Chapter 294: Sudden Surge in Strength

The fragment of the Sky Map was taken out by Chen Xiao, and at that moment, a silver glow surged forth, instantly activating the silver shadow within that section of the map in his mind sea.
“Li Hen Tian!”
Suddenly, two streams of silver light burst from Chen Xiao’s eyes. The half-fragment of the Sky Map turned into a silver beam and entered his mind sea, instantly merging with the shadow of Li Hen Tian.
In an instant, a faint force from Li Hen Tian flowed into Chen Xiao’s body.
However, Chen Xiao had already cultivated Zai Zi Tian. Before he mastered it completely, he could not cultivate Li Hen Tian.
But Chen Xiao noticed that the power of Li Hen Tian was slowly being infused into Xue Hua Piao Ling, aiming to transform it into a celestial artifact like Tian Long Xing. Clearly, the attributes of Xue Hua Piao Ling matched well with the power of Li Hen Tian’s shadow. Yet, since Chen Xiao had not yet begun cultivating Li Hen Tian, he had not drawn in the true power of Li Hen Tian from the depths, so Xue Hua Piao Ling had not truly begun to transform—it only carried a trace of that energy.
Chen Xiao understood the power of celestial artifacts. With the strength of Tian Long Xing, he could easily move freely in this extremely chaotic spacetime, one that was so viscous it could even shatter a primordial divine artifact.
But Chen Xiao did not notice that the shadow attached to the Sky Map, upon emerging, turned into a dark figure and swiftly fled from this chaotic spacetime.
Yet, those mysterious giant eyes, though watching over this place, turned a blind eye to the escaped shadow, even seeming to intend to let it go.
At this point, Chen Xiao’s cultivation level was not enough to detect its existence.
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“Hmm… these things…”
Suddenly, Chen Xiao’s mind stirred. He found that several methods for using the primordial spiritual fire had inexplicably appeared in his mind. These methods had merged with his memories and become deeply ingrained. It seemed he could use them effortlessly, as if he had practiced them countless times.
Chen Xiao suddenly realized that the strange seals he had formed earlier were not under his own control, as if some unseen force had compelled him to use them.
Chen Xiao took a deep breath, slowly turned around, and bowed toward the void.
“Youth Chen Xiao, I thank this elder for your guidance.”
Chen Xiao now understood that there must be an extremely powerful being within this seal—one who shared the same origin as that sky map—and was secretly guiding him. Otherwise, he would not have been able to so easily retrieve the fragment of Li Hen Tian.
At that moment, among the three artifacts at the edge of his primordial spiritual fire, one celestial artifact had returned to its original state, floating quietly in the space of his dantian.
With a thought from Chen Xiao, Tian Long Xing transformed into a faint shadow and merged into his body. The next moment, Chen Xiao’s body turned into a light blue celestial dragon, racing toward the edge of space.

“With this Heavenly Artifact, Tianlong Xing, I now have the ability to hide my presence in front of the True Spirit Gods!”
Chen Xiao was extremely confident at this moment. It seemed that this Heavenly Artifact could independently draw upon the power of Zizaitian from the void and infuse it into itself.
When entering, Chen Xiao had to exert tremendous effort, but upon exiting, he barely needed a few breaths to break through the chaotic spacetime surrounding the spatial seal.
After emerging, Chen Xiao didn’t slack off. He immediately used the even more powerful power of Zizaitian Shadow to completely conceal his body.
“Hmm… As expected, there are two terrifying guys waiting for me outside…”
The moment Chen Xiao came out, he saw Hei Tong and Hong Lan. It was clearly these two who hadn’t tried to hide themselves deliberately; otherwise, Chen Xiao would never have noticed their presence.
“These two terrifying guys are clearly at the same level as Hong Shang before. I can’t waste my Divine Master Shadow on such insects.”
Chen Xiao knew well that Divine Master Shadows were extremely precious—using one meant losing one. They were his last resort for survival and couldn’t even be used to intimidate other Divine Kings in the future.
Even if Chen Xiao managed to subdue these two True Spirit Gods, due to the rules of the Main God’s space, even if he brought them into it, they would be instantly transferred to a higher-dimensional space, making it impossible for him to summon them back.
“Never mind. The level of Divine Kings is still beyond my reach right now. I’ll just go and subdue some ordinary insects that I can use first.”
Although tempted, Chen Xiao wasn’t foolish enough to go after two True Spirit God-level insects—there was no need.
Under the cover of Tianlong Xing, Chen Xiao’s body instantly headed toward a massive insect nest.
The insect nest in front of him was neither too large nor too small—about the size of Earth. The dominant creature there was likely an insect at the level of a Blood-colored Primordial Spirit God.
Now that Chen Xiao had reached the Divine realm, his strength was more than ten times greater than before. Facing such a Blood-colored insect, he didn’t need to go through much trouble to deal with it.
The location Chen Xiao chose was extremely far from where those two True Spirit God-level insects were. Even if they sensed what was happening here and rushed over, Chen Xiao would have enough time to escape.
With Tianlong Xing, Chen Xiao could move like a ghost—his arrival went unnoticed by any of the insects.
“True Water Realm, open!”
In an instant, Chen Xiao’s True Water Realm silently expanded, enveloping the entire insect nest.
By now, the True Water Realm had incorporated the power of Zizaitian Shadow, becoming completely invisible, as if it had penetrated into another space.
“Shock!”
With a light shout from Chen Xiao, the void of the True Water Realm trembled violently. Instantly, the Earth-sized insect nest shook violently, and all the ordinary insects inside were stunned unconscious.
“Recover!”

Chen Xiao waved his hand again, and all those insects were drawn into the Main God’s Space by him. Only a few golden god-tier insects and one blood-colored Primordial Spirit god-tier insect remained, staring blankly at the void, unsure of what had happened.

Chen Xiao’s body moved, transforming him into a formless dragon as he slowly approached one of the golden insects. With a wave of his hand, a terrifying surge of pure force erupted from his palm, knocking out the golden insect with a single strike.

Chen Xiao’s body moved like an invisible demon through the massive insect nest. In just a short while, seven golden insects were sent into the Main God’s Space. All that was left was the blood-colored insect.

“Hmm, there aren’t any white worms here?”

Chen Xiao reached the center of the insect nest. To his surprise, it was completely empty—there were no worms at all, only one blood-colored insect floating in the void like the moon.

But now, this insect had become alert. Its hundreds of blood-colored appendages kept rotating as it scanned all directions. Yet, Chen Xiao’s figure was no longer detectable by it.

“81 times the strength—Furious Sky Fist!”

Chen Xiao’s body suddenly appeared above the blood-colored insect. A deafening roar erupted, filled with boundless rage. The Furious Sky Fist struck the top of the insect’s head.

Thud!

It was as if a hammer had struck a rotten watermelon. This blood-colored insect, huge as the moon with extremely strong defenses, was shattered into pieces by Chen Xiao’s single punch. Without any sign of life, even its soul and elemental forces were destroyed, leaving it completely dead.

“This…” Chen Xiao stared in disbelief at his own hands. “With 81 times the strength unleashed, it can be so powerful?”

“Hmm, it seems I won’t need 81 times the strength to deal with these blood-colored insects anymore…”

A glint flashed in Chen Xiao’s eyes. He was well aware of how terrifying this insect’s defenses were. Previously, he had to use the Black Pearl and 81 times the strength, striking dozens of times to knock it out. But now, a single punch from him was enough to kill it.

“It seems my strength has improved significantly… Damn it, those two guys noticed what’s happening here so quickly…”

Chen Xiao’s mind shifted, and immediately, the power of the Main God’s Space surged, engulfing the entire insect nest.

Then, Chen Xiao’s body flashed, and the Sky Dragon Movement activated instantly. He vanished once again into the void, out of sight.

……

“What’s going on?” Hei Tong frowned as he looked at the space insect nest that had disappeared out of nowhere.

“True Spirit Divine Domain!” Hong Lan hesitated not for a moment. The True Spirit Divine Domain instantly covered an area of millions of miles.

“Oh no!”

Chen Xiao was shocked. Although he could avoid the True Spirit God’s mental scans, under the True Spirit Divine Domain, he still had to reveal his form.

“Track Force!”

Suddenly, two beams of light burst from Chen Xiao’s eyes, and his body once again seemed on the verge of transforming into a trajectory. Just earlier, Chen Xiao had been able to successfully transform into a trajectory solely thanks to some unseen help. Right now, he didn’t yet possess such strength. However, the power of that trajectory was sufficient—Chen Xiao’s body vanished instantly, merging with Tian Long Xing as he escaped from this divine realm. “The power of the insect nest!” In the next moment, Chen Xiao mobilized the remaining trace of insect nest power within his body and headed toward the edge of this space, aiming to return to the surface of the black hole. “Where do you think you’re going?” His eyes, dark as pitch, seemed to be some kind of innate ability—he was able to see through Chen Xiao beneath Tian Long Xing and chased after him.