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269: The Dark Luo RealmIntense pain made the Emperor Ancestor Sovereign unable to help but roar; this was not physical pain, but the agony of a tearing Soul.

A faint, illusory silhouette emerged behind him—it was his Soul body, appearing under extreme pain, covered in cracks and wearing a hideous expression.

Riiip—!

A sound like silk cloth tearing rang out, and the Emperor Ancestor Sovereign’s Soul body was ripped open, revealing the transparent true spirit within.

A deep blue divine light flew out from the Earthly Dao Origin, shining upon his true spirit, instantly dyeing it deep blue as wisps of grayish-white mist rose from its surface.

At the same time, the Aura emitted by the Emperor Ancestor Sovereign began to climb gradually.

Qin Jiang stood to the side with no intention of intervening; at a time like this, the Emperor Ancestor Sovereign could only rely on himself.

In a sense, using an Immortal Lord body to achieve Fusion with the Earthly Dao Origin was actually a shortcut.

But heaven and earth are balanced; if one wishes to gain, one must pay a price.

If he survived, the world would be wide open, and the rank of Immortal King would be right at his doorstep. If he failed, his body would perish and his Dao would vanish, turning into a handful of Nether Soil.

He knew this, and the Emperor Ancestor Sovereign knew it as well.

The crystalline, deep blue true spirit gradually deepened in color, and the divine light released by the Earthly Dao Origin grew increasingly intense, eventually even erupting into deep blue flames.

The Emperor Ancestor Sovereign’s true spirit was also scorched by the fire; under those blazing flames, his true spirit even showed signs of beginning to melt.

This was something very hard to imagine; as everyone knew, when a true spirit was manifested, it exhibited brittle characteristics.

That is to say, a true spirit could be destroyed, but it would only be crushed into particles, not melted.

Even if an existence at the peak of the Immortal Lord realm acted, the most they could do was shatter an enemy’s true spirit into particles to return to nature.

After a long time, the Emperor Ancestor Sovereign’s true spirit had turned into a mass of deep blue solution, emitting a faint blue light and burning with fire.

Panting, he opened his eyes. His vision had become somewhat clouded, but he still exerted all his effort to pull the Earthly Dao Origin toward his true spirit.

Qin Jiang looked at this mass of true spirit solution; it was hard to imagine what kind of agony one must endure for a true spirit to melt into a liquid state.

If an ordinary person’s true spirit had become like this, they would likely have given up the struggle and died amidst the surging waves of pain long ago.

The Earthly Dao Origin gradually sank into the true spirit solution, like the moon falling into the ocean.

Strands of deep blue radiance were released from the melted true spirit, wrapping around the Emperor Ancestor Sovereign’s body like soft feathers.

Qin Jiang looked at those feather-like Earthly Dao Laws; he knew that this was the true beginning.

After an unknown amount of time, the Emperor Ancestor Sovereign’s location had been covered by fine, deep blue downy feathers, like a circular carpet enveloping the surrounding thousand meters.

The Emperor Ancestor Sovereign had also turned into an oval feathered egg, the deep blue light on its surface shimmering like breathing.

Crack, crack-crack, crack...

As if the sound of a real bird’s egg hatching rang out, cracks appeared on the deep blue feathered egg, and the carpet-like downy feathers around it gradually withered.

Bang!

A naked arm smashed through the eggshell, revealing a body as white as jade that faintly shimmered with a deep blue hue.

A graceful figure broke through the eggshell and stood up, releasing a dazzling deep blue radiance.

Qin Jiang frowned slightly, his eyes flickering. Was this a side effect of the Earthly Dao Origin? Or was there some residual will of the Yellow Sky Divine Mother within it?

That shouldn’t be the case.

The deep blue radiance dissipated, revealing the figure within. Clad in a black Dragon robe, the face bore a seventy percent resemblance to the previous Emperor Ancestor Sovereign, only more feminine.

The Emperor Ancestor Sovereign looked at Qin Jiang with a look of pleasant surprise. ”Fellow Daoist, the Immortal King Physique! I have achieved a true Immortal King Physique!”

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and a bloody gash split open in his palm, flowing with seven-colored divine light. With this Immortal King Physique, he felt a world completely different from when he was an Immortal Lord.

Within ten years, he would certainly be able to trigger the descent of the Immortal King Tribulation!

Qin Jiang nodded slightly. ”Congratulations, Fellow Daoist. It’s just that your body...”

The Emperor Ancestor Sovereign looked somewhat confused, but after glancing at himself, he suddenly realized.

”Fellow Daoist, you may not know, but my mother was a special creature from the depths of the Chaos Sea called a Meme Jellyfish, which is hermaphroditic.”

”Therefore, I also possess two forms in one body. For now, the feminine aspect has temporarily suppressed the masculine one, but it won’t be long before I recover.”

Speaking of this, he couldn’t help but smile; when he was young, this matter had caused quite a few jokes.

Thinking back now, tens of thousands of years have passed.

”I see.” Qin Jiang nodded slightly. There were many special creatures in the world; being hermaphroditic was nothing extraordinary.

Furthermore, the Emperor Ancestor Dynasty was an ancient power with a long-standing Legacy, and they didn’t actually place much importance on bloodlines anymore.

Had it been the first few generations, they would never have allowed foreign blood to enter the imperial family.

Raising his hand slightly, the brass body of the Yellow Sky Divine Mother fell into his palm.

Looking at the bronze statue in his hand, his eyes held some doubt.

Where was the Devilish Qi Origin?

Back then, the Yellow Sky Divine Mother had unexpectedly revived and seized the portion of the Underworld’s resentment from the Human Emperor’s Evil Incarnation’s Devilish Qi Origin.

Logically, after the Earthly Dao Origin was stripped away, it should have appeared.

But according to his perception, this was clearly just an empty shell.

After thinking for a moment, he shook his head. Profound array patterns rose from his palm, enveloping the bronze statue and transforming it into a grid-shaped, translucent cage.

Flipping his palm, the cage fell into the Nether Soil, sinking toward the depths.

Qin Jiang pressed his palms together and, in a rare move, began chanting an incantation. With him as the center, streaks of platinum light spread along the ground, forming a massive array pattern.

Seeing this, the Emperor Ancestor Sovereign soared into the air and watched quietly.

For him—no, for anyone who had practiced the Dao of Arrays—this was a supreme Opportunity.

Throughout the ages, how many people have had the fortune to witness an Array Dao Heavenly Sovereign taking action with full strength?

The platinum radiance occasionally illuminated his face; his feminine features went from careful observation to gradually looking a bit off.

Looking at the layers upon layers of Heavenly Formations descending, he unconsciously shrunk his neck, a chill rising in his heart.

A moment later, having personally witnessed hundreds of Heavenly Formations fall, he had already secretly made up his mind never to become Qin Jiang’s enemy.

I mean, just how big is the grudge?

A hundred layers! A hundred layers of Heavenly Formations! Is he planning to seal the Yellow Sky Divine Mother here forever?

Each of those layers of Heavenly Formations, if taken individually, was a peerless grand formation; even he didn’t know how much effort it would take to break through just one.

A hundred layers, and they were linked in a triggered fashion; as long as one couldn’t break all the Heavenly Formations in a short time, they would experience the true meaning of despair.

”Fellow... Fellow Daoist, now that the matter here is settled, this sovereign—er, I shall take my leave,” he said with a smile, but it looked strained no matter how one viewed it.

Qin Jiang looked at him and smiled slightly. ”No rush. I sense a power reviving within the Nether Luo Great Domain. Why don’t you come with me and take a look?”