Chapter 253: Hunting

Having just encountered a terrifying deity, Chen Xiao became even more cautious in the depths of this world of supernatural abilities. From within his Origin Spirit Fire, faint traces were released to conceal all his strength, while from his main divine entity, traces of chaotic divine power were emitted to hide his life signs.
“Amazing! He’s managed to hide himself perfectly?” An old man with white hair and beard stood not far behind Chen Xiao, staring at him in astonishment. “If it weren’t for my divine senses constantly monitoring him, I might have been deceived too… How formidable! Is he truly an abler of the Origin Realm?”
The old man’s divine senses had attached themselves to Chen Xiao, keeping a close watch on him, yet Chen Xiao himself was completely unaware. This old man was at the true level of a deity—far beyond an ordinary being. How powerful must his divine senses be?
Chen Xiao was currently only at the Origin Realm level. Although he possessed numerous extraordinary treasures, if a true deity observed him carefully, he would indeed be unable to detect the other party’s presence.
At that moment, Chen Xiao was hiding in the shadows, staring intently at a blood-red monstrous spirit about ten miles ahead of him. This spirit possessed the strength of an intermediate Void God.
In this world of supernatural abilities, near the core, monstrous spirits abounded, as if all beasts had been driven out of this realm. There were countless such spirits with Void God powers.
Chen Xiao had accidentally moved too quickly and thus wandered into a true deity’s territory.
The blood-red monstrous spirit before him took the form of an animal. It must have been a powerful spiritual beast in life, now transformed into a monstrous spirit after death. At that moment, its head was pressed against the ground, its body expanding and contracting as if absorbing the spiritual energy from beneath.
“An intermediate monstrous spirit…”
In Chen Xiao’s hand, the true form of Qi Tian Kuo slowly manifested. Yet, a layer of purple light enveloped its body—this was the world energy emanating from the purple shadow in the World Map. Protected by this world energy, the monstrous spirit failed to sense any danger approaching.
“Die!”
Suddenly, Chen Xiao lunged forward. Qi Tian Kuo in his hand turned into a streak of light and reached the intermediate Void God-level spirit almost simultaneously.
“Waaah!”
It was only then that the monstrous spirit realized the danger and let out a furious cry. But it was already too late. After just a few howls, its head was pierced by Qi Tian Kuo, and its entire body instantly went limp, motionless.
“An intermediate Void God, though not as powerful as those at the peak with their profound Void God laws, is still extremely formidable.”
Chen Xiao’s eyes lit up. With a wave of his hand, he sent the corpse of this intermediate Void God spirit into his main divine space. Immediately afterward, the blazing Origin Spirit Fire refined the Void God laws within it, enhancing his own strength.
In the outside world, this Origin Spirit Fire seemed like a taboo. Chen Xiao didn’t dare use it openly. If any deity saw him doing so and declared him an enemy of all gods, he would have nowhere to run.

“Guh…” Hidden behind Chen Xiao, the white-haired deity swallowed hard. “He’s a practitioner at the Origin Realm… and he effortlessly killed an intermediate Void God? Am I not dreaming?”
The white-haired elder’s jaw dropped slightly, his eyes filled with confusion.
Moreover, more importantly, he hadn’t even seen clearly where Chen Xiao had taken the corpse. He had managed to deceive the eyes of a deity.
A glint of fervor flashed in the white-haired deity’s eyes, but the next moment, he suddenly remembered the great immortal behind Chen Xiao. If he dared to target Chen Xiao, even a hundred of him wouldn’t be enough for the great immortal to kill.
Suddenly, he shuddered violently.
“Well, though this reward is tempting—indeed, it’s divine in nature—it still requires wisdom to appreciate it.”
“However, since Chen Xiao is valued by the great immortal and possesses terrifying magical artifacts, his potential for growth must be immense. If I were to support him while he’s still weak…”
A hint of a smile appeared in the white-haired elder’s eyes. But he didn’t reveal himself immediately, continuing to observe Chen Xiao from behind.
“Good. By absorbing the power of this intermediate Void God’s Origin Spirit Fire, its strength has increased slightly again…”
Chen Xiao sensed carefully. Although the Origin Spirit Fire in his dantian had increased by just a fraction, imperceptible to the naked eye, it was indeed a real increase. Chen Xiao understood the principle that small steps add up over time.
“If I could hunt down a deity and absorb its divine laws, the power of my Origin Spirit Fire might evolve even further, allowing it to devour even more advanced divine artifacts…”
A cold light flashed in Chen Xiao’s eyes.
The white-haired elder, who had been following Chen Xiao, trembled uncontrollably upon hearing his thoughts.
“Amazing. You can already kill Void Gods, which is already an extraordinary feat. And now you want to slay deities?”
The white-haired elder shook his head and licked his lips slightly. “But this kid is quite bold. No wonder he’s earned the great immortal’s favor.”
That great immortal—no one knew who he was. Even a deity like the white-haired elder referred to him as an elder, showing just how high his status must be.
“Hm? What is he doing? Does he want to die?”
Suddenly, the white-haired elder’s expression tightened slightly as he looked at Chen Xiao in disbelief.
Chen Xiao had rushed headfirst into a group of Void God monsters—a group of a hundred primary Void Gods led by an intermediate Void God. If these hundred monsters united, they could likely obliterate Chen Xiao with just one attack.
But right now, Chen Xiao’s body was hidden within a trail of nothingness. If it weren’t for the faint trace of consciousness the white-haired elder had left on Chen Xiao’s body, no one would have been able to detect him.
These blood-red monsters seemed to form a complete clan, with their own rules and hierarchy. And that blood-red monster was the clan’s ruler.
These monsters occupied a vast Origin Stone mine. No—beneath that mine, there seemed to be an even more powerful presence, along with some kind of spiritual fluctuation.

“Is there really the legendary Spirit Stone beneath this primordial stone vein?” Chen Xiao’s eyes lit up slightly. Qi Tian Jue reappeared in his hand. “A hundred fierce spirits at the Virtual God level are not easy to kill…” Chen Xiao’s body flashed suddenly, appearing right behind a low-level Virtual God-level fierce spirit. With one strike, he pierced through its head, and immediately, the power of the Main God Space was unleashed, drawing the corpse of this low-level Virtual God spirit into it. In the next moment, Chen Xiao vanished. It all happened in a fraction of a breath, without even drawing the attention of the other fierce spirits around. In the blink of an eye, a low-level fierce spirit was killed by Chen Xiao’s ambush. “Huh…” On the other side of the space, Chen Xiao reappeared, his face slightly pale. “The consumption of the Primordial Spirit Fire is really too high… Once is okay, but if it happens several times in a row, I’m afraid neither the Main God Entity nor the Heavenly Map will have time to replenish my strength before I’m drained dry.” Chen Xiao twisted his lips. Just now, he had directly mobilized the power of the Primordial Spirit Fire to enhance his own body. At that instant, his body almost turned into a true trajectory, and even the power of Qi Tian Jue he used increased significantly. Although Chen Xiao didn’t dare to manifest the Primordial Spirit Fire in physical form, using it to enhance his body was still no problem. However, the consumption of this Primordial Spirit Fire was terrifyingly high. Just that one attack almost depleted all the Main God power in his body. Chen Xiao closed his eyes and used his mental power to communicate with the Main God Entity, quickly drawing more Main God power from it to replenish himself. But in the next moment, his expression changed slightly. Just as the last drop of Main God power was used up and replenished, Chen Xiao faintly sensed that his soul’s integration with the Main God Entity had advanced by a small amount. Although it was just a tiny step, his control over the Main God Entity and his understanding of the laws also improved slightly. “So there are such benefits…” Chen Xiao took a deep breath. Completely exhausting the Main God power and then replenishing it could deepen the connection between his soul and the Main God Entity. But doing this was also extremely dangerous. If anything went wrong and he failed to leave before the Main God power was exhausted, it would be the end of him. He might be torn to pieces by those insane Virtual God fierce spirits right away. “Damn it, I’ll go all in—wealth comes from taking risks…” Once the Main God power was fully replenished, Chen Xiao’s body moved again, disappearing instantly. “Ehhhh… What on earth was that?” The white-haired old man appeared at the spot where Chen Xiao had been. By now, he was completely stunned. Among nearly a hundred Virtual God-level fierce spirits, ambushing one and killing it instantly? Even peers at the Virtual God level didn’t have such abilities. “Who… who is this freak?” The white-haired old man blinked. “And what exactly is that power in his body? It’s so terrifying… It turned his body into something I can’t even understand.”

The white-haired elder shook his head fiercely. “This must have been given to him by the Great Immortal senior, right? Hmm, the Great Immortal senior is truly unfathomable…” Unable to understand, the white-haired elder could only attribute everything to the Great Immortal. Chen Xiao’s body flashed five times in a row, with five Virtual Divine Fiends falling under the strike of his Qi Tian Jue. When the sixth fiend was slain, it finally caught the attention of that intermediate Virtual Divine Fiend. …