It took Xiao Yan two full months to refine the Heavenly Tomb Soul. His soul advanced to the Emperor Realm, and his cultivation reached the early Eight-Star level.
Xiao Yan extended a hand and gently grasped at the Void Space. A stone mountain tens of thousands of yards away exploded without warning, scattering into powder.
His soul power spread to every corner of the Heavenly Tomb at a thought. Its reach was almost immeasurable compared to before.
Wherever his soul power reached, he could launch an attack across thousands of miles in an instant.
The Emperor-Realm Soul and Heavenly Realm Grand Perfection were only one step apart, yet they were as far apart as heaven and earth...
After thanking them, Xiao Yan drew a finger through the air before him, opening a spatial rift. He took one last look around, then stepped inside. Space rippled, and he vanished beneath the countless gazes watching him from the Heavenly Tomb.
"You're not leaving?" Xiao Xuan asked Yongheng.
"Of course I am. Once Hun Tiandi gets the Xiao Clan's Emperor Jade, the Ancient Emperor Cave Abode won't be far from opening.
A thousand years of waiting is finally coming to an end..."
In the skies above the Ancient Realm's vast mountains, several figures stood suspended in the air, frowning at the space ahead as it rippled gently like water.
"Patriarch Gu Yuan, what's going on?" Lei Ying asked in surprise.
"The half-month deadline is up. If Xiao Yan doesn't come out soon, the Hun Clan might really kill his father," Yan Jin added. Xiao Yan had shown no sign of emerging since entering the Heavenly Tomb, and the time they had agreed upon with the Hun Clan was almost here.
"The Heavenly Tomb has closed, and the spatial passage here is completely