Chapter 848: Xuan Huang Yan!

Suddenly, Xuan Huang Yan appeared; Da Huang, a dog that looked like an ordinary village pup, seemed tiny in this scene.

"Woof!"

At that moment, Da Huang barked, instantly standing tall and proud like a guardian beside Xiao Yan. As light dots continuously surged from heaven and earth, they eventually enveloped even Da Huang.

As more and more light dots flew in, Xuan Huang Yan seemed to undergo a tremendous transformation.

Originally, endless white light dots had enveloped Xiao Yan; now, these white wish powers appeared ignited by Xuan Huang Yan—with a whoosh—a burst of yellow flame instantly surged upward.

Looking out, the flames entwined like a colossal dragon across heaven and earth; then came a pop, as if a pair of eyes had opened, and two golden eyes emerged within the fire.

When these eyes opened, a powerful, oppressive aura spread through heaven and earth—this aura was unique, neither from the Dou Qi Continent nor the Great Thousand World, but the Qi Circulation force from the Domain Beyond!

As this aura spread, it felt as if a gigantic divine beast stood before them, making one tremble involuntarily.

Qi Circulation, like an ordinary person facing an emperor, induces an innate sense of suppression—fate is crushed, forever inferior.

At this moment, as all life on the Dou Qi Continent poured forth endless wish power, ignited by Xuan Huang Yan, Xiao Yan felt as if draped in a yellow robe, becoming the emperor of humanity—born with the Mandate of Heaven!

Xuan Huang Yan, ranked twenty-third, is the weakest Heavenly Flame on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, yet it is the strongest flame among humans, for it can absorb Qi Circulation and alter one's fate!

In the Domain Beyond, the Supreme God who defeated the Sage Emperor was born with Ancestral Dragon Qi—naturally endowed with it, destined from birth with exceptional talent, superior to all, the true Son of Heaven.

At this moment, Xiao Yan, by bestowing favors (bribing) cultivators on the Dou Qi Continent, built a new Life and Death Gate, intending to absorb wish power to awaken the Plane Spirit—he never expected this would unintentionally trigger Xuan Huang Yan's true form!

Within this flame-light, a dragon appeared—a yellow dragon!

A yellow dragon breathed out Xuan Huang Yan, its Dragon Breath sweeping across the entire Xiao Realm like crashing waves; anyone who saw this dragon trembled, as if its five claws could crush the entire Xiao Realm with a single swipe.

Seeing this colossal, invincible yellow dragon appear, even Cai Lin and others showed expressions of astonishment.

"What divine beast is this? A True Dragon?" Cai Lin's red lips parted as she stared at the yellow dragon formed from the Heavenly Flame—while Heavenly Flames transforming into Soul Bodies was not rare, becoming such a terrifying creature was unprecedented!

How can Xuan Huang Yan feel stronger than Void Swallowing Flame!? It was supposed to be the weakest on the ranking?!

"Is this Xuan Huang Yan?" Xun Er asked softly; she knew Xiao Yan possessed Xuan Huang Yan, but had never seen it in this form.

"Xuan Huang Yan seems to be absorbing those light dots—those dots are making it stronger," Xiao Yixian said.

Xiao Yan suddenly sensed something—he opened his Spiritual Soul's awareness and saw that, where he should have been in Chaos, the surrounding Chaos was now being burned by a Xuan Huang flame, like the birth of heaven and earth.

Xiao Yan gazed at this Xuan Huang Chaotic heaven and earth; he now seemed to enter another mysterious state—he could see the fates of mortals, or rather, their futures and karmic threads!

"This is Xuan Huang Yan's true power!" Though Xiao Yan could now see only fleeting futures, and only those of low-cultivation cultivators, it was utterly unbelievable.

Roar~ At this moment, in this peculiar space, a colossal yellow dragon appeared before Xiao Yan.

Seeing this dragon as vast as a planet, Xiao Yan felt no fear—he reached out and gently stroked Xuan Huang Yan, smiling: "So this is it—you're collecting the wish power of the Dou Qi Continent's humans to help me awaken the Plane Spirit."

Roar roar roar~~~ Xuan Huang Yan nodded, indicating it was the very Heavenly Flame best suited to aid Xiao Yan!

Xiao Yan leapt into the air, landing atop the dragon's forehead, sitting cross-legged; his consciousness slowly spread, gradually extending, sensing the hidden Plane Spirit within the Dou Qi Continent.

After all, Xiao Yan was different from others—the Dou Qi Continent was well protected, so its life's wish power was relatively weak; fortunately, Xiao Yan possessed Xuan Huang Yan!

It can absorb Qi Circulation and alter fate!

If the Supreme God of the Domain Beyond was born with Ancestral Dragon Qi, then Xiao Yan, possessing Xuan Huang Yan, possesses postnatal Yellow Dragon Qi!

Xiao Yan's sensing received no response at first, but as the wish-light around him grew stronger and Xuan Huang Yan's flames burned fiercer, he finally sensed a strange fluctuation emerging from the boundless Chaos of the Dou Qi Continent.

Xiao Yan's consciousness gradually reached out, making contact with that awareness; then he slowly saw light surging within the Chaos, radiating like an ocean, rippling through the void.

Within that Chaos-light, there seemed to be boundless vitality—a vast, primal energy that stirred Xiao Yan's heart with awe; this power was incredibly pure and ancient, as if born alongside the Plane's formation.

This was not Dou Qi, for Dou Qi was a cultivation system—this force was more primal, the original force capable of evolving into any power, the most primordial force of the world.

This force could become Dou Qi, or Source Qi, or Spiritual Energy—even countless other bizarre powers, for it was the force of origin.

Xiao Yan stared at the ocean-like Chaos-light and sensed a vast, ancient fluctuation within—clearly, that must be the Plane Spirit of this realm.

Yet when Xiao Yan contacted the Plane Spirit, it gave no response—no matter how he reached out, it remained silent, like a person fast asleep who cannot be awakened no matter how loudly you call.

"I'm truly at my wit's end—how can the Dou Qi Continent's Plane Spirit be so lazy? Don't you know 'born in hardship, die in ease'?!" Xiao Yan couldn't help but laugh and groan.

In other Lower Planes invaded by Domain Beyond demons, the Plane Spirits rose in resistance, even choosing true Sons of Heaven to defend themselves.

But the Dou Qi Continent's Plane Spirit was far too complacent!

This could only be blamed on the ancestors of the Dou Qi Continent—they were far-sighted and protected it well; and Xiao Yan had only been freed for two and a half years—likely the Plane Spirit hadn't even noticed yet.

"Forget it—for now, I haven't gathered all the wish power. Perhaps I can cultivate here within this Chaotic Space." Xiao Yan wasn't in a hurry—he now possessed the power of a Supreme, with endless time and methods.

Xiao Yan sat cross-legged and slowly activated the Burning Scripture—he did not intend to raise his Cultivation Realm, but to realize a thought in his heart!

To create a new Supreme Body using the Burning Scripture and a Heavenly Flame!

The Demon God Asura Soul Body was indeed formidable, but it was still a Domain Beyond demon's power—if, like when he cultivated the Asura Soul Severing Art, he reached completion and triggered a great calamity, he'd be finished.

So Xiao Yan needed a backup plan—and naturally, that was the infinitely evolving Burning Scripture!

The Burning Scripture can infinitely evolve—at least, so far it clearly can; it has already surpassed the highest level of Dou Qi Continent cultivation methods, reaching the Absolute Divine Technique tier.

If the Burning Scripture continues evolving, perhaps it could surpass even the Supreme, surpass the Absolute Divine Technique, entering a realm no one has ever reached.

Supreme Bodies are not merely those listed on rankings—in truth, they are merely an alternative manifestation of a special Cultivation Method; many who reach the Heavenly Supreme begin creating a Supreme Body tailored to themselves, using their Heavenly Supreme Spiritual Body as a template.

Although Xiao Yan's Spiritual Power has not yet broken through to the Heavenly Supreme, due to his Heavenly Flames, he possesses a Destruction Fire Body nearly equivalent to a Heavenly Supreme Spiritual Body—so he planned to create his own Heavenly Flame Supreme Body using the Burning Scripture and the Destruction Fire Body!

Whether the Dou Po Body or the Demon God Asura Soul Body, both were created by others—though powerful, they were still not his own.

And now, Xiao Yan truly possesses the ability to cultivate three Supreme Bodies. Know this: Xiao Yan's Spiritual Power has no Supreme Body—the Dou Po Body would convert his Spiritual Power back into Dou Qi.

The greatest strength of the Burning Scripture is its evolution—it can cultivate not only Dou Qi, but also Spiritual Energy, infinitely evolving, infinitely compatible. Even at his current realm, Xiao Yan found this cultivation method terrifyingly extreme.

Seeing Xiao Yan continuously absorb wish power to awaken the Plane Spirit, everyone felt no great concern—Xuan Huang Yan was still Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flame; its strengthening was a good thing.

"Sister Cai Lin, both Mother-Heads, Qing Lin is ready to enter the Life and Death Gate," Qing Lin smiled sweetly, gently bowing.

Cai Lin smiled and nodded: "Xiao Yan has spent great costs searching for a suitable War Array master's legacy for you."

The Xuan Shi Palace had no powerful War Array master's legacy—such legacies were exceedingly rare; ultimately, Xiao Yan had to refine a high-grade Divine Pill and, with the Xuan Shi Palace acquiring a quasi-Absolute Saint Treasure, exchanged it with the Ancient Myriad Grassland for a scroll of a Lower-Plane Earth Supreme War Array master's legacy.

But this was already the highest-level War Array master's legacy Xiao Yan could obtain—after all, the Xian Tian Zhan Dian, with Xiao Yan's current Hun Dian strength, truly couldn't defeat.

Wu Ling Tian Zun wouldn't fight for Xiao Yan a second time unless Xiao Yan could produce a Tian Zun-grade Elixir.

And Qing Lin? She was unquestionably a born War Array master—a War Array master can unify a legion's power, unleashing its ultimate strength; even if Qing Lin didn't understand Spirit Arrays, with her Qi San Hua Tong, she was invincible.

With the peerless Divine Eye, Qi San Hua Tong, Qing Lin had no need to cultivate Battle Intention—her snake army's very will was under her control.

Not only Battle Intention—Qi San Hua Tong could even control the life and death of Snake Slaves. During the early days of the Yan Alliance, Qing Lin's Snake Slave army was the Alliance's most powerful force; even then, she had already studied troop deployment and formation tactics under Cai Lin.

But on the Dou Qi Continent, there were no War Array Masters—otherwise, Qing Lin's Snake Slave army could have swept everything away, even challenging a Dou Emperor across ranks was not impossible.

Xiao Yan had long planned to find Qing Lin a powerful War Array Master inheritance; combined with Qi San Hua Tong, it would be utterly invincible!

The ancient Dou Qi Continent was truly unimaginably powerful!

"I will work hard in my cultivation, pass Young Master Yan's Trial, and become a War Array Master!" Qing Lin clenched her fists, her face set in serious determination.

Instantly, Qing Lin's eyes flashed a faint green glow of Qi San Hua Tong—a massive serpent with nine heads, as large as a mountain range, appeared. The Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake had been fully revived, and with Xiao Yan's aid, its power had reached High-Level Sage Emperor.

Yet even so, the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake was still only in its youth, far from its peak. Remember, in the Divine Beast List of the Ten Thousand Beasts, the Ancient Nine-Headed Serpent was a Divine Beast!

This Ancient Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake was merely a youngster!

"Let's go, Little Nine. Don't waste Young Master Yan's hard work—we must pass the Life and Death Gate Trial!" Qing Lin nodded firmly, leaping onto the central head of the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake and patting it gently.

Sssssss!! The Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake let out a hissing cry, tearing through Space, leaping ten thousand miles in silence as it entered the Life and Death Gate, arriving at a Secret Realm according to the coordinates.

Within the Life and Death Gate, besides some Spirit Arrays that transported to the Remnant Continent, there were many inheritance sites—all meticulously crafted by Xiao Yan, accessible only to specific individuals.

For example, Hai Bodong: Xiao Yan personally created for him an Ice Hell, where he must transform Spiritual Energy amid blizzards and freezing snow, imbuing his spiritual power with special ice-and-snow force, while also cultivating a Supreme Law Body.

Remember, Hai Bodong was only a High-Level Semi-Sage—even after transforming his Spiritual Energy, his power could not reach the Supreme Realm. He still needed to elevate his Cultivation Realm to reach the Supreme Realm before he could cultivate the Supreme Law Body.

Qing Lin was the same: after transforming her Spiritual Energy, she needed to cultivate a million-pattern Battle Pattern. Not just Qing Lin—Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran were the same. In short, Nalan Yanran, Yun Yun, and Qing Lin all needed to break through to Dou Emperor!

Of course, these inheritance sites, like the Heavenly Tomb, had different time flow rates. And Xiao Yan's current power had surpassed even the original master of the Heavenly Tomb—within these inheritance spaces, time flowed at only one-tenth the speed of the outside world, meaning a tenfold time multiplier.

Xiao Yan truly poured his heart into this.

And that little phoenix who ran away? She'd been utterly foolish.

Of course, besides the little phoenix, one other person had not entered the Life and Death Gate: Zi Yan.

I stayed up all night writing ten thousand characters yesterday; today I woke up late, but I'll have another chapter before twelve.

I'm getting old. Before, I'd write twelve thousand characters daily without staying up all night—now I can't even manage ten thousand.