Cultivation Online

Chapter 2448 Owen

”So? Did you learn anything?” Helena asked the moment Yuan emerged from his cultivation.

Yuan looked at her and slowly shook his head, ”Unfortunately, there was too little for me to extract any meaningful information.”

”What the hell? You spent half a year learning nothing?” Helena frowned.

”Well, this power is extremely complex. Thereʼs a reason why only Eternals are capable of wielding it, I have only really just begun to study it.” Yuan shrugged, defending himself.

Moreover, this was his first time encountering Eternal Essence that wasnʼt in its purest form. When he fought other Eternals, they would only wield pure Eternal Essence.

ʼThis either means thereʼs an Eternal involved whoʼs on an entirely different level from the rest… or that Iʼve never truly witnessed an Eternal fighting at their full capacity…ʼ

Since most of his fights with Eternals happened near the Nine Heavens, it was natural they wouldnʼt be able to exert their full power.

ʼNow that I think about it, when I fought Deemo, the Demon God, it was also near the Nine Heavens because he approached me.ʼ

When he really thought about it, Yuan realized that heʼd never fought an Eternal that wasnʼt near the Absolute Powerʼs influence.

This made him wonder what sort of hidden powers the Eternals might have.

”What now?” Selena asked him.

Yuan looked at Helena and said, ”I can question Owen and ask to speak with the Eternal behind him, but that would require his presence, and I doubt you would let me meet him without any guarantees. How tricky.”

Selena then said, ”Angela, Helena, I think you can trust him.”

”Seriously, Selena? Youʼre willing to trust a suspicious alien like him?” Angela muttered with a dumbfounded face.

”Although the time weʼve spent together wasnʼt long, it is enough for me to trust him.”

Angela looked at Helena, silently asking her what they should do.

Helena fell silent for a long moment before responding, ”I am willing to let you meet with Owen if you swear not to attack him.”

”Deal.” Yuan instantly accepted

”Donʼt even try to attack him, because the moment I sense even the slightest killing intent from you, I will kill you.”

”Relax, if I say that I wonʼt attack him, I wonʼt.”

Helena nodded.

”Then I will contact him right now.”

She withdrew a communication jade slip—similar in function to those in the Nine Heavens, but forged from different material and bearing a different shape.

”Owen, come meet me,” she spoke to him.

A few moments later, she received a respond.

”I know we just had a meeting, but Angela wants to speak with you. Also, donʼt you dare question me again. If I tell you to meet, we meet,” Helena responded to Owenʼs response, sounding irritated.

”...”

After several minutes of silence, Helena spoke into the communication jade slip again, ”Owen! How dare you make me wait! I donʼt care if youʼre busy, I am your priority!”

Yuanʼs jaw dropped at Helenaʼs aggression, and he couldnʼt help but wonder if this was how she usually treated others.

Owenʼs reply came a few seconds later. As Helena listened, her entire body went rigid and her face went blank, dazed, as though she couldnʼt believe what sheʼd just heard.

Suddenly, unfathomable killing intent exploded from her, shocking Yuan and the others.

”HOW DARE YOU! I SWEAR I WILL MAKE YOU WISH YOU WERE DEAD THE MOMENT I GET OUT OF THIS PLACE!” she roared into the communication jade slip, shattering it the next moment with a clenched fist.

”Helena?!” Selena cried out loud.

”What did Owen say to anger you that much?!” Angela hastily asked, as only Helena was able to hear Owenʼs response.

Helena turned to them and explained, ”That bastard Owen has betrayed us!”

”What?!” Angelaʼs eyes widened with disbelief.

”When I asked him to meet, he refused, saying that weʼre no longer needed! That bastard even dared to tell us to rot in here for an eternity!” Helenaʼs killing intent surged again just recalling Owenʼs unexpected betrayal.

”...”

Angela stared in stunned silence, as though she couldnʼt believe her ears. Then, just like Helena, she erupted in fury and killing intent. ”That bastard Owen betrayed us the moment he obtained our blood!” she snarled, clenching her teeth so hard they shattered, blood spilling from her mouth.

Yuan watched the scene unfold, his brows lifting in surprise. Owenʼs betrayal itself didnʼt shock him, as heʼd anticipated itʼd happened sooner or later. What caught him off guard was how quickly it had come.

ʼSo Owenʼs purpose was not to free the Transcendents but to acquire their blood? What is he—or the Eternal going to do with their blood?ʼ

”Alien!” Helena suddenly called out to Yuan.

When he shifted his focus to her, she was already standing directly in front of him with a vengeful look on her face.

”Let me guess…” Yuan spoke before she got the chance, and said, ”You want me to help you find Owen and kill him because he betrayed you?”

”Kill him? No! That would be too generous and forgiving! I want you to capture him and bring him to us, so we can torture him for an eternity!”

When Yuan met Helenaʼs abyssal gaze, her eyes seemed to swirl like black holes in the void, devouring everything around them.

Although Yuan was tempted to throw out a few snarky remarks just to toy with them, he decided against it, as provoking them in their current fury would be far too dangerous.

”Well, I was already going to find him, regardless. But how am I going to find him in this vast world without your help?”

”Donʼt worry. While we may be trapped here, weʼre not useless. Owen may not know this, but we Transcendents can track even every single drop of our blood, regardless of their distance. Even if you scattered a hundred drops of our blood throughout this world, we would be able to pinpoint them with perfect accuracy.”

”What a convenient ability. So, where is Owen right now? Iʼll chase after him.”

”You donʼt need to do that because I can teleport you to him,” Helena said with a cold smile on her face.

”That bastard Owen definitely wonʼt be expecting this!”

Yuan turned to look at Lev and Supreme Ruler Grant and said, ”Iʼll go alone. The two of you stay here and watch over Dena for me.”

”Yes!” Lev immediately responded.

”Umm… can I go home already?” Supreme Ruler Grant sighed in an exhausted voice despite not doing much if anything during their entire journey.

”Well, someone has to entertain them while I am gone, and I doubt Lev, who has spent most of his life inside the Deprived Crimson Valley, has many stories to tell.” Yuan shrugged.

Without waiting for a response, Yuan turned to Helena and said, ”Take me to Owen, and I will bring him back for you. However, if you touch my people, you can kiss your revenge goodbye.”

Helena silently nodded and used Void Manipulation on him.

Meanwhile, somewhere on a random island in the Bone Atoll, Owen tossed his communication jade slip into the sea, as it had cracked after the other end was destroyed.

”Although they may be powerful, theyʼre useless as long as they cannot leave Death Paradise,” he laughed out loud.

”I bet that woman is going crazy with anger right now. Enduring all of their nonsense for so long was definitely worth it. If thereʼs one I regret, itʼs that I wonʼt be able to witness their reaction.”

”Now, I can finally—”

Owenʼs entire body suddenly went rigid as an ominous feeling twisted in his gut.

He subconsciously turned around to see a handsome man hovering above him like a ghost who appeared out of thin air.

”Who the hell are you?!” Owen cried out loud as his heart skipped a beat.

”Itʼs been a while, Owen.” Yuan said with a smile. ”You know me?” Owen frowned, trying to recall if they had ever met.

Though it didnʼt strike him at first, he soon realized Yuanʼs features looked strangely familiar.

”You donʼt remember me? Then do you remember Dena?”

Owenʼs eyebrows raised at the sudden mention of Supreme Ruler Dena.

He spent a good chunk of his life by Supreme Ruler Denaʼs side as the Supreme Adviser, so there was no way heʼd forget about her.

”Wait a second!” Owenʼs eyes started to widen, almost as if he realized something.

”Y-You! You canʼt be!”

”Oh? Have you finally recalled?”

Yuan descended onto the island, standing only a few meters away from him.

”Youʼre that Demon Sealer from the other world! Tian Chenyu! But thatʼs impossible!” Owen exclaimed in disbelief, subconsciously walking backwards.

He continued, ”The gateway to your world was sealed, and you definitely returned to your world at that time! How did you come back?!”

”Does it really matter how I returned?”

Owen fell silent. Then, with narrowed eyes, asked, ”No, it doesnʼt. However, why are you here? Is it a coincidence? Or are you looking for me?”

The chances of Tian Chenyu returning to their world and coincidentally running into him were slim to none, so Owen quickly assumed he had come for him on purpose. Yet he couldnʼt fathom why someone like Tian Chenyu would seek him out, as theyʼd barely interacted in the past.

”You really donʼt know? Take a moment to think about it,” Yuan calmly said.

Owen pondered for a moment before a look of realization flashed across his face.

”Are you here because of Supreme Ruler Dena? If youʼre looking for her, sheʼs at the Deprived Crimson Valley,” Owen said, completely unaware that sheʼd left that place long ago.