Upon seeing Xiao Shaobei, Xiao Wen was the first to bow to the clan leader, while Xiao Wu hesitated for a moment before bowing slightly.
Seeing this, Xiao Shaobei had already subtly extended his Heavenly Realm Perfection soul power into Xiao Wu's body.
Sensing Xiao Shaobei's soul power, Xiao Wu's expression changed, and he looked at Xiao Shaobei with displeasure, saying, "Clan leader, what do you mean by this? Why are you testing me with your soul?"
Seeing Xiao Wu's appearance, Xiao Shaobei, whose expression had been calm, showed a slight surprise.
It seemed that Xiao Wu was truly ill.
Thinking this, Xiao Shaobei smiled.
"It's nothing, I just heard from Xiao Yan that you were corrupted by a Demon Saint's remnant will, so I came to check your body."
Hearing Xiao Shaobei's words, Xiao Wu's face not only didn't show gratitude, but instead looked at Xiao Yan with hostility.
"Young Master, I trusted you so much, yet you tricked me back to the clan for the clan leader to interrogate me."
He shook his head as he said to Xiao Shaobei, "Clan leader, I already said there's nothing seriously wrong, so I don't think this examination is necessary."
Hearing Xiao Wu say this, Xiao Yan and Xiao Wen exchanged a glance, both seeing the seriousness in each other's eyes.
This guy is already showing signs of being terminally ill.
Thinking this, Xiao Yan quickly gave the clan leader a wink.
Xiao Shaobei, seeing Xiao Yan's wink, simply smiled slightly.
"Xiao Wu, although this wisp of demonic energy isn't serious, it will still cause some trouble. Let me help you get rid of it."
With that, the clan leader's arm reached out to grab Xiao Wu.
"No, I don't want to!"
A ferocious look suddenly appeared on Xiao Wu's face, and he began to retreat rapidly.
But what was a half-saint like him compared to a nine-star Dou Sheng clan leader?
Xiao Shaobei's hand, though seemingly slow, had already silently landed on Xiao Wu's body.
"Let me go!"
Xiao Wu roared, but his power was easily sealed by Xiao Shaobei.
Immediately afterward, Xiao Shaobei's terrifying soul power surged into Xiao Wu's soul.
A soul at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm possessed boundless, earth-shattering power, and quickly found that wisp of black deep within Xiao Wu's soul.
Upon closer inspection, this wisp of black resembled a tree root, quietly taking root in Xiao Wu's soul.
However, with this level of intrusion, it was nothing more than a rootless duckweed to Xiao Shaobei.
His soul power directly rushed towards the black thread, destroying it along with its roots.
"Damn it, I'm not reconciled, I'm not reconciled!"
A shrill roar rang out, and a phantom, ferocious face suddenly appeared on Xiao Wu's face, but with a soft hum from Xiao Shaobei, it was completely annihilated between heaven and earth.
After the black mist dissipated, Xiao Wu's face paled slightly, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Although his face was pale, his eyes regained their unprecedented clarity.
Only then did he remember what he had just been doing. The thought of shouting at both the clan leader and the imperial prince at the same time made Xiao Wu's face stiffen.
"Thank you, clan leader, for saving me."
Xiao Wu swallowed hard and bowed to Xiao Shaobei.
"It's nothing." Xiao Shaobei smiled and shook his head, saying, "You have done a good job protecting the imperial prince, so it is only right that I save you."
As he said this, he looked at Xiao Yan and Xiao Wen and smiled faintly, "It's good that you returned early, otherwise, if this demonic energy had truly taken root in the depths of Xiao Wu's soul, his personality would definitely have changed drastically in a year or two." Hearing
the clan leader say this, Xiao Yan and the two elders, Wen and Wu, also changed their expressions slightly, and they both saw relief in each other's eyes.
At this moment, Xiao Shaobei smiled slightly at Xiao Yan and said, "You must have encountered some relics related to extraterrestrial demons on your journey.
In that case, I can tell you a little about extraterrestrial demons. Come with me."
After speaking, he waved his hand, and with a spatial fluctuation, he took Xiao Yan and disappeared from the spot.
When space tore open again, an ancient and magnificent hall reappeared before Xiao Yan.
Huge stone pillars hundreds of feet high, ancient walls carved with various images of magical beasts—this place was both familiar and strange.
Upon seeing this scene, a look of astonishment appeared on Xiao Yan's face .
What exactly was this place? Just one glance at the blue-robed man not far away was enough to understand.
"Ancestor!" Looking at the blue-robed man in the distance, Xiao Shaobei, who was already at the pinnacle of this continent, finally bowed respectfully.
As for Xiao Yan, who was weaker, he quickly bowed to Xiao Xuan.
Although he could now joke around with the clan leader, he still needed to maintain a certain level of respect for the clan ancestor.
"No need to be so formal."
In the center of the hall, Xiao Xuan smiled slightly, his gaze sweeping over Xiao Yan.
In an instant, Xiao Yan felt as if he were being seen through.
After his gaze swept over Xiao Yan, a surprised smile appeared on Xiao Xuan's face.
"Not bad." Xiao Xuan nodded with a smile.
"I didn't expect that in just over a year, your strength would be only one step away from becoming a Dou Zun.
Moreover, you've already collected four different kinds of strange flames."
"If it weren't for the Emperor's son treatment given by the clan ancestor, I wouldn't have been able to progress so quickly,"
Xiao Yan said modestly, while Xiao Shaobei, standing beside him, showed a hint of envy.
Since becoming the Xiao clan leader, he hadn't been praised by the clan ancestor for a long time.
"Hehe." Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Xiao Xuan chuckled lightly, then asked thoughtfully, "During your travels, you've already encountered traces of the extraterrestrial evil race, haven't you?"
Hearing Xiao Xuan's words, Xiao Yan's previously smiling face slowly turned serious.
"The extraterrestrial evil race's strength at its peak was simply terrifying."
Not to mention other races, just the terrifying demonic energy in the Yin-Yang Evil Saint Ruins and the Soul Demon Clan in the Spring God Valley that Xiao Yan encountered...
From those subtle clues, it can be inferred that the extraterrestrial evil race possesses at least two Dou Di-level experts.
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, even Xiao Shaobei's expression became solemn, and Xiao Xuan nodded slightly before slowly speaking.
"You two should both know that the main reason no one on the Dou Qi Continent can become an Emperor now is because of the disappearance of the Origin Qi of Heaven and Earth, which prevents even those peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng experts from reaching the Dou Di level."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan and Xiao Shaobei nodded slightly. The secret of Origin Qi wasn't exactly a secret to someone like Xiao Shaobei, who wasn't far from becoming a Dou Di.
However, Xiao Xuan's next words caused their expressions to change drastically.
"The reason for the disappearance of the Origin Qi of Heaven and Earth is related to the extraterrestrial demons."
Upon hearing this, both Xiao Yan and Xiao Shaobei showed astonishment.
They thought the extraterrestrial demons were powerful enough, but they hadn't expected their strength to be this terrifying.
Seeing the shock on their faces, Xiao Xuan wasn't surprised. He continued slowly, "About 49,000 years ago, the Dou Qi Continent was connected to an even more vast and magnificent world. That world was probably ten or even a hundred times more expansive than the Dou Qi Continent.
According to fragments left from ancient times, that world seemed to be called the 'Great Thousand World.
' In the ancient names of the powerful figures on the Dou Qi Continent, this Great Thousand World was simply referred to as the Upper Realm!"
Hearing this, Xiao Yan's face showed a hint of realization.
Indeed, the original work seemed to contain various pieces of information indicating that there should be an even more powerful world above the Dou Qi Continent.
And that world could seemingly nurture powerhouses above the Dou Di level.
"But now, that so-called Upper Realm seems to have disappeared from the records of the Dou Qi Continent."
Xiao Shaobei couldn't help but say. He knew some of this information, but he didn't know the reason why the Upper Realm was isolated from the Dou Qi Continent.
"That's right."
Xiao Xuan nodded slightly, then revealed a shocking ancient secret.
"That extraterrestrial demon race is a terrifying race that can make even the Upper Realm tremble."
Upon hearing this, even Xiao Yan and Xiao Shaobei couldn't help but swallow hard.
Based on Xiao Xuan's words, it wasn't hard to guess that the Upper Realm was a world ten or even a hundred times more powerful than the Dou Qi Continent, yet the true power of the extraterrestrial demon race was enough to make even the Upper Realm tremble.
If such a race were to launch a full-scale attack on the Dou Qi Continent, the Dou Qi Continent would probably have already vanished by now.
Ignoring their shock, Xiao Xuan continued, "Forty-nine thousand years ago, the extraterrestrial demon race invaded the Great Thousand World, unleashing a terrifying calamity in the Upper Realm.
This calamity didn't just occur in the Upper Realm; many of the Great Thousand World's subordinate planes were also invaded by the extraterrestrial demons.
Although the Dou Qi Continent wasn't as powerful as the Upper Realm, it was still among the top three subordinate continents.
The strength of the Dou Qi Continent attracted the attention of the extraterrestrial demons, and thus, a powerful clan among them led many of their subordinates to invade the Dou Qi Continent."
At this point, Xiao Xuan's expression became extremely serious.
"That battle shattered the entire Dou Qi Continent, causing countless Dou Di-level powerhouses to perish and numerous powerful lineages to be wiped out.
Although our Dou Qi Continent ultimately won at a heavy price, it was severely weakened, and even its connection with the Upper Realm was severed.
The various schools of thought that had been passed down from the Upper Realm, such as the Way of Talismans and the Way of Arrays, declined, leaving only Dou Qi and alchemy as the remaining paths.
Furthermore, the Origin Qi of Heaven and Earth ceased to be generated at that moment; from then on, Origin Qi diminished with every use.
The Dou Qi Continent was thus... " It became a lonely, isolated continent, marking the beginning of the continent's history. This world, in the ancient records of the continent, was called the "Severed Heavenly Connection."
Without Origin Qi, becoming a Dou Di (Battle Emperor) became almost impossible.
From then on, the number of Dou Di experts on the continent dwindled until the last ancient emperor, 'Tuoshe Ancient Emperor,' appeared. After that, the Dou Qi Continent never again produced a Dou Di expert.
"As for my breakthrough, it was entirely an accident."
Xiao Xuan smiled faintly, but the information revealed in his words shocked both Xiao Yan and Xiao Shaobei.
It turned out that the Dou Qi Continent had such a history.
"But Ancestor, after the Severed Heavenly Connection, weren't the extraterrestrial demons completely driven out?"
Xiao Yan asked again.
If the Dou Qi Continent won 49,000 years ago, why did the Spring God Sect encounter the Soul Demon Clan's battle 4,000 years ago?
And the Seven-Colored Devouring Python Clan, it seems, also declined because of its battle with the Fallen Clan.
After hearing Xiao Yan's words, Xiao Xuan shook his head slightly and said, "No."
"After the separation of heaven and earth, the extraterrestrial demons were not completely driven out, but continued to erode the Dou Qi Continent.
However, these demons could no longer find the continent.
Even the remaining demons possessed terrifying strength, with more than ten Demon Emperors among them.
For countless years afterward, the people of the continent fought against these demons, but while we were able to survive, the extraterrestrial demons became like water without roots.
This war only began to end with the emergence of the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe countless ages ago, who killed the last Demon Emperor.
In the years that followed, the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe disappeared, and the remaining extraterrestrial demons were eventually eliminated in countless years of struggle.
About three thousand years ago, with the final intervention of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint, the traces of these extraterrestrial demons truly vanished from the lives of the continent's inhabitants.
However, in this massive and terrifying battle, too many geniuses perished, and too many ancient traditions disappeared."
At this point, Xiao Xuan couldn't help but sigh softly, while Xiao Yan and Xiao Shaobei beside him felt a chill run down their spines.
Xiao Xuan spoke casually, yet behind his words lay the dark and magnificent history of the Dou Qi Continent spanning 49,000 years. Within this short passage, countless Dou Di prodigies had shed their blood, and
countless vast lineages had risen and fallen, destroyed and rebuilt.
This, in turn, confirmed a fact:
the strength of the extraterrestrial demon race was terrifyingly powerful.
Thinking of this, even Xiao Shaobei, a nine-star Dou Sheng, fell into a brief silence.
Ignoring their silence, Xiao Xuan looked at Xiao Yan and smiled slightly, saying, "What I can tell you is only a general framework. Many secrets lie within, which you must discover for yourself."
At this point, his expression turned serious again as he looked at Xiao Yan.
"You're about to break through to the Dou Zun realm, and once you do, I will temporarily revoke all your power and assistance within the Xiao Clan.
From the time you reach Dou Zun until you break through to Dou Sheng, you will be alone. This is my test of your
strength, a trial by fire. True powerhouses are forged through life and death. Xiao Yan, are you willing?"
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