179: Chapter 179 The Unbreakable Seal

"Xun'er, Father, Teacher..."

Xiao Yan greeted the people before him.

"Little Yan, how does it feel to step into the Dou Di realm?" Yao Lao, dressed in white, appeared very young, looking to be only in his thirties, and was quite handsome.

"Haha, this feeling is unprecedented!"

A Dou Di stands above the heavens and earth; any energy in the surroundings can be manipulated at will with a mere thought. Although he had this sensation before breaking through to become a Dou Di, it was now much clearer, more precise, and spanned a greater range.

"Teacher, have you also entered the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm?" Xiao Yan asked with a smile, knowing the answer as he looked at the younger-looking Yao Lao.

"It is only the Early Stage of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm; refining the body consumed quite a lot of energy." Yao Lao slowly shook his head, slightly dissatisfied with the result.

The energy within Hun Tiandi was immense to begin with, and Xiao Yan had left even more energy inside him. After more than a year of refining, reaching only the Early Stage of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm truly made him feel ashamed.

"This is already very good; I originally thought that the Eight Star Dou Sheng realm would be the limit..." Xiao Yan laughed.

"Xiao Yan, congratulations. The revival of the Xiao Family has truly been completed in your hands!" Xiao Xuan, standing to the side, smiled at Xiao Yan.

"Little Yan, did we receive such an upgrade because you broke through to the Dou Di realm?" Xiao Li, who was behind Xiao Xuan, immediately asked Xiao Yan, clearly feeling immense shock at the soaring of his own strength.

"It is only the Seven-Star Dou Sheng realm; it is nothing. When the time comes, Big Brother and Second Brother, you must also become Dou Di!" Xiao Yan looked at the excited Xiao Li and said this to him. A Six-Star Dou Sheng was undoubtedly a top-tier figure in the eyes of ordinary people on the continent, but to Xiao Yan, it was far too weak.

At this moment, even if a Dou Di stood before him, they would be nothing more than a slightly larger ant!

Xiao Li, Xiao Ding, and the others, upon hearing Xiao Yan speak this way, revealed bitter smiles. To say that a Seven-Star Dou Sheng was nothing sounded perfectly natural coming from Xiao Yan. However, Xiao Yan was right; the Seven-Star Dou Sheng realm was merely their starting point now, so it truly was nothing.

At the very least, they had to try and see what it felt like to become a Dou Di!

"I have heard from our ancestor that there is a space passage in this world containing Source Qi that can allow a Peak Dou Sheng to break through. Can you break it now?" Xiao Ding also stepped forward and asked Xiao Yan.

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gazes toward Xiao Yan in unison, waiting for his answer.

During this time, they had all learned that breaking through to the Dou Di realm required refining Source Qi, and the only Source Qi remaining on the continent had likely already been refined by Xiao Yan.

If there was no new Source Qi, they would have no hope of breaking through to the Dou Di realm; therefore, they placed immense importance on Xiao Yan's upcoming answer.

After all, many of those present had hopes of breaking through to the Dou Di realm.

Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun, Xun'er and Zi Yan, as well as Medusa and Yao Lao—these six, as long as there was Source Qi, were guaranteed to be able to break through to the Dou Di realm!

"I am afraid not."

Xiao Yan looked at the expectant gazes of the crowd and said helplessly.

"What has happened?" Seeing Xiao Yan's helpless expression, Xiao Xuan asked aloud.

"You may not be aware, but beyond the starry sky of this Universe, there are many from the Extraterritorial Evil Clan. The reason we have been able to remain peaceful for ten thousand years is that the starry sky is under a Seal, preventing existences outside from perceiving us." Xiao Yan explained. At this point, there was nothing left to hide regarding these matters.

"If that sealed space passage were destroyed, we might be discovered..." After Xiao Yan finished speaking, he saw the somewhat dejected expressions of the crowd and added: "I can tell that the strength of these Extraterritorial Evil Clan members is growing stronger by the day for unknown reasons. Perhaps in a few years, we will be discovered."

Everyone was shocked upon hearing this. Beside Zi Yan, the purple-gold-haired Zhu Kun frowned and asked: "What is the strength of that Extraterritorial Evil Clan? Even you are so wary of them?"

"I do not know either. Therefore, before those Extraterritorial Evil Clan members invade, we should try our best to improve our strength. Once we encounter a Bottleneck, we can make further plans..." Xiao Yan slowly shook his head. He had no clue regarding these so-called assimilated members of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan.

Seeing that everyone was somewhat worried, Xiao Yan turned his gaze to Xiao Xuan and said: "Ancestor Xiao Xuan, I will first help you refine your physical body. As for those Extraterritorial Evil Clan members, you need not worry too much. With my strength, it is they who should be afraid."

"Refine a body?" Xiao Xuan looked at Xiao Yan with some confusion. In his current state, even if a body were refined, he feared he would be unable to merge into it.

Xiao Yan, however, smiled slightly. He reached out and tapped lightly toward Xiao Xuan. A stream of pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surged into Xiao Xuan's body, continuously nourishing his life imprint.

As the Spiritual Qi gathered recklessly, under the surprised gazes of the crowd, Xiao Xuan's energy body shed a layer of color and became illusory.

However, this illusion did not last long before a powerful Soul shock was released from within Xiao Xuan's body. His life imprint was completely ignited, and Xiao Xuan's Soul awakened at this moment!

Watching his body solidify once more, Xiao Xuan revealed an excited expression as he felt the changes at this moment.

He was no longer the special energy body from within the Heavenly Tomb, but a true Soul body!

It was just that, vaguely, he still maintained some special connection with the Heavenly Tomb.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan frowned slightly. He took out a Dou Sheng body, then his large hand squeezed toward the direction of the Heavenly Tomb. Space power surged, and the Heavenly Tomb located in the Void Realm instantly shrank countless times, being grasped in Xiao Yan's palm.

He probed his mind into it, and an incomparably vast Soul Power instantly swept across the entire space, fusing and refining the aura of the Heavenly Tomb.

This was not the end. As the refining ended, the space shattered with a bang. A small portion merged into the countless energy bodies within, while the remaining majority headed toward Xiao Xuan and that Dou Sheng body.

He raised his hand and waved it; countless clusters of flame energy distributed themselves in the Void Realm, slowly forming humanoid Heavenly Flame energy bodies.

The countless energy bodies in his hand were also released from the Heavenly Tomb at this time, merging into the various flame bodies, gradually manifesting physical flesh and bright red blood...

These flame bodies had restrictions placed upon them by Xiao Yan. Although they appeared no different from living people on the surface, they were actually restricted by the Soul, and when their time came, they would simply wither away.

Of course, if one's talent was high enough and one's Luck strong enough, one could break the minor restrictions set by Xiao Yan, becoming an anomaly that could continuously improve strength as long as there was energy, until reaching the limit of the Soul's control.

However, if one reached the limit and persisted in absorbing energy, one would end up exploding and dying.

But igniting the life imprint, restoring the Soul body, and then relying on Heavenly Flames to refine a physical body—this was the only true form of resurrection.

However, this was a privilege that only Xiao Xuan could enjoy.