Devouring Half-Saint Bone Scraps, Di Tian's Ultimate Evolution, the Void Devouring Demon Dragon!

Gu Li felt a chill in his heart, a sense of despair welling up within him.

Without a defensive position, the three of them—all eight-star Dou Zong—had no chance of survival against a one-star Dou Zun puppet; it was a dead end!

"Roar!"

The puppet gave them no chance to catch their breath, its long spear wrapped in world-destroying spatial power as it thrust fiercely toward Gu Li's head!

"It's over—"

Gu Li closed his eyes.

But at this critical, life-or-death moment!

"Nether Shadow Clone, Void Backstab!!"

A figure as swift as Gui Mei emerged without warning from the puppet's own shadow!

It was Di Tian!

He hadn't run away!

He had perfectly merged into the surrounding shadows, circling around to the puppet's back!

"Die for me!"

Di Tian roared, gripping his sixth-tier magic core broadsword with both hands, pouring every ounce of Dou Qi in his body—along with the energy he had just scavenged from the trash he'd eaten—into the tip of the blade!

Puchi!

Precise! Ruthless!

The strike was dead on, plunging directly into the soul node at the base of the puppet's spine.

"Awoo!!!"

The puppet let out a shrill, miserable scream, its solidified body instantly collapsing and dissipating into a sky full of soul motes.

Clang!

A fist-sized soul core, radiating a brilliant silver light, dropped onto the ground.

Gu Li, Gu Meng, and Gu Ling stared blankly at Di Tian, who stood where the puppet had vanished, panting heavily.

"You... you one-shot it?"

Gu Meng asked, stuttering.

"Luck, it was really just luck."

Di Tian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and sheathed his broadsword on his back, flashing his signature, simple-minded grin. "I just happened to see a light spot flashing on its back and figured it was a weak point, so I snuck an attack in."

"I didn't expect this thing to be so fragile."

Gu Li took a long, deep look at Di Tian.

Fragile?

That was a puppet!

Its defense was comparable to metal!

To be able to pierce a weak point in one strike wasn't just luck; it was top-tier combat awareness and stealth ability!

"Not bad, little Tian."

Gu Li stepped forward, picked up the soul core from the ground, and after a moment's thought, tossed it directly to Di Tian. "You performed a great service this time."

"This soul core is yours."

"Although it has quite a few impurities, it'll be no problem to trade it for a few sixth-tier medicinal pills."

A soul core?! It's mine?!

Di Tian cradled the soul core, his hands trembling.

In the Douluo Continent, this thing would be a million-year-old mental-type spirit ring!!

"Many thanks, Brother Li! Brother Li is righteous!!"

Di Tian was so moved he nearly cried.

To him, the "impurities" mentioned were nothing—this was a divine object as pure as could be!

With the tomb-guarding puppet cleared, the stone door finally groaned open.

A thick, inseparable scent of blood and medicinal fragrance rushed toward them!

In the center of the stone chamber, a drop of dark golden blood hovered in the air.

Though the drop was only the size of a fingernail, it seemed to contain a coiled ancient dragon, and the pressure it radiated forced all four of them to their knees instantly!

Semi-Saint Essence Blood!

"We're rich, we're really rich this time!!"

Gu Li's voice cracked with excitement. "It really is Semi-Saint Essence Blood! And it's essence blood containing the royal bloodline of the Ancient Void Dragon!!"

"With this, all four of us have a chance to cleanse our bloodlines!!"

However, just as the four of them prepared to step forward to claim the treasures.

"Heh heh heh—"

A cold, greed-filled laugh suddenly echoed from the shadowy corner of the stone chamber. "I never expected a few measly patrolmen to make it this far."

"You have truly saved This Seat quite a bit of effort."

Hum!

Space distorted, and three figures clad in black robes with the character "Soul" embroidered on their chests slowly emerged.

The leader among them exuded a sinister and terrifying aura—he was unmistakably a three-star Dou Zun!

A Soul Hall Protector!

"They're here to hijack our loot?!"

Gu Li's face turned as pale as paper in an instant.

In this world where the strong prey upon the weak, the most feared thing during an expedition wasn't monsters, but murderers who killed to seize goods!

"People from the Soul Hall?!"

Di Tian's pupils constricted violently as he stared at those iconic black robes.

He suddenly recalled the scene he had witnessed in the Sky Screen, where the Asura God was captured.

These guys are lunatics who would even dare to capture a god!

It's over. This time, we've truly kicked an iron plate!

Yet, in the depths of his despair, Di Tian felt the Soul Core he had just obtained in his embrace and glanced at the drop of Semi-Saint Essence Blood hovering in the air.

A ferocity born from the Beast God burned wildly in the depths of his eyes!

You want to snatch my opportunity?

Even if you are the Soul Hall, I'll make sure to knock out two of your teeth!!

Di Tian quietly signaled to Gu Li.

"I'll fight you to the death!!"

Di Tian let out a furious roar, his purple-gold dragon scales standing on end as the Void Dou Qi within him burned frantically!

He attempted to detonate the Soul Core in his hand; even if he had to die, he would blast open a path of blood!

However, reality is often far colder than ideals.

The black-robed Soul Hall Protector merely glanced at him with contempt. He didn't even raise a hand; he simply moved his lips and spat out a single word: "Freeze."

Hum!!!

A terrifying, indescribable force of space instantly solidified the entire stone chamber!

Di Tian remained in his charging posture, brandishing his greatsword with a ferocious expression, unable to move like an insect trapped in amber!

He couldn't even blink his eyelids!

Even the Dou Qi within his body had ceased to flow!

Is this... is this the spatial imprisonment of a Dou Zun powerhouse?!

A monstrous storm surged in Di Tian's heart—it was despair originating from the depths of his soul.

His decades of thousands of years of combat experience, which he took such pride in, and his newly evolved Void Dragon body were utterly meaningless in this moment!

"An ant is nothing but an ant."

The Soul Hall Protector drifted slowly in front of Di Tian, extended a withered finger, and lightly flicked the Tier 6 Magic Core greatsword that Di Tian held as if it were his most precious treasure.

Cling!

A crisp sound rang out.

The divine weapon, which had cost Di Tian all his savings, shattered into pieces, turning into a pile of scrap metal.

"You think you can hurt This Seat with this kind of junk?"

The Protector sneered and slowly placed his palm onto the crown of Di Tian's head. "Though, this body of yours is somewhat interesting. A mutated dragon bloodline?"

"Perfect. I shall extract your dragon tendons and peel your dragon skin to make a pair of gloves for This Seat."

"No—"

Seeing this, Di Tian could only let out a silent wail in his heart.

He had only just begun his new life!

He had only just managed to get a steady position!

Was he really going to die here?

In that moment, Gu Li, Gu Meng, and Gu Ling were also frozen in place, their eyes filled with the gray of death.

Just as the Soul Hall Protector's palm was about to crush Di Tian's skull.

"Hmph."

An aged grunt, seemingly imbued with the profound truths of heaven and earth, rang out in the stone chamber without warning.

The sound was not loud, yet it struck the hearts of the three Soul Hall Protectors like a heavy hammer!

"Pfft!!!"

The three Dou Zun Protectors, who had been arrogant and overbearing just a moment ago, simultaneously spat out a mouthful of black blood, their protective black mist more than half dissipated by the shock.

"Who?! Who is playing tricks?!"

The lead Protector scanned his surroundings in terror, his voice trembling.

Immediately after, the void above the stone chamber was suddenly torn open as if it were a piece of scrap cloth.

An old man in a purple-gold robe with white hair and a white beard stepped out from the spatial rift, his hands behind his back, as if he were strolling through his own backyard.

He did not even glance at the Soul Hall Protectors, merely lowering his head to sweep a gaze over the four restrained individuals, including Di Tian, his brows furrowing slightly: "You little brats, why aren't you out patrolling instead of coming to a place like this to throw your lives away?"

The moment they saw the old man, Gu Li and the others' eyes erupted with ecstatic light; had their mouths not been sealed, they would have shouted out loud!

It was the Elder of East Dragon Island, Elder Zhuhuo!

"A, a, an Elder of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan?!"

Upon seeing the dragon-patterned emblem on the old man's robe, the Soul Hall Protectors were scared out of their wits: "A misunderstanding! Senior! This is a misunderstanding! We did not know this was your clan's territory—"

"A misunderstanding?"

Elder Zhuhuo cast a faint glance at them, his tone as indifferent as if he were discussing what to have for dinner: "You come to the tomb of my clan's predecessor to steal treasures, and you even want to kill my clan's juniors?"

"The Soul Hall's reach is far too long."

"Since you've come, you might as well stay and serve as fertilizer."

With that, Elder Zhuhuo casually made a grasping motion in the void toward the three men.

"Spatial Shred."

Crack! Crack! Crack!

There were no flashy light effects, nor any earth-shattering explosions.

The space surrounding the three Soul Hall powerhouses, who possessed the strength of Dou Zuns, instantly collapsed, folded, and twisted!

Pfft!

It was as if he were crushing three bedbugs.

The bodies of the three, along with their souls, were directly compressed into a mist of blood by the power of the twisted space, and finally swallowed clean by the void!

A one-shot kill! A complete, dimensional-level suppression!

After finishing all this, Elder Zhuhuo flicked his sleeves and undid the restraints on Di Tian and the others.

"Hoo, hoo, hoo—"

Di Tian collapsed onto the ground, gasping for air, his entire body already soaked in cold sweat.

Too strong, too terrifying!

The powerhouses who had just driven him into a desperate situation had been crushed to death by this Elder without even being able to muster a thought of resistance!

Is this the true foundation of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan?!

"Elder! Thank you for saving our lives!!"

Gu Li and the others were the quickest to react, immediately kneeling and kowtowing.

Di Tian also came to his senses and hurriedly followed suit, his head thumping against the ground.

"Enough, don't make a spectacle of yourselves."

Elder Zhuhuo waved his hand impatiently: "I was just passing by and sensed spatial fluctuations here, so I came to take a look."

As he spoke, his gaze shifted toward the depths of the stone chamber, a trace of nostalgia flashing in his eyes: "So it was the final resting place of Half-Saint Xuyun, who went missing all those years ago—"

"Since you little ones have discovered it, it is your stroke of fortune."

"Come, follow me inside and take a look."

Deep within the stone chamber, in the main tomb.

When Di Tian followed Elder Zhuhuo through that massive spatial gate, the scene before him caused him, a former Beast God, to completely lose the ability to think.

How could this be a tomb?

This was clearly a sealed, miniature starry sky!

In the center of this starry sky floated a colossal skeleton.

The skeleton was tens of thousands of feet long, its entire body shimmering with a dazzling, silver-gray hue.

It did not look like a dead object; rather, it seemed to be condensed from countless streams of liquid spatial energy!

Every bone was inscribed with natural Great Dao runes, emitting a faint, ghostly glow.

Even just by looking at it, Di Tian felt a stinging pain in his eyes, his soul feeling as if it were about to be shattered by the lingering pressure radiating from the skeleton!

A Half-Saint skeleton!

"Is this the skeleton of a Semi-Saint powerhouse?"

Di Tian knelt trembling in the void, unable to even stand.

He thought of the Dragon God.

In the myths of the Douluo Continent, the Dragon God's body transformed into all things after death.

Yet, if the Dragon God's skeleton were here, it likely wouldn't even compare to a single toe of this remains!

Every wisp of aura radiating from this skeleton could easily crush the barriers of the Douluo Continent's God Realm!

"Hmm, it has been preserved quite well."

Elder Zhuhuo looked at the skeleton and nodded with satisfaction. "Senior Xu Yun practiced the Great Void Art during his lifetime. Although this skeleton has endured ten thousand years, the origin of space within it remains abundant."

"If we bring it back to the clan and place it in the Dragon Transformation Pool, it will be enough to add several more Dou Zun powerhouses to our ranks."

As he spoke, Elder Zhuhuo waved his large sleeve.

Rumble!

The terrifying skeleton, which stretched for ten thousand feet, began to shrink rapidly, finally turning into a stream of light that he tucked into his sleeve.

The main course had been taken away.

But Di Tian's eyes were fixed intently on the spot where the skeleton had originally rested.

There, some scattered fragments were still floating.

A few fallen bone shards, a pile of dried silver powder, and bone marrow residue.

There were also a few weeds growing alongside the remains, emitting starlight.

"I can't be bothered to take these scraps."

Elder Zhuhuo glanced at the trash and said casually, "The four of you can divide them up; consider it a reward for discovering this place."

"Thank you for the reward, Elder!!!"

Gu Li and the other two rushed forward like madmen!

Di Tian was not to be outdone; where was his fear now? His eyes held only greed!

He lunged toward the pile of dried silver powder.

That was the bone marrow residue of a Semi-Saint powerhouse!

Di Tian carefully used a jade bottle to collect the powder, not letting even a speck of dust escape.

He could feel that the energy contained in this powder was ten times more terrifying than the bath he had previously taken in the Dragon Transformation Pool!

As long as I consume this bottle of powder—

I will be able to tear through space just like Elder Zhuhuo!

Di Tian clutched the jade bottle, trembling with excitement, tears streaming down his face.

It's too blissful—

Being a dog for the Ancient Void Dragon Clan is truly too blissful!

In the Douluo Continent, even a God King would break their head trying to snatch this kind of trash, right?

But here, it's just dust that the Elder doesn't want!

At this very moment, all the viewers in the Douluo Continent watched the Beast God Di Tian, who was weeping with gratitude over half a bottle of bone ash.

Their worldview finally collapsed completely.

Gods? In the eyes of these people, they were ants.

Supreme treasures? In the eyes of these people, they were trash.

Dignity? In the face of absolute power, that was a luxury only those who survived were qualified to discuss.

Meanwhile, in the Battle Through the Heavens Plane.

On East Dragon Island, in the outer patrol camp, inside Di Tian's exclusive stable.

The night was quiet, with only the occasional rumble of thunder from the distant Void Lightning Pool.

Di Tian sat cross-legged on a pile of hay, his hands trembling as he held the jade bottle.

Inside the bottle was that small pinch of silver-gray powder swept out from the Semi-Saint's tomb.

Di Tian took a deep breath, hesitated no longer, tilted his head back, and poured the entire pinch of powder into his mouth!

BOOM!!!

The moment the powder touched his tongue, it wasn't the delicious taste he had imagined; instead, it felt like a mouthful of pulverized space-glass shards!

"Ugh!!"

Suddenly, Di Tian's eyes widened violently, and he let out a scream suppressed deep in his throat.

Pain! It was too painful!

The moment that powder touched his saliva, it transformed into countless tiny silver spatial storms, slicing wildly down his esophagus!

His internal organs were churned into a pulp in an instant, only to be rapidly reconstructed by the massive surge of energy!

Crack! Crack!

The layer of purple-gold dragon scales that had just sprouted on Di Tian's body began to tremble violently, before shattering into pieces!

He was left drenched in blood, a mangled mess of flesh.

Yet he did not die; amidst that destructive agony, a tyrannical bloodline power from the ancient Ancient Void Dragon royal family began to forcibly reshape this lowly black dragon body!

"Ahhhhh, change for me!!"

Di Tian rolled frantically on the ground, feeling his bones being shattered and then infused with some sort of liquid metal.

His meridians were being widened, transforming into spatial meridians capable of containing the power of the void!

Three hours later.

When the first ray of dawn pierced through the mist of the Void Lightning Pool and spilled into the stable.

The blood-soaked man who had been rolling on the ground was gone.

In his place hovered a man sitting cross-legged in mid-air, his body wreathed in eerie silver-black flames.

Di Tian.

His appearance had undergone a drastic transformation.

His once rugged features had become bewitchingly handsome, his skin taking on a cold, pale hue, as if carved from the hardest void crystal.

His hair, once purple-gold, had turned pure silver, with black flames burning eerily at the tips. It drifted without wind, as if every single strand could slice through space itself.

Most terrifying of all were his eyes.

The original golden eyes had vanished completely, replaced by a pair of demonic eyes with no whites—inky black, with two silver cross-shaped fissures at the center of the pupils!

That was the Void Demon Eye; a single glance seemed to reveal the collapse of space and the extinction of all things!

"Huu—"

Di Tian slowly exhaled a breath of foul air.

That breath transformed into a visible spatial blade, slicing a pitch-black rift directly into the air before him that refused to heal for a long time.

"Next, let's see my true form—"

With a thought, Di Tian's figure shot out of the stable, arriving in an open expanse of void outside the camp.