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

'Could it be that they intended to invite a wolf into the house, hoping to achieve a situation where the snipe and the clam fight while the fisherman benefits, but they misjudged their opponent and ended up making a mess of things?' After realizing that this was very likely the case, Xiao Yan's expression became a little uneasy.

'Did the accident not only cause a major disaster, but also drag the entire universe and countless lower planes down with it?'

Thinking of the Tianxuan Continent ravaged by the alien demons, and the desolate scene he had seen on the Douluo Continent after being ravaged by king-level alien demons, Xiao Yan felt a complex emotion stuck in his chest. He didn't know how to evaluate those "ancestors" he had never met.

"This matter... is difficult to conclude definitively," Cang Qiong said, a subtle expression on his face. "Lin Mo has always insisted that she has no connection with the extraterrestrial evil races and doesn't know how they broke through the barriers of the Great Thousand Worlds to infiltrate it, but in reality..."

She paused, her gaze becoming profound: "Those lands that they sent back to the Dou Qi Continent, which contained one-third of the origin of the Great Thousand World, were already inscribed with profound formations capable of purifying countless evil energies and suppressing the power of extraterrestrial evil races. It was because of the existence of these formations that more than twenty of the thirty-odd Heavenly Demon Emperors, equivalent to Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereigns, who were teleported here with them back then, were killed in one fell swoop!"

If the previous speculation was merely conjecture, how can we explain the land filled with formations that restrain the evil race? How could such a coincidence occur if we weren't prepared beforehand?

"But..." Xun'er suddenly thought of something, "If twenty of the thirty-odd Heavenly Demon Emperors were killed at the very beginning, why... would they have fallen to the point where they need Brother Xiao Yan to save them?"

"Even if the number of Demon Emperors from the extraterrestrial evil race, equivalent to Immortal or Spiritual Heavenly Sovereigns, far exceeds that of our predecessors, aren't these wars always decided by the strongest?"

"Because countless extraterrestrial demons were teleported here, they sacrificed themselves to their strongest among them," Cang Qiong said softly. "The simultaneous self-destruction of eleven Heavenly Demon Emperors forced Lin Mo and the others to protect themselves, so they couldn't stop the sacrifice immediately. After the sacrifice ended, on this land without the restrictions of the Cang Qiong Ranking, a Heavenly Demon Emperor who was infinitely close to the Sovereign Realm was born..."

Cang Qiong didn't continue, but based on what Cang Qiong had said earlier—that Xiao Yan didn't have much time left—

These ancestors of the Dou Qi Continent sealed the Heavenly Demon Emperor at their own cost. Judging from the current situation, the sealing time is not long, otherwise there would be no need to reduce the time difference between that world and the Dou Qi Continent to 1:3,600.

"How much time do I have left?"

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Yan let out a long breath and asked softly.

Since the Empress of Qiankun dares to regard herself as a savior, it means that everything they did back then did not attract the attention of the Heavenly Ranking, or that the Heavenly Ranking being severely damaged was within their expectations. In this case, Xiao Yan only needs to consider becoming the "ruler" in the shortest possible time.

"One hundred and fifty years."

Chapter 455 Time Limit

One hundred and fifty years!

These five simple words made Xiao Yan's breath catch in his throat. Although he had anticipated that the seal would not last long, he simply could not believe that the half-step ruler in Cang Qiong's words, together with a hundred Heavenly Sovereigns and nearly a thousand Earthly Sovereigns, could only seal that extraterrestrial evil race for one hundred and fifty years!

"So, it means that within 150 years, one needs to advance from a Seven-Star Dou Zun to a Saint-Rank Heavenly Supreme and gain recognition from the Heavenly Ranking..."

Xiao Xuan muttered to himself. Back then, even with his rich bloodline power, it still took him a hundred years to reach the level of a nine-star Dou Sheng. Although he couldn't become a Dou Di due to the limitations of the era, even if he had become a Dou Di back then, he didn't think he could become a Saint-grade Heavenly Supreme within 150 years after becoming a Dou Di. Now, Xiao Yan is only a seven-star Dou Zun, and he is even a year older than Xiao Xuan was back then when he became a seven-star Dou Zun.

"It's not about gaining the approval of the Heavenly Ranking," Cang Qiong shook his head, revealing a piece of good news that wasn't exactly good news. "According to Lin Mo, after that battle, the Heavenly Ranking was severely damaged and lost its innate 'consciousness.' Anyone who achieves the Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign can obtain a trace of power from the Heavenly Ranking—that's why the Great Thousand World, with only one-third of its land remaining, hasn't completely fallen. So, there are now two paths to 'mastering' the Heavenly Ranking..."

"First, you need to completely take control of the Sky Ranking with absolute power. Unfortunately, judging from the fact that even a Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign can only obtain a trace of power, you need at least the strength of a Dominator Realm to achieve this. In comparison, the second point is much simpler... make the Sky Ranking, which has lost its initial consciousness, 'be close' to you."

Good news, we no longer need the approval of the Sky Ranking.

The bad news is that unless he becomes a creepy uncle who lures children, he'll never have any contact with the Sky Ranking in his lifetime.

The bad news from Cang Qiong caused Xiao Yan's expression to freeze completely, and Xun'er and Xiao Xuan beside him could hardly contain their emotions either.

"Well, at least once you enter the Great Thousand World, you'll have the possibility of contacting the Heavenly Ranking," Xiao Xuan suppressed his laughter and calmly analyzed, "As long as you're favored by the Heavenly Ranking, you won't have too many concerns about improving your strength. Becoming a Saint-grade Heavenly Supreme within a dozen years isn't impossible."

Xiao Yan's lips twitched slightly, but when he thought of the cluster of flames in his hand, a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

"Becoming a Saint-Rank Heavenly Sovereign in just over a decade? Unless you're the Heavenly Ranking's favorite son, it's absolutely impossible," the Heavenly Ranking suddenly poured cold water on the idea. "And to the Heavenly Ranking, people from lower planes are nothing more than outsiders trying to seize their territory. Becoming a Saint-Rank Heavenly Sovereign would be good enough if they could gain even a sliver of power. Before becoming a Saint-Rank Heavenly Sovereign, they would never even be glanced at by it."

So, what kind of good news is this?

"Do you have a way to make Brother Xiao Yan become a Saint-Rank Heavenly Supreme in the shortest time and gain favor with the Sky Ranking?" Xun'er asked calmly before Xiao Yan and Xiao Xuan could speak.

"...More or less," Cang Qiong looked at Xun'er with some surprise, and then said, "The flame that you gathered with the will to survive from the world consciousness that has not yet been born and awakened will make you the most dazzling among all the Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereigns after you become a Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign, and the one who can attract the most attention from the Cang Qiong Ranking. The moment you become a Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign, you will have the strength of a half-step ruler."

“By then, I will at least have the ability to reinforce the seal,” Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief, as if the clouds had parted to reveal the moon. “Will I become a Saint-Rank Heavenly Supreme within 150 years?”

Although the mission was still extremely difficult, compared to what was expected, at least the process of communicating with the Heavenly Ranking was saved. At this moment, Xiao Yan couldn't help but feel fortunate that he hadn't chosen a strategic retreat when facing the Ghost King back then.

"Besides, once you enter the Great Thousand World, there will be no bottlenecks in your strength improvement. As long as you don't die halfway, becoming a Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign in a little over a hundred years will be more than enough!"

After uttering these words, Cang Qiong's heart bled. The Heavenly Origin Flower was a medicinal herb that had only produced two blooms in the tens of millions of years of Dou Qi Continent.

The previous flower was swallowed by that half-step Sovereign. Even in an era where some talent could make one a Dou Di, the person who swallowed the first Tianyuan Flower still holds the record for becoming a Dou Di the fastest.

The second flower was created at Lin Mo's request. While purifying the fifth layer of the Heavenly Tomb, Cang Qiong condensed it using one-third of the Great Thousand World's origin and a portion of his own origin. To prevent the medicinal properties from being consumed too early, this Heavenly Origin Flower was sealed inside Xiao Yan's body. As long as Xiao Yan's Dou Qi is converted into spiritual power, the seal will be broken. With diligent cultivation, he can advance from the Supreme Lesser Tribulation realm to the Saint-Rank Heavenly Supreme realm in a maximum of 150 years!

"One hundred and fifty years?" Xiao Xuan, who had sealed Xiao Yan and Xun'er's memories of the Great Thousand Worlds and sent them into his tomb, looked at the sky with some surprise.

"You don't really think it can only be sealed for 150 years, do you?" Faced with Xiao Xuan's doubt, Cang Qiong looked at him incredulously. "Although the strongest one is only a half-step Sovereign, that's still close to the Sovereign realm!"

"So...?" Xiao Xuan didn't feel ashamed at all that he, a dead man who had stopped at the Nine-Star Dou Sheng level, didn't understand what Cang Qiong meant by Half-Step Ruler and Quasi-Ruler.

"The seal will always exist, as long as the Great Thousand World is not breached by the patriarch of the extraterrestrial evil race," Cang Qiong said slowly. "One hundred and fifty years is merely the time limit for the seal to begin consuming the life of the person maintaining it."

Lin Mo didn't know from whom the seal would begin to wear down after 150 years, so she asked me to tell Xiao Yan that he only had a maximum of 150 years. If Xiao Yan could become the ruler within 150 years, that would be wonderful. Even if he didn't become the ruler within 150 years, the Dou Qi Continent wouldn't suffer any losses... as long as the Great Thousand World could withstand the attack of the extraterrestrial evil race.

"...Afraid of death?" After a long silence, Xiao Xuan asked hesitantly.

“She’s afraid of pain and death. Unless she completely overwhelms her opponent and has a 100% chance of winning, her first choice when facing an opponent is always to run away!” Cang Qiong laughed. “According to her, she foresaw the arrival of the extraterrestrial evil race and was unsure if she could survive safely. So she encouraged everyone to accompany her to divide the Great Thousand World. It can be said that, apart from the strongest being produced by the extraterrestrial evil race being close to the Sovereign Realm, everything was within her expectations.”

"..." The bizarre explanation left Xiao Xuan speechless.

"So, I actually hope that Xiao Yan doesn't become the ruler within the next 150 years. When he opens the seal and sees Lin Mo and the others alive and kicking, Xiao Yan will definitely give that woman a good beating!"

As he spoke, Cang Qiong's tone became fierce, and Xiao Xuan could fully imagine the humiliation that this consciousness of the Dou Qi Continent had suffered at the hands of Lin Mo.

In response, Xiao Xuan kept his eyes down, his nose down, his mouth down, and his mind down, appearing as if he hadn't heard or known anything.

Chapter 456 Emerging from Seclusion

Above the lush mountain forest, figures hovered, their gazes fixed intently on the distorted space ahead—

Half a year has passed since the opening of the Heavenly Tomb. Today is the day for the disciples of various races who entered the Heavenly Tomb to leave. Everyone, including several elders of the ancient race, is extremely worried about whether the disciples of various races can leave the Heavenly Tomb alive, except for the elder of the Soul Race.

'Elder Tongxuan…' After withdrawing his gaze from Hun Lin, an elderly man in a gray-brown robe transmitted his voice, 'Hun Ya and the others…'

Even though the ancient clans were extremely confident in Xun'er's divine bloodline, they did not believe that Xun'er could exert strength no weaker than a Dou Sheng, just like Xiao Yan and 'Soul Cliff'. Under such circumstances, if Xun'er were to have any mishap, it would be difficult for these elders of the descendants to explain themselves, unless they could control the three members of the Soul Clan.

"Don't worry, even the Soul Clan Chief wouldn't act recklessly in the heart of the ancient clan's territory," Gu Tongxuan replied calmly.

Of course, he was simply repeating Gu Yuan's words; he had no idea what the actual outcome would be, so he could only choose to believe.

'this……'

Just as the gray-brown old man was speechless, a black crack suddenly appeared in the space in front of him, and several figures flashed out from it.

"They're from the Thunder Clan. Looks like they've had a pretty good haul..."

Upon seeing the two figures who appeared first, the surrounding people nodded slowly. These two had no obvious injuries, and their auras were much stronger than they had been six months ago; they were extremely lucky.

"The Medicine Clan and the Flame Clan have also come out."

Following the Thunder Clan, more and more people emerged from the space. Most of these people had become much stronger than before they entered. One young man from the Stone Clan, who was only a Seven-Star Dou Zun before entering, had reached the Eight-Star level when he left, which made many people's eyes flash with envy.

As the last two spatial rifts appeared, Xiao Yan and Xun'er left the Heavenly Tomb under the watchful eyes of everyone around them. Not far from them, two figures flew out of the spatial rifts and immediately fell towards the ground. If it weren't for some ancient clan elders exerting a gentle force, these two figures would probably have smashed a large crater in the mountain.

It was in that instant of falling that all the onlookers realized the two were dead.

"Those are Soul Cliff and Soul Li from the Soul Clan. They actually died at the hands of that person from the Xiao Clan..."

"Judging from the appearance, this doesn't seem to be a recent event."

"It's a good thing I didn't choose to join forces with him..."

The deaths of these two caused quite a commotion, but soon all the noise subsided. Everyone except the elders of the ancient clan watched with great interest as the corpses of Hun Ya and Hun Li flew towards Hun Lin, and Xiao Yan and Hun Li, who were still not far away.

"Xiao Yan".

After storing the bodies of Hunya and the other man in his storage ring, Hunlin's voice echoed in the empty sky.

Xiao Yan, who was about to leave, frowned slightly, turned his head, and looked at Hun Lin, who had a calm expression. "What brings you here?" His voice was slightly cold, and a trace of pressure that could not be detected by others fell mercilessly on Hun Lin.

Hun Lin sensed the threat of death from the hint of killing intent Xiao Yan exuded, and immediately broke out in a cold sweat. The slight disdain he had shown towards the junior due to his own eight-star Dou Zun strength vanished completely, and his tone became more respectful:

"The clan leader asked me to pass on a few words to you..." After a slight pause, and confirming that Xiao Yan's expression hadn't changed, Hun Lin continued, "'How much do you remember?' and... 'The trade fair will begin in a few years, and the ancient jade will be temporarily kept by you...'"

How much do you remember?

On the misty mountaintop, Gu Yuan looked at Xiao Yan and Xun'er and asked.

"The secret to breaking through to the Dou Di realm does not exist within the Heavenly Tomb..."

Gu Yuan calmly looked at Xiao Yan, who was frowning as he spoke those words, and then watched him hesitate slightly before saying the second half of his sentence, "It seems that all the Dou Di born throughout history have never truly died..."

"...They're all inside the Heavenly Tomb?" After a moment of astonishment, Gu Yuan recalled the aura he could sense from the entrance of the Heavenly Tomb every time it opened, which came from a Dou Di or even someone above the Dou Di level.

"The fifth level, the fifth level of the Heavenly Tomb contains seals left by the ancient Dou Di..."

Xiao Xuan's sealing of Xiao Yan and Xun'er's memories was extremely ingenious—at this moment, although the two of them could roughly know that something related to the life and death of the entire continent was sealed in the fifth level of the Heavenly Tomb, they could not remember exactly what was sealed or how long the seal could last...

So, under Gu Yuan's somewhat expectant gaze, Xun'er glanced at Xiao Yan, who was also frowning, and shook her head at her father with a wry smile, "We can't remember what was sealed in that layer. We only vaguely know that the fifth layer's seal is related to the life and death of the entire continent."

"The mainland?" Gu Yuan frowned slightly.

If the seal on the fifth layer of the Heavenly Tomb was left by an ancient Dou Di, then Gu Yuan would not be surprised that it contains something capable of directly destroying the Dou Qi Continent. However, the Dou Qi Continent has not produced a Dou Di for nearly ten thousand years. Doesn't the existence of this seal mean that the Dou Qi Continent could be reduced to ashes at any moment?

“Five Dou Di will be born in the near future,” Xiao Yan said somewhat abruptly. “Perhaps, at that time, the ‘crisis’ on the continent will take a turn for the better.”

Five Dou Di?

Gu Yuan paused slightly. The question, "Where did Xiao Yan get this information?" had just entered his mind when it was pushed aside by the second sentence that Hun Lin had relayed to Xiao Yan on behalf of the Soul Emperor half a day earlier: "The transaction will take place in a few years... The Soul Emperor already knows the location of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's cave?"

"Given the number of Soul Palace branches across the continent, even without knowing their exact locations, we have a general clue," Xiao Yan said softly. At the same time, the image of the endless sea of ​​lava below Canaan Academy flashed through Xiao Yan's mind again. "Moreover... the person beside the Soul Emperor is Void Devouring Flame..."

Seeing Gu Yuan's calm expression, Xiao Yan breathed a slight sigh of relief—since the ancient clan knew of the existence of the Void Devouring Flame, they must have a way to deal with it, even if that method might be outdated.

"The Void Devouring Flame possesses the strength of a nine-star Dou Sheng and the soul power of an Emperor!"

Sure enough, the moment Xiao Yan uttered the last half of his sentence, Gu Yuan's calm expression froze for a split second—

"Nine-Star Dou Sheng, Emperor-level soul power?!"

His tone rose slightly, clearly Gu Yuan couldn't believe that there was anyone other than the Soul Emperor, or rather, that 'fire' possessed strength and soul power that could reach this level!

"Even if the Soul Clan ultimately fails to find the cave left by the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe and the unfinished Emperor Pill, after refining the Void Devouring Flame, the Soul Emperor will still possess strength infinitely close to that of a Dou Di!"

Gu Yuan wasn't surprised that Xiao Yan said he was 'infinitely close to Dou Di'—

Just as Xiao Xuan had thought, over the course of a thousand years, Gu Yuan gradually came to understand that the Dou Qi Continent was now lacking a certain resource that allowed one to break through to the Dou Di realm. If he could not obtain that resource, even if he devoured the Void Devouring Flame, which had the strength of a nine-star Dou Sheng, the Soul Emperor would not be able to reach that realm.

Chapter 457 The Tragedy of the Stone Clan

"However, a semi-finished Emperor Pill?" Gu Yuan murmured, "There must be someone, or rather, a force, capable of refining a semi-finished Emperor Pill back into a true Emperor-grade pill..."

The only one capable of doing this is the Medicine Clan. After all, the Medicine Emperor was the most skilled alchemist among the ancestors of the few remaining Dou Di families. His descendants are proud of their ancestor, and almost every generation produces a Ninth-Rank Profound Pill Master. However, the Medicine Clan seems to have never produced a higher-level Ninth-Rank Golden Pill Master. Otherwise, given the Medicine Clan's generally arrogant nature, they would have spread the news of Golden Pill Masters far and wide long ago.