Chapter 1663: Ancient Mystery – Expectations from Immortal Astral

"With my Ancient Demon body, I extract the essence, Qi, and spirit of the demon, fusing them into a drop of fresh blood! Out!" Wang Lin raised his right hand and abruptly pointed at his body. With this指, his entire body immediately trembled violently.

His left eye immediately melted, and waves of intense pain assailed him. Even Wang Lin gritted his teeth in agony. As his left eye melted, it seemed as if a part of Wang Lin's entire body was being extracted, and from his left eye, a drop of fresh blood slowly flew out.

This drop of blood was the size of a fingernail, floating before Wang Lin. Within it, one could see a miniature Ancient Demon, identical in appearance to Wang Lin, sitting cross-legged and motionless inside the blood.

"With my Ancient Devil body, I extract the essence, Qi, and spirit of the devil, fusing them into a drop of fresh blood, out!" Wang Lin's voice was calm, a stark contrast to his current pain.

As he spoke, he formed Hand Seals with his right hand and pressed down hard on his body again. Immediately, a cracking sound echoed within his right eye. In an instant, Wang Lin's entire right eye directly collapsed. This collapse was disintegration, destruction, and in that moment in mid-air, it caused Wang Lin's entire body to rapidly shrivel, making him look like a skeleton.

As it collapsed, a drop of black fresh blood, carrying monstrous Devilish Qi, roared out and floated beside the Ancient Demon's fresh blood. Within that blood, there was also a miniature Ancient Devil Wang Lin, sitting cross-legged.

"With… my Ancient God body, I melt everything, condensing a drop of Ancient God blood!" Wang Lin's eyes were blurry, unable to see anything around him. This pain sounded simple, but in reality, it still exceeded Wang Lin's limit of endurance. Yet, he persisted; he had to overcome this Ancient Vein Firmament Blood Tribulation!

His body melted at a speed visible to the naked eye. First to melt were his legs, then his arms, until his entire body. Finally, enveloped by a bloody light emanating from within him, his entire body disappeared, completely transforming into this mist.

The mist wriggled, rapidly condensing, and after the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn, it formed a drop of Ancient God fresh blood!

At this moment, on this altar, from the perspective of Wang Lin's Clone, his main body had completely vanished, and all that remained were these three drops of fresh blood!

The three drops of fresh blood floated in a triangular formation. Within them, the three Wang Lin figures sat cross-legged. At this instant, the three figures simultaneously opened their eyes. In a flash, these three drops of fresh blood rapidly fused together. Silently, the three drops of fresh blood completely merged, forming one drop!

This single drop of fresh blood was the entirety of the Ancient God, Ancient Demon, and Ancient Devil! It was everything Wang Lin was!

Unlike the fresh blood of the Immortal Bloodline, this fresh blood was not golden, but emitted a dark glow. As it flickered, it illuminated the surroundings in a hazy light.

The moment these three drops of fresh blood fused into one, an ancient aura spread out from this blood. This aura exuded the vicissitudes of time and contained the Heaven-Defying intent of the Ancient Race. As it spread out now, it directly soared into the Nine Heavens, pervading towards the Peak of the endless star-filled Void Realm.

This aura, throughout the entire Inner Realm and Outer Realm of the Immortal Cave Realm, would not be detected by any Cultivator, because this aura belonged to the Ancient Race, not to Cultivators!

This aura was meant to summon the Ancient Ancestor. As it diffused, all those with the Ancient Race Bloodline within the entire Immortal Cave Realm felt a tremor in their hearts. They sensed a power that seemed to come from their Bloodline!

In the Inner Realm, the Ancient Demon of the Cloud Sea, who had not died in the previous battles, now had eyes filled with shock, staring blankly into the distance. He felt this aura, and under its influence, he faintly felt an urge to prostrate himself.

Around the collapsed Donglin Star in Luotian, within the invisible Rift, a woman was sitting cross-legged. This woman was also an Ancient God. At this moment, she suddenly opened her eyes, revealing horror. She was stunned for a long while, her body trembling uncontrollably.

"Ancient Vein Firmament Blood…"

In the Outer Realm, within the Primordial Stars, in the Ancient Tomb, Tuo Sen, who had not left but had chosen to receive the Legacy in the great hall, remained seated there with his eyes closed.

He had obtained the memories of Tu Si given by Wang Lin. Through years of Fusion, he might still be Tuo Sen, or perhaps, he had already become the awakened Tu Si!

But at this moment, he suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils contracting.

On the Immortal Astral Continent, the eastern and southern directions were where the Immortal Race resided, while the western and northern areas were the lands of the Ancient Kingdoms. Because the Immortal Astral Continent was too vast, many Cultivators or people of the Ancient Race never left their respective regions throughout their lives.

At this moment, in the northern part of the Immortal Astral Continent, there was a massive city floating in the sky. This city alone was as large as the Immortal Cave Realm. Looking from afar, one could not even see its edges!

Below this city was a realm of darkness, never seeing sunlight. This was the Ancient Kingdom's Immortal Prison!

Suppressed by the Ancient City, numerous Cultivators of Immortal Bloodline were imprisoned within this Immortal Prison!

In the very center of this Ancient City, there was a colossal statue. This statue was so immense that it seemed to support the heavens and earth of the Immortal Astral Continent. Even from a great distance, one could see this heaven-supporting figure!

The statue depicted a middle-aged man with a majestic appearance. He looked down, as if gazing at the earth, his eyes exuding a contemptuous gaze that disdained everything.

It was as if in his eyes, what was heaven, what was earth, and what were Immortals worth!

His hands were spread open, as if controlling the entire Immortal Astral Continent. Those massive palms seemed to contain the power to destroy the continent! On his left hand stood a young man.

This young man had black hair and wore a dark robe. His black hair fluttered in the wind as he looked at the statue before him, his eyes filled with respect.

A faint light had begun to appear on the statue's forehead several days ago. The light was red, as if fresh blood was invisibly condensing, and it was this astonishing sight that kept the black-haired young man standing there, his eyes fixed on it.

Behind him, several thousand figures floated in the sky. Behind these several thousand figures, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and even nearly a million more figures also floated.

Despite the large numbers, no sound was heard at this moment. Everyone's gaze was focused on the dark-robed young man and the statue.

"Has the time come…?" After a long silence, the black-haired, dark-robed young man slowly spoke, as if muttering to himself.

Just then, suddenly, in the distant sky, nine giants, each about ten thousand zhang tall, arrived with booming footsteps, treading the Void Realm. Behind these nine giants, a man wearing an imperial robe, whose appearance was almost identical to that of the statue, walked step by step with his hands clasped behind his back.

Behind that man were another nine ten-thousand-zhang giants, accompanying him as if in a procession, gradually approaching.

His appearance caused the nearly million Cultivators of the Ancient Kingdom to bow in unison.

"Greetings, Ancient Emperor!"

Only the black-haired young man standing on the statue's left hand did not bow, but calmly looked at the statue.

The imperial-robed man showed no displeasure. Under the reverence of the million Cultivators of the Ancient Kingdom, he stepped through the Void Realm and arrived beside the black-haired young man, cupping his fists with a smile, his expression carrying a respectful yet majestic air as he spoke.

"Ye Su greets Great Heavenly Venerate Xuan Luo."

That black-haired young man was none other than one of the Nine Suns, Xuan Luo of the Ancient Kingdom!

"The time is almost here. You are a bit late," the black-haired young man slowly said.

"Please forgive this Great Heavenly Venerate. Emperor Ji and Emperor Shi are very concerned about our matters here and had previously communicated with me via Divine Sense to inquire," the imperial-robed middle-aged man said with a bitter smile and a nod.

The black-haired young man snorted coldly.

"Emperors Ji, Dao, and Shi, as the Imperial Venerate of the Dao Ancient Lineage, you don't need to concern yourself with some of their matters. Today's event is a major affair for our Dao Ancient Lineage; naturally, they are concerned."

"Uncle is right," the middle-aged man changed his address.

Hearing the other party call him 'Uncle,' the black-haired young man's expression softened slightly.

"Uncle, this matter is very strange. How confident are you?" the imperial-robed man asked softly, looking at the ancestral statue that was identical to himself.

"Ye Mo's Legacy inheritor is an unexpected anomaly. I don't know everything about it. I only rely on Bloodline sensing. As for whether he can gain the Ancient Ancestor's recognition, I have no confidence," the black-haired young man said slowly after a moment of silence.

"He is Ye Mo's Legacy inheritor? This… how is this possible!" The imperial-robed man was stunned, clearly hearing this for the first time.

"Ye Mo back then…" Before he could finish his sentence, the black-haired young man interrupted him.

"Seven days ago, the Ancient Ancestor statue of my Dao Ancient Lineage emitted firmament bloody light. Although this is common, the firmament bloody light has been condensing for seven days and has yet to fully form. This is extremely rare!

Even for me, the bloody light only condensed for nine days back then. I meticulously searched all members of the Dao Ancient Lineage and found no one who could trigger the Ancient Ancestor's firmament bloody light. Only then, by using the art of deduction, did I find the root cause!

It turned out to be Ye Mo's Legacy inheritor!"

"If he succeeds, if he can come to the Immortal Astral Continent, then I will consider taking him as my Disciple, my only Disciple! Someone who can come step by step from that Immortal Cave Realm to this point, and even manage to leave, such a person is destined to be a powerful figure in my Dao Ancient Lineage in the future!

After my Reincarnation, he can come to protect the Dao Ancient Lineage! I hope he can succeed!" The black-haired young man looked at the forehead of the heaven-supporting statue and slowly spoke.

Time slowly passed, the eighth day, the ninth day, until the thirteenth day!

The Dao Ancient Lineage clansmen around them remained silent these past few days, watching the increasingly dense bloody light on the statue's forehead, their eyes gradually filling with anticipation.

On the evening of this thirteenth day, a sudden change occurred!

The bloody light on the statue's forehead seemed to reach its limit, illuminating most of the sky and enveloping everything around it in a bloody hue. Immediately after, as everyone's breathing quickened, a drop of fresh blood slowly condensed from the statue's forehead!

For a long time, no second drop appeared!

"Only one drop?" A barely perceptible hint of disdain appeared in the imperial-robed man's eyes.

Not just him, but most of the Ancient Race clansmen around them showed disappointment. They had waited thirteen days, expecting to witness a miracle, but unexpectedly, there was only one drop.

But just then, exclamations suddenly broke out, as a second drop of fresh blood flew out from the statue's forehead!

Immediately after, the third and fourth drops of fresh blood roared out!

"Four drops!!"

"It's actually four drops!!"

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