I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts

Chi You’s gift.

This is a heart-stirring reward.

Chi You’s identity and status in the Fruit World are almost on par with the Yellow Emperor, Fu Xi, Nuwa, and others.

What could his gift be? Han Zhan eagerly anticipated.

However, every gift comes with a price, even Chi You’s gift is no exception.

To receive the gift, one must guard the Jiuli Tribe, perhaps even go against the current ruler of the Jiuli Tribe, "Chi You!"

The difficulty of this task is extraordinarily high.

To complete it, one truly needs to weigh their options carefully.

"Can I see your gift first and then make a decision?" Han Zhan straightforwardly asked.

Chi You’s head: "..."

Apparently, it never occurred to him that someone would negotiate in this manner, so Chi You remained silent for a moment.

After a while, Chi You’s head finally reacted.

"Sure, it’s not something I need to hide. Now that I only have a head left, it’s impossible to give more gifts. So, the gift I can offer you is—the Demon God’s Heart!"

The Demon God’s Heart?

What is that?

Han Zhan was initially perplexed but quickly found the key information he wanted from his vast pool of memories.

The Demon God’s Heart is the heart of an ancient demon god.

It is also the true treasure nurtured by the Blood Pool!

The Blood Pool has only one Demon God’s Heart, always nurtured in its deepest part until Chi You appeared, merged with the Demon God’s Heart, and attempted to take that final step for transcendence, to become a new demon god.

He succeeded, but he also failed.

Success because Chi You did merge with the Demon God’s Heart; his body, mind, and even soul became akin to that of a demon god.

Failure because after the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the lurking sparrow behind, he was successfully ambushed by a demon, losing his flesh and left only with a head fighting for survival.

"The Demon God’s Heart is a supreme treasure. With it, as long as the fusion is successful, one can indeed take the last step."

Chi You’s determined voice echoed again.

"This gift is even more abundant than I imagined." Han Zhan said sincerely.

Moreover, Han Zhan already thought of the most suitable candidate for merging with the Demon God’s Heart.

Senior Brother Wei Qing!

A pure martial artist who advocates close combat, expanding the teacher’s Eight Urgent Fist.

As a Tier Eight Peak, once he successfully merges with the Demon God’s Heart, he can definitely break through to Tier Nine, becoming Great Xia’s second Tier Nine Ultimate Powerhouse!

But now the question is, can I take the Demon God’s Heart out of the Fruit World alive?

"What will you do if you give me the Demon God’s Heart?" Han Zhan first asked another question.

"I can no longer use it." Chi You’s head said flatly, "I don’t even have a flesh body now, so what use is the Demon God’s Heart?"

"Rather than keeping it with me, it’s better to gift it out. If the other party can help me continue to guard the Jiuli Tribe, what harm is there?"

Origin type of treasure, just given away like that.

This Chi You head is quite magnanimous, but its reasoning is sound.

"What risks are involved in merging with the Demon God’s Heart?"

"Risks? After my fusion, besides being ambushed by a demon, there are no other risks."

"If you receive the Demon God’s Heart but fail to fulfill your duty to protect the Jiuli Tribe, how will you handle me?"

This last question silenced Chi You’s head once again.

A moment later, it provided an answer:

"I need you to swear a Heart Oath to me."

"The content of the Heart Oath is that after you receive the gift of the Demon God’s Heart, you must assist the Jiuli Tribe in surviving. If you break this oath, you will voluntarily accept the punishment inflicted by the curse."

The Heart Oath is a special kind of curse.

It is generally used by the Wizard lineage and only a handful of high-level wizards or wizard elders can perform it.

Who would’ve thought someone like Chi You, known for his formidable flesh and close combat, would use wizardry?

"Don’t look at me like that. I can use the Heart Oath because I’ve become a ’Demon God’." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

After becoming a demon god, one also gains the ability to use all of the demon god’s powers.

The Heart Oath is among them.

"I accept." After thinking, Han Zhan ultimately made a decision.

He is willing to make a Heart Oath.

After all, the Demon God’s Heart is extremely crucial; possessing it means creating another Tier Nine Powerhouse for Great Xia.

By then, with Second Senior Brother Lin Jingxuan having the River Map and Luo Book, and First Senior Brother Wei Qing possessing the Demon God’s Heart, along with Fourth Senior Brother Ye Qiu owning the Murder Origin White Jade Emperor’s Seal, conservatively estimated, Great Xia will have at least three Tier Nine!

The Demon God’s Heart, I must acquire!

Han Zhan thought to himself, giving the answer, and the Chi You head opposite him did not hesitate, opening its mouth directly.

A dark jade-like glow flew out, landing in Han Zhan’s hands.

Han Zhan’s lips slightly moved, he raised his eyebrows.

Is there some weird habit among you Jiuli people? Why do you always like to spit things out of your mouth?

The High Priest did it before, now this Chi You head does it too.

Despite the disdain, Han Zhan still received the black jade glow.

The next moment, Han Zhan held in his hand an exquisite black heart, which looked less like a heart and more like a piece of exquisite art carved from top-grade ink jade!

Han Zhan, possessing the Bodhi Treasure Tree and Void Origin, could clearly feel the spiritual power fluctuation emitted by the black heart in his hand.

Clearly, it is undoubtedly an Origin item!

At the same time, after verification, Han Zhan solemnly made the Heart Oath before Chi You’s head.

The agreement reached, Chi You’s head nodded towards Han Zhan.

"Thus, our transaction is complete."

"Remember your promise."

Chi You’s head said its final words, and in an instant, it vanished into dust, disappearing before Han Zhan’s eyes.

At that moment, Han Zhan, who was in a chaotic state within the Blood Pool, suddenly awoke.

His body relied on the soft sphere, putting all pressure on Li Lingzhen, maintaining that posture.

"Ah Zhan, you’re finally awake!"

Seeing Han Zhan come to his senses, Li Lingzhen exclaimed joyfully.

Beside him, Li Wu also breathed a sigh of relief.

"How long was I asleep in total?" Han Zhan’s throat felt a bit dry, his voice was low as he asked.

"Almost an hour." Li Lingzhen replied, then urgently asked, "How did it go, Ah Zhan, did you find the secret of the Blood Pool’s deepest part?"

Facing Li Lingzhen’s inquiry, Han Zhan nodded.

"I found it."

"Moreover, I think I also found the exit of the Blood Pool."