Battle Through the Heavens: Starting from the Jia Ma Empire

"Boom!"

Blood-red clouds, seemingly a harbinger of evil, blanketed the sky, and countless bolts of lightning lashed out wildly, as if the end of the world had arrived.

At this moment, countless beings on the Dou Qi Continent stopped what they were doing and looked up at the sky.

A voice from the depths of their being appeared in their hearts, telling them that a world-ending crisis had struck the Dou Qi Continent and that they should immediately go to a certain place.

That place was the very spot where Soul Emperor and the others broke the seal; it was none other than the legendary most dangerous forbidden area on the Dou Qi Continent—the Demon Abyss!

"What has happened? Why is my heart in such turmoil?"

In the Monster Mountain Range of the Northwest Continent, the Amethyst Winged Lion King stood atop the mountain, roaring to the sky to release the pent-up emotions within him.

"roar"

Many magical beasts roared in response, and those with low intelligence were even able to connect with some kind of consciousness in the dark.

The roars of countless magical beasts rose and fell. Under normal circumstances, many mercenaries who ventured into the Magical Beast Mountain Range in search of spiritual herbs would have already fled for their lives.

However, today these mercenaries stood motionless, clutching their chests and staring at the blood-red clouds in the sky, at a loss.

"Elder, what exactly does this blood-cloud phenomenon represent?"

"Why do we feel such panic, as if the Dou Qi Continent is about to be destroyed?"

In the heart of the Black Corner Region of the Northwest Continent, where the inner courtyard of Canaan Academy is located, countless white-haired elders surrounded Elder Su Qian.

They stared at the sky with solemn expressions. Even as powerful Dou Huang experts, they were powerless against the power of heaven and earth.

Not to mention the blood cloud that shrouded the entire Black Corner Region.

However, if they could fly across the endless land, they would be astonished to find that the entire sky of the Dou Qi Continent was covered with blood-red clouds.

Even the Dragon Island in the endless void, the small world left behind by the Dou Di, and the endless ocean outside the Dou Qi Continent are all like this!

"Such a terrifying phenomenon would be difficult even for a high-level Dou Zun expert to withstand!"

Two middle-aged men suddenly appeared not far from the group of elders, looking at the sky with solemn expressions. These two were none other than the two elders, Qianbai, who had broken through to the Dou Zun realm thanks to the pills sent back by Lin Feng.

"Even the two of you are powerless?"

Elder Su Qian, who had already advanced to the Nine-Star Dou Zong realm, frowned deeply, feeling extremely depressed.

Originally, after entrusting many matters to Hu Qian and Wu Tianlang, he was in seclusion trying to break through to the Dou Zun level when a strange palpitation forced him to stop.

"In this situation, even if that old fellow Mang Tianchi were to intervene, he would be powerless!"

As Qianmu looked up at the crimson sky, he felt that his two-star Dou Zun body was so insignificant.

"I'm afraid only the return of Lin Feng, who has already advanced to the Dou Sheng realm, can resolve this blood cloud!"

"Yes, according to the information sent back by the spies through secret methods, this blood cloud not only covers the entire Black Corner Region," Bai Lie said, his face showing a hint of fear that he could not hide.

"The entire Northwest Continent, and even more distant regions, are shrouded in this blood-red cloud!"

"What!?"

The Monster Mountain Range, the Gama Empire, the Black Corner Region, the Heavenly Serpent Palace, and many other forces in the Northwest Continent were all thrown into panic as a result.

Not only the northwestern continent, but also the ancient forests of the east, the frigid lands of the north, the vast deserts of the south, and the endless oceans.

Even in the Central Continent, which is allied with many powerful forces such as the Pill Tower and the Starfall Pavilion, countless powerful individuals are in a state of panic.

However, no one could tell them the reason why these blood clouds that covered the entire Dou Qi Continent were caused.

Has the end of the world really arrived?

Before their eyes lay a field of raging flame crystals, where Gu Tongxuan of the Ancient Clan and Hei Qing of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan stood atop the ravine-filled plain of demonic fire.

Both remained silent, gazing at the blood-red clouds in the sky, their hearts heavy.

After a long silence, Hei Qing spoke first.

"Old man from the South China Sea, are there any records of this strange phenomenon in the ancient clan's records?"

"We each explored in opposite directions, and discovered that this region shrouded in blood clouds was boundless!"

Tongxuan frowned, deep in thought.

"Such a situation can only occur if the strongest individual in the legends becomes a Dou Di!"

"Could it be that, following the ancient emperor Tuoshe, another Battle Emperor has appeared in this world?"

Hei Qing shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

"If it truly is the birth of a Dou Di, judging from this strange phenomenon, it's probably more of a curse than a blessing!"

Tongxuan, whose beard and hair were all white, expressed his concern. Although different people have different battle qi attributes, in addition to the normal attributes, there are also rare existences like the Heavenly Demon Phoenix with wind and thunder attributes, and Lin Feng with the five elements attributes.

However, how could a person's fighting spirit cause such panic? Even blood-attribute fighting spirit shouldn't cause this.

"Alas, given this situation, we can only hope that the clan leader has a solution!"

"Brother Huang Quan, something seems off about this blood cloud!"

Inside the Demon Flame Space, the Pure Lotus Demon Saint teased the fire spirit wearing a milky-white bellyband with one hand, while looking at the blood-red sky outside, her brows furrowed slightly.

The Yellow Spring Demon Saint, who was observing the operation of the Refining Heaven Ancient Formation, slowly turned around and looked at the sky outside.

"If I'm not mistaken, the entire Dou Qi Continent is probably shrouded in this blood cloud!"

To gain a clearer understanding, the two supreme demon saints appeared in the sky above and carefully sensed the surroundings.

"Brother Jinglian, this situation reminds me of a record I once read in a certain classic text!"

"Oh?"

"Legend has it that a similar situation occurred once before, in the ancient times when many emperors coexisted!"

At this point, the Yellow Spring Demon Saint suddenly froze, as if he had thought of something, and the Pure Lotus Demon Saint beside him did the same.

As the two looked at each other, they uttered a few large words, one after another.

"The evil tribe outside the world!!!"

"Why!"

Having considered the cause of the blood cloud, the two, who were once the strongest in a certain era of the Dou Qi Continent, became somewhat disheartened.

"With our current remaining strength, even if we burn our life essence, we're only comparable to a seven or eight-star Dou Sheng!"

"The extraterrestrial evil race, capable of causing such changes to the entire world, is probably only something that a Dou Di level expert could deal with!"

"Our only hope lies in the Origin Qi that Brother Bodhi has preserved!"

"Of all the candidates to become emperor, only Lin Feng is trustworthy. What we lack most now is time!"

The two turned around in tacit agreement and looked at Lin Feng, whose aura was gradually strengthening within the massive Refining Heaven Ancient Array, tens of thousands of feet high, inside the Demon Flame Space.

At the same time, the ancient Bodhi tree residing in Lin Feng's mind was releasing its pure energy to help Lin Feng refine the origin of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame.

As a plant, it has lived for an unimaginably long period of time, and even personally experienced the last appearance of the blood cloud.

The Bodhi Ancient Tree is arguably the entity on the Dou Qi Continent that, apart from the people of the Demon Abyss, knows the truth behind this scene best.

"Buzz"

The ancient Bodhi tree suddenly appeared in the outside world, its body, which was only the height of a person in Lin Feng's soul sea, rapidly grew taller.

In the blink of an eye, it expanded to a height of nearly ten thousand feet, and it seemed that the vast space of demonic fire was about to be crushed by its powerful aura.

"Brother Bodhi?"

"Buzz"

A scene appeared between heaven and earth. The Bodhi Tree revealed its thoughts. Within the light screen, the true form of the ancient tree, nearly ten thousand feet tall, appeared within the Refining Heaven Ancient Formation.

An endless stream of pure energy circulated, lifting Lin Feng, who was sitting cross-legged in the void, and enveloping him within a green wall of pure energy.

Outside, the Pure Lotus Demon Saint went all out, activating the Refining Heaven Ancient Array to absorb the energy accumulated in the Demon Flame Space over thousands of years.

Meanwhile, the Yellow Spring Demon Saint appeared within the Refining Heaven Ancient Formation with the power of the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, where ice and fire intertwined and tempered him, and the ancient tree's pure energy was restored.

Destruction and creation alternate, creating the most powerful beings!

Not only can it accelerate Lin Feng's absorption of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame's essence, but it can also simultaneously strengthen Lin Feng's physical body. According to the Bodhi Ancient Tree's estimate, it will only take three months to complete!

"Since Brother Bodhi is willing to expend his own life force, we two will certainly go all out!"

The Yellow Spring Demon Saint and the Pure Lotus Demon Saint exchanged a glance, understanding the Bodhi Ancient Tree's urgency. Without further hesitation, they returned to the Demon Flame Space.

"Refine the heavens, refine the earth, refine all living beings!"

"The Yellow Springs will destroy the world, come!"

"Splash!"

"Boom!"

Boundless divine power instantly enveloped Lin Feng, seemingly sensing the changes in the Dou Qi Continent and the urgency of the group.

"Drink!"

Lin Feng, inside the Refining Heaven Ancient Formation, suddenly opened his eyes, let out a loud shout, and endless battle qi energy surged out.

Above the sky, it transformed into five paths, rapidly rotating around the massive Refining Heaven Ancient Array, which was tens of thousands of feet in size.

Then, it quickly separated into five directions of heaven and earth, transforming into a massive Five Elements Sacred Beast thousands of feet tall, and began to refine the essence of the demonic fire with all its might!

"roar"

"Soul Emperor, do you intend to destroy the Dou Qi Continent?"

Deep within the endless abyss, Gu Yuan and the others went all out, taking advantage of the emergence of the extraterrestrial evil race to protect the two extremely weak old dragons behind them.

Then, with a tense expression, he looked at the place where the ancient dragon statue had been suppressing the area, where countless spatial rifts rapidly appeared.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Watching the space gradually crumble, the Soul Emperor laughed loudly, and only after a long time did he regain his composure.

"Gu Yuan, I'm so sorry you had to see this!"

Seeing the pretentious Soul Emperor, Lei Ying felt his veins bulge and wished he could strike him dead with a Nine Profound Golden Lightning.

However, Soul Emperor didn't even glance at Lei Ying's fury.

"Brother Gu Yuan, your actions this time have truly surprised me, actually forcing my Soul Clan to this point!"

"If I hadn't had absolutely no other choice, I wouldn't have wanted to release this extraterrestrial demon!"

The Soul Emperor shook his head; these were his true thoughts.

His original plan was to wait until he obtained all the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade, opened the Ancient Emperor Cave, and obtained the Emperor-grade embryonic pill mentioned by the Void before devouring the extraterrestrial evil race.

"What a pity," the Soul Emperor said, glancing discreetly at the medicinal pills and stone rocks behind Gu Yuan, "that the major imperial clans have united so early!"

"If we let the Void devour these two useless races, and combine our strength, we wouldn't need to take such a risky move!"

"Brother Gu Yuan, you should think of a way to deal with this soon-to-be-born extraterrestrial evil race!"

"Imprisonment for endless years will surely be more brutal than in ancient times, however," a smile slowly appeared on the Soul Emperor's face, "if you are willing to hand over the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade to me!"

"I could consider joining forces with you to suppress this extraterrestrial evil race once again!"

"Soul Emperor, so this is what you've been plotting! The Soul Clan will surely perish because of your ambition!"

"Hahaha"

The Soul Emperor laughed again, unconcerned about Gu Yuan's threat.

"Gu Yuan, do you know what I look down on you for? It's not your hypocrisy, it's that you're never willing to try!"

"Throughout my life, the only person I truly admire is Xiao Xuan, for daring to gather the bloodline power of my entire clan!"

"Such courage fills me with both admiration and dread. Therefore, after their defeat, my Soul Clan spared no effort to annihilate the Xiao Clan!"

Even if Xiao Xuan fails to break through, the combined strength of the entire clan will still allow him, who was already slightly stronger than us, to reach the level of a half-emperor!

"Even if he is severely injured, he has still dealt a heavy blow to our clan. If you disregard Yan Jin and Lei Ying's opinions at this time!"

"Hahaha, from now on, won't the Dou Qi Continent be under your control, Gu Yuan?"

"The throne of the Battle Emperor after the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe will surely be yours!"

"What a pity, such an indecisive person!"

Gu Yuan's expression remained unchanged. Even though he had indeed been tempted back then, the opportunity had already passed.

At this moment, facing the imminent emergence of the extraterrestrial evil race is what he should be considering most!

Despite his flaws, Gu Yuan, who had cultivated to the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm, was decisive in times of crisis!

"You two dragons, do you still have the strength to fight?"

Gu Yuan stared solemnly at the cracked space, where huge fragments of space slid down. Even a Transcendent Dou Zun would perish if he wasn't careful when faced with fragments tainted by demonic energy.

"Our life force is about to be exhausted; we only have enough for three more attacks at most!"

After transforming into human form, Gu Yuan and the others could see how old they had become; their bodies were almost entirely just skin and bones.

The immense physical power of the Ancient Void Dragons was not reflected in them at all; they appeared old and short, like elderly humans nearing the end of their lives.

"Brother Gu Yuan, should we retreat first and return to the Ancient Realm to gather all our fighting strength?"

After assessing the strength of both sides, Yan Jin's expression turned serious.

The Soul Clan has two nine-star Dou Sheng and nine seven-star Dou Sheng level experts!

On their side, neither the Dragon Clan's Candle Bow nor Candle Blade were present, even though there were two more powerful old dragons.

But given their appearance, they would likely die immediately after the battle if they made a move. How would they explain this to the Dragon Clan?

"Brother Yan Jin, we must know the strength of the extraterrestrial evil race. Rest assured, I have brought out the Ancient Emperor Mirror left behind by the Ancient Emperor!"

Gu Yuan looked up at the completely shattered space in the distance. "Only in this way can we formulate a countermeasure!"

"Ancient Emperor's Mirror?"

Yan Jin paused slightly. He naturally knew about the treasure left behind by the ancient emperor. Seeing this, he stopped talking and quickly gathered his aura.

Be prepared at any time to deal with the emerging extraterrestrial evil race!

(End of this chapter)