Chapter 0710: The Xuanhuang Bloodline

This palace was not the ancestral shrine of the Xuanhuang clan but merely one of the countless palaces within it. These palaces formed a complex array, making it far from easy for Huang Long and his companion to reach the ancestral shrine’s sanctum.

Huang Long and his companion ventured deeper into the shrine once again. After more than a dozen attempts, they finally arrived before a circular palace. Spanning a hundred miles in diameter and reaching a height of a thousand zhang, it seemed to reach into the clouds when viewed from below. Standing before it, one could feel an overwhelming pressure.

This was indeed the ancestral shrine of the Xuanhuang clan!

Yet just as Huang Long and Livia arrived before the shrine, dozens of extremely powerful auras burst forth from within. Soon after, dozens of figures shot out from the shrine.

Huang Long scanned with his spiritual sense and counted fifty-six people—men, women, and children of all ages. Even the weakest among them possessed peak Dominator-level strength! Moreover, over a dozen of them were Supreme Divine warriors, with three of them reaching the pinnacle of Supreme Divine strength!

Previously, protected by the Xuanhuang clan’s grand array, even Huang Long had been unable to see the interior clearly. He never expected there to be so many powerful beings here!

Huang Long and Livia exchanged glances, both filled with surprise. The Xuanhuang clan was quite powerful! Even in the Chaos Divine Realm, their strength would only rank below the Five Mountains! And this was likely only a portion of their true strength, not the whole!

If we exclude the Divine King-level warriors from the Five Mountains in the Chaos Divine Realm, their strength might even be weaker than that of the Xuanhuang clan.

Although they entered the ancestral shrine secretly, Huang Long and Livia were still detected! A tense energy circulated slowly between the two sides.

The fifty-six powerful members of the Xuanhuang clan watched Huang Long and his companion with wariness, surprise, and hostility.

“You two… are outsiders?!” asked a middle-aged man at the forefront of the group in a deep voice.

This middle-aged man was one of the Supreme Divine peak warriors, dressed in a light yellow brocade robe. A layer of fine scales covered a corner of his left forehead, shimmering with a golden glow.

From the memories of the elder who had presided over the Xuanhuang clan’s ceremonies earlier, if Huang Long’s guess was correct, this man must be Saint Nan’an, the clan leader of the Xuanhuang clan.

Every successive clan leader of the Xuanhuang clan had their surname changed to “Saint”!

Though unconfirmed, the Xuanhuang clan had always considered themselves descendants of Divine King-level warriors.

“Not bad!” Hearing Saint Nan’an’s question, Huang Long replied calmly. There was nothing to hide about whether he and Livia were outsiders, as it was impossible to conceal it anyway. As soon as Huang Long finished speaking, the powerful members of the Xuanhuang clan rushed forward and surrounded him and Livia. At the same time, their auras surged violently. It seemed that at Saint Nan’an’s command, they would immediately attack.

Saint Nan’an stared at Huang Long and Livia. Outsiders?! The last time outsiders entered had been countless Erji ago! These two had managed to break through the clan’s defenses and reach this sacred hall, indicating that their strength and mastery of magic arrays were undoubtedly high. Saint Nan’an’s thoughts raced. Moreover, the auras of Huang Long and Livia were concealed, preventing him from discerning their true strength. Therefore, he did not order his subordinates to attack right away. Instead, he said in a deep voice, “Why have you intruded into the ancestral sacred hall of our Xuanhuang clan?”

Huang Long remained silent and instead used his divine sense to investigate the situation inside the hall. Among those fifty-six people, there was no Holy Maiden of the Xuanhuang clan. However, to Huang Long’s disappointment, there were no other auras present in the ancestral sacred hall. Could it be that the Holy Maiden wasn’t inside? But according to the memories of the elder who presided over the clan’s rituals, the Holy Maiden should be inside the ancestral sacred hall.

Huang Long stayed silent, while Livia spoke up, saying, “Xuanhuang bloodline!”

As Livia slowly uttered the words “Xuanhuang bloodline,” the fifty-six powerful members of the Xuanhuang clan, including Saint Nan’an, all changed expressions. Their auras surged once again as they tightly focused on Huang Long and Livia.

Saint Nan’an’s eyes flashed with cold light, then he burst into loud laughter, his laughter filled with endless murderous intent.

Xuanhuang bloodline! The Xuanhuang clan regarded it as a sacred bloodline! The Holy Maiden possessing this sacred bloodline held a status even higher than Saint Nan’an, the clan leader, in certain aspects. This was because the Holy Maiden’s presence was crucial for the clan’s ability to escape the Xuanhuang River! It was also tied to the secrets of their sacred ancestors and powerful kings!

Huang Long and Livia exchanged a glance. Judging from Saint Nan’an’s and the clan’s reactions, it seemed the Holy Maiden of the Xuanhuang clan was indeed the person they were looking for!

“Kill them!” Saint Nan’an stopped laughing and suddenly gave a cold order. Two strange lights shot out from his eyes. Wherever those lights passed, the space emitted a groaning sound, disrupting people’s minds.

Even the Yellow Dragon, caught off guard, felt his mind shaken. At that moment, the powerful warriors of the Xuanhuang clan launched their attacks. The divine artifacts wielded by these warriors were of high rank, and Livia discovered that the two peak Supreme Gods were using artifacts at the level of Sacred King Spiritual Treasures! Could it be that the Xuanhuang clan was indeed descended from some Sacred King warrior?! But if so, why were they trapped within the Xuanhuang River?! In a flash of thought, Livia acted without hesitation. With a swift motion of her delicate hands, a silver glow appeared in space, and the two peak Supreme Gods were suspended mid-air, their attacks ceasing. Under the astonished gazes of the other Xuanhuang warriors, Livia pressed her hands into the air, sending those two warriors flying away. She then reached out and seized the divine artifacts from their hands. “Indeed, Sacred King Spiritual Treasures!” Livia murmured, looking at the two artifacts in her hands. Although these Sacred King Spiritual Treasures were inferior to the sword given to her by the Yellow Dragon, they were undoubtedly such artifacts! As Livia sent those two peak Supreme Gods flying, the warriors of the Xuanhuang clan attacking the Yellow Dragon were also sent flying by him. “You… are a Divine King warrior?!” Saint Nan’an stared at Livia in disbelief, seeing his two most powerful clan elders sent flying, their strength comparable to his own. Earlier, when he saw the Yellow Dragon and Livia, he had thought the most formidable one was the Yellow Dragon, as Livia appeared to be nothing more than a charming beauty—something he could never associate with a Divine King warrior. As soon as Saint Nan’an spoke, the remaining powerful warriors of the Xuanhuang clan also retreated in terror, staring at Livia in shock. Divine King warriors! Below the Sacred Kings were the Divine King warriors. Although among them there were Supreme God warriors, in front of a Divine King warrior, they were nothing but ants. Livia raised her beautiful eyes and glanced at the shocked Saint Nan’an, saying, “We are merely here to find your Xuanhuang clan’s Holy Maiden.” That was Livia’s goal—just to find the Holy Maiden of the Xuanhuang clan. After all, the Xuanhuang clan might well be descended from some Sacred King warrior. Saint Nan’an and the other powerful warriors of the Xuanhuang clan looked grim. They could never hand over their Holy Maiden, but if they didn’t, the consequences were obvious. Divine King warriors were beyond their ability to resist! “Don’t worry,” Livia added, “if you hand over your Holy Maiden to me, I won’t kill her.”

Livia only needed to use the Xuanhuang bloodline in the body of the Sacred Maiden of the Xuanhuang clan to refine pills—more precisely, just some of her vital essence. Thus, there was no need to kill her.
Upon hearing this, Saint Nan’an’s expression became unpredictable.
At that moment, the two peak Supreme God warriors who had been flung away by Livia endured their internal injuries and flew back to Saint Nan’an’s side, saying, “Chieftain, we can’t trust her words! The Sacred Maiden is the hope of our clan!”
Hearing this, Livia sneered, “If I hadn’t shown mercy just now, would you still be alive?”
The two peak Supreme God warriors of the Xuanhuang clan choked back their words. Facing Livia’s icy gaze, they lowered their heads. As Livia said, if she hadn’t shown mercy, they would have died long ago.
At that moment, Huang Long’s expression changed as he said, “The six Kailer men are coming!”
As soon as Huang Long finished speaking, a loud roar came from afar. The earth trembled, and six overwhelming pressures surged like floods.
Saint Nan’an and the others were filled with terror.
“Besides us, there’s another group. All six of them are God King-level warriors, also here for the Xuanhuang bloodline. They won’t be so easy to deal with. Hand over your Sacred Maiden to us, and we can distract them to protect your clan!” Livia said. Though her expression remained calm, her voice sounded somewhat urgent. If that didn’t work, she would have to forcefully control Saint Nan’an to find out where the Sacred Maiden was.
Saint Nan’an’s expression changed repeatedly.
Then, another tremor occurred, and the presence of the six Kailer men grew closer.
“Fine, follow me!” Saint Nan’an suddenly said.
“Chieftain!” The warriors of the Xuanhuang clan around him wanted to stop him, but Saint Nan’an raised his hand and firmly said to them, “There’s no need to speak!” After that, he turned to Huang Long and Livia and said, “I hope you’ll keep your word!” Then he turned and flew into the sacred hall.
Huang Long and Livia followed him.
After entering the ancestral sacred hall of the Xuanhuang clan, Saint Nan’an led Huang Long and Livia to a space teleportation array. He activated the array, and they entered a special space.
In this space, there was no color other than white. In the center of the space stood a white crystal bed, on which lay a young girl almost completely naked!