Chapter 2394: The Awakening Artifact Spirit

"Alright, alright, I understand." The Third Ancestor of the Blood Clan nodded; although he still felt something was off, he didn't dwell on it further.

After all, everything about this matter was reasonable so far.

Gan Deng was real, the people from the Sacred Beast Realm were real, and the source stones provided were real too!

What else did they have to worry about?

These Blood Clan Old Ancestors would never have dreamed that Xiao Fan had already secretly taken down the Sacred Beast Realm, turning it into a force of the Fan Sect, while he himself had openly come to the Blood Clan as an honored guest.

…

Outside the main hall where Xiao Fan was staying, the Red Spirit Dragon stood guard.

After entering, Xiao Fan did not leave the hall for two days. He told the Red Spirit Dragon not to let anyone disturb him unless there was a major issue.

So, the Red Spirit Dragon's refusal of Liang Kun was indeed on Xiao Fan's orders.

As for the two Liandao Realm experts from the Sacred Beast Realm, Xiao Fan had no need to worry about them.

These two were now essentially members of the Fan Sect.

They knew very well that if they leaked this matter, not only would they die, but the entire Blood Clan would also suffer a great calamity.

Now that the Sacred Beast Realm had been destroyed, as long as these two weren't fools, they wouldn't do anything to harm themselves.

At this moment, inside the hall, Xiao Fan had set up a simple Barrier in front of him.

Inside the Barrier, eerie runes constantly nourished the sword remnants in the center.

Xiao Fan exhaled, continuously using his spiritual power to try and awaken the artifact spirit.

The artifact spirit had already recognized Xiao Fan as its master. There was a mark left by Xiao Fan deep within the artifact spirit. Through this method, Xiao Fan could use the Magic Array Barrier to nourish the artifact spirit and help it awaken sooner.

Back then, the artifact spirit had self-destructed, risking everything to perish alongside Xiao Fan.

It would be a lie to say Xiao Fan wasn't moved at all back then.

Xiao Fan had also searched for the artifact spirit, but unfortunately, it had fallen into a deep slumber and disappeared.

Now that he had found the remnant Magical Artifact the artifact spirit was attached to, Xiao Fan had a responsibility to wake it up.

Xiao Fan continuously poured in spiritual power to nourish the artifact spirit, causing it to emit a faint black glow.

This process was tedious and consumed both spiritual power and energy.

One must know that the current Xiao Fan already possessed strength surpassing the Peak of the ninth level of the Wanwu Realm, yet even he found it so taxing. It was clear how complicated this task was.

The artifact spirit had been severely damaged at the time, with only a trace of consciousness remaining. It had slept until now. To wake it, Xiao Fan needed to use his own spiritual power to complete the artifact spirit's form!

The spiritual-power-filled black light flickered within the Barrier, and the broken blade gradually began to glow with strange colors.

Xiao Fan breathed a sigh of relief. Signs of recovery were good, proving his efforts were working!

Next, Xiao Fan increased his efforts, frantically pouring spiritual power into the sword blade.

Half an hour later…

"Who?"

"This aura… Xiao Fan?"

"…"

From within the sword blade came the weak voice of the Heavens Punishment and Earths Destruction artifact spirit.

This slumber had lasted another thousand years, causing damage to its intelligence, and it needed time to recover.

"Hehehe… long time no see," Xiao Fan chuckled. Since obtaining the tianzhu sword, during his days in Kyushu, this artifact spirit had always been by his side.

Back then, to torment the artifact spirit and make it submit, Xiao Fan had even used it to poke a Yao Beast's anus.

At that time, the artifact spirit was thoroughly disgusted and finally softened, recognizing him as master.

"Xiao Fan… it really is you, holy crap!" Hearing this familiar voice, the artifact spirit suddenly became excited, its voice growing louder.

It felt the massive spiritual power, which carried Xiao Fan's aura, and knew that Xiao Fan was using it to nourish it.

"Nonsense, who else could it be?" Xiao Fan said indifferently.

"How long has it been? Holy crap, how is your spiritual power so strong? What Realm are you in now?!" The artifact spirit of Heavens Punishment and Earths Destruction suddenly became agitated.

"It's been a thousand years… As for my Realm, it's only the Liandao Realm." Xiao Fan said calmly.

"Only the Liandao Realm?!" The artifact spirit exclaimed in shock. "You really have the nerve to say that… In a thousand years, you went from Kyushu to here and reached the Liandao Realm. Big brother, are you still not satisfied?!"

This artifact spirit was Bufan; Xiao Fan already knew this, as the guy knew a lot and had a very mysterious origin.

"Not satisfied… In my eyes, a thousand years should have been enough for me to dominate the Hongtian Star Domain. It's just a pity that I'm still one step away." Xiao Fan lamented.

Artifact Spirit: "…"

"Big brother, can you not let the first thing I hear after waking up be you bragging?" the artifact spirit said speechlessly.

This guy had just woken up, so it was being quite cheeky.

For a moment, it forgot how terrifying Xiao Fan could be.

Then…

*Thud* *Thud* *Thud*…

*Boom*

"Ah…!"

"Big brother, I was wrong! Stop hitting me!"

"I just woke up! Stop hitting me, or I'll pass out again!"

"Big brother, have mercy!!"

"…"

Xiao Fan immediately gave the broken sword blade a fierce beating, beating the artifact spirit into submission.

This bastard of an artifact spirit forgot who was boss the moment it woke up.