Chapter 349: Xiao Hei’s Future

The speed of Tai Wu’s Star Emperor Compass was slightly faster than that of the Master of the Netherworld, making it easy to chase after him.

During the pursuit, Su Che silently monitored the changes within Xiao Hei in his dantian and soon discovered that its internal energy had indeed decreased—less than one-tenth of it had been used in the previous battle.

“As expected!”

Su Che had long guessed that no matter what kind of energy it was, it couldn’t appear out of nowhere. Consequently, when using its power, internal energy would inevitably be consumed, which was entirely normal.

But the key issue was that Xiao Hei’s internal energy was extremely special. Once depleted, how could it be replenished?

After all, this energy was formed by the fusion of the True Blood of the Witch God, the Clear Flow of Black Stones, and Lao Hei’s own energy. Among these, the Clear Flow of Black Stones seemed inexhaustible, and Lao Hei’s energy could also be regenerated continuously. Only the True Blood of the Witch God was difficult to obtain again.

So, how could this peculiar energy, seemingly akin to chaos energy, be cultivated?

Until a suitable method was found, Xiao Hei’s immense power, capable of creating worlds, would undoubtedly be used less and less often. For now, it could only be unleashed at the most critical moments.

Lao Hei offered a suggestion: “If all else fails, after returning to Qi Yuan Star, use the Mi Xian Order Flag to find the Mi Xian Realm and enter once more. Find that idiotic guardian and ask for a few more drops of the True Blood of the Witch God. Give me one drop to try fusing with. If I can fuse one drop, I might be able to become a fusion of the four major races—humans, demons, and witches—and my internal energy will naturally transform into the chaos energy we speak of. Then, I’ll train frantically every day to provide you with an endless supply of chaos energy.”

“That method you mentioned could indeed be tried,” Su Che thought to himself. “There must still be many ancient treasures in the Mi Xian Realm. If I can enter again, I’ll surely gain a lot.”

If Su Che had previously had some doubts about the Mi Xian Realm, now that he had fully sided with the Witch Clan, he no longer needed to hesitate. With his status as the master holding the order flag, entering the Mi Xian Realm was no longer something to fear…

At this moment, Tai Wu, controlling the Star Emperor Compass, was almost upon the Master of the Netherworld. There was still about a thousand zhang left, and they had already entered the range of attack from the Bell of Heavenly Sounds.

Bang!

The bell rang loudly, but not with the same forceful impact as before, for such force would only push the Master of the Netherworld further away. Thus, Tianyin’s strike carried the effect of a paralyzing technique, capable of directly affecting the Master’s spiritual essence.

It was precisely this type of bell sound that had once dealt a severe blow to Yan Lin’s spiritual essence, allowing Su Che to succeed in stunning Yan Lin on the spot and capturing him.

Although the Master of the Netherworld was at the later stage of the Yuan Ying phase, his mental state was shaken due to his domain, “Netherworld Purgatory,” being destroyed. His spiritual essence became unstable. Though Tianyin’s strike did not worsen his injuries, it caused him to pause and significantly slow down.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh…

The Star Emperor Compass, however, accelerated, quickly closing the distance to within 300 zhang. Tianyin thought that at this range, Su Che should summon that black giant to deliver another powerful attack on the Master of the Netherworld. But instead, she saw Su Che suddenly throwing punches, delivering over a dozen “Destruction Fist” strikes.

At this point, Su Che’s Destruction Fist strikes were barely sufficient to seriously injure someone at the early Yuan Ying stage, let alone harm the Master of the Netherworld. The explosive force of the strikes actually pushed the already slowed-down Master to speed up again. Those punches clearly served more as an insult.

“Why not summon that black giant again?” Tianyin wondered and immediately sent a message to ask.

“That black giant was created using the true blood of the Witch God,” Su Che explained simply. “Its energy is limited and cannot be used recklessly.”

Su Che and Lao He had named the black giant “Xiao Hei.” Su Che believed it was unlikely to capture the Master of the Netherworld alive. If they were to use up all of Xiao Hei’s energy just to kill him, it would be extremely unwise.

Until a suitable way to train Xiao Hei was found, the existing energy should be reserved for the most critical moments. There was no need to waste it in a situation where they already held the upper hand.

“That black giant was created using the true blood of the Witch God?”

Tianyin was undoubtedly shocked, as she could see that the power contained within that black giant was even more advanced than the primal force of the Witch Clan. It seemed to be…

Tianyin realized something but said nothing further and asked no more questions. Such an important matter must be Su Che’s personal secret. If he didn’t want to share it, others shouldn’t press him.

Bang!

The bell rang again, causing the Master of the Netherworld to slow down sharply. The Star Emperor Compass chased up and, with another series of “Destruction Fist” strikes, pushed him forward…

Meanwhile, Su Che and Tian Yin were still chatting.
Tian Yin asked, “So, if you want to summon that black giant multiple times, you need more True Blood of the Witch God, right?”
“Yes,” Su Che thought Tian Yin was the reincarnation of a great witch. With her rich experiences from past lives, she might be able to come up with better ways to help him solve Xiao Hei’s cultivation problems.
“I see…” Tian Yin nodded slowly, deep in thought, of course trying to find a solution.
Dang!
Every time the bell rang, the Master of the Netherworld would uncontrollably pause for a moment before being beaten violently by Su Che from behind dozens of times. Though he wouldn’t get hurt, the humiliation was truly unbearable and filled him with rage.
Several times, the Master of the Netherworld nearly lost control and wanted to turn around to fight back, but the thought of that “world-creating” black giant would cool him down instantly.
That black giant clearly had the ability to kill late-stage Yuan Ying cultivators, which made the Master of the Netherworld fear it greatly. After all, survival was the most important thing, so he could only endure this humiliation in silence.
In fact, Su Che wasn’t necessarily determined to torment him this way. It was only because the other man had tried to flee in the direction of Mu Lan Star. Since it was on the way, why not?
If he had fled in a different direction, Su Che wouldn’t have bothered to chase after him.
But the Master of the Netherworld wasn’t Su Che’s puppet—he had no way of knowing Su Che’s thoughts. He mistakenly thought Su Che was persistent and unrelenting, believing that things wouldn’t be settled until Mu Lan Star was reached…
Dang, dang, dang…
The bell rang a few more times before Tian Yin said, “If you need more True Blood of the Witch God, you’ll have to go to the Immortal Realm again.”
Su Che nodded silently, thinking that Old Hei had indeed guessed right—there was indeed more True Blood of the Witch God in the Immortal Realm.
“However, constantly borrowing others’ true blood isn’t a long-term solution,” Tian Yin added. “You must create your own cultivation method to teach that black monster infant to cultivate on its own. For example, having it absorb some external energy and transform or assimilate it into its own unique energy.”
“Yes,” Su Che nodded in agreement.
In fact, the true energy cultivated by human cultivators was also a form of energy transformation—absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the body and, using a certain cultivation method, transforming it into the true energy most suitable for oneself.
If Xiao Hei could learn to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, or even directly absorb the spiritual liquid from underground veins and transform or assimilate it into Chaos Energy, that would be the fundamental solution.

Of course, if Lao Hei could merge with the True Blood of the Witch God and become a Chaos Demon God specialized in creating Chaos Energy, it would also be a pretty good option.
In the Immortal Prison, Lao Hei’s appetite grew even larger, and he immediately exclaimed, “Since this Chaos Energy is so advanced, let’s just practice together—Xiao Hei and Lao Hei alike! Haha, wouldn’t double the effect be even better?”
“If that’s possible, it would be ideal,” Su Che thought to himself.
While there was light conversation here, a thousand zhang ahead, the supreme leader of the Netherworld Sect was fleeing desperately, in a very pitiful state.
By now, the leader of the Netherworld Sect had come to terms with it: “Let’s consider this as a trial. After ascending to the Yuan Ying stage, I’ve never experienced humiliation again. After going through this ordeal today, my mindset will surely improve…”
In such adversity, he could only comfort himself like this.
With one chasing and the other fleeing, they flew on. Eventually, Su Che stopped wasting the energy stored in the Sumeru Divine Seal and simply had Tai Wu closely follow the leader of the Netherworld Sect. Only once every fifteen minutes would Tian Yin ring the bell to keep putting pressure on him.
They flew like this for four full days. Su Che grew bored and thought to himself, Why is this leader of the Netherworld Sect so stubborn? If you just took a detour, we wouldn’t be chasing you anymore. Why do you insist on flying straight ahead like a mule…?
Unbeknownst to him, the leader of the Netherworld Sect mistakenly believed that if they didn’t fly back to Mu Lan Star, those three people would keep following them without stopping…
In total, eight days had passed since leaving Witch Yellow Star. The desolate planet chosen by Su Che and Tian Yin was right in front of them.
Su Che told Tai Wu to slow down and stop chasing.
The leader of the Netherworld Sect finally breathed a sigh of relief: They had given up. Those four days had felt like four hundred years—utterly unbearable, probably the most painful experience of his life.
And this was all caused by two freaks in the Golden Dan stage, a man and a woman…
Twenty minutes later, Su Che and his two companions landed on that desolate planet. The planet’s surface was covered with huge craters; there was no atmosphere at all, leaving everything exposed to solar rays and stardust—making it completely uninhabitable for life.
Next, Tai Wu was taken back to the Immortal Prison, while Su Che and Tian Yin delved deep into the earth, dug out a sufficiently large cave, and took out the portal.
Whoa!
More than 500 top-grade spirit stones were scattered and embedded on the portal altar. Now, with his vast wealth, Su Che spent over 500 top-grade spirit stones as easily as he had spent lower-grade ones before, without any hesitation.

Within the Immortal Prison, there are spirit stone veins piled up like several mountains, which have not yet been thoroughly mined. They must contain a vast amount of high-quality spirit stones, and even quite a number of top-grade ones.
Huh!
The teleportation portal was activated—finally, it was time to go home.
Su Che and Tian Yin stepped into the portal together once more. In just over a dozen breaths, they would traverse trillions of miles to return to Qi Yuan Star. This portal would remain here; who knows, it might be useful in the future.
After an eight-month journey through the stars, Su Che returned to the cultivation world of Qi Yuan Star, carrying immense wealth with him.