Under Chu Nan's relentless Soul Devourer attacks, the Snake King's soul struggled desperately within the Sea of Consciousness, growing dimmer and dimmer.

At this moment, Lu Yao slowly stood up, and ultimately, her rationality triumphed over desire.

Walking slowly to Chu Nan's front, Lu Yao murmured, "What isn't meant to be mine won't be mine. Even if I get it, it will eventually backfire."

"In that case, I'd rather be his Guardian. As long as Chu Nan can reach the peak of the lower realms, I might really live another life!"

As her words fell, Lu Yao's gaze became completely firm, though Chu Nan was unaware of all this.

"Human, you..."

The Snake King's soul was completely devoured by Chu Nan, and his Sea of Consciousness immediately expanded to five hundred zhang, with even a golden radiance appearing on its surface.

The Spiritual Sense spread outward, extending a full kilometer in range.

Within a kilometer, centered around Chu Nan, nothing could escape his detection.

"The strength of my soul has already reached the middle of the Extraordinary tier!" Chu Nan slowly opened his eyes, a hint of excitement on his face.

The soul is divided into four stages: Mortal, Extraordinary, Saintly, and Saint!

Chu Nan felt that his soul might be stronger than that of many in the Cloud Sea Realm.

Having successfully broken through to the Divine Illumination Realm, Chu Nan felt a renewed strength filling his mind, an unprecedented sense of power.

His gaze fell on the Snake King's corpse below, and Chu Nan noticed there was still a lot of energy within it, so he muttered, "A Cloud Sea Realm demon beast shouldn't be wasted, let's absorb it all."

Even after the breakthrough, Chu Nan was not complacent and continued to operate the Desolate Profound Transformation to absorb the Snake King's bodily essence.

After breaking through to the Divine Illumination Realm, the Desolate Profound Transformation devoured with increased speed, and the Snake King's entire body began to wither at a speed visible to the naked eye.

While stabilizing his cultivation, Chu Nan also enhanced his power.

Until the Snake King's body was completely devoured by Chu Nan, he finally stopped and took a long breath.

"Divine Illumination Realm... triple layer!" Chu Nan's face showed a color of excitement.

Before entering Chaotic Corpse Ridge, he was a martial artist at the eighth layer of the Yang Wheel; now he had jumped to the third layer of the Divine Illumination Realm, even higher than Huo Lingjun from the Cyan Profound Secret Realm.

If he were to encounter Huo Lingjun now, Chu Nan was confident he could defeat her within ten moves.

Buzz—

The Dao Essence was released, and Sword Qi instantly filled the entire Chaotic Corpse Ridge.

"Go!" With a thought, Chu Nan commanded the Dao Yun Sword to transform into a crimson rainbow, slicing toward the distance.

Sizzle!

The Sword Qi pierced the heavens, and the earth was directly torn in half by this terrifying power, reducing many of the spirit corpses within Chaotic Corpse Ridge to ashes with a single strike.

"So strong!" Chu Nan exclaimed in awe, a look of surprise and joy on his face.

He hadn't expected his Dao Essence to be so powerful when released, to the extent that he could directly become a Spirit Martial artist.

However, Chu Nan also knew that Dao Essence was related to cultivation and should not be easily used until the very last step. Once the Dao Essence was damaged, it was not easy to recover.

Retracting the Dao Essence, Chu Nan thoroughly consolidated his cultivation and silently clenched his fist.

As someone in the triple layer of the Divine Illumination Realm, he could easily slay someone of the fourth layer, and if he used the Desolate Profound Transformation, even a sixth-layer martial artist would not be daunting!

The higher the martial artist's realm, the harder the cross-realm battle becomes. Chu Nan, with his triple layer Divine Illumination Realm, dared to fight against fifth-layer and slay sixth-layer opponents.

If this news were to spread, it would surely cause a huge stir.

"Thank you, senior, for being my Guardian." Chu Nan stood up and thanked Lu Yao.

There were many uncontrollable spirit corpses here, and without Lu Yao's guardianship, it would be very troublesome for him to deal with them alone.

Lu Yao nodded but seemed hesitant to speak, finally asking, "Chu Nan, your blood... it must be very special, right?"

His pupils trembled, and Chu Nan immediately became vigilant inside.

The Treasure Blood was his biggest secret, bar none!

The Desolate Profound Transformation was an inheritance hidden within the soul; if he didn't speak of it, no one could take it.

Kui Guang was a remnant soul attached to his body; as long as it didn't leave, it was safe.

The Treasure Blood alone remained!

With the ability to reshape the foundation of the Martial Vein and enhance the talent of a martial artist, it was his most valuable and easily snatched possession.

Once the news of his blood's ability spread, it would attract countless martial artists' scrutiny.

The small place of Qingshan County didn't understand, but after coming to Cyan Profound Mansion, Chu Nan deeply understood that the secret of the Treasure Blood couldn't be told to anyone but himself.

He didn't want to be captured and bled, which was the most painful memory of Chu Nan's life.

Taking a step back, Chu Nan looked at Lu Yao with a trace of killing intent in his eyes...

Seeing Chu Nan's expression, Lu Yao immediately knew he was aware of the peculiarity of his blood and lightly laughed, "You don't need to be wary of me. I'm already a dead person; what use would your blood be to me?"

Chu Nan's body slightly relaxed but did not lose vigilance entirely.

Lu Yao understood this and continued, "Chu Nan, you know the peculiarity of your blood, but you don't know just how peculiar it truly is."

"It's a bloodline that can drive the entire lower realm mad, far more frightening than you know."

"I just want to warn you, no matter who it is, even in front of your closest people, you cannot reveal the ability of your blood."

Lu Yao licked her lips, revealing a terrifying expression, "Your blood can stir the purest desire in people's hearts, a temptation even saints with no desires or requests cannot resist."

"If I hadn't already died, the current you would have been thoroughly consumed by me."

The joy of Chu Nan's recent breakthrough to the Divine Illumination Realm vanished completely. With Lu Yao's insight, she could say such things; he deeply realized how foolish he had been in handling the Treasure Blood in the past.

"In that case, I might as well be without this Treasure Blood."

Lu Yao, hearing this, chuckled lightly, "You needn't be troubled by it. From the outside, your blood doesn't exhibit its wonder. As long as you're not foolish enough to share your blood with others, you're fine."

"This blood will bring you endless benefits. Once you reach the Unity Realm, you will understand."

Chu Nan frowned. Believing that Lu Yao wouldn't covet his Treasure Blood, he asked, "Senior, what exactly is this Treasure Blood of mine? Could it be a special physique?"

"How can a special physique compare with your blood?" Lu Yao showed a disdainful expression towards special physiques, "When the Cang Tian Wu Ji Sword Sect was still around, there were many cultivation methods for special physiques."

"As long as you follow the method, although it's a bit difficult, theoretically anyone can cultivate a special physique."

Lu Yao then displayed a solemn expression, "Too much information would be useless to tell you, so let me just say this: for a martial artist like you, there can only be one in an era. You're truly unparalleled!"

"Unparalleled, I am unparalleled..." Chu Nan was taken aback, savoring the words carefully.

At this time, Lu Yao looked in the direction outside of Chaotic Corpse Ridge and said, "Once you leave Chaotic Corpse Ridge, you'll know what kind of upheaval your blood will cause."

"Due to the aura of Treasure Blood dispersed during your breakthrough, the Spirit Corpse Sect is facing its greatest crisis since its founding!"

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