Chapter 251: Four-Star Dou Saint
Xun'er smiled and said, "Xiao Tian, you don't need to thank me. I am willing to do anything for you!"
"Girl, I will never let you down in this life!" Xiao Tian said sincerely.
"The love between you two is truly enviable!" Xiao Xuan sighed. He recalled his own marriage, which was merely to fulfill a family duty, devoid of any love. It was because of his single-minded focus that he could become a top-tier powerhouse.
"Now, you have been in the Heavenly Tomb for more than a year. You have just over a year left before you will be transported out. Use the remaining time to cultivate and get used to your newfound strength," Xiao Xuan said, patting Xiao Tian on the shoulder. Then, he raised his hand, and a scroll depicting various flame patterns appeared.
"This is the complete version of the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations. Once you master it, you can cultivate your clan mark. Coupled with your bloodline power, you can fully unleash the strength of the clan mark."
Xiao Tian nodded and took the scroll. However, instead of starting his cultivation immediately, he summoned the Spatial Door, bringing Tianhuo Zun-zhe, Feng Zun-zhe, Little Doctor Immortal, and Qing Lin to his side. He wanted to use the Heavenly Tomb to help them all enhance their strength.
Only then did he open the scroll and absorb its contents.
"Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations, First Transformation! Second Transformation! Third Transformation!"
After a long time, Xiao Tian mastered the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations. As his aura surged, a strange power appeared between his eyebrows. Gradually, a natural pattern emerged, followed by several more.
Nine lines finally formed a mysterious purple-red clan mark.
"Buzz!"
When the clan mark was fully formed, the flow of Xiao Tian's blood accelerated, and a peculiar sound resonated through his blood vessels.
"Nine-stroke clan mark, it's a success!" Xiao Xuan's eyes sparkled with joy upon hearing the bloodline's voice.
Xiao Tian retracted the clan mark and said to Xiao Xuan, "Ancestor! I'm going to hunt energy bodies now!"
"Go ahead!" Xiao Xuan nodded.
In the third layer of the Heavenly Tomb, numerous half-saint and Dou Saint level energy bodies roamed. If Xiao Tian could kill these energy bodies and absorb their energy crystals, he might be able to break through to a four-star Dou Saint.
…
Leaving Xiao Xuan's ancient tomb, Xiao Tian started a wild hunt for energy bodies.
"Great Desolate Capturing Hand!" "Desolate Demon Eye!" "Emperor's Wrath!" "Thunder Emperor's Scepter!" "…"
Although these energy bodies had the strength of true Dou Saints and half-saints, they couldn't fully utilize their powers. Each time Xiao Tian launched a powerful attack, an energy body would fall.
Of course, Xiao Tian did not kill all the energy bodies. He spared those who were once powerful members of the Xiao Clan and the Gu Clan, as well as Blood Blade Half-Saint. The rest, especially those from other ancient clans, were exterminated.
This Heavenly Tomb had existed for a long time, housing energy bodies of strong individuals from ancient clans beyond the Eight Ancient Clans.
Finally, after clearing out all the energy bodies he could, Xiao Tian resumed his cultivation.
Three-star Dou Saint early stage. Three-star Dou Saint mid-stage. …
After absorbing all the energy cores, Xiao Tian's cultivation broke through to the four-star Dou Saint mid-stage. The Heavenly Tomb was indeed an exceptional place for cultivation.
Xiao Tian laughed, "With the Spatial Door, I can enter the Heavenly Tomb anytime in the future."
"Now, it's time to deal with the demonic beast under the Yang Fire Ancient Altar!" Xiao Tian thought, summoning the Spatial Door and stepping through.
…
Zhongzhou. Ye City. In the space beneath the Yang Fire Ancient Altar, Xiao Tian appeared. The quasi-emperor level elder materialized upon his arrival.
"Eh?" The elder looked at Xiao Tian in surprise, "How many years have passed? You've gone from Dou Zong to Dou Saint!!!"
The elder's shock was understandable. Even in his prime, it took him over a hundred years to reach Dou Saint. In this less potent era of Dou Qi, Xiao Tian's rapid advancement was even more astonishing.
"Senior, I am here to fulfill my promise," Xiao Tian smiled.
"Good, good, good!" The elder was delighted, "I knew I didn't misjudge you. Follow me!"
The elder led Xiao Tian to the bronze coffin. "Inside this coffin is my body. After I killed the demonic beast, it entered my body, trying to turn me into a killing machine. But I managed to suppress it with my body."
He looked at Xiao Tian, "If you can kill it, my body will be yours."
"Alright, I will destroy it now!" Xiao Tian summoned his six divine artifacts and opened the bronze coffin.
"Boom!"
The moment the coffin was opened, evil demonic energy surged out.
"Kekekeke, I'm finally free!" A dark shadow laughed maniacally from the demonic energy.
"You wish!" Xiao Tian sneered, activating the ancient formation of Heaven and Earth.
"Boom!"
With the ancient formation activated, purifying light emerged, dispelling the demonic energy.
"Ah!" A horrific scream echoed. Under Xiao Tian's purification, the dark shadow was obliterated. Although it had once been a quasi-emperor level extraterrestrial demon, the long years had weakened it to a mere half-saint.
Such a weak demon was nothing more than small fry to Xiao Tian.
"The demon is gone. The Heavenly Flame and my body are now yours. I should disappear from this world," the elder said.
"Senior, come with me to the Heavenly Tomb. You might survive there," Xiao Tian suggested.
"No need," the elder shook his head, "I am but a remnant soul. Although the Heavenly Tomb can prolong my existence, it would turn me into something neither human nor ghost."
With that, the elder severed his connection to the Heavenly Flame and began to fade.
"Farewell, Senior!" Xiao Tian bowed respectfully, collecting the Heavenly Flame and the coffin. He then summoned the Spatial Door and returned to the Heavenly Tomb.
(End of Chapter)