Martial God Asura

Chapter 6661: The Crux

The Ling Clan’s Clan Chief quickly stopped his warship and concealed it. He stood at the front of the warship, holding onto an exquisite white jade box. In the box was a leaf manifested from compressed spirit power.

He stared at the leaf with a conflicted expression.

Out of curiosity, he had used his observation means to spy on Jie Tianran, only to see that the latter had constructed a huge concealment formation that obscured the entire area.

This leaf was a treasure passed down through the Ling Clan. It could greatly enhance his observation prowess, allowing him to see through Jie Tianran’s concealment formation.

He sensed that something was amiss and wanted to know why Jie Tianran was looking for the two Saint-tier elders, but the very fact that Jie Tianran had constructed an observation formation meant that he didn’t want anyone to pry into his business.

It was one thing if it were anyone else, but Jie Tianran was the Mansion Master. It would be inappropriate for the Ling Clan’s Clan Chief to probe here.

At this moment, he remembered what Ling Sheng’er, Ling Mo’er, and Shuang Yu had told him. Jie Tianran’s actions thus far had indeed piqued his vigilance.

“Why am I hesitating here? My loyalty lies with the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion, not Jie Tianran.” With this realization, the Ling Clan’s Clan Chief lifted the leaf and gently dabbed it on his eyes.

The leaf’s spirit power thinned.

When the Ling Clan’s Clan Chief opened his eyes once more, his vision became so sharp that he could easily peer through the concealment formation and lock onto Jie Tianran.

Jie Tianran stood before the two Saint-tier elders and the army they led.

The army halted the moment they noticed Jie Tianran, and they bowed deeply to the latter. “Paying respect to Lord Mansion Master.”

Even the two Saint-tier elders rushed out from their respective palaces to greet Jie Tianran.

“If you had extracted the power fragments faster, Chu Feng wouldn’t have been able to activate the galaxy formation so smoothly. Do you plead guilty?” Jie Tianran coldly asked.

“Lord Mansion Master, we were useless. We extracted the power fragment too slowly!” Jie Qinghe and Jie Zhenfu knelt in front of Jie Tianran and conceded their mistake.

It was clear to them now that Jie Tianran had come to pin the blame on them.

Formations were powered by energy, and the galaxy formation was powered by God’s Era’s power fragments. If the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion had been any faster at extracting the ‘stronger’ power fragments, Chu Feng couldn’t have tapped into those power fragments to activate the galaxy formation.

“Jie Qinghe and Jie Zhenfu, I have expended a huge amount of Immemorial Divine Water and the power I have obtained from God’s Era to raise your spirit power. If not for that, I could have claimed the upper hand in the competition for God’s Era and triumphed over Chu Feng. Yet, you two are of no use to me at all. I am very disappointed,” Jie Tianran said with a sigh.

All the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion’s world spiritists present lowered their heads in shame. They had made breakthroughs in their spirit power thanks to Jie Tianran, but they were of little help to him.

In contrast, Jie Qinghe and Jie Zhenfu felt like cussing Jie Tianran out.

Yes, the Immemorial Divine Water allowed them to reach unthinkable heights within a short time, but they paid a hefty price for it. Their lifespans were less than ten years. If they could choose again, they would rather live longer than to advance their spirit power.

Jie Tianran only revealed the immense shortening of their lifespans after the deed was done, not giving them a chance to back out at all.

However, they dared not voice their complaints aloud. They subserviently replied, “We were incompetent and have let down Lord Mansion Master’s expectations in us.”

“Forget it. I don’t want to pursue this matter. However, you should have realized by now that Chu Feng is not an easy opponent. At this rate, he’ll lay claim to God’s Era’s final power. He could very well make a breakthrough to Heavenly God and Heavenly Dragon at the same time.

“None of you can match Xianhai Yu’er after her breakthrough; I doubt that I’d be a match for Chu Feng after he makes a breakthrough as well. By then, our Seven Realms Sacred Mansion wouldn’t be able to curb him anymore. Even our protective formations won’t be able to stop him.

“That little beast, Chu Feng, is a vicious one. There’s no doubt that he’ll proceed to massacre our people. Our Seven Realms Sacred Mansion will be destroyed within less than a year,” Jie Tianran said.

The crowd was taken aback. This was the first time Jie Tianran acknowledged the threat posed by Chu Feng. This didn’t bode well for the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion. Were they doomed to be massacred at this rate?

“Lord Mansion Master, what should we do?” Jie Zhenfu asked in a panic.

“I do have a solution, and you are the crux of it,” Jie Tianran replied.

The crowd was stunned. We are the crux of the solution? That would be a huge honor! Lord Mansion Master isn’t here to hold us responsible but to give us a chance to bring honor to our ancestors!

“But you’ll have to make some sacrifices,” Jie Tianran added.

“Lord Mansion Master, we will scale a mountain of knives or venture into a sea of flames if we can defeat Chu Feng,” Jie Zhenfu and Jie Qinghe said.

“Our strength and lives belong to Lord Mansion Master. Please command us, Lord Mansion Master. We’re willing to brave death for you!” the army roared.

Jie Tianran nodded in satisfaction.

“I knew that there were no cowards in the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion. I’m heartened that all of you are willing to lay down your lives for the Sacred Mansion,” Jie Tianran said.

No one noticed the cruel gleam in his eyes.