Fights Break Sphere: Purple Thunder Emperor

Chapter 387 Zi Yan: He must have been in so much pain back then!
In the inner courtyard, at the bottom of Tianfen Qi Refining Tower.

"It seems Xiao Yan solved a huge problem for you back then!"

Xiao Bai looked around. There was no one on duty, and even the seal was casual. Compared with the days and nights when countless elders watched over it, it was much quieter.

"Hehe. I have to thank you for that. I heard him say that you brought this Fallen Heart Flame Young Flame out from the depths of the magma."

Elder Su Qian stroked his beard with a smile on his face. Without the worry of the strange fire erupting, he had been much more relaxed these past few years.

Xiao Bai smiled, reached out and grabbed at the empty space in front of him, and a ball of transparent flame struggled slightly before being pulled out.

“! Su Qian.”

Is the seal they created really that lacking in prestige?
"As expected of the birthplace of the Fallen Heart Flame, the little thing has actually begun to develop sentience!" Xiao Bai glanced at the flame in his hand, flicked his finger, and sent it back.

He had just sensed a faint feeling of being watched, which is why he grabbed it casually.

"Let's go!"

Xiao Bai clapped his hands, said something to Zi Yan beside him, took a step, and his figure disappeared into the bottom layer.

"Old man, I'm leaving now. I'll come see you again after I finish what I need to do with Xiao Bai!" Zi Yan waved to Su Qian, then quickly followed after him.

Su Qian stared blankly at Zi Yan's disappearing figure, slightly lost in thought. This girl was actually from the legendary Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan.

When he first heard the news, he was almost speechless. He never expected that he would find such an important girl by simply picking her up in the mountains all those years ago.

"The Dragon Emperor? Heh. Looks like this old man's got some bragging rights for him!"

Thinking of Zi Yan's identity, Su Qian's lips curled into a complex smile, a mixture of joy, relief, and a touch of bewilderment and worry.
The fact that the royal bloodline of a race like the Ancient Dragon of the Void was scattered outside clearly indicates that something had happened. Zi Yan seemed to be showing off to him, but he knew perfectly well that she was only reporting the good news and not the bad, only mentioning the happy parts and omitting everything else.

"I am incompetent, but Xiao Bai is now the Palace Master of Zixiao Palace. I hope he can help you!"

Su Qian sighed softly, her figure slowly dissipating. While her tone was one of disappointment, she was also extremely grateful for her decision to let Zi Yan follow Xiao Bai.

The underground magma world is still a crimson expanse as far as the eye can see, with no end in sight. Fiery red magma flows, bubbles rise to the surface, turn from red to black, and suddenly burst, sending up a pungent wisp of blue smoke.

Xiao Bai hovered above the lava, a hint of reminiscence in his eyes.

"My lord, let's go teach that ugly monster a lesson!"

The little golden dragon sensed the familiar presence and immediately sprang out, a hint of excitement flashing in its eyes.

It still remembers the most dangerous time it and its servant had ever encountered here. If it weren't for the space jade slip given to it by its young master, they would have almost perished here.

"Let's get down to business first!"

With a wave of his hand, Xiao Bai unleashed a golden and black Tai Chi symbol that transformed into two intertwined lightning dragons. As they spun, they carved out a lightning tunnel several meters wide through the magma, carrying Zi Yan directly into the fiery red tunnel.

His current speed is naturally incomparable to that of before. In the blink of an eye, he had already descended to the place where Yaotianhuo had once been.

"Heh. These ugly freaks really think they're the masters of this place!"

The little golden dragon, which had been perched on Xiao Bai's shoulder, sensed countless hidden auras rapidly approaching and stood up with a cold laugh.

Xiao Bai didn't speak. These things couldn't keep up with his speed at all, so he didn't bother with them. Lightning flashed under his feet as he sped forward through the passage opened up by the two lightning dragons.

"Humans, stop!"

The crimson magma surged like an angry dragon, and the scorching heat distorted the space. A figure a hundred feet long appeared and disappeared in the magma, with white flames spewing from the gaps in its scales. Two tiny figures in the passage were reflected in its bloodthirsty vertical pupils.

"Haha. It's like finding a needle in a haystack! You actually delivered yourself right to my doorstep!"

The little golden dragon's eyes suddenly lit up, and it instantly recognized the figure as the lizardman who had forced it and Xiao Bai to flee.

As it spoke, it raised its claw, and a dazzling golden light suddenly burst forth, instantly transforming into a giant lightning claw that fiercely slashed at the lizardman hidden in the lava.

"presumptuous!"

The lizardman roared and swept his massive tail across the ground, whereupon countless magma clung to it, solidifying into a thick suit of armor.

"boom!"

A muffled, deafening roar erupted, and the lava surged and churned, interspersed with piercing screams.

"Heh. So many years have passed, and you're still just a two-star Dou Zun, without any progress, yet you still dare to be so arrogant!"

As the little golden dragon spoke, it transformed into a streak of lightning and sped into the depths of the magma.

"It's you!" the lizardman roared, his voice echoing through the lava, his tone filled with shock and anger, clearly recognizing the little golden dragon.

"Haha. It's you, Grandpa Dragon. Shocked, aren't you?" The little golden dragon laughed heartily, clearly feeling incredibly aggrieved by that scene back then.

Just as it was feeling smug, it suddenly spoke in a tone of alarm and anger:
"Damn it, that ugly monster has no martial ethics, and he beat up the younger one and then brought it on the older one!" Little Golden Dragon gritted his teeth.

"Hmph, so what if you've reached the eighth rank? The strength of our race is beyond your reach," a hint of smugness could be seen in the fire lizard's blood-red vertical pupils.

"Shut up! Do you think you're the only one who can call for help?" the little golden dragon roared, then turned around and shouted again.

"My Lord."

"Ok?"

Xiao Bai hadn't originally planned to make a move, but suddenly sensed something, his eyes narrowed, and he abruptly looked into the depths of the magma, where the magma seemed to be surging like a tsunami, with a thick, fiery red jet of magma shooting out.

"Should I make a move?" Zi Yan turned her head slightly when she saw the terrifying fiery red magma pillar.

"No need. A second-stage Dou Zun is perfect for testing out my newly learned Dou Techniques!"

Xiao Bai shook his head, took a step forward, his black robe fluttering in the wind. Facing the sky-covering magma tide, he slowly formed a profound hand seal with his right hand, while his left fingertips suddenly burst forth with dazzling golden light.

"Yellow Spring Finger!"

In an instant, the magma churned like boiling water, as if cleaved by an invisible force, and a long, slender, white finger wrapped in golden lightning burst forth from the sky.

Thunderbolts flowed between the lines of his knuckles, shattering the boiling magma into nothingness wherever they passed.

The fire lizard looked up in horror. The gigantic finger that pierced the heavens and earth hung overhead, crushing down with the power of destructive lightning. The innate flames on its body seemed to be extinguished under the pressure of the finger's force, and its lava armor shattered like brittle porcelain.

"That was... that human from back then?"

The giant finger shattered the magma and void. His face was filled with astonishment as he looked at Xiao Bai, who had revealed himself. At this moment, Xiao Bai was standing on mysterious patterns, and his body was wrapped in golden and black lightning, making him look like a god.

Now, the giant finger wasn't targeting it; the mere pressure it carried was enough to overwhelm it, and it was nowhere near the pathetic state it had been in before.

"Destroy!"

With a cold shout from Xiao Bai, the giant lightning finger cleaved through the pillar of magma and fire, splitting apart the surging waves, and pointed directly at an old lizardman deep within.

The lizardman elder's expression changed drastically. In a hurry, he circulated his powerful battle qi, and his body burst forth with dazzling light in the magma.

However, the thunderous giant finger shattered the battle aura barrier with overwhelming force, its residual power blasting it deep into the endless magma, causing the entire fiery red magma underground to tremble. "My Lord is mighty!"

The little golden dragon roared, feeling an indescribable sense of exhilaration. No wonder these lizardmen liked to beat the younger ones and then use them against the older ones; the feeling of becoming the younger one was irresistible.

The golden vertical pupils glanced sideways at the lizardman in front of him, and seeing his ashen face, a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Do they really think they're still the same fighting king they used to be?
"Get this sorted out quickly and get on the road!"

Xiao Bai glanced at the lizardman, then ignored him. Whether the lizardman lived or died was of no importance to him. If it hadn't blocked his way again, he wouldn't have bothered to cause it any trouble.

"Good!"

The little golden dragon responded, flicked its tail, and a massive golden lightning pillar erupted, engulfing the lizardman.

"what?"

Little Golden Dragon suddenly noticed out of the corner of its eye that two unusual lizardmen were standing not far from it, and the aura emanating from them made its heart clench.

"Master!"

Its dragon body trembled slightly, and its words stammered.

"Greetings, Divine Messenger!"

The two white-armored lizardmen glanced at their tribesman, who was now just a charred remains, a subtle ripple in their eyes before they quietly disappeared, bowing respectfully to the black-robed figure in the distance.

"A divine messenger?!"

Both the little golden dragon and the lizardmen who had come from all around were taken aback.

Xiao Bai nodded slightly, waved his hand and grabbed the little golden dragon from a distance, then his figure flashed and disappeared into the depths of the fiery red magma.

"Master, when did you become their divine messenger?" The little golden dragon stood on Xiao Bai's shoulder, its claws gripping a strand of his hair, and asked curiously.

Zi Yan also looked over curiously.

“They call Tuoshe Cave the Tomb of the Gods, and regard Ziyan’s father as the guardian of the Tomb of the Gods,” Xiao Bai explained calmly.

"Bastard!"

Upon hearing this, Zi Yan's eyebrows furrowed, and a surge of anger rose in her heart. Her unreliable father was, after all, the Emperor of the Ancient Dragons, yet they described him as nothing more than a tomb keeper.

"Haha. Yan'er is right, that old bastard Tuoshe is a complete scoundrel!" A loud laugh rang out from the void, his tone full of surprise.

Zi Yan was taken aback, then gave a soft snort, turned her head away, and pouted:

"What are you laughing at? You've become a gravedigger, and you're acting like it's something to be proud of?"

“.!” Zhu Kun.

My daughter is great in every way, except for her mouth!

"Senior, you were able to transmit your voice so far. Has your research made progress in recent years?" Xiao Bai's words broke the awkward silence.

"There is progress, but it's not much different from no progress at all!" Zhu Kun's deep and authoritative voice was somewhat heavy.

"Oh?"

Xiao Bai was curious and about to ask when Zhu Kun's voice rang out again:
"Come directly to the cave. With me controlling the Dragon Seal, it should be able to protect you as you pass through the outer layer of black lava!"

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Zi Yan's eyes.
"Senior, are you sure everything is alright?"

Xiao Bai was somewhat surprised and uncertain. He was a little wary of that cave, as his soul and consciousness had almost been sucked into that towering stone gate last time.

"Don't worry, with that jade piece as a help, I've gained some understanding of this seal. Don't even think about going in behind that stone door until you've gathered all the jade pieces. But outside the stone door, it's no problem for you to come and go as you please!"

Zhu Kun spoke with great confidence. After the last time, he had done some research, thinking that he could meet his daughter directly when she came next time. He didn't expect to use it so soon.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Bai nodded.

Immediately, a brilliant purple-gold light shone forth, and a large seal leaped out from Zi Yan's body, instantly enveloping the two of them. In a flash of light, not a single person remained on the spot.

The great seal moved with unstoppable force, shattering the crimson lava along its path into dust. It was several times faster than Xiao Bai.

Gradually, the color of the magma darkened, turning from fiery red to crimson black. A peculiar heat was able to penetrate the seal and enter the purple-gold light.

“That old bastard Tuoshe set up three layers of protection. Those lizardmen blocked those below the Dou Sheng level, and this layer of black lava blocked those below the mid-level Dou Sheng level. So with your current cultivation, you can’t get past this layer of black lava.” Zhu Kun’s explanation came from the seal.

Xiao Bai nodded thoughtfully. As for the three layers that Zhu Kun mentioned, he only mentioned two of them in his speech, and Xiao Bai immediately understood.

The so-called third layer is actually him, blocking the high-level Dou Sheng.

If that's the case, then that old fellow Tuoshe had no intention of letting anyone else inherit the cave. Even if a peak Dou Sheng came with the complete Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade, there would be nothing he could do.

Don't forget, inside that towering stone gate, there's another layer of protection, a fledgling Emperor-grade pill, and the strength of a half-Emperor!

Without the Core Transformation Ring, even if Zhu Kun, Gu Yuan, and Hun Tiandi, three peak Dou Sheng, attacked together, they still couldn't withstand that nascent Emperor Core.

"As expected of a spirit of a different kind of fire, it only regards other different kinds of fire as its own kind. But it's a pity that no matter how much it planned, it didn't expect those two guys to run away!"

Xiao Bai muttered to himself, he suspected that the Void Devouring Flame and the Pure Lotus Demon Flame were tricked by the Emperor-grade embryonic pill back then. Otherwise, with the inheritance, the strange flame, and the two methods to become an Emperor prepared in the cave, under such resource conditions, even if these two flames were useless, one of them would definitely have a chance to become an Emperor.

As he was deep in thought, the great seal above his head trembled slightly. Although the surrounding area was still filled with endless lava, the space in front of him rippled with layers of water-like patterns.

"buzz"

The purple-gold light on the seal suddenly intensified, and everyone trembled as if they were passing through a viscous water curtain, and the scene before them changed instantly.

There was no endless, scorching lava, only pitch blackness, and within that darkness, a bright light faintly appeared.

"It's finally here!"

Xiao Bai looked at the familiar scene before him, which was exactly the same as what his soul had sensed before.

"Is this the Tuoshe Cave?"

Looking at the place in front of her that had imprisoned her father for ten thousand years, and feeling the ancient and desolate atmosphere of this space, Zi Yan felt a pang of sorrow rising in her heart.

Pitch black, no one spoke, only eternal solitude. They didn't know when they could escape, or even if they would be free when their time came.

The thought of that scene sent a shiver down her spine. If she were trapped here for ten thousand years, she felt she would have gone mad long ago. How could she endure it for ten thousand years?

The little bit of resentment in my heart vanished instantly.

Her gaze fell upon the light above her head. She bit her red lips tightly, recalling the excitement he felt when he first saw her. It was the ecstatic joy of seeing his blood relative again after ten thousand years of loneliness. And yet, she had not given him a kind look.

He still greeted her with a smile, thinking about what would happen if they were in each other's shoes.
He must have been feeling terrible at that time!
(End of this chapter)