50: Chapter 50 Successful Awakening

At a critical moment.

In the ruins of Jinglin Garden below.

That silver-white pillar of light, which had been standing silently and shooting straight into the clouds, suddenly began to boil violently, as if it possessed an independent consciousness.

Hum—!!

In the center of the pillar of light, an invisible eye seemed to snap open.

Immediately after, from within that silver-white main pillar of light, which was dozens of meters in diameter, a silver tributary only the thickness of an arm—but a thousand times more blinding—was forcibly split off!

This tributary, with an eerie posture that exceeded the speed of light, lashed out fiercely at Ye Xiao, who was beside Su Wu!

"Hmm?!"

Ye Xiao, who was just about to deliver a fatal blow, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

A trace of extreme horror flashed through his originally calm, vertical pupils.

From that seemingly inconspicuous silver beam of light, he sensed a supreme and terrifying power!

"Damn it!"

If he didn't stop and continued to attack Su Wu, Su Wu would undoubtedly die, but half of his own body would also definitely be vaporized by this silver light!

Although Ye Xiao was crazy, he did not want to perish together with a Fifth-Order Star Lord.

In a flash, Ye Xiao gritted his teeth and forcibly cut off his attack. His left hand, burning with black flames, turned sharply in mid-air, and he slapped his palm towards the silver light.

At the same time, using the recoil, his figure retreated hundreds of meters backward as if teleporting!

Pshhh—!!!

The silver beam of light and Ye Xiao's black flames brushed past each other in mid-air.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a harsh sizzling sound like ice and snow being poured onto red-hot iron.

Ye Xiao's black flames, capable of incinerating stars, were easily pierced through by the silver light. The beam grazed Su Wu's cheek, bringing with it a stream of extremely scorching air that sliced off a few long hairs from Su Wu's temple.

"Hoo... hoo..."

Having escaped death, Su Wu instantly broke out in a fine layer of cold sweat on his forehead.

His chest heaved violently, and his hand gripping the blade had turned slightly white from extreme tension.

Just a little bit more!

If this beam of light had arrived even one-hundredth of a second later, his head would have already turned into charred coal!

Su Wu turned his head abruptly, his gaze fixed tightly on Jinglin Garden below.

His eyes were filled with shock and confusion.

Where on earth did this silver light, containing such terrifying power, come from?

Meanwhile, in the distant mid-air, Ye Xiao also steadied his figure.

He looked at his slightly trembling left hand, the palm of which had been scorched into a charred, bloody hole, and his face was so gloomy it seemed like it could drip water.

He suddenly raised his head, his inverted pupils staring fixedly at the ruins of Jinglin Garden.

Just at this moment.

"Roar—!!!"

A majestic beast roar that shook the nine heavens suddenly exploded from the center of the ruins of Jinglin Garden!

In this roar, there was only pure dominance and violence.

The sound waves turned into tangible ripples, instantly shattering all the glass within a hundred miles, and even tearing apart the remaining dark clouds in the sky!

Following this beast roar.

That huge silver-white pillar of light, which had been connecting heaven and earth and providing energy for the Awakening, finally exhausted its last glimmer of light and dissipated with a boom.

Replacing it, in the center of the ruins, was a terrifying giant beast that seemed to have walked out of a myth!

When Su Wu and Ye Xiao saw the appearance of that giant beast clearly, both of their pupils trembled violently at the same time.

That is... Xiaobai?!

However, at this moment, where was there any trace of the fluffy, cute, and clingy little milk cat from before?

Its size had surged to that of an adult tiger, its limbs slender and full of explosive power.

Its originally snow-white, flawless fur had now turned into a deep grey-black, every single hair standing upright, shimmering with a cold, hard metallic luster like Advanced alloy.

On top of its head, two dark golden horns, winding and sharp like those of a bighorn sheep, had broken through its skin.

What was even more chilling was its face.

Those originally clear, big eyes had now completely turned into a scarlet blood color, filled with pure violence, destruction, and cruelty.

And right in the center of its forehead...

A gap had actually split open, growing a third eye!

It was a dark purple vertical pupil, and deep within the pupil seemed to be a constantly collapsing black hole; just one look felt like it could suck away a person's Soul!

Around its body, there was no heaven and earth essence circling it, but rather a layer of faint black mist lingering.

"Huff... huff..."

Xiaobai dug its four limbs into the ground, and the hard rock shattered like tofu under its sharp claws.

It raised its ferocious head, and its blood-red eyes first glanced at the injured Su Wu in mid-air, a trace of anger flashing deep in its eyes.

That was its "long-term meal ticket," the first family member it had acknowledged.

Who dared to hurt him?!

Immediately, Xiaobai slowly turned its head, and those three eyes locked firmly onto Ye Xiao in the distance.

"Roar!!!"

It opened its bloody maw filled with interlocking fangs, emitting a low, killing-intent-filled roar from deep in its throat, and the black mist around its body instantly boiled like the sea.

In mid-air.

As the dignified Ninth-Order Star Lord and High Priest of the Star Demon Cult, Ye Xiao felt his body tremble violently and uncontrollably the moment he was stared at by that eerie purple vertical pupil.

However, just at this moment, another unexpected change occurred!

"Hum—!"

With the now-ruined Jinglin Garden as the center, eight brilliant pillars of light shot into the sky without any warning.

A semi-transparent Formation barrier, like an inverted bowl, closed rapidly with lightning speed, instantly locking down the space within tens of miles and trapping everyone present inside!

"Ye Xiao! Since you've come, then leave your life behind!"

Accompanied by a majestic shout like a great bell, the Void Realm above the barrier shook violently, and another terrifying aura descended with a boom.

The person stood in mid-air, surprisingly another top expert at the Ninth-Order Star Lord Realm!

His body was surrounded by blinding, brilliant starlight, as if he were in the middle of a galaxy.

He suddenly raised his right hand, and in his palm, a blinding ball of lightning, compressed to the extreme, had already formed. Carrying an irresistible force of destruction, it smashed fiercely toward Ye Xiao in mid-air!

Facing a fatal blow from a peer-level strong enemy, Ye Xiao's expression changed drastically.

He didn't have time to think, and hurriedly condensed layers of black shields in front of him to block it.

"Boom!"

The ball of light smashed down with a boom, and the black Qi dissipated violently. Although Ye Xiao blocked the attack, his entire body was knocked back repeatedly by the huge impact, and the blood in his body churned.

However, what made him feel even more desperate was—that newly Awakened Xiaobai below was speeding toward him frantically!

But there was not the slightest fear on Ye Xiao's eerie face; instead, a trace of extreme madness and ruthlessness flashed deep in his eyes.

"Hahaha!"

In this desperate situation, Ye Xiao actually made a move that made everyone's hair stand on end.

He suddenly raised his pale right hand, his five fingers forming a claw, and without any warning... he thrust it fiercely directly into his own left chest!

"Pshhh!"

A teeth-grinding sound of tearing flesh rang out. In the shocked eyes of everyone, Ye Xiao actually ripped open his own chest cavity and pulled out his own heart, which was still beating violently and covered in black demonic patterns!

"Bye-bye..."

A large amount of black blood spilled from the corners of Ye Xiao's mouth, and he revealed an extremely eerie, desperate, and miserable smile.

"Bang!"

Accompanied by a dull explosion, Ye Xiao, without the slightest hesitation, crushed his own heart with his bare hand! Black demonic blood mixed with bits of flesh exploded in mid-air, turning into a cluster of eerie blood mist.

As his heart shattered, Ye Xiao's arrogant Ninth-Order Star Lord pressure instantly receded like the tide. The light in his eyes completely dissipated, his body lost all vitality, and he fell straight down toward the ruins below...