Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 539 Crisis

Xiao Bai arrived at the highest point of the main peak of Yin Kui City, where there was an ancient stone platform, which should be an important training ground of the Yin Kui Sect.

He waved his hand, releasing the silver puppet, and commanded, "Guard the surroundings. Anyone who approaches will be killed without mercy."

A flash of red light appeared in the silver puppet's eyes, and it transformed into a silver shadow, darting to the edge of the stone platform. It stood silently, emanating a cold aura.

After doing all this, Xiao Bai sat down cross-legged and focused his mind on the black talisman in his hand.

The Devouring Ancestral Symbol floated in his palm, without a fixed shape, constantly wriggling and changing, radiating pure devouring power.

"Compared to the Void Devouring Flame, the devouring power of this Ancestral Symbol is much purer —"

Xiao Bai carefully sensed the aura emanating from the talisman and murmured softly.

He had refined three parts of the Void Devouring Flame's origin and was no stranger to the power of devouring.

Aside from its flame properties, Void Devouring Flame is more like a combination of devouring and space.

The Devouring Ancestral Symbol is simply devouring.

Devour everything and make it your own.

This pure power of devouring is even more domineering.

Xiao Bai observed for a moment, then a thought struck him.

"Buzz—"

The Devouring Ancestral Symbol slowly floated in front of him and began to rotate.

A faint light emanated from between Xiao Bai's brows, and a surge of immense soul power flowed forth like a tide, directly entering the talisman without the slightest hesitation.

"boom-!"

The Devouring Ancestral Symbol trembled violently!

The rotation speed suddenly increased, and it quickly turned into a pitch-black vortex again.

At this moment, strange phenomena suddenly appeared in the sky above the entire Yin Kui City!

"Whoosh—!"

The raging energy of heaven and earth roared in, as if all streams were flowing into the sea, and frantically converged on the stone platform where Xiao Bai was.

In the blink of an eye, thick clouds of Yuan energy obscured the night sky, transforming into a huge funnel-shaped vortex that surged toward the black vortex.

"Has it started?"

On the plaza, Little Mink sensed the domineering devouring power that seemed capable of swallowing the heavens and earth, and immediately understood that the senior was beginning to refine the ancestral symbol.

"I don't even know if it will succeed—"

The little ferret muttered to itself, a strange light flashing in its eyes.

"Is it possible to fail at refining an ancestral symbol?"

Hearing his words, Lin Dong, who was directing people to clean up the corpses, was taken aback and asked curiously.

"nonsense!"

The little sable glanced at him sideways and said irritably, "Refining the Ancestral Symbol is inherently fraught with danger. The eight Ancestral Symbols in the world each possess wondrous abilities, but gaining their approval is by no means easy."

He paused, his voice growing more serious: "Back then, I once saw an extremely powerful expert who wanted to refine the Flame Ancestral Symbol, but he was burned to nothingness by the myriad flames of heaven and earth attracted by the symbol, leaving not even ashes."

Lin Dong's eyes narrowed. Even Little Marten said it was a strong person, so its strength must be extremely high.

Even so, he was still attacked by the ancestral symbol and secretly gasped.

He hadn't expected that refining the ancestral symbol would be so dangerous.

Looking up at the ever-deepening vortex at the highest point, he felt as if his soul was about to leave his body and be swallowed by the vortex.

The ancient vortex talisman in the Niwan Palace trembled violently, seemingly extremely afraid of the pure devouring power.

He quickly looked away, not daring to look any longer.

"Senior—are you alright?"

Lin Dong was somewhat worried.

Today's events have been witnessed by far too many people, and it will probably spread throughout the Great Yan Dynasty in no time, attracting the covetous eyes of many powerful figures.

If something were to happen to Xiao Zi, this place would likely be turned into a hellish wasteland by the many powerful figures vying for the Ancestral Symbol.

"The Devouring Ancestral Symbol is the most mysterious among all the Ancestral Symbols. I don't know if that person can succeed."

Little Mink shook his head, his tone solemn: "After we finish dealing with this place, we'll go check on that spirit puppet. With this, even if something unexpected happens, you'll have a trump card to protect yourself."

The commotion is so great that perhaps no one in the Great Yan Dynasty knows for the time being that this is the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.

However, it's possible that once the news gets out, some knowledgeable and powerful individuals might be able to guess it.

In that case, it wouldn't be people from the Great Yan Dynasty that would be attracted.

Rather, they are the top experts in the entire Eastern Xuan Region, and even the entire Tianxuan Continent!

"good!"

When the spirit puppet was mentioned, a fiery light appeared in Lin Dong's eyes, and he nodded heavily.

At this moment, Xiao Bai's mind was immersed in a dark world.

There is no light, no sound, no direction; it is as if in the beginning of chaos, when everything was still unformed.

Only pure darkness, a darkness that devours everything.

Xiao Bai's mind wandered slowly through this space, his steps leisurely, completely unaffected by the external environment.

The boundless darkness around him seemed to want to devour him and assimilate him.

But his mind remained clear, like a beacon in the darkness, unshakable.

"To comprehend the true meaning of devouring—"

His soul power transformed into countless fine threads, subtly sensing a certain omnipresent atmosphere in the space.

That's the feeling of devouring.

He had already realized something in his heart.

This is a test for the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.

Only by gaining some understanding of the power of devouring and reaching the entry level can one see the spirit of the talisman and gain the approval of the ancestral talisman.

"However—I don't need to be tested."

Xiao Bai chuckled softly.

His understanding of the power of devouring has long surpassed the beginner level.

With a thought, a pure and refined aura of devouring suddenly spread from his soul.

The atmosphere it evoked was in no way inferior to the atmosphere of this space.

"puff!"

A crisp sound.

It was as if glass had shattered.

The boundless darkness exploded in an instant, and soft rays of light suddenly appeared, transforming into a beautiful starry sky.

The stars twinkled, their light dazzling.

In the center of the starry sky, an ancient black rune floated silently.

The surface of the talisman was covered with mysterious runes, radiating a pure devouring power.

A blurry figure faintly appeared on the rune.

Upon closer inspection, the figure's outline was exactly the same as that of the old man with black eyes.

"This is the true form of the Devouring Spirit—"

Xiao Bai stared intently at the ancient talisman.

The Devouring Ancestral Symbol is currently ownerless, retaining the appearance of its previous owner, the Black-Eyed Elder.

Only by gaining the approval of the Ancestral Symbol will that figure transform into the appearance of its new master.

"Buzzing————"

The ancient runes emitted a strange buzzing sound, and the blurry figure on them slowly wriggled.

A moment later, an illusory hand emerged from the runes and reached out toward Xiao Bai.

Xiao Bai tilted his head, understanding that this was the step of the Ancestral Symbol recognizing its master. Holding this hand meant that the Ancestral Symbol recognized him as its master.

A playful smile slowly crept onto his lips.

This talisman has now recognized its owner.

When he sees Daoguo later, will he immediately "betray" him?

This scene instantly made Xiao Bai feel like a "bad guy" who was abducting a "good girl".

"Ha, I'm not the villain, I'm saving the world."

Xiao Bai smiled slightly, extended his palm, and clasped it with the illusory hand.

Regardless of what happens later, at least for this moment, the Devouring Ancestral Symbol genuinely acknowledges him.

The moment their hands clasped together, there was a "whoosh!"

The ancient runes trembled violently!

The blurry figure of the old man with black eyes slowly wriggled, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into Xiao Bai's appearance.

Moreover, like the old man with black eyes, his eyes were pitch black, like two black holes.

This means that from this moment forward, Xiao Bai has officially become the new generation of Devouring Lord of the Tianxuan Continent!

"Come on, I'll take you to a nice place."

Feeling an inexplicable connection between himself and the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, and knowing that the Ancestral Symbol was now completely under his control, Xiao Bai's mind stirred slightly.

His mind and body instantly transformed into a ball of pure soul power, which rolled up the ancient talisman and disappeared into the starry sky.

outside world.

Above Yin Kui City, the enormous funnel of Yuan energy slowly dissipated.

The thick cloud of elemental energy gradually dissipated, revealing sparse stars in the night sky.

The black vortex that had been hovering in front of Xiao Bai slowly contracted, eventually transforming into a wisp of light that carried a talisman and entered between Xiao Bai's eyebrows.

"It worked?"

Behind Xuan Yin Mountain, Lin Dong was walking on a path leading to the mountain when he suddenly sensed a change at the summit and looked up in confusion.

Seeing the terrifying phenomenon that had lasted for several days disappear, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's only been two days, right? How could it be so fast?"

The little sable looked at the figure sitting cross-legged on the mountaintop, a hint of shock flashing in its eyes.

The process of refining and recognizing the ancestral symbol as its master is a difficult one, and it is normal for it to take a year or two.

"Senior, hurry up and tell me what's wrong? What's so strange about it?"

Lin Dong withdrew his gaze, looked at the shocked little ferret, and said in an annoyed tone.

"..." Little Mink rolled her eyes, too lazy to argue with this ignorant guy.

"There seems to be a fierce aura coming from the cave entrance ahead; that must be where the spirit puppet is."

Lin Dong paused, his eyes becoming wary as he looked at the deep, dark cave ahead.

A man and two beasts slowly approached.

Meanwhile, atop the mountain.

Xiao Bai's sea of ​​consciousness.

This place is vast and boundless, like an endless sea.

In the center of his mind, a huge thunder talisman floated silently, as if it had existed since time immemorial.

Beneath the thunder talisman was a small talisman, about the size of a palm, crystal clear with purple lightning flowing across its surface.

At this moment, the rays of Xiao Bai's soul power, carrying ancient runes, appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness.

As soon as the talisman entered the sea of ​​consciousness, it seemed somewhat bewildered by the vast space it entered.

Where did my owner put me?

It "looked" towards the center of its sea of ​​consciousness, at the thunder talisman that seemed to suppress heaven and earth.

"Black-eyed Xiao Bai" shrank back, a hint of fear flashing in his eyes.

The lightning talisman showed no aura whatsoever, yet it gave it an extremely terrifying feeling.

Then, it "looked" at the small talisman that was constantly trembling beneath the thunder talisman.

When you sense the aura emanating from the small talisman—

His dark eyes suddenly narrowed!

In an instant, it transformed into two pitch-black vortexes!

"So it just won't work in the end—"

Xiao Bai's mind stood in his sea of ​​consciousness, feeling the strong rejection coming from the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, and he shook his head slightly.

He could clearly feel that the moment the Ancestral Symbol sensed the aura of the Dao Fruit, that familiar sense of rejection from heaven and earth suddenly appeared!

However, that sense of rejection seemed unable to penetrate his consciousness; it could only affect his body.

"Ultimately, it wasn't the spirit born from this plane—"

Xiao Bai's gaze turned slightly cold.

"Although I have cultivated the system of this plane, the treatment I receive is still not as good as that of the native creatures."

During this time, he cultivated the "Heavenly Heart Response Chapter". Although he could occasionally touch the dimensional space and feel the aura of the dimensional origin.

But that space kept refusing his entry.

He knew that it wasn't that the "Heavenly Heart Response Technique" wasn't strong enough; it allowed him to sense the dimensional space with his current cultivation level. This technique had given him a great surprise.

One reason might be that his soul is not strong enough right now, but the most crucial reason is that the plane embryo of the Tianxuan Continent is instinctively xenophobic!

Unlike the dimensional embryo of the Dou Qi Continent, which was once shattered and required Xiao Bai's help to recover and establish a connection.

The dimensional embryo of the Tianxuan Continent has always been complete.

"If we can't coexist, let's try another way!"

A fleeting indifference crossed Xiao Bai's eyes.

He originally intended to use the Devouring Ancestral Symbol to establish a connection with the Tianxuan Plane, gain the recognition of the Plane Embryo, and thus store the Dao Fruit in the Plane's Origin Space to accelerate the gestation of the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder.

But now it seems that the idea was somewhat naive.

The instinctive rejection of the dimensional embryo was much stronger than expected.

Since gentle methods don't work, let's use tough methods!

A thought crossed my mind.

"Buzz!"

The small talisman's Dao fruit suddenly trembled!

As if freed from some invisible constraint, purple lightning suddenly erupted from its surface!

With a flash of lightning, the small talisman instantly disappeared beneath the lightning talisman.

"Boom—!"

In an instant, thunder roared throughout the entire sea of ​​consciousness!

Purple lightning filled the void, as if it had transformed into a giant lightning cage, descending upon the Devouring Ancestral Symbol!

"Buzzing————"

The Devouring Ancestral Symbol seemed to sense the danger, and the ancient talisman began to tremble rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a pitch-black hole, radiating a terrifying devouring power, threatening to engulf the thunder cage!

A battle seems imminent!

But the Devouring Ancestral Symbol forgot—

Its new owner brought it to this place.

Unbeknownst to it, this new master and the little talisman were one and the same.

"Certainly."

With a thought, Xiao Bai used the connection between the two to instantly suppress the Devouring Ancestral Symbol that was trying to resist.

The newly expanded black hole paused slightly, its rotation slowing down.

At this moment, a sense of anxiety and disbelief arose within the bewildered consciousness of the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.

It seemed unable to understand why its newly accepted owner would try to stop it from being with it.

Xiao Bai suppressed the Devouring Ancestral Symbol's resistance and struggle, sensed its emotions, and said with a smile, "Sorry, of the two of you, I choose him."

"As for you, I only lust after your body."

The spirit that devoured the Ancestral Symbol seemed completely bewildered.

It felt like the first time I had truly experienced the betrayal of my master.

The battle ended quickly.

Under Xiao Bai's suppression, the Devouring Ancestral Symbol was powerless to resist.

The small talisman fruit slowly fell and adhered to the surface of the Devouring Ancestral Talisman.

Purple lightning swirled, instantly enveloping the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.

"Hiss hiss hiss"

The lightning collided with the devouring power, producing a faint sound.

A certain origin is being drawn away from the ancestral symbol.

But at this very moment—

"BOOM!!!"

A deafening roar came from the outside!

Xiao Bai's mind jolted, and he instantly returned to his physical body.

He suddenly opened his eyes, and a flash of golden and black lightning disappeared in his pupils.

Immediately afterwards, an immense sense of danger surged into his heart, making the hairs on his body stand on end!

"not good----"

Xiao Bai's expression changed slightly. He could feel a terrifying pressure on his body, as if the entire world was targeting him at this moment.

This was the first time he had felt such a deadly crisis since entering the Tianxuan Continent.

At the same time, inside and outside Yin Kui City, countless people looked up in shock!

Thick, dark clouds kept gathering in the sky!

This time it wasn't the elemental cloud layer from a few days ago, but rather—

A real thundercloud!

Dark clouds stretched across the sky, seemingly endless, as if the entire sky were about to collapse!

"Boom—!!"

Within the dark clouds, countless thick bolts of lightning roamed, like rolling thunder dragons, exuding an aura of destruction.

The thunderclouds hung lower and lower until they seemed almost within reach!

A vast and imposing pressure descended, as if the entire world was enraged!

"W-What is this?!"

Countless people turned pale, their eyes filled with fear.

The overwhelming pressure from heaven and earth made their souls tremble.

Faced with this divine might, regardless of one's cultivation level, everyone felt as insignificant as an ant.