Crimson mist spread, and an eerie power shrouded everything beneath the heavens.
The Xie Family Ancestor hovered in midair, blood-red light swirling around him.
He stared in astonishment at Chen Ye's golden figure.
He sensed an utterly terrifying essence of True Yang radiating from Chen Ye.
All the "human material" the Xie Family had gathered over the years might not measure up to this young man alone.
A True Yang Body in the Xiantian Realm!
It was simply unheard of, something he had never seen before.
"No wonder Chongyi could never stop thinking about this brat. Human material like this truly is a treasure bestowed by heaven!"
After a brief moment of distraction, the Xie Family Ancestor put aside his earlier contempt, his expression turning solemn.
Now that matters had reached this point, only the final step remained. He could not possibly give up.
Someone like Chen Ye stood in his way, an obstacle he could only sweep aside.
"This is a good thing, too. If I refine him completely, not only will my cultivation advance further, but the passage to the True Spirit Realm will be absolutely secure!"
The Xie Family Ancestor hesitated no longer. He curled his fingers around empty air.
A giant crimson hand manifested and seized Chen Ye in its palm, attempting to refine him on the spot.
Yet at that very instant-
Golden radiance burst from Chen Ye, shielding his entire body.
The light blazed like the rising sun, holding the blood-red hand firmly at bay.
Then golden light spread outward from him.
Everywhere it passed, even the air grew scorching hot.
The Golden Sea Manifestation already unfurled behind him surged ceaselessly, its waves churning and shimmering.
From a distance, it looked as though a real sun had sunk beneath the sea.
"Is this all