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Chapter 681: Energy Assimilation

Xiao Ze decided against tearing open the dimensional passage connecting the Dou Qi Continent to the Great Thousand World.

While his strength was sufficient to accomplish such a feat, he hesitated. The ancient Dou Emperors had vanished overnight, and the passage to the Great Thousand World had been sealed off, cutting off the flow of Source Energy. There could be hidden dangers tied to reopening that path.

The closure of the passage may have left the Dou Qi Continent isolated, restricting its strongest cultivators from progressing beyond the nine star Dou Saint pinnacle. However, it also likely served as a protective barrier, preventing catastrophic threats from entering the continent.

Given that only Dou Emperors or those above that level could seal such a passage, Xiao Ze speculated that the ancient Dou Emperors had done so to safeguard their world. Their mysterious disappearance might have been connected to an impending calamity.

Xiao Ze stood on a mountaintop, pondering these mysteries. The presence of the extraterrestrial evil race lingered in his mind. Around 49,000 years ago, during the Great Calamity, the Immortal Emperor had led the Great Thousand World to a costly victory against this formidable enemy.

The ancient Dou Emperors' disappearance coincided with this timeframe. Although Dou Emperors were comparable to the Sovereign Realm in the Great Thousand World, they could still ascend to greater heights after entering that realm.

Xiao Ze theorized that when the extraterrestrial evil race invaded, the ancient Dou Emperors might have been summoned back to the Dou Qi Continent. From there, they were recruited to join the battle against the invaders, protecting their homeland by sealing off the dimensional passage.

The calamity left the Great Thousand World ravaged. Though officially declared a victory, the reality was grim half of the Great Thousand World's territory became the Demon Domain, under the extraterrestrial race's rule. Countless lives were enslaved and treated as livestock.

The extreme scarcity of battle ready forces during this period likely necessitated the recruitment of Sovereign Realm cultivators from lower planes. Techniques like war formation masters emerged as a means to unite millions of warriors, pooling their strength to match or even challenge Heavenly Sovereigns.

Xiao Ze's thoughts turned grim. Even Sovereign level experts were reduced to mere pawns in such a battle. Those below the Sovereign Realm were nothing more than cannon fodder.

This history led him to conclude that the disappearance of the ancient Dou Emperors was likely tied to the extraterrestrial race's invasion. While Xiao Ze could not confirm his hypothesis, he resolved not to reopen the dimensional passage, respecting the sacrifices of those who had come before him.

Only if the seal broke naturally would he consider crossing the passage.

Xiao Ze remained on the mountaintop for a moment, gazing across the Dou Qi Continent. He had already made the necessary arrangements. With no other Dou Emperors on the continent and Xiao Yan still absorbing the Tou She Ancient Emperor's inheritance, Xiao Ze was the only one capable of stepping into the Great Thousand World.

Taking companions like Xun'er or the others on this journey posed too many risks. Any separation or unexpected danger in such a vast and perilous realm would make it difficult to protect them.

Instead, Xiao Ze decided to venture alone, exploring the Great Thousand World and paving the way for future reunions.

The Inheritance Trees scattered across the continent retained fragments of his consciousness, ensuring their continued operation even in his absence. Similarly, a seed of the Origin Emperor Flame remained to support aspiring alchemists.

With everything in place, Xiao Ze cast one last look over the Dou Qi Continent.

Beside him, a shimmering space manifested, revealing the towering Origin Tree that anchored his dimension. Stepping into this illusionary space, Xiao Ze allowed himself to be enveloped within its radiant energy.

Using his Origin Dimension as a vessel, he prepared to cross into the Great Thousand World.

In the Xiao Realm, five stunning women sat around a courtyard table, chatting casually. Suddenly, they fell silent, gazing toward the horizon as though sensing a shift.

Touching the fragments of the Origin Tree roots in their palms, they felt Xiao Ze's lingering power, its warmth reassuring them. Knowing they could still connect to him through this bond eased their worries.

Without speaking, they watched the distant horizon, aware that Xiao Ze's final trace on the Dou Qi Continent lay in that direction.

In the northern region of Tianluo Continent, one of the Great Thousand World's ten supercontinents, a space tear suddenly appeared in a chaotic and desolate area.

From the rift emerged a figure, violently crashing into a barren mountain. The impact left a massive web of cracks across the ground, stretching for miles.

Spurt!

Xiao Ze coughed up blood, his face pale. His body was in a dire state, ravaged by the residual power of an intense spatial storm.

"Is this the fate of all who cross from lower planes to the Great Thousand World? To face such ferocious spatial storms?" Xiao Ze murmured bitterly, surveying his injuries.

The spatial tempest he had encountered was vast, dwarfing even the dimensions of the Dou Qi Continent itself. Its ferocity left him utterly battered.

"No wonder so few from lower planes make it here alive. If I were just an early Dou Emperor, I'd have been torn to shreds."

As Xiao Ze lamented the storm's devastation, he suddenly sensed the surrounding energy converging toward him. His internal energy was undergoing a remarkable transformation he was being assimilated into the spiritual energy of the Great Thousand World.

(End of Chapter)

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