Chapter 5 Battle to the Death, Xi Yu vs. Nie Li!

- It's simple, when I gained knowledge through predictions, I almost lived your life. Sharing with you suffering, experiences, love and aspirations. And apart from the fact that there is a very high probability that you will cause the death of my family, then there remains one more disadvantage, Ying Yueru.

- What? What about the Master? Nie Li asked in a worried voice.

- You know that in a past life, she even knew that you would become her death. She didn't push you away, but on the contrary, she took you in as a student and helped you rise. After finally taking away the Sage Emperor's Fortune Telling from you, she killed herself with Long Yu Yin's hands. What makes you think that in this life, she won't have to sacrifice her life again. So that the Sage Emperor wouldn't figure you out through Fortune telling?

- This can't be... I won't allow this! Nie Li exclaimed, as if convincing himself.

- If you don't sacrifice it again, then he will find you as soon as you enter the Heavenly Axis Sphere... And as you must have already guessed, he will not let go, not your family, nor your loved ones, nor your loved ones... If I used your technique to some other person, you would continue to walk towards Ying Yuer's death. And there was nothing I could do about it except kill you, not knowing whether you would be reborn again or not. But even after sacrificing your life to Ying Yuer, it is not known whether you will be able to defeat the Sage Emperor. After all, the one you fought with in your past life was just his avatar.

"..." Nie Li's mood sank and his face showed despair and extreme fatigue.

- But if I can defeat your soul and absorb it, I can protect both your loved ones and mine. Ying Yuer will not have to sacrifice himself, and the Sage Emperor will not be able to reach me through Fortune telling.

- How so? Why can't the Sage Emperor reach you through Fortune telling?

- I don't know the exact reason, I only know that it has something to do with my grandmother. She is the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox from the ancient "Kitsune" clan. And her pedigree was passed on to me...

- Kitsune... Ha... I can't believe that someone from this clan is still alive... Okay, I won't fight and let you win, and in return you will take an oath of Heaven and Earth that you will protect the people close to me ...I'm already tired of this...

- There is no need for an oath, even if you had not told me about it, after Fortune telling, people close to you have already become close to me. And after I absorb your soul and survive your life... But still... I am Zhu Xi Yu, I swear before Heaven and Earth that I will treat Nie Li's loved ones well.

"Okay, that's enough, let's get started," Nie Li said in a calm voice, spreading his arms to the sides and closing his eyes.

Xi Yu did not take any risks. It doesn't matter whether it's true that Nie Li decided to give up the fight. Or he simply wants to weaken the enemy's vigilance. Xi Yu decided to immediately give it his all. He mentally contacted the Soul Amulet and gave it the command to destroy Nie Li's EGO. With incredible speed, an endless number of runes appeared near Nie Li's soul, and immediately attacked his EGO.

"WHAT..." Nie Li just had time to exclaim as the runes literally burned out his EGO.

After which, all the runes again scattered throughout the spiritual world, dissolving into it. And the Race Absorption and Assimilation Technique continued its process, reporting that the conditions of the battle had been met and the winner had been determined.

"Fuhhh... How scary it was. If he had been serious... I don't even know what would have happened. Just talking with him, I felt the power of his soul pressing on me, and I wanted to kneel and give up. And he probably noticed this, which is why he didn't take me seriously. If he were serious, I'm sure the loser would be me. He has many suitable techniques to fight the Soul Medallion. And don't forget about the Seed of Time and Space, which the Book of Time and Space Demons turned into. If that powerful seed were to interfere... I would definitely lose... I will never underestimate an opponent in my life, no matter how weak he is!" - Xi Yu thought to himself, happily sighing with relief.

Approaching Nie Li's soul, cleared of EGO, Xi Yu touched it. And at the same moment, souls began to be absorbed. And Xi Yu began to live Nie Li's life. From thoughts to feelings. From birth to death and new rebirth.

2 days later.

"Hahahaha... So this asshole was not going to give up the fight... He was going to impersonate me by devouring my soul. He wanted to wait until I got closer to him to strike, so as to take me by surprise. Instead, he himself was taken by surprise. He simply did not expect that I might have such a trump card up my sleeve, and I would use it on a person who had already surrendered... In any battle, you must always be 100% combat ready! And yet... So much knowledge... Wow, what a headache and such a heaviness in my soul that even my thoughts are confused. His soul was too strong, even my thoughts are confused..." thought Xi Yu, having experienced hundreds of years of Nie Li's life in two days of real time.

And while Xi Yu arrived in thought, in reality, in the first circle. The 10,000 year old Holy Spirit Grass began to turn into biomass and be absorbed into Xi Yu's body.

Xi Yu felt himself filled with the energy of calm, a state in which he wanted to stay forever. His state of mind quickly reached the peak of vivacity, it seemed as if he had slept well and was fully armed.

But after calming down, the energy of purification came. The feeling was as if the soul was being washed by a pure, serene stream. Washes away all the anger, indignation, hatred, despair, fear and many other negative sediments that accumulated in the souls of Xi Yu and Nie Li.

After purifying the soul, the energy of compacting the Soul, Soul Vessel and Demon Spirit came. This energy was hard and heavy, like gravity it compacted the Soul. Making her more powerful. Nie Li's Soul Vessel, which was glowing red, began to change colors jerkily. At first, he abruptly switched to Orange, not even 3 seconds passed before he changed color to Yellow, after another 10 seconds he became Green. The jerks disappeared and turned into a stream, which a minute later brought the Soul Vessel to

Blue, but it didn't stop there and continued to darken until it eventually became dark Blue. As for the Demon Spirit that floated above the Soul Vessel, changes occurred in it at the same time as the Soul Vessel. From the beginning it grew from 3 centimeters to 5, then from 5 it turned into a huge 10 centimeter ball. It didn't take long before the powers of different bloodlines began to emanate from him. From the beginning, there was a whiff of some ancient mysterious force, it was powerful and unlike anything Xi Yu had ever felt. If it weren't for Nie Li's knowledge, Xi Yu would not even have guessed what to attribute this bloodline to. Thanks to his knowledge Xi Yu realized that this was the bloodline of the Kitsune clan. The Kitsune clan was destroyed a long time ago, and very little knowledge remains about it. Of all the books that Xi Yu read, only one book related to Fortune telling had one line. It is impossible to predict the actions of the Kitsune clan using Fortune telling. But Nie Li was luckier with this, but more on that later. Behind the Kitsune bloodline, there was a breath of chilling coldness. Making it clear that something had passed down from grandfather, the Spiritual God of Ice, Xi Yu into the family tree. And in conclusion, there was a whiff of something Ancient and Tyrannical, and this naturally was the bloodline of Xi Yu's father, associated with the Dragons.

After experiencing this bloodline transformation, Demon Spirit Xi Yu shrunk to just 1 centimeter in diameter! But he did not become weaker, he became more powerful and terrifying than when he was 10 centimeters. And only 5 minutes later, its size was able to grow to 2.5 centimeters... Xi Yu felt broken and tired, going through such a complex process of condensing the Soul, Soul Vessel and Demon Spirit. From time to time, from different sides, sharp pain slipped through.

But it didn't last long, and a minute later, everything was literally flooded with healing energy, which gave a feeling of pleasure. As if, before this, you walked with a lot of weight on your shoulders, arms and legs. And then all that weight just disappeared. And you soar in the clouds, feeling whole. It was as if the soul had been reborn, and the long-awaited peace had come.

"Ah, what a pity that the Holy Spirit Grass can only be consumed once in a lifetime. Well, at least it was found to be more than 10,000 years old..." Xi Yu thought, being in a blissful state.

After the first circle, the second one was activated. Which contained a Harmony Fruit that was over 10,000 years old. Having laid the strongest foundation, awakening the potential of the Body, saturating each cell with a sufficient amount of Spiritual Energy so that it would be reborn. The Soul Vessel suddenly changed from dark blue to purple, and what amazed Xi Yu the most was that at the end of this process, the Soul Vessel turned completely white! He became as white as milk, with faint streaks of gold, a phenomenon that shocked even Xi Yu. With his limitless store of knowledge gained from the nearly 25,000 books he read in the Imperial Library over 70 years. And with all of Nie Li's knowledge accumulated over hundreds of years in

Draconic Ruins Realm. Yes, in the library of the Book of Time and Space Demons, which Nie Li had been cramming for centuries, there was no mention of the White Soul Vessel, and what kind of golden veins were they!

The Demon Spirit, the Fruit of Harmony, also did not deprive him, and after he grew to 8 centimeters, the feeling of bloodlines in him was felt much stronger than before. But what benefited the most from the Harmony Fruit was Spiritual Energy! If it was previously a dirty blue color, it was now dazzlingly golden, resembling the Heavenly Energy that could only be found in the Draconic Ruins Realm! But although it resembled Heavenly Energy, it was not it. It was still Spiritual Energy, just very pure and dense.

And now the time has come for the third circle, in which there was the Bloodline Awakening Grass over 100,000 years old. And this process was the most painful for Xi Yu. As soon as it began, the Soul Vessel turned from white to bright gold, reminiscent of the Holy Power of churches from various Anime. And the Demon Spirit grew from 8 centimeters to 10, and after that, in addition to enhanced bloodlines, it began to radiate Wisdom! But it didn't end there either. The Soul Vessel and the Demon Spirit began to get closer. And as soon as they touched each other, they began to unite into one bright golden sphere, on which an infinite number of runes were imprinted. In this world, runes were not a language or a device, they were part of the universe.

The same part as atoms, molecules and cells. They were everywhere, but they showed themselves only when some puzzle was put together correctly, in other words, perfectly! Xi Yu's Soul Vessel and Demon Spirit have gone beyond the level of capabilities of the existing Soul Vessels and Demon Spirits. And when Xi Yu formed the perfect Soul Vessel and Demon Spirit, they merged due to the Race Absorption and Assimilation Technique! This incredible coincidence of circumstances allowed the birth of something that had never existed before!

"It can now be called not the Soul Vessel or Demon Spirit, but the Demon Soul Vessel! But... What have I become now? Neither Human nor Demon, but both? Have I become the progenitor of a new race? How did this happen? The Bloodline Awakening Herb was supposed to awaken the bloodlines in me. And with the Demon Spirit you can still understand, but why did she influence the Soul Vessel... Was it really when the Soul Vessel transferred to White that it began to be considered the human bloodline? Well, let's say, what about the merger, is it due to the creation of Harmony and the Technique of Absorption and Assimilation of the Race? Yeah, should I now pray that after the end of the process of the Absorption and Assimilation Technique Races. My tentacles have not grown or my eyes have disappeared, because, you see, I have become a new form of life that does not need them? - Xi Yu thought in this way, as from the picture presented, he shuddered and was saddened. Thinking about what a lonely life Lei Xi Yu lived on earth. And if Zhu Xi Yu really becomes the progenitor of a new race... Doesn't this mean that he will become just as lonely, or maybe even worse, he will become the only one of his kind.

While Xi Yu was in thought, the 4th circle was activated, and the Natural Source of Heavenly Energy began to fill Xi Yu. This was not Spiritual Energy, but the most real Heavenly Energy! It flowed throughout the body, washing every Spiritual Channel, Meridian, every cell in the body. Entering the Demon Soul Vessel through the body, the Heavenly Energy mixed and purified Xi Yu's golden Spiritual Energy! But even when the Demon Soul Vessel was completely washed and filled to the brim. Xi Yu's body did not stop absorbing Heavenly Energy, as soon as it began to flow out of it, a small seed began to absorb it. It was located above the Demon Soul Vessel and absorbed the Heavenly Soul with incredible speed.Energy. A sprout emerged from the seed, and roots appeared underneath it; the roots began to lengthen, spreading across the surface of the Demon Soul Vessel. They did not invade him, but only entangled him as if protecting him. When the entire Demon Soul Vessel was entangled, the sprout reached 10 centimeters and the first leaf appeared on it. After 1 minute it became 15 centimeters and already had 5 leaves on it. And after 5 minutes, the seed of Time and Space reached 24 centimeters and had 2 branches with 17 leaves. After which, the entire Natural Source of Heavenly Energy was depleted.

When 5 was activated and it is also the last circle, in which there was the Essence of Life, Xi Yu felt life itself! This feeling was incomparable to anything. Vigor, adrenaline, excitement, hormonal instability... It seemed to Xi Yu that he had not been alive until that moment, and only now did he truly come to life. After which the effect of the Race Absorption and Assimilation Technique was completed!

And Xi Yu finally, as if for the first time in his life, opened his eyes...