Chapter 1278: 1278

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 title . 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 Bloody 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 accumulating 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 Bloody Sea . At least, the Human Emperor had not given way yet . He intended to make Jiang Chen lose the Sacred Lord’s identity 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 Bloody 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 Bloody 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 Bloody 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 Bloody 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 Bloody 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 Bloody Sea, thought he had been transmitted to the outside world .