Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 326 The Soul Emperor, a Half-Step Dou Di!

"An Emperor-level soul?!"

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, a young figure slowly emerged from a spatial passage.

Sensing the powerful energy emanating from that figure, even Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi couldn't help but show expressions of shock.

Although the soul of an Emperor Realm expert is not as terrifying as that of a true Dou Di powerhouse, the mere presence of the word "Emperor" speaks volumes about its prestige.

It should be noted that even powerful figures like Yan Jin and Lei Ying, who reached the level of an eight-star Dou Sheng, had never achieved this level of soul power. Even the Void Devouring Flame back then was no exception.

Most importantly, just half a month ago, Lin Ran's soul strength was only at the Great Perfection of the Heaven Realm. How could he have broken through to the Emperor Realm soul in such a short period of time?

What can you do in half a month?

For a Dou Sheng powerhouse, half a month is at most a small cultivation session. Powerhouses like Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin are all beings who have lived for thousands of years. Each time they go into seclusion for cultivation, they need several months or even several years.

If someone breaks through a major realm, it's common for them to go into seclusion for decades.

If it's a soul at the Emperor Realm, even a thousand years might not be enough to achieve that.

However, in just half a month, Lin Ran's soul power underwent an almost earth-shattering change!

"You bastard..."

As he gazed at the soul aura emanating from Lin Ran, the Soul Emperor's expression grew increasingly gloomy.

Lin Ran spent about a month to advance from the early stage of Seven-Star Dou Sheng to the early stage of Nine-Star Dou Sheng.

Now, Lin Ran has spent another month or so, and not only has his cultivation level increased to the mid-stage of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm, but his soul realm has also broken through the shackles and broken through to the Emperor realm!

How could such a thing be possible?

Looking at the suddenly silent surroundings and the two sides still maintaining their standoff, Lin Ran, who had just come out of the Heavenly Tomb, had no idea what had happened.

Just what they feared most came to pass. Although only half a month had passed in the outside world, they never expected that the Soul Emperor would actually launch an attack on them within that short period of time.

Fortunately, I wasn't too late...

"Aran!"

Suddenly, a stunningly beautiful figure appeared beside Gu Yuan and shouted to Lin Ran, "Ran, run! The Soul Emperor knows the Ancient Jade is in your hands! Run!"

"What?!"

Lin Ran frowned and his gaze sharpened.

"That's in the way!"

Xun'er's cry brought everyone back to their senses. Soul Emperor's eyes turned cold, and with a flick of his sleeve, a terrifying black and red bloody battle aura roared out and attacked Xun'er.

Xun'er's face turned pale, but fortunately, Gu Yuan was no pushover either. He immediately activated the power of the Ancient Emperor Mirror in the great formation to block it for her.

However, it was precisely at this moment that the Soul Emperor's figure attacked Lin Ran.

"Boy, hand over the ancient jade of the Xiao clan!"

The Soul Emperor's face was ruthless, and his tone was icy. His terrifying cultivation level made Lin Ran frown deeply and raise his hand to defend himself.

He had clearly achieved a tremendous improvement in both his cultivation and soul, reaching the mid-stage of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm and possessing an Emperor-level soul.

But why did the intimidating feeling that the Soul Emperor gave him in his perception even surpass the feeling he had back in the Burial Sky Mountain Range?

and many more……

The dark red battle qi and the holy sun battle qi collided fiercely, and Lin Ran's figure flew backward, but his eyes were fixed on the Soul Emperor's palm.

Within that dark red battle aura, he sensed an extremely familiar feeling.

That's... the Void Devouring Flame?!

"You actually swallowed the Void Devouring Flame?!"

What use is there in keeping someone who has two minds?

The Soul Emperor sneered, his fighting spirit surging wildly within him. Black flames, mixed with blood mist, spread out and instantly filled the sky.

As the blood mist dissipated, a vast and destructive force erupted from it.

The next moment, the Soul Emperor's finger suddenly pointed at the blood mist cloud that covered the sky, and as soon as he pointed, the entire blood mist cloud began to churn violently, like a stormy sea.

"Boom boom boom!"

As the boundless clouds of blood mist churned, the sky also collapsed.

The pitch-black spatial rift spread across the sky at a terrifying speed. In the next instant, the blood cloud suddenly stretched out, and countless bolts of blood lightning, as large as mountains, shot down on Lin Ran below with the force of a torrential downpour.

"Blood Demon Heart-Eating Thunder!"

"Lin Ran, watch out!"

Even without Gu Yuan's reminder, Lin Ran could sense the immense power contained within the blood lightning.

Even though he was already a mid-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng, if he were to be hit by this Blood Lightning, he would probably die on the spot!

"Diamond-like Crystal Body!"

"Sacred Golden Thunder Flame Body!"

The dual amplification activated instantly, and Lin Ran's cultivation level forcibly surged to the late stage of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng. At the same time, he threw a punch, and the Holy Golden Thunder Flame roared as it blasted towards the incoming blood lightning.

When the two came into contact, even though the Holy Golden Thunder Flame was violent and domineering, it could only withstand it for a moment before collapsing.

Seeing this, Lin Ran's face darkened.

After consuming the Void Devouring Flame, this guy's strength skyrocketed, surpassing that of an ordinary Battle Saint. Coupled with the devouring power of the Void Devouring Flame, he was no match for Soul Emperor on his own.

"Ancient Emperor Mirror!"

Gu Yuan's face was gloomy as he rose into the air to rush to Lin Ran's aid.

As Gu Yuan acted, the densely packed ancient clan powerhouses roared in unison.

Their shouts shook the heavens and the earth, and a vast amount of battle energy surged out from their bodies and poured into the formation. Gu Yuan activated the Ancient Emperor Mirror, and a beam of light burst out from the Ancient Emperor Mirror, forcibly blocking the blood lightning!

"Thank goodness we managed to stop it."

Seeing that the attack had been stopped, countless members of the ancient clans breathed a sigh of relief, and Lin Ran took this opportunity to return to Gu Yuan's side.

"uncle."

"Be careful. The Soul Emperor has devoured the Void Devouring Flame, greatly increasing his strength. If we're not careful, both of us could perish today," Gu Yuan said in a low voice, his gaze lingering on Lin Ran as he spoke: "Your soul..."

"A stroke of good fortune bestowed upon me by Senior Xiao Xuan."

Lin Ran sighed softly, "It's a pity that Senior Xiao Xuan's soul has completely dissipated within the Heavenly Tomb and cannot be resurrected. Otherwise, with the three of us working together, even if the Soul Emperor devoured the Void Devouring Flame, we would have no fear!"

Hearing Lin Ran's words, Gu Yuan sighed.

Although he didn't know what exactly happened to Lin Ran in the Heavenly Tomb, he figured that the improvement in his soul realm must be related to the dissipation of Xiao Xuan's soul.

Thinking of this, his expression became slightly complicated.

His relationship with Xiao Xuan was filled with both competition and male friendship.

If Xiao Xuan weren't the patriarch of the Xiao clan, the two would very likely have become close friends!

Unfortunately, their identities meant they couldn't act on their own will; their race always came first.

"It's good that your cultivation has improved."

Regaining his composure from Xiao Xuan's disappearance, Gu Yuan took a deep breath and looked up at the Soul Emperor in the sky: "He devoured the Void Devouring Flame, and his cultivation has surpassed the peak of Dou Sheng, reaching the level of a half-step Dou Di. Even his soul strength far surpasses that of ordinary Emperors."

"Moreover... my clan's ancient jade has also been lost." As he spoke, Gu Yuan let out a long sigh: "I'm sorry, for the sake of the ancient clan, I had no choice."

Lin Ran was stunned, and then he understood what had happened.

"It's alright. The ancient jade can only be used once all of them are collected. The Xiao clan's ancient jade is still in my hands, so there's no major problem."

"Besides, although the Soul Emperor is strong, with our combined forces, he might not be afraid!"

You're right.

A chilling voice came from the sky. The Soul Emperor sneered, "Your breakthrough to this level is indeed beyond my expectations. With you and Gu Yuan's blessing, the Ancient Emperor Mirror is indeed a bit troublesome."

"But Lin Ran, look carefully at what this is."

With a wave of his sleeve, the Soul Emperor caused blood mist to churn in the sky. In the next moment, countless figures emerged from the blood mist, looking disheveled and barely breathing.

With just one glance, Lin Ran's pupils suddenly contracted, his fighting spirit surged wildly, and his spiritual power roared.

Medicine Dust, Wind Leisure, Colorful Scales, Phoenix Qing'er, Green Scales...

Those within the blood mist were none other than members of the Holy Sect, and among them were people who were extremely important to Lin Ran!

Unexpectedly, within half a month of Lin Ran's stay in the Heavenly Tomb, the Soul Emperor not only launched a massive attack on the ancient clans, but also destroyed the Holy Sect before that, and captured Cai Lin, Little Fairy Doctor, and others!

"Lin Ran, I must say you truly live up to the reputation of the Pure Yang Sacred Body. Not only are you blessed with good fortune throughout your life and your cultivation progresses rapidly, but you also have one beautiful woman after another." The Soul Emperor looked at Lin Ran, whose aura was surging and whose body was trembling, and sneered.

Lin Ran stared intently at the figures of the crowd within the blood mist, and an unparalleled and terrifying soul fluctuation emanated from his body in an instant.

Suddenly, dark clouds churned in the sky, and thunder rumbled.

The vast Emperor-level soul caused countless Soul Clan members to change their expressions drastically, while the Soul Emperor's smile grew even more radiant. With a light wave of his sleeve, he blocked all the soul power.

That's exactly the kind of emotion he wanted from Lin Ran!

At first, the Soul Emperor was a little unsure, after all, Lin Ran was born into the Cloud Rain Sect and was a direct disciple of the Three Ghosts of the Scorpion Demon.

According to the Soul Emperor, those three old ghosts, along with information about the Cloud Rain Sect, are utter scum.

If Lin Ran were like his three former masters, then he would really be in a difficult situation.

After all, now that Lin Ran possesses an Emperor-level soul and is at the mid-stage of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm, he is determined to avoid him, making him a difficult opponent!

And now.

The more agitated Lin Ran was, the more important these people were to him, and the more he could use them to coerce Lin Ran into handing over the ancient jade.

"Soul Emperor!"

"Don't look like that, Lin Ran. I didn't kill them outright; I spared their lives."

The Soul Emperor smiled faintly, looking at Lin Ran: "I'll give you a chance. Hand over the ancient jade of the Xiao Clan, and I'll return all these people to you. Not only them, but also the souls of those Holy Sect disciples who died in my midst, I can return them to you as well."

As he spoke, the Soul Emperor calmly raised his hand, and countless souls surged into his palm, wailing and screaming.

With just one glance, Lin Ran recognized countless familiar faces.

That Soul Emperor actually wants to use this as leverage to force him to hand over the ancient jade!

"Stop joking!"

Lin Ran sneered, "You should have investigated me, Soul Emperor. I was born into the Cloud Rain Sect, a pure villainous scum. Even women are just playthings for my cultivation. Do you really think I would give you the ancient jade for them?"

"Oh?"

A smile appeared on the lips of the Soul Emperor: "Is that so?"

The next moment, he suddenly clenched his palm, and the countless souls in his palm were instantly crushed and turned into a sphere of souls, which he swallowed whole and chewed at will.

Seeing this, Lin Ran trembled slightly, and countless members of the ancient clans shuddered, their eyes filled with fear.

"Who should we start killing next...?"

The Soul Emperor's gaze lingered on the people in the Blood Mist Cage, finally settling on the beautiful woman dressed in two palace gowns.

With a wave of his hand, the two beautiful women were instantly killed, turning into a blood mist. Their souls were also swallowed and chewed up by the Soul Emperor.

"Fairy Qing! Fairy Hua!"

Inside the blood mist cage, many people gasped in shock, and Yao Chen's eyes widened in horror.

Those two were none other than Elder Jin Ling of the Holy Sect and two Supreme Elders of the Flower Sect!

"Hmm, not bad." The Soul Emperor glanced at Lin Ran, his cold smile still on his face, his gaze constantly shifting over the Blood Mist Cage, like a diner choosing food.

Those who were swept by his gaze all turned pale and trembled.

"Next, it's your turn."

The Soul Emperor paused, his palm twitched slightly, and Feng Xian's figure fell into his hand.

Seemingly to allow Lin Ran to see Feng Xian's death more clearly, the Soul Emperor gently waved his sleeve, and Feng Xian's entire body began to swell, growing larger and larger until it formed a sphere before shattering into a shower of blood.

"Feng Xian!!"

Within the blood-mist cage, Yao Chen cried out in grief, almost going mad.

The next moment, under the gaze of countless eyes, Feng Xian's soul was directly crushed by the Soul Emperor, and he died and his soul vanished.

"Who should I choose next... Hmm, the Calamity Poison Body, that's quite rare."

With a smile, the Soul Emperor used his battle qi to bind Little Fairy Doctor and lift her out of the blood mist cage: "I sensed Lin Ran's aura on you, although it was faint, but you must be one of his confidantes."

"I think what follows will be interesting."

The Soul Emperor slowly activated his battle qi, and Little Fairy Doctor's face suddenly showed an expression of extreme pain.

"stop……"

"Hmm?" The Soul Emperor looked at Lin Ran: "Did you say anything just now?"

"I said, stop!"

Lin Ran's angry shout was like a thunderclap. He clenched his fist, and an ancient jade appeared in the air.

It is the last piece of ancient jade that the Soul Emperor now desires.

Xiao clan ancient jade!

(End of this chapter)