Serpent Ancestor

This time, Tu Sen surprisingly didn’t press for answers.

After gaining control over Xu Hei’s body, Tu Sen could see through all the cultivation techniques and secret arts Xu Hei had practiced, except for one technique that remained elusive to him.

Tu Sen didn’t insist on probing further, knowing that some things could only bring trouble if questioned too much.

The Dragon Soul Descent, a secret art originating from the Ancestral Dragon’s inheritance, was not a simple technique.

Tu Sen feared nothing, but he held a certain dread for the Ancestral Dragon in the Dragon Tomb, the one thing he was unwilling to meddle with.

”Heh, can’t help you? You’re underestimating me,” Tu Sen sneered.

Xu Hei was taken aback, ”You mean...”

”Although I can’t help you break through, I can temporarily elevate your cultivation to the Void Refinement level, without any pressure! However, after the battle, your cultivation will fall back, so think it over,” Tu Sen said.

This was a compromise of sorts.

Even though it wasn’t a true breakthrough, reaching the Void Shattering stage might resolve the immediate crisis.As long as he could hold out until the Spirit Realm cultivators left, Xu Hei would have time to slowly cultivate back.

”Alright,” Xu Hei nodded heavily.

”But after this move, I won’t have the energy to help you deal with the Spirit Realm cultivators anymore. You’ll be on your own,” Tu Sen said.

The duration of the Dragon Soul Descent was limited, and Tu Sen staying outside for so long was already extraordinary.

”Thank you. As long as I survive, I’ll fulfill my promise to you,” Xu Hei nodded.

Without further ado, Tu Sen activated the technique.

”Boom!!”

A muffled sound emanated from Xu Hei’s body as a vast primordial spirit power surged within him. His pitch-black crystal core shrank, transforming into a dense energy layer that forcibly merged with his primordial spirit.

”Ah!!”

Xu Hei let out a painful howl, veins bulging on his forehead, his meridians pulsating, his flesh and blood collapsing, his body transforming into its true form, the Flood Dragon.

Every dragon scale, every inch of flesh, every bone trembled, emitting unbearable explosive sounds. Only his robust physical body could withstand such immense pressure.

This was Tu Sen’s unique method of spiritual power infusion.

The Earth Core Stone Milk hidden within Xu Hei was fully activated, rapidly refined, and integrated into his primordial spirit. Originally meant to temper the physical body, it was now used to temper the primordial spirit.

In Tu Sen’s eyes, there seemed to be no fundamental difference between the primordial spirit and the physical body; they could be interchanged.

The effect was evident. After enduring prolonged torment, Xu Hei’s White Emperor Sutra successfully broke through the bottleneck, reaching the sixth level.

This was a level that could only be achieved at the Void Shattering stage.

Xu Hei’s cultivation hadn’t broken through, but his technique had surpassed the bottleneck.

”Buzz!”

Tu Sen’s primordial spirit power dissipated, returning to the Dragon Tomb.

After Tu Sen left, the stable space began to crack, like a shattered mirror, rapidly collapsing.

This was a separate space Tu Sen had carved out, brought from the Dragon Tomb, which was why external cultivators could never find it.

The space within the Dragon Tomb was impenetrable without pure dragon clan bloodline. Only something as defiant as Tu Sen could casually bring it out.

”Xu Hei, don’t forget your promise to me, or you’ll be plagued by Inner Demons.”

As the space collapsed, Tu Sen’s sinister laughter faintly echoed within.

Xu Hei took a deep breath, calming his chaotic aura.

He quietly stayed within the space, watching as fragments surrounded him, and with a loud crash, the space completely collapsed into the void.

…………

At the moment Xu Hei left the space.

Two individuals located at the South Pole of Ming Star and the core of Ming Star simultaneously sensed the spiritual power fluctuations, their gazes turning towards the direction where Xu Hei appeared.

”Move!”

The two left their positions simultaneously, rushing towards Xu Hei, who had just fallen from the crevice.

Upon arriving on Ming Star, Xu Hei swiftly transformed from his dragon form into human form with a thought.

At this moment, his aura had calmed, his injuries mostly healed, and his body was filled with surging true essence and an unprecedentedly robust primordial spirit.

If not for his crystal core and the five Dragon Qi still present, he might have thought he had broken through.

”Retreat first!”

The moment Xu Hei landed, instead of engaging in battle, he took out the Star Compass, boarded it, and left at the fastest speed.

”Whoosh!”

Xu Hei transformed into a streak of light, disappearing instantly. Jiang Bufan, who was in pursuit, also took out a void warship, chasing after Xu Hei’s disappearing direction.

The two vanished over the horizon, heading towards the Divine Continent Star.

”Damn Jiang Bufan!” Mo Xingtian stopped in place, his expression extremely gloomy, and he had no choice but to use teleportation to follow.

Xu Hei, leading the way, keenly noticed the situation behind him.

Two Spirit Realm cultivators were in different positions, and upon discovering him, they pursued without regrouping.

This gave Xu Hei room to maneuver.

”Good, separate them first, and take them down one by one!”

”Although it’s risky, I must eliminate one to have a chance against the other!”

Xu Hei fled using the Star Compass while contemplating his strategy.

Jiang Bufan, being a deacon with the Five Elemental Heavenly Capital Corpse and a void warship, was initially ruled out by Xu Hei.

In comparison, Mo Xingtian was relatively easier to deal with.

After all, fifty years ago, he had been injured in a battle with Han Te, indicating that his strength had limits and wasn’t unfathomable.

Killing Mo Xingtian was Xu Hei’s first plan.

Both wanted to capture Xu Hei first, so Jiang Bufan pursued without waiting for Mo Xingtian to board, making the initial plan somewhat successful.

Then next...

As Xu Hei pondered, a black light suddenly shot from behind, traversing hundreds of thousands of miles, appearing out of nowhere, and struck Xu Hei’s side.

”Whoosh!!”

One of Xu Hei’s arms vanished instantly. If he hadn’t sensed the danger and shifted slightly, he might have lost his entire body.

The attack arrived instantly from hundreds of thousands of miles away, startling Xu Hei.

”To think you dodged it, you’re indeed not simple!” Jiang Bufan squinted his eyes.

Xu Hei dared not be careless, taking a pill and simultaneously burning his primordial spirit, pushing the Star Compass’s speed to the limit, covering two hundred thousand miles in an instant, surpassing the Divine Continent Star and arriving on the Moon Star.

Before long, Jiang Bufan also reached the Moon Star.

Meanwhile, Mo Xingtian was a step behind, near the Divine Continent Star.

”Teleport!”

Xu Hei landed on a teleportation array he had prepared on the Moon Star, activating it immediately, disappearing in a flash of light.