Battle Through the Heavens: The Beginning of the Dou Sheng Inheritance

Chapter 164 Lei Ying and Yan Jin

"Lei Ying, are you crazy?"

In the Thunder Realm, a man angrily questioned the Thunder Clan Chief, while Lei Ying sat there chuckling and sipping tea, saying lightly, "Yan Jin, you're too impatient."

Opposite Lei Ying, a middle-aged man in a crimson robe sat on a high seat. The man looked to be no more than forty years old, with a somewhat rugged appearance and two crimson eyebrows that looked like two flames burning.

What's even more surprising is that his eyes are completely crimson, looking as if they're inlaid with two fiery gems. When you look at them, you can even feel the air getting warmer.

The person in front of Lei Ying was none other than Yan Jin, the patriarch of the Yan Clan, a late-stage eight-star Dou Sheng powerhouse just like him.

Just as Lei Ying mastered the Black Demon Lightning, Yan Jin's control over flames had also reached its peak. He possessed two different flames within his body: one was the Volcanic Stone Flame, ranked seventeenth on the Different Flame Ranking, and the other was the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Flame, ranked seventh on the Different Flame Ranking. After fusion, their power was comparable to the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, ranked fourth on the Different Flame Ranking!

Yan Jin angrily said, "You, the dignified patriarch of the Lei Clan, why did you personally take action to destroy two branch halls of the Soul Palace's Earthly Fiend Hall? Doesn't that put you on the opposite side of the Soul Clan?"

"Haven't we been waiting for you?" Lei Ying chuckled as he poured Yan Jin a pot of tea. "Your Yan Clan possesses five different flames. How about I trade you a future ninth-grade Xuan Dan, in exchange for a seed of one of the five flames from each of them?"

Yan Jin was stunned and asked, "Your Lei Clan can actually train alchemists?"

Yan Jin's expression softened considerably. His purpose in coming to the Thunder Clan was to question Lei Ying, and he knew that Lei Ying would give him an explanation.

Among the eight ancient clans, the Xiao clan was destroyed, and the remaining Yao clan, Shi clan, and Ling clan were weak and did not even have an eight-star Dou Sheng. The Yan clan and Lei clan had clan leaders who were late-stage eight-star Dou Sheng and elders who were late-stage seven-star Dou Sheng.

However, they are not as good as the Soul Clan and the Ancient Clan. The patriarchs of these two clans are all late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng. The Soul Clan is extremely mysterious, and the only ones who are known are the Four Demon Saints of the Soul Clan, who are all Seven-Star Dou Sheng. The Ancient Clan has the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan, who are all Seven-Star Dou Sheng, and the Black Annihilation King Gu Lie of the Black Annihilation Army, who is an Eight-Star Dou Sheng.

To some extent, the Soul Clan and the Ancient Clan also maintain the balance of the Dou Qi Continent, and the Flame Clan and the Thunder Clan are also closely connected, advancing and retreating together.

Lei Ying's attack on the Earthly Fiend Hall of the Soul Palace, which destroyed two branch halls, caused a great uproar among the ancient families. After all, the fact that the Lei Clan and the Soul Clan were enemies meant that they might have sided with the ancient clans. Yan Jin was naturally worried that if that happened, he would be forced to take sides.

Not only Yan Jin, but even Gu Yuan was somewhat worried. If Lei Ying chose to side with the Ancient Clan, then the struggle between the Ancient Clan and the Soul Clan would immediately begin.

As the patriarch of the Yan Clan, Yan Jin must choose between the Soul Clan and the Ancient Clan. Regardless of whether he succeeds in choosing a side or not, the outcome is not what Yan Jin wants.

Since Yan Jin and Lei Ying have sided with the Ancient Clan, the Medicine Clan, Stone Clan, and Spirit Clan almost all despise the Soul Clan, especially the Medicine Clan, which will inevitably stand on the opposite side of the Soul Clan.

If the Soul Clan were to be destroyed by the alliance of the six clans, leaving only Gu Yuan, a nine-star Dou Sheng, on the Dou Qi Continent, what would their fate be?

Yan Jin and Lei Ying are both late-stage Eight-Star Dou Sheng. They can break through to the early-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng by consuming a single Grade Nine Profound Pill, but the Medicine Clan refuses to refine them for them, partly because they are unwilling, but also because they dare not.

Because neither Gu Yuan nor Hun Tiandi would allow a third nine-star Dou Sheng to appear on the Dou Qi Continent and break the balance, although in Hun Tiandi's eyes, it should be considered the fourth nine-star Dou Sheng on the Dou Qi Continent.

Take that old ancestor of the Pill Tower, for example. He has a mutated ninth-grade Xuan Dan, which may even become a ninth-grade Jin Dan, but he is only a six-star Dou Sheng. If Yan Jin and Lei Ying make a move, they will definitely be able to take down the old ancestor of the Pill Tower without others noticing.

If one of them breaks through to the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm, Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi will definitely make a move. Even Lei Ying and Yan Jin, who were both at the late stage of the Eight-Star Dou Sheng realm, could advance and retreat together. If one of them breaks through to the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm, it will inevitably arouse the other's apprehension.

Just as Shennong would not join any faction, Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi did not want the balance of the Dou Qi Continent to be broken and preferred to maintain the status quo. Others did not have the courage or qualifications to break the balance.

However, if Yan Jin and Lei Ying could break through to the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm together, even if it's only at the early stage of Nine-Star Dou Sheng, the two of them together might be able to fight against either Hun Tiandi or Gu Yuan. At that time, the other three races would also side with them.

Lei Ying said slowly, "Do you still remember Long Yan, the Yin-Yang Saint who was killed by Xiao Xuan?"

"That Illusion Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast? He is indeed a ninth-grade alchemist. After all, very few magical beasts become alchemists, let alone a ninth-grade alchemist."

Yan Jin nodded slightly, then frowned and said, "You don't mean that scum like Long Yan was able to survive Xiao Xuan's clutches and even become a Xuan Dan Grandmaster now, do you? If it's about cooperating with him, I'd rather go find Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi right now."

"Of course not." Lei Ying's soul power materialized, condensing into the shape of Xiao Jue, and appeared before the two of them.

"His name is Xiao Jue. He is a descendant of the Xiao clan and Laozi's son-in-law. He inherited Long Yan's legacy and is an eighteen-year-old eighth-grade alchemist."

"Furthermore, he has two ninth-grade alchemists behind him, namely Yao Chen from the Starfall Pavilion and Xuan Yi from the Pill Tower. He is Xuan Yi's disciple and the future master of the Pill Tower."

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"You're shameless enough," Yan Jin laughed and scolded. "That girl Lei Xi is over a hundred years old, isn't she? Do you have a second daughter?"

Lei Ying was not annoyed and said in a deep voice, "You should know what an eighteen-year-old peak eighth-grade alchemist represents. He also obtained Long Yan's Illusionary Fire Scorpion Beast bloodline and the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, which can evolve into an ancient dragon phoenix in the future."

"You should also know what the Ancient Dragon-Phoenix, who possesses the bloodlines of the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix and the Ancient Void Dragon, represents. He will definitely become a Nine-Star Dou Sheng in the future, but it will take time."

"Moreover, he is not as domineering as Xiao Xuan, nor as ruthless as the Soul Emperor, nor as cunning as Gu Yuan. In the future, he will become the tower master of the Pill Tower and the leader of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan and the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. With the addition of our two clans, the opportunity to break the balance of the Dou Qi Continent may be right now."

Yan Jin took a deep breath and said, "I don't believe him. After all, he is the successor of a guy like Long Yan, the Yin-Yang Saint. Who can guarantee that he won't become the fourth Xiao Xuan, Soul Emperor, or Gu Yuan in the future?"

"With the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit and the talent for alchemy to become a ninth-grade Golden Core alchemist, do you think he still needs to cultivate by absorbing Yin and Yang like Long Yan?"

(End of this chapter)