Spirit Transformation Stage Expert Self-Destructs, Destroying Heaven and Earth

Before the Ancient Emperor could react, his body was instantly enveloped in a blood-red light. The spiritual energy within him fell into chaos, and he even lost the ability to manifest his magical treasures.

"Devil Lord Six Desires, what are you doing!!!"

The Ancient Emperor's eyes widened like copper bells as he roared toward the position of Devil Lord Six Desires.

Devil Lord Six Desires curled his lips into a smile and said, "A mere ant at the early stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm is naturally meant to buy this lord some time."

"You are not qualified to obtain the treasures of the Ancient God Land."

Seeing the Desolate Beast already upon him, the Ancient Emperor was forced to bite the tip of his tongue and spray a mouthful of scarlet blood, condensing all his energy before him solely to withstand the beast's attack.

However, the strength of this Desolate Beast had long since reached the Great Perfection of the late Spirit Transformation Realm. Against such a creature, the Ancient Emperor, a mere ant at the early Spirit Transformation stage, had almost no ability to resist.

A sharp, tearing sound rang out. The Ancient Emperor's body was pierced through in an instant, and his scorching blood sprayed out like a fountain.

"You damned bastard!"

The Ancient Emperor staggered back two steps. Looking at Devil Lord Six Desires and the others who were already moving away, he moved his fingers rapidly and roared, "Even if I have to self-destruct, I will make you bastards scatter into nothingness!"

"Explode!"

The Ancient Emperor's fingers danced rapidly over his chest. His Nascent Soul began to swell in an instant, and before the shocked eyes of everyone present, it detonated.

The roar of the Nascent Soul's self-destruction exploded across the Ancient God Land. Golden flames, laden with violent spiritual energy, collapsed and erupted like an out-of-control sun, tearing away the rock layers for a hundred miles in every direction.

The low-level Desolate Beasts that could not dodge in time were instantly ground into dust by the wave of light, not even leaving behind a single wail.

Although Devil Lord Six Desires was several miles away, he was still shaken by the impact, his blood and energy surging. He turned his head abruptly, a trace of shock flashing in his eyes.

"Damn old thing, to actually self-destruct—is he not afraid of causing the Ancient God Land to collapse?!"

Before his voice faded, a sharp fluctuation of spiritual energy suddenly emerged from the center of the flames. Before self-destructing, the Ancient Emperor had attached his final sliver of soul to a fragment of his shattered magical treasure, transforming it into an imperceptible golden light that shot straight toward the back of Devil Lord Six Desires' heart.

The golden light arrived in an instant. The defensive magical artifact at Devil Lord Six Desires' waist automatically lit up with a blood-red screen, but it was instantly pierced through by this desperate force of soul energy.

Devil Lord Six Desires let out a muffled groan, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth as he stumbled. The golden light, upon touching the blood-red spiritual energy, was countered and dissipated completely into the air.

In the distance, the flames gradually faded, leaving behind a bottomless crater where the lingering warmth of the Ancient Emperor's spiritual energy remained.

After a brief moment of chaos, the beasts gathered once more in the direction Devil Lord Six Desires had fled, though this time, there was a hint of fear of death in their eyes.

Devil Lord Six Desires spat out a mouthful of scarlet blood. Looking at Meng the Hunchback and Devil Lord Duanmu Ji, he barked, "That damned Ancient Emperor! What do we do now?"

With the Ancient Emperor's self-destruction, the space of the first trial changed. Countless cracks appeared in the area, and any cultivator who touched one risked being swallowed whole.

Duanmu Ji crushed the magical treasure in his hand with force and gritted his teeth. "Every man for himself. We shall meet again in the third trial."

Before Devil Lord Six Desires could react, Duanmu Ji used the energy of his treasure to vanish from the spot, having already entered the second trial.

Devil Lord Six Desires and Meng the Hunchback were, after all, powerhouses from a thousand years ago. After their brief outburst, they released their own magical treasures and flew straight toward the passage leading to the second trial.

Seeing that the others had left, Luo Chuan slowly came to a halt. He glanced sideways at the Desolate Beast catching up to him and let out a cold snort.

"A mere beast at the Great Perfection of the late Spirit Transformation Realm dares to act presumptuously before this seat."

Luo Chuan's right hand, hidden beneath his sleeve, lifted slightly. A silver-white jade flute flashed out, transforming into a flying blade in mid-air that shot straight toward the body of the Desolate Beast.

This beast had only been able to unleash such power by utilizing a corpse; as long as the parasite within it was slain, it would be destroyed instantly.

A thunderous boom!

The moment the flying blade pierced through the beast's body, the parasite within had no ability to resist and instantly turned into powder, vanishing into thin air.

Luo Chuan moved his fingers slightly, extracting the dragon marrow from within the beast and storing it in a medicine bottle to give to Liu Mei and A-Dai when he returned.

With the beast slain, Luo Chuan arrived at the entrance of the first trial. Now, he only needed to step inside to easily pass through.

If he recalled correctly, entering this first trial had something to do with the Yin-Yang and Five Elements.

Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—there were five different trials in total, each with its own unique dangers. Passing any one of them would allow one to proceed directly to the location of the second trial.

Luo Chuan rubbed his chin, narrowed his eyes, and thought to himself, If I remember correctly, Nado's storage bag should be in the Earth-Element trial.

In the original story, Nado was a cultivator from the Five Elements Planet. His original strength had reached the Ascendant Realm, but due to severe injuries, his cultivation had fallen to the Yingbian Realm.

Nado had originally intended to search for treasures in the Ancient God Land to repair himself, but he was hunted relentlessly by Duomu and others, eventually leaving his storage bag within the treasure pavilion of the Ancient God Land.

For a powerhouse of the Ascendant Realm, a storage bag was optional, but this one contained a star map—a necessity for Nado to return to his home planet.

In the future, he would also need a star map to travel to other planets, so obtaining it now was the best choice.

As for Nado coming to demand it later, that would depend on whether he had the ability to do so.

Thinking of this, Luo Chuan appeared instantly within the Earth-Element trial, simultaneously activating his divine sense to envelop every living thing in the area.

The Earth-Element Land was not as peaceful as one might imagine. Everywhere were swirling yellow sands and countless demonic beasts, among which were many hurricanes reaching a hundred meters in height.

Looking closely, these hurricanes were composed entirely of demonic beasts; each time they flapped their wings, they formed several yellow sand hurricanes of varying heights.

Xu Liguo wore a mournful expression. Seeing the menacing hurricanes, he cursed inwardly, "It's over, it's really over this time. If I had known it would be like this, I would have fought him to the death."

"Mere beasts at the Core Formation and Nascent Soul stages dare to act presumptuously before this seat. Die."

Luo Chuan ignored the sweeping hurricanes. Instead, he swung his right hand forward, and a massive surge of energy erupted, slamming fiercely into the center of the hurricane.