Chapter 1244: The Path of Termination (Part 2)

“This is just the outermost fringe variety, drawn by the aura of the navigation chart.”

A trace of apprehension flashed in Xu Ran’s eyes.

The Ancient Path of Doomsday is even more dangerous than he imagined.

Even though his current strength is enough to rampage in the Black Sand Belt, facing those truly terrifying entities on the Ancient Path may still not suffice.

“It seems the plan needs to change.”

Xu Ran murmured to himself.

He initially intended to stop by Broken Star City briefly, consolidate resources, enhance his strength, and then embark on the journey to the Ancient Path of Doomsday.

But now it seems, as long as he possesses this navigation chart, he will constantly be harassed by those bizarre things.

Moreover, that “scavenger” earlier, although he severed their connection, surely has already leaked his coordinates to other “entities” on the Ancient Path.

This place is no longer safe.

He must leave quickly!

“Tu Feng.” Xu Ran looked at Tu Feng, who was paralyzed on the ground.

“Yes! What are your orders, senior!” Tu Feng shivered and quickly got up, respectfully standing upright.

“How much do you know about the Black Sand Belt and the broader Star Domain?” Xu Ran asked.

Although Tu Feng was puzzled, he immediately responded: “Replying to senior, I have mixed around in Broken Star City for thousands of years and am familiar with the distribution of major forces in the Black Sand Belt. As for the world beyond, I have traveled before, gone to the ‘Sirius Star Domain’ and the ‘Ziwei Star Domain,’ and know something about the situation.”

“Very good.” Xu Ran nodded, “From now on, you will follow me. I need a guide.”

Upon hearing this, Tu Feng was first stunned, then a complex mix of ecstasy and fear, like cosmic tides, instantly washed over his Heart Spirit.

Following such an unfathomable existence is undoubtedly a heaven-sent opportunity, ascending to the heavens might no longer be just a fantasy. Yet, accompanying a sovereign is like accompanying a tiger; this senior’s methods are too incomprehensible, temper unpredictable; any slight mishap, he may not even know how he “disappeared.”

However, this thought flashed by quickly. He had struggled on the single log bridge of Cultivation for too long, could see the end but was powerless to cross. Now, a divine rope connecting heaven and earth descends before him, even knowing the other end might be tied to a ten thousand foot Abyss, he must hold on tightly!

“Yes! Senior! I, Tu Feng, am willing to serve before the senior and die a thousand deaths without regret!” Tu Feng did not hesitate, directly kneeled with both knees, paying a great tribute, assuming a very low posture.

Xu Ran was indifferent, his gaze calm as the eternal starry sky. He neither needed Tu Feng’s loyalty nor cared about his thoughts. What he needed was a “living map” familiar with this Star Domain, a “tool” to handle trivial matters for him.

“Stand up.” Xu Ran said blandly, “This place is not suitable for a long stay, we will leave Broken Star City immediately.”

“Yes!” Tu Feng quickly stood up, respectfully standing aside, while cautiously reminding: “Senior, currently the entire Broken Star City, even half of the Black Sand Belt, is likely in turbulent undercurrents. Countless Divine Thoughts are interwoven within the city, all probing your whereabouts. Are we… just going out like this?”

Xu Ran glanced at him, countered with: “Otherwise?”

Tu Feng was suddenly speechless. Yes, otherwise? For this senior, those so-called Dao Ancestors, Great Powers are no different than roadside ants. He really overthought.

Xu Ran no longer paid him any attention but turned his gaze to the blood Wu Ya, who he casually imprisoned next to him, motionless like mosquitoes in amber.

At this moment, Blood Wu Ya had long lost his previous arrogance and nobility. His Blood Prison Divine Body Source was deprived, his Cultivation was largely abolished, leaving only an empty shell. Those eyes once filled with savagery and lewdness now only carried endless fear. He watched Xu Ran approach, his body trembling uncontrollably, unable to even voice his plea.

Xu Ran extended a finger, pointing at Blood Wu Ya’s forehead.

His fingertip did not touch flesh, yet an invisible power, akin to an imprint, deeply engraved into the depths of Blood Wu Ya’s true spirit.

“Go back and tell the Master of Blood Prison.” Xu Ran’s voice was light, yet it seemed to carry some kind of decree, resonating directly within Blood Wu Ya’s soul, “I took his thing, I wasted his man. If he seeks revenge, I’m ready to oblige anytime. But next time, I won’t visit his ‘back garden,’ I’ll personally flatten his Blood Prison Star Ocean.”

With the words settled, Xu Ran withdrew his finger.

The confining power on Blood Wu Ya receded like a tide. He collapsed on the ground, gasping heavily, as if just saved from the verge of drowning.

“Get lost.”

A single word, like thunder from the ninth heaven, exploded in Blood Wu Ya’s ear. He trembled, staggered, and crawled out of the cave, transforming into a wretched blood light, frantically fleeing Broken Star City.

He dared not stop for a moment, nor dared utter even a hint of grievance. That sentence imprinted within the depths of his soul, like an eternal nightmare, would accompany him throughout his life.

Watching the direction in which Blood Wu Ya fled, Tu Feng felt a chill in his heart.

This was not merely releasing a tiger back to the mountain; it was practically handing the tiger a map, telling it his location, and even giving it a resounding slap.

What confidence, or rather, what… disdain.

He did not regard the notoriously fierce Blood Prison Star Ocean at all.

“Let’s go.”

Xu Ran took strides, walking out of the cave.

Tu Feng quickly followed, cautiously trailing behind.

As the two walked out of the cave and re-entered the bustling streets of Broken Star City, the entire bustling interstellar metropolis seemed to have been pressed with a pause button.

Countless gazes, either overtly or covertly, either in awe or curiosity, or greed, converged from all directions. In the void, strands of powerful Divine Thoughts, like interwoven spider webs, layered upon this region.

The masters of these Divine Thoughts, without exception, were long-renowned figures in the Black Sand Belt, with a few even at the same level as the Blood Elder and the Nether Elder, seasoned Dao Ancestors.

They dared not approach too closely and could only spy on this mysterious figure who stirred up the clouds of the entire Black Dead Belt in this manner.

Under such immense pressure like mountains and seas, Tu Feng’s face turned pale, his legs weak, nearly collapsing to the ground. He felt as if he was a skiff in a stormy sea that could be crushed to powder at any moment.

Yet, Xu Ran, walking in front of him, seemed leisurely, indifferent to everything around him.

Those Dao Ancestor Divine Thoughts, capable of flattening stars, silently vanished when they approached within three feet of his body. No earth-shattering energy collision, no antagonizing of Law’s Dao Rhythms, they simply “disappeared” naturally.

It was as if the space Xu Ran occupied was not on the same “real” level as the entire world.

All the spying Divine Thoughts retreated sharply at this moment!

Deep within the void, a few muffled groans were suppressively heard.

The Dao Ancestors attempting to spy on Xu Ran were all backfired, their Heart Spirits trembled, terrified.

“Unseeable! Unprobeable!”

“His ‘Dao’ is self-contained, repelling all methods! My Divine Thought just approached, felt my Dao foundation about to be assimilated, twisted!”

“Who exactly is this divine being!”

For a moment, no one dared to recklessly spy.

The whole long street was silent.

Xu Ran, with Tu Feng, marched towards the interstellar teleportation array of Broken Star City.

Just as they were about to reach the center of the square, ahead, the space undulated without any warning.

A gaunt old man clad in sackcloth, holding a Stone Blade, stepped out from the void, blocking their way.

It was the Celestial Blade Mountain Master!

His appearance silenced the entire Broken Star City. That sharp blade intent, akin to capable of cleaving the Cosmic Primordial Chaos, made all beings feel a soul-derived shiver.

Tu Feng’s heart instantly shot to his throat. The Celestial Blade Mountain Master, one of the true giants of the Black Sand Belt, his power more terrifying than the Blood Elder and the Nether Elder combined!