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“Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat!”

The huangquan pearl seemed to be consumed by greed, repeating the same words over and over.

Su Huangquan knew this was because the huangquan pearl was incomplete, leading to a damaged artifact spirit.

But since there was a fragment of the huangquan pearl within, he had no choice but to go there.

Su Huangquan waved his hand, and the Huangquan Underworld Breath directly enveloped the last Cultivator’s body, controlling him.

With the two Cultivators blocking behind him, Su Huangquan walked between them, his eyes filled with caution.

Before heading to the Southern Dipper that year, he had specifically sought Su Changsheng’s advice on the Dao of survival.

That one phrase, “Be careful of the five great missteps,” had become Su Huangquan’s guiding principle for all these years.

Then, he stepped into the flesh and blood.

As soon as he entered, he could feel the surrounding flesh and blood walls writhing, with countless amounts of fresh blood surging within them.

This place resembled the inside of a living creature, with the Huangquan Underworld Breath, capable of devouring everything, slowly swirling around it.

It turned all who entered into blood and absorbed them. Su Huangquan, because he himself wielded the Huangquan Underworld Breath, was unaffected.

“Eat them! Eat them! Those guys have fallen into slumber…”,

“They all belong to the Yellow Springs! Eat them, eat them, eat them!”

Under the almost insane whispers of the huangquan pearl, Su Huangquan followed its guidance forward.

Then, he reached the end of this flesh and blood.

Countless vines writhed in all directions, and crimson blood carried a strange vitality.

It was a power that symbolized life, yet seeing it instantly filled one with a chilling sensation.

That feeling was as if it was etched into the innate instincts of living beings.

Like how all beings feared darkness before the advent of fire, unable to forget, forever etched in memory.

If an ordinary Cultivator were to take a single step here, they would likely be swallowed by unimaginable fear.

Unable to move even an inch.

But Su Huangquan was different; he inherited the Legacy of the Huangquan Great Emperor, wielding the Yellow Springs, fear, and a series of other Daos.

When he stepped here, there was no fear in his eyes, only an indescribable revulsion.

“Is it a taboo…?” Su Huangquan murmured.

He had not participated in the battle of the Hua Xu Family that year.

But through Su Xu’s words, he knew what it felt like to face a taboo.

Annoyance, disgust, and hostility etched deep into the Soul.

It was somewhat similar to his current feeling.

But not entirely similar.

Aside from these emotions, Su Huangquan could clearly feel his body trembling slightly.

That emotion was an instinctive awe and respect that a creature held for a peak existence.

Disgust, hatred, awe, respect—these completely different and contradictory emotions all appeared on Su Huangquan at this moment.

“It’s not a taboo… As expected, analyzing things isn’t suitable for me. If that guy were here, it would be great…”

Su Huangquan thought of his close friend, who always wore a slight smile and carried a feather fan.

Such matters were usually handled by Su Xu, who was said to have become a Confucian cultivator, and whose current Realm and strength had advanced by leaps and bounds, with the only constant being his ruthlessness.

“What would he do?” Su Huangquan rubbed his chin.

It was as if he saw Su Xu appearing before him.

“There are too many unclear situations, but ultimately, it’s because there’s no way to break the deadlock that you’re conflicted.”

“If it were me, I would choose to retreat, but if it’s you…”

A grim smile appeared on Su Huangquan’s face.

“If it’s me, I’ll ‘eat’ everything!” Su Huangquan felt the surging power here.

He could directly devour these powers.

Just like the Cultivators he had eliminated, they were masterless powers, available for him to devour at will.

All mysteries will eventually be unraveled, but only power is real and true!

Having understood this, Su Huangquan did not hesitate, directly raising his head to look forward.

At this moment, countless gnarled vines spread across the flesh and blood walls, and the flowing blood made a roaring sound.

A colossal heart seemed to be the center of everything; all the vines and flesh and blood originated from around it.

Upon the heart, there seemed to be four figures slumbering within.

That colossal heart was constantly beating.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Su Huangquan, however, strode directly to the heart, without any hesitation, ignoring all complex emotions.

The Huangquan Underworld Breath instantly erupted, and he directly plunged one hand into the colossal heart.

Whoosh!

In an instant, an incredibly dense power began to be continuously devoured by him.

He seemed to be searching for something, as the Huangquan Underworld Breath flowed within the colossal heart.

Finally, a fragment was found, and then slowly dispersed.

It was a fragment of the huangquan pearl, and after absorbing that fragment, the artifact spirit, which had been screaming in Su Huangquan’s Divine Soul, quieted down.

It seemed to have fallen into slumber.

Gurgle!

Gurgle gurgle!

Countless surging powers poured into Su Huangquan’s body at this moment; his Realm and cultivation were increasing at a terrifying speed.

Thump! Thump thump! Thump!

The beating of the heart became incredibly chaotic at this moment, as if it was panicked.

Su Huangquan, however, was completely indifferent, as if immersed in his own world, the Huangquan Underworld Breath constantly surging, dissolving everything into his own power.

“Wake… up… wake…” The heart’s beating grew weaker and weaker, and finally, a human voice actually emerged.

As that voice sounded.

The four figures on the heart moved slightly.

The next moment, an incredibly terrifying aura surged throughout the entire flesh and blood wall.

The corpse from the huangquan pearl’s mouth, at this moment, actually awakened.

Bang!

A pair of large, black-furred hands stretched out from within the heart, and wherever they passed, the surrounding space twisted.

Bringing an unimaginable mighty power, the power of the Dao erupted at this moment.

“I knew it, the huangquan pearl’s words couldn’t be trusted…”

Su Huangquan’s eyes were tightly shut; although he felt that terrifying power, he still did not stop absorbing.

Instead, he bowed respectfully towards a void.

“Su Family’s Seventh Underworld Lord, greetings to Qitian Emperor!”

Next moment.

All the distortions in the void dispersed.

An extremely indifferent, divine figure appeared before Su Huangquan.

His white hair fell, his eyes were utterly pure, reflecting all living beings.

“Corpses should act like corpses!” Qitian Emperor’s voice was incredibly indifferent; with a casual wave of his hand, all the blood surging in the entire space immediately stopped.

And the four figures also stopped their movements.

Allowing Su Huangquan to devour.

When the Fifth Overlord appeared before Su Zhou, Su Zhou felt a familiar Bloodline tremor.

He knew it was the aura of his descendant, who had actually found the depths of the restricted area.

Out of curiosity, Su Zhou had Qitian Emperor go to the depths of the restricted area first to take a look.

In fact, the Five Sovereigns still didn’t know that the moment he appeared, the true great terror was not Su Mu’s Hand of the Dao.

But the Qitian Emperor, who walked past him, yet he remained completely unaware.

For Qitian Emperor, if Su Zhou gave the order, he could instantly obliterate him, but since the Venerable One was interested, he naturally wouldn’t spoil the fun.