Transformation Diagram: Starting as a Skinny Dog-Chapter 352 - 236: Heaven King’s Blood Gift

"It matches indeed." Shan Lingguan nodded, "In those days, the Four Great Heavenly Kings under the Hero King were these four."

Mountain-Lifting Heavenly King, Shocking God Heavenly King, Armored Heavenly King, Sheyue Heavenly King.

"Beyond the Mountain-Lifting Hall is the Hero King Palace of Pei Dongliu, the Hero King." Chen Ku recalled the map, "That’s how it’s drawn on the map, but..."

He looked behind the great hall:

"Why is it that there isn’t the slightest trace of the Hero King Palace behind this great hall?"

"Let’s first head to the General Control Hall."

Qin Yuxian said.

Yet just at this moment.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~

Suddenly, clouds surged on the plaza not far from the great hall, transforming the place into a scenic wonder of clouds.

"Grandmaster Qin!"

A warm voice came from within the clouds, saying:

"I wondered who could be faster than this county official, unexpectedly, it’s the grandmaster... huh..."

Suddenly,

The cloud mist spread in all directions but did not dissipate. Instead, it surrounded the area around the Mountain-Lifting Hall like walls.

Shangguan Yun appeared with Sui You and Xu Minjun, about thirty yards away from Chen Ku’s trio.

Qin Yuxian glanced gravely at the mist spreading around them, instinctively sensing powerful array patterns of prohibition within.

"The Cloud Pendant Formation, one of the Eight Gates Shocking Array!" Shan Lingguan squinted his eyes, "Someone actually has control over such a formation."

Qin Yuxian looked at Shangguan Yun and said flatly, "So it’s Official Shangguan. With Baojiao City breached outside, it’s surprising that this County Magistrate is not within the city but appears here in the underground palace."

"Isn’t it the same for the grandmaster?" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Shangguan Yun looked at Qin Yuxian, mainly focusing on Chen Ku behind him, taking a deep breath, and said:

"But what amazes this official is that you could surpass us. You must know this underground palace was ordered to be built by Hero King Pei Dongliu, with Mountain-Lifting Heavenly King Xiong Ying commanding 100,000 laborers and gathering masters from the Heavenly Craftsman’s Mansion of that era. It took three years to complete. Without a route map of the palace, even I had to use teleportation via the formation to enter, yet the three of you reached here directly? Could it be..."

"Just lucky."

Qin Yuxian did not continue the conversation, not wanting to expose his junior brother’s secret. Instead, he caught onto some key information in Shangguan Yun’s words and asked calmly,

"From the sound of it, Official Shangguan seems quite knowledgeable about this Hero King’s underground palace, speaking as if it’s well-known to you. Could it be... Official Shangguan is actually a descendant of the Hero King?"

Shangguan Yun smiled, neither confirming nor denying.

With a cautious gaze, he primarily observed Shan Lingguan behind Qin Yuxian. He could sense that the elder, who was taller than Qin Yuxian, held unfathomable power.

One Qin Yuxian was already a terrifying martial practitioner at the peak of the Seventh Realm. If this grandmaster exerted his full strength, even an Eighth Realm expert might have to retreat.

If added with the presence of an unknown depth elder...

Even though he had a Seventh Realm Guardian Blade Puppet and could control the Cloud Pendant Formation, Shangguan Yun preferred not to directly clash and instead smiled lightly, saying:

"You aren’t entirely wrong, grandmaster. The news about this underground palace was indeed released by me. The intention is simple: A Hero King with Great Ability of the Fifteenth Realm left treasures in the palace. Even if just a quarter, it’s not something a minor Shangguan Yun can monopolize, not to mention the myriad traps inside. Therefore, I wish to invite heroes from across the world to explore it with me. Since... destiny brought us together in front of the Mountain-Lifting Hall, why not explore it together?"

"Explore together?" Chen Ku stared at Xu Minjun behind Shangguan Yun, feeling that as long as he used his Qilin Blood Gu, he could control Xu Minjun.

"Official Shangguan has remarkable skills, even able to master and use the Cloud Pendant Formation."

Qin Yuxian felt the pressure of the array patterns around him, spoke coldly, and said:

"You trap us with this grand formation, but it’s not an invitation to explore together; rather, it’s forcing us to explore with you, isn’t it? If we refuse, then what?"

Shan Lingguan gave Shangguan Yun a sidelong glance and said, "You think a single grand formation can trap us? Give it a try?"

"I would not dare! Absolutely not dare!"

Shangguan Yun stepped back slightly, smiling:

"I’m merely extending an invitation. If the esteemed ones agree, that would be wonderful. If not, nothing will be forced upon you. Feel free to leave, and we shall explore it ourselves."

As he spoke, Xu Minjun and Sui You proceeded directly towards the Tuo Mountain Hall.

"Let’s see first," Shan Lingguan whispered a reminder, "to find out what he’s up to."

All of Chen Ku’s focus was on Xu Minjun. He fully understood that Shangguan Yun’s access to so much intelligence information was largely connected to Xu Minjun.

In other words, Xu Minjun was the special sword in Shangguan Yun’s hand.

If the other party had any ulterior motives, he would first break this special sword in the hands of the opponent to ensure his safety and that of his companions.

Shangguan Yun ascended the steps, his sidelong glance catching hold of Chen Ku and the other two in the distance.

He then turned to Xu Minjun, saying softly, "Minjun, when the hall opens, if the spirit of Ancestor Xiong Ying manifests, it will surely assist you. You know how to help us eliminate threats, right?"

Sui You also looked towards the three, then to Shangguan Yun, thinking silently:

"If Miss Minjun’s memory is correct, then there must be some handiwork of the Mountain-Lifting Heavenly King Xiong Ying hidden within this Tuo Mountain Hall. Whether it’s an inheritance or an imprint, even just a wisp could easily obliterate those people outside."

No matter how great a master Qin Yuxian might be, in front of the Mountain-Lifting Heavenly King Xiong Ying more than a hundred years ago, he really was nothing at all.

Then,

Shangguan Yun brought Xu Minjun to the front of the great hall, holding a token, he pointed it towards the hall:

"The junior descendant Shangguan Yun brings his inner family member Xu Minjun, to pay respects to the Xu Family’s ancestor, please open the great hall!"

"Hmm? A token!" In the distance, Qin Yuxian and Shan Lingguan’s expressions changed drastically.

They had just experienced the difficulty of being unable to enter the Seed Storage Hall because they lacked this token. Unexpectedly...

Shangguan Yun actually had one...

They immediately sensed something amiss, yet it seemed there was already a precaution against their actions, as a mass of cloud and mist spread directly between them and Shangguan Yun at the hall entrance.

In the next instant!

The doors of the Tuo Mountain Hall swung open, a fierce wind roared out from within, shaking the doors wildly.

Whoosh~~

Shangguan Yun, Xu Minjun, and Sui You stood at the entrance, their clothes fluttering violently, and they saw, within the great hall, a magnificent nine-zhang tall statue. Sensing the bloodline of its descendants outside the hall, a majestic voice emanated from within:

"Descendants of the Qilin, unbroken bloodline, it is indeed fortunate to reach this place, you may obtain a drop of ’True Blood’, and be conferred a Junior General rank to plan for great future deeds!"

Shangguan was overjoyed upon hearing this, and saw a radiance flying out from the brow of the nine-zhang statue, drifting towards them.

It landed in front of Xu Minjun, where it was a drop of gold-hued blood exuding a terrifyingly powerful pressure.

A single drop of True Blood from the Fourteen Realms’ Mountain-Lifting Heavenly King!

This is not just blood, but a complete bloodline inheritance of the Xu Family, with the inevitable inclusion of the inheritance of the Divine Skill "Sky-Shaking Earth-Shattering Divine Technique."

And there was also the Junior General military rank.

"Minjun, accept it." Shangguan Yun said, his lips trembling, urging Xu Minjun to accept it.

Boom!

Unexpectedly, just as he instructed Xu Minjun to receive these three items, the statue of Xiong Ying issued another resonant voice:

"Junior descendant, a talent beyond compare, it fills me with joy. A special gift of three drops of ’True Blood’, one drop of ’Soul Blood’, a volume of a mental method, and a Junior General rank of the Tuo Mountain army is hereby bestowed."

Shangguan Yun was shocked.

Was it because he had purified the Qilin bloodline within Xu Minjun, that even such an "extraordinary talent" was recognized, warranting an additional gift of three drops of True Blood and a drop of Soul Blood...

Soul Blood?!!!

If True Blood was merely the memory of bloodline inheritance, then Soul Blood contained the essence of the soul inheritance of the Mountain-Lifting Heavenly King, possibly received only by his own son in the past.

Wait, Shangguan Yun suddenly noticed something odd.

As he discovered, the second radiance emerging from Xiong Ying’s brow, once it appeared, did not float towards them but instead floated directly over their heads.

It fell into the cloud and mist that he had enveloped with the Cloud Pendant Formation.