The gigantic blood-red heart, with each inhalation and exhalation, stirred waves and winds throughout the Blood Sea Space.
Around it, countless red dragon shadows seemed to circle and linger.
Boundless might descended upon the Blood Wave King, causing his heart within to beat uncontrollably and rapidly, as if about to burst. A terrifying sense of crisis compelled him to tremble and kneel on the ground.
"Have mercy, Emperor. The damage to the sacred artifact is my responsibility, but I believe that the immediate priority is to quickly ascertain the cause!"
The Blood Wave King’s words were hurried, fearing that the Heart Extinguishing Emperor might punish him first.
"Explain the detailed process to me once more."
The body of the Heart Extinguishing Emperor gradually calmed, and the terrifying oppression of heaven and earth slowly dissipated.
The damage to the sacred artifact made him furious.
But finding out the cause of the damage to the sacred artifact was undoubtedly more crucial.
The Blood Wave King then recounted everything he knew.
"A mere human from the Sky Sea Realm was actually able to absorb the power of the sacred artifact and even made it want to approach him?"
The Heart Extinguishing Emperor’s words were filled with deep confusion, causing the Blood Wave King to tremble all over.
"This matter is absolutely true!"
The Blood Wave King could only say this.
If the Heart Extinguishing Emperor thought he was lying, the consequences would be severe.
The Heart Extinguishing Emperor pondered for a long while but could not deduce anything from the Blood Wave King’s words.
He even thought that it might all be lies.
But he knew the Blood Wave King dared not lie in front of him.
The Blood Wave King himself felt every day was like a year here.
He had said everything he needed to say, and everything depended on how the Heart Extinguishing Emperor would decide.
The distant heavens twisted, and a figure emerged from within.
The person was a creature from the Blood People Clan, clad in a large black robe and holding a wooden staff, with dark red eyes like a crimson starry sky, deep and boundless.
"Greetings, Heart Extinguishing Emperor."
The elder of the Blood People Clan spoke leisurely.
"Greetings, Prophet."
The Blood Wave King looked toward the elder of the Blood People Clan, showing respect.
Among the many branches of the Blood Race, the Blood People Clan was considered ordinary, but this elder was different.
This elder possessed mysterious powers, capable of divining the past and foreseeing the future.
Moreover, this prophet had descended from the main world.
"Prophet Mi, divine for a person. I want to know everything about him."
The Heart Extinguishing Emperor spoke slowly.
Then, the Blood Wave King simulated an image of Chen Yu.
Immediately, he recounted all the information about Chen Yu he had.
Due to the significance of the matter, he mobilized all hidden Blood Race forces in the Great Yu Realm to gather intelligence on Chen Yu.
He later learned that Chen Yu originally came from the Southern Domain and was a prodigy on the ’Heavenly Prodigy List.’
"Rest assured, Emperor. With so many clues, this old man will surely unearth everything about him!"
The Blood Race elder "Prophet Mi" spoke with poise, exuding boundless confidence, making others feel immensely assured and trusting.
Prophet Mi waved his staff, and a dark red starlight floated out, transforming into a crimson sea.
Countless stars shone within, some brilliant, some dim, constantly changing, as if containing heaven’s secrets.
Being aware of Prophet Mi’s methods, the Blood Wave King had also heard about it.
In fact, the reason the Blood Race managed to infiltrate the entire Great Yu Realm in just a few decades and successfully form alliances with other races, all had the guidance of Prophet Mi behind it.
The Heart Extinguishing Emperor also paid attention to Prophet Mi.
This time, Prophet Mi’s divination seemed to be taking longer.
The next moment, with eyes slightly closed and continuously divining, Prophet Mi furrowed his brow slightly.
This made the Heart Extinguishing Emperor even more curious.
How could divining a mid-stage Sky Sea Realm human make Prophet Mi so troubled?
Even the Blood Wave King gradually sensed something was amiss.
Prophet Mi suddenly sat down cross-legged, took out a divining tool, and his body swayed slightly, as if entering some state.
Prophet Mi’s face turned to shock as he opened his eyes and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.
His face turned a shade paler, with an expression of indignant disbelief, and deep within his eyes lay a hint of fear.
The Blood Wave King was even more shocked.
Divining for a mid-stage Sky Sea Realm human, with so many clues, yet it made Prophet Mi spit blood?
"Prophet Mi, what did you divine?"
The Heart Extinguishing Emperor asked in a low voice.
Prophet Mi’s divination was clearly not going smoothly.
"Reporting to the Emperor, there are immeasurable mysteries surrounding this person. Even after my utmost efforts in divination, I only grasped a bit of information."
This time, Prophet Mi’s attitude shifted significantly.
After all, he had boasted he could unveil everything about Chen Yu.
Now, having failed in divination, facing the Heart Extinguishing Emperor, he restrained himself a bit.
The Heart Extinguishing Emperor uttered a word, making Prophet Mi’s heart feel unbelievably heavy.
"This person is greatly connected to the Ancestor’s Blood."
As soon as Prophet Mi spoke, both the Heart Extinguishing Emperor and the Blood Wave King were internally shocked.
A mid-stage Sky Sea Realm human actually has a significant connection with the Ancestor’s Blood?
Even the Blood Wave King, a Condensed Star King of the Blood Skull Clan, dared not claim any significant connection to the Ancestor’s Blood.
Yet Chen Yu was merely a human.
Nevertheless, both of them found Prophet Mi’s words somewhat convincing.
At least so far, Prophet Mi’s divinations had shown no errors.
"Could this child really have a connection to the Ancestor’s Blood?"
The Heart Extinguishing Emperor found it somewhat unbelievable.
The Ancestor’s Blood was the very origin of the Blood Race, and what relationship could a human like Chen Yu possibly have with the Blood Race?
Prophet Mi also realized that his divination results were hard to believe.
"My lord Emperor, are you familiar with the ’Ancestor Legend’?"
Prophet Mi asked in a low voice.
In Ancient Times, a "Chaos Demon" emerged within the main world, causing all races to tremble in fear, and the gods to quake.
There is a legend among the Blood Race that their ancestor was born from the "Divine Demon Blood" of the Chaos Demon.
"What does Prophet Mi mean by this?"
The Heart Extinguishing Emperor spoke only after a long silence.
The Blood Wave King was also recalling this legend.
Almost every creature of the Blood Race was familiar with this legend.
But even as a member of the Blood Race, the Blood Wave King did not know the truth of this legend, especially regarding the "Chaos Demon," which seemed too far-fetched to him.
How could such a terrifying existence possibly be?
The main world was the center and origin of countless realms, after all.
Within it existed countless races and many horrifying creatures spoken of in myth and legend. Even the Blood Race, which made all living creatures tremble, did not fare well in the main world.
"If we take this legend as a background and look further and higher, the child’s connection with the Divine Demon Blood might suggest that he is related to the Chaos Demon..."
Prophet Mi felt his heart race as he spoke slowly.
The Heart Extinguishing Emperor snorted coldly, the surrounding endless Blood Sea surged, and a divine might descended.
"Everything is just speculation from an old man." Prophet Mi dared not anger the Heart Extinguishing Emperor further.
"Where is the child now?"
The Heart Extinguishing Emperor asked something else.
No matter what secrets Chen Yu held, as long as he was captured, everything would become clear.
"This old man lacks ability, and can only divine that the child will appear around the ’Tian Nan Sea’ in the Eastern Domain."
The Blood Wave King furrowed his brows; the entire southern side of the Eastern Domain could be considered the Tian Nan Sea area.
However, relative to the whole Eastern Domain, the Tian Nan Sea area was a considerably narrower range.
"I humbly ask my lord Emperor to capture this person alive, after all, his connection to the Ancestor’s Blood might prove invaluable for the revival of our clan."
In the entire universe, the main world was the center, the real stage.
The Blood Race was one of the major races in the main world, but due to the oppression of numerous other races, its former glory had waned.
This was why the Blood Race extended its claws to more realms, plundering resources to strengthen themselves while awaiting the day of resurgence.
The Great Yu Realm was just one of the targets the Blood Race had set their sights on.
"I don’t need you to remind me of that, I am well aware."
"Then this old man takes his leave."
Prophet Mi turned and left.
In fact, there was one point in the previous divination that he had not revealed.
It was that he felt an infinite fear from Chen Yu, a kind of fear he was powerless against.
It was precisely because of this that he dared to speculate that Chen Yu might be connected to the Chaos Demon...
After parting ways with the Meng Family Village, Chen Yu went to the nearest Cultivation Spirit Hall to purchase a detailed map of the Eastern Domain.
Of course, he couldn’t be certain whether the map obtained from the Meng Family Village relic described some area within the Eastern Domain.
The Meng Clan had previously existed in the Eastern Domain, so it was the most likely possibility.
"Should I visit the Eight Sword Saints?"
Chen Yu suddenly thought of Ye Luofeng.
Due to the pursuit by a half-step Bloodline King, he had been forced to separate from her, and later encountered the Meng Family Village.
Ye Luofeng might still be worried about him, searching for him.
"They should have found out by now that the half-step Bloodline King has fallen."
Chen Yu murmured to himself, ultimately deciding that he should at least assure her of his safety, to prevent Ye Luofeng from worrying.
As for the matters involving the Meng Clan, Chen Yu did not wish to involve Ye Luofeng.
After all, in the Great Yu Realm, the Meng Clan was considered traitors to the Human Race.
Chen Yu could only continue to traverse the Great Yu Realm under his previous identity, secretly investigating the matter.
Once he had made up his mind, he took out the map.
The Eastern Domain was vast and complex in terrain, and the map information he had obtained from the relic was very simple.
Therefore, the filtering process was difficult.
Chen Yu turned sharply, glancing around.
Just now, he felt as if there were eyes on his back, as if someone was peering into his secrets.
This was his temporary residence at the Cultivation Spirit Hall. Chen Yu scanned every corner of the room with his Spiritual Sense but found nothing unusual.
"Perhaps I’m overthinking it."
Chen Yu looked back at the map.
"Hmm? Could it be here?"
This time, he immediately identified a specific topographical feature on the map that closely resembled the one in his mind.
Not entirely sure, Chen Yu further filtered through the possibilities before finally making a decision.
"The Tian Nan Sea area in the Eastern Domain."
After resting for the night, he set off on his journey the next day.