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Within the Void Space, black flames roared.

Suddenly, an eerie chuckle rang out.

"Heh heh~"

Hun Xuzi's Main Body sat cross-legged at the Central Position of the Void Space. An excited smile rose at the corners of his lips, impossible to suppress. He was growing ever more eager to see Yao Yan's future. He was very curious whether, if the Dou Di Bloodline Power of the Eight Great Dou Di Clans were fused into one body, Yao Yan could use it to break through the Dou Di bottleneck in one stroke.

Dou Di Bloodline Power was a fine thing. It was the foundation passed down through a Dou Di Clan for tens of millions of years, and the fundamental reason why powerful members of such clans continued to emerge.

The boost it gave to cultivation talent was beyond anything outsiders could imagine.

To those in the outside world, Dou Wangs and Dou Emperors could already be considered experts, capable of dominating a region. But for a Dou Di Clan, a Dou Wang was merely at the beginning of cultivation, only just "coming of age."

Core clan members with a decent Bloodline Concentration could, at worst, cultivate to the Dou Zun realm. As for those with exceptionally high Bloodline Concentration, so long as resources were abundant, reaching Dou Sheng was no difficult task. There were not even any so-called bottlenecks along the way—they were guaranteed passage all the way through.

"Whoosh~"

All at once, the endless black flames within the Void Space surged violently. Space itself twisted and collapsed beneath their scorching heat. Yet this phenomenon lasted only a moment. As a figure shrouded in black flames emerged, every disturbance within the Void Space subsided. Even the once-violent black flames became docile.

The newcomer was none other than Nihility Devouring Flame's Main Body. His eyes, seemingly capable of devouring everything, stared coldly at Hun Xuzi as he said in an icy voice, "You've caused a bit too much commotion lately."

Nihility Devouring Flame knew everything Hun Xuzi had done. After all, this Void Space had been formed from its Son of Heaven Fire. Members of the Soul Clan could use it to travel through various spaces, which was why Hun Xuzi could use a Communication Jade Token to travel to and from the Medicine World.

And not just the Medicine World—the domains of every major Dou Di Clan were accessible as well.

Nihility Devouring Flame was a unique flame born from the void itself. Aside from its strange Devouring Attribute, its command over Space Power had reached an inconceivable level. Like a fish in water, it moved through space with ease. Without this special trait, it could never have escaped Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion back then.

Yet few in the outside world knew of this special trait, because it was itself a Dou Sheng.

A Dou Zong could control Space Power. A Dou Zun could tear apart space and open Space Passages. As for a Dou Sheng, one could already create an entire spatial world...

Naturally, that required no small amount of planning and preparation over a thousand years.

"Void Lord?!"

Seeing the newcomer, Hun Xuzi's smile faded as he rose to greet him.

Nihility Devouring Flame stared coldly at Hun Xuzi, its voice icy and utterly flat. "Abandon your plan for now. The Stone Clan and Spirit Clan have already noticed something. If anything happens to the other clans as well, the commotion will become too great. Do not let trivial matters affect the bigger picture."

It would have been one thing if Hun Xuzi had only made moves against minor figures in the past. The clans would not deliberately investigate the whereabouts of a branch clan member, especially one with extremely low Bloodline Concentration. They would care even less, since after thousands of years of development, each clan's descendants had essentially reached the tens of millions in number.

But that did not include the core members of each clan, especially the younger generation with extremely high Bloodline Concentration.

Not only had he touched a talented junior of the Stone Clan, but he had even silently refined an Eight-star Dou Zun of the Spirit Clan. The impact of this matter was self-evident, especially since the victim had been a Dou Zun of the Spirit Clan.

As long as Dou Shengs did not appear in the world, Dou Zuns were absolute kings. To kill an Eight-star Dou Zun without anyone noticing, one would need a Dou Sheng Level expert to act.

Among Dou Shengs, there was an Unspoken Rule: they were not permitted to casually attack the weak.

Hun Xuzi had undoubtedly broken this Unspoken Rule.

"...I handled it cleanly."

Hun Xuzi's gaze flickered as he explained in a low voice.

The black flames in Nihility Devouring Flame's eyes deepened. An invisible pressure instantly caused the black flames throughout the Void Space to wilt. It stared at Hun Xuzi and warned coldly, "Suspicion does not require evidence, especially at a time like this. I do not want any accidents. This is also Hun Tiandi's intention!"

"I understand, Void Lord."

Feeling that suffocating pressure, cold sweat instantly appeared on Hun Xuzi's forehead, and he hurriedly replied.

Nihility Devouring Flame withdrew its pressure and continued, "I know what you are thinking. You want to use that boy to try the path Xiao Xuan took back then. Unfortunately, this is destined to be a failed path. Breaking through the Dou Di bottleneck does not rely on Dou Di Bloodline Power. If bloodline power alone could achieve a breakthrough, do you think Hun Tiandi would have waited until now?"

As it spoke, a mocking expression appeared on Nihility Devouring Flame's face, as though ridiculing the delusions of the world.

Hun Tiandi had attempted this path long ago. With its assistance, Hun Tiandi had refined an enormous amount of bloodline power, including the Dou Di Bloodline Power of all eight clans, yet he had still failed in the end. That was why Hun Tiandi had watched Xiao Xuan make his attempt without stopping him.

When one's strongest opponent led his entire clan down a road of no return, it was something to celebrate.

Only once the Xiao Clan, the strongest clan of the age, had perished could the Soul Clan truly rise to its peak.

If the Xiao Clan still existed, the Soul Clan would not dare scheme against the various clans so brazenly, much less establish Soul Hall and harvest Soul Origin from across the entire Dou Qi Continent.

"This..."

Hun Xuzi fell silent, as though a bucket of cold water had been dumped over him. His mind sobered up considerably in an instant. He truly had become somewhat obsessed with Yao Yan lately, even harboring an unrealistic expectation.

Nihility Devouring Flame said calmly, "Give it up. These things cannot break the Dou Di bottleneck. Hun Tiandi has tried every path that could be taken over the past thousand years, but all of them failed. In this age, only Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion holds an opportunity to break through to Dou Di."

At the mention of Tou She Ancient God, the black flames in its eyes suddenly flared. An uncontrollable rage rose in its heart, and this sudden shift in emotion left it deeply confused. Even now, it could not understand why. Whenever it recalled the name Tou She Ancient God, its emotions spiraled out of control.

It always felt that after escaping Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion back then, it had lost something, leaving a persistent emptiness in its heart.

Perhaps this was also why Nihility Devouring Flame had always urged Hun Tiandi to open Tou She Ancient God Mansion.

Not merely for that person's inheritance, but also to reclaim its own past.

Hun Xuzi nodded and said in a deep voice, "Understood. I will abandon this plan for now. However, that young fellow is extraordinarily gifted and possesses exceptional Alchemy Talent. He has the potential to become a Rank 9 Alchemist and is worth nurturing. Perhaps there will be a use for him in the future."

"That is your business..."

Nihility Devouring Flame casually left those words behind. Its body turned into a wisp of black flame, merging into the Void Space and vanishing without a trace.

Clearly, this peak expert of the Dou Qi Continent had no interest in the matter. After a thousand years of planning, everything was nearing its conclusion, and all preparations had been made. Whether there was one more Ninth Grade Alchemist Grandmaster would not affect the final outcome.

"Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion."

Hun Xuzi's gaze flickered. After a moment, he slowly closed his eyes, yet those words continued to linger in his heart. He naturally knew that Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion contained an opportunity to become a Dou Di, and even knew that there was an Emperor Pill Embryo within. But there was only one of it, and it could not be replicated.

Who could resist the word "Emperor"?

Elsewhere.

Yao Yan naturally knew nothing of this. At this moment, he was leisurely walking out of Shennong City.