Though the Twelve Ancestral Witches had inherited Pangu's Legacy, they had been born from a single drop of Pangu Blood, nurtured over countless ages as they absorbed boundless Innate Filthy Qi.
Moreover, they had long since entered the Realm of Quasi-Saint, their bodies undying. But by the time they were born, the power of that divine blood had already lost its former dominance. The supreme drop of blood in Ye Xuan's hand, however, had come from Pangu at the time of Creation. It was not only more overbearing in power, but also contained a trace of the Great Dao of Strength.
Once its full power erupted, it would be at least equivalent to a Quasi-Saint Late Stage powerhouse.
Ye Xuan did not dare take this Supreme Wonder lightly, either. He needed to make preparations before merging it into his body.
As Ye Xuan pondered, Daoist Zhunti arrived. Seeing that Ye Xuan had acquired another drop of supreme divine blood, he was once again shaken.
At a glance, this supreme divine blood seemed to have come from a Great Dao Demon God. The pressure it gave off made even Daoist Zhunti, already a Quasi-Saint, tremble.
Looking at Ye Xuan, Daoist Zhunti's gaze grew even more solemn.
"Eldest Brother!"
"Could this drop of divine blood have come from a Great Dao Demon God?"
"If we weren't on Spirit Mountain, the pressure from this single drop of blood would be more than I could bear, even as a Quasi-Saint."
Seeing him ask, Ye Xuan made no attempt to hide it and readily admitted the truth.
"Yes!"
At that, Daoist Zhunti furrowed his brow. "Eldest Brother, this is a Demon God's blood. It isn't something to take lightly. If that being survived the Creation Tribulation, then merging one drop of its blood into your body would create a karmic connection with it."
"That won't help you attain the Dao. It could make the Great Tribulation even more difficult!"
Hearing this, Ye Xuan smiled. Every treasure he had acquired was already free of cause and effect. Even if Pangu returned, it would have nothing to do with him.
Besides, so what if he really did return? Ye Xuan's Three Thousand Heavens needed the blood of Three Thousand Demon Gods to nourish them and truly grow, until they were complete. If they came, Ye Xuan would only welcome them.
"If he really returns, I'll use all his divine blood to make a blood sacrifice to my Dao Fruit!"
Seeing the confidence on Ye Xuan's face, Daoist Zhunti could only shake his head. If Eldest Brother was determined to use it, Zhunti could only support him. At least he would be there to help. If a Great Dao Demon God really came in the future, Zhunti could also intervene and hold him back.
Half a day later, Daoist Zhunti finally remembered why he had come: to bid farewell. He spoke at once.
"Eldest Brother, the final lecture is about to begin. I must go to the Purple Cloud Palace. Take care!"
Ye Xuan nodded.
"Very well!"
"Go. I'm here in the West, and it will be as secure as Mount Buzhou."
After talking a little longer, Zhunti left the Endless Western Continent and headed for the Nine Heavens above.
After watching him leave, Ye Xuan took out the Three Light Divine Water and restored himself to his peak. The Power of Karma flowed in his eyes. Within the Three Thousand Heavens in his palm, a Rebirth Aspect emerged, releasing boundless Power of Time to hold him in place.
"Seek Cause Determine Effect. Once it enters my mouth, I can perfectly merge it into my body."
With a shout, boundless Power of Karma produced a mysterious effect and flowed into Ye Xuan's body.
Seeing this, Ye Xuan swallowed it in one gulp, merging it into his body.
The moment it entered his mouth, a boundless force surged forth, as if a hundred million volcanoes had erupted at once. A Great Dao Demon God returned within Ye Xuan's body and, in an instant, surged through every limb and bone.
"Boom!"
This was not a fusion with his body. It was a savage reshaping.
In an instant, Ye Xuan's body completely disintegrated under that force, returning to boundless particles and vanishing into nothingness.
Watching this unfold, Ye Xuan held his breath and focused, channeling the power of the Supreme Great Dao to wrest control of his body from it. This drop of blood contained a trace of the Great Dao of Strength, which could break ten thousand arts with sheer force, rendering all of Ye Xuan's methods useless. Only the combined power of the Great Dao could contend with it.
"Rebirth Aspect!"
Ye Xuan shouted. Relying on the Power of Time, he turned back the power of his body and swallowed large quantities of Three Light Divine Water to restore himself.
As the two forces struggled against each other, a wondrous power emerged within his body, harmonizing yin and yang and encompassing all things. It was the Great Dao of Earth, the Innate Ji Earth Qi.
This supreme Great Dao was already the most powerful one Ye Xuan possessed. The moment it appeared, it brought balance between the Great Dao of Strength and the boundless Qi of Creation. One destroyed, the other brought new life. If the Great Dao of Strength grew stronger, he could use the Way of Time to draw power from the Rebirth Aspect and merge it into his body.
With Ye Xuan's arrangements, he had secured an invincible position and began merging the blood into his body.
Another seven thousand years passed, and its power finally merged into Ye Xuan's body. Every particle within him rang out like a mighty river in motion!
As for Ye Xuan's bones, they shattered, then were reformed with the aid of the Great Dao of Strength and endless Three Light Divine Water. A trace of the Great Dao of Strength's Divine Markings was inscribed upon them, giving them a dark yellow hue.
Ye Xuan stood in the void, his ten-thousand-zhang figure revealed.
Though his eyes remained closed, supreme might erupted from him, lofty and noble beyond compare. Under his aura, the whole world seemed to shrink. His very status was too exalted for the world to bear, making it appear shorter!
"Roar!"
In the next instant, a thunderous roar burst from Ye Xuan's mouth and carried billions of miles. Under his mighty aura, the Endless Western Continent trembled.
He had not used even a trace of magical power. Ye Xuan had simply roared with the strength of his body, twisting the power of the Endless Void throughout the West. Seeing this, Golden Cicada's gaze grew solemn once more.
"This is..."
Seeing the supreme might erupt from Ye Xuan's true form, Golden Cicada could hardly believe it. His master's strength had risen yet again. Could he have reached the Quasi-Saint Late Stage?
Just as Golden Cicada imagined, Ye Xuan had indeed entered the Quasi-Saint Late Stage. But it wasn't thanks to the other Three Supreme Dharma Gates—it was the strength of his body.
He had also grasped a trace of the truth of the Great Dao of Strength.
"Excellent!"
Seeing his physical strength surge straight to the Quasi-Saint Late Stage, Ye Xuan looked toward the Nine Heavens above.
Over the past seven thousand years, all the major Innate God-Demons had emerged from seclusion and gone to the Purple Cloud Palace. It was time for him to go out and take a look, too. A strange glint appeared in Ye Xuan's eyes as he headed straight for Mount Buzhou.
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