Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

"You, who are you?"

Yun Huan was handling his duties when the black-robed man suddenly appeared before him. He was startled, but he quickly composed himself, staring at the man and demanding coldly.

As an Elder of the Carefree Sect's Affairs Hall, Yun Huan was no longer the young man who used to follow Cheng Boxuan; he now possessed his own authority.

A pity.

But this authority meant nothing before the black-robed man standing before him.

"Who am I?"

The Netherworld Erosion Demon Venerable laughed. "I am you," he said with a grin.

The words had barely left his lips.

Before Yun Huan could even react,

he felt a sharp pain in his head.

A terrifying, blood-red tongue had pierced his forehead.

His consciousness faded.

But the Netherworld Erosion Demon Venerable only laughed more gleefully.

"My first puppet has been found. Not bad at all. Now, for the second puppet, who should I pick? The Saint Prince Yang Xiao's father? We could stage a bitter feud between father and son. Or that girl, Huang Tianling, for a passionate romance? Tsk tsk, it's so hard to choose."

As his words trailed off,

Yun Huan had already disappeared.

Swallowed into his bloody maw, even his memories were absorbed, becoming a part of the Netherworld Erosion Demon Venerable. Otherwise, how would he have known that the Saint Prince was named Yang Xiao?

Nor would he have known of Yang Zhentian and Huang Tianling's existence.

And then, this impossibly handsome man in black robes changed.

He transformed into the spitting image of Yun Huan.

Even his aura became completely identical.

Without a single flaw.

It was as if he had always been Yun Huan.

After doing all this, he casually flipped through the ledgers on the desk, completely uninterested.

But a smile appeared on his face.

"Why am I being so foolish? Father and son, or Dao companions... why not both? Why limit myself to one game when I can play two? As for who's first... that will depend on my luck. It'll be whoever I run into first."

The Netherworld Erosion Demon Venerable, disguised as Yun Huan, gave a slight smile.

He stepped out of his room.

Relying on his new memories, he walked in the direction of Huang Tianling's residence.

Likewise, the memories also told him that Yang Zhentian was already in seclusion.

'In that case, isn't it obvious? Huang Tianling will be the first target.'

'I hear this little girl is a genius. Tsk, tsk... her flesh and blood must be absolutely delicious.'

The Netherworld Erosion Demon Venerable smiled.

It was a wicked smile.

...

「In the Greater Yang Pool.」

Yang Xiao's Heart Spirit suddenly tensed.

He felt as if something was about to happen.

But when he focused his senses, he found that nothing was wrong.

He checked the Thousand Mechanism Eye within his body, but it hadn't given any warning either.

This surprised him.

At the same time, he was also quite worried.

However, he was at the most critical juncture right now and could not afford to be distracted.

So, after sensing around to no avail,

Yang Xiao retracted his attention and refocused it on his Qi Sea and his Sea of Consciousness.

Within his Qi Sea, of course, was the Greater Yang Divine Pill that was on the verge of sublimation.

At this moment, the Greater Yang Divine Pill was completely different from before. Although it still exuded the aura of the Small Divine Ability Realm, the power contained within it had already reached a level close to that of a True God.

If anyone else were to learn of this, they would surely find it unimaginable.

But in Yang Xiao's mind, it was only natural.

Because he had the ability, and the Greater Yang Pool provided the necessary conditions.

Of course, the pearl in his Sea of Consciousness, which had absorbed over ninety percent of the Greater Yang Power, had changed even more. It was far more dazzling than this Divine Pill.

'My True Greater Yang Fire has already advanced to First-Grade Upper. Whether I can condense it into Greater Yang Divine Fire all comes down to this moment. As for the Greater Yang God Pearl, it formed long ago, so I can also begin cultivating my Emperor's True Body.'

However, his focus was still mostly on the Greater Yang Divine Pill.

Because for Yang Xiao,

although the Emperor's True Body was important, the Greater Yang Divine Fire was even more so.

Once he condensed the Greater Yang Divine Fire, Yang Xiao would not only gain an extremely powerful Divine Fire but also raise his cultivation, strengthening one of his core foundations.

As for the Emperor's True Body, while also very important, it was like the Supreme True Body and could be considered an external asset.

Yang Xiao naturally placed more importance on the transformation of the Greater Yang Divine Pill.

With continuous refinement,

he focused on it with increasing intensity.

Gradually, the Greater Yang Divine Pill began to approach Perfection.

Suddenly.

A dazzling wisp of flame emerged from the Greater Yang Divine Pill. Unlike the True Greater Yang Fire's previous crystalline sheen, this wisp of flame was a blinding white.

It looked like a beam of pure light.

The moment it appeared,

Yang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.

But soon, he grew tense again.

He began to mobilize all of his Spiritual Power to control this flame.

Urging it to slowly transform.

After a long while.

When all the crystalline flames on the Greater Yang Divine Pill had turned into this radiant flame,

only then did Yang Xiao let out a slight sigh of relief.

A trace of joy appeared on his face.

'Thankfully, I have the Fire Control Ability. Otherwise, the moment this Greater Yang Divine Fire appeared, it would have instantly incinerated all of my flesh and blood.'

Yang Xiao sighed inwardly.

Even if an ordinary person had a Greater Yang Divine Pill and the good fortune of obtaining the Emperor's True Body, they probably still couldn't refine the Greater Yang Divine Fire.

Because this type of Divine Fire was too terrifying and tyrannical.

Once it formed,

even a True God would likely find it difficult to control. It was that dreadful.

But Yang Xiao was different.

He possessed a Heaven and Earth Origin Flame, and with it, the Talent Power of Fire Control.

That was why he was able to control it.

'Speaking of which, the flames I've collected are now enough for me to cultivate to the Cyan Flame Third Revolution as I wished. And, with just one more type of Spirit Fire, I could cultivate directly to the Cyan Flame Sixth Revolution. At that time, I'll probably awaken two more Talent Abilities. Fire Control, Sub-Flame, altering my aura... I wonder what the fourth and fifth abilities will be?'

Yang Xiao felt a flicker of anticipation.

However, he didn't dwell on it for long.

Because there were still things to be done.

'The Greater Yang Divine Fire is condensed. Now it's time to cultivate the Emperor's True Body. This Secret Technique is entirely based on the Supreme True Body—they're eighty percent similar. But the twenty percent that was changed has made this Secret Technique even more terrifying. How interesting.'

Yang Xiao smiled faintly.

The Greater Yang God Pearl in his Sea of Consciousness suddenly burst with brilliant light.

It flew directly out of his Sea of Consciousness.

And began to voraciously absorb the Greater Yang Power from the outside world.

Meanwhile, Yang Xiao himself was isolated from the Greater Yang Power.

At the same time.

The Power of the Emperor.

flowed unceasingly from his body, channeled by the Secret Technique into the Greater Yang God Pearl.

The Emperor's True Body.

gradually began to take shape.

And at this very moment,

the power within the Greater Yang Pool also began to slowly weaken.

Yang Xiao instantly knew.

His time soaking in the Greater Yang Pool was probably almost up.

「Outside.」

At this moment, many figures had gathered.

Among them, the Eighth Elder, who had previously suffered a loss at Yang Xiao's hands, was conspicuously present.

This time, however, he seemed to have some sort of backing.

His expression was triumphant.

Staring at the Greater Yang Pool before him.

It was unclear what he was plotting.