Chapter 809

Xiao Yan furrowed his brows, staring at the Spiritual Pupil in his hand with a contemplative expression; though he had never seen the Domain Beyond demons, he understood they were certainly not good people.

"Even a bad person's Gold Coins are still Gold Coins—this Spiritual Pupil absorbed the dimensional embryo of the Five Elements Spirit Soil, and its quality is undoubtedly Absolute Saint Treasure grade; there's no reason to discard it." Xiao Yan muttered to himself, gazing at the Spiritual Pupil.

"After being reforged, the Xuanzhong Chi became an Absolute Weapon—yet I still use it. This Spiritual Pupil has been purified of Demon Qi; there's no problem using it."

Xiao Yan's gaze hardened—he refused to waste anything. As the Flame Sovereign who practiced "Water Without Leak," Xiao Yan naturally had no intention of destroying this Spiritual Pupil; after all, it was an Absolute Saint Treasure, nearly as precious as the dimensional embryo itself.

Xiao Yan took a deep breath, shifted his intent, and activated the Asura Soul Severing Technique; slowly, a thread of Soul Power from the technique seeped into the Spiritual Pupil.

Wuuuummm!! As Xiao Yan activated the Asura Soul Severing Technique, the Spiritual Pupil in his hand suddenly shuddered violently, shot upward with a hiss, and instantly bathed Xiao Yan in light.

The next instant, the space around Xiao Yan twisted—the Spiritual Pupil opened an inner realm. Without hesitation, Xiao Yan stood, nodded to Xiao Yixian, and stepped into the space within the Spiritual Pupil.

To Xiao Yan's surprise, the space inside the Domain Beyond demon's Spiritual Pupil was not filled with Ghost Qi; not even a trace of Demon Qi existed here.

"So this is the space inside the Spiritual Pupil?"

Only when Xiao Yan entered the Spiritual Pupil's space did he realize it resembled a backyard—a courtyard, once intact, now collapsed.

The entire courtyard was dilapidated; boundless Space stretched in all directions, with only a few scattered, withered ancient bamboos casting sparse, slanting shadows.

When a gentle breeze blew, it carried a hint of autumn—refreshing and comfortable, like lying in one's own backyard, basking in the cool wind, serene and content.

Amid this ruined backyard-like space, far off in the center stood a Stone Temple—neither large nor small, seemingly man-made yet also naturally formed; inside it rested a statue, lifelike and vivid.

Whether man-made or naturally formed, it didn't matter—it was just an ordinary Stone Temple, built to enshrine a statue.

Xiao Yan slowly approached the Stone Temple and gazed at the statue—it was not a Buddha or deity; the statue wore a long robe, its long hair flowing behind, its body tall and slender, its face blurred yet strangely familiar upon first glance.

At its third eye, a black vertical pupil was closed, leaving only a narrow slit—through which darkness, absolute and profound, seemed to pour. The statue's frame was robust, its clothing archaic, its age impossible to trace.

What puzzled Xiao Yan was that he had expected a three-headed, six-armed Asura statue—but instead, it was a human figure. The only oddity? It had three eyes—one Heavenly Eye.

As Xiao Yan stepped into the Stone Temple and carefully observed this realm, he understood clearly: this was a Chuan Cheng Kong Jian—a Domain Beyond Legacy space.

"The Domain Beyond demon's legacy… Because I practice the Asura Soul Severing Technique, this legacy Pupil mistook me for a Domain Beyond demon?" Xiao Yan couldn't help but laugh bitterly—he had once strayed into the Soul Sect, and now the Domain Beyond legacy Pupil thought he was one of them, ready to bestow the legacy!

Yet Xiao Yan made no hesitation. Since he had entered, he had a choice: forget the details, seize the legacy first, and deal with everything else later.

Xiao Yan sat cross-legged before the statue, palms resting on his knees, his intent shifting—Soul Power surged from deep within his body, taking solid form as a towering, several-zhang-high three-headed, six-armed Asura Soul Giant Image.

Unlike before, the Asura Giant Image now bore a vertical pupil at the center of its Demon Face—formed from absorbing vast amounts of Demon Qi. That's why Xiao Yan had refrained from using Soul Power during his battle with the Five Spirit Clans—he feared detection of the Demon Qi within the Asura Soul Severing Technique.

If anyone discovered his Soul Cultivation Technique contained Demon Qi, he was finished.

The moment the Asura Soul Giant Image appeared, a resonant hum rang out—the three-headed, six-armed, seven-eyed Asura Giant Image suddenly glowed, all seven eyes opening at once, projecting a radiant wheel of light onto the statue.

The next instant, a vast torrent of Soul Information flooded into Xiao Yan's Soul Body.

The terrifying Soul Information surged like a flood; had Xiao Yan's Soul Force not reached the Emperor Realm, he would have been shattered by its pressure. A piercing pain erupted in his soul—unbearable, as if his Soul Body had been pierced through.

Scenes flashed before Xiao Yan's mind like a revolving lantern—just like the Yin-Yang Twin Flame legacy space of Xiao Xuan, this was a memory recording.

【You lost.】

At this moment, Xiao Yan felt as if he had entered someone else's perspective—a man stood before him, his power far beyond Xiao Yan's imagination.

After a moment of silence, the man Xiao Yan embodied spoke calmly: "I always regarded the Third God as a potential rival. I never imagined a mere mortal… could reach that realm faster than I did."

The man's gaze was calm, showing no joy: "Sage Emperor, the Heavenly Origin Realm holds limitless potential—but you have wasted it for countless eons. Your existence is loathed by heaven and earth. Now, you should vanish."

"Xiao Yan"'s face darkened: "Nonsense. Long ago, the Ancestral Dragon abandoned the Primordial Spirits—she deemed us incapable of governing this world, so she sought to create all things. But in my view, had we Primordial Spirits been allowed to develop, this world's achievements would far surpass what it is today."

The man before "Xiao Yan" shook his head: "You will never see the future of the Heavenly Origin Realm."

"Xiao Yan" spoke: "Zhou Yuan, don't rejoice too soon. Even if you've won—your beloved will never return."

"Yao Yao has already become your Divine Bone. If you remove it, your realm will instantly collapse. Without that Supreme God power, even if you retrieve the Divine Bone, you cannot awaken or rekindle her."

"This is an unsolvable knot. So, Zhou Yuan—you defeated me, yet you cannot reclaim the one you love. To gain something in this world, you must pay a price. You became the First God—your price was losing the one you loved."

The man named Zhou Yuan's expression turned icy; his palms gently closed.

Boom! Two Profound Yellow Giant Hands appeared in the heavens—one above, one below—slowly closing toward "Xiao Yan." Xiao Yan instinctively resisted, but this was merely legacy memory—just as when he had witnessed Xiao Xuan's battle with Hun Tian Di in the Flame Space, he could only watch, unable to change anything.

Now it was clear: this legacy memory was the final outcome of the battle between the Sage Emperor and Zhou Yuan.

At this moment, the boundless Divine Power erupting from "Xiao Yan" had no effect—his body exploded violently, dissolving into a sea of black-and-white Yin-Yang.

Profound Yellow Qi swept down, erasing "Xiao Yan"'s will within the Chaotic Yin-Yang Sea.

A shrill scream rang out: "I refuse to accept this!"

Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed—he could not resist the Profound Yellow Giant Hands. With a boom, he was obliterated; the impact and power felt terrifyingly real, as if Xiao Yan had truly experienced the strength of that level.

This power surpassed the Supreme Heavenly Sovereign!

Then darkness swallowed the world. After an unknown span of time, images began to reappear in the void.

Countless monstrous, jet-black warships glided past, annihilating countless Little Worlds. At the lead vessel, a white-robed man stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the streaking light—radiating an indescribable aura of authority.

"Sage Emperor, our fleet has arrived beyond that Great World."

"We've clashed with its natives—they're not weak."

"After all, it's a Great World—its foundations are naturally strong," the white-robed man said without surprise.

"Yet during our battles with them, they gave us another name—Domain Beyond demons?"

The Sage Emperor smiled faintly: "Domain Beyond demons? Actually… quite fitting. Very well. The past is gone—no need to cling to it. The name Sacred Clan is already history."

"From now on, we are the Domain Beyond demons."

"And I shall be called… Hun Tian Di."

Then—Boom! The entire world collapsed. The legacy memory shattered. Xiao Yan was blasted backward—the vision ended.

"Ha!!" When Xiao Yan returned to himself, he gasped heavily, eyes wide with shock, staring at the statue before him—his heart churned like an ocean. The statue was no one else—Hun Tian Di!

"What?! This is Hun Tian Di's legacy?!"

"This memory is Hun Tian Di's origin?!"

Xiao Yan's mind could not find words to describe his shock—he had expected merely a Demon Emperor's legacy, but this was Hun Tian Di's legacy!

Who was Hun Tian Di? The mastermind behind the Great Thousand World's endless darkness, a being stronger than Supreme Heavenly Sovereigns. According to Ancestor Xiao Potian, Hun Tian Di's cultivation realm had surpassed Saint-grade Supreme Heavenly Sovereigns, far exceeding even the Immortal Emperor, the strongest of the Great Thousand World.

Only because the Immortal Emperor gained recognition from the Azure List, inscribed his name and entered half-step Dominance, combined with Hun Tian Di being suppressed by the Great Thousand World's will, and the sacrifices of the Ten Great Original Dharma Bodies and countless warriors of the Great Thousand World, could the Immortal Emperor seal Hun Tian Di with his life.

And now, before Xiao Yan, the Tian Xie Shen had left behind a legacy?!

A legacy surpassing the Saint-Pinnacle Supreme!

At this moment, Xiao Yan slowly turned his head to look at the three-heads-six-arms Asura Giant Image behind him; after receiving those Soul Information, Xiao Yan understood many things.

The Asura Soul-Cutting Art was merely the foundational entry of the Tian Xie Shen's legacy; only by cultivating the Three Heads Six Arms could one enter, and true perfection was the Three Heads Six Arms Nine Eyes Evil Asura!

Afterwards, absorbing Demon Qi allowed further cultivation of the Seventh Eye, absorbing Spiritual Energy cultivated the Eighth Eye, and absorbing Source Qi enabled the Ninth Eye; the supreme form of the Nine Eyes Evil Asura was the supreme Divine Technique of the Saint Clan, even more powerful than the Thirty-Six Absolute Divine Abilities, reaching a realm beyond the Supreme!

Know that Tian Xie Shen himself was the Nine Eyes—he was called the Nine Eyes Evil Shen.

At this moment, Xiao Yan was stunned; if this were merely an ordinary Domain Beyond demonic lineage legacy, it would be fine—but this was the Tian Xie Shen's legacy!

Moreover, according to the Soul Information, Xiao Yan learned something: that Tian Xie Shen had been deliberately sealed away fifty thousand years ago.

He had never lost!

He intended to use his sealing to re-cultivate himself, allowing him to compatibly integrate Source Qi, Spiritual Energy, and Demon Qi—just like the Asura Soul-Cutting Art, harmonizing the three forces—so he would no longer be suppressed by the World's Will, and could then return with renewed power.

Although Tian Xie Shen had originally intended to be sealed, it was not entirely deliberate; the Immortal Emperor and others had indeed been formidable, so Tian Xie Shen could not break free by his own power.

To lift Tian Xie Shen's Flame Sealing, assist him in fusing the three forces, and break free, one must collect the nine Saint Pupils he had scattered across nine locations in the Great Thousand World, transform these nine Saint Pupils into Spiritual Pupils of the Great Thousand World, then deliver the gathered power to Tian Xie Shen; after fusing it with himself, Tian Xie Shen would no longer be suppressed by the Great Thousand World's Will, regain his Dominator realm power, and conquer the Great Thousand World!

At this moment, Xiao Yan was dizzy—meaning the Spiritual Pupil's absorption of the Great Thousand World's Dimensional Embryo, and its purification by the Five Elements Spirit Soil's spiritual force, had all been within Tian Xie Shen's calculations!

Tian Xie Shen needed only to transform his Saint Pupils, thereby achieving unity of Source, Spiritual, and Demon—becoming the true Tian Xie Shen, surpassing Zu Long Zhou Yuan, who had defeated the First Sage Emperor.

And now, one of these Spiritual Pupils was in Xiao Yan's hands.

That Spiritual Pupil was not merely a weapon, nor merely one of Tian Xie Shen's eyes—it was also a symbol of identity, like the Soul Token; whoever received the Spiritual Pupil was the next Tian Xie Shen, known as the Holy Son.

Tian Xie Shen had nine eyes; only those of the Domain Beyond demonic race could activate them, and only those chosen would be selected—those chosen would fight each other, until only one remained who collected all nine eyes and became the next Tian Xie Shen!

This next Tian Xie Shen was not merely a title; once Tian Xie Shen seized the entire Great Thousand World, the next Tian Xie Shen would be granted the power of the Great Thousand World, surpassing the Supreme to become a true Dominator.

Then, with two Dominators launching a counterattack on the Heavenly Origin Realm, this would be Tian Xie Shen's complete plan—and Xiao Yan was the first to activate the Spiritual Pupil.

(End of Chapter)