Free Web NovelChapter 1120: Chapter 602: Crisis Resolved? War Alliance Ancient Battlefield!
The patrolling squad soldiers have sharp eyes, like hawks, continuously scanning every corner with their special instruments, probing every faint space ripple as if to see through everything within those ripples.
A sense of alarming vigilance permeates the air; even the interactions between passing core disciples have distinctly reduced, with an unspoken gaze of appraisal and indescribable estrangement. Only the very familiar ones would nod in greeting when meeting and then briskly disappear.
The nine hovering red stars seem to emit a more restrained light, silently as if in slumber.
In the area where the battle broke out that night, the remaining abnormal aura has been forcibly eradicated, and the spatial structure forcibly repaired.
However, Jiang Shu, with the sensitivity of the Heart of Space, can still capture faint traces of chaotic and cold residual scars, like embers lingering within the finest cracks of space, stubbornly entrenched there, proving that it wasn’t an illusion.
Liu Yue, concerned about exposing something due to Jiang Shu’s inquiries, became more reticent.
She still dutifully brought high-quality spirit food and cultivation resources every day, serving attentively yet moving cautiously, her gaze always lowered, barely daring to meet Jiang Shu’s eyes.
Whenever Jiang Shu casually or intentionally asked about Zhan Feng’s whereabouts or the Ancestral Land’s situation, her body would slightly tense, and her responses were flawless.
"Elder, this servant is of low standing, unaware of the inner workings."
"The Alliance Hierarch is still handling subsequent affairs; I believe it will soon be resolved."
If it were anyone else, Liu Yue’s words would naturally be convincing.
But the problem is, every time Jiang Shu asks, there is an intangible release of aura.
Even Liu Yue, at the Ninth Realm, cannot help but show signs of evasion and forced calmness under the pressure of the aura, like a frightened bird, which in itself suggests something unusual in the core area.
For several consecutive days, Jiang Shu did not enter a state of meditative cultivation.
Instead, he re-gathered certain acupoints within his body into a massive fixed star.
As time passed, the cold architecture in the core area of the War Alliance was again covered in golden star light.
The oppressive heaviness that shrouded the core area like solidified lead clouds began to dissipate abruptly. freёweɓnovel.com
This dispersion was not a natural fading but more like being forcibly driven away and extracted by an invisible giant hand.
The chaotic cold residual scars lingering in space melted and faded at a speed visible to the naked eye, just like morning mist under the blazing sun, finally vanishing completely.
The reinforced spatial barriers also began to soften, no longer transmitting that chilling sense of confinement.
The density of patrolling soldiers was noticeably reduced, with several elite squads quietly withdrawing; although still alert, the tension of being on the brink of a massive confrontation rapidly dissipated like a receding tide.
The disciples in the core area seemed to come alive suddenly, their steps no longer heavy, and the repressed low murmurs and discussions couldn’t help but bubble to the surface.
"It feels like... something’s different? Has that damned pressure vanished?"
"Shh, keep it down! But indeed, the star glows of the Supreme Elders have all brightened a bit!"
"The Ancestral Land over there should be completely sorted out? Is the martial law finally ending?"
"Who knows, but these past two days nearly suffocated me; my old man just told me to be extremely cautious recently, but no matter how much I asked, he wouldn’t say why. I suspect even he doesn’t actually know what happened."
"Ha, my ancestor is just the same."
These scattered conversations were keenly caught by Jiang Shu’s divine sense like thawing streams.
The focus of the discussion finally shifted from formless fear and conjecture to the forthcoming opening of the Ancient Battle Soul Path, filled with relaxations akin to a post-traumatic rebirth alongside a fervent anticipation for the ancient path.
"The Ancient Battle Soul Path! I’ve heard this time the tough ones from the Affiliated Star Domain will also be entering!"
"Really? Aren’t the slots usually insufficient even for our War Alliance itself?"
"They say it’s the upper echelon’s decision; it’s either a consolation or compensation for the Deep Space Sea incident, don’t know, anyway, with Jiang Shu present, those high-vision ancient seals are bound to be mobilized, perhaps dragging us along to find better opportunities than ever before."
"The deeper you go into the ancient path, the greater the opportunities, and even we might encounter collisions of the Law from the Taichu period."
"Heh, must prepare more, the bigger the opportunities, the greater the crises. If one’s strength isn’t sufficient, you might even be affected by battlefield phantoms, and even if you come out, it could impact your Law comprehension, possibly requiring hundreds or even thousands of years of bitter cultivation to firmly reestablish the Dao Heart."
Their passionate discussions included mentions of those battlefield phantoms, filled with reverence and excitement.
Jiang Shu stood by the guest hall’s window, looking at the outside, which had started to recover some semblance of normal clamor.
In the distance on the square, over twenty trial participants selected by the War Alliance and affiliated forces were gathering.
He saw Zhan Feng, whose demeanor had regained its exuberance, conversing with a youth from the Affiliated Star Domain with illusory wings on his back and a sharp aura.
The winged youth and several other prodigies from affiliated forces, upon seeing Jiang Shu, showed unabashed awe and admiration in their gazes.
That is the acknowledgment of a true strong person.
The War Alliance indeed strives to return to normal, attempting to cover the waves of recent days under the rug labeled "Small Ancestral Land Incident." Yet this brief normalcy is like thin ice; Jiang Shu has personally experienced the unfathomable black waters beneath the ice’s terrifying depth.
