Master of Devouring Awakens

In the end, Xiao Yan still brought Nalan Yanran along for the engagement.

Moreover, Xiao Mei also wanted to come along, but Xiao Yan sternly refused.

That girl hasn't even had her sixteenth birthday coming-of-age ceremony yet, and he doesn't want to do anything reckless, otherwise someone unspeakable will interfere again.

It's worth mentioning that Nalan Yanran didn't invite any of her family elders; instead, she invited Yun Yun as an elder to witness her happy moment.

As for my father and grandfather?

Although Nalan Yanran didn't completely ignore them, she didn't pay much attention to their thoughts either.

Having learned of the Nalan Family's slow response over the years, she couldn't be bothered with them anymore. After all, she hadn't cared about her family's opinions when she broke off the engagement, and now that she was remarrying, she naturally didn't need their support.

Regardless of her family's opinions, Nalan Yanran is now Xiao Yan's woman, and that fact will never change.

On the night of their engagement, when Xiao Yan dragged her and Yun Yun to celebrate together, she couldn't quite hold back.

The humiliating scene she witnessed in front of her teacher must have had a significant impact on her.

But Yun Yun was much calmer than her.

Even after Nalan Yanran had fallen into a deep sleep, Yun Yun was still chatting with Xiao Yi Xian.

As for Xiao Lan, her performance was not as good as Nalan Yanran's.

The last to enter were Hua She'er and Yue Mei.

Unfortunately, Xiao Yan, being Dragon-Phoenix, was clearly invincible. After a night of cultivation competition, all six women suffered a crushing defeat. However, the kind-hearted Xiao Yan still rewarded them so that they could return home with a full load of rewards.

Xiao Yan originally thought that was the end of it.

Unexpectedly, the next day, Ya Fei, along with Queen Medusa and Yun Yun, took the initiative to challenge them to a battle. Xiao Yi Xian, Nalan Yanran, Xiao Lan, Hua She'er, and Yue Mei were forced to join the fight, leaving Xiao Yan to fight eight against one.

However, since they weren't very familiar with each other, Queen Medusa was too embarrassed to use her ultimate move of re-transforming her serpent tail. As a result, all eight women were defeated within a day, failing once again.

Having achieved an eight-kill streak, Xiao Yan was in high spirits, finally remembering that he had actually come back to do something important!

He then returned to the Xiao Mansion and set up the Space Wormhole in a small plaza that Ya Fei had already arranged for him at the Yan Alliance headquarters.

After spending a few days enjoying time with his newly engaged fiancées, Xiao Yan decided to return to the Danta.

In the two weeks since he returned, he has experienced unprecedented relaxation, but he cannot continue to relax like this.

He needs to find a way to seize the opportunity.

At his current cultivation speed, his only chance to reach the Dou Sheng level within two years lies with that Bodhi Ancient Tree.

Although according to normal rules, the Bodhi Ancient Tree only appears once every thousand years, Xiao Yan had his own considerations.

In ancient times, this Bodhi Ancient Tree was able to assist a Dou Emperor powerhouse in killing another Dou Emperor, so its own strength is self-evident. Even if it did not reach the Dou Emperor realm, it probably had the strength of a Half-Emperor, which is incomparable to an ordinary Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint.

However, killing Dou Emperor is not an easy task. Even with the strength of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, it was seriously injured, and its intelligence was also affected because it was corrupted by the negative emotions of the dead Dou Emperor.

Fortunately, Xiao Yan's current strength is sufficient to continuously refine Bodhi Seeds, helping the Bodhi Ancient Tree purify those negative emotions.

Given the extraordinary power of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, it might be able to sense that Xiao Yan now has the ability to help it, and thus manifest itself ahead of schedule.

That is indeed possible!

After all, the Bodhi Ancient Tree has the ability to enable people to Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation and comprehend the Great Dao.

It may also be able to perceive and deduce something through the cycle of reincarnation.

In addition, it seems that the Ancient Clan's Heavenly Tomb could also be opened ahead of time under Gu Yuan's active control.

With Xiao Yan's current strength, as long as it's not Half-Saint in the Heavenly Tomb who makes a move, he is confident that he can move freely inside and transform all those cold energy bodies into his own warm cultivation.

The only thing Xiao Yan truly had no clue about was the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.

It's estimated that this thing won't appear in the world for at least another fourteen or fifteen years. The main problem is that he's still missing the last Fragmented Map of the map. Xiao Yan is actually a little unsure about the terrifying flames like the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame. If he could collect Fragmented Map, it would be a trump card.

Just as Xiao Yan was pondering how to acquire enough resources to accelerate his cultivation, an astonishing fluctuation in his soul sea caused his expression to change drastically!

"Buzz!"

The next moment, a vast spiritual force suddenly emerged from the Devouring Ancestral Symbol in his soul's sea of consciousness, and rapidly swept outwards from his body!

Feeling the immense soul power that made his very soul tremble, Xiao Yan quickly tore through space and entered the hazy void.

The immense spiritual power also possessed an extremely terrifying Devouring Power. When the surrounding Void Wind and Lightning came into contact with that spiritual power, they were completely devoured!

The commotion on Xiao Yan's side was quite significant. Although not all of his fiancées could sense it, Nalan Yanran, who was always sensitive to soul power, was the first to notice the anomaly and immediately came to Xiao Yan's room.

Where are they?

Nalan Yanran frowned.

Swish!

Queen Medusa's figure also appeared beside her, followed by Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Lan, then Yun Yun, Ya Fei, Hua She'er, and Yue Mei.

"Sisters, I just sensed something unusual about my husband's soul power."

Nalan Yanran said with some concern.

"It should be fine."

But after exchanging a glance, Queen Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian calmly said...

Both of them had already sensed that the remaining soul power here did not belong to Xiao Yan himself, but to that senior!

Although Xiao Yi Xian did not enter the Ancient Ruins with Xiao Yan back then, she did see the Master of Devouring and recognized his aura later at the Danta.

Hearing Queen Medusa say this, the women felt somewhat relieved.

After all, as the strongest among the sisters, Queen Medusa's words carried considerable weight.

Meanwhile, in the void, Xiao Yan was extremely excited.

After several months of refining, the Master of Devouring has finally recovered some of his strength. Although his spiritual power has not fully recovered to its peak, the Soul Infant Fruit has given his Primordial Spirit excellent healing. Compared to when he was just a fragment of his Primordial Spirit with little power, he is much better now!

"Senior Devourer, your spiritual power seems to be comparable to the Heavenly Realm soul."

Feeling the powerful spiritual energy constantly erupting from his body, Xiao Yan smiled and said.

"Well, I've recovered to the Minor Symbol Ancestor Master level. With the power of the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, my current combat strength is practically invincible among the Reincarnation Realm experts who haven't yet passed the Reincarnation Tribulation. However, not having a physical body is still a bit of a problem."

The Master of Devouring pondered for a moment before responding.

Invincible in the Reincarnation Realm?

Xiao Yan gasped upon hearing this, knowing that in the Tianxuan Continent, the Talisman Sect realm was a huge dividing line in the cultivation of spiritual power.

Countless talisman masters could never break through to this level in their entire lives!

Moreover, before reaching the Talisman Master realm, the strength of spiritual power might be slightly weaker than that of powerful and abundant Yuan Power.

However, once one reaches the level of a Talisman Master, the spiritual power that a Minor Symbol Ancestor can display is no weaker than that of an ordinary Wheel-Turning Realm expert!

Not to mention that the one in front of us is the Master of Devouring, whose combat power was second only to the Symbol Ancestor and the Ice Master in ancient times!

The Master of Devouring, who possesses the insights of Triple Reincarnation Tribulation, is far too modest to claim invincible within ordinary Reincarnation Realms.

If he could use only his mental power instead of his physical body, his actual combat strength might have increased even further.

However, unlike the Tianxuan Continent, where Reincarnation Realm Tianxuan Continent experts only need to undergo Reincarnation Tribulation to improve their strength, Dou Sheng Experts on the Dou Qi Continent can only truly cultivate Dou Qi to improve their Dou Qi realm.

According to Xiao Yan's understanding, the Reincarnation Realm corresponds to the Dou Sheng Realm. Therefore, it is possible that the Master of Devouring's combat power has reached the Dou Sheng level.

However, considering that the Dou Qi Continent has lost too many methods of utilizing soul power, Xiao Yan did not intend to think about which stage of the Heavenly Realm the Master of Devouring's spiritual power was at.

After all, even assuming similar quality, mental strength is far more powerful than soul strength in combat.

However, with the Master of Devouring's strength now restored, Xiao Yan can finally rest easy.

At least now he doesn't have to worry about being ambushed and killed by the Soul Hall Dou Sheng.

As for the Hun Tian Di personally killing him?

That's impossible. As long as the Hun Tian Di intends to make a move, Gu Yuan will sense it.

According to the Ancient Clans's rule that experts above the Five-Star Dou Sheng cannot act arbitrarily, Xiao Yan is now safe from any danger.

With the Master of Devouring present, he was confident he could survive.

His only worry now is whether his people and his forces will be invaded by the Soul Hall.

"How well has your Primordial Spirit recovered, senior? Is it possible for you to reassemble your physical body and be resurrected?"

Xiao Yan thought for a moment and then asked.

"My Primordial Spirit is ultimately incomplete, as you know. I am merely a fragment of my Primordial Spirit, not even eligible for reincarnation. Although I have recovered considerably with the help of the Soul Infant Fruit, to be completely restored, I would probably need to gather some fragments of my Primordial Spirit from the Tianxuan Continent before I can fully recover to the spiritual power of the Half-Step Divine Palace Realm cultivator. If you can comprehend the power of life and death reincarnation and refine the Life-and-Death Reincarnation Pill from the Tianxuan Continent, I might be able to be completely resurrected."

After pondering for a moment, the Master of Devouring said in a deep voice.

The Life-and-Death Reincarnation Pill?

Xiao Yan felt a sense of familiarity.

This appears to be a top-grade Eighth-Grade Pill he Old Yao's resurrection.

But it seems there really is such a pill on the Tianxuan Continent. In his memory, Lin Dong's animal friend, his second brother, the Heavenly Demon Marten, was resurrected by using the Life-and-Death Reincarnation Pill to successfully reshape his demon body.

However, if he could really go to the Tianxuan Continent, Xiao Yan figured it wouldn't be a big problem to find some Reincarnation Realm experts and ask them for the Life-and-Death Reincarnation Pill. But the Master of Devouring specifically mentioned that he should refine it, so there might be some other explanation behind it.

However, going to the Tianxuan Continent is not easy. Xiao Yan thought it best to wait until he broke through to the Dou Sheng before making a decision. At that time, with the Ninth-Tier Dragon-Phoenix's mastery of Spatial Strength, he might be able to protect himself in the void turbulence between continents.

"Alright, I will keep this in mind. If I have the opportunity to go to the Tianxuan Continent in the future, I will definitely do my best to help you revive!"

Xiao Yan readily agreed.

Currently, the Master of Devouring is his biggest backer, so he definitely needs to stick close to him.

It wasn't that Xiao Yan lacked ambition; it was simply that the pressure from the Soul Clan was too great.

The Master of Devouring naturally trusted Xiao Yan's promise. The Soul Infant Fruit was also a rare treasure for Xiao Yan himself. If he could refine it into a pill, Xiao Yan would definitely be able to break through to the Heavenly Realm Soul stage.

However, Xiao Yan still gave it to him, allowing him to regain some of his former strength. This kind of temperament and character indeed satisfied the Master of Devouring quite a bit.

"Hmm, your personality suits my taste. When I am resurrected, your strength should be similar to mine. You won't need to call me 'senior' anymore. If you don't mind, let's call each other brothers from now on."

The Master of Devouring's tone was tinged with amusement. When he first met Xiao Yan, he felt that this kid was really similar to him—capable, talented, hardworking, and also very popular with women.

He originally intended to take Xiao Yan as his disciple.

However, he now feels that it's too awkward to interact with such people as master and apprentice or senior and junior.

It's only truly enjoyable to be on friendly terms with someone like a brother.

Moreover, he happens to have a junior brother who is skilled at playing with fire, so having another brother who is even more skilled at playing with fire wouldn't be bad!

"Senior, isn't this inappropriate?"

Xiao Yan felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this.

If he were to become sworn brothers with the Master of Devouring, wouldn't he be promoted by a huge margin in the Tianxuan Continent?

"Hehe, what's wrong with that? To be honest, if you really help me revive and return to the Tianxuan Continent, then you would have saved my life and given me a second chance. I could even call you my second parents. But if that were the case, I don't think you would accept it. Wouldn't it be better to call each other brothers?"

The Master of Devouring's words silenced Xiao Yan.

Good grief, so even if they don't accept you as their older brother, you still have to be so selfless and willing to become their godfather?

How can this be allowed!

Xiao Yan quickly compromised:

"Brother, please don't tease me like this. I'll agree to your suggestion."

Seeing this, the Master of Devouring breathed a sigh of relief.

While the logic is sound, it would be truly strange for him to treat Xiao Yan with the same respect one would show to a second parent. The key question is, how would his other seven fellow disciples treat Xiao Yan if he did this?

I can't end up like him.

Especially the junior sister, she'd probably throw an iceberg at him without saying a word.

"Yes, that's excellent."

The Master of Devouring replied to Xiao Yan and then fell silent again.

Seeing that the Master of Devouring had withdrawn its powerful spiritual energy, Xiao Yan no longer stayed in the void. He tore open space and returned to his room.