Battle Through the Heavens: Starting from the Jia Ma Empire

A hoarse voice echoed across the still scorching wasteland. The man, exuding an aura of bloodshed, gripped the large axe in his hand, seemingly somewhat familiar with the name.

"Gu Nanhai, Gu... is he a member of the ancient race?"

Although his clothes were ordinary, the aura emanating from this mysterious man wielding a large axe was extremely terrifying.

Even Gu Nanhai felt a blood-red light tearing through the sky when he met its gaze, as if it could kill him at any moment!

"Ancient clans, imperial clans... it seems I'm also a member of the imperial clan. Who am I?"

The demonic fire descends once every thousand years, and this mysterious person has been controlled by the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire for countless years. He has never communicated with anyone during these long years, and even his expression remains stiff and unchanging.

"I remember now!"

Gu Nanhai stared at the man, especially at the blood-red axe on his body, and stroked his beard in thought. Suddenly, he shouted.

"Elder of the South China Sea, who is this senior?"

"Xiao Chen, you are Blood Axe Xiao Chen, one of the six heroes of the Xiao clan who mysteriously disappeared back then!"

Gu Nanhai looked shocked, staring at the ordinary figure in front of him, feeling utterly incredulous.

The six prodigies of the Xiao family back then were incredibly powerful. Each of them was a Dou Sheng who could dominate the heavens and the earth, and even the lowest level among them was a mid-level Dou Sheng!

"That's it! No wonder you weren't seen on the day the Xiao clan was wiped out; you were trapped here!"

Gu Nanhai and the others revealed their understanding. If they hadn't been trapped here, Xiao Chen's strength might have been enough to turn the tide.

Today, perhaps the Soul Clan would no longer exist!

"What!?"

"You said the Xiao Clan was wiped out? How is that possible? With Brother Xiao Xuan around, who in the Dou Qi Continent can destroy my Xiao Clan? Gu Nanhai, say that again!!"

After recovering, Xiao Chen was immediately filled with disbelief. It was unimaginable that the Xiao Clan, with Xiao Xuan, the strongest person on the Dou Qi Continent, could be wiped out.

Thinking it was a conspiracy by the ancient South China Sea, Xiao Chen immediately picked up the blood-red axe in his hand. Behind him, a blood-red horizon that stretched across the sky was faintly visible.

If Gu Nanhai gives even one wrong answer, he will probably be split in two in the next instant.

This is the domineering nature of Xiao Chen of the Xiao Clan!

Before Yao Wangui and the others could even gasp in shock and contribute to the greenhouse effect of the Dou Qi Continent, they were terrified by this scene.

The legendary reputation of Xiao Chen, one of the six heroes of the Xiao clan, is still deeply etched in their minds even after thousands of years.

At this moment, gazing at the blood-red horizon, Gu Nanhai and the others all wore serious expressions, not daring to be careless.

"Xiao Yan, you should speak!"

Seemingly remembering something, Gu Nanhai turned around and spoke to Xiao Yan, whose expression had changed drastically and rapidly in the distance.

"Xiao Yan, Xiao?"

Upon hearing Gu Nanhai's words, Xiao Chen subconsciously loosened his grip on the blood-red axe, and the blood-red color that pierced the sky behind him gradually faded.

Judging from his gradually dimming gaze, this domineering and extremely powerful figure had already vaguely guessed something in a short period of time.

"Demon fire, the Pure Lotus Demon Fire! Such a treasure, yet no powerful members of the Xiao Clan have come. Could it be...?"

"Buzz"

Behind everyone, Xiao Yan looked at the man in front of him whose bloodline was faintly connected to his, his expression complicated. Unconsciously, he used the Three Transformations of Heavenly Flame.

"Xiao!"

With each stroke, the Xiao clan's emblem appeared before everyone's eyes, causing Xiao Chen, who had been silent for a moment, to instantly raise his head and stare sharply at Xiao Yan.

Or rather, it was the Xiao character pattern on his forehead. On Xiao Chen's forehead, the same pattern also appeared, shining brightly!

"The Xiao clan crest!?"

Among the crowd, someone from an unknown race looked at the patterns that were both strange and familiar, and unconsciously murmured something.

"I am Xiao Chen, a descendant of the Xiao clan!"

After thousands of years, the first thing Su Xing learned was that his once proud clan had been destroyed, and his elder brother Xiao Xuan, who had traversed the endless mountains and rivers of the Dou Qi Continent, must have also perished in the passage of time.

Xiao Chen's inner pain is unimaginable!

At this moment, to be able to see another outstanding descendant of the clan who can inscribe the complete clan crest, one can only imagine the joy in his heart.

"Young one, please tell me, for the sake of this sinner, what the current state of the Xiao clan is like!"

Xiao Chen's face tried to appear as gentle as possible, but his face, stiffened for thousands of years, made the movement somewhat unnatural.

Or rather, in Xiao Chen's entire life, there had never been such a tender moment.

"Ancestors, the Xiao clan"

Apart from the many reclusive experts who entered the Demonfire Space together, and the nine Battle Saints who had been trapped for countless thousands of years, no one knew what happened on the Demonfire Plain.

During the conversation, Xiao Chen did not erupt in anger again, only remaining silent.

All that was known to everyone was that less than a month after returning to the Starfall Pavilion, he went to the ancient clan.

After returning, he taught Xiao Yan some key points on breaking through to the Dou Sheng realm before leaving.

All that was left for Xiao Yan and the others was a single sentence.

"I'm going to search for the strange fire, hoping to rekindle the glory of the Xiao clan."

More than half a year has passed since the Demon Flame was born, and the fiery aura on the endless Demon Flame Plain has gradually subsided.

According to the Dan Tower experts and Dragon Clan experts guarding this place, the demonic fire will completely dissipate in just over a year.

Of course, the power of the demonic fire dissipated, and that instantaneous power greatly altered the landscape of the Great Wilderness.

In just half a year, Hei Qing witnessed countless fire-attribute natural treasures being born.

Some of them are even powerful enough to affect experts at the Dou Wang realm, and as time goes by, the power of these rare and precious materials will become stronger and stronger.

After reaching a peak, it gradually weakens, and eventually, it is covered again by the vitality emanating from the depths of the earth.

And this timeframe might be a hundred years, or even a thousand years. The mystery that ranks third on the Strange Flame Ranking is just that domineering!

"Tongxuan, what realm do you think Lin Feng will reach after he emerges from seclusion this time?"

Hei Qing took a big bite of the monster leg bone that had appeared out of nowhere, his eyes filled with curiosity.

Hei Qing had known Lin Feng since he entered Zhongzhou when he was still at the Dou Zun realm.

At that time, although he respected Lin Feng to some extent, it was only because of his slight talent in alchemy and his close relationship with Princess Ziyan!

Who would have thought that in just ten short years, he would rise to prominence as rapidly as a rocket.

To this day, it has completely exceeded his expectations.

"When you first entered the Dou Zun realm, Lao Hei was already an eight-star Dou Zun, and you had already entered the four-star Dou Sheng realm, while Lao Hei was still a Dou Zun."

Blackie's mind was filled with questions.

"Could this be the difference between a genius and an ordinary dragon?"

"Elder Hei Qing, what you've asked is also what I've wanted to ask!"

The ancient clan's Tongxuan Elder, dressed in a gray robe, stood somewhere on the great plain, gazing at the enormous light and shadow in the sky, his face full of emotion.

"When I first met Master Lin Feng, I knew he was no ordinary person."

In Tongxuan's mind, he recalled the scene of his first meeting with Lin Feng at the ancient clan's coming-of-age ceremony.

"Although he was an extremely talented person back then, his future achievements were still inferior to Miss Xun'er's!"

Hei Qing did not refute this. Before Lin Feng became a Dou Sheng, everyone believed that Gu Xun'er, with her divine bloodline, would eventually surpass Lin Feng in achievement.

"Until Master Lin Feng finished his journey to the Heavenly Tomb, and in just half a year, and in the three years within the Heavenly Tomb, he actually reached the advanced semi-saint level, I began to have some doubts about him!"

"However, you can imagine just how difficult the threshold between a Half-Saint and a Battle Saint is! I've spent a thousand years and still haven't broken through!"

Hei Qing glanced silently at Tong Xuan beside him, pondering to himself, "Could it be that you, old man, are just too incompetent?"

Of course, Hei Qing didn't actually say such hurtful words, not because he was afraid of offending Tong Xuan.

Rather, it's because their talents are roughly equal, so there's no need for the pot calling the kettle black.

"It wasn't until I received this mission to protect him that I learned that Master Lin Feng had already reached the four-star Dou Sheng level."

"A four-star Dou Sheng... Perhaps, I will never reach that level before I die!"

Hei Qing remained silent and did not reply. Even though he was still young and the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan had a long lifespan, he was still not confident of achieving the rank of a four-star Dou Sheng.

Even Elder Qingshan, without the rare and precious materials brought back by Elder Zhugong, might have been stuck at the late stage of the second-star Dou Sheng and unable to progress in his entire life!

"Perhaps, only when Princess Ziyan achieves the Supreme Dragon-Phoenix realm and breaks through to the Dou Di realm against all odds can my long-dormant dragon blood boil once more!"

After this topic was brought up, the two remained silent.

For a long time, no one spoke again. They all looked up at the huge halo in the sky, waiting for the birth of that prodigy!

"Brother Gu Yuan, we've waited a year, and the Soul Clan still hasn't made a move. Could it be that they've really given up?"

In a certain dark region, endless demonic energy roamed freely. The demonic aura made it difficult for even the most ferocious demonic beasts to survive.

This is the most dangerous forbidden area on the Dou Di Continent—the Demon Abyss!

At this moment, a questioning voice came from a certain alternate dimension deep within the Demon Abyss.

"Brother Yan, please calm down. I have been the Soul Emperor's adversary for thousands of years and know him very well!"

Gu Yuan slowly turned around, his Emperor-level soul power silently sensing the alternate space around the Demon Abyss, trying to find the Soul Emperor's whereabouts.

"The Abyss of Demons erupts every five hundred years, at which time its power expands dramatically."

"Afterwards, the Demon Abyss will calm down after being suppressed by some mysterious power of heaven and earth."

"If we want to release the evil race from the depths of the Demon Abyss, we only have one chance every five hundred years. The Soul Race is currently being suppressed by our combined forces."

"The Soul Emperor won't let this opportunity slip by, just like," Gu Yuan paused for a moment before continuing, "when he used the entire Soul Clan's power to suppress Xiao Xuan after his failure to break through to Dou Di!"

Yan Jin, Lei Ying, and the others remained silent. When Xiao Xuan was mentioned, everyone felt a mixture of admiration, fear, and regret.

After a long pause, Gu Yuan finally spoke, his tone tinged with surprise.

"Who would have thought that what's suppressing the alien race deep within this Demon Abyss are actually two Ancient Void Dragons? It's truly unexpected!"

"Indeed, an eight-star Dou Sheng and a nine-star Dou Sheng—it's unimaginable how powerful the Ancient Void Dragon Clan must have been at their peak!"

Lei Ying's face was full of apprehension. Even if he was warlike, he knew that an overly powerful race was obviously not conducive to unity among the people!

Not only him, but Gu Yuan and Yan Jin and the others also tacitly understood this.

However, the Soul Clan possessed the legacy of the Devouring Spirit King, and with the threat of annihilation looming, no one had the mind to think about such things.

Moreover, even if several major imperial clans joined forces, they might not be able to suppress the Ancient Void Dragon.

The Ancient Dragon Clan of the Void possesses a spatial ability beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Apart from the legendary Dou Di, and with the control of the two eight-star Dou Sheng, Zhu Gong and Zhu Bing, no one can lock onto the Dragon Island that floats freely in the endless void of the Dou Qi Continent.

Moreover, although the dragon race possesses the domineering nature of an imperial clan, they have little interest in dominating the continent.

This dispelled the fear in their hearts!

"It's a pity that Zhugong and Zhubing aren't here. Otherwise, we could contact them and inform them of the Soul Clan's plans, allowing us to wait and see!"

Yan Jin's tone carried a hint of doubt, as an ally, though he had many thoughts he couldn't express.

However, with the Soul Clan, an insurmountable enemy, as their predecessors, these individuals, who had become the leaders of the Imperial Clan, were naturally not so short-sighted.

However, after sending the message back to Dragon Island, I received a reply that was similar to "I'm very busy and don't have time right now."

This clearly reveals something eerie!

"Regardless of the circumstances, the evil race within the Abyss is the Soul Clan's last resort for a comeback. We must hold this place!"

Lei Ying clenched his enormous fist, his muscular body undulating, with wisps of Nine Profound Golden Lightning swirling around him, yet it did not cause the slightest ripple in the surrounding area.

Clearly, they were afraid of attracting the attention of the Soul Emperor!

"Let's wait patiently!"

Gu Yuan slowly closed his eyes, concentrating intently. Among the group, his mission was paramount. He not only had to do his best to conceal everyone's presence, but also to investigate the world without leaving a trace.

"The Soul Emperor isn't someone who loses his temper easily; to deal with him, we must be even more patient than him!"

"This time, the advantage is on my side!"

Yan Jin and Lei Ying exchanged a glance and nodded in agreement. They both closed their eyes to rest, waiting for the Soul Clan to appear so they could unleash a powerful attack!

Somewhere in the Demon Abyss, Gu Yuan and the others waited for nearly a year for the Soul Clan members, who were all hidden inside a cave.

They concealed their aura with all their might. If one were to probe them with their soul power, they would surely find that these people were as if they were dead, without the slightest trace of life.

"Gu Yuan, my old rival, I knew you would be here."

Among the many figures, the Soul Emperor, dressed in white, had his eyes seemingly open yet closed, and his soul power was also emanating from him.

Compared to Gu Yuan's methods, the Soul Emperor, who was born into the Soul Clan, seemed to have a more sophisticated use of soul power.

The wisps of soul power, completely uncontrolled, were carried by a gentle breeze and unknowingly entered a mysterious realm.

"When I awaken the beings within the Abyss, that will be the time of your demise!"

(End of this chapter)