Battle Through the Heavens: I Can Solidify All Talents

Xiao Qing estimated that, with the sheer strength of his physical body now, he was probably no weaker than some Tier 6 Magical Beasts!

The essence contained within a Tier 7 Magical Beast was indeed no trivial matter!

Feeling the profound power within the black vortex, far surpassing ordinary energy absorption, Xiao Qing still found it difficult to calm the shock in his heart.

The dominance and mysticism of this [Law of Devouring] gave Xiao Qing new insights every time he experienced it.

One had to know that on the Dou Qi Continent, the power of laws was a supreme domain that only peak experts who had stepped into the high ranks of Dou Saints could begin to touch and comprehend!

And if one looked toward that legendary higher plane, the vast and boundless Great Thousand World!

There, only experts who had entered the Supreme Realm could initially sense the existence of laws between heaven and earth.

Only upon reaching the Earthly Sovereign level would one be qualified to begin attempting to understand and grasp a trace of law power.

As for the giants of the Heavenly Sovereign level, they were the terrifying existences who could truly control and wield the power of laws!

And the Dominator Realm, standing at the pinnacle of the Great Thousand World...

That meant becoming the master of a certain Great Dao of heaven and earth!

Such existences stood at the end of a path of laws, their words manifesting law, having reached the supreme realm of controlling the very source!

Yet Xiao Qing, while merely at the Dou Wang realm, had already mastered two Heaven Grade Initial Talents involving a trace of the source of laws!

According to the information provided by the Mysterious Book, if placed in the Great Thousand World:

Heaven Grade Initial corresponded to Supreme Realm;

Heaven Grade Intermediate corresponded to Earthly Sovereign;

Heaven Grade Advanced corresponded to Quasi-Heavenly Sovereign!

Of course, this did not mean that possessing a Heaven Grade Initial [Talent] granted the strength of a Dou Saint. Rather, it meant reaching a corresponding level of status.

The origins and potential of this mysterious Golden Book likely far exceeded Xiao Qing's initial expectations.

Xiao Qing composed himself, and the black vortex before him gradually dissipated as though it had never existed.

Only then did Queen Medusa recover from her extreme shock, her enchanting purple eyes filled with disbelief.

At that moment, even more energy fluctuations suddenly came from the distance.

It seemed that the battle just now had drawn more Magical Beasts corrupted by the aura of destruction.

The ground began to tremble faintly, while the rising dust in the distance indicated that a large number of Magical Beasts were approaching.

"Looks like we need to find somewhere else to talk."

Xiao Qing's gaze sharpened. His soul perception had already detected more than a dozen powerful auras.

The weakest among them were Tier 5, while the strongest were no weaker than the Venomous Jade Scorpion from before.

With such numbers and such strength, they could not handle them for now.

Queen Medusa also sensed the danger. Forcing herself to stand, she said, "Follow me. I know a relatively safe place."

Queen Medusa stepped through the air and flew toward a part of the Gobi Desert.

Xiao Qing spread his Dou Qi Transformation Wings and followed closely behind. One after the other, they quickly vanished into the boundless Gobi Desert.

Behind them, more and more Magical Beasts gathered at the previous battlefield, releasing earth-shaking roars.

After flying for roughly the time it took to burn an incense stick, Queen Medusa brought Xiao Qing to a concealed valley.

The valley was surrounded by towering rocky mountains, and its entrance was only wide enough for one person to pass through. It was a natural fortress that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

"I discovered this place a few days ago. No Magical Beasts have found it yet."

Queen Medusa landed at the bottom of the valley and spoke.

Xiao Qing surveyed the valley. There was a spring at the bottom, with some drought-resistant plants growing around it. It was indeed a good place to settle temporarily.

With a casual wave, Xiao Qing set down several soul barriers, isolating the valley's aura from the outside world.

At last, Queen Medusa could not hold herself back any longer. She asked Xiao Qing, "You... what exactly was that ability just now? That devouring power..."

It had felt as if it could annihilate all things and return them to their source!

Even she, a Dou Zong expert, had felt a tremor rise from the depths of her soul.

Xiao Qing turned to Queen Medusa, his usual calm returning to his face. With a faint smile, he said, "It was merely a rather special constitution and Talent. Please excuse the Queen for witnessing it."

Whatever could not be explained could simply be attributed to one's constitution and Talent!

Still, Xiao Qing had not said anything false. It was indeed because of his constitution and Talent.

He had merely omitted some particularly obscure secrets.

But what kind of constitution could allow someone at the Dou Wang level to possess such heaven-defying abilities?

Not only could he command three types of Heavenly Flames, and possess absurdly powerful soul strength, but he had now displayed this unheard-of devouring power!

Queen Medusa gave Xiao Qing a deep look, but ultimately did not press the matter further.

Everyone had their own secrets. Digging too deeply was not a wise move.

However, Xiao Qing's image in Queen Medusa's heart became even more mysterious and unfathomable.

"The urgent matter is finding a way back," Xiao Qing said gravely.

"This Small World cannot hold on much longer. I can sense its spatial structure gradually collapsing."

Queen Medusa looked solemn. "I feel it too. But the location of the Spatial Passage shifts unpredictably. I have searched for days without finding any clue."

The two fell silent.

In this unfamiliar and dangerous environment, every additional moment brought another measure of danger.

But finding the Spatial Passage was easier said than done.

Before this world completely collapsed, we must find a way out," Xiao Qing said firmly.

Queen Medusa nodded and began to close her eyes to regulate her breathing.

In this perilous Small World, any lapse could cost them their lives.

Once his aura had completely stabilized, Xiao Qing finally steered the conversation back on track and asked the question in his heart. "How much do you know about this Small World?"

When Xiao Qing had first arrived at the Snake-People Tribe's Holy City, he had sensed an extremely concealed and ancient seal deep underground through his Spirit Realm soul perception.

Now that he had been accidentally drawn into this space, Xiao Qing was almost certain that the entrance sealed by that seal led to this Small World!

Moreover, a Remnant Soul of a Dou Sheng of unknown origin was sealed within it.

All of this indicated that some earth-shattering secret was definitely hidden behind that seal!

As the current ruler of the Snake-People Tribe, whose generations had guarded the Holy City, Queen Medusa might know some of the tribe's hidden history.

Upon hearing this, Queen Medusa fell into deep thought, the expression on her stunning face shifting constantly.

After a moment, Queen Medusa seemed to find something within her dust-covered memories. A trace of shock and realization slowly appeared on her face.

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"The moment I broke through the bloodline shackles and successfully evolved that day, it seemed as though some mysterious force locked onto me, and I could not resist it."

Queen Medusa slowly began to speak, her voice carrying a faint, distant recollection.

"Afterward, I was transported here with you by that suddenly appearing spatial rift."

Xiao Qing listened quietly, his gaze deep.

He thought of the mysterious Golden Book deep within his soul.

There were far more unknown powers in this world than Xiao Qing had imagined.

Then Queen Medusa paused, her delicate brows furrowing slightly as though she were struggling to grasp that mysterious sensation.

"After entering this place, it felt as though there was a summons from deep within my bloodline, guiding me toward a certain direction..."

Queen Medusa's voice carried a hint of uncertainty, for that feeling was simply too vague and elusive.

"However, before I could follow that sensation to investigate, I was attacked by those two damned Venomous Jade Scorpions. After that, I encountered you."

Recalling that battle, a cold glint flashed through Medusa's eyes.

Queen Medusa's thoughts sank into deeper memories. Her red lips parted as she continued.

"Now that I think about it carefully, that stirring in my bloodline may be connected to... an ancient seal recorded in the tribe's old texts."

Xiao Qing's eyes narrowed slightly at those words, and his gaze instantly fixed on Queen Medusa's face.

Her voice slowly dispersed through the scorching air of the Gobi Desert, carrying some ancient cadence.

Xiao Qing stared into Queen Medusa's pale violet eyes, as though trying to read the truth buried by time within them.

A complicated expression appeared on Queen Medusa's beautiful face.

She fell silent for a moment, seemingly weighing something.

At last, a trace of resolve flashed through her purple eyes as she looked at Xiao Qing. "This concerns the core secrets of my tribe and should not have been known by outsiders! But now that you and I are trapped here, perhaps... sharing information is the wiser choice."

Xiao Qing's expression turned serious. He knew that what he was about to hear would be a secret of the Snake-People Tribe that was never shared with outsiders.

Queen Medusa took a deep breath and began recounting that history buried beneath the dust of time...

It was said that over two thousand years ago, an ancestor of the Snake-People Tribe had, deep underground beneath what was now the location of the Snake-People Tribe's Holy City,

accidentally discovered a mysterious place and obtained some unimaginably powerful force from within it.

Relying on that heaven-defying opportunity, her bloodline power rose continuously, and her cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds until she ultimately reached the legendary level of a Dou Zun expert.

At that time, the Tagor Desert was not yet the endless yellow sands and barren wasteland it was today. Instead, it was a vast oasis abundant with water, grass, and life.

That ancestor of the Snake-People Tribe gathered the scattered Snake-People Tribe settlements of the time.

Above that mysterious place, she established a powerful and unified Snake-People Kingdom.

And that ancestor of the Snake-People Tribe was the first queen in the tribe's history to be honored with the title of "Medusa"!

From then onward, vague information about the Sealed Land, which contained power and secrets, was passed down orally by every generation of Queen Medusa and continued to the present day.

However, apart from the first Queen Medusa, no one in later generations had truly known the secret hidden within that seal.

Over the long years, it was not as though no successors had been tempted.

There had once been a Queen Medusa of extraordinary Talent who, in pursuit of greater power, attempted to delve deeper and uncover the secret of that seal.

But the final result naturally came to nothing.

Even more unsettling was that, from some unknown point onward,

perhaps over a thousand years ago, an eerie and imperceptible mysterious power began to quietly spread from that seal as its core.

Like an invisible vortex, this power greedily drained all vitality from this land...

Dense forests began to wither, clear rivers gradually dried up, and fertile land turned to sand and gravel.

After several centuries of change, the former endless oasis eventually became the dead and desolate Tagor Desert of today.

The remaining oases in the desert were now few enough to count, and the living space left for the Snake-People Tribe was shrinking by the day.

At this rate, it would likely not be many more years before the entire Tagor Desert completely became a lifeless "Golden Dead Sea"!

This was also one of the core reasons why every generation of Queen Medusa had spared no effort in leading her people away from the Tagor Desert to seek a new homeland.

As Xiao Qing listened to Queen Medusa recount this thousand-year history of her people, waves surged through his heart.

He had never expected such a history to be hidden behind the Snake-People Tribe.

A seal that brought about the rise of their power had ultimately become the culprit devouring their homeland?

The contradictions and oddities within this were far from ordinary.

Xiao Qing's "foreknowledge" from the original story completely failed at this moment.

This was by no means mere background briefly mentioned in the original story. The secrets hidden within likely ran extremely deep.

Was this a butterfly effect caused by my arrival?

Xiao Qing began to ponder in secret.

Or perhaps... this had always been a real world whose story had been simplified?

Was the "plot" I knew merely the tip of the iceberg?