Chapter 34: Heavenly Realm Perfection

The Continent of Battle Qi, Wutancheng, Xiao Family.

After exiting the chat group, Xiao Yan stirred his thoughts and quickly retrieved the Chaos Origin Fruit that the group owner Lu Qingshan had given him from the group’s space.

It was a semi-transparent crystal box carved with countless secret patterns; inside, a faint bluish shadow could be discerned.

“Is this the Chaos Origin Fruit?”

Holding the semi-transparent crystal box, Xiao Yan held his breath and slowly opened it.

Inside the small room.

The moment Xiao Yan opened the crystal box, everything around him dimmed, as if only the bluish fruit within the box remained.

In an instant, emerald light flared, and an overwhelming surge of soul energy spread through the air—the core of it all being the bluish fruit inside the box.

“Huh!”

With just one breath, Xiao Yan felt his soul undergo a subtle transformation.

Meanwhile, in a quiet corner of the Xiao family compound, a mysterious black-robed powerhouse suddenly opened his eyes.

“This is…”

The black-robed powerhouse stared in shock toward the direction of Xiao Yan’s room: “This fluctuation? How is this possible?”

Instantly, his form shifted, and he rushed toward Xiao Yan’s room.

His figure constantly shifted, fully concealed within the darkness; where he passed, no one sensed his presence.

On the other side, after experiencing the terrifying effect of the Chaos Origin Fruit, Xiao Yan snapped back to full awareness.

“Bad!”

“The aura of this Chaos Origin Fruit might attract others—I must deal with it quickly!”

He stirred his thoughts, and instantly sent the Chaos Origin Fruit to the black ring on his hand.

The moment the Chaos Origin Fruit neared the black ring on his hand, it vanished into thin air.

“I hope this Chaos Origin Fruit really works,” Xiao Yan silently hoped.

…

Inside the black ring, there was a vast space, roughly several hundred cubic meters, though now it was pitch black.

Only at the center of this space did a faint glow shimmer.

If someone looked closely, they would see the glow was a transparent soul seated in meditation, appearing utterly weak and ancient.

The Chaos Origin Fruit Xiao Yan had sent into the black ring now landed directly before this ancient soul.

The moment the Chaos Origin Fruit touched the ancient soul, it instantly transformed into pure soul energy, merging seamlessly with the soul before it.

Moments later…

The ancient soul’s eyes, closed for countless years, snapped open, shooting out piercing light—then filled instantly with shock and confusion.

“This is…”

“How is this possible?”

“What exactly is this?”

The ancient soul’s voice trembled violently.

He knew that before his slumber, he had been a supreme powerhouse on the Continent of Battle Qi.

He hailed from the Yao Clan, one of the Eight Imperial Clans, and was also a master alchemist with profound knowledge of all celestial treasures.

Yet the mysterious bluish fruit just fused into his body had utterly surpassed his imagination!

His soul wounds, inflicted in his prior battle with enemies, had been completely healed—but the strange energy within the fruit continued to flow into his soul.

Now restored to his peak, the ancient soul instantly unleashed his soul force outward, knowing such an impossible celestial treasure could never appear randomly within this ring’s space.

Outside the black ring’s space, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged on his bed, staring expectantly at the black ring in his hand.

“Could it be this little guy?”

Seeing Xiao Yan’s hopeful expression, the ancient soul thought inwardly: “But how could he possibly know I’m inside this ring? And how did he find such an impossible celestial treasure?”

“Hmm?”

“There’s a sneaky little brat outside?”

Sensing the Battle Emperor aura beyond the room, the ancient soul—whose power was still rising—stirred his thoughts, and a vast, terrifying soul force erupted outward.

Outside the black ring.

The sudden surge of soul energy caused Xiao Yan, seated cross-legged on his bed, to turn pale.

If this terrifying soul shock struck him, it would instantly obliterate his soul.

Fortunately, the target of this soul force was not him.

The terrifying soul force shot out like lightning, passed over Xiao Yan, and slammed violently into the ceiling.

Puff!

The ethereal soul's fluctuation did not destroy any physical object.

Yet at that moment, a shadow erupted from a corner of the ceiling, then vanished into darkness with a flash.

Under the moonlight, the shadow revealed a weathered, dark-skinned face, and as the figure shifted, it spat out a mouthful of blood.

“Heavenly Realm soul? How is this possible?”

The shadow’s face flickered with disbelief; he swiftly wiped the blood from his lips, flashed several times, and vanished into darkness.

…

On a secluded path dozens of kilometers from Wutancheng, a Battle Emperor powerhouse was traveling.

Suddenly, his expression changed drastically; he whirled to face the direction of Wutancheng.

“Such a powerful soul!”

A cry of astonishment escaped his lips, and his face darkened with gravity: “How could such a terrifying powerhouse exist within the Jiama Empire?”

Instantly, the Battle Emperor abandoned his original plan and changed course, speeding toward Wutancheng.

…

The ancient soul inside the black ring knew nothing of the events outside.

Even if he had known, he would not have cared much.

His soul power, still rising, had already surpassed his peak when he possessed a physical body; across the entire Continent of Battle Qi, few could threaten him now.

Time passed, and Xiao Yan, seated cross-legged on his bed, grew increasingly disappointed.

In his view, if Yao Chen could recover using the Chaos Origin Fruit, he would surely appear to meet him—but now, there was no sign.

“Senior?” Xiao Yan called out to the black ring in his hand.

At that moment, the ancient soul inside the black ring had fully absorbed the terrifying energy within the Chaos Origin Fruit.

“This power?”

The ancient soul, sensing the power within him, stared in disbelief: “Heavenly Realm Perfection soul?”

Previously added: This was a survival item for the Realm Lord stage, ineffective against the Immortal stage.

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