Chaotic World Book
Chapter 370 - 362: When on the Human List

Chapter 370: Chapter 362: When on the Human List

At this moment, Zhao Changhe was truly embodying the Blood God.

It was in conjunction with the activated Blood God Array Plate, the entire space was filled with an extremely violent energy reaction... Blood Qi was abundant, Evil Qi overflowed, its might was awe-inspiring, its divine splendor shone brightly.

With the absence of the Sect Hierarch, none of the other elders and protectors, who were at most at the Sixth or Seventh Layer of the Mystical Gate, could withstand the bloody Evil Qi that filled the space, all of which he had summoned for his use, that kind of spiritual intimidation, as if they had seen their own master.

At the same time, he was the master of the Blood Evil Power.

The Evil Qi was violently rampant but did not invade him, giving off a sense of the Blood God Sect’s pursuit, which was to dominate Evil Qi at the Late Stage of cultivation.

Under the current level of cultivation, everyone practicing the Blood Evil Skill was being devoured by backlash as if between life and death, and Zhao Changhe was no exception. However, the reason he hadn’t been affected by the backlash for some time was because Tang Wanju’s Cultivation Technique and the calmness effect suppressed it, but that didn’t mean the Evil Qi had disappeared... he still needed it!

Once he fell into a state where Tang Wanju’s mental method couldn’t take effect, such as when suffering from extremely severe internal injuries that could not protect the Spirit Platform, the Evil Qi would certainly become violent, making him experience all the backlash he had suppressed.

But the illusion at this moment was that he had already mastered the Evil Qi of the world, all obeying his commands.

This was the realm to be achieved in the future. At this time, Zhao Changhe had just touched upon it, but to the onlookers, that was enough.

Zhao Changhe’s body was extremely adapted to such an environment, making him feel as if his strength could be doubled here, his muscles bulging, as thick as a head.

This should be the matching set, after all... the Blood Asura Body and the Blood Evil Skill. Lie has said, "Forge my Asura Body."

Lie was born a slave and did not have a strong internal cultivation inheritance. His Blood Evil Skill was self-learned on the battlefield, relying entirely on his own Blood Qi for sustenance, that was External Skill.

The essence of External Skill was actually to transform the body. Its Mystical Gate stage involved evolving muscles and Blood Qi layer by layer, and once it reached the Secret Realm stage, the foundation of the body was already laid, and it should evolve towards a special Taoist Body. Perhaps in Ancient Times, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were abundant everywhere, making it easy for Lie to forge a body that suited him. Now that was gone.

Furthermore, due to the incomplete Array Plate, the Blood God Sect didn’t even have the concept of the Blood Asura Body. It was said that the Blood God Sect’s inheritance was missing, and the most crucial part missing was indeed here. Instead, it was Zhao Changhe who, with guidance from the Heavenly Book, had long sprinted toward the most suitable physique... his Secret Realm Breakthrough was easier than Xue Canghai’s, primarily for this reason.

In other words, even though Sect Hierarch Xue had reached the Secret Realm stage, he hadn’t completed the core physique required, whereas Zhao Changhe had a solid foundation from the inside out, thoroughly as a First Layer of the Secret Realm.

To others, he was not just a Saint Heir, but a reincarnation of the Blood God venturing into the mortal realm, and from any perspective, it seemed so.

Footsteps came from outside the door. Xue Canghai sensed the change in the Holy Object here and hurried back. Overjoyed by the environment inside, he exclaimed, "This is truly the Blood God Order, truly the key to activating the Holy Object! This destructive power! Enough to shatter the world, turning everything into a Blood Sea! We are going to be invincible hahaha... uh..."

Zhao Changhe looked at him as if he were looking at an idiot.

Where did this second-rate villain come from?

Xue Canghai noticed Zhao Changhe’s wooden gaze, felt embarrassed for a moment, and then noticed that all his own protectors were prostrate on the ground, foreheads touching the floor for a long time without raising their heads, showing no reaction to their Sect Hierarch’s arrival, which embarrassed him even more...

He coughed twice and tentatively asked, "What is this?"

Zhao Changhe said without expression, "As you see, this is a key item for activating the Holy Object... Actually, it shouldn’t be called the Blood God Order, because Mr. Blood God had no power, he was a solo traveler. His token had no meaning to command anyone, it’s not really an ’Order’, it should be seen as a personal token."

Xue Canghai said, "The name doesn’t matter. The key is whether it has truly activated the Holy Object? Uh, I know the Holy Object is still missing a lot of things, but at least can the crucial inheritance be connected?"

Zhao Changhe indifferently said, "Perhaps it can, but you might have to comprehend it here for a few years. I wonder if your intelligence is enough to enlighten yourself."

Xue Canghai perked up, "With my understanding of the Blood God’s Technique, I definitely can!"

Zhao Changhe expressionless, "Oh. Then you should go and comprehend for a few years."

Observing his tone, Xue Canghai felt perplexed, "Does the Saint Heir mean..."

Zhao Changhe continued with his hands in his sleeves, "I have a ready-made one, do you want it?"

Xue Canghai, "?"

The majestic and towering man unconsciously stooped, carefully laughing, "That... since you are our Saint Heir..."

Zhao Changhe remained with hands in sleeves, "Didn’t you say that I could choose not to recognize it..."

Xue Canghai wiped his sweat, "This, you also came to comprehend the Holy Object, we are all about opening the door of convenience, this incense..."

Zhao Changhe sighed, "Sect Hierarch Xue, I’m not trying to hold you in my grip."

Xue Canghai slightly straightened his back, "Then what are your commands, Saint Heir?"

"Because I don’t want to pass the inheritance to a wicked, bloodthirsty sect, even if you curse me for ignoring traditions and having no regard for saving face, I can’t personally create a bunch of Evil Demons wreaking havoc in the world."

"This mortal world is of no consequence, what does it have to do with you and me?" Xue Canghai was incredulous, "Why do you, from the start of your journey, care so much?"

Zhao Changhe was silent for a long while, and with a sigh, he said, "Because I am human."

Xue Canghai, "...You represent the Blood God."

"But he was also human," Zhao Changhe said, "Perhaps he truly was cruel and bloodthirsty, and indeed, he realized top-tier cultivation from the path of killing and mastered the use of Blood Evil... but he didn’t do it for the sake of fulfilling low-level desires to kill, nor did he deliberately cultivate through killing. To reverse-engineer the origin is not scientific; one should keep up with the times instead."

Xue Canghai was stunned.

So to speak, our cultivation is not a mistake, just a seeking of origins, heading toward a past the Blood God himself has already discarded?

"If you truly regard me as the Saint Heir... well, I might indeed be one, for at least I truly understand him," Zhao Changhe said. "If you’re willing to let me interpret the will of the Blood God and follow it, then I can leave you with the methods of cultivation, and that is what it means to spread the sacred doctrine."

After a moment of silence, Xue Canghai spoke, "The role of the Saint Heir is precisely that."

"May I change it?"

"You may."

"Even if it runs counter to your original path?"

"As long as it is true, it is allowed," Xue Canghai slowly said. "We worship the Blood God himself, not the interpretations of the first Sect Hierarch. But Zhao Changhe..."

Zhao Changhe hummed in acknowledgment.

No longer calling him the Saint Heir, but reverting to Zhao Changhe...

Xue Canghai continued, "I believe you can understand the true intent of the Blood God. But how do we trust that the message you convey is true and not tainted by your own interpretation?"

"It’s simple, because you have already confirmed it yourself."

Xue Canghai appeared puzzled, "What do you mean?"

"Your recent breakthrough, was it not due to a spirit of adversity?"

"Indeed."

"Why is the first move of Blood Evil Saber called ’Gods and Buddhas Scatter’? And why can this move, from the beginning, be used all the way to the end, spanning the entire cultivation process? Is he meaning to kill himself? No, that is the roar of a rebel, starting from the lowest class of slaves, until becoming a Demon God; he has been rebelling his entire life, his saber aimed at the powerful, whether they be gods or buddhas... From the initial ’don’t provoke me’ to the eventual ’I will provoke you’!"

Xue Canghai stared, dumbfounded. What did you just say?

A slave?

"Do you find being a slave shameful?" Zhao Changhe gave him a sidelong glance. "Aren’t you something similar under the Vermilion Bird Venerable?"

Xue Canghai’s face flushed red.

"This verifies it, whether you believe it or not," Zhao Changhe said without paying further attention to Xue Canghai and turned to bow deeply to the Array Plate, "But you’d better remember his name."

Xue Canghai, now serious, said, "Please, Saint Heir, enlighten us."

"His name was Lie," Zhao Changhe said, unsure whether the slave had no family name or if it was the custom of Ancient Times.

Zhao Changhe lowered his head and quietly carved the character "Lie" onto the Blood Token, his voice so soft only he could hear, "Stealing techniques doesn’t count; I’ve formally trained in the Sword Emperor Techniques, many of Tang family’s Cultivation Techniques, the Azure Dragon’s Rejuvenation Technique, the Thief Saint’s Control Crane Skill, and so on, but never felt like their inheritor. However, this predecessor, the Blood God, has indeed passed his legacy on to me... Your will, I will remember."

Even to his own ears, there remained a hidden phrase, unspoken.

For himself, if there truly were to be a dispersal of gods and buddhas, the first to face it would be the blind man.

That was indeed a rebellion he had always concealed in his heart, even now, when the blind man seemed somewhat more familiar, it remained unchanged.

No one... has the right to use me as a pawn.

He did not look back, gazing at the Token and speaking softly, "As for the Maitreya Envoy, you handle him and send him back first, and do not let him know of my presence."

Xue Canghai bowed instinctively, "Yes."

At that moment, he felt a strange sensation,

Zhao Changhe had an odd charisma; when he commanded authority, he truly resembled a high-ranking ruler... Coupled with the intent of the Blood God, he could indeed exert immense pressure upon the disciples. Even he subconsciously felt this, no wonder the protectors still knelt, as if bewitched, unable to recover their spirits.

But he had never actually led anyone; unless being a Village Chief counted... Was it a natural-born charisma?

Xue Canghai suddenly recalled a rumor.

Could he actually be a Prince?

Zhao Changhe was saying, "I’ll reside here for a while; it is both to spread the doctrine and to reflect upon myself. What does the Sect Hierarch think?"

"This is the Saint Heir’s home after all," Xue Canghai said. "Stay as long as you like, what does ’a while’ even mean?"

Zhao Changhe turned, a brilliant smile on his face, "Of course, there’s a timeframe in mind."

Xue Canghai was momentarily lost, "When?"

"The day Maitreya and you agreed to deploy troops," Zhao Changhe said in a low voice. "Initially killing Fa Sheng and going north was essentially me fleeing Jiangnan, not daring to stay within Maitreya Sect’s domain any longer, unable to even help my friend defend Gusu... Others may find the reports of Chaotic World Book stirring, but I have always harbored regrets."

Xue Canghai was perplexed, wondering why he brought this up.

But he listened as Zhao Changhe continued, "I claimed the Hidden Dragon Crown in breaking through the Northern Border. When I enter the Human List, I shall be the one to stabilize Jiangnan."