"Finally out."
Zhukun burst out of the cave quickly and couldn't help feeling nostalgic as he looked around at the outside world.
Originally, he had entered that place to obtain the inheritance of a Dou Di, never expecting to be trapped there for so long. Now that he had finally broken free from control, and even had the hope of making a breakthrough to become a Dou Di, his mood was understandably good.
Especially since his goal was no longer the Ancient Emperor's Cave House.
The Tuo She Ancient Emperor, a Dou Di powerhouse indeed, had bound him with restraints he was utterly unable to break free from. But after all, the Tuo She Ancient Emperor was a figure from many years ago; how much of his treasure could truly remain after all these years?
By his side, however, was a Dou Di-level powerhouse. And now, he had decided to serve him as his master. This meant that he had the chance to be guided into becoming a Dou Di himself.
He was now only one step away from that milestone, and with the guidance of a Dou Di powerhouse, he believed he could definitely take that step and become the only one to break through to Dou Di in many years.
"What is this?"
Venerable Skyfire looked in horror at the huge mysterious creature before him, scared half to death.
Already hanging on by a thread, he was almost crushed into dust by the mighty pressure of Zhukun.
"Lord… You…" It wasn't until he saw Xu Ran and Zi Yan come out that Venerable Skyfire finally caught his breath. Despite this, the huge mysterious creature still made his heart pound with fear.
Such a creature was definitely at the Dou Sheng level.
"He is the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Emperor, Zhukun. You should have heard of this race when you were in Zhongzhou," Xu Ran said as he noticed how Venerable Skyfire was frightened by Zhukun, and he glanced at Zhukun to have him transform into human form.
With Zhukun like this, if he went out to Canaan Academy, he would certainly scare those fellows to death. Even those without heart conditions wouldn't be able to withstand such a fright.
"Tai Xu Ancient Dragon?"
Venerable Skyfire gasped in astonishment.
The Tai Xu Ancient Dragon, one of the Magical Beast's Three Great Clans, was a mighty Magical Beast clan that was not at all weaker than any human force. Even the Soul Hall might not necessarily be on par with a Magical Beast clan like this.
In terms of history, these Magical Beast clans have been around for many more years than any human force.
And the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Emperor, that was the Dragon Emperor indeed!
However… such a massive and mysterious creature possessing such a mystical and formidable identity was not surprising at all.
What shocked him the most was the attitude of the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Emperor towards Xu Ran. A clan leader from one of the strongest Magical Beast families on the Continent showed such respect to Xu Ran?
Could it be that Xu Ran's strength was even greater than he had imagined?
He must be at least at the level of Dou Sheng Five Stars to gain the recognition of the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Emperor, otherwise, it would be impossible.
Of course, no matter how Venerable Skyfire guessed, he could never fathom that Xu Ran was a Dou Di. Even Zhukun would not dare to believe it unless he had truly felt Xu Ran's power.
"Junior has seen Lord Dragon Emperor," said Venerable Skyfire, who dared not show any disrespect to Zhukun. After a brief moment of stupor, he hurriedly bowed to Zhukun.
"There's no need for formalities. You must be another one whom our master intends to take under his wing. Serve our lord well in the future, and one day you will be thankful for your decision," Zhukun said indifferently, glancing at Venerable Skyfire before his thoughts drifted elsewhere.
"Our master?" Venerable Skyfire quickly caught on to the term, which frightened him all over again.
The Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Emperor actually honors Lord Xu Ran as his master?
Venerable Skyfire fiercely swallowed his saliva and nodded with difficulty.
What kind of terrifying person has he encountered this time!
However, what's filling his heart now is more excitement than fear, the stronger Xu Ran's strength, the happier he became. After all, he had already decided to follow Xu Ran. If Xu Ran was strong, it would benefit him as well. Who wouldn't want to follow a powerful leader?
"Let's go,"
"Once we get out, I'll use that Dou Sheng's body to resurrect you, but how much power you can control afterwards will depend on your fortune,"
"Thank you, Lord Xu Ran," Venerable Skyfire was thrilled. He never thought he would have such an encounter.
...
Stepping out from the Magma World beneath the earth, Xu Ran released the infant Falling Heart Flame, and the Heavenly Flame Qi Refinement Tower immediately returned to normal. Furthermore, Xu Ran attracted all the enormous energy from the underground magma into the tower, and the energy of the entire tower surged three or four times more than before.
Simultaneously, Xu Ran also created a special space here, where more energy gushed in. The concentration of that energy was several times more majestic than that of the Heavenly Flame Qi Refinement Tower.
Here, the Heavenly Energy had turned into a pure liquid state.
In the center of the cultivation room, there was even a large pool of liquid energy.
One sip from that pool, condensed with pure energy, would be worth more than ten days of cultivation.
Here, even without cultivating, just living in this place, breathing in the energy, would have better effects than the cultivation of peerless geniuses. And even a pig, in such an environment, could evolve.
"My lord, this is?"
Venerable Skyfire, looking at this place that seemed like a fairyland, was filled with deep envy. The underground Magma World was filled with majestic fire elements, but even that couldn't compare with this space.
Here, even if one were only to sleep daily, one's strength would improve by leaps and bounds.
In such a place, even for a Douhuang, a year of cultivation could result in many levels of breakthroughs.
"Don't even think about it, it's none of your business," Xu Ran said irritably. This was a cultivation room specially prepared for Xun Er and others close to him, only they could cultivate here.
As for men? They were absolutely not allowed to enter.
Venerable Skyfire was an exception, after all, the space had not yet been put to use, and restructuring Venerable Skyfire's body would also require a vast amount of energy.
"Cough, cough. I'm already very satisfied that you're willing to help me reconstruct my body, I dare not ask for anything else," Venerable Skyfire said awkwardly. But now, he truly had no desire to ask for more. A Dou Sheng body could bring him enough benefits already.
"This body belonged to the Great Celestial Venerable of Soul Hall. With this body, it's impossible not to become enemies with Soul Hall, whether you want to or not," Xu Ran said jokingly.
Venerable Skyfire also nodded his head.
"Go in," Xu Ran said as he reached out and grabbed the soul body of Venerable Skyfire harshly and placed it inside. Normally, reconstructing flesh from bones and life from death wasn't difficult for Xu Ran. Even if Venerable Skyfire wanted to recover his original body, Xu Ran could do it. But that was only the strength of a Four Stars Dou Zun, and it was too weak.
Although it was just to ensure the safety of the auction house where Ya Fei was, with the strength of a Dou Sheng, he could be completely at ease.