Chapter 134: Innate All Eaten

"How did this happen?"

Regarding breaking through to Xiantian, Xu Xiaoshou felt completely powerless!

Others might manage to adjust their cultivation techniques a bit, at least gaining some sense of control to ease their minds. But he didn't even have a technique to adjust—he could only watch helplessly as the breakthrough happened to him...

"This..."

No, he had to do something!

As the true owner of this body, Xu Xiaoshou believed he needed to take action. Just letting it break through like that? As if he was giving it permission!

I'll suppress it!

His Qi Hai contracted sharply, then expanded with a rebound, drawing in even more abundant heaven and earth spiritual energy!

Xu Xiaoshou: "..."

Oh well, at this point, there was no holding it back, and no real need to anyway. So, let it come!

He pulled out the "Xiantian Dan," the reward for winning the "Fengyun Zhengba" championship, which was said to enhance enlightenment.

Xu Xiaoshou didn't think he needed it, but he still inhaled gently, turning the pill into a stream of energy that entered his body. It was the only thing he could do to help himself.

Otherwise, just sitting back and watching his own breakthrough felt a bit off...

As soon as the "Xiantian Dan" entered his system, Xu Xiaoshou felt his mind grow serene, all distractions fading away as his spirit focused intensely on the vast fluctuations in his Qi Hai.

"Turns out it's actually pretty useful?" He pulled himself out of that deep concentration for a moment, thought about it, and then plunged back into the breakthrough without hesitation—he couldn't afford to waste it!

Waves churned wildly in his Qi Hai, raging fiercely before receding like a tsunami gathering force.

The Ling Yuan depleted completely, nourishing his physical body in return, and Xu Xiaoshou felt a full, swelling sensation, so comfortable he wanted to moan.

Suddenly, a beam of golden light descended from the sky, bathing his Qi Hai in its glow.

Vast sounds of Buddhist chants filled the air, making the Great Dao seem almost visible. Xu Xiaoshou opened his eyes, but it was all an illusion—he couldn't glimpse the true essence of the world.

The roaring heaven and earth spiritual energy paused for a second, then surged into him like it was being devoured by a black hole.

Under the light's illumination, a core point formed in his Qi Hai, spinning rapidly as thick Ling Yuan was pulled in, transforming into a transparent Yuan Dan.

The Ten Realms of Refining Spirit converge into Qi Hai; the Golden Dragon illuminates the Dan, stepping into Xiantian!

A terrifying surge of spiritual energy exploded from his Qi Hai, shaking everything around and stirring up a mist of spiritual fog over Heiluo Ya.

Xu Xiaoshou felt as if he were ascending, his very soul intoxicated by the harmony with the heavens and earth. He hadn't seen the Great Dao clearly, but he felt an incredible fusion with it, like water and milk blending together!

As the state of sudden enlightenment ended, he reaped great benefits. A flash of sharpness gleamed in Xu Xiaoshou's eyes as his consciousness shifted to the Zi Fu in his forehead.

"Now that my cultivation has reached Xiantian, the next step is to open the Yuan Ting!"

Without any delay, as soon as the Ling Yuan in his Qi Hai stabilized, it surged upward with momentum, rushing straight toward the Zi Fu.

The sealed gates of the Zi Fu, dormant since Houtian, faintly appeared after the breakthrough. They wouldn't stay visible for long, so Xu Xiaoshou commanded the Ling Yuan to crash into them without hesitation.

"Boom!"

His mind buzzed intensely. That Ling Yuan, which was several times more abundant than in others, easily forced the gates open with a single strike.

It happened so effortlessly that even Xu Xiaoshou was stunned. "Was that a bit too forceful...?"

The Zi Fu opened, revealing the Yuan Ting!

A vast, boundless world of consciousness unfolded before him, where Xu Xiaoshou could even see his own soul's origin.

The Ling Yuan entered the Zi Fu Yuan Ting and intertwined with his consciousness, instantly evolving.

It became Ling Nian!

This was a special ability similar to "perception," but different. His current "perception" could clearly manifest things within about ten meters, while Ling Nian could scan several li around.

The difference was that the latter only showed vague outlines.

Xu Xiaoshou was thrilled—these two abilities didn't conflict and could complement each other perfectly. What a great gain!

The breakthrough seemed to take a long time, but in reality, it only lasted a few breaths. In that short span, Xu Xiaoshou's aura fully transitioned from Houtian to Xiantian, completing his transformation!

Yet, the spiritual energy flooding into his body showed no sign of weakening. Xu Xiaoshou watched his Yuan Ting with eager anticipation, fully focused.

At the center of the Yuan Ting was a blurry human shape—that was his soul's origin.

As it continuously absorbed heaven and earth spiritual energy, it seemed to grow rapidly, soon taking on Xu Xiaoshou's exact appearance.

Just then, the Yuan Ting trembled, and a beam of multicolored divine light shot up from the soul's origin.

"The power of Xiantian attributes!" Xu Xiaoshou clenched his fists in excitement. "What could it be?"

He looked at the intense red hue within the multicolored light, feeling it resonate deeply with him.

"Fire attribute?"

Xu Xiaoshou was thrilled. With the fire attribute, and the other four colors too? Was he about to master all five elements?

As expected...

"Indeed, I, Xu Xiaoshou, am a buried genius! Actually awakening the five elements..."

Before he could finish celebrating, a red interface suddenly appeared above the divine light, as if opening an invisible maw and swallowing it whole.

Xu Xiaoshou: ???

"Are you kidding me?!"

"You damn well spit that back out for me!"

Xu Xiaoshou was furious. He'd waited so long for this Xiantian attribute power, and you just ate it like that?

You never show up when I need you, but now you're jumping in to make your presence known?

"Damn system, ahhh!!!"

Xu Xiaoshou was raging. He wanted to stop it, even destroy the system, but he was powerless...

In the Yuan Fu, even when he mobilized a massive amount of Ling Nian to strike the red interface, it was like hitting nothing at all.

How frustrating... It completely ignored the damage!

The red interface finished eating without even wiping its mouth, then faded away nonchalantly.

At that moment, his soul's origin shuddered with effort, and another beam of white divine light shot up.

"There's more?"

Xu Xiaoshou was shocked. Was he... a genius among geniuses? Awakening a second Xiantian attribute power?

Though the white divine light was much smaller, as if inherently weak, its soaring sword intent was so strong it even overshadowed the previous multicolored light!

"That's incredible!"

"Indeed, I, Xu Xiaoshou, can't be held back by the system's suppression—my talent is unprecedented and shines through the ages!"

Xu Xiaoshou threw his hands on his hips and laughed defiantly at the heavens. "Ha ha, damn sys—huh? Wait, what the hell are you doing? Stop that! Shut up!!"

The red interface, which had faded into the void, seemed baffled by Xu Xiaoshou's extraordinary talent and solidified again...

The invisible maw opened, swallowed it down without a word, and then faded away once more...

"Holy shit!"

Xu Xiaoshou was dumbfounded! His double Xiantian attribute powers—both eaten?

His heart instantly filled with endless greenery, its fragrance so overwhelming it could kill the heavens!

But Xu Xiaoshou fell from the sky in despair, his eyes hollow. It was all over... everything had been eaten...

As his mind wavered, he saw his soul's origin twitch again...

"There's no way! There's still more?"

A surge of surprise hit him, but the soul's origin seemed to have been drained, merely blurring in agitation without producing anything else.

"As expected, it's been completely drained."

A wave of inexplicable anger rose in him. Xu Xiaoshou watched as his soul's origin lunged toward the vanished red interface in the air.

He froze completely, expanding his Ling Nian to intercept it!

"Don't be reckless!"

"If you get eaten too, what will I do?!" Xu Xiaoshou wanted to cry but had no tears, looking at his now-faded soul's origin with grief and heartache.

"Remember it!"

He pointed his Ling Nian toward the disappeared red interface, shouting hoarsely.

"Brother, remember it!"

"That's the red interface. Once we're strong enough, we'll come back for revenge—we can even smash it to pieces!"

"For now, let's stay calm..."