Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 1374 - 928 Blood Sacrifice_2

To resist was death, and not to resist was also death. Either way, it was a dead end. Since death was inevitable, why shouldn’t they go mad and try to take down a Human King before they died? Their journey wouldn’t have been in vain then.

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The National Jade Seal vibrated, its five True Dragons dancing upon it, merging with the array that enveloped the entire Imperial City, preparing to activate the array’s might to exterminate all the citizens within the city and carry out the Blood Sacrifice Technique.

"Seeking your own death!"

After understanding the intentions of everyone, Jiang Chen’s expression immediately turned cold, and his intent to kill them grew stronger.

People so malicious controlled the lives and deaths of hundreds of millions of citizens. One could only imagine what kind of conditions the people under their rule lived in.

With rage in his heart, an invisible force centered around Jiang Chen instantly enveloped the entire Nine States Continent.

At that moment, the Blood Sacrifice Arrays spread across various locations suddenly stopped functioning and lost all their might.

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Inside the Imperial City, the five True Dragons that had just merged with the array were forcibly shaken out by Jiang Chen’s power and reappeared in front of everyone.

"How can this be?"

The Great Han Emperor wore a face of disbelief.

This was a matter of vision. The Great Han Emperor and the civil and military officials in the hall were merely common mortals. They had long been out of touch with the Immortal World, hence unaware of the terrifying power of top-tier experts.

They could not imagine that some could freeze time and space with a single thought, making time stand still. Nor could they fathom someone with the ability to annihilate endless living beings and extinguish the world...

The Great Han Emperor’s plan was indeed formidable; using the Human Path treasure, the National Jade Seal, as the main object of the array, he enhanced the might of the Blood Sacrifice Array to its limit, even managing to borrow the augmented power of the royal path.

Had it been anyone else, even those at the Innate Dao Sovereign level, they would have been powerless to stop the Great Han Emperor from activating the array. Unfortunately, their opponent was Jiang Chen, whose strength was comparable to a Saint.

All schemes and tricks were as fragile as chickens and dogs in the face of absolute power, easily shattered. Faced with all their planning, Jiang Chen did not even need to think; with just a flick of his fingers, he could unravel their schemes.

To attempt to activate the array and sacrifice countless citizens in front of him, the Great Han Emperor would at least need to be a Great Divine Transcendent.

"This is impossible!"

"National Jade Seal, explode for me!"

Seeing his heavily relied upon method easily thwarted by Jiang Chen, the Great Han Emperor roared in disbelief.

Thereupon, he viciously decided to detonate the Human Path treasure, the National Jade Seal, attempting to kill Jiang Chen with the accumulated Human Path fate and the faith of thousands of citizens from two dynasties.

The National Jade Seal was a Human Path treasure, but its terror lay not in its power but in its ability to trigger the fate of the Human Race. Once the Human Race’s fate caused a disturbance, even a Great Divine Transcendent would not be able to withstand the backlash.

However, the Great Han Emperor had greatly overestimated himself; a Human Path ultimate treasure like the National Jade Seal was not something he could detonate at will.

On the Dragon Throne, the Great Han Emperor continuously tried to use his divine ability to make the National Jade Seal explode. Unfortunately, the seal merely shook continuously without showing any signs of exploding.

He was neither the creator of the National Jade Seal nor a legendary sage emperor; being able to use the National Jade Seal was already a struggle, let alone trying to make it self-destruct, which was sheer nonsense.

"Hmph, have you had enough?"

Jiang Chen snorted coldly, a supreme authority emanating from him. In an instant, those surrounding him felt as if they were struck by lightning, collapsing weakly to the ground, devoid of all strength.

With just a cold snort, Jiang Chen had disabled all the civil and military officials in the hall, reducing them to mere mortals.

"Guards, arrest them all, and later, in front of the citizens of the Imperial City, behead them to execute justice."

Jiang Chen waved his hand, ordering the black-armored guards to tie up those people. Then, he directly walked forward, approaching the National Jade Seal and removed it with his hand.

The National Jade Seal was a Magic Treasure crafted by the first emperor, who, before vanishing, had entrusted everything to Jiang Chen, including the control of the National Jade Seal. Therefore, as Jiang Chen held it now, he encountered no resistance.

"Pfft!"

As the National Jade Seal fell into Jiang Chen’s hands, the Great Han Emperor felt his connection with the seal completely vanish and couldn’t help but spew a mouthful of blood on the spot.

Immediately, the vigorous vitality within him surged away like tidal waters, and his youthful face rapidly aged, becoming even older than before, emanating the scent of decaying wood.

The Great Han Emperor had neglected his cultivation and his mastery in Martial Dao was not high. All his power came from the National Jade Seal, and without it, he was instantly reduced to his original form, unable to even cast secret techniques.

He was about to die! At most, he could only hold on for half a Shi Chen before turning into ashes. This was the price of casting secret techniques and sacrificing oneself.

"Who taught you this Blood Sacrifice Technique?"

Looking at the now decrepit Great Han Emperor, Jiang Chen asked emotionlessly.

The Blood Sacrifice Array was a technique of the Demonic Way. Under normal circumstances, the Great Han Emperor wouldn’t even come close to learning, let alone touch, such a technique.

Yet now, he had set up Blood Sacrifice Arrays not only in the Imperial City but also in other cities of the Nine States, which undoubtedly indicated that he had been setting up these arrays long ago.

Jiang Chen had decided to eradicate Great Han on a whim, something he hadn’t anticipated himself, let alone the Great Han Emperor. Therefore, the Great Han Emperor’s preparation of the Blood Sacrifice Arrays couldn’t have been to guard against him.

Given that, the question arose: What was the purpose of the Great Han Emperor setting up the Blood Sacrifice Arrays? Was it to guard against someone, or did he have another use for the Blood Sacrifice Arrays?

The Great Han Emperor remained silent.

"The Blood Sacrifice Array was taught to you by a cultivator of the Demonic Way, wasn’t it?"

Although he didn’t speak, Jiang Chen could guess that the Blood Sacrifice Array had been taught to him by a cultivator from the Demonic Way, the purpose being obviously to lure the Great Han Emperor into the Demonic Way.

"Hasn’t someone told you that by sacrificing the people of Great Han, you could extract their vitality to prolong your own life?"

"The more people you sacrifice, the longer the life you prolong, and it might even increase your power, turning you into a Martial Dao warrior."

Staring into the eyes of the Great Han Emperor, Jiang Chen spoke in a low tone.

He had guessed the Great Han Emperor’s purpose in setting up the Blood Sacrifice Array: he was enticed by a master of the Demonic Way and unable to resist the temptation of immortality. He decided to sacrifice all citizens of Great Han to establish his path to immortality and ascend to the pinnacle of Martial Dao.

If Jiang Chen had delayed his intervention even slightly, the emperor’s plan might have succeeded.

The only reason he hadn’t activated the Blood Sacrifice Array was not because of his compunction, but because it was not yet fully set up, covering only a few important cities, and many other cities were not encompassed yet.

According to the Great Han Emperor’s plan, he would wait to activate the Blood Sacrifice Array when it enveloped the entirety of Great Han territory for the most effective result, enabling him to become a giant of the Demonic Way and live forever.

Regrettably, Jiang Chen’s sudden appearance disrupted all his plans. Forced into action, he had to contend against Jiang Chen using the incomplete Blood Sacrifice Array.

"The Demonic Way truly knows no bounds!"

Jiang Chen couldn’t help but lament that since ancient times, the easiest to be tempted by the Demonic Way were the emperors.

Because of their inability to achieve immortality, they desired it more than anyone else. This was their weakness, and cultivators from the Demonic Way could easily ensnare them by exploiting this vulnerability.

Legitimate means of achieving immortality were useless to mortal emperors; thus, Immortals couldn’t help emperors achieve immortality. However, the illicit means were plentiful in the Demonic Way, several of which could indeed be effective for mortal emperors, allowing them to break the curse and achieve eternal life.

Such was this Blood Sacrifice Technique, capable of using the lifeblood of an entire nation to grant one person immortality—even an emperor.