Martial Master

Thinking of this, Blood Hand King couldn't contain his excitement and stared intensely at Qin Chen, waiting for him to speak.

Qin Chen said indifferently, "What you said seems quite reasonable, but how should I trust you?"

"I thought you were worried about something; turns out you're worried that I might go back on my word? What is there to worry about? I, the great Blood Hand King, would deceive a kid from a lower dynasty?" Blood Hand King said proudly.

"That may not be the case. Speaking of which, I have an idea."

"What idea?"

"Since you suggested allocating the treasures first, then resolving our grievances, mere words don't hold any weight. I, the Young Master, naturally won't just blindly believe you. We can only establish a martial oath: before the treasure allocation, you and I will join forces to resist external enemies. If anyone dares to violate it, they will face heaven's retribution. Only then would I consider trusting you."

"Heaven's Oath?"

Blood Hand King was taken aback.

Heaven's Oath is a legendary vow.

Normally, breaking a vow wouldn't lead to any issues, but Heaven's Oath is different. It is a vow formed by the martial artist's bloodline and martial will, contracting with the will of heaven and earth. Once established, it plants a heart demon within one's mind.

If a martial artist dares to break the Heaven's Oath, although they won't face the exact retribution as stated in the oath, they will suffer from a raging heart demon, making it difficult to advance in cultivation. Under the influence of the heart demon, one could even go mad and die on the spot.

However, such vows are rarely seen in the territories of Hundred Dynasties; it is said that only higher-level regions have bloodline masters who grasp them.

"Isn't that unnecessary?" Blood Hand King said with an ugly expression.

How could he possibly agree to establish a Heaven's Oath with Qin Chen? He couldn't possibly let go of his vengeance against Shen Mengchen!

"From what it looks like, you were just playing me earlier?" His gaze turned cold, and a black seal immediately reappeared in front of Qin Chen, ready to smash down on Blood Hand King.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't! How could that be? You're overthinking it. I've never seen a Heaven's Oath before; if you want me to establish one, I won't do it!" Blood Hand King quickly said.

"It's fine. You don't know the Heaven's Oath, but I happen to have seen it."

As soon as the words fell, Qin Chen squeezed out a drop of essence blood and drew a complex rune in front of him. The blood rune floated in the air, suddenly exuding a strange aura, as if resonating with some mysterious force in the heavens and earth.

"Now you squeeze out a drop of essence blood and merge it with this blood rune!" Qin Chen said coldly.

"This…"

Before Blood Hand King could respond, he felt the aura on the black seal in front of Qin Chen suddenly surge.

"Stop, stop! Fine, I'll take the oath! Really, what happened to trust between people?!"

Blood Hand King was immensely frustrated and could only squeeze out a drop of essence blood to merge into the blood rune.

In an instant, Blood Hand King felt as though a pair of eyes from the endless sky were watching him. It was the will of heaven, scrutinizing him.

His heart immediately jolted.

"Could it be that the legendary will of heaven actually exists?"

While he was pondering, he heard Qin Chen coldly say, "Aren't you going to take the oath?"

"Okay, okay, I'll take it right now." Blood Hand King felt a tremor as he sensed the blood rune in front of him. Gritting his teeth, he declared, "I, Blood Hand King, vow by the will of heaven, before the allocation of treasures in the hall is complete, I and this young man shall not kill each other, and will join forces to divide the treasures. After the treasures are distributed, we shall resolve our grievances. If I violate this, may heaven's retribution strike!"

"Agreed." Qin Chen nodded, "With the will of heaven as witness, Blood Hand King and I shall unite against enemies, and if Blood Hand King breaks this vow, he shall face heaven's wrath and die a terrible death."