?49: Chapter 49 Emergence of Hidden Worries 49: Chapter 49 Emergence of Hidden Worries Heaven and Earth dimmed, dark clouds covered the skies, and the boundless North Sea underwent a terrifying transformation.

    Waves reversed the heavens, heavy rain poured down relentlessly, accompanied by the terror of lightning zigzagging across the sky and the rumble of thunder that came one after another, as if heralding the arrival of the apocalypse.

    The three-zhang-long Blood Spear, floating in the void, emitted buzzing sounds that spread in all directions, like the whimpers of a child or like calling for the return of a loved one, which made one feel as if their soul was about to leave their body.

    Satellites from countries all over the world detected this wondrous scene and transmitted the images to the ground, allowing the higher-ups of these nations to witness it with their own eyes.

    In the Capital City of Xia Country.

    Phone calls from various countries rang continuously, and the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were frantic with anxiety.

    “Leader, an M-country diplomat is on the phone.”

    “Report to the leader, the Deputy Prime Minister of Japan wants to speak with you.”

    “The Prime Minister of Korea requests a direct conversation with you.”

    ...

    Report after report kept reaching Li Linguo’s ears, but at this moment, Li Linguo had no interest in dealing with these people with ulterior motives, just staring intensely at the screen without daring to blink.

    “Analyze the data quickly.

    What exactly is that thing in the sky made of?” Li Linguo ordered swiftly.

    “Report to the leader, the North Sea’s magnetic field is in disarray; we can’t analyze the data,” a scientific researcher reported to Li Linguo, his cold sweat chilling and his voice rushing.

    ...

    Boom!

    Like a meteor descending to the world or the light of dawn piercing through, Ye Xuan tore through the endless darkness and suddenly appeared above the North Sea.

    At his arrival, the world became abruptly quiet.

    Woo!

    The sky turned blood red, the tides churned, and the three-zhang-long Blood Spear floating in the void erupted into a column of light that pierced the heavens, as if welcoming a loved one with joy.

    “The Spear, come to me!”

    The roar that shook the heavens and moved the earth, disturbed the ancient and the present, echoed in all directions.

    The Heavenly Punishment Halberd instantly became a streak of light, bringing an endless killing aura as it violently shot towards Ye Xuan.

    This scene directly presented itself to the eyes of leaders from various countries, causing a stir of astonishment, and precision instruments were operating in an attempt to discern Ye Xuan’s true appearance.

    Regrettably, a mysterious power blocked the surveillance of all countries in the world, preventing them from seeing Ye Xuan’s face clearly.

    Nonetheless, this astonishing scene left them stupefied, unable to recover for a long time.

    The Big Halberd felt ice-cold in his grasp but gave Ye Xuan a sense of blood connection.

    Ye Xuan’s expression was grave.

    He knew that satellites from all around the world must be watching him.

    Without any delay, Ye Xuan took the Heavenly Punishment Halberd in hand, stepped forward, and instantly disappeared from the skies above the North Sea.

    With Ye Xuan’s departure, the turbulent waves of the North Sea suddenly calmed, and the dark clouds in the sky gradually dissipated.

    A terrifying natural disaster had thus come to naught, but it threw countries worldwide into complete disarray.

    All mysterious forces of these nations mobilized, disbanding to converge towards Xia Country, clearly to investigate this wondrous event that had occurred.

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    Jiangnan City, Biyun Pavilion.

    When Ye Xuan returned home, three days had already passed.

    It was now early morning, and his mother and Ye Ling’er had already left the house.

    Yet at this moment, Ye Xuan bore a heavy expression, as if troubled by a serious matter.

    Hum!

    The Heavenly Punishment Halberd, its blood light hazy, was circling and dancing around Ye Xuan, occasionally emitting chirping sounds, creating terrifying ripples in the surrounding space.

    The weapon was an ancient evil’s slaughter tool, meant to butcher gods and exterminate immortals, and this was no mere boast.

    Had the Halberd not acknowledged Ye Xuan as its master and voluntarily suppressed its fearsome aura, the sheer terror of its might could have reduced everything in the vicinity to ash.

    “Come!”

    Following Ye Xuan’s soft murmur, the Heavenly Punishment Halberd landed in his hand, the blood light gradually faded, and the true form of the Halberd appeared before Ye Xuan’s eyes.

    Imbued with an ancient austerity, its whole body was pitch-black, with mysterious and simplistic patterns etched upon it, making it impossible to discern what material it was crafted from.

    One glance would almost draw one’s soul into it.

    Ye Xuan gently caressed the body of the Spear, and said in a deep voice, “The Primordial Spirit was with you in the Blood Sea Battlefield.

    Your appearance in the Human World means that the Blood Sea Battlefield must be in great chaos now.”

    Hum!

    The Big Halberd hummed continuously as if responding to Ye Xuan’s words, which caused his eyebrows to slightly furrow and a trace of worry to appear in his eyes.

    Cultivators transcend above mortals, roaming freely through the void.

    What they sought was a lifespan equal to the heavens, to ascend and become immortal.

    Four years ago, stricken with a terminal illness, Ye Xuan accidentally came to Duanchang Mountain, intending to end his remaining life there.

    However, he stumbled into the Blood Sea Battlefield and, with the help of the Primordial Spirit, was able to escape the clutches of death.

    By cultivating the Undying Immortal Scripture and having the Heavenly Punishment Halberd acknowledge him as its master, he fought bloodily within the endless Blood Sea, thus obtaining his current supreme level of Cultivation.

    The origins of the Undying Immortal Scripture were extremely mysterious.

    Even Ye Xuan didn’t know who its previous master was, what exactly the Blood Sea Battlefield was, or who had forged the Heavenly Punishment Halberd.

    These puzzles were beyond Ye Xuan’s knowledge.

    The Primordial Spirit, being the Artifact Spirit of the Undying Immortal Scripture, clearly knew many secrets, yet never revealed them to Ye Xuan.

    It only told him that if he wished to truly achieve undying immortality, the first step was to ascend and become an immortal.

    Yet this step, Ye Xuan had hesitated to take.

    When he had reached the Transcendence Tribulation Stage, he was fully capable of pushing open the gateway to the Earth Immortal Realm.

    However, due to his deep attachment to his family, he returned to the Human World.

    This decision had greatly disappointed the Primordial Spirit, and Ye Xuan was aware that it had been waiting for him to return to the Blood Sea Battlefield.

    But if it meant abandoning his family, it would clearly run counter to his original intentions.

    The Primordial Spirit once told him that to reign over the Nine Heavens and look down upon all beings of Heaven and Earth, he must completely relinquish so-called mortal affections.

    Only by reaching such detachment could he fulfill his heart’s desire.

    However, Ye Xuan couldn’t do it, he truly couldn’t.

    If he were to kill his mother and Ye Ling’er with his own hands, he would lose even the last shred of his humanity.

    At that time, would he still be himself?

    If Ye Xuan were to lose his last bit of humanity, he would become nothing more than a killing machine, perhaps not even recognizing who he was himself.

    This was why he couldn’t bring himself to trust the Primordial Spirit.

    Ye Xuan had a vague premonition that although the Primordial Spirit harbored no ill will towards him, it had some great scheme in mind.

    It was as if he were a piece on a chessboard, with the Primordial Spirit manipulating how he should move.

    This feeling was something Ye Xuan didn’t like.

    Ye Xuan didn’t know what the Primordial Spirit’s intentions were, but he believed that one day, he would uncover the true secrets of the Blood Sea Battlefield.

    Ye Xuan was well aware that in the Mortal World, he might be Invincible, but the Primordial Spirit had told him that within the Blood Sea Battlefield, extremely terrifying Evil Demons were suppressed.

    Had it not been for the Heavenly Punishment Halberd, an ancient and powerful weapon of slaughter, they would have already escaped their confinement.

    This time, Ye Xuan understood that the Heavenly Punishment Halberd had appeared in the Human World to seek him, but with the Halberd’s suppressing power absent, would those Evil Demons trapped deep within the Blood Sea break free?