Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 315 Nine-Star Dou Sheng!

"Bang!"

In the sky, four vast auras suddenly clashed fiercely.

In that instant, a burst of black flames exploded violently, and four figures were thrown back in a slightly disheveled state.

When everyone looked closely, they were surprised to find that the figure was actually Void Devouring Flame, Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and Yao Dan!

Judging from this, it seems that even with the three clan leaders joining forces, they failed to gain any advantage over the Void Devouring Flame and only managed a draw.

The Nine-Star Dou Sheng truly lived up to his reputation. Moreover, the power of his Void Devouring Flame was beyond the comprehension of ordinary Nine-Star Dou Shengs. His terrifying devouring power was enough to allow him to defeat opponents of the same level.

Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and Yao Dan exchanged a glance, calmed their churning blood and qi, and their expressions became solemn.

Even when the three of them joined forces, they could only barely contend with the Void Devouring Flame, at best a 60/40 split, with the three of them having a slight advantage. This was only after the three of them had used every means at their disposal.

"The strength of a nine-star Dou Sheng is truly beyond imagination, but the advantage in this war still lies with us." Taking advantage of a break, Lei Ying quickly glanced around the arena. Although he saw many Lei Clan experts fall, he was helpless, for this was the cruelty of war.

Fortunately, the advantage on the battlefield was still on their side. Although the Soul Clan was strong, they were clearly no match for the four ancient races, the Holy Sect, and the two great demonic beast families, the Nine Netherworld Python and the Heavenly Demon Phoenix.

"If things continue like this, although the war may last a long time, we will ultimately be the victors!"

Yao Dan spoke in a cold voice.

This battle will inevitably be fierce, but no matter the cost, we must reclaim some of the ancient jade!

Lei Ying and Yan Jin both nodded solemnly.

They all understood that once the Soul Clan opened the cave of the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe and obtained the secret to advancing to the Dou Di realm, he alone would be enough to crush everything.

The power of a Dou Di is unimaginable. If that time really comes, that will be a true crisis of annihilation for the entire race!

"Defeat the Void Devouring Flame and crush the Soul Clan!"

The three exchanged a glance, each seeing a hint of ruthlessness in the other's eyes.

In this battle, no matter how great the losses, at least for now, the advantage is on their side!

"You three old guys do have some strength. Two eight-star Dou Sheng and one seven-star Dou Sheng working together can actually unleash the combat power of a nine-star Dou Sheng. You really can't be underestimated."

Void Devouring Flame stepped through the void, looked at the three of them, and sneered: "But our Soul Clan has been planning for hundreds or even thousands of years to collect the ancient jade. If it is so easily broken by you, then that is too wishful thinking."

A cold glint flashed across Lei Ying's and his two companions' faces, and they were about to make a move.

But at that very moment, a slightly urgent voice suddenly rang in their ears: "Retreat quickly, the situation has changed!"

"What?!"

The sudden sound startled the three of them, and their expressions changed drastically.

Because they recognized the voice as Gu Yuan's.

But what could be so urgent that even he was in such a hurry?

Could it be that he was defeated by the Soul Emperor?

That's impossible. Both Soul Emperor and Gu Yuan are at the late stage of Nine-Star Dou Sheng. There's no way there would be a significant difference in strength between them. If it were that simple, Gu Yuan would have been defeated by Soul Emperor. Why would Soul Emperor have planned for so long? He could have just bulldozed the ancient races and that would have been the end of it.

Just as the three clan leaders were filled with doubt, the dark clouds covering the sky suddenly emitted a strange buzzing sound, and waves of cold aura quickly spread out.

"Um?!"

"Is it finally going to be alright?"

Hearing the buzzing sound, Void Devouring Flame also raised its head and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The four clans, plus the Holy Sect, surpass the Soul Clan in both the quantity and quality of their powerful members. Even he himself is struggling. If he doesn't take action soon, the Soul Clan may really be in big trouble today!

"Buzz!"

The buzzing sound grew increasingly rapid, and at the same time, several indescribably sinister auras slowly emerged from the dark clouds.

Faced with this unexpected turn of events, everyone on the battlefield looked up, their eyes filled with suspicion and vigilance as they gazed at the dark clouds.

"Bang! Bang!"

Suddenly, the dark clouds surged, and several dark figures shot out from them, hovering in various parts of the sky.

"That's... a coffin?"

Everyone stared in surprise at the things shooting out from the black mist.

Because those things were actually four black coffins, and a sinister and chilling aura was seeping out from the coffins.

"Bang!"

Four black coffins hung in the air, their lids suddenly flying off, and four gaunt, skeletal figures slowly stepped out from them.

In an instant, four incomparably terrifying auras surged across the sky, causing the allied forces' expressions to change drastically!

"Soul Reborn in Heaven? Soul Yao? How could these old ghosts still be alive?!"

"And there's Soul Origin Heaven? How is this possible?!"

Upon seeing those four figures, the eyes of Lei Ying and the other older generation of powerful figures from the ancient races suddenly narrowed, their faces filled with horror.

These four individuals held a higher seniority within the Soul Clan than even the Soul Emperor, making them true ancient monsters from thousands of years ago.

But these old monsters should have died long ago, so how could they possibly reappear today?

And their cultivation level...

Apart from Hun Yuantian, the youngest of the four, who was at the early stage of the Eight-Star Dou Sheng realm, the other three were all at the mid-stage of the Eight-Star Dou Sheng realm.

This strength is no weaker than that of the Black Annihilation King Gu Lie of the Ancient Clan, and is even close to that of Lei Ying and Yan Jin, two late-stage eight-star Dou Sheng!

"Something's off about these guys..."

Gu Yuan immediately noticed something was wrong with the four people and frowned deeply.

Although these guys had powerful auras, their presence was extremely cold and lifeless.

That deathly stillness was not caused by martial arts techniques or combat skills, but rather emanated from its very essence.

"These four...are the living dead?!"

The living dead are like puppets, but they are more advanced than puppets.

This is because people used some strange method to resurrect people who had already died.

However, the conditions for resurrection are extremely harsh, and the probability is quite low. Even if a huge effort is made to resurrect the person, the resurrected person is very likely to be a mentally unstable person in a vegetative state.

However, the Soul Clan clearly relied on their strong foundation and used special methods to turn these Soul Clan powerhouses who were originally dead into living dead.

If this practice were exposed, it would surely be condemned by the world. But at this moment, it was a war for the survival of the race, so why would the Soul Clan care about such things?

Four eight-star Dou Sheng—that power is enough for the Soul Clan to reverse this war!

"Silence reigns in all directions; the realm of death!"

In the sky, the four figures suddenly opened their mouths, and then four points of light flew out, eventually transforming into four enormous black gates, each a thousand feet long!

The massive gate swung open, revealing a darkness like a black hole, and no one knew what kind of eerie space it led to.

Four massive black gates stood tall in the sky.

A dense aura of death emanated from it, enveloping this world!

Under the influence of that deathly aura, the allied forces were horrified to discover that the life force within their bodies was gradually slipping away!

The four gates actually formed a formation, surrounding all the allied forces. Judging from this, they actually intended to use this to severely damage the allied forces!

"This is... the Gate of Death?!"

"Retreat now!"

Lei Ying and the others' expressions changed drastically, clearly recognizing this infamous formation from ancient times, and they immediately shouted.

"retreat?"

The Void Devouring Flame laughed loudly: "Where do you think you're going to retreat? Today, all of you will be sinking into endless death!"

This Gate of Deathly Silence was created by an ancient Dou Di powerhouse. It can devour all things in heaven and earth. In order to forge this Gate of Deathly Silence, the Soul Clan brewed endless death aura within it. Even a seven or eight-star Dou Sheng powerhouse who is sucked in will be corroded and killed by the death aura if he cannot break out.

When the four Gates of Death converge, they will form a Realm of Death. Everything within this realm will be shrouded in endless deathly aura, eventually sinking into decay and becoming nourishment for the Gates of Death.

Today, the four clans and the Holy Sect want to attack the Soul Clan and reclaim the Ancient Jade. Isn't the Soul Clan also scheming against the four clans and the Holy Sect, hoping to take this opportunity to crush all the obstacles in their way and then seize the Ancient Jade from the ancient clan?

"The Gate of Death, the Realm of Death!"

"Freeze!"

Accompanied by the angry shout of the leader, an old man with a sallow complexion, a dense aura of death erupted from the four people and then connected with the four deathly gates.

Instantly, a dark world encompassed the entire mountain range.

The aura of death permeated the air, eroding all living beings within!

"Damn it..."

The powerful figures from the four clans and the Holy Sect all gathered their gazes, warily observing the surrounding black mist.

They could feel the aura of death constantly seeping into their bodies.

This kind of infiltration is unstoppable, whether using battle qi or soul power; it is simply all-pervasive!

"This is the legendary Death Realm Array. I never expected that even the Soul Clan could use it."

Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and many other powerful members of the ancient clan stared grimly at the aura of death that permeated the heavens and earth, feeling an uneasy unease in their hearts.

If this continues, even if these top experts can hold out, others will inevitably be unable to withstand it.

If our side suffers too many losses, then not only will today's action be meaningless, but in the future, no one in the Soul Clan will be able to stop us!

"We must break out of here as soon as possible..."

"Black Annihilation King Gu Lie said with a solemn expression."

He had previously been stopped by two powerful Soul Clan members who had reached the level of Seven-Star Dou Sheng, and the battle was fierce.

The Soul Clan's foundation is beyond imagination. In addition to the four Demon Saints and various elders and saints on the surface, there are many top-level beings. The strength of these people is all six or seven-star Dou Sheng, which shows the Soul Clan's foundation.

If the ancient clans relied solely on their strength, they would be no match for the Soul Clan.

Originally, it was thought that with the four races united, plus the Holy Sect, they could directly crush the Soul Clan today, but unexpectedly, the Soul Clan had such a trump card...

If this great formation is not broken today, the elites of the four clans and the Holy Sect will surely be wiped out. At that time, the great formation will reduce their combat power. In addition, there are Void Devouring Flame, Soul Emperor, and the four eight-star Dou Sheng level Soul Life Heaven and others. They originally had the advantage, but now they are in danger of life and death!

"Break the formation! We must break the formation!"

"It's difficult. This place has been transformed into a death space, and the aura of death can block the detection of souls. If we wander around recklessly, it will only deplete our power more quickly..." Yan Jin said in a deep voice.

"But staying here indefinitely is also likely to lead to dire consequences."

Gu Dao, one of the three immortals of the ancient clan, smiled bitterly, saying that they seemed to be in a dilemma.

"The Ancient Yuan Clan Chief is probably already restrained by the Soul Emperor, so it might be too difficult for him to make a move."

The Fire Spirit Fairy of the Flame Clan also became much more serious on her charming face.

Her breathing was slightly labored, clearly indicating that she had sustained some injuries in the previous battle.

"Hiss!"

Amidst the pervasive aura of death, a faint sound of wind breaking suddenly arose.

Immediately, numerous black spears, exuding a strong aura of death, shot out from all around.

The sudden attack threw the allied forces into a state of panic.

Those black spears carried a dense aura of death, so even the battle qi defenses were not very effective.

In the blink of an eye, some of the allied forces' powerful warriors were pierced through the body by the black spears. In an instant, their bodies collapsed and turned into a pile of withered bones, with wisps of black energy seeping out from the bones.

Seeing this, the expressions on the faces of everyone present grew increasingly solemn, and many even showed signs of despair.

In this situation, there's actually a feeling of waiting to die...

"No, we must join forces and break through this formation!"

Lei Ying roared and decisively attacked, unleashing a surge of powerful black demonic lightning.

Yan Jin, Yao Dan, Cai Lin, Xun Er, and other powerful figures from various races also made their moves, unleashing terrifying battle qi that actually caused the entire Death Realm formation to tremble for a moment.

"Heh heh, the grand formation is complete. Today, none of you will escape!"

Seeing the great formation shake, Void Devouring Flame sneered, and endless black flames roared out and landed on the great formation. Behind him, countless Soul Clan experts also made their moves, and vast battle qi surged down.

Upon hearing Void Devouring Flame's cold shout, everyone in the Realm of Death froze, and countless faces turned ashen with despair.

Those powerful figures who came to watch the battle felt a pang of sorrow upon witnessing this scene.

Today's extermination of the Soul Clan has unexpectedly turned into the day of annihilation for the four clans and the Holy Sect.

The Soul Clan's momentum to dominate the world seems unstoppable!

"Gu Yuan, did you see that?"

Seeing the commotion below, the Soul Emperor, who was constantly clashing and exchanging blows with Gu Yuan, smiled calmly, his voice full of confidence: "If you hand over the ancient jades of the Gu Clan and the Xiao Clan to me today, I might spare your lives. You also know that what I pursue has never been any racial supremacy, but the supreme path!"

"The Xiao clan?"

The words of the Soul Emperor startled Gu Yuan. Could it be that the ancient jade of the Xiao Clan was not obtained by the Soul Clan?

However, he didn't have time to think about it now; asking him to hand over the ancient jade was wishful thinking.

"Soul Emperor, if you want the Ancient Jade, you'll have to kill me, Gu Yuan!"

"Stubborn to the end!"

The Soul Emperor's expression turned cold: "Even if we are evenly matched, once all your subordinates are dead, and once Void Devouring Flame makes its move, let's see how you deal with me..."

"Boom!"

"Um?!"

The sudden burst of energy caused the Soul Emperor and countless others present to change their expressions.

"Bang!"

The sky above the Burial Sky Mountain Range suddenly tore open, and endless crimson-gold lightning and fire surged forth, dispelling the black mist that filled the sky and illuminating the entire world.

Countless gazes converged on the sky, and a figure calmly appeared in the spatial rift. A familiar, chilling shout suddenly rang out in this space!

"Soul Emperor, whether we win or lose today is still uncertain!"

The next moment, an overwhelming aura filled with immense pressure spread out along with the voice!

Sensing this majestic and overwhelming aura, the Soul Emperor, who was suspended in the sky, froze. Below him, the face of Void Devouring Flame, who was helping the four elders of the Soul Clan stabilize the Death Realm Array, showed an expression of disbelief, and an incredulous scream resounded through the sky.

"A Nine-Star Dou Sheng?!"

"How is this possible?!"

(End of this chapter)