I Am Loaded with Passive Skills

Dao Qiongcang has never been Xu Xiaoshou's trump card.

The reason he dared to provoke the Cold Palace Emperor at this moment, even going so far as to call him "Brother Gong Han," is entirely because Bazhun'an hasn't left.

This guy, ever since stepping into the Central Region, has remained calm and composed, seated like an unmovable Buddha.

It appears as if he has become useless.

Thanks to the phrase "I am here," Xu Xiaoshou feels he must have something to rely on, a trump card.

Surely, his trump card isn't himself?

However, after clashing with the Hand of the Holy Ancestor, it seemed on the surface that he won, but secretly Xu Xiaoshou discovered a little trick of the Cold Palace Emperor.

He was quite startled.

What he activated was nearly all the power within the Dragon Pearl, and using the Shattered Shield as a weapon, it's unsurprising that it could shatter anything in the world.

This was precisely the effect he wanted—with Daoist's help, he became stronger!

Yet, the Holy Ancestor's Hand of the Cold Palace Emperor was merely a casual strike.

From it, Xu Xiaoshou instead discerned a few things.

He understood why Ai Cangsheng and Dao Qiongcang, one didn't fight and the other only thought of fleeing.

"Can't defeat him."

"If he exerted his full power, I absolutely couldn't beat him."

The power of the ancestral source contained in the Holy Ancestor's Hand was extremely pure, without a trace of impurities, its texture so good it reminded Xu Xiaoshou of a long-forgotten thing.

Divine Shedding!

He recalled that during the battle within the Divine Relics, Yue Gongli had brought out a Void Giant Master, which was refined from a single finger of Heavenly Ancestral Divine Shedding.

The Heavenly Ancestor's Power it contained, though not comparable to the legitimate Heavenly Ancestor Legacy Power he possessed, was nonetheless boundlessly mighty.

It ultimately died under the swallowing of the Di Ying Holy Plant, drawn dry, leaving not even a shell behind, showing its weakness.

Divine Shedding is not weak!

Moreover, that was just the power of a finger.

With the position of Di Ying, when Yue Gongli hadn't used other techniques, swallowing a finger's Divine Shedding was more than enough.

It was during that time that Xu Xiaoshou learned that divine relics can also obtain ancestral source power from the Divine Shedding.

Moreover, its quality and quantity depend on how much of the Divine Shedding it possesses.

And now, after clashing head-on with the Holy Ancestor's Hand, realizing its ancestral source power was as strong as his, even surpassing him in application, Xu Xiaoshou had an epiphany:

"Either the Cold Palace Emperor is like me, a descendant of the Ancestral God..."

This is impossible!

The Five Domains Spiritual Cultivators, all are descendants of the Holy Ancestor.

Because the Holy Ancestor's path pioneered the present Way of Spiritual Cultivation, unlike the Heavenly Ancestor, its descendants are no longer unique.

"Or the Cold Palace Emperor has mastered more than half of the most primordial power of the Holy Ancestor..."

This is also impossible!

The most primordial power of the Holy Ancestor is divided into two parts, half in the Holy Palace, and half in the Holy Divine Palace.

If the half in the Holy Divine Palace is actually held by the five great aristocratic families of the Holy Emperor, it also needs to be distributed proportionally.

Even if the Cold Palace Emperor Realm gets the lion's share, it wouldn't reach "more than half."

"Then only one possibility remains, the Cold Palace Emperor possesses a massive amount of Holy Ancestral Divine Shedding!"

Only this explanation could account for why his Holy Ancestor power is so pure.

And to rely on the Divine Shedding to reach such quality and quantity of Holy Ancestor power indicates that the Cold Palace Emperor has a vast amount of Divine Shedding.

More than just a single finger.

Even ten fingers or a single hand wouldn't suffice.

"He at least possesses a complete hand of the Holy Ancestor, not an energy state Holy Ancestor's Hand, but a true Holy Ancestor's Hand!"

"He might even have half of or nearly all the Holy Ancestral Divine Shedding!"

This is slightly terrifying.

The strength of Divine Shedding lies in the fact that it doesn't matter if you're a descendant of the Ancestral God or not.

As long as you control the Divine Shedding, you can manipulate the power of the ancestral source through it.

Yue Gongli is the best example.

He uses the Six Marrow Corpse King to accommodate Holy Ancestor power, the Void Giant Master to wield Heavenly Ancestor power, and also cultivated the Cursed Yin Evil God Aspect, thus mastering the power of the evil god.

He appears like an idiot in the battle within the Divine Relics, but his foundation is terrifying, accommodating three great ancestral powers through circuitous means.

Those who think of him as an idiot should be the true idiots!

Moreover, Yue Gongli has the Yin attribute.

Ah Si, whom I've just met, also has the Yin attribute.

Earlier, the Cold Palace Emperor who used the Holy Ancestor's Hand also exudes a chilling vibe in all aspects outside of the ancestral source power, suggesting he too is of the Yin attribute.

From these Cold Palace Emperor Realm people, it seems most members of the Yue Clan must have the Yin attribute, and since Yue Gongli excels in corpse refinement, could the Cold Palace Emperor be even stronger?

If he possesses all the Holy Ancestral Divine Shedding...or even just a good portion, can he use the manipulation of the Yin attribute to transform himself into a Holy Ancestor in a disguised manner?

Which is stronger, the Holy Ancestor of the Shengshen Continent or the Cursed Yin in the Divine Relics?

"Things have gotten a bit out of hand..."

Elder Dao the Flamboyant pretending to be a Holy Ancestor is just an act.

When I pretend to be a Holy Ancestor, it's through Elder Dao's act from that time.

Recalling all of Dao Qiongcang's previous warnings, Xu Xiaoshou realized, the Cold Palace Emperor transforming into a Holy Ancestor might actually be true!

Xu Xiaoshou immediately diverted a part of his mind to take another look at Bazhun'an.

This guy was still sitting cross-legged, resting with eyes closed, as if to say, if the sky falls, this Eight-fingered Wastrel will bear it.

I am here.

Thinking of this phrase, Xu Xiaoshou felt somewhat comforted, as if backed by the secure presence of The Divine.

...

"Dao Qiongcang, you and I are now both grasshoppers tied on the same string, right?" Xu Xiaoshou decided to continue his reckless behavior, immediately sending a telepathic message to Elder Dao the Flamboyant, who was diving in the Southern Underworld.

"Get lost!"

Elder Dao the Flamboyant took the initiative to sever the Spirit Rhinoceros Technique, yet found that Xu Xiaoshou, like a persistent pest, could still transmit his voice.