Chapter 1299: Dragon Fusion Realm

What does he want to do?

Originally, it was hard to believe that Dao Qiongcang and Rao Yaoyao had been forced to flee by Xu Xiaoshou.

Yet, instead of pursuing them, Xu Xiaoshou stood still, raising his hand with a subtly intriguing expression.

That twisted smile of his, filled with perverse pleasure and enjoyment, made him even more inscrutable.

"He wouldn't be thinking of playing that kind of game, like 'I'll let you run for ten breaths first'? Hiss, that's just disgusting!"

"That's right, Xu Xiao... His Saint Emperor Power is just inherited. What's he acting so high and mighty for?"

"If it were me, I could do it too. Put me in, and I'd handle it!"

"Don't kid yourself. You? As soon as Saint Emperor Power enters your body, you'd explode! You don't even qualify as a host. Want to compare with Boss Xu?"

"No way, I can't stand it anymore. Dao Qiongcang's fight is just too frustrating!"

"Then you go ahead."

"Li Fugui, right? I've put up with you for so long... Uh, why's it getting hot?"

"Wait, something's wrong—White Flame! It's Exhaustion White Flame!"

The crowd was in the midst of discussion when they suddenly heard a flurry of rustling sounds, pointing at each other in shock.

The temperature at the Sin One Hall ruins skyrocketed!

White flames erupted from buildings, cracks in the ground, vegetation, and even people's bodies, without warning!

A searing pain struck...

Though they were outside the battlefield, Xu Xiaoshou's attack now seemed out of control, as if he intended to throw everyone into a sea of fire.

The spectating Spirit Refiners panicked, trying to extinguish the flames on their bodies, but it only fueled the fire, igniting their spiritual energy.

Those who attempted to erase the White Flame with Dao Principles found even their surrounding principles catching fire.

"Damn! I'm burning!"

"Me too, I'm on fire..."

"How do we deal with this White Flame? I once heard you could use the exile method, wrapping it up with the Great Dao and tossing it away... But why isn't it working?"

"Brother, this is Saint Emperor White Flame!"

The rustling grew louder, coming from all directions, with the ground shaking.

Soon, as a pure white Exhaustion Heart leaped from above Xu Xiaoshou's head, the entire Void Island was like a furnace.

White fire pillars shot up across Sin One Hall.

Some stood right beside them and were blasted away on the spot, their bodies fully ignited.

Despite using every trick they had, the White Flame clung like a persistent parasite, impossible to shake off.

"Ahhh!"

Screams echoed everywhere, agony filling the air.

It wasn't just Sin One Hall—Exhaustion Fire Domain, Dormant Valley, Blood Realm, Fallen Abyss, and beyond.

Fire erupted across Void Island, roaring into the sky with brilliant pillars of flame.

That dazzling white firelight outshone even the 365 Suppressing Void Stele, the eight core spiritual lights, and the holy light.

In sheer numbers, it completely overwhelmed them, too many to count!

"He... he wants..."

The crowd snapped out of their daze, realizing that with Saint Emperor Power enhancing him, Xu Xiaoshou didn't need to chase anyone.

His gaze encompassed the entire Void Island; with one move, everything was within his attack range.

How could Dao Qiongcang and Rao Yaoyao escape his grasp?

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Fire pillars burst from the space and the ground, chasing after Dao Qiongcang.

Even though Dao Qiongcang had split up with Rao Yaoyao, within his sacred perception, he saw she was facing the same fate.

Xu Xiaoshou stood still, his sight spreading flames everywhere, flooding the island with fire and driving the saints to run!

"Has he gone mad?"

But Dao Qiongcang looked puzzled.

He knew Xu Xiaoshou had obtained the Xuanxu Box and could modify it, thus avoiding the death countdown.

But the Xuanxu Box only evaded heavenly perception!

It was evasion, not immunity!

Its principle was to "turn big things small and small things nothing," using heavenly mechanisms to make certain damages seem as if they never happened.

Yet now...

Such widespread destruction covered the entire island.

No matter how powerful the Xuanxu Box was, it couldn't evade this level of anomaly!

By attacking like this, Xu Xiaoshou would surely be targeted by the Void Island Spirit—this wasn't just madness leading to death; what was he doing?

Unless...

"Unless he has no restrictions on his actions, and he's obtained the Tianzu inheritance that Bei Huai mentioned, and it's in progress?"

The thought flashed through Dao Qiongcang's mind, making his pupils contract.

This meant many of his plans had to be halted immediately!

If Xu Xiaoshou had also gained Tianzu's will approval, his threat level would rise another notch, to the highest!

"Ba Zun An, Bei Huai, Xu Xiaoshou..."

"'Tianzu's Blessing' is scattered outside, with only two obtained by them, and one left, in Zhen Huang Hall."

"Void Crystals are hard to collect, and exchanging for 'Tianzu's Blessing' has qualification restrictions. That one has never been successfully exchanged so far."

"Has Xu Xiaoshou's talent been recognized, allowing him to exchange it?"

As these thoughts raced through his mind, Dao Qiongcang found himself blocked by a wall of white fire.

Surrounded on all sides!

Even the Great Dao was ignited!

To cross it, even spatial attributes would struggle, let alone heavenly mechanisms?

In that moment, Dao Qiongcang, his eyes wide with alarm, finally couldn't help but turn back and gaze into the distance at that dangerous figure.

He had fled to Dormant Valley.

From afar, he saw Xu Xiaoshou above the Sin One Hall sea of fire, wildly unrestrained, with his hands raised high.

Xu Xiaoshou was laughing maniacally, clearly overwhelmed by the power to the point of mental breakdown.

Yet, a hint of earlier disdain lingered at the corners of his mouth, as if toying with a mouse, watching him and Rao Yaoyao scramble in distress.

This guy, with that attitude...

It was like a villain reveling in newfound power, a nouveau riche making people sick.

But at some point, in that lawless posture, Dao Qiongcang saw a shadow of the young Ba Zun An.

"He won't hold back!" Dao Qiongcang's heart tightened.

Ba Zun An's talent was already exaggerated.

And if there was anyone more terrifying than the current Ba Zun An, it was the Ba Zun An of his youth.

Back then, he perfectly embodied "a newborn calf not fearing the tiger," not even respecting the heirs of the five great Saint Emperor families.

Come one, kill one; come two, slaughter two.

Now, Xu Xiaoshou showed signs of the same!

His performance was already surpassing the recklessly young Ba Zun An!

If Xu Xiaoshou succeeded, whether it was Rao Yaoyao or even himself, he might really intend to kill... Dao Qiongcang furrowed his brows, sensing disaster looming.

Under the watchful eyes of all, Xu Xiaoshou on the sea of fire fully unleashed the power of the Exhaustion Heart.

His overflowing Saint Emperor Power finally found an outlet.

With his raised hands clenched, Void Island shook.

"Dragon! Fusion! Realm!"

Each word boomed like sacred sound.

Flames across the sky obeyed the command, spreading from all directions and erupting from thousands of mountain ranges.

A massive rumble echoed, even dimming the supreme holy tribulation.

Endless White Flame rose from the edges of Void Island like inverted waterfalls cascading from the nine heavens.

If Sang Lao's Dragon Fusion Realm in the Eight Palaces had cracked through the hundred thousand mountains in spectacular fashion,

Then Xu Xiaoshou was pushing this power to its extreme—he had suppressed his Saint Emperor Power for so long, just for this explosion.

"Condense!"

With a shout, the sky exploded with a boom, nearly shattering the supreme holy tribulation.

White flames formed a barrier from the ground to the heavens, enveloping the entire island, sealed tight.

Whoosh—

Dragon Fusion Realm closed completely, leaving no escape.

Space twisted under the intense heat, drenching those inside in sweat that was instantly scorched away.

White fire serpents followed the heavenly dao, crisscrossing and weaving into a three-dimensional network of fire lines, ensnaring the whole Void Island.

Dao Qiongcang's eyes widened in shock—this technique bore traces of both "Light Energy World" and "Great Embroidery Technique"...

Xu Xiaoshou was truly learning and adapting on the spot!

"Ah—"

Screams erupted across the island, but no one dared to move.

Because the fire serpents followed the Great Dao, piercing through their bodies, more terrifying than condensed light rays.

In the Light Energy World, staying still might keep you safe.

But in Xu Xiaoshou's Dragon Fusion Realm, staying still meant the fire serpents would ignite you, bringing endless torment.

The penetration of power here added a layer of burning agony, like the fires of the nine underworlds!

Above Qing Swamp, Rao Yaoyao had entered her No Sword State.

But she couldn't perfectly handle such a state of non-intersection; the White Flame ignited the "void," piercing and trapping her in place, unable to move.

In Dormant Valley, Dao Qiongcang seemed to give up resisting, as fire serpents pierced his body one after another, burning his muscles and spiritual energy.

The pain was unbearable, yet his face remained expressionless.

Under the supreme holy tribulation, lightning descended from the sky, scattering like raindrops, much like the Ancestral Source Emperor Tribulation in Sin One Hall being split by light rays.

But the thunder's fury hadn't faded; it only intensified the burning sensation.

Even the Water Ghost's water-based mysteries were ignited by Saint Emperor Power!

He not only had to endure the tribulation but also withstand Xu Xiaoshou's indiscriminate attacks.

His whole being, including his mindset, was scorched to irritability!

"Xu Xiaoshou, stop!" Water Ghost roared.

Seeing Xu Xiaoshou ignore him, he raised his voice again, "Xu Xiaoshou, can you hear..."

"Shut up!"

Xu Xiaoshou tensed up, his state unstable, roaring to cut off Water Ghost's words.

He didn't even dare turn back, afraid a glance might accidentally unleash excess power and blow Water Ghost apart.

Saint Emperor Power wasn't easy to handle.

Right now, Xu Xiaoshou had no choice but to vent it all.

As for reining it in after venting to create a safe tribulation environment for his allies...

What a joke!

If Xu Xiaoshou could perfectly control Saint Emperor Power, would he be suffering like this now, harming all the innocents below that even Dao Qiongcang couldn't protect?

Water Ghost suppressed his pain to endure the tribulation and realized something was off with him, so he didn't dare speak loudly for fear of startling Xu Xiaoshou:

"Then take it easy."

The entire island was engulfed in suffering.

One could say that on Void Island right now, the only ones enduring Xu Xiaoshou's Saint Emperor Power and actually enjoying it...

Were two people!

"It hurts! Master, it hurts so much! Ha ha..." Bai Lian laughed while crying.

It was like returning to the beginning of his Exhaustion path, by the Big Goose Lake, when Mu Lin force-fed him the fire seed.

Tears flowed, full of pain, only to be scorched away by the heat, leaving sweet memories.

With Exhaustion Power's help, the Nine Deaths Thunder Tribulation was like nothing.

Bai Lian entered the later stages of his tribulation.

His body rapidly burned by flames, then quickly repaired itself.

Entering Taixu was no longer an issue; he was in pain yet finding joy in it.

"Don't talk, swallow!"

Mu Lin kept swallowing, trying to help his disciple share a bit of the overflowing Exhaustion Power, like fetching water with a cup.

His own holy tribulation was tainted with White Flame, but it added a sense of familiarity, making the tribulation easier.

"Eat!" Bai Lian opened his mouth and greedily sucked in the flames, his condition improving.

"Swallow!" Mu Lin was so thrilled he dared to charge into the burning tribulation clouds, like a heavenly god descending, growing more invigorated.

For others, tribulation was agony.

For this master and disciple, it was like basking in Exhaustion Fire Domain, pure bliss.

"Refreshing!"

"Urgh ahhh—"

In stark contrast to his cheap uncle and junior brother, Xu Xiaoshou howled, burned to the brink of mental collapse.

Unable to resist, he had to learn to enjoy this twisted pain.

With Dragon Fusion Realm controlling Dao Qiongcang and Rao Yaoyao, Xu Xiaoshou didn't delay, flashing from Sin One Hall to Qing Swamp.

"Rao Cutie, I'm coming!"

As the realm's creator flashed into Qing Swamp, the swamp's water evaporated instantly, cracking the ground.

Hearing this, Rao Yaoyao's ears seemed to spew fire, her beautiful eyes filling with alarm.

"You mad dog..."

Her voice trembled slightly.

Before she finished, Xu Xiaoshou's bare, charred hands swung out like a white ape offering fruit.

Dragon Fusion Realm's fire lines pierced her body, controlling it, but even unwilling, Rao Yaoyao had to move.

If this strike hit, even in her No Sword State of semi-virtual form, her head might explode.

"Xuan Cang!"

With a delicate shout, the Xuan Cang Divine Sword unleashed a golden dragon of destiny, wrapping around Rao Yaoyao and purifying the White Flame on her.

Rao Yaoyao burst back, strictly following Dao Qiongcang's advice.

—At this moment, even if she didn't want to follow it, anyone could see that Xu Xiaoshou in his current state was not to be challenged head-on.

Even if she was Rao Yaoyao!

Even if the Ancient Sword Saint's combat power was unmatched!

"Boom!"

Xu Xiaoshou's strike missed, blasting a massive black hole in front of him.

But he feared no spatial storm; white flames surged out explosively, scattering like a furnace explosion.

"Go!"

Xu Xiaoshou spread his hands and flicked his wrists, like shooting spider silk, instantly condensing and launching the exploded White Flame at Rao Yaoyao.

Today, he was going to chase down a semi-saint!

No one would escape!

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle..."

Rao Yaoyao, still guarding against Xu Xiaoshou's possible "All Demons Under the Eyes," never expected this new move.

And it worked!

The compressed, condensed white flame threads pierced through the golden dragon's protection and struck her vital points.

"This?"

Rao Yaoyao's sea of energy was blocked, her face changing drastically.

Her internal saint power, which had been flowing smoothly through her meridians, now hit an obstacle like a blocked channel, sluggish and difficult.

"A coincidence?"

"Did he just hit my vital points by chance?"

This brief delay pulled Rao Yaoyao back with the white flame threads, and Xu Xiaoshou advanced.

Textile Mastery was different from Heavenly Mechanisms; it involved "textile techniques," weaving into forms.

After upgrading this passive skill, Xu Xiaoshou mastered abilities like "puppet manipulation."

But back then, with the skill level too low, he couldn't see the human meridian map.

So, his initial idea of controlling enemies with spiritual energy threads had to be hidden and bide its time.

Now, with Saint Emperor Level 0 Textile Mastery, it evolved from a supportive passive into a deadly killer move!

—What coincidence?

Xu Xiaoshou targeted exactly the points where Rao Yaoyao's saint power had to pass.

He aimed for those vital points!

"All Demons Under the Eyes" had appeared too often and would be guarded against.

Besides "Soul Reading," to keep Rao Yaoyao from understanding, he had to come up with something new!

"Rao Cutie, die!"

Yanking the threads and watching Rao Yaoyao's body being sliced by Dragon Fusion Realm's fire serpents, Xu Xiaoshou showed no mercy in his assault.

His bare, charred hands thrust straight for her heart!

"You dare?!"

Rao Yaoyao's face turned pale as snow. When she broke free and regained her senses, Xu Xiaoshou was already upon her; she instinctively gripped her sword and focused.

"All Red Dust Under the Eyes!"

"All Demons Under the Eyes!"

Xu Xiaoshou laughed wildly, perfectly predicting Rao Yaoyao's instinctive reaction.

Both were hit simultaneously, both freezing in place.

But momentum didn't stop; Xu Xiaoshou's right hand plunged into Rao Yaoyao's heart, pouring Saint Emperor Power in and detonating it inside her.

"Boom!"