The area around the core of the inner part of Divine Essence Star Ocean was very quiet. From the distance, the place looked empty, but the dazzling light spilled out from the emptiness, causing the place to be in a state of matchless beauty.
It was rare for cultivators to come to this place, or rather, over the course of countless years, there were very few cultivators who could reach this place. Even Su Ming and Xu Hui would have found it difficult to reach this place if they did not have the map from the Ninth Tribe.
As for Xuan Shang and his group, they had also gone through a lot of trouble to reach this place. After all, they had been preparing for thousands of years, but even so, they had turned from the initial seven to the current four.
"Based on the incomplete map in my hands, we will reach Dust Burners' territory in a month. That's why we have to make some preparations here." Xuan Shang looked at Su Ming.
"This is the supreme treasure of the Xuan Family. It can contain several people inside, and it can change its appearance at will. With this Paragon Crane's transformation, at the very least, there won't be any flaws in its presence and appearance." As Xuan Shang spoke, he lifted his right hand, placed it in his mouth, and bit down. Immediately, blood seeped out of his finger, and he formed a seal with his right hand. After a moment, he pushed his hand forward, and the blood on the tip of his finger immediately changed to turn gold.
It turned into a drop of golden blood that flew out. Before the crowd, it shone with a golden light and swelled up swiftly to the size of a fist.
"My fellow Daoists and seniors, offer up your blood so that this supreme treasure of the Xuan Family will remember your presences. By doing so, it will be able to contain all of you. There will be no danger in this. I might not dare to say that I am an upright person, but I am definitely not a despicable person. You do not have to worry," Xuan Shang immediately said in a low voice.
The cultivator called Nian Yin was the first to bite his fingertip and fling out his blood. His blood charged towards the golden drop of blood, and once it touched it, it fused with it. Immediately, the golden ball of blood swelled up again as if it was boiling. This time, it swelled up to the size of a head. It was still golden inside, but it could be clearly seen that there was a faint hint of golden light on Nian Yin's body, as if there was some sort of connection between him and the ball of blood.
It was the same for Xuan Shang.
Yun You hesitated for a moment before he bit the tip of his finger and offered his blood. A moment later, the golden ball of blood doubled in size, and a golden glow appeared on Yun You's body.
Hua Yu was the last of the four to offer his blood. His blood was different from the others. It was red with a hint of blue, almost purple. As soon as his blood fused with the golden ball of blood, the ball of blood began to churn violently. It expanded to the height of a person before stopping.
"Seniors!" Xuan Shang looked towards Su Ming and Xu Hui.
"I'll go first." Xu Hui smiled. Before Su Ming, she flung her finger forward, and the blood from her fingertip fused into the golden ball of blood. She was in Lunar Kalpa Realm, and when her blood touched the golden ball of blood, it instantly caused it to surge to an unprecedented degree.
This scene caused Xuan Shang and the other three to focus their gazes on it, but they were not too surprised. Clearly, the size of the ball of blood would be determined based on the level of cultivation of the person.
The golden ball of blood swelled up swiftly. In the blink of an eye, it grew from the height of a person to a hundred something feet big. It floated in front of the group, and golden light shone from within, causing all the people besides Su Ming to look as if they had been draped in a golden cloak.
"This is a form of acknowledgement. Once it fuses with your blood, you will obtain the protection of this supreme treasure. There won't be any problems." Xu Hui closed her eyes. After a moment, when she opened them, she looked towards Su Ming.
Su Ming stared at the ball of blood that was a hundred something feet big. After remaining silent for some time, he bit the tip of his finger and offered up his blood. This was the blood of his cultivation base clone, but it contained the presence of his clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole and his Ecang clone. This blood looked incredibly normal, but at the instant it appeared, the golden ball of blood that was a hundred something feet big started trembling.
This trembling was not due to excitement. It gave all the people in the area the feeling that it was trembling due to fear. This change stunned Xuan Shang and the other three.
Su Ming flung his blood forward and charged towards the golden ball of blood that was a hundred something feet big. Immediately, the golden ball moved back, but Su Ming's blood looked as if it had been attracted to it. As if it possessed intelligence, it increased its speed, and before the group could react to what was happening, his blood touched the golden ball of blood.
A shrill scream of pain tumbled out of Xuan Shang's mouth, followed by Yun You, Nian Yin, and Hua Yu. Even Xu Hui's face instantly turned pale, and pain appeared on her face.
During that instant, they immediately sensed a powerful impact coming from their souls. This was the golden ball of blood dispersing once it sensed danger.
"Senior, what are you doing?!" Xuan Shang's face was stark pale, and he immediately cried out in a shrill voice.
Su Ming stood there with a frown on his face. He had not done anything. He had only sent out his blood, but he did not expect that the golden ball of blood would act in such a manner. Right then, his blood had already completely fused into the golden ball of blood, but a powerful force of rejection had appeared within it.
This force of rejection was the golden ball of blood trying its best to push Su Ming's blood away, but Su Ming's blood seemed to possess a powerful devouring nature. The more it rejected his blood, the more it seeped into its core.
"I didn't do anything. This supreme treasure of yours doesn't allow my blood to fuse with it," Su Ming said flatly. He could vaguely sense that this was related to his inborn ability as an Abyss Builder. Even a single drop of his blood contained a powerful Possession power.
Perhaps it was also related to his Ecang clone. After all, even the Sublime Paragon of True Sacred Yin World might not be able to compare to Ecang in terms of life and death, much less when it came to an Enchanted Treasure he had created.
Xuan Shang's expression changed several times. The Xuan Family had used this supreme treasure many times, but they had never run into something like this. He gritted his teeth, and through his senses towards the treasure, he could tell that Su Ming's words were true. The supreme treasure was indeed rejecting his blood violently.
"Damn it …" Xuan Shang immediately used his unique Heart Art to control the supreme treasure so that it would not reject his blood and would instead allow it to absorb it.
A supreme treasure was also an Enchanted Treasure. As long as it was a treasure, even if it had a spirit, it would still have a master. That was why this supreme treasure of the Xuan Family had gradually fused together in the midst of the continuous rejection due to the Xuan Family members intentionally suppressing it and the power of Possession contained in Su Ming's blood as well as the powerful offensive nature.
At the instant it completely fused together, a powerful bang exploded in Xuan Shang and the other three's ears and echoed in Xu Hui's heart. The golden ball of blood swelled up at that moment. In the blink of an eye, it became several thousands of feet big, and its color … instantly changed from gold to black!
That black color seemed to be the color of the galaxy, as if it could fuse with it and disappear. Xuan Shang's face was pale, and there was disbelief and incredulity on his face. The Xuan Family had used this supreme treasure many times, but only this time had its color changed to black.
For some unknown reason, at the instant he looked at that black color, a boundless malevolent feeling rose in his heart. This feeling was the same as the first time he looked at Su Ming.
Compared to the other people's dumbfounded and shocked expressions, Xuan Shang's heart let out a loud thump. After all, this was the Xuan Family's Enchanted Treasure. His understanding towards this treasure was incredibly deep, and he knew clearly that the color of the blood would determine who it would belong to once it was absorbed. He was originally confident that even Su Ming and Xu Hui would be assimilated by this supreme treasure. He might not be able to control it, but he could only provide them with their cultivation bases. He was the core that decided the transformation of the supreme treasure.
However, as the golden blood turned black, even though he could still sense that the treasure was connected to his blood, he had a feeling that it was listening to someone else's words even though it was his possession.
In anguish, when he looked at Su Ming, his gaze was filled with wariness and fear that was even greater than before.
Su Ming stared at the black ball of blood, and after a moment of pensive silence, he smiled.
"Me too!" When the bald crane saw that the others had already done this, to prevent itself from being left behind and losing the chance to obtain crystals, it immediately let out a loud roar. It was an illusory body, and this was something that no one besides Su Ming knew. The bald crane did not even blink. It bit the tip of its finger, and its blood flew out to fuse into the ball of blood before disappearing without a trace.
It might have looked as if it had fused with Su Ming, but all of this was fake.
There was a connection between the bald crane and Su Ming's soul, which was why even if it did not offer up its blood, it would still be the same.
"I have a general understanding of the principles behind this supreme treasure, but I will still need your help, fellow Daoist Xuan." Su Ming looked at Xuan Shang.
Xuan Shang smiled wryly. This feeling of having his control snatched away in a fair and square manner caused him to feel indignant, but he could not find a way to dispel his gloominess.
"Next, all of you will touch the ball of blood with your hands, and you will be absorbed into it. Then, the ball of blood will change." Xuan Shang put away his gloominess. Since this was the truth, then he could only continue walking down this path.
Once he finished speaking, he was the first to walk to the ball of blood. He pressed his right hand on it, and his body immediately fused into the ball of blood. Yun You and the other two did the same. Xu Hui turned her head around and cast a glance at Su Ming. With a gentle expression on her face, she also fused into the ball of blood.
The last ones were the bald crane and Su Ming. As for the Abyss Dragon, Su Ming had already put it away. As for the Nether Beast, it was scattered and allowed to step into the void in the galaxy to wait for its summons.
When Su Ming fused into the black ball of blood, he immediately sensed that his body was surrounded by liquid. A strange connection swiftly rose in his heart. He could sense the existences of Xuan Shang, Yun You, Yun You, Yun You, Yun You, and Xu Hui beside him. He could sense that these people's power seemed to be able to gather together with just a single thought from him and show it to the world around him.
In fact, they could communicate with each other through divine thoughts, and he could already know everything about them.
If one compared the black ball of blood to a person's body, then at that moment, Su Ming and the others were six different souls in that body. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com and vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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