That was close!
In the silent Chaos World, an ancient ship fled out in panic and came to a stop. On the deck, the Qianxue Emperor's face was ashen. Even now, he was pale and unsettled.
"Your Majesty, why did we flee...?"
A minister emerged from the cabin. Seeing his usually incomparably composed emperor in such a state, he was utterly perplexed.
The Ancestor had merely been captured. Perhaps he would break free before long. Why had the emperor turned and fled at once? If the Ancestor emerged and learned that he had run away like this, he would surely be angered.
"Look at this!"
The Qianxue Emperor seemed to know what he was wondering. With a flick of his wrist, a jade tablet appeared in his palm. This tablet had originally contained boundless power, yet cracks had now appeared across it. If not for the immortal power sustaining it, it would likely have already shattered into dust.
"What is this?" the minister asked curiously.
"This is the life-preserving jade tablet the Ancestor gave me. It contains his Soul Imprint and power!"
said the Qianxue Emperor.
"It contains the Ancestor's Soul Imprint and power... then how could it... crack?" The minister jolted in fright. Only then did he realize something, and his face turned deathly pale.
"That's right... the Ancestor must already be dead! He was killed by that Nie Yun! If he were not dead, the jade talisman containing his Soul Imprint would not have cracked!" Deep terror filled the Qianxue Emperor's eyes.
The Ancestor he had always relied upon had actually been slain by the other party. In the past, he would never have dared imagine such a thing!
But that was the reality!
The moment the jade talisman shattered, he immediately understood that if he did not