Merely an Ant

"Thump..."

A deep sound came from the point where Xiao Yan's fist made contact with the Stone Wall. A large hole was punched in the Stone Wall, and the cracks spread out for dozens of meters.

The contact point was scorched by the Heavenly Flames into rolling magma, which flowed down the cracks and then slowly solidified.

There was nothing special about it; it had the same result as hitting an ordinary Stone Wall.

Xiao Yan frowned, withdrew his fist, and found nothing unusual about the Stone Wall. After pondering without success, Xiao Yan could only continue flapping his wings and flying downwards.

Xiao Yan didn't know exactly how much time had passed, only that his heart was beating 100,000 times, and he guessed that a day had passed.

There was no longer World Energy around him, as if it were a void. Xiao Yan's Dou Qi could not be replenished and was now running out.

It's true that Dou Wang Dou Emperor can fly for days and nights with their Dou Qi Wings, but that's because they rely on constantly absorbing the World Energy to sustain themselves, not on their own endurance.

After flying for a whole day, Xiao Yan couldn't imagine how far he had flown, but there was still no end in sight, and the key in his hand had become useless.

Moreover, with the continuous descent and no idea where the end was or whether it was worth continuing, Xiao Yan had to ask himself if he really had to explore the so-called Nether Saint Relic.

Even without this inheritance, it's not impossible to break through to the Dou Emperor by cultivating step by step. At that time, it's not impossible to create a Dou Technique that surpasses the Nightmare Heavenly Mist Heaven Refining Ancient Array.

Xiao Yan was somewhat confused. A sure-win answer was right in front of him, but he didn't copy it. Instead, he wanted to solve the problem himself. Was his answer really correct?

Xiao Yan was in a state of utter confusion, overwhelmed by immense fear.

If... if the Battle of the Two Emperors is lost, not only will all life on the Dou Qi Continent be wiped out, but humanity in the Great Thousand World will also be defeated by the Heavenly Evil God.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan suddenly slapped himself hard across the face.

"Bah! I, Xiao Yan, am destined to become the Flame Emperor, sitting cross-legged on the River of Time, immortal and eternal. Wherever my gaze falls, worlds are destroyed and new are created. In a single thought, I can reflect all things in the heavens. How can I doubt myself because of this little setback?"

"Stop overthinking, let's get some sleep! There's a limit to how fast you can fall. Once wind resistance and gravity are equal, you won't accelerate anymore. With my current physique, even if I crash headfirst into the ground at maximum speed, I'll be fine."

Xiao Yan seemed to be muttering to himself, or perhaps he was speaking to someone else.

After speaking, Xiao Yan put the black key into his Storage Ring, withdrew the Heavenly Flames around him, retracted his Crystal Wings, and began to freefall.

The anticipated change did not occur; there was no sudden acceleration or anything else. Xiao Yan continued his steady descent.

Xiao Yan adjusted his posture, made sure his feet were facing down, and then closed his eyes.

Of course, Xiao Yan did not fall asleep, but instead tried to send some Soul Communication.

In this endless abyss, Xiao Yan felt an immense loneliness and desperately wanted to contact someone, even if it was just to confirm that he was not alone.

However, there was no response, not a single one.

Undeterred, Xiao Yan separated his Nine-Colored Flame and used his Soul Power to try to harass Queen Medusa with spam messages like "Are you there?", "Have you eaten?", and "I miss you".

It remained deathly silent, and Xiao Yan felt as if he were being mocked without his knowledge.

"Never mind him, go to sleep!"

Xiao Yan immersed himself in the Heavenly Flames, using Heavenly Flames to warm himself and force himself into sleep.

After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Yan groggily opened his eyes. The whistling wind still filled his ears, and all he could see was darkness. His body was still falling, and nothing had changed.

"Tsk..."

Xiao Yan pursed his lips, and his Crystal Wings suddenly unfurled, suspending his body in mid-air.

The surrounding temperature seemed to be around zero degrees Celsius, but Xiao Yan had been exposed to the wind for a long time without being enveloped by Dou Qi, and now his body felt stiff.

Therefore, Xiao Yan controlled the Heavenly Flames to envelop his entire body again, intending to bring himself some warmth.

The physical cold was easily relieved, but the emptiness in his heart could not be filled. Especially when Xiao Yan woke up to find himself completely empty-handed, it felt as if he had nothing at all, as if he were cut off from the world.

Xiao Yan gave himself a hug, then released his Soul Power to explore the abyss below.

The deep darkness seemed capable of swallowing everything, Xiao Yan naturally couldn't discover anything.

"I need to find something to do, otherwise I'll go crazy."

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yan remembered that he had obtained some Monster Beast Essence Blood with spatial fluctuations in the Library Pavilion of the Jia Nan Academy, and used that Monster Beast Essence Blood to ripen the Green Fate Fruit.

According to Xiao Yan's analysis, and the closeness and even submission he felt towards Zi Yan after meeting her, it should be the Ancient Dragon Essence Blood the Void, and its purity should be very high.

After refining the Life Fruit, Xiao Yan had a faint but special feeling. However, due to his cultivation level being only Two-Star Dou Wang and the fact that he was about to enter the Inner Courtyard, Xiao Yan put it aside for the time being.

Now trapped in this seemingly endless space, whether by the use of Space Power or by being already deeply immersed in the Illusion Realm, the test has begun.

However, considering that the space created by the Nether Flame Demon Saint is said to be inaccessible to anyone except Dou Emperor, it is more likely that this place is affected by Space Power.

The Ancient Void Dragon happens to have an exceptional talent for spatial manipulation, so perhaps now is a good opportunity to explore that feeling.

Although humans can naturally master the Space Power after breaking through to the Dou Zong, learning to master space in advance would undoubtedly be of great benefit to breaking through to the Dou Zong.

"Roar!"

The best way to stimulate the power of the Ancient Void Dragon Bloodline is naturally to use the power of the same origin to stimulate it. So, Xiao Yan howled in the bottomless cave.

Xiao Yan's dragon energy comes from the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill and those two Magical Beast Magical Core with some Ancient Void Dragon Bloodline. Using this wisp of dragon energy to stimulate his bloodline is undoubtedly the best way.

The effect was quite remarkable. Just over half an hour later, Xiao Yan noticed a slight change in his blood.

A faint but pure Dragon Might slowly emanated from Xiao Yan's bloodline, and as this Dragon Might appeared, the space around Xiao Yan also slightly distorted.

Just then, the flame in his heart trembled violently, and nine-colored light burst forth instantly. Then, a pressure belonging to the Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python was revived under the stimulation of this Dragon Might's might.

Xiao Yan frowned. The Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python was the strongest bloodline among the Ancient Heaven Swallowing Python race, comparable to the Dragon Emperor among the Ancient Void Dragon. The Dragon Might contained in his own bloodline was definitely no match for the Nine-Colored Flame.

Xiao Yan was about to suppress this strange change, a huge suction force erupted from Xiao Yan heart, and the Dragon Might that he had just unleashed was completely swallowed up by this suction force and merged into his heart.