145: Chapter 145: The Golden Finger

In an instant, in the center of the Sea of Consciousness, a ray of golden light shot into the sky.

That golden light was dazzling and bore supreme majesty!

When the golden light shone upon White Emperor, his Primordial Spirit instantly froze.

"What… what is this?!"

He discovered in terror that his Primordial Spirit was being devoured by the golden light!

It was an irresistible force!

It was as if countless invisible hands were tearing at his Primordial Spirit, dragging him toward the source of the golden light!

"No… impossible!"

White Emperor struggled frantically!

He unleashed his Blood God secret technique, wanting to force a Possession.

But those secret techniques were like child's play before the golden light! They collapsed at the slightest touch!

"What the hell is this thing!"

White Emperor was terrified beyond measure.

In his thousand years of Cultivating, he had never seen such power.

That Possession secret technique was the secret technique of the Blood God from back then; how could it be so pathetic before this ray of golden light?

Are you kidding me?

Before White Emperor could figure it out, a mechanical voice resonated from deep within the golden light:

"Foreign Divine Soul intrusion detected… Activating defense mechanism… Judged as malicious Possession… Initiating devouring program…"

White Emperor trembled all over. A devouring program?

He suddenly recalled what Xiao Ran had said just moments ago. "There is something else inside my body."

Something else… so that was it!

Inside Xiao Ran's body, there was some terrifying entity! That entity had been sleeping all along! And his intrusion had awakened it.

"No!" White Emperor let out a desperate roar. But it was useless.

The golden light's devouring speed grew faster and faster. His Primordial Spirit was being torn apart, decomposed, and absorbed inch by inch.

He struggled and roared, wanting to escape this Sea of Consciousness. But the range of the golden light had already covered the entire Sea of Consciousness. He could not escape.

White Emperor turned his head to look at Xiao Ran. Xiao Ran stood in the center of the platform, hands behind his back. There was no expression on his face. He was just silently watching White Emperor being devoured by the golden light.

"Xiao Ran… you…" White Emperor's voice was intermittent.

Xiao Ran said indifferently, "City Lord Bai, have a safe journey."

The golden light flared brilliantly. White Emperor's Primordial Spirit was completely engulfed. Calm returned to the Sea of Consciousness.

The mechanical voice sounded again: "Foreign Divine Soul devouring complete… Energy conversion in progress… Conversion finished… System rebooting… Loading…"

Xiao Ran stood in place and let out a long sigh. "As expected of a Golden Finger, it's just overbearing!"

After entering the ruins, the System had absorbed too much energy and temporarily fallen into a deep slumber, so it hadn't awakened for some time. Xiao Ran felt the System was upgrading and fortunately did not disturb it. Now, White Emperor's appearance had unintentionally activated the System. A double blessing.

"City Lord Bai is truly a good person; even at the very end, he helped me activate the System."

"As a reward, I will be gentler with Linger."

Meanwhile. Outside. By the side of the blood pool. Xiao Ran suddenly opened his eyes. A ray of golden light flashed and vanished within them.

Chief Steward Gu and the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox simultaneously took a step back. They sensed a terrifying aura. That aura came from within Xiao Ran's body. Although faint, it carried an unspeakable majesty.

"Are you Xiao Ran or White Emperor?" Chief Steward Gu reacted instantly and shouted sharply. At the same time, he pulled a large cloth bag from his pocket and threw it over Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran's cool demeanor instantly shattered. "Hey, stop, stop, stop, I am Xiao Ran, White Emperor is dead."

"I even massaged Liuer's feet before I set off!"

Elder Gu's movements stopped abruptly. He looked at Xiao Ran with a slightly suspicious gaze.

"Elder Gu, I am Xiao Ran, the genuine article. White Emperor was killed by me."

Elder Gu still didn't quite believe it upon hearing this, so he immediately covered him with the Magical Artifact in his hand. Then he discovered that Xiao Ran's Divine Soul was stable and did not look like someone who had been subjected to Possession at all. Elder Gu instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile. Ancestor Dongfang trembled all over. "White Emperor is dead?" Dead? White Emperor… just died like that? A powerhouse at the Peak of the Void Refinement Stage, just died silently like that? He looked at Xiao Ran, his eyes full of disbelief. This brat… what kind of method did he use?

But it was only for an instant. Ancestor Dongfang's pupils constricted, and his figure violently retreated! Run! Must run! If this brat could kill White Emperor, he could kill him too. He was definitely no match. The next second, Ancestor Dongfang transformed into a ray of black light and vanished instantly.

"Want to run?" Elder Ying sneered, his figure flashed, and he blocked Ancestor Dongfang directly.

"Old man Ying, get lost!" Ancestor Dongfang roared and struck with his palm! The palm force of the Void Refinement Stage was like a landslide and tsunami. Elder Ying similarly met the strike with a palm. Boom! The two collided head-on and both retreated!

Ancestor Dongfang's face turned livid. Although Elder Ying was at the Void Refinement Stage, he was only at the Early Stage, just like him. They couldn't determine a victor in a short time! But the problem was there was also Chief Steward Gu on the side! And a Nine-Tailed Demon Fox! And a Xiao Ran! Four against one, there was no advantage at all!

"Young Master Xiao! This old man is willing to hand over all the resources of the Dongfang Family, just beg for mercy!" Ancestor Dongfang gritted his teeth and begged for mercy. As expected of an expert who had seen the world, he could bow and scrape when necessary.

Xiao Ran looked at him and suddenly felt it was a bit funny. "Ancestor Dongfang, that is not what you said just now."

Ancestor Dongfang's face turned pale. "I…"

Xiao Ran waved his hand, interrupting him. "Besides, if I kill you, your things will be mine anyway." "Elder Gu, Elder Ying, I will trouble you both."

Chief Steward Gu nodded. He hadn't stopped White Emperor earlier and was feeling a bit guilty. Right now, Ancestor Dongfang wanting to run was the perfect opportunity to make up for his mistakes. He and Elder Ying exchanged a glance and attacked simultaneously.

Two auras of the Void Refinement Stage, like mountains and seas, enveloped Ancestor Dongfang. One of them was Elder Gu. Ancestor Dongfang was terrified and resisted desperately. But fighting two against one, how could he be a match?

Three breaths! Only three breaths! His protective spiritual light was shattered. Five breaths! His Physical Body was beaten to pieces. Seven breaths! Just as his Primordial Spirit was about to flee, it was grabbed by Chief Steward Gu with one palm.

"Young Master Xiao, how should we deal with this?" Chief Steward Gu asked.

Xiao Ran looked at the struggling Primordial Spirit and said indifferently, "To eliminate future trouble."

Chief Steward Gu nodded. He exerted force in his palm, and a flame rose up. That was the pill fire of the Void Refinement Stage, specifically meant to counter the Primordial Spirit!

"No!" Ancestor Dongfang's Primordial Spirit let out a desperate roar. "Xiao Ran! You will die a horrible death!" Before the words fell, the Primordial Spirit turned into a wisp of blue smoke and completely dissipated.

Chief Steward Gu withdrew his hand and looked at Xiao Ran. "Dealt with cleanly."

Xiao Ran nodded. "Thank you for your hard work, Elder Gu." He looked at Elder Ying. "Elder Ying, how are you?"

Elder Ying shook his head. "It is fine, just consumed some spiritual power."

Xiao Ran nodded and looked up at the sky of the Dragon Burial Abyss. Through the layers of poisonous miasma, he could faintly see the glimmer of the outside world. "Let's go, it's time to go back."