Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 958: Acting seriously injured

Chapter 958: Acting seriously injured

As soon as Jiang Chen fell into this place, the dimmed Human King Dao Fruit within his body once again burst forth with brilliant light. A formidable power filled Jiang Chen’s body, forcefully suppressing the aura of demise.

At the same time, in Jiang Chen’s Sea of Consciousness, the mighty flood of the Human Path surged tumultuously, engulfing the Demon God’s arm and ceaselessly cleansing it. The violent aura of the Demon God gradually dissipated, replaced by the aura of the Human Path, and Jiang Chen subsequently regained consciousness.

"This trip hasn’t been in vain!"

Coming back to his senses, a smile spread across Jiang Chen’s face. Although he had encountered danger, it was nothing compared to the gains of his journey.

"It’s time to return to the Beijulu Continent, and along the way, sort out what I’ve obtained, integrating those star fragments and Nine Heavens Fragments into the Cycle Divine Palace."

With his hands behind his back, Jiang Chen took steps towards exiting the Ruined Land.

However, after just a few steps, Jiang Chen furrowed his brows as if he thought of something and suddenly feigned the appearance of having sustained serious injuries. His breath became weak, an air of decay spread throughout him, blood trickled from his mouth, and many wounds appeared on his body.

Then, as if desperately fleeing for his life, Jiang Chen hurried towards the exit of the Ruined Land.

...

That day, the tranquil Northern Netherworld once again drew attention. Someone gazing into the distance saw the newly-appointed Human King of the Human Race, severely injured in the Northern Netherworld, staggering bloodily towards the Human Race, appearing as if he were on the brink of death.

Outsiders couldn’t see clearly, but the Kunpeng not far from the Ruined Land saw it all; Jiang Chen, covered in blood, fled from the Ruined Land and didn’t look back as he returned to the Human Race.

This condition was clearly the result of having been ravaged by the Ruined Land, suffering grave injuries.

Seeing Jiang Chen severely injured, the ancient ancestor Kunpeng immediately felt tempted to act, nearly striking Jiang Chen dead. But in the end, he forcibly suppressed the urge.

Killing Jiang Chen, indeed, would be simple, and even if he hadn’t been so severely injured, the ancient ancestor Kunpeng was confident he could do it. But killing him was the easy part; dealing with the aftermath would be difficult, as the Human Race would surely not let him off.

Unless he planned to exchange his life for Jiang Chen’s at the limit, otherwise, the ancient ancestor Kunpeng did not dare make a move against Jiang Chen.

...

The sight of the Human King grievously wounded in the Northern Netherworld, bloodily making his way back to the Human Race, truly shocked many Prehistoric World powers and drew the attention of many with ulterior motives.

Along the road of Jiang Chen’s return to the Human Race, it was unknown how many powerful beings were secretly watching him, wrestling with the decision of whether or not to strike him down, aiming for an ultimate exchange. Unfortunately, before these individuals could decide, experts from the Human Race arrived, protecting Jiang Chen.

"Jiang Chen, what happened to you!"

With a swoosh, Jiang Xuan crossed through the void, appeared beside Jiang Chen, and supported him, asking with concern.

It was at this moment that the aura of decay on Jiang Chen’s body surged into Jiang Xuan’s body where they touched.

It was clearly visible that wherever this decay passed, even with Jiang Xuan’s cultivation, it was affected, his vitality draining away, his radiant skin beginning to lose its luster, becoming wrinkled and devoid of all life.

"This... "

Seeing this scene, Jiang Xuan’s expression changed drastically. Not just him, even the Prehistoric World powers secretly observing the scene were alarmed, realizing that Jiang Chen was indeed injured, and grievously so, not faking it.

Those Prehistoric World powers had not been to the Ruined Land without reason. Upon witnessing this scene, even the slowest among them could guess why Jiang Chen was injured.

That aura of decay was clearly the power from the depths of the Ruined Land. Even Great Divine Transcendents would suffer from the slightest touch of it, let alone Jiang Chen.

"Human King, it’s too late!"

Many sighed in their hearts, thinking that even if Jiang Chen didn’t die this time, he would have lost much, needing a long time to heal before returning to normal.

Of course, no one believed Jiang Chen would fall. After all, his backing was evident: The Three Emperors, Empress Nuwa, the Upper Qing Saints. Any one of these groups could save him.

However, removing the aura of decay might be simple, but restoring his condition and regaining his peak would require a long time.

...

"Jiang Chen, are you okay?"

Seeing something was amiss with Jiang Chen, Jiang Xuan hastily deployed his divine ability, and a burst of Primordial Yang Power exploded from his hands. Containing a huge life force, it flowed continuously into Jiang Chen’s body, suppressing the energy of demise within him.

However, the quality of the energy of demise was extremely high, and even with Jiang Xuan’s cultivation level, it was difficult to suppress. As soon as his power entered Jiang Chen’s body, it was devoured by that energy.

"Let’s go, we’ll talk after we get back!"

It was then that Jiang Chen, somewhat weakened, spoke up, asking Jiang Xuan to take him away.

"Let’s go!"

At that moment, Jiang Xuan also realized that this was not the place for healing and quickly took him away. Instead of heading to the Beijulu Continent, they were heading to the Human Race’s ancestral land.

Jiang Chen was severely injured and needed to return to the ancestral land for healing. There existed a Creation Pool left by Empress Nuwa and the three sovereigns and five emperors, capable of transforming all things. No matter how severe the injury, one could recover quickly by entering it.

Only, Jiang Chen’s injuries were so severe that Jiang Xuan couldn’t be sure the Creation Pool would be of any use to him. Regardless of whether it would help or not, they had to try. If all else failed, they would have to proceed to Fire Cloud Cave or Emperor Wa Palace.

In any case, Jiang Xuan would not sit idly by and watch Jiang Chen fall into crisis.

Thunderous rumbling...

With urgency in his heart, Jiang Xuan tore open the void by force. In one step, he traversed the boundless emptiness, taking Jiang Chen to the ancestral land of the Human Race.

By this time, the experts of the ancestral land had already been informed and had opened the Creation Pool in anticipation of Jiang Xuan and Jiang Chen’s arrival, ready for his use.

The status as the Human King was extremely prestigious. All the resources of the Human Race would be made available to him, without need for permission, he could utilize them directly. Even if the masters of the Divine Palace wished to prevent it, they dared not speak at such a time.

Obstructing the healing of the Human King was a capital offense, and no pleas for mercy would suffice.

If Jiang Chen were not the Human King, the turbulence that would have erupted from his use of the ancestral land’s Creation Pool would have been unimaginable.

Meanwhile, as Jiang Xuan rushed to the ancestral land, numerous powerful beings of the Prehistoric World cast their gazes over, closely monitoring Jiang Chen’s condition.

Jiang Chen’s sudden ascension to Human King had taken many by surprise and disrupted the plans of many. The masters of myriad tribes were troubled, and the alien races were especially frightened.

Now, with Jiang Chen having sustained severe injuries and his condition unclear – if it turned out to be minor, that would be the end of it – but if the injury was grave, necessitating a prolonged period of healing, it would provide a golden opportunity for many.

Plans that had not been completed previously could be continued, and those yet to be carried out could be implemented ahead of schedule. The period of Jiang Chen’s healing would be a gap, allowing those with ulterior motives to make their moves.

"Quick, take His Majesty into the Creation Pool."

Several Innate Dao Sovereigns, dwelling in retirement within the ancestral land, appeared and escorted Jiang Chen into the Creation Pool.

The so-called Creation Pool, a wondrous object crafted by Empress Nuwa using the Innate Treasure, Heaven and Earth Cauldron, was a high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. It was nine zhang in length and nine zhang in width, its entire body white as jade.

Later, after the three sovereigns and five emperors achieved their Dao in the ancestral land, the Creation Pool was infused with the majesty of the Human Path and underwent a transformation, ascending to a supreme-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

From that moment forward, the Creation Pool became a major treasure of the Human Race. It could produce Creation Divine Liquid, which base cultivators could consume to experience a complete transformation. Innate Dao Sovereigns could use it to recover from their injuries.

Any object related to Creation was considered immensely valuable.

At this moment, in order to help Jiang Chen recover from his injuries, the Creation Pool had already been filled with a full pool of Creation Divine Liquid. To say it was the accumulation of hundreds of thousands of years by the Human Race would be no exaggeration.

Upon arriving at the ancestral land, Jiang Xuan immediately took Jiang Chen there and carefully placed him into the Creation Pool.

However, just then, an unexpected change occurred, as Jiang Chen spat out a mouthful of blood and his physical body exploded on the spot, turning into a shower of blood raining down from the sky.