Chapter 2159: Chapter 2127: Withered Monument
The Blood Saint has left.
Or rather, the Blood Saint had actually died many years ago.
What remained here was just a lingering obsession of his.
For so many years, this obsession remained in slumber, waiting for this moment of awakening.
And now, the Blood Saint has awakened, and his long-cherished wish has been fulfilled.
Thus, the Blood Saint departs without regret and leaves with no attachments.
In the course of the Blood Saint’s life, he experienced countless things.
Born during the Chaotic Era, the Blood Saint originally belonged to the ranks of Innate Gods and Demons, making him one of the most primitive and ancient beings of the Starry Universe in this Era.
Living from the dawn of the Era to its twilight years, the Blood Saint indeed grew somewhat weary of life.
Perhaps the Blood Saint truly had some things he couldn’t let go of.
For instance, the day he didn’t witness the powerhouse of the Starry Universe intimidating the Eight Directions and extinguishing the Era-Ancient Civilization.
However, in the end, he vanished.
Life is never perfect; even a powerhouse of the Blood Saint’s Grade cannot have everything go their way.
If the history of the Starry Universe were likened to a long, distant journey, then the Blood Saint would surely be considered an indispensable monument along the way.
And today, this monument has ultimately been mercilessly erased by time.
The youth’s mournful roar echoed in all directions, causing even the icy chill of the external world to tremble slightly.
At the moment of the Blood Saint’s disappearance, the external world ceased its heavy snowfall.
As if clearing away the fog, strands of warm sunlight that hadn’t been seen in this Folded Space in many years fell upon the earth.
The ice and snow slowly began to melt away.
"Huh? The snow has stopped?"
Somewhere in the snow, Xiao Chihan, who was engaged in a fierce battle with a snow bear, suddenly raised his head and saw the strands of warm light falling from the sky.
At this moment, he understood, the suffering he’d endured was finally over.
"Hahaha, Master, I made it through!" Amidst his wild laughter, Xiao Chihan resumed his combat with the snow bear.
At the same time, within the Ancient Tower, the beings guarding each layer of the Ancient Tower suddenly woke up.
"What’s... happening?"
"That’s right, I remember being captured here by a formidable one, told to guard this place, and then... how much time has passed since then?"
On the seventh layer, the Blood Ox’s cloudy eyes became clear once more.
It spat out the grass it was still slowly chewing and gently bent its four hooves down.
Soon, the Blood Ox transformed into an old man with brown hair, raised his head to look at the sky, silent for a long time, and finally a light sigh was slowly carried away by the wind.
"Lord Blood Saint..."
Not only this piece of Folded Space but even other Folded Spaces experienced sudden changes in celestial phenomena at this moment.
Aside from the calming wind and snow in this space, in other spaces, regardless of the situation, a gentle rain began to fall at this moment.
The East Suburb Realm and the External Edge Sea World were the same.
Outside the Sea Edge Realm, the Star Land of Heavenly Might.
The Heartless Sea, Bihai blue sky, vast and unobstructed, hardly any clouds floating in the air.
Yet, inexplicably, the gentle rain suddenly enveloped the entire Heartless Sea.
Furthermore, as it spread, soon, this rain reached the entire Star Land of Heavenly Might.
Many forces initially didn’t pay attention, but only after receiving transmissions from various regions within the Star Continent did they realize the anomaly of this rain.
"Rain covering the entire Star Continent! This isn’t rain; it’s... Heavenly Wail!" An old ancient relic who had lived for countless years awakened, looked at the sky, and muttered.
"A peerless powerhouse has fallen on the Star Land of Heavenly Might." Someone shrouded entirely in shadows quietly lamented: "Only when a peerless powerhouse of our Starry Universe falls does the Heavenly Wail appear."
"Pitiful, lamentable."
The phenomenon of Heavenly Wail on the Star Land of Heavenly Might spread not only there but also quickly reached many places.
"Heavenly Wail covering a fragment of the Star Continent, even the Starry Sky outside the Star Continent has such rain... the fallen one is at least an Ancient Ancestor, possibly even a Dao Saint."
"We hardly have any powerhouses left in our Starry Universe, and today, another one has vanished?"
...
"Grandfather!!!"
The mournful roars made Li Chen’s ears nearly deaf, yet he remained silent.
"Enough!"
This statement wasn’t spoken by Li Chen but rather... from Red Moon!
Red Moon stood up, glaring at the youth and said, "Why are you shouting?! No matter how loudly you shout, can the Blood Saint come back? No!"
"Since he can’t, what use is your shouting here?! Who killed the Blood Saint? The Era-Ancient Civilization! Instead of wasting your emotions here, save your strength to kill more of the Era-Ancient civilization in the future! If you can’t even do that, you’re not fit to be the Blood Saint’s descendant!" Red Moon stepped forward and grabbed the youth’s collar, angrily speaking.
Despite being just a sword, Red Moon had become much more humanized after receiving the Blood Saint’s heritage. It seemed that suddenly, many traits that only living beings possess appeared in him.
Such as human emotions, at this moment Red Moon suddenly stepped out to say these words, surprising even Li Chen.
Upon hearing Red Moon’s voice, the youth was stunned, and his emotions gradually calmed down.
If anyone else dared to grab his collar and shout at him like this, he would have slapped them long ago. But while others might not have the qualifications, Red Moon does.
The reason is that Red Moon’s blade was forged from the Blood Saint’s physical body, and Red Moon’s Artifact Spirit was born from it.
In a certain sense, as the Blood Saint himself said, Red Moon is the continuation of the Blood Saint’s life.
"I... am sorry." The youth said with difficulty.
As a Palm Realm Powerhouse, being able to say these three words is truly rare, even more rare is him bowing to an Artifact Spirit.
After a while, his emotions finally stabilized entirely. He sat down slowly opposite Li Chen, his expression carrying an indelible sadness.
Although he often enjoyed going against the Blood Saint, often doing things not to the Saint’s liking, often annoying him.
But no matter what, they are family... true kin.
Perhaps, as of now, they were the last remaining kin in the world.
"Cain, senior, do you have any plans for what’s next?" After a long silence, Li Chen finally spoke his first words.
The youth shook his head: "No specific plans, but just like Red Moon said, next, I plan to find a place to hide away first. And then, wait."
"Wait for what?" Li Chen asked.
"Wait for the arrival of a great battle!" The youth’s face twisted with rage: "When those Era-Ancient Civilization bastards appear again, this time, I’ll bathe them in rivers of blood!! With corpses covering the Starry Sky, to accompany Grandfather’s burial!!"