"Nine Star Dou Zun Peak?"
Huo Xuan was slightly disappointed.
It can be said that all the powerful energy released by Xiao Xuan during the soul refining process was absorbed by him. Unexpectedly, he did not even reach the level of Half-Saint after refining this energy, but only barely reached the Nine Star Dou Zun Peak.
"Sigh, oh well, Nine Revolutions Dou Zun doesn't seem so bad..."
Huo Xuan had anticipated this outcome. He estimated that it would still take a considerable amount of time to reach the Dou Sheng realm, but at least now that he had reached the Nine Revolutions Dou Zun, he was one step closer to becoming Dou Sheng.
Feeling the abundant power emanating from his body, he realized it was far stronger than the Peak Seven-Revolution Dou Venerate. According to Huo Xuan's calculations, with his current strength, if he were to add the power of the eight Strange Fire and the Clan Mark, he could even fight against Half-Saint.
"Nine Star Dou Zun Peak, it seems this trip was worthwhile!"
Yan Jin saw through Huo Xuan's cultivation level at a glance, and a hint of satisfaction appeared in his eyes as he laughed loudly.
"Thank you for your help during this time, Chief."
Huo Xuan bowed respectfully to Yan Jin.
"As long as you, you brat, don't do these dangerous things again, that'll be fine."
"Alright, my remnant soul can't hold on much longer. I hope you won't do anything too outrageous during the remaining time in the Heavenly Tomb! Otherwise, I'll make sure you suffer the consequences when you return to the Yan World! You can safely absorb the Soul Origin here. No Energy Body in the Heavenly Tomb dare to enter this place, so you don't need to worry about safety..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Jin's figure gradually faded away, eventually turning into nothingness.
Huo Xuan took out his Soul Origin, his gaze fixed on the Soul Origin in his hand. He then reached out and touched the Soul Origin. With this contact, Huo Xuan could clearly feel the vast Soul Power permeating the Soul Origin...
"Senior Xiao Xuan, may you rest in peace. For the sake of your soul Soul Origin, I will not kill the Xiao Clan that you cherished so much."
Huo Xuan's casual remark suddenly caused the Soul Origin to release a strong luster, and faintly, a vast amount of information emanated from within the Soul Origin.
Huo Xuan gently stroked the Soul Origin, silently receiving this information. Although the Soul Origin was extracted from the soul, it contained no intelligence whatsoever. It only contained the resentment, anger, and unwillingness left behind by the deceased before their final Negative Emotions...
Huo Xuan's words brought out the hidden Negative Emotions within his Soul Origin. Xiao Xuan hated him, and even though he was already dead, he would use his last strength to make the person who killed him pay the price!
"It seems you don't believe me. Believe it or not, it's up to you. I have no reason to exterminate the Xiao Clan; they're just a few small fry..."
Huo Xuan said casually.
As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Xuan felt the resentment within his Soul Origin intensify. The white luster emanating from the surface of his Soul Origin began to show traces of black, until finally the entire Soul Origin became pitch black...
Some of the Soul Power carrying Negative Emotions even managed to infiltrate Huo Xuan's body through his arm. Upon seeing this, Huo Xuan was startled and quickly activated his Strange Fire to burn away the Soul Power.
With these Negative Emotions present, it is quite difficult to completely refine the Soul Origin. If one absorbs them haphazardly, it will inevitably affect one's mind...
Huo Xuan wasn't upset about this situation; he had plenty of ways to deal with these Negative Emotions.
Huo Xuan slowly raised his palm, and a dazzling flame floated on it. The flame appeared and floated below the Soul Origin, instantly turning into a raging fire that completely enveloped the Soul Origin!
As the terrifyingly high temperature of the Strange Fire gradually penetrated, the Soul Origin began to boil slightly. Then, wisps of extremely faint black energy rose from it, turning into nothingness and disappearing without a trace.
Seeing the wisps of black energy emerging from the Soul Origin, Huo Xuan smiled slightly. The flames surged once more, penetrating the Soul Origin and refining all the Negative Emotions hidden within. As the Negative Emotions dissipated, the Soul Origin gradually regained its transparent and crystalline state...
This refining process lasted for about half an hour. When the last wisp of black energy dissipated, the Soul Origin became transparent and crystalline, almost ethereal. The flames subsided, and gazing at the Soul Origin floating before him, Huo Xuan moved his hands, causing his Soul Power to surge forth from between his brows. It then transformed into a humanoid figure of the same appearance, sitting cross-legged before the ball of soul light, its mouth slightly open, releasing a suction force...
As this suction force appeared, the Soul Origin trembled slightly. An exceptionally pure power of the Soul Origin spread out, eventually enveloping Huo Xuan's soul. This pure Soul Power continuously merged into the soul...
As more and more Soul Origin was absorbed, Huo Xuan's soul realm began to slowly rise, and a strange, crystal-like layer gradually appeared on the surface of his soul...
Three days passed quickly...
Inside the Heavenly Tomb, Huo Xuan sat quietly in meditation. Before him stood a figure whose body was enveloped in a strange, crystal-like layer. This figure's face was exactly the same as Huo Xuan's...
Before this ethereal figure floated a ball of soul light, roughly half a zhang in size. Streams of pure Soul Origin slowly emanated from it, continuously being absorbed by the ethereal figure...
"Call..."
The soul figure, which had been motionless like a sculpture, suddenly opened its tightly closed mouth a crack after a long time. A suction force suddenly surged out, and the half-zhang-sized soul light ball floating in front of it began to tremble violently. After a while, the soul light ball turned into a stream of light and flashed into the mouth of the soul figure!
"Boom!"
When the stream of light entered the mouth of the soul figure, the latter's body suddenly trembled, and a blinding light burst forth from its body. An invisible soul fluctuation, like a storm, swept out from its body, overwhelming everything!
Heaven Realm Great Perfection!
No! It could even be higher!
The soul's silhouette transformed into a stream of light, flowing along the space between Huo Xuan's brows and re-entering his body. At the same time, Huo Xuan slowly opened his eyes. Faintly, Huo Xuan could sense a faint yet overwhelming aura emanating from his soul.
It's as if they are the masters of the soul!
"This aura? It should be stronger than the Heaven Realm Great Perfection, but it can't possibly be the Emperor Realm. Emperor Realm Soul wouldn't be this weak. Could it be a half-step Emperor Realm..."
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Huo Xuan laughed as if mocking himself, then shook his head, as if he found his own whimsical idea laughable.
Although there is only one step between Emperor Realm Soul and Heaven Realm Soul, the difference between them is like a huge chasm, worlds apart.
One is the sky, the other is the earth!
One is a god, the other is a mortal!
There is absolutely no comparison between the two. My soul has only just transcended the mortal realm, and is probably still a long way from the realm of gods.
To say he was at the half-step Emperor Realm would be a bit of an exaggeration, but compared to the Heaven Realm Great Perfection, his Soul Power was far superior.
"In any case, this trip has been quite fruitful. It's time to leave..."