Chapter 853

Xiao Yan would naturally go to undergo the Trial; Xiao Potian had already told him about it beforehand—that to complete the Dou Po Cangqiong Body, one needed not only the dimensional embryo of the Dou Qi Continent but also the complete original body.

Xiao Yan had originally thought the inheritance of the Dou Po Cangqiong Body already existed and that the Trial wouldn't be too difficult; now it seemed his Ancestor was truly ruthless—those without merit had no right to cultivate the Dou Po Cangqiong Body!

If you can't defeat him, you won't even get the dimensional embryo of the Dou Qi Continent, let alone the final cultivation of the original body.

Xiao Potian's final inheritance wasn't just the dimensional embryo of the Dou Qi Continent—it also included the complete original body, both of which Xiao Yan needed.

At present, Xiao Yan could hardly obtain a second Divine Fire of the Heavenly Supreme rank; the only one he knew of was the Divine Fire within the Fire Spirit Clan, and even the Saint Pupil didn't know the location of the third. Thus, the only thing left to enhance his strength was the complete original body.

Imagine—a Spirit-grade Heavenly Supreme who had cultivated the complete original body; the power would be terrifying, capable not just of fighting peers but even crossing ranks in battle.

In fact, before the complete original body, the dimensional embryo was merely a mere accessory—those who cultivated the complete original body earned the right to dominate the entire Great Thousand World and become its number one!

Know this: though the Five Great God Tribes all possess the inheritance of the original body, not a single one has succeeded in cultivating it—meaning whoever first completes the original body may become the strongest in the Great Thousand World!

At this moment, Xuan Huang Yan returned to the Nailing Vessel; as Xiao Yan spoke a command, Void Swallowing Flame instantly reverted to a black Divine Fire, its flame burning open a colossal Void Passage.

Though Xiao Yan could see the location of the dimensional embryo with his naked eyes, in truth, the dimensional embryo existed in another time-space on the Dou Qi Continent; without Void Swallowing Flame's power to traverse Space, even a fully perfected Earth Supreme could not reach it.

The Void Passage burned, each thread of prayer energy crystalline and radiant, stars glittering; standing before this immense Void Passage, one felt a surreal illusion of time-space transmigration.

"Are you ready?" Finally, Void Swallowing Flame asked Xiao Yan in a deep voice.

Even Void Swallowing Flame, the emperor among Divine Fires, grew solemn—this was his first time actively opening a passage; in a sense, Divine Fires were the passage and key to the dimensional embryo, a mission innate to all Divine Fires of the Dou Qi Continent.

Xiao Yan's body was wrapped in Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, shielding him completely.

"Go ahead—I'm ready. Just lock the coordinates when you're set." Xiao Yan took a deep breath, his expression solemn, then nodded to Void Swallowing Flame.

Pure Lotus Demonic Fire transformed into a white lotus, gently carrying Xiao Yan forward through the endless void.

With a deep roar from Void Swallowing Flame, in that instant it became the strongest, sharpest divine spear in the world, burning through the hardened void—invincible, unstoppable.

In an instant, the demonic lotus shot Xiao Yan into the passage; the moment he entered, he felt as if trapped within a colossal crystal, his entire body suppressed.

Whoosh—the flames of Pure Lotus Demonic Fire began purifying these crystal layers; Pure Lotus Demonic Fire and Void Swallowing Flame were both indispensable—neither could reach the dimensional embryo's space without the other.

At this moment, in the peaks of the Xiao Realm, the blinding white light suddenly vanished, and Xiao Yan disappeared without a trace.

Xiao Yixian and the other three women all knew: Xiao Yan had entered the Hidden Space of the Dou Qi Continent to obtain the dimensional embryo.

Void Swallowing Flame and Pure Lotus Demonic Fire both unleashed immensely powerful flames, while Xiao Yan continuously supplied vast amounts of Dou Qi.

Void Swallowing Flame locked onto a specific location, carving a passage through the storm-like heavy Void Passage to send Xiao Yan forward.

Within the passage, endless storms raged; the temporal currents were terrifying enough to freeze the blood—even a Dou Emperor would be instantly killed upon entering; one misstep and one might die a gruesome death here.

But with Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, which could purify all things, Xiao Yan had no need to worry.

In this space, time had no meaning; after an unknown duration, a hiss sounded—Chaos surged forth; in that instant, Xiao Yan finally arrived in the Chaos where the dimensional embryo resided.

Before Xiao Yan floated a colossal glowing orb; now he could truly reach out and touch it. But Xiao Yan did not reach for the dimensional embryo—he turned to look behind him.

Suddenly, a faint light gathered before Xiao Yan, coalescing into a blurred figure.

"Fifty thousand years… finally someone has come here." A voice, aged yet familiar, echoed.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan bowed respectfully and said, "Xiao Clan junior Xiao Yan, pays respects to Ancestor Xiao Potian."

As Xiao Yan bowed to Xiao Potian, he felt his Dou Po Cangqiong Body tremble slightly—a thread of special Dou Qi drifted out from within it.

When that thread of special Dou Qi merged with the light-shadow, the blurred figure solidified, finally taking the form of Xiao Potian.

Having fused with the thread of Dou Qi from the Dou Po Cangqiong Body, Xiao Potian laughed heartily: "Hahahaha! I knew it—my clan's descendant has come!"

He was not surprised by Xiao Yan's arrival; he had read the memories stored within the Dou Po Cangqiong Body and knew exactly who Xiao Yan was.

"Excellent. You've already reached the second layer of the Dou Po Cangqiong Body, your cultivation realm perfected to Earth Supreme, your Soul Force even reached the Divine Realm. Good, very good—you truly are a son of the Xiao Clan." Xiao Potian instantly saw through Xiao Yan's true strength and was deeply satisfied with this junior.

Being praised so highly by his Ancestor, Xiao Yan felt slightly embarrassed and rubbed his nose. "Ancestor overstates it—I am unworthy. This is all thanks to the original body you created."

"Hahahaha, enough. I know exactly what you're thinking." Xiao Potian waved his hand, as if telling Xiao Yan to stop pretending before him.

Then Xiao Potian looked at Void Swallowing Flame and Pure Lotus Demonic Fire beside Xiao Yan and said, "I assume you've already learned from Void Swallowing Flame and Pure Lotus Demonic Fire the conditions to obtain the dimensional embryo of the Dou Qi Continent."

Xiao Yan's eyes sharpened slightly, and he nodded firmly. "I know."

For a moment, Xiao Potian fell silent, then his gaze grew grave. "Xiao Yan, I do not intend to make things difficult for you. As a descendant of the Xiao Clan, and having cultivated the Dou Po Cangqiong Body to this level, I must say—I am truly satisfied."

"I can now grant you the complete original body, and even help you break through to Heavenly Supreme. With the complete Dou Po Cangqiong Body, reaching Saint-grade Heavenly Supreme will be no great challenge."

Hearing Xiao Potian could directly grant him the complete original body and help him break through to Heavenly Supreme, Xiao Yan froze in shock.

So simple?! You can use connections!

Ancestral glory!

At this moment, Xiao Potian's gaze turned razor-sharp, his tone shifting. "But if your goal is the dimensional embryo, that's an entirely different matter."

!?

Hearing this, Xiao Yan frowned—was the dimensional embryo of the Dou Qi Continent even more precious than the complete original body? That didn't make sense!

Seeing Xiao Yan frown, Xiao Potian wasn't surprised—normally, the dimensional embryo merely enabled a breakthrough to Heavenly Supreme, while the complete original body was regarded by the Five Great God Tribes as their most treasured possession, their very lifeline.

Compared to the original body, the dimensional embryo was nothing.

Xiao Potian sighed slightly. "You're right—normally, the dimensional embryo cannot compare to the original body. But the dimensional embryo of the Dou Qi Continent is different."

"Different?"

Xiao Potian nodded heavily, gazing at the colossal orb before him. "Xiao Yan, since you've reached the perfected Earth Supreme realm, you should understand the Great Thousand World."

"You should know that the Dou Qi Continent is far older than all Lower Planes—even older than some super-continents."

The Dou Qi Continent existed long before the Domain Beyond's evil clans appeared, long before the original body emerged—thus, it too once possessed an original body.

How could a normal Lower Plane have an original body? Only the most ancient, as ancient as the Great Thousand World, possessing 'original status,' could birth an original body.

Not only does the Dou Qi Continent have an original body—it has two! This is utterly inconceivable, proving the Dou Qi Continent's extraordinary nature.

Xiao Yan nodded.

Then Xiao Potian swept his sleeve, and a glowing scroll appeared before them, slowly unfurling. Xiao Yan stared intently—on the scroll appeared a man in blue robes; Xiao Yan could not make out his face, but from that back silhouette, he felt an unprecedented sense of mystery and overwhelming pressure.

Seeing the man in blue robes, Xiao Potian spoke slowly: "That man is the Immortal Emperor Ye Buxiu."

!!!

"Immortal Emperor, the greatest of ancient Daqian World!" Xiao Yan's heart sank—the man in the blue robe was the Immortal Emperor!

"When the Heavenly Demon God invaded the Daqian World, it awakened the Plane Spirit, which used the entire Daqian World's power to suppress the Heavenly Demon God, forcing his Cultivation Realm to drop half a level—from Supreme to Half-Supreme—giving Ye Buxiu the chance to seal him," Xiao Potian thought, and the scene shifted again.

A boundless, immense power emanated from the scene; even though it was only a spiritual memory, it still carried the force to suppress all things.

In the scene, a torrent of Spiritual Light, like hanging clouds, poured down from the heavens, causing heaven and earth to tremble, gradually converging until everyone was stunned to see, in the Space, a limitless Spiritual Energy curtain slowly appear.

That curtain gave off an ethereal, mysterious aura, as if inscribed with countless mountains, rivers, suns, moons, and stars—like an entire world.

A terrifying majesty radiated from it; beneath that majesty, every heart trembled slightly, awed and terrified by its power.

"This is the Azure List. At that time, I and Ye Buxiu both touched the edge of that realm, sensed the presence of the Daqian World's Will, and summoned the Azure List," Xiao Potian gazed at the Azure List, his eyes carrying a trace of displeasure, even disdain.

"The Azure List is the Daqian World's Will."

"The world itself is the list. Whoever etches their true name onto this World's Will gains the Daqian World's recognition, masters its world power, and breaks through that barrier to reach the Supreme Realm," Xiao Potian explained to Xiao Yan.

Seeing the curtain, Xiao Yan swallowed hard; even as a memory, he could sense how terrifying the Azure List was.

The Azure List could suppress even the Heavenly Demon God, forcing him from Supreme to Half-Supreme—without it, the Daqian World would have been gone fifty thousand years ago.

It resembles the Plane Embryo, which also holds the power of an entire plane and breaks through to Heavenly Supreme—but the Azure List is countless times stronger, a condensation of the Daqian World's power, the energy of an entire cosmic world.

At this moment, the Azure List was empty, blank and white. But Xiao Yan knew that eventually, the Immortal Emperor had left his surname, reached Half-Supreme, and ultimately sacrificed his own life to seal the Heavenly Demon God.

"The Azure List—the Daqian World's Will," Xiao Potian's lips curled slightly, his voice laced with mockery. "Back then, Ye Buxiu and I summoned the Azure List and both etched our surnames—but I gained none of its power, not even a trace remained."

"Why?" Xiao Yan asked.

"Because it is the Daqian World's list. Non-Daqian World cultivators can only rank behind. You must wait twenty-seven years before you may etch your surname. In the end, I refused to etch mine again," Xiao Potian continued, gazing at the Azure List emerging in his memory. "Even if you now had the power to etch a full name, it would be useless—the first complete name on the Azure List must belong to a native of the Daqian World. No one else may claim it. After leaving a complete name, you must wait twenty-seven years before you may etch another."

Xiao Yan opened his mouth to speak but held back; in the end, he said nothing. The situation sounded unfair, but in truth, it was normal. Just like the Plane Embryo—the Plane Spirit would never recognize outsiders; outsiders almost never gained its approval.

That is why the Reincarnator method was needed—to deceive the Plane Spirit and gain the Plane Embryo.

But clearly, the Azure List could not be deceived, and no one had ever left a complete name.

The Azure List is the Daqian World's Azure List. No matter how vast your Cultivation Realm, you can only etch your surname after Ye Buxiu—you cannot leave a complete true name.

Only after a native of the Daqian World leaves a complete true name may you rank behind and etch your own.

【For readers unfamiliar with The Great Overlord: in the original novel, Xiao Yan and Lin Dong both etched their true names twenty-seven years after Mu Chen did, and both broke through to Supreme.】

At this moment, Xiao Potian turned his head toward Xiao Yan and said: "Do you understand now? This Plane Embryo is no ordinary Plane Embryo—it contains the ancient Dou Qi of every Dou Emperor from the Dou Qi Continent, a legacy left jointly by all Dou Emperors of the Dou Qi Continent."

(End of Chapter)