Summary 10

{I didn't have read all the novel, having reached only over the virtual tournament while Wulin is at the Blood God Army, so I don't know what happens later. The next will be about what I thought.}

Not much time later, the Federation starts his virtual tournament and Xueqin decides to participate. Showing his strength towards the world in an undoubtedly way will make his achievements undeniable, promoting his position to a spiriter candidate.

Xueqin only participates in the battle armor part, not participating in the mecha tournament where Weilan is participating.

Xueqin easily wins every round over the tournament and the Qiangu family seems a little angry to him. Between the tournament's matches, Xueqin is assigned a special mission directly from the Spirit Pagoda's master. The mission is to investigate the Star Duo Forest as there had been strange movements over it, with sudden migrations of the spirit beasts, to even the point of attacking their borders. He needs to discover the cause and if he is able to stop it.

He is given some team to go with him, but none of them is even a titled douluo, the maximum being spirit sages like him. Xueqin knows that trying to enter Star Duo Forest with such a weak team is close to suicide in normal times, even worst now that the forest is unstable. However, he decides to go as he is mostly forced. He is confident that he would be able to fight against 100.000 years old beasts, the only problem will be meeting one of the great beasts over 200.000 years. If he completes the mission, he will gain a high position, no longer so affected by the Qiangu's family.

Wuhua discovers the mission and forces herself to also participate, not wanting to leave Xueqin to go alone. She is now at rank 66 and her spirit in a forest like Star Duo will be incredibly strong. Xueqin tries to convince her to not go, but he resigns in the end, both of them with the spirit pagoda's team going to the forest.

Over the forest, they will effectively discover that there's something wrong with it as it had become too calm, without any notice being able to listen.

They advance over the forest without finding even a spirit beast when they listen a strong growl that shook all the forest. This not only shock them, but the growl is also followed by a stampede of spirit beasts that are trying to run for their life, incredibly frightened by it.

The stampede goes directly towards Xueqin's group that had no other option than defend themselves. While they aren't the target of the spirit beasts, with the sheer number of them, they couldn't avoid being separated.

Xueqin decides to keep himself near Wuhua, protecting her while he is supported by her, but suddenly some roots surge from the ground and crawl all over Wuhua capturing her and dragging her away. She is unable to release herself and cry for help.

Xueqin is unable to react in time due to the beasts of the stampede, but seeing Wuhua being taken away, he charges over her without much caring from his surroundings, causing to receive some injuries from the spirit beasts.

Finally, the stampede seems to stop and Xueqin can directly go for Wuhua without interruptions. However, just as he was about to reach the dragged Wuhua, an incredibly strong pressure fell over him, completely stopping his movements.

Xueqin will see in despair how Wuhua is dragged away while the culprit of the pressure is approaching him, completely ignoring anything else.

In front of Xueqin appears the cause of the stampede and the strange movements over the Star Duo Forest, one of the three Spirit Lords, the Thousand Catties Ant, Yi Ma. That somehow, he had been released from his seal.

Yi Ma is surrounded by a dark aura that seems to absorb every energy around him, the forest dying with every of his step.

Xueqin knew what dangerous situation is he in but even in his death situation, his main concern is to rescue Wuhua. Without an ounce of doubt, he unleashes his Seraphim spirit, manifesting the Holy Halo that offset Yi Ma's pressure, making him able to move again.

Xueqin can feel that he is Yi Ma's objective and instinctively knows that there's no way to escape, so he charges again him, using all his power and unleashing his Seraphim Spirit Avatar, as with his three spirit souls, the Seraphim also had gained 7 spirit rings, 3 gray (Myriad Colored Material), 2 golden (Holy Metal) and 2 orange (Beautiful Silk Tulip).

As Yi Ma slowly walk towards him, Xueqin will unleash his strongest attacks, but they are unable to damage Yi Ma, even the Asura Slash is not close to even cross over his dark aura as it is absorbed by it. Even his own soul power is being absorbed by the approaching Yi Ma.

He is forced to kneel over the ground and blames his own weakness, Yi Ma is too strong and he has no way to defend against him. However, thinking about his friends, Yehui, Na'er and Wuhua who needs to be saved, renews his courage. Xueqin breakthrough to the All Sword Realm, fusing it with his Angel Truth and stopping Yi Ma's aura to influence him.

However, he knows that is not enough so he unleashes his 7th sword skill, chaos surging from it and affecting his Truth and All Sword, causing Yi Ma to stumble for an instant.

He feels his body being destroyed by the chaos energy but he advances towards Yi Ma, unleashing his own Asura Slash with all his power.

After the clash of energies, Xueqin's attack is stopped by Yi Ma's hand. It was able to cut over Yi Ma's aura and even injure him a little, a gash over his palm, but it was unable to go over.

Xueqin has no strength to continue and wait for Yi Ma to kill him, however, Yi Ma smiles at him and says "You are the one". Yi Ma starts shining.

At this time, Xueqin is able to feel Yi Ma's memories and pain. He never had tried to kill and destroy, it's his own nature. Yi Ma was formed by the residual energy left by Mayi when she was attacking the Star Duo Forest. Yi Ma was the energy that couldn't be absorbed and over 10.000 years he acquired Mayi's power characteristic and finally formed himself, becoming the ant that he was today.

He had a power comparable to Mayi, a power only gods were able to content, but it was more of a curse to him. He was unable to control it and the power unconsciously devoured anything around him, expanding it influence unconsciously. Even if he tried to not move to not continue devoured, he would enter a berserker state and the damage would be far greater, so he tried to control his movements, trying to keep his damage in check, but he was slowly eating the world.

10.000 years ago, lastly, he was faced with someone able to resist his power, Wu Jian. Yi Ma improled him to be killed, but sensing his pain and his goodwill, never wanting that destruction, Jian was against it. Jian sealed Yi Ma within eternal ice, stating that he was unable to save him, but once someone able to do it appears, his seal will break.

Jian left Yi Ma as the ice was growing all over Yi Ma, praying for his future well being.

The ice seal was finally broken after 10.000 years, the day that Xueqin entered the dome, he was sealed in. Yi Ma was freed and he knew it, he needed to find Xueqin as he would be the one able to stop his power.

After receiving the memories, Yi Ma's body is absorbed by Xueqin's sword. Yi Ma becomes Xueqin's spirit soul and somehow Xueqin's sword is able to completely absorb his power, all Yi Ma's influence disappearing from the forest.

Xueqin feels a boost of soul power and he breaks through rank 80, a golden dark spirit manifesting over his sword spirit. However, he doesn't have time to stabilize his cultivation as he rushed over the direction where Wuhua was dragged.

However, he finds himself quickly surrounded by multiple spirit beasts. They had sensed Yi Ma's disappearance and came to find the source. They are no longer running for their life, Xueqin clearly becoming their target.

Not wanting to waste time, Xueqin used his new 8th skill, Gluttony Katana. His sword becoming a black katana and acquiring the Gluttony Intent and properties, capable of devouring everything and making it his own energy.

When he was about to slaughter his way, a human figure appears, this one being one of the great beasts, the Myriad Demon King who is capable of controlling every plant. Every surrounding plant started targeting Xueqin.

Knowing that he was unable to directly go against all of them, he was about to unleash Yi Ma. Having become a spirit soul had weakened him a great deal, but he would be able to put up a fight.

However, just he was about to act, the Myriad Demon King seems to receive a message. He clicks his tongue and commands everyone to retreat, leaving Xueqin alone.

Xueqin is curious about the motive, but he quickly put it aside and go searching for Wuhua. Luckily, it didn't take much for him to find Wuhua who is resting under the shadow of a tree, seemingly calmly sleeping.

Xueqin wakes her up and finds that there's nothing wrong with her. Wuhua tells that she doesn't remember what happened. However, she had broken through rank 70 becoming a spirit sage and her eyes had become pure red, shining like red rubies.

Having find her and completed the mission, Xueqin and Wuhua quickly decide to left the forest. Over their way out, they found their group, only some little injuries over them. Also, over the trip back, Wuhua becomes a little colder, keeping her distance with Xueqin and stealthy looking to him, avoiding directly looking at his eyes.