Elder Black Pupil's Gift

"Nine Grade Spirit Puppet is not bad. In a year, I will travel to the Eastern Xuan Region to enter the Ancient Battlefield to participate in the Hundred Dynasties War. However, I have always been concerned about the clan, which does not have a true strongman in charge. Leaving it in the clan is a good choice."

With that, Lin Dong lightly touched the ground with his toes and flew to the front of the Blood Spirit Puppet.

Perhaps because it had lost the intimidation of the Ancient Dragon Ape, the Blood Spirit Puppet once again bared its sharp fangs, snarling at Lin Dong, waiting for an opportunity to attack.

"Want to bite your master? No way."

Lin Dong smiled, clenched his fist, and the milky white light of the Ancestral Stone immediately surged out, penetrating into the Blood Spirit Puppet's body.

"Roar!"

As soon as the milky white light entered its body, the Blood Spirit Puppet roared madly as if it were enduring immense pain. The light of the Ancestral Stone seemed gentle, but its will was exceptionally domineering and irresistible, gradually eroding its remaining intelligence.

"Roar..."

A few minutes later, the Blood Spirit Puppet's roars gradually weakened, the blood light in its eyes became dimmer, and its gaze toward Lin Dong softened, its ferocity diminishing.

"Come here, good boy, let your master plant a mark on you."

As the laughter subsided, Lin Dong's fingertip lightly landed on the Blood Spirit Puppet's forehead, and a massive amount of Mental Energy surged into it like a tidal wave. The Blood Spirit Puppet simply stared blankly at it.

"Buzz!"

A mysterious talisman flashed across the Blood Spirit Puppet's forehead and disappeared in an instant. Lin Dong took the opportunity to put it into his Cosmic Bag, turned around and left the cave. "Let's go, it's time to find a place to refine the Ancestral Symbol."

"Tsk, the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, one of the Eight Supreme Ancestral Symbols in the world. I, Lord Marten, must have a good look at it."

With a flash, the Little Marten transformed into a streak of Ghostly glow and vanished back into the Ancestral Stone Space.

The summit of Profound Yin Mountain.

Amidst the respectful farewells from Mu Lei, Wu Zong, and other powerful figures, Lin Dong gracefully departed.

In the center of the spacious cave, a Black Light Cluster, about ten feet in size, was constantly writhing and contracting.

Within the Black Light Cluster, countless black lines faintly spread, seemingly imprisoning or protecting something, while an ancient Black Symbol appeared intermittently deep within.

It sometimes takes the form of a black hole, sometimes a ferocious maw, sometimes a form of nothingness, and sometimes... it evolves into the forms of all things, emanating a terrifying wave that can devour everything in the world.

"Devouring Ancestral Symbol, I have finally obtained you."

Lin Dong's face showed a fanatical look. He had planned for years, traveled thousands of miles, and gone to the Great Desolation Prefecture. Wasn't this all for today?

"Call..."

As the frenzy subsided, Lin Dong took a deep breath and placed his palm on the Black Light Cluster. The Black Symbol that had been hidden within its body immediately appeared, releasing countless extremely dazzling rays of light.

"Buzz!"

Under the dazzling black light, the eerie black lines that had been tightly enveloping the Devouring Ancestral Symbol immediately receded like a tide, flying out one by one from the Black Light Cluster.

However, instead of dissipating into the air, they coalesced into a ball and then flashed into Lin Dong's body, forming a rather terrifying Power of Death.

"Hmm, this is the residual power left over from when Lord Black Pupil enhanced the Ancestral Symbol. I didn't expect that after I squandered it once in Yin Puppet City, I would still have some left over."

Lin Dong reached out and covered his abdomen, feeling the Power of Death lurking deep within his dantian, enough for him to unleash another powerful attack.

This means that the Elder Black Pupil gave him a protective charm. If Lin Dong were to unleash the Power of Death residing in his dantian when facing Life and Death- or-death crisis, it would be enough to sweep away Nirvana Stage expert.

Even high-level experts who have reached the Life Mysterious Stage and mastered the Life Force would be in danger of dying under the erosion of such terrifying power, or at least be seriously injured.

"Thank you for your gift, Lord Black Pupil. I will never forget Lin Dong teachings."

Having figured this out, Lin Dong immediately bowed respectfully. This fallen former Ancestral Symbol Master was a true Peak Expert with a broad mind.

Without the seal bestowed by the Elder Black Pupil, the Black Light Cluster enveloping the Devouring Ancestral Symbol immediately vanished, and an ancient Black Symbol jumped into Lin Dong's field of vision.

"Buzz!"

As the ancient Black Symbol writhed and contracted, they directly transformed into a vortex black hole several meters in size, and an exceptionally domineering Devouring Power slowly rippled outwards within the cave.

"Boy, opening the seal and revealing the Ancestral Symbol is only the first step. The next step is the most important. Only by passing the perilous test of the Ancestral Symbol can you completely refine and control it."

"Decades ago, when the Flame Ancestral Symbol was born, a powerful expert who had already stepped into the Life and Death Mysterious Stage failed the test to break through to the Ancestral Symbol. Before everyone's eyes, the myriad flames drawn away by the Flame Ancestral Symbol turned into nothingness, and were eventually intercepted by a powerful expert from the Chaotic Demon Sea."

The Little Marten, who had been silent all along, spoke up to remind them.

"Failed the trial? Sorry, that's not something I'm considering. The current owner of the Devouring Ancestral Symbol is none other than me."

Lin Dong smiled and turned to step into the black hole without hesitation.

"Wow, this kid is so handsome!"

The Little Marten was slightly taken aback, then shook its head in disgust. "Pah, pah, pah, handsome my ass, how can you compare to my Lord Marten?"

"Forget it, I'll just upgrade the Blood Spirit Puppet. It's our trump card for survival."

As soon as the Little Marten gripped the Cosmic Bag, a silent, Blood Colored Figure appeared beside it. With a wave of its claws, a miniature Dan River emerged, transforming into endless Nirvana Qi that seeped into the Blood Spirit Puppet's body.

"Kid, you absolutely have to succeed! I, your Lord Marten, don't want to die here with you. I want to return to the Demon Domain in style, I want to..."

A soft murmur echoed quietly inside the cave.

Darkness, endless darkness, darkness that is profound to the extreme.

Here, all the light and color in the world seem to hide away and disappear, so dark that you can't see your hand in front of your face, and perception has lost its meaning.

All you can do is keep moving forward by relying on your intuition, until... until you collapse from exhaustion and sleep here forever.

When Lin Dong entered the black hole, he encountered such a world.

"Hmm, this should be one of the signature moves of the Realm of Darkness, the Devouring Ancestral Symbol. Its advanced version, Realm of Devouring, can not only use Endless Darkness to torment and drive enemies mad, but also continuously drain their power without their knowledge, until the last bit of Origin Energy and Mental Energy in the enemy's body is drained."

Lin Dong subconsciously glanced around at his surroundings, a faint smile appearing on his rugged face. Of course, this action of his was meaningless.

"Since you insist on testing or tempering my character, then so be it. I'd also like to see your magnanimity."

Looking at the endless darkness and unknown in his vision, Lin Dong smiled meaningfully, then turned and walked away without fear, his back tall and straight.