Battle Through the Heavens: Starting from the Jia Ma Empire

"Greetings, Heavenly Emperor! I am the head of the Ink Clan of the Ancient Buddha!"

Despite his inner rage, in front of numerous powerful forces and experts, Mo Mai's leader managed to maintain his composure and gave Lin Feng a slight bow.

"So you are the head of the renowned Mo lineage of the ancient Futu clan. My apologies for my lack of respect. May I ask what brings you here, Head of the lineage?"

Seeing that he hadn't started fighting directly, Lin Feng was happy to pretend with him and returned the gesture with a cupped-hand salute.

"Your Majesty, you may not know this, but the Flame God Clan is an affiliated force of my Futu Ancient Clan and the Ink Vein."

"Perhaps the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Fires did something wrong this time, but the Heavenly Emperor's actions today, leading his army to directly storm into the Flame God Clan and cause chaos, are truly unreasonable!"

"Oh? I didn't expect the Flame God Clan and the Ancient Buddha Clan to have such a relationship. Ancestor Ten Thousand Flames, why didn't you say so sooner?"

Lin Feng looked at the weakened Wan Huo Ancestor not far away, his words carrying a hint of inquiry, as he truly knew nothing about this matter.

"The Heavenly Emperor."

Ancestor Wanhuo opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word, because the gazes of many Flame God Clan members looking at him were filled with strong doubt and dissatisfaction, and they all seemed somewhat incredulous.

Although the Flame God Clan is far inferior to the Ancient Buddha Clan, it is still an ancient clan with a long history and has always been independent. However, it has now been sold out by its own ancestor.

Without their knowledge, the Flame God Clan had become a subordinate force of another race. How could they accept this?

"Heavenly Emperor, what the Pulse Chief said is indeed true. The Flame God Clan, the Flame God Clan is indeed a subordinate force of the Ancient Buddha Clan!"

With a resolute heart, the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Fires ignored the gazes of many races and, in front of numerous powerful figures from various forces across the Great Thousand Worlds, personally admitted to this.

At this moment, the leader of the Ink Clan and many powerful members of the Ink Clan are here, with the combined power of at least ten Heavenly Sovereigns, while the Heavenly Court only has two Heavenly Sovereigns.

Even if the Heavenly Emperor's combat power is astonishing, he doesn't believe he can fight ten of them!

"Snap!"

Countless powerful members of the Flame God Clan turned deathly pale. Their composure, which had remained unbroken even after the defeat of the Myriad Flames Ancestor at the hands of the Flame Emperor and the fall of the Flame God Clan to the Heavenly Court, was shattered by the words of the Myriad Flames Ancestor.

"So what? If there's nothing else, my Heavenly Army is about to return to its capital. Please make way!"

Lin Feng remained polite, seemingly oblivious to the unspoken meaning in Mo Maimai's words. He gave a slight bow and prepared to steer the warship back to the far north of the Great Thousand World.

"Why is the Heavenly Emperor pretending to be stupid? The Flame God Clan is an affiliated force of my Ancient Buddha Clan. Even if they have made mistakes, it is not the Heavenly Emperor's place to instruct them."

Mo Maimai finally couldn't hold back any longer. A terrifying aura rose from his body, and the ancient Futu clan's warship was instantly filled with divine light, shattering the spatial wormhole that Lin Feng had created.

"The Heavenly Emperor's actions are a blatant disrespect to me and the Ancient Buddha Clan. Today, I'll see just what kind of methods this Heavenly Emperor, who has recently become famous throughout the world, possesses!"

"Does the pulse diagnosis suggest that the ancient Futu tribe is involved?"

Seeing the spatial wormhole in front of him shatter, Lin Feng's smile gradually faded, and he looked at Mo Maimai with an extremely calm gaze, asking each word slowly and deliberately.

"Pulse Leader, you should think this through carefully. A great battle between two forces is not something you, as the leader of the Mo Pulse, can decide!"

"Hahaha"

Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, Mo Maimai, who had been somewhat hesitant, burst into laughter, her laughter filled with obvious contempt.

"Heavenly Emperor, although you possess unparalleled talent and have only ascended to the Great Thousand World in a few short years, you have already grown to this level, which is truly admirable!"

"However," Mo Maimai stopped laughing, "you are ultimately short-sighted and lack depth. You don't understand the power of our super forces. Today, I will show you what a super force truly is!"

"Great army of Buddhas, heed my command! Form the Great Buddha-Suppressing Array!"

"As you command, follow the pulse!"

On the massive warship, countless supreme beings flew out, all clad in radiant armor with a small, exquisite glass pagoda engraved on their chests.

The moment they flew off the warship, the entire army of the Ancient Buddha Clan rapidly changed hand seals, and streaks of dark Buddha Tower phantoms flew out from their bodies.

Then, they converged and merged in the void, eventually forming a huge black tower that was 100,000 feet tall. Countless divine lights flowed on the black tower, and a terrifying suppressive intent emanated from it, making many powerful people tremble with fear.

"The legendary most powerful ancient pagoda can instantly suppress the spiritual power of an expert of the same level; it's absolutely terrifying!"

"Is it really that terrifying? Two equally powerful individuals are locked in a life-or-death battle. If one of them is suddenly sealed with spiritual power, the consequences are unimaginable."

The terrifying scene flashed through the minds of many powerful individuals, causing them to shudder with fear.

"I'd like to see whether your Floating Pagoda World-Suppressing Array is stronger, or my Five Elements Life and Death Array is more powerful!"

Lin Feng opened his mouth and spat out the Five Emperors Demon that he had taken back, which reappeared in the void, its demonic energy boiling and roaring to the sky.

That terrifying demonic power was countless times more terrifying than when the world was first created.

The Five Great Demon Emperors stood in the void, and suddenly opened their mouths and inhaled, the five elements of energy between heaven and earth flowing into their bodies as if the Milky Way were flowing backward.

Then they exhaled endless five-colored spiritual energy, and as the five-colored halo flowed, a huge array appeared in the world once again.

As the formation operates, the five elements of spiritual energy interact and counteract each other, and all things seem to be suppressed as a result!

The Floating Pagoda World-Suppressing Array vs. the Five Elements Life and Death Array!

The enormous pagoda stood in the void, clashing with the five-colored array tens of thousands of feet high. Both carried a terrifying suppressive intent, making many powerful figures tremble with fear.

"A major event, a terrifying event! If these two forces really go to war, the entire world will likely be thrown into turmoil!"

On the land of the Flame God Clan, countless powerful figures who had followed the Heavenly Court's warships were watching this scene intently, not wanting to miss a single detail.

Some powerful figures even had gleaming eyes, darting back and forth between the Heavenly Court army and the Futu Ancient Clan, their minds filled with insidious schemes, clearly harboring ill intentions!

In this urgent situation, somewhere in the vast world, the Crimson Flame Immortal, urged on by Bodhi, is rushing on his way at all costs.

"Old Ghost, everyone, could you speed things up a bit? You've helped the Heavenly Court this time, so I'll definitely have Lin Feng refine a few pills for you Heavenly Sovereigns to use in your cultivation!"

Bodhi stood in the void, his face somewhat anxious. Several days had passed since he received news of the Heavenly Army's mobilization.

They were still halfway there, and the two sides might have already started fighting on the Flame God Clan continent.

"Bodhi, don't worry. Both the Heavenly Court and the Flame God Clan possess the power of Heavenly Sovereigns. A single move by such a powerful force can have far-reaching consequences. They won't start a war so easily!"

"Yes, yes, if it were just a battle between two strong individuals, that would be one thing, but the struggle between major powers is rarely so easy to start."

"Old Ghost Crimson Flame is right. Bodhi, you don't need to rush. We can arrive in half a day at most."

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In the void, the Crimson Flame Immortal and his several helpers spoke one after another, all of them confident that the Heavenly Court and the Flame God Clan would not easily start a war.

"I hope so!"

Bodhi, however, did not think so. He had followed Lin Feng ever since Lin Feng became a Dou Sheng, and their separation was only brief when Lin Feng ascended to the Great Thousand Realms.

He naturally knew Lin Feng's temperament; if he didn't have the strength, he would just endure it.

Lin Feng has now become a Heavenly Supreme, and several years ago he even suppressed a Celestial Supreme who coveted the Heavenly Court's elixirs.

Even if the mere Flame God Clan managed to get in touch with the Ancient Buddha Clan, they wouldn't make him back down.

"I hope Lin Feng and the others can wait for my reinforcements!"

"Has the Heavenly Court actually started fighting with the Flame God Clan?"

Inside the ancient Dragon Palace, the True Dragon King listened to Ao Gang's report and looked up towards the True Dragon Pool.

"Lin Feng's true form is currently in seclusion within the True Dragon Pool, but another Lin Feng has appeared in the Flame God Clan. It seems he has already mastered the One Qi Transformation into Three Pure Ones technique from the ancient Heavenly Emperor!"

"Elder, are you referring to the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, which is implicitly ranked first among the thirty-six peerless divine abilities?"

Ao Gang looked somewhat shocked, not expecting Lin Feng to have such an opportunity, and then felt envious.

"In ancient times, an extraterrestrial evil race invaded. The ancient Heavenly Emperor, as one of the nine emperors, encountered an incomparably terrifying extraterrestrial demon, who was the combined existence of the nine Heavenly Demon Emperors."

The True Dragon King stood with his hands behind his back, and in his eyes seemed to be a scene of a great battle, where the ancient Heavenly Emperor transformed into the Three Pure Ones, the three as one, the three gods united, and suppressed the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor.

"Unfortunately, that guy's luck was really bad; his immortal golden body could not ultimately transform into an eternal, immortal god."

"And just before he had reached the final stage of the One Qi Transformation into Three Pure Ones cultivation, he encountered the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor, a figure from the extraterrestrial evil race, who was ranked first in his previous life. Truly, it was a matter of timing and fate!"

The True Dragon King's words reached Ao Gang's ears, making him even more envious of Lin Feng. Not to mention him, which powerful being in the Great Thousand World wouldn't want to obtain the Qi Transformation into Three Pure Ones?

The Three Realms of One Qi Transformation into Three Pure Ones: the Three-Part Realm, the Three-Harmony Realm, and the Three-Divine Realm!

The Heavenly Emperor only cultivated to the Three Harmonies Realm, yet he became one of the Nine Ancient Emperors, establishing the Ancient Heavenly Palace, a super power.

In the eyes of many Heavenly Sovereigns, the Ancient Heavenly Palace was nothing more than a decoration, because its establishment was too short-lived, and apart from the Ancient Heavenly Emperor, there was no other Heavenly Sovereign.

It can be said that the Heavenly Emperor alone is a super power!

"Hmm? What's this fluctuation?"

Just as Ao Gang was still sighing, the True Dragon King on the high platform changed his expression. He sensed a mysterious fluctuation and waved his hand, tearing through the void to head towards the True Dragon Pool.

After a few breaths of stunned silence, Ao Gang immediately realized what was happening and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"How much time has passed? He's already broken through?"

Ao Gang then immediately tore through the void and headed to the True Dragon Pool, wanting to witness Lin Feng's breakthrough firsthand.

"Boom boom boom"

Within the vast True Dragon Pool, terrifying dragon power surged everywhere, transforming into true dragons of various sizes and forms soaring through the sky, their roars never ceasing.

As soon as Ao Gang entered the True Dragon Pool, this was the scene he saw. The True Dragon King stood in front of him, hands behind his back, without saying a word.

"Elder, isn't Lin Feng's breakthrough a bit too rapid this time?"

The True Dragon King naturally understood the meaning behind Ao Gang's words. He pointed to a perfectly round ball of light deep within the True Dragon Pool.

Did you see that ball of light?

Ao Ganglong's eyes shot out divine light, piercing through the barrier outside the True Dragon Pool, and he saw clearly the golden light cluster above Lin Feng's head that was floating up and down due to the impact of Lin Feng's breakthrough.

"That's a priceless treasure that can alter time. While I've only experienced a month in the outside world, Lin Feng might have been in seclusion for a whole year!"

"Elder, why is Longhuang nowhere to be seen?"

With the Time Treasure, one can have much more time to cultivate, so Lin Feng can naturally break through quickly. Ao Gang, on the other hand, broke through and remembered something else.

"It seems your cultivation is still insufficient!"

The True Dragon King shook his head, but did not elaborate further; he simply sighed inwardly.

"It seems that Ao Gang's potential has reached its limit. Even if there is the True Dragon Pool barrier, he should be able to see through the great formation that Lin Feng set up at the peak of the Spirit Rank."

"Ao Gang has failed the Grand Elder's expectations!"

Ao Gang was no fool; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to become the apparent ruler of the True Dragon Clan. With a little thought, he realized that Long Huang and the others must still be inside the True Dragon Pool.

However, Lin Feng used a method of isolation, the nature of which was so mysterious that even he couldn't see through it.

"We're about to break through!"

The True Dragon King suddenly spoke, staring intently into the True Dragon Pool. As if to confirm his words, a massive five-colored pillar of light suddenly shot into the sky from within the True Dragon Pool.

The terrifying five-colored beam of light was extremely fast, shooting straight toward the horizon of the True Dragon Pool without showing any signs of weakening.

"This aura, it seems?"

Ao Gang's expression changed drastically. The composure he had cultivated over countless years in the True Dragon Clan was shattered at this moment, simply because Lin Feng's aura completely exceeded his expectations.

"Not bad, he's definitely not weaker than a typical Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign!"

The True Dragon King's face lit up with joy. "Not bad, not bad at all. Having just broken through to the Immortal Rank, his aura is already no weaker than that of the Saint Rank. It seems that Lin Feng will be a major force in the Great Thousand World's defense against the extraterrestrial evil races in the future!"

"This power is truly formidable!"

Deep within the True Dragon Pool, Lin Feng slowly opened his eyes, his profound gaze faintly revealing a golden dragon soaring within.

"This dragon transformation is rather troublesome. It seems I'll need to go into seclusion again to refine it after returning to the Heavenly Court!"

Under the rule of the Heavenly Tomb, Lin Feng had absorbed and refined countless dragon powers within the True Dragon Pool. Even with the transformation of the Five Elements Life and Death Array, his physical body was inevitably affected to some extent.

At the same time, in the sky above the Flame God Clan continent, as Lin Feng's true form broke through to the Immortal Grade Heavenly Supreme within the True Dragon Pool, the black-clad Heavenly Emperor standing in the void paused slightly.

A terrifying aura leaked out uncontrollably. Although Lin Feng immediately withdrew it, it could not escape the gaze of Mo Mai, the leader of the Mo Mai sect, who was not far away.

"What is this aura?"

Mo Maimai's pupils contracted sharply, his anger seemingly frozen by a million-year-old ice, and even a cold sweat appeared on his body.

"Is the Heavenly Emperor bluffing me? Why was that aura so similar to that of Elder Futu Xuan just now, and even seemed to be no weaker than the Elder?"

"Something's not right, something's not right!"

Mo Maimai stood in the void for a long time without making any move. The terrifying Floating Towers summoned by the Floating Ancient Clan army did not launch an attack without his command.

For a moment, the situation seemed to reach a stalemate!

Time passed slowly, and Lin Feng in black did not launch an attack. Although his main body had advanced to the Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereign realm, thanks to this, his black-clad clone had also broken through its bottleneck.

However, he was ultimately just an avatar. No matter how miraculous the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones technique was, it couldn't create energy out of thin air for his breakthrough.

Deep within his body, where no one could see, he inhaled and exhaled countless spiritual liquids. At that time, the Tower of Babel was activating its five-colored divine light, and the energy transformed from the corpses of the evil races from beyond the realm was extremely pure!

While his combat power was rapidly increasing, Lin Feng's aura did not leak out at all. He had only broken through his cultivation level before, and it was just that he couldn't control it for a while.

Moreover, although he was not afraid of the Ancient Buddha Clan, he did not want to take the initiative to confront them. After all, the Ancient Buddha Clan had the veteran Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign, Futu Xuan, whose ancestral tower was also guarded by a Saint-grade warrior.

Although Lin Feng is now capable of fighting Saint-level beings with the terrifying divine powers of One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones and Five-Colored Divine Light, he does not want to face two Saint-level Heavenly Sovereigns at the same time.

"Can any of you tell me what's going on here?"

Seeing that neither side was fighting nor leaving, many powerful onlookers were puzzled. What was going on?

"I believe that the leader of the Ink Clan and the Heavenly Emperor may be engaged in a terrifying clash of wills!"

Just then, an elderly man named Master Dong spoke up from the crowd. He was dressed in white, with white hair and a youthful face. Although his long beard was white, the way he gently stroked it made him appear even more otherworldly.

"It's the renowned Master Dong!"

Upon seeing this teacher, many powerful figures immediately became solemn and bowed slightly in greeting.

"Master, have you discerned anything? We humbly request that you enlighten us?"

"Um!"

Seeing the respectful expressions on the faces of the many powerful figures, Master Dong stroked his long beard, his eyes slightly narrowed, revealing a hidden sense of pride.

"Since you all want to know, then I will share my humble opinion. Please forgive me if I say anything inappropriate!"

"He truly is a master; his humility, devoid of arrogance, is truly admirable!"

Many powerful figures secretly admired him, then slightly cupped their hands, indicating that the master could speak freely without any reservations.

"I have read extensively and once saw this record in an ancient book made of animal hide: the battles between powerhouses at the Heavenly Sovereign level and above have many layers."

"Besides comparing supernatural powers, the strength of a Celestial Venerable's spiritual body, the vastness of spiritual power, the supernatural abilities of spiritual veins, and the relative strength of peerless sacred artifacts, there is another crucial point."

Many powerful figures nodded in agreement. If the two Heavenly Sovereigns were to fight, any advantage in any of these conditions would likely be the key to victory!

Imagine two Celestial Supremes locked in a life-or-death battle, with one side unleashing a peerless Celestial Artifact that they had painstakingly crafted after searching the entire world.

He thought his natal artifact was invincible, but his enemy suddenly pulled out a peerless holy artifact, which was eventually blasted into pieces. Even his precious natal artifact was snatched away.

"However, while these can all determine the outcome of a battle, there is another secret technique recorded on this ancient scroll that plays an even more important role in life-or-death struggles!"

At this point, Master Dong paused slightly, stroked his beard, and remained silent. His eyes, half-open and half-closed, secretly fell on the many powerful figures, as if waiting for something.

"Damn old man, so vain! Fine, I'd rather focus on understanding the key to the Heavenly Sovereign's battle!"

Many powerful figures cursed under their breath, then bowed respectfully once again, looking at Master Dong with beaming smiles.

"Master, please quickly enlighten us!"

"The ancient scroll records that the key to the duel between Heavenly Sovereigns lies in their aura, or rather, their overwhelming presence!"

"Imposing presence? Intimidating aura?"

After hearing this, many powerful figures seemed to be deep in thought. Recalling the countless life-and-death battles since birth, it seemed that apart from terrifying supernatural powers and techniques, and powerful supreme avatars, they had nothing else to rely on.

That unwavering belief also seems to have played a crucial role.

Upon realizing this, the expressions of many powerful figures turned serious, as if they were not the ones who had just been secretly cursing Master Dong. They bowed and cupped their hands in utmost respect to Master Dong.

"Master Dong is knowledgeable and well-versed in both ancient and modern times. He has generously enlightened us, truly deserving of the title of a great master!" (End of Chapter)