Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 184 Help me keep it going for a while

As the little golden dragon stared in disbelief, a phantom longsword slowly took shape in Xiao Bai's hand.

It is tens of meters long, with a long blade that gleams with five colors.

The aura emanating from it was very familiar to it, and it forcefully suppressed the slight trembling of its own essence.

With a hint of fear, the little golden dragon glanced at the illusory longsword, then quietly took two steps to the side. Then, as if noticing something out of the corner of its eye, it said urgently:

"My lord, it's terrible! That guy's getting away!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Bai glanced around and vaguely saw a small, palm-sized, milky-white flame snake. As his eyes darted around, he looked at the five-colored longsword with considerable apprehension.

"cut!"

Seeing that the guy's figure was about to slowly disappear without a trace, Xiao Bai didn't think twice and started waving the illusory light blade in his hand.

The blade flashed, sending up streaks of five-colored light. It looked slow but was actually incredibly fast, as swift as lightning, and slashed fiercely at the small fire snake.

Without a sound, the long sword, tens of meters long, slashed down. The blade touched the magma, and then most of the sword was submerged in the magma without causing the slightest ripple. The magma continued to flow slowly.

It seemed to be nothing more than an illusory blade of light, utterly devoid of any power!

"Missed it?"

Seeing the powerful sword light fall, yet the scene remained calm, the little golden dragon was puzzled, but didn't voice it, afraid that his master would feel ashamed.

"hiss!"

A mournful screech rang out from somewhere, its sound filled with anger, resentment, helplessness, and fear.

The little golden dragon shook its head. It could actually understand so many emotions from this voice, and it could no longer sense the location of the Fallen Heart Flame.

Suddenly, Xiao Bai's aura beside her was undergoing some kind of change.

His fair, jade-like face flushed slightly, his black robe billowed without wind, and his aura seemed to be rapidly rising.

Peak of the Fighting King!

A one-star Dou Huang...

Two-Star Dou Huang

Samsung Fighting Emperor

"What... what kind of powerful tonic did our lord take?"

Watching Xiao Bai's aura slowly climb, barely reaching the level of a four-star Dou Huang, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Hoo," Xiao Bai exhaled a breath of stale air, reached out to examine his hand, clenched his fist, feeling the power surging through his body, and said softly, "Ten minutes!"

That last strike may not have cut anything, but the energy feedback indicated that the Fallen Heart Flame lost some of its essence. Although it wasn't much, it was enough to make that guy feel bad for a while.

"Master, what ten minutes?" the little golden dragon asked curiously.

"I can only maintain this state for ten minutes at most!" Xiao Bai looked at the little golden dragon that was almost touching his face and studying it carefully, and pushed it away.

"Tch! I thought it was permanent!"

The little golden dragon's ferocious face showed disgust, but its vertical pupils darted around in its golden eyes as it said:

"Is this the Great Five Elements Divine Light you created before?"

"Not bad!" Xiao Bai said, tilting his head slightly to look in a certain direction of the underground magma.

"My lord, it's only been ten minutes, your fighting skills are still far from perfect!" The little golden dragon crossed its arms and grinned lewdly, "Want me to take a look and help you improve them!"

"!" Xiao Bai glared at it with annoyance. This guy's scheme was practically rife with malice!

"Hey, my lord, don't go!"

He waved at the energy shield above his head, then vanished in a flash, disappearing at incredible speed in a certain direction. The little golden dragon hurriedly followed, shouting:

"I really just wanted to help you improve so you can last longer, that's all!"

"Get out!" Xiao Bai's voice echoed from afar.

The magma beneath the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower quieted down. Xiao Bai and his dragon were gone, and more importantly, the invisible fire python had also vanished.

Looking at the empty space beneath the energy shield, with only flowing lava, Su Qian breathed a sigh of relief, and a deep joy gradually appeared on his aged face.

"He succeeded!"

Su Qian glanced around at the elders who were watching him nervously, suppressed his excitement, and announced loudly, his calm voice trembling slightly.

"Haha. Master Xiao truly lives up to his name! Not only is his alchemy skill ranked sixth, but his cultivation level also puts us all to shame!"

"Canaan Academy is fortunate to have such students!"

"Sigh, thinking about it makes me a little embarrassed. We've troubled him quite a bit, but Canaan Academy doesn't seem to have offered him much help!"

The elders chatted amongst themselves, and the atmosphere underground gradually became more lively. They were all quite relaxed now, no longer as somber as before.

"By the way! Elder, I'm afraid this energy shield won't last much longer after this!" Hu Qian said with a hint of worry as he looked at the glowing shield.

"It's alright!" Su Qian waved his hand and said, "There's no need to worry about the Fallen Heart Flame going berserk again for the time being!"

These elders couldn't see what was happening below, but he could see it all clearly.

Xiao Bai's final strike may seem insignificant, but the screams of the invisible fire python and the subsequent shift in his aura, which rose to the level of a four-star Dou Huang, indicate that the Fallen Heart Flame suffered considerable losses this time.

To make a comeback, they'll probably need to recuperate for a while.

"The Great Five Elements Divine Light!"

"The Five Elements? No wonder he was unfazed by the endless scorching fire in his heart!"

Su Qian pondered to himself, seemingly lost in thought. He recalled the conversation between Xiao Bai and the little golden dragon beside him, realizing that this was the fighting technique he had used to trigger the strange phenomenon in the heavens and earth.

"Amazing fighting skills, an extraordinary young man!"

"Zi Yan! What are you doing?"

Su Qianyu caught a glimpse of a small figure sneaking up to the edge of the light screen, with a faint, familiar aura emanating from it. He roared angrily.

"Hehe. I'll just take a look!" Zi Yan's big, dark eyes darted around, her tone elusive.

"Stop looking! Xiao Bai is no longer down here!" The First Elder was speechless, quite troubled by the girl's amazing spatial talent.

"What... he's gone?" Zi Yan was stunned, clenching her little fists. She had been looking forward to that guy coming up and making medicine for her!

He gritted his teeth and said angrily, "You big liar!"

"Alright! Just because others have things to do doesn't mean everyone is like you, doing nothing all day!" Su Qian sighed and rubbed her little head.

"If you really want others to help you, you need to build good relationships with them, instead of relying on your fists every day!"

"What?! He's changed so much already. He was just joking when he said he'd hit me, he didn't actually hit me!" Zi Yan pouted, shook her head, and said with considerable dissatisfaction.

"Why don't you go visit Zixiao sometime? That's Xiao Bai's territory. Try getting to know them first!" Su Qianyu gently suggested, her eyes filled with affection as she looked at the white-clad girl in front of her.

I still remember when I first brought her back, this girl had the habits of the mountains and forests. Like those magical beasts, she was fierce and aggressive, and would grab anything she wanted without hesitation.

Under his constant guidance, Zi Yan has indeed changed a lot.

He had always treated Zi Yan as his own granddaughter, partly out of personal motives; judging from Xiao Bai's tone earlier, he seemed to quite like this girl.

Zi Yan has a mysterious background, extraordinary talent, and a high bloodline level, but she has been living in exile.

These behaviors have given him a lingering sense of unease, as far as the stories of feuds and grudges among some of the top families have already spread across the mainland.

His strength as a Dou Zong is indeed quite good in the Northwest Region, but compared to the top forces on the continent, it's nothing special. He's afraid that one day he might not be able to protect this girl!

But given the potential Xiao Bai has shown, he might be able to lend a hand to Zi Yan in the future if she encounters any difficulties.

This is a perfect opportunity to build a good relationship with them. We can play it safe and lose nothing, so why not?

Xiao Bai was unaware of Su Qian's plans.

He was traversing through the vast, endless lava, his eyes filled with crimson light. Only in such a place could one truly feel one's own insignificance and the immense power of nature.

"The magma here is not as good as the birthplace of the Fallen Heart Flame!" Xiao Bai looked around, his five-colored battle qi keeping the fiery red magma at bay.

"My lord, what are we looking for here?" The little golden dragon stretched out its four claws and kept digging in the lava, as if swimming around Xiao Bai.

"I don't know!" Xiao Bai glanced at the rather leisurely little golden dragon and shook his head:

"After absorbing the Fallen Heart Flame essence from that combat technique, I had a faint feeling, as if something was calling to me, so I thought I'd come and see!"

He wasn't lying; he vaguely sensed that call, but he wasn't completely unaware of it. He knew it was the resonance from the Fallen Heart Flame and the Radiant Heavenly Fire.

A flawless version after careful inspection!

This is also why he insisted on slaying the Fallen Heart Flame even though it had already retreated.

This underground magma world is too vast. Without this kind of sensory guidance, finding the place where that old guy died would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

The man and the dragon talked as they traveled.

"How much further? At our speed, we've already descended more than ten miles in these few minutes, haven't we?" Little Golden Dragon sighed in boredom, looking at the monotonous view around him.

"I don't know!" Xiao Bai said calmly, leaving behind a thick layer of Dou Qi energy to mark the location, so as not to get lost in this endless lava.

In water, buoyancy provides direction, but not in lava. Once inside, it's impossible to tell up, down, left, or right.

"Huh? Something's getting closer!" The little golden dragon abandoned its comfortable posture and instantly became alert.

Xiao Bai also stopped, looked in a certain direction, and couldn't help but frown.

He only had ten minutes; it was hard to say whether the sensation would still be there after that time.

Just then, in the direction they were looking, magma began to churn, and a scorching gust of wind swept towards them.

"Damn it, it's really ugly, and it doesn't play by the rules at all, attacking right away!" The little golden dragon was furious, and with a flick of its tail, a streak of golden lightning shot out.

"Bang!"

After a muffled thud, the magma trembled, and immense pressure spread outwards.

After the magma subsided, several blurry outlines gradually appeared in sight.

It is entirely crimson red, and if you don't look closely, it's really hard to spot in this fiery red lava.

"What the hell is this thing!" The little golden dragon looked at the upright creature and said with disgust, "I thought lizards were ugly enough, but I didn't expect you to be even uglier than those ugly bastards!"

"Your heads are rounder than theirs, your necks are thicker than theirs, your feet are bigger than theirs, and you even have squinty eyes! You've all grown up crooked!"

"!" Xiao Bai.

I never expected this guy to be a sucker for good looks!

I don't know how those fire lizards feel, but if anyone dared to yell at him like that, even being crushed to ashes wouldn't be enough to vent their hatred.

Sure enough, whether the fire lizards understood or not, the ferocity that was previously only faintly visible in their small pupils instantly turned crimson, their fierce light blazing brightly.

"Hiss!"

A large mouth extending to the back of his head was slightly parted, revealing sharp, interlocking canine teeth. A long, forked tongue flicked in and out, emitting an angry, piercing hiss.

With a flick of its tail, which was half the length of its body, and its sharp, short claws cutting through the lava, it charged straight at Xiao Bai.

Seeing this, Xiao Bai raised his right hand, his slender palm glowing with pure white light, and plunged it directly into the fiery red magma. With a burst of energy, a powerful surge of battle qi erupted forth.

"Thunder!"

A five-colored palm print instantly formed, burst forth, and slammed heavily into the fire lizard's body.

The powerful force suddenly sent it flying dozens of meters, leaving a long channel of magma that flowed fiery red before slowly closing.

The other fire lizards rushed forward to check, only to see the figure flying backward, its body crackling with multicolored lightning, lying limply in the lava, the light in its eyes gradually dimming.

"Hiss!"

Angry and agitated hisses rose and fell, and the remaining three fire lizards' eyes turned crimson and ferocious. With their mouths full of sharp teeth open, three magma balls, each about a foot in size, shot towards Xiao Bai like cannonballs.

"act recklessly!"

With a flick of his sleeve, Xiao Bai unleashed a powerful surge of energy that shattered the magma spheres that were about to strike him, before they merged back into the surrounding magma.

But the energy surge did not disappear. A streak of multicolored light flashed across the monotonous fiery red color, striking one of the fire lizards that was caught off guard.

After a soft sound, another long magma channel appeared.

Upon seeing this, the remaining two fire lizards were both furious and wary.

After a few rapid flashes in their fierce eyes, the two exchanged a brief glance, followed by sharp chirping sounds that spread rapidly through the magma like ripples.

Xiao Bai looked at this scene, pondered for a moment, his expression changed drastically, and he flashed back to the two fire lizards.

With hands like knives, he plunged them into the chests of the two fire lizards with lightning speed.

Suffering this fatal blow, the two fire lizards abruptly stopped crying, their eyes widened in anger, a look of disbelief flashing across their faces. After struggling violently for a few moments, their pupils gradually dilated, and they fell silent.

Xiao Bai withdrew his hands, each holding a crimson bead that shimmered with a faint, intense light.

"What is this?" the little golden dragon asked, peering closer.

"Never mind them for now!" Xiao Bai waved his hand to collect the remaining fire orbs from the two fire lizards, and said, "These guys just sent a message; next time, it won't just be a few Dou Wangs!"

"These crooked guys have powerful backers?" Little Golden Dragon was shocked to see Xiao Bai showing a hint of anxiety.

It was rare to see such an expression on Xiao Bai, which meant that these guys had very unusual backing!

As they were talking, both the man and the dragon sensed a powerful aura rapidly approaching them.

(End of this chapter)