Battle Through the Heavens: Starting from the Jia Ma Empire

Chapter 228 Secret!

Yun Kui glanced at Lin Feng's condensed soul form without showing any emotion, and after confirming that it was not angry, he continued to speak.

"Lord Lin Feng, to be honest, my clan once invaded the Dou Qi Continent."

Recalling the brutal battle tens of thousands of years ago, even knowing that those years had passed, Yuan Kui's body still retained a trace of fear that was hard to conceal.

"My race calls itself the Holy Race, but of course, this is just a general term; there are countless branches within the race. And the branch I belong to is a formidable force even within the entire Holy Race."

At this point, Yuan Kui could hardly hide the pride in his eyes. However, he also knew that his life was now in Lin Feng's hands, so he didn't dare to be too arrogant.

"There are at least three Heavenly Sovereigns within the clan," Yuan Kui said, seemingly worried that Lin Feng might not understand the Holy Clan's realm divisions, so he used the term "Great Thousand Worlds."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he remembered that due to the Holy Race, the Dou Qi Continent had not produced a Dou Di for tens of thousands of years and had not been able to make contact with the Great Thousand World. Perhaps, the concept of realms in the Great Thousand World had long been lost.

Or rather, given Lin Feng's strength and background, he wouldn't be able to know about such a hidden matter. Therefore, Yuan Kui quickly spoke up to clear things up for Lin Feng.

"Lord Lin Feng, tens of thousands of years ago, our Holy Clan's ancestor said that the Heavenly Sovereign is a level higher than the Dou Di, and the Heavenly Sovereign realm is a realm title in the Great Thousand Worlds of the Dou Qi Continent."

Do you know the way to travel to the vast world?

Just then, Lin Feng suddenly interrupted Yuan Kui. If Yuan Kui truly possessed a passage that allowed one to enter the Great Thousand World without becoming a Dou Di, this would be an unimaginable opportunity for Lin Feng.

Leaving aside the Origin Qi that enables one to become a Dou Di, the endless spiritual objects in the Great Thousand World, nourished by spiritual energy, contain opportunities and fortunes that are absolutely incomparable to the spiritual herbs of the Dou Qi Continent.

If he were fortunate enough to obtain a top-ranked Dharma Body and successfully cultivate it, Lin Feng could even use this Dharma Body to contend with the ten-thousand-foot Emperor Body of a Dou Di at the Dou Sheng realm.

"Lord Lin Feng, I have no way to return to the Great Thousand World. When the Holy Race descends upon the world, apart from opening up spatial passages, only powerful royal families and expedition teams are allowed to travel alone."

"As for my current level, I am still far from being able to join the expedition team. Tens of thousands of years ago, if it weren't for the clan leader's desire to occupy the entire Dou Qi Continent and make it our clan's residence after discovering it, I would not have had the opportunity to go out."

"As you say, since your clan has several Heavenly Sovereigns, why were you able to be blocked outside the Dou Qi Continent back then? With at least three Heavenly Sovereigns blocking your way, no matter how many Dou Emperors there were, they would have been unable to stop your advance, right?"

Lin Feng had some doubts. According to Yuan Kui, a Dou Di was at most equivalent to a Di Zhi Zun, and the difference between the two was enormous.

Moreover, if Yuan Kui's race truly possesses three powerhouses equivalent to Heavenly Sovereigns, then even among the entire extraterrestrial demons, their ranking would be quite high. Their inherited secret techniques would undoubtedly be far superior to the Emperor-level fighting skills of a Dou Di.

Yuan Kui's race is equivalent to the Earthly Sovereign of the Dou Di realm, and there should be many of them.

Given so many advantages, why is the Dou Qi Continent still dominated by Dou Qi, with no trace of extraterrestrial evil races?

"My lord, you may not know this, but as outsiders, we are subject to the suppression of the world in the dark. Not to mention a small world like the Dou Qi Continent, which is extremely prosperous. Naturally, a small world has given birth to some hazy consciousness."

"After our clan arrived, they immediately suppressed 30% of our combat power, and only the three ancestors seemed to be unaffected."

"Moreover, that legendary world consciousness seemed extremely decisive, resolutely burning the world's primordial energy to forcibly enhance the combat power of many Dou Di."

"Of course, even so, under the suppression of a major realm, many Dou Di would still suffer repeated defeats."

As he spoke of this point, Yuen Kwai seemed to have realized something, and cold sweat broke out on his brow.

"However, due to the World Consciousness burning its origin at any cost, our clan was unable to take over the Dou Qi Continent immediately. Therefore, the ancestors set up our camp in the western part of the Dou Qi Continent, now the Western Desert region."

"Then they planted our clan's divine herbs, gradually eroding the environment of the Dou Qi Continent, attempting to obliterate or sanctify the world's consciousness and seize control of it!"

"Originally, according to this plan, the Dou Qi Continent would definitely have been taken over by our clan. Who knew that in the short few decades of tug-of-war, several powerful Dou Di rose up like lightning and changed the situation."

"Among them, two powerful figures are the most terrifying. One of them is engulfed in multicolored flames. According to our clan's ancestor, this terrifying powerhouse, known as Brother Yan, has inherited the legacy of a powerful avatar from the Great Thousand World."

"Perhaps because the Dou Qi Continent was on the verge of destruction, he collected all the strange fires on the Dou Qi Continent in just a few decades and actually reached the level of advanced Dou Di. His combat power was comparable to that of a half-step Heavenly Sovereign. Even with several ancestors being suppressed, he was able to hold off one of them in a one-on-one fight."

"However," Yuan Kui suddenly paused, Lin Feng did not see any fear of the former Flame Emperor in him. On the contrary, the other Dou Di, whom they had not yet mentioned, was the real culprit behind their plan.

"What's truly terrifying is a super divine beast—the Dragon Phoenix!"

"Before he became a Dou Di, he was recognized by all the emperors and granted the title of emperor. After becoming a Dou Di, he directly swept away all the strong people in my clan except for the three ancestors. Even when the three ancestors made a move, they were seriously injured and forced to flee."

"With the existence of dragons and phoenixes, why hasn't a Dou Di appeared on the Dou Qi Continent for tens of thousands of years?"

Ignoring Yuan Kui's shocked expression, Lin Feng asked. With the potential of the Dragon Phoenix, theoretically, as long as it cultivates step by step, it shouldn't be long before it reaches the Heavenly Sovereign realm, even if various limitations prevent it from doing so.

However, with the power of the Dragon and Phoenix, it should be easy for them to rival the Heavenly Sovereign. Yet, tens of thousands of years later, not only are their deeds little known, but even the Dou Di has never appeared again.

What exactly happened during this time?

"Lord Lin Feng truly possesses great wisdom!"

Having made up his mind to tell everything in an attempt to save his life, Yuan Kui had completely lost his arrogance and would seize any opportunity to flatter him lavishly.

"Our clan's elders have also sensed the dire situation. If we allow this dragon-phoenix to continue its ascent, not only will we not be able to conquer the Dou Qi Continent, but our entire clan will face annihilation!"

"Therefore, after discussing it, the three patriarchs decisively led the entire clan to attack, not giving the Dragon and Phoenix any time to improve, and launched a decisive battle!"

"Of course, the elders were not confident of victory in this battle, because the Dragon Phoenix's progress was too fast, as if the entire fortune of the Dou Qi Continent had gathered in him."

"As for beings like myself, they are a contingency plan left by the ancestors. The ancestors once said that the more concentrated the bloodline, the stronger the strength, and the higher the chance of being detected and resisted by the Dou Qi Continent."

Seemingly sensing Lin Feng's confusion, Yuan Kui explained the situation before Lin Feng could ask any questions.

"Moreover, our clan's cultivation focuses more on the soul. In addition, our clan's secret techniques allow us to devour the life essence, soul, and everything else of others for cultivation, so we don't place much emphasis on bloodline."

"Eat others?"

Upon hearing this word, Lin Feng seemed to recall something. In the original story, the Void Devouring Flame was able to continue to prosper and produce divine bloodlines by devouring the last king of the Devouring Spirit Clan and combining it with its own devouring power.

"That's right, this is the most powerful innate divine ability of our race besides the soul."

"Then why are you only at the Dou Zong realm? With such extraordinary abilities, this seems rather weak!"

Seeing Lin Feng's curious expression, Yuan Kui's face darkened even more. However, for the sake of his life, Yuan Kui didn't want to argue with Lin Feng any further and could only look at him with a resentful expression.

"Lord Lin Feng, you may not know this, but the Devouring Divine Power is so powerful that, unlike the soul, it cannot be gradually strengthened through cultivation. Therefore, even with our clan's large population, there are not many clansmen who possess the Devouring Divine Power."

"Each one who appears will be treated like a Holy Son, a being who can compete for the right to succeed as clan leader in the future!"

"If I possessed the Devouring Divine Power, I would at least be equivalent to a Battle Saint by now, and I wouldn't have fallen into your hands, sir!"

"It seems you're quite dissatisfied with your defeat against me?"

Lin Feng, unaware that Yuan Kui had completely surrendered, naturally had to suppress him from time to time.

"Lord Lin Feng, I know I was wrong!"

Seeing the subtle nuance in Lin Feng's tone, Yuan Kui disregarded everything else and hurriedly admitted his mistake.

"This is a one-time exception; there will be no next time!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Tell me about the Devouring Spirit Clan! Is there any connection between this clan and your clan?"

"Forehead"

However, Yuan Kui looked somewhat embarrassed and hesitated when Lin Feng asked him a question, as if he was unwilling to tell the whole story.

"Um!?"

"Lord Lin Feng, I don't know much about this matter either."

Seeing that Lin Feng's expression was about to become subtle again, Yuan Kui hurriedly said.

"According to my cousin's aunt's nephew, the Devouring Spirit Clan is actually a descendant of our clan. At that time, our clan had ten prodigies who awakened the power of devouring, known as the Ten Heroes of the Ages!"

"Among them was a prodigy, whose temperament was rather reckless, and whose harem contained more than three thousand beauties."

"After entering the Dou Qi Continent, the number of people in the harem increased dramatically, and the Devouring Spirit Clan is the offspring of their union with the races of the Dou Qi Continent."

"What's amazing is that the offspring born from the union of our race and the races of the Dou Qi Continent are not suppressed by the consciousness of the Dou Qi Continent."

"At that time, the ancestor who discovered this set out a grand plan: all members of the Holy Race should search for people on the Dou Qi Continent and reproduce."

"Of course, in order to prevent the many Dou Di of the Dou Qi Continent from discovering this matter, the clansmen only carried out this matter in the northwest of the Dou Qi Continent."

"Originally, with this plan in place, taking over the Dou Qi Continent would have been an easy task, perhaps even without firing a single shot."

"As long as the Devouring Spirit Clan can occupy the mainstream of the continent, the consciousness of the Dou Qi Continent will naturally lean towards our clan, and the suppression of the three ancestors will also disappear."

"With the power of three Heavenly Sovereigns, taking over a small world would be a piece of cake!"

"Perhaps the Dou Qi Continent was destined to survive, for it was born such unimaginable beings as the Dragon and Phoenix. Coupled with the help of the unseen consciousness within the Dou Qi Continent, their advancement speed was extraordinary. In just a few decades, they progressed from birth to a realm comparable to a Heavenly Sovereign!"

"Thus, thanks to the decisive actions of the three patriarchs, a war that would engulf the entire Dou Qi Continent began!"

"Before the Dragon Phoenix truly reached its peak, the three ancestors killed it in its cradle. However, in its final burst of power, one ancestor also died, and the other two were seriously injured."

"Of course, even so, after losing the Dragon Phoenix, our strongest fighter, the Dou Qi Continent will find it difficult to withstand our clan's attack."

"At this moment, the consciousness of the Dou Qi Continent frantically burned its source to forcibly help Emperor Yan advance, and many other Dou Di also fought fiercely against the strongmen of our race regardless of everything."

"Among them, some insane beings even went so far as to burn their Dou Di bloodline, gathering the bloodline of the entire imperial clan into one body, unleashing unimaginable power."

"This is also why there are so few imperial clans on the Dou Qi Continent today. If it weren't for this, there would be at least nearly a hundred imperial clans today."

"I am not aware of the specific details of the battle, but I do know that in the end, the Origin Qi of the Dou Qi Continent disappeared, and all the Dou Di died in battle. As for the strongest of our clan, only one being comparable to a Dou Sheng remains."

"After concealing us within the flow of time, this great man vanished without a trace, and we do not know where he went."

"Is this the reason why the Origin Qi has disappeared from the Dou Qi Continent?"

Lin Feng murmured softly. Moreover, Yuan Kui's race actually still had a Dou Sheng-level expert still alive. Although tens of thousands of years had passed, Yuan Kui had been able to survive for so long, so there was no reason why that powerful being couldn't exist.

Do you have your tribe's contact information?

"Lord Lin Feng, for some reason, I was unable to detect the presence of any clansmen using the clan's unique communication method. According to the clan's original plan, there should be no fewer than 100,000 clansmen like myself in secret."

"Could it be that they were all discovered and killed?"

Unexpectedly, Yuan Kui also lacked contact information with his clansmen. The danger posed by the Holy Clan was simply too great. Apart from geniuses like Lin Feng, who could fight beyond their level, people from the same realm of Dou Qi Continent were no match for them.

If it is not eradicated, the current Dou Qi Continent will find it difficult to resist the rapidly rising Holy Race!

(End of this chapter)