Shrouding the Heavens: Simultaneous Transmigration, Heavenly Emperor's Stern Father

Li Daolin was slightly taken aback, then nodded: "Alright."

A large black cauldron was moved into the hall. The cauldron was engraved with a real dragon pattern, making it majestic and mysterious.

This is a dragon-patterned cauldron cast by Longshou Peak in imitation of the black gold cauldron with dragon patterns. It can accurately test a cultivator's innate talent, comprehension, and compatibility with the scriptures.

"Put your hand on it."

Li Daolin gave the instructions.

Ye Chen placed his palm on the cauldron as instructed.

In a short while, changes began to occur within the cauldron...

It wasn't the slow gathering of light that was typical during the disciple's test!

Instead, it formed a deep black vortex, slowly rotating as if trying to suck in one's mind and spirit.

Li Daolin suddenly stood up, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.

The old man's cloudy eyes suddenly cleared, and his previously hunched figure straightened up slightly.

"This reaction..."

Li Daolin murmured, his Adam's apple bobbing.

He had seen countless disciples test themselves in front of the Dragon Pattern Cauldron, but very few were able to create a vortex.

The last person to cause such a phenomenon to appear on the Dragon Pattern Cauldron was the contemporary Holy Son of Yao Guang... the one hailed as the most outstanding successor of the Yao Guang Holy Land in a thousand years.

The mortal boy before them was the second.

"Try it again."

The old man spoke, his voice carrying a barely perceptible hint of urgency.

Ye Chen placed his hand on it again.

The black vortex reappeared, even deeper than before, with a faint golden light emanating from its edges.

There was a dead silence in the hall.

After a long silence, the old man slowly spoke, his voice filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"A mortal body, yet possessing such terrifying comprehension and talent... What scripture are you cultivating?"

"Reporting to the Elder, I cultivated the Daoist scriptures when I was in the Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven," Ye Chen replied calmly.

"The Daoist scriptures, the Wheel Sea chapter, such an incomplete cultivation method, can be cultivated to this level?" Li Daolin said incredulously.

Ye Chen did not speak, but only released a wisp of divine power from his body.

That divine power was pure and profound; though it was in a mortal body, it gave people a feeling of being perfectly natural and flawless.

Li Daolin gasped.

The old man laughed, a hoarse and eerie laugh, like the cry of an owl.

"Okay, okay, okay."

He said "good" three times in a row, his cloudy eyes looking Ye Chen up and down, his gaze full of satisfaction.

Excellent, absolutely excellent! This is exactly the kind of talent my ruthless lineage needs!

"A mortal body, yet possessing divine insight. Who was the last person like that?"

Li Daolin was taken aback upon hearing this, and then his expression changed slightly.

Who was the last person with such terrifying comprehension despite being of mortal descent?

Are you an orphan?

The old man suddenly asked.

"No, I have a son named Ye Fan," Ye Chen answered frankly.

The old man squinted slightly, seemingly unconcerned about the name.

Just as he was about to continue asking questions, Li Daolin suddenly interrupted.

"Ye Fan? Is that the Ancient Sacred Body?"

Ye Chen nodded.

Li Daolin and the old man both fell silent for a moment.

The Ancient Sacred Body is a useless body in this world, unable to cultivate... This is common knowledge throughout the Eastern Wilderness.

But the news from Lingxu Cave Heaven said that Ye Fan had opened up the Sea of ​​Bitterness in a short period of time, and was not much slower than the mortal body!

An ancient holy body that defies common sense and cultivates at an astonishing speed.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became subtle.

Ye Chen keenly noticed this change.

Li Daolin's gaze shifted from "discovering a promising talent" to "discovering a gold mine," while the old man's eyes became even more profound and unfathomable.

"Your son is that special ancient holy body."

The old man spoke slowly, as if talking to himself, or as if confirming something.

"Yes," Ye Chen readily admitted.

"And you, with a mortal body, possess comprehension comparable to... a special physique."

The old man spoke in a very low voice, as if even he himself could not believe it.

His gaze swept over Ye Chen, as if he were examining a rare treasure.

A moment later, he gave Li Daolin a wink.

Li Daolin understood and stood up, saying, "Ye Chen, please wait here."

After saying that, the two went into the back hall.

Ye Chen stood quietly in place, having already made up his mind.

The test just now, especially the reaction of the Dragon Pattern Cauldron, almost clearly told the other party... that I, a mere mortal, am a born inheritor of the ruthless spirit.

The Devouring Heaven Demon Art was originally a heaven-defying technique created by the Ruthless Great Emperor for mortals.

To devour the essence of all spirits with a mortal body and gradually transform into a chaotic body—this path is meant for those without special physical constitutions.

What is meant by a chosen, ruthless successor?

Empress who does not belong to this era, mysterious ruler above the ancient wilderness, immortal mortal who holds onto her obsessions, please grant me power!

And what about Ye Fan? His Ancient Sacred Body, once fully developed, can rival even the Great Emperor.

The Ruthless Clan has been secretly plotting for many years. If they could one day control a Great Accomplished Holy Body, what a terrifying trump card that would be.

Moreover, if one were to devour a fully cultivated sacred body, just how powerful would the Devouring Heaven Demon Art become?

In Ye Chen's mind, he had even already imagined the scene of the Ruthless Clan's internal meeting for the other party...

"A father with extraordinary comprehension despite his mortal body, and a son with an ancient holy body!"

The father cultivates demonic arts, while the son achieves perfect saintly physique. Father and son, one in darkness and one in light, will one day slaughter their way across the world; who can withstand them?

"This is simply a divinely appointed candidate for the Holy Son of the Ruthless lineage."

"Bring him in, give him sacred skills, and let him cultivate them."

"As for his son... that ancient holy body, as long as his father is in our hands, why should he disobey us?"

"Even if he is unwilling to submit in the future, it doesn't matter. With the characteristics of the Sacred Art, once he cultivates to a certain level, he can devour the origin of all living beings."

"At that time, wouldn't it allow him to personally devour his own sacred son, transforming him into an unprecedentedly perfect chaotic body?"

Thinking of this, Ye Chen sneered inwardly.

But he remained outwardly calm, even showing a hint of anticipation...

He was determined to obtain the Devouring Heaven Demon Art.

As for the ruthless faction wanting to use him? Who's using whom is still uncertain.

Accept all the good sugar coatings, eat them all up, and throw away the bad ones!

His cheat system, "All Heavens and Others, All Realms as One," is quietly operating in the starry sky of the heavens.

When combined with the Devouring Heaven Demon Art to devour one's own origin in another world, it is a perfect match with no hidden dangers. How could there be any issues with impurities when devouring one's own origin?

In this sense, he is more suited to this technique than the Ruthless Great Emperor himself.

After all, he was the most severe father of the Ruthless Great Emperor.

More ruthless than the most ruthless people, while the Devouring Heaven Demon Art merely consumes the essence of the physical body, his Reincarnation Book aims to manipulate even the soul at will...

Such methods can almost be called taboo.

Even more ruthless than a ruthless person, this kind of person is generally called a werewolf!

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Inside the rear hall.

Li Daolin bowed to the old man and asked, "Uncle-Master, what do you think of this person?"

The old man slowly sat down, his withered fingers gently tapping the armrest, making a soft, rhythmic sound.

"A mortal body, yet he can make the Dragon Pattern Cauldron generate a black vortex. I've only ever seen this kind of comprehension in Yao Guang."

His voice was hoarse, yet it carried an irrepressible excitement.

"More importantly, his son possesses the Ancient Sacred Body!"