Peerless Dragon Sovereign

Chapter 686: Curse Killing Ji Shenhao

"Chu Nan is a prodigy, unmatched by common folk."

"He is accompanied by immense fortune, possessing a cultivation technique that cannot be found in the Celestial Crossing Realm."

"Moreover, he has gained the recognition of three Heaven-grade Spirit Martial artifacts, a feat seldom achieved even before the division of the realms."

"Especially with him mastering the World Vein Dragon Tower, this tower holds deep secrets and is a nemesis to the Royal Family. It must not fall into outsiders’ hands."

In the wake of a life-and-death duel with Chu Nan, Ji Shenhao continually pondered this in his mind, causing his apprehension of Chu Nan to grow.

"Even if I restored my cultivation to the ninth level of heaven, I fear I would still be no match for him. To eliminate Chu Nan and prevent future woes, I must wield the Thunder Power to obliterate him in a single strike, leaving him with no chance to react."

Ji Shenhao deliberated for a long time, eventually arriving at a startling decision.

"Upon returning to the Imperial Capital, I must inform my royal brother of everything I know, and have him personally lead all the hidden ninth-level martial artists of the royal family to exterminate Chu Nan at any cost."

"Even summoning the Grand Ancestor is not out of the question. It is imperative to ensure that Chu Nan is utterly obliterated!"

As a member of the Qin Kingdom’s Imperial Family, he could not tolerate a force that might threaten the royal family.

In Ji Shenhao’s view, Chu Nan already possessed the power to destroy the Ji family, something too unbearable to ignore and must be swiftly dealt with!

With this thought, a cold wind blew past Ji Shenhao, causing a sudden thrill of fear in him: "What is happening, what could cause me to feel such a chill?"

Ji Shenhao’s expression became puzzled, sensing danger vaguely, yet unaware of its source.

Strongly uneasy, he immediately stood up, preparing to flee far away.

But just as he took off, he felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if an invisible hand had gripped it, causing extreme agony.

The sense of unease intensified, prompting Ji Shenhao to accelerate and attempt to escape.

Seeing no enemy in sight, Ji Shenhao was overcome by a premonition of death, compelling him to quicken his pace with hopes of outrunning the crisis by leaving.

"Hmph, with my cultivation fallen, there are many things that can threaten me now."

"Once I return to the Imperial Capital and restore my cultivation, I’ll have my royal brother avenge me!"

"Uh!" Ji Shenhao’s eyes widened, as if choking, his mouth agape.

Boom!

A thunderous sound erupted from within him, and the hatred in his eyes quickly extinguished, like a candle snuffed out.

Ji Shenhao couldn’t utter a word before his body collapsed, powerless, to the ground.

His mighty physique created a crater thousands of meters deep, yet Ji Shenhao showed no response, not even breathing.

Ji Shenhao was dead.

His soul completely extinguished, his cultivation remained, but there was no saving him.

He died silently here, perhaps only to be discovered by chance in the future and become a catalyst for new legends.

However, who knows how long it will take for that to occur, as Ji Shenhao’s powerful body caused the land for hundreds of miles around to collapse, burying his body a kilometer deep, almost ensuring it would never be found...

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Above the Desolate Ancient City, within the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall.

Chu Nan, pale and panting, leaned against the wall. Not far from him stood a large blood-red vase, three arrows securely lodged within it.

Just moments ago, he had used the severed arm of Ji Shenhao that Lu Daochang brought back, extracting Ji Shenhao’s blood and placing it in the Curse Killing Blood Vase.

The Curse Killing Blood Vase requires the target’s fresh blood to be placed inside, followed by the sequential addition of three arrows.

The enemy, regardless of location or cultivation, would be killed by the vase’s power, their soul destroyed beyond rescue.

Of course, during the arrow insertion, the Curse Killing Blood Vase releases terrifying powers in an attempt to thwart one’s efforts.

The stronger the cursed target, the greater the resistance.

If he failed even once, Chu Nan would die from the vase’s backlash.

Chu Nan had exhausted all his strength to throw the arrows, even borrowing the power of the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall itself to suppress the vase’s resistance.

Even then, he almost failed.

If not for using the Curse Killing Blood Vase within the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall, Chu Nan would have had no chance of success!

Upon seeing all three arrows embedded within the Curse Killing Blood Vase, he let out a deep breath.

He knew that the fleeing Ji Shenhao was undoubtedly already dead, with no possible savior.

"Ji Shenhao, you must have planned to return to the Imperial Capital to have Emperor Qin personally act against me, right?"

"But unfortunately, that day will never come for you."

Ji Shenhao was the second ninth-level martial artist Chu Nan had killed, though still relying on external forces, it was still an astonishing feat within the Celestial Crossing Realm.

Considering the difficulty of killing ninth-level martial artists on this land, as exemplified by Ji Shenhao’s escape from Lu Daochang, the feat was significant.

At the ninth-level realm, martial artists possess numerous methods, especially for self-preservation.

Yet, the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall contained such great powers that even Qiu Huang could be annihilated.

Curse Killing Blood Vase was especially enigmatic and almost impossible to defend against, a deadly weapon left to Chu Nan by his parents.

Were Chu Nan to obtain Emperor Qin’s blood, he could kill him from a distance.

However, Emperor Qin’s Ji Shen Technique was even more terrifying, making its backlash equally fearsome. Chu Nan dared not attempt such a thing recklessly, even within the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall.

With Ji Shenhao’s death, Chu Nan eradicated a deep concern, his gaze instinctively shifting towards the distance, in the direction of the Imperial Capital.

He had nearly completed all his goals in the Nanmo, even exceeding them.

He refined the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall, suppressed the Slaughter Emperor Sect, and conquered Nanmo Province.

Under his command were a host of Slaughter Emperors, a terrifying peak eighth-level Dragon Beast, and even Jiang Meier at the ninth level following him.

This power would cause a great sensation anywhere in the Celestial Crossing Realm.

If Chu Nan gathered this force, he could feasibly strike into Nanmo Province, once again plunging the entire Celestial Crossing Realm into turmoil.

But he had no such intention.

Firstly, the common people were blameless, oppressed by the royal and strong races, unable to resist. Once war broke out, the royal family and strong races would escape unscathed, leaving the ordinary martial artists to suffer initially.

Secondly, Chu Nan had no ambitions of conquering the Celestial Crossing Realm; he acted solely for survival against the siege from the royal family and strong races.

Furthermore, from Huo Mingxian, he had learned the truth of the past, along with Chu Fang’s method of leaving the Celestial Crossing Realm.

Now, Chu Nan was already capable of pressuring the Huo family immensely, uninterested in contacting the family behind the Slaughter Emperor Sect, even capturing Liang Yu and his companion at the White Bone Mountain Range and handing them to Liang Shuyuan.

Having done all this, Chu Nan thought to himself: "It’s time to return to the Imperial Capital..."