Arc 39Dragon Phoenix Tomb

Xiao Yan killed Moksha Tian and led his companions into the Dragon Phoenix Tomb, where they claimed inheritances while he refined the Zero Hour Soul Flame. He emerged to fight Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage and summoned a River of Time that revealed his future image on the Heavens List.

  • Xiao Yan defeated Moksha Tian, killed him with the Curse God Coffin despite Qin Tian’s intervention, and seized the Moksha Yin Yang Bottle, whose Inheritance Lock Cai Lin broke.
  • Xiao Yan refined the Dragon and Phoenix clans’ essence blood and fortune for Zi Yan, enabling her to locate the Dragon Phoenix Tomb and guide their expedition there.
  • Xiao Yan’s group crossed the corrosive Black Sea and entered the Dragon Phoenix Fallen Space, where Feng Qing'er claimed the Divine Feather, Xiao Yi Xian received the Wutong Divine Tree, and Zi Yan obtained the Dragon Phoenix Crescent Blade.
  • Xiao Yan and Zi Yan entered a Blood Tower, where Zi Yan claimed Dragon Phoenix Heart Blood and Xiao Yan spent three years comprehending the Dragon Phoenix World Shocking Style.
  • Xiao Yan defeated the Soul Strange Flame’s demigod manifestation, chose the past when offered a choice by the Zero Hour Soul Flame, and swallowed the flame to refine it.
  • Xiao Yan spent eight years tempering his soul while his companions gained breakthroughs and discovered Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage cultivating beneath the Black Sea.
  • Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage claimed the tomb for the Saint Clan and overwhelmed the Dragon and Phoenix experts with the fallen Saint Clan Demigod’s inheritance before Xiao Yan emerged and stopped his attack on True Dragon Emperor.
  • Xiao Yan fought Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage with his evolved Heavenly Flame and summoned a River of Time that showed his future image named on the Heavens List.
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Ch. 963Pill Refining Can Create Miracles

Xiao Yan overwhelmed Moksha Tian and Moksha Shengtu, then revealed his Battle Through the Heavens Primordial Body as Moksha Tian and the Medicine God Clan prepared a pill-powered counterattack. After consuming the clan’s Divine Pill, Moksha Tian temporarily reached Saint Grade Heaven Supreme Late Stage and raised the Moksha Immeasurable Body to Primordial Body-level power, then challenged Xiao Yan to compare their strength.

  • Xiao Yan split Moksha Tian’s sword, battered him through wrecked ships, and defeated Moksha Shengtu’s Heavenly Seal with the Taiji Fire Wheel.
  • Xiao Yan used Wave Devouring Ruler to break the God Alliance’s encirclement, drawing cheers from the people of Ning Tian Continent.
  • Xiao Yan revealed his Battle Through the Heavens Primordial Body and told Moksha Tian he had only used a fraction of his strength.
  • Moksha Tian transformed his body into a Saint Grade Spirit Body and summoned the Moksha Immeasurable Body, ranked eighth among the Great Thousand World’s Supreme Dharma Bodies.
  • Medicine God Emperor and the Medicine God Clan elders refined a Divine Pill that enhanced the Moksha Immeasurable Body, while Moksha Tian took another pill that temporarily raised his cultivation to Saint Grade Heaven Supreme Late Stage.
  • Moksha Tian felt his enhanced power and asked Xiao Yan how much weaker he was than Xiao Yan’s Primordial Body.

Ch. 964You're Still Not Good Enough

Xiao Yan challenged Moksha Tian’s belief that a Primordial Body would make him powerful enough to lead the Great Thousand World, then overwhelmed him with the Destruction Flame Body and Torchlight Reincarnation. As Moksha Tian’s divine power was destroyed, Xiao Yan began combining the power of his two Primordial Body-level Supreme Dharma Bodies.

  • Moksha Tian declared that he would destroy the Eternal Tower after obtaining Xiao Yan’s Primordial Body, while Xiao Yan warned that a Primordial Body was only an entry point to greater strength.
  • Moksha Tian attacked Xiao Yan with his Saint Grade Spirit Body and shattered Xiao Yan’s Dragon Phoenix Chaos Body, but Xiao Yan caught his next punch with the Destruction Flame Body.
  • Xiao Yan struck Moksha Tian with a flame-infused punch and suppressed him beneath a giant hand of exotic flames.
  • Moksha Tian unleashed the Moksha Immeasurable Tribulation, but Xiao Yan countered it with Torchlight Reincarnation and erased its power.
  • Xiao Yan told Moksha Tian that his powers were still insufficient to transcend the Saint Grade, then began fusing the powers of the Battle Through the Heavens Primordial Body and the Burning Flame Dharma Body.

Ch. 965Beyond the Great Thousand

Xiao Yan overwhelmed Moksha Tian with the World-Burning Fire Lotus, but the Moksha Yin Yang Bottle restored Moksha Tian and helped the Moksha God Clan resist defeat. Xiao Yan then revealed the Curse God Coffin and attacked Moksha Tian and the clan as they tried to escape.

  • Xiao Yan fused the power of his Heavenly Flames, Dou Qi, Spiritual Power, and Soul Power to form the World-Burning Fire Lotus.
  • Moksha Tian sacrificed his blood essence to unleash Moksha Grand Immeasurable, but Xiao Yan’s Fire Lotus destroyed the Moksha Immeasurable Body and overwhelmed Moksha Tian’s defenses.
  • Moksha Shengtu summoned the Moksha Yin Yang Bottle, which restored Moksha Tian’s body and Divine Soul and forced Xiao Yan back with its power.
  • Xiao Yan revealed the Curse God Coffin, explaining that he had taken it from a clan leader of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan.
  • Xiao Yan opened the Curse God Coffin and used his Evil God Asura Soul Body to attack Moksha Tian and the Moksha Yin Yang Bottle as they resisted its ghost hands.
  • Xiao Yan’s Soul Body struck Moksha Tian with a demonic light, and Xiao Yan invoked Soul Death Curse while trying to take both Moksha Tian’s life and the Moksha Yin Yang Bottle.

Ch. 966Killing Moksha Tian

Xiao Yan used the Curse God Coffin and a soul curse to kill Moksha Tian despite Qin Tian’s plea for mercy, then seized and suppressed the Moksha Yin Yang Bottle. As Moksha Shengtu insisted the clan treasure required Moksha God Clan blood, Cai Lin offered her blood to unlock it.

  • Xiao Yan created a Soul Divine Power that let the Curse God Coffin overwhelm the Moksha Yin Yang Bottle and curse Moksha Tian’s soul and body.
  • Qin Tian arrived at the Great Thousand Bell’s summons and asked Xiao Yan to spare Moksha Tian in exchange for compensation and exile to the Border Region.
  • Xiao Yan refused Qin Tian’s request, cited his agreement with Great Thousand Palace, and demanded the Moksha Yin Yang Bottle as compensation.
  • The curse killed Moksha Tian and dragged his Divine Soul into the Curse God Coffin, while Xiao Yan used his Evil God Asura Soul Body to seize and suppress the Moksha Yin Yang Bottle.
  • Moksha Shengtu warned that outsiders could not use the clan treasure because of its Bloodline Lock, and Cai Lin dropped her blood onto the bottle.

Ch. 967Great Thousand Forbidden Ground

Cai Lin claimed the Moksha Yin Yang Bottle, and Xiao Yan ended the battle against the Moksha God Clan before confronting the Great Thousand Palace’s leaders. After the Great Thousand forces withdrew, Xiao Yan told his family he planned to seek the Dragon Phoenix Tomb and cultivate his alchemy to revive Yao Chen.

  • Cai Lin’s Essence Blood broke the Moksha Yin Yang Bottle’s Inheritance Lock, while Zi Yan and Nalan Yanran helped defeat Moksha You and the Moksha God Clan was left shattered.
  • Xiao Yan dismissed Qin Tian, then faced the arrival of the Undying Master and the Azure Robe Sword Saint; the Great Thousand leaders chose not to fight him after he promised not to join the Extraterritorial Evil Clan.
  • Qin Tian withdrew with the Great Thousand Palace’s forces, and Xiao Yan became known across the Great Thousand World as the master of a forbidden zone behind Ning Tian Continent.
  • Xiao Yan told his family that he intended to seek the Dragon Phoenix Tomb, using a pill to help Zi Yan sense it, and said they should remain cautious while he focused on his Alchemy Techniques.
  • Xiao Yan looked toward Xiao Yi Xian after revealing he had obtained the Medicine Emperor’s knowledge of the Woeful Poison Body, and he planned to use alchemy to revive Yao Chen.

Ch. 968Cooperation

Nearly ten years after defeating Moksha Tian, Xiao Yan had settled into family life while training his alchemy and considering whether to revive Yao Chen. He prepared to enter the Dragon Phoenix Tomb to help Zi Yan obtain Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood, and the chapter ended as the True Dragon Emperor and a host of Dragon and Winged Race experts arrived at the Xiao Realm.

  • Xiao Yan praised Xiao Canyue's alchemy, helped her finish a pill, and wondered whether he should try to revive his never-met master, Yao Chen; Xiao Yi Xian urged him to trust his heart.
  • Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Realm and reunited with his pregnant wives, Xiao Yu and Ya Fei, and their children before promising he would come home after his journey.
  • Xiao Yan joined Xun Er, Cai Lin, Feng Qing'er, and Zi Yan as they searched for the Dragon Phoenix Tomb, which Zi Yan needed to find to obtain essence blood for her unborn child.
  • After their search yielded no results, Xiao Yan revealed that Nalan Yanran and Yun Yun had gone to seek help from the Divine Beast Continent and Mountain Sea Continent.
  • The True Dragon Emperor and more than a hundred Heaven Supreme experts from the Dragon and Winged Races arrived above the Xiao Realm, and the True Dragon Emperor greeted Xiao Yan after ten years.

Ch. 969Finding the Dragon Phoenix Tomb

Xiao Yan, the Dragon Race, and the Phoenix Clan began a ritual to draw out the Dragon Phoenix Tomb and temporarily elevate Zi Yan’s bloodline to that of an Innate Great Completion Dragon Phoenix. As they fused their essence blood and fortune, Heavenly Retribution descended, threatening the ritual.

  • Xiao Yan gathered the Dragon Race and Phoenix Clan and led them to the alien space where the Dragon Phoenix Garden could be summoned.
  • Zi Yan revealed her Dragon Phoenix true form beside the Bodhi Ancient Tree, and True Dragon Emperor brought forth the Dragon Phoenix Garden.
  • True Dragon Emperor and Phoenix King ordered their clans to offer essence blood and fortune, while Xiao Yan used his Heavenly Flames and alchemy to combine them for Zi Yan.
  • Xiao Yan’s Mysterious Yellow Flame gathered the clans’ fortune, and the combined essence blood and fortune became a pool of Treasure Liquid beneath the Dragon Phoenix Totem.
  • Heavenly Retribution formed over the Chaos Space as Xiao Yan explained that temporarily raising Zi Yan’s bloodline to the Dragon Phoenix level was defying heaven.

Ch. 970A Heavenly Flame?!

Xiao Yan helped Zi Yan evolve her bloodline, enabling her to locate the Dragon Phoenix Tomb, where she sensed a powerful Heavenly Flame. Three days later, Xiao Yan and his companions set out for the tomb in a dragon ship, with Curse Wraith joining them to help face its unknown dangers.

  • Xiao Yan used three Divine Tools to absorb the heavenly punishment lightning while Zi Yan consumed his refined Treasure Liquid and awakened the Dragon Phoenix Totem.
  • Zi Yan sensed the Dragon Phoenix Tomb and warned that it was vast and held an extremely powerful presence.
  • After deciding to investigate, Xiao Yan learned from Zi Yan that the tomb also contained a Heavenly Flame potentially stronger than his Endless Emperor Flame.
  • Three days later, Xiao Yan assembled his companions, including Curse Wraith, and departed aboard a dragon ship for the unknown cosmic space where the tomb lay.

Ch. 971The Universe Was Vast

Xiao Yan refined three Saint Grade Thunder Tribulation Pills during the journey to the Dragon Phoenix Tomb, and the group reached its entrance, a perilous world of bone mountains and a corrosive Black Liquid Sea. As Bone Spirits attacked, Xiao Yan proposed abandoning the True Dragon Boat and using the mountain bones to cross the sea.

  • Xiao Yan used the Nine Mysterious Golden Dragon and Xiao Yi to refine Heavenly Condemnation Thunder Tribulations into a Saint Grade Thunder Tribulation Pill, then refined the remaining two tribulations as well.
  • The Dragon Phoenix Totem signaled that Zi Yan and the others had reached the Dragon Phoenix Tomb’s entrance, where enormous bone-like mountains blocked their path.
  • The group sailed into a Black Liquid Sea formed from the Dragon Phoenix’s blood and That Lord’s blood, whose corrosive power could destroy even a high-grade holy artifact.
  • Bone Spirits attacked the True Dragon Boat, and Cai Lin destroyed the weaker ones while Xun Er concealed the group’s life auras with Spirit Seals.
  • Xiao Yan concluded that the boat’s defenses consumed too much energy and suggested using the mountain bones to cross the Black Sea.

Ch. 972Fishing (Five Thousand Characters)

Xiao Yan’s group turned Bone Mountain Peaks into ships and searched them for treasures before using Huang Xuanzhi as bait to draw creatures from the Black Sea. Eight powerful bone monsters emerged and surrounded the group, and Zi Yan sensed Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood within them.

  • Xiao Yan’s group destroyed Bone Spirits, made Bone Ships from hollow Bone Mountain Peaks, and found rare materials and the remains of creatures that had entered the Dragon Phoenix Tomb.
  • Xiao Yan tested the Black Sea with a fishing line, then chose Huang Xuanzhi as flying bait; Huang Xuanzhi reluctantly transformed into his True Phoenix form.
  • Bone Spirits swarmed Huang Xuanzhi, but their attacks could not pierce his golden feathers, so Xiao Yan told him to use a Supernatural Power to destroy them.
  • Huang Xuanzhi unleashed his Eight Revolutions, True Phoenix Burning God Fan and burned the Bone Spirits, but a bone monster erupted from the Black Sea and attacked him.
  • Seven more bone monsters emerged, surrounding Xiao Yan’s group, and Zi Yan sensed Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood inside them.

Ch. 973The Demigod’s Blood Vessels and Nerves

Xiao Yan’s group battled Bone Parasites in the Black Sea, recovered traces of Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood, and Xiao Yan purified a monster formed from a fallen Saint Clan Demigod’s blood vessels and nerves. They reached the hidden entrance to the true Dragon Phoenix Tomb, where the Dragon Phoenix Totem stirred the sea and sent their Bone Ships plunging downward.

  • Nalan Yanran struck a Bone Parasite, and the Bone Spirits swarming from the mountains reinforced the parasites as they attacked the Bone Ships.
  • Xiao Yan’s group and the Dragon Race and Phoenix Clan fought the parasites, while Cai Lin captured two small clumps of Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood for Xiao Yan.
  • The parasites’ scattered bones reassembled into a monster controlled by the blood vessels and nerves of a fallen Saint Clan Demigod, and Xiao Yan burned it away with the World Purification White Lotus.
  • Xiao Yan’s group continued across the Black Sea, defeated further Bone Spirits, and sped up their Bone Ship with Xun Er’s Spirit Array.
  • The group reached the hidden space leading to the true Dragon Phoenix Tomb, and Zi Yan illuminated it with the Dragon Phoenix Totem as the Black Sea surged and dragged their ships downward.

Ch. 974Treasure Shocking

Xiao Yan and the others were swept into the Dragon Phoenix Fallen Space, where they discovered a vast sea filled with supreme treasures left from the Dragon Phoenix’s fall. Feng Qing'er gained the Dragon Phoenix Divine Feather, and Xiao Yan then sent Xiao Yi Xian to try for the Wutong Divine Tree.

  • The Black Sea dragged the Bone Ships into the Yellow Spring, and Xiao Yan used the Endless Emperor Flame and his soul power to keep their ship intact.
  • After the current stopped, Xiao Yan discovered that their perception was limited and that they had entered the Dragon Phoenix Fallen Space, where the Dragon Phoenix Totem no longer guided Zi Yan.
  • The group spotted a Dragon Phoenix Divine Feather, a pyramid-shaped Treasure Beast volcano, and a trunk of the Ancient Parasol Divine Tree, then realized the sea was filled with ancient treasures.
  • Huang Xuanzhi was repelled by the Divine Tree Trunk, while the True Dragon Emperor failed to claim the Dragon Phoenix Divine Weapon from the volcano.
  • Xiao Yan sent Feng Qing'er to the Divine Feather, and she absorbed its Beast Flame until the feather chose her and merged into her Exotic Flame Mark.
  • After the Phoenix King said the Divine Feather had chosen Feng Qing'er for her compatibility, Xiao Yan asked Xiao Yi Xian to try for the divine wood.

Ch. 975Busyly Searching for Treasure

Xiao Yi Xian claimed the Wutong Divine Tree by showing it the Life Spirit Flame, and the Phoenix King explained that the treasures responded to those who suited their nature. After the Phoenix Clan split off to search elsewhere, Zi Yan awakened and claimed the Dragon Phoenix Crescent Blade, whose slash split the Black Sea.

  • Xiao Yan urged Xiao Yi Xian to try for the Wutong Divine Tree after the Phoenix Clan failed to claim it.
  • Xiao Yi Xian revealed the Life Spirit Flame and grew a sapling, prompting the Wutong Divine Tree to shrink into a branch and accept her.
  • The Phoenix King explained that the inherited treasures had wills and chose people who could fulfill their purposes, then led the Phoenix Clan away to search separately.
  • Xiao Yan asked the True Dragon Emperor to let Zi Yan try for the Dragon Phoenix Weapon, and Zi Yan's Dragon Phoenix Bloodline awakened the will within the volcano.
  • Zi Yan pulled the Dragon Phoenix Crescent Blade from a ball of light and split the Black Sea with a single slash.

Ch. 976The Continent of Dragon-Phoenix Corpses

Xiao Yan’s group explored the Black Sea and found a continent formed from part of the Dragon Phoenix’s corpse, where they split up to search for blood pools and treasures. Xiao Yan and Zi Yan discovered a Dragon Phoenix Blood Pool but had not yet found the Dragon Phoenix True Spirit.

  • Zi Yan took the Dragon Phoenix weapon, while Xiao Yan told her to bring the Treasure Beast’s stomach and continued searching with his companions.
  • Xiao Yan’s group sailed through the Black Sea, encountered strange ghostly creatures, gathered Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood, and left behind treasures they could not use.
  • Yun Yun spotted a vast black continent, and Xiao Yan recognized it as part of the Dragon Phoenix’s corpse.
  • Zi Yan sensed several possible Dragon Phoenix Blood Pools, so Xiao Yan split the group into teams to search the continent.
  • The teams found abundant medicines and treasures, while Xiao Yan and Zi Yan searched for the Dragon Phoenix True Spirit without success.
  • Xiao Yan and Zi Yan eventually discovered a Dragon Phoenix Blood Pool.

Ch. 977Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline Divine Ability

Xiao Yan and Zi Yan entered a Dragon Phoenix Blood Pool containing the Dragon Phoenix’s inheritance and Heart Blood. Xiao Yan began comprehending the Dragon Phoenix Bloodline Divine Power while Zi Yan prepared to challenge the statues for the Heart Blood.

  • Xiao Yan and Zi Yan found a Dragon Phoenix Blood Pool and suspected its strange phenomena were clues to an inheritance trial.
  • They entered the pool, discovered a Blood Tower containing Dragon Phoenix Heart Blood, and Xiao Yan opened its gates by controlling the pool with a Dragon Phoenix Bagua Array.
  • Inside the Blood Tower, Xiao Yan left the Heart Blood for Zi Yan and their unborn child, then found a mural revealing the Dragon Phoenix’s primordial Bloodline Divine Power.
  • Xiao Yan sat down to comprehend the divine power, and Zi Yan began fighting the Stone Statues to claim the Heart Blood.

Ch. 978Each Gains Their Own Opportunity

While Xiao Yan comprehended the Dragon Phoenix World Shocking Style and Zi Yan absorbed the Dragon Phoenix Heart Blood, the others found treasures and training grounds throughout the Dragon Phoenix Tomb. Three years later, Xiao Yan finished comprehending the divine power and gained insight into Transcendent Saint Grade, while an unknown figure elsewhere in the tomb continued refining the Black Sea.

  • An unknown golden figure refined the Black Sea's corrosive power into Immortal Light and golden runes, growing stronger as the ocean resonated with it.
  • Zi Yan defeated the Dragon Phoenix Stone Statue and began absorbing the uncontaminated Dragon Phoenix Heart Blood while Xiao Yan continued studying the mural.
  • Hai Bodong, Elder Yao, the Little Lion King, Feng Qing'er, Xiao Yi Xian, Xun Er, Cai Lin, Qing Lin, Nalan Yanran, Yun Yun, and others found treasures, medicines, blood pools, and opportunities across the tomb.
  • Three years passed as Xiao Yan and the others cultivated and made gains throughout the Dragon Phoenix Tomb.
  • Xiao Yan opened his eyes after comprehending the Dragon Phoenix World Shocking Style, gained insight into World Will and Transcendent Saint Grade, and saw the mural return to its still, rougher appearance.

Ch. 979Soul Flame?

Xiao Yan discovered that the Dragon Phoenix Tomb’s unusual Heavenly Flame was a soul-type flame and was dragged into its Soul World. He seized control of the realm and fought back, but the Soul Strange Flame tried to drain his Soul Origin as he unleashed Yellow Spring Sky Fury.

  • Xiao Yan saw that Zi Yan was absorbing the Dragon Phoenix Heart Blood and developing a Dragon Phoenix Saint Body, then prepared to enter the Dragon Phoenix Blood Pool himself.
  • A figure appeared in the mural, and Xiao Yan was transported to a dark world where he recognized the Ghost Shadow as the Soul Strange Flame.
  • The Soul Strange Flame revealed that it wanted Xiao Yan’s body and attacked him inside its Soul World with a giant lightning hand.
  • Xiao Yan used his Saint Grade Soul Power to seize control of the Soul World, struck the Ghost Shadow, and used the Flame Emperor Seal to evaporate the Black Sea.
  • The Soul Strange Flame bound Xiao Yan with Soul Law and began draining his Soul Origin, so he unleashed Yellow Spring Sky Fury.

Ch. 980Saint God Xiao Yan

Xiao Yan fought a future version of himself inside the Soul World, then discovered that the Soul Strange Flame had formed it from the remnant will of a Saint Clan Demigod. He destroyed the demigod’s soul and split the Soul World open, revealing an altar and a sphere of purple-gold Heavenly Flame.

  • Xiao Yan used a Soul Sonic Wave Storm against the Soul Strange Flame, which answered by creating a golden replica of Xiao Yan that could copy his soul attacks.
  • Xiao Yan fought the replica, but its perfected Ancient Divine Scripture made it nearly invulnerable to his Soul Skills.
  • Xiao Yan summoned the Dragon Phoenix Sword and realized that the replica’s immortal soul came from the remnant will of a Saint Clan Demigod within the Soul Strange Flame.
  • Xiao Yan used the Dragon Phoenix Soul Severing Sword and Endless Emperor Flame to destroy the demigod’s manifestation and split open the Soul World.
  • Xiao Yan’s strike parted the Black Sea and revealed an altar bearing a sphere where purple-gold Heavenly Flame began to burn.

Ch. 981Momentary Soul Flame

Xiao Yan defeated the Saint Clan Demigod, and the Dragon Phoenix True Spirit absorbed the Soul Flame’s stolen power before revealing itself as the Zero Hour Soul Flame. After the flame destroyed its own consciousness and reverted to its source, Xiao Yan swallowed it and began refining it, unaware of a strange light appearing behind him.

  • Xiao Yan discovered the Dragon Phoenix True Spirit beneath the Black Sea, and it drew the Heavenly Flame Source and soul power from the wounded Saint Clan Demigod.
  • The Dragon Phoenix-shaped flame reached the late stage of the Saint Grade Heaven Supreme Realm and turned the weakened Demigod to ash.
  • The flame told Xiao Yan it was the Zero Hour Soul Flame, not the Dragon Phoenix, and offered him a choice between returning to the past and traveling to the future.
  • After Xiao Yan chose the past, the Zero Hour Soul Flame destroyed its own consciousness and returned to its source, while revealing that it knew he was Xiao Yan of the Soul Hall.
  • Xiao Yan swallowed the Zero Hour Soul Flame and began refining it with Fen Jue, unaware that a butterfly-like light had flashed behind him.
  • The author noted that the chapter was posted late because of a dinner gathering.

Ch. 982Soul Transcendence

Xiao Yan risked his soul to refine the Zero Hour Soul Flame, beginning a slow transformation supported by the Ancient Divine Scripture and Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood. Eight years later, while the group investigated a hidden Black Sea passage, they discovered a powerful outsider who cultivated Source Qi.

  • Xiao Yan swallowed the Zero Hour Soul Flame and used the Fen Jue and Ancient Divine Scripture to resist its burning and repair his Soul Body.
  • Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood sustained Xiao Yan as the Soul Flame, Divine Power, Fen Jue, and his vitality formed a painful cycle that slowly tempered his soul.
  • Eight years passed, during which the True Dragon Emperor, Xun Er, Xiao Yi Xian, Cai Lin, and others gained major breakthroughs and powers.
  • The Spirit White Fox discovered a concealed passage in a Black Sea vortex, and Zi Yan identified the figure within as male and not a Dragon Phoenix.
  • Curse Wraith determined that the figure cultivated power from beyond their domain, and Gu Yuan recognized it as Source Qi.

Ch. 983Extraterritorial Expert

An extraterritorial powerhouse used a Saint Eye to claim the Black Sea and transform it into a Divine Sea, resisting the combined attack of True Dragon Emperor and the others. Curse Wraith recognized his reverence for Sacred God, and the man revealed he hoped to follow Sacred God’s path.

  • The Black Sea vortex erupted as the extraterritorial powerhouse emerged from seclusion and began imprinting his power on it.
  • True Dragon Emperor, Heavenly Dragon Emperor, Phoenix King, Huang Jin, and the others attacked, but the powerhouse opened a Saint Eye and withstood their combined assault.
  • The powerhouse’s golden imprint quieted the Black Sea, turned it into a Divine Sea, and left a mark belonging to him.
  • The powerhouse identified True Dragon Emperor and the others as cultivators from another Great World and remained confident despite their strength.
  • Curse Wraith asked whether the powerhouse was a Saint Clan descendant, and the man explained that he was an ordinary cultivator seeking to follow in Sacred God's footsteps.

Ch. 984Saint Clan's Ardent Fan

Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage revealed his intention to claim the Dragon Phoenix Tomb as a new home for the Saint Clan and fought the Great Thousand World’s experts. He easily resisted the Phoenix Kings’ combined attacks, then raised a Golden Shield bearing Saint God’s Divine Power Protection.

  • Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage asked the Dragon and Phoenix experts to take him to the Saint Clan’s descendants and declared that he would claim the Dragon Phoenix Tomb for the Saint Clan.
  • Cai Lin sent Feng Qing'er to find Xiao Yan as the Phoenix Clan and Dragon Race prepared to fight Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage.
  • The two Phoenix Kings attacked Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage together, but he casually scattered their fire waves and shattered their Sun Great Seal.
  • The Phoenix Kings summoned their Divine Beast Statues and Peerless Sacred Objects, yet Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage continued to deflect their attacks with ease.
  • The Phoenix Kings unleashed Phoenix World-Burning, but Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage formed a Golden Protective Shield that stopped the flames.
  • Curse Wraith recognized the shield’s runes as Saint God’s Divine Power Protection and wondered how Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage could wield it.

Ch. 985Divine Bone

Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage revealed his overwhelming power after obtaining the Saint Clan Demigod’s Divine Bone, defeating Phoenix King, Huang Jin, and Heavenly Dragon Emperor. He then targeted Zi Yan for the Dragon Phoenix inheritance, but the True Dragon Emperor stood in his way as Zi Yan claimed her husband would appear to protect them.

  • Curse Wraith realized Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage had obtained the Saint Clan Demigod’s inheritance hidden beneath the Black Sea, and Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage explained that the fallen Quasi-God opponent had been a Dragon Phoenix.
  • Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage extinguished Phoenix King and Huang Jin’s combined Divine Flame and sent them flying, prompting Heavenly Dragon Emperor to join the battle.
  • Phoenix King, Huang Jin, and Heavenly Dragon Emperor unleashed their strongest attacks, but Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage countered with the Ancient God Boundless Sword Sea and cut all three back into their original forms.
  • Curse Wraith and True Dragon Emperor recognized that Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage had transcended Saint Grade by inheriting the Divine Bone, while Zi Yan revealed she had inherited the Dragon Phoenix’s heart blood, weapon, and Peerless Divine Power.
  • True Dragon Emperor warned Zi Yan that Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage was targeting her and challenged him, while Zi Yan insisted her husband would emerge from seclusion and defeat him.

Ch. 986Ah Zu, Run! Xiao Yan Is Everywhere Outside

Xiao Yan emerged from seclusion and stopped Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage from killing True Dragon Emperor, revealing that his power had greatly increased. When Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage demanded control of the Dragon Phoenix Tomb, Xiao Yan refused and met his attack with a transformed Heavenly Flame that alarmed even the Quasi-God.

  • Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage entered battle mode and overwhelmed True Dragon Emperor with Sacred God's Source Art.
  • Xiao Yan appeared through Black Flame and seized Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage's wrist, stopping his attack.
  • Xiao Yan revealed that he had reached Late Stage Saint Grade Heaven Supreme and that Zi Yan had inherited the Dragon Phoenix's power.
  • Xiao Yan refused Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage's offer to divide the Dragon Phoenix Tomb and challenged him to fight.
  • Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage attacked with a giant golden hand, and Xiao Yan answered with his Primordial Bodies, Dragon Phoenix Saint Body, and Zero Hour Soul Flame.
  • Xiao Yan's evolved Heavenly Flame threatened to burn even a Quasi-God, leaving Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage visibly shaken.

Ch. 987Borrowing the Power of the Future

Xiao Yan burned away the Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage’s attacks and revealed the power of his Heavenly Flame, but his opponent seized control of the Dark Ocean and struck him down. Xiao Yan then unleashed a technique fueled by his transcendent Soul Realm, showing the gathered fighters a vision of his future self named on the Heavens List, while the Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage challenged his power.

  • Xiao Yan burned away the Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage’s God Rank Source Technique and countered with Eight Extremities Collapse, forcing him back with an explosion of Heavenly Flame.
  • The Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage used the Saint Clan Divine Seal to overpower Xiao Yan and blast him into the Dark Ocean, but Xiao Yan emerged unharmed after his Heavenly Flame erased its corrosive power.
  • Xiao Yan realized that the Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage had gained control of the Dark Ocean and inherited the Divine Bone after the Dragon Phoenix’s power had diminished.
  • Xiao Yan used Zero Hour Soul Path with all three Supreme Dharma Bodies, transforming his Heavenly Flame into a Soul Clock and summoning a River of Time.
  • The River of Time revealed a future image of Xiao Yan as a figure named on the Heavens List, and the Heavenly Ancestor Ancient Sage refused to believe he had reached the True God Realm.
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