"Where is this? Is it the Netherworld?" Ye Haochuan looked around at the vast expanse of whiteness, dazed.

He had thought that after death, everything would extinguish like a blown-out lamp, yet unexpectedly, he still had consciousness.

Whimpering~

A barely perceptible voice emerged, and Ye Haochuan felt the mist before him swiftly fading away.

"Huh? The Heavenly Eye can still be used?" Ye Haochuan murmured in surprise.

Without needing a mirror and relying on his past experiences, his eyes were undeniably red with blue pupils at this moment.

As the mist cleared, the surrounding environment also underwent a transformation; a group of doll-like figures were neatly lined up, resembling a disciplined army parade, horizontal and vertical, very orderly.

Upon closer inspection, each doll had a unique face, some male, some female, some old, some young.

Among this group of dolls, there was one significantly larger doll that stood out more prominently.

Not only because of its size but also due to the stronger aura it exuded.

Moreover, through the Heavenly Eye, Ye Haochuan could see thin black lines extending from the top of each doll’s head, converging at the larger doll’s head, seemingly supplying it with energy.

As soon as Ye Haochuan appeared, the larger doll suddenly opened its eyes, staring blankly at Ye Haochuan.

Immediately, a black line emerged from the top of Ye Haochuan’s head, connecting to the top of the larger doll.

In that instant, Ye Haochuan felt his body rapidly shrinking, unexpectedly matching the surrounding dolls.

The black line above was drawing something from his body like water, and his body deflated like a balloon, continuously shrinking.

Ye Haochuan understood that once he was completely drained, he would disappear too.

He wanted to resist, but at that moment, he still had no cultivation, being just a normal person, and his shrinking speed was evidently much faster than that of other dolls.

Just as Ye Haochuan was preparing to face death, a hint of blue light suddenly emanated from his eyes, directing towards one of the numerous surrounding dolls.

Ye Haochuan then realized that the appearance of this doll was exactly like his own.

No, it was clearly himself!

This doll contained all his qualities and cultivation.

Ye Haochuan instantly realized he was not in some Underworld but inside that statue of the Eight-winged Angel.

Xierui absorbed everything about him in two phases, the first being that doll, and the second being his current state of consciousness.

Just as he comprehended this point, the doll identical to him also suddenly opened its eyes.

Its red-with-blue pupils still emitted blue light.

The two streams of blue light intertwined like a cord pulling both versions of Ye Haochuan towards each other, fiercely colliding and merging into one.

At this moment, Ye Haochuan finally shook off that powerlessness, glancing lightly at the larger doll, he snorted coldly, and the Manual of Returning to the Origin of Wondrous Flowers rapidly circulated within him.

The doll attempting to seize everything from Ye Haochuan’s body instantly froze, then rapidly shrunk at a visibly noticeable pace.

While Ye Haochuan, in stark contrast, grew several times larger within mere breaths.

The dolls around were obviously devoid of consciousness, only driven by instinct to contend for supremacy, absorbing everything from the weaker dolls into the strongest one.

Ye Haochuan didn’t know why he had consciousness, but it was evidently his unique advantage; he became the strongest among the dolls, entitled to absorb everything from his surroundings.

Driven by awareness, Ye Haochuan’s absorbing speed far surpassed that of the doll earlier. Within several breaths, the surrounding dolls vanished completely, while Ye Haochuan’s body expanded significantly.

"Has it reached the Immortal Transformation Late Stage?" Ye Haochuan couldn’t believe that he would break through in such an environment. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Those dolls were evidently qualities and spiritual energy summoned through sacrifice, and absorbing them led to the breakthrough, a feeling of natural progression.

Ye Haochuan just intended to see if he now had the ability to break through from here when the surrounding environment suddenly altered, bringing him face to face with a towering Eight-winged Angel statue.

Compared to the statue outside, this one was undeniably more dynamic, its pair of eyes able to move freely.

As soon as the statue saw Ye Haochuan, a much thicker black line naturally emerged from its head, reaching for Ye Haochuan.

Ye Haochuan’s heart startled; if caught by this black line, not only the freshly acquired power but even his entire body would be drained.

With this thought, Ye Haochuan swiftly dodged aside.

The statue hadn’t anticipated that Ye Haochuan would be conscious and looked at him in slight surprise.

Ye Haochuan remained still, with no intention to act first, as he felt that he couldn’t contend with this entity at present.

From knowing about this Heavenly Emissary Standard statue, he realized it was not ordinary. But now, being here, he felt he had underestimated this statue.

The statue was evidently intelligent, with strength beyond imagination.

After all, absorbing the sacrifices and spiritual power for centuries, even millennia, its strength couldn’t be ordinary.

However, he was puzzled; although this statue clearly had formidable strength, how come he could easily deal with Mason and that two-winged angel statue back then?

"Unexpectedly, it’s an old friend’s reunion!" Suddenly, while Ye Haochuan was puzzled, the statue emitted a sound.

"Old friend?" Ye Haochuan was thoroughly baffled; when had he ever been an old friend of this thing?

But the next moment, he understood what was happening.

He felt something flying out from his eyes, gradually forming a blue Skeleton Head image.

"Indeed, it’s been a while. I didn’t expect you to have acquired such impressive strength now!"

The blue Skeleton Head’s jaw opened and closed a few times, producing a voice from an unknown source: "Apparently, staying here is far more nourishing than going down!"

"Were it not for those old men from the Hua Clan forcibly separating you and me, surely by now, we would have already achieved the divine position?" the statue sighed.

"Are you well? I was split and used for inter-realm communication, truly shattered!"

The blue Skeleton Head sighed again: "I simply hadn’t anticipated that you’d manage to rise again, becoming the Overlord of this world."

The statue chuckled softly and said: "It’s just as those old men from the Hua Clan acted unrighteously, ultimately meeting a downfall, giving me a chance to rise up, ruling this world for thousands of years."

After speaking, the statue glanced at the blue Skeleton Head and said: "Since you’ve returned, why don’t you join me in ruling this world together?"

"No, thanks!" The blue Skeleton Head turned and gazed with empty eye sockets at Ye Haochuan, smiling, "Rather than ruling a world, I’d prefer to restore my original form..."

Seeing the appearance of the blue Skeleton Head, Ye Haochuan couldn’t help but shiver.