Chapter 104: The Devouring Ancestral Talisman
After killing the two elders, Xiao Tian slowly approached the edge of the deep pit. He looked down and saw a black light cluster at the bottom. The cluster was about ten meters in diameter, surrounded by black light, and in its depths floated an ancient rune the size of a human head.
This ancient black rune, hidden deep within the light cluster, seemed to be asleep. It emitted waves that occasionally transformed into black holes, releasing a terrifying power that could devour everything, making the very heavens and earth tremble.
"The Devouring Ancestral Talisman! It's really the Devouring Ancestral Talisman!" Xiao Tian's eyes burned with excitement, and even Xiao Diao couldn't help but shout in excitement.
Taking a deep breath, Xiao Tian clenched his hand, and a mysterious black rune appeared in his palm.
"Buzz!"
As soon as the rune appeared, it shot out a black beam of light. When this beam hit the light cluster, its black veins began to wriggle strangely. In the blink of an eye, a virtual image the size of a human head condensed. This image was a much smaller version of the black-eyed elder.
"The one who gains recognition may obtain the Ancestral Talisman!" An ancient, hollow voice came from the virtual image of the black-eyed elder. Then the image dissipated, and the Devouring Ancestral Talisman quickly shrank, merging with the rune in Xiao Tian's hand.
After collecting the Ancestral Talisman, Xiao Tian immediately summoned the spatial gate and disappeared from this world.
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In the space beyond the gate, Xiao Tian sat down cross-legged. He flipped his palm, and the black rune appeared in his hand. Light intertwined on the rune, and a black light cluster appeared in front of Xiao Tian. He activated the rune, causing the light cluster to begin dissolving layer by layer. Finally, the ancient rune, like a black hole, was completely exposed before Xiao Tian.
This rune, the size of a human head, constantly changed without a fixed pattern. Yet no matter how it changed, it always resembled a rotating black hole. This was a heaven and earth rune condensed from a black hole.
As soon as the Devouring Ancestral Talisman appeared, Xiao Tian felt his life soul rune begin to tremble, radiating fear.
Suddenly, the voice of the black-eyed elder echoed in Xiao Tian's ear: "Young man, in the darkness, watch your path with your heart, stay true to yourself, and do not be swayed by illusions. All phenomena are but illusions!"
"I understand," Xiao Tian nodded. His soul power began to flow from his Niwan Palace, injecting into the Devouring Ancestral Talisman.
"Buzz!"
With the infusion of Xiao Tian's soul power, the Devouring Ancestral Talisman instantly transformed into a black hole, devouring his soul power.
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Xiao Tian felt his vision go black and found himself in a world shrouded in darkness. It was filled with pure blackness, isolating both sight and touch. Being in such an environment could drive anyone mad.
"No wonder it's the Devouring Ancestral Talisman. This test is no ordinary challenge!" Xiao Tian shook his head and began walking through the darkness.
In this dark world, Xiao Tian lost track of time. He didn't know how long he had walked, maybe hundreds or thousands of years, until he forgot himself, driven only by the obsession to keep moving forward.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, a light appeared in the darkness, behind Xiao Tian. The light, like a water source in a vast desert, was tempting to follow. But Xiao Tian remembered the black-eyed elder's words: "All phenomena are but illusions!" He took a deep breath and continued forward into the darkness.
As he walked, the light behind him collapsed and vanished. The surrounding dark space twisted and shattered. Simultaneously, gentle light appeared around him, turning the once dark world into a beautiful starry sky.
"Huh?" Xiao Tian felt his soul had solidified significantly. If before he could barely maintain a human shape, now his soul body felt almost tangible. Although his soul power hadn't increased, its quality had greatly improved.
"Now, the most important thing is to refine the Ancestral Talisman!" Xiao Tian thought, looking ahead. There, an ancient rune floated quietly, with a blurry figure within it. This figure constantly changed forms, one of which resembled the black-eyed elder.
"The spirit of the Devouring Ancestral Talisman!" Xiao Tian's face lit up with joy. As he looked at the spirit, it reached out a hand toward him. Xiao Tian stepped forward and extended his hand, touching the spirit's hand.
"Buzz!"
In an instant, the spirit of the Devouring Ancestral Talisman transformed into Xiao Tian's likeness. However, its eyes were pitch black, without any whites, just like the black-eyed elder.
As the spirit transformed into Xiao Tian, the ancient rune, pulsating like a black hole, floated out and merged into Xiao Tian's forehead.
"Boom!"
A powerful devouring force emerged, collapsing the surrounding starry sky. The spirit's body quickly faded, turning into a beam of light and merging into Xiao Tian's body.
"Boom!"
At this moment, a storm raged within Xiao Tian's Niwan Palace. His five life soul runes shattered, turning into pure soul power. Then a black hole slowly emerged, emitting terrifying devouring power, absorbing all the soul power in Xiao Tian's Niwan Palace.
Next, a vast amount of soul power was expelled by the Devouring Ancestral Talisman and infused back into Xiao Tian's Niwan Palace. Xiao Tian quickly felt his soul power skyrocketing, breaking through to the level of a middle-level rune master, and then to a high-level rune master. Now, his physical strength was equivalent to a Dou Zong, his cultivation at the peak of Dou Huang, and his soul at the initial level of Dou Huang.
"Damn, soul power really is hard to improve!"
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Outside.
"Whoo~" Xiao Tian exhaled slowly and opened his eyes. As he did, a vast amount of soul power surged out, filling the entire space.
"You succeeded?" Xiao Diao asked curiously.
Xiao Tian nodded slightly, "I did." As he spoke, his soul flickered and merged back into his body. Then, with a casual wave, he shrank the rune like a black hole and swallowed it.
(End of Chapter)
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