Chapter 650: Imperial Realm! Ancestor's Phantom!

One month!

The one-month period has already arrived!

"Incredible... you really held out for a whole month!"

The Third Ming King looked at the scene before him with some disbelief.

The Fourth Ming King kept wiping his eyes, fearing he had seen incorrectly.

But the fact is, Su Yu really stayed for thirty days!

The Second Ming King got up excitedly, but his body was rather short, so even standing on a chair he still didn't reach Jun Xiao's chest.

"The month is up, that Ancestor's phantom..."

The Second Ming King's gaze remained on the light screen, trying to see the Ancestor's phantom.

However, another incense-stick's worth of time passed.

Nothing appeared in the Jiuyou Pool.

The three Ming Kings stared at each other blankly.

"What's going on?"

"Don't know?"

"Could the rumors all be false?"

"Impossible, I was born in the Jiuyou Refinery and grew up hearing this legend!"

"Could it be... the Ancestor is stuck?"

The Fourth Ming King stroked his chin, offering what he thought was the most likely answer.

Second Ming King:???

Third Ming King:???

Damn, the Ancestor is stuck.

One must know that founding a top force like the Jiuyou Refinery back then meant being a Divine Realm powerhouse.

Even if they were stuck, the Ancestor wouldn't be!

Pah!

What stuck or not!

In the three of them, it felt as if ten thousand grass-like things surged through their hearts.

Jun Xiao, standing aside, looked at the three with suspicion, though he didn't know what was happening.

But Jun Xiao could see that something unexpected seemed to have occurred.

"Let's watch again; perhaps the Ancestor's phantom's revival still needs some time!"

The Second Ming King thought for a moment and finally said this.

Everyone nodded.

Waiting quietly.

Within the light screen.

Su Yu's body was completely covered in frost; from a distance, he looked like a snowman.

Even Su Yu's blood slowed down as the temperature dropped.

"Hoo hoo hoo!!"

Su Yu's breathing became rapid; with each breath, clouds of white vapor drifted from his mouth.

The Human Emperor Determination kept rotating, and surging energy poured wildly into Su Yu's body.

For Su Yu, the Jiuyou Pool's biggest advantage is not having to worry about running out of energy.

As long as he can keep persisting, he can keep breaking through.

But the Jiuyou Pool isn't that easy to endure, even though Su Yu's mortal body has already entered the Imperial Realm.

Yet as time passes, the ever‑lower temperature continues to threaten Su Yu's flesh.

"If the temperature keeps dropping like this, I can at most endure one more day."

"My current cultivation is stuck at Half‑step Imperial Realm; I'm still some way from the Imperial Realm!"

Su Yu's mind kept pondering.

"One day, even if I honestly absorb energy, with the help of the Human Emperor Determination I still can't break the Imperial Realm!"

"I need more power to get out of a place like the Holy Temple!"

Su Yu murmured inwardly.

Finally, as if making a resolution.

Su Yu opened his eyes, his gaze slowly sweeping over the entire Jiuyou Pool, his pupils turning as if contemplating something.

"Jiuyou Pool may not be an artifact like a Great Dao Stone, but fundamentally it is still energy incarnate..."

"I wonder if I can employ the Nine Heavens Gathering Spirit Array to help me absorb quickly!"

Su Yu murmured.

The Nine Heavens Gathering Spirit Array works by raising the surrounding energy density.

The energy within the Jiuyou Pool is already extremely dense; if the concentration is further increased—

—my cultivation speed would surely accelerate.

After all, Su Yu can only absorb a certain amount of energy at a time.

If the concentration rises, the same amount contains more energy.

Thus, the cultivation boost would be faster.

Su Yu is now at Half‑step Imperial Realm; he only needs to raise the concentration of Starlight Power to a certain level.

One can then smoothly step into the Imperial Realm.

"Let's give it a try!"

Su Yu slowly extended his hand; after a month in extreme cold, he felt his movements stiffen.

Fortunately, the existence of an Imperial Realm physique allowed Su Yu to quickly return to normal.

Following the method of the Nine Heavens Gathering Spirit Array, Su Yu placed seal after seal at different spots in the Nine Abyssal Pool.

He then activated those seals.

"What is this brat trying to do?"

Inside the hall, the three Netherworld Kings stared blankly at Su Yu's actions, wondering what mischief he was up to.

Suddenly, the four pupils contracted slightly.

All that could be seen was within the light curtain.

As Su Yu fully activated the seals, an invisible force seemed to continually compress the energy of the Nine Abyssal Pool between heaven and earth.

Finally, that energy was completely gathered around Su Yu's body.

This energy was even twice as much as before!

"Sure enough, it works!"

Su Yu's eyes lit up; without hesitation, the Human Emperor Technique and Chaos Body Forging Technique began operating simultaneously.

The compressed energy surged wildly into Su Yu's body.

The speed was so fast, even more urgent than before.

"Damn it!"

The Third Netherworld King, seeing this, instantly spat out a curse, his eyes blood-red as he stared at the light curtain.

"Stay calm! Stay calm!"

The Fourth Netherworld King quickly grabbed him.

If the Fourth Netherworld King hadn't held him back, he would probably have wanted to rush to the Nine Abyssal Pool and drag Su Yu out.

This energy-compressing operation truly left the three Netherworld Kings stunned.

They too had tried compressing energy to absorb more in the shortest time.

Know that even as Saints, they could not possibly train constantly in the Nine Abyssal Pool.

After all, at a certain point the temperature beneath the Nine Abyssal Pool becomes hazardous to them.

Yet Su Yu effortlessly accomplished something even some Saints could not.

One must admit, the rare item dropped by the system is truly impressive.

After all, it's still top-notch!

The Second Netherworld King thoroughly regretted having asked Jun Xiao for only ten Azure Kui Cores.

Moreover, Su Yu has now endured for a month, so all the losses must be borne by the Nine Abyssal Purgatory.

If the ancestor's phantom appeared, they could still accept it.

But now, it hasn't appeared at all!

For a moment, the Second Netherworld King felt somewhat lost.

Under double the energy density, Su Yu began to surge wildly.

The starlight within him shone even brighter.

A powerful aura continually emanated from his body.

Boom—!!!

Immediately after, a terrifying surge erupted within Su Yu's body.

The phantom black hole behind him became intensely focused at this moment.

Finally, it turned into a black light that poured into Su Yu's body.

It condensed into a black star, imprinted within Su Yu's body.

Dark energy kept flickering, carrying a soul-devouring undulation.

At this moment, Su Yu's aura surged again.

His cultivation had completely reached the early Imperial Realm.

Boom—!!

Around the void of the Nine Abyssal Pool, rumbling sounds rose, causing even the surrounding void to tremble slightly.

The little azure dragon was also awakened by the loud roar, crawling out of Su Yu's pocket to look around curiously.

"Damn!"

In the hall, the three Netherworld Kings suddenly swore.

"He actually managed to break through both his cultivation and body to the Imperial Realm!"

The Third Netherworld King gazed at Su Yu in disbelief.

Although a month is a long time, usually only late-stage or peak Imperial Realm experts can endure that long.

Yet even if Su Yu endured that long, his absorption speed could not compare to that of late- or peak-stage Imperial Realm experts.

In one month, he successfully broke through from peak to the Imperial Realm.

Such an energy absorption speed is truly terrifying.

For a moment, even the three Saint Realm Netherworld Kings were shocked.

On the Second Netherworld King's face, the pained expression became extremely obvious.

Well, this let someone break through to the Imperial Realm for free, and even the family ancestor's phantom didn't appear.

This left many Netherworld Kings of the Nine Abyssal Purgatory feeling they'd suffered a loss.

Moreover, according to what I said earlier, the Nine Nether Purgatory is supposed to establish a good relationship with the Blade-Wielding Hall.

But that is based on the situation where the Ancestor's Illusory Shadow appears.

However, the rumors about the Nine Nether Purgatory seem to be false.

And the price paid by the Nine Nether Purgatory....

It is indeed somewhat too great.

For a moment, it seemed as if the sound of dripping blood echoed in the hearts of the three Netherworld Kings.

At that moment, the sky above the Nine Nether Pool suddenly split open with ferocious cracks.

It seemed as if a strong fluctuation spread out.

"What's happening?"

Jun Xiao blankly looked at everything before him.

"This is..."

The faces of the three Netherworld Kings drastically changed, and they stared in shock at the cracked void.

A withered illusory arm stretched out from the void, directly grabbing Su Yu, who was sitting cross-legged in the Nine Nether Pool, and pulling him into the space crack.

The speed was so fast that even Su Yu, who had broken through to the Imperial Realm, couldn't react.

He only felt his vision blur, and then realized he was being carried away by a powerful force.

"What's happening!"

Jun Xiao's expression changed slightly, and he was about to act.

"Wait!"

The Second Netherworld King stopped Jun Xiao and hurriedly said.

"Don't worry, this isn't anything bad. This is... the appearance of my Nine Nether Purgatory's Ancestor's Illusory Shadow..."

The Second Netherworld King said in a deep voice.

His face was even filled with a hint of fervent emotion!