# Chapter 3065: Xiu Chen, You Have No Choice
The bloody wounds on Feng Yan's arms slowly healed as he said, "Miss Qing, please go help my elder brother. Xiu Chen Heavenly God was once a top-tier existence in the heavens and earth. Even if severely wounded, he is still extremely dangerous."
Xuanqing looked up toward the sky and saw that the Wind Clan deities were already rushing over. Without further delay, she pursued Zhang Ruochen, who had charged into the Void World.
Zhang Ruochen was the key figure in her efforts to win over Xinghuantian and Star Heaven Cliff. He absolutely could not be lost.
"Youngster, who exactly are you?"
Xiu Chen Heavenly God's divine body condensed once more, but his aura was very unstable, far from his peak state.
The divine artifact and Sword Dao Essence had worn away a large amount of his divine soul and spiritual will.
"I am the senior disciple under Void Heaven's command." Zhang Ruochen pressed a divine talisman onto himself, and light energy enveloped his entire body, his speed not falling behind Xiu Chen ahead.
Xiu Chen Heavenly God would believe him only if he were a fool.
Would a disciple of Void Heaven travel alongside the daughter of Hao Tian and the deities of the Wind Clan?
He gritted his teeth. If not for his fear of the Green Calm Sword in Zhang Ruochen's hand, he would have turned back long ago and torn this treacherous, shameless youngster to pieces.
Zhang Ruochen transmitted his voice again, "Heavenly God, everything I say is the truth, not a single false word. This face I show now is not my true appearance. I used it to deceive the Heavenly Venerable's daughter and the wielder of the Pure Yang Divine Sword. That sword strike earlier was not my intention. Please stop. I have important matters to discuss with you."
Xiu Chen Heavenly God's speed only increased, and the distance between him and Zhang Ruochen grew wider and wider.
"Whoever you are, our enmity is now sealed... Blood Absolute..."
Xiu Chen Heavenly God suddenly stopped, his gaze fixed on the Fivefold Sea floating ahead.
A scarlet blood sea, a crimson divine flame sea, a purple lightning sea, a gray death-mist sea, and a black dark sea—five layers of divine seas floated in the Void World, their energy surging and rules dense.
Blood Absolute War God, clad in armor, his divine body towering, held the Blood Dragon War Halberd, his gaze locked firmly on Xiu Chen Heavenly God as he coldly shouted, "Xiu Chen, where do you think you can still flee?"
Xiu Chen Heavenly God's jet-black long hair was disheveled, his heart filled with extreme frustration. "Blood Absolute, weren't our grievances already settled long ago? Don't push me too far. I have no clan, but your Blood Absolute Family has a large estate—be careful you don't end up without descendants."
Blood Absolute War God roared in anger, "That family member of my Blood Absolute Family whom you once possessed suffered severe aftereffects. I originally wanted to ask you to help resolve it, to settle the grievances once and for all. I never expected you to threaten me like this. It seems you cannot be spared."
"Grandfather, spare his life. He will be of great use."
Zhang Ruochen caught up, removed his mask, and revealed his true face.
Xiu Chen Heavenly God turned back to look at that young, handsome, and rather familiar face, his heart filled with a mix of shock and hatred.
Shock that in just a thousand years, that junior at the Saint Realm had actually reached the Great God realm.
Hatred that he had actually believed the younger man's nonsense earlier.
Blood Absolute War God's eyes lit up, and he laughed heartily, "Blood Butcher told me you had stepped into the Great God realm. I was somewhat skeptical, but I never expected my grandson to be so accomplished. Such fast cultivation speed, even surpassing your grandfather. Excellent, that's how it should be—each generation stronger than the last! Haha!"
Xiu Chen Heavenly God's slender jade-like arm tore open the light barrier between the Void World and the Real World, attempting to flee.
"Where do you think you're going?"
The Undying Blood God struck from the Real World with a palm, forming a thousand-mile-long handprint that sent Xiu Chen Heavenly God flying back, crashing back into the void.
The Undying Blood God's appearance was identical to Blood Absolute War God's, with pairs of blood wings on his back, his blood energy condensing into clouds.
All three directions were blocked, completely cutting off Xiu Chen Heavenly God's escape route.
Blood Absolute War God laughed, "Ruochen, you want to spare his life? Are you planning to refine another furnace of divine pills?"
Xiu Chen Heavenly God's face changed color. If he truly ended up being refined into a pill, his reputation would be utterly ruined, and later cultivators would mock him for tens of thousands of years.
If he still had his divine source, he would have immediately sought mutual destruction with Blood Absolute War God and Zhang Ruochen.
Xiu Chen Heavenly God said, "Blood Absolute, do you really think that just because you are the Great Clan Leader of the Blood Heaven Tribe, you can do whatever you want? I am a Great God of the Shura Clan, having joined the Green Deer Divine Temple. If you dare kill me, you will surely enrage the Shura Clan. Do you think Green Deer Divine King is merely a divine king? Can you afford to provoke him?"
Blood Absolute War God ignored him, his gaze shifting to the deep void behind Zhang Ruochen. A murderous glint flashed in his eyes as he transmitted his voice, "That woman—do you want to spare her life?"
Zhang Ruochen knew Blood Absolute War God was referring to Xuanqing. After a moment of thought, he said, "She is Hao Tian's daughter. Killing her would bring endless calamity to the Blood Absolute Family and even the entire Undying Blood Clan. The cost outweighs the gain."
"Then I'll take it as you sparing her life."
Blood Absolute War God revealed a complicated smile and allowed Xuanqing to retreat.
So what if she was Hao Tian's daughter?
Couldn't kill her, but couldn't he capture her?
But since Zhang Ruochen had spoken, and Blood Absolute War God was in an excellent mood today, he had to agree.
Zhang Ruochen then recounted the words of the Star Heaven Cliff Cliff Master to Blood Absolute War God, saying, "If the Sundial can be fully repaired, Grandfather's entry into the Infinite Realm is within reach."
Blood Absolute War God's face showed unprecedented caution, barely able to contain the excitement in his heart.
This was truly a monumental matter!
Previously, when Zhang Ruochen was still at the Great Saint Realm, no deity in the Hell Realm had coveted the Sundial because all the gods knew it was severely damaged and could not support divine cultivation—it was quite useless.
Forcibly seizing it would only provoke Blood Absolute War God.
Later, when the Sundial was partially repaired, it caused a stir, but it could only support one Great God's cultivation. Xinghuantian was very sensitive, and with a spiritual power expert at the Heaven Round No Lack level stationed there, no one dared to seize it.
Although Blood Absolute War God was somewhat tempted, as an elder, he couldn't bring himself to compete with juniors for such cultivation resources.
If the Sundial were fully repaired, its significance would be vastly different.
Although it still couldn't be used for large-scale cultivation like in Kunlun Realm back then—which had made the deities of the Ten Clans of Hell wary and even caused many deities from major worlds in the Heavenly Court to covet it, ultimately inviting disaster—it could still be activated discreetly within a certain range to cultivate a small number of trustworthy cultivators. In this turbulent era, that would provide a tremendous advantage.
For himself, cultivating in the Sundial certainly wouldn't allow him to break through to the Infinite Realm.
But it could save him a great deal of time, allowing him to reach the peak of the Grand Void Realm in the short term. Time spent cultivating spiritual power and various divine abilities could also be saved.
The early Grand Void Realm and the peak Grand Void Realm—though both were Grand Void Realm—the gap was enormous. Without an eon's worth of accumulation, it was simply impossible.
If he truly reached the peak of Grand Void...
Thinking of this, Blood Absolute War God's gaze grew increasingly fervent.
Xiu Chen Heavenly God watched this grandfather and grandson, a chill running down his spine. Considering Blood Absolute War God's terrifying combat power, combined with the fearsome sword strike in Zhang Ruochen's hand, even if he took out the Eternal Heart, he would likely die today.
Blood Absolute War God's tone softened a few points as he smiled, "Xiu Chen, don't be nervous. We won't refine you into a divine pill. And I promise, I will find you a body even stronger than the Time Divine Jade, help you cultivate a new divine source, and make it easy for you to survive the Eon Calamity."
Xiu Chen Heavenly God looked coldly at Blood Absolute War God, not believing for a moment that such a good thing existed in this world.
Zhang Ruochen said, "Anyway, he has no choice. Let me be straightforward—the Sundial needs an artifact spirit, and you, Xiu Chen, are the most suitable."
Blood Absolute War God said, "Agree and you live. Disagree... I will personally capture you and forcibly refine you into the Sundial's artifact spirit."
"Too much!"
Xiu Chen Heavenly God's eyes were filled with shame and anger. "What kind of existence am I? How could I willingly become another's servant? Today, even if I die, I will fight!"
An artifact spirit had to acknowledge a master. Wasn't that the same as being a servant?
He took out a white pillar, and instantly a massive number of Time Imprint light spots and Time Rules erupted, illuminating the Void World.
Zhang Ruochen took out the Sundial, his eyes filled with cold intent. "Do you still think you are that overlord of the Shura Clan? Do you think you have any chance of fighting? Even if you hold the Eternal Heart, what waves can you stir in the face of the Sundial and the God-Defying Stele?"
"Xiu Chen, I tell you this—for what you did to Kong Le back then, casting a shadow over her entire life, killing you ten times wouldn't be enough. The reason I'm still negotiating with you instead of directly capturing you and forcibly refining you into the Sundial is already showing you enough respect."
"You want to fight? Can you defeat my grandfather? You want to die? Can you even die?"
Xiu Chen Heavenly God was momentarily stunned, not expecting this junior to be so arrogant.
But...
Every word struck his weak point.
Zhang Ruochen's expression softened slightly as he said, "What's so bad about being the Sundial's artifact spirit? In the future, you might return to your peak, regain the dignity you've lost over the years, and prove your strength to the world once more."
"By then, who would still see you as a servant? As an artifact spirit?"
"Isn't the Sundial stronger than the Time Divine Jade?"
"If you refuse, then at most my grandfather will expend a bit more effort to forcibly refine you into the Sundial's artifact spirit. At that point, your spiritual will will inevitably be refined away, and even your consciousness and memories might be erased. That would be truly tragic!"
Xiu Chen Heavenly God's face grew even paler.
"Roar!"
The Blood Dragon War Halberd in Blood Absolute War God's hand let out a dragon's roar, erupting with powerful battle might.
Zhang Ruochen certainly didn't want to forcibly refine Xiu Chen Heavenly God. An artifact spirit obtained that way would lose its potential for growth.
It would be harmful, not beneficial, to the Sundial.
But if it came down to it, forcible refinement would be the only option.
Xiu Chen Heavenly God's body trembled, his eyes filled with grief, humiliation, and hatred. "Is the Sundial's master you or Blood Absolute? If it's Blood Absolute, I could submit—after all, he is the future clan leader of the Undying Blood Clan, with the potential to become the spokesperson of the Lower Three Clans. But if it's you, a junior..."
Blood Absolute War God's eyes turned cold. "I think you're seeking death!"
Xiu Chen Heavenly God knew very well that the Sundial belonged to Zhang Ruochen. By saying this deliberately, he was undoubtedly trying to sow discord between Blood Absolute War God and Zhang Ruochen, hoping to incite grandfather and grandson to fight each other.
"Grandfather, wait!"
Zhang Ruochen locked eyes with Xiu Chen Heavenly God and said, "I know that making a figure who once stood at the pinnacle of the universe submit to a deity weaker than himself is a difficult thing. How about this—I'll make a bet with you."
"A bet?" Xiu Chen Heavenly God said.
Zhang Ruochen extended one finger—not the middle finger, but the index finger—and said, "One eon! Within one eon, before the Eon Calamity descends, I will definitely enter the Infinite Realm. If I fail, I will set you free and even gift you the Sundial. I swear this on the honor of Blood Absolute Ancestor and Immovable Bright King Great Venerable!"
Blood Absolute War God's brows furrowed sharply, feeling that Zhang Ruochen was being impulsive, but he said nothing.
Xiu Chen Heavenly God's eyes, once filled with grief, hatred, and humiliation, flickered slightly. "Do you truly dare to swear on the honor of Blood Absolute Ancestor and Immovable Bright King Great Venerable? And swear on your divine soul?"
"Why would I not dare?" Zhang Ruochen said.
...
Xiu Chen is so pitiful—won't you cast a few monthly votes for her?
That's right, it is "her."
Gender is something that needs to be gradually convinced and guided.