Chapter 1003: The Sovereign Within the Relic Pearl
Seeing the mocking smile on Liu Zixuan’s face, Zhao Yi and the others hadn’t reacted yet, but the Gu Family’s Patriarch shouted, "Quickly snatch the pearl from his hand, or we’ll all end up dead!"
The disciples of the Celestial Dao Alliance, hearing their lives were at stake, didn’t ponder further about the situation and, regardless of whether they could defeat Liu Zixuan, directly charged at him with their weapons.
"Taking action now is too late!"
Liu Zixuan shouted coldly, leaping upward, and a drop of blood appeared at his fingertip, merging directly into the pearl in his hand.
Boom!
A terrifying sound of spiritual power eruption echoed in everyone’s ears, and the previously deathly silent Imperial City suddenly became filled with spiritual qi, as if an uninhabited house had suddenly gained an owner.
And that owner was Liu Zixuan!
At the same time, the five Emperor Realm experts, ready to use the secret technique a second time to support the Gu Family’s Patriarch, were all countered by a powerful force, each spitting a mouthful of blood, collapsing to the ground.
The Zhong Family’s Patriarch immediately frowned: "Quickly notify the headquarters, something’s wrong here!"
As he spoke, several patriarchs looked grim and hurriedly began to heal their injuries by regulating their internal energy.
Inside the Relic Pearl.
The Shi Family’s Patriarch, seeing the martial artists ready to attack stop abruptly and Liu Zixuan’s actions, suddenly realized: "That’s not just the last key, it’s the artifact spirit of the Relic Pearl. By imprinting it with his blood, the entire Relic Pearl belongs to young friend Zixuan!"
One disciple of the Celestial Dao Alliance immediately turned to look: "Patriarch, is this true? Wasn’t it said that the Relic Pearl couldn’t recognize an owner?"
The Gu Family’s Patriarch twitches his mouth a few times: "In a sense, it can’t recognize an owner because it lacks an artifact spirit, but what Liu Zixuan holds is the crucial artifact spirit. Now I finally know how they got in!"
The Shi Family’s Patriarch and the Gu Family’s Patriarch were both correct.
Everything has a spirit, and a spirit is a soul. People stand by their souls, and artifacts are made complete by them.
This Relic Pearl was a small world created by a powerful being; how could a small world lack a spirit?
When Senior Uncle Tongtong handed this pearl to Liu Zixuan, he specifically mentioned that at the right moment, it could be made to recognize an owner by blood, making it Liu Zixuan’s possession.
In other words, Liu Zixuan is the owner of the Relic Pearl. Here, he controls everything! He is the ruler!
As the rampant spiritual power spread, the once dead and silent empty city began to come alive, with withered flowers suddenly blooming and the yellowed vegetation quickly becoming lush!
It seemed as if to welcome their new emperor!
Liu Zixuan, holding the pearl, slowly landed, a slight smile curling his lips as he looked at the Shi Family Patriarch: "Now do you still think I’m acting recklessly?"
The Shi Family’s Patriarch looked embarrassed: "So everything was within young friend’s control, it was I who acted recklessly!"
Liu Zixuan smiled slightly and looked at the Gu Family’s Patriarch: "So... do you still have the right to challenge me now?"
"Liu Zixuan, I’ll risk this old life of mine to seriously injure you!"
The Gu Family’s Patriarch, no longer as proud as before, now looked ferocious; the only thing he could do was fight with his life.
Of course, in Liu Zixuan’s eyes, his so-called life-risking efforts were nothing but a big joke!
In this Relic World, Liu Zixuan was the ruler. In the eyes of the ruler, anyone’s life was nothing but an ant!
Slightly clenching the hand holding the Artifact Spirit Pearl, an invisible wave of spiritual power violently lashed out at the attacking Gu Family’s Patriarch!
Boom!
With just one strike, the Gu Family’s Patriarch was sent flying backward, severely injured!
Liu Zixuan waved his hand: "To sit on the Dragon-Suppressing Hall’s throne, corpses and rivers of blood are necessary, go!"
The Shi Family’s Patriarch, who previously thought Liu Zixuan was reckless, now had the perfect chance to prove himself. As soon as he finished speaking, he struck, swiftly killing the Gu Family’s Patriarch.
Then Shi Ke and Zhao Yi both took action, directly attacking the Celestial Dao Alliance’s elite disciples.
Though they were called elite, they had not yet entered the Innate, and for Zhao Yi, they were nothing but ghosts under his saber!
As Liu Zixuan said, ascending the Emperor’s Position must be paved with fields of corpses and rivers of blood!
Minutes later, the front of the Dragon-Suppressing Hall was strewn with the corpses of Celestial Dao Alliance disciples!
Zhao Yi wiped the blood off the Celestial Spirit Saber, smiling with satisfaction: "That was truly enjoyable! How about taking this chance, Brother Xuan, to bring those five patriarchs in and finish them off!"
Pfft!
Liu Zixuan was about to answer when suddenly he felt a rush of energy and blood, spitting out a mouthful of blood from his mouth.
"Zixuan!"
Ye Lianyi immediately looked worried.
Liu Zixuan waved his hand: "It’s just some discomfort from controlling the Relic Pearl. I’m fine."
"I underestimated the situation!" Zhao Yi murmured with a wry smile.
Liu Zixuan shook his head, smiling: "You were indeed correct, if we could use this opportunity to eliminate those five patriarchs, it would be a great benefit for us, but with my current strength, I can’t."
"Here, I can control life and death like a ruler, but having just been recognized as its master, I am not yet familiar with this place, and most of my inner strength was spent on the blood recognition, leaving me without the extra energy to maneuver it further."
Creating a small world isn’t something ordinary people can do, and controlling one is no different.
It’s true, Liu Zixuan is an Innate Emperor Realm martial artist and the master here.
But he’s still a newcomer. If he were the one who built this small world, he could use it freely, but now, killing the Gu Family’s Patriarch is already his limit!
"Already exceeded what we all anticipated."
The Shi Family’s Patriarch stepped forward, saying: "Although we didn’t kill those five patriarchs, their repeated attempts at entry must have greatly weakened them, so they shouldn’t have the strength to tangle with us!"
Liu Zixuan nodded: "Then let’s all take a rest here and find some suitable elixirs. I fear there’ll be another fierce battle when we head out!"
"Fierce battle? Do you mean the Celestial Dao Alliance will send more people?" Zhao Yi asked solemnly.
Liu Zixuan nodded: "Certainly, how could the Willow Association’s Patriarch let me easily take the Relic Pearl?"
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent for a moment. The logic was clear.
The Relic Pearl had always been in the hands of the Celestial Dao Alliance, treated as a treasure to use against Liu Zixuan.
But now, instead of using it against him, it’s become Liu Zixuan’s property, and no one would be willing to hand it over easily!
Liu Zixuan didn’t say much more to them and directly headed towards the interior of the Dragon-Suppressing Hall with Ye Lianyi...