Ye Uchiha, who was overseeing the Mist Cloud Empire while studying Dou Techniques and cultivation methods, seemed to sense something. He raised his head and looked toward the Central Plains, his brow furrowing slightly.
"A Dou Di? Didn't I take Xiao Yan's opportunity? And the Emperor-Grade Embryonic Pill is here with me. How could someone else have broken through to the Dou Di realm?"
Ye Uchiha stepped forward, crossing tens of millions of miles in a single stride and arriving at the source of that aura in an instant.
A blood-red blade of energy over a thousand feet long suddenly slashed toward him, shattering the space along its path into nothingness. Ye Uchiha cast it a cold glance, his purple Rinnegan activating silently. A terrifying, invisible repulsive force instantly spread outward, wearing away the bloody slash.
"Cultivation methods and Dou Techniques I've never seen before. Are you the Dou Di of this era?" a flippant voice asked. A handsome youth with tousled hair watched Ye Uchiha with interest, his blood-red eyes holding a soul-stirring intensity.
"Xiao Yan?" Ye Uchiha stared in surprise at the handsome youth's familiar face, but quickly rejected that identification. "Your soul doesn't fit your body very well. You aren't Xiao Yan."
The corners of Xiao Di's mouth lifted slightly. The pressure of a Dou Di radiated from him as he scrutinized Ye Uchiha. "I see. You know this descendant of mine?"
Ye Uchiha asked, "Did you possess him and devour his soul?"
"No. He willingly handed his body over to me to restore the Xiao clan." Xiao Di chuckled, as relaxed and carefree as though he were chatting with an old friend.
Ye Uchiha surveyed the empty Ancient Realm. Not a single member of the Ancient Clan appeared. Seeing the nearly tangible aura of bloodshed emanating