Chapter 1313: Ancient Jade United

Most importantly, Wu Nie Tun Yan once said that if he hadn't reached the Emperor-level soul, he would have no confidence in probing the information left by Tuo She Gu Di inside the ancient jade.

Although the Soul Clan didn't know whether this was true, generations of clan leaders still treated it as true.

Only when the Soul Hall Emperor, this generation's clan leader, used that boundless origin power did he forcibly raise Wu Nie Tun Yan's soul power to reach the Emperor-level soul.

However, the cost involved was truly exorbitant.

The Soul Hall had spent thousands of years gathering the vast majority of soul origins, all of which he had completely devoured.

Moreover, the souls obtained from the ancient clans annihilated by the Soul Clan were, needless to say, basically all swallowed by Wu Nie Tun Yan.

Even the Spirit Clan, Medicine Clan, and Thunder Clan were no exception.

And under this near‑reckless accumulation of power, Wu Nie Tun Yan has finally stepped into the Emperor-level soul.

However, because Wu Nie Tun Yan aided the Dou Emperor's bloodline, the Soul Clan, whose bloodline should have long been exhausted, has once again extended its bloodline power for thousands of years.

It can be said that without Wu Nie Tun Yan, there would be no Soul Clan as it exists today, which is why his status within the clan is extremely high.

Enjoying such treatment, no one can really complain.

"Haha, after tens of thousands of years of cultivation, I have finally entered the Emperor-level soul!"

In the sky, after Wu Nie Tun Yan stepped into the Emperor-level soul within his own soul realm, he couldn't help but burst into loud laughter toward the heavens.

For this day, he has schemed far too much.

However, as long as he can obtain Tuo She Gu Di's inheritance and thereby advance to Dou Emperor.

Then all these schemes are worth it.

"Not bad; after going through so much trouble, I've finally let you reach the Emperor-level soul's tier."

Just as the former laughed excitedly, the Soul Hall Emperor suddenly stepped forward, his figure appearing instantly before Wu Nie Tun Yan, and he nodded with a faint smile.

"Haha, with effort comes reward. Precisely because of these efforts, with my current strength I can also hold off Gu Yuan for a while. And if we two join forces, defeating that guy shouldn't be all that difficult."

Hearing the Soul Hall Emperor's words, Wu Nie Tun Yan's pure black eyes revealed no emotion as he replied.

Upon hearing that, the Soul Hall Emperor also lightly nodded in agreement.

After all, the greatest obstacle to his becoming an emperor is none other than Gu Yuan.

And as long as he defeats that guy, the Emperor-grade nascent elixir inside the Gu Di Dong Fu will have no rival for him.

Thinking of this, the Soul Hall Emperor's eyes flashed with a hint of fervor as he murmured softly: "Indeed, this Tuo She Gu Di Jade, scattered for over ten thousand years, is now the time to be reunited as one."

Upon hearing that, Wu Nie Tun Yan immediately laughed: "As long as we decipher the secrets within the ancient jade, learn the location of the Gu Di Dong Fu and open it to obtain the embryonic emperor elixir there. With your current strength, once you perfect that Emperor-grade nascent elixir, you can draw on its power to break through the level no one has reached in ten thousand years, becoming the true supreme existence of this heaven and earth."

At the end, Wu Nie Tun Yan licked his lips, shifted his tone somewhat mysteriously, and said: "However, you must not forget that the cave also contains the ten or so origins of Strange Fire that I need. That was our agreement back then—inside the cave there is a stone square where the origins of Strange Fire reside, which are exactly what I require."

As he spoke, a strange color appeared on Wu Nie Tun Yan's face.

The reason he has helped the Soul Clan so much is naturally because he has his own conditions and demands.

Otherwise, even with the Soul Hall Emperor's level of strength, if he were to hide, the other side could not force him to do anything for the Soul Clan.

"Rest assured, you are closely tied to my Soul Clan; I will by no means shortchange you. Once the cave opens, if you want it, taking it is of no consequence."

Seeing the former's reaction, the Soul Hall Emperor secretly noted this while outwardly agreeing readily.

Of course, he had secretly made up his mind in his heart.

When the cave opens, he will thoroughly search the Tuo She Gu Di Dongfu several times to seek its secrets.

Those things—Wu Nie Tun Yan can forget about taking them.

Upon hearing that, Wu Nie Tun Yan's face flashed with a hint of joy.

Immediately afterward, he looked at the former and said: "Since that's the case, Soul Hall Emperor, give me those eight pieces of ancient jade. I have just advanced to the Emperor-level soul—perfect timing to start unraveling the secrets you've longed to know within the Tuo She Gu Di Jade."

"Good."

Hearing that, the Soul Hall Emperor hesitated not at all, flicked his sleeve, and eight jade-green ancient jades shot swiftly from his sleeve into the sky.

Those ancient jades then hovered in the air between the Soul Hall Emperor and Wu Nie Tun Yan, emitting a faint glow.

The eight ancient jades reflected off each other, shedding a faint iridescent light that was rather splendid.

Moreover, faintly, it seemed that a special undulation was emanating from within the ancient jades.

Upon the appearance of the ancient jade, Wu Nie Tun Yan immediately gave the eight pieces a fiery glance.

Suddenly, he bit his own tongue tip, spraying essence blood from his mouth, which then precisely scattered onto the eight pieces of ancient jade.

"Buzz—"

After being stained with essence blood, the eight jades, which originally only emitted a faint luster, suddenly produced a faint humming sound.

At the same time, the light on the surface of the ancient jades grew stronger and stronger.

And during this period, faintly, strange patterns began to flow across the surface of the ancient jades.

Meanwhile, as the former acted, the Soul Hall Emperor, who appeared as calm as water, couldn't help but clench his fists tightly, trembling slightly.

Even his gaze became noticeably tense.

"The Tuo She Gu Di Jade has been scattered for over ten thousand years; today I will condense it for you!"

While Wu Nie Tun Yan gazed at the phenomenon in the sky, under the Soul Hall Emperor's slightly tense stare, he gave a light chuckle and then clenched his fist hard around the ancient jade.

"Sizzle!"

As the former's hand closed, the eight ancient jades floating in the sky were, in an instant, directly kneaded together into one.

Although they were forcibly joined, the ancient jades did not shatter; instead, they continuously intertwined using their light.

Faintly, they actually showed a tendency to connect with each other.

"Buzz—"

The ancient jades drew ever closer, and the sudden, unheralded buzzing sound thundered across the sky.

And as the ancient jades cried out, the Soul Hall Emperor and Wu Nie Tun Yan only heard from above the sky a few crackling sounds.

Immediately afterward, those eight pieces of ancient jade were directly gathered into one.

In an instant, the Soul Hall Emperor and Wu Nie Tun Yan saw only the light in the sky burst forth like a blazing sun.

But fortunately, this kind of light did not last long and quickly receded.

When that intense but brief light faded, the two quickly looked up at the sky. They saw that the eight pieces of shattered jade had already merged into a single ancient jade, slightly larger than a palm, floating in the sky.

At the same time, as the Tuo She Gu Di Jade was fully assembled, an ancient and wild aura instantly began to slowly spread from the complete ancient jade.

As that ancient aura drifted slowly, a faint light mist immediately rose eerily from the ancient jade.

Finally, the mist wriggled continuously above the jade, and soon it transformed into a somewhat illusory image of an old man.

The old man wore a black robe, his appearance ordinary and unremarkable.

However, as Soul Heaven Emperor and Wu Nie Tun Yan lifted their gazes upward.

They quickly discovered that this plain-looking old man's eyes were as deep as the starry sky.

Standing there, he may lack striking looks, yet he seemed like the ruler of heaven and earth.

Under his gaze, anyone—even a peerless Dou Saint like Soul Heaven Emperor—felt their soul tremble with fear.

However, the most surprising thing was that the old man's hair displayed more than twenty colors.

And each color, when glanced at, seemed like flames rising, exceedingly strange.

"Tuo She Gu Di!?"

Looking at the ordinary old man's silhouette in the sky, Soul Heaven Emperor's gaze instantly filled with a mix of awe and longing.

Among them was also a hint of caution.

After all, in this world, even a peak Dou Saint like him would exhibit such emotions.

Aside from the legendary Dou Emperor strongmen, Soul Heaven Emperor could not think of anyone else.

And this old man actually emerged from the Tuo She Gu Di Jade.

Thus, standing before him should be the legendary final Dou Emperor of the Dou Qi Continent, Tuo She Gu Di!

However, although Soul Heaven Emperor and Wu Nie Tun Yan felt their hearts race and were startled upon seeing the Tuo She Gu Di illusion, overall they could still withstand it.

But everyone else in this space could only keep their heads bowed rigidly.

Because in their hearts there was a feeling that if they lifted their heads even slightly—

—the next moment they would be crushed outright by the pressure emanating from that illusion.

Under such pressure that even Soul Heaven Emperor could not release, everyone below was filled with an extreme, overwhelming fear.

"Hmph, playing god and ghost, actually thinking you're a Dou Emperor. It's just an image from ten thousand years ago, yet you still try to act mysterious before me."

Shaken by the other's pressure, Soul Heaven Emperor's complexion instantly darkened.

Obviously, this emotion, never seen in millennia, made him extremely angry.

Then his cold gaze swept over the illusion, and he suddenly began to marshal the world's Dou Qi, raising his hand to strike the illusion with a fierce palm.

"Boom!"

Soul Heaven Emperor's sharp palm wind instantly swept out, heavily slamming onto the illusion.

However, at the instant the palm wind touched the Tuo She Gu Di illusion, his complexion suddenly changed dramatically.

Immediately after, an extremely terrifying force was abruptly reflected by the illusion, pouring entirely onto Soul Heaven Emperor's body.

That dreadful power instantly hurled him thousands of zhang, crashing through several towering halls before he finally steadied himself.

"Be careful; although it's just an image, it is a complete illusion left by a true Dou Emperor from ten thousand years ago. Even weak, it's beyond what we Nine-Star Dou Saints can handle."

While speaking, Wu Nie Tun Yan's gaze turned slightly cold as he stared at the illusion, then he clenched his teeth, his eyes showing a hint of complexity as he tightened his fists.

"So what exactly should we do now?"

Hearing this, Soul Heaven Emperor's expression instantly turned deeply grim.

After all, he had taken a loss in front of so many peoples.

Such an embarrassing incident also left him in a bad mood.

But soon he concealed that feeling, his gaze urgently turning toward Wu Nie Tun Yan.

"Don't be so hasty; we've waited thousands of years—do we still lack this bit of time?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Nie Tun Yan continued: "The location of the Tuo She Gu Di Dongfu is hidden within the eyes of this illusion. If you look carefully, you will find it."

"You should have said so earlier."

With those words, Soul Heaven Emperor's furrowed brows relaxed a bit, and he then complained in tone.

However, while speaking, his tone unintentionally carried a hint of excitement.

And as soon as he finished, he eagerly focused his mind on the illusion's eyes.

A moment later, the excitement on his face intensified further.

Because in the eyes of the Tuo She Gu Di illusion, he seemed to actually see a faint image, though it was not clear.

Even so, it was enough to make Soul Heaven Emperor extremely excited.

The scheme he had plotted for so long was finally about to bear fruit.

"What a Tuo She Gu Di, truly a fine stratagem, and he even has this technique. If an ordinary person attempted it, they wouldn't dare look directly at the illusion. Even if they gathered the eight jade pieces, without knowing this secret it would be extremely hard to learn the location of Place: Gu Di Dong Fu."

Realizing the mystery, even with Soul Heaven Emperor's strength, he couldn't help but nod in admiration of Tuo She Gu Di's method.

However, soon he turned to Wu Nie Tun Yan and said, "Wu Nie, since you know this, you must have a way to obtain the exact location of Place: Gu Di Dong Fu from the ancient jade; now it seems I have to rely on you."

Although he was stronger than Wu Nie Tun Yan, he knew nothing about these matters.

Therefore, he could only ask Wu Nie Tun Yan for help, to explore elsewhere and uncover the information left by Tuo She Gu Di.

"Hmm."

Hearing the former speak, Wu Nie Tun Yan immediately smiled and nodded.

After all, being familiar with many hidden secrets, he was evidently acquainted with Place: Gu Di Dong Fu.

While speaking, Wu Nie Tun Yan's pupils suddenly turned a pure black.

Immediately after, two fine light beams shot out of his eyes at great speed, then halted as they merged into the illusion's eyes.

In the next instant, those beams were refracted by the shadow in Tuoshe Gu Di's eyes, and finally bounced back to the sky.

And in an instant, an image suddenly expanded countless times and appeared in the sky.

——

Traffic jam today, I'll make up for it tomorrow.

(End of chapter)