"This works too?" Upon hearing those words, both Qing Tan and Lin Jing were left speechless. They couldn't help but feel that this so-called Spirit of the Plane was far too humanlike. Even Xiao Yan was momentarily stunned. When he'd just realized he couldn't control the Plane's Core through conventional means, he'd already begun to consider using methods akin to the Yimo Clan. And yet—this spirit pulled a stunt like that.
After a brief silence, Xiao Yan nodded and said, "If you truly become mine, then I will never allow this world to suffer any harm. Of course, that's only if the people of this world don't betray me. Otherwise..." He paused and narrowed his eyes. "You've read my memories. You should know exactly the kind of person I am, right?"
"Naturally," the Plane Spirit said with a bright smile. She descended gently from the sky, and with a soft voice continued, "From this moment on, you are my master."
As her words fell, the chaotic light sphere instantly merged into Xiao Yan's body. Immediately, he sensed a vast and pure energy flooding into his core. Though he hadn't even begun refining it, just the residual energy spilling out had already caused his strength to rise significantly.
But beyond that, something even more bizarre occurred—he felt as though he had become one with the Tianxuan Continent. Mountains, rivers, trees, and the myriad living beings all reflected in his soul. He now understood clearly that with a single thought, he could upheave the entire world.
This was the authority of a Plane Master. As the sole ruler of this dimension, he could mobilize anything and everything within it with ease. If he so wished, he could even obliterate the entire plane in an instant. It was precisely because of this terrifying authority that the criteria for inheriting the Plane's Core were so stringent.
"The power of the plane is the condensed essence of the entire dimension. Naturally, the energy is immense," the Plane Spirit explained. "But because of this, only those who have reached the pinnacle of their respective world can bear it."
"However, though you're now qualified to refine my energy, I don't recommend you do it just yet."
"Why not?"
"You should be aware by now that the Ancestor Realm—or what you call Dou Di—is not the final stage," she said slowly. "Above it, there are even higher realms. When I was imprisoned by the Yimo Emperor, I vaguely overheard him mention multiple tiers beyond Dou Di. My power will be extremely useful when you attempt to ascend to those higher levels."
"So you're saying I should keep your energy in reserve—for breaking through in the future?" Xiao Yan immediately understood. What the Plane Spirit was suggesting was to save her strength for a critical moment, a hidden card that could be used not just for breakthroughs but also to overcome unforeseen dangers.
Once he finished resolving matters on the Dou Qi Continent, he would surely head for the higher world beyond it. In that unknown realm, even Dou Di-level experts might be insignificant. He needed to keep some aces up his sleeve. And the Plane's Core... even in that higher plane, it would likely be an extraordinary force. Otherwise, neither the Symbol Ancestor nor the Yimo Emperor would have gone to such lengths to seize it.
More importantly, the true value of the Plane's Core wasn't just its energy—but its authority. The power of the entire dimension could not be resisted, even by a Dou Di. Though Xiao Yan had yet to refine the energy, he was already acknowledged as the Plane Master and could mobilize that power at will.
"There's one more thing. It's strange, and it concerns you. So I think you should hear it," the Plane Spirit suddenly said, her expression turning serious. "Originally, this world wouldn't have needed your help. Because within it... there was already someone capable of inheriting my power."
"You mean... Lin Dong?" Xiao Yan asked, startled.
Previously, the Plane Spirit had said that only someone who reached the pinnacle of the plane could inherit the Core. In this world, only a person who achieved the Ancestor Realm—or Dou Di—could do that. The Yimo Emperor and the Symbol Ancestor weren't native to this world, so the only native candidate was Lin Dong.
"That's right." She nodded. "He had already sensed me. He only needed to step into the Ancestor Realm to be eligible for my power. But... something went wrong in the final moment of his breakthrough, and he ultimately failed. He became permanently trapped on the Path of Reincarnation."
"At the final moment of that path, he encountered the girl who had once burned her own reincarnation energy to help him reach the Ancestor Realm. Under normal circumstances, even though it was just an illusion, she should've helped him walk out of the loop. But at the last moment... her demeanor suddenly changed. Lin Dong didn't break free. Instead, he fell deeper into the illusion."
"At that time, I sensed a very strange fluctuation coming from his body. I don't know where it came from, but it seemed to be a force... stronger than even I am. It was that strange force that altered everything."
"You're saying... this world wasn't supposed to be like this? That Brother Lin Dong was supposed to succeed in becoming Ancestor Realm and defeating the Yimo Emperor?" Qing Tan asked in disbelief.
"If everything had gone normally, yes," the Plane Spirit nodded. Then, as though recalling something, she looked at Qing Tan and added, "That same strange fluctuation appeared in you as well. And it was even stronger than the one I sensed in Lin Dong."
"Uh?" Qing Tan was momentarily stunned. Did that mean... she had been changed by that force too?
"But the fluctuations I felt from you two... are nothing compared to this guy," the Plane Spirit suddenly turned to Xiao Yan, her gaze slightly complicated. "I sensed the same strange fluctuation from you—but yours was vastly more intense, occurring far more frequently, and stronger by a thousandfold."
Qing Tan and Lin Jing both turned to look at Xiao Yan in shock. Just one instance of that fluctuation had caused Lin Dong to lose everything. And this guy had it in thousands of times over? What kind of concept was that?
But Xiao Yan's expression remained calm. Instead of surprise, his eyes seemed lost in deep thought—clearly, he had already started forming some ideas.
"That fluctuation..." he muttered softly, then finally spoke. "If I'm not wrong... that power may be related to fate."
"The power to change fate itself."
(End of Chapter)
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