52: Black Emperor Awakens Diting Bloodline

Cao An and Cao Feng exchanged glances, their eyes instantly bursting with pleasant surprise.

Didn't this mean the Family Head could obtain the origins of other physiques?

It's just that he didn't have them now.

"Thank you, Family Head! Thank you, Family Head!"

The two of them excitedly kowtowed repeatedly, their nine resounding bows thudding loudly against the ground.

If Cao Nie could get them the origins of physiques, he would be like their reborn parents.

Suddenly, Cao Nie's expression darkened, and his gaze sharply pierced into the distance.

"There's an Asking Dao Realm expert approaching!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Jian and the other two's faces turned grave.

Asking Dao Realm!

How could such a terrifying existence be attracted here?

"Family Head, what should we do now?" Cao Jian looked worriedly at the Black Emperor, who was undergoing transformation behind him.

A cold glint flashed in Cao Nie's eyes: "No matter, it's just a cultivator at Asking Dao First Layer."

Hearing the dismissive tone in Cao Nie's voice, Cao Jian and the other two secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then, a majestic voice rolled over: "Who are you demonic cultivators?"

A playful smile played on Cao Nie's lips as he took a step forward: "This Venerable is the Sect Master of Soul Refining Sect, Soul Heavenly Emperor."

Cao Jian and the other two looked at each other, a trace of confusion flashing in their eyes behind their masks.

Cao Jian was the first to understand.

He quickly followed, standing firm, as a giant sword phantom wreathed in chilling demonic energy emerged behind him: "Soul Refining Sect's First Elder, Soul Overlord."

Cao An was unwilling to fall behind, and demonic energy surged around him: "Soul Refining Sect's Second Elder, Soul Hao."

Cao Feng also took a step forward, his voice hoarse: "Soul Refining Sect's Third Elder, Soul Battle Heaven."

The approaching figure took a single stride, and the distant silhouette instantly drew within a thousand feet.

"Soul Heavenly Emperor?" The newcomer sneered, a cold glint flickering in his eyes: "A mere Gui Xu dares to call himself Emperor. Today, this Venerable will show you how to write the word 'death'."

Before his words finished, he formed hand seals, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth frantically gathered, as a sky-obscuring golden palm print slowly formed behind him.

The terrifying pressure caused the space within a ten-thousand-mile radius to tremble.

A cold light suddenly appeared in Cao Nie's eyes, and the demonic blade and blood sword in his hands hummed simultaneously.

He charged forward rapidly, his blades crossing, leaving behind a trail of bloody afterimages.

"Drawing the blade severs the soul, the soul burns more fiercely; blood stains the sharp edge, the edge grows colder!"

Blades out together, two sharp edges, one black and one red, tore through the sky.

The golden palm print condensed by the newcomer was easily pierced through, the blade slashing his shoulder, the sword piercing his abdomen, and blood gushing out.

"Ah!"

Amidst the mournful scream, Cao Nie's assault continued relentlessly.

He spun his body, his blades transforming into a sky full of chilling light.

"The demonic blade unsheathed startles ghosts and gods, one sword severs all souls of reincarnation."

Blade lights and sword shadows intertwined into a net, each strike landing precisely on the opponent's vital points.

The newcomer desperately summoned his Natal Spirit Artifact to block, but then Cao Nie suddenly changed his move.

The demonic blade in his left hand slashed upwards, and the blood sword in his right hand chopped downwards, two sharp edges drawing a perfect cross in the air.

"Before the blade light arrives, the soul is severed; one sword opens the myriad ages of the netherworld!"

The cross-shaped blade and sword shattered all defenses like decaying wood, and the newcomer's chest was torn open, revealing his stark white bones.

He staggered backward, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Why are you so..."

Cao Nie gave the opponent no chance to breathe, his blades clashing and emitting dazzling sparks, as he thrust himself directly at the opponent.

"Netherworld Slash Reincarnation."

This strike was as fast as lightning, the blades simultaneously piercing through the opponent's chest.

Cao Nie flicked his wrist, and violent blade qi and sword qi erupted within the opponent's body.

"Pfft..."

Amidst a sky full of blood rain, the Asking Dao Realm expert's body exploded, and even his primordial spirit was shredded into pieces.

Cao Nie stopped his momentum, his blades unblemished by blood.

He coldly swept his gaze over the dissipating blood mist, then turned to the three stunned individuals behind him and said:

"Now you know why this Venerable can call himself Emperor, right?"

Cao Jian and the other two exchanged glances, secretly complaining in their hearts that he was truly too good at putting on airs.

Suddenly.

A suffocatingly terrifying pressure came from behind them.

All four turned simultaneously, only to see the Black Emperor's fur standing on end, rising into the air.

The blood-colored vertical eye in the sky above trembled violently, and an eerie blood-red light burst forth from its pupil.

In an instant, thousands of miles of mountains and rivers were all dyed a crimson hue.

"Roar!"

A heaven-shaking roar echoed through the sky, and brilliant golden light erupted from the Black Emperor's body.

The blood-colored vertical eye contracted, transforming into a blood-colored mark branded on the center of its forehead.

"Di Ting bloodline, awakened."

The Black Emperor's body began to swell rapidly, its originally pitch-black fur gradually transforming into a dark gold.

A translucent jade horn slowly grew from the center of its forehead, its four hooves stepping on netherworld ghost fire, and profound runes swirling around its body.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth suddenly became chaotic, and the spiritual energy within a hundred-mile radius abruptly converged, forming a visible cyan torrent that continuously poured into the Black Emperor's body through its jade horn.

The next moment.

Its aura climbed steadily.

Stardust Realm First Layer.

...

Stardust Realm Sixth Layer.

...

Spirit Vein Realm First Layer.

When the last torrent of spiritual energy was absorbed by him, the Black Emperor raised his head and let out a deafening long howl, the howl interspersed with faint chants of Buddhist scriptures.

Cao Jian and the other two were forced back by this pressure, their faces filled with shock: "This... what is this?"

Despite being only at Spirit Vein Realm First Layer cultivation, he gave them a feeling of trepidation.

What kind of exotic beast was this, after all?!

A sharp glint flickered in Cao Nie's eyes: "Di Ting has appeared in the world; he can hear the voices of the Three Realms and Six Paths."

"Black Emperor, try your new ability."

The Black Emperor's golden eyes suddenly opened, and its jade horn trembled slightly.

"Three thousand li to the southeast, an old monk is secretly watching a widow bathe."

"Five thousand li to the northwest, two female cultivators are comparing sizes."

"Twenty thousand li to the northeast..."

With each sentence he spoke, Cao Jian and the other two's mouths opened wider.

Suddenly, the Black Emperor's ears twitched, and his expression turned grave: "Master, there are several Asking Dao Realm experts and dozens of Gui Xu Realm experts a hundred li away, rushing towards us."

Without the Black Emperor's detection, Cao Nie had already sensed them first.

A demonic light flashed in his eyes, and he turned to Cao Jian and the other two: "Take the Black Emperor and go. This Venerable will cover your retreat."

Before his words finished, the sky suddenly ripped open, and a furious roar exploded from afar: "Trying to escape? Hand over the exotic beast."

In an instant, a blade light that spanned heaven and earth slashed through the air; wherever it passed, clouds dispersed, and dense cracks appeared in space.

Cao Nie snorted coldly, holding the blade in his right hand and the sword in his left, his body soaring into the sky, fearlessly meeting the attack.

Cao Jian picked up the Black Emperor, about to tear open space and flee.

"Boom!"

Space suddenly shattered, and a gray-robed old man stepped out of the void, his five fingers forming a claw, causing the surrounding space to crack inch by inch.

"Trying to leave? Delusional."

Cao Nie's killing intent surged in his eyes, and he turned back, slashing with both blade and sword, demonic energy raging.

"Netherworld Slash Reincarnation."

Blade light and sword shadow intertwined, and the Asking Dao Realm First Layer expert didn't even have time to scream before he directly turned into nothingness.

Cao Jian and the others took the opportunity to escape into the void, and Cao An hurriedly shouted: "Sect Master, hurry!"

However, the blade light that spanned heaven and earth had already reached less than ten meters above Cao Nie's head.

A cold light flashed in his eyes, he retracted his blade and sword into his body, and formed hand seals.

In an instant, afterimages filled the sky, and demonic energy surged.

"Old scoundrel, take this."

"Nine Tribulation Heaven Burning Extinguishing Dao Palm"

"Boom!!!"

The palm force collided with the blade light, tearing apart the clouds within a thousand-mile radius, and shattering the earth; the pursuers all stopped in horror.

"He actually blocked an attack from Asking Dao Realm Third Layer."

The green-robed old man appeared from the clouds, laughing in extreme anger: "What a monstrous talent, I will definitely kill you today!"

He clasped his hands together, and the spiritual energy within his body poured out, the power of the blade light surging, as if it wanted to sever all eternity.

Blood seeped from the corner of Cao Nie's mouth, and he laughed wildly: "Ninth Layer, open!"

The demonic palm's power surged, and the blade light shattered with a roar.

The palm wind howled, piercing directly through the sky, sending the green-robed old man flying ten thousand li, his blood staining the sky.

When he stabilized himself and looked up.

Cao Nie's figure had already stepped into the void, with only a towering demonic shadow slowly dissipating.

Not far away, a majestic figure stepped through the air, surrounded by a golden dragon phantom, radiating imperial might.

She gazed at the direction where Cao Nie disappeared, a ripple appearing in her eyes, and she murmured softly:

"This back... why is it so familiar?"