certain," Elder Liu affirmed with a nod. He cast a deep look at his Holy Son and said once again: "And that's not all…"
"What else?"
The Heavenly Heart Sacred Holy Son asked. In his view, nothing could be more shocking than Li Xun's fiancée surviving a nine lightning calamities tribulation.
"Li Xun… has broken through to the Divine Palace Realm."
Elder Liu spoke softly.
The words were calm, without the slightest ripple.
But when they reached the Heavenly Heart Sacred Holy Son's ears, they struck like a thunderbolt, leaving him frozen in place, completely numb.
"Li Xun… is in the Divine Palace Realm?"
The Heavenly Heart Sacred Holy Son muttered to himself. Until now, he had thought that one day he might catch up to Li Xun's footsteps. But no matter how much he had calculated—he had never accounted for this.
He directly became a Divine Palace Realm powerhouse.
With this, Li Xun could, under the title of Holy Son, stand on equal footing with the various Holy Lands' Sect Masters and Dynasty Emperors.
After all, those so-called Sect Masters and Emperors were, in the end, just Divine Palace Realm cultivators.
"Correct."
Elder Liu pressed his lips together and continued, "Because of this, both the Black Tortoise's essence blood and the Black Tortoise descendant ended up in Li Xun's hands. But he himself did not keep them."
"It's said that he gave the Black Tortoise's essence blood to his fiancée, and the Black Tortoise descendant… he gave to a child."
"This…"
The Heavenly Heart Sacred Holy Son let out a long sigh, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
Whether it was the essence blood of the Black Tortoise or its living descendant, either one alone was priceless and beyond measure. If he had obtained them, he would certainly have hoarded them away, never allowing them to be shown to others.
But Li Xun? He had simply given them away.
If nothing else, just this breadth of vision and magnanimity alone already put him above countless others.
"The Holy Master was right. In too many ways, I can't compare to the Profound Sun Holy Son. It seems I can only seek to make good relations with him."
Li Xun stepping into the Divine Palace Realm alone had already erased any thought of competing against him. The gap between them was no longer one of effort; their positions had diverged into entirely different tiers.
From now on, the distance between them would only grow wider, never narrower.
After all, Li Xun possessed the Scarlet Flame Divine Body, while he did not. Though he also had a special constitution, it was only one of the basic types. Compared with a Divine Body, the difference was like heaven and earth.
High above the sky—
A blazing sun hung suspended, shining upon all directions.
This was not the sun within the small world of the Great Strength Divine Demon Sect, but the manifestation of a supreme powerhouse standing in the void. His aura alone, released naturally, gave rise to this terrifying phenomenon.
Within the sun stood a figure clad in golden armor. His hair gleamed brilliantly like divine metal, and with every opening and closing of his eyes, streams of True Solar Fire shot forth, shaking the soul.
This was a prince of the Golden Crow Clan.
Born with the Fire Body, deeply attuned to the origin of flame, from the moment of their birth, they could command True Solar Fire. This unique divine ability was something rarely found across all the worlds.
It was precisely because of this that the Golden Crow Clan had never fallen into decline, remaining ever at the peak of the world's food chain.
"Seventh Prince."
At this time, a spirit clansman flew rapidly through the void from afar. Upon arriving before the Seventh Prince, he bowed respectfully and reported: "The matter of one of our spirit clansmen who fell while stationed outside has been fully investigated."
"Who killed him?"
The Seventh Prince spoke, his voice like clashing gold and iron, ringing with sharp power.
"It's said… a child."
The spirit clansman hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"A child?"
The Seventh Prince frowned.
"To be frank, Seventh Prince, that child is far from ordinary. He seems to be connected to Li Xun. Not long ago, Li Xun seized the Black Tortoise divine beast's descendant, then gave it to that child."
The spirit clansman hurried to explain.
"Oh?"
A dazzling light flared in the Seventh Prince's eyes. He spoke in a deep voice: "Explain in detail—what exactly is the relationship between that child and Li Xun, and what is this matter about the Black Tortoise divine beast's descendant?"
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