Ten Thousand Years

"Speaking of which, where are we, Xiu Xiu?" The immersion in the icy Sea Water made Ming Yue instinctively look around.

But all around, besides the endless Sea Water, there was only the constantly blowing, icy sea breeze and the frigid air that seemed to penetrate to the very core.

"Hmm--Right now, we should be in the waters near the Far North." Upon hearing Ming Yue's question, Bai Xiuxiu temporarily stopped her playful antics.

Shark Head looked around and then suddenly realized what she meant.

"The Far North?" Upon hearing this term for the first time, Ming Yue raised an eyebrow with interest. "Where is that?"

"Xiu Xiu! That's it!"

"You damn shark! I've finally caught you!" But before she could finish her sentence...

A figure shrouded in black robes, exuding a chilling aura, suddenly appeared above them.

"Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast as intelligent as you is truly rare, having escaped my pursuit for so long."

"Even if it's not as good as those 100,000-year-old Soul Beast, as the Soul Ring of my Second Martial Soul, it's still worthy of my name Death Puppet Douluo!"

As he spoke, his aura surged, and as dark red Soul Power visibly emanated from him, nine Soul Ring, some yellow, some purple, some light black, and some deep red, appeared!

"It's you again!" Bai Xiuxiu clearly recognized this guy, hence her angry Yinsheng.

A series of ice spikes rose from the sea and shot towards the man in black robes!

However, faced with such a swift attack, the man in black robes did not dodge but instead laughed:

"Heh heh heh, here we go again. Looks like your tricks are all you've got."

A cloud of black mist enveloped the man in black robes.

A Yinsheng, like the twisting of machinery, emanated from the black mist.

Immediately afterwards, a dark red light shone brightly, and the ice spikes that were shot out in Bai Xiuxiu were all eroded by the black mist.

The black mist surged towards Bai Xiuxiu like a tide!

"To be transformed into my Second Martial Soul Ring by the Soul Skill granted by my 100,000-year Soul Ring, you can be considered to have died a worthy death, hehe!"

The hoarse words ended with two eerie laughs, and at the same time, the black mist quickly enveloped the sea area!

Within the black mist, he sensed his body beginning to weaken, and his Soul Power gradually dissipating.

Bai Xiuxiu touched Ming Yue beside her head in despair. "Ming Yue, I'm sorry, it's all Xiu Xiu's fault for not paying attention."

"This isn't the time to talk about this." She gently patted her head to comfort her, Ming Yue frowned slightly. "Judging from the increasingly weak feeling in her body..."

"His black mist seems to be able to absorb the energy, even physical strength, from the body of those it covers and use it to power itself. Xiu Xiu, how are you feeling right now?"

Analyzing in a deep voice, Ming Yue touched the seemingly tangible black mist.

"Xiu Xiu, I feel like I'm running out of energy."

Perhaps it was Ming Yue's calm words that rekindled Bai Xiuxiu's faith, but the sensations her body was experiencing made her let out a mournful cry.

"Heh heh heh, you've got some sense, but you still missed one thing."

"Besides the abilities you mentioned, this black mist can also absorb your Goddess of Life to feed back to me, hehehe!"

Amidst the black-robed man's eerie laughter, the black mist seemed to solidify further, and upon hearing this, Ming Yue immediately made a decision.

"Xiu Xiu, bite me!" Ming Yue said in a deep voice, raising her hand to Bai Xiuxiu's mouth.

"Huh? Ming, Ming Yue?" Clearly bewildered by Ming Yue's behavior, Bai Xiuxiu looked at him in disbelief.

"There's no time to explain. If you don't want to die here with me, bite my hand off."

Without further ado, he inserted his hand into Bai Xiuxiu's mouth. Feeling her teeth pressed against his arm, Ming Yue pulled his hand out forcefully.

"Ugh!!!"

A large gush of blood was spurted out and swallowed by Bai Xiuxiu. Instantly, a large stream of emerald-gold threads surged from her body, enveloping her in a cocoon and sinking her into the sea.

On Ming Yue's outstretched arm, blood, its emerald gold hue gradually fading, was continuously flowing.

"You brat! My Soul Ring! Damn brat, what have you done?!"

This scene took the man in black robes by surprise.

But soon, a feedback from the black mist that had absorbed Ming Yue's blood came from within, a Goddess of Life force so strong that it even made his current realm somewhat loosen.

He appeared beside Ming Yue in an instant and used his Soul Power to pull Ming Yue up from the sea.

Somewhat shocked, he watched the pale emerald-gold blood dripping down his face. With trembling hands, he gathered it up with his Soul Power, then suddenly tilted his head back and swallowed it in one gulp!

"Boom!"

A terrifying surge of Soul Power erupted from his body, shattering his black robe and creating a massive vacuum in the sea!

"This is... this is the level 98 realm I've always dreamed of!!!"

Overjoyed, he looked at the now unharmed Ming Yue. His sinister eyes seemed to be shining, staring at Ming Yue with the gaze one would give a priceless treasure.

"Just a few drops of blood have such an effect? I never expected this! Kid, you are the greatest treasure of my trip!"

He could even feel his long-standing internal injuries being completely healed, and Death Puppet Douluo couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Truly, the heavens bless my Holy Spirit Cult!"

"Speaking of which, we should thank the Sea God Tang San. While liberating the Slaughter City, he also helped us Evil Soul Master to annihilate that damned Spirit Hall and the Angel Qian Clan!"

At this point, he couldn't help but use his Soul Power to make another cut on Ming Yue's hand, watching the pale Emerald Gold Blood begin to drip again.

His arm trembled slightly as he took the drink again and exclaimed, "A treasure! Truly a peerless treasure!"

The abundant Goddess of Life and rich energy flowed back into his body, making the Death Puppet Douluo even more excited.

But compared to the Death Puppet Douluo's excitement, Ming Yue seemed somewhat incredulous.

Because unlike those who drank his blood before, he first took a big Xiu Xiu and was then enveloped in a golden cocoon and sank to the bottom of the sea.

Then there's this old man who calls himself the Death Puppet Douluo. He clearly looks weaker than the seven people he and his mother encountered back then, and he drank more than a drop of his own blood!

Now, however, nothing seems amiss; in fact, he even speaks in this tone.

"With you, this precious humanoid treasure, how could I possibly worry about the difficulty of becoming a god? It is truly fitting that my Holy Spirit Cult should flourish! Hehehe!"

Without waiting for Ming Yue to think further, Death Puppet Douluo took out two black robes from his Soul Tool again.

He draped a piece of clothing over himself to cover the Ming Yue, then rolled it up and left, leaving only a burst of excited, strange laughter that gradually dissipated in the sea breeze.

Time flies like an arrow, and ten thousand years pass by like flowing water.

Over the past ten thousand years, from the moment Ming Yue disappeared, the Abundance Cult has been searching frantically, and now its followers are almost spread throughout the entire Douluo Continent.

Under the leadership of Qian Renxue, Hu Liena, and Bibi Dong, they have almost reached the point where they could unify the entire continent if they were to wage war!

Over the years, perhaps because she missed Ming Yue too much, one day, Qian Renxue secretly mixed a drop of Ming Yue's divine blood with her own.

Two children were born from her body!

But perhaps because her original intention was to give Ming Yue a girl, of the two children born,

The girl possessed a strong connection to the Ming Yue and her bloodline! The boy, on the other hand, was far less so, but he still had some of it.

So they chose to send the boy to a peaceful and prosperous village, while the girl was named Guyi and raised by his side.

During these ten thousand years, due to the crustal movement of Douluo Planet, the Sun Moon Continent, which was originally separated from the Douluo Continent by an unknown distance, also drifted along its original trajectory and collided with and bordered Douluo Continent!

Within the Holy Spirit Cult.

After ten thousand years of development, the first Supreme Sect Master who brought Ming Yue back, unable to ascend to godhood after reaching level 100, drank Ming Yue's blood to survive until he went mad.

The Holy Spirit Cult has been led by five Supreme Sect Master level 100 and dozens of Peak Leaders at level 99.

On the Sun Moon Continent, their influence can be said to have permeated almost the entire dark side of the empire.

However, after bordering the Sun Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent, they originally thought that with the current strength of the Holy Spirit Cult, assisting the Sun Moon Empire in unifying Douluo would be a complete crushing victory.

However, in every war, as soon as the Douluo Continent shows signs of defeat, an unknown army of Soul Master will appear on the battlefield and turn the tide of the war.

So after dozens of such exchanges, the high-ranking officials of the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult temporarily abandoned their idea of unifying the Douluo through martial arts.

"Has the divine medicine awakened him?" A hoarse Yinsheng came from the throne, and a figure shrouded in black robes asked.

"Reporting to the Master, it remains the same." The black-robed man kneeling in the hall shook his head and replied respectfully.

"The same as always, then fetch some more 'medicine'." The cult leader tapped the armrest as if sighing, and gave a calm command.

"Yes, Master!"

He rose, bowed respectfully, and the man in black quickly withdrew.

"Alas, miracle drug, miracle drug, how can I restore your 'medicine' to its original state?"

As if recalling the scene of the first Supreme Sect Master's 'passing away,' the 11th Holy Spirit Cult Leader sighed softly.

"Judging by the time, it's probably time for this Supreme Sect Master to 'pass away' by now."

Suddenly rising from his throne, the cult leader vanished from his spot in a flash.

In a secret chamber containing four closed coffins and one open coffin, the cult leader appeared.

"You've come," a hoarse, aged voice then rang out.

"This junior greets the Fifth Supreme Elder," the sect leader said respectfully, bowing his head in greeting.

"Hehe. My time is running out. You need to go and find the Sixth Elder to succeed me."

As he spoke, he slowly stepped into the coffin and lay down gently.

"This junior understands, but what do you think of the Soul Beast Clan, especially the Deep Sea Demon Whale Clan that was killed by the Sea God, aside from us humans?"

Walking up to the coffin and taking the lid, the cult leader asked solemnly.

"You mean that Deep Sea Demonic Whale that recently led a large number of Sea Soul Beast in the sea, preparing to launch a massive attack on Sea God Island?"

A glint flashed in his eyes, and Fifth Supreme pondered for a moment, "Alright, if you can persuade her, then my Holy Spirit Cult is not incapable of lending her troops."

"The slaughter of Sea God Island! What an exciting event! It's a pity I won't be able to enjoy such a feast."

His words were filled with excitement and fervor at the end, but soon his eyes began to dim.

"It seems the time has come. In the name of the Holy Spirit Cult's resurgence, the Sixth Supreme will be entrusted to you."

As his final words faded, the Fifth Elder's eyes completely lost their luster.

"I will." Taking a deep breath, the cult leader closed the coffin and disappeared from the spot.

Sea area, Sea God Island.

Since the collision between the Sun Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent, the Sea God Island, which was originally relatively close to the inland, has moved to a position similar to the middle of the sea.

Meanwhile, on Sea God Island, which was no longer protected by the High Priest and the Sea God, they were being besieged by countless Sea Soul Beast!

However, to the despair of the Sea Soul Beast and Sacred Pillar Sea Soul Master on Sea God Island, the imagined Sea God's Descent save the Ming Yue did not happen.

On the contrary, under the powerful offensive of the Demon Empress and Lan Fozi, the so-called Seven Sacred Pillars and the high-end combat forces on Sea God Island were as vulnerable as ants trying to shake a tree.

In just a short while, it was transformed into nourishment for her and Lan Fozi's bodies by being devoured by their innate talents!

Thus, when the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult arrived at this place with many top-notch warriors, the Sea God Island, which could be described as ruins, came into their view.

"It seems that this great battle requires absolutely no intervention from us!"

After a moment of silence, the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult suddenly chuckled and approached the Demon Empress and Lan Fozi not far in front of them.

"Human. What brings you here?" Narrowing his eyes, the Demon Empress glanced indifferently at the suddenly appearing level 99 Peak Douluo.

After emerging from seclusion, the Demon Empress discovered that Sea God Island, which was originally relatively close to the mainland, had actually appeared above the Undersea Palace where she and Lan Fozi were in seclusion.

Having clearly transcended that level, she temporarily suppressed her original intention to find Ming Yue.

With Lan Fozi's overwhelming power, he quickly rallied a large group of Sea Soul Beast!

On one hand, he intended to use these Sea Soul Beast beasts as nourishment, and on the other hand, he wanted to see if Tang San would react to the effects of Ming Yue's magical blood.

However, judging from the current results, it seems that the effects of Ming Yue's miraculous blood are still ongoing!

"Hehehe, Your Excellency must be the renowned Demon Empress."

With a slight bow, this level 99 Limit Douluo felt a sense of terror, as if he were staring into an Abyss, when facing the Demon Empress whose eyes were slightly narrowed.

Even when she glanced at Lan Fozi beside her, she felt a strange and powerful hallucination.

Composing himself and silently clearing the thoughts from his mind, the cult leader then said in a deep voice:

"I am the current leader of the Holy Spirit Cult. I had heard that His Majesty intended to attack this Sea God Island, so I led my cult's elite forces to come and assist His Majesty."

"Hmm, assisting me? High-end combat power?" He looked at the dozen or so humans, the lowest level of whom was 90, with great interest.

With the Demon Empress's experience, she quickly figured out the other party's general purpose. "State your true intentions."

"Your Majesty is indeed straightforward. In fact, our sect's purpose is clear and simple: we wish to invite Your Majesty to become our Supreme Sect Master!"

"Your Holy Spirit Cult may not know, but while we dare not say we are absolutely invincible, on the Sun Moon Continent, which borders the Douluo Continent, we have already become the Sun Moon Continent Holy Spirit Cult!"

He gave a respectful bow, his Yinsheng tinged with pride.

"Sun Moon, Continent, bordering each other?" The Demon Empress asked earnestly, keenly catching the new term in the other party's words.

"That's right. Perhaps due to some special reasons, the originally vast Sun Moon Continent collided with and bordered the Douluo Continent many years ago."

"Therefore, the current continent is more than twice the size it was originally."

With a slight flicker in his eyes, the cult leader continued to bow respectfully as he explained.

"Mom, what about A-Yue!" Lan Fozi suddenly spoke up after hearing the other party's explanation.

"A-Yue." The Demon Empress murmured, gave Lan Fozi a look, and then turned to the Sect Leader: "What does the Supreme Sect Master need to do for you?"

"Normally, Your Majesty doesn't need to do anything, and Your Majesty can freely use any resources within the sect. Only in times of great importance will Your Majesty need to take action."

The cult leader secretly rejoiced, guessing that she was about to agree.

After all, judging from the situation on the battlefield and my own feelings just now, the Demon Empress is clearly an even more terrifying being than any previous Supreme Being!

"Then, as you say, I, the Emperor, will join the Holy Spirit Cult."

As expected, seeing the cult leader's ecstatic expression, the Demon Empress only pondered for a moment before agreeing.

Meanwhile, within the Holy Spirit Cult at this time...

"My son, have you learned anything from your years of relentless demands?"

In a heavily guarded secret room, Ming Yue, who had been peacefully closing her eyes, suddenly opened them.

Emerald Gold and a compassionate smile reappeared, sounding particularly eerie against the Yinsheng.

"Were the people you've faced before also this kind of people who only know how to take?"

His calm half-face appeared enigmatic beneath his slightly weathered golden eyes.

During her clash with Death Puppet Douluo that day, Ming Yue noticed that her abilities seemed to have weakened considerably.

Later, when he was captured and brought back to the Holy Spirit Cult, he faced repeated blood draws from the cultist until the Pharmacist possessed him again.

He then realized that during the confrontation before leaving the temple, the Pharmacist had applied a gradually weakening debuff to Ming Yue's abilities.

From the initial creation of exotic wood from dripping blood to the current mere life-extending effect, this is undoubtedly all a trick by the Pharmacist.

Its purpose, of course, is to enable him to more accurately grasp the concrete concept of desire!

"May all sentient beings grant their requests! All races have come seeking medicine. Since they seek medicine, how can I, as the source of medicine, not fulfill their wishes?"

A voice tinged with amusement rang out, and the Pharmacist continued, "My son, you must both break free from your bonds and practice this path! My path has now extended to your feet."

The compassionate smile faded, and the Pharmacist's final Yinsheng echoed, "Will you heal this cosmic ailment, or forge a new path of Abundance, different from the one I have shown you?"

"My son, I truly look forward to the future of this universe that your choices will bring."

As the last word fell, the compassionate smile vanished completely from Ming Yue's face.

Apart from that one brightly lit Emerald Gold Eye, only a calm expression remained on Ming Yue's handsome face.