Leaving the Heavenly Tomb

Xiao Xuan restored his strength to its peak state.

Then, he soared into the air.

A soul power as deep and unfathomable as the ocean surged from within his body!

He darted toward a certain direction in the Heavenly Tomb!

A moment later, a massive face stretching ten thousand feet wide appeared in the sky.

The giant face was filled with an indifferent and eerie expression.

"Xiao Xuan, we have always minded our own business. Do you intend to break the pact between us today? I am the Heavenly Tomb itself! If you do not wish to die, stop immediately and admit your mistake! Perhaps I might still spare your life!"

The cold, threatening voice of the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb echoed through the tomb like a thunderclap.

Xiao Xuan chuckled. "You are merely a remnant soul condensed within the Heavenly Tomb; how dare you claim to be the tomb itself! Hand over your soul origin to me!"

"Since you are courting death, I shall fulfill your wish!"

The giant face of the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb suddenly twisted.

An incredibly violent soul storm erupted from its mouth, transforming into a thousand-foot-long pointed spike that shot toward Xiao Xuan!

"Snap, shatter!"

Xiao Xuan snapped his fingers, and the spike instantly burst into pieces.

Following that, Xiao Xuan flicked his finger, and a pitch-black ball of light shot out, transforming into a massive cage tens of thousands of feet wide that shrouded the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb within.

Terror emerged on the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb, and its voice carried a hint of fear: "Xiao Xuan, we have coexisted for a thousand years; how about we both take a step back?"

Xiao Xuan ignored it.

The Soul of the Heavenly Tomb roared: "If that is the case, I would rather self-destruct than let you benefit from me!!"

"Break!"

Xiao Xuan waved his sleeve, and a surge of pure Dou Qi transformed into countless needles that darted outward.

Puchi! Puchi! Puchi...

A barrage of needles pierced into the body of the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb, causing its bloated form to deflate rapidly like a punctured ball!

The Soul of the Heavenly Tomb took the opportunity to shift into a humanoid shape, its scarlet eyes burning with rage as it stared fixedly at Xiao Xuan.

It was brimming with murderous intent.

"Xiao Xuan!! I swear we are irreconcilable enemies!"

The Soul of the Heavenly Tomb formed hand seals.

A soul spear hundreds of feet long erupted from the mouth of the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb, shattering the barrier Xiao Xuan had condensed and streaking toward him.

Xiao Xuan raised his hand and tapped his fingertip, causing ripples of Dou Qi to spread outward!

The soul spear, carrying a piercing sonic boom, was easily neutralized by these ripples!

"Xiao Xuan, I was wrong. I am willing to acknowledge you as my master; please, just let me go."

Seeing its attack turn into nothingness once again, the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb finally grew afraid and begged loudly for mercy.

Its voice trembled.

"Unnecessary. Soul-Absorbing Palm!"

Xiao Xuan gave a light laugh as a terrifying suction force formed in his palm.

He then slammed it fiercely toward the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb!

Suddenly, a violent fluctuation erupted from the mouth of the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb, as if something was being forcibly ripped out!

"Ah! Xiao Xuan, I'll fight you to the death!"

The terrified Soul of the Heavenly Tomb struggled frantically.

It was to no avail.

It immediately decided to detonate its soul to perish together with Xiao Xuan!

Xiao Xuan waved his sleeve, and a terrifying gale once again engulfed the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb.

It rendered the soul completely unable to move.

Then, a crystalline ring of light about a zhang in size was pulled out from the body of the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb.

This was the soul origin of the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb.

It contained extremely pure soul power, which was excellent nourishment for repairing his soul!

As for the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb that had been clamoring the whole time, it was shattered by Xiao Xuan's palm and dissipated completely from this world.

"Come!"

Xiao Xuan beckoned with his palm, and the crystalline ring of light arrived before him.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb. Converting and repairing the soul body...]

[Ding, congratulations, the soul body has been successfully repaired. Reward: Method for physical body restoration. Please check at your convenience.]

Ding, detecting that the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb's soul origin is pure, soul power is being restored for the host. Estimated time (within the Heavenly Tomb): three years. Please wait patiently...

He immediately sat cross-legged in mid-air.

This sitting lasted for another three years!

On this day, Xiao Xuan's tightly shut eyes snapped open.

Accompanying this, the space of the Heavenly Tomb began to tremble violently.

An energy fluctuation, as if the master of heaven and earth had arrived, permeated outward from within Xiao Xuan's body!

The soul origin of the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb was truly far too pure.

Not only did it completely repair Xiao Xuan's soul body, but it even allowed his soul power to return to the Di Realm!

With Xiao Xuan's current soul power, he was capable of contending against an eight-star Dou Sheng without falling into a disadvantage!

Furthermore, because he had refined the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb, from this moment on, this space created by a certain Dou Di from the ancient era belonged to him.

Everything within the Heavenly Tomb was within his range of perception.

Now, with just a single thought, he could enter this Heavenly Tomb from anywhere on the continent.

As for others, without his permission, even a nine-star Dou Sheng capable of tearing through space would be unable to enter.

It was practically a mobile sanctuary.

Ding, detecting that the host has successfully returned to the Di Realm soul. A soul technique gift pack has been prepared for the host; please check it at your convenience!

Xiao Xuan clicked it open, unable to contain his impatience.

The power of these soul techniques was terrifying; if some of these were truly unleashed, they would be comparable to high-tier Dou Techniques!

As expected, the System is awesome!

With the soul repairs complete, the next step was to recast his physical body!

Xiao Xuan clicked to view the three methods the System provided for restoring his physical body.

The first was the method of physical refinement that Yao Lao had prepared for himself.

This method was not very difficult; it only required refining a medicinal pill, a physical body that suited his wishes, and three types of Heavenly Flames.

Given his current strength, these three conditions were not difficult at all.

The second was to find a physical body with suitable strength and seize it through the method of soul possession.

He was now a Di Realm soul; he could possess anyone whose soul power had not reached the Di Realm.

Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi were both quite good, but unfortunately, their strength was too great, and he might easily lose himself in the process.

As for others...

He could not think of a suitable body for the time being.

The third was to continuously devour powerful souls, various medicinal treasures containing the energy of heaven and earth, and things like Heavenly Flames.

This path was relatively difficult to walk.

However.

By using these energies as a carrier, supplemented by the condensation method given to him by the System, he could transform the energy into a body of flesh and blood.

The day his physical body was formed, his strength would also return to the Grand Perfection of the nine-star Dou Sheng!

Even a half-step Dou Di was possible.

After rubbing his chin and pondering for a while, Xiao Xuan decided to choose the third as his primary option, the first as his secondary, and as for the second...

He would wait and see.

What if there was a suitable body in the north or south of the continent?

Now, within this Heavenly Tomb, other than the dense energy of heaven and earth, there were no other energy entities left for Xiao Xuan to devour.

In the days that followed, Xiao Xuan practiced all sorts of soul techniques within the Heavenly Tomb!

He practiced almost one soul technique a day!

It only took him a little over a month to cultivate all the soul techniques rewarded by the System this time to the point of perfection.

"I wonder if Nalan Yanran, the lifelong enemy of Hun Tiandi, has gone to Wutan City to annul the engagement, and if Gu Yuan is still the same as in the original story, sending Gu Xun'er to the Xiao Clan to wait for an opportunity to seize that piece of Ancient Jade from the Xiao Clan!"

"Forget it, I'll go out and see for myself first."

Xiao Xuan sighed, then raised his hand and lightly traced his fingertip across the void in front of him, causing a spatial rift to emerge.

Without looking back, he stepped into the spatial rift and disappeared.

He was very curious to see how magnificent the expressions on the faces of Hun Tiandi, Gu Yuan, and the others would be when they saw him again!