478: Chapter 478 Offending the Burning Flame Valley, Possessing the Stone-Eating Ant Queen

"A soul light cluster?" Lei Xuanji exclaimed. She had originally thought Hun Tiandi had absorbed all of it.

She hadn't expected him to keep a portion without absorbing it after his soul power advanced to the Spirit Realm.

Instead, he gave it to Lei Xuanji. When the Pill Tower issued a kill order for him, this genius of the Lei Clan had not hesitated to break through her seclusion and come to the Dead Soul Mountain Range to find him.

Hun Tiandi had to acknowledge this sentiment.

This soul origin light cluster served as a small token of gratitude. Lei Xuanji looked at Hun Tiandi with eyes full of affection.

The two Dao Protectors behind her exchanged glances, both seeing the astonishment in each other's eyes.

To give away such a precious treasure so easily...

The slight contempt they previously held in their hearts dissipated. Lei Xuanji had practically been raised by the two of them, and they treated her like their own biological daughter.

Finding such a husband would be a grand conclusion for her.

"You struck Tang Junyao with a blade. Although she didn't die, she was heavily injured, and you also killed the experts of Burning Flame Valley..."

"You have completely offended Burning Flame Valley..."

Lei Xuanji placed the soul origin light cluster into her storage ring and spoke slowly.

Her expression held a look of worry; after all, Burning Flame Valley was a first-class power in the Central Plains.

"It matters not. The feud with Burning Flame Valley has long been irreconcilable. Previously, my strength and influence were insufficient, so I did not confront them directly."

"Now, I do not fear Burning Flame Valley, and my forces are also heading towards the Central Plains."

Hun Tiandi drank his Spirit Wine and laughed disdainfully, seemingly not holding Burning Flame Valley in any regard.

Lei Xuanji nodded slightly; as long as Hun Tiandi had a plan in mind, it was enough.

While the two were discussing, in the Black-Corner Region, in the Dazheng Dynasty.

Longevity Hall.

The Blood Shadow Clone, dressed in dragon robes, was holding a court session. The civil and military officials were all bowing respectfully as he handled daily administrative affairs.

"From this day forward, the Dazheng Dynasty officially marches into the Central Plains."

"Yes, Your Majesty." General Ye Wudi and the others bowed respectfully.

"Your Majesty, when marching into the Central Plains, should we use our dynasty's name?" Yun Xiao asked.

"Yes, use it directly. We won't be able to hide it anyway." The Blood Shadow Clone nodded slightly and issued the command.

Subsequently, the massive machine of the Dazheng Dynasty began to operate, mobilizing troops and generals to march toward the Central Plains.

At the same time, the Blood Shadow Clone sent people to the Tagor Desert. There was a powerful race there, the Snake-people Tribe, and he intended to subdue them.

This was naturally partly because of Mei Niang, but the power of the Snake-people Tribe was also not to be underestimated.

These matters were naturally handled by his subordinates to ease Hun Tiandi's burdens.

Meanwhile, after resting in the Dead Soul Mountain Range for three days, Hun Tiandi and Lei Xuanji sped out toward the edge of the range.

"I cannot stay out for too long. Once I finish my cultivation seclusion, I will come find you again."

Lei Xuanji spoke with reluctance. How could Hun Tiandi not know the affection in the depths of her eyes?

After a brief silence, Hun Tiandi took out another jade box, placed it in Lei Xuanji's hand, and spoke calmly: "Wait until you return to the Lei Clan to open it. I hope it helps you."

Whoosh!

Lei Xuanji then put the jade box into her storage ring, turned, and transformed into a stream of light, flying into the distance.

The two Dao Protectors behind her followed closely.

Hun Tiandi withdrew his gaze and flicked his right finger. A streak of blood light shot toward the Dead Soul Mountain Range as a cold smile played on his lips.

"Let's go!" Hun Tiandi and Mud Bodhisattva sped off toward the exit of the Dead Soul Mountain Range.

"Jie jie jie, the original body has finally left." The blood light from before transformed into a Blood God Child, who gave a wicked smile and flew toward the depths of the mountain range.

Before long, he saw a swarm of Stone-Eating Magic Ants, surging like a black tide. The Blood God Child stood suspended in the air, gazing at the terrifying scene.

The frightening rustling sounds echoed out.

"Stone-Eating Queen Ant?"

The Blood God Child looked at a bluestone ahead, where a half-foot-sized, dark-gold Eight-Winged Giant Ant was lying.

The Queen Ant was dark gold in color, with eight crystal-clear wings on its back. The mouthparts on both sides had serrated teeth like a saw, giving off a terrifying aura.

If one were bitten by this thing, the consequences would likely be dire.

Whoosh!

The Blood God Child moved like blood light and charged directly at the Stone-Eating Queen Ant. The Eight-Winged Giant Ant's body trembled as it was surrounded by blood light, with the blood light and dark gold clashing.

"By seizing the body of the Stone-Eating Queen Ant, this can become a major killing weapon in Hun Tiandi's hands."

Legend says the Stone-Eating Queen Ant is incredibly ferocious, but can its ferocity match that of the Blood God Child?

With a fierce glint in his eyes, he knew this kind of magical beast was naturally extremely savage.

Seven days passed, and the Blood God Child finally completed the possession of the Stone-Eating Queen Ant. The originally dark-gold Queen Ant had now turned entirely blood-red.

It looked like the finest blood jade, with a hideously large mouth.

"Jie jie jie, from now on, I am the Stone-Eating Queen Ant. My name shall be: Blood Ant." After the successful possession, the Blood Ant made a squeaking sound.

Under the Blood Ant's control, it issued commands to the Stone-Eating Magic Ant swarm, emitting strange sound waves and causing a rustling sound to spread.

Then, a scalp-numbing sight appeared as the dense black ants, like a tide, poured into the hall left behind by the Hall of Souls.

Under the faint cold mist, this black ant tide surged rapidly toward the black palace.

Squeak squeak...

Under the Blood Ant's control, they enveloped the ancient palace. The Blood Ant flew toward the hall, slammed the doors shut, and found a jade bottle in the depths.

This jade bottle was naturally left by the original body, and inside was Ancient Dragon Essence Blood.

Originally, the Stone-Eating Magic Ant swarm could only survive in cold, misty environments. Hun Tiandi left the Ancient Dragon Essence Blood to see if he could break the bloodline shackles of the Stone-Eating Queen Ant.

To evolve them into perfect Stone-Eating Magic Ants that could survive in any harsh environment.

Ancient Dragon Essence Blood was a top-tier natural treasure. This was an experiment; it would be best if it could change them, and if it failed, it would merely be a waste of some essence blood.

Roar!

The Blood Ant opened the jade bottle, and a dragon roar echoed out, carrying the aura of the King of Ten Thousand Beasts. Inside were three drops of Ancient Dragon Essence Blood.

Under its control, a drop of purple Ancient Dragon Essence Blood floated out, and greed flashed in the Blood Ant's eyes.

It swallowed it in one gulp, and the Blood Shadow Divine Art began to circulate rapidly. The Blood Ant suddenly radiated purple light, wrapping itself into a small purple cocoon that flickered with light.

It was refining the Ancient Dragon Essence Blood to change its own bloodline.

It was likely that this seclusion would take a significant amount of time. Outside the black ancient palace, the Stone-Eating Magic Ant swarm stood like the most loyal guards, protecting the Blood Ant Queen.

The Dead Soul Mountain Range fell into silence once again.

Whoosh!

A white-clothed figure sped out from the depths of the Dead Soul Mountain Range. With a flash of light, it was the travel-worn Feng Qianyou. Upon learning that Hun Tiandi was safe, she felt a sense of relief.

However, she had also seen Lei Xuanji and Tian Yin beside Hun Tiandi earlier.

She naturally recognized Lei Xuanji, as they had gone to the Beast Region together to find the Dragon Emperor's inheritance. But that Fairy Tianyin from Sound Valley...

To think she was also involved with Hun Tiandi; it was truly strange.

Her figure flickered as she flew toward the Pill Tower. Now that Hun Tiandi was temporarily safe, Feng Qianyou could rest easy.

"Your Majesty, where are we going?" Mud Bodhisattva asked a hundred miles away from the Dead Soul Mountain Range.

"Several friends who came with me are scattered across the Central Plains. I still need to find their traces."

Hun Tiandi sighed helplessly, wondering where Liu Ling, Qing Yue, Hao Meili, Mei Niang, and Heavenly Crocodile had gone.

Now he could only search slowly. The Central Plains were vast, and searching would take a long time.