Chapter 2044: Taming the Jiao Sharks

"Master?"

"Subordinate?"

Xuanbei Turtle and Zhang Xuan exchanged glances, both dumbfounded.

Hadn't they been fighting to the death just now? When did they become subordinates?

Not only the two of them, but the surrounding immortal beasts and sacred beasts were also bewildered.

Their king, who loathed humans and wished to exterminate them, had just devised a plan to teach the six major sects a lesson... How could he betray them in an instant?

His body arched as if cooked, addressing a human as master?

"Boss, how can you acknowledge such a nobody as master..."

The remaining two Jiao Sharks couldn't believe it either.

"Shut up!"

The Jiao Shark who had spoken earlier roared angrily: "Come over here at once and pay respects to the master!"

The two Jiao Sharks didn't understand their boss's intention, but dared not disobey. They wiggled their tails, swam before Zhang Xuan, glanced at him, and their pupils contracted. They knelt down in unison: "Subordinate, pay respects to the master!"

"This..."

Zhang Xuan, unsure of their intent, hesitated for a moment before saying, "Acknowledge me as master!"

Whether sincere or not, once they acknowledged him as master, it could not be changed.

"Yes!"

Without any hesitation, the three Jiao Sharks all offered their essence blood.

Accepting the essence blood, he completed the ritual of acknowledgment. A buzz rang in his mind, and he realized they had no trickery; they sincerely acknowledged him as master.

"What are you..."

Just moments ago, they had been locked in a fierce battle, eager to tear him apart, and now they had become his spirit beasts willingly. Zhang Xuan was baffled.

Was his temperament really that strange? Or... was he truly so charming that a single glance could make them submit?

But he hadn't exuded any kingly aura!

"We broke through to the Pseudo-God realm by swallowing the blood of a deity. Master carries the deity's token, so naturally we must serve you as master!"

The strongest Jiao Shark, seeing his confusion, explained.

"Token?"

Zhang Xuan looked down at the pendant on his chest. It had been hidden under his clothes, but sensing the divine blood, it grew hot, so he had taken it out, and now it hung diagonally around his neck.

"Exactly!" the Jiao Shark nodded respectfully.

Zhang Xuan understood.

He had previously guessed that the divine blood was related to Luo Ruoxi, and now it was confirmed.

The Jiao Sharks had consumed her spilled blood to break through to Pseudo-God. Seeing her token, they naturally sensed it and dared not attack.

As for Xuanbei Turtle, the reason it hadn't recognized it earlier was that the pendant had been hidden under his clothes, so it hadn't seen it.

"Let them disperse first! I have something to ask you."

With the acknowledgment complete, danger was gone. Zhang Xuan sighed in relief, gave the order, drank a jade bottle of Little Yellow Chicken's bathwater, and felt his injuries recover.

The Jiao Shark gave a few instructions. The surrounding immortal lords and immortal beasts, though unwilling, obeyed and withdrew.

Once all the immortal beasts had left, Zhang Xuan looked at the three Jiao Sharks: "Since you've submitted to me, I'll give you names for convenience... You are Big Shark, you are Second Shark, and you are Third Shark!"

"???" The three Jiao Shark brothers.

"Tell me in detail how the Star Chasing Palace Master performed the sacrifice to the heavens, how the deity descended, and where they went afterward..."

Ignoring the frustrated three Shark brothers, Zhang Xuan asked.

"It was about two months ago. The Star Chasing Palace Master suddenly appeared here. We didn't know her then. Seeing a human in the No-Man's Zone, we were furious and went to trouble her, but... we were all injured!"

Recalling that day, Big Shark said.

At that time, it was only at the peak of Immortal Lord, naturally no match for a Pseudo-God.

"Afterward, she used the blood of us immortal beasts as a sacrifice to tear the sky and summon the deity. The first attempt failed, and she tried again. Exhausting all her strength, she instantly turned into an old woman. We thought we would die, but... the deity appeared!"

Speaking of the deity, Big Shark trembled, whether from excitement or fear.

"Because the Star Chasing Palace Master's power was insufficient, even after two sacrifices, the spatial barrier was still too strong for the deity to cross. However... this deity was very decisive. Despite being severely injured by the spatial barrier, she forced her way here... The backlash of the spatial storm was powerful, causing her to shed a lot of blood..."

"We three brothers were already injured. Seeing the deity's blood dripping, we thought we would die anyway, so each swallowed a drop, then... fell unconscious. We don't know what happened afterward."

"You don't know? Didn't you just say... the deity left?"

Zhang Xuan frowned.

"I saw it..." Third Shark swam over. "I'm more timid and swallowed the blood later. I vaguely saw the deity pat the Star Chasing Palace Master on the body, and the latter instantly transformed from an old woman back to a young one! She said something, then it seemed someone else performed a sacrifice, tore open the space, and entered..."

"Someone else performed a sacrifice?"

Zhang Xuan pondered.

It must have been Chen Yong Emperor who performed the sacrifice, and then Luo Ruoxi crossed the barrier and entered the Master Teacher Continent.

Perhaps it was because of this continuous crossing of two realm barriers that she was severely injured and disguised herself as a six-star master teacher...

Of course, this was just speculation. The exact situation could only be clarified by meeting the Star Chasing Palace Master.

He took out Luo Ruoxi's image again for the three beasts to identify. Like Xuanbei Turtle, they could remember the events but forgot her appearance or specific details.

"How did you recognize this as the deity's token?"

These three Jiao Sharks couldn't recall the deity's specific appearance, so how could they recognize this pendant?

"The deity used this pendant to break through the spatial barrier and come here! This thing shone as brightly as the sun; we all saw it clearly and couldn't forget it..."

Big Shark said.

Even if details of the scene two months ago were forgotten, major events would never be forgotten.

Because the Star Chasing Palace Master had exhausted her power, the sacrifice was incomplete. Under normal circumstances, the deity could not have crossed over. It was with the help of this pendant that she shattered the spatial barrier and succeeded.

Because they remembered, seeing it hanging on the young man's chest, they were terrified and dared not attack!

A single drop of the deity's blood had allowed them to break through. Even if this young man was not a deity, he must have a great connection with one. Acknowledging him as master was absolutely right.

Arrogant, principled, unyielding?

In the presence of a deity, such things did not exist.

"This pendant can break spatial barriers?"

Holding it in his palm, Zhang Xuan felt it still hot. He concentrated and infused immortal power into it, but nothing changed.

He tried divine stones, the Eye of Insight, and immortal power, but the thing remained like an ordinary pendant, showing no power.

"Perhaps my cultivation is insufficient..."

Recalling the earlier episode of qi deviation, Zhang Xuan shook his head.

Since Luo Ruoxi had carefully given him this item, it must be extraordinary; otherwise, it couldn't have suppressed the heart demon generated by the library.

"Since you've submitted to me, come with me! I have many things that need your help."

Putting the pendant back under his clothes, Zhang Xuan said.

With the loyalty of these three Jiao Sharks, he now controlled four Pseudo-God immortal beasts. Adding the iron chain weapon, he had the protection of five Pseudo-Gods.

Thus, even if the Divine Hall tried to ambush him, they would have to think twice.

He took out Little Yellow Chicken's bathwater to heal the injured Jiao Shark.

After doing this, he inquired again about the divine blood.

Upon learning that only the three fish and Xuanbei Turtle had successfully advanced, and the remaining blood had dissolved into the seawater, leaving only the drop swallowed by Little Yellow Chicken, Zhang Xuan couldn't help shaking his head.

If there were still blood left, he might study it, but since it was gone, he had to let it go.

Though regrettable, getting the chick to spit it out... would be very difficult.

He extracted a lot of blood from the three Jiao Sharks and gave it to the Flood Dragon and other beasts, but they still didn't break through.

It seemed that reaching Pseudo-God was not easy, even with the backing of a Pseudo-God.

Having dealt with matters here, he didn't linger. He put Second Shark, Third Shark, and Xuanbei Turtle into the beast pouch and rode Big Shark swiftly toward Star Chasing Island.

...

While Zhang Xuan was entering the No-Man's Sea on a flying immortal beast, the Wan Beast Sect members who were rushing over also received a message from Seven Star Tower.

"Elder Qin Yuan, what is it?" Elder Liao asked.

"Seven Star Tower has also established a new sect master..."

Elder Qin Yuan looked at the communication jade slip in his hand.

Elder Liao was stunned: "Who is it?"

"A young man named Liu Yang, at the early stage of Immortal Lord, but he has mastered all the martial skills of Seven Star Tower. His talent is unparalleled, and his cultivation is extremely strong!"

Elder Qin Yuan said.

They hadn't expected that just as the Wan Beast Sect had found a talented sect master, Seven Star Tower had also found one!

In times of chaos, heroes emerge. It seemed the world was no longer as peaceful as before!

"Liu Yang... never heard of him."

Elder Liao nodded.

The same news also reached the Lingyun Sword Sect members who were rushing over.

This time, only Han Jianqiu, Grand Elder He Tian, and a few others from Lingyun Sword Sect were present.

However, the boy Wu Chen, who had come from Star Chasing Palace to find the sect master, was following behind.

"We just established a new sect master, Zhang Xuan, and now Wan Beast Sect and Seven Star Tower are following suit..." Looking at the news just received, Han Jianqiu shook his head with a wry smile.

"Following suit? What do you mean?"

Grand Elder He Tian looked over in confusion.

"A few days ago, Wan Beast Sect established a young sect master named... Zheng Yang! And now Seven Star Tower has followed, announcing a similar young man as their sect master... named Liu Yang!"

Han Jianqiu explained.

"Zheng Yang? Liu Yang? Zhang Xuan..."

Wu Chen, who had been preoccupied with his own thoughts, heard this and twitched his mouth, a strange expression on his face: "I feel... they might be the same person?"