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Chapter 2475: Objective Fulfilled
When she heard him mention Jian Chen’s name, the expression of the previously irritated Xiao Man immediately changed. She stared at the short old man with shining eyes and cried out, “What did you say? J- Jian Chen is outside? Brother Jian Chen?”
Even Zi Yun’s eyes lit up when she heard Jian Chen’s name. She suddenly looked at the short old man, and a strange light flickered through her eyes. There was undisguised eagerness and excitement.
“ Jian Chen? Is it really him? It has been so many years since I last saw him. I wonder how he’s doing now… ” Zi Yun though inside. She could not help but think of the times she had interacted with him.
The old man nodded. “Yes, that Jian Chen. However, he seems to have become one of the successors of the Martial Soul lineage now.”
“I want to see brother Jian Chen. Let brother Jian Chen in. I want to talk to brother Jian Chen,” Xiao Man said excitedly. Back in the Heaven-splitting clan, she had offered the Pyrnite Ore to the Heaven-splitting Ancestor in exchange for him saving Jian Chen. In the end, Jian Chen vanished from the Desolate Plane completely, which made Xiao Man feel regret for a very long time.
Now that she finally received news of Jian Chen again after so many years, she was extremely excited.
Although she had not known Jian Chen for a very long time, he had assisted her when they met for the first time on the spatial battleship, which filled her with gratitude. Afterwards, when she and Zi Yun faced the pursuit of so many Godkings and were almost doomed, Jian Chen had assisted them in the end, allowing them to survive.
Even when she became the master of the Neptunean Divine Palace, Jian Chen had assisted her a lot.
Not only did Xiao Man develop trust for Jian Chen after all this, but she even felt like she could depend on him. She began to treat him as her elder brother.
“That might not be possible. The Neptunean Divine Palace has been restrained by many experts. Even if Jian Chen enters this place, he won’t be able to leave.” The artifact spirit was troubled.
“W- what do we do then?” Xiao Man frowned. She was at a loss.
Zi Yun hesitated before telling her, “Xiao Man, we’re out of options now. Once the Neptunean Divine Palace runs out of power, we’ll end up in their hands anyway. When that happens, who knows what will happen to us. Since that’s the case, why don’t we just form an alliance with the Martial Soul lineage? Jian Chen is a member of the Martial Soul lineage after all. I think that if we form an alliance with them, no matter how bad it is, we’ll be better off compared to ending up in the hands of the experts who have chased us relentlessly.”
Clearly, Xiao Man valued Zi Yun’s words very much. With that, Xiao Man immediately nodded. “Alright then. Since brother Jian Chen is a part of the Martial Soul lineage, let’s form an alliance with them. I believe brother Jian Chen won’t harm us.”
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“Hun Zang, why hasn’t your Martial Soul lineage taken action yet? Are you saving your energy to take advantage of the situation once we’re all exhausted?” Another expert called out from outside the Neptunean Divine Palace. When he saw how Hun Zang remained seated on the Martial Soul Mountain, he felt that something seemed off.
“Martial Soul Force is extremely profound. Those who are not a part of the Martial Soul lineage will never understand its secrets. Hun Zang, are you secretly tampering with the Neptunean Divine Palace through the wondrous abilities of your Martial Soul Force?” A man in gold and violet armor asked. His battle intent surged as the power of slaughter wrapped around him.
He was the ruler of a large clan in the Saints’ World. He was extremely powerful.
At the same time, he was the only person present who did not take the Martial Soul lineage seriously.
Hun Zang slowly opened his eyes. He looked at everyone and smiled mysteriously. “Whatever. Since everyone wants our Martial Soul lineage to take action, we’ll do it then.”
“Martial Soul Array!” Hun Zang called out.
With that, a light flashed through Jian Chen’s eyes. He knew that Xiao Man had agreed to the alliance from Hun Zang’s action. Immediately, without any hesitation, he formed the Martial Soul Array with everyone else.
The Martial Soul Array was a famed array used by the Martial Soul lineage in battle. It was not complicated. Jian Chen had already grasped it in the sacred grounds.
As soon as the Martial Soul Array was cast, Jian Chen immediately felt his vital energies seemingly fuse with everyone else, and all of it surged towards Hun Zang. At that moment, all the power from the eight of them gathered on Hun Zang.
Moreover, with the formation of the Martial Soul Array, even the illusionary mountain soul below them seemed to fuse with Hun Zang, allowing Hun Zang to use its power as he wished.
Immediately, Hun Zang’s presence surged. Energy pulsed from him like tidal waves, and the terrifying waves caused space to ripple.
“There’s something off! Be careful, everyone!” The expression of the expert in violet and gold changed, and he immediately warned everyone.
Anyone could tell with a single glance that Hun Zang was using his full strength. There was no need to do something like that just to deplete the Neptunean Divine Palace’s energy.
“Hun Zang, what are you trying to do?” At the same time, the other Grand Primes bellowed out. They were cautious.
“Oh no, he wants to destroy our restraint around the Neptunean Divine Palace. Stop him…” The armored expert saw through Hun Zang’s intention very quickly and immediately warned everyone.
However, it was already too late. Hun Zang had arrived before the Neptunean Divine Palace and used the Soul-destroying technique five times. The five Soul-destroying techniques turned into invisible, sharp swords, directly stabbing into the restraints around the Neptunean Divine Palace.
The chain was a medium quality god artifact. It had been extremely useful in keeping the Neptunean Divine Palace trapped.
“Argh!” Immediately, a painful howl rang out from the chains. The Soul-destroying technique used by Hun Zang was far more powerful than Jian Chen’s. Now that he had used it five times, the artifact spirit of the medium quality god artifact immediately suffered heavy injuries. It made the chains dim.
Hun Zang had unleashed his full strength when he sent out the Soul-destroying techniques. The power from the eight successors of the Martial Soul lineage gathered on him, along with the power from the mountain soul, so his current strength was far greater than before. He directly hurled out a fist. Its power was shocking and terrifying, collapsing space. He created a hole in the seal that the Grand Primes had laid down around the Neptunean Divine Palace.
He directly grabbed a part of the chain with his left hand and wrenched it. With a series of clinks, the entire chain was ripped from the Neptunean Divine Palace.
The Neptunean Divine Palace was immediately freed.
“Hun Zang!” The person in violet and gold armor bellowed out. He directly stabbed the spear in his hand towards Hun Zang.
Immediately, the spear shone with blinding light. Terrifying energy gathered over, and it shot through the air with the power from the ways of the world, directly appearing before Hun Zang.
Hun Zang’s eyes suddenly became pitch-black. He stared right at the spear as invisible Martial Soul Force erupted.
Immediately, the spear trembled and dimmed. It slowed down as well, allowing Hun Zang to dodge it easily.
“Hun Zang, your Martial Soul lineage has actually ruined everything!” At the same time, the other peak experts were extremely furious. They all condensed the power of ways and launched multi-colored attacks towards Hun Zang, piercing through space.
They knew the powers of Hun Zang’s Marital Soul Force, so they did not dare to use god artifacts. They were afraid that the artifact spirit would be injured, and the god artifact’s power would plummet.
At this moment, the Neptunean Divine Palace turned into a blur and charged out as quickly as it could. It landed on the mountain soul and hovered before Jian Chen. Currently, it was the size of a fist.
“Kid, the little master trusts you a lot. Don’t let little master down. I’ll let you hold onto me for now. We’ll discuss the other matters once we leave here.” The artifact spirit’s voice rang out in Jian Chen’s head.
With a flash, Hun Zang appeared on the Martial Soul Mountain as well. He looked at the Neptunean Divine Palace hovering before Jian Chen and smiled faintly. “We’ve fulfilled our objective. There’s no need to waste our efforts in a pointless battle against them. Let’s go back.”
“Hun Zang, your Martial Soul lineage has gone too far.” The armored expert hovered beyond the Martial Soul Mountain. He worked with the other peak experts, launching fierce attacks at the Martial Soul Mountain.