Battle Through the Heavens: Live Q&a Session - Only I Know the Answers

138: Chapter 137 Han Shanshan’s DespairFor him and Yao Chen, the reward from this livestream room could be considered the closest they have ever come to an excellent opportunity.

If they could successfully secure it, they would possess sufficient confidence and strength to launch a war of revenge against the Hall of Souls and seek justice for all the grievances suffered in the past.

Yao Chen gazed at Xiao Yan’s face, which was filled with expectation, and shook his head helplessly. That crucial memory seemed shrouded in thick fog; no matter how hard he tried, he could not recall it clearly.

As for the method Grandmaster Han Shanshan had used to pull him back from the gates of hell, he had no idea.

However, what he did know for certain was that Grandmaster Han Shanshan’s final fate was to perish.

From this, it was not difficult to deduce that the secret technique must have come with a terrifying price.

Yao Chen understood in his heart that it was clearly Grandmaster Han Shanshan who had sacrificed her own life in exchange for his rebirth.

Yao Chen slowly raised his head, his gaze piercing through the layers of clouds and mist as he stared into the vast, boundless firmament.

After a long while, he murmured softly, ”Master, your disciple has failed you.”

That voice, laden with endless guilt and longing, drifted slowly into the unknown distance.

[ Xuan Yi: Yao Chen, it turns out there was already someone in your heart who loved you. ]

[ Xuan Kongzi: I never expected Yao Chen to have such an experience. ]

[ Cao Ying: So, our Central Plains’ number one Alchemist also has an unknown past. ]

[ Dan Chen: Indeed, indeed. But surely, in order to save Yao Chen, Grandmaster Han Shanshan must have paid an extremely huge price. ]

[ Soul Mie Sheng: A secret technique? Who knows about that. ]

[ Soul Mie Sheng: @ Chen Yang, can you get this right too? ]

[ Xiao Yan: Teacher cannot remember what secret technique Grandmaster used. It seems we won’t be getting the reward this time. ]

[ Xiao Xun Er: @ Brother Xiao Yan, Xun’er believes in you. Even without the livestream room’s reward, you can still stand at the pinnacle of the world. ]

[ Xiao Yan: @ Xiao Xun Er, thank you, Xun’er. I will work hard. ]

[ Chen Yang: Ahem, it seems no one knows the answer. ]

[ Cao Ying: Oh, it seems you don’t know either, little brother? ]

[ Chen Yang: I have a rough idea, but I dare not be certain. ]

[ Xiao Yan: No way, you even know this? ]

[ Ten seconds remaining. If no one answers, no one will receive the reward ]

[ Chen Yang: Grandmaster Han Shanshan used the Sacrificial Secret Technique! ]

[ Answer correct ]

[ Reward: Han Clan Sacrificial Secret Technique ]

Seeing the reward from the livestream room, Chen Yang was speechless. In his view, this could be considered the most useless reward he had ever obtained from the livestream room.

Sacrifice? To whom should he sacrifice? Should he hand this secret technique to his wives and let them sacrifice themselves for him?

Chen Yang shook his head, casting aside these absurd thoughts. His gaze fell upon the scroll extracted in his hand, and he ultimately decided to inspect it.

Upon seeing it, Chen Yang was greatly shocked. As expected of a Dou Di secret technique; he had been too one-sided.

[ Sacrificial Technique ]

”This secret technique has no grade. It was created by me after breaking through to the Emperor Realm.”

”Facing the onslaught of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan, wanting to find a path to survival, I created this invincible secret technique at the very last moment.”

”I left behind my only bloodline, then sacrificed all my clansmen, directly and forcefully breaking through to Heavenly Supreme to slay my enemies.”

”The core of this secret technique is sacrifice.”

”Practitioners can not only sacrifice others, but also forcibly make those with lower strength than themselves sacrifice for them.”

”The stronger the person being sacrificed, the greater the boost.”

”One can sacrifice not only the body, but also the soul, forcibly fusing it with items that have not yet developed intelligence.”

”All things become one; who else but me!”

After reading the contents of the scroll, Chen Yang was incredibly shocked.

He had not expected that the scroll would not only detail the origin of the secret technique but also record the heart-stirring events of the extraterritorial war.

After studying the cultivation method, Chen Yang could not help but marvel. Heroes emerge in the world like carp crossing a river; the ideas of this Han Clan Dou Di were truly too advanced.

To actually attempt to sacrifice everything that could be sacrificed to forcefully increase one’s own strength—and this increase in strength was permanent, with no bottlenecks to speak of.

In other words, even a cultivator who had just entered the Dou Zhi Qi stage could potentially break through to the Emperor Realm without needing Source Qi, as long as they continued to sacrifice incessantly.

For a cultivation system that does not require the comprehension of laws, this secret technique could be called the strongest.

However, for Chen Yang, it was still lacking a little. Sacrifice could only consume blood, energy, and soul; it could not sacrifice the memories and cultivation insights within the soul.

For the Shrouding the Heavens Method, some people cannot break through their realm not because of insufficient strength, but because their comprehension of the realm and life has not yet reached the required level; thus, it is naturally difficult to break through.

If Chen Yang wanted to improve his realm, he likewise needed constant contemplation.

If he wanted to improve his strength and divine power, the Undying Heavenly Art was always available to be drawn upon.

But for the aspect of comprehension, he could only rely on his own insights.

The further one goes on the path of cultivation, the more the importance of comprehension becomes apparent.

[ Livestream Room ]

[ Result playback begins ]

”No!”

Grandmaster Han Shanshan’s face was filled with disbelief; her most beloved disciple had actually died.

Grandmaster Han Shanshan held Yao Chen’s corpse tightly and began to weep sorrowfully, her tears gushing down like a breached flood.

Just then, a secret technique slowly emerged in her mind.

This secret technique had been hidden deep within her soul since she was born.

She had once tried to cultivate it but gave up because she felt it was too evil.

But at this moment, recalling the records in the secret technique, a spark of hope ignited in her eyes.

”Yes, sacrifice.”

She murmured to herself,

”I can still sacrifice my own life to Yao Chen, allowing him to be reborn.”

”Hum.”

A wave of majestic Dou Qi suddenly unfolded, as if a supreme expert were unleashing a powerful Dou Technique capable of destroying the heavens and extinguishing the earth.

”Grandmaster Han Shanshan, have you really thought this through?”

A voice as loud as a giant bell exploded in Grandmaster Han Shanshan’s mind.

Grandmaster Han Shanshan slowly opened her eyes and saw an incomparably huge figure standing before her.

This figure’s face was blurred and difficult to distinguish, but the aura fluctuation radiating from its body was powerful enough to make one’s heart palpitate.

”Senior, who are you?”

Grandmaster Han Shanshan looked at this figure, fear and confusion intertwined, and asked tremblingly.

She had intended to perform the Sacrificial Secret Technique, sacrificing everything of hers to Yao Chen to help him be reborn.

However, she had not expected to suddenly be placed in this strange world.

The figure slowly spoke, its incomparably overbearing voice resounding through this space:

”Grandmaster Han Shanshan, I am no ’Senior,’ but your ancestor!”

”You are my last direct descendant! If you die, my descendants will be completely extinguished, so you cannot sacrifice yourself to this man.”

”You cannot let my last bloodline be severed.”

Upon hearing this, Grandmaster Han Shanshan looked at the incomparably huge figure in shock.

She knew she possessed the Dou Di Bloodline, but she had never imagined that the remnant soul of her ancestor was hidden deep within her soul.

But Grandmaster Han Shanshan’s eyes instantly became incomparably firm. She gazed at the figure, her tone calm yet revealing an unquestionable determination.

”Ancestor, I must save him. He is not only my disciple, but also my lover; he is my only hope in this world! I will not give up on him!”

The figure watched Grandmaster Han Shanshan’s firm eyes, its brows slightly furrowed. It seemed to have a thousand words it wished to say, but in the end, it remained silent.