At this moment, outside the small world, the various forces seeing the Immortals emerging from the small world were instantly bewildered.
In the past, it might have been months without seeing anyone come out, but now suddenly tens of thousands are pouring outâwhatâs going on?
Soon, the forces heard from their alive fellow sect members about the events inside the small world.
Only then did people realize that this small world was indeed a grand scheme by some Great Power, and there probably wasnât any kind of legacy inside. The Great Power had drawn them here intending to absorb their Divine Soul Power.
Fortunately, the Demon Emperor noticed in time, or otherwise, who knows how many Immortal Kings of the Tianyan Immortal Domain would have died. With their deaths, the number of Immortal Venerates would have sharply decreased following their continuing demise.
Now, people were not in the mood to trouble Lu Chen. Having just escaped from death, most no longer believed there was any legacy inside, suspecting that the news of Lu Chen obtaining a legacy was probably fake.
Xiyue Immortal Venerable, leading the Beast Alliance out of the small world, initially thought they would be besieged by various forces, who would force the Beast Alliance to hand over Lu Chen. But upon emerging, she found that none of the forces were interested in dealing with the Beast Alliance.
Xiyue Immortal Venerable turned her head, intending to say something to Lu Chen beside her, only to find that he wasnât there.
Xiyue Immortal Venerable was momentarily stunned.
Lu Chen didnât come out with them?
Xiyue Immortal Venerable didnât think much of it; whether he came out or not was of no consequence, as it was just a puppet physical body of Lu Chenâs. If it died, so be it.
By not coming out with them, Lu Chen wouldnât make the Beast Alliance a target of public criticism. If people saw Lu Chen coming out with them, they might think he gave the legacy to the Beast Alliance.
Xiyue Immortal Venerable then transmitted to the Beast Alliance members, "Everyone, head back to the Eastern Domain immediately!"
Upon hearing Xiyue Immortal Venerableâs transmission, the Immortal Ships of the Beast Alliance quickly departed, embarking on the journey back.
Meanwhile.
Inside the small world.
The demonic claw, manifested by the Heavenly Demon Power, touched the sun, causing cracks to appear on its surface. Soon, with a shatter, the sunâs true nature was revealed.
At the center of the sun was a circular core, emitting a blood-red glow with dense, irregular patterns on its surface.
As the core was exposed, overwhelming Demon Qi was also unleashed.
Seeing this, Lu Chen, suspended in the air, laughed lightly.
So it really is a Beast Core.
But speaking of which, with Xuan Qingyunâs intent appearing here now, she would likely directly seize the Beast Core. Helping Xiyue Immortal Venerable snatch the Beast Core wouldnât be easy.
Also, Xuan Qingyun probably already detected his presence, knowing that heâs eyeing that Beast Core.
Then, Xuan Qingyunâs voice resounded again from above, "The Beast Core is already exposed. How long are you planning to hide?"
Hearing these words, Lu Chen was startled, thinking Xuan Qingyun was speaking to him. Just as he was about to respond, another voice echoed from the sky.
"Demon Emperor, we have neither grievances nor enmity with you. Must you exterminate us?"
Xuan Qingyun coldly said, "It is precisely because of you mice hiding in the gutter, stealing the Heavenly Dao Origin, that this Emperor cannot take over the Heavenly Dao of Tianyan Immortal Domain."
The manâs voice rang out again, "Heavenly Dao? Ridiculous. The Tianyan Immortal Domain was originally forged with our flesh and blood. Whatâs wrong with us absorbing the Heavenly Dao Origin?"
"Donât think that because youâre an Immortal Emperor, you can do as you please. Once youâre out of this world, youâre not even better than an Earth Realm Spirit Warrior!"
Xuan Qingyun didnât plan on wasting breath on that residual soul. The Heavenly Demon Power converged once more.
At this moment, the residual soul of Fen Xiao, hidden in the Beast Core, finally revealed itself.
Fen Xiaoâs residual soul was colossal, reaching almost the height of the small world, with a head touching the sky and feet on the ground.
Seeing Fen Xiaoâs residual soul, Lu Chen frowned slightly. Fen Xiao really did have another residual soul.
Why did Fen Xiao leave behind a residual soul with a fake legacy to screen people from the Spirit Realm?
According to the memory of the residual soul he refined, Fen Xiaoâs purpose was to have the remaining Spirit Realm people deliver a message, telling his faction that Fen Xiao had already fallen.
That residual soul clearly had final instructions, so why does this other residual soul want to harvest the Divine Souls of Tianyan Immortal Domainâs Immortals?
Lu Chen suddenly thought of a possibility: this residual soul attached to the Beast Core might have another purpose.
However, just like the residual soul he refined, this residual soul also doesnât want to disappear. Seeing so many Immortals appearing in the small world, it decided the chance for resurrection had come. So it wanted to use the Demon Abyss Soul-devouring Bell to devour the Divine Soul Power of the Immortals, strengthening its Divine Soul.
After hearing the words of Fen Xiaoâs residual soul, Xuan Qingyun was unimpressed. She naturally knew that in the world beyond, there might exist even more terrifying entities.
She had realized the great horror of Outer Heaven back when she first became an Immortal Emperor. At that time, she entered the Chaotic Sea, searching for a way to leave this world. Unfortunately, she found nothing and instead, the Chaos Qi eroded her sanity.
Xuan Qingyunâs voice echoed again in the small world, "Perhaps my power outside this world may indeed be insignificant, but within the Tianyan Immortal Domain, I am Heaven!"
"No matter who you are or where youâre from, anyone obstructing this Emperor from taking over the Heavenly Dao is an enemy of this Emperor!"
With Xuan Qingyunâs words, the Heavenly Demon Power within the small world converged, forming an incomparably gigantic Heavenly Demon Sword, which then pierced towards Fen Xiaoâs residual soul with overwhelming Heavenly Demon Power.
Feeling the terrifying might of that sword, Fen Xiaoâs residual soul hurriedly pleaded, "No! Donât kill me, I know many secrets of this world! If you wish to leave this world and become stronger, you must... Ahhhhh!!!"
Xuan Qingyun wasnât interested in Fen Xiaoâs residual soulâs nonsense. She already knew most secrets of the Tianyan Immortal Domain and understood that leaving the Tianyan Immortal Domain wasnât an easy task. Now she just wanted to quickly refine the Heavenly Dao, using the power of the entire Tianyan Immortal Domain to break out of this cage.
As the giant sword formed by the Heavenly Demon Power pierced through Fen Xiaoâs residual soul, it gradually turned into starlight. Seeing this, Lu Chen felt quite regretful.
If only he could have refined this residual soul of Fen Xiaoâs, he might have learned more about the Spirit Realm and Deceit Realm from it.
This residual soul was so powerful, the memories it carried must have been substantial as well.
But thinking about it now was useless.
After extinguishing Fen Xiaoâs residual soul, Xuan Qingyunâs thoughts fell on the Demon Abyss Soul-devouring Bell.
"Interesting! This item is indeed a fine Magic Treasure for this Emperor!"
Using the Divine Soul Power of others to strengthen oneâs own Divine Soulâthis was, no doubt, an evil Magic Treasure. But Xuan Qingyun herself was not a Righteous Immortal.
As Xuan Qingyun finished speaking, the Demon Abyss Soul-devouring Bell vanished into thin air.
Seeing Xuan Qingyun take the Demon Abyss Soul-devouring Bell, Lu Chen frowned more deeply. Xuan Qingyun could take things remotely; the Beast Core might not be safe either.
Just as Lu Chen thought Xuan Qingyun would also take the Beast Core, a Divine Thought suddenly swept over him. Lu Chen knew well that this must be Xuan Qingyunâs intent locking onto his location.
The next moment, Xuan Qingyunâs voice echoed in his ear, "Lu Chen, long time no see."