Soul Spirit Emperor's resolve, seclusion to absorb demon saint blood essence, Three-Star Dou Sheng!

The atmosphere in the reception room was eerily quiet.

Upon suddenly receiving this news, Xiao Yan was inevitably shocked and bewildered.

But at the same time, a thought arose in his mind, "I knew it was true."

After all, considering the name Soul Spirit Emperor and his abilities and methods, it's hard not to associate him with the Soul Clan.

Especially the Soul Chain move; the Soul Spirit Emperor even mentioned that his descendants have an incomplete version of the inheritance.

Some things are better left unthought; once you delve into them, the clues become one after another.

Xiao Yan composed himself and asked, "Third Master, are you the first Dou Emperor of the Soul Clan?"

The Soul Spirit Emperor shook his head with a wistful look in his eyes. "No, I am not the first Dou Emperor of the Soul Clan."

I am the Seventh-Generation Dou Emperor of the Soul Clan. At that time, the Soul Clan had three Dou Emperor: myself, my younger brother, and my great-grandfather. Before I became an emperor, our Soul Clan's first Dou Emperor had already perished.

At that time, the Soul Clan was considered a first-rate family across the entire continent, second only to a few top-tier powers.

Xiao Yan opened his mouth, but remained silent for a moment.

The Soul Clan, with three Dou Emperor coexisting, is only a first-rate family? The ancient Dou Qi Continent is far too terrifying.

Seeing Xiao Yan's expression, the Soul Spirit Emperor casually explained, "A family's status isn't solely determined by the number of Dou Emperor; strength also plays a role."

Even your second master, Wan Ling Emperor, whose power didn't have a second Dou Emperor, was the strongest among the Dou Emperor at the time, so his power was also a top-tier power.

Our Soul Clan had one High-Rank Dou Emperor, which is why we rose to the ranks of the first-class. If I had been stronger, or if a second High-Rank Dou Emperor had emerged, the Soul Clan would have been a top-tier power.

Xiao Yan expressed his incomprehension; he was merely a minor Dou Sheng.

The Soul Spirit Emperor continued, seemingly oblivious to his own words, "I don't know much about the first Dou Emperor who truly founded the Soul Clan. I only know that he was a top-tier existence who created many bloody formations and Soul Skill. He could kill Dou Emperor one-on-one, and his strength was even greater than mine at my peak."

The Emperor-Slaying Ghost Blood Blade and the Emperor-Slaying Array? Xiao Yan guessed in his heart, but didn't foolishly ask it aloud. Instead, he asked the real key question, "Third Master, what do you think of the Soul Clan?"

The Soul Spirit Emperor did not answer immediately, but shook his head and said, "No, how I see it is not important."

The important thing... is how you view the Soul Clan.

His gaze was far-reaching, as if he could see the future. "In the present continent, there is no Emperor's Origin Qi. Only you, who have learned the ' Spirit Devouring Body Forging Mantra,' have the potential to achieve Emperor-Realm Physique and Emperor Realm Soul."

It can be said that, given time, you will be invincible across the entire continent.

At that time, if you so desire, annihilating the Soul Clan will be as simple as a single thought.

"So... what is your view on the Soul Clan?" the Soul Spirit Emperor asked Xiao Yan.

Although the Soul Spirit Emperor did not give a direct answer, Xiao Yan had already gleaned the answer from his words.

The Soul Spirit Emperor still cared about the Soul Clan; otherwise, he would have simply given a straightforward answer, shaking his head to indicate that he didn't care.

After a moment's thought, Xiao Yan slowly began to speak, "The Soul Clan is one of the Eight Great Emperor Clans that have been passed down from ancient times to the present."

Oh no, it should be the seven Emperor Clan.

Because just a thousand years ago, one of the Eight Great Emperor Clans had its lineage broken and was destroyed by a rival Emperor Clan.

The clan that was wiped out was my Xiao Clan!

"The enemy race is the Soul Clan?" The Soul Spirit Emperor's breath hitched. He guessed it almost instantly, otherwise he wouldn't understand why Xiao Yan was being so secretive.

Xiao Yan nodded silently.

The Soul Spirit Emperor closed his eyes and couldn't stop sighing.

The hatred of annihilation! This is the hatred of annihilation of an entire clan!

Having been by Xiao Yan's side for so long, he had long since figured out Xiao Yan's personality: extremely loyal and righteous, and willing to repay even the smallest kindness with the greatest gratitude, even at the cost of some personal gain.

However, Xiao Yan is also extremely vengeful. He will never let go of anyone or any force that is hostile to him or causes him harm.

The hatred of wiping out one's clan would be met with the same retribution of extermination for any normal person, let alone Xiao Yan. He probably wouldn't even allow a single trace of his bloodline to continue.

The Soul Spirit Emperor had almost foreseen the destruction of the Soul Clan, and felt utterly helpless.

"Master, I will not completely annihilate the Soul Clan," Xiao Yan suddenly said.

The Soul Spirit Emperor immediately looked at Xiao Yan, and exclaimed in surprise, "What?"

Xiao Yan said with a serious expression, "The Soul Clan destroyed my Xiao Clan, and I will seek revenge. But Master, you have been kind to me, and you generously taught me all kinds of soul Secret Technique."

"For your sake, I can only execute the Soul Clan who destroyed my Xiao Clan and committed evil deeds; I am willing to spare the remaining Soul Clan so they can continue to carry on their race."

The Soul Spirit Emperor looked at Xiao Yan, suppressing all his emotions, and after a moment of silence, replied, "It's what I, your so-called master, owe you."

After saying this, the Soul Spirit Emperor closed his eyes and released his soul barrier.

"I have opened the soul barrier and let a wisp of your soul in, disciple." The Soul Spirit Emperor's expression was solemn.

Xiao Yan's eyes widened slightly. He hadn't expected the Soul Spirit Emperor to do such a thing; it was no different from entrusting his life to him.

"Third Master, how can you do this!" Xiao Yan shook his head and refused.

He truly remembered the Soul Spirit Emperor's kindness, the Secret Technique that allowed Dan Chen to transform Soul Crystal, the protection of his master's wife Han Shanshan, and the protection of the Huang Quan Demon Saint —he remembered all these kindnesses.

How could he possibly do such a heinous thing!

"Disciple, I know you trust me, but it is precisely because you trust me that I must take the initiative to do this."

As he spoke, the Soul Spirit Emperor chuckled, "Otherwise, what if you change your mind in the future and decide not to resurrect your master? That would be terrible."

Xiao Yan certainly wouldn't do that, but he could tell that the Soul Spirit Emperor didn't mean it that way at all. If he really craved resurrection, he wouldn't have gone with him to take the Heavenly Flames without objecting.

"Alright, send a wisp of your soul in now, quickly," the Soul Spirit Emperor urged.

Xiao Yan did not refuse again and sent his soul into the Soul Spirit Emperor's Soul Origin. With just a thought, he could completely erase the Soul Spirit Emperor.

The Soul Spirit Emperor then closed the soul barrier and smiled with relief.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan suddenly asked, "Master, to what extent has your soul recovered?"

The Soul Spirit Emperor replied, "It should take at least another ten years."

"Do you have Soul Infant Fruit?" Xiao Yan continued to ask.

The Soul Spirit Emperor pondered for a moment, "If we have a supreme treasure like the Soul Infant Fruit or the Spirit Dragon Heavenly Ganoderma, then I am confident that I can restore my Soul Origin to perfection in just five years."

"Um, what if it's Gold-Grade Soul Infant Fruit?" Xiao Yan corrected.

"Three years." The Soul Spirit Emperor gave a straightforward answer, then asked curiously, "By the way, why are you asking this?"

Xiao Yan said earnestly, "I've found you Gold-Grade Soul Infant Fruit!"

The Soul Spirit Emperor paused for a moment, then laughed, "Haha, then I'll be waiting for you to come find me."

Xiao Yan smiled too, but he was serious.

He will definitely go to the Secret Realm of the Creation Saint ahead of time, and he will definitely take all the treasures inside.

With the Gold-Grade Soul Infant Fruit, when he attacks the Soul Hall Human Hall in the future, he might be able to fully restore the Soul Spirit Emperor's Soul Origin by relying on the Soul Origin within.

At that time, he can refine Tier 9 Precious Pill and find the Ninth-Rank Magical Beast Blood Essence to revive the Soul Spirit Emperor.

By then, the Soul Spirit Emperor will definitely possess at least the cultivation level of Eight-Star Dou Saint. If the elixir can be of a higher grade and the quality of the essence blood can be higher, it is not impossible for him to directly possess the cultivation level of Nine-Star Dou Saint.

By then, he will truly have a top-tier backer on the continent.

By then, he might even be able to find a way to seize the Emperor Jade of some of the weaker Emperor Clan, making it truly impossible for the Soul Clan to collect all the Tou She Ancient God Jade.

Of course, with the Tou She Ancient God Jade worn close to Gu Yuan's body, he was already safe enough, but Xiao Yan did not let his guard down because of this.

Recalling the plot of the original novel and considering his own impressions of Gu Yuan in real life, Xiao Yan seriously doubted that Gu Yuan's gentle and refined demeanor, his lack of ambition and competitiveness, might just be a facade.

The fact that Hun Tiandi was able to collect all eight Tuoshe Ancient Jade and open the Ancient God Cave Mansion might be partly due to Gu Yuan's somewhat reluctant involvement; otherwise, he would have had many opportunities to ensure that Hun Tiandi could never have collected Tou She Ancient God Jade.

Both being Nine-Star Dou Saint Late Stage Half-Emperor Realm Soul, Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi had reached the pinnacle of the continent. Hun Tiandi aspired to become an Emperor, so how could Gu Yuan not?

They were simply putting on airs and unwilling to risk damaging their reputation by snatching the Ancient Jade.

In the end, it was only because the Hun Tiandi's preparations were beyond his expectations that things went wrong.

Xiao Yan felt that if the Hun Tiandi threatened Gu Yuan with Xun'er or other important figures from the Ancient Clan, Gu Yuan might even take the opportunity to exchange the Ancient Jade, allowing the Hun Tiandi to collect Ancient Jade.

Therefore, he had to plan ahead and nip this risk in the bud!

We returned to the Small Courtyard.

Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, Zi Yan still haven't returned.

Yao Ling was alone in the courtyard, summoning and manipulating flames, practicing her Flame Control Technique.

Xiao Yan glanced at it a few times, and originally wanted to give some pointers, but after thinking about it, he felt that it would seem a bit too eager, so he just nodded to Yao Ling and went to the Quiet Room to cultivate.

In the Quiet Room, Xiao Yan sat on the Earth Fire Lotus Platform. After a brief period of meditation, he took out the remaining resources from his Storage Ring.

A full four and a half portions of the Ninth-Rank Magical Beast Blood Essence.

Of these, one and a half portions were the remaining five portions of magical beast blood, one portion was the item exchanged at the Yao Ling Auction, and two portions were Gu Yan's bets.

In addition, there were four drops of the Demon Saint Blood Essence.

Looking at these resources, Xiao Yan felt a surge of excitement.

Especially the Demon Saint Blood Essence, which is the original essence blood of the Half-Emperor level Huang Quan Demon Saint. In addition to the energy contained in the essence blood itself, the insights into the Holy Path contained in it are also extremely valuable.

In the original story, he used a drop of his essence blood to raise his cultivation from the Early One-Star Dou Saint to the Late-Stage One-Star Dou Saint.

It's a bit of a shame that the Demon Saint Blood Essence has a strong diminishing effect.

In the original story, when he gave the Demon Saint Blood Essence to Yao Lao, he said, "I have already taken it once, and taking it again will not be very effective."

While Xiao Yan said this to make Yao Lao feel at ease accepting the essence blood, it wasn't entirely without merit.

Indeed, the first drop of the Demon Saint Blood Essence has the strongest enhancement effect, because the saintly insights contained within it are an extra boost that can only be obtained the first time.

However, even if the effects of the last few drops diminish, Xiao Yan felt that a drop of Demon Saint Blood Essence could still raise his cultivation level by a small stage.

His current physique is equivalent to the Early One-Star Dou Saint. After consuming all four drops of Demon Saint Blood Essence, plus the Ninth-Rank Magical Beast Blood Essence, he has a very good chance of breaking through to Three-Star Dou Sheng!

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan separated a drop of Demon Saint Blood Essence. As soon as the golden Demon Saint Blood Essence appeared, the Ninth-Rank Magical Beast Blood Essence contained in the container trembled violently. At the same time, the energy of heaven and earth within a hundred feet radius dared not approach even slightly due to fear of the energy of the golden blood.

Following his original character's example, Xiao Yan summoned Fusion Heavenly Flame formed from Fourteen Heavenly Flames, and used it to temper the Demon Saint Blood Essence. Only after confirming that there were no abnormalities within it did he swallow the essence blood.

After the essence blood entered his abdomen, the immense energy, like a race car out of control on a track, crashed wildly throughout Xiao Yan's body. The residual shockwaves alone were enough to cause a Dou Zun expert to explode and die.

However, when applied to Xiao Yan in his current state, this energy only caused him to sway slightly before being completely suppressed.

The Spirit Devouring Body Forging Mantra was fully activated, and the Fourteen Heavenly Flames and the [Heaven-Swallowing] Heaven-Swallowing Talent were skillfully mobilized.

Xiao Yan calmed his mind and gradually controlled the restless energy within his body, allowing it to be refined by the Heavenly Flames and gradually integrated into various parts of his body.

Gradually, his breathing became more and more steady, and with each breath, the air he exhaled contained a rich energy.

At the same time, after Xiao Yan Xiao Yan absorbed the golden Demon Saint Blood Essence, it resonated with the blood in his body in a special way. The Half-Emperor aura of the Demon Saint Blood Essence gradually increased the strength of the blood in Xiao Yan's body, making it closer and closer to the blood of Dou Emperor.

Time passed slowly, and with the help of the Fourteen Heavenly Flames and his Devouring Heaven-Swallowing Talent, it took Xiao Yan a full ten days to finally devour a drop of Demon Saint Blood Essence.

"Phew~"

With a breath of stale air, Xiao Yan opened his eyes. He clenched his fist, feeling the explosive increase in power within his body, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"With my current physique, I can definitely stand up to Late-Stage One-Star Dou Saint expert head-on! The Demon Saint Blood Essence truly did not disappoint me!"

After a brief remark, Xiao Yan didn't hesitate much and immediately began absorbing another drop of the Demon Saint Blood Essence.

The absorption process remained largely unchanged this time, except that the digestion speed was slightly faster.

Nine days later, Xiao Yan also completely digested the second drop of the Demon Saint Blood Essence.

The effect of this drop of essence blood was indeed much weaker than the first drop, but it still allowed him to break through from the Late-Stage One-Star Dou Saint to the Early-Stage Two-Star Dou Sheng.

"Again!" Xiao Yan muttered, then swallowed the remaining two drops of Demon Saint Blood Essence and began to digest them.

The energy of the two drops of essence blood became even more violent, but Xiao Yan's body was like a large bell, firmly locking the energy of the two drops of essence blood within his body and completely suppressing it.

At the same time, the energy from the two drops of essence blood is quickly absorbed into the body.

When the energy of the two drops of semen was completely used up, another half month had passed.

"Two-Star Dou Saint Late Stage, which is about what I expected."

"The remaining Ninth-Rank Magical Beast Blood Essence should be enough to break through to the Three-Star Dou Sheng." Thinking of this, Xiao Yan directly packed up all the Ninth-Rank Magical Beast Blood Essence and put it in his mouth.

After a brief assessment, I realized that the combined energy of four and a half Ninth-Rank Magical Beast Blood Essence was significantly stronger than a single drop of Demon Saint Blood Essence, but still inferior to two drops of Demon Saint Blood Essence.

The main reason is that the magical beasts corresponding to the Ninth-Rank Magical Beast Blood Essence are basically One-Star Dou Saint, at most the difference between the early and mid-stages, and the energy contained is not great.

Even so, Xiao Yan could sense that under the impact of this energy, the threshold of becoming Three-Star Dou Sheng was slowly opening towards him.

Time began to flow once again.

As the sun and moon revolved, Xiao Yan gradually drained and exhausted the immense energy within his essence blood, which then merged into his body.

Finally, after ten cycles of day and night, Xiao Yan had completely digested the energy of the essence blood.

Xiao Yan's aura, which had been brewing, was suddenly released.

Boom!

An invisible wave of energy spread outwards, but was blocked by the Dou Qi barrier on the walls of the Quiet Room.

Xiao Yan stood up from the lotus platform and casually waved his hand. The Power of Heaven and Earth obeyed his command and poured into the Earth Fire Lotus Platform, adding a touch of brightness to it.

"A physique strong enough to directly contend with Early-Stage Three-Star Dou Sheng, he can actually control the Power of Heaven and Earth with just his physical body." Xiao Yan felt the power within his body, and a hint of joy suddenly appeared on his face.

"The Soul Power also underwent a qualitative change along with the improvement of the physical body!"