"Then what are they after?" Luo Feng wondered.
"Don't overthink it. It's obvious: He Tianxun wants the Outer Chaos Life to break in and seize the Hunyuan Divine Realm completely," the Flame-Eccentric True Lord said.
"Why did they attack as soon as She Chuan left the Abyss-Sealing Palace? Clearly, this was planned long ago. He Tianxun must have known, which was why he let things take their course. Letting She Chuan obtain the blood essence was part of his plan."
"She Chuan is crucial to our defense. Without him, our strength is greatly diminished. Naturally, we're no match for those Outer Chaos Life," the Flame-Eccentric True Lord explained.
"That seems likely," Jiushan said. "But if He Tianxun knew he could trap She Chuan and obtain a Hunyuan Spirit Treasure, he wouldn't fear She Chuan in the future. Why join forces with the Outer Chaos Life and ruin his reputation? I see another possibility: He Tianxun isn't the real He Tianxun. Like City Lord Yuta, he may have been possessed by a powerful Chaos Life from beyond our world. If he hasn't been possessed, then he must have another secret reason for doing this."
"Possessed?" Luo Feng narrowed his eyes. He thought of the force that had entered his body and nearly corrupted his divine body completely. It had likely come from He Tianxun. Luo Feng had thought about when it might have entered him: if not during the Origin Empowerment Baptism, then probably during the Saint Spring Baptism in Tianxun City.
Before it corrupted my divine body, that force was triggered once—in the Chaos Abyss, after I picked the Soul-Origin Flower. Luo Feng recalled how Jun Hao had abruptly left for no apparent reason that day. Jun Hao had very likely known about the force. If so, Meng Yuan might