Obsession

Ever since learning that the Bodhi Ancient Tree's Evil Sentience had been refined by Soul Heaven Emperor and turned into a stepping stone for his breakthrough to Dou Emperor, Xiao Jin had remained doubtful.

Could an Evil Sentience that not even Cang Yuan could resolve—a conglomeration of the entire continent's negative emotions—really be killed by a mere Late Nine-Star Dou Sheng?

Granted, Soul Heaven Emperor was indeed powerful. Before Xiao Jin and the others had grown strong, he had unquestionably been one of the continent's greatest experts.

But before the Bodhi Ancient Tree, such methods were clearly insufficient.

Otherwise, when Soul Heaven Emperor relocated the Soul Clan, he would not have chosen the edge of the Wild Wilderness for the Soul Realm, refusing to take even a single step inside the Wild Wilderness.

Moreover, the Bodhi Ancient Tree had previously used some method to control Zhu Kun. Since then, Xiao Jin had been wondering whether it had employed some special means to deliberately make Soul Heaven Emperor believe that he had refined the Bodhi Ancient Tree, while in truth it had merely hidden within him and waited for an opportunity.

As for why the Bodhi Ancient Tree had only revealed itself now, Xiao Jin found that easy enough to understand.

No matter how extraordinary the Bodhi Ancient Tree's methods were, and no matter how inferior Soul Heaven Emperor's method of breaking through to Dou Emperor had been, a Dou Emperor was still a Dou Emperor. Reaching that realm determined whether one would be treated as an ant.

Even if Soul Heaven Emperor had become a Dou Emperor through special means, he was undoubtedly still a genuine Dou Emperor.

He might not have matched Xiao Jin, Xun Er, and the others who had broken through to Dou Emperor only after enduring