Chapter 864: Chapter 35: Seizing the Holy Daughter, Scheming Against Jiang He
"Is that so? Positioned in an unassailable spot? I don’t think you’re there yet!"
"You actually don’t know who I am, do you? Just like—you’re not completely Jiang He either. I’m like you; I have an identity as the Blood Witch Clan Leader, Evil Venerate, and also another identity, but you will never know who I truly am!"
Zhou Yan laughed.
Jiang He, however, looked at Zhou Yan with an indifferent expression, seemingly not taking any of this to heart.
However, at this very moment, there were things absolutely beyond Jiang He’s imagination.
...
In the soul nourishing space, a drop of blood suddenly transformed into Zhou Yan’s physical form, while two parts of the soul energy were absorbed by Zhou Yan and then devoured.
After a while, three more parts of the soul energy were devoured, leaving less than two parts of soul energy remaining.
But Zhou Yan did not continue to devour, instead, his form suddenly changed, then Zhou Yan unleashed the endless Demon Heart power, simulating the aura of Jiang family’s Jiang He. With the art of form and intent transfiguration, he suddenly transformed into Jiang He and appeared here.
Next moment, void shifted, and Zhou Yan left this place through the void, appearing in some core land of the Jiang family.
"Honored Ancestor—"
Hardly a moment after Zhou Yan appeared, he heard the respectful words of a Jiang family disciple.
"Bring Jiang Tianxin to see me, in the soul nourishing space."
Zhou Yan said coldly.
The Jiang family disciple, upon hearing this, immediately bowed without hesitation and hurried off to carry out the order.
In just a moment, Zhou Yan, in Jiang He’s form, appeared in the soul nourishing space, and Jiang Tianxin also arrived at this time.
"Tianxin greets the Honored Ancestor."
Jiang Tianxin knelt and kowtowed.
Zhou Yan did not respond, simply looked at Jiang Tianxin with Jiang He’s calm demeanor. After a long time, when Jiang Tianxin had knelt long enough, Jiang He finally raised his hand, wielding energy like the spear wielded by Jiang He, and lifted Jiang Tianxin up.
Jiang Tianxin naturally didn’t suspect that the person in front of him was not the Jiang family’s Honored Ancestor, so his heart was suddenly warmed by Jiang He’s actions, even feeling somewhat honored and surprised.
"The person you brought is actually the Blood Witch Clan’s leader ’Evil Venerate’. However, that was just a guise; I’ve suppressed him for now, though my avatar is still suppressing him there to study his control over the Flame Throne."
Zhou Yan said, waving his hand to reveal a Sword Illusion Realm, which was exactly the moment when Jiang He suppressed Zhou Yan, nearly Render Zhou Yan’s avatar powerless, the moment the spear shattered Zhou Yan’s avatar’s head.
Seeing this, Jiang He’s heart settled a lot, respectfully saying, "The Honored Ancestor’s strength is deep and unmeasurable, Tianxin is in awe."
"I learned something from this faux Evil Venerate; it seems the Sacrificial Heaven Domain just wanted to let me know, either through your mouth or his, that the Holy Daughter has to conduct Soul Slashes nine times to cultivate a perfect Life Soul, right? You can’t accomplish this task alone, only I can take action now."
Zhou Yan said coldly.
"Honored Ancestor, Tianxin understands. May I ask how your research is progressing, Honored Ancestor?!"
Jiang Tianxin asked excitedly, but with a hint of trepidation.
"Insolent! Foolish thing, with your strength, knowing the truth of these matters is nothing but courting death! Leave now, bring the Holy Daughter to see me, and then take me to see the Jiang family’s prison area. I want to see which cultivators’ souls are suitable to refine into its energy, to create soul liquid nourishment for the Holy Daughter’s Life Soul."
Zhou Yan said in a deep voice.
"Hurry and do it."
Zhou Yan said coldly again.
Jiang Tianxin immediately bowed to accept the command and went off to carry it out with utmost reverence.
Shortly after, Zhou Yan met Jiang Yuning in this soul nourishing space. Jiang Yuning indeed had lost her Three Souls and her memory, but this kind of memory loss seemed more like a very peculiar Heavenly Dao poison, eroding the soul to cause such a condition.
Observing this, Zhou Yan’s eyebrows furrowed immediately, but when Jiang Yuning saw Zhou Yan, there was a sudden spark in her deep gaze, though she did not display any abnormal expression.
Her eyes were dull, no different from a living dead.
Zhou Yan looked at Jiang Yuning, maintaining a change of mindset.
"Divine Soul poison, eroding the soul, it seems troublesome."
Zhou Yan muttered to himself with a frown but then looked at Jiang Tianxin after a moment, saying, "Let’s go."
Jiang Tianxin immediately led the way.
Soon, the two smoothly arrived near another section of the Jiang family’s Star River, at which point Zhou Yan, disguised as Jiang He, seemed to have suddenly figured something out, saying, "Oh, I didn’t expect there would be some fine souls here, just right—Tianxin, you go fetch the Ancient Evil Heart here. This time, while assisting the Holy Daughter, Honored Ancestor might also use the Evil Heart to upgrade his weapon further, which would greatly benefit our Jiang family!"
The Jiang He impersonated by Zhou Yan showed a hint of astonishment, which was precisely the expression Jiang He suddenly revealed during his battle with Zhou Yan, originating from Jiang He’s own expression, making it the most deceiving.
Jiang He was not someone who liked to show astonishment when encountering something, but he did so when matters were of great importance.
"Honored Ancestor, isn’t the Ancient Evil Heart part of that plan—"
"You are right to have concerns, but you must understand that plans can’t keep up with changes. Now, the person from the Sacrificial Heaven Domain has the ability to step on us, don’t you feel indignant? Go, the Honored Ancestor has a grasp of this!"
Zhou Yan said slyly.
This time, Jiang Tianxin did not hesitate and immediately went to handle it.
This time took a little longer, but not much, just a few minutes.
But when Jiang Tianxin arrived, cold sweat appeared on his forehead, indicating that acquiring this item wasn’t easy.
However, Zhou Yan took the Ancient Evil Heart silently; his heart nearly lost control, bursting into a feverish pounding and vibrating.
The benefits of the Ancient Evil Heart are indeed extremely terrifying.
"Soul space, some energy has been absorbed by the Evil Venerate, now I have extracted some for soul refining, you just need to consolidate! Furthermore, blockade this place! Issue orders: within seven days, anyone who disturbs will be killed without mercy!"
Zhou Yan issued a stern command, and Jiang Tianxin did not suspect anything, immediately complying.
Zhou Yan casually stabbed the black ’spear’ into the ground, then looked at Jiang Yuning beside him.
Jiang Yuning seemed to have some insight, nodding lightly.
Zhou Yan took a deep breath and transmitted his thoughts: "Ping’er, where are those family members and friends?"
"The worthy ones to rescue are only three persons: Ping’er, Zhou Ying, and Xiong Ba."
Jiang Yuning transmitted this information.
She seemed not to have completely lost her memory, but her recollections were incomplete.
Perhaps because of soul dual cultivation, seeing Zhou Yan, even though Zhou Yan had changed himself, Jiang Yuning still awakened as if remembering a thread of the past.
At this moment, with Jiang Yuning’s judgment, Zhou Yan could discern much more.
"I understand."
Zhou Yan’s divine soul surged out, then instantly devoured the Ancient Evil Heart, replacing the Demon Heart of the Demon Heart Sword Body with it, simultaneously taking out a life-saving white hair, this was the second strand.
This strand of white hair was absorbed into Zhou Yan’s body, while the black spear in his hand transformed into the Xuanyuan Sword. In the soul space, the restored Emperor Xuan Yuan’s energy, endless soul power from the ring, and even the immortal power of the Flame Throne were all absorbed by Zhou Yan instantaneously, using the endless Demon Heart to advance to his maximum realm.
In an instant, Zhou Yan’s entire body’s realm underwent a violent expansion, reaching a terrifying limit.
The immortal energy of the Immortal Throne allowed the infinitely advancing Demon Heart Sword Body to fully grow to the Venerable’s limit.
In an instant, Zhou Yan discovered Ping’er, Zhou Ying, and Xiong Ba within the Star River, and swiftly brought them into the prepared space, then into his own soul body soul sea space, while the Holy Daughter, due to physical and soul reasons, was not sent into the soul sea.
At this moment, Zhou Yan gazed at the sky, watching the Zhou Yan battling Jiang He, with a calm expression.
At this very moment, the Zhou Yan battling Jiang He, his body shattered like a bursting airbag, suddenly transforming into a white strand of hair, and the strand further transformed into ashes. Within the ashes was a nearly perfect immortal Evil Soul.
Simultaneously, there was also a drop of consolidated to the extreme, almost like Emperor Blood, Xuanyuan Emperor Blood.
This scene startled Jiang He suddenly, and in an instant, that drop of blood flowed like a water droplet through the white life-saving hair’s ashes, and instantly returned to Zhou Yan’s own body.
"You—You are Lei Yan King, Zhou, Zhou, Zhou Yan?! You stole the Holy Daughter! Seized the Ancient Evil Heart?!"
Jiang He’s venerable soul sensed this, and his complexion changed dramatically, becoming extraordinarily vivid.
"I was calculated by you, an insignificant ant!"
Jiang He could hardly believe it.
"Indeed, you were calculated by me! Not only that, but I will make the Jiang family—remember this lesson forever!"
Zhou Yan laughed heartily, with a punch, destroyed the Star River ahead of him, while loudly shouting: "Lei Yan King, Emperor Qi Sword Body Zhou Yan emerges, breaking everyone’s seal, everyone quickly escapes!"
"Boom"
A punch of nearly immortal will shattered the Star River, the endless prison equivalent to the narrow plane’s imprisonment, shattered in an instant, everything broken.
This opening and unsealing method couldn’t trouble Zhou Yan, who was immensely proficient in Tai Chu Rune Ancient Array.
And Zhou Yan absorbed nearly immortal power from the Flame Throne, his body primarily with the Demon Heart Sword Body reached its limit, almost rising directly to the Nine Heavens Sword Venerate’s level, though the realm was unstable, it was enough to seize time to rescue people, kill some Jiang family members.
Now, just see how long this state can last!
If he could sense the duration of this state, Zhou Yan would have ample opportunities to accomplish more, such as slaying Jiang Tianxin and Jiang Tianling, destroying the Jiang family’s soul space, etc.
If there was no time, then deploy all strength to inflict real damage on Jiang He!
Zhou Yan believed in his own strength, that with full force, gathering all power, he could certainly deliver the greatest wound to Jiang He.
However, Zhou Yan needed to deduce the Flame Throne’s sky-breaking ability in accordance with his body’s state change, allowing him to break through the void barrier in the process of deploying power and sky-breaking escape, leaving this place of turmoil.
Such things, if there’s even a single miscalculation, the outcome might be exceedingly tragic.
Therefore, Zhou Yan still needed time to deduce! Whether Jiang He would see through this scene is very hard to say!