Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

"Little Blood, how are you feeling? How much more energy do you need to advance again?"

Seeing the new changes in the Bloodthirsty Sword Spirit, Yang Xiao couldn't help but ask.

After all, the Bloodthirsty Sword Spirit understood her own advancement requirements far better than her master did.

"Are you worried about me, Master?"

But upon hearing Yang Xiao's question, the Bloodthirsty Sword Spirit just giggled. "Master, by Little Blood's estimate, if I get about a hundred more portions of what we just had, I should be able to advance again."

As she spoke, she looked ready to fall back into her old habits.

Instantly, Yang Xiao's face darkened.

He spat out one word.

"Seal!"

"No! Don't, Master..."

Little Blood let out a wretched cry and immediately begged for mercy.

But it did nothing to change Yang Xiao's mind.

The figure that could appear at will in Yang Xiao's Sea of Consciousness vanished,

sealed once again within the Bloodthirsty Sword.

With a mental sweep, Yang Xiao saw her looking quite vexed.

He couldn't help but let out a light sigh.

'That girl.'

'She should behave herself now, right?'

He snorted coldly.

Yang Xiao couldn't help but think of Xue Yi.

'I wonder how she's doing now? And as for that mysterious power... one day, I'll hunt it down and drag it out into the open!'

A faint chill rose in his heart, but Yang Xiao didn't dwell on it. He stood up.

With a beat of the golden wings on his back, he flew off,

resuming his search for prey.

Little did he know, however...

at this very moment, the person he had just been longing for...

was experiencing the greatest fated encounter of her life.

There, Xue Yi, clad in a red dress, stood all alone in the Burial God Celestial Abyss, located in the Land of the Far East within the Celestial Cloud Region.

As far as the eye could see, black mist shrouded the heavens and the earth.

Under her feet, the dark red soil gave off the stench of blood.

A single glance was enough to make one never dare set foot there.

But Xue Yi found the aura here... comfortable.

'That feeling of being summoned... it's getting stronger, clearer. Should I step inside?'

Xue Yi looked ahead, hesitating.

Ever since she had inexplicably appeared here, Xue Yi had been trying to leave, but no matter which way she went, she couldn't find an exit.

After walking for about a month, she began to perceive a mysterious call from deep within her heart.

It guided her relentlessly,

leading her to this Land of the Far East, to the Burial God Celestial Abyss.

'I heard the Burial God Celestial Abyss is the Land of Fallen Gods, a place where a True God is buried. Could my mysterious arrival here have something to do with this True God?'

A thought struck Xue Yi.

She couldn't get out anyway, and besides, she was desperate to know why she had mysteriously appeared here.

Whether for good or for ill,

Xue Yi would face it head-on, just as she faced her feelings for Yang Xiao. So, after only a moment's hesitation,

she stepped into the Burial God Celestial Abyss.

The moment she stepped in,

she instantly felt a strange power surge from the dark red earth and into her body.

She had only just learned to cultivate, her aura barely at the Martial Saint level. But now, it instantly began to skyrocket.

At the same time, terrifying illusory figures appeared in her mind.

They seemed to be fighting,

yet they also seemed to be performing a demonstration,

as if teaching her a supreme method of combat.

Unconsciously, Xue Yi continued to walk forward,

step by step, deeper inside.

With every step,

her aura surged, growing stronger.

With every step,

the images in her mind grew clearer.

And as they grew clearer, so too did her Spiritual Power.

If Yang Xiao had been there at this moment,

he would have been utterly astonished.

It was clear that an expert on the level of a Supreme Divine King—or perhaps even a peerless existence surpassing the Divine King Level—was guiding Xue Yi.

And, bit by bit, they were infusing their power, their legacy, and their very essence into Xue Yi's body,

laying an incredibly solid foundation for her.

Such a feat...

Even Yang Xiao, in his first life, would have struggled to perform it.

Because this required a Secret Technique as well as a catalyst rooted in one's bloodline.

In other words,

the one who left this legacy behind...

was Xue Yi's ancestor.

And the bloodline within Xue Yi was showing signs of atavistic awakening,

which was why she had received such a fortuitous opportunity.

Her sudden disappearance earlier was likely due to a pre-arranged method of summons. It was designed to wait until a descendant qualified for the inheritance met the requirements, at which point it would bring them here.

Moreover, the method was unfathomably subtle and completely silent.

That was why

Yang Xiao couldn't detect so much as a whisper of an aura or know what had transpired—the entire process was triggered by the scent of her bloodline.

And so,

Xue Yi pressed onward.

Step by step.

Deeper and deeper she went.

Until,

at last, she reached the depths of the Burial God Celestial Abyss

and stopped.

By this point, Xue Yi's aura had surged to the Martial Saint Peak, just a single step away from the Small Divine Ability Realm. More importantly, her depleted Origin Sword Qi had not only been fully restored but had also undergone immense purification and growth.

She was now countless times stronger than an ordinary Innate Sword Body.

Once unleashed,

it would be terrifying. She could likely insta-kill any being in the Small Divine Ability Realm.

As for her Spiritual Power, it was even more terrifying.

Yang Xiao had gone through untold hardships to barely reach the High-Tier Void Observation Realm, and his realm wasn't even stable.

Yet now, Xue Yi...

Her Spiritual Level had also reached the High-Tier Void Observation Realm.

And she was at its peak.

If Yang Xiao knew,

his eyes would probably pop out of his head.

Because this was simply beyond terrifying.

But at this moment, Xue Yi, who was in a daze of half-understanding, fixed all her attention on the stone stele before her.

'The Divine-Demonic Stele? This is the greatest treasure my ancestor left for me? If I obtain its secrets, I can surpass all Divine Kings and even reach the Realm of Dominator mentioned in my ancestor's legacy?'

Xue Yi murmured to herself,

both surprised

and filled with anticipation.

'If all this is real...'

'Won't I be able to better keep up with Yang Xiao?'

With a faint smile,

Xue Yi stepped forward without hesitation.

Even though the memories she inherited warned her that while the place held a legacy that would drive anyone to madness,

it also concealed endless danger.

If Xue Yi failed to meet the requirements, she would be lost in there forever.

But to become stronger,

the ever-ambitious Xue Yi did not hesitate.

Step by step,

she walked into the Divine-Demonic Stele before her.

That's right.

She walked into it.

Her entire body passed through it as if it were a layer of mist, walking into the Divine-Demonic Stele and vanishing from sight.

There lay the world of the Divine Demons.

There, it contained the Dao of three thousand Divine Demons.

'Only by forging my own path can I leave this place... Yang Xiao, you have to wait for me! I will... I swear I'll make it out of here! And when I do, I'll have a huge surprise for you! Wait for me!'

Looking at the strange space around her, Xue Yi murmured in a low voice,

yet it sounded like a vow to someone far away.

So determined.

So confident.