"Hm!?"
Ye Xuan, after collecting the spatial rings from Wu Zixiu and his party, looked at Wu Zixiu in surprise. "This brat is actually the Holy Son of the Purple Lightning Hall, one of the eight super-powers of the Haotian Immortal Kingdom. No wonder he's reached the third-tier Void Ancestor realm at such a young age."
"However..."
Ye Xuan merely sighed slightly, his attention then drawn to his spoils of war. "20 low-grade immortal crystals, a 500,000-year-old spirit herb, and two 400,000-year-old spirit herbs."
"A good haul."
Following this, Ye Xuan flashed away from the scene. The corpses of Wu Zixiu and his party were soon contended for and devoured by the fierce beasts within the Milky Way Secret Realm.
After all!
The source of danger here was not just from rival competitors, but also from the ubiquitous demonic beasts that roamed the Milky Way Secret Realm. Under the influence of the secret realm, these demonic beasts had become extremely powerful, with no shortage of beasts at the Dao Ancestor level, surpassing even the Void Ancestor realm.
Afterwards, Ye Xuan killed a few flies that came seeking death along the way and then returned to his usual state.
"No, stealing my immortal crystals! I'll fight you to the death!"
Just as Ye Xuan finished killing a Void Ancestor expert, he heard an enraged roar. Looking over, he saw a ninth-tier Void Ancestor expert launching a killing blow towards another peak ninth-tier Void Ancestor expert.
"Courting death!!!"
The peak ninth-tier Void Ancestor expert was stronger, quickly forcing the other into a very sorry state. As they fought, the two moved away from the scene. Ye Xuan smiled faintly, about to get up and leave, when he sensed a peculiar fluctuation from the cave where the two had discovered the immortal crystals.
"This is... could this cave hold another secret!"
Bold and skilled, Ye Xuan, with the Exquisite Pagoda in his possession, entered the cave alone. At the same time, he did not forget to block the entrance with a large rock to conceal his tracks.
Soon, Ye Xuan arrived inside the cave. After analyzing it, he discovered two low-grade immortal crystals. It was clear that the two had been so focused on fighting over one immortal crystal that they had forgotten about these two within the cave.
And!
Beside the two immortal crystals, there was also an ancient spatial ring. Just as Ye Xuan was about to collect the two low-grade immortal crystals, a figure radiating evil black energy emerged from the spatial ring.
"Heh heh, finally someone has come in~~"
The evil figure looked at Ye Xuan greedily, like a long-coveted prey. "This damned place, I can finally make a comeback, hahaha~"
"The Milky Way Empire, it's been a million years now. I wonder how it is. My descendants must taste especially delicious, heh heh!!"
It was clear that this black energy was not normal. A million years?
Hearing the words of this mad black energy, Ye Xuan's heart skipped a beat. Moreover, this person mentioned the Milky Way Empire and called himself "朕" (zhen, the imperial 'I'). Could it be that...
This person was the Emperor of the Milky Way Empire a million years ago, the one who killed the Elven Race clone and inherited the previous Qiankun Tower.
Peak ninth-tier Dao Ancestor ultimate!
This was the realm of the Milky Way Emperor a million years ago. Whether he had broken through his limits, no one knew.
"Looking at it now, this wisp of soul must have been demonized for a long time."
"A mere Void Ancestor realm is just right for me to possess."
"Don't worry, I will take care of your family and friends for you, heh heh~~"
The demonized wisp of soul of the Milky Way Emperor from a million years ago looked at Ye Xuan with extreme greed. "Don't worry, I will eat them one by one."
"Heh heh heh, let me possess you, genius!"
"It is your honor to be possessed by me~~~"
The demonized wisp of soul of the Milky Way Emperor sneered at the corners of his mouth and, with lightning speed that caught one off guard, surged into Ye Xuan's brow and entered Ye Xuan's sea of consciousness. Clearly, to succeed in possession, the first step was to control this place.
"Good heavens, such a vast sea of consciousness. It seems this kid's talent is even higher than I imagined!"
"Heh heh, this is a bargain for me!!!"
"A million years of enduring and waiting, it was all worth it!!!"
The extremely excited wisp of soul of the Milky Way Emperor from a million years ago had a ferocious and fanatical glint in his eyes. However, the next moment, a nightmarish experience unfolded.
"A million years of waiting, is that right??"
A voice echoed, and in the next moment, a man in purple-gold robes appeared deep within the sea of consciousness. This was Ye Xuan's divine soul, with the terrifying Divine Thunder bloodline flowing within him, exuding an aura of majesty.
"Eh!?"
"Special bloodline!!"
The million-year-old Milky Way Emperor, in his soul state, exclaimed in surprise, his face showing even more satisfaction.
Hiss hiss~
Immediately, three more divine souls appeared beside Ye Xuan's divine soul. These three were the half divine souls of the Ice River Giant Beast clone, the Elven Race clone, and the Dragon Race clone.
As long as there was a divine soul present here, even if the clone was killed, it would not completely die. This was something Ye Xuan had awakened only half a month ago.
"What!!!"
The three divine souls that appeared suddenly, each of them posing a threat to the million-year-old Milky Way Emperor's wisp of soul, exclaimed, "You... this, impossible!!"
"How can you have four divine souls!!"
Ye Xuan glanced at the residual soul of the Milky Way Emperor from a million years ago. "There's nothing impossible."
"This is good stuff, go get 'em."
Then, Ye Xuan, clad in purple-gold robes, activated his purple-gold bloodline to the extreme. The power of time and space surged onto the Heaven-Breaking Spear, and he even unleashed the Invincible Spear Domain. He charged forward like this. This was his sea of consciousness, and he held an absolute advantage.
"Heh heh, go!"
"Residual soul of the Milky Way Emperor from a million years ago, damn it, is that the great figure who killed the previous owner of the Qiankun Tower? Exciting!"
At this, the Elven Race clone directly attacked. As for the Ice River Giant Beast clone, it transformed into a colossal being and attacked the residual soul of the Milky Way Emperor from a million years ago. Upon seeing the sky-obscuring behemoth, the residual soul of the Milky Way Emperor from a million years ago was greatly alarmed, "This is... the Starry Sky Giant Beast race, the Ice River Giant Beast!!"
"Impossible!!!"
Roar~~
At this moment, the Dragon Race clone's divine soul transformed into a hundred-foot golden dragon. With an incredibly sacred attack, a dragon's tail swept towards the residual soul of the Milky Way Emperor from a million years ago.
"Dragon race, how can this be???"
Boom~!
The four incredibly powerful divine soul attacks immediately struck the evil residual soul, and in an instant, the residual soul suffered a devastating blow.
After all, even as a residual soul, it had been over a million years. Even though its tenacity was at the peak ninth-tier Void Ancestor ultimate, and even Dao Ancestors could not resist it, it was clear that this time the residual soul had made the wrong move.
Of all the things it shouldn't have done, it shouldn't have set its sights on Ye Xuan, because Ye Xuan was a person who should not have existed in this world.
"Tsk tsk, this soul origin is much stronger than that old man's."
The Elven Race clone, ravenous, bit down on the residual soul again, clearly treating the residual soul as nourishment to become stronger.
"No~!!"
"I am the Emperor of the Milky Way Empire! How dare you treat my residual soul like this, die!!!"
At this, the residual soul began to fight back, but before it could make a move, the sky-covering sea of consciousness transformed into a giant palm and slammed down towards the residual soul. It then glanced mockingly at the residual soul that was suppressing its consciousness, "Here... I am the master!"
"Exquisite Pagoda, refine it for me!!"
It was clear that Ye Xuan would not give this dangerous fellow any chance to escape. He directly unleashed his trump card, the Exquisite Pagoda. "What is this pagoda... ah, no~!!"
"I am not reconciled!!!"