Chapter 1117: Chapter 600: Xuanxing’s Future! War Alliance’s Mutation! (Part 2)

Zhan Feng was also straightforward, drinking it all in one gulp.

"I’m here to bring you good news. Today you have been promoted to Elder, and with such Divine Power, how can we not celebrate?"

"My father specially asked me to tell you that you will be allowed to enter one of the true core holy lands of our War Alliance."

"The Ancient Battle Soul Path Secret Realm!"

His eyes gleamed with excitement and a hint of seriousness.

"This is no ordinary Secret Realm. Inside, there are no Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, but rather the imprints of ancient battles, segments of the bloody struggles of our Human Clan and even the Ten Thousand Clans ancestors, containing their most primal and essential Enlightenments on heaven, earth, Law, and combat."

"Some of these imprints even preserve the power that could open heavens and split earth."

"The clones you saw in the Eternal Tower may be powerful, but they’re just simulations of the Dao, lifeless."

"But what is in the Ancient Battle Soul Path are the imprints left by once living powerful beings, embodying their intention, their soul. In some ways, these intentions and souls surpass ordinary Law."

He leaned close to Jiang Shu and whispered, "For Enlightenment, especially to consolidate your current Realm, to understand the wondrous use of various Laws, to comprehend that intent when fighting formidable enemies and surviving in desperate situations, it is unimaginably helpful!"

"But the intentions inside are limited. Each time the Secret Realm is opened, it consumes some of them. That’s why even Little Yun and I have only entered a few times, but each time brought great benefits."

Jiang Shu’s heart slightly moved.

The kind of inheritance secret realm described by Zhan Feng was indeed extremely rare and infinitely valuable, far exceeding ordinary Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

Being able to experience the battle insights of ancient powerhouses and grasp the essence of their application of Laws was an immense attraction for improving his understanding of Law Origin and combat experience.

The clones in the Eternal Tower provide techniques and the framework of the Dao, while the Ancient Battle Soul Path offers something more mysterious—the "Divine."

"In that case, if it doesn’t cause any trouble, I’d be so bold as to go take a look."

Jiang Shu nodded.

"Rest assured! Everything has been arranged, three days later at noon, when the gateway to the Ancient Path is most stable!"

Zhan Feng patted his chest, taking full responsibility.

After chatting for a while longer, Zhan Feng rose to bid farewell.

The night deepened, and the core area of the War Alliance, under countless restrictions and spatial folds, appeared exceptionally serene.

Jiang Shu sat cross-legged, his heart was just beginning to settle from yesterday’s palpitation when it suddenly surged again.

Boom!

A deep, thunderous sound, as if coming from the depths of the earth, shattered the facade of tranquility.

The entire guest hall trembled violently, and the Dao Rhyme brilliance flowing along the walls began to ripple and flicker, like candles in the wind.

The suspended star models outside the hall swayed wildly, with some of the smaller star projections shattering and extinguishing instantly!

An indescribable oppression descended like an invisible mountain over the entire core area of the War Alliance.

This pressure was far beyond that of any Venerable Jiang Shu had encountered, filled with chaos, frenzy, ancientness, even a hint of madness!

Jiang Shu instantly stood up, the Desolate Star Halberd in hand, while fifteen Great Dao Patterns faintly appeared on his body, the Chaos Thunder Pool in the void above his head frenziedly surged with purple-gold lightning.

His eyes emitted a blue-silver light as he tried to pierce through the palace’s isolation restrictions to look towards the direction where the pressure erupted.

However, he could see nothing.

The space within the core area seemed to be reinforced in an instant by a terrifying force, distorting and isolating even spatial perception.

"Roar!"

"Impudent!"

"Suppress!"

Immediately following were several abrupt, soul-shaking roars and shouts.

The source of the sounds seemed to be from the direction of the nine suspended crimson stars above the core area.

Jiang Shu recalled those nine massive stars, which according to Zhan Feng, were the secluded retreat areas for the War Alliance’s nine experts at the Venerable Peak Realm.

What had happened there that could alarm even the Venerable Peak?

Tremendous energy fluctuations surged like an apocalyptic tide, suffocating Jiang Shu even through layers of spatial barriers, causing every bone in his body to groan under the pressure.

It surpassed the level of the battle at the Deep Space Sea Mirror Abyss, where space was torn, reconstructed, then re-shattered by the horrifying energy.

Combat!

It was definitely a battle at the Venerable Peak level, perhaps even at the half-step Saint realm, and extremely intense!

But this cataclysmic battle came and went swiftly!

In less than ten breaths’ time.

As if wiped away by an invisible giant hand, all traces and waves were forcibly smoothed over, the world-destroying energy tide and terrifying oppression vanished without a trace, as if they had never occurred.

Thunderous roars, furious shouts, horrifying energy tremors...

All subsided in an instant, a deathly silence once again enveloped the earth, giving the impression that it had all been an illusion occurring at the end of a distant world.

Only the chaotic, unstable Dao Rhyme lights on the palace walls and the extinguished star projection bore witness to the fleeting reality of that moment.

Everything returned to peace.

An eerie peace that chilled the heart.

Jiang Shu stood in the hall, his palms clammy with sweat.

The tip of the Desolate Star Halberd still trembled slightly.

He felt acutely, at the moment that sinister oppression disappeared, another powerful, vast, yet obviously exhausted and somewhat chaotic power forcibly buried it down.

This was no illusion!

In the War Alliance’s core, a momentous event had occurred tonight!

This night, Jiang Shu had no more sleep.

He sat cross-legged, his Divine Sense highly concentrated, slowly repairing the light Divine Soul tremors caused by that horrifying pressure, while maintaining the highest alertness.

The War Alliance Star Token was tightly gripped in his hand. He attempted to use his Divine Sense to activate the Token and communicate with the War Alliance Formation’s core, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea, utterly unresponsive.

The isolation of the core area seemed not yet lifted.

Until the faint light of dawn struggled through the thick energy clouds above the War Alliance, casting a somewhat dim glow, faint footsteps finally echoed from outside the hall.

But it was not Zi Ling who came.

A maid dressed in Star Patterned Gauze, with a lovely face but clearly less concentrated aura than Zi Ling, missing the hidden sharpness, stood outside.

She bowed respectfully at the door, gently saying, "Good morning, Elder Jiang. This servant Liu Yue was sent by the Vice Alliance Hierarch to attend to you."

Jiang Shu slowly opened his eyes, his gaze sharp as a knife, directly facing this unfamiliar maid, and he asked, "Where is Zi Ling?"

Liu Yue seemed intimidated by Jiang Shu’s gaze, slightly lowered her head, her voice carrying a hint of apprehension.

"Returning to the Elder, Sister Zi Ling was tasked with an urgent mission last night and cannot return shortly."

"The Hierarch specially commanded this servant to take her place in attending to your needs."

Tasked with an urgent mission?

And on last night?

Jiang Shu coldly sneered in his heart.

This excuse was far too crude. The terrifying battle that erupted last night affected the entire core region. As the personal Sword Servant of Zhan Jiuxiao, with a similar Realm to his, even in a Venerable Realm battle, she could intervene.

At such a time, not being by her lord’s side but sent off on some urgent task?

Recalling the anomaly seen in the War God Atlas in the bedchamber yesterday and the fleeting sinister might last night, a troubling thought surfaced.

Could that battle have been against a high-ranking member within the War Alliance?

It seems that yesterday’s banquet was merely the strong appearance of the War Alliance on the surface.

The depths of the War Alliance were murkier, more complicated than he had imagined!

He kept a calm face, speaking blandly.

"Understood."

"Thank you, Miss Liu Yue. For now, nothing is needed. You may wait outside for further commands."

Liu Yue seemed as though receiving a great pardon, she bowed respectfully and retreated.

Unlike Zi Ling, she did not possess a Realm akin to that of a Venerable.

Though she had Ninth Realm cultivation, before Jiang Shu at this moment, the difference was vast.

Like an ant under the scorching sun!

Jiang Shu merely stood there, without releasing any of his aura, when a few cold sweat droplets gathered and fell from her forehead.