Hope! Body tempering begins.

"Ah! Elder Wang, what have I done to deserve such treatment from you?!" Di Chen sighed softly.

"Young Master, you humble your subordinate with those words. You are my benefactor's grandson, and your talent and potential are so monstrous that you have the makings of an immortal. Following you is my honor. I will never regret it in the slightest." "All right! Follow me for now," Di Chen said with a nod. An existence like Elder Wang could more or less be counted among the Immortal Domain's powerhouses. With him following Di Chen, Di Chen would have far less trouble. Among the Immortal Domain's countless trillions of living beings, few could gain the willing allegiance of a Quasi-Emperor.

"Thank you, Young Master." Elder Wang bowed respectfully.

"Mm! Rise first." Di Chen waved a hand.

"Elder Wang, what is the story with this Supreme Tomb?" Di Chen then asked curiously.

"Kakaka!" Elder Wang gave a couple of strange laughs, then launched into a torrent of words. "It's just a Supreme Tomb. There's nothing special about it. I took all the good things inside, leaving only some useless stuff. I even absorbed and refined that fellow's remains." He pointed at the jade coffin in the distance, looking slightly embarrassed. "I laid a great formation over the entire tomb, intending to

devour everyone who entered at once. I never expected them all to be ordinary geniuses. Only after noticing you, Young Master, did I lure you over. Otherwise, how could trash like them ever catch my discerning eye?"

Wang Wu curled his lips in disdain.

"Young Master, there's also an underground river beneath this tomb."

At this, Di Chen frowned. "An underground river?"

"Yes. This underground river is a stream of supreme-grade, yin-cold Dark Nether Water. It is said that this Dark Nether Water is born from the utmost yang and unyielding Yin Nether Qi, and can cleanse the meridians and marrow and forge a golden body. If you practice body cultivation, Young Master, you will achieve twice the results with half the effort. However, this Dark Nether Water contains a deadly poison. Once contaminated by it, anyone who touches it below the Quasi-Emperor level will die without question. They can only sit quietly nearby and slowly wait for the Dark Nether Qi to seep out on its own. Moreover, ordinary Quasi-Emperors don't dare venture within thirty feet of the Dark Nether Water. Young Master, you must be careful. Remember that," Elder Wang warned.

Elder Wang hurriedly spoke.

"Oh? It's actually a stream of supreme-grade, yin-cold Dark Nether Water." Di Chen's gaze sharpened, a trace of burning eagerness flashing in his eyes. Although he did not fear this Water of the Dark Nether, he had to admit that it was truly extraordinary. To some Quasi-Emperor experts, it was absolutely comparable to heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Di Chen had a feeling that if he completely absorbed that Water of the Dark Nether, his physical shell would definitely transform, achieving the Immortal Tyrant Body.

"Kakaka! Young Master, those brats haven't found any treasures. They'll probably leave soon. Once they leave, you can go down and avoid some unnecessary trouble!"

"Elder Wang... could you stop laughing? That cackling is a little grating!" Di Chen said, rather speechless. Looking at the skeleton before him, he felt an urge that made his balls ache.

"Don't be anxious, Young Master. Your subordinate will speak less." As he spoke, Elder Wang hurriedly shut his large mouth.

"Is there any way to reconstruct your fleshly body? I don't want to face a skeleton every day from now on!" Di Chen asked curiously.

"There is, but I need your help, Young Master!" A trace of struggle flashed through Elder Wang's eyes. A moment later, he gritted his teeth and spoke.

"Please tell me, Elder Wang. I will do everything I can to help you."

"This requires your bloodline!"

"My bloodline?" Di Chen was slightly taken aback.

"That's right. Only a pure Emperor Bloodline can activate my fleshly body. Otherwise, I fear my bones will rot away in the future." Elder Wang pondered briefly, then continued, "But rest assured, Young Master. I only need ten drops of your Essence Blood. It won't harm your foundation!"

Not everyone possessed an Emperor Bloodline. Only direct descendants of those superpowers had a chance of awakening one. This was also the main reason the descendants of the Immortal Domain's top powers were all incomparably proud, their eyes perched above their heads. Among their peers, only they could look down on others; no one dared look down on them. Much less could a skeleton run up and ask for ten drops of their Essence Blood. Before it could even speak, the Dao guardian behind them

would probably tear it to pieces. Quasi-Emperors were strong, but across the entire Immortal Domain, they amounted to little. Before the Immortal Domain's powerhouses, they remained incomparably weak.

"All right!" Di Chen nodded slightly. It was only ten drops of Essence Blood. To him, it merely meant losing some vitality.

"Thank you, Young Master! Thank you, Young Master!" Elder Wang said excitedly. The Young Master truly was benevolent. Anyone else would have skinned him and pulled out his tendons...

Outside...

What the hell? Was this Supreme Tomb fake?!

A group of heaven's chosen cursed one after another. "What the fuck? Even the crappiest Supreme Tomb shouldn't be this bare!"

"There's nothing valuable inside, only bones covering the ground and spiritual herbs for livestock. Was this made specifically to disgust people? Or was this Supreme Tomb too poor? That can't be!"

"Damn it, I really lost out this time." A young man in bronze armor looked utterly frustrated, wishing he could give himself several hard slaps. He had spared no effort traveling a long distance just to

seek a fortuitous opportunity, only to encounter an empty tomb.

He was not the only one. Everyone else was cursing as well, inwardly railing against their bad luck.

Only Tang Delong stood there, his gaze sweeping his surroundings. Vaguely, he seemed to sense something, but it soon vanished without a trace. He shook his head and gathered his thoughts. That boy... forget it. Better not think about him. I probably won't encounter him again.

A long while later... everyone slowly dispersed in disappointment.

"Kakaka! Young Master, they've left," Elder Wang said, somewhat excited.

Elder Wang suddenly stamped his right foot. In an instant, the underground cavern shook with a rumble, and a terrifying current of air surged wildly out from its depths.

Within a breath.

The entire underground cavern was fully exposed before Di Chen.

The sight left Di Chen somewhat dumbfounded. He could clearly feel that the current of air beneath the cavern was not even inferior to the imposing presence of some Great Saints. This was merely an air current. How terrifying would the liquid Water of the Dark Nether within be? Fortunately, Elder Wang had already laid a great formation. Otherwise, if the air current leaked out, it would surely draw the covetous attention of powerful experts!

Di Chen took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed his shock, and slowly walked into the cavern.

The next moment...

Di Chen felt as though he had entered a mysterious world, his surroundings filled with dense deathly stillness and cold.

Moreover, Di Chen discovered that the farther down he went, the lower the temperature became.

The cavern seemed endless.

After an unknown length of time, a dazzling mass of blue light came into view. Before him was a

massive lake. Its ink-thick liquid churned and boiled, bubbling noisily and giving off a suffocating pressure.

"Young Master, this is the Water of the Dark Nether. At first, you can only absorb the Dark Nether Qi at its edges to slowly temper your physical shell. Only once your body has adapted can you gradually venture deeper. Only then will it benefit your body. However, this Water of the Dark Nether is truly too dangerous. The slightest carelessness will reduce you to ash. Even with my current strength, if I accidentally stepped into it, my only fate would be to die there in bitterness."

"It's that terrifying?!" Di Chen's pupils abruptly contracted at these words. He did not doubt Elder Wang. This fellow would not deceive him; he was still confident of that much.

"Young Master, you can now try absorbing a drop of Dark Nether Qi. With the current strength of your physical shell, you should be fine."

Hearing this, Di Chen immediately sat cross-legged. He opened his mouth, and a wisp of blue light turned into a tiny bead of water and fell into it. In the blink of an eye, his entire body shuddered.

"Hiss... it hurts!"

"This... this... it's actually so overbearing! Even swallowing one drop is agonizing!"

The pores all over Di Chen's body abruptly expanded. Beads of crystal-clear sweat slid down his skin like raindrops.

"Aah!"

An intense, twisting pain spread through his entire body. Di Chen clenched his teeth and forcibly endured the Water of the Dark Nether's assault.

Di Chen opened his eyes, traces of astonishment flashing through them. It truly lived up to the name Water of the Dark Nether. Absorbing just one drop had such an effect. Di Chen could distinctly feel his physical strength increasing. He then cut his finger, and ten drops of Essence Blood shone with brilliant light, hovering in midair.

"Young Master, this... this... this isn't an ordinary Emperor Bloodline. This is... this is the Imperial Bloodline!" Elder Wang's

voice trembled, filled with intense yearning. Before Elder Wang could finish speaking, whoosh! The ten drops of Essence Blood turned into a streak of golden light and merged into his body.

The next moment...

Elder Wang's skeletal body suddenly shuddered. Threads of golden radiance rose from his body like a blazing golden sun, illuminating the eight wildernesses and the universe. An inexplicable, mysterious power spread within him.

"All right, Elder Wang, take your time enjoying it!" With that, he moved a little farther away and sat cross-legged, beginning to temper his flesh.

"Young Master... I won't fail your

expectations..." Elder Wang silently sighed inwardly.