480: Wandering in the world, traces of Emperor Hun Tian

Deep within the dark Void Realm, thunder rumbled ceaselessly, accompanied by the whimpering Wind Howl.

A figure stood in the Void Realm.

Above his head, energy surged like a pouring galaxy, continuously descending.

Beneath his feet, electric arcs flashed, wildly churning and vying to break free.

At a certain moment.

A voice rang out, "The energy is enough; I’ve reached the Peak of Dou Sheng!"

In the experience bar, the two values before and after converged.

"[Nine-star Dou Sheng Realm Perfection, confirmed]"

"[Physique confirmed]"

"[Aptitude confirmed]"

"[Soul Realm… Emperor Realm, confirmed]"

"[Source Energy detected, confirmed]"

"[All current promotion conditions met, promotion about to begin…]"

"[Attention: After promotion, the panel will be upgraded, and numerical information will be re-matched according to the Major Thousand Worlds.]"

Lines of information flashed rapidly before Lin Xiu’s eyes.

So, it's finally come to this step… For some reason, a strange tension arose in his heart.

But Lin Xiu didn't feel panicked.

Just as the information on the panel indicated, everything was already in compliance; promotion was an expected process.

"Panel upgrade, what will it look like after the upgrade? I still have many attribute points unused; they should be retained, right?"

Lin Xiu’s thoughts drifted, touching on many things.

The surrounding energy boiled, seemingly influenced by the power of heaven and earth, already exceeding the scope of his control.

Although it was his first time being promoted to Dou Di, Lin Xiu knew clearly that such a change was a very normal process.

He didn’t deliberately restrain it, letting the energy surge.

Lin Xiu’s terrifying physique, comparable to a Peak ninth-tier Demonic Beast, suddenly turned into a handful of black ash, then scattered into specks of starlight.

All the Heavenly Flames rushed out from within Lin Xiu, separating into individual entities.

Among them, the Purification Lotus Demon Flame and the Void Swallowing Flame were noticeably more sentient than the other Heavenly Flames, actually scrambling to shoot into the distance, attempting to escape.

Lin Xiu, now in Soul state, quietly watched this scene; once the energy was out of control, he was powerless to intervene.

Fortunately, after this heaven and earth began its promotion, it also seemed to be affected, becoming individually isolated. The two Heavenly Flames didn't escape too far before being blocked by an invisible barrier.

After the destructive energy annihilated Lin Xiu’s body, waves of energy fluctuations descended upon Lin Xiu’s Soul.

Instantly, Lin Xiu’s vision went black, and he lost all consciousness.

Only a faint light remained floating in the Void Realm.

If Lin Xiu could see it at this moment, he would discover that the light was the panel he had inadvertently found under Ma Ge's leg.

Within a small area.

Destructive energy surged, and clusters of Heavenly Flames, fearing the might of heaven, curled up and trembled.

The Void Swallowing Flame and Purification Lotus Demon Flame did not give up, still launching attacks.

And Lin Xiu’s figure had already vanished from the Void Realm.

In his original position, wisps of energy completely different from those of the Dou Qi Continent silently emerged.

That energy was almost transparent, seemingly invisible and intangible.

Yet, if one carefully sensed it, its existence could be clearly perceived.

An unknown amount of time passed.

Lin Xiu suddenly felt a pang of pain, as if his entire being was a small boat on a vast ocean, continuously battered by wave after wave.

His consciousness emitted a tearing pain, as if it were about to split in two.

But if his consciousness were divided, would he still be one person?

Lin Xiu disagreed, gritting his teeth and desperately holding on.

However, his perception of his surroundings grew increasingly blurry, and everything felt unreal.

Fatigue surged like a tide, urging Lin Xiu to close his eyes and fall into a deep sleep.

"Daddy…"

"Daddy…"

A child’s tender call came through the haze, and Lin Xiu’s rapidly fading consciousness suddenly rekindled.

"It's Yi Nan and Xiao Wan, they're calling me. I can't sleep, I mustn't sleep. I have to hold on, I can't abandon them!"

Lin Xiu, like a candle in the wind that was about to extinguish, suddenly flared up with a blazing fire.

Time passed bit by bit.

Lin Xiu didn't even know what power he was fighting against; there was only one thought in his mind.

And that was, to persevere!

Gradually, Lin Xiu felt his Soul undergoing a miraculous transformation.

It became tougher and stronger than before.

His previously lost perceptions gradually returned; the surging energy around him, the curled-up Heavenly Flames, and the vast Source Energy all returned to his senses.

Thump… thump-thump… thump… thump-thump… Although the surrounding Void Realm was empty, a dull, powerful thumping sound echoed in Lin Xiu’s mind.

"It's the embryo of the plane mentioned by the Bodhi Ancient Tree. This sound really isn't located in one specific place, but rather a resonance of heaven and earth."

Lin Xiu had only vaguely heard the movement before, but couldn't perceive the specifics. This time, however, he clearly felt the throbbing of this heaven and earth.

The heartbeat was rhythmic, maintaining a profound cadence.

Recalling that the Bodhi Ancient Tree hoped he would master the embryo of the plane, Lin Xiu consciously listened and tried to immerse himself in the sound.

Another long period of time passed.

Lin Xiu felt like every day was a year, no longer able to distinguish external time.

Heaven and earth, in his eyes, were no longer the Void Realm, but appeared as lines.

These lines crisscrossed, and when they touched, they produced a crashing sound, identical to the rhythm of that heartbeat.

"Is this the true face of heaven and earth? If so, where is the embryo of the plane?"

Lin Xiu observed carefully.

Suddenly.

A gaze shot towards him.

Lin Xiu was startled, unsure of the feeling.

Logically, in this situation, he was already somewhat merged with heaven and earth; who could perceive his existence?

Bearing a trace of pressure, Lin Xiu traced that gaze.

The lines before his eyes began to spin, dazzling like a kaleidoscope.

After a long period of dizziness, a scene appeared without warning.

Lin Xiu felt like heaven and earth, able to view from any angle: looking up, looking down, looking directly, peering.

"What a magical perspective."

Unable to help but exclaim, Lin Xiu composed himself and looked towards that figure.

One of the figures remained standing, enveloped in a faint blood-red glow, making it impossible to discern his face or gender.

The other figure, however, made no such concealment.

Lin Xiu looked at him and was immediately shocked.

"Soul Emperor?! How could he be here? And who is the person standing beside him? Could it be the one the Bodhi Ancient Tree spoke of, who took him away?"

The words of the Bodhi Ancient Tree subconsciously surfaced in his mind, and Lin Xiu was horrified.

Soul Emperor’s aura surged, having already recovered to his Peak state, and he sat cross-legged, surrounded by an aura closely resembling Source Energy.

"Is he also going to Breakthrough to Dou Di?"

A thought flashed through Lin Xiu’s mind, somewhat appalled.

"Who is peeking in the dark?!"

Just then, the figure whose face couldn't be seen suddenly let out a furious roar, and faint electric light shot from his eyes, aimed in Lin Xiu's direction.

His eyes felt as if they had been pricked, and Lin Xiu involuntarily closed them.

At the same time, he also withdrew from that state of merging with heaven and earth.