Chapter 855: Original Body?

Crack-crack-crack—the space crystals flew apart, and Xiao Potian stepped out again from the vast hollow in space; now he looked somewhat disheveled, with a trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth.

The current Xiao Potian was a perfect recreation of his state during the time he fought for the Plane Spirit Embryo, even his physical form identical. Though Xiao Potian had long since died, before his death he left behind this authentic Trial.

Xiao Potian looked at Xiao Yan, wiped the blood from his lip, and smiled: "Good kid, this Strange Fire is even stronger than Emperor Flame. Your Fire Control Power surpasses Huo Huang's by one tier—no, several tiers."

Huo Huang was the Founder of the Yan Clan; the Divine Fire Scripture was his creation.

Seeing Xiao Potian appear as if nothing had happened, chatting and laughing with him, Xiao Yan's expression grew grave: at his current peak Earth Supreme state, even if he faced the Xuan Shi Emperor again, the Eight Extremes Fire Collapse he'd just unleashed would have pierced his body clean through.

After all, this was no ordinary Eight Extremes Collapse—it was the Eight Extremes Collapse fused with Strange Fire under a destroyed body; the hidden force of Strange Fire would explode inside, as if eight miniature Buddha Fury Lotuses detonated within, and even a typical Spirit Realm Heaven Supreme in early stage couldn't withstand it.

Xiao Yan's gaze sharpened; the Twenty-Four Strange Flames spread along his meridians and surged onto the Star Heavy Chi. In physical prowess, Xiao Yan was inferior to Xiao Potian—but he possessed Strange Fire!

Boom—the sky trembled. In that instant, everything around Xiao Yan vanished, melted away; in heaven and earth, only Strange Fire illuminated the world, and a colossal Strange Fire Heavy Chi appeared in Xiao Yan's hands.

At this moment, the Henggu Chi floated between heaven and earth, spanning the Plane, standing upright in the heavens; the entire space containing the Plane Spirit Embryo was suppressed, and the Chaos surrounding the Plane Spirit Embryo melted.

At this moment, the Henggu Chi radiated five-colored, divine, invincible light.

This was not to say the Henggu Chi as a Dou Technique surpassed the Absolute Divine Technique—it was because only by wielding the Henggu Chi could Xiao Yan unleash true invincibility.

"The Henggu Chi is the Dou Technique inherently possessed by Emperor Flame."

Seeing this scene—the Henggu Chi spanning heaven and earth—Xiao Potian grew solemn. For the Henggu Chi was not created by any mortal; it was forged by Emperor Flame itself, a technique only one who possessed Emperor Flame could wield.

A golden Saint Pupil emerged on Xiao Yan's forehead; the instant it appeared, the Star Heavy Chi awoke—two grotesque, malevolent eyes surfaced on the Star Heavy Chi, and terrifying malevolent energy surged forth.

"Henggu Chi!"

This was no ordinary Henggu Chi. Ordinary Henggu Chi was merely a Dou Technique—but now, Xiao Yan had fused the Star Heavy Chi with the power of the Domain Beyond demons; a dreadful malevolent energy rose from the Henggu Chi, rendering even the Absolute Saint Treasure dim in comparison.

Boom—one strike descended. No complex, convoluted movements—the Henggu Chi slashed down, and the world shrank to insignificance; beneath this strike, there was no escape.

Facing Xiao Yan's Henggu Chi, Xiao Potian had no choice—even if he had one, he would not choose to flee. He was never a man who ran. To a man as proud as Xiao Potian, even death in battle was preferable to retreat, let alone fleeing for his life!

Of course, he was already dead.

"Hahahaha! I never got to witness the Henggu Chi in life—yet now, in death, I get this chance! Let's see whether my self-created Dou Technique is stronger, or the Strange Fire's creation!" Xiao Potian laughed loudly, then poured boundless Dou Qi into his long blade, roared, and shouted: "Potian Slash!"

Boom—in that instant, Xiao Potian channeled not only all his Dou Qi, but also his physical strength and blood qi into his blade; he staked everything he had ever possessed upon this single strike.

A hum rang out—Xiao Potian's entire body erupted into crimson mist; in the blink of an eye, he vanished, leaving only a gleaming long blade in heaven and earth.

Qing—the blade sang through Space; a blade intent swept across the entire Chaotic Space, even pushing back the Plane Spirit Embryo slightly.

Clink—facing the Henggu Chi, infused with boundless malevolence and forged by the Absolute Weapon, Xiao Potian's long blade descended in unison; all of Xiao Potian's essence was poured into this single slash.

With one slash, the heavens split open—suddenly, a vision appeared: the moment Xiao Potian seized the Plane Spirit Embryo, he had cleaved open heaven itself; stars, beneath his blade, were sliced in half as easily as tofu.

One slash had shattered the barrier of the Lower Plane.

Boom—a deafening roar shook the entire Chaotic Space, even the Dou Qi Continent trembled; the overwhelming shockwave battered the space containing the Plane Spirit Embryo, tearing through the Crystal Layers. Under this dual strike, everything instantly shattered into ash.

At the point of collision, all was reduced to dust—space, Plane energy—all reverted to primordial state; everything returned to Chaos. This domain became the origin point—nothing remained but Chaos.

Finally, after burning for a long while, the Strange Fire was retracted. Xiao Yan was blasted backward several steps, his palms split open, his body crisscrossed with blade wounds; Xiao Potian's blade was reduced to only its hilt—the blade had been melted by Strange Fire. Had Xiao Yan not withdrawn the Strange Fire, Xiao Potian would have been burned to death.

Invincible!

Even Xiao Potian, who once clashed with the Immortal Emperor, the first man to pierce the heavens, was still no match for Xiao Yan. At the same level, Xiao Yan was invincible.

In truth, Xiao Yan had cheated slightly—this Xiao Potian was in his state from the Dou Qi Continent era, when he fought for the Plane Spirit Embryo, but Xiao Yan had returned from the Great Thousand World and even acquired a Strange Fire that had evolved Emperor Flame to the Heaven Supreme level.

Remember, even in ancient times on the Dou Qi Continent, Emperor Flame was at most a Nine-Star Dou Emperor—never surpassing the Dou Emperor rank. Strange Fire was born of heaven and nurtured by nature—how could it surpass heaven itself?

But now, Xiao Yan's Fused Strange Fire had reached Heaven Supreme level; how could anyone at the same level possibly stand against him? Even if his body reached Heaven Supreme, it was useless before Xiao Yan's Fused Strange Fire—let alone that Xiao Yan's Soul Force had now reached the Divine Realm, and he wielded the Star Heavy Chi, an Absolute Weapon.

At the same level, even Xiao Potian could not defeat Xiao Yan.

Invincible beneath Heaven Supreme—even if the Immortal Emperor returned to life, he could not win.

At this moment, heaven and earth seemed frozen in this scene; the entire space fell utterly silent.

Even if someone were here—even the Plane Spirit—no one would deem Xiao Potian weak. His displayed power matched his legendary reputation.

This was not because Xiao Potian was too weak—it was because his opponent was too strong. Xiao Yan, such a prodigy, was unmatched in this age; he was the one with the greatest hope of becoming The Great Overlord!

"Good. For my Xiao Clan to have a descendant like you is the greatest joy of my life," Xiao Potian said, a look of satisfaction crossing his face as he gave a slight nod.

He felt no sorrow at being defeated. The age must move forward; it was natural for relics like him to be discarded. Cultivation Methods, Dou Techniques—they must grow stronger over time. So seeing Xiao Yan defeat him, he felt nothing.

This was not the simple Henggu Chi once wielded by Tuoshe Ancient Emperor. This Henggu Chi had fused the power of the Domain Beyond demons, making it even stronger.

"You've won. You may take the Plane Spirit Embryo. As for the inheritance within it—do as you please." Since Xiao Yan had won, Xiao Potian had no reason to stop him.

Xiao Yan's combat power far surpassed his own in the past. He believed no second Xiao Yan could ever arise.

"Ancestor, you haven't used your full strength, have you?"

At this moment, Xiao Yan slowly retracted the Star Heavy Chi, his eyes calm as he gazed at Xiao Potian.

Xiao Potian had used only Dou Qi and Dou Techniques; even his physical strength was merely basic enhancement, without any advanced Body Tempering Divine Ability, and his weapon hadn't even reached the level of Absolute Saint Treasure.

In life, Xiao Potian had reached the late Saint Realm, one of the ten strongest of ancient times—how could he have been this weak?

Xiao Potian fell silent for a moment, then said: "According to the inheritance, you only need to surpass me at the moment I seized the Plane Spirit Embryo to claim it."

Xiao Yan looked up at the endless Space where the Plane Spirit Embryo resided. Others could not see it—but he could. Something was hidden there.

The Dou Po Cangqiong Body was a complete, entire Body!

Each Original Body existed only once; only one person in the entire Great Thousand World could possess it, for the true Original Body was not a Cultivation Method learned through incantations—it was a physical entity.

The Original Body was not an ordinary Cultivation Method—it was the embodiment of a world's cultivation system, like the Plane Spirit Embryo, formed by heaven and earth. The Dou Po Cangqiong Body was forged from the most primordial Dou Qi, which was no weaker than Spiritual Energy, hence its ability to transform Spiritual Energy.

And the Dou Po Cangqiong Body lay hidden within the Chaos of the Plane Spirit Embryo, absorbing the primordial Dou Qi it released to repair itself. When the battle against the Heavenly Demon God occurred, all Original Bodies were severely wounded—even the Immortal Emperor's Ten Thousand Eternity Body—still being nurtured within the Magic Core Clan.

If one were to name Xiao Potian's greatest strength, it was undoubtedly the Dou Po Cangqiong Body—that was the very foundation of his ability to rival the Immortal Emperor.

Xiao Yan said nothing, but a glimmer of confidence shone in his eyes—no jesting.

"Since you wish to see the Original Body of our Dou Qi Continent, then witness it!"

From the distant endless Space, a deafening roar erupted—Xiao Yan's pupils shrank as he saw the space containing the Plane Spirit Embryo shatter completely; the Plane Spirit Embryo suddenly emitted a blinding pillar of light—a million-zhang ancient pillar of light surged upward from within it.

At this moment, Xiao Yan clearly saw: within the Plane Spirit Embryo, a faint, shadowy figure loomed. Gazing upon that figure, even Xiao Yan's breath quickened.

Xiao Yan stared at the distant, colossal pillar of light spanning heaven and earth, within which the Plane Spirit Embryo radiated an ancient, mysterious aura—within the glowing sphere of the Plane Spirit Embryo, a faint, ancient silhouette was barely visible.

Gazing at the ancient light and shadow, Xiao Yan's body trembled slightly, even the Dou Po Fa Shen quivering, exuding a trace of longing.

Although the Dou Po Fa Shen is powerful, it can at best rank within the top twenty, as some great factions' Heavenly Supreme cultivators can possess top-twenty Supreme Fa Shens.

But there is not a single Original Fa Shen among the top ten anywhere in the world!

If there is any power capable of surpassing the Thirty-Six Absolute Divine Abilities, it is only the Original Fa Shen.

With a hum, the dimension's embryo sphere shrank at incredible speed, finally becoming a heart-shaped sphere embedded within the heart chamber of the Dou Po Cang Qiong Fa Shen.

The dimension's embryo of the Dou Qi Continent is actually the heart of the Fa Shen!

At some unknown moment, Xiao Potian had already stood before the Dou Po Cang Qiong Fa Shen; from afar, the entire Fa Shen had a pitch-black base, its surface adorned with patterns born of heaven and earth—each line exquisitely profound, seemingly imbued with indescribable wondrous power.

When it stood there, though motionless, it emitted a tremor that stirred the soul.

Xiao Yan could sense from this Fa Shen an unceasing spirit of battle, infused with boundless Doubi Will.

That tremor was not Spiritual Energy, but Dou Qi—this was not the Original Fa Shen of the Great Thousand World, this was the Original Fa Shen of the Dou Qi Continent!

Xiao Potian gazed at the black Supreme Fa Shen speckled with starlight behind him and said softly: "Rather than saying I created it, it is better to say the Dou Qi Continent created it—I was merely the first to obtain it, and with the aid of the dimension's embryo and the Dou Po Cang Qiong Fa Shen, perfected the Dou Qi cultivation system."

"What if I had just agreed with you, Ancestor, and refused the dimension's embryo, taking only the Dou Po Cang Qiong Fa Shen and leaving?" Xiao Yan asked involuntarily.

Xiao Potian suddenly revealed a sly smile and said: "In that case, you could still break through to Heavenly Supreme, but you would obtain only an incomplete Supreme Fa Shen—stronger than ordinary Supreme Fa Shens, yet inferior to other Original Fa Shens."

Almost got tricked!

As his words ended, Xiao Potian's expression turned serious: "Xiao Yan, although the Dou Po Cang Qiong Fa Shen is the power of the Dou Qi Continent, I could only master it after breaking through to Heavenly Supreme. This has already exceeded the limit."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan smiled faintly and said calmly: "Ancestor, if I cannot surpass you at your peak, how can I hope to surpass every powerhouse in the Great Thousand World? Besides, one-on-one, whether you or the Immortal Emperor, you both seem unable to defeat the Heavenly Evil God."

Xiao Potian froze, then nodded, not denying it.

Even if the Heavenly Evil God were his equal, Xiao Potian did not believe he could defeat him—the Heavenly Evil God was too terrifying; even under Daqian World's Will Suppression, ten against one remained a hopeless prospect.

"Ancestor, I have also created my own Supreme Fa Shen—I wonder how it compares to the Original Fa Shen."

As Xiao Yan spoke, he changed his hand seals, and all the Strange Fires appeared behind him.

"Burn Flame Fa Shen."