Chapter 328: Level Ninety

Back and forth, the time since the corpse's death was approaching an hour; if delayed any further, the energy within the corpse would rapidly dissipate, and the corpse they had gone to such lengths to seize would become useless.

The most urgent task was for him to find a safe place to first devour the energy within the corpse.

A crafty rabbit has three burrows.

Not to mention Tang San, who was now known for his caution.

After passing through layers of dense forest and crossing several steep mountain peaks, his figure vanished into a hidden cave in the dense forest at the foot of a mountain. The cave was devoid of any light and spiraled downward; judging by Shi Quan's scan with his Mental Power, beneath this cave was a massive karst cave. The karst cave extended in all directions and progressed in layers, with its deepest point nearly a hundred meters underground. It did not look naturally formed, but rather like the lair of an earth-attribute Spirit Beast.

Moreover, the strength of this earth-attribute Spirit Beast was not low, at least ten thousand years.

Through scanning, Shi Quan did not detect the aura of any Spirit Beast; in all likelihood, this ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast had already perished at Tang San's hands, otherwise, how would Tang San have discovered such a hidden place?

Tang San circled downward the entire way. The air in the karst cave was stagnant and the smell was foul. Shi Quan directly blocked his sense of smell and watched Tang San's subsequent actions quietly.

Tang San went all the way to the deepest part of the cave, dozens of meters down. After looking around, he took all the corpses out of his Soul Guidance Device at once. Eight faint purplish-red rays of light unfolded from behind Tang San, and eight Spider Spears pierced into the eight corpses simultaneously.

Ink-colored Dark Blue Silver Grass scattered outward, wrapping the remaining corpses one by one.

A hidden darkness spread out, and Tang San's aura seemed to merge into this pitch-black karst cave.

"I didn't expect the Dark Blue Silver Grass to have a Domain as well. Is it darkness-attribute? It fits this pitch-black environment perfectly. No wonder he chose this place. The Purple Demon Eye is unaffected by dark environments, and this place extends in all directions, making it easy to escape. For him, it is indeed a good place for concealment and seclusion, though it is a bit shabby."

Shi Quan shook his head and smiled, "What other choice does Tang San have now? His current situation is that of a rat in a sewer; he can only hide in these dark and filthy places."

"Go!" With a flick of his finger, a trace of imperceptible dark light condensed at Shi Quan's fingertip and then quietly merged into Tang San's body.

This dark light was a Spirit Seed condensed from Shi Quan's Mental Power. Its only function was to track; unless the opponent's Mental Power reached the same level as his, there was almost no possibility of it being discovered.

The Devour ability Tang San was currently displaying was stronger than Shi Quan had anticipated. Originally, he had estimated it would take at least a year for him to consume this massive amount of energy.

But now, with the assistance of the Domain, one year should be about right.

But that would be enough.

For now, he would let this dark rat, Tang San, live a little longer.

Tang San was completely immersed in the frantic Devour. Feeling the massive energy continuously pouring into his body, his whole person was trembling incessantly.

Confident as he was, he had no idea that the reason he was still alive was entirely because Shi Quan wanted to make more use of him.

After turning and leaving the karst cave, Shi Quan finally deactivated his olfactory block. Smelling the fresh air all around, he couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.

Not far away, an illusory figure flew toward Shi Quan. The two figures merged into one the moment they made contact.

"Time to go back."

Shi Quan's figure stepped up and rose into the air.

Bianluo City.

Apart from the rioting of the surrendered soldiers, everything else in the aftermath went smoothly.

After resting in Bianluo City for only one day and arranging for troops to be stationed there, Qian Renxue continued to lead her men to march toward the Star Luo Empire.

The remaining cities were mostly defended by small fry. Most cities surrendered directly, and even if some people put up a desperate resistance, they were directly crushed by the army led by Qian Renxue.

Outside Star Luo City.

The former ministers of the Star Luo Empire, in order to save their lives, not only threw open the city gates but also directly bound the remaining princes and princesses of the Star Luo Empire, offering these people as a gift to Qian Renxue.

With the Star Luo imperial capital, Star Luo City, being incorporated into the Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire had completely become a thing of the past.

The world was unified.

The whole country celebrated.

From the end of the battle at Bianluo City to the unification of the world, it had taken less than a month in total.

On a certain official road of the former Star Luo Empire.

"My Lady, are you going back now?" Snake Spear Douluo stood respectfully beside Qian Renxue.

"There is no need to go to Heaven Dou City. Let's return directly to Wuhun City," came Qian Renxue's calm voice.

"But My Lady, you have finally unified the continent; wouldn't it be a pity to just give it up?"

"I unified the continent only to contend with Bibi Dong. Now that the Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire are one, unifying the continent has no meaning to me at all. I just felt it would be a pity not to do it since I had come this far. Now that it is done, it is useless to me."

"I cannot fall behind her pace, and I will not be weaker than her." Qian Renxue gazed at the sky, her eyes filled with more determination, "As for the Heaven Dou Empire, arrange for a body double to manage it temporarily, weaken the power of the nobles, and do not neglect the spread of the Samsara Faith. Once the timing is ripe, rename it the Wuhun Empire."

"The Great Protector will be very happy to see you like this," Snake Spear said with a smile.

"I have trapped myself for too long; I also want to see this brilliant world," Qian Renxue whispered softly.

As for Shi Quan.

On the third day after the end of the battle at Bianluo City, he bid farewell to Qian Renxue and returned to the Star Dou Great Forest, where he practiced in peace, waiting for the Breakthrough of his soul power level.

Time passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye, another month or so had passed.

Shi Quan felt that the energy within his body had almost reached its limit; Level Ninety was right before his eyes.

Just like that, two more days passed. Immersed in his insights, Shi Quan felt the surging soul power rolling rapidly within his body, continuously circulating and then merging into the three Soul Cores within him.

Crack!

Shi Quan seemed to hear a faint shattering sound from within his body, and the surging soul power instantly reached its extreme.

Level Ninety, Breakthrough!

"Master, does your subordinate need to condense a Soul Ring for you now?" Wanyao Wang's respectful voice came from his mind.

"Condense it," Shi Quan responded softly in his mind.

"Very well!"

Wanyao Wang in the Sea of Spirit suddenly burst forth with a brilliant emerald-green light, and a surging wave of soul power erupted from within Wanyao Wang's body.

The Blue Silver Emperor Tree martial soul automatically appeared in Shi Quan's hand. Behind him, the massive figures of both Wanyao Wang and the Blue Silver Emperor Tree emerged, interlaced, and then completely merged into one.

Massive energy gathered, and in the sky, a brand-new emerald-gold Soul Ring slowly condensed and appeared...