Chapter 17 --- From Grief to Domination: Shattering the Illusion
Soon the surrounding shifted and Su Xiaoyao found himself in a hospital
In the hospital there many burned people lying, many dead and many barely alive, cries can be heard everywhere and this chaos Su Xiaoyao saw the boy lying in a hospital bed his head wrapped in white cloth and blood colored the white cloth
The boys eyes opned and he jolted awake shouting "Mom...Mom"
The boy searched his mom here and there roaming soon he saw a burned women, the boy recognized her, he ran and hugged crying and sobbing saying " Mom...sob.... i am sorry..sob.... its all because of me...everyones...hurt..sob...your hurt...."
The woman's hand brushed the boy's hair as if she were afraid her strength would run out at any moment.
"Don't cry… it's not your fault…"
Her voice was hoarse, broken, yet gentle.
The boy shook his head violently, tears dripping onto her bandaged chest.
"It is…all..because of..me.."
His small hands clenched her clothes as if afraid she would disappear the moment he let go.
The woman smiled weakly.
She raised her trembling hand and wiped his tears. "You are kind, how could
"Its not because of you, this world is inherently cruel…."
The boy looked at her in disbelief.
"But… if I was stronger…"
"If I could fight…and wasn't scared" "If I wasn't useless…" "what's the use of kind heart"
The woman closed her eyes for a moment.
Then she whispered,
"Listen to me."
The boy leaned closer.
"Live… no matter what."
"Even if the world abandons you…"
"Even if you become lonely…"
Her hand tightened around his.
"Live."
The boy nodded "I will so don't leave me" "I won't be useless anymore"
The woman just smiled and the machine beside the bed beeped and her hand fell down,
The boy started crying blood tears as he turned towards Su Xiaoyao and said "It's all because of you, you did this all, you killed mom and everyone"
Many burned people appeared around Su Xiaoyao grabbing his hands and legs as if dragging him to hell with them.
A tear slid from Su Xiaoyao eyes but soon his eyes turned cold and indifferent
He unleashed his aura and his heart became more strong, the surrounding started breaking like broken glass, soon it completely shattered.
Su Xiaoyao muttered "I will not just live, I will dominate everything"
And soon the surrounding returned to the stairs then Su Xiaoyao started climbing as he started climbing and climbed half the stairs, others also started awakening but there were also some who's souls shattered , the Jing Xue and other two girls then the formation sect genius girl.
They saw as Su Xiaoyao who is climbing up faster and faster disappearing from there vision.
Su Xiaoyao soon reached the throne, The throne stood atop the final step like a silent god, carved from a single mass of heaven-cleaving obsidian that seemed to swallow the very light of the hall. Its high back was a jagged crown of translucent dragon-bone, etched with ancient, pulsating runes that hummed with the weight of a thousand suppressed laws. It didn't just sit there; it exerted a primordial pressure, as if it were the literal center of gravity for the entire universe, waiting for a ruler whose soul was tempered enough to endure its cold, lonely majesty
[DING!]
[Special Sign in Location Detected]
'sign in'
[DING! Special Sign-In Successful!]
[Location:] Throne of the Great Void
1️⃣ [Soul-Refining Sutra of the Eternal Void] (Cultivation Manual) A supreme soul-tempering technique that treats the spirit as a weapon.
Passive Growth: Continuously refines the soul into a higher state of existence.
Mental Fortress: Grants absolute immunity to heart demons, illusions, and mental control.
Spiritual Dominance: Enhances the Soul Suppression Field, allowing the Host to crush the willpower of anyone below his Soul Realm.
2️⃣ [Oblivion's Gaze: Soul-Severing Strike] (Soul Attack Technique) A lethal, silent attack that bypasses all physical and elemental defenses.
Effect: Directly strikes the target's soul core, causing instant spirit collapse.
Specialty: Ideal for exterminating ghosts, spirits, and high-level cultivators who rely on physical armor.
Lethality: Targets with a Soul Realm lower than the Host are killed instantly without a single mark on their body.
3️⃣ [God-Slaying Soul Guarding Bell] (Saint-Grade Soul Treasure) A sentient artifact that resides directly within the Host's Sea of Consciousness.
Auto-Protection: Automatically intercepts and shatters incoming soul attacks, even while the Host is unconscious or injured.
Spirit Stabilization: Prevents soul deviation during high-risk breakthroughs.
Active Skill — Nether Ring: Emits a shockwave that stuns the souls of all enemies within a 50-meter radius for 3 seconds.
As Su Xiaoyao's hand grazed the cold, obsidian armrest, the throne erupted in a spectral, violet radiance. A pillar of ancient energy shot upward, piercing the heavens of his mental sea.
A translucent, crystalline orb—swirling with nebulous starlight—descended from the dragon-bone canopy and merged directly into his forehead. Instantly, the "primordial pressure" that had been crushing his body transformed into a limitless nourishing tide.
In his sea of consciousness, his soul—once a flickering candle—began to expand and solidify. The coarse edges of his spirit were ground away by the throne's power, replaced by a crystalline luster that shone like polished diamond. His spiritual sense didn't just grow; it evolved, gaining the ability to perceive the very fibers of the laws governing the world.
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The soul realms in tis world are:
Mortal soul
spirit soul
Earth soul
Heaven Soul
King Soul
Saint soul
Soul Emperor
Mythical Soul Emperor
and each realm is divided into Early, Mid, Late and Perfection
Su Xiaoyao was at Spiritual Sense late stage, his soul was stronger than an ordinary cultivator
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other cultivators were expelled back to the desert
Time passed bit by bit
Three days passed
Su Xiaoyao sat, his eyes snapping open to reveal pupils that now held the depth of a starry abyss.
'Open status panel'
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[Status Panel]
[Name:] Su Xiaoyao
[Age:] 10
[Cultivation Realm:] Foundation Establishment — 7th Stage
(Concealed: Qi Refining 5th Stage) [Physical Realm:] Iron Body — Late Stage
[Soul Realm:] King soul — Early Stage (Note: Due to the 'Soul-Refining Heart of the Great Void', the Host has evolved directly from the 'Earth soul' stage to 'King soul', skipping the 'Heaven soul' realm entirely.)
[Soul Quality:] Diamond Soul (Initial) (A soul as hard and pure as diamond, capable of resisting mental intrusion from experts up to the Golden Core Realm.)
[Physique:] Spiritual Origin Body — Stage 1 (Evolving)
[Unlocked System Functions:]
System Space - Active
Sign-in Function - Active
Luck Harvester - Active
[NEW] Soul Suppression Field - Passive
(Effect: Any enemy with a lower Soul Realm than the Host will suffer a 20% decrease in combat effectiveness within a 10-meter radius.)
[Other Functions:] Locked
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Inside his sea of consciousness, the previous misty fog of the Soul Condensation stage has vanished. In its place, a solid, diamond-like spark of light now sits at the center of his mind.
The pressure he radiates is no longer just physical; it is a mental weight. If he were to look at a common cultivator now, his "Manifested Will" could potentially crush their spirit before they even drew their sword. He is now a 10-year-old boy with the spiritual presence of a seasoned master.
In front Su Xiaoyao a jade Token appears 'Fallen Immortal Domain' carved on it, he takes it and stores in system space 'This must be key to enter a opportunity place or core area'
Then Su Xiaoyao is teleported out, he appears in the desert and the surrounding cultivators felt the pressure, they couldn't even muster any resistance against Su Xiaoyao.
And the girls among cultivator have hearts in their eyes as they saw Su Xiaoyao because of his strength and looks that they they have never seen.
Jing Xue and other two girls came and said "Brother Su their seems to be an opportunity in another place, Saintess just contacted lets go, she also wants to thank for saving us in person"
Su Xiaoyao just nodded and departed with them, they encountered many beasts but they were swiftly dealt with.
Soon Ten days passed
The desert sand abruptly vanished, replaced by a massive canyon of boiling magma. Rivers of glowing orange fire flowed between jagged islands of black obsidian rock, and the air was so hot it distorted the vision like a broken mirror. Thick sulfur smoke choked the sky, while occasional lava geysers shot white-hot liquid hundreds of feet into the air.
They traversed the lava region and soon many cultivators appeared in their line of sight.