While in Battle Through the Heavens, one can pre-appoint oneself as an emperor.

Chapter 349 Entering the Demon Flame Space

Withdrawing the great formation, Chen Xiao pressed down with his palm, and a bottomless giant crack opened up, meandering towards the icy sea.

The moment the crevice connected with the icy sea, seawater rushed in like a stampede of horses, creating towering waves and a deafening roar that shook the heavens and the earth.

In just a quarter of an hour, the huge pit left by the ancient Bodhi tree was completely filled by the sea. If you didn't dive into the deep sea to explore, you would never imagine that such a breathtaking scene was hidden beneath the calm surface of the sea.

"Bodhi, what are your plans for the future?"

Chen Xiao withdrew his gaze from the sea, turned to look at the young man opposite him, and asked in a calm tone.

At its peak, the Bodhi Tree possessed terrifying strength; it was no exaggeration to say that it was invincible below the Dou Di level.

However, in order to gather spiritual energy and transform into human form, he has temporarily abandoned his past immense power, and his current aura is only at the peak of the Ninth Revolution Dou Zun realm.

Moreover, unlike Jiu Xuan, he doesn't have a continuous supply of black demon lightning to replenish his energy. If he wants to return to his former peak, he will have to put in a lot of effort.

"Let's travel around the world in this form for now," Bodhi said with a gentle smile.

"Your strength—" Chen Xiao hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke.

"Don't worry!"

Bodhi spoke calmly, but his eyes held an undeniable certainty. "Although I am far from my peak now, it is enough for me to protect myself. If I really want to escape back to the depths of the earth, even you at this moment may not be able to stop me. At the latest, I will be able to recover to my peak state in three years."

Seeing his confidence, Chen Xiao nodded slightly and did not delve further into the details.

Bodhi's current state is like a vast ocean on the verge of drying up. There are no bottlenecks or constraints. He only needs to absorb the energy of heaven and earth to fill this depleted ocean back up, and he will naturally be able to return to his peak.

As for where the massive amount of energy required will come from?

This is not a problem at all for Bodhi.

He is too ancient, having witnessed countless changes and encountered all sorts of people. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he has almost a complete understanding of all the secrets of this continent. The ancient memories that have settled in his mind are a treasure trove containing endless opportunities, enough to guide him to find a continuous source of energy.

Moreover, he himself possesses Bodhi seeds, Bodhi hearts, and other such items, which can further aid his recovery and help him return to his peak state as quickly as possible.

"Since you have already made up your mind, I will not say any more." Chen Xiao raised his hand, took out a lustrous jade slip, and handed it to Bodhi.

"Keep this jade slip safe. You can contact me anytime. If you ever lose interest in traveling or want to find a quiet place to stay, you can also come and stay on Dragon Island for a while."

Bodhi is different from Jiu Xuan. It's enough that Chen Xiao can be friends with him; there's no need to ask for too much.

"Alright, I've got it. You can contact me using that branch if you need anything." Bodhi took the jade slip and put it away.

After a brief chat, Bodhi took his leave and set off alone towards the Central Plains.

Watching his figure gradually disappear into the horizon, Chen Xiao and the other four finally withdrew their gaze.

"Shall we set off too?" Cai Lin asked.

Chen Xiao shook his head, a smile playing on his lips: "No rush. It's a rare trip to this far north, so I might as well visit an old friend. It won't take too long."

Upon hearing this, Cai Lin, Qing Lin, and Jiu Xuan all looked puzzled, but Xiao Yi Xian's eyes flashed with understanding, as if she had already guessed something.

Just as Little Fairy Doctor had expected, Chen Xiao led the four women deep into the icy sea, and soon they arrived outside the Bai tribe's secluded little world.

When Chen Xiao and Little Fairy Doctor first entered this small world, they relied on a clever trick. When they came out, they used the Yin-Yang Harmony Array to accumulate more than 100,000 years of immense energy before they were able to break through the seal.

But things are different now.

Chen Xiao's current strength is no less than that of the Array Master.

Even that mysterious and unparalleled Yin-Yang Harmony Formation, he was able to perfectly replicate!

The fighting spirit in Chen Xiao's palm surged and rippled violently, and the surrounding space fluctuated violently with the force of Chen Xiao's palm. In just a few breaths, a spatial portal about ten feet long and wide appeared, revealing the desolate mountains and rivers inside.

Chen Xiao released his soul perception and instantly captured the only faint trace of life in the small world.

"This way."

Before he finished speaking, his figure transformed into a streak of light and entered the spatial portal, with Little Fairy Doctor and the other three following closely behind.

When they reappeared, the five of them were standing on a vast, desolate plain.

Not far away, a dilapidated city ruin stands quietly, the remains of the former holy city of the Bai people.

On the outskirts, countless tombstones stretch to the horizon, exuding a chilling stillness.

Beneath a small tree, no thicker than a bowl, lay an elderly man with white hair, his clothes tattered and his face disheveled, becoming the only vibrant embellishment in this desolate place.

Chen Xiao smiled and stepped forward.

The sound of footsteps broke the silence of the suburbs. The sleeping old man suddenly opened his eyes, and a hint of vigilance and suspicion flashed in his cloudy eyes.

Upon seeing the five approaching figures, especially the faces of two of them, the old man's suspicion was instantly replaced by utter astonishment. He sat bolt upright, his voice trembling with disbelief: "Young friend Chen Xiao? Little Fairy Doctor?!"

He raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing and wondered if he was still dreaming.

"High Priest, it's been a long time," Chen Xiao nodded and said.

This high priest is the individual who possessed half of the White Dragon Venerable's soul. His strength is only at the Dou Zong level, but he holds a very special position in the hearts of the Bai Clan.

"It's true! That spatial passage disappeared long ago. How did you get in? Could it be that you've already reached the semi-saint level?"

Having confirmed that the person before him was real, the high priest relaxed and at the same time, made a bold guess.

"They're not that weak. Let's get down to business. I came by on the way here to ask you if you're sure you don't want to go out? The Bai Clan is now scattered across the continent and has been completely integrated. Don't you want to see it for yourself? Take this branch outside, for example. They've already produced a Dou Zun level expert. Even in the Central Plains, that would be considered a strong person. Qing Huan and Xing Yao have grown up. You probably wouldn't even recognize them if they stood in front of you—"

As Chen Xiao slowly recounted the current situation on the mainland and the vitality of the Bai people, the high priest's cloudy eyes gradually brightened, and a hint of excitement appeared in his previously silent expression.

Admittedly, his schemes back then directly led to the deaths of many Bai people, which is an indelible guilt in his heart. However, it is undeniable that if he had not laid out a backup plan back then, the Bai people would not have been able to return to the mainland.

In terms of merit, he deserves the greatest credit.

If he could see with his own eyes the thriving and revitalized Bai people today, he, who has dedicated his life to planning for the ethnic group, would be completely satisfied.

"Young friend, you have already advanced to the Dou Sheng realm, and you have personally made a trip for me. If I were to refuse, I would be extremely rude."

"Hehe, let's go then. Don't worry, I'll make some minor modifications to this little world for you when we get out. You can bring my jade slip with you and come and go as you please. You can come back to live here anytime."

"Thank you!!"

Zhongzhou.

When Cao Ying led her team, leisurely and taking about ten days, they arrived at the space beneath the demonic fire. Countless powerful figures had already gathered there, a dark mass stretching as far as the eye could see.

"Why are even Dou Zong cultivators joining in the fun?" Venerable Tianhuo noticed that low-level cultivators still made up the majority of the densely packed crowd.

Of course, this "low-level" is relative. In his eyes, any low-level cultivator would be a rare and powerful figure if placed in one of the empires of the Northwest Continent.

Hai Bodong laughed heartily and whispered, "Most of them are just like us, here to make up the numbers. Not all of them will necessarily enter the Demon Flame Space."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Cao Ying didn't whisper with them. She scanned the entire area and unleashed her soul perception, quickly identifying the strongest teams present.

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Unsurprisingly, these groups bear a striking resemblance to those that gathered in the Wilderness Town when the Bodhi Ancient Tree was born.

However, the teams of several ancient races were clearly more than one level stronger, with each team having a four-star Dou Sheng expert in charge!

Among the ancient races, there was an unwritten rule: those at the Five-Star Dou Sheng level and above would not venture into the world.

Therefore, a four-star Dou Sheng is the limit for being able to emerge openly and legitimately, but not the limit for ancient races.

(Note: The above applies only to what is publicly known.)

Thinking about her mission, Cao Ying didn't feel any pressure and looked up at the sky.

The space there was already distorted and deformed, filled with spiderweb-like cracks.

Above the sky, streaks of milky white light, like an inverted Milky Way, surged and poured down from the spatial rifts, continuously showering the earth.

This radiance carried with it an intensely high temperature that could scorch the heavens and destroy the earth. The towering mountains below had long since been burned to ashes, becoming the vast desert we see today. The area where the radiance fell most densely was even melted into a milky white magma, with bubbles churning and exploding within it, spewing out scorching air currents powerful enough to incinerate everything.

"Boom—!"

Suddenly, a series of loud noises arose, and the already extremely distorted demonic fire space saw the cracks expand wildly from a few feet wide to dozens of feet wide. Faintly, strange and inexplicable rumbling sounds came from inside the demonic fire space.

The shattered space continued to expand until it slowly stopped within a range of nearly a hundred feet.

At that very moment, a milky-white halo quietly condensed at the rift in the sky and gradually stabilized.

The moment the light circle stabilized, all the powerful figures present suddenly opened their eyes, their auras instantly tensing up. They could clearly sense that the temperature of this world had increased nearly a hundredfold in that instant!

Under this terrifying heat, even powerful Dou Zun cultivators couldn't help but sweat profusely.

Those who were just there to make up the numbers had their bodies spontaneously combusting in a bizarre way, screaming in agony as they frantically fled into the distance, no longer daring to harbor any illusions.

"Since you are all so modest, then let my Yan clan take the lead!"

A loud laugh rang out, and the Yan Clan group took the lead, soaring into the sky and rushing into the Demon Flame Space without hesitation.

Someone broke the deadlock, and immediately, the powerful teams that had been observing also set off, rushing towards the white halo in the sky.

Ancient Clan, Soul Clan, Medicine Clan, Thunder Clan—

As the teams entered the Demon Flame Space, the once dense crowd suddenly felt much emptier.

Cao Ying sensed that Zi Guang seemed to be waiting for the Zixiao Pavilion team to enter first.

From the past, including the Tianbei Ruins, the Bodhi Tree in the Desolate Ancient Domain, and even the ancient ruins in the Beast Domain that Zixiao Pavilion didn't bother to visit, some astute individuals have already discovered that Zixiao Pavilion excels in this area.

Therefore, following in their footsteps is the safest option.

Everything is for the sake of opportunity, it's not shameful!

Cao Ying took a light breath and turned to face Venerable Tianhuo and the others.

"You all wait outside now; I'll go in alone."

"Legend has it that the Pure Lotus Demon Flame can be drawn by a person's emotions, causing the demon flame to be born from within the human body. Once the demon flame appears within the body, even the soul will be burned into nothingness. Therefore, after entering the demon flame space, one must try to maintain a peaceful state of mind and not be swayed by emotions. Please be careful, Hall Master!" Venerable Heavenly Fire said, cupping his hands in greeting.

They already knew that their trip was just to bolster their reputation, so they never intended to actually enter the Demon Flame Space.

Cao Yingzhen nodded slightly, then without saying anything more, she moved and transformed into a streak of light, flashing into the circle of light.

Seeing Cao Ying move, another large wave of people surged toward the Demon Flame Space.

The moment her figure swept into the circle of light, Cao Ying's skin suddenly tensed up.

Passing through the light circle takes only a moment; the light before one's eyes flickers slightly, and the surrounding space has already been turned upside down.

"What an amazing temperature!"

The first feeling brought about by the change of space is as if one were in a blazing furnace.

Cao Ying quickly scanned her surroundings and realized that she was in a strange space shrouded in milky white flames.

The boundless milky-white flames billowed and spread, and even though she had refined many different kinds of strange fire, the scorching heat made her heart tighten and her blood feel like it was about to boil.

With a slight thought, Cao Ying felt a surge of strange fire within her body, which slowly emerged and transformed into a protective fire barrier that enveloped her. Only after this familiar fire barrier was formed did the intense heat that almost burned her bones finally subside.

"Many people clearly stepped into the circle of light earlier, but now there's not a single person around. I suppose this is the illusion my husband mentioned—"

Upon realizing this, Cao Yingyu flipped her hand, and two items appeared in a flash.

One of them is a Bodhi seed that emits a bright green glow; even simply holding it can help one calm the mind and spirit.

The Bodhi seeds that Chen Xiao obtained were all secretly handed over to Cao Ying for processing, and they have not yet been refined into pills.

The other item she took out was an Ice Soul Talisman.

Its effects are more pronounced than those of Bodhi seeds; its chilling coldness can keep one alert.

Moreover, when faced with a danger that one cannot overcome, one can crush it instantly!

With everything prepared, Cao Ying took a deep breath and stepped into the depths to explore.

Meanwhile, outside the Demon Flame Space.

No one noticed that another figure had appeared in the void.

After a brief assessment, Chen Xiao discovered that there were quite a few powerful individuals hidden in the shadows.

Unfortunately, the strongest among them only reached the six-star Dou Sheng level.

"Even if I can't have it myself, I won't let anyone else have it—"

Having seen through the thoughts of these ancient races at a glance, Chen Xiao shook his head slightly, not wanting to waste any more time with them, and quietly slipped into the demonic fire space—

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