The Key to a Soul Breakthrough

The Flame Realm.

Upon entering the Flame Realm, Xiao Yuan immediately felt the intense heat of the heavens and earth emanating from it.

The last time I came to a place with such abundant Fire Attribute Energy was when I went to the Burning Flame Valley.

However, the energy of Burning Flame Valley is naturally incomparable to that of the Yan Clan.

After years of development and with the support of many Dou Sheng Expert, the Flame Realm is naturally much more profound than the Burning Flame Valley, which has long since declined to the point of having only one Dou Sheng Expert.

In its heyday, Burning Flame Valley was a super power comparable to Ancient Race. Unfortunately, apart from the brilliant Burning Flame Old Ancestor, Burning Flame Valley has never produced another genius like him.

Soon, Xiao Yuan, led by Elder Huo Yao, arrived at the Yan Clan's Council Great Hall.

Inside the main hall, a middle-aged man dressed in a crimson robe sat on a high seat. He appeared to be only around forty years old, with a somewhat rugged appearance. His eyebrows were crimson, resembling two burning flames. Surprisingly, his eyes were also completely crimson, looking as if they were inlaid with two fiery gems. With a glance, even the air seemed to heat up.

"His aura is smooth and concealed, and in my perception, it's like a lukewarm flame. He's truly remarkable. However, the feeling he gives me is rather strange."

Xiao Yuan's heart stirred, and he thought to himself.

In his soul perception, the middle-aged man was like a ball of fire, but this fire was not scorching; instead, it appeared peaceful. It should be noted that even Xiao Yuan in his current state could not make his aura become like this.

Of course, if he doesn't want people to see his strength, even powerful figures like Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi wouldn't be able to discern his power without him making a move.

Xiao Yuan naturally understood that this was Yan Jin, the patriarch of the Yan Clan. His control over Yan Jin had reached its peak. According to Gu Yuan, Yan Jin possessed two kinds of Heavenly Flames within his body: one was the Volcanic Rock Flame, ranked seventeenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, and the other was the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Fire, ranked seventh on the Heavenly Flame Ranking.

The new type of Heavenly Flames, created by fusing the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Fire and the Volcanic Rock Flame, is not as powerful as Xiao Yuan's Fused Heavenly Flame, but it can still rival the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame of the Ancient Clan or Xun'er without being at a disadvantage. Xiao Yan was able to fuse various Heavenly Flames because of the wonders of the Flame Mantra, while Yan Jin, the patriarch of the Yan Clan, relied entirely on his control over flames to forcibly fuse two different Heavenly Flames together, which was indeed quite difficult.

Of course, compared to Xiao Xuan's method of fusing three Heavenly Flames, it was obviously still a bit inferior. This also shows how terrifying the gap is between Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint and a peak Eight Star Dou Sheng.

In fact, with Xiao Yuan's current strength, he could barely forcefully fuse with a weaker, lower-ranking Heavenly Flames, but it wouldn't be of much use.

While Xiao Yuan was sizing up Yan Jin, Yan Jin was also observing him.

He had been curious about this young man, who had such a illustrious reputation and dared to show disrespect to the Ancient Clan, for a long time.

Especially after learning that Xiao Yuan only started formally cultivating at the age of fifteen, and that he had already soared to the Dou Sheng level at the age of twenty-something, he admired this young man even more.

"Xiao Yuan, the Young Clan Leader of the Xiao Clan, greets Yan Clan, the Senior Yan Jin clan!"

Xiao Yuan cupped his hands in a salute and said with a smile.

"Hehe, I've heard of your reputation for a long time. Now that I've met you, I can see that you are indeed extraordinary. Even I can't discern your exact level of cultivation."

Yan Jin's crimson eyebrows twitched slightly, then he said with a smile.

"Whoosh!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan remained silent, and his terrifying soul power transformed into a barrier, enveloping the main hall.

What does this mean?

Upon seeing this, Elder Huo Yao's expression changed. He pulled Xiao Yuan aside and asked.

"I have come to the Yan Clan this time to discuss important matters with Chief Yan Jin. This is a message from Chief Gu Yuan of the Ancient Clan Chief. Chief Yan Jin may wish to take a look."

As Xiao Yuan spoke, he sent out a jade token, controlling it with his soul power, and it floated towards Yan Jin.

"Oh?"

With Yan Jin's strength, he naturally wouldn't be afraid of Xiao Yuan tampering with the jade tablet. He immediately grabbed the jade tablet, examined it for a while, his expression changed slightly, and he glanced at Xiao Yuan before looking at Elder Huo Yao.

"Don't worry, Elder Huo Yao is fine, otherwise I would have captured him on the way."

Xiao Yuan's words seemed somewhat disrespectful, but they were not malicious. Therefore, Elder Huo Yao was not angry, but rather somewhat puzzled.

What does this mean?

Yan Jin didn't speak, and threw the jade token to Elder Huo Yao.

Elder Huo Yao also checked the information and his expression immediately changed drastically.

"Soul Clan spy? Tunling Clan?"

The bombshell news made him gasp in surprise.

"That's right, the Ancient Clan's spy is an elder who guards the ancestral hall. Clan Chief Yan Jin, who do you think the traitor of the Yan Clan is?"

Xiao Yuan nodded and asked in a deep voice.

"That's hard to say."

Yan Jin paused for a moment, not wanting to believe Xiao Yuan's one-sided story so easily. After thinking for a while, he said, "Without proof, how can I believe you?"

"Because I'm here to vouch for you."

A figure suddenly emerged from the Space Rift and stood beside Xiao Yuan.

"Xiao Xuan!?"

Upon seeing that figure that was so familiar from his memories, Yan Jin's eyes widened in disbelief!

"We'll locate the person."

Xiao Xuan said calmly.

"You've really been resurrected? Weren't you supposed to only exist within the Heavenly Tomb?"

Although Yan Jin knew from Gu Yuan's message that Xiao Xuan was able to come out, he was still shocked when he saw it with his own eyes.

"Thanks to him."

Xiao Xuan looked at Xiao Yuan and smiled gently.

"Are you really able to pinpoint that traitor?"

Xiao Xuan's reputation is clearly far more effective than Xiao Yuan's, Yan Jin has already begun to consider how to carry it out.

"Don't worry, he's now Emperor Realm Soul, so he's not afraid of fighting you. Locking down those Soul Clan scum won't be difficult."

Xiao Xuan's words silenced Yan Jin once again.

Emperor Realm Soul?

Did he hear me right? "It's really not difficult."

As Xiao Yuan spoke, he immediately condensed Soul Clone, and the Life and Death Heavenly Talisman and the fused golden Heavenly Flames also flew into the clone.

The next moment, the clone flew out and silently entered the spatial interlayer.

Even Yan Jin, who witnessed this scene firsthand, couldn't find Xiao Yuan's clone anywhere.

It really is Emperor Realm Soul!?

He was somewhat bewildered when he realized that Xiao Yuan and Xiao Xuan hadn't lied to him.

Are all young people these days this powerful? Even our own young people aren't this outrageous! Emperor Realm Soul! In the Douqi Continent, the only things related to the Emperor Realm are Douqi Realm, pill grade, and soul realm.

Of the three, the one most likely to be touched is the Emperor Realm Soul.

However, even after cultivating for a thousand years, I am still extremely far from that level, and I see no hope.

This young man in his twenties actually achieved that?

Immediately afterwards, chaos broke out within the Yan Clan.

Before Yan Jin could say anything, Xiao Yuan's Soul Clone had already returned with a phantom soul body.

"It was him?"

Upon seeing the illusory soul's face, Yan Jin's expression changed.

This person is Huo Yan, one of the elders who guarded the Tou She Ancient God Jade, and who has reached the Peak Four-Star Dou Saint Huo Yan.

"His soul has been sealed away by me. Let me show you his memories."

As he spoke, Xiao Yuan's Soul Clone snapped his fingers.

"Smack!"

Huo Yan's memories were visualized and began to play.

A moment later, Yan Jin slammed his hand on the table, shattering it, and roared, "I never expected it was these beasts from the Soul Clan who harmed Elder Huo Yan!"

Yan Jin was heartbroken.

Peak Four-Star Dou Saint is considered a very high-end combat force for the Yan Clan, and it is truly heartbreaking to lose such a powerful figure.

"Therefore, my suggestion is that the other races unite to deal with the Soul Clan. You should know that the Ancient Race are now nothing more than tools that the Soul Clan keeps to continue their bloodline power. If we sit idly by, the same thing that happened to the Spirit Clan may happen to the other major races."

Xiao Yuan recognized this and said.

"So, according to you, other Ancient Race also had them?"

After a moment of silence, Yan Jin asked.

"No, only Thunder Clan is left. I'll go back and deal with the trouble there right away."

Xiao Yuan shook his head and said.

"Why? What about other Ancient Race?"

Yan Jin frowned and asked.

"Other Ancient Race probably don't need to go through such trouble to seize their Ancient Jade. They can just snatch the jade and wipe out the entire race in one fell swoop, just like the Spirit Clan did."

Xiao Yuan waved his hand, indicating that Yan Jin was overthinking it.

Is that so?

Yan Jin's expression was extremely solemn. Clearly, he was only now beginning to truly understand just how terrifying the Soul Clan's strength was! "My suggestion is that after I visit the Thunder Clan, the Ancient, Flame, and Thunder Clans should construct Space Channel to connect with each other and protect and support one another."

Xiao Yuan cupped his hands in greeting.

"Well, I'll discuss this with Gu Yuan. Since that's the case, you should go to the Thunder Clan first. Nothing is more important than this."

Yan Jin had other matters to discuss with Xiao Yuan, including Xiao Xuan's affairs, which he was also curious about. However, given the current situation, it was clearly not appropriate to waste precious time on other things, so he spoke to Xiao Yuan about it.

"Well, in that case, I'll take my leave now!"

Xiao Yuan nodded upon hearing this, then tore through space and took Xiao Xuan to the Thunder Clan.

Xiao Xuan naturally knew the location of the Thunder Clan.

As Yan Jin watched Xiao Yuan and Xiao Xuan disappear, his Yan Jin also contracted.

The fact that Xiao Yuan's Emperor Realm Soul can move freely within the Flame Realm is truly audacious.

In fact, he didn't know that Xiao Yuan was able to do this entirely by taking advantage of the Heavenly Tomb Master's abilities, first entering the Heavenly Tomb, and then going from the Heavenly Tomb to other places marked with spatial points.

Xiao Xuan also entered the Heavenly Tomb Heavenly Tomb through the entrance set up by Xiao Yuan in the Starfall Pavilion, and then appeared in the Flame Realm.

"Chief."

Elder Huo Yao was still reeling from the shock of Xiao Yuan so easily capturing the undercover agent. After a long while, he finally stammered out his thoughts.

"This Xiao Yuan is no ordinary person." Yan Jin sighed and said, "I originally thought that Xiao Yuan would be the second Xiao Xuan. But now it seems that he may surpass Xiao Xuan and touch that legendary realm."

"Is the clan leader referring to Dou Di?"

Upon hearing this, Elder Huo Yao asked in disbelief.

"Well, I think we can't rule out that possibility."

Yan Jin nodded and said in a deep voice.

"Let Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi get closer to him, especially Huo Zhi. She looks down on the boys in the clan, but Xiao Yuan should be to her liking, right?"

Hearing that Yan Jin was even going to use his beauty to seduce someone, Elder Huo Yao gave a helpless bitter smile. Xiao Yuan had no shortage of beauties!

Besides, Huo Zhi isn't the type to be someone's concubine. The Yan Clan was thinking of getting Xiao Yuan into bed—or rather, onto their ship—while Xiao Yuan remained in the Heavenly Tomb.

The elegant white-clad figure of the Purification Lotus Demon Saint was quite similar to Xiao Yuan's style of dress. In the Heavenly Tomb, the Purification Lotus Demon Saint relied on the soul power in the remnant image to re-condense his form.

However, his condition is still far worse than Xiao Xuan's.

In the short term, Xiao Yuan couldn't let this old senior go out for a stroll, so he simply let him stay here and be the mountain king.

"It seems you've hit a bottleneck in your soul realm?"

Xiao Yuan heard these words as soon as he entered the Heavenly Tomb, so he stopped and asked in surprise:

"Senior noticed? I have indeed encountered some bottlenecks. If I could advance further, perhaps with my soul power, I could even deal with Nine Star Dou Sheng."

Xiao Yuan cupped his hands in greeting and asked for guidance.

"Yes, I also encountered this bottleneck back then. Although I had some ideas, I didn't have time to put them into action."

The Purification Lotus Demon Saint nodded and said.

"Oh? What are your thoughts, senior?"

Xiao Yuan quickly asked.

"It is said that the Emperor Realm Soul, but I think there should be a realm above the Emperor Realm, but there is no way to cultivate it."

Xiao Xuan also spoke up from the side.

Although he had never experienced the bottleneck beyond the Emperor Realm Soul, his vision and experience were still there.

"Yes, that's right. In the ancient times, there were still Dou Di on the continent. With so many Dou Di, it's impossible that they were all only at the Dou Emperor Realm. There should be other realms above the Emperor Realm."

The Purification Lotus Demon Saint nodded in agreement.

"Although my Dou Qi can no longer be improved, I think my soul power, unless I break through to a level that can rival Dou Di, should still be able to climb a little further before that, so that I won't only be able to deal with an Eight Star Dou Sheng."

"Purification Lotus Demon Saint continued."

"That's what I think too."

Xiao Yuan nodded, looking at the Purification Lotus Demon Saint with an expectant expression.

After pondering for a moment, the Purification Lotus Demon Saint slowly said, "When I was cultivating my soul power, I felt a strange sensation after reaching a bottleneck."

It seems the space of the soul's sea of consciousness is only so big. To accommodate more soul power, it might be necessary to reconstruct a completely new sea of consciousness, but that would be too risky. If I'm not careful, I might become an idiot. Although I'm confident in my talent, I don't dare to try it lightly.

"Does this mean to rebuild after destruction?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan's eyes lit up.

He kept failing to build a divine palace when he tried to break through to the Divine Palace Realm, and now it seems that he was going in the wrong direction.

Building a divine palace within the sea of consciousness is like building a house within a house; the new house can never be bigger than the old one.

Naturally, this did not achieve the effect Xiao Yuan wanted.

So, we have to give it our all!