At the same time, the black-robed man's soul continued weakening under the Light of Extreme Darkness. As he fled, his piercing voice echoed in the air, as if he wanted to tell everything to the people outside.
Su Ming's divine sense remained the same. Not a single change could be detected. He only stared at the black-robed man's soul coldly as he put on an act.
After a dozen something breaths, the black-robed man's soul had already fled tens of thousands of feet away. His footsteps came to an abrupt halt. When he turned his head around, the panic and terror on his face disappeared, replaced by a faint smile.
With a single move, he returned to the place where the runic symbol was. Once he observed it carefully, he rushed forward, causing his soul to touch the runic symbol. With a bang, his soul turned into countless threads that entangled the runic symbol.
At the same time, Su Ming noticed another black-robed man rushing towards him from the Light of Extreme Darkness.
'What a cautious black-robed man. He didn't use his real body to come in contact with the runic symbol. Instead, he had his subordinates come forward to collect it indirectly. He's also continuously testing me.' Su Ming observed the runic symbol after he turned into the origin of the Light of Extreme Darkness. He noticed that the soul threads were continuously fusing into it as they entangled it.
After a moment, when the second black-robed man arrived, his body also crumbled with a bang. His flesh and blood were stained by the runic symbol, and his soul also turned into countless soul threads that entangled the runic symbol even faster.
When the third, fourth, fifth … the seven black-robed men in Su Ming's Light of Extreme Darkness self-destructed beside the runic symbol. Their flesh and blood had already dyed the runic symbol blood-red. Their souls had already enveloped the runic symbol, and a monstrous blood-red light shone from the scattered flesh and blood around the runic symbol.
At the instant the blood-red light shone, it seemed to form a Rune. It flickered a few times, and another black-robed man walked out from within!
That black-robed man was in Arcane Void Realm. He was the black-robed old man from the Eight Paramount Daos in Saint Defier's camp whom Su Ming had observed in the world outside.
It was just as Su Ming had deduced. Everything before was just a test. The black-robed old man had lived for many years, so there was no way he would act recklessly. Even if he was incredibly tempted and certain in his heart, he was still incredibly cautious.
However, even though it was a test, it was also a method for him to take away the origin of the Light of Extreme Darkness. He did not want to fuse the Light of Extreme Darkness into his body, as the people in the outside world thought. Instead … he wanted to refine it into his own Enchanted Treasure.
His seven subordinates had long since been implanted with a split soul. Their flesh and blood were used to activate the teleportation, and their souls were used to wrap around the runes. Because these souls were originally his split soul, the black-robed old man could indirectly refine them without touching the runes.
"It doesn't matter if you have consciousness or not. I'll treat you as if you do." The black-robed old man in front of the runic symbol spoke in a hoarse voice. He lifted his hands and pointed at the runic symbol. Immediately, all the black threads on it tightened. As banging sounds echoed in the air, all the black threads shattered and turned into black smoke that seeped into the runic symbol.
The black-robed old man swung his arm and immediately sat down cross-legged. He continued forming seals with his hands, and marks appeared out of thin air to Brand the runic symbol surrounded by black smoke.
Besides Su Ming's consciousness, the bald crane was also in the runic symbol. At that moment, the bald crane was trembling and releasing its inborn ability in a frenzy. It was not trying to fight against the black-robed old man's Brand, but was activating the method it had prepared previously to make the runic symbol undergo some sort of change.
This was the decision Su Ming had made after his discussion with the bald crane. If the complete runic symbol was said to contain a hundred parts, then what Su Ming needed the bald crane to do was to hide seventy of them. This was impossible, but the difficulty lay in making the remaining thirty parts feel as if they were also a hundred.
Because of it, Su Ming, who had occupied most of the bald crane's consciousness, could wipe off the other person at any time, and his plan would be completed.
"Darn it all, how dare this brat try to play tricks on me?! Little boy Su, give me some stimulation! I need stimulation!" The bald crane shuddered and roared in Su Ming's soul. At that moment, the black-robed old man's speed of forming seals became faster, and more Brands appeared. Traces of connections were swiftly being established.
"Two crystals!" Su Ming said calmly.
The bald crane let out a prideful cry, and its spirits were instantly lifted.
Su Ming had always believed that the bald crane had no concept of numbers. No matter how many there were, as long as the number was greater than one, it would be stimulation to the bald crane …
At the same time, the black-robed old man outside the runic symbol bit the tip of his tongue and coughed up a mouthful of blood. At the instant it landed on the runic symbol, it let out a bang, and the connection was completely established.
"Twenty crystals," Su Ming said flatly. The bald crane's excitement had already reached its peak. At the instant the black-robed old man's blood coughed up and the connection was established, the bald crane finally completed its previous preparations and activation, causing seven-tenths of the runic symbol to be hidden away, even though it did not seem to have changed.
In just the span of dozens of breaths, the black-robed old man's Brand completely occupied the runic symbol. Excitement appeared on his face, and he threw his head back and laughed long and hard at the sky.
He could sense that there was an inseparable connection between the origin of the Extreme Darkness and him. With just one thought, he could make it change into a myriad of forms, as if it was a part of his body. This feeling made him understand that his Blood Refinement had succeeded. It did not matter whether the origin of the Extreme Darkness had been sentient before, at that moment, its only consciousness was his soul.
As he laughed long and hard, the black-robed old man lifted his right hand and seized the air in the direction of the runic symbol. Immediately, the runic symbol hiding Su Ming's Nascent Divinity shrank. The Light of Extreme Darkness around him also shrank swiftly. In an instant, the Light of Extreme Darkness disappeared, and the runic symbol landed in the black-robed old man's withered hand. With a squeeze, the runic symbol disappeared and entered his body. It floated in his mind and was contained by his Nascent Divinity. The feeling that he had gained control over the Light of Extreme Darkness instantly made the black-robed old man's aura seem to have become slightly stronger.
When the Light of Extreme Darkness disappeared, everything in the area was instantly revealed to the numerous cultivators outside. They saw the black-robed old man laughing long and hard, and when he turned around, a piercing black light suddenly spread out from his body.
When the black light spread out, countless shrill screams of pain came from the area. The hundreds of thousands of cultivators who had been guarding the area cautiously fell backwards while screaming. They coughed up blood, and their souls were severely injured. Their bodies instantly turned into ice, and blood flowed out of their eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. In fact, there were thousands of cultivators whose souls shattered, and their bodies turned into ice blocks that fell from the galaxy.
The black-robed old man's laughter became even louder. He did not care whether the barbarian cultivators around him died or were injured. They were just ants, and they were not worthy of his attention.
At that moment, he was incredibly pleased with himself, and he was very satisfied with the power of the Light of Extreme Darkness. Based on his analysis, if he spread out the Light of Extreme Darkness at full power and pushed it forward with his cultivation base, he could instantly kill hundreds of thousands of people in the area.
This sort of supreme treasure was rare even in Saint Defier's camp. With his status, it was impossible for him to obtain it, but in Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos, he could easily obtain it, so there was no way he would not be excited.
The souls of the hundreds of thousands of people in the area were heavily injured, but Di Tian was not bothered by it. He wrapped his fist in his palm and bowed to the black-robed old man.
"Fellow Daoist Palm Extreme Paragon, congratulations on obtaining this supreme treasure!"
A bright light appeared in Bai Feng's eyes. A hint of a smile appeared on her aloof face, and she bowed slightly to the black-robed old man.
"Don't worry, I will fulfill all the promises I made previously." The black-robed old man's laughter echoed in the air. Just as he was about to say something, his expression suddenly changed, and he lifted his head.
A look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
'He actually came early … Hmph, looks like the Ancient God does indeed have a way to send messages into Saint Defier!' The black-robed old man's eyes focused, and a cold sneer appeared on his lips.
Soon after, Di Tian's expression changed as well. When he turned his head around, excitement appeared in his eyes, and he looked at the pillar of light that shot into the sky in the Immortals' territory!
The pillar of light shone at that moment, and in just the span of a few breaths, it shone with a light that reached one hundred thousand feet. As it surged into the sky, all the cultivators in the area could see it clearly.
"Xing Ji Dao's clone has arrived early. Fellow Daoist Di Tian, your serendipity has arrived. Oh well, I won't make you wait any longer. Go to the Abyss Builder's physical body and bring it over. When Xing Ji Dao arrives, we will work together." The black-robed old man swung his arm, stepped into the air, and charged towards the spot where the pillar of light was.
Di Tian could not hide the excitement on his face. Without any hesitation, he stepped into the Immortals' territory and charged towards the spot where Su Ming's physical body was.
Bai Feng's expression turned cold again. She cast a glance at the hundreds of thousands of cultivators around her, and derision appeared in her eyes, as if she was looking at ants. She turned around and hesitated for a moment before heading towards the pillar of light.
The pillar of light that connected Saint Defier Expanse Cosmos to True Morning Dao World shone with a piercing light. There was also a powerful, mighty pressure spreading out with a bang. There were countless runic symbols surrounding the pillar of light, and each of them contained a pressure that could suffocate a person.
Booming sounds spread through the entire Immortals' Union. As they spread out, they traveled to every single battlefield until they affected all of True Morning Dao World.
It caused all the cultivators in True Morning Dao World to feel a mighty pressure that made them feel as if a mountain was pressing down on them. They also felt as if their hearts were trembling and their souls were being torn apart.
Booming sounds reverberated in the air and reached Morning Dao Sect. Almost at the instant the pillar of light reverberated in the air and the cultivators from Saint Defier's camp descended, Su Xuan Yi, who was sitting and meditating in the isolation grounds of Morning Dao Sect, opened his eyes. A strong hint of expectation appeared in them, as if he had been suppressing it for countless years, and at that moment, it was finally about to erupt.
"The first stage of my plan … is about to be completed … True Morning Dao World is no longer useful … I've prepared for it for so many years. Lord Sublime Paragon, don't disappoint me. Fellow Daoists from Saint Defier's camp, you must also work hard …
"As for Su Ming …" Su Xuan Yi fell silent. A glint appeared in his eyes, and he frowned. (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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