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The giant dragon and the insane Amon simultaneously looked up at the sky above, their gazes filled with vigilance.
The Soul of the Heavenly Tomb, having narrowly escaped death, quickly retreated far away, casting a grateful look at Xiao Xuan.
Never before had it felt its old rival so kind.
The giant human face let out a somewhat sharp sound: "Be careful, this guy is very Weird. The person in black clothes is a pile of Worm of Spirit that can forcibly devour spirit power, which has a great restraining effect on us."
Xiao Xuan said softly, "This is not a place for living people like you. The Heavenly Tomb is the graveyard of the strong. Leave the World of the dead to us dead people."
Amon chuckled and shook his head: "Don't hinder me. You wouldn't want me to wipe out the Xiao Clan's last trace of bloodline after I get out, would you, Xiao Xuan?"
Xiao Xuan's pupils contracted, a hint of killing intent flashed in his eyes. He hesitated for a few moments, then glanced at the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb, and ultimately did not make a move.
After assessing the power Amon displayed when he took his palm strike, he felt that if he joined forces with the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb, he would have a greater chance of expelling him, and there was a slight possibility of killing him. However, he and the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb also had a rift between them and needed to guard against each other, making it impossible to attack with full heart.
"Then, how about we each go our own way?" Xiao Xuan chose to back down.
"Alright." Amon nodded, sealing his Domain.
Threatening Xiao Xuan with the Xiao Clan to prevent him from interfering with cutting off a portion of the Heavenly Tomb's control was already the limit.
Xiao Xuan could not sit idly by and watch the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb be devoured by Amon, as this would lead to a transfer of control over the Heavenly Tomb. At that point, whether Xiao Xuan himself could continue to exist would depend on Amon's mood.
He would not place his hope on another's benevolence.
Moreover, Xiao Xuan himself was an energy body, an energy body comparable to a ninth grade golden pill!
After killing him, the fallen energy crystals would be of immense benefit to a Nine-Star Dou Saint, enough to allow a mid-Nine-Star Dou Saint to advance to late-Nine-Star!
The Soul of the Heavenly Tomb said anxiously, "He cannot be allowed to cleave the Heavenly Tomb. This will affect all energy bodies."
The cleaving of the Heavenly Tomb affecting energy bodies was a fact, but the most affected was the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb itself.
Its connection to the Heavenly Tomb was deeper. Although it was not created by the Heavenly Tomb's creator, it was, as its name suggested, like the Heavenly Tomb's own soul. Having such a large portion of the Heavenly Tomb's control cleaved by Amon was even more painful than the loss of soul origin it had experienced before.
Xiao Xuan said indifferently, "If you can expel him, then try it. I will not do more."
After speaking, his figure disappeared from the spot. Xiao Xuan should have been deep within the third layer, only able to come out for activity once in a while… Now he had forcefully come out and was still resisting the Heavenly Tomb's restraints, unable to stay long.
A trace of unwillingness appeared on the giant human face. It looked at the area shimmering with starlight with a terrified gaze, then slowly dissipated, once again hiding itself in the boundless Gray Fog.
Amon's figure also gradually became transparent and ethereal, disappearing from his original spot.
Within his Domain, the Gray Fog had vanished. The sky was a profound black, dotted with countless stars. These stars faintly outlined the figure of a giant Taixu Ancient Dragon.
Cai Lin looked at the boundless earth, surrounded by broken buildings, strangely shaped boulders, and not a sound to be heard.
In this silent World, a sense of loneliness welled up in her heart.
"Amon, are you there?" she asked.
There was no response.
"He's probably there, maybe just doesn't want to talk to you," Jiu Bao replied.
"Do you know what place this is?"
"This should be a place called the Heavenly Tomb. I'm not very clear on the specifics; I've lost a lot of memories. In short, it's very suitable for cultivation."
A translucent worm with twelve rings, shimmering with starlight colors, crawled out from Cai Lin's clothes.
This was the eighth-grade Treasure Pill in which Jiu Bao's consciousness resided. He had fallen from the ninth-grade, losing his ability to transform into a human, and could only exist in the form of a pill beast.
"I'll be leaving for a while."
"What are you going to do?" Cai Lin was a little confused.
"I can cultivate too. These energy crystals are a great tonic. Eating them will help me recover my strength sooner."
"Be careful."
Jiu Bao stealthily crawled to the edge of the Domain enclosed by Amon, bit a small hole, and then drilled out.
The scene before him suddenly changed dramatically, with Gray Fog filling his entire vision.
He locked onto a low-level energy body, arched his body, and then shot out like an arrow.
A flash of light passed, and the energy body was already pierced through. The rhomboid energy crystal within its body was also taken away, and its form did not last long before dissipating.
...
Black-Corner Region, Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Yan, accompanied by Little Fairy Doctor and Gold and Silver Elders, visited Elder Su Qian.
In the Inner Courtyard's deliberation hall, Xiao Yan and Su Qian sat in the main seats, while Little Fairy Doctor, Gold and Silver Elders, Outer Courtyard Deputy Dean Hu Qian, Alchemy Department Elder Huo, and Law Enforcement Team Commander Wu Tianlang sat on chairs on either side.
"This is Little Fairy Doctor, a friend I met in the Jia Ma Empire. As for the other two, you should not be strangers, so I won't introduce them further," Xiao Yan said with a smile.
Su Qian looked at Little Fairy Doctor, his gaze uncertain and surprised. He sighed softly, "Indeed, heroes emerge from the young… You young people have truly surpassed us old seniors."
Xiao Yan chuckled, then said with a slightly serious tone:
"Elder, I am here to formally establish an alliance between my Xiao Alliance and your Jia Nan Academy… The Soul Hall is our common threat. Additionally, the Xiao Alliance can stabilize the Black-Corner Region's order, providing a guarantee of safety for students who go out for training."
Su Qian nodded, "Gold and Silver Elders had already mentioned this to us before. I also convened the Academy's Elders to discuss it, and they all believe this matter is feasible."
After finalizing the alliance between the Xiao Alliance and Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Yan left the Academy and hurried towards the Xiao Alliance's base.
...
Above the Black-Corner Region, a dark rift suddenly appeared, and a handsome man, refined like a scholar, stepped out from it. He looked as if he had no strength to tie a chicken, and his eyes were exceptionally bright.
The moment he arrived, the air seemed to quiet down. Invisible gazes immediately shifted elsewhere after sweeping over him. Certain things hid themselves, reducing their presence to the lowest possible level.
But it was too late.
A deep black light flashed in Soul Emperor's bright eyes. He frowned slightly: "What's going on with this territory?"
With his spirit power Realm, he could naturally observe countless "microorganisms" existing between heaven and earth that were difficult to see with the naked eye. Some were so small that even an Emperor Realm spirit power would overlook them if not observed carefully.
Soul Emperor had always thought that these "microorganisms" had no intelligence. This was the first time he felt "gazes" from them.
Normally, if he wasn't careful, he wouldn't be so sensitive to such hidden gazes, but what attracted him was the "Xiao Alliance"… From the very beginning, he had raised his perception to the maximum, and would react to any disturbance.
A smile appeared on Soul Emperor's face. He casually grabbed some "microorganisms" in his hand and said softly, "Do you possess intelligence?"
No one responded to him. Amon in the air was playing dead.
Soul Emperor shook his head, and with a slight squeeze of his hand, he killed the microorganisms he was holding along with the Amon Parasite within them.
The energy of heaven and earth boiled, and forces of various attributes seemed to be pulled by some unknown force, surging in. They undulated rhythmically, forming terrifying energy tides.
The entire sky was covered by that immense energy tide.
The people of the Black-Corner Region all looked up, their gazes filled with horror as they stared into the distance.
They saw a bright speck of light flickering in the distant sky. The speck rapidly expanded, continuously spreading, almost sweeping across the entire sky.
That terrifying power left everyone in shock.
Xiao Yan, who had just arrived at the Xiao Alliance's base in Maple City, suddenly looked up at the sky, asking in confusion:
"Teacher, what's going on?"
Yao Chen emerged from the bone flame ring, his face also unable to hide his shock, and he said with an amazed tone:
"Energy tide, a rare natural phenomenon that only appears under extremely special circumstances. Where the tide originates, the energy is extremely concentrated. Even a Dou Venerate expert, if accidentally caught in it, could perish. Such energy-rich places often contain great treasures."
"Great treasures?" Gold and Silver Elders, who were nearby, their eyes lit up, quickly grasping the keyword.
"Haha, I think it's better not to join the fun. Although I'm also very curious, such great treasures are not something our small bodies can handle… It's possible that even those old monsters of the Dou Saint level will be attracted."
Although Yao Chen said so, Gold and Silver Elders still looked eager to move. It could only be said that this was the prevailing atmosphere on the Dou Qi Continent.
If there was a fight, they would definitely watch the excitement. If there was a natural phenomenon, they would suspect it was a great treasure or an ancient ruin appearing, and would go to try their luck, regardless of whether they had the ability to get involved.
Within the Black-Corner Region, a large number of Dou King and Dou Emperor who usually cultivated in seclusion and rarely came out were attracted by the commotion, and flew towards Soul Emperor's location.
Among them, there were also a few figures of Dou Ancestor… and a group of people who weren't even Dou King riding horses on the ground.
...
Within the Heavenly Tomb, in the dark sky, among countless stars, a "tsk" sound rang out.
Amon murmured to himself, "As expected of Soul Emperor. With a casual flick of his hand, he annihilated my Worm of Spirit, which had a mass equivalent to two Seven Star Dou Saint avatars."
...
Under the scouring of the energy tide, countless dense, tiny living beings in the air were all annihilated.
Soul Emperor knew that there were still quite a few stragglers, clinging to the living beings on the ground, but he did not make another move.
He knew that even if he killed all the living beings on the ground, it would be difficult to completely eliminate these strange things, which seemed to be endless in number.
A hint of gloom appeared in Soul Emperor's eyes. He couldn't distinguish which were normal microorganisms in the World and which were the microorganisms that gave him the "sense of being watched."
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