Emperor!

Ning Luo sat cross-legged in midair, then slowly descended until he landed upon the sea. Soul Power swiftly surged from between his brows, and with a low shout, it transformed into a massive phantom hundreds of zhang tall. The phantom enveloped Ning Luo as it too sat cross-legged.

Blazing Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame began to spread from within the enormous soul phantom. Before long, it had dyed the phantom into a man of fire, and terrifying heat filled the entire space.

"Rumble!"

As Ning Luo refined and absorbed it with near-whale-like voracity, the pressure emanating from his soul grew increasingly terrifying. His vast Soul Power was steadily, unhurriedly approaching that legendary realm. A month had passed in the Heavenly Tomb since Ning Luo entered the sphere of light. During that month, there had been no sign of Ning Luo emerging, nor had the sphere emitted the slightest unusual fluctuation. Everything remained exactly as it had been a month ago. Outside the crystalline sphere of light, Xiao Xuan sat quietly with his eyes closed, like an old monk in meditation. His body had become far more translucent than it had been a month ago, and his appearance had begun to age. Anyone could see that he was truly at the end of his strength, yet he stubbornly continued to wait.

"Little fellow, my time is running out..."

The old man's soft murmur echoed through the sky.

One month in the Heavenly Tomb was like a year to Ning Luo, deep within the ocean of souls.

The enormous soul phantom sat atop the ocean. Thick clouds and mist obscured the entire world, while the soul phantom grew increasingly solid. In the end, it had nearly become a real giant hundreds of zhang tall. It was clearly Ning Luo, magnified countless times! His