Yao Lao Falls into a Deep Sleep; The Golden Book Destroys a Dou Saint! [Please Subscribe] (7/10) / The Law of Devouring Makes Its Debut; Four-Star Dou King! [Please Subscribe] (8/10)

As the declaration fell, a tangible "saintly might" bore down on them from all directions!

This pressure not only contained terrifying energy suppression, but also the absolute crushing force of a higher level of life.

Xiao Qing felt the space around him solidify. The circulation of his Dou Qi nearly came to a halt, breathing became exceptionally difficult, and even lifting a finger felt incomparably arduous.

It really is a Dou Saint!

Xiao Qing's pupils suddenly contracted, and turbulent waves surged through his heart.

Xiao Qing forcibly suppressed his fear and spoke with difficulty beneath the dreadful saintly pressure. "Senior! This junior is dull-witted and weak. I fear I cannot bear Senior's inheritance..."

"Hmph!"

A cold snort came from within the Blood Stele.

"A Dou Wang barely over ten years old, with Soul Power that has reached the Spirit Realm... Even among ancient sects, such Talent would be considered top-tier!"

The sinister voice paused, then revealed a greed that sent chills through the body.

"Moreover... this body of yours has an unbelievably solid foundation. It even seems to contain some powerful aura of origin... What a perfect vessel, one rarely seen in ten thousand years!"

Saint Xueyou's voice suddenly rose.

The saintly might he emitted intensified sharply, making Xiao Qing's bones creak.

Yet Xiao Qing still clenched his teeth tightly. His gaze was firm, with no hint of submission.

"Humph! Do you think that because I am trapped by this damned seal, I can only act within this tiny patch of land?"

Saint Xueyou let out a sinister laugh.

"I have not spent these thousands of years in sealing for nothing!"

Before his words had even faded, the twisted runes on the dark-red Blood Stele began to glow, writhing like venomous snakes that had come alive!

Suddenly, an invisible, intangible, yet utterly frigid and decaying mysterious soul fluctuation spread from the stele like ripples, shooting straight toward Xiao Qing's sea of consciousness between his brows!

"Not good!"

Old Yao's startled cry exploded in Xiao Qing's mind. "This is an extremely vicious soul attack! It can corrode and weaken the Soul Origin!"

Although this attack was not fatal, it could weaken one's soul realm.

Saint Xueyou wanted to weaken Xiao Qing's soul first, making him easier to control, then send him into that Life Forbidden Zone and devour his soul to replace him!

Old Yao Falls into Slumber; the Golden Book Strikes Down a Dou Saint!

In that flash of lightning, there was no time to think at all!

"Run!!!"

Along with that desperate, anxious roar, an aged and illusory figure surged from the Bone Flame Ring on Xiao Qing's finger and, without hesitation, blocked his path!

It was Old Yao!

At that moment, Old Yao unleashed his Soul Power without reservation.

His once-solid phantom became nearly transparent in an instant. Burning the Soul Origin that had not yet fully recovered, Old Yao formed a fragile yet resilient soul barrier and forcibly met the Soul-Eroding Nether Wave head-on!

"Teacher!"

Xiao Qing's expression changed drastically.

The moment Old Yao unhesitatingly stood before Xiao Qing, all the careful teachings of the past and the bond between master and father surged into his heart!

Xiao Qing understood that this old man had long since become his true family in this foreign world!

"Trying to run? Hehehe... What a beautiful bond between master and disciple..."

Saint Xueyou let out an eerie, horrifying laugh.

Sizzle—

Like a red-hot branding iron plunging into ice and snow, the Soul-Eroding Nether Wave slammed viciously into the soul barrier Old Yao had formed.

Old Yao's soul body rapidly dimmed and faded at a visible rate.

Extreme pain appeared on Old Yao's aged face, yet he still held on desperately, buying Xiao Qing that negligible sliver of hope.

Old Yao's soul body finally could no longer maintain itself. It turned into a faint glimmer and instantly retreated into the Bone Flame Ring, his aura weakened to the extreme as he fell into complete silence.

However, the crisis had not ended.

Without Old Yao blocking it, the Soul-Eroding Nether Wave, though weakened somewhat, remained incomparably vicious. It had already reached Xiao Qing and was about to invade his sea of consciousness!

At that critical moment—

Buzz!

In the deepest part of Xiao Qing's Soul Origin, the mysterious Golden Book that had always floated silently seemed to have triggered some restriction in response to this foreign soul attack!

It suddenly erupted with incomparably brilliant and majestic golden light!

The golden light was not dazzling, yet it carried an indescribable majesty, as though it were a call from ancient times.

Wherever the golden light passed, that frigid, soul-eroding fluctuation melted away rapidly like ice meeting the blazing sun.

"What?! This is..." The voice from within the Blood Stele wavered with uncertainty for the first time.

"What kind of power is this?"

The golden light rapidly spread through Xiao Qing's sea of consciousness, forming a barrier that completely isolated the remaining soul fluctuations outside it.

At the same time, Xiao Qing sensed an unprecedentedly close connection forming between himself and the Golden Book.

A realization struck Xiao Qing, and he immediately mobilized all his Soul Power to resonate with the Golden Book.

The golden radiance grew ever stronger, like a blazing sun descending upon the world!

"Impossible! This is impossible!"

Saint Xueyou's voice carried terrified disbelief.

"How can a mere Dou Wang possess such mysterious, mighty power?!"

Xiao Qing's expression was exceptionally cold, and he did not answer Saint Xueyou.

He immersed all his focus into the wondrous sensation brought by the Golden Book.

Xiao Qing could clearly sense that this golden light seemed to possess some innate restraint over the existence within the Blood Stele.

Golden light completely bloomed from Xiao Qing's body!

"No—!"

Saint Xueyou let out an incomparably shrill scream.

The red light on the Blood Stele began flashing violently, while the writhing runes rapidly dimmed as if they had encountered their nemesis.

The saintly might blanketing the surroundings also collapsed at that instant.

Xiao Qing stood there blankly, his chest heaving violently. Everything that had just happened was far too shocking!

That sacred golden light had not emerged from Xiao Qing's body, but directly bloomed from the deepest part of his sea of consciousness.

That golden radiance carried inviolable majesty, cleansing away all evil and sinister things!

The vicious, frigid soul fluctuation was silently annihilated the instant it touched the golden light, without even a trace of resistance, as though it had never existed!

"Ah—!!!"

Immediately afterward, an indescribably shrill screech erupted from the Blood Stele.

The sound was filled with pain, terror, and disbelief that overturned all understanding.

"No—! What... what kind of... power is this!!!"

Saint Xueyou's voice twisted and warped, breaking intermittently, as though he had witnessed something beyond the limits of his comprehension.

The golden light had not merely neutralized the attack. Following the backlash of the soul attack, it directly acted upon Saint Xueyou's remaining Soul Origin, carrying out some fundamental erasure.

"Impossible... Thousands of years of waiting... I refuse to accept this... Ah—!"

Saint Xueyou's words were drowned beneath desperate terror, ultimately turning into an abruptly cut-off final cry filled with unwillingness.

Under Xiao Qing's stunned gaze, the Blood Stele that had existed for untold ages, along with the mountain-like piles of scalp-numbing bones—

were swept by the lingering force of that invisible yet vast golden light, as though an invisible hand had completely erased them from the world.

There was no earth-shattering explosion. Before Xiao Qing's eyes, they instantly became dust, leaving behind not the slightest trace.

One moment, it had been a hell of bones. The next, it was an empty, level expanse of grayish-brown earth.

Only the faint aura of death that had yet to fully disperse in the air proved that the harrowing events just now were not an illusion.

Xiao Qing stood where he was, his mind in turmoil.

This was the first time Xiao Qing had seen the mysterious Golden Book deep within his soul display such direct and terrifying power!

It was no longer merely a tool for aiding cultivation and solidifying Talents.

It also contained a destructive power Xiao Qing could not comprehend!

The trigger... was an attack targeting the Soul Origin?

Xiao Qing forced himself to calm down quickly. His mind turned rapidly as he analyzed everything that had just occurred.

This golden light seems to be a passive protective mechanism. It only activates when a force tries to erode my Soul Origin!

And its power...

Xiao Qing looked toward the empty ground, his heart turning cold.

A Remnant Soul of a Dou Sheng that had been sealed for countless years had not even been given a chance to resist before it was instantly reduced to ashes!

The origins and level of this Golden Book likely far exceeded Xiao Qing's imagination. It might even involve realms he could not yet touch.

But now was clearly not the time to investigate that.

The most urgent matter was Old Yao's safety.

Xiao Qing immediately sank his consciousness into the Bone Flame Ring on his finger and carefully examined Old Yao's condition.

His Soul Power sensed that familiar yet incomparably weak aura.

A moment later, Xiao Qing finally let out a sigh of relief, and the tightly wound string in his heart loosened slightly.

Although Old Yao's soul body was incomparably dim, to the point that barely any obvious soul fluctuation could be sensed, it had not completely dispersed in the end.

Xiao Qing could sense that, deep within that Soul Origin, a faint trace of life still stubbornly persisted. It had merely fallen into a deep slumber of self-preservation.

As long as the origin remains, there is still hope!

Xiao Qing tightly gripped the Bone Flame Ring in his hand. His fingertips turned slightly pale from the force, and his gaze became incomparably resolute.

I must find heavenly treasures that can nourish the Soul Origin, or refine high-grade pills capable of restoring the soul...

No matter what, I must awaken Teacher!

The Law of Devouring Shows Its Might for the First Time; Four-Star Dou Wang!

Xiao Qing hid the Bone Flame Ring close to his body, then swept his gaze over this battlefield, now completely empty. Yet his mood did not relax in the slightest.

Although Saint Xueyou had been completely erased by the power of the Mysterious Book—

this ruined Small World, opened by an unknown Dou Saint, remained filled with unknowns and potential dangers.

Do not forget that Saint Xueyou himself had been sealed here by some even stronger unknown existence!

This was absolutely no safe place. He could not remain here for long.

Xiao Qing had to find a way out of this Small World as soon as possible.

At the same time, he needed to find something precious in this perilous environment that could awaken Old Yao.

The planned training journey in the Tagor Desert had, because of this sudden spatial rift and encounter, headed in a completely unknown direction.

Without further hesitation, Xiao Qing concealed all his aura, chose a direction, and spread his Spirit Realm soul perception through the surroundings as he prepared to leave this area.

Suddenly!

A skeleton entirely devoid of flesh, radiating a jade-like luster, appeared within Xiao Qing's perception!

A Dou Saint Skeleton...

In the blink of an eye, seven and a half days passed.