Chapter 281: A Violent Beating for My Fiancé!
Am I the child of destiny?!
Xiao Ning swallowed hard, a storm of 'wisdom' swirling in his mind. Looking at the faintly glowing spatial ring in his hand, he felt both anxious and excited. The thought of receiving a Dou Saint's inheritance made his heart race, his breath quicken, and his blood boil.
"The Heavenly Devouring Demon Saint... were you once a Dou Saint?" He swallowed again, his excitement barely contained, as he asked.
"So what if I was? That was a thousand years ago... now, I'm but a lingering soul," the old voice said, tinged with a sense of nostalgia and regret. After a brief pause, he continued, "Little one, have you made up your mind? Are you willing to take me as your master?"
"How do you prove what you're saying?!" Xiao Ning hesitated, asking.
"Hesitating... If I weren't reduced to a mere lingering soul, and if you weren't fated to meet me, do you think you'd have a chance to become my disciple? Remember, when facing opportunities, you must have the courage to seize them. If you lack this courage, how can you ever reach the peak and witness the most magnificent scenes of the world?" The old voice rang out, steady and calm.
"... I'm willing!" Xiao Ning said, his blood surging, the last remnants of his rationality fading as he fixed his gaze on the glowing spatial ring.
"Since you're willing, take the ring, close your eyes, and accept my inheritance... I will help you reach the peak and witness the world's most beautiful sights!"
"Yes, Master!" Xiao Ning stopped hesitating, placing the spatial ring on his finger. But just as he was about to close his eyes, he hesitated again, finally gritting his teeth and shutting them. As the old man had said, if he didn't have the courage to seize the opportunity, there was no point in even thinking about cultivation.
As his eyes closed, a wave of darkness enveloped him, and shortly after, a terrifying pull from the spatial ring seemed to suck him in.
The next moment.
A world of pitch-black flames appeared before his eyes. The dark flames rose over a sea of blood, and an old figure calmly stood in the void, his hands clasped behind his back. His face... looked eerily similar to Hun Void's, though his eyes had an evil, unrefined gleam.
No Dou Qi wings, but walking through the air?!
As Xiao Ning entered this world, he swallowed again, unable to stop himself. It wasn't because he had any particular reason; he was just nervous. The things he had experienced today were too intense for him, more bizarre than even the most outrageous stories he had heard.
"Not bad. You have some courage," the old man said, calmly watching Xiao Ning.
Xiao Ning was speechless. He was shocked by everything in front of him. This seemed to be only a fragment of the old man's soul. How powerful had he been at his peak? After a moment of stunned silence, Xiao Ning regained some composure and quickly knelt on the ground, respectfully saluting the old man. "Disciple pays respects to the master!"
"Since you've taken me as your master, I'll give you two paths," the old man raised his hand, and a dark golden scroll appeared in his palm. "This technique is a high-level Earth-tier technique. With your talent, reaching Dou Zong won't be difficult..."
After a pause.
He raised his hand again, summoning a black-red scroll, his tone shifting with the appearance of the technique, "The other one is a technique I created myself, called the Heavenly Devouring Demon Technique! It allows you to devour others' Dou Qi, blood, and everything else to use as your own, even turning their talents into your own. In theory, it can lead you all the way to the Dou Emperor level!"
"Dou... Dou Emperor!" Xiao Ning's eyes were fixed on the dark-red scroll. The Earth-tier high-level technique paled in comparison to the words Dou Emperor, and the Heavenly Devouring Demon Technique sounded domineering. It was clearly the true inheritance of the Dou Saint.
The idea of devouring others' everything made him obsessed. If he could obtain someone else's powers, he wouldn't have to take the slow path of cultivation anymore!
"Master, I choose the Heavenly Devouring Demon Technique!" Xiao Ning knelt on the ground, raising his head, urgently speaking to the old man.
"Are you sure? This path is not easy. It could make you many enemies. When I was called the Demon Saint, it was because of this. With your talent, perhaps the first path would suit you better…" the old man warned.
"No! Master, since I've taken you as my teacher, I must inherit your techniques!" Xiao Ning said in a deep voice, "As for my talent! You know it's not great. To reach the peak, I must choose the second path!"
"This path is destined to be filled with blood and slaughter. Are you sure? Once you choose it, there's no turning back," the old man spoke calmly.
"... I'm sure!" Xiao Ning's mind flashed with images of Xiao Xun'er in someone else's arms, of the beautiful girls in his clan flocking around Xiao Yan, of his grandfather's disappointed gaze... His eyes grew fiercer. "Compared to all that, I fear staying beneath others for too long! I must climb to the peak and shock everyone who looks down on me!"
"Then accept my inheritance," the old man nodded in satisfaction. The dark-red scroll slowly turned into a stream of black flame. As it appeared, the blood sea and black flames beneath gathered into it, as if all the inheritance in this place was being absorbed.
It then entered Xiao Ning's forehead. At the same time, the old man's voice echoed in his ears, "The process will be painful. If you endure it, you will have your future!"
"I can endure... Ahhh!!!"
As the black flame entered his soul, a searing pain swept through his very being. Xiao Ning let out a tragic scream, feeling as though his Hun was being torn apart. The black flame burrowed into his soul, driving him nearly insane.
At that moment, a hazy figure appeared beside the old man. Looking at Xiao Ning, who was surrounded by the black flame, the figure spoke, "I didn't expect you had this talent!"
Yao Yan hadn't expected Heavenly Flame's performance to be so rich. Though part of the lines were his ideas, Heavenly Flame's performance still impressed him.
"Hehehe, since little master has taken a liking to him, we must arrange things properly to avoid future problems," the old figure transformed back into a grinning ghost face, cheerfully circling around Yao Yan.
No wonder Heavenly Flame was so wicked!
Yao Yan sighed in his heart, looking at Xiao Ning, who was gradually absorbing the flame seed. He whispered, "... Once he absorbs the flame seed, let him cultivate this technique. Keep an eye on him, don't let him die too easily."
This technique was one he had modified based on the Evil Blood Technique and the Heavenly Devouring Technique. With the flame seed from Heavenly Flame, it could, in some respects, produce a similar effect to the Heavenly Devouring Demon Technique. As for the final outcome, Yao Yan wasn't sure.
Xiao Ning didn't have Yao Yan's physique, and with an ordinary body, he could easily lose control of the explosive power and die from it.
But with Heavenly Flame's watchful eyes, Xiao Ning should have no problem growing to the level of Dou Zun.
This process would allow Yao Yan to observe some things.
"Don't worry, little master. I'll make sure he's safe. After all, I'm his beloved teacher! Hehehe~" Heavenly Flame's voice was filled with excitement, as though discovering a new way to use its abilities. It was much more interesting than the Blood Sacrifice World. Its little master truly had ideas.
Yao Yan didn't pay much attention to Heavenly Flame. He was currently more interested in the creation of techniques. Xiao Ning was just his first experiment. In the future, when he went to the Black Corner Domain, he would pass the techniques around and see if anyone could take a different path.
By combining the strengths of various techniques, perhaps they could create the true Heavenly Devouring Demon Technique!
He disappeared from the space, not needing to make this process so complicated. However, with Gu Yuan always watching, he had to use Heavenly Flame's unique ability to open a special space and pull Xiao Ning's Hun into it. As long as Gu Yuan wasn't constantly watching Xiao Ning, there was no need to worry about it being discovered.
As for later... the flame seed integrated into the Hun wouldn't be easy to detect.
If Xiao Ning could grow strong enough, he might even be able to use it to obtain the legacy of Xiao Xuan... But that was a future matter. Without enough strength, any rash plans regarding Xiao Xuan were unrealistic.
At least he'd need to reach Eight-Star Dou Saint level to face Xiao Xuan's lingering soul.
But by the time that happened, it would mean he had the qualifications to plan for the final victory!
...
In Xiao Xun'er's room, the young girl rested her chin on her hand, gazing absentmindedly at the crescent moon in the sky. Her eyes were somewhat hollow, lost in thought, until she heard Hua Yi's gentle voice from nearby: "Miss, it's getting late. You should go to bed."
"Alright~" Xiao Xun'er replied, her eyes regaining some life. She turned to look at the woman in black. "Aunt Hua, I think I should return to the Gu Realm."
"Miss, are you feeling overwhelmed?" Hua Yi asked with a hint of concern in her eyes, her voice soft.
In truth, not only was Xiao Xun'er feeling overwhelmed, but Hua Yi herself had been affected. Earlier that day, she had wanted to speak out, but a powerful Hun force had suppressed her in the void. The Hun pressure nearing the Great Heaven Realm was nearly suffocating.
Especially after undergoing the transformation into a Half-Saint, the quality of the Hun power was completely different from that of a Dou Zun.
If Dou Zun-level Hun power was like air, Dou Saint-level Hun power was like water. It had undergone an indescribable transformation.
"Mm." Xiao Xun'er nodded, her gaze dimming as she softly spoke, "I found that when facing him, I couldn't stop anything... Even when he took advantage of me, I couldn't refuse. I could only hope that my father would intervene."
"You don't need to be so downhearted. You're still young. He's already close to thirty!" Hua Yi comforted her.
"He should be twenty-eight, fourteen years... Aunt Hua, do you think I can catch up to him?" Xiao Xun'er bit her lip, murmuring softly. At this moment, she had no confidence. She used to think her talent was good, but now... she was beginning to doubt it.
"With the full support of the Gu Clan , Miss, you may not be any worse than him!" Hua Yi said firmly.
But her words didn't seem to bring much comfort.
Xiao Xun'er instead recalled Yao Yan's words from earlier: "If you don't give it your all... you won't know what despair is." Thinking back on it, those words really irritated her. She clenched her fist in anger and punched the air, defiantly saying, "Aunt Hua is right! I will catch up to him! When the time comes, I'll make him regret bullying me today!"
For the first time, the young girl had found the motivation and goal to cultivate!
She was going to beat up her fiancé!
(END CHAPTER)
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