章節 578: Chapter 577: Forcefully Devouring the Ancestral Symbol

"The Devouring Ancestral Symbol!"

Ying Huanhuan became somewhat excited when she saw the mysterious symbol. Qing Tan, on the other hand, looked at it with curiosity. Before coming here, her senior sister had explained to her what the Devouring Ancestral Symbol was, but she still didn't have a clear concept of it.

Xiao Ming took a few steps forward and slowly extended his right hand. At the moment of contact, the previously motionless black ball of light finally showed signs of activity. A faint black light began to emanate from it.

At this moment, the numerous black threads within the black ball of light began to wriggle. Then, they rapidly shot out and condensed on the surface of the ball of light. In the blink of an eye, they formed an illusory figure the size of a human head.

"Without receiving approval, you have no destiny with the symbol!"

A hollow and ancient voice suddenly emanated from the illusory figure's mouth. Then, it extended its finger and lightly pointed it towards Xiao Ming.

Bang, bang!

As this finger was pointed, a profound power surged from its fingertip. Instantly, the surrounding space seemed to turn into a lifeless gray, as if the robust Yuan Power within it had been drained of its vitality.

"The power of death! This illusory figure actually possesses the strength of the Profound Death Stage!"

Ying Huanhuan exclaimed in shock upon seeing the illusory figure's attack. Even in the Dao Sect, someone at the Profound Death Stage could become a high-ranking elder with real authority. Yet, this was merely an illusory figure. Just how strong had this person been in life!

Qing Tan tightly clenched her small hand. After the teachings over the past two days, she had gained some understanding of the cultivation stages. The Profound Death Stage was a level of power she had never dared to imagine before. Could her Master cope with such an opponent?

However, when facing the attack from the illusory figure, Xiao Ming merely raised his eyes slightly. Then, a gleam of light formed in his eyes and shot towards the fingertip of the illusory figure.

Hiss!

The light from his eyes seemed to possess strong adhesive properties. It spread from the fingertip to cover its entire body at an astonishing speed. Eventually, the illusory figure turned into faint light particles, scattering with the wind and vanishing without a trace, leaving a somewhat beautiful scene in its wake.

'Is it over just like that?'

Ying Huanhuan couldn't quite catch up with what had just happened. Her gaze was somewhat dazed.

She wasn't as worried as Qing Tan about Xiao Ming. After all, the Master her father had found for her had to be as strong as him, right?

Dealing with a Profound Death Stage opponent should be a breeze for him. However, wasn't the process a bit too simple?

Shouldn't it have been more like a grand battle where her Master waved his hand in a grand manner, causing the Yuan Power between heaven and earth to erupt, the sky to crumble, and the earth to split, followed by him slapping this illusory figure to death with a few palm strikes?

One look and the opponent died. Wasn't that a little too fast?

Although she was somewhat surprised, Ying Huanhuan understood one thing - her Master was even stronger than she had imagined!

"Master is so amazing!" Qing Tan's reaction was much simpler. She looked at Xiao Ming with eyes filled with admiration after seeing him easily deal with the illusory figure.

"This is a soul secret technique I created back then called 'Soul Gaze.' I've improved it several times, and it's quite powerful. If you like it, I'll teach it to you next time," Xiao Ming said with a smile. This technique had high requirements for the soul, but he had plenty of ways to enhance their Spiritual Strength.

"Yay! Yes, please!" When they heard that Xiao Ming would teach them this technique, both Qing Tan and Ying Huanhuan nodded eagerly.

After Xiao Ming dealt with the illusory figure, the black ball of light gradually began to dissolve layer by layer. As each layer of the black ball of light disintegrated, the ancient symbol that was hidden deep inside, resembling a black hole, was completely exposed in front of their eyes.

This ancient symbol hovered silently in front of Xiao Ming. It was not large, only the size of a human skull. Furthermore, this symbol did not have a fixed trajectory, but only wavered from time to time.

Regardless of how the symbol wavered, its body slowly swirled like a black hole, while traces of a dominating suction force that could absorb the heavens continuously flowed out, causing the entire space to tremble.

It was a black hole, a black hole created by a Heavenly Symbol!

'Tsk tsk, so this is the legendary Devouring Ancestral Symbol? It's truly extremely magical! Moreover, it shares some similarities with the Nihility Devouring Flame's characteristics.'

Xiao Ming turned back to continue examining the Devouring Ancestral Symbol with a curious gaze.

"Master, what should we do next? Should we take it with us?" Ying Huanhuan stepped forward to ask.

"Take it with us? Nope," Xiao Ming shook his head.

Gaining the recognition of an Ancestral Symbol wasn't just a matter of strength. It also required a heart dedicated to protecting the world. He wasn't sure if he could gain the recognition of the Ancestral Symbol.

What was the point of taking it if it was so problematic? One might say.

Because it didn't matter to him. He didn't need the recognition of the symbol. Directly controlling it was the way to go!

With that thought, Xiao Ming flipped his palm, and a glimmer of spiritual light appeared in his hand. As soon as the light emerged, it emitted a terrifying wave, causing numerous fine cracks to appear in the surrounding space.

With a thought, the "Spirit" streaked towards the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.

Hiss!

Sensing the approaching "Spirit," the originally silent Devouring Ancestral Symbol actually began to slowly swirl. Meanwhile, its body began to grow rapidly. In the blink of an eye, the ancient symbol directly transformed into a black hole!

That black hole was not large, yet it was terrifying beyond words. Even when light was shone within, it instantly disappeared, just like it was being directly swallowed. That object was completely out of this world and it could devour anything...

Wu wu!

The devouring power emerging from within that black hole wasn't overly intense, but the Yuan Power within dozens of miles around it immediately became turbulent. Numerous energies rushed towards it frantically. The explorers in the vicinity mistook it for the emergence of a treasure and swarmed towards the center in ecstasy.

However, the "Spirit" remained unaffected, and its body suddenly enlarged, directly swallowing the Devouring Ancestral Symbol!

Buzz, buzz!

After swallowing the Ancestral Symbol, symbols would occasionally flash within the "Spirit," and astonishing energy fluctuations would spread out in all directions. The black altar of unknown material also began to crack. The huge black pillar at the center of the symbol array collapsed immediately, creating ripples that became thicker and more concentrated as time passed. Eventually, these ripples formed a black swirl.

Ignoring the appearance of the swirl, Xiao Ming opened his mouth, and the "Spirit" emitting terrifying waves turned into a ray of light and went straight into his mouth.

Boom, boom, boom!

Immediately, his entire body erupted with a powerful devouring force. Under the influence of this power, numerous gigantic black holes suddenly appeared. The altar quickly crumbled when it came into contact with those black holes. In the end, it was directly devoured by the black holes, and after the altar was devoured, the devouring force did not diminish, but instead spread out, immediately turning the area into a swamp-like place.

However, no disturbance could affect anything within a ten-meter radius of Xiao Ming. After a few breaths, he opened his eyes under the concerned gazes of Ying Huanhuan and Qing Tan.

"Master, how are you?" Ying Huanhuan asked anxiously.

"It's okay, I'm fine."

Xiao Ming smiled faintly. During their conversation, an ancient symbol slowly appeared. On the symbol, there was a faint, blurry figure. Surprisingly, the figure bore some resemblance to Xiao Ming himself.

This was the Symbol Spirit. Only after successful refinement would the Ancestral Symbol Spirit take the appearance of its owner.