Chapter 1241: Mysterious Powerhouse

Chapter 569

The body he currently possesses, although reshaped, is ultimately not his original Daoist body. To return to his peak, or even surpass it, he needs the most elemental material to rebuild his foundation.

And this remnant body containing the “Power of Heaven Opening” is undoubtedly the best divine material!

His fingers gently brushed over the remnant body, and a thread of barely perceptible Sword Intent seeped into it.

Buzz!

The remnant body began to tremble violently, as if sensing something akin, yet like encountering a natural enemy. An unparalleled will, intent on stretching across all worlds, erupted from within.

Tu Feng, struck by this will, immediately had his Qi Blood churn, and he staggered back more than a dozen steps, falling to the ground, staring in shock at the mere palm-sized piece of flesh.

Just a trace of remaining will rendered him, a Daoist Monarch, utterly powerless!

Xu Ran, however, remained unperturbed. His Sword Intent, that “correcting errors” intent, began to clash and merge with this “world-opening” power.

If the giant’s “power” embodies creation, the pinnacle of turning “nothing” into “something,”

Then Xu Ran’s “sword” represents the end, the return from “something” to “nothing.”

The two, intrinsically opposite and complementary, embody the cosmic polarity of creation and destruction!

Xu Ran did not forcibly refine it; instead, he guided and resonated with it using his own Dao.

Threads of dark golden “power” were drawn by his Sword Intent, slowly merging into his entire being.

Crack! Crack!

A sound of bones breaking and reorganizing came from within his body. Every sinew, every cell underwent an earth-shattering transformation under the baptism of this Origin Power.

His aura did not grow stronger; instead, it became more restrained, more ordinary.

Yet Tu Feng found in terror that he could no longer perceive Xu Ran’s presence at all.

Clearly, that person was sitting right there, but in his divine sense, there was only an absolute “void,” as if Xu Ran had completely “vanished” from this world, this time-space.

This was more terrifying than when he took down two Dao Ancestors with a single swipe!

Xu Ran paid no mind to his astonishment; after initially guiding a trace of “Power of Heaven Opening” to temper himself, he stopped. The strength contained within the remnant body was too immense to be fully absorbed in a short period.

He put away the remnant body and laid his eyes on the fist-sized blood-colored crystal core extracted from Blood Wuyas’s body.

“The Blood Prison Divine Body’s origin…” Xu Ran’s eyes flickered with a trace of disdain.

“Senior, this… this is the core heritage of the Blood Prison Star Sea! It’s said that the Master of Blood Prison used this divine body to sweep across several Star Domains, establishing his hegemonic status. Blood Wuyas, as his most esteemed offspring, must have the purest origin within him!” Tu Feng’s eyes were filled with greed and excitement upon seeing the crystal core.

This artifact is an unparalleled treasure for any cultivator of the blood path!

“Core heritage?” Xu Ran chuckled, “It’s nothing but a misguided imitation, an inferior product on the wrong path.”

“In…inferior product?” Tu Feng’s eyes bulged in disbelief.

For an unparalleled heritage that allowed someone above the Dao Ancestors to dominate several Star Domains to be merely…an inferior product?

“The true ‘blood’ Dao originates from the primordial essence of chaos gods and demons when the world was first opened. It’s the source of life, the root of creation, containing the principles of ‘birth’ and ‘creation.'”

Holding the crystal core, Xu Ran said flatly, “Their so-called ‘Blood Prison Divine Body,’ however, misses the essence, taking only the most superficial ‘slaughter’ and ‘devouring.’ It seems formidable, but its foundation is shallow, filled with filth and impurities. This path reaches its limit at Dao Ancestor, and to advance further is exceedingly difficult.”

He snapped his fingers, and a wisp of Sword Intent entered the crystal core.

Buzz!

The dazzling blood-colored crystal core suddenly shone brightly. Then strands of visible, malicious, frenzied, and violent black gas were forcibly expelled from the crystal core, uttering a wailing shriek in the air, before being completely obliterated by the Sword Intent, turning into nothingness.

With the disappearance of the black gas, the originally eerie blood-colored crystal core gradually paled, eventually transforming into a translucent, life-pulsating light golden crystal!

A pure, vast aura, brimming with life vitality, emanated from it.

Just by taking a whiff, Tu Feng felt the bottleneck he had been stuck at for thousands of years loosening a little!

“Is…is this its true form?” Tu Feng stammered, his worldview once again shattered.

“No.” Xu Ran shook his head, “This is merely a restoration of some of its original characteristics after I removed the dross. A single drop of true divine demon blood could create a grand world.”

He gazed thoughtfully at the light golden crystal in his hand.

“It seems the Master of Blood Prison’s ancestor brought back a heritage from the Doomsday Ancient Road… Apparently, they obtained a remnant of a drop of divine demon blood. Alas, their perception was too poor, grasping only the most surface-level slaughter Dao, and absurdly passing this tainted technique down as a treasure through generations.”

Xu Ran’s tone carried a hint of pity.

Like a beggar sitting atop a gold mountain, only knowing to use gold to crack nuts to eat.

He opened his mouth and swallowed the purified origin crystal in one gulp.

Boom!

A vast surge of life essence qi exploded within his body.

Xu Ran’s body seemed to transform into a black hole, frantically devouring this power. His aura began to rise at a terrifying speed!