"Elder..."
Young Lady Yaoyao appeared somewhat anxious.
"Kid, since you have received Yaoyao's Command Jade, you are one of the candidates to become the Fox Princess's consort. However, you are not the only contender, and I will now test if you are qualified to become the Fox Princess's consort!"
The elder said coldly.
Yang Tian remained silent.
Honestly, being selected as a candidate for the Fox Princess's consort was merely Young Lady Yaoyao's idea.
But he was aware of the power of this Rebirth Demon Array.
If he truly passed this array's test, would he really break through from the mid Fetus Refining Realm to the Nirvana Realm?
As if knowing what Yang Tian was thinking, the elder coldly said, "The power of this Rebirth Demon Array is even more terrifying than you imagine. You can believe in the power of this array, I've been in seclusion here for three hundred years, relying on it to increase my strength!"
"Is that so?"
Yang Tian felt a hint of anticipation.
This elder's strength is definitely not inferior to Wang Jie.
He also began to believe in this Rebirth Demon Array.
"So, do you have the guts to try it?"
The elder asked with interest.
"Of course!"
Yang Tian nodded.
"Yang..." Young Lady Yaoyao became anxious, "Don't act recklessly, I gave you the Command Jade, you are already one of my consort candidates, there is no need for further testing. In the future, when you compete with the other two candidates, it is up to me to decide who becomes my consort, and no external force can obstruct my decision!"
Young Lady Yaoyao's meaning was simple; everything was her choice.
But Yang Tian choosing to be tested by the Rebirth Demon Array was not just because of Young Lady Yaoyao.
On the contrary, he wanted to become stronger!
Three powerful members from the Dark Organization have come clearly targeting Wang Lingzhan.
During this process, Yang Tian is bound to have confrontations with Wang Jie and others.
Moreover, the Sword Soul was severely damaged by Wang Jie, and Yang Tian had to flee desperately. He absolutely must avenge this injury.
So he also wanted to undergo the Rebirth Demon Array.
But glancing at the elder, Yang Tian smiled internally, suddenly hugging Yaoyao's slender waist tenderly, "Yaoyao, since you chose me as the consort candidate, naturally, I must strive for you. I also like you a lot. No matter how terrifying this Rebirth Demon Array is, I will attempt it; everything is because I like you!"
Yaoyao's face flushed with a soft redness.
She shyly lowered her head.
This made the elder furious, and he coldly snorted, "Kid, don't show off your affection in my presence. Only by passing the Rebirth Demon Array will I agree to let you become Yaoyao's consort candidate. If you fail, scram as far as possible!"
Upon hearing the elder's words, Yang Tian secretly laughed.
He nodded, "Of course!"
"Yang..."
Young Lady Yaoyao was somewhat anxious.
But Yang Tian decisively embraced Yaoyao's slender waist, leaned in, and kissed her. "Yaoyao, let me take this risk for you once!"
"Mm." Yaoyao's face turned as red as a tomato. She nodded, uttering in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz, "Be careful."
"Humph!"
The elder snorted coldly, he moved to the center of the Twelve Zodiac and bit his finger, spraying a stream of fresh blood that formed a blood-screen Eight Trigrams mid-air.
Pop!
The blood-screen Eight Trigrams struck the Twelve Zodiac statues.
Just then, the animal patterns on the Zodiac statues began to come to life, emerging from the stone statues, circling the central Spiritual Platform repeatedly, emitting bursts of colorful light.
"Kid, take a seat, and it will begin!"
The elder said calmly.
Without much hesitation, Yang Tian entered the center of the demon array, sitting on the Spiritual Platform.
A dragon's roar echoed.
A dragon figure appeared to be flying mid-air, suddenly charging down towards Yang Tian, hitting him with a thud.
A beam of red light emanated from within Yang Tian.
The dragon continuously surged through Yang Tian's body; each impact brought fierce assaults on Yang Tian.
Just like that, Yang Tian couldn't endure it anymore, opened his mouth, and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
"This is the Dragon King Seal of the Twelve Zodiac, just the first seal and you can't withstand it? Haha, you're nothing special!"
The elder laughed coldly.
"Elder, please stop, don't let Yang test anymore..."
Young Lady Yaoyao said anxiously.
"Once it begins, it cannot be stopped!"
Yang Tian said stubbornly.
In this situation, he could only grit his teeth and bear it.
A dragon's roar echoed, the dragon figure circling around Yang Tian's body, striking continuously, each strike imprinting a Dragon King Seal onto Yang Tian.
This process caused Yang Tian immense pain.
An ordinary person would have given up by now.
But Yang Tian opened his Spiritual Space, sealing his Divine Sense within it, significantly reducing the pain.
Even so, the pain remained extreme.
"I need to find a method!"
Yang Tian thought resolutely.
Though the Dragon King Seal increased his cultivation, if he couldn't endure it, he'd die in agony.
Poof!
The Spiritual Breath within Yang Tian erupted, converting through the Divine Vein into Divine Talisman Spiritual Breath, reinforcing with an Ice Seal Divine Talisman in his Spiritual Space.
The Ice Seal Divine Talisman had strong anesthetic effects.
Thus, Yang Tian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Though his body endured countless assaults, mentally, Yang Tian had eliminated the suffering.
"Huh?" The elder, seeing Yang Tian's calm demeanor, showed a hint of surprise in his eyes. Observing Yang Tian calmly sitting as the Dragon King Seals continuously imprinted upon him, the elder was deeply shocked, muttering, "Yaoyao, this man's calm under the Dragon King Seal's attacks is indeed astonishing!"
She couldn't help but cheer for Yang Tian, "Yang, hang in there!"
Crackling!
Countless Dragon King Seals struck Yang Tian, leaving innumerable Dragon Seals.
It seemed like an instant, yet also like an eternity, when Yang Tian opened his eyes, the Dragon King Seal had already fully been bestowed upon him.
A surge of powerful light flashed through Yang Tian's eyes.
He looked down at his palm, clearly feeling he had broken through from the mid-stage of the Fetus Refining Realm to the late-stage.
"Is this the power of the Dragon King Seal of the Twelve Zodiacs?"
Yang Tian couldn't help but feel some anticipation.
If all the Zodiac Seals were bestowed upon him, wouldn't he directly break through into the Nirvana Realm?
"Kid, you really are something!"
The elder was somewhat displeased, but he couldn't help but praise Yang Tian.
Even he couldn't withstand the attack of the Dragon King Seal the first time.
In fact, he spent a full hundred years before he could withstand the attack of the Dragon King Seal.
He tried many methods to lessen the pain but didn't know Yang Tian could establish a Spiritual Space and used the Ice Seal Divine Talisman to numb his nerves.
The elder was just an old fox who had cultivated for over two thousand years, not a Talisman Master.
Moreover, this Ice Seal Talisman was a Divine Talisman, and apart from Yang Tian, no other Talisman Master could forge such a talisman in the world.
"Elder, Yang has successfully absorbed the Dragon King Seal? That's great!"
Young Lady Yaoyao exclaimed excitedly.
"Now it becomes very simple!" Although the elder was unwilling, he still said, "Among the Twelve Zodiacs, the Dragon King Seal is the most terrifying; if he could withstand the Dragon King Seal, the following Snake King Seal, Monkey King Seal, Horse King Seal, and the other eleven Zodiac Seals will be very simple!"
"Really? That's wonderful!"
Young Lady Yaoyao cheered.
"Begin the second seal!"
Yang Tian said solemnly.
Hiss!
A hissing sound of a snake's tongue arose, and the snake came flying out, landing on Yang Tian.
The massive serpent entwined Yang Tian's body, its fiery red tongue burning like flames on Yang Tian.
This was still a hellish annihilation.
But Yang Tian used the same method.
First, he sealed his consciousness in the Spiritual Space, then applied an Ice Seal Divine Talisman to numb his nerves.
Soon, he realized the elder was right.
It truly was very simple!
No, it was as easy as drinking water.
After the enhancement of the Dragon King Seal, facing the Snake King Seal again truly was as easy as drinking water.
Crackle.
After rounds of seal bestowal, the Snake King Seal also left the Snake King's Spiritual Breath on Yang Tian.
"Hmph, truly as easy as drinking water!"
The elder saw that Yang Tian only took a few minutes to absorb the Snake King Seal, and a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes.
Even he needed decades to withstand the Snake King Seal.
But Yang Tian completed it in just a few minutes.
Is this the difference between normal cultivators and geniuses?
Is this the difference between humans and foxes?
The elder felt displeased but then considered that Yang Tian was the groom chosen by the Fox Princess, which balanced his emotions somewhat.
"Continue!"
Yang Tian said expectantly.
Following this, the other Zodiac Seals of the Twelve Zodiacs successively struck Yang Tian and were all bestowed.
For Yang Tian, time seemed to have passed both quickly and slowly.
When the surroundings became deathly silent, and the twelve Zodiac stone statues lost their glow, Yang Tian stood up.
A massive Spiritual Breath burned within him.
Yang Tian murmured, "I have broken through from the Fetus Refining Realm to the Nirvana Realm."
"Wow!" Young Lady Yaoyao cheered, "Yang, you're amazing! In less than an hour, you broke through from the Fetus Refining Realm to the Nirvana Realm, skipping hundreds of years compared to ordinary cultivators!"
The elder, feeling displeased, said, "There's nothing impressive about it; he is only at the early stage of the Nirvana Realm."
"No, I have broken through to the peak of the Nirvana Realm."
Yang Tian said.
"This..."
The elder finally couldn't sit still. He used his Divine Sense to probe Yang Tian, and his expression changed dramatically: "What is this situation? Why have you broken through from the mid-stage of the Fetus Refining Realm to the peak of the Nirvana Realm after one round of Zodiac empowerment? Normally, you could only break through to the early stage of the Nirvana Realm!"
Young Lady Yaoyao was overjoyed in her heart.
She naturally knew that this elder looked down on Yang Tian, a human.
But Yang Tian was very competitive, giving the elder a hard slap in the face.
She secretly decided to keep Yang Tian around!
Nevertheless, Yang Tian asked, "Elder, are you saying there are many rounds of Zodiac empowerment?"
"Indeed, there are many rounds of Zodiac empowerment!" The elder, seeing Yang Tian break through to the peak of the Nirvana Realm, had a touch more respect for Yang Tian: "But each round must be spaced by a cycle; you can proceed with the next empowerment twelve years later!"
"Oh."
Yang Tian was excited; he pondered that he must return for the Zodiac empowerment in twelve years.
"Kid, you are the most talented cultivator I have ever seen!" The elder said to Yang Tian: "Hereafter, the doors of this place will always be open for you. In twelve years, you are welcome to return for the Zodiac empowerment! Even I couldn't endure such intense empowerment like you."
"Then I thank you, senior!"
Yang Tian seized the opportunity.
"Why call me senior? You should call me elder, like Yaoyao, as you are half of the Fox Race now!"
The elder laughed heartily.
"Then I thank the elder!"
Yang Tian, naturally, wished to form a connection with the elder.
"Haha..." The elder laughed, saying to Young Lady Yaoyao: "Yaoyao, you truly chose a good groom. Come, I will now take you to meet the other two elders to jointly discuss how to counter the powerful entity sent by the Dark Organization. Although Yang Tian's current power can't yet compete with Wang Jie, he can provide support!"
Yang Tian nodded.
The elder was right; he indeed was not yet a match for Wang Jie and the likes.
Led by the elder, one person and two beasts ventured deeper into the cave.
As soon as they stepped into a massive stone palace, a voice filled with excitement and thrill sounded from ahead: "Yaoyao!"
Yang Tian looked up ahead and saw a young man...