166: Deep in the Chaos Sea, the ancestral land of the Xiao clan

Above the shattered minor world, the black and white destiny chessboard phantom vibrated violently, and the power of destiny swept down like a raging tide.

Xiao Chen endured the pain of soul tearing and lifespan depletion caused by severing his own destiny, pushing the remaining Chaos Sacred Realm power to its limit.

The Chaos Heaven Opening Fist intent transformed into torrents of chaos that ripped through space, bravely meeting the onslaught!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The fist intent and the power of destiny collided furiously, each clash causing the entire minor world to collapse and space fragments to peel off like a downpour.

Xiao Chen bled from his nose and mouth, his body staggering, but the indomitable flame in his eyes burned even more fiercely!

Relying on the natural resistance of his Source Qi Origin to the power of destiny and his own unyielding will, he, against all odds, managed to withstand the frenzied attack of the Pavilion Master Tianji's clone!

"Death throes!" the Pavilion Master Tianji's clone said with a cold voice.

Above the chessboard, the broken line representing Xiao Chen's destiny twisted again, attempting to re-entangle him.

At the same time, he formed hand seals, and a black chess piece imbued with the intent of great destruction and great annihilation slowly condensed.

The destructive fluctuations it emitted made the souls of Flame Heart and the others in the distance tremble!

"Destiny's end, Chess of Annihilation! Fall!"

The black chess piece descended silently, yet carried a terrifying power capable of erasing all traces of existence, enveloping Xiao Chen!

Facing this killing blow, a look of madness flashed in Xiao Chen's eyes.

He knew that a direct confrontation would mean certain death!

The only chance for survival lay in seeking life amidst danger!

"chaos star raft, burn my sacred blood, break the boundary!" he roared, not hesitating to burn his vital sacred blood, injecting all his power into the chaos star raft beneath his feet!

The chaos star raft erupted with dazzling chaos light, and countless profound spatial-temporal runes lit up on its body!

"Trying to escape? Wishful thinking!" the Pavilion Master Tianji's clone sneered, and the Chess of Annihilation accelerated its descent!

Just as the chess piece was about to touch the chaos star raft!

"Buzz—!"

The space around the chaos star raft suddenly twisted and folded!

A violently torn, extremely unstable spatial passage abruptly formed!

From the other end of the passage came a vast aura that was ancient, chaotic, and subtly resonated with Xiao Chen's bloodline!

"That is... the depths of the Chaos Sea?!" The Pavilion Master Tianji's clone showed a look of surprise and uncertainty for the first time!

He hadn't expected Xiao Chen to dare to forcibly tear space in his heavily injured state and flee towards the core region of the Chaos Sea, a place even he was wary of!

"Go!" Xiao Chen swept the heavily injured Flame Heart and the others into the chaos star raft.

The chaos star raft transformed into a streak of light and, with a hair-raising close call, shot into the spatial passage!

The Chess of Annihilation grazed the tail of the chaos star raft, completely annihilating a large section of space behind it!

"Chase!" the Pavilion Master Tianji's clone roared, manipulating the destiny chessboard to try and lock onto the passage's trajectory.

However, the laws in the core region of the Chaos Sea were chaotic, and the heavenly secrets were obscured, making it difficult even for him to track precisely!

...In the Chaos Sea, endless chaotic currents surged, and spatial-temporal turbulence raged.

A damaged chaos star raft, like a rootless duckweed, struggled through the violent energy storm.

Inside the vessel, Xiao Chen's aura was weak.

He sat cross-legged, fully adjusting his breathing, suppressing the backlash of severing his destiny and the weakness from burning his sacred blood.

Flame Heart, Ao Zhan, and the others were also seriously injured, each healing themselves.

"Brother Chen, where are we going?" Flame Heart asked worriedly.

The depths of the Chaos Sea were a forbidden zone where even a Dou Sheng could perish.

Xiao Chen opened his eyes, chaotic light flickering within them.

He sensed the increasingly clear summons from the depths of his bloodline and said in a deep voice, "To my Xiao Clan's... true ancient ancestral land!"

"Xiao Clan Ancestral Land?" Everyone was surprised.

Wasn't the Xiao Clan long extinct, and shouldn't its ancestral land be in the Central Plains?

"No," Xiao Chen shook his head, his gaze profound.

"The Chaos Xiao Realm in the Central Plains was merely a later migration site.

Our clan's true origin is in the depths of this Chaos Sea!

The ancestor inheritance has vague records that our clan was formed from a wisp of innate Source Qi nurtured in chaos, and the ancestral land is hidden within a lost plane in the core of the Chaos Sea.

Before, my strength was insufficient to sense its precise location.

Now that I've advanced to Dou Sheng and experienced this life-and-death battle, the bloodline resonance is finally clear!"

He guided the chaos star raft through the turbulent chaotic currents, following that ethereal summons, steadily sailing in one direction.

Along the way, they encountered countless dangers, such as chaotic behemoths comparable to Dou Sheng, absolute dark regions that devoured light, and temporal whirlpools that reversed time.

Xiao Chen, relying on the profundity of the Chaos Sacred Realm and his affinity for chaotic energy, safely navigated through them all.

Several months later, the chaos star raft broke through a thick chaotic barrier, and the scene before them suddenly opened up!

It was a vast continent suspended in the chaotic void!

The continent's expanse was unknown, with rolling mountains and rushing rivers, yet it wasn't teeming with life.

Instead, it was permeated with a melancholic aura of ancient vicissitudes and ultimate desolation!

Broken colossal pillars reaching the sky, collapsed majestic temples, and bottomless battle ravines were visible everywhere on the continent!

It was as if, countless ages ago, this place had experienced a world-shattering war between gods and demons!

At the center of the continent stood a colossal pyramid, billions of feet high, entirely constructed from chaotic stone, its surface covered with ancient scars!

At the apex of the pyramid, a dim, yet supremely majestic chaotic crystal, exuding an aura that suppressed all heavens, was suspended!

"This is it! The Chaos Xiao Realm! My clan's true ancestral land of origin!" Xiao Chen felt a surging tremor in his bloodline, trembling with excitement!

He could feel that the pyramid and the crystal resonated strongly with the Source Qi Origin and ancestor inheritance mark within him!

The chaos star raft slowly descended to the base of the pyramid.

As everyone stepped onto this primordial land, they immediately felt a mountainous sense of historical weight and an omnipresent, tragic battle intent!

"What... what exactly happened here?" Ao Zhan looked at the shattered landscape around him in shock.

The residual auras in those battle traces made even him, a Dragon Clan expert, feel a chill in his heart.

Xiao Chen closed his eyes, and his Great Perfection of the Heaven Realm soul power slowly spread out, communicating with this heaven and earth.

In an instant, countless fragmented memories surged into his mind like a tide!

He saw it!

In ancient times, this continent was prosperous, with countless Xiao Clan powerhouses and Dou Emperors emerging!

He saw the ancestor Xiao Xingchen, wielding an Heaven Opening Axe, fighting bloody battles against countless hideous Outer Realm Heavenly Demons exuding evil auras!

He saw the treacherous betrayal of the Soul Clan ancestors, ambushing the ancestor from behind!

He saw the continent crumble, Xiao Clan powerhouses falling one after another, sealing the demon den with their flesh and souls, ultimately almost the entire clan perishing as martyrs!

And that chaotic crystal at the top of the pyramid was precisely the core of the final seal, formed by the collective remnant souls and origins of all Xiao Clan Dou Emperors!

"So that's it... so that's it!" Xiao Chen opened his eyes, which were now filled with tears of blood!

He finally understood the truth of the Xiao Clan's demise, understood the deep-seated vendetta and the heavy responsibility of saving the world that rested on his shoulders!

"Ancestor... venerable ancestors... Xiao Chen has returned!" He knelt heavily before the pyramid, kowtowing three times.

When he rose, his gaze had become incredibly firm and sharp!

He sensed that within the ancestral land, there remained a vast Xiao Clan battle intent and pure Origin Qi energy!

These were the supreme opportunities for him to quickly recover from his injuries and even assault higher realms!

"I will go into seclusion here!

I will absorb the residual battle intent and energy of the ancestral land, completely recover from my injuries, and attempt to break through to Two-Star Dou Sheng!" Xiao Chen told everyone.

"This place is guarded by the will of our ancestors and is relatively safe.

You can also cultivate here; although the energy here carries the intent of annihilation, if you can refine it, it will greatly benefit your cultivation!"

"We will protect you!" Flame Heart and the others said without hesitation.

Xiao Chen nodded, said no more, and stepped onto a relatively intact ancient altar at the base of the pyramid.

He sat cross-legged, operating the Heaven Burning Furnace Art and the Star God Contemplation Method at their maximum!

The Source Qi Origin between his brows pulsed, echoing the chaotic crystal at the top of the pyramid!

"Boom—!"

The remaining energy of the entire Chaos Xiao Realm, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, surged madly towards Xiao Chen!

That majestic battle intent merged into his soul, making his will even more indestructible!

That pure Origin Qi energy flowed into his Qi Sea, repairing his sacred body and sacred soul, and pushing his cultivation to assault the barrier of Two-Star Dou Sheng!

At the same time, the ancestor inheritance information in his mind also became clearer and more complete!

Especially regarding the use of Origin Qi, methods to resist Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, and even the mysteries of breaking through to Dou Emperor, he gained deeper insights!

A transformative metamorphosis quietly began on this forgotten ancient battlefield!

Far away, outside the Chaos Sea, at the Heavenly Secret Pavilion headquarters, the main body shrouded in starlight slowly opened its eyes, looking towards the Chaos Sea, and uttered a cold whisper:

"The Chaos Xiao Realm... has finally appeared, has it...

It seems the final chess piece should also fall...

Hun Tiandi, your time is running out..."

The ultimate storm of the continent, due to the reappearance of the Xiao Clan Ancestral Land, entered its final countdown!

The day Xiao Chen emerges from seclusion will be the day the final decisive battle begins!