252: The world's number one bloodline in the Sky Continent

Chen De slowly withdrew his hand from the chest of an old man with an immortal demeanor and a Daoist aura.

Clutched in his hand was a still-beating heart, connected by blood vessels.

The heart was covered in countless tiny blood vessels, and some thicker ones.

Chen De knew that for a powerful expert of this level, a mere heart was nothing.

Even if his head was severed, he would still live.

However, at this moment, the opponent was completely stunned by Chen De.

With Chen De's strength, any restrictive method could restrain the opponent.

Chen De squeezed the heart in his hand, feeling its powerful beat.

A flicker of black passed over the blood-red surface of the heart.

Chen De then put the heart back into the old man's chest.

As soon as the heart was returned to its place, the old man instantly became revitalized.

The old man's body began to erupt with astonishing regenerative power.

Granulation tissue grew at the wound, and in the blink of an eye, the wound healed without a trace.

Seeing this, Chen De smiled, "Go find a few more people."

The old man nodded, and after adopting his usual calm demeanor, he left according to Chen De's instructions.

This was a Piming Realm expert of the Spirit Clan; the Spirit Clan was neither strong nor weak among the Eight Clans.

Their Clan Leader was merely a Piming Realm Eightfold expert.

In the Xiao Clan, he could be a third-ranked character.

Since Chen De was going to take action, it was certainly impossible for him to only target one Clan.

Or rather, the Spirit Clan might not necessarily need to take action; it was just something Ci An was preparing.

Chen De wanted the Xiao Clan and the Ming Clan to fight, and a unilateral initiative was still not enough.

A bilateral one would be perfect.

Therefore, Chen De specially switched to another body, preparing to 'save' a few people on the Ming Clan's side as well.

However, on the way, when Chen De saw a Piming Realm expert, Chen De certainly couldn't let him go.

Chen De saw his anxious and flustered appearance, and for a moment, his hands itched and his heart felt kind, so he couldn't resist.

He wanted to make him rest for a while, and everyone could gather to discuss and solve the problem.

So, Chen De had a 'friendly' exchange with him, just like before.

And Chen De also learned the reason for his anxious and flustered state.

It turned out that their Spirit Clan Leader sent him to the Xuan Clan for something.

However, by the time he arrived, the entire Xuan Clan was already empty.

There were no signs of a struggle, and no clues were left behind.

Even many things there were still in the state of being just opened and about to be used.

It was as if everything had suddenly disappeared on its own.

There was no resistance, it seemed so natural, yet eerie.

This scene naturally stunned the Spirit Clan Elder.

No matter how weak the Xuan Clan was, it was still one of the Eight Clans!

Even with the use of Ancestor Realm methods, no single Clan among the Eight Clans, or even the other seven Clans combined, could defeat them.

Unless, one of the other seven Clans also used Ancestor Realm methods.

But even then, it would be impossible for them to disappear without a trace or any sign!

Stunned, he quickly rushed back to report to his Clan Leader.

The opponent who could silently destroy the Xuan Clan could naturally also silently destroy his Spirit Clan.

Such a major event, he must report to the Clan Leader as soon as possible to prepare early.

Then, he was stopped by Chen De.

Chen De's final answer to him was that everything was normal, and there was no need to report back.

Chen De had his own considerations for doing this.

According to this, if the opponent was already so strong, even if you knew, you couldn't change the outcome.

Spreading the news would only cause unnecessary panic.

Moreover, the opponent might not even come knocking.

However, if the news was not spread.

If the opponent didn't go, and the Spirit Clan knew nothing, they could naturally continue to live peacefully.

If the opponent did go, the Spirit Clan could also die in enjoyment.

Either way, there was no loss.

Death is not terrifying; the agony before death is the most terrifying.

Sometimes, a well-intentioned lie is truly for their own good.

Furthermore, the later the news was known, the more chaotic the situation could become.

For Chen De, the more chaotic the situation, the more advantageous it was for him.

Chen De was just a pitiful person, surviving in the cracks.

Chen De smiled bitterly and shook his head, then turned and walked towards his original planned destination.

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A palm-sized golden crystal ball was held in someone's hand.

He held it before his eyes and looked, "Is this the bloodline energy condensed from the entire Xuan Clan's power?"

It certainly looks beautiful!

Holding it, the figure actually felt his body intensely craving it.

The person who presented the crystal ball replied, "Indeed, this is the bloodline energy condensed by the Xuan Clan.

According to the bloodline extraction technique, the target's bloodline must first be extracted.

Then, the highly differentiated parts are stripped away, leaving only the common ones.

During this process, at least seventy percent of the entire Xuan Clan's bloodline energy was lost.

What was finally extracted is only this much."

The figure nodded, "I understand, you may leave!"

"Yes!"

The person bowed respectfully and then withdrew.

After the person left, the figure continued to gaze at the golden crystal ball.

He knew there would be some loss during the bloodline extraction and conversion process.

He just didn't expect the loss to be so great.

A full seventy percent of the bloodline energy was forcibly stripped away.

But it was still good; after all, it was the bloodline of an entire Xuan Clan.

The bloodline energy contained within it was already several, even dozens of times more than his own.

Moreover, this was already the purest, most primitive state of bloodline energy.

It didn't require refining; it could be absorbed directly.

Another figure beside him congratulated, "Congratulations, Clan Leader! Joyous congratulations, Clan Leader!

From today onwards, you are the foremost bloodline expert in the Tianqiong Continent!"

The foremost bloodline expert in the Tianqiong Continent?

The figure's eyes were somewhat eager; unlike achieving the Ancestor Realm, this was a tangible benefit he could see.

Then, he silently glanced at the other figure, "Since that is the case, you may also withdraw first!"

The other figure retreated, leaving only the first figure in the hall.

Then, the figure waved his hand, and the entire interior of the grand hall was enveloped by layers upon layers of grand formations.

Every single one of these grand formations was meticulously arranged by him.

Even if Xiao Dou, the Xiao Clan Leader, personally attacked with all his might, he would absolutely not be able to break them open for a while.

Then, he looked again at the golden glowing crystal ball in his hand.

Finally, he no longer suppressed his body's craving and fully absorbed the bloodline energy within.

Soon, the golden crystal ball gradually shrunk, while his aura grew stronger and stronger.

Just as his subordinate had said, the bloodline energy within the crystal ball was of extremely high purity and essentially undifferentiated.

He could absorb it directly, and the absorption efficiency was extremely high.

Before long, the golden crystal ball disappeared in his hand, and he had completed the absorption.

At this moment, his strength had greatly increased, far surpassing what it was before absorption.

However, compared to the Ancestor Realm, it was still a far cry.

The figure clenched his fist, "Now, I should already be the foremost person in the current Tianqiong Continent, right?"

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