Chaotic Sword God

Chapter 2372: Gongsun Zhi’s Change

The leader of the Radiant Saint Hall, Yu Chen, did not communicate with the artifact spirit of the Tower of Radiance for very long. However, during this short amount of time, the information he learnt from the artifact spirit had shaken up his mind more than anything else.

Even though he was as powerful as a Grand Prime and possessed a mind of steel, he was still affected.

“The imperial clan is given birth to by the world…” Yu Chen felt bitter inside. The Martial Soul lineage was the mortal enemy of the Radiant Saint Hall. There would be fighting and deaths as soon as they encountered each other. It was impossible for them to reach a compromise.

As a matter of fact, there were clear records of them exterminating the entire Martial Soul lineage in a few ancient archives within the Radiant Saint Hall.

Whether it was the Radiant Saint Hall or the Martial Soul lineage, they had both existed for countless years. During this time, countless conflicts of varying scales had erupted. The Martial Soul lineage had even been devastated by the Radiant Saint Hall several times in history. They had killed off all members of the Martial Soul lineage, leaving the Martial Soul Mountain empty.

However, the world would give birth to new members of the Martial Soul lineage, so even if they all died, someone new would appear in the future.

All the secret techniques and legacies of the Martial Soul lineage were imprinted on the Martial Soul Mountain as well. Hence, as long as they returned to the Martial Soul Mountain, they would be able to grasp all of it.

It was exactly because of this that the Martial Soul lineage’s legacy still existed.

Now that the Martial Soul lineage that the Radiant Saint Hall had killed off several times throughout history was actually called the imperial clan by the artifact spirit of the Tower of Radiance, while they, the Hallowed Saint Masters, were actually the citizens of the imperial clan, it all felt like a huge joke.

If the person who had said this was not the artifact spirit of the supreme treasure of the Radiant Saint Hall, the leader of the Radiant Saint Hall probably would have killed them with a slap already.

“Since the Martial Soul lineage is the imperial clan, why are they so weak? According to my knowledge, basically none of them have managed to become a Grand Prime throughout history…” asked the leader of the Radiant Saint Hall sternly.

“Every single member of the imperial clan is an extremely powerful existence. They’re the protector gods of the everlasting state. As for why they’ve become as weak as you’ve mentioned, something has probably happened to the imperial clan after my master passed away…” The artifact spirit’s voice rang out in Yu Chen’s head.

Yu Chen fell silent and no longer bothered about the matter with the Martial Soul lineage. He continued to ask, “Since you’ve awakened now, will you be choosing a new master? If you do choose a new master, will they be a member of the imperial clan, or will it be the descendant of your master? Or maybe someone else?”

“My master is dead, but…” The artifact spirit suddenly stopped talking and fell silent afterwards.

“Artifact spirit…” Yu Chen waited for a while. After the artifact spirit stopped responding to him, he began to call out, but he received no reply in the end.

It was as if his contact with the artifact spirit was lost.

He was unable to look for the artifact spirit here. Unless the artifact spirit made contact with him first, there was nothing he could do.

After all, the level of the Tower of Radiance was just too high, and it was basically in perfect shape, different from the damaged Anatta Tower. Even with the leader of the Radiant Saint Hall’s strength, he could not act as he wished within the Tower of Radiance.

At the same time, a middle-aged man in white robes sat on the ground within an unknown space of the Tower of Radiance.

The middle-aged man was the artifact spirit of the saint artifact that had once accompanied Jian Chen.

Now, his identity had changed drastically. He had become the artifact spirit of the Tower of Radiance, which elevated his status to a whole new level.

The artifact spirit trembled gently. His body would fade and consolidate. He was extremely unstable.

As an artifact spirit, he did not have a body at all. Although the body he possessed right now seemed no different from one that had flesh and blood, it was only a spirit conjured from energy.

The artifact spirit’s power was unstable, which affected the spirit. It made his body fade in and out.

“No. My master is not dead. My master is Jian Chen. Jian Chen is my true master,” the artifact spirit bellowed furiously. The light in his eyes changed rapidly, as if two completely different thoughts were locked in an intense battle.

“I’ve absorbed the lingering consciousness of the artifact spirit of the Tower of Radiance. Although the lingering consciousness contains the artifact spirit’s memories, it also contains his thoughts. His thoughts are affecting me, attempting to influence me secretly into becoming him. But that’s impossible.”

“Don’t you even think about twisting my mind, lingering consciousness of the artifact spirit. I will never become a second you, as I will cease to be me if that happens…” The artifact spirit growled as he did his best to suppress the influence from the lingering consciousness.

Yu Chen, who stood before the stele, finally sighed and gave up on waiting since the artifact spirit did not reply after such a long amount of time.

“Leader, you must know about my identity already. The master of the Tower of Radiance is my ancestor. My ancestor’s legacy has chosen me, but the crucial cultivation method in the legacy was stolen by Jian Chen of the Martial Soul lineage through underhanded methods. I hope the leader can take it back as soon as possible and complete my ancestor’s legacy.”

As soon as Yu Chen opened his eyes, the lord of the Scorching Sun Peak standing behind him, Gongsun Zhi, spoke out. His voice was filled with undisguised anger. He showed no respect towards the leader of the Radiant Saint Hall at all. Instead, he acted like they were equal.

As a matter of fact, there was even a sliver of arrogance.

It was as if Gongsun Zhi felt like his status now surpassed the leader of the Radiant Saint Hall’s, as he was the descendant of the master of the Tower of Radiance and the blood of a Grand Exalt flowed through him.

Yu Chen obviously sensed Gongsun Zhi’s transformation. He frowned slightly and said slightly seriously, “That’s a matter for the upper echelon of the sacred hall to consider. It’s not something you should be worrying about. Just do what you need to do.” With that, Yu Chen left.

After Yu Chen’s departure, Gongsun Zhi’s face gradually sank. He looked in the direction that the leader of the Radiant Saint Hall had traveled off into as he thought, “You were the leader of the Radiant Saint Hall once. You stood high up, where I could only look up to you. But now, I am the Grand Exalt’s descendant, and the Grand Exalt’s blood flows through me. I’ve also obtained the Grand Exalt’s legacy, so my future accomplishments will be limitless. You will end up under my feet sooner or later, and the position of leader will be mine one day as well.” Gongsun Zhi’s confidence swelled.

“Gongsun Zhi, although you’re the descendant of the master of the Tower of Radiance, it doesn’t seem appropriate for you to talk to the leader like that,” Donglin Qiushui said with a frown from behind Gongsun Zhi.

Gongsun Zhi snorted coldly and said, “There is no need for you to stick your nose into my matters. Donglin Qiushui, seeing how you worked with me in holding off Jian Chen before, I’ll let this slide this time. If you dare to disrespect me again, I’ll get the artifact spirit to chase you out.”

Gongsun Zhi turned around and stared at Donglin Qiushui. He said coldly, “Although I’m not the master of the Tower of Radiance right now, the Tower of Radiance did come from my ancestor, and I’ve already obtained my ancestor’s legacy. I will inherit the Tower of Radiance before long, and the artifact spirit will accept me as his master.”

Donglin Qiushui looked at the cold Gongsun Zhi and said nothing.

She did not doubt Gongsun Zhi’s words at all. There was probably no other person more suitable than Gongsun Zhi for inheriting the Tower of Radiance.

After all, the automatic submission of the Grand Exalt’s legacy had set everything straight.

“Donglin Qiushui, don’t argue with him. Ever since Gongsun Zhi obtained the Grand Exalt’s legacy, he has changed. He’s no longer the same Gongsun Zhi as before.” The lord of the Sky Gazing Peak’s voice rang out in Donglin Qiushui’s head.

Donglin Qiushui sighed inside. She listened to the lord of the Sky Gazing Peak and no longer argued with Gonsun Zhi.

She had already broken through to late Godking now, so she needed to spend a very lengthy period of time in the Tower of Radiance. She did not dare to venture out, just in case the mysterious expert who specifically targeted late Radiant Godkings appeared.