While the player is in Battle Through the Heavens, the system is in The Great Ruler.

Chapter 143 A group of women block the door, a battle between fellow disciples!

Before the words were finished, a piercing sound of air being torn apart came from the sky. A gray stream of light shot up from the depths of Demon Flame Valley and eventually transformed into an old man in a gray robe fluttering in the wind.

The old man's red hair was like fire, and every step he took left burning footprints in the void. His powerful aura caused the surrounding spectators to retreat, and his robes fluttered in the strong wind.

A half-step Dou Zong powerhouse!
"I am Fang Yan, the Grand Elder of Demon Flame Valley..."

The red-haired elder forced a smile, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect, and said, "I don't know when my Demon Flame Valley offended your esteemed establishment..."

"I am willing to make compensation..."

"Noisy."

Lu Yu didn't even bother to lift his eyelids, and just waved his hand casually.

Wuya, who was standing to the side, immediately understood and took a step forward with a sinister grin.

In an instant, the terrifying pressure of a one-star Dou Zong crashed down like a ten-thousand-foot mountain. Dark black light emanated from his withered palm, and his fingernails instantly grew three inches: "A mere half-step Dou Zong dares to talk about compensation? Blame it on you for taking in the wrong person!"

"what?!"

Fang Yan's eyelids twitched, and he hurriedly formed hand seals to defend himself. Gray flames spewed out from his seven orifices, forming a wall of fire in front of him.

"Netherworld Poison Claw!"

The moment the black claws collided with the gray flames, the very space trembled. Amidst the deafening explosion, the wall of fire was torn to shreds like paper. Five deep, bone-revealing gashes appeared on Fang Yan's chest, and he was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, spitting out a horrifying trail of blood in the air.

"Great Elder!"

Two white figures immediately flew out of the valley; they were the Second Elder and Third Elder of Demon Flame Valley. The two caught Fang Yan from the left and right, but were both jolted by the residual force and coughed up blood. The three of them staggered back into the great formation.

"Demonic Flame Heaven-Burning Formation, activate!"

A hysterical roar echoed from within the valley. As he formed hand seals, veins bulged, and the crimson light curtain enveloping the valley suddenly solidified like blood crystals. Countless magma-like array patterns flowed across the light curtain, and a terrifying heat wave instantly ignited the vegetation within a hundred feet.

Wuya smiled sinisterly and said disdainfully, "A mere trick, yet you dare to show off your skills before an expert!"

Having said that, he waved his sleeve, and a streak of emerald light appeared. Accompanied by a chilling hissing sound, a giant scorpion, hundreds of feet long, materialized out of thin air. Its carapace was covered with venomous markings, and the venom dripping from its menacing mouth corroded the ground, sending up plumes of blue smoke.

A seventh-tier magical beast, the Azure Poisonous Scorpion!

"Go, show them what's what!"

At Wuya's command, the giant scorpion responded immediately, its ferocious abdomen contracting violently like a bellows, emitting a chilling "gurgling" sound.

"hiss……"

With a piercing roar, a cloud of dark green poisonous fog poured out like a burst dam. Wherever the fog passed, the air distorted and emitted a hissing, corrosive sound.

The solid blood crystal light barrier melted away as quickly as ice and snow under the scorching sun, and in the blink of an eye, it was covered with spider web-like cracks.

"Damn it!"

Fang Yan, inside the formation, knelt on one knee, his face ashen and ghostly. Each cough brought out black blood, and the black aura from his wounds spread towards his heart like a living thing.

"A dignified Dou Zong... actually used poison..."

He gritted his teeth and said that the fighting spirit in his body was being constantly eroded by the deadly poison.

Several elders hurriedly gathered around, only to see Fang Yan suddenly raise his head, his eyes bloodshot, and shout sternly, "Go immediately and invite the Ancestor out of seclusion! Also, get that bastard Han Feng out here! He's the one who caused this trouble!"

He looked around at everyone, his voice hoarse as if sandpaper was being rubbed: "Second brother, third brother, you take the core disciples and guard the secret passage. If things become unbearable... evacuate immediately!"

"Elder, why go to such lengths?"

The Fourth Elder, his face filled with disbelief, couldn't help but say, "They're just..."

"Shut up!" Fang Yan roared, then suddenly coughed violently, black blood dripping from between his fingers.

He looked up at Lu Yu, who stood with his hands behind his back outside the formation. The other man's indifferent gaze sent a chill down his spine: "To make a Dou Zong expert bow down and submit... this person's background is definitely not simple!"

"If even our patriarch is no match for this man today, then our Demon Flame Valley... is in grave danger!"

At this moment, outside the valley.

Above the sky, the attacks of Centipede Cliff and Poisonous Scorpion grew increasingly ferocious. The giant scorpion's tail hooks transformed into afterimages, constantly bombarding the light barrier, each collision generating a deafening roar.

Cracks spread wildly across the light screen like a spider web, and it looked like it was about to fall apart.

The next moment, "click—"

With a crisp cracking sound, the grand formation enveloping the valley finally succumbed to the pressure and shattered like fragile glass. The massive shockwave swept in all directions, and the elders and disciples of Demon Flame Valley who were maintaining the formation were struck as if by lightning, coughing up blood and flying backward.

At this critical moment, boom!
A jet-black, icy pillar of light shot into the sky, piercing the heavens. An extreme chill instantly enveloped an area of ​​hundreds of miles around; wherever the pillar passed, ripples of ice crystals spread through the space, and even the howling mountain winds froze in that instant.

The world suddenly fell silent.

The Azure-Spotted Scorpion's stinger hovered in mid-air, its venomous mist solidified like black jade. Fragments of the shattered array floated in the void, refracting an eerie black light. At this moment, even space itself seemed to freeze.

"Ah……"

A soft laugh echoed from the valley, causing the entire Demon Flame Valley to tremble. The rock walls on both sides of the valley crumbled, and the falling pebbles turned to dust upon touching an invisible boundary.

"I have been in seclusion for many years, and those petty villains have forgotten me..."

Ripples spread through the void as a hunched figure strode through it. Each step of his withered feet caused the void to tremble. The moment he fully appeared, the clouds within a hundred feet radius were covered in frost.

The Valley Master of Demon Flame Valley, the Old Demon Demon!

The old demon raised his skeletal face, his deep-set eyes gleaming with an eerie light, like will-o'-the-wisps, exuding a sense of the uncanny and sinister. The space around him trembled and creaked at the mere sight of him standing there.

“Seven Star Dou Zong…” Wu Ya’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and the scorpion beside him uneasily curled its tail hook.

The old demon suddenly raised his hand, his withered fingertips tracing a path through the void. A dark crack spread silently, and wherever it passed, the fragments of the suspended array were annihilated into dust.

"Now kneel and beg for mercy." He said calmly, "I will grant you a complete corpse."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire world fell into a deathly silence.

"Ah……"

Lu Yu's lips curled into a slight, disdainful sneer as he slowly raised his right palm. This simple gesture caused the temperature of the entire area to skyrocket!
The clouds vaporized and dissipated in an instant, and the poisonous fog and ice crystals that had been frozen in mid-air began to boil and evaporate!
"Burning Heaven and Boiling Sea Palm - Seven Turns of Burning Sea".

With that soft whisper, a blinding golden light suddenly burst forth from Lu Yu's palm. A golden curtain of fire, stretching across the heavens and earth, unfurled with a roar, within which seven great suns could be vaguely seen rising and falling. With each rotation of a sun, terrifying, world-destroying waves rippled outwards.

The old demon's pupils shrank sharply, and his withered claws rapidly formed hand seals: "Ice Condensation Sword Technique!"

Countless jet-black ice spikes instantly solidified, transforming into a hundred-foot-long ice sword. The sword was wreathed in eerie ghostly energy, freezing even the space itself with fine cracks wherever it passed. The ice sword, accompanied by a piercing shriek, was the first to pierce the curtain of fire!

"laugh……"

The moment ice and fire collided, there was no earth-shattering explosion as expected. The seemingly invincible black ice sword melted away at a visible speed, like a snowflake thrown into the blazing sun!

"This is impossible!"

The old demon was horrified and retreated, but froze the moment he turned around. He was horrified to find that his protective battle qi as a seven-star Dou Zong was being evaporated by the golden flames that were attached to him!
"burst."

Lu Yu snapped his fingers lightly, the sound not loud, but like the pronouncement of death.

"boom!"

Seven layers of fiery energy erupted simultaneously, and a golden sea of ​​fire instantly engulfed the entire sky. The old demon's screams were abruptly cut short. When the flames subsided, all that could be seen was a charred figure falling like a rag doll, embedding itself deeply into the ground with a thud, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Sect Master..."

Wuya cautiously approached, and upon seeing the human-shaped crater several meters deep, he couldn't help but swallow hard. Even though he knew his sect leader's strength was unfathomable, witnessing a Seven-Star Dou Zong being killed with a single palm strike still shocked him.

"Leave no one behind."

Lu Yu stood with his hands behind his back, his tone as calm as if he had just casually swatted a mosquito. His blue robe was spotless, and not a single strand of his hair was disheveled.

"As ordered!"

Wuya took a deep breath, and when he turned around, his face had regained its usual ferocity. He leaped onto the back of the Azure Poisonous Scorpion, raised his right arm, and shouted, "All members of the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, listen to my command! Demon Flame Valley harbors evil intentions and shall be destroyed today! Follow me, kill!"

"Kill!!!" Amidst the earth-shattering battle cries, countless streams of light poured down like a torrential rain. The Lingbao Pavilion experts, who had been poised to attack, charged into the valley, their various battle auras blooming in the valley like fireworks of death.

"Brother Lu, I'll be right back."

Xiao Yan clasped his hands in a salute, his eyes gleaming. He could clearly sense a familiar fluctuation emanating from somewhere within the valley—an aura shared with the Burning Flame Technique!
"Han Feng should still be in the valley. Go and find him yourself."

Lu Yu nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the chaotic valley, and cautioned, "Be careful. After all, he was taught by your teacher; there's no guarantee he won't have any hidden tricks up his sleeve..."

……

At this moment, inside Demon Flame Valley.

"Elder, this..."

An elder from Demon Flame Valley was ashen-faced, his weapon trembling slightly. The sect's protective formation had shattered, and the patriarch had perished—it all happened so fast that he hadn't even had time to react.

"withdraw!"

Fang Yan made a quick decision and was about to turn around and leave when a cold laugh suddenly came from above.

"Red-haired old man, where do you think you're going to run to?"

A streak of light flashed across the sky as Wuya descended, riding his Azure Poisonous Scorpion. The scorpion's stinger gleamed with a chilling green light, and a drop of venom fell to the ground, instantly corroding a deep pit into the hard black steel stone.

Fang Yan looked around and saw that his disciples had scattered and fled, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

He secretly calculated: "Second, third, and fourth brothers will each lead a team to break through the encirclement. As long as even one of them escapes..."

"My Demon Flame Valley may very well make a comeback!"

Meanwhile, outside Demon Flame Valley.

Exit of the eastern secret passage.

"Come on!"

The Second Elder of Demon Flame Valley stared at the jade tablet in his hand, his face ashen. The life imprint of the Earth Demon Old Ghost that had been flickering on the jade tablet had now completely extinguished.

"Are you able to leave?"

A cool female voice came from above. The Second Elder looked up and saw a tall, slender red figure standing in mid-air.

Her colorful scales and red dress fluttered in the wind, and the seven-colored longsword in her hand shone with a chilling sharpness.

"cut!"

With a single, understated word, the seven-colored sword energy poured forth like a celestial river, traversing a radius of a hundred miles! Wherever the sword energy passed, rocks crumbled and trees turned to dust.

……

Outside Demon Flame Valley, in the western jungle.

"Who are you, and why are you blocking our way...?"

The Third Elder of Demon Flame Valley forced himself to remain calm, though the black broadsword in his hand trembled slightly. Behind him, dozens of elite disciples had already formed a defensive formation.

"The dead need not know too much."

The Fairy Doctor remained calm, and with a gentle wave of her hand, thousands of eerie green poisonous butterflies flew out from her sleeve. Wherever these beautiful poisonous butterflies passed, the grass and trees withered instantly, and even the rocks were corroded and riddled with holes.

……

At the southernmost point of Demon Flame Valley, at the southern pass.

Zi Yan shook the medicine bottle she had just snatched from the other person, her young face filled with conflict.

As she counted the pills in the bottle, she muttered to herself, "Lu Yu said it's best to leave him with a whole corpse... that way he can be turned into a puppet to pay off his debts..."

Suddenly, her eyes lit up. She looked up at the trembling crowd from Demon Flame Valley and tilted her head innocently, asking, "How about... you just surrender obediently? I promise to leave you with a whole corpse!"

"Too deceiving!"

The fourth elder of Demon Flame Valley suddenly launched an attack, his longsword unleashing a ten-zhang-long blade of light. He knew that things would not end well today, but even if he died, he would die with honor!
"boom!"

A purple fist flashed past, and the Fourth Elder's body flew backward like a broken sack, embedding itself into a distant cliff with a "boom," becoming a human-shaped relief.

Zi Yan pouted, shook her pink fist, and muttered unhappily, "We agreed to leave her with a whole body... Now Lu Yu is definitely going to nag me..."

She kicked a few pebbles away in frustration, continuing to mutter, "I'm made to do this kind of delicate work all day long, and they deduct my candy if I break even a little bit! This chore..."

Halfway through her sentence, Zi Yan's eyes suddenly lit up, and she skipped over to the "human-shaped relief" on the mountain wall. She tilted her head and curiously examined the Fourth Elder embedded in the rock.

"Hmm...it seems like there's still a chance to save it?"

This innocent act sent a chill down the spines of the surviving disciples of Demon Flame Valley. Looking at the seemingly harmless purple-haired girl, and then at the twisted, deformed body of the Fourth Elder on the mountainside, their faces turned ashen.

"We...we surrender! We surrender!"

The leading disciple knelt down with a thud, his voice trembling.

"Yes, yes, yes! We are willing to surrender!"

Upon seeing this, the other disciples also hurriedly dropped their weapons and knelt down in unison.

……

At this moment, deep within Demon Flame Valley.

A figure in blue robes dragged a disciple of Demon Flame Valley through the dimly lit passage. The disciple's right arm was twisted unnaturally, and blood dripped from his fingertips onto the bluestone slab.

"Come on."

Han Feng's five fingers, like hooks, dug deep into his disciple's shoulder blade. His face darkened as he said, "If you're too late, watch out for your head..."

The disciple from Demon Flame Valley, his face contorted in pain, gritted his teeth and said, "Han Feng, you treacherous beast! Our Grand Elder was kind enough to take you in..."

"Take me in? You lock me in a secret room every day to concoct medicine, and you call that being kind?"

"If it weren't for the invasion of foreign enemies, do you think I would have come out alive!"

Han Feng's face contorted with rage, and he increased the force of his fingers by three times. The Demon Flame Valley disciple turned pale, feeling as if his shoulder bones were being crushed. He dared not utter a word and could only continue leading the way...

Soon after,

At the end of the passage, a hidden stone door can be vaguely seen.

"We're here, this is it..."

"The secret passage of my Demon Flame Valley lies ahead..."

A cold glint flashed in Han Feng's eyes: "You go in first."

The disciple staggered as he pushed open the stone door, but froze when he saw what was inside. Han Feng felt a sudden sense of alarm and abruptly took three steps back.

"Tack, tick, tick..."

Clear footsteps echoed from the darkness. A tall, slender figure emerged slowly, moonlight filtering through the stone door and illuminating a handsome, refined face.

"Senior brother..."

The boy's lips curled into a bright smile, but it sent a chill down Han Feng's spine. The murderous intent contained in that smile made him shudder.

"long time no see."

Xiao Yan gently moved his wrists, and yellowish-brown flames danced at his fingertips. With each step he took forward, Han Feng involuntarily took a step back.

"You..." Han Feng's pupils shrank. Although Demon Flame Valley had restored his sealed strength to the level of a one-star Dou Huang, his body trembled uncontrollably as he faced his junior brother, who was only at the Dou Ling realm.

Xiao Yan took a step forward, and the bluestone slab beneath his feet silently turned to dust. He stared at Han Feng, his voice as soft as the whisper of death: "Senior brother, I've come to send you on your way."

……

(End of this chapter)