Back and forth, the time since the corpses' deaths was approaching two hours. If they delayed any longer, the energy within the corpses would rapidly dissipate, making their hard-won corpses useless.
The most pressing matter was to find a safe place to absorb the energy from the corpses.
A cunning rabbit has three burrows.
Not to mention Tang San, who was known for his caution.
After traversing layers of dense forest and crossing several steep mountains, his figure disappeared into a hidden cave at the foot of a mountain. The cave was completely dark and spiraled downwards. According to Shi Quan's mental force scan, below the cave was a massive karst cave. The karst cave was interconnected and layered, with its deepest point nearly a hundred meters underground. It didn't seem naturally formed; instead, it resembled the nest of an earth-attribute Spirit Beast.
Furthermore, this earth-attribute Spirit Beast was not weak; it was at least ten thousand years old.
Through the scan, Shi Quan did not detect the Spirit Beast's aura. Most likely, this ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast had already perished at Tang San's hands; otherwise, how would Tang San have discovered such a hidden place?
Tang San wounds his way downwards. The air in the karst cave was stagnant and the smell was quite unpleasant. Shi Quan directly blocked his sense of smell, quietly observing Tang San's next actions.
Tang San went all the way to the deepest part of the karst cave, dozens of meters deep. After looking around, he took out the corpses from his spirit tool one by one. Eight faint purplish-red lights extended from Tang San's back, and eight spider lances simultaneously pierced into the eight corpses.
The ink-black Dark Blue Silver Grass spread out, enveloping the remaining corpses one by one.
A hidden darkness spread, and Tang San's aura seemed to merge with the dark karst cave.
"I didn't expect the Dark Blue Silver Grass to have a Domain. Is it dark-attributed? It perfectly fits this dark environment, no wonder he chose this place. The Purple Demon Eye is unaffected by dark environments, and this place is interconnected, making it easy to escape. For him, it is indeed a good place for concealment and closed-door Cultivation, but this place is a bit shabby."
Shi Quan shook his head and smiled, "What choice does Tang San have now? His current situation is like a sewer rat; he can only hide in these dark and filthy places."
"Go!" With a raised hand, a faint, almost imperceptible faint light condensed at Shi Quan's fingertip, then quietly merged into Tang San's body.
This faint light was a mental seed condensed from Shi Quan's mental force. Its only purpose was to pinpoint location. Unless the opponent's mental force reached the same Rank as his, there was almost no possibility of discovery.
The devouring ability Tang San was displaying now was stronger than Shi Quan had anticipated. Originally, he had expected him to take at least a year to consume this vast energy.
But now, with the assistance of his Domain, a year should be about right.
But that was enough.
For now, he would let Tang San, this dark rat, live a little longer.
Tang San was completely immersed in the frantic devouring, feeling the vast energy continuously pouring into his body, causing his entire being to tremble.
Confident as he was, he had no idea that the only reason he was still alive was because Shi Quan wanted to make further use of him.
After turning and leaving the karst cave, Shi Quan finally lifted the scent block. Smelling the fresh air around him, he felt a wave of comfort.
Not far away, a phantom figure flew towards Shi Quan. The two figures merged into one the moment they touched.
"It's time to go back."
Shi Quan's figure stepped up and soared into the air.
Bian Luo City.
Apart from a riot among the surrendered soldiers, all other clean-up operations proceeded smoothly.
After only one day of rest in Bian Luo City and arranging for people to be stationed, Qian Renxue continued leading her forces to conquer the Star Luo Empire.
Most of the remaining cities were mostly small fry. Most cities surrendered directly, and even if some resisted stubbornly, they were directly crushed by the army led by Qian Renxue.
Outside Star Luo City.
The former officials of the Star Luo Empire, in order to save their lives, not only opened the city gates but also directly tied up the remaining princes and concubines of the Star Luo Empire imperial family, offering these people as a tribute to Qian Renxue.
With Star Luo City, the imperial capital of Star Luo, incorporated into the Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire completely became a thing of the past.
The World was unified.
The entire nation celebrated.
From the end of the great battle in Bian Luo City to the unification of the World, it was less than a month in total.
On a certain official road in the former Star Luo Empire.
"Young Miss, are you going back?" Snake Lance Douluo respectfully stood beside Qian Renxue.
"There's no need to go to Heaven Dou City. Let's go straight back to Spirit City," Qian Renxue's calm voice came.
"But Young Miss, you finally unified the continent. Isn't it too much of a pity to give up now?"
"I unified the continent originally just to compete with Bibi Dong. Now that Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire are one, unifying the continent has no meaning to me. It's just that I've come this far, and I would have regretted not doing it. Now that it's done, it's useless to me."
"I cannot fall behind her pace, and I will not be weaker than her." Qian Renxue gazed at the sky, her eyes filled with determination, "As for the Heaven Dou Empire, arrange for a body double to temporarily manage it, weaken the noble's power, and do not neglect the spread of Reincarnation faith. When the time is ripe, rename it the Spirit Empire."
"The High Priest will surely be very happy to see you like this," Snake Lance said with a smile.
"I have confined myself for too long. I also want to see this splendid World," Qian Renxue murmured softly.
As for Shi Quan.
On the third day after the battle in Bian Luo City ended, he bid farewell to Qian Renxue and returned to the Star Dou Great Forest, quietly Cultivating and waiting for his spirit power Rank to Breakthrough.
Time quietly flowed, and another month passed in the blink of an eye.
Shi Quan felt that the energy within his body was approaching its limit; Rank 90 was right before his eyes.
Two more days passed like this. Shi Quan, immersed in his enlightenment, felt the surging and rapidly churning spirit power continuously circulate within his body, then constantly merges into the three Martial Spirit colors within him.
Crack.
Shi Quan seemed to hear a faint cracking sound from within his body, and the surging spirit power instantly reached its peak.
Rank 90, Breakthrough!
"Your Excellency, does this subordinate need to condense a spirit ring for you now?" Myriad Demon King's respectful voice came from within his mind.
"Condense it," Shi Quan replied softly in his mind.
"Alright!"
Myriad Demon King in the Sea of Consciousness instantly burst forth with a brilliant emerald green light, and a surging spirit power erupted from Myriad Demon King's body.
The Blue Silver Emperor Tree Martial Spirit automatically appeared in Shi Quan's hand. Behind him, the colossal figures of Myriad Demon King and the Blue Silver Emperor Tree emerged, intertwining and then completely merging into one.
Vast energy converged, and in the sky, a brand new, brilliant golden-green spirit ring slowly condensed and appeared...