Cao Ya knew that he had no hope of advancing to the level of Ancestral God in the short term. At most, he would be like the Twelve Zodiac War Ancestors, possessing the combat power of an Ancestral God, but without that supreme and profound realm.

His "Bone Fire Classic" incorporates the power of many systems, such as the black divine fire of the [Stellar Transformation] universe, the fire-based laws of the [Panlong] universe, the fire-based path of the [Nine Cauldrons] world, the flames of the [Yang God] world, and the flames of the [Battle Through the Heavens] world, etc.

However, those numerous flames, and the corresponding insights, are ultimately just supplementary.

The key question is how far he can go in the Dao of Fire within the [Eternal Life Realm] universe, and how many profound mysteries he can comprehend.

To become an ancestral god, one must comprehend the fundamental divine laws of all heavens and myriad realms.

Cao Ya chose the method of fire!

As for why he never took on flesh and blood...

In fact, once they reach a certain level and break through to the Heavenly Realm as kings, the skeletons of the Netherworld basically all have the ability to transform into flesh and blood.

However, only a portion of the monarchs would make that choice; most of them had accepted their past lives and remembered parts of their previous existence.

However, that's not entirely the case.

For example, Suirenshi had already been revived, remembered all his past, and knew his true existence, but he did not transform into flesh and blood, but still remained in the form of a skeletal creature.

Cao Ya was no exception.

Besides, he doesn't have any so-called past stories.

If it were someone like Cao Ya, or a being from the underworld like Suirenshi, most of them would not want to control flesh and blood and would remain as skeletal creatures.

"I do know the 'Flesh and Blood Rebirth Manual,' but there's no need for it. Flesh and blood creatures aren't necessarily more promising than skeleton creatures. In the deepest part of the Death Realm, there are definitely no shortage of Stone King-level beings!" Cao Ya said softly, still sticking to his choice to appear in the world as a skeleton and walk through the Death Realm.

Afterwards, he left the desolate wilderness with the golden halberd and the black iron seal, traversing the central region to the outer area of ​​the Forgotten Realm.

Occasionally, when encountering certain ancient demon cities, Cao Ya would deliberately avoid them.

"Big brother, this is too cowardly! You've really lost your big brother spirit! Those ancient demon cities are long dead and silent. We can just run around outside for a bit and there shouldn't be any problems," the Golden Divine Halberd muttered.

"Go ahead." Cao Ya stopped, gazing at the golden halberd, and said calmly, "I and the Black Iron Seal are watching you, willing to wait a few days."

The golden halberd was immediately embarrassed.

It is said that those ancient demon cities are lifeless, but who knows that there are no dim and broken soul flames left beneath the walls and at the base of the walls?

Those who can walk the Stone King's Path are at least experts who have reached the ninth level of the Ancestral God Realm!

Let alone now, even at their peak, the Golden Divine Halberd and the Black Iron Seal bound together were no match for them.

"Let's go! Stop nagging!" the black iron seal shouted, striking the golden halberd.

The Golden Halberd readily accepted the situation and never mentioned it again.

The world of the dead, the earth is cold and lifeless.

The leaden clouds were so thick they seemed about to press down on the ground.

A skeletal creature, wielding two weapons, traversed this great world that was once the center of all heavens, crossing mountains and rivers, finally reaching the outer regions and arriving at the divine village.

Shencun was not originally called Shencun; it was originally called Nuwa Village.

Because their ancestors were under the command of the goddess Nuwa, who later rose to power in the realm of the dead, possessing extraordinary cultivation and the ability to create flesh and blood, thus passing on their lineage.

Such beings, whose bones can regenerate flesh and blood, are revered by all skeletal creatures due to their terrifying power, and are thus called gods.

The descendants of these extraordinary individuals naturally became the gods.

Moreover, the outer regions of the Death Realm are not limited to this one village of the gods.

However, the village of Nuwa, a village of gods, is the one most closely connected to the Nine Provinces.

Most of the other divine villages were founded by powerful beings from other realms who were resurrected in the realm of the dead and rose to prominence.

As a higher world second only to the Unique True Realm, the Death World today, though no longer as glorious as it was in the Primordial Era and seemingly significantly different from the Primordial Heavenly Realm, still retains its essence and possesses an incredibly terrifying foundation.

Countless beings in the ordinary and subordinate worlds of the heavens, if they are lucky and have some opportunities, can fall into the world of death after death, undergo the special rules of the death realm, and have the hope of being reborn.

In this prestigious world of advanced learning, how can things not be special?

The stability of the space in the Netherworld naturally surpasses that of many subordinate realms and the ordinary world.

Otherwise, the ancient war between gods millions of years ago would have already shattered the world of death.

"Perhaps the stability of that unique true realm is comparable to the God Realm in the [Stellar Transformation] universe?!"

When Cao Ya, the Golden Divine Halberd, and the Black Iron Seal arrived at the Divine Village, they found a warship belonging to the Ancestral Lord.

Waaah...

The ancestral warship emitted terrifying sounds that shook the heavens.

The ship was massive and imposing, its entire body gleaming with a dark light, exuding a deathly aura, with surging black mist that pressed down on heaven and earth.

The ancestral warship, gleaming with dark light, stretched across the sky outside the divine village, exuding an aura that shook the heavens and the earth, inspiring awe in all who beheld it.

"The ancient warship has now been given a new lease on life," the dark iron seal murmured.

"It incorporated the remains of an ancestral god from another world, and finally, through the hands of Suiren, it was successfully refined once again!" the Golden Divine Halberd whispered.

These two old scoundrels were surprisingly serious for once.

"King Cao Ya!"

The elders from Shencun, including Li Mu, came out and bowed respectfully.

At the same time, some people from Kyushu and the Four Directions World also emerged, such as Jin Sanyi, Zhuge Pangzi, and the skeleton creature Sha Polang from the Netherworld.

These people looked at Cao Ya with curiosity and awe.

He truly is a powerful half-ancestor!

After entering the world of death, they stayed in the village of gods. They communicated with the people of the village of gods and learned many secrets. They also learned about some powerful figures in the world of death, such as some half-ancestor kings in the central region, such as the young girl king, Cao Ya king, Yi Tianzhong, and so on.

However, the young queen and Yi Tianzhong had already left the central region and ventured into the deepest part of the Death Realm. They did not return. Later, news spread that the queen had suffered heavy casualties, and only the young queen, her three special skeleton kings, and Yi Tianzhong survived. However, none of them returned and continued on their way.

According to various sources, among the Tongtian Realm monarchs in the central region, only the Cao Ya Monarch in the wilderness declined the invitations of the young queen monarch, Yi Tianzhong, and other monarchs, and did not accompany them.

Kamimura was quite familiar with this King Cao Ya, having dealt with him many times.

Whew~~

Sensing Cao Ya's undisguised aura, the half-ancestors from the Nine Provinces side awoke from their seclusion and came out one after another, including Xiao Chen, Tianwaitian, Renwairen, and three kind-faced tree-man old monarchs.

Cao Ya even spotted a demonic creature among them.