The towering Star Building pierced the clouds, standing tall and magnificent.

Around it, multiple altars cradled it like stars encircling the moon.

The dark and murky sky had points of starlight piercing through, with red and purple glimmers and fluorescent lights flickering, softly illuminating the building.

This was a place akin to a vast sea of stars, the inner court Demon Realm of the Dragon God Sacred Land, a treasure land of the Demon Clan on par with the Five Great Human Tribe Academies.

One day, a mysterious Master arrived here with the Demon Court Order in hand, summoning the Saints.

"Is war about to begin again?" Amid the piercing cold rain, a youth clad in Daoist robes stood valiantly; he was none other than the Cold Rain Great Saint.

"The great era, it seems it has truly begun now. Those who have trodden the Nine Heavens Ancient Path, I’m afraid they might have emerged too soon," sighed Purple Fate from within a swirl of purple clouds. He was the inner court Elder who favored Li Jianqiu, a seventh-tier big shot.

The will of Heaven is unpredictable and cannot be determined. Who would have thought that the ultimate winner would be such a young lad from a humble background? No, he still has a great calamity to overcome... Many Demon Saints mused, admiring the achievements Hong Yuan had made with his Demonic Body.

Under the compulsory summons of the Demon Palace Order, not only did the Dragon God Sacred Land show signs of activity, but the other three great Demon Clan Sacred Lands also dispatched their most elite Demon Saints.

They were all prepared to support Hong Yuan’s Demonic Body, helping him complete the final stage of his transformation into the Fortune True Dragon.

The battle for the Ten Thousand Domains would be divided into four major parts, one significant reason being the existence of the four great Sacred Lands of the Demon Clan.

And the process of Hong Yuan becoming the hegemon of the four regions was also about proving his worth to the four great Sacred Lands and conquering them.

「Three months later.」

In the White Tiger Heavenly Scenic Tower Demon Realm, within the White Tiger Saint Palace.

Hong Yuan’s eyes sparkled as he stared at the Purple-Gold Furnace, brimming with anticipation.

Holy Artifacts possess spirits, let alone a Holy Artifact like the Black Gold Spear, which knew how to conceal its divine presence.

According to Hong Yuan’s estimation, even if the Black Gold Spear had not reached the Earth-tier Holy Artifact level, it probably wasn’t far off.

A sixth-tier Saint corresponds to Human-tier Divine Powers and Human-tier Holy Artifacts.

And Earth-tier Holy Artifacts already belonged to the seventh-tier Saint realm!

Faced with such a powerful Holy Artifact, if the Purple-Gold Furnace hadn’t possessed Food Tao Marks, it might have taken hundreds, even thousands of years to refine the Black Gold Spear.

BOOM! BOOM BOOM!

A roar erupted, and violent air currents surged from the center of the area, buffeting Hong Yuan’s Clear White Robes Armor and even whipping his white hair about.

Seeing the sudden change in the scene, Hong Yuan’s red pupils shone even brighter.

It’s working, almost done!

Hong Yuan was full of anticipation.

As expected, in the next moment, the incomplete Fortune True Dragon above his head let out another draconic roar, bursting with purple-gold radiance.

After that, the Purple-Gold Furnace roared, gushing out newly extracted Food Tao Marks.

Hong Yuan channeled his demonic physique and hurriedly absorbed the Food Tao Marks into his body.

In that instant, he felt his body surge with overwhelming strength, as if every move he made could shatter the void and allow him to leave this White Tiger Heavenly Scenic Tower Demon Realm.

Ten thousand Food Tao Marks...

Twenty thousand Food Tao Marks...

Thirty thousand Food Tao Marks...

The more he counted the newly gained Food Tao Marks, the more Hong Yuan felt enveloped in sweet happiness.

He closed his eyes and quietly took stock.

Finally, Hong Yuan discovered to his astonishment that his Food Tao Marks now exceeded one hundred and ten thousand!

One hundred and ten thousand Food Tao Marks.

I’ve finally caught up with those Young Emperors.

Finally, I’ve caught up!

Hong Yuan gazed at the Food Tao Marks inside him, as numerous as droplets of water, and he laughed heartily, a sense of relief washing over him.

All this time, he had genuinely believed that he had truly defeated Tianli, an opponent comparable to a Young Emperor.

However, while it was true that being alive made one the winner, there was a profound, fatal flaw: Hong Yuan had succeeded by suppressing Tianli with his cultivation depth, not by defeating him with Divine Powers.

If he had truly compared Divine Powers with Tianli at that time, Tianli could perhaps have defeated Hong Yuan ten times over.

Now, however.

He was not only capable of overpowering Tianli in cultivation depth, but even in Divine Powers, he could teach Tianli a thing or two about being a demon.

Furthermore, due to the special nature of the Food Tao Marks, compared to most Young Emperors, Hong Yuan could now be considered to possess above-average aptitude.

While he might not compare to a few of the exceptionally powerful Great Emperors from the Human Race, he certainly didn’t fall far short when compared to many Demon Clan Great Emperors in their youth.

"Huff~"

Hong Yuan let out a deep breath.

With a thought, eight Immortal Cave Phenomena manifested behind him, illuminating him and making him appear like an Immortal God from the heavens.

"Go!"

With a command from his mind, more than one hundred and ten thousand Food Tao Marks transformed into purple-gold streams, intertwining with the blue Immortal Cave that had formed from the Myriad Silence Realm Divine Power.

The two merged, resembling a purple-gold True Dragon holding a blue dragon pearl in its mouth!

BANG! BANG! BANG!

The purple-gold True Dragon was formed from Food Tao Marks, and the blue dragon pearl from the Myriad Silence Realm.

The next moment, the purple-gold True Dragon, pushing the blue dragon pearl, charged toward the other Immortal Caves.

The sky suddenly filled with phenomena such as Xuan-black misty water and abysses of blood.

Among them, the frigid moon manifested by the Cold Moon Seal Divine Power shone the brightest.

These terrifying and formidable Divine Power phenomena even broke through the White Tiger Saint Palace, manifesting outside, visible to numerous demons.

"What, what is that!?" Lin Wenti and Ye Qing, who were receiving a Saint-level Sound Tao inheritance, exclaimed in shock, their eyes wide with astonishment.

Xuan Guangqiao... so powerful. Truly worthy of being the lifelong rival I’ve acknowledged... Li Jianqiu, who was nurturing a Golden Sword Angry Lion cub, bit her lower lip hard, a fierce fighting spirit igniting within her.

「In the most central area of the White Tiger Saint Palace.」

Hong Yuan looked composed, methodically controlling the Myriad Silence Realm Divine Power to devour his other Divine Powers.

「One day and one night later.」

The more than one hundred and ten thousand Tao Marks left the blue Immortal Cave and returned to Hong Yuan’s body.

On the field, only one Immortal Cave Phenomenon remained.

This Immortal Cave Phenomenon was extremely vast, like a colossal blue sun descending upon the world.

It continuously spewed forth Immortal Qi of various colors, which were essentially the fundamental colors of various Divine Skill Talismans.

There was the frosty white of the Frost Thunderbolt Skill, the profound black of the Ten Thousand Heavy Water Divine Power, the blood-red of the Heavenly Demon Dismantling Divine Power...

Hong Yuan kept his eyes tightly shut, sensing the changes in his transformed Myriad Silence Realm Divine Power.

Activate, activate, and activate again!

Hong Yuan felt as if he possessed virtually infinite Demon Essence, freely unleashing all kinds of Divine Powers.

He opened his eyes, thoroughly shaken.

Demon Essence nearly infinite? How can it be so exaggerated—

Besides Tao Marks, Holy Artifacts, and Divine Powers, the strength a Saint could wield was also limited by the amount of their Immortal Nuance.

In my understanding, this Immortal Nuance is akin to a mana pool.

If my Demon Essence is nearly infinite, doesn’t that mean I can use my abilities without limit?

In ancient times, a Wood Tao Great Emperor had been renowned for his vast, almost limitless Immortal Nuance, commanding awe and respect from all.

Yet, his legacy was supposed to have been lost long ago.

Yet Hong Yuan, in his Demonic Body, had replicated such a miracle. At this moment, he truly began to exude the unparalleled bearing of a Young Emperor!

He was genuinely walking the path to becoming a Great Emperor.

No, not just that. This merged Myriad Silence Realm Divine Power is even more potent than the Ancient Sword Dragon Transformation Divine Power of my Sword Tao Incarnation!

Coupled with the Tao Marks and several Holy Artifacts, my Demonic Body is almost entirely superior to the Sword Tao Incarnation!?

In other words, my Demonic Body now possesses the strength to defeat the Sword Tao Incarnation!?

Arriving at such a conclusion, Hong Yuan was tremendously shocked.

He now thoroughly comprehended the terror of a Young Emperor.

No wonder his Power Tao Incarnation had stood no chance against the Young Emperor manifestation of the Heavenly Horned Ant during its tribulation, flattened as easily as mere weeds.

Thus, this only solidified Hong Yuan’s resolve to accumulate even more Food Tao Marks.

I will not activate the Bloodline Dream Realm until I have pushed this enhancement to its absolute limit!