"Elder Wu, Little Wu!" Upon seeing this scene, Xiao Yan and Xiao Wen's expressions changed drastically.
They hadn't expected the Demon King to have such a trump card.
"I...I'm fine." Xiao Wu's face showed pain, but he didn't react much.
However, a sinister and manic glint appeared in his eyes.
"This is a wisp of demonic soul; it has merged into your soul."
Xiao Wen, on the other hand, didn't relax because Xiao Wu seemed unharmed; instead, he looked at him with a grave expression.
"A demonic soul?" Xiao Wu was slightly taken aback, but then a wild smile appeared on his face.
"Just a mere remnant soul. Even if this guy were to resurrect, I would still kill him."
His face was full of confidence and pride, but Xiao Wen and Xiao Yan's brows furrowed even deeper.
The Xiao Wu of the past, though rather rough and reckless, wouldn't have uttered such arrogant words.
But now, he was able to boast about single-handedly killing a Dou Sheng, indicating that he had not only been affected but was seriously injured.
Fortunately, although Xiao Wu's temperament had changed somewhat arrogantly, it was still within a normal range, and there should still be hope.
Thinking of this, Xiao Wen took his younger brother's hand and probed Xiao Wu's body with his soul power to carefully examine him.
However, not long after, a look of solemnity appeared on Xiao Wen's face.
"Elder Wen, how is it?"
Xiao Yan turned his head to look at Xiao Wen.
Xiao Wen frowned, and finally shook his head slightly.
"I really didn't expect this. This is this guy's true method."
"Brother, what do you mean by shaking your head? Do you look down on your younger brother?"
Seeing Xiao Wen shaking his head repeatedly, Xiao Wu showed a hint of dissatisfaction on his face.
"Just a mere demon, how could it possibly affect me?"
Xiao Yan, standing to the side, looked at Xiao Wu's appearance and couldn't help but lower his head slightly.
"Oh no, this is quite serious. It seems we'll need to return to the clan and seek treatment from a true expert."
Xiao Yan was somewhat relieved that although Xiao Wu's personality had changed, he hadn't gone mad or suffered any major harm. Although he had been slightly corrupted by a Dou Sheng-level demonic soul, it was still within a controllable range.
With the Xiao clan's vast resources, a complete cure shouldn't be a problem.
Thinking this, Xiao Yan looked at the rubble below the canyon and suddenly had an idea.
"Elder Wu, since you're alright, why don't we go check out the underground? Perhaps the secrets of these sealed extraterrestrial demons are buried there."
Hearing Xiao Yan's suggestion, Xiao Wu's face showed a satisfied expression. He winked at Xiao Wen and said, "See? Brother, this is when the young master truly trusts us."
With that, he pushed forward with both hands, and two hundred-foot-long hands materialized in the sky.
"Young Master, please wait a moment. Allow me to clear a path for you."
As he spoke, two enormous hands began to shovel through the scattered rubble.
Soon, Xiao Wu had dug out a pit hundreds of feet deep, and at the bottom of the pit was a dark opening.
"Young Master, let's go in."
Xiao Wu chuckled and gestured for Xiao Yan to proceed.
Seeing Xiao Wu's expression, Xiao Yan smiled with certainty, secretly thinking that he must take Xiao Wu back to the Xiao Clan for proper treatment.
A moment later, the three of them flew down into the Spring God Ravine.
The cave was empty and pitch black, but Xiao Yan didn't pay much attention to it. He opened his mouth and exhaled several streams of seven-colored flames, illuminating the entire space.
As the space was illuminated, an ancient ruin with a diameter of over a thousand feet appeared before Xiao Yan.
Even with Xiao Yan's knowledge, he was slightly stunned for a moment when
he saw this massive ruin. In the underground space, dozens of feet below the surface, thousands upon thousands of 'terracotta warriors' stood silently.
These terracotta warriors looked almost exactly like humans, or rather, they were probably humans in disguise. On the surface of these terracotta warriors was a layer of transparent crystals similar to resin.
Thousands of years have passed, and many terracotta warriors have been weathered away, while some remain relatively well-preserved.
At the center of these terracotta warriors stands an ancient altar, upon which a handsome middle-aged man stands silently.
Before him is an ancient stone tablet, inscribed with the origins of this underground world.
'Forty-five thousand years of the Continental Calendar, the traces of the Emperors vanished.
Yet the extraterrestrial demons did not perish, and the final Holy Demon War began.
In the Northwest Continent, seven branches of extraterrestrial demons appeared, and my Spring God Sect encountered the most insidious of them all—the Soul Demon Clan.
In this battle, all the disciples of the Spring God Sect above the Dou Zong level sacrificed their lives to seal this branch of the Soul Demon Clan.
If anyone is fortunate enough to witness this scene in the future, please find someone possessing a high-level strange fire to completely incinerate this remaining branch of demons; otherwise, if even a few escape, the consequences will be dire.'
"Our abilities are limited; this is the limit we've reached. We can only wish those who come after us even greater achievements and that they will protect our world.
" — Li Yuchun, Third Generation Sect Master of the Spring God Sect.
After reading this inscription, Xiao Yan fell into a brief silence. His gaze swept over the inscription, and finally, he took a few steps back and bowed respectfully to these "terracotta warriors."
Regardless of whether later generations judged these ancestors as foolishly brave or loyal, these powerful individuals who were willing to sacrifice their lives to seal away the extraterrestrial demons deserved Xiao Yan's heartfelt respect.
From this scale, it's clear that the Spring God Sect was perhaps the most powerful force in the entire Northwest Continent back then. However, this battle caused a powerful ancient sect to disappear from the continent's history.
After bowing, Xiao Yan's mind stirred, and brilliant seven-colored flames surged from his body, eventually engulfing the entire underground.
Soon, the terracotta warriors scattered across the ground were reduced to ashes by the strange fire. Although the Spring God Sect disciples had sealed these extraterrestrial demons for thousands of years, Xiao Yan still sensed the black mist escaping from them after burning several terracotta warriors.
Clearly, even after four thousand years, several extraterrestrial demons had not completely dissipated.
This made Xiao Yan somewhat marvel at the terrifying vitality of these extraterrestrial demons.
Four thousand years was a lifespan even for some Dou Sheng powerhouses on the Dou Qi Continent, and as for Dou Zun, apart from some special demonic beast groups, almost no one could live that long.
However, these demonic remnants were in their weakest state, far weaker than the Golden and Silver Elders. Xiao Yan simply swept them away with the strange fire, completely incinerating these demonic figures into nothingness.
And when Xiao Yan also burned the corpse of the Spring God Sect Master, the originally simple and unchanging stone tablet began to melt and deform under the high temperature of the strange fire.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Yan was slightly taken aback, then a smile appeared on his lips.
He hadn't expected his casual action to yield such an unexpected reward.
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