Emperor-Realm Soul, Nine-Star Dou Saint

"The Heavenly Tomb has suddenly changed and cut off contact with the outside world. Report this to the Patriarch at once!"

Gu Yuan arrived soon after receiving the news. He tried to communicate with the Heavenly Tomb and found that, just as the elder guarding it had said, its connection to the outside world had been severed completely.

"What happened?"

Gu Yuan's expression darkened. The Heavenly Tomb had remained unchanged for thousands of years. No one had imagined it would undergo such a sudden change.

The elder could only steel himself and recount what had happened earlier.

"A disturbance?"

Gu Yuan frowned deeply and turned toward the Heavenly Tomb. More than a dozen of the Gu Clan's most promising young members were inside, yet he could do nothing but watch and wait.

"Everyone, stand back."

Gu Yuan suddenly raised a hand and struck the Heavenly Tomb, hoping to force it open. But it had been left behind by a Dou Emperor whose methods were far beyond his own. He could not budge it in the slightest.

Half a year had passed outside, but three years had gone by within. Xiao Yu had chosen the Energy Body, and his cultivation had soared to Nine-Star Peak Dou Saint.

Xiao Yan's cultivation remained unchanged at the peak of Six-Star, but his soul had reached the Emperor Realm.

Each had gained something extraordinary. By refining the Heavenly Tomb Soul, Xiao Yan had effectively taken over its role. He no longer had to wait for the Heavenly Tomb to open; he could enter whenever he wished.

Only one step separated a Heavenly Realm Grand Perfection soul from an Emperor-Realm Soul, yet one stood in the heavens and the other on the earth...

There was no comparing the two. Only by experiencing the power of