170: The ancestral land is dormant, and the opportunity for the third transformation

Volume 3: The Emperor's Path, A Clash of Supremacy

In the Chaos Xiao Realm, an eternal silence reigned. Upon the pyramid altar, Xiao Chen lay still, enveloped by a dark golden cocoon as thin as a cicada's wing, yet imbued with endless vitality and the profound essence of the Chaos Dao.

Upon the cocoon, stellar runes and flame totems circulated alternately, subtly resonating with the faintly glowing Chaos Crystal at the apex of the pyramid.

His breathing was weak, his face pale, but the xiao clan tribal mark on his brow was more dazzling than ever before, like a burning star, emanating indomitable fighting spirit and tenacious life.

Within the ancestral land, the residual Source Energy of the Xiao Clan and the eternal, unyielding battle will of the ancient warriors continuously and gently poured into the cocoon, nourishing Xiao Chen’s battered body and soul.

The decisive battle against Hun Tiandi’s clone and the fate-harvesting by the Pavilion Master Tianji, though they brought him to the brink of death, also thoroughly ignited the latent ancestor inheritance power deep within his bloodline and the vitality of the Source Qi Origin.

At this moment, he was in a profound state of deep slumber, his physical body and soul undergoing a rebirth of breaking down and then rebuilding.

Time quietly flowed in this forgotten ancient battlefield.

Outside, perhaps several months had passed, but for Xiao Chen in his slumber, it felt like merely an instant, or perhaps an eon of reincarnation.

His consciousness drifted in a boundless sea of chaotic awareness.

Here, there was no concept of time and space, only countless fragmented memories and vast, ethereal ancestor inheritance information slowly flowing and reorganizing.

He saw the supreme power of Xiao Xingchen, the ancestor of the Xiao Clan, wielding the Heaven-Splitting Axe, cleaving the chaos into clear and turbid, establishing order in the universe.

He saw the tragic scenes of ancient predecessors fighting bloody battles against Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, falling one after another.

He even saw the despicable betrayal of the Soul Clan ancestors and the tragic end of the entire Xiao Clan sacrificing themselves.

Anger, sorrow, unyielding spirit, protection... all kinds of emotions intertwined, finally transforming into an unwavering belief and responsibility!

“The ancestors’ will, I shall inherit! The clan’s vengeance, I shall exact! The continent’s peril, I shall quell!”

In the sea of consciousness, Xiao Chen’s soul origin, go through the baptism of the ancestor’s battle will, became even more condensed and resilient!

The soul barrier of the Great Perfection of the Heaven Realm quietly loosened, and a trace of Saint Realm soul spiritual light, transcending the mundane and touching the essence of laws, began to gestate!

At the same time, within his Qi Sea, the Chaos Sacred Realm, which was on the verge of collapse due to excessive overexertion, not only completely stabilized under the dual nourishment of the ancestral land’s Source Energy and Origin Qi, but the cracks on its boundary walls also perfectly healed.

Moreover, the Chaos Qi within it became even purer and more active! The originally vague prototypes of the earth, water, fire, and wind laws gradually became clear and solid, even beginning to derive tiny mountain shadows and river Veins.

The entire Sacred Realm, like a newborn infant, was growing vigorously!

His cultivation, too, naturally broke through the barrier of Two-Revolving Dou Saint during his slumber, steadily entering the early stage of Three-Revolving Dou Saint!

Furthermore, his foundation was so profound and his Saint Power so pure that he was far beyond what an ordinary Three-Revolving Dou Saint could compare to!

Once he awakened, his battle power would undergo a qualitative leap!

On this day, the runes circulating on the cocoon suddenly accelerated, and the Chaos Crystal at the top of the pyramid also shone brightly, casting down an even more solid pillar of chaotic light that completely enveloped Xiao Chen!

“Buzz—!”

Xiao Chen’s tightly shut eyes suddenly opened!

The anomaly of chaos opening and the universe reincarnating flashed in his eyes, replaced by a profound tranquility that had experienced life and death and seen through illusions.

He slowly sat up, and the cocoon around him quietly shattered, transforming into specks of starlight that merged into his body.

The majestic Saint might of a Three-Revolving Dou Saint, like an awakened primeval beast, naturally emanated, but it was no longer as sharp as before, instead possessing a more profound and restrained quality of returning to simplicity!

“Three-Revolving Dou Saint… the ancestral land’s inheritance… finally completely fused…” Xiao Chen felt the vast, ocean-like Chaos Saint Power flowing freely within him, and the more intimate sense of connection with the laws of heaven and earth at the soul level.

A satisfied smile curved his lips.

This slumber not only fully healed his injuries and greatly increased his strength, but more importantly, he gained a clearer and deeper understanding of his own Dao, the mission of the Xiao Clan, and the situation of the continent.

He looked up at the Chaos Crystal at the top of the pyramid, clearly feeling the terrifying energy contained within it and a faint, yet expectant, ancestral will.

“Ancestors, rest assured, Xiao Chen… will not fail your trust!” He bowed solemnly to the crystal.

Immediately, his soul power, at the Great Perfection of the Heaven Realm (already touching the threshold of the Saint Realm), quietly spread out, attempting to sense the outside situation.

However, the Chaos Xiao Realm was located in the deepest part of the Chaos Sea, its spatial barriers extremely thick, and with the ancestral will shielding heavenly secrets, even he found it difficult to penetrate directly.

He could only vaguely sense that the external energy fluctuations were unusually intense, as if something major was happening.

“I must return to the Anti-Alliance as soon as possible!” Xiao Chen’s eyes narrowed.

During his slumber, the outside world must have undergone earth-shattering changes.

Had Hun Tiandi’s true body awakened? What actions had the Heavenly Secret Pavilion taken? What was the current state of the Anti-Alliance? Were Flame Heart and his teacher safe?

All of this made him anxious.

He tried to communicate with the remaining teleportation array in the ancestral land, but found that the array had completely run out of energy after sending them away and could not be activated again.

“It seems I can only forcibly tear through space to return.” Xiao Chen’s gaze was firm.

With his current strength as a Three-Revolving Dou Saint, coupled with the Chaos Sacred Realm’s control over space and the Source Qi Origin’s affinity with the Chaos Sea, forcibly traversing the Chaos Sea, though still perilous, was no longer impossible!

He no longer hesitated, his figure moved, and he appeared at the edge of the Chaos Xiao Realm’s barrier.

Taking a deep breath, he adjusted his state to its peak, then, with his fingers together like a blade, the Heaven-Opening Intent of Chaos condensed at his fingertips, and he fiercely slashed at the incredibly solid spatial barrier!

“Chila—!”

A spatial rift spanning the sky suddenly appeared!

Beyond the rift was a raging, chaotic current!

“Go!” Xiao Chen did not hesitate, stepping into the rift!

A new journey thus began!

And on the continent, an ultimate storm sweeping through all forces and determining their final fate was awaiting his return!