Chapter 907 - 267: Jiang Ziya’s Return
Lu Tao, oh, no.
At this moment, he should be called Emperor Xin.
He smiled and fiercely pulled down the thread of fate clenched in his hand, visible only to the God Slayer.
Immediately, the "Sun" in the sky suddenly followed suit and plummeted downward!
Seeing this scene, Emperor Xin’s eyes narrowed with laughter.
Perfect.
Perfect.
Just like this!
He was like a patient fisherman who finally waited for the fish he’d dreamed of to bite.
As the thread of fate tightened and stretched taut, Emperor Xin tested the strength and nodded in satisfaction.
Then, following the unraveling Line of Destiny, he actually began ascending, towards the direction of the "Sun"!
Such a scene appeared quite eerie.
If someone watched from afar, it looked like a person suspended in mid-air, continuously ascending.
The higher he rose, the closer he got to the Sun, and correspondingly, the temperature increased.
Xiqi suffered under the scorching rays of the Sun God, long familiar with the torment of the heat.
Yet Emperor Xin paid no heed to these things, continuing to close the gap between himself and the Sun.
This process, who knows how long it lasted.
Until Emperor Xin’s figure was completely engulfed by the Sun’s eye-like rays, and those below could no longer see what lay within.
Emperor Xin only felt the surrounding light reach its peak brightness,
Then, with the retrieval of the fate thread, it suddenly darkened.
When he opened his eyes and his vision gradually returned,
He saw a sleeping... weasel with its eyes tightly shut!
Emperor Xin pondered and tilted his head thoughtfully.
Then he tightly grasped the fate thread in one hand, while exerting force with the other, as if holding onto something invisible.
Using this grip, he flipped and stepped into the "Sun," entering this pitch-black unknown territory.
Emperor Xin squinted carefully, glanced at the fate thread in his hand, then followed along it with his eyes.
Confirming that the end of the fate thread indeed connected to the sleeping weasel, he retrieved a short, sharp dagger from his back.
Emperor Xin silently walked to the side of the weasel,
He raised the dagger in his hand high!
...
Han Zhan returned to Xiqi at top speed.
He entered the Ancestral Temple, and indeed found no trace of Second Senior Brother Lu Tao.
At this moment, Han Zhan already had his suspicion.
For the God Slayer to seize the thread of fate, one must deeply understand their opponent, only by becoming intimately acquainted can it be achieved.
Thus, God Slayer Emperor Xin had been disguising his identity, hiding among them.
Now, Master Brother Shen Luo, Third Sister Bai Shang, Fourth Brother Chang Hao, had all died, leaving only Second Brother Lu Tao, inevitably the sole possibility.
While Han Zhan pondered, a figure emerged from the teleportation formation.
Upon seeing who arrived, Han Zhan breathed a sigh of relief.
It was none other than the long absent Master, Jiang Ziya.
Jiang Ziya glanced at Han Zhan, his brow furrowed, he seemed somewhat uncertain, thinking he might be mistaken.
After repeated confirmation, he finally believed that his recently accepted fifth disciple had just successfully entered the Divine Realm!
"Seems a lot has happened in my absence,"
"Where are your other senior brothers and sister?" Jiang Ziya asked.
Han Zhan hesitated for a moment, then decided to answer truthfully: "Third Sister Bai Shang, is dead."
"Dead?!" Jiang Ziya slightly opened his mouth in shock, "How did she die?"
"I killed her." Han Zhan replied.
Without giving Jiang Ziya time to react, Han Zhan continued, "Master Brother Shen Luo is also dead, his two Supreme Treasures, Skill Gate and Power Gate, have already been merged by me."
"I killed him." This time, without Jiang Ziya needing to ask, Han Zhan answered proactively.
"There’s also Second Brother Lu Tao, he..."
"Did you kill him too?!" Jiang Ziya’s voice raised several octaves.
"That I didn’t, I indeed wanted to kill him, but didn’t find him."
Jiang Ziya: "..."
It felt as if he had merely gone out for a while, only to find the Ancestral Temple’s base had been wiped clean upon returning.
Jiang Ziya understood, since Han Zhan could stand here calmly and speak of these matters, it proved he had a clear conscience.
In this conversation, there should still be many things he didn’t know.
Coming to his senses, Jiang Ziya looked at Han Zhan again, "Tell me, what exactly happened."
Upon hearing his master’s inquiry, Han Zhan didn’t conceal anything and narrated the whole story from start to finish.
Upon mentioning that Lu Tao was actually Emperor Xin, the ruler of the Shang Dynasty, Jiang Ziya’s expression grew solemn.
"Master, in your opinion, Lu Tao, no, Emperor Xin, what is his ultimate goal?"
"Regarding the emperor of the Shang Dynasty, I don’t know much, but the identity of the God Slayer, I’ve come across some secrets and records."
"In those records, one thing that caught my attention was, the God Slayer consumes Celestial Gods."
Consumes Celestial Gods?!
This time it was Han Zhan’s turn to be shocked.
Could there be such an absurd thing, Celestial Gods are high and mighty, overlooking the mortal realm alike, how could anyone consume them?
This was simply too unbelievable, causing disbelief even coming from the mouth of Master Jiang Ziya.
"The God Slayer is not strong, even exceedingly weak."
"His potential entirely depends on whose fate he has devoured; as he devours more powerful destinies, his strength likewise increases."
"And the Celestial God, without a doubt, would be the most sought-after ’delicacy’ for the God Slayer!"
Listening to Jiang Ziya’s words, a perplexity flickered in Han Zhan’s eyes.
"Are Celestial Gods so powerful, that they can be preyed upon?"
Look now at the various cities, across regions, all suffering divine retribution from different Celestial Gods.
It’s hard to imagine how humanity might oppose those Celestial Gods.
"Celestial Gods of the ancient epoch were not as invincible as they are now."
"However, over time, human cultivators lost their heritage, allowing Celestial Gods to grow stronger, even to the point of oppressing humanity today."
"Indeed, Celestial Gods now cannot be easily defeated, but one Celestial God is different."
At this point, Jiang Ziya spoke, Han Zhan already understood.
That distinct Celestial God is the Sun God!
"When the Sun God opens its eyes to unleash sunlight, it is actually in a state of sleep, and with the sun’s disappearance at night, true awakening occurs."
Listening to Jiang Ziya’s explanation, Han Zhan remembered the first time he saw the Xiqi people’s sacrificial ritual upon entering the Fruit World.
That night, the Sun God opened its mouth to consume sacrificial puppets, indeed consistent with Jiang Ziya’s description.
"But even then, during the Sun God’s blazing sunlight, walking on the ground could incinerate to ashes, how would the God Slayer devour Him?"
Facing this query, Jiang Ziya exhaled deeply, only answering Han Zhan with two words:
"Fate."