Chapter 694

"Xiao Yan, I can help you become a Dou Di." Wuxu Heavenly Eye finally spoke.

"I know what you truly want—I will grant it." Xiao Yan nodded, giving Wuxu Heavenly Eye a promise.

"Good!" Wuxu Heavenly Eye shifted form, becoming a mass of black flame—far stronger and darker than Mao Wu's, resembling boundless void; one glance could devour souls and all things.

Seeing this, everyone understood: Xiao Yan was about to become a Dou Di!

Xiao Yan's current cultivation realm is Eight-Star Dou Sheng Late Stage; if he refines Wuxu Heavenly Eye's flame core and the Emperor Pill, he will surely become a Dou Di!!

Seeing this, even Hun Tian Di did not move to seize the Emperor Pill, retreating instead.

Xiao Yan wasted no words—he directly swallowed the Zhongsheng Po Di Pill. A hum sounded, and Wuxu Heavenly Eye surged into Xiao Yan's body. Hu hu hu!! In an instant, an extreme black flame erupted skyward, a terrifying wave spreading outward—the heavens and earth heated up!

Hu hu hu, Xiao Yan's surroundings became like a black hole, endless black flame burning heaven and earth—even light could not escape Wuxu Heavenly Eye's devouring, forming a black hole phenomenon around Xiao Yan, warping light itself!

Xiao Yan frowned tightly, gritting his teeth; a terrifyingly powerful energy instantly flooded his body, causing his meridians to swell like an inflating balloon.

Wuxu Heavenly Eye had never been refined before—he inherently contained the terrifying energy of a Nine-Star Dou Sheng! Now, combined with the energy of the Zhongsheng Po Di Pill and the searing of Wuxu Heavenly Eye's flame core, under dual agony, Xiao Yan could not help but grit his teeth, veins bulging across his entire body.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan's family and loved ones below furrowed their brows, showing worry—even with boundless trust in him, breaking through to Dou Di was never easy!

Worse still, Xiao Yan was refining Wuxu Heavenly Eye while breaking through to Dou Di!

His face flushed purple from swelling; bubbles rose continuously on his skin—the terrifying energy surging from within threatened to burst his entire body apart, yet the next second, Wuxu Heavenly Eye's devouring power activated, steadily reducing his Dou Qi.

Swelling, burning, shrinking, swelling again, burning again, shrinking again.

Xiao Yan's body swelled and shrank like a balloon.

Xiao Yan's aura visibly skyrocketed, reaching Emperor Grade Intermediate in the Burning Scripture's operation; since Wuxu Heavenly Eye volunteered, his cultivation rose rapidly.

Perhaps it was fate's design—Xiao Yan never expected he'd use this old method to break through to Dou Di.

Time flew by; now, the entire Jia Nan Academy's space was plunged into darkness, for Wuxu Heavenly Eye's devouring power caused sunlight within a hundred li to "detour"!

In cultivation, years pass like a shuttle; before they knew it, a full year had swiftly slipped away.

"Nine-Star Dou Sheng Peak," Cai Lin gripped her jade hand tightly, beginning to feel nervous.

Suddenly, Cai Lin's beautiful eyes narrowed—her bloodline suddenly boiled; hu—a strange clan mark appeared on her forehead, and three Infernal Flames rose behind her like a Sea of Fire, within which a nine-colored Sea Giant Python swam.

These three Infernal Flames were Wan Shou Ling Huo, Qing Lian Di Xin Huo, and Yun Luo Xin Yan! But these were not flame cores—they were an extremely special kind of sub-flame!

Not just Cai Lin—beside her, Xun Er's forehead also revealed a strange clan mark, completely replacing her Gu Clan's Divine-Class Clan Mark; its color was gold and white, a powerful force surging from within.

Xun Er opened her palm; the sub-flames of Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and Jing Lian Yao Huo emerged.

Xiao Yixian likewise—a green clan mark appeared; though all green, it was clearly dark green and emerald green.

It was formed from the sub-flames of You Ming Du Huo and Sheng Ling Zhi Yan!

"This… a new clan mark?!"

"Could it be?!"

Everyone suddenly looked up toward the dark sky above—a new clan mark meant a new Dou Di!

Not just Cai Lin, Xun Er, and Xiao Yixian—Zi Yan's dragon mark nearby also changed; a purple Three Thousand Yan Flame began to rise. Nalan Yanran and Yun Yun, the master-disciple pair, widened their eyes—Nalan Yanran suddenly summoned a black-and-white Infernal Flame, Yin-Yang Dual Flame, while Yun Yun summoned Fire Cloud Water Flame.

Qing Lin summoned Feng Nu Long Huo, Ya Fei naturally summoned Xuan Huang Yan, and even Feng Qing'er'er standing far away raised a flame—Jiu Long Lei Gang Huo!

But unlike the others' joy, Feng Qing'er'er's body trembled slightly, her face turning pale—her clan mark was different, just like that slave mark from before! This sub-flame of Jiu Long Lei Gang Huo was strange!

Seeing this, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li exchanged glances, their expressions complex. Could it be… that the Dou Di originally created clan marks this way?

Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and other Xiao Clan members had no Infernal Flames and no new clan marks—but their Dou Di Bloodline activated, their cultivation surged; even Xiao Xiao and Xiao Cai's cultivation advanced rapidly.

All these were clan members related to Xiao Yan by blood—their Dou Qi Continent was reactivated. Those with sub-flames and clan marks had no blood relation to Xiao Yan—and all were women.

Beside them, Xiao Mei felt her activated Dou Di Bloodline—her cultivation instantly broke through to Dou Zun. She turned her head to Xiao Yu beside her; Xiao Yu's cultivation had risen even higher, yet she had no sub-flame clan mark.

"Sister Xiao Yu…"

"I'm fine—I with him," Xiao Yu had barely finished speaking before the azure Hai Xin Yan sub-flame erupted—seeing the floating Hai Xin Yan sub-flame and the unique clan mark appear, Xiao Yu froze, then covered her mouth with both hands, tears falling like beads.

What this meant required no further explanation!

At this moment, Gu Yuan and others cared nothing for how Xiao Yan was "spreading his branches and leaves"—they cared only about one thing.

"He became a Dou Di!"

Suddenly, flames surged across the sky, finally coalescing into a figure shrouded in dazzling flame. The dazzling flames, like burning clouds, spread from the void, a terrifying infernal heat rising through heaven and earth, rapidly evaporating the sea of blood below.

Everyone, including Hun Tian Di, stared sharply at Xiao Yan—except for Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, it had been fifty thousand years since another Dou Di had arisen—or rather, since a Dou Qi Continent cultivator had become a Dou Di!!!

At this moment, Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes. The instant he opened them, the entire Dou Qi Continent lay under his control. He now understood why Dou Di Bloodline enhanced strength and talent.

Because now, Xiao Yan was the Emperor of the Dou Qi Continent—he could manipulate Heavenly Energy, automatically entering certain bodies, like granting his clan members administrator permissions: cultivation became effortless, heavenly power chased after you.

"Dou Power Three Segments."

Xiao Yan's eyes flashed with countless scenes; after reaching Dou Di, he became like the master of heaven and earth—he knew many things, could deduce events by observing the flow of Heavenly Energy, perceive the past, even predict the future!

He could now locate the Bodhi Ancient Tree hidden within the Earth Core, and understood that the Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation of the Bodhi Ancient Tree was merely a form of deduction.

Xiao Yan slowly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, his expression was bitter—he looked at the ring hanging around his neck.

Even as a Dou Di, Xiao Yan could not revive Yao Chen—he was dead, far more thoroughly than Ancestor Xiao Xuan. He had deduced the past, yet could not bring Yao Chen back.

Quickly, Xiao Yan calmed himself, glanced down at Cai Lin and the others, then looked at the other women who bore his sub-flames and clan marks, and awkwardly rubbed his nose.

This clan mark! It came about like this???

No bloodline, so you get marked, right?!

Xiao Yan took a deep breath, steadied his emotions—these matters could wait.

Right now, he had something more important.

The instant Xiao Yan looked at the Tu She Gu Di Statue, Hun Tian Di and others also turned their gaze. Xiao Yan was finally about to open Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's inheritance!

If Source Qi could be restored, it would be a blessing for the entire Dou Qi Continent.

Xiao Yan flicked his finger; a wisp of Jing Lian Yao Huo and Wuxu Heavenly Eye flew toward the Tu She Gu Di Statue.

The instant Jing Lian Yao Huo and Wuxu Heavenly Eye touched the statue, the ten-thousand-zhang stone figure rippled with strange waves, spreading outward like concentric ripples.

Seeing the statue—unmoved by any method they'd tried—now undergo such a transformation, everyone's faces filled with surprise and solemnity.

"Hummm!"

The frequency of the stone statue's trembling grew ever more frequent; eventually, a sharp cracking sound echoed as the statue's chest slowly split open, revealing a stone cavity.

From within the cavity, a soft light suddenly spread outward, like a thin veil, enveloping the bodies of all those on the Guang Chang.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

As the soft light descended, Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and others turned pale instantly, their legs collapsing directly to the ground, as if the thin, gentle light carried immense pressure.

After Lei Ying and the others, Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun's bodies also slowly bent downward, their bones creaking under the strain, their faces flushing red.

At this moment, even Hun Tian Di trembled all over, gritting his teeth, his Soul Force surging wildly as he fought desperately to hold his ground.

"Bang! Bang!"

This resistance did not last long; all three finally collapsed from exhaustion, their legs crashing to the ground. Instantly, on the Guang Chang, only those of the Xiao Clan bearing the Clan Mark and those who had activated their Dou Di Bloodline were protected—everyone else could no longer withstand it.

Not even Hun Tian Di could resist!

"That damned Tuoshe Ancient Emperor."

Zhu Kun's face flushed red; he clenched his teeth, but his body was as pinned down as if crushed by Mount Tai, utterly motionless.

Gu Yuan let out a bitter laugh, struggled uselessly, then relaxed—he was not ashamed to be suppressed by a Dou Di.

At this moment, everyone understood: even if they opened the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's inheritance, they lacked even the qualifications to meet him!

At this moment, Hun Tian Di's face was utterly dark—did that mean even if he obtained the Imperial Grade Embryonic Pill, he would still lose?

A single ray of light from the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's inheritance was this powerful—how strong would the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor himself be? Was he stronger than an ordinary Dou Di? What was his rank among the Dou Di?

"Xiao Yan, you chose to become a Di through an Elixir instead of accepting the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's inheritance—because he is from beyond Tianyu?" At this moment, the voice of Xu Wu Swallowing Flame reached Xiao Yan's mind.

Xiao Yan shook his head and said: "Not just that. I had a premonition back then—that perhaps I could not receive the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's inheritance."

"The one he's waiting for… doesn't seem to be me."

Hearing Xiao Yan's cryptic words, even Xu Wu Swallowing Flame was puzzled—what did he mean, "not me"? He had vanished thousands of years ago—could he see the future?

The light from the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's statue began to ripple, as if searching for something, but failing, moving erratically.

Xiao Yan smiled, waved his hand, and a wave of heat burned the statue's light into nothingness—the pressure vanished.

"Come out. I know you left a divine consciousness within the inheritance."

No sooner had Xiao Yan spoken than—Boom! —the entire statue exploded violently. Instantly, dazzling flames filled Xiao Yan's vision; a Sea of Fire swallowed heaven and earth in an instant!

And the color of the Sea of Fire was multicolored, dazzlingly beautiful.

"A Sea of Strange Flames." Seeing the Sea of Strange Flames before him, Xiao Yan's expression remained calm, neither joyful nor sorrowful.

Xiao Yan could sense the power of all twenty-two Strange Flames within this Sea of Strange Flames—including Xu Wu Swallowing Flame and Jing Lian Demon Fire!

Xiao Yan's gaze turned to the old man standing at the center of the Sea of Strange Flames.

Flames around the old man coalesced into a massive flame bud, which slowly bloomed, revealing a weathered figure clad in dark robes appearing in heaven and earth.

The old man wore dark robes; his face held nothing unusual—ignoring his dazzling, colorful hair, he was nearly indistinguishable from any ordinary elder.

"Tuoshe Ancient Emperor!?"

"He didn't disappear?"

"No—this is merely a residual soul he left behind, to control the inheritance." Hun Tian Di recognized it at a glance.

The stone tablet of the Huang Quan Demon Saint had the same thing.

At this moment, Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's aged eyes narrowed slightly, his brows furrowed as he stared at Xiao Yan—clearly, this scene exceeded his original expectations!

He deliberately let Jing Lian Demon Fire and Xu Wu Swallowing Flame escape—this shouldn't have happened!

As if sensing Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's shock and confusion, Xiao Yan smiled faintly: "According to your calculations, shouldn't I have met you inside the inheritance, not like this?"

!?

Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's face darkened; a sharp gleam flashed in his eyes—everything had surpassed his expectations!

When a butterfly flaps its wings, and fate veers from its original path—how will the gears turn!?

(End of Chapter)