Under One Lord and One Hall, I Am Invincible

In that ancient battle, Cang Wu was too severely injured. Had it been anyone else, even the Ice Master, they would have already perished.

Cang Wu survived solely because the system, before it crashed, forcibly kept him clinging to life.

The Heavenly King Hall's ability to contend with the Ice Master speaks for itself. If it were a one-on-one fight, Cang Wu, with the power of the Devouring Ancestral Talisman, could indeed hold the opponent off and preserve himself.

This is the Devouring Ancestral Talisman's, or rather Cang Wu's, greatest strength. Against anyone of equal or similar strength, Cang Wu would ultimately win.

No matter the location, as long as his condition isn't too poor, he will absolutely win if the fight continues!

After all, even top experts in the Reincarnation Realm can be affected by their surroundings.

For example, the Flame Master's strength increases significantly in lava or volcanic areas, while it decreases considerably in environments that counter him.

But these have no impact on Cang Wu. He can even prevent his opponents from benefiting from environmental boosts.

Before the Devouring Ancestral Talisman, all external boosts can be isolated, or at least mostly isolated, by utilizing Devouring Power.

Furthermore, the Devouring Ancestral Talisman can greatly weaken an opponent's attacks and forcibly enhance one's own sustained combat ability.

As a result, when facing Cang Wu, anyone with even a slight disadvantage in strength will only face defeat, no matter how many times they fight, the outcome will be the same.

Take the Six-Fingered Saint Dragon Emperor, whom Cang Wu mentioned. His strength was actually not much different from Cang Wu's. If combat power could be represented by numbers, the difference in their combat strength was far less than the environmental impact on some powerful individuals.

Yet, in their encounters, the Six-Fingered Saint Dragon Emperor always fought Cang Wu to a 4-6 split. Four matches were drawn due to time constraints, and the remaining six were all lost, a worse record than his against the Ice Master.

Of course, the Ice Master's attacks were more brutal and painful. A dull blade versus an ice blade would make a significant difference when striking dragon scales.

This is also why the Heavenly King Hall, the foremost of the Ten King's Halls, despite possessing strength comparable to the Ice Master who had broken through to the Divine Palace Realm, could only suppress Cang Wu but not defeat him.

In fact, in ancient times, some people called Cang Wu the greatest person below Ancestor Fu due to his impeccable record.

He could remain undefeated against the Heavenly King Hall and had a perfect winning record against all other King's Halls!

Most importantly, Cang Wu never feared being outnumbered. As long as the Heavenly King Hall wasn't involved, he could persist even when ganged up on by six or seven King's Halls.

Even the Ice Master never had such a record, as no one in the world could be as versatile as Cang Wu.

However, the price of such versatility was that Cang Wu, the earliest of the Eight Ancient Lords to reach the peak of the Reincarnation Realm, was overtaken by the Ice Master in entering the Divine Palace Realm.

Ultimately, after Ancestor Fu was forced to burn Reincarnation to seal the Demon Emperor and send the heavily injured Ice Master into Reincarnation, Cang Wu had to shoulder the burden and face the remaining four top-tier forces of the Demon Race alone.

One Heavenly King Hall comparable to the Ice Master, one Great Heavenly Demon King nearly equal to the Six-Fingered Saint Dragon Emperor, and the Second King's Hall and Third King's Hall, whose strength was not inferior to the other eight lords.

With the four of them joining forces, although Cang Wu endured and broke through to the Divine Palace Realm at a critical moment, he was also severely wounded and on the verge of death.

Later, to escort more people into Reincarnation, Cang Wu burned Reincarnation again, further weakening his soul.

"Without the support of a physical body, the maximum strength of a soul or Demonic Spirit is only the Creation Realm. Moreover, my soul was already heavily wounded in that ancient battle, and this is merely a remnant soul. If I had a physical body, my strength would be capped at the Great Perfection of the Primal Core Realm."

Cang Wu sighed heavily, speaking with great helplessness. This remnant soul of his was completely shattered and a small portion split off, truly the dregs of the dregs.

A soul alone had its limits, something even he, one of the Eight Ancient Lords, couldn't change.

After all, both the Nirvana Tribulation of the Nirvana Realm and the Wind and Thunder Tribulation of a Talisman Master required a physical body; the former could only be endured with a body, and the latter relied on a physical body.

"If not for the Ancestral Stone's nurturing over the years, this remnant soul of mine wouldn't have awakened. Otherwise, why would I need you, kid, to help me find Yin Yang Qi?"

In fact, the strength Cang Wu recovered upon awakening was due to Lin Dong's Life Spirit Talisman. When it awakened him, it activated the Devouring Power within his soul, which devoured a large amount of energy before he recovered to a strength comparable to the Great Perfection of the Primal Core Realm.

If this remnant soul of Cang Wu had the same strength as the remnant soul within his main body, nurtured by a physical body, he could have swept through the entire Eastern Xuan Region after obtaining the Devouring Ancestral Talisman.

As for Lin Qingtan's Fiend Body, it was something Cang Wu could resolve with a mere strand of Yin Sha Qi. Although he wasn't as proficient in this area as the Ice Master, that was only relative to the level of the Eight Ancient Lords.

"Is it that serious?"

Lin Dong scratched his head. These matters were an entirely unknown territory for him.

If Little Marten were here, instead of wondering if it was that serious, he would be marveling that anyone could have survived under such circumstances.

"So, from now on, kid, don't disturb me unless it's important. I need to go into seclusion for a while to recover my strength."

Cang Wu couldn't help but roll his eyes. If this kid wasn't his future junior brother but his actual junior brother, he would have shown him what 'big brother's affectionate care' truly meant.

"As for your sister's physique, I recall there's a space within the Ancestral Stone that seals some things. You can search for it using the Devouring Spirit Talisman. However, for her to cultivate to the Primal Core Realm and beyond, she will still need an Extreme Yin Object."

"I'll remember that."

Lin Dong nodded heavily, then seemed to recall something and quickly said.

"Right, Senior, Master Yan said I should participate in some Tower Battle. What do you think..."

As he spoke, Lin Dong felt a bit embarrassed. After all, Cang Wu had just told him to focus on cultivation.

But Master Yan, as Lin Dong's guide, had personally invited him, and it was a matter of great importance, so Lin Dong couldn't refuse.

"Tower Battle? Oh, you mean that Talisman Master Tower over there? Go ahead if you want to. The top floor of the Talisman Master Tower is somewhat interesting."

Cang Wu waved his hand dismissively. Lin Dong breathed a sigh of relief, but then couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Senior, how did you know that thing is called the Talisman Master Tower?"

Cang Wu turned to look at Lin Dong, a half-smile in his eyes, making Lin Dong feel a bit uneasy. That look made him feel like he had asked a very, very stupid question.

"Kid, do you know who founded the line of Ancestor Fu?"

"I remember you mentioning before that Ancestor Fu founded the Talisman Master lineage."

Lin Dong scratched his head, replying cautiously in a low voice. However, he looked at Cang Wu even more confusedly and pressed on.

"But, in ancient times, were there Talisman Master Towers too? Didn't you say that the Talisman Master lineage was very weak in ancient times?"

"Haha, kid, do you know who the true patriarch of the Talisman Master lineage is?"

Cang Wu burst into laughter. Seeing Lin Dong's bewildered expression, he simply chuckled, waved his hand, and turned to walk deeper into the manor, leaving Lin Dong with a dashing and unrestrained back.

"Kid, when you truly get involved with the Talisman Master lineage, you'll know who it is!"