Battle Through the Heavens: Emperor Yan, please restrain yourself; your elder brother is truly hones

"The reason we say it's impossible to find is simply because the clan only sent us to investigate. If a Dou Sheng of five stars or above were to take action, it would certainly be feasible."

"Heh heh, a mere mid-level half-saint, not even a true Dou Sheng. It's already an honor for us to search for him, how could we trouble a saint above the five-star level?"

"Heh heh, these are all minor matters. Now that the Soul Annihilation Tablet has shattered, it means that he has completely perished. We need to investigate what happened."

"For a mere mid-level half-saint, simply inform Soul Extinction and have the Soul Palace handle it. We all have more important matters to attend to now."

"Hehe, since the destruction of the Devouring Spirit Clan, our clan's plan, which has been in the works for tens of thousands of years, is finally about to unfold. There is no need to be distracted by such a trivial matter."

"His demise must be inextricably linked to that Xuanhuang Saint."

"It must have been severely injured and sealed away, unable to withstand the erosion of time and perished."

"In the end, they are not as good as us saints."

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After some discussion, the elders of the low-star Dou Sheng Soul Clan did not take the matter of Hun Mieyan's death seriously.

In ancient times, there existed a strange race called the Devouring Spirit Clan, which possessed the special ability to devour the bloodline power of other races. In order to continue the prosperity of their own race, they launched a great war against other ancient imperial races, annihilating many ancient imperial races and seizing their bloodline power.

This act enraged all the ancient races, leading to the Devouring Spirit Clan being wiped out by a coalition of ancient races. Among them, the Devouring Spirit Clan chief was killed by the Soul Clan, and his body was devoured by the Void Devouring Flame, thus gaining the Devouring Spirit Clan's abilities.

Therefore, the Soul Clan's inheritance of the Dou Di bloodline has always been smoother than that of other ancient imperial clans. The Soul Clan doesn't care at all about the ants below the Dou Sheng level, and only pays attention to the Half-Saints.

Now that the ancient imperial clans are becoming increasingly rare, the Soul Clan must follow the path of the Xiao Clan and embark on that final gamble. However, with the Void Devouring Flame present, the Soul Clan is confident that the outcome will be different.

A mere Soul Annihilation being killed by a high-level half-saint from a barren land in the Northwest Continent is not worthy of the clan's attention.

In a word.

The task of investigating the Soul Annihilation and Demise was assigned to the Soul Palace.

"Soul Annihilation and Demise—Is this your order to investigate?"

Inside the main hall of the Soul Palace, Soul Extinction, who was in seclusion cultivating, received the message and frowned.

He is currently at a critical moment in breaking through to the fifth-star Dou Sheng realm. The status of fifth-star and above Dou Sheng within the Soul Clan can be further improved, second only to the Soul Emperor and the Void Devouring Flame. This is his greatest desire at present.

A mid-level half-saint who fell at the hands of a high-level half-saint in the Northwest Continent is not worthy of his personal intervention.

After a moment's thought, Hun Miesheng entrusted the task to the deputy hall master, who possessed the strength of a three-star Dou Sheng.

"The fall of a half-saint a thousand years ago was most likely due to his death along with the Xuanhuang Saint. Is it even worthy of my investigation?"

The Soul Hall's deputy hall master assigned the task to the Soul Hall's Grand Celestial Venerable, a two-star Dou Sheng.

"The Three Heavenly Venerables of yesteryear should have been sealed and obliterated by the Xuanhuang Saint. Do they even deserve to let me go to the Northwest Continent?" The Great Heavenly Venerable relayed the order to the Second Palace Master, a high-ranking Half-Saint.

"The Northwest Continent is declining more and more. The strongest Heavenly Serpent Palace doesn't even have a peak Dou Zun. Is it worthy of a Half Saint to investigate the cause of death?" The Second Palace Master pondered for a moment and handed the task over to the Fourth Heavenly Venerable Blood River, a nine-star first-turn Dou Zun.

"The Northwest Continent? There isn't even a decent opponent there. I'm not going." Blood River directly passed the mission to the Eight Heavenly Venerable Prison. An eight-star peak Dou Zun was enough to sweep across the Northwest Continent.

"The Northwest Continent, a barren land, is it worthy of my presence?"

The Eight Heavenly Venerables then passed the mission down to the next level.

Thus, due to the inherent disdain for the Northwest Continent and the judgment that most of the Soul Annihilation and Demise were due to their mutual destruction with the Xuanhuang Saints, the investigation was delegated layer by layer.

Ultimately, this task was carried out by a peak-level Dou Zong Eagle Guardian.

From the Soul Palace's perspective, although there are some first-rate forces with Dou Zun in charge in the Northwest Continent, as long as Protector Eagle reveals his identity, he will not encounter any danger and can run rampant without restraint.

The Eagle Protector believed that if he could investigate the matter of Soul Annihilation and his fall, he might be able to gain some insights.

Although a thousand years have passed, those in power still believe that this investigation was meaningless.

Zhang Yuan was unaware of all this, and even if he had, he would have just chuckled.

The Soul Palace's ancestral outsourcing skills, just like "hehe," didn't surprise him at all.

At this time, he was still in the lava below the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire, where he stayed for seven days.

Ling Ying and Hai Bodong stayed by his side to cultivate peacefully. Within the small world formed by the Xuanhuang Saint's bones, they were not afraid of any danger.

As for Medusa, Zhang Yuan had sent a telepathic message to her and Xun'er before going into seclusion, roughly saying that he had encountered a fortuitous event and was about to break through to a higher level, and asked her to extend her visit.

Medusa was initially worried that Zhang Yuan might have some ulterior motive, but after tasting the various desserts and medicinal dishes made by Qing Yanjing, she remained haughty but was quite satisfied with her visit.

Besides, she was also very close to Qinglin after he woke up. It was unclear whether it was because the latter had the blood of the snake people or because she had awakened the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil, which made her instinctively feel close to him.

Meanwhile, Zhang Yuan himself was diligently absorbing the energy fed back by the Xuanhuang Flame, enhancing his own soul power while also preparing to break through to the Douwang Throne.

Soul Extinction was sealed and obliterated for a thousand years by the contingency plan left by the Xuanhuang Saint. Its soul power had long since reached the point of exhaustion. However, at its peak, it was still at the Heavenly Realm, so after being refined by the Xuanhuang Flame, it still provided a considerable amount of extremely pure soul power.

Most of this energy was devoured by the Xuanhuang Flame to repair the damage it had suffered over the past thousand years, but a considerable portion was also used to nourish Zhang Yuan and enhance his soul power.

"It's just reached the late stage, which is quite good."

Zhang Yuanlu opened her eyes, a satisfied smile appearing on her face.

This is a late-stage Spirit Realm soul, something many Dou Zun who have reached their peak and begun cultivating the Nine Revolutions do not possess.

It is no exaggeration to say that his path to the realm that Yao Lao once reached was smooth sailing. With such superior soul power, he also had a more thorough grasp of his own realm and physical strength.

I thought I would need to spend another three to six months to try to break through to the Dou Wang level, but this fortuitous encounter allows me to do so sooner.

"The fire element energy here is abundant. I can use the Xuanhuang Flame to absorb it and nourish myself, converting it into the nutrients needed for the Five Dragons Thunderfire, thereby tempering my body and improving my realm."

Holding his breath and concentrating, Zhang Yuan multitasked, simultaneously controlling the Five Dragons Thunderfire and the Xuanhuang Flame, while also circulating the Heavenly Thunder Technique.

Time flies like an arrow, and another half month has passed in a flash.

"boom!"

Within the self-contained space formed by the remains of the Xuanhuang Saint, Zhang Yuan sat cross-legged, suspended in mid-air, opposite him was an almost solid, illusory figure with the same appearance and clothing.

Five dragons of thunder and fire appeared in Zhang Yuan's dantian, occasionally emitting dragon roars and thunderous sounds, as they traveled through his meridians, tempering and refining him.

At the center of Zhang Yuan's brow, the Xuanhuang Flame burned fiercely, absorbing the surrounding fire-attribute energy and transforming it to provide to Zhang Yuan's spirit.

The Xuanhuang Flame and the Five Dragons Thunderfire complemented each other, with a large amount of energy being transferred from the Xuanhuang Flame to the Five Dragons Thunderfire, and then spreading throughout Zhang Yuan's body.

It can be said that Zhang Yuan's spirit body obtained energy with the help of the Xuanhuang Flame, and used the Five Dragon Thunderfire as a transporter and refiner to spread it throughout his entire body.

An inexplicable pressure emanated from his body.

"The Lord of the Mansion has broken through!" Hai Bodong opened his eyes, his eyes filled with admiration.

“Young Master Yuan’s soul realm is even above mine, so this speed is to be expected.” Ling Ying’s tone was calm, but his eyes were filled with shock.

It's not unusual for a seventeen-and-a-half-year-old to be a King of Fighters. Not to mention the geniuses of the ancient clans, some top and first-class forces in the Central Plains have such talent. But Zhang Yuan's achievement in the Northwest Continent is indeed outstanding, and it wouldn't be bad even among imperial clans.

But his soul realm has reached the late stage of the Spirit Realm, which means he has extraordinary talent.

Not to mention the ancient races, even the Soul Race, which is known for its souls, rarely has such an unparalleled prodigy.

Furthermore, Zhang Yuan successfully obtained the inheritance of a semi-saint.

"Miss and Young Master, it seems there really is a possibility." Ling Ying was happy for the two of them.

Even if he is not strong enough and his status in the ancient clan is average, he should be worthy of sitting at the main table when the two of them get married, given his relationship with Zhang Yuan and Xun'er.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a booming sound came from Zhang Yuan's dantian.

Hai Bodong and Ling Ying immediately looked over and saw the Five Dragons Thunderfire fly out, frantically absorbing the surrounding fire attribute energy, its body beginning to expand and begin to merge.

The silver-purple dragon flew directly out of the white energy shield, swimming and breathing in the lava, its inner energy constantly transforming and evolving.

When the dragon grows to a certain size, it splits into six, transforming into six agile little dragons.

Each little dragon seems to possess sentience, its roars accompanied by the power of thunder and fire.

The Five Dragons Thunderfire transformed into the Six Dragons Thunderfire at that moment and immediately returned to Zhang Yuan's dantian.

With the strange fire returning to its place, Zhang Yuan's body received more tempering from lightning and replenishment from dragon energy. Boundless power surged forth, and Zhang Yuan felt that he could directly tear apart fourth-tier magical beasts with his physique, and would not be at a disadvantage against fifth-tier magical beasts.

"reset!"

Zhang Yuan opened his eyes and looked into the eyes of his spirit.

The spirit began to shrink, eventually transforming into the form of Xuanhuang Flame, and disappeared into Zhang Yuan's brow.

With his physique becoming stronger and the Five Dragons Thunderfire transformation complete, Zhang Yuan could feel that he was just one step away from becoming a Dou Wang.

"break!"

Zhang Yuan gave a low shout.

Within his dantian, the Six Dragons Thunderfire became incredibly active, bombarding the battle crystal relentlessly.

Chapter 127 The Half-Saint of the Xiao Clan! The Hidden Secrets of the Northwest Continent

"Crack!"

The crystal shattered.

It spreads throughout the body.

Turn into nothingness!

Achieve the Battle King Realm?

Oh, right, fighting spirit!

Zhang Yuan focused his gaze immediately, sinking into the vortex of Qi in his dantian.

Within this nebula-like vortex, the urchin-shaped, dazzling crystals were no longer visible.

If it were an ordinary person, they would probably be terrified at this moment, feeling that they had failed to break through and had lost all their cultivation.

But Zhang Yuan was naturally unfazed by this experience. He immediately spread his divine sense throughout his body and then made a thought.

With a thunderous roar, he could clearly feel powerful battle qi surging out from all parts of his body, flowing like a flood through his jade-like meridians, producing a booming sound.

Battle Qi no longer originates from Battle Crystals and requires circulation through a vortex as before; instead, it can emerge from any part of the body.

Moreover, when the battle qi flows through his meridians, he can also feel the activity of the lightning attribute battle qi in the energy of heaven and earth through his skin, instead of having to actively contact and distinguish it with his soul power as before.

He withdrew his internal vision from his dantian, slowly stretched out his hand, opened his palm, and gently clenched it.

The air ahead rippled and condensed, and a purple energy leaped out, transforming into a bolt of lightning.

This was not formed from the fighting spirit flowing from Zhang Yuan's body, but rather from lightning-attribute fighting spirit condensed directly from the energy of heaven and earth.