Chapter 2007 - 1526: The He Family’s Lifeline!

When He Jin and others, including the Blood Transformation Divine Venerable, rushed to the Twisted Time-Space Corridor, they found that not only had the battle ended, but Yuanting Pavilion Master Ling Yun was trapped in the depths of the twisted space-time, leaving everyone shocked.

"He... he’s finished. Being trapped for twenty years would be the best outcome."

He Jin sensed Ling Yun’s aura deep in the twisted space-time from afar. Even at such a distance, he could feel that Ling Yun’s aura was extremely unstable, evidently suffering from the pain of space-time distortion, with beast-like distorted roars echoing from all directions, clearly Ling Yun’s cries of agony.

If he were outside, in such a twisted time-space environment, with Ling Yun’s strength, he might still protect himself.

But inside the Emperor’s Treasure Vault, the Qi Mechanism was extremely solid, making the use of various Shattering Void techniques exceedingly difficult and strenuous, with even self-preservation being challenging.

Even at this moment, Ling Yun, even if he could sense everyone’s aura, could not escape the twisted time-space, as the aura he sensed was distorted and transmitted to his mind, not an accurate location. In the depths of the twisted space-time, even sound and time were distorted and chaotic, taking a wrong step might age him several years.

A Returning to Truth level 9 Great Inner Commander shook his head and said, "Only when the Emperor’s Treasure Vault closes will the Twisted Time-Space Corridor become temporarily stable. In that brief moment, time-space will not change frequently, that’s Ling Yun’s chance to leave the twisted time-space. But even then, he would have been trapped in the Emperor’s Treasure Vault for twenty years."

Upon hearing this, everyone felt their hearts chill, and when they looked again towards the two figures under the Human Emperor Tower across the corridor, their expressions showed even more fear and dread.

"Such ruthless means, such strong resolve. I fear... outside, a bloody storm has already risen."

The Blood Transformation Divine Venerable took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart, turned back to look at the experts from the hiding Four Top Families—Sha, Xu, Liu, and Chen—smirked mockingly, and turned to walk towards the Human Emperor Tower.

The others, seeing this, also shook their heads silently before proceeding towards the Human Emperor Tower.

Everyone understood.

Even a Holy Dynasty Pillar has been sacrificed, proving the Regent King’s resolve this time, as well as the powerful strength of Marquis Wei Wu.

Now, even Dugu Qiubai seems to have reconciled with Marquis Wei Wu, the Four Top Families—Sha, Xu, Liu, and Chen—are likely finished this time.

From now on, among the six top families of the Holy Dynasty, perhaps only the most astute He Family can maintain some strength.

He Jin and Ao Sheng exchanged a glance, their eyes flickering, then He Jin limped with his wounded leg towards the Human Emperor Tower, his mood also very unsettled, even a bit complicated, but some words and thoughts could only be buried deep in the heart now.

Under the Human Emperor Tower.

Jiang Dali and Dugu Qiubai were both sitting cross-legged on the ground, channeling energy to recover from the immense expenditure caused by the recent battle, occasionally using space distortion techniques to restore their distorted bodies.

Since Jiang Dali extended the invitation and Dugu Qiubai accepted, they have initially reached a reconciliation, which also caused the experts from the Four Top Families hiding in the distance not daring to show themselves, to silently curse with frustration in their hearts.

"I always said that Dugu Qiubai cannot be trusted. He also came from a vassal state and never shares the same heart with us, now you all see it."

"It’s too late to regret now, it’s better to say something useful. From the looks of it, Marquis Wei Wu doesn’t intend to eradicate us completely, which might also be the Regent King’s stance."

"Don’t be too optimistic, even Ling Yun has been driven deep into the twisted time-space. The reason we’re still here talking is because we haven’t encountered that brute’s hand."

In a secluded building, eight injured and battered experts from the top families gathered to confer, all with bruised faces, full of worry, appearing quite miserable.

The Sha Family Master spat a mouthful of blood specks, touched a slightly loose tooth on the left side, and said solemnly, "Liu Yun is right, don’t be too optimistic. Perhaps it’s also not peaceful outside now. Our forces are all concentrated in the Emperor’s Treasure Vault against Marquis Wei Wu, just giving the Regent King the perfect opportunity to strike our families outside."

The Xu Family Patriarch frowned and said, "We had considered this possibility before coming in, which is why we left the Chen Family Head and Family Head Liu outside to replace us in holding the fort. With them there..."

The Sha Family Master interrupted, "If the Regent King insists on striking at this time, do you think Chen Fengxiao and Liu Kun have the courage to confront the Regent King head-on?"

This statement brought everyone to silence, the atmosphere suddenly becoming oppressive.

Indeed, if the Regent King is determined to act, who dares to stop him?

These top families all have somewhat unclean hands. Even recently, due to the Regent King’s stance, they have dealt with some unclean industries and evidence, but dealing with the gray areas built over hundreds of years, involving countless people and forces, cannot be done without alerting anyone. It’s simply impossible.

After all, suddenly eliminating a large number of people and forces will inevitably cause upheaval, so some hidden remnants are left to be slowly dealt with over time.

If they successfully trapped Marquis Wei Wu in the Twisted Time-Space Corridor this time, then they would have gained enough time, and this clash with the Regent King would mean their top families had won.