Fights Break Sphere: Purple Thunder Emperor

Chapter 384 Now that you've fallen, you think you can still jump out and attack me?
"This is... an altar?!"

Deep within the Nether Serpent's veins, a whooshing sound rang out, and in the blink of an eye, the group arrived at the foot of a majestic 'mountain'.

Xiao Yan stared in astonishment at the towering blue stone altar that seemed to reach into the clouds and overlook the surrounding peaks. He had never seen such a large altar before.

"Let's go, the stone tablet is on this altar!" Yao Ming's eyes seemed to be filled with memories. After a moment of distraction, he took the lead and rushed towards the top of the mountain.

A few breaths later, the group arrived at the top of the altar.

Amidst the swirling clouds and mist, a pale yellow stone tablet, over a hundred feet tall, comes into view, exuding an ancient and desolate aura, as if it has stood here since time immemorial.

With a solemn expression, Yao Ming slowly walked to the stone tablet, bowed respectfully, took three steps back, and then turned to Xiao Bai, introducing him:
"Brother Xiao, this is the Yellow Springs Stele you requested!"

Xiao Bai nodded slightly, walked to the stone tablet, and lightly touched the rough surface of the tablet with his fingertips. He immediately felt an extremely powerful pressure, and his heart became somewhat solemn.

With his current half-step Heavenly Realm soul power, he actually felt a sense of familiarity when facing his father-in-law, Gu Yuan, in the face of this oppressive aura.

"No wonder he once had one foot in the Emperor Realm!"

Slowly withdrawing his finger, Xiao Bai sighed softly.

"Emperor Realm?!"

Although his voice was soft, everyone present was highly skilled and heard his words clearly. They were immediately jolted and their gazes toward the stone tablet turned fervent.

This stone tablet... was actually left behind by a powerhouse at the half-step Emperor realm?!
"Teacher, is the Master really from the Jia Ma Empire like us?" Nalan Yanran stared at the black robe under the stone tablet and gently tugged at Yun Yun's sleeve.

If it were merely a matter of high cultivation level, it could be explained by talent. However, judging from his trip to the Beast Domain, he clearly knows all sorts of secrets like the back of his hand. He doesn't seem to come from that remote place in the Northwest Continent at all. Instead, he seems more like a young master from some ancient aristocratic family.

"Hmph, he may be, but there are others who aren't?"

Yun Yun bit her red lips and let out a soft hum, feeling a little uneasy as she thought about the information she had gleaned from Zi Yan.

It turns out that both she and Cai Lin Xiao Yi Xian were newcomers. They also had a childhood sweetheart who grew up with them. Moreover, judging from Zi Yan's tone, the person was of noble status and had an extraordinary background!

“! Nalan Yanran.”

She was puzzled. Her usually gentle teacher had suddenly become very anxious ever since she had whispered to Ziyan earlier.

"Brother Xiao seems to know a lot about this stone tablet?"

On the other side, a hint of surprise flashed in Yao Ming's eyes. The stone tablet had been passed down since ancient times, and even today, very few people in the Nine Netherworld Python Clan knew its secrets.

Thinking of this, a sudden surge of excitement rose within him, and he asked expectantly:

"According to clan records, deep within this stone tablet lies not only the essence and blood of that powerful figure, but also his signature technique, the Wrath of the Yellow Springs. Brother Xiao, are you confident in your abilities?"

"The Wrath of the Underworld?"

Qingxiao frowned slightly, and after a moment, as if remembering something, she exclaimed in surprise:
"The Yellow Spring Finger severs life and death, the Yellow Spring Palm shatters the soul, and the Heavenly Wrath roars, shaking the netherworld. Could the powerful figure you're talking about be the Yellow Spring Demon Saint from ancient times?"

"Indeed, it is the Yellow Spring Demon Saint. After this peerless powerhouse fell, his legacy was lost to the long river of time. Only this stone tablet of our clan records his life's learning: Yellow Spring Finger, Yellow Spring Palm, and Yellow Spring Heavenly Wrath!"

A hint of arrogance flashed in Yao Ming's eyes. Although the Nine Netherworld Python Clan was not a member of the Demon Saint Clan, they could be considered his successors.

"No, since this stone tablet has existed for countless years, even if there are good things inside, why don't you Nine Netherworld Pythons take them?" Zi Yan stroked her fair chin, looking at Yao Ming with suspicion.

Is there something wrong with this stone tablet?

The moment this guy mentioned the essence blood and the Wrath of the Yellow Springs, the burning desire in his eyes couldn't be hidden from her. Could it be that he wanted to trick Xiao Bai?
"Uh, Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor has discerning eyes!"

Yao Ming glanced at the hunched figure beside her, not daring to underestimate Zi Yan because of her current childlike appearance, and hurriedly explained:
"It's not that we don't want to take it, it's that we can't!"

"Why not? If you can't, does that mean all the powerful members of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan throughout history couldn't?" Zi Yan asked, frowning.

"Alright, Ziyan, Yaoming didn't lie."

Xiao Bai then shifted his attention from the stone tablet, patted Zi Yan's head, and said softly:

"The soul pressure within this stone tablet is extremely strong, and only those at the Heavenly Realm can enter. The strength of the demonic beast race lies in their bloodline and physical body, but in terms of the soul, even among Dou Sheng experts, very few have reached the Heavenly Realm. Moreover, the Heavenly Realm is merely the threshold to enter the stone tablet; to obtain anything within, one must be at least at the late Heavenly Realm!"

"Late stage of the Heavenly Realm?"

Yao Ming was about to thank Xiao Bai for getting him out of trouble when he suddenly heard the last sentence. His body stiffened slightly. He only knew that one's soul had to reach the Heavenly Realm to invade, but he did not know that to obtain the inheritance, one actually needed to be in the late stage of the soul realm.

"Senior Candlelight, could you please try to collect the stone tablet and take it with you?" Xiao Bai ignored the somewhat dejected Yao Ming, knowing exactly what he was thinking.

Who wouldn't want the essence and legacy of such a powerful being?

He can use the essence blood, but as for the Yellow Springs Wrath, it depends on his future performance. If he does his best, he wouldn't mind giving him a share.

Upon hearing this, the candlelight nodded.

He stepped forward, stretched out his hands, and countless purple lights began to spread in the void, enveloping the entire stone tablet.

"Rise!" The withered palms suddenly exerted force.

"Rumble--"

The entire altar trembled, and the veins on the candle flame's arm throbbed, but the stone tablet remained towering and unshaken.

"This guy made such a heavy stone tablet?!"

A hint of shock flashed in Zhu Huo's eyes. As a four-star Dou Sheng of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, how terrifying was his power? Yet he couldn't even shake this stone tablet.

Xiao Bai frowned slightly; it seemed that this Yellow Springs Stele was indeed no ordinary object.

He turned his gaze to Yao Ming: "Clan Chief Yao Ming, has your clan ever tried to move this monument?"

Yao Ming shook his head with a wry smile: "Brother Xiao, you may not know this, but this stone tablet has stood here since ancient times. Successive clan leaders have tried to retrieve it, but none have succeeded. It is said that this tablet is connected to the entire Nether Serpent's veins; unless the entire Nether Serpent Abyss is moved, otherwise…"

"I see." Xiao Bai nodded thoughtfully.

Just then, the stone tablet suddenly emitted a faint yellow light, and an ancient and weathered aura spread out.

Everyone's hearts tightened, and they all took several steps back warily.

Xiao Bai moved a few steps to the side, blocking Yun Yun's way. He knew that there was a remnant soul of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint inside the stone tablet, but he didn't expect that moving the stone tablet would awaken him.

"Xiao Bai, why don't we use our seals together to smash this broken stele? We don't care what's inside, we'll find out everything then!"

Zi Yan came to Xiao Bai's side, stood on tiptoe, and whispered in his ear.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Bai glanced at her speechlessly. This girl is really violent!

He shook his head slightly, and the vertical lines between his brows suddenly split open, revealing a pair of chaotic pupils that stared directly at the stone tablet.

In an instant, the strange 'gaze' pierced through the layer of yellow light on the stone tablet, revealing the scene inside. The pale yellow light gradually condensed, slowly forming a blurry human figure.

The figure stood with his hands behind his back. Although his face was not visible, he exuded an aura of dominance over the world.

"what?"

The figure seemed to sense something and looked over. A hint of surprise flashed in their indifferent eyes, and they said softly:
"What amazing eye technique! It can even break the restrictions I left on the Yellow Springs Stele!!"

"No. The barrier hasn't been broken. It feels more like anyone in this world can be seen by your eye?!"

Although the voice of the figure was deep, it seemed to pierce through time and space, ringing clearly in everyone's ears.

Xiao Bai's heart trembled slightly. The Emperor-level soul was indeed powerful. Even a remnant soul could be so perceptive, instantly discerning the true nature of the vertical eye between his eyebrows.

"Young man! Your soul is not bad, an eight-star Dou Zun, already showing the aura of the Heavenly Realm, but you are still a little short of obtaining my inheritance. Retreat, and when you reach the perfection of the Heavenly Realm, you may come and try!"

The voice was soft, yet it contained an undeniable and powerful pressure that made everyone's souls tremble.

"The legacy passed down from our predecessors may be valuable, but it's not something I, Xiao, absolutely must obtain!"

Xiao Bai shook his head, his vertical eye between his brows drawing upon a sliver of the power of heaven and earth to empower himself, resisting the immense pressure of the soul, and incidentally shielding the pale-faced crowd behind him.

"You can actually mobilize the power of heaven and earth with just your soul, without relying on the resonance of battle qi?"

The Yellow Spring Demon Saint's eyelids twitched a few times, astonished by Xiao Bai's move. Even if it was just a matter of manipulating the world within a few feet around his body, even a Heavenly Realm soul could not achieve this.

Only a soul at the Emperor Realm possesses the immense power to move heaven and earth with a single thought!
He suddenly wondered if he had been inside the stone tablet for too long and if some great change had occurred in the outside world, making it completely different from his time.

However, looking at the performance of the people behind him, apart from the two Dou Sheng who were able to resist his pressure with their own strength, the others were not like Xiao Bai, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, this was just an exception; the world was still the way he remembered it!
"If you don't want the inheritance, why shake the stone tablet and disturb me?" He glanced at the candlelight, which looked up at the sky, feigning innocence.

"!" The Yellow Spring Demon Saint.

As someone who was once at the pinnacle of the continent, if someone had dared to do this in the past, he would have slapped them across the face long ago.

He's just a mere four-star Dou Sheng, yet he can take on a whole group with one hand!
However, things are a bit tricky now. Inside the stone tablet, the souls are clashing, and these people are no match for him. But outside the stone tablet, if he doesn't pay the price, he really has no way to deal with this little old man.

The Ancient Dragon of the Void is still as annoying as ever!

"What are you looking at? You were indeed formidable back then. Not long after the disappearance of our Ancient Dragon Clan's Old Dragon Emperor, we were indeed somewhat wary of you. But now that you've perished, do you think you can still jump out and attack me?"

The candlelight was getting a little annoyed by his gaze and rolled its eyes.

“!!” Xiao Bai.

Wow, I never expected to find such a juicy story!
Indeed, the longer one lives, the more one sees. The candle flame was born before the old dragon emperor disappeared, and perhaps he even saw the ancient emperor Tuoshe back then.

The others looked on in astonishment, their gazes shifting between the candlelight and the stone tablet, as if they were experiencing a distortion of time and space.

"Hmph, a mere little dragon dares to be so insolent before me!"

The Yellow Spring Demon Saint snorted coldly, and the yellow light on the stone tablet shone brightly. A terrifying soul pressure surged towards the candlelight like a tide.

"Hey, do you really think you're still the same Yellow Springs Great Sage who once shook the continent?"

Candlelight chuckled. If the Yellow Spring Demon Saint were at his peak, even the Old Dragon Emperor wouldn't dare to provoke him easily. But now, he really wanted to test this guy's infamous Yellow Spring Heavenly Wrath.

Before the candlelight finished speaking, a burst of purple light emanated from its body, and the phantom of dragon scales appeared and disappeared on the surface of its skin.

He formed a hand seal, and a solid purple light shield instantly took shape.

"boom--"

The soul impact of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint slammed into the light barrier, causing the entire altar to shake violently and rubble to fall in a shower.

A cough escaped from the corner of Candlelight's mouth, but the fighting spirit in his eyes intensified: "Is that all you've got!"

"Uncle Huo, I'm here to help you!"

Upon seeing this, Zi Yan frowned, raised her arm, and a large seal floated in her hand.

"Hahaha, very well! Today, I will join my emperor in smashing that damned Yellow Spring Demon's gravestone!"

The candlelight wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and his aura intensified, forcing everyone to retreat.

As they spoke, the two formed hand seals, and the seals instantly emitted a strong purple-gold light. The roar of the dragon resounded throughout the heavens and earth, and the vast dragon might shattered the space around the stone tablet into dark cracks.

"presumptuous!"

Sensing this power, the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's expression changed slightly, and the yellow light on the stone tablet instantly intensified, causing the power of heaven and earth above the altar to become restless.

In the blink of an eye, one could vaguely see strange ripples spreading through the space where the yellow light passed. These ripples intertwined mysteriously and gradually gathered on the stone tablet to form a huge, illusory figure thousands of feet tall.

Faced with this figure, everyone had the illusion of facing the entire world, as if no matter how they resisted, they were utterly helpless in front of him.

"The True Form of the Underworld!!"

Candlelight looked solemn. He hadn't expected that this guy, now just a remnant soul, could still condense a true form of the Yellow Springs.

Zi Yan's face was also solemn. At this moment, she felt that it was even more terrifying than when she faced Huang Tian directly!
Just when the atmosphere was tense and both sides were in a dilemma, a thunderclap suddenly resounded through the sky.

"Tear it apart——"

A sound like tearing cloth rang out, and the sky suddenly cracked open with a thin slit. The edge of the slit twitched a few times, and slowly opened like an eye, revealing a vast and ethereal chaotic color.

"Ok?"

Everyone was surprised. Except for Yun Yun, everyone else was stunned, feeling that the huge eye looked somewhat familiar.

Just then, from within the chaos, the colors of gold and black slowly emerged from the depths, and in the blink of an eye, they transformed into a Tai Chi diagram that filled the entire pupil. The sky immediately became gloomy with rolling dark clouds.

"These eyes"

The thousand-foot giant on the Yellow Springs Stele looked up at the indifferent vertical eye in the sky, slightly startled. The golden and black lightning was clearly weak, yet it gave his soul a faint sense of threat.

Moreover, he felt that he was being locked onto by that eye, and he had a strange feeling in his heart, as if even if he was deep inside the stone tablet, the lightning would ignore space and strike him directly.

"Stop it!"

As the ethereal voice faded, the candlelight paused slightly, glancing at Xiao Bai, who had appeared on the mountaintop several miles away at some unknown time. At this moment, he sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, only the vertical eye between his brows opening and closing.

He then looked up at the sky and saw a faint aura of heavenly might swirling around him, giving him the illusion that he was facing a heavenly tribulation.

(End of this chapter)