Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 332 One of our own! Father-in-law Zhu Kun!

The magma waterfall shot into the sky and crashed down, instantly creating huge waves in the magma sea that surged outwards, completely submerging the distant mountain peaks.

As the giant wave of lava receded, a colossal object suddenly rose from the lava sea, its massive body covered in purple-gold scales emerging from the lava.

Although it was only a small section of its body, its size was still extremely large and terrifying.

The mysterious creature's head, which faintly exuded a hint of ferocity and oppressive power, emerged from the magma. Looking at the commotion around it, especially the three figures in the sky, a clear look of surprise appeared in its eyes.

"I never imagined that someone would actually be able to obtain the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade and summon that damned space from the Ancient Emperor's Cave..."

The mysterious creature's vertical pupils and giant eyes scanned the entire area, finally settling on the three people in the sky.

Although there are many people in this world at this moment, only these three people in the sky are worthy of its respect.

Among the three, one had a cultivation level similar to his own, while the other two were actually stronger than him. This situation truly surprised the mysterious creature, who had long considered himself invincible.

There's actually someone in this world who has broken through to the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm, and that guy's aura...

The mysterious creature's gaze fell on the Soul Emperor. Even he was quite alarmed by the terrifying cultivation of a half-step Dou Di!

"The cultivation level of a late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng..."

As this creature sized up Gu Yuan and his companion, Gu Yuan and the Soul Emperor also turned their gazes to this mysterious being.

Even with their extensive knowledge, the two were unable to recognize the identity of this enormous creature. After all, what they were seeing at this moment seemed to be only the tip of the iceberg of this mysterious creature.

But regardless of his identity, his cultivation level as a late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng is enough to change the course of this war!

When Lin Ran and Gu Yuan are at full power and work together, they can contend with the Soul Emperor, who is at the half-step Dou Di level. Therefore, whichever side this guy helps, it will almost certainly be fatal to the other side.

"I am Gu Yuan, the patriarch of the ancient clan. May I ask who you are?" Gu Yuan cupped his hands to the mysterious creature and said in a deep voice.

The Soul Emperor, fearing that Gu Yuan might join forces with that mysterious creature, immediately cupped his hands and revealed his identity. His words were exceptionally polite, showing no arrogance despite his superior cultivation.

"The Ancient Soul Clan?"

"Interesting. I remember these two clans weren't particularly powerful, so how did they manage to obtain the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade?"

Upon hearing their conversation, the mysterious creature emitted a deafening roar, causing pillars of magma to erupt from the surface of the lava sea.

Upon hearing this, both Gu Yuan and the Soul Emperor were startled.

Judging from the meaning behind his words, it seems that it has existed for an extremely long time.

After all, the ancient race and the soul race have been powerful for thousands of years, and if the ancient race and the soul race had not yet dominated the Dou Qi Continent, that would have been at least ten thousand years ago!

This thing... is it from ten thousand years ago?!

Both Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi's expressions became extremely solemn at that moment.

If it existed ten thousand years ago, then this matter would become extremely difficult to handle. If it had conflicts with one's ancestors, it would lead to all sorts of troubles!

"Hmm, who summoned the ancient emperor's cave? Come to think of it, I do owe them a favor..."

The mysterious creature ignored their astonishment and spoke again.

Upon hearing this...

Gu Yuan's face immediately darkened, while Soul Emperor was overjoyed and immediately raised the ancient jade in his hand.

"Friend, the ancient jade is in my hands, so naturally it is the ancient emperor's cave that I have summoned."

"I see. With your strength, it is indeed you who should be chosen."

The mysterious creature looked at the Soul Emperor and nodded slightly.

The next moment, a bright light surged around him, and his enormous body suddenly shrank rapidly.

In a short instant, its terrifying form transformed into a middle-aged man with a full head of purple-gold hair.

He raised his head, his golden eyes, filled with intense pressure, staring at the Soul Emperor. He smiled faintly and said, "I owe you a favor, so I will help you today. Tell me, what do you want me to do? Kill this ancient clan guy, or something else?"

"Hahaha, my friend is so generous!"

Upon hearing this, the Soul Emperor laughed heartily and revealed a sinister smile to Gu Yuan: "In that case, I'll trouble you to give Gu Yuan a proper welcome."

"Dealing with this guy is a piece of cake."

Gu Yuan's expression was solemn, his face full of caution.

The mysterious man smiled calmly, and with a wave of his hand, a dragon's roar resounded.

A giant golden claw shot out from the sky and suddenly fell towards Gu Yuan!

"Damn it!"

Upon seeing that this guy actually attacked without warning, Gu Yuan's expression turned extremely ugly, and he immediately raised his hand to fight back.

The vast battle aura stirred up an energy tide, colliding fiercely with its golden giant claw, and for a moment they were evenly matched.

"Interesting! You're a good opponent, just what I need to stretch my muscles after all these years!"

Seeing this, the mysterious man laughed loudly and lunged towards Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan was forced to defend himself, and the two struggled together. However, the Soul Emperor suddenly made a move, striking Gu Yuan on the back, causing his aura to plummet.

Gu Yuan spat out a mouthful of blood essence, formed hand seals, and barely managed to widen the distance between himself and the others.

"Gu Yuan, Gu Yuan, this day next year will be your death anniversary!" The Soul Emperor laughed loudly, while Gu Yuan's expression grew increasingly grim, his heart filled with anxiety.

Lin Ran, where the hell are you?!

"Die, Gu Yuan!"

The Soul Emperor laughed loudly, his battle qi condensed, dark red battle qi covered the black flames, and surged out wildly.

He didn't care what Lin Ran was doing, nor did he want to consider who this mysterious guy was.

Seize the opportunity to take down Gu Yuan first, that's the right thing to do!

"It seems you are doomed to die today."

Sensing the terrifying aura emanating from the Soul Emperor, a slight smile appeared in the mysterious man's golden eyes. Golden light shone brightly in his palm, and a purple-gold light seal emerged, as he began to gather power, preparing to attack Gu Yuan.

Two vast auras continuously condensed in mid-air, and their terrifying aura completely locked onto Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan, a dignified late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng, felt a suffocating sense of despair at this moment!

"No! Absolutely not!"

"Since you want me dead, you won't have it easy either!"

Seeing the terrifying power of the Soul Emperor and the mysterious man, Gu Yuan's expression changed drastically, and then a look of madness suddenly surged in his eyes.

The surging battle aura continued to condense, and his body rapidly expanded.

He's actually going to self-destruct!

Gu Yuan was a soul at the Emperor Realm, so self-destructing his physical body would not cause him to perish, but it would still be extremely damaging to him and might even affect his foundation.

But at this point, Gu Yuan had no other choice.

If you want me dead, then taste the power of a late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng's self-destruction first!

"What a wonderful Gu Yuan! It's a pity it's too late!"

Seeing Gu Yuan's decisive action, the Soul Emperor was also taken aback, and then burst into laughter.

As expected of his nemesis, the Soul Emperor, who had fought him for thousands of years, he was so decisive and ruthless. If you had made such a judgment when he fought Xiao Xuan, you would not be in this state now.

In the end, I won, Gu Yuan!

Gu Yuan's body rapidly expanded, and just as it was about to collapse, a dreamlike holy flame suddenly rose up and landed on Gu Yuan's body.

"Uncle, don't self-destruct."

As Lin Ran's voice rang out, two figures suddenly appeared in front of Gu Yuan.

As the holy flames ignited, Gu Yuan's near-destruction suddenly subsided.

However, the Soul Emperor's attack was already fully formed in that instant, and a dark red palm print descended from the sky, as if it were going to crush the entire world.

In that instant, Lin Ran took a deep breath, his entire body ignited with holy flames, transforming into a pillar of light that surged into the sky and collided fiercely with the Soul Emperor's attack.

Beside him, Zi Yan also went all out, condensing a giant purple-gold dragon that coiled around a pillar of holy flames and shot straight into the sky.

"Good! This time, I'll crush you completely, and then there won't be any more surprises!"

The Soul Emperor grinned maliciously, his fighting spirit surging once more, and the power of his dark red palm print intensified.

The holy flame pillar was suddenly suppressed, but a strange smile appeared on Lin Ran's lips.

The mysterious man who had been gathering a terrifying offensive was now frozen in place, his whole body trembling as if he were having a seizure.

Those golden eyes, which had been filled with overwhelming ferocity and majesty, softened almost instantly, and his heart, which had been dormant for countless years, suddenly began to pound violently...

"child……"

"Go to hell!"

The Soul Emperor's sinister laughter echoed across the sky as his powerful, dark red palm print pressed down once more. The golden dragon coiled atop the pillar of holy flames suddenly collapsed, and Zi Yan coughed up blood. The pillar of holy flames was also riddled with cracks, and Lin Ran's aura plummeted.

"child!!"

Upon seeing Zi Yan cough up blood, the mysterious man felt as if the sky had fallen, and he was on the verge of collapse.

The dark red palm print pressed down again, and the mysterious man suddenly raised his head, his eyes flashing with ferocity.

"You're asking for it!"

A dazzling beam of purple-gold light suddenly shot out from his mouth, piercing through the void and hurtling towards the Soul Emperor.

"What?!"

Seeing the mysterious man suddenly turn his gun towards him, Soul Emperor's face showed a look of astonishment. At the same time, he quickly changed his hand seals, and a dark red battle aura surged out of his body, instantly turning into a dark red black hole. The next instant, the purple-gold pillar of light had already attacked and collided fiercely with the dark red black hole!

"Pop!"

With a deafening roar, a storm exploded in the air.

The power struggle between Soul Emperor and Lin Ran was thus disrupted, dissipating as endless energy ripples.

"Are you insane! I opened the ancient emperor's cave, I gave you your freedom!" The Soul Emperor, somewhat losing his temper, roared at the mysterious man, "Is this how you treat your benefactor?"

The roar of the Soul Emperor attracted the attention of everyone present, and everyone's eyes fell on the mysterious man. However, he kept looking at Zi Yan, his golden dragon eyes full of tension and helplessness, which seemed completely different from the domineering and powerful existence before.

"Child...you, you..."

"Who's your child!" Zi Yan wiped her mouth, her eyebrows slightly raised, but she felt a strange familiarity about the person's aura.

The sound of wind breaking rang out, and several elders of the ancient dragon clan rushed over, looking at Zi Yan with worried expressions: "Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor, are you alright?"

"Be careful, Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor! The Soul Emperor is incredibly powerful. We should form a battle formation to meet him."

"How dare you injure His Majesty the Dragon Emperor! Today, even if I have to risk my old life, I will tear a piece of flesh from your body, Soul Emperor!"

The elders looked at Zi Yan with worried expressions, and roared angrily at the Soul Emperor.

The Soul Emperor sneered, his eyes filled with disdain.

The strongest of these Ancient Dragon Elders was only a six-star Dou Sheng, no more than ants to him. Since they wanted to come and die, he certainly wouldn't mind.

"Since you Ancient Void Dragons are courting death, then I will grant your wish!" The Soul Emperor sneered, "From this day forward, there will be no more Ancient Void Dragons in this world!"

"Arrogant!"

The mysterious man's furious roar echoed through the sky: "You want to annihilate my Ancient Void Dragon Clan? Have you even asked me?!"

This emperor?

The unusual title stunned everyone present. After angrily shouting at the Heavenly Emperor of the Soul, the mysterious man turned his head and looked at one of the oldest elders among the ancient dragons of the Void who had come to help.

"Candlelight, you brat, do you still recognize me?"

"Arrogant fool!"

The elders of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan were furious upon hearing his words, believing that this guy was trying to take advantage of them with his words.

The mysterious man was taken aback by the elders' angry rebuke, and then felt both amused and exasperated.

After so many years, even with the lifespan of the ancient dragon race, very few have survived to this day.

Among the elders, the oldest elder of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, also known as Elder Candlelight in the mysterious man's words, stared at the man with some astonishment, his cloudy eyes filled with confusion and contemplation.

"The Ancient Dragon Clan of the Void has not produced a Dragon Emperor for a very long time, and I am the current Dragon Emperor of the Ancient Dragon Clan!"

Zi Yan's face was also somewhat cold as she spoke indifferently.

"Well……"

Upon hearing Zi Yan speak, the mysterious man, who had just been exuding an air of authority, immediately froze.

Just when Gu Yuan thought he was about to suddenly attack and hurt someone, he didn't expect that he would just awkwardly rub his hands together and nod repeatedly: "You're right, it's right for you to be the Dragon Emperor, you really should be the Dragon Emperor."

As he spoke, his gaze kept drifting to Zi Yan's pretty face, and the more he looked, the softer her resolute features became.

"You look just like your mother..."

"Mother?"

Upon hearing these words, Zi Yan felt a pang in her heart and abruptly looked up at the mysterious man.

Two pairs of golden eyes met in mid-air, and a strange sense of familiarity enveloped Zi Yan's heart.

She stared blankly at the mysterious man before her, biting her red lips lightly: "You...know my mother?"

"know."

The mysterious man's gaze softened.

"That's the love of my life..."

(End of this chapter)