Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

Seemingly drawn by the blue light, leaves quietly clung to Ji Dong and Yao Qianshu. Both of them turned green, their auras becoming much more subtle.

Even more strangely, as Yao Qianshu walked forward, thorns, bushes, and vines would part on their own, making way for the two of them to proceed.

"Ultimate wood attribute, a domain-like ability?" Yan followed behind the two, quietly observing Yao Qianshu using his ability to divide the path, gaining a deeper understanding of his ultimate wood power.

As they ventured deeper into the forest, Yao Qianshu appeared to grow taller, and the surrounding plants seemed to sway subtly with his breath. The azure light he released seemed to require no magical power from him.

As they ventured deeper into the forest, the number of magical beasts around them increased. However, thanks to Yao Qianshu's wood-attribute abilities and the little phoenix's bloodline, they encountered no trouble, and everything went very smoothly.

"This is the Misty Swamp, we've arrived." The group of three people and one bird had been traveling for a long time when they suddenly felt their vision becoming blurry. A layer of hazy mist was blown by a gentle breeze, and this mist lingered in the forest, making it difficult to discern their location.

"Stay close to me." Yao Qianshu stopped and raised his right hand. A beam of green light shot out from his hand and landed on a thin vine. The vine immediately lit up and became as translucent as jade. Then it moved forward like a small snake, breaking free from the main vine and moving forward.

Yao Qianshu pointed, and the slender, bluish-green vine began to move, swimming forward. Yao Qianshu led the way, and the others followed. In the blink of an eye, the surroundings turned into a white expanse, so dark that one could not see their own hand in front of their face.

"The Bewitching Tree, found it." Several red lights flickered and moved forward through the hazy white mist. After an unknown amount of time, a towering ancient tree appeared before them. Yao Qianshu quickly stepped forward to check the treasure map, then turned around and excitedly exclaimed, "My lord, we've found the entrance!" Yao Qianshu's words naturally eased Yan and Ji Dong's worries somewhat. They had both stepped forward to observe the so-called cave entrance. Compared to the surrounding trees, the tree before them appeared exceptionally large, requiring at least ten people to encircle it, resembling a pillar reaching straight into the sky.

The other trees in this area are not very lush, but this big tree has an extremely dense canopy, with abundant branches and leaves. Every leaf is emerald green and crystal clear, giving people a sense of vitality just by looking at it.

Yao Qianshu pointed excitedly at the large tree and said, "This Ten-Thousand-Year Bewitching Tree is extremely magical. Not only can it continuously generate massive amounts of water mist to form a misty swamp, but it is also as hard as refined gold. The record I saw on the treasure map states that it requires the ultimate power of Jia Wood to open the entrance. I'll give it a try first." As he spoke, he took a few steps forward to the tree. A rich emerald light appeared in his palm. He raised his right hand and pressed it against the dark brown trunk of the Bewitching Tree. Emerald-like radiance emanated from his body.

Atop Yao Qianshu's head, a white sun crown quietly appeared, with four crown peaks bearing the imprint of blue leaves, and a crown star shining brightly.

The emerald-like radiance quickly spread to every part of his body, and the rich life force filled the surrounding air with vitality.

The emerald light flowed from Yao Qianshu's right hand into the Eternal Bewitching Tree. The luster of the ultimate wood slowly seeped into the trunk, and the magical fluctuations became increasingly intense.

Large gusts of mist surged forth from the ancient Enchanting Tree, seemingly influenced by the immense vitality of the ultimate Jia Wood magic, giving the entire ancient Enchanting Tree a feeling of relaxation and openness.

The emerald luster spreads upwards from the tree trunk, reaching every branch, and a layer of bluish-green light replaces the mist, casting a bluish hue over everything around it.

The thick tree trunk twisted slightly, and right in the center of the trunk, a beam of emerald green light shone forth. The light was as thick as a fist, and as it shone down, it formed an emerald green portal.

"Let's go in." Yan narrowed his eyes, leaped forward, grabbed one person's shoulder with each hand, and pulled Yao Qianshu and Ji Dong into the green portal. Shortly after they entered, the portal twisted and rippled, and finally disappeared completely from the spot.

"Is this the ancient ruins?" Three figures and a small red bird suddenly appeared inside the dark passageway. This was the interior of the ancient ruins. Yan, Ji Dong, and the others had been teleported here from the Misty Swamp. After a short rest, they continued on their way.

The dark passageway wasn't very long. Before long, a huge portal appeared in front of them. The square stone door blocked the entire passageway. Each of the two stone doors was carved with five elemental totems of yang and yin attributes, which together formed the ten elements of the Heavenly Stems.

Chapter 399 Foundation for Godhood, Chaotic Divine Fire

Within the ancient ruins of the Misty Swamp, two extreme flames of gold and black rose from Yan's evil hand, the ultimate yang fire and the ultimate yin fire blooming simultaneously, transforming into two beams of light that poured into the stone gate.

The Vermilion Bird, symbolizing the Bing Fire, and the Teng Snake, symbolizing the Ding Fire, shone with golden and black halos respectively. The golden Vermilion Bird seemed to spread its wings and take flight, while the Teng Snake, which had turned into black, seemed to be twisting slightly.

"Welcome, Saints of Bing Fire and Saints of Ding Fire." A melodious and clear voice rang out from all directions, and the entire passageway lit up.

Gold and black became the main theme of the passageway, with surging waves of ultimate magic permeating every corner.

The illusory figures of the two monarchs appeared behind Yan, accompanied by the ultimate output of dual fire. Their extremely clear phantoms floated out under Yan's urging and merged with the Vermilion Bird and Teng Snake totems on the stone gate respectively.

The two totem statues, Vermilion Bird and Teng Snake, shone brightly at the same time, but after only a moment, they dimmed again, as if nothing had happened.

Yao Qianshu's heart skipped a beat when he saw the situation before him. He leaned close to Ji Dong and said cautiously, "What's going on? The two extreme flames that this senior has cultivated seem to have different powers from ours."

"I don't know either. You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?" Ji Dong was also confused, only having a vague guess, but he didn't want to tell Yao Qianshu, so he just responded quietly.

Just as Ji Dong and Yao Qianshu were staring at each other in bewilderment, suddenly, all ten totem statues on the stone gate lit up.

"The place where the spirits of the Heavenly Stems gather, intruders shall be killed." After a moment of silence, the stone gate of the ruins suddenly burst forth with unprecedentedly dazzling colorful light, and the ten totem statues lit up at the same time, filling every corner of the passageway with an aura of world destruction.

The ten elements of magic—Jia Wood, Yi Wood, Bing Fire, Ding Fire, Wu Earth, Ji Earth, Geng Metal, Xin Metal, Ren Water, and Gui Water—were instantly revealed, and a huge yin-yang vortex appeared before Yan, the power of yin and yang and the five elements suppressing everything.

This is the true suppression of the five elements, the supreme suppression of the ten elements with dual attributes. Within this vortex of Yin and Yang and the five elements, it seems that the magic power of each element is not particularly strong, but when the magic power of these ten elements is combined, it becomes like a towering mountain.

The terrifying suppression of the five elements transformed into a tremendous squeezing force. Yao Qianshu and Ji Dong behind Yan were immediately unable to withstand it. A beam of azure light emanated from Yao Qianshu's body, merging with the phantom of the Azure Dragon of Wood, and the pressure on his body decreased sharply.

As a saint of the ultimate Jiamu, he naturally possesses the right to inherit this relic. After revealing his power, he will naturally not be targeted. However, for others besides him, especially Ji Dong, an outsider, things will be very difficult.

"Ji Dong." Yao Qianshu also noticed that Ji Dong's condition was not good. The latter's bones were constantly making creaking sounds under the terrifying pressure, and his skin was covered with layers of twisted ripples.

He was extremely anxious but had no good ideas. He tried to save people but found that he couldn't do anything.

Before Ji Dong, Yan faced an even more troublesome situation. The terrifying suppression generated by the fusion of the ten ultimate magic powers was perfectly unified, like the most fundamental point, unbreakable, and something he simply could not resist.

"The Yin-Yang Five Elements Formation is interesting, but it's ultimately an inanimate object. What can you do to me? Hahahaha..." Within the massive Yin-Yang vortex, Yan's figure suddenly grew much larger, and seven soul rings—yellow, purple, black, red, and red—suddenly appeared. In an instant, Yan activated his Martial Soul True Body, and the enormous fire giant continued to expand within the energy vortex of ten mixed magical powers.

"Senior, Ji Dong is about to collapse." Yao Qianshu noticed the situation ahead and felt the unprecedentedly powerful pressure. He realized that Yan's strength was terrifying, so he quickly shouted to Yan to pay attention to the situation behind him.

"A bunch of dead things, they can't kill people." Inside the Yin-Yang Five Elements vortex, Yan's figure continued to enlarge, constantly enveloping and containing the ten elements of magic power. The golden Bingwu Yuanyang Holy Fire and the black Dingsi Mingyin Spiritual Fire covered his entire body.

At this moment, he seemed to be the embodiment of two great monarchs, with gold and black constantly shifting and intertwining. With each shift of the two colors, the magic power of the ten elements in the outside world was constantly being refined, transforming and pulsating wildly between gold and black.

Each time the magic was converted, the color of Yan's body would change. As time went by, Yao Qianshu and Ji Dong felt that the pressure they were under had lessened considerably. Ji Dong, as if he had been pulled out of the water, knelt on the ground covered in sweat.

"Ji Dong, are you alright?" Yao Qianshu quickly supported Ji Dong, and the magic power of the Ultimate Wood Armor surged into Ji Dong's body, helping him recover quickly.

"This godforsaken place, thank goodness I didn't listen to your nonsense and came here directly." Ji Dong rolled his eyes at Yao Qianshu. When Yao Qianshu told him about this ruin, they were discussing coming together. Now that he thought about it, he was really lucky. If he hadn't come with that old man in front of him, he, Ji Dong, would have had to face the scene just now alone, and he would have been doomed.

Just as Ji Dong and Yao Qianshu were talking, the rapidly spinning yin-yang vortex suddenly stopped, and a wisp of snow-white flame appeared on Yan's body.

These are the two extreme fires within Yan's body, which, under the pressure and creation of the Yin-Yang Five Elements Formation, finally merged and transformed into true chaotic fire.

This chaotic fire, though currently only a simple wisp, is something that countless powerful individuals cannot touch even a fraction of in their entire lives.

A point of white light shone from Yan's body, and a tiny white flame appeared and then quickly grew stronger. The suppression of the ten elements and five elements stopped, and everything seemed to become much quieter.

The ten lights representing the ten elements still existed in the air, but they no longer put any pressure on Yan. They simply swirled silently around his body, and Yan continuously refined the ten elemental magic powers, strengthening this wisp of chaotic fire.

A wisp of white flame emanated from its body, and the moment the white flame appeared, the ten elements of magic that had just been calm around it instantly turned into a huge vortex.

This energy surge was no longer an attack, but rather an energy vortex that rushed in at an astonishing speed, frantically merging into the white flames.

This chaotic fire was like a bottomless abyss, devouring all the surging magical power. Before Yan, the massive stone gate of the ancient ruins trembled violently, emitting a piercing grinding sound, and every totem on the stone gate uncontrollably surged outward with surging magical power.

The source of chaos, the foundation for godhood on the Five Elements Continent, requires ultimate magic power as its energy source for its emergence and growth. Yan came to this ruin because he had his eye on the vast amount of ultimate magic power that remained here.

The original wisp of chaotic fire was slowly growing under the infusion of the Yin-Yang and Five Elements perfect magic power of the ten ultimate flames. It was still so small, like a thread, but it was visibly growing stronger.

When all the ultimate magic power was plundered by the Chaos Fire, with a deafening roar, the incredibly thick stone door in front of them suddenly opened to both sides, revealing a deep darkness.

All the energy on Yan's body gradually returned to calm, and the golden and black light resumed its rotation. In the very center of their rotation, a wisp of true chaotic fire was burning quietly.

The surroundings had turned into darkness again. The two heavy doors had disappeared, leaving only a downward staircase leading to who-knows-where.

“This is… a true ancient ruin.” Ji Dong and Yao Qianshu followed behind Yan, and the three of them arrived at the stone gate one after another. As the light of the flames shifted, they could see everything below. At the end of the passage that stretched down was a magnificent and vast palace-style building.

Behind the stone gate beneath their feet was a hundred-meter-long staircase leading straight down to a complete palace-like building.

The surrounding walls are decagonal, each wall is a different color and shines with a special halo, as if they were made of some special material. The ten colors of the halo correspond to the ten elements of magic.

When they finally reached the end of the passage, they saw ten more palaces, each covering an area of ​​more than 500 square meters. The ten palaces were arranged in a circle, with a gap of about 30 meters between each other.

When they actually enter the underground palace, they can better feel its grandeur, and a sense of insignificance naturally arises within it.

Yan pointed to the ten palaces and said to Yao Qianshu and Ji Dong, "I have refined the energy within this underground palace, so there is no danger for the time being. However, the Five Elements Formation here is very well preserved. It is something left behind by the previous Heavenly Stems Saints and will be of great help to you." Yao Qianshu hesitated for a moment, then followed his intuition and entered one of the palaces. Inside, they found nine stone pillars and patterns of nine different forms of azure dragons surrounding nine different types of trees. Each pattern seemed to contain profound and mysterious principles.

"This is the Yin-Yang Five Elements Formation." Yao Qianshu's eyes revealed a hint of infatuation and a touch of fanaticism. Seeing that Ji Dong was still somewhat confused, he quickly explained, "The Yin-Yang Five Elements Formation is the foundation of our Yin-Yang Five Elements magicians in ancient times. Each element has its own nine basic formations. Each one you comprehend grants you a powerful ability. If you can comprehend all nine formations, even without cultivation, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth will automatically grant you six-crown-level magic power..."

"This Yin-Yang Five Elements Formation is indeed a tremendous opportunity for you. Ji Dong, why don't you go try your luck at the Dinghuo Palace?" Yan walked to Yao Qianshu's side, a wisp of chaotic fire evolving into Jia Wood magic, continuously attempting to evolve the nine formations present.

"If what Guangming Tianji said is true, and you can really become the Heavenly Stem Saint King of this generation, then you may be able to cultivate the ultimate dual fire."

"Yes." Ji Dong's heart stirred after hearing Yan's words. Seeing that Yan had instructed the little phoenix to head towards the Binghuo Vermilion Bird Palace, he no longer hesitated. After bowing slightly to Yan, he turned and left the Jiamu Azure Dragon Palace, heading towards the Dinghuo Tengshe Palace.

"Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, truly a crucial foundation of this Five Elements Continent." Inside the Azure Dragon Palace of Jia Wood, Yan chose to leave after understanding some of the mysteries of the formation. He had already recorded the formation of this palace using his AI, Dawn, and could now proceed to the next palace.

Chapter 400 The Five Elements Formation and the Return of Douluo

Before the Vermilion Bird Palace of Bing Fire, when Yan arrived, the heavy doors were already open, and the red Bing Fire inside was dancing and illuminating everything.

Inside this palace, there are also nine patterns featuring the Vermilion Bird. At this moment, the little phoenix is ​​standing in front of one of the patterns. Under the light of her fire, the reliefs on the wall show a crystal red color, bright and shiny, which is quite strange.

In this design, the Vermilion Bird spreads its wings as if taking flight, with strange magical runes emanating from it, forming a complete circular pattern around its body. Each rune seems to possess a unique vitality, pulsating like flames.

With a soft cry, accompanied by the unfolding of a pair of red wings, the little phoenix Firefly spread her wings, her eyes sparkling with wonder, and suddenly flew in front of Yan. In an instant, her posture was exactly the same as the relief on the wall.

If the Vermilion Bird relief is an inanimate object, then the little phoenix fire before us is a living Vermilion Bird. Even though her attributes have changed due to the erosion of Yin energy, she is still fundamentally a Vermilion Bird, so it is not difficult for her to comprehend the power of the Bing Fire Vermilion Bird relief.

"Fire, have you already mastered 'Soaring Yang Fire'? That's very good." Yan gently reached out and patted the little guy's head. The little guy responded happily after being encouraged. Just as the two of them were interacting, a wisp of warm divine power appeared in Yan's chest, and phantom images of red lotuses appeared in front of Yan.

One by one, the red lotus petals unfurled, and the illusory figure of the Flame Queen appeared before Yan. Her slender, fair fingers seemed to want to touch Yan's cheek, and the beauty's face always wore that gentle smile.

"Xiao Yan, it seems you've really found a magical place." Lie Yan smiled gently at Yan. The ruins that Yan discovered originated from the ancient Heavenly Stems Saints, and some of the things in them could even be helpful to her, a deity.

Yan said softly to the flames, "I hope the things here can be of help to you. You have just broken through to a new realm, and your current strength is not weak even in the God Realm. But if you want to be truly taken seriously by the God Realm, you must go to the next level."

"Yes, I'll be careful before that." Lieyan nodded gently, and Yan also nodded in response. He didn't want his Lieyan to follow the old path in the original story, abandoning his physical body and reincarnating into another body. Although he would eventually inherit the position of God King, that wouldn't be a good choice.

"The Five Elements Formation... this is the true origin of creation on the Five Elements Continent! At the beginning of chaos, when the Heavenly Stems and Divine Beasts were born, they transformed into nine different forms. These nine forms are remembered by the elements of heaven and earth, thus possessing immense power." Lie Yan's beautiful eyes swept over the nine formations within the Binghuo Vermilion Bird Palace, and she couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"This Five Elements Formation was lost long ago, and the first generation of Heavenly Stems Saints who created it lived a long time before I was born. Even I don't know much about it. It's lucky that I've seen it today..."

"I hope they can be of help to you; then my trip here won't have been in vain." Yan smiled slightly at Lieyan, then took something else out of his robes.

“By the way, Blazing Flame, these are the coordinates of another world I discovered before. I’ve been to that world before, and I can confirm that it’s an extremely vast realm, capable of accommodating god-level beings, and it hasn’t been discovered by the God Realm yet. You’re trapped on the Five Elements Continent, and improving your strength here is not only difficult but also requires extreme caution. You could try your luck in that world. I couldn’t solve the problem of teleporting between the two worlds before, but I’ve now overcome this technical challenge.” As Yan spoke to Blazing Flame, he also teleported the device he had prepared, a replica of the Time-Space Gate, to the Earth’s core.

This replica is not as powerful as the original he possesses; it can only serve as a fixed passage between the Earth's core and other planes. The world coordinates set by Yan on the other side are none other than the Qin Emperor World, which Yan once explored.

The Qin Emperor World Universe is quite special; this world has great potential and may produce God-King level beings in the future.

However, in this current timeline, there are practically no powerful figures on that side. The Dragon King and the Demon Queen, two god-level powerhouses, destroyed each other's physical bodies, so if Blazing Flame, who had just broken through to the second level of godhood, went there, he would basically just be slaughtering everyone.

With her strength and the foundation of that universe, as long as she successfully finds and refines the origin of that universe, becoming a first-level main god shouldn't be difficult, let alone breaking through to the God King level immediately.

If Lieyan were to break through to the level of a first-level god, then Yan would finally have a truly stable backer. In Yan's mind, the gods of the divine realm were not reliable at all; only his true god was trustworthy.

"Although I shouldn't say it, I still want to thank you, Xiao Yan." Lie Yan's voice slowly dissipated within the Vermilion Bird Palace. As the red lotus petals disappeared one by one, the goddess of the Earth's core entered seclusion.

Yan looked at the spot where the fiery figure had disappeared, and felt a slight tremor in his heart, which quickly turned into calm. The road ahead was long and arduous, but he had to continue to work hard.

With these thoughts in mind, Yan pulled the little phoenix along to begin comprehending the Five Elements Formation. He had finally come to the Five Elements Continent, so of course he wanted to get as much benefit as possible.

This Five Elements Formation involves the foundation of the power system of the Five Elements Continent. It is not only useful on the Five Elements Continent, but also has great reference value on the Douluo Continent.

...Inside the Spirit Hall's underground research room, familiar blue light fluctuations flowed and shifted before the portal, and Yan's figure once again appeared in this drastically changed underground base.

This research base, located underground in Wuhun Mountain, has undergone multiple renovations and expansions, and is now extremely large in scale.

This base, located underground at the headquarters, is the Spirit Hall's greatest secret. Every day, it continuously absorbs and releases resources from another world through this space-time gate, strengthening the Spirit Hall's foundation.

After its trip to the New World, Yan gained a lot. After upgrading the Time Gate once again, it gained the ability to operate autonomously and continuously capture the coordinates of weak planes and planets to acquire resources.

Over the years, Yan has obtained coordinates of many planes and worlds through the Gate of Time and Space, and even many coordinates of the outer universe. However, when it comes to coordinates outside the Douluo Universe, his current choice is to seal them away and not touch them, and there is no need to explore them for the time being.