Chapter 839: Essence of the Source Grant, Power of All Attributes

In the sky above Luoyun Peak, Xu Xiaoshou stared blankly at his own fingers, his heart filled with shock.

This finger strike was silent and formless, invisible and intangible. Even the quickest reactors could only catch a fleeting flash of green light.

Then, death followed, body and soul destroyed.

This "Huanmie Yizhi" was incredibly powerful!

Oh, it truly was...

Xu Xiaoshou was terrified, feeling completely lost.

He had never imagined that he possessed such a fearsome soul attack technique.

If he had used this move against enemies he encountered before, could he have survived until now?

"Not that extreme..."

"This move is too strong!"

"Even those skilled in soul attacks might not grasp its essence, after all, this thing used three percent of the attack power."

Yes, the Yunshou's final wave of sound attacks had directly pushed the charging value of Huanmie Yizhi above "3."

And generally, soul bodies are incredibly fragile compared to physical ones.

Xu Xiaoshou felt it was only natural that one finger could pierce through all of the Yunshou's mental and soul defenses.

But the emergence of such a terrifying technique left him worrying about nothing.

Since he could achieve this, there must be others in the world skilled in soul attacks who had reached the same level or even surpassed it.

Perhaps they weren't enemies.

But if he truly encountered such foes in the future, he had to be prepared!

"Good thing my 'Huanmie Yizhi' doesn't actually need to be released with a finger. As long as my spirit is attacked, I can unleash it with a single thought."

"This means that if someone tries to ambush me, as soon as it triggers 'Spirit Awakening,' I can counterattack immediately."

"Now, I can only hope that the one ambushing me isn't a friend."

Xu Xiaoshou sighed with emotion.

With this awareness, he would be extremely vigilant from now on.

If anyone dared to play such a dangerous joke with his soul, they would face the inexplicable consequence of being counterattacked to death.

"Huanmie Yizhi..."

Xu Xiaoshou carefully examined his fingertips.

With this technique, his soul defense would be extraordinarily formidable.

"I need to keep looking for Yunshou."

"Using Huanmie Yizhi once is like the passive punch—it clears the charging value."

"And in the outside world, encounters with mental or soul attacks are rare, and even if they happen, their intensity might not be this high. If it's too high, I couldn't withstand it anyway."

"So, it's better to take advantage of being in the Yunlun Mountains to use the Yunshou to build up the charging value for 'Huanmie Yizhi.' Then, once I go out, if any Taixu or Bansheng tries to control me through my soul..."

Xu Xiaoshou thought about it, and suddenly his mouth twisted into a sly, wicked smile.

At that time, he would definitely return the favor with a massive surprise.

A surprise that could even lead to their death!

"Let's check the rewards."

He opened the points leaderboard.

Previously, Xu Xiaoshou's ranking had dropped out of the top thirty-six, but after furiously earning ten thousand passive points, he had climbed back to twelfth place.

At this moment, the top ten on the leaderboard seemed to be on a killing spree.

Their points were far ahead compared to those further down.

"First, Chong Yuan, points: 168,400."

"Second, Jiang Xian, points: 120,650."

"Third, Gu Qing San, points: 100,000."

"Fourth, Duo Er, points: 84,200."

"Fifth, Luo Yin, points: 64,000."

"Twelfth, Xiao Wanfeng, hurry to the east and find this young master, points: 15,400."

The top eighteen on the leaderboard all had over ten thousand points.

The top three had broken the hundred-thousand mark.

"How did they rack up so many?"

Xu Xiaoshou was puzzled. This group was way too crazy.

Or perhaps he should ask, "How did they kill so many?"

He glanced at the bottom of the leaderboard. Now, only about twenty-one thousand people were listed.

At this point, basically all the trial participants should have obtained at least one Yunzhu, meaning roughly ninety-nine percent of the testers were on the board.

But with only around twenty thousand left, that meant in just one day of the trial, over ten thousand participants had been eliminated.

"Too crazy!"

Xu Xiaoshou exclaimed.

He realized he needed to act on his plan quickly.

From now on, when he encountered people, he wouldn't recruit them into the Xu Gang anymore—he'd just seize their points directly.

Otherwise, his spot at twelfth on the leaderboard might not stay warm before someone knocked him off.

"What's this?"

As he pondered, his "Perception" caught sight of a cluster of liquid essence glowing with spiritual energy floating in the void where the Yunshou had vanished.

"A treasure left behind after the Yunshou died?"

Xu Xiaoshou floated over and cupped the liquid essence in his hands.

The moment his fingertips touched it, a sensation of clarity and purity washed over his spiritual platform, as if he were entering a state of enlightenment. Xu Xiaoshou was startled.

"This is..."

"This is Fuyuan Jinghua!"

Liu Changqing had already floated over to Xu Xiaoshou's side, his face full of astonishment as he explained, "What a treasure! It seems Cheng Dianzhu really left a lot for the trial participants. This is a great item!"

"What does it do?"

Xu Xiaoshou looked over.

"Fuyuan Jinghua allows a Zongshi or Lianling Master to instantly enter a state of enlightenment, sensing the pure rules of the Great Dao. This amount could significantly perfect one's own Dao principles. At least, if given to your subordinates in the Tianxiang Realm, it could help them break through bottlenecks and advance to the Yin-Yang Realm." Liu Changqing said.

Xu Xiaoshou was surprised.

It had such amazing effects?

Without hesitation, he swallowed it down, instantly feeling his soul become clear and refreshed, like soaking in mint, utterly comfortable.

At the same time, the Great Dao of heaven and earth manifested before his eyes in tangible forms.

Metal, wood, water, earth, wind, fire, thunder, lightning, yin, yang, space, time, existence, non-existence, reality, illusion...

From the basic Five Elements to advanced variant attributes, and even the hard-to-comprehend space and time, up to the fundamental truths of the Dao rules like "truth" and "falsehood."

The Dao principles appeared in dazzling array.

Xu Xiaoshou felt as if he had entered a shop selling Dao principles, with so much to see that he didn't know which one to focus on first.

Liu Changqing's voice came faintly, like a guide, trying not to disrupt Xu Xiaoshou's enlightenment as he reminded, "After taking Fuyuan Jinghua, you'll first see a Dao principle that matches your own attribute. Seize the time to comprehend it—don't waste it."

One?

Xu Xiaoshou was slightly stunned.

This wasn't just one—it was an entire web of world rules unfolding before him!

Suddenly, he realized.

When he broke through to Xiantian, his innate attribute power had been absorbed by the passive system, meaning he was attribute-less.

But for someone without attributes, taking "Fuyuan Jinghua" allowed him to see the essence of all Daos?

"No!"

Xu Xiaoshou had a moment of sudden insight; he truly understood why the passive system had devoured his innate attribute power back then.

It didn't want to give him "one" attribute—it wanted to give him "all."

Full attributes!

Xu Xiaoshou's eyes lit up.

What a great move, big boss! Absorbing that innate attribute power was genius!

"Focus on the time."

No time to dwell on it.

With so much presented before him, Xu Xiaoshou knew he couldn't comprehend it all at once.

He chose to fully comprehend the "space" Dao, which he longed for most but only partially understood.

He sat cross-legged in the void.

Dao lotuses faintly emerged.

Dao rhythms flowed around him.

The Xu Gang members and the Rong family group of Zongshi arrived at the scene.

Seeing Xu Xiaoshou in a state of enlightenment, with Liu Changqing and Xin Gugu guarding him, they didn't dare to disturb.

"Another enlightenment after the fight?" The Five Tiger Generals were astonished.

"He's already so strong, and his comprehension is this terrifying? Just one battle, and he's made new progress?" Rong Dahao was also quite shocked.

Since no one had ever slain a Yunshou, they naturally didn't know about the effects of Fuyuan Jinghua.

And so...

Xu Xiaoshou sat cross-legged in the air alone, with two ghost beasts guarding him closely, over forty Zongshi forming a circle to watch the surroundings, and nearly nine hundred Xiantian scattered below, all looking on expectantly.

If outsiders saw this scene, it would be utterly shocking.

Outside the Yunjing World.

In the void, Rao Yao Yao tapped her fingers on the spirit mirror, enlarging a section of the eastern region's scene.

It showed the Xu Gang members gathered in one area.

"He's the one called Xu Shao." Rao Yao Yao said softly.

A cool breeze brought light rain, carrying a faint, wavering voice: "It's not him."

"Oh?" Rao Yao Yao smiled, "You're so sure?"

That ethereal voice replied: "Xu Xiaoshou is from Jian Zong. Even if he's a genius, his sword techniques aren't as strong as this Xu Shao's; Xu Xiaoshou specializes in extreme fire attributes, but Xu Shao is comprehending space rules."

"Unless Xu Xiaoshou can master fire, space, and sword attributes all at once, but who has such exaggerated, abnormal talent upon innate awakening?"

Rao Yao Yao chuckled and countered: "Xu Xiaoshou's talent shouldn't be underestimated, or else Ba Zun An wouldn't have taken an interest in him. He's learned sword from Ba Zun An and fire from Sang Qiye, and he's shown spirit skills like invisibility and instant teleportation, similar to space attributes. Why worry about the abilities you mentioned?"

"No."

The ethereal voice clearly disagreed, responding: "Fire is Xu Xiaoshou's main focus. His sword techniques weren't taught by Ba Zun An. Compared to other eastern domain geniuses, his sword dao is only average at best. At least, the three sword masters from Zangjian Tomb far surpass him—Shengnu Lei Shuangxing was the one Ba Zun An personally taught."

"You've fought him, so I won't argue." Rao Yao Yao said, "But is it possible he's broken through again?"

The voice in the void paused before replying: "It's possible. After all, Xu Xiaoshou's growth is too fast."

"But according to spirit analysis, his space abilities are from special spirit skills, not carrying space attributes. Otherwise, I would have seen the Dao rhythms in his sword strikes or moves."

"And now, with Xu Shao taking Fuyuan Jinghua, he's first comprehending space, not sword dao, which means space is his hidden trump card. Sword dao and alchemy are just his distractions."

At this point, the ethereal voice added a touch of admiration: "Even his distractions are this strong. I've seen the foundations of semi-saint successors before, but this Xu Shao surpasses others by far."

"If he enters the Sheng Dian, he could become a Shengzi."

Rao Yao Yao nodded in agreement.

"His personality might be tricky, but it's worth trying. The Shengshen Hall is the true path to sainthood." The ethereal voice said after a moment.

Rao Yao Yao waved her hand casually, no longer focusing on Xu Shao.

Ever since meeting Si Ren Mister, she had known that the chances Xu Shao was Xu Xiaoshou were basically zero.

After all, Mei Si Ren wouldn't joke with his own future.

A person from the previous era, having lived so long, sought only the ultimate path to godhood.

He should know what would happen if he colluded with the Shengnu.

Thus, having been affirmed by Si Ren Mister, Xu Shao was, in essence, someone Rao Yao Yao could trust.

She was just maintaining some caution.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have sent only Si Tu Yongren to visit Tian Shang First Tower—she would have gone herself.

"In one day, the stowaways have mostly been cleared."

Rao Yao Yao looked at other spirit mirrors and said: "I've sent trial officers to probe the ones still worth watching. Whether they can force out their hands depends on the officers' skills."

"But there are still some..."

Rao Yao Yao paused as she spoke.

She gestured, and several spirit mirrors enlarged before her.

One of them clearly showed the Xu Gang scene.

More precisely, it displayed not Xu Shao, but his guard, Liu Changqing!

"These few have issues detected by the Yunjing World, but I can't figure out exactly what. Si Tu Yongren is still urgently researching the implications."

"But one thing is certain."

Rao Yao Yao pointed, and the image returned to the Xu Gang scene, her eyes fixed on Liu Changqing above: "This person has mastered Tianji Shu."

The voice from the void came: "Tianji Shu outside the Dao Department?"

"Yes."

"That's not unusual."

The voice said: "The world is vast, and there are always wild Tianji Shu practitioners who can excel. After all, Tianji Shu is essentially studying the fundamental rules of the Great Dao and utilizing them. Any Lianling Master is walking this path; it's just that Tianji Shu focuses on aspects beyond the major elemental rules."

Rao Yao Yao shook her head: "The problem is, half a year ago, when Void Island first stirred and showed signs of descent, and a few months ago, it appeared in the spatial fragments within the East Heaven Realm, someone escaped from it."

"Oh?" Now the voice was surprised.

Rao Yao Yao pointed at Liu Changqing and continued: "His reported identity checks out, but it doesn't hold up under Hong Yi's thorough investigation—he's hiding his true identity."

"And across the Five Domains, even if someone studies Tianji Shu, it's rare."

"At such a critical time, a wild Tianji Shu practitioner emerges in East Heaven Royal City, with skills strong enough to impress Si Tu Yongren—this is highly questionable."

"Most crucially..."

Rao Yao Yao paused: "The one who escaped from Void Island this time is Wu Ji Old Ancestor."

The void trembled suddenly.

The light rain retracted instantly, vanishing.

The ethereal voice responded firmly this time: "Don't worry, leave this to me. I won't harm Xu Shao's view of the Sheng Dian, and I can also uncover this Tianji Shu practitioner's true identity."

Rao Yao Yao nodded slightly and flicked her slender finger.

"Go ahead!"