Surviving in high-level martial arts and stacking Hextech

Chapter 88 King Wu's Diary

The outer perimeter of the ruins, on the east side.

Medicinal herb garden.

Lu Hengzhou and Zhang Shixu, along with more than a dozen of the strongest students, landed in this area.

This must be one of the most valuable treasures among the ruins. On the scorched earth around it, you can still vaguely make out the remaining spirit-gathering runes.

"That's... Dragon Blood Ginseng?" Ding Xiuqi's gaze swept over, and then he rushed excitedly toward a ginseng that resembled a dragon.

But the moment his fingertips touched that root, the ginseng, which was originally full of life, instantly turned into a pool of blood.

"...How could this happen?"

Amidst the shock of the crowd, they looked around and saw that this vast medicinal garden, which might have once been full of divine herbs that could instantly advance a martial artist's career, was now completely desolate.

To everyone's horror, they discovered that the essence of all the spiritual herbs and magical objects here had been completely absorbed by some entity, leaving only withered shells.

"Looks like we weren't very lucky." Lu Hengzhou squatted down, looking at the scorched earth at his feet, and said regretfully, "All their life has been extinguished."

"The entire outer and inner layers should have been corroded by the Dead Sea and starlight radiation." Lu Hengzhou stood up, clapped his hands, and walked away into the distance without looking back, his voice faintly reaching everyone's ears.

"There are no opportunities here, only...wreckage."

.......

Inside the library at that time.

If Jiang Feng knew about Lu Hengzhou's situation, he would definitely be suspicious of Lin Lu's story.

Unfortunately, he had no way of knowing.

The two wandered aimlessly through the vast library, only to be disappointed to find that the ancient books on display were all theoretical knowledge they couldn't understand; there were no martial arts techniques or cultivation methods.

Jiang Feng casually picked out a few books about "astrology" from the bookshelf and put them into the ring, intending to take them back to Ye Weiwei.

Lin Lu was also putting something into the ring, but Jiang Feng didn't ask any questions.

Soon, they had cleared out most of the library.

The two met in a corridor.

"Have you found anything?" Jiang Feng asked.

Lin Lu shook his head, looking dejected. "There isn't a single cultivation technique or martial arts manual. I suspect he might have created a separate martial arts manual or something similar."

"Possibly."

Jiang Feng spoke without being discouraged.

After saying that, their eyes met, and they looked into the distance again.

That was the deepest part of the study.

There was a small table set up.

The two of them had tacitly agreed to save this seemingly most crucial part for last.

"That's all that's left." Lin Lu's eyes brightened slightly, a hint of anticipation in them.

"Walk!"

The two approached the large table, which was made of some unknown material and had an excellent tactile feel. Scattered on it were some drawings with strange symbols and equations, as well as a leather-bound notebook.

"journal?"

The moment Jiang Feng saw this notebook, the same thought popped into both his and Lin Lu's minds.

"How about... we take a look?" Lin Lu suggested.

If this is truly King Wu's own diary, opening it rashly might trigger some kind of restriction, which is why she is so cautious.

Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Feng had already placed his hand on her.

"Hey! You!"

Before Lin Lu could even react, her diary had already been flipped open.

Nothing happened.

Unbeknownst to her, the moment Jiang Feng turned the page, a wisp of grayish-white mist secretly emanated from his palm, then quietly dissipated with his movement.

The power of the "Mist of Cause and Effect".

The texture of the leather was extremely strange; it even had a slight warmth to the touch, as if it had just been peeled off from some living creature.

Jiang Feng took a deep breath and turned to the first page.

The characters on the paper were vigorous and powerful, penetrating the paper with incredible force, a masterpiece of calligraphy. If this were done in modern times, it would definitely be considered the work of a master calligrapher.

Oh, he was a grandmaster after all, then it's alright.

"In the year 3473 of the Star Calendar, I have become invincible in this world. So this is what it feels like to be at the top? It's a bit boring."

"She's right. All I ever did was shut myself away and fight. Now that she's dead, I don't even have anyone to talk to. Sigh... Maybe I should try writing a diary from now on?"

Lin Lu also came over, and the two exchanged a glance. Jiang Feng then continued flipping through the pages.

"In March of 3491 in the astrological calendar, I finally completed my advancement with that person's help. So this is the realm of a Grandmaster."

"November of the same year."

"Hahahaha, I'm so surprised! That person... that person actually told me he's one of the 108 crown princes of the empire! No wonder, no wonder he's so generous, even bringing out something like divine blood!"

Jiang Feng and Lin Lu were so shocked by what they saw that they didn't even have time to utter a sound.

Then scroll down.

"What domineering divine blood power! I never thought that even after becoming a king, I would still be slightly unable to control this power. Damn it..."

"I think I understand now. This thing has to be innate to be considered compatible. Someone like me, who was created later... well... I can only slowly work on it."

Upon reading these words, Jiang Feng was filled with a storm of emotions.

Divine blood?

Could the divine blood described by King Wu be the same as the dark blood within his own body? After all, both are given the title of "god".

Even if they are not the same kind, they are at least of the same rank.

in the case of....

Countless thoughts flashed through Jiang Feng's mind.

Is one's own blood considered innate or acquired, as King Wu mentioned?

Even a Martial King at the Grandmaster level cannot fully integrate with this bloodline, so how could I?

And what about the Darkin Scythe? Is that really something that can be conjured by Golden Hextech?

Isn't this too much?

.......

"Have you finished reading yet?" Lin Lu noticed Jiang Feng seemed a little dazed and waved her hand in front of him. "If you're done, scroll down!"

"Oh, oh, oh."

Jiang Feng then came to his senses, suppressed his thoughts, and turned to the next page.

"This is such a dilemma. That guy actually wants me to go with him, saying that once he becomes the emperor of the empire, he'll grant me endless riches and glory. Heh... What a huge pie in the sky, should I go or not?"

Next page.

"Tsk. I'm a Martial King, after all, and I've seen a lot of things. I didn't expect this kid to arrange such a luxurious place for me. This morning, a maid brought me dragon blood ginseng for breakfast. Tsk tsk... Speaking of which, this maid is quite pretty too..."

"It seems he ultimately followed that crown prince." Lin Lu raised an eyebrow, suddenly becoming intensely curious about this hidden history.

"According to rumors, in the imperial war more than 2000 years ago, Emperor Xuanzhao broke through the encirclement and became the new emperor. I wonder... is he the crown prince that King Wu mentioned?"

"We'll find out soon enough," Jiang Feng said curiously.

Turn the page.

His eyes lit up again as he glanced around.

"Astrological year 5211".

"Why!"

"What a frustrating day! I'm the one you trust the most... practically your subordinate, yet you don't believe me and instead trust that guy?"

"Hmph, saying everything is guided by the stars? Are you crazy? The starry sky is unpredictable, and the Dark Sea has been fighting humanity for years. People like this should be considered heretics; what's the point of keeping them around?"

"I think he has been bewitched by a sorcerer."

"I can't just watch him keep making this mistake; I have to find a way to help him."

"At the very least, these self-proclaimed 'Star Singers' must completely disappear from his sight!"