Chapter 303: Coming Out of Seclusion
The process of establishing the Heavenly Court went smoothly. Faced with Yao Yan, who possessed Dou Saint-level strength, everyone chose to join. No one would pass up such an opportunity, especially when it involved the legendary Dou Saint, particularly in the Northwestern Continent.
Especially after the battle between Yao Yan and the Heavenly Dragon Saint, the commotion was immense. Anyone with Dou Zong-level strength or higher could feel the terrifying pressure of the Dou Saint's aura.
This was undoubtedly more convincing than any words.
During the days when Cai Lin gathered all the powerful figures within the Outcloud Empire, Yao Yan did not show himself. Instead, he released his Hun phantom, a figure thousands of meters tall standing between heaven and earth. His overwhelming aura swept across the land, and under everyone's watch, he established the Heavenly Court.
With this matter concluded, Yao Yan began preparing to enter seclusion.
However, before doing so, he extracted the Heavenly Dragon Saint's blood essence, refined several medicinal pills to aid in cultivation, and gave them to Cai Lin and her sister. He then arranged Xiao Yi Xian's cultivation path, before taking a trip around the Northwestern Continent, capturing three eighth-rank snake-type magical beasts and giving them to Qing Lin.
Once everything was taken care of, Yao Yan entered seclusion, beginning his absorption of fortune power and the blood essence of the ten thousand clans.
Tian Zi Huo had already retrieved the blood essence of the ten thousand clans. Thanks to the order from the Hun Emperor, the collection of blood essence proceeded rapidly. In less than a year, Tian Zi Huo had gathered the blood essence of nearly a thousand powerful races. The essences, like countless stars, floated in the secret chamber, surrounding Yao Yan in the center.
The races born in the Great Thousand World numbered far more than a thousand, but most had already vanished into the river of time.
That the Hun Clan could collect so much blood essence in such a short period was a clear indication that they had done their best.
For this, Yao Yan was highly satisfied. With so much blood essence, he could already begin the preliminary formation of his "Chaos Body." He didn't want to waste any more time at the high-level Half-Saint realm. To push the "Chaos Body" to perfection at this stage would be a fool's dream. Even if he reached Dou Emperor, he still might not be able to complete it.
The resources in the Dou Qi Continent were insufficient to perfect it. Only by going to the Great Thousand World would it be possible.
Right now, Yao Yan had only taken the first step.
Compared to the evolution of the "Chaos Body," Yao Yan was more interested in the transformation of the Swallowing Ling Clan's bloodline. As the fortune power poured into him, he could clearly feel the changes in the Swallowing Ling Clan's bloodline. The sinister aura seemed to be gradually "purified," or more precisely, integrated!
But the speed of this transformation was extremely slow. The fortune power from establishing the Heavenly Court in the Northwestern Continent had only slightly illuminated a corner. It was still far from complete transformation.
However, this small change was enough to provide Yao Yan with a disguise, hiding the evil aura in his evil eye.
The originally purple lines had now turned into purple-gold ones, with a more divine undertone.
"Too little fortune power, but that's normal. Establishing a power doesn't gather much fortune. Whether people truly recognize you also determines how much fortune you can gather…" Yao Yan slowly opened his eyes, thinking to himself.
He wasn't surprised by this. If creating a small force could gather a large amount of fortune, the path to fortune would be too easy.
But he wasn't in a hurry.
He turned his gaze to the floating blood essence around him. His vertical pupil in the center of his brow opened, and the divine golden light faded. Instead, an evil purple-black aura emerged, swirling with a disturbing crimson light, full of bloodlust, slaughter, and destruction.
"Let's begin," Yao Yan's eyes flickered, and an intense吸力 surged from his body, drawing the nearby blood essences into him.
As the blood essence entered his body, a strange change began to occur. His body was evolving into different races and physiques, while integrating their powers into himself, unlocking his body's potential. As for the energy required to unlock it... Nine-grade Holy Spirit Pills could easily support it.
As time passed, Yao Yan's body was almost submerged by the immense blood and energy. The golden-red energy enveloped his body, and he entered into deep transformation, taking a path never before walked by those of the Great Thousand World.
In the secret chamber, complete stillness settled.
Time, however, did not stop for anyone, continuing forward at its own pace.
Three years quickly passed.
The golden-red energy surrounding Yao Yan had completely dissipated, leaving only his body seated in mid-air. It seemed to be in complete stillness, without any life. Then, at a certain moment, life surged forth from within him. A strong heartbeat began to beat again, and an incredibly strong vitality surged forth, along with an incompatible aura that began to rapidly rise.
It was as if a fighter had risen again. In just a few breaths, Yao Yan broke through to Dou Zong, then to Dou Zun, before stepping into the Half-Saint realm once more... but this time, his aura was far more powerful. Three flowers appeared around him, each made of energy, essence, and spirit, swirling around him. It was as if they had ignited the energy, essence, and spirit inside him for the final transformation.
"...What a terrifying little master!" Tian Zi Huo's figure emerged from the void, its face, adorned with black flames, filled with shock. It looked at what was happening and, even with its level of power, couldn't understand what Yao Yan was doing.
Yao Yan was burning his own essence and spirit, yet the burning essence and spirit didn't dissipate. Instead, they entered his body, as if something was being cultivated.
As for his aura, it had already reached the peak of the Half-Saint level, stepping right into Dou Saint. However, Yao Yan seemed to be stuck at this realm, as if he was undergoing some transformation.
What was happening inside Yao Yan's body, Tian Zi Huo couldn't perceive, despite using its power. All it could see was the vast amount of blood power rising within the fusion heavenly flame, and at the very core, there was chaos, as if nothing existed.
Naturally, Tian Zi Huo didn't understand because Yao Yan himself couldn't comprehend what was happening either. It seemed as though a Chaos Fetus was being nurtured within him!
This feeling was incredibly mysterious. With the Chaos Fetus within him, Yao Yan found his perception of heaven and earth energy unusually sharp. He could even sense the laws running through the heavens and earth, and his own cultivation had reached a new level of understanding.
However, his current strength was far too weak to support it to completion.
Sighing inwardly, Yao Yan didn't choose to wait any longer. The fact that he had condensed the "Chaos Body" seed was enough. It proved that his path was not wrong. With a slight movement of his mind, he crossed into the Dou Saint realm.
As he stepped into that realm, his aura began to soar, rapidly absorbing the energy from the Holy Spirit Pills to nourish his essence and spirit, compensating for the energy used by the "Chaos Fetus," and propelling Yao Yan's power toward a higher level.
At the same time, the energy of heaven and earth began to converge on Yao Yan's location.
The Outcloud Empire trembled.
The heavens and earth changed color, and radiant lights filled the sky. Massive torrents of energy gathered, rushing toward the Serpent Clan's sacred hall. The range of the gathering expanded more and more, as if it was going to drain the energy of the heavens and earth.
Tian Zi Huo's eyes flickered, and it decisively took action, tearing several spatial rifts around Yao Yan to connect with the Hun Realm, replenishing the surrounding energy. This stopped the increasing disturbance.
"Little master's appetite is really something else, hehehe~" Tian Zi Huo laughed evilly, its gaze strangely intense.
Breaking through to one-star Dou Saint caused such a massive disturbance. This was the first time Tian Zi Huo had ever seen something like this, and Yao Yan's strength was still increasing, clearly indicating that this breakthrough wasn't as simple as entering Dou Saint.
...
In the Hun Realm.
The Hun Emperor also noticed the changes in the Hun Realm. His eyes locked onto Yao Yan from through the endless void, and he observed the changes in his body. A hint of surprise appeared in his eyes as he murmured, "This little guy really has made some progress. Interesting~"
Compared to Tian Zi Huo, the Hun Emperor could see even more. The Chaos Fetus Yao Yan had formed was peculiar, containing powers from various physiques, almost like it was approaching the Dao, very mysterious.
Unfortunately, this power was too weak and lacked growth potential.
"The Dou Qi continent can't support you on this path... unless you sacrifice the entire Dou Qi continent. Perhaps then there's a chance to nurture it fully." He sighed, immediately seeing the flaw in Yao Yan's path.
It took gathering nearly a thousand types of blood essence to form just a small embryonic shape, even with the help of the Holy Spirit Pills and his own strength. This showed how enormous the energy required for full development would be.
Just like the Nine-Grade Golden Pill and the legendary Emperor Pill, everyone knew they were excellent and could help people break through realms.
But the key point was that the current Dou Qi Continent simply didn't have the energy to refine them.
The Hun Emperor's desire to break through to Dou Emperor was not only because the path had been closed for too long, but also due to the waning energy of this world. The energy of the heavens and earth in Central Continent had weakened significantly compared to a thousand years ago… the Dou Qi continent was gradually dying.
Perhaps this was also the reason why the Dou Emperor left the Dou Qi continent ten thousand years ago.
The Dou Qi continent has no future.
The Hun Emperor withdrew his gaze and continued looking at the chessboard before him. The time to make his move was near. Now that Yao Yan had broken through to Dou Saint, the marriage alliance could begin. He believed the various races would give face to this.
"Let's hope you cooperate. That way, I can save some energy..." A cold light flashed in his eyes.
...
The abnormality lasted for three days before it gradually subsided.
The people of the Outcloud Empire, however, were incredibly passionate, gazing toward the Serpent Clan's sacred hall as if they were worshipping. Many of them had broken through their current cultivation levels during these three days. Thanks to the heavenly phenomena, the energy of the heavens and earth in the Outcloud Empire surged several times over, benefiting countless people.
"Young Master must have successfully broken through!" Xiao Yi Xian, in white, walked through the air, observing the fading energy around her. She spoke with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.
Compared to three years ago, Xiao Yi Xian had matured a lot. Her figure had become more graceful, and her long black hair, unaffected by the Toxic Body, was still shiny and beautiful. Her face had become even more stunning, serene like an immortal, and her slender waist remained captivating, the curves alluring.
In addition to her fully developed body, her strength had skyrocketed. In just over three years, she had reached the Seven-Star Dou Zong level. A purple-green line appeared on her forehead, which was a seal Yao Yan had placed before entering seclusion, to prevent her body from reacting violently, ensuring that the Toxic Body was activated in a stable state.
Qing Lin stood beside her, dressed in a cute green outfit, her appearance youthful, but her figure had matured, with curves that were both alluring and graceful. Perhaps due to the Serpent Clan's influence, her body had grown very mature. Her eyes, full of charm, occasionally shimmered with strange petal-like light. Her strength had also increased significantly over the past three years, now at the Dou Zun level.
The reason... naturally was because of the three eighth-rank magical snakes she had in her eyes. These were captured by Yao Yan before he entered seclusion, and the young girl had been absorbing their energy wildly over the past three years!
"The Queen will be coming out soon too!" Qing Lin softly said, with a hint of a smile. Thanks to Yao Yan's breakthrough to Dou Saint, the massive energy that had gathered also made the two Queens break through more quickly. She could feel it clearly.
After all, both Queens possessed powerful serpent-born souls, allowing them to easily sense changes in each other's aura.
"Whoosh~"
As Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin spoke, the terrifying heavenly phenomena finally ceased. The sky instantly became incredibly clear, though the energy lingering in the air was much denser than before, and it would take a long time to dissipate completely.
About an hour later, a figure appeared within the two women's line of sight. He stretched lazily, feeling the fresh air outside.
"Whoosh~"
Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin arrived, both looking at Yao Yan with joy.
"Congratulations, Young Master, for your successful breakthrough," Xiao Yi Xian said in congratulations.
"Congratulations, Young Master!" Qing Lin said shyly, her face slightly flushed... not sure why she was blushing, probably because she hadn't seen many handsome men.
"You two aren't bad either, you didn't disappoint my arrangements before seclusion~" Yao Yan smiled, looking at the changes in the two girls, and softly said. He knew they had worked hard; their talent was one thing, but if they hadn't put in effort, they wouldn't have progressed so much in just three years.
Especially Xiao Yi Xian. She must have taken quite a bit of toxic medicine... and the taste of poison wasn't pleasant.
"Thanks to Young Master~" Xiao Yi Xian gently tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, her serene, immortal-like face carrying a subtle smile as she softly spoke. Her pitch-black eyes reflected Yao Yan's figure, as if unwilling to avert her gaze.
Compared to a few years ago, she had grown much more confident, and much more beautiful.
Qing Lin nodded, indicating that she felt the same.
"We're family." Yao Yan smiled and then looked in the direction where Cai Lin and Cai Die were. They would be coming out of seclusion soon as well, and they hadn't wasted the pills Yao Yan had given them. Their strength was already nearing the peak of Dou Zun.
The two girls' talents were not weak; what they lacked was cultivation resources... the Northwestern Continent was still too barren.
Family... Xiao Yi Xian blinked her eyes, a sweet smile dancing in them. She secretly thought, "It's settled then~"
Half a day later.
Two massive snake-shaped phantoms appeared, swirling above the Serpent Clan's sacred hall. One exuded a seven-colored glow, with a faint, exotic fragrance, and the other was larger, entirely dark blue with golden markings. The heavens and earth changed, black clouds covered the city, and lightning flashed.
Yao Yan raised his hand, dispelling the phenomenon, smiling as he watched the two girls come out of seclusion. After a moment, his gaze paused and then landed on Ling Er in Cai Die's arms.
His strength had already reached the late one-star Dou Saint realm, and the day he had agreed upon with Tian Zi Huo was drawing near.
Before that, he needed to make Ling Er his heavenly flame spirit.
(END CHAPTER)
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