Chapter 801: Spiritual Pupil!

Zhi!! At that moment, five-colored divine light descended from the sky; countless demonic roots and zombie armies let out wails, and a sizzling sound arose as countless black demon qi and hai shi were purified, melting with a sizzling noise.

If this five-colored divine light array existed in a lower plane, it would be equivalent to heavenly punishment—a strike unleashed by the plane's will!

The demonic fetus indeed absorbed the power of the Five Elements Spirit Soil for tens of thousands of years to take form, but over these tens of thousands of years, the Great Thousand World was not idle—it truly awakened the will of the Five Elements Spirit Soil's plane.

Bo!! At that moment, the five-colored divine light surged forth, striking the entire Sky Island; the entire Sky Island shattered instantly. In the blink of an eye, the five-element spirit power spun like a grinding stone, frantically refining the demon qi, aiming to grind down that powerful demonic eye!

This was the Great Thousand World's power rejecting foreign forces.

Gong gong gong!! At this moment, countless zombie armies and demonic roots rooted in the demonic fetus collapsed entirely, shattered and annihilated under the assault of the five-colored divine light!

Terrifying five-element spirit power burst through the demon qi, purifying completely the demonic eye in the sky that had shot out streaks of blood. Crack crack crack! Under the scouring of the five-colored divine light, the demonic fetus Sky Island in the sky dried up like a heart drained of moisture, beginning to wither and crack!

While Cao Shenzǐ and others were still stunned, the five-colored divine light had already purified all the demon qi. With a thunderous boom, a blinding flash erupted from the horizon—the massive demonic fetus exploded like a sun, radiating intense light.

At this moment, not just Cao Shenzǐ and his group, but even the other factions' Great Completion Earth Supremes on the Altar remained silent for a long time; even now, they felt this was like a dream.

Tens of thousands of experts, including Supremes and even Earth Supremes, were all annihilated by the Domain Beyond's demonic army; countless prodigies from major factions could not escape the demonic fetus's laser beams, slaughtered by countless zombie armies.

Yet even such a demonic fetus ultimately died at the hands of the Five Spirit Clans' united effort—this proves the Five Spirit Clans had known something all along; everything had been within their calculations.

Even though powerful, the demonic fetus never fully hatched—it was not a Demon Emperor.

"Could it be that the Five Spirit Clans knew of the demonic fetus from the start and had already prepared a deadly weapon?"

"Possible. This five-colored divine light only affects Domain Beyond demons—it is the will of the Great Thousand World incarnate to eradicate Domain Beyond demons, harmless to us, but a deadly weapon against Domain Beyond foes."

"If the Five Spirit Clans reclaim the Five Elements Spirit Soil, they might even return to their former peak."

"Regardless, Yin-Yang Gate, Hundred Ghost City, and Cao Shenzǐ's Heavenly Saint Sect are doomed—they thought they could seize the Five Spirit Clans' secret treasures and the plane's embryo, but now it's clear they've tried to steal a chicken and lost their rice."

Many also turned their gaze toward the dark shadows standing on the Altar; though no one knew these ancestors' true faces, it was now not hard to guess.

If the Five Elements Spirit Soil had been invaded and corrupted by the demonic fetus, they wouldn't fear the Five Spirit Clans. But now it seemed that within a few hundred years, at most a thousand, the Five Spirit Clans' unique nature would surely give rise to a Heavenly Supreme—then the situation where only the Fire Spirit Clan and Ice Spirit Clan each had one Heavenly Supreme, unable to leave their territories, would no longer exist.

Yet just as everyone was discussing how the Five Spirit Clans would reclaim the Five Elements Spirit Soil, another anomaly occurred!

"Huh? What's going on? Why hasn't the blinding light faded?" At this moment, a member of the Young Generation who had been watching closely voiced a soul-deep question.

Normally, an explosion produces intense light, but such light doesn't last long—yet now the Five Elements Spirit Soil remained shrouded in powerful spiritual light.

"Strange—the spirit array has been shut down, yet the light is still so intense!"

One of the major faction's ancestors narrowed his eyes, his face turning pale: "Could it be that the Five Elements Spirit Soil's plane will has purified the demonic fetus into a true plane embryo? This is the spiritual light of the plane embryo!!"

"What?!"

"Look! There's something at the center of the light—it's emitting the glow!"

At this moment, countless individuals braved the blinding light, extending their perception, sensing that at the heart of the exploding spirit power vortex, there existed a radiant object.

Bo! At that instant, in the flash of lightning, from within the explosion's light, a figure shot out—dressed in black robes, moving faster than lightning, snatching the glowing object and immediately fleeing into the distance!

"Kuang! Who the hell is that black-robed person?!" Seeing someone snatch something mid-air and escape, countless onlookers were stunned.

"Someone stole the loot!" Someone cried out in alarm: "That's definitely not a Five Spirit Clan expert!"

"Someone stole the plane embryo purified by the Five Spirit Clans?"

"Who is that person?!"

Instantly, the disciples and ancestors of the Five Spirit Clans, who had formed the spirit arrays among the Ling Realms, were dumbfounded—they had labored tirelessly to purify the demonic fetus, only to have the victory snatched away!

"Thief! Drop it!!" At this moment, several ancestors of the Five Spirit Clans snapped back to reality; their voices echoed across the Five Elements Spirit Soil, shaking the eight directions. Each figure transformed into a different light and shot after the thief.

Although all disciples and ancestors of the Five Spirit Clans had expended tremendous spirit power to activate the Five Element Demon-Slaying Sacred Array, the speed of the several Earth Supreme ancestors remained blazingly fast—each step spanning a thousand li, reversing heaven and earth.

"Strange—a Ninth-Pin Sovereign? How could he be there?" The Fire Spirit Clan's ancestor frowned.

If one traced back his original position, that meant the black-robed person had been present in the sky all along?! Was it only because the Sky Island shattered that she could emerge?!

"Thief, where are you running?!" The Ice Spirit Clan's Great Completion Earth Supreme moved fastest; though the thief had a head start, the power gap was too vast—he was quickly caught up.

"Hu Ling Feng Shu!!" The Ice Spirit Clan ancestor unleashed a Great Divine Ability, slapping his palm toward the black-robed figure ahead.

Instantly, a terrifying hurricane surged forth, forming a prison of wind from all sides, rushing toward the black-robed figure to trap him.

At this critical moment, space twisted violently; terrifying black flame erupted from Space, and a black-robed figure, entirely wrapped in black flame, appeared between them.

Gong gong!! Wind and black flame collided instantly—gong gong gong!! Wind fueled the fire; at the moment of impact, a flame tornado exploded through Space, and the terrifying black flame, under the wind's influence, rained down like a meteor shower.

A single drop of black flame could burn entire vast stretches of Space, land, and forests to ash—even lakes evaporated instantly.

"Go!" The black-robed figure wielding black flame turned, seized the jade hand of the figure behind him, and with black flame tearing through Space, they flew toward the outer reaches of the Five Elements Spirit Soil.

These two were none other than Xiao Yan and Xiao Yixian—only Xiao Yixian had been inside the demonic fetus collecting the Other Shore Flower, and the Domain Beyond demon's eye had been beside her! Just now, what Xiao Yixian took was not anything else—it was that demon eye. But now, after being scoured by the Five Elements Spirit Soil's array, its demonic qi had vanished entirely, making it look no different from an ordinary Sacred Artifact—no one could tell it was a Domain Beyond Secret Treasure!

Xiao Yixian nodded and handed the Spiritual Pupil to Xiao Yan; Xiao Yan had no time to examine it, clenching it in his palm and fleeing at full speed.

Although Xiao Yixian had taken the Other Shore Flower, the time was too short—she hadn't had time to refine it, only swallowed it, converting the Eternal Calamity Poison—so her Cultivation Realm had not yet exploded in growth.

"That black flame… is it a Heavenly Flame?!" Seeing Xiao Yan's Di An black flame, the Fire Spirit Clan's Great Completion Earth Supreme Zhu Guangli's eyes sharply narrowed—this black flame was also a Heavenly Flame he had never seen before, and its power reached Sacred Artifact level, even slightly surpassing the newly born gray Heavenly Flame.

"Guangli, that black flame is also a Heavenly Flame?" Zhu Ku beside him also looked astonished—Sacred Artifact-level Heavenly Flames were extremely rare even in the Fire Spirit Clan; only Zhu Guangli possessed one, and even he didn't have one!!

In just these few days, two Sacred Artifact-level Heavenly Flames had appeared!

"This Heavenly Flame… why does it feel familiar to me?" Zhu Guangli frowned, staring at the black flame burning through Space, his mind filled with doubt.

Zhu Guangli, almost unconsciously, glanced around searching—but found no trace of Xiao Yan's figure.

"Forget about this for now—recover the plane embryo first!"

In an instant, five Great Completion Earth Supremes and several Upper Earth Supremes from the Five Spirit Clans—ten in total—tore through Space, chasing after Xiao Yan and Xiao Yixian, determined to reclaim the Spiritual Pupil.

The Spiritual Pupil had indeed absorbed the power of the plane embryo, along with vast amounts of SpiritFlesh and Supreme Seas; the power contained within was extraordinarily strong—even stronger than most Absolute Saint Treasures.

Gong gong gong! At this moment, beyond the Five Elements Spirit Soil, in Universe Space, a roaring sound erupted. When all eyes turned toward the source, they saw an endless expanse of Universe Space suddenly reveal a colossal dragon soaring through the void!

The black dragon moved with blazing speed, like a gust of wind—its velocity was so great that even the naked eye could not clearly perceive it as it crossed Universe Space.

Only from afar could one see it was not a dragon at all—it was a fire dragon formed from black flame, with a pair of Wind-Thunder Phoenix wings on its back, resembling a Dragon Phoenix from a distance.

"It's out! It's out!!" Seeing the black flame dragon burn through Space and soar through the endless cosmic void, some onlookers cheered. For them, watching the spectacle was all that mattered—they had no chance of claiming the plane embryo anyway.

Those like Cao Shenzǐ, however, frowned—if they followed the Five Spirit Clans in pursuit of the two black-robed figures, they might have a chance to seize the plane embryo. But the problem was, the Heavenly Supremes of the Ice Spirit Clan and Fire Spirit Clan might already be on their way—if they encountered a Heavenly Supreme, they'd be dead.

Thus, Xiao Yan unleashed Zi Yan's Dragon Phoenix Bloodline, his Burning Scripture raging through his body; though his Cultivation Realm was only Upper Earth Supreme, due to Mao Wu's presence, he could freely soar through Space—so for now, he was not yet caught by the Five Spirit Clans' Great Completion Earth Supremes.

With a thunderous boom, the void of the universe trembled at that moment. Five elders in robes of different colors stepped through the air, and beneath their feet unfurled five supreme Void Passages of the Five Elements attributes.

The five Great Perfection Earth Supremes, as if looking down upon the cosmos, took a single step, warping the Five Elements as they surged in pursuit of Xiao Yan and Xiao Yixian.

"It's the five Great Perfection Earth Supreme ancestors of the Five Spirit Clans!" Seeing these five figures who gazed upon all directions with disdain and looked down upon the Nine Heavens, many people's hearts gave a jolt.

Great Perfection Earth Supreme! Even in a Heavenly Supreme faction like Western Heaven Palace, that would be the rank of a Grand Elder—a being who stands above ten thousand with only one above him, a being whose very stomp would make the continent tremble!

"Little thief, leave behind the Plane Embryo of our Five Elements Spirit Soil, or else even if you flee to the ends of the earth and have a Heavenly Supreme protecting you, we will surely cut you down!" the Thunder Spirit Clan ancestor bellowed with a violent temper.

"Where can a little thief run!" The Ice Spirit Clan ancestor also brought out every means at his disposal, even employing Secret Techniques to boost his speed, yet still found it difficult to immediately catch up to Xiao Yan, who possessed Strange Fire and the Dragon Phoenix Bloodline.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yixian and Xiao Yan said not a word. Xiao Yan controlled Mao Wu, not daring to slow down in the slightest, hoping to shake off the ancestors of the Five Spirit Clans as quickly as possible.

No matter how formidable Xiao Yan was, no matter how he could fight across levels, he could not possibly take on five Great Perfection Earth Supremes at once.

The Spiritual Pupil contains the Plane Embryo—how could Xiao Yan possibly let it go? Whether it's from the Domain Beyond evil clan or not, whether it's the Plane Embryo from the Five Elements Spirit Soil or not, once it's in the hands of Yan the Honored One, it's Yan the Honored One's, it's Soul Palace's!

"Xiao Yixian, can your Eternal Calamity Poison body condense a Dharma Body yet?" Xiao Yan could sense that a terrifying power was gathering within Xiao Yixian—her Eternal Calamity Poison body was transforming into a Primordial Dharma Body.

A Primordial Dharma Body possesses a Supreme Divine Technique, and that Divine Technique might just be able to reverse the heavens and earth, helping them escape their predicament.

"I still need some time." Xiao Yixian gently bit her Red Lips with her pearly teeth. She had only just obtained the Other Shore Flower less than half a day ago; she couldn't condense a Supreme Dharma Body that quickly.

Xiao Yan looked at the Spiritual Pupil in his hand. Using the power of this Spiritual Pupil should allow the Star Heavy Ruler to unleash a Heavenly Supreme-level strike, but doing so would let those five Great Perfection Earth Supremes see through some things.

If the Great Thousand World learned that he possessed the power of the Domain Beyond evil clan, then it wouldn't just be the Five Spirit Clans hunting him—it would be the entire Great Thousand World hunting him. At that point, Xiao Yan truly would be unable to escape even with wings.

Xiao Yan looked at the five relentlessly pursuing him from behind. In terms of spiritual power endurance, Xiao Yan was only an Upper Earth Supreme and certainly could not outlast five Great Perfection Earth Supremes; he would eventually be caught. In an instant, a fierce glint flashed through Xiao Yixian's eyes—wait, through Xiao Yan's eyes—and his heart sank as he said, "No choice then. Even if it's the power of the Domain Beyond evil clan, at the very least it can save my life!"

Posting one chapter first to report back from leave.

(End of this chapter)