Battle Through the Heavens: Starting from the Jia Ma Empire

"Many thanks to Clan Chief Gu Yuan for saving our Stone Clan. The descendants of the Stone Clan will never forget this kindness!"

In the deepest part of the Stone Realm, in the clan's main hall, the Stone Clan Chief, Shi Yan, along with many elders of the Stone Clan, rose and bowed to Gu Yuan.

"Chief Shiyan, you're too kind!"

With a wave of his hand, Gu Yuan made the Stone Clan members stand up, and his powerful battle aura helped them to their feet.

"Since we are a member of the alliance, Gu Yuan will naturally not stand idly by and watch the Stone Clan suffer!"

"Now, what we should be discussing is how to deal with the Soul Clan."

"What are your thoughts?"

"Hahaha"

Seeing that the emotional segment had finally ended and they were starting to discuss countermeasures, Lei Ying could no longer contain himself and burst into laughter.

"Everyone, given the state of Void Devouring Flame at the time, it would be impossible for it to recover in less than a thousand years unless the Soul Clan possessed several Rank 9 Golden Cores. We made this sudden move."

"Even his nine-star Dou Sheng realm has a certain chance of dropping!"

"Brother Lei, although this operation has yielded considerable results, we still cannot let our guard down!"

Yan Jin sat on the throne in the main hall and spoke in a deep voice.

What are your thoughts, Brother Yan?

For many years, Thunder Clan and Flame Clan have been secretly allied, and Thunder Win still values ​​Flame Ember's opinion.

"Although Void Devouring Flame was severely injured by us and is near death, there is no need to worry about the next thousand years."

Yan Jin slowly rose and took a few steps in the main hall.

"However, the Soul Emperor still seems unafraid of our alliance. What this means is self-evident!"

"What does Brother Yan mean?"

"Soul Emperor, or rather, within the Soul Clan, there must be other experts. Although they are certainly not as powerful as Void Devouring Flame, they are definitely forces capable of influencing the course of the battle."

Unlike the original story, after the major imperial clans took action in advance and thwarted the Soul Clan's conspiracy, Yan Jin, with his wisdom, was still able to roughly deduce the Soul Clan's strength.

"Brother Yan is right!"

Gu Yuan nodded slightly. As the saying goes, the one who understands you best is not necessarily yourself; perhaps, it is your enemy.

Before the appearance of the Void Devouring Flame, Gu Yuan and the Soul Emperor were the only two peak nine-star Dou Sheng powerhouses in the world.

The standoff between the two has continued ever since Xiao Xuan's death.

Gu Yuan believed he had some understanding of the Soul Emperor.

"After this ordeal, the Soul Realm will definitely be sealed off. Once I return, I will personally use the Ancient Emperor Mirror to investigate every corner of the Dou Qi Continent."

Gu Yuan walked to the center of the main hall and looked beyond the stone realm, as if he could already see the hidden soul realm.

"All races must be prepared at all times. The moment they discover the Soul Realm will be the moment of decisive battle!"

"With the Devouring Spirit King's methods at our disposal, we and the Soul Clan are destined to fight to the death!"

Yan Jinlei, Ying, and the others all nodded, agreeing with Gu Yuan's statement.

In the endless void of the Dou Qi Continent, where Dragon Island is located, a sudden state of alert has been put on alert today.

"The time has come, Your Highness. Please consume the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit and reappear the Supreme Demonic Beast—the Dragon-Phoenix!"

Deep within Dragon Island, an ancient voice echoed, accompanied by the phantom of a noble and ancient creature resembling an ancient dragon from the void, yet bearing the wings of an ancient phoenix, hovering above the island.

"roar"

With a deafening roar, the phantom suddenly swooped down and landed in a secret room.

Silently, with utmost stillness, the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit was swallowed by Zi Yan in one gulp.

"Buzz"

A strange fluctuation arose; evolution begins!

"Third Brother, do you think Princess Ziyan will reach our level?"

"The divine power of the Supreme Dragon Phoenix is ​​beyond our imagination. Princess Ziyan's current strength has reached its peak for a short period of time."

"If one wants to reach the Dou Sheng realm through their own strength, even royalty will need a very long time."

"With the threat of the Soul Clan looming, we have no time for this!"

There was a hint of worry in Zhugong's voice. Perhaps because he had lived for so long, he had an unseen sense of danger.

"The Soul Clan won't give up so easily!"

In the Central Plains, in the Starfall Pavilion region, Xiao Yan, who had returned from the Desolate Ancient Domain, began to devour strange flames after a long absence.

The sixteenth-ranked Fire Cloud Water Flame and the twenty-first-ranked Yin Yang Twin Flames appeared in his hands, as if he wanted to refine two strange flames at the same time.

The former was discovered by Yao Lao before he set off for the Desolate Ancient Domain, while the latter was found by Xun'er, one of the top three richest women on the Dou Qi Continent, in a strange place with the perspective of an ancient clan.

"Senior Brother Lin Feng, by absorbing these two strange flames and taking advantage of the opportunity to evolve my cultivation technique, perhaps I can also enter the Half-Saint realm, and not fall behind you!"

Xiao Yan's aura fluctuated in an instant, and he had actually reached the fifth level of Dou Zun. It was unknown whether he had leveled up by taking drugs or had encountered some great adventure in such a short time.

"Bang!"

The stone gate closed, completely isolating the inside from the outside. Perhaps, when Xiao Yan emerges from seclusion next time, he will be able to take over the Soul Palace and be addressed as Palace Master Xiao!

"puff"

Deep within the Soul Realm, amidst a blood-red cloud, Void Devouring Flame's extremely faint body suddenly spewed out another mouthful of black flame.

"call"

"At least the injuries have been initially brought under control!"

Slowly opening his eyes, a look of lingering fear appeared on Xu Wu's pale face.

One nine-star Dou Sheng, four eight-star Dou Sheng, and that damned Stone Clan, with the help of their clan's protective imperial formation, also unleashed power comparable to an eight-star Dou Sheng.

"If it weren't for the fact that the Stone Realm was so dilapidated and shrank so much that its power wasn't dispersed as expected, it would have been a different story."

"Perhaps, I really will die!"

"Void, with the power of the Spirit Race's bloodline, how long will it take you to recover?"

Seemingly sensing that Void Devouring Flame's injuries had stabilized, Soul Emperor suddenly appeared, no longer displaying the calm he had shown in front of Gu Yuan, his expression somewhat gloomy.

Without the Void Devouring Flame, even if he opened the Ancient Emperor's Cave, he still couldn't subdue the Emperor Pill.

It can be said that if the bloodline power of the Spirit Clan is insufficient, and there is no other way, the Soul Emperor might even send a group of Soul Clan descendants.

"The bloodline of the Spirit Clan has declined to its extreme. Even Ling Chen's bloodline power is only at the ninth rank."

The expression on Void Devouring Flame's face was rather unpleasant, and the black light emanating from his body flickered.

"Many powerful individuals also self-destructed, their energy dissipating completely. I estimate it will take at least twenty years for them to recover!"

"Twenty years?"

The Soul Emperor stood with his hands behind his back, sensing that a huge ancient mirror on the Dou Qi Continent was monitoring the vast land.

"Once you recover, come with me to the Demon Abyss. Perhaps the Soul Clan needs outside help!"

"The Abyss of Demons?"

Void Devouring Flame murmured softly, as if he had thought of something, and then nodded.

"Now that Gu Yuanyan and the others have joined forces, and they haven't succeeded in obtaining the Ancient Emperor Jade, this is the only option!"

After the Soul Clan went into hiding, no matter how much Gu Yuan searched the world, he could not find any trace of the Soul Realm.

Even so, the Ancient Emperor Mirror, which constantly looms over the Dou Qi Continent, still regularly surveys the heavens and earth.

Over time, hundreds of millions of living beings on the vast Dou Qi Continent got used to it.

It would be strange if the ancient mirror disappeared one day.

And just like that, a year passed in a blur.

The Desolate Ancient Domain is the oldest and most untamed region on the Dou Qi Continent, once teeming with ferocious beasts and permeated with miasma.

Over the past year, the ferocious beasts that once roamed the endless mountains have gradually disappeared.

This is because deep within the desolate ancient domain, the oppressive aura emanating from the ancient Bodhi tree that suppresses heaven and earth is becoming increasingly powerful, and the omnipresent pure energy makes it difficult for ferocious beasts accustomed to bloodshed to survive.

However, if someone deliberately approaches the Bodhi tree, they will be shocked to find that a figure is sitting cross-legged on the towering canopy that reaches straight into the sky.

The aura emanating from him was extremely similar to that of the Bodhi tree, with a rich vitality that made him a veritable human-shaped Bodhi tree.

This figure was Lin Feng, who obtained the Bodhi Ancient Tree a year ago and helped it expel the negative emotions of the Heavenly Battle Emperor.

He naturally attained the Three Jewels of Bodhi.

Perhaps because the wood element is the most powerful among the Five Elements Techniques and is extremely close to the Bodhi Tree, Lin Feng obtained a massive amount of Bodhi seeds, nearly a hundred in number.

The Bodhi mind, which can instantly lead to sainthood, was naturally implanted in his heart as well.

Then came the opportunity he valued most: enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.

In just one year, through countless lifetimes, Lin Feng has undergone a complete transformation.

The conflicting attributes that he had deliberately ignored were completely resolved by him, based on the principle of mutual generation and restraint of the five elements, and he incorporated the thousands of cultivation techniques he had collected over the years.

He created a cultivation technique that was truly suitable for himself, a mid-level Heavenly Rank technique called "Five Elements Creation Technique"!

Throughout countless reincarnations, Lin Feng continuously tried to improve his cultivation technique, eventually giving it the ability to refine and evolve wondrous objects of heaven and earth, just like the Burning Flame Technique.

Unfortunately, because Lin Feng's level and vision were too low, the requirements for the tools needed for this technique to evolve were extremely strict.

Judging solely from fire-attribute artifacts, given the current level of this cultivation technique, it seems that only the top five strange fires on the Strange Fire Ranking can allow it to evolve further.

However, the more restrictions there are, the greater the power will naturally be. With the cultivation technique as the core, several powerful Heaven-rank combat skills will be evolved.

It could even be said to be a levelless fighting technique; the stronger Lin Feng is, the more Five Elements artifacts he refines, and the more powerful it becomes.

The Five Elements Great Seal: Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood, Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, and Earth generates Metal.

With this power of creation, it forms a force that can grasp the heavens and earth, and can also subtly isolate the operation of other attribute battle qi.

If it weren't for the fear of karma, Lin Feng would have even wanted to name this move the Five-Colored Divine Light.

There's also the Five Emperors Canopy, with the five elements of battle qi covering the entire body, forming a magnificent defense. After several lifetimes of reincarnation, Lin Feng has shaped it into the form of a canopy.

The cycle of reincarnation is naturally not limited to this. In order to enhance his relationship with the Bodhi Tree, he deliberately cultivated wood-attribute skills, and his body seemed to conform to the direction of the Way of Wood.

Within its body, the vitality grew increasingly powerful; in fact, starting from the sixtieth cycle, the ancient Bodhi tree had automatically shown a sense of closeness.

Now, he is confident enough to seduce—no, to persuade—the ancient Bodhi tree to stay and not return to the endless earth.

"Buzz"

After a year, Lin Feng finally opened his eyes again. The terrifying aura that had been suppressed for a year was instantly released from his body without reservation, soaring straight into the sky.

"Splash!"

The ancient Bodhi tree seemed to know of Lin Feng's awakening, its leaves rustling as the energy of heaven and earth within a radius of thousands of miles was affected by the two of them.

Of course, the main force is the Bodhi Ancient Tree. Lin Feng, a mere two-star Dou Sheng, naturally does not possess such power!

Lin Feng's lips curled up slightly. That's right, in the hundred lifetimes of reincarnation, although the main focus was on creating cultivation techniques.

However, even without deliberately practicing his cultivation technique, he still managed to cross the threshold between a high-level semi-saint and a battle saint with the help of Bodhi Heart.

Furthermore, because of the affinity between his cultivation method and physique and the Bodhi Ancient Tree, the Bodhi Ancient Tree actually made a move that he never expected.

That is, symbiosis, or rather, being connected by a shared breath!

Similar to symbiosis, the two parties who sign an equal contract do not have the restriction that they must live and die together.

Yes, it's mutually beneficial. When Lin Feng's cultivation technique advances, he will simultaneously feed back a portion of the energy to the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

On the surface, it seems that Lin Feng is at a great disadvantage, after all, the energy required for this technique to evolve is enormous.

Not to mention now, there's another major energy consumer to be added!

It can be said that if the original cultivation technique were to advance to the advanced Heaven Rank, the energy it would provide would be enough for Lin Feng to go from a two-star Dou Sheng to a six-star or even seven-star Dou Sheng in one step.

Given the current situation, the highest level he can reach is the late stage of a five-star Dou Sheng.

However, when Lin Feng sensed this contract, he was overjoyed.

The Bodhi Ancient Tree is comparable to a Dou Di (Battle Emperor). Even though its massive body, which was originally ten thousand feet long, is now only a thousand feet in size because of the Dou Di of the Yuan Kui race, it is still a Dou Di.

Judging solely from the sheer magnitude of its energy, it doesn't even compare to the feeling Gu Yuan gave him back then. Moreover, its intelligence is somewhat naive, and its application of power is too crude.

It's likely that their actual combat strength is among the lowest in their class.

Fortunately, Lin Feng has the protection of the Dragon Clan, so as long as he is careful, he doesn't need the Bodhi Ancient Tree to intervene.

"Has your soul power, through countless lifetimes of reincarnation, reached the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm?"

Feeling the saturation his soul brought him, Lin Feng was extremely surprised. In the original story, Xiao Yan's gains were far inferior to his.

"Could it be because I've established a connection with Brother Bodhi, and he's been showering me with so much energy?"

"Splash!"

The massive tree swayed a few more times, and the ancient Bodhi tree seemed to emanate a sense of smugness, making Lin Feng shake his head and chuckle.

"Brother Bodhi, thank you very much!"

Lin Feng gently patted the tree trunk beside him and smiled slightly. It seemed that although this Bodhi tree had gone through countless years, its intelligence was suppressed because it had never taken human form, and it was at most comparable to a human infant.

"What!?"

A wisp of pure energy entered Lin Feng's mind, instantly filling him with joy. He couldn't help but look up at the enormous Bodhi tree in disbelief.

"Are you telling the truth?"

(End of this chapter)