Mysterious Fragment?

"That was precisely why he continued hunting me down even after obtaining the position of Patriarch!"

A fierce glint flashed through Hun Susu's eyes. She took the necklace from Xiao Han's hand, lightly bit her finger with her pearly teeth, and let a drop of blood fall onto the pendant.

At once, a strange scene unfolded.

The once plain and ordinary pendant began to emit an eerie black glow after absorbing Hun Susu's blood. Even more astonishingly, the blood triggered some mechanism, and the pendant opened on its own.

Inside the necklace lay a crystal-clear piece of Precious Jade.

"This is...?" Xiao Han's breathing grew heavy. The Precious Jade shimmered with flowing radiance; even a fool could tell that it was no ordinary object.

"This is a Tuoshe Ancient Jade Fragment," Hun Susu answered.

"What?"

Xiao Han stared dumbfoundedly at the Precious Jade within the pendant, his expression filled with shock.

"What, you've heard of it?" Hun Susu's dark brows furrowed slightly as she looked at Xiao Han with curiosity instead.

Uh!

Xiao Han's mind jolted. Only then did he remember that this was the Gamma Empire in the Northern Region of the continent. Across the entire empire, very few people even knew of the existence of the Central Continent, much less the even more secretive Tuoshe Ancient Jade Fragments.

After a pause, Xiao Han nodded and made an excuse. "Yes, I once read about Tuoshe Ancient Jade Fragments in an ancient text. According to that text, as long as one obtains a Tuoshe Ancient Jade Fragment, one can uncover the secret of becoming a Dou Emperor. It seems that the records in that ancient text were not fabricated after all!"

Hun Susu merely smiled softly at Xiao Han's words, clearly not believing him. Very few people knew the secret of the Tuoshe Ancient Jade. Since Xiao Han did not wish to explain, Hun Susu, as his mother, did not press him further.

"Mm, what you said is correct." Hun Susu smiled faintly.

"But Mother, why did Ge Ye of the Yunlan Sect tell me to ask you about the necklace? Could he be one of your subordinates as well?" Xiao Han asked curiously.

"He is not my subordinate."

Hun Susu shook her head and continued, "In order to avoid being hunted down, I changed my name and identity. Chen Susu was the name of the illegitimate daughter of a Yunlan Sect steward. I imagine he happened to see that steward making this pendant for me!"

"Oh." Xiao Han immediately understood.

Xiao Han mentally pieced everything together.

According to the original storyline of Battle Through the Heavens, Hun Susu had indeed hidden within the Xiao Clan, married Xiao Long, and borne a son named Xiao Han.

However, after Xiao Han died, Hun Susu reclaimed the necklace. Later, when Xiao Zhan was captured by the Hall of Souls, someone recognized Hun Susu and took her away as well. That was how Hun Tiandi ultimately gathered all eight Tuoshe Ancient Jade Fragments.

The difference was that Xiao Han's transmigration had already caused subtle changes to the storyline.

"Mother, do you want to break the seal and recover your cultivation?" Xiao Han asked seriously.

"Break the seal?"

A flicker of emotion passed through Hun Susu's eyes, but it vanished in an instant. Her tone carried a trace of sorrow as she said, "That... is easier said than done. The seal on my body was placed by that Dou Zong expert before his death. I have tried many methods, but none could break it. Still, Heaven has treated me well. In this life, it gave me a peerless genius for a child."

After saying that, Hun Susu looked at Xiao Han with gratified eyes.

"Mother, I'm serious. I have a way to break your seal. I only want to know whether you truly want it or not," Xiao Han asked again.