Chapter 852: He Didn

The Seven-Colored Giant Python and the Golden Dragon battled until heaven cracked and earth shattered; finally, the Seven-Colored Giant Python's eyes flashed a streak of thunderlight, and instantly the sky darkened with storm clouds, golden thunder flickering—before vanishing in an instant, it shot upward through the thunderclouds at an unimaginable speed.

In that instant, the Seven-Colored Giant Python opened its mouth and sucked violently—the vast, sky-obscuring storm clouds were all swallowed whole, as if devouring heaven itself. Then it opened its mouth again, unleashing a seven-colored thunderlight as thick as a mountain range, aimed straight at the two human-shaped golden dragons below; this strike was utterly tyrannical, as if this single beam of seven-colored divine light were the very light that had split open heaven and earth.

"Golden Dragon Body Protection Light!" *2

Su Ji and Su Li's faces turned pale with shock; they hastily activated powerful Defensive Dou Techniques—instantly, golden dragon scales flew from their bodies, forming a golden sphere that wrapped around them.

Boom! The seven-colored thunderlight echoed throughout the Life and Death Gate; under its torrent, nothing could stand—neither the Body Tempering Divine Ability from the Great Thousand World could withstand Xiao Xiao's strike.

Two charred human figures fell from the sky; Xiao Xiao had not only inherited Cai Lin's power but also Xiao Yan's Di Yan Seed Fire, which had merged into the seven-colored thunderlight, melting the golden scales and piercing their bodies with terrifying lightning.

Boom boom! Su Ji and Su Li were completely blackened, drenched in blood—they had suffered a crushing defeat: Xiao Xiao had shattered their Body Tempering Divine Ability, pierced their bodies, and the special heavenly thunder had paralyzed their spiritual souls and sealed their power.

"Su Ji! Su Li!" A disciple from Jing'an Palace rushed to the crater, lifted them up, and fed them an Elixir.

Seeing not a single inch of unharmed flesh on them, their spiritual souls and Dou Qi both locked down by heavenly thunder, preventing any bodily self-recovery, they all drew in a sharp breath.

Jing'an Palace was a Body Cultivation Sect; their flesh could regenerate at super-speed—even a pierced body meant nothing. Just moments ago, Tang Zhen's attack hadn't been entirely ineffective against Su Ji—it was merely that his flesh regenerated too fast to show damage.

Clearly, Xiao Xiao had seen through their Body Tempering method and directly used heavenly thunder to seal their spiritual soul and Dou Qi, paralyzing their flesh.

Then, the giant python above dissolved into light and vanished; Xiao Xiao revealed her true form—the giant python's shadow was also her Body Tempering technique, akin to a Supreme Form. During this time, Cai Lin had taught Xiao Xiao and Xiao Cai various techniques she had acquired in the Great Thousand World.

Su Yuan looked up at Xiao Xiao in the sky and said gravely: "Your strength surpasses my imagination. It seems you truly have a good father."

At this moment, Su Yuan no longer believed Xiao Yan was merely an ordinary Upper Earth Supreme; he no longer thought Xiao Yan had returned solely to seize the Plane Spirit after hearing of its existence. He had elevated Xiao Yan's power by several tiers, believing Xiao Yan's Cultivation Realm had reached Great Perfection Earth Supreme, just slightly short of Great Perfection Earth Supreme Peak.

Xiao Xiao smiled proudly and said: "And a good mother."

"Su Yuan, what now? That man named Xiao Yan may be even stronger than we thought—if he obtains the Plane Spirit, he might immediately refine it and even break through to the Heavenly Supreme realm." The woman beside Su Yuan asked anxiously.

Originally, their plan had been to reincarnate onto the Dou Qi Continent, slowly build a powerful Sect, then conquer the entire Dou Qi Continent to gain the Plane Spirit's recognition and obtain the Plane Spirit.

But Xiao Yan returned early, disrupting their plan—and his power far exceeded their estimates. If Xiao Yan had been only a Lower or Upper Earth Supreme, even if he obtained the Plane Spirit, he couldn't have refined it immediately; we could've used him to obtain it, then taken it from him more easily.

Now, clearly, that's impossible.

"We can't wait any longer. First, lift the restrictions, reclaim our spiritual power, and destroy this Life and Death Gate." Su Yuan's face was utterly grim; even if this meant tearing open all bridges with Xiao Yan, even if it triggered the Plane's expulsion and mission failure, they no longer cared.

If Xiao Yan obtains the Plane Spirit, it's over.

Even if we Reincarnators die, a Main Soul remains sealed within our Faction's Absolute Saint Treasure, allowing Reincarnation—but we'd lose all our cultivation and must start over.

"Mm." The remaining few nodded heavily, each pulling a Jade Talisman from their Storage Rings—each talisman contained vast spiritual power.

They were Reincarnators, not Reborn—they hadn't started from zero; before entering the Dou Qi Continent, they had sealed away part of their spiritual power, then re-cultivated on the continent, so their cultivation recovered rapidly.

With vast resources and Great Thousand World Cultivation Methods, reaching Dou Zun or even Dou Sage was effortless for them. Just like Tuoshe Ancient Emperor—he didn't arrive empty-handed; he brought with him a Heavenly Flame Square. Otherwise, reaching Dou Emperor wouldn't have been easy.

Pop pop pop! They crushed the Jade Talismans—upon shattering, immense streams of spiritual power surged from the sky, returning to their owners like tides flooding into their bodies.

Yet, just as everyone expected a fierce battle, the entire Dou Qi Continent suddenly underwent a transformation!

Suddenly, the land, sky, and sea of the Dou Qi Continent trembled violently, without ceasing.

"This is…" Feeling the ground shake, Xiao Ding and others were stunned.

In that instant, Su Yuan sharply turned his gaze toward the Xiao Realm—his eyes instantly locked onto the Xiao Realm.

At that moment, the dimensional space where the Xiao Realm lay also trembled—more precisely, the small mountain peak where Xiao Yan stood shook, causing the entire Xiao Realm to quake!

The tremors spread outward, even affecting the entire Dou Qi Continent!

Boom boom boom! Deep, rumbling vibrations rose—each tremor of Xiao Yan's small mountain peak seemed as if some living force was about to burst forth from within its space.

"Has Brother Xiao Yan succeeded?!" Xun Er, standing beside Xiao Yan and guarding him, wore an expression of delight.

Even Cai Lin and Xiao Yixian were astonished—this was too fast! Only one day had passed, and Xiao Yan had already awakened the Plane Spirit of the Dou Qi Continent?!

"So fast… he hasn't gathered all the prayer power yet, has he?" Xiao Yixian murmured.

According to Xiao Yan's estimate, it would take at least a month to gather enough prayer power to awaken the slumbering Plane Spirit—he had set up many Inheritance Trials: to obtain Secret Treasures, to grow stronger, one must first pass the trials.

Even Xiao Yan himself never imagined the Plane Spirit would awaken in just one day.

"How could it be so fast? Could it be because of Xuan Huang Flame?"

"Or perhaps because Xiao Yan broke the Dou Qi Continent's sealing—this act alone has made most living beings on the continent revere him."

As the Xiao Realm trembled, the small mountain peak where Xiao Yan stood emitted wave after wave of light—though these waves weren't dazzling or brilliant, they pulsed rhythmically with each tremor of the mountain.

Each pulse of light matched the mountain's tremors perfectly, seamless and rhythmic, as if composing the chapters of the Dao itself.

In the Chaos Space of the Dou Qi Continent, Xiao Yan opened his eyes—the once lifeless Chaos Light Sphere now slowly showed a faint trace of sentience, like a newborn infant opening its eyes for the first time.

"This is the Plane Spirit of the Dou Qi Continent… finally awake." Xiao Yan rose from Xuan Huang Flame and extended his Soul Force to make contact with the Plane Spirit.

Xiao Yan's Soul Force gently touched the Plane Spirit—unlike before, this time the Plane Spirit did not reject his touch; instead, it eagerly responded, thrilled to connect.

Xiao Yan was, after all, a native of the Dou Qi Continent; both his parents were human inhabitants of this land, and he had cultivated Dou Qi since childhood.

As his Soul Force merged into the Chaos Light Sphere, Xiao Yan sensed the sphere pulsing like a heart—each beat causing the entire Dou Qi Continent to tremble in response.

When it breathed, winds and clouds gathered, tides rose and fell, sun and moon rose and set—it was the very foundation of the Dou Qi Continent!

"Hmm?"

Xiao Yan's gaze suddenly sharpened—he noticed a powerful seal surrounding the Chaos Light Sphere, a seal preventing anyone from taking the Plane Spirit.

"This is the ancient seal left by the ancient Dou Emperors, to prevent outsiders from stealing the Plane Spirit." Xiao Yan's eyes flashed—he understood.

The ancient Dou Emperors were far-sighted: they sealed the Dou Qi Continent to hide it from Domain Beyond demons, and also set up Absolute Saint Techniques to prevent thieves like Tuoshe Ancient Emperor from stealing the Plane Spirit.

When Xiao Yan broke this seal, he completed the first trial of the ancient Dou Emperors—and in doing so, he gained vast Faith Power, laying the groundwork for his acquisition of the Plane Spirit.

Xiao Yan smiled faintly and murmured: "The ancestors had thought of everything."

"Heh. Thought of everything? You'll see soon enough." A figure wrapped entirely in Black Flame emerged from Space—it was Wu Xu Tian Yan.

Not only Wu Xu Tian Yan—Xiao Yi also appeared, perched on Xiao Yan's shoulder, whispering two quiet words into his ear.

Hearing Xiao Yi's words, Xiao Yan's expression changed: "No way—I'm a native of the Dou Qi Continent, and I still have to pass a trial?"

"Otherwise, why do you think Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, that bastard, never obtained the Plane Spirit? Thousands of years ago, the entire Dou Qi Continent was sealed. Tuoshe Ancient Emperor was the only one in fifty thousand years to break through to Dou Emperor before you." Wu Xu Tian Yan said gravely.

"You've heard Zhu Kun say it—when Tuoshe Ancient Emperor became Emperor, heavenly signs erupted across the Dou Qi Continent: heavenly flames appeared, volcanoes erupted, all races trembled. How many worshipped him then? His Heavenly Flame Square wasn't just for absorbing Heavenly Flames—it also collected prayer power to awaken the Plane Spirit." Speaking of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, Wu Xu Tian Yan gritted his teeth—but even he couldn't deny that Tuoshe Ancient Emperor was an absolute genius, immensely powerful.

Hearing this, Xiao Yan frowned: "But Tuoshe Ancient Emperor was from the Fire Spirit Clan—how could he awaken the Plane Spirit?"

Vast Void Swallowing Flame said helplessly, "Tuoshe Ancient Emperor isn't human—it's a Strange Flame, and when it arrived on the Dou Qi Continent, it was merely a tiny flame with faint spirit, growing by absorbing the Dou Qi Continent's power before beginning to devour other Strange Flames. Moreover, it possessed the Burning Scripture; you know better than anyone how unique the Burning Scripture is."

Evolution!

Tuoshe Ancient Emperor itself was a Strange Flame; after cultivating the Burning Scripture, it continuously evolved by devouring the Strange Flames of the Dou Qi Continent, just like Xiao Yan's Burning Scripture now—a Cultivation Method that can cultivate both Dou Qi and Spirit Power. Naturally, as a Strange Flame itself, Tuoshe Ancient Emperor evolved into a unique Strange Flame compatible with both the Dou Qi Continent and the Great Thousand World.

Instantly, Xiao Yan broke into a cold sweat—Tuoshe Ancient Emperor had prepared so thoroughly! It was surely destined to obtain the Plane Spirit Embryo!

"But even though Tuoshe Ancient Emperor was already considered a Strange Flame of the Dou Qi Continent, it still failed to obtain the Plane Spirit Embryo, because it could not pass the Trial left behind by the ancient Emperors of the Dou Qi Continent, and thus could not claim the Plane Spirit Embryo."

At this moment, Xiao Yan's expression turned grave. The ancient Tuoshe Ancient Emperor was certainly not weak—after all, he too was a cultivator of the Burning Scripture, born into the Fire Spirit Clan, and possessed the heritage of the Fire Spirit Clan of the Great Thousand World.

Yet even such a being ultimately failed to pass the Trial!

Xiao Yan knew this Trial was no simple matter. He furrowed his brows and asked, "What exactly is this Trial?"

After a moment of silence, Vast Void Swallowing Flame said, "It's simple: defeat one person."

"Who?"

Vast Void Swallowing Flame stared at Xiao Yan and said slowly, "Someone you know."

In an instant, Xiao Yan's scalp went numb—he suddenly remembered a figure: Xiao Potian!

The supreme powerhouse of the ancient Dou Qi Continent, the ultimate victor in the struggle for the Plane Spirit Embryo during the Wild Wasteland Era, the first God Dou Di of the Dou Qi Continent, the creator of the Original Body Form, and one of the top ten Supreme Beings of the ancient Great Thousand World who fought against the Heavenly Demon God!

Xiao Clan Dou Di, Xiao Potian!

Xiao Potian's strength in his prime can be simply summarized as: the same level as the founders of the Five Great God Tribes of the Great Thousand World. If Xiao Potian were still alive today, he might well be the number one person in the Great Thousand World.

You must defeat him!!

Xiao Yan opened his mouth as if to speak, then bit back his words. In the end, all his thoughts condensed into one sentence: "Tuoshe Ancient Emperor didn't lose unfairly."

Not even the Fire Spirit Clan, nor all the Five Elements Spirit Earth Ancestors of the ancient era combined, could have matched Xiao Potian!

Of all the people Xiao Yan had ever met, the only one who might have had a chance to stand against Xiao Potian was perhaps the Holy Heavenly Demon Emperor of the Domain Beyond.

"Yi Yi!" Little Yi raised her fist, striking a Superman-flying pose to cheer on her father.

"Are you still going to the location of the Plane Spirit Embryo?" Vast Void Swallowing Flame glanced at Xiao Yan.

Now that the Plane Spirit had awakened and Xiao Yan had established contact, he had locked onto the spatial location of the Plane Spirit Embryo; Vast Void Swallowing Flame and Pure Lotus Demon Flame could open a passage into that Hidden Space (Hidden Dungeon).

Xiao Yan took a deep breath and said firmly, "Go!"

First chapter posted; the second is still incomplete.

(End of Chapter)