Chapter 1152: The Maker (1/2)

Nie Tian’s eyes lit up. “I’m all ears!”

However, Hou Chulan didn’t speak up right away. Instead, she signaled for him to slow the Star Boat down.

Nie Tian did as he was bid.

As they decelerated, Fang Yuan, Wei Lai, Yan Zhan, and the others overtook them one by one.

Hou Chulan clearly knew the Void Spirit Society’s gathering place, as she showed him the right directions from time to time.

Only after putting a significant distance between themselves and the others did she say, “Something has happened in the Shatter Battlefield, causing all Sound Stones to fail, so we don’t have to worry that someone will overhear our conversation.”

“So what do you know?” Nie Tian exclaimed softly.

Hou Chulan’s bright eyes finally fixed on him. After a moment of hesitation, she said, “Your bloodline is called the life bloodline, isn’t it?”

Nie Tian’s expression flickered. He pondered in silence for a few seconds before nodding slightly. “Yes, it is.”

Hou Chulan’s eyes widened as she exclaimed in astonishment, “I can’t believe I was right!”

“How much do you know about the life bloodline?” Nie Tian asked urgently.

Hou Chulan shook her head and said with a complicated look on her face, “Not much. I only read a little about it in some old records in my sect regarding blood-mixing. According to those records, the notion of making hybrids first came from a peculiar member of your sect.

“However, most of the contents regarding that man seem to have been deliberately erased, including his name and achievements.

“I went through many records, but only found very little information about him. It was said that he went astray as he headed down the path of mixing humans with outsiders and Ancientbeasts, and descended to a crooked rogue force.”

Nie Tian listened attentively.

Hou Chulan paid close attention to the changes in his expression as she carried on. “According to the records, he committed heavy crimes, and eventually died in a joint purging operation of the four great sects. However, it was unknown whether he perished completely, or managed to escape with a wisp of his soul.

“Anyways, he put forth a theory that the bloodlines of all living beings, including humans, outsiders, and Ancientspirits, share one origin.

“He thought that that origin was the life bloodline, which carries unlimited creative power. After clashing and merging with different auras, it gave birth to a wide array of new bloodlines.

“Therefore, the life bloodline is the foundation on which the myriad races in this starry river have been born.

“If new races are to be born, the catalysis of the life bloodline will be necessary too.

“However, the origin of the life bloodline remains a mystery.

“That strange person used to refer to himself as the Maker. He intended to refine brand new bloodlines based on the existing myriad races, then create brand new races with the crucial help of the life bloodline.

“His wild ambition to create brand new races made everyone insecure and uneasy.

“He made many attempts, but none were successful. Instead, he created many bloody calamities. After his repeated failures, the four great sects could no longer tolerate him or his crazy experiments. He was disgusted by the whole human world.

“Shortly after that, he was trapped and killed.”

With these words, Hou Chulan stopped and fixed Nie Tian with a deep look, which made him very uncomfortable.

Only after a short while did she go on. “If your bloodline is indeed the life bloodline, then you must have very close connections to that man. Besides, your existence proves that he’s still alive. Not just that, but he has even succeeded in creating a life bloodline.

“Now, your life bloodline can be viewed as the key to breeding brand new beings and races!”

After she finished her words, Nie Tian was completely flabbergasted, his mind in a tremendous muddle.

“The strange man who first put forth the idea of mixing bloodlines, called himself the Maker, and attempted to create brand new races...