"Just you wait! Even if you escape this time, the day will come when my race destroys you!"
Demon Emperor Bo Kui let out one last roar of defiance before the radiant flames burned him out of existence.
His Demon Soul, too, turned to drifting ash.
This being, who had lain hidden on the Dou Qi Continent for tens of thousands of years, finally vanished from it completely, taking his ambitions with him.
Rumble!
With Demon Emperor Bo Kui's disappearance, the enormous, ancient stone stele, thirty thousand meters tall, finally collapsed and dispersed. It became energy and matter that filled the sky before merging back into the Heavenly Tomb. Once the stele had vanished, Xiao Xuan's soul stepped out from within it.
"Reconstructing a flesh body really is far too much trouble."
Looking at his illusory body, now nothing but a soul, Xiao Xuan chuckled and shook his head. Yet the smile on his lips showed that he was not distressed at all. Instead, he felt utterly relieved.
After all, the great calamity that had weighed on his heart was finally over. Although he had deduced the eventual outcome long ago, only after witnessing Xiao Yan's victory did the stone in his heart finally settle.
"Rest assured, Clan Ancestor. I instructed our clansmen to gather the materials for reconstructing your flesh body long ago. Even if they haven't collected everything yet, they should be close."
Xiao Yan smiled faintly, making Xiao Xuan's smile deepen.
"I was right about you after all. You truly are our clan's future."
Xiao Xuan could not help reaching out to pat Xiao Yan on the shoulder, though his gaze turned toward another part of the Heavenly Tomb.
"Now that you've dealt with Demon Emperor Bo Kui, you might as well help the Second-Generation Soul Emperor