Chapter 758: Encounter

“Done!”

He dripped out his Essence Blood, which formed a mystic sigil, and refined the Illusion Demon Pearl before him into his own Emperor’s Weapon.

Yang Xiao could feel that the Illusion Demon Pearl before him now shared an intimate connection with him.

Although his current strength was not enough to obliterate the Illusion Demon Pearl’s Artifact Spirit with a single thought, he was now capable of controlling the Spirit and the pearl’s powers.

Moreover, when a thought crossed his mind and Yang Xiao absorbed the Illusion Demon Pearl into his body, he felt a mysterious power surge forth, completely concealing his aura.

More importantly, Yang Xiao discovered this power allowed him to manifest any form he wished.

Of course, it was merely an illusion.

‘I’ve already forged my own Dao, but the aura from the Stars in my body is complex. Although they form a whole, it’s far too unique, which isn’t good. It makes me too easy for others to identify. Even trying to change it with my Talent Ability would be difficult and would consume too much Heart Power. But now, with this Illusion Demon Pearl, not only can I obtain the Illusion Dao within it and merge it into some of my special Stars—even giving rise to new ones and increasing my strength—but changing my aura has also become much simpler.’

Yang Xiao smiled faintly.

Although he didn’t yet fully understand the power of the Illusion Demon Pearl, he could already sense its usefulness after this initial contact.

Not to mention, the Illusion Demon Pearl was an Emperor’s Weapon. It not only possessed this current Mysterious Space, allowing Yang Tian and the others to stay here in peace, but it was also a powerful offensive Emperor’s Weapon.

With its aid, Yang Xiao believed that even some Peak Divine Kings would likely fall to him.

However, activating such an Emperor’s Weapon was still quite difficult given Yang Xiao’s current abilities. At most, he could only unleash less than ten percent of its might, and that was with the cooperation of the Emperor’s Weapon Spirit.

Otherwise, a magnificent Emperor’s Weapon wouldn’t be used merely to deal with a few Peak Divine King Level beings.

Although the Illusion Demon Pearl was only a Low Grade Emperor’s Weapon, its grade not comparable to the Profound Sun Emperor Tower’s, its mastery of illusions was terrifying.

If its full power were unleashed, even ordinary Second and Third Tier Great Emperors would likely be unable to withstand it.

If its original master, the Peak Emperor from the Illusion Demon Clan, had wielded it, he could have likely taken on Tier Six Emperors, who are top-tier figures among Peak Emperors.

Unfortunately, that fellow was too quick to trust others and was betrayed. Otherwise, with his abilities, escaping would have been a simple matter even if he couldn’t win. That is, unless a true Top-tier Emperor had intervened.

But in the end, he had died at the hands of the human Great Emperor he had so easily trusted. According to the information transmitted by the Illusion Demon Pearl’s Artifact Spirit, the human Great Emperor who killed its former master was named Violent Flame, and he was only a Peak Emperor who had just entered Tier Four.

Compared to its original master, Illusory Cyan Celestial Realm, a Peak Emperor who had already stepped into Tier Five, Violent Flame was an entire tier lower.

Under normal circumstances, Illusory Cyan Celestial Realm could have contended with a Tier Six Emperor.

But in the end, he suffered a tragic death for trusting someone too easily.

This was why the Illusion Demon Pearl’s Artifact Spirit had been so hateful toward Yang Xiao and other humans, preferring death over submission.

In fact, if not for the slight connection Yang Xiao had with the Illusion Demon Clan in his first life, he probably wouldn’t have just returned empty-handed this time. He would have been lucky to escape unscathed.

If the Illusion Demon Pearl’s Artifact Spirit had self-detonated, the pearl itself would have inevitably been damaged, and this Mysterious Space, which relied on the pearl to exist, would have been affected as well.

At that point, not only would Yang Xiao have been in danger, but Yang Tian and the others would have been as well.

Fortunately, he had succeeded.

‘In a little while, I’ll leave this place. I’ll take the Illusion Demon Pearl and completely seal this space to prevent anyone else from disturbing them.’

With a single thought, Yang Xiao left the grand hall.

Outside, everyone except for Yang Tian—Yun’Er and the five other women, Nangong Yin, and Zhang Mengfei, eight people in total—was cultivating diligently.

This was especially true when they discovered that some previously secret areas had been completely opened to them, revealing higher-grade Divine Medicines inside. These medicines were of great benefit to their cultivation, causing them to train with even more diligence.

Sensing this, Yang Xiao only notified Yang Tian, Nan the First, and their group.

“I’ve found a way to leave this place. Do you want to come with me?”

Yang Xiao said to Yang Tian.

“Of course I’m leaving. I’ve divined that there is something in this Small World that is very important to me. If I can obtain it, I should soon be able to comprehend the True Divine Dao.”

Yang Tian smiled faintly.

Although his constitution was special, his combat prowess wasn’t particularly formidable.

And due to his special constitution, he had discovered that he was already far from being Yang Xiao’s match.

Although he was naturally unassuming, Yang Tian didn’t want his junior brother to surpass him so easily. It was only natural that he would strive to improve.

As for Nan the First and his group, their duty was to protect Yang Xiao. And now that Yang Xiao had subdued the Illusion Demon Pearl, he no longer needed them to guard Yun’Er and the others.

So after some thought, he decided to bring them all along. After all, the combat strength of a Divine Sect Peak cultivator wasn’t bad. It was roughly equivalent to his own strength without using the Illusion Demon Pearl.

“Alright, let’s head out together then.”

Having subdued the Illusion Demon Pearl, Yang Xiao was in high spirits.

At the same time, he had also learned the location of the Small World Origin from the Artifact Spirit. He was eager to claim this even more important prize and naturally wouldn’t waste a single moment.

With a single thought, he led Yang Tian, Nan the First, and the others out of the Mysterious Space.

Just as he erased the Illusion Demon Pearl’s imprint on this area of space, Yang Xiao sensed a dozen or so powerful auras rushing toward his location.

However, he didn’t pay it too much mind.

Nearly a thousand people had entered this place. Aside from him and Yang Tian, who had been “wasteful” enough to bring an incomplete team, everyone else had come with a full quota of ten people. Naturally, there were a lot of people around.

Yang Xiao was not at all surprised that a group of people had found this location.

As long as they didn’t come looking for trouble with him, he had no intention of starting any himself.

Obtaining the Small World’s Origin was his top priority.

However, while that was Yang Xiao’s line of thinking, these newcomers thought differently.

The moment they discovered Yang Xiao’s group, a flash of greed appeared in their eyes.

“Look, there’s a group over there, and there are some strange energy fluctuations. Could they have found some kind of treasure? Let’s go take a look. If they have anything good, we’ll force them to hand it over. Besides, our target might be over there as well.”

The leader sneered.

The team of fifteen immediately began to close in on Yang Xiao and his group.