Battle Through the Heavens: Starting from the Jia Ma Empire

"The Heavenly Court Grand Competition officially begins!"

As the god-like figure in the sky finished speaking, countless powerful figures on the ground erupted in excitement, with countless streams of spiritual energy surging into the sky.

From a distance, it looks as if thousands of pillars of spiritual energy stand on the earth. Due to their different cultivation methods, attributes, and the different Dharma bodies they have cultivated, they are all different colors, making them colorful and dazzling.

"Today is the day I, Zhang Datou, will become famous throughout the world! I will take one of the ten arenas, and anyone who dares to challenge me will be torn to pieces!"

"Hahaha, where did this rogue cultivator come from? You big-headed, small-brained fool! Only scions of great clans like myself can obtain these Ten Supreme Arenas!"

"Hey, you dare say I have a small head? You sissy, you'd better pray you don't run into your big-headed grandpa later!"

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Countless powerful figures clashed and soared into the sky. Some landed on the field, while others, realizing their lack of strength, landed in the audience seats, awaiting the next Heavenly Court Grand Competition.

The purpose of this trip is to accumulate experience and secretly observe the cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities of countless geniuses in the world, so as to win a spot in the arena next time.

"Gentlemen, please be quiet!"

After the powerful figures landed on the battlefield, they immediately dispersed, their immense spiritual power surging forth. They all watched the other contestants with wary expressions, lest some unscrupulous individuals launch a sneak attack.

Just then, an old man dressed in ancient clothes appeared on the square. A terrifying aura emanated from his body, instantly suppressing the countless contestants on the square.

"Who is this old scoundrel? He's so terrifying! Could he be a hidden Heavenly Sovereign of the Heavenly Court?"

"There are at least a thousand Earthly Sovereigns on the battle platform, with countless streams of spiritual energy surging. Apart from a true Heavenly Sovereign, who could suppress us instantly?"

Many powerful figures were filled with doubt. Could it be that a Heavenly Sovereign had secretly joined the Heavenly Court? That shouldn't be the case. Although the Heavenly Court's pills were excellent, they were of little use to a Heavenly Sovereign.

Joining the Heavenly Court and being driven around is nothing compared to the comfort of being an elder and a respected figure!

"Let's begin the random draw!"

The old man offered no explanation. With a wave of his hand, a massive light screen appeared in the sky, bearing countless humanoid imprints—the marks of the many powerful participants.

"Please unleash the power of the Tower of Babel!"

The old man bowed slightly towards the towering pagoda behind him that pierced the clouds, and then the pagoda began to glow and roar violently.

Five-colored divine light began to converge at the bottom of the tower, eventually disrupting the nearly ten thousand humanoid imprints on the tower's body. Many imprints rotated and collided on the tower's body, eventually pairing up in pairs.

"Buzz"

Two humanoid branding marks were shot out from the tower. These branding marks seemed to have a locking function, shooting towards the two figures on the battlefield and imprinting themselves into their bodies.

"The Tower of Babel draw has begun. The first pair to clash is Zhang Datou versus Qian Duoduo. You two, please prepare yourselves. The rest of you, please wait!"

"Tap, tap, tap"

As soon as the old man finished speaking, many contestants immediately withdrew. Before long, only the old man, who was acting as the referee, and Zhang Datou, the opponent, remained on the massive battle platform, which was hundreds of thousands of feet high.

"I'm sure you two are already familiar with the rules of the battle, but I'll repeat them here again."

"The only rule for battles at each level is that no external force may be used. In the case of battles at the Supreme level, no magical treasures or supernatural powers may be used that exceed the level of that level."

"If you disobey, don't blame me for showing no mercy and killing you on the spot!"

The old man's face was solemn. The Heavenly Emperor had entrusted him with this task, which meant that he valued him highly. Naturally, he had to give it his all. If anyone dared to cause trouble, they would have to bear his terrifying blow first.

A tower-shaped mark appeared on the palm of his hand, faintly overlapping with the towering tower behind him. This was given to the old man by Lin Feng, so that he could call upon the power of the Tower of Babel at crucial moments.

Several years have passed. After Lin Feng achieved the Celestial Supreme Rank, with the help of the corpses of many extraterrestrial evil races and the strange metals collected by the Heavenly Court, he has refined the Tower of Babel into a peerless Celestial Rank sacred artifact.

Moreover, the Tower of Babel is different from other peerless sacred artifacts because, due to the Five-Colored Divine Light Array, it has devoured the corpses of many extraterrestrial demons.

The vast energy generated was mostly used by Lin Feng for cultivation, while a small portion was accumulated by the Tower of Babel as an energy source for advancement.

The energy provided by the demons hunted by hundreds of thousands of powerful beings in the vast world in order to obtain the Heavenly Court's elixir, even if Lin Feng used most of it, was still immense.

If this energy were used as a means of attack, combined with the five-colored divine light within the Tower of Babel, it could be said that the Tower of Babel itself was a living Celestial Supreme.

The reason why so many powerful figures were suppressed by that old man was because he used the mark given to him by Lin Feng to activate a trace of the power of the Tower of Babel.

"Besides, killing is permitted during the Heavenly Court's Grand Competition!"

"What!?"

As the old man finished speaking, countless powerful figures on the million-foot-high battle platform rose in shock, unable to contain their astonishment.

These tens of thousands of participants, all vying for fame and the elixirs offered as rewards by the Heavenly Court, will undoubtedly go all out. If killing were permitted, countless powerful figures would perish in this Heavenly Court Grand Competition.

Even on the stands, many powerful figures from various super forces frowned. Although the Heavenly Court Grand Competition offered generous rewards and could make their holy sons and daughters famous, they could not allow them to take risks.

Many of the contestants were starting to show signs of backing down, and even the fearless Zhang Datou was no longer so arrogant.

Even if he was confident in his immense physical strength, believing he could easily tear apart the woman in front of him, he wasn't very confident against the heirs of those super powers.

"The reward is great, but my life is more important. Grandpa Big Head, you'd better be more cautious!"

"You need not worry. The Heavenly Emperor's gaze is constantly on this place. With his abilities comparable to a Saint-rank Heavenly Sovereign, do you really think your lives are in danger?"

Seeing the reluctance in the eyes of many powerful figures, the old man smiled slightly. When he spoke the words "Heavenly Emperor," he was filled with respect and unconsciously used the honorific title of "elder."

"Of course, even the Heavenly Emperor may make mistakes, so this competition is not without its dangers, including Zhang Datou, Qian Duoduo, and the other contestants who are about to start their competition."

The old man smiled slightly, then said seriously.

"Whether you are now or have entered the arena, you have the opportunity to withdraw from the competition. However, if you are unfortunately killed, do not blame the Heavenly Court!"

"Now, I hereby declare the first Supreme Tournament officially open!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man swiftly took to the air and stood on the battle platform in the void, acting as referee.

"Hahaha, you little money-grubber, were you scared?"

The enormous mountain of flesh trembled. This big head and body was covered in thick, fleshy muscles. It was unclear whether it had inherited the bloodline of some giant. Its body alone was two zhang tall.

Just seeing its enormous size is enough to give people a terrifying sense of suppression, making them dare not be its enemy.

"Hehe, Zhang Datou, the reason I didn't kill you before was simply because I was worried that it would provoke the Heavenly Court's patrol army to suppress you and delay my fame throughout the world."

Qian Duoduo slowly opened the jade fan in his hand, and a terrifying aura surged out from his Supreme Sea.

"You big-headed, small-brained fool! No one has ever dared to insult me ​​like this! Today, I, the young master, will cripple you!"

"The Jade Fan Divine Skill, its power shakes heaven and earth, inflicting the wrath of the Wind God!"

Qian Duoduo swung his jade fan fiercely, and countless supreme spiritual liquids were burned wildly by him. A terrifying gale suddenly appeared on the huge battle platform and swept towards the huge body.

"I'll let you fly!"

Qian Duoduo's face turned bright red, and even he, who always considered himself a noble young master, swore, which shows how much the word "sissy" hurt him.

"Hahaha, just as I thought, those are womanly tricks. You think you can do anything to your grandpa with such a small commotion?"

"Behold my secret technique, Earth Element, Savage Guard!"

The massive body trembled rapidly, and countless earth-attribute spiritual energies surged out from within its Supreme Sea, forming a gigantic phantom of a wild boar king thousands of feet tall behind Zhang Datou.

The turbid earth-elemental energy surged and swirled around the boar king, its powerful hooves seemingly embedded deep within the battle arena, becoming one with it, standing firm and unmoving.

"You sissy! Come at me if you dare! Let's see how you break through Grandpa Big Head's savage defenses!"

"Go to hell, Wind God's Wrath! Go!"

A terrifying gale howled, sweeping over the massive boar king, which was thousands of feet tall, causing the few tufts of hair on its forehead to whip wildly.

However, to Qian Duoduo's dismay, no matter how angry the Wind God was, he was still unable to subdue the savage Wild Boar King, which seemed to have truly become one with the Million Word Battle Platform.

"Hahaha, not bad, not bad, you do have some skill. However, the battle platform created by the Heavenly Emperor is composed of the five elements of heaven and earth. I only need to draw on the earth element energy to be invincible."

The enormous mountain of flesh laughed heartily, and as soon as the Wind God stopped attacking, it immediately let out a loud shout.

"I took your Wind God's Wrath, so you'll take mine in return: Earth Element, Savage Stomp!"

The enormous boar king suddenly roared to the sky, its two tusks growing upwards as if to pierce the heavens, comparable to true divine weapons.

If Qian Duoduo hadn't dodged and had been pierced by those tusks, or trampled by that enormous wild boar king, he would probably have been instantly crushed into a meat patty.

"roar"

The ferocious boar king roared as it charged forward, its thick hooves churning up countless turbid earth-attribute spiritual energies, which formed a thick defense around it.

"I didn't expect this big oaf to be so powerful. But I, Qian Duoduo, am not exactly a genius; how could I dare to embarrass myself here!"

Qian Duoduo's expression turned solemn. He then tossed the jade fan in his hand into the air. The jade fan expanded rapidly in the wind, surrounded by endless wind-attribute spiritual power, which was mysterious and strange.

At the same time, within his Supreme Sea, a colossal figure suddenly opened its eyes and burst out of his body.

"You big oaf, I'll show you what the Wind God's Dharma Body really is!"

The two were ten kilometers apart, their massive figures facing each other. The ferocious wild boar king rushed to Qian Duoduo's side in the blink of an eye, but he showed no sign of panic.

"Sweeping across the vast universe, the Wind God's Dharma Body, the Wind God's Wrath!"

The enormous jade fan, held by the Dharma Body, was actually folded up and used as a jade ruler, and slashed fiercely down at the thick-skinned wild boar king, intending to confront him head-on.

"Boom boom boom"

The moment the two collided, a series of booming explosions were immediately generated, and endless smoke billowed out, obscuring everyone's vision.

Of course, the audience members were all at least Supreme-level experts, and there were quite a few Earthly Supremes. They channeled their spiritual energy into their eyes and saw the scene inside.

"The first competition is over. The winner is Qian Duoduo!"

As the smoke cleared, the two reappeared before the audience. The massive mountain of flesh had collapsed at some point, while Qian Duoduo stood in the center of the arena, his face pale.

"Hehe, you have a big head and a small brain. No matter how strong your defense is, you don't know that the wind of the Wind God can sweep across the world, not only the physical body, but also the soul."

After giving that physical body a look of disdain, Qian Duoduo did not continue to be smug. This guy was thick-skinned and tough, so he forced out his trump card, which was seen by many powerful people.

The next round won't be so easy!

"Wood element, the creation of heaven and earth, descend!"

Just then, a majestic voice rang out above the battle platform. Before anyone could figure out where the voice came from, two enormous emerald green pillars of light descended from the sky.

A vibrant green energy beam enveloped Zhang Datou and Qian Duoduo, and in the blink of an eye, the two were back to their peak condition.

"This feeling is simply...it's reached its climax! My spiritual energy is even purer now, and my chances of breaking through to the Earthly Sovereign realm have increased by a full 20%!"

Qian Duoduo felt the energy within his body and was overjoyed. At the same time, he knew that only one being in the Heavenly Court could use such a powerful method, so he immediately knelt on one knee.

"Many thanks to the Heavenly Emperor, may he live forever!"

"Zhang Datou thanks the Heavenly Emperor!"

The enormous mountain of flesh rolled over and stood up, kneeling on one knee and clasping its hands towards the sky.

Zhang Datou originally planned to lie on the ground and pretend to be dead. After all, he had been too arrogant before, but now he was defeated in just a few moves, which made him feel really ashamed.

"Please take your seats to watch the rest of the match, or you may leave on your own."

After a long while, there was no response from the sky. Clearly, the skills of these two had not yet impressed the Heavenly Emperor. So the old man on the battle platform shouted again.

"Next group!"

Seeing that the Heavenly Emperor did not look at her, Qian Duoduo could only retreat to the audience in disappointment, waiting for her next appearance.

The moment the old man spoke, Zhang Datou immediately slipped away from the battle platform. Staying there for even a second longer would make him blush with embarrassment.

"boom"

After the two stepped down, two burning, fiery red meteorites fell from the sky, smashing a huge crater dozens of meters wide into the massive battle platform. Then, two figures engulfed in flames appeared.

"The lines between these two people's eyebrows, could it be...?"

In the audience, many powerful figures stared at the two young figures, some unsure of what had happened a few years ago, something no one would easily forget.

After all, this is the true symbol of that legendary Heavenly Emperor standing at the top of the vast world!

"Both contestants are ready. Let the match begin!"

The old man had obviously noticed the two people nearby, but he hadn't received any instructions. He understood the Heavenly Emperor's meaning, and after shouting, he returned to his void platform to continue hosting the competition.

"Brother Xuan Yan, I never expected to have to settle this with you today. I am truly terrified!"

"No need for further words. The Ancestor has sent us here today to showcase the talent of the younger generation of the Flame God Clan, to encourage us to join the Heavenly Court, and to truly resolve the current predicament of our Flame God Clan."

Xuan Yan flicked his sleeves, but his face had lost its former radiance, clearly indicating that the Flame God Clan had not had a good time in recent years.

Although the Flame God Clan has become an appendage of the Ink Clan of the Ancient Buddha Clan, how can the leader of the Ink Clan compare with the Heavenly Emperor? In fact, even the Ancient Buddha Clan is not as important as the Heavenly Court in the eyes of many powerful figures in the Great Thousand Worlds.

The elixirs of the Heavenly Court are enough to allow one to break through realms and increase cultivation speed. This alone makes them superior to everything the Ancient Buddha Clan possesses.

Although the Heavenly Emperor explicitly stated that the grudges with the Flame God Clan would be wiped clean, many powerful figures did not share this view, since they had no connection with the Flame God Clan.

"Brother, make your move. I know you've always coveted my position as heir. Isn't this the day you've been waiting for?"

"Let me see what you're really capable of!"

"In that case, brother, please forgive my offense. The wrath of the Flame God!"

"raging!"

Endless flames suddenly shot up from behind him, and then a tall, blazing figure appeared behind him, its appearance majestic and imposing, like a god of fire.

"Let's fight!"

(End of this chapter)