Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, who was kidnapped to another world

"It's just a thought." Xiao Yan sighed helplessly.

Although the Fire Refining Talisman and the strange fire in his hand have a certain restraining effect on the strange demons, the gap between a three-star Dou Sheng and a four-star Dou Sheng cannot be bridged by the word "restraint". Moreover, the Ghost King is at least a peak four-star Dou Sheng, and may even be a five-star Dou Sheng in the early stage.

"I'm going to give it a try. Dan, why don't you take them to the Dou Qi Continent first?" Although he said it was impossible, Xiao Yan quickly made the decision in his mind.

'OK……'

"Your martial soul... your Fire Refining Talisman hasn't obtained any more fragments yet, has it?" Before Dan could finish speaking, Gu Yuena continued, "If your Fire Refining Talisman obtained the same number of fragments as Lin Dong's, would it help you in dealing with the Ghost King?"

Having witnessed Moro's full power in activating the Flame Ancestral Symbol, Xiao Yan was confident that after absorbing the Three Thousand Burning Flames, he had completely surpassed Moro in terms of fire alone.

Although the initial ghosts may have mistaken the Bone Spirit Cold Fire for the Flame Ancestral Symbol, the Strange Fire is ultimately not the Flame Ancestral Symbol. The most fundamental difference is that the Strange Fire does not have the same absolute suppressive power over the Strange Demons as the Flame Ancestral Symbol.

However, the Fire Refining Talisman has a suppressive effect on the demonic energy, and even the natal spirit talismans that Lin Dong gained after absorbing soul rings have the same properties!

Chapter 410 Half-Step True King

"...He's dead?"

The dark purple nebula slowly collapsed in the void. The Ghost King's jagged bone claws crushed a small asteroid. The asteroid, floating in the universe, still retained the demonic energy it had left behind when it last passed by. Then, it looked at the invisible distance with slight surprise. In that instant, the aura of its clone that it had specially left on that planet, as well as the aura of the other two surviving demon generals, all disappeared.

"After absorbing that energy and parts of my body, that woman didn't have the ability to kill him, let alone kill two demon generals at the same time..."

Half a day ago, the Bat Demon had summoned its consciousness, so the Ghost King was absolutely certain that Zhu Zhuqing, who had been severely injured by it many years ago, had not yet recovered to her full strength. Moreover, with the Bat Demon's help, it had left behind demonic energy in Zhu Zhuqing's body that would continuously erode her power. In this state, Zhu Zhuqing absolutely did not have the ability to kill its clone and the two demon generals.

"So, it has finally appeared... the Embryo of a Dimension!"

The thought of a certain possibility almost made the Ghost King burst into laughter—

Tens of thousands of years have passed since that woman stuffed him into this plane like a chick, and nearly ten thousand years have passed since he was sealed away by that dark holy tiger that was dying from severe injuries.

For tens of millions of years, it almost gave up the idea of ​​breaking free from the seal. After all, a Saint-level Heavenly Sovereign of the Great Thousand Worlds would not die peacefully in just tens of millions of years. It could live obediently in the seal and wait until that woman died peacefully... or until the Great Thousand Worlds were completely devoured. At that time, it, a demon that had not even reached the strength of an Earthly Sovereign, might still be able to survive.

This thought reached its peak when it discovered that a wisp of its remnant soul, which it had sent out to gather information a thousand years ago, had been refined into a pill and ultimately became the power that the woman named Zhu Zhuqing used to awaken the Dark Holy Tiger's last legacy.

Then, seemingly in the blink of an eye, a human male arrived outside the seal.

This human male was very weak, extremely weak. If it weren't for the fact that his aura was similar to that of Zhu Zhuqing, who had just left, and that he appeared right after Zhu Zhuqing left, the Ghost King might have thought he was just a human who happened to be passing by and ignored this pitifully weak human male.

However, it was precisely because this man arrived right after Zhu Zhuqing left that the Ghost King became interested in causing some trouble for Zhu Zhuqing, who had obtained the inheritance of the Dark Holy Tiger.

Finally, because of this impromptu act, it successfully broke free of the seal, and this weak planet became its dining table. It is still connected to this world, which seems to have obtained a lot of high-concentration energy from the upper "divine realm".

They even saw something that seemed to be the embryo of a plane in that "divine realm". The only pity was that they did not directly take down that thing called the core of the divine realm.

However, it was precisely because of that "core of the divine realm" that the Ghost King was convinced that as long as this plane continued to develop, one day it would be able to give birth to a true and complete plane embryo, although no one could guarantee when that "one day" would come.

However, the Ghost King doesn't need a complete planar embryo, or even a true planar embryo. It only needs one that was forcibly catalyzed by the planar consciousness when facing a crisis of destruction, whether it's a premature baby, a half-finished product, or a defective product... or even one that is only slightly better than that prototype, since all it needs is something that can allow it to leave this planar realm!

In this way, the Ghost King felt that it wasn't such a bad thing that he couldn't stop the little guy who seemed to be at the Life Profound Realm at that time.

"Since she was able to kill that clone and those two demon generals at the same time, then the Plane Embryo has been catalyzed, right?" A hint of excitement flashed in the Ghost King's scarlet eyes. "They haven't attacked me yet, which means it's definitely not complete, but since she was able to eliminate all three of them at the same time, without even giving them a chance to revive..."

The Ghost King would never forget the Black Pavilion on that planet, which it left behind to put enough pressure on this plane, allowing the Spider Demon and Shark Demon to resurrect infinitely. After leaving that planet, it destroyed all the planets it could see and turned all life into food.

"In other words, it's at least a semi-finished product... a semi-finished product capable of controlling the dimensional power of a portion of the area!"

"A semi-finished product is good, because only with a semi-finished product can I have a chance of winning..."

A human with the strength of a demon general, and a half-finished dimensional embryo forcibly created—the Ghost King couldn't imagine how he could lose! After all, those two humans, who seemed to possess ancestral symbols, had already left this "uninvaded" dimension!

In particular, it has made some minor improvements compared to when it was first sealed. Although it has not yet reached the level of a true king, it is not far off.

*

After a brief moment of excitement, Xiao Yan glanced at the crowd and confirmed the number of soul beasts among the survivors... or more accurately, the types. He smiled helplessly and said, "It's a nice idea, but given the current situation, they can only provide me with two natal spirit talismans at most. It's better than nothing and won't have any impact on the battle."

"One?" Gu Yuena frowned slightly, her gaze sweeping across the crowd—

Ice Fairy, Ice Jade Scorpion... repeated, this is one; Crimson King... and Flame repeated; Emperor Heaven... Darkness, this is the second one; and then...

After scanning all the soul beasts in turn, Gu Yuena finally fell silent. Indeed, if we take Lin Dong's natal spirit talisman as a reference, although the strength of the soul beasts present far exceeded that of the past, it seems that only two of them can provide help to Xiao Yan.

"So you..." Seeing that Gu Yuena was also silent, Xiao Yan sighed softly, "Wait, what about that rabbit?" Just as he was about to persuade Gu Yuena and the others to leave, a glint flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes, and he suddenly thought of a very important "person".

"rabbit?"

Although they couldn't understand the cryptic conversation between Xiao Yan and Gu Yuena, everyone's gaze instinctively shifted to a girl standing behind all the Dou Wangs upon hearing the word "rabbit."

Suddenly called out, Xiao Wu raised her right hand in utter surprise, pointing at herself with her index finger: "...Me?"

“That’s right, it’s you,” Xiao Yan nodded after confirming that the key figure was still alive. “You should be the only soul beast who chose to transform into human form after 100,000 years, right? Among all the soul beasts present.”

Xiao Wu nodded silently.

"After you soul beasts transform into human form, how do you generate soul rings on your own?" Xiao Yan pressed.

“My lord, if you need a spirit ring…” As if worried that Xiao Yan might harm Xiao Wu, a burly man standing beside her stepped forward and shielded the hesitant Xiao Wu behind him.

"I have absolutely no interest in your spirit rings!" Xiao Yan rubbed his temples, a slight headache throbbing in his eyes. "How do transformed spirit beasts obtain spirit rings? Answer me that question, okay?"

Chapter 411 Bloodline

The Tianxuan Continent has eight Ancestral Symbols. Xiao Yan has seen the Darkness, Devouring, and Flame Symbols, but he has not seen the Ice, Thunder, Life and Death, Space, and Primordial Chaos Symbols.

Leaving aside the attributes of life and death, thunder, primordial chaos, and the flames represented by the refining fire talisman, the attributes possessed by the soul beasts present happen to include darkness, devouring, and ice. If we include Xiao Yan's own dragon-phoenix bloodline, there might be an additional attribute like space. In this way, five attributes are included. If these five attributes can be refined into soul rings, then the minimum requirement will be met.

To be honest, back in the Tianxuan Continent, Xiao Yan and Lin Dong discussed whether it was possible to condense a new natal spirit talisman without relying on "spirit rings," an item unique to the Douluo Continent. However, this idea was ultimately rejected by both of them.

In more than a year of attempts, not a single one was successful. Not to mention Xiao Yan, who only had the Fire Refining Talisman Seal, even Lin Dong, who already possessed six natal spirit talismans including the Ancient Vortex Talisman Seal, failed to condense a new natal spirit talisman.

"Perhaps it's a rule that only applies to the Douluo Continent." That's what the two people said with great regret at the time.

Now that Xiao Yan has returned to Douluo Continent, he can no longer find enough soul beasts. The only one who can help him condense his natal spirit talisman is Xiao Wu, a soul beast who has transformed into a human.

After Xiao Yan's explanation, the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape nodded repeatedly, indicating that they understood. However, because of their mindless attempt to attack Xiao Yan, Gu Yuena did not release the two soul beasts from her control.

"So, can you tell me how you condensed your soul rings?" Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Wu again and asked.

"Uh...that..."

Although Xiao Yan was easy to talk to, the gazes of the many soul beasts standing beside him, who wanted to see him kill the Ghost King, still put Xiao Wu under immense pressure. If it weren't for the fact that she had reached maturity after being strengthened by the core of the God Realm, she would almost have started to suspect that Xiao Yan wanted her soul ring.

"Activate the origin of your martial soul... no, it's about activating the power of your own bloodline, then absorbing the scattered soul power in the world to form a soul skill that suits you. No, it's about condensing a soul ring while absorbing the scattered soul power in the world, and the soul skill carried by this soul ring is the most suitable for your martial soul... that is, your own bloodline..."

Although Xiao Wu had already condensed five soul rings on her own before the core of the God Realm descended, most of them were instincts after she transformed into human form. Therefore, Xiao Wu stumbled over her words when describing the process of condensing soul rings, and even made several incoherent statements.

"Little rabbit, are you even capable of this?!" The most irritable bear quickly interrupted Xiao Wu's story.

The intimidation from Xiong Jun made Xiao Wu subconsciously take a half step back, and her already somewhat stumbling narration came to a complete stop, leaving her unable to utter a single word.

Looking at Xiao Wu's panicked face, Xiao Yan sighed helplessly, "Alright, I think I know what to do... Gu Yuena, let them go." He turned to look at Gu Yuena, who was preparing to subdue Xiong Jun as well.

"...Are you sure?" Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Gu Yuena's gaze shifted from Xiong Jun to Xiao Yan, who looked like he had a headache. "Our hopes are all on you."

"If we fail, we can just leave this world first. After all, a gentleman takes revenge even after ten years..." Xiao Yan first gave a bitter smile, then composed himself and explained seriously—

"After all, I am not from this world, so when I came to this world and learned that everyone in this world has the characteristic of 'Martial Soul', I was still a little surprised. Although later, after my teacher confirmed that Martial Soul is an accessory that is bound to the human soul in this world, I then practiced a cultivation technique that existed in ancient times in my world, and thus obtained my 'Martial Soul'."

"However, it seems now that the Martial Soul is not just an appendage bound to the soul, but also a crucial inheritance... Is there a quieter place? I need to try to condense what is called... a Soul Ring based on the bloodline in my body."

“The small world at the bottom of the lake is also there, with auspicious beasts. Let me take you there.” After nodding, Gu Yuena took the lead and walked towards the Lake of Life.

After smiling at Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, Xiao Yan followed Gu Yuena ahead and entered the Lake of Life.

"...If he succeeds, then will someone have to sacrifice themselves for him?" After a long while, Xiong Jun suddenly spoke up.

“Our sacrifice will not help him at all,” Di Tian glanced at Xiong Jun, whose small eyes were darting around as if he were thinking about trivial matters such as “rebellion”. “Moreover, if a sacrifice could help him kill the Ghost King, I would be the first to sacrifice myself for him.”

"I was just saying..." Xiong Jun turned his head, saying something he himself didn't quite believe, "But... even if he really killed the Ghost King, this world wouldn't be suitable for living anymore, would it?"

Looking into the distance, they saw the flames burning fiercely outside the elemental barrier. According to Xiao Yan, these flames would continuously purify the demonic energy in the land, and would grow as the amount of demonic energy purified increased. So, in the past half day, they watched as these flames spread from the periphery of the elemental barrier all the way to the horizon, but they only purified the demonic energy in the land.

"It will take me about a hundred years to make this world grow trees again... if you are willing, and these trees are my clones," the Demon King said calmly.

"Are you sure these lands, corrupted by demonic energy, still contain the nutrients necessary for your clone to grow normally?" Xue Di asked calmly.

"Uh..." The Demon King was speechless. If there really was no nutrients in these lands, if he exerted all his strength and even sacrificed his life, he could probably restore a forest the size of the Star Dou Great Forest... right?

“Whether he succeeds or not, we can only follow him and leave this plane,” Qian Moyun said calmly, even with a bittersweet feeling of “finally this day has come.” “Compared to here, the Dou Qi Continent will at least not impose many restrictions on your soul beasts. As long as there are enough resources, everyone can reach Zhu Zhuqing’s level.”

Everyone?

At this moment, anyone with the ambition to become a strong person was moved, even though they knew that the so-called "sufficient resources" were probably something they could never achieve even if they tried their whole lives.

Chapter 412 Golden Dragon King

"What is the probability of successfully activating the bloodline origin and condensing a soul ring... or rather, condensing a natal spirit talisman?" Gu Yuena suddenly asked during the descent.

The moment the words left his mouth, Xiao Yan sighed helplessly, "I've already tried so hard to avoid telling the truth, why are you still so serious?" He turned his head to look at Gu Yuena, who had a serious expression on her face.

"So, the success rate is very low?" Gu Yuena asked, after confirming that there was no dissatisfaction in Xiao Yan's voice.

“Very low,” Xiao Yan smiled helplessly. “Both the Xuan Heavy Ruler and the Fire Refining Talisman are ‘Martial Souls’ that were refined later in life. They have no connection to my bloodline. Even if I can condense a Soul Ring… it is highly unlikely that I can attach it to the Fire Refining Talisman.”

Moreover, in addition to the bloodline of the dragon and phoenix, Xiao Yan also possesses the bloodline of the Xiao family... Although this bloodline may have become so diluted over time that it is no longer observable, it still exists nonetheless.

"...If we fail, what do you plan to do with this small world?" After a brief silence, Gu Yuena changed the subject.

"I possess four trump cards that allow me to transcend several levels and challenge a four-star Dou Sheng with the strength of a seven-star Dou Zun," Xiao Yan said, having not concealed anything since all those who had survived were trustworthy. "Three of them can only be used during battle, but one requires a long period of preparation..."

The fusion that greatly enhances strength; the Five-Wheel Fire Technique, which has been modified to reach the Heavenly Rank after being centered on a different fire; the Fire Lotus formed by condensing all the different fires; and the Refining Heaven Ancient Array, which played an important role in the siege of the Ten Kings Palace.

"So, you're planning to set up that trump card in that small world?" Even though there were only two of them, and even though Gu Yuena was certain that she was on Xiao Yan's side, she still didn't delve into what Xiao Yan meant by the trump card.

"If the plan for the natal spirit talisman fails," Xiao Yan smiled helplessly, "we've arrived."

A flash of silver light, and Xiao Yan and Gu Yuena stood on the ground at the same time. Before their eyes was still that blue lake covered with a thin mist. Then, before Xiao Yan could speak, a figure pounced on him.

"Uncle Xiao Yan!" A cheerful voice rang out immediately afterward.

“It’s an auspicious beast…” Xiao Yan, with one hand on the forehead of the figure, looked at the newcomer and then turned around in surprise to look at Gu Yuena, who looked exactly like the person in front of him.

"After I transformed into human form, she also transformed into my appearance," Gu Yuena said with a hint of helplessness after noticing the meaning in Xiao Yan's eyes. She reached out and pulled the auspicious beast off Xiao Yan's body. "Alright, Xiao Yan has important matters to attend to. Auspicious beast, you can come up with me first."

"Is something important?" The auspicious beast blinked and looked at Xiao Yan.

"This concerns the crucial matter of whether I can defeat the Ghost King a month from now," Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"Alright..." After hearing Xiao Yan say that, the auspicious beast pouted and said, "Then I'll go up with Master first... By the way, my name is Xiao Qiu'er!"

After leaving behind her last words, the auspicious beast... or rather, Xiao Qiu'er, was taken away from this small world by Gu Yuena.