Chapter 97 - Seventh Stage! Bloodline Activate! (1/2)

Silence and lack of words

It was what the martial arts survivors were feeling by looking so close to the big spider. A creature that until recently had fought at an unimaginable level for them. But it wasn't just because of the facts of a while ago. No, inside, they felt that somehow they couldn't break the scene in front of them.

Two human youths and two spirit beasts were in front of the spider and were moaning as if they were in the grip of an unstoppable and unprecedented pain. They could feel their suffering even without knowing the dynamics behind their relationships.

Meanwhile, Gaiya, who was becoming increasingly transparent, looked at Hei, Lian, Ye, and Xing.

'Even though the pain in my chest is intense, the pain you are experiencing is even greater. I have lived for countless years with your mother while you haven't been given this opportunity. Bao Bei, my love, if I could, I would gladly keep the treasures you left here. Unfortunately, my body is at the limit, and soon I will reach you. But first, there is one last thing I need to do. One last thing not to make your sacrifice vain.'

”Hei, Lian, Ye, Xing. Your mother was a being like no other. I know the suffering that is flooding your heart. So, I won't tell you not to cry or repress your sadness. But regardless of the pain that is oppressing you or how uncertain the road ahead may appear, keep walking. Don't stop, even if you were to be blocked by the chains of sadness and uncertainty. Remember that your mother trusted you, and she will always do it. As long as you continue to love her, she will remain in your hearts and your memories. And to protect the Bao Bei inside you, I will protect you for the last time before disappearing.”

At the words of Gaiya, Hei and the others looked up with their faces devastated by pain. It was true. Their mother would never have wanted them to stay there crying forever, but how could they not despair after losing the most important being to them?

”Law of Wood, Sou Attack, Heart Flower.”

Gaiya's eyes landed on a precise spot on the lake shore. To be exact, where the tower where the Spirit Artifact resided was located.

”No, wait. Please, I won't say- ”

The Spirit Artifact tried to speak but was blocked by the following words of the Divine Beast, Lotus of Love.

”Heartbreaking.”

Crash!

Suddenly, the sound of something being broken resounded through the air, followed immediately by a piercing cry of pain from a metallic male voice. The next moment, however, everything was back to normal.

”Good. There aren't any tracks left. Hei, I destroyed the Spirit Artifact so that it can't report anything that happened here. But I don't have enough power left to eliminate the other witnesses. How to solve this problem, it's up to you. Although I am sure you will succeed without problems. Farewell, treasures of Bao Bei. Thank you for finding me and letting me meet your mother one last time. ”

At that point, Gaiya's figure completely disappeared, leaving not even a single trace of her existence.

Hei, hearing those words, seemed to understand what she meant and looked up at the other people present. He could see that the various sect leaders and elders still alive were slowly approaching the position of his family.

”It's over? Is it really over? ”

”So it seems. But really, what the hell happened? And the Secret Dimension?”

”Was that the Snake of Darkness? How is it possible?”

”And that spider and that woman? Were they divine beasts? Weren't they extinct?”

”And the man instead. He fought on an equal footing with the divine beast. Is it possible that a Spirit Emperor of the Continent has appeared?”

”What?! A Spirit Emperor?!”

”And who else do you think it could be?!”

”Speaking of the Continent, what happened to the Spirit Artifact?”

”He died; we can no longer feel his presence. I'm sending messages to the guards at the block. We have to check the situation in the trial formations in our sect. ”

Various voices were overlapping with each other. Each of them was trying to process all that had happened up to now rationally. After all, with the enormous pressure exerted by Bao Bei, Gaiya, and the Shé Family head, it was impossible to expect them, spirit soldiers, to be able to reason while they were fighting.

As far as the term Spirit Emperor was concerned, it must be known that that was one of the ranks achievable by martial artists. To be exact, it was the sixth rank, the one under the god rank.

The ranks of martial artists were divided as follows: Spirit Apprentice, Spirit Soldier, Spirit Master, Spirit Grandmaster, Spirit King, Spirit Emperor, God.

Each of these ranks was then divided into seven stages, except for the Spirit Emperor rank and the God Rank. Regarding the God Rank, the reason was simple; no one except the Beast Emperor knew the answer since he was the only one to have reached that rank. As far as the Spirit Emperor rank was concerned, there were no precise, differentiated stages. Instead, the power difference was given by another factor.

Meanwhile, while the various martial artists were discussing with each other, one of them suddenly said something that made others forget everything that had happened so far.

”Hey ... if that spider was a divine beast and now it's dead ... doesn't that mean we can take its spirit core?”

Gulp!

At those words, everyone swallowed just by hearing the words 'spirit core' and 'divine beast.' Even if they were the hegemony of the Rainbow Island, at most, they could find spirit cores of second-level spirit beasts, and that was when luck was on their side. Yet now, they had before them the spirit core of a divine beast. That was something that belonged to legends of the past. Not even on the Continent, they could find something similar.

Instantly, everyone's eyes moved to where Hei and the others were. No, to be exact, where Bao Bei's lifeless body was. Slowly, they began to approach that point.

But if they had all heard that martial artist's suggestion, the same was valid for Hei and his family.

With tears still wetting his face, Hei stood up while his left hand held the spear his mother had given him. All of a sudden, all the memories from his childhood about his mother started pouring into his mind.