"It's the Staff of Light! The Staff of Light has that ability!" Fa Rang exclaimed excitedly, turning his head to look at the Pope, his eyes glistening.

"Father!"

Mi Jiaro cried out, rushing into the Pope's arms, sobbing uncontrollably: "Father, why? Why are you doing this? I'm still young, I can expend my life force, it's alright! You, you... sob sob..."

"Because you are my child, Mi Jiaro!"

The Pope gently patted Mi Jiaro's back and spoke with affection.

Everyone fell silent, their gazes toward the Pope filled with respect. Not everyone has the courage to pass their life force to others, especially not a top-tier powerhouse of the Saint Realm Peak!

"That's how it is!"

After a while, Jiang Chen glanced at the Pope and Mi Jiaro, and said softly, "Everyone, step aside. I will extract the life energy for the four seniors to absorb!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Without a word, everyone leaped a hundred meters away from Jiang Chen and his group.

Mi Jiaro turned and bowed deeply to Jiang Chen before turning to leave.

"Are the four of you ready?" Jiang Chen spoke softly.

"Thank you, Mr. Jiang!"

"Thank you, Mr. Jiang!"

The Dragon Saint and the Pope expressed their sincere gratitude.

However, Da Lipu and Qi Shaxing were filled with mixed emotions. Jiang Chen's glances had already made them realize that he must have figured something out. Now, whether or not to accept Jiang Chen's kindness was something that made them hesitate.

If Jiang Chen didn't know their identities, accepting would have been easy, but now that he knew, accepting meant more than just personal relations!

Seeing Da Lipu's hesitation, Jiang Chen did not urge but waited quietly.

The Pope glanced at the two, a hint of doubt in his eyes, just about to say something when the Dragon Saint pulled him lightly, shaking his head slightly, signaling him not to speak.

Momentarily stunned, the Pope furrowed his brows gently, a sudden realization popping into his mind, causing his pupils to contract as he looked at Da Lipu and Qi Shaxing with a complicated expression!

A few breaths later, Qi Shaxing sighed lightly, looked up at Jiang Chen, and said softly, "Ready!"

Da Lipu glanced at Qi Shaxing, turned to Jiang Chen, and said solemnly, "Thank you, Mr. Jiang!"

Jiang Chen grinned, reminding softly: "Let's begin!"

Buzz buzz buzz!

Four towering auras rose up, disturbing the surrounding space, instantly confining an area of a hundred meters in radius.

Swish!

Jiang Chen's expression turned solemn, and four beams of bright green light shot from his brow, directly towards the Dragon Saint and the others, while during this, the green light also quickly dissipated.

"It's dissipating so fast!"

The Dragon Saint exclaimed, hastily absorbing quickly, while the Pope and the others all began absorbing with all their might.

Swish swish swish!

The space around Jiang Chen and his group gradually filled with green energy, some excess energy confined by the Dragon Saint and the others, turning the surrounding area a light green.

Buzz!

Suddenly, a force of the Divine Soul emerged, and a scene flashed before the minds of the Dragon Saint and the others!

The scene was of pitch blackness through which a green light shot out, leaving only a thumb-sized tiny figure and a Divine Soul bound by a Divine Lock Chain.

Buzz buzz buzz!

The expressions of the Dragon Saint and the others shifted slightly as they continued absorbing with all their might. A few breaths later, the surrounding life energy completely dissipated, and the Dragon Saint and the others retracted their auras.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The sound of breaking through the air echoed, and Mi Jiaro and the others flew towards the group.

Buzz!

A gentle aura emerged, halting the others in their tracks, and they all looked towards Jiang Chen not far away.

"Everyone, except for Elder You, please do not come over. Return directly. Remember, Jiang Chen is already dead. This operation, everything was arranged by Elder You and the Dragon Saint, so go where you must. Mi Jiaro, return to Dingjing!"

Jiang Chen called out softly.

Everyone froze, gradually understanding that Jiang Chen wanted to talk with the Dragon Saint and the others, and so they all flew out of the island.

Fa Rang led the people of the Holy Court back, while Shen Xiangtian, Xuan Long, and the others returned to the Swift Wind Pirate Group. They had to train the Swift Wind Pirate Group and help them secure the open sea area around Flame Dragon. Mi Jiaro followed Wu Qianxun and the others to Flame Dragon.

Watching everyone leave, Da Lipu and Qi Shaxing exchanged glances, looking at Jiang Chen somewhat nervously.

"You two, no need to be tense. If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't have given you life energy, nor shown you my Sea of Consciousness!" Jiang Chen spoke softly.

Da Lipu and Qi Shaxing were momentarily stunned, lightly nodding and relaxing.

"Wait a moment!" Jiang Chen gently instructed.

Whoosh!

Leaping into the air, Jiang Chen soared into the sky, his body emitting streams of Divine Soul power, shooting towards various directions of the island.

Buzz buzz buzz!

Suddenly, clouds and mist surrounded the island once more, enveloping it completely, this time with no gaps.

Thud!

When the clouds thoroughly concealed the island, Jiang Chen landed beside the Dragon Saint and the others.

"Mr. Jiang, this grand formation..."

The Dragon Saint looked at Jiang Chen in surprise.

"I've taken control of the grand formation!"

Jiang Chen smiled slightly, turned to look at Da Lipu and Qi Shaxing, and said seriously: "The life energy I shared, the Divine Soul of Hu Hada I've captured in my Sea of Consciousness, and I've revealed your Second Soul and the grand formation too, as well as my proximity to you of less than three meters. Hehe, isn't my sincerity enough? Aren't you two planning to say anything?"

The Dragon Saint, Pope, and You Xuan all turned to Da Lipu and Qi Shaxing, having already more or less deduced something from Jiang Chen's words, and now was the time to verify it.

"My real name is Li Yuan, a disciple from Blood Fiend Hall." Qi Shaxing took a deep breath, smiling gently: "Mr. Jiang, you are indeed formidable, deducing so much just from Hu Hada's words!"

"You were once hunted by Lao Ruisi and Fire Xiuluo. Can you tell me what happened?" Jiang Chen asked softly.

Qi Shaxing, Li Yuan's eyes flashed with a disdainful look: "Fire Xiuluo is a disciple of the Fire Hidden Sect, Lao Ruisi a disciple of a subordinate sect of the Fire Hidden Sect. When they hunted me, it was because they never discovered I was from the Blood Fiend Hall, and I disdain associating with those who would ally with the loathsome Eight-Headed!"

Jiang Chen nodded slightly, then turned to Da Lipu.

"I am Da Lipu, a branch disciple left by the Nether King Hall in the Beixiong Nation before they departed. I have always been in a semi-dormant state, never possessing anyone!" Da Lipu said softly.

Hearing their words, the others' expressions all changed.

So, it really was true!

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