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

Chapter 361 Medicine Emperor, Devouring Spirit Clan!

Countless horrified gazes were fixed on the sky. The imposing figure, like a demon god descending to earth, slowly lowered his head and stared at the great array below, which was surging with immense power.

With a flick of his sleeve, the raging black flames above his head suddenly surged, transforming into a dense rain of black fire that poured down upon the great formation as if the sky were collapsing.

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Where the black rain fell, billowing white mist instantly rose from the surface of the great formation. Everyone present could clearly sense that the energy contained in the great formation was being frantically devoured by those strange fire rains, slowly dissipating.

"Medicine Clan, surrender and you may live; otherwise, not a single one will be spared! You Medicine Clan members still have some use to me."

The sky was filled with black flames and fire rain, which poured down continuously. The once lush mountains turned withered and scorched in an instant, and the vitality of the world seemed to have been completely drained away.

Thick smoke billowed, not a single star was visible in the sky, black flames roared, and the earth was bathed in light for thousands of miles!

At the same time, a hoarse, soul-chilling voice slowly emanated from that demonic figure, carrying an undeniable pressure.

The Medicine Clan is renowned throughout the world for its alchemy; subduing them would indeed be of great use.

Unfortunately, the good intentions of "Void Devouring Flame" were destined to be in vain.

"Trying to annihilate my Medicine Clan? Wishful thinking!!!"

Yao Dan's face was contorted with rage, and his fierce shout echoed across the surrounding area.

As soon as he finished speaking, countless dazzling beams of light suddenly burst forth from the Medicine Mountain, rushing straight into the great formation.

Those with sharp eyes could see clearly that within those pillars of light were densely packed various kinds of pills!

Their numbers are so vast that they exceed hundreds of millions!

Clearly, this time, the Medicine Clan has gone all out, revealing all their hidden strength.

Unbeknownst to anyone, as the massive amount of pills gushed forth, a delicate hand was rapidly scooping them back up, grabbing handful after handful—

"Your Majesty, please mind your image."

Chen Xiao was speechless and couldn't help but send a telepathic reminder.

It's not necessarily true that Zi Yan really cares about those few pills.

After all, although the quantity of these pills was enormous, few were the kind that would make a Dou Sheng powerhouse take notice.

Zi Yan, that girl, simply enjoys doing this kind of thing—

"hey-hey."

Upon hearing Chen Xiao's telepathic message, Zi Yan grabbed another handful of pills, then stopped with a smile and continued searching the treasure vault.

In the arena, as a massive amount of pills poured into the formation, Yao Dan's face lost its hesitation, leaving only a resolute look of "burning the boats."

"All pills transform into heaven, using the pill as a catalyst!"

"Please, Ancestor, return to your rightful place!"

"Boom boom boom!"

Countless pills flooded into the great formation, instantly being broken down into immense energy.

Later, the energy within the great formation condensed into a liquid ocean, which, as it flowed, emitted deep, thunderous roars that shook the heavens and earth.

"Please, Ancestor, return to your rightful place!!!"

Yao Dan's hands flew out in a series of afterimages as he formed intricate hand seals. His face was contorted with rage, and he suddenly roared again.

"Splash—"

As the sharp shout fell, a pitch-black vortex suddenly appeared in the center of the formation, and endless liquid energy surged into it like a tide.

Immediately afterwards, an extremely ancient aura, seemingly spanning countless ages, slowly emanated from the vortex.

The energy vortex spun rapidly for a moment, then quietly dissipated, revealing the ethereal figure of an old man dressed in coarse linen clothes, standing tall in the sky.

"Buzz!"

The moment the old man appeared, the souls of all the members of the Medicine Clan trembled violently. A powerful pressure originating from the depths of their bloodline swept across the entire area, causing countless figures across the mountain range to involuntarily kneel down and bow their heads in submission.

"The progenitor!"

"Please, Ancestor, protect my Medicine Clan!"

"Ancestor, please save us!"

The elders of the Medicine Clan gazed at the illusory figure, tears streaming down their faces, their expressions filled with almost fanatical reverence, and shouts rose and fell.

Driven by their bloodline, that figure was an inviolable deity to them!

"The Medicine Emperor—"

In a corner of the square, Chen Xiao stared intently at the figure.

Even with his current strength, he could still feel a sense of oppression emanating from this remnant soul.

This oppressive feeling is not a crushing force, but more like a high-dimensional being looking down on a low-dimensional creature.

Even though Chen Xiao is now moving towards that level, as long as he hasn't truly stepped into that realm, there will be a fundamental difference between him and a true Dou Di powerhouse.

Above the sky, Hun Xuzi's expression also became solemn at this moment. The oppressive feeling brought by that phantom was unparalleled, and his soul trembled involuntarily.

"Hehehe, Medicine Emperor—"

Beside Hun Xuzi, Xu Wu Tun Yan's eyes were like deep black holes, staring intently at the old man's phantom below. After a moment, he let out a sinister laugh that was hard to understand.

"Unfortunately, the strongest being of that time is now nothing more than a broken and lonely soul."

"May our progenitor protect our medicine clan!"

Ignoring the taunts of the Void Devouring Flame, Yao Dan knelt in mid-air and roared respectfully and urgently.

"May our ancestors protect us!"

"May our ancestors protect us!"

The members of the Medicine Clan also shouted, their voices reaching the heavens.

"The Medicine Clan—"

Within the grand formation, the remnant soul of the Medicine Emperor murmured softly. The erosion of time had made his remaining memories increasingly blurred, but he still held a deep imprint on the race he had created with his own hands.

His ancient and murky gaze slowly swept over the crowd below, and some memories gradually returned. When his gaze landed on the location of Chen Xiao and Jiu Xuan, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Hearing the shouts that soared into the sky, the Medicine Emperor's newly returned memories turned into a wistful soliloquy.

"My Medicine Clan has fallen so low—"

Hearing the Medicine Emperor's whisper, the old Medicine Pill was filled with shame.

Admittedly, the decline of the ancient races was an inevitable trend, irreversible. But listening to the Medicine Emperor's murmurs, as the clan leader, he had no way to defend himself and could only remain silent.

Most importantly, this is not the time for explanations.

"This is... the Void Devouring Flame?"

The Medicine Emperor did not speak much to the members of the Medicine Clan. He slowly raised his head, looked at the black flames spreading across the sky, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes, and then he lightly waved his sleeve.

"boom!"

A dazzling golden light suddenly erupted from the great formation, and the black flames that clung to the formation surface and were constantly devouring energy were instantly shattered, turning into sparks that dissipated into the air.

Even a mere remnant soul possesses unparalleled power in every gesture!

"Without complete memories, without a complete soul, living in a daze, no different from a puppet. A once-great Medicine Emperor has ultimately met such an end. Very well, today I will take your remnant soul, which is worth more than a million or even ten million complete souls!"

Above the heavens, the Void Devouring Flame smiled faintly, its tone devoid of any reverence, only revealing undisguised greed.

He slowly raised his hand, his fingers covered in black runes, and gently tapped downwards.

"boom!"

As the finger fell, the entire world collapsed and cracked. Amidst the raging black flames, a gigantic black flame finger that blotted out the sky suddenly condensed and pressed down hard on the great formation.

The surrounding space instantly shattered into countless fragments under the pressure of this giant finger, and terrifying shockwaves swept across the land.

The Void Devouring Flame of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng unleashed its overwhelming ferocity the moment it was unleashed!

Seeing that terrifying power, countless people turned pale, trembled all over, and even breathing became extremely difficult.

The giant black flame finger roared down, about to crash into the great formation, when the Medicine Emperor finally slowly raised his hand.

In an instant, an ancient medicine cauldron, roughly the same size as the black flame giant finger, suddenly appeared above the great formation.

The medicine cauldron was covered with strange patterns. Although it was an illusion, it was as if it were real. An ancient and profound aura slowly emanated from it.

"Buzz—"

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The giant finger slammed heavily onto the medicine cauldron, and a deafening buzzing sound instantly resounded throughout the heavens and earth, spreading throughout the entire medicine world.

"Pfft!" "Pfft!"

Under the terrifying sonic shock, countless people of weaker strength coughed up blood on the spot. Some even had their eardrums ruptured, with blood flowing continuously from their ear canals, a truly tragic sight.

After a clash of energies, the giant black flame finger vanished without a trace, and the medicine cauldron also became much more illusory, even the figure of the Medicine Emperor faded a bit.

Clearly, this attack consumed a significant amount of his remaining energy.

"How many attacks can a remnant soul withstand from me?"

Despite failing to land a blow, Void Devouring Flame remained calm, his fingers repeatedly pointing towards the void.

Instantly, the heavens and earth trembled violently, and several giant black flame fingers condensed one after another, raining down on the medicine cauldron.

"Buzzing!"

The earth-shattering impact continued to resound, and several hideous cracks were smashed into the medicine cauldron, the cracks continuing to spread.

"All members of the Medicine Clan, channel all your battle qi into the great formation!"

Seeing that the Void Devouring Flame was not even afraid of the remnant soul of the progenitor, Yao Dan's expression changed drastically again, and he roared fiercely.

As soon as he finished speaking, the battle qi within Yao Dan's body transformed into a dazzling pillar of light, which shot into the great formation.

From all directions below, countless beams of light shot forth one after another, all converging into the great formation.

In an instant, the illusory medicine cauldron solidified once more. Not only that, it burst out of the great formation, carrying a world-destroying force, and roared towards the Void Devouring Flame in the sky.

Seeing the medicine cauldron flying towards him, Hun Xuzi's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly retreated, protecting the Void Devouring Flame in front of him, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

"You possess the power of the Medicine Clan, and so do I!"

Void Devouring Flame's tone remained calm and even. With a wave of his sleeve, the entire medicine world trembled violently.

The next moment, everyone was horrified to see that outside the great formation, countless dense clusters of black flames rose into the air and poured into the black flame clouds in the sky.

Immediately, countless agonizing screams echoed through the heavens and earth, sending chills down one's spine.

"They are descendants of the Medicine Clan!"

On the plaza, Yao Chen's expression changed drastically as he stared intently at the black flame orbs.

Within the ball of light were figures struggling frantically; all of them were descendants of the Medicine Clan!

The moment they were sucked into the black flame cloud, Yao Chen could clearly see that the bodies of these descendants instantly turned into blood and were completely devoured by the black flame.

"What a ruthless method! No wonder the Stone Clan and the Spirit Clan were completely wiped out!"

Yao Chen clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white. He had thought he had nothing to do with the Yao Clan anymore, but seeing countless Yao Clan descendants die tragically, he felt an overwhelming rage rising in his heart.

Unfortunately, with his current strength, he can't do anything.

Above the realm of medicine, millions of descendants of the Medicine Clan were devoured by the Void Devouring Flame and transformed into his power!

And this is just the beginning!

"Soul Clan! My Medicine Clan will never share the same sky with you!"

Yao Dan instantly sensed the horrific scene outside the formation. His eyes nearly burst, and his venomous and frenzied roar shook the heavens and earth, filled with boundless hatred.

Ignoring the roar of the medicinal pill, Void Devouring Flame continued to devour more and more descendants. He clenched his fist, and a dark red blood ball slowly condensed in his palm, then expanded wildly at a terrifying speed.

Within that blood sphere, the members of the Medicine Clan could clearly smell a familiar aura.

That is the blood and spirit of the Medicine Clan!

"burst!"

As the blood sphere swelled to a size of a thousand feet, Void Devouring Flame suddenly waved its hand, and the blood sphere, carrying a destructive force, crashed fiercely into the flying medicine cauldron.

A flash of blood instantly obscured the entire sky!

Countless people seemed to be instantly deafened, with only the blood-red color filling their vision reminding them that this devastating collision was no illusion.

"boom--!"

An indescribable, terrifying energy shockwave swept wildly down from the sky.

The ancient medicine cauldron exploded with countless cracks the moment it came into contact with the blood sphere, and then gradually melted away under the frenzied devouring of the black flames.

The remaining destructive shockwave swept down like a tsunami, slamming heavily onto the great formation.

"Thump!"

Under the bombardment of the shockwave, the great formation trembled violently, and the liquid-like energy on the surface of the formation was dissipating rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, making the formation increasingly illusory.

"The great formation is about to break—"

As they watched the great formation grow dimmer and dimmer, the hearts of all the members of the Medicine Clan sank into an ice cellar, chilled to the bone.

The great formation they had assembled with the full strength of their clan, and the remnant soul of their ancestor summoned by exhausting all their resources, still could not withstand the Void Devouring Flame!

Only now did the proud members of the Medicine Clan realize just how terrifying the gap was between them and the Soul Clan, both being ancient races.

This was just one Void Devouring Flame and Soul Void Child, yet they had already driven their entire clan to the brink of destruction.

If the Soul Emperor were to lead his entire clan to attack, the Medicine Realm would probably be reduced to ruins in an instant.

At the center of the great formation, the Medicine Emperor gazed at the formation on the verge of collapse, slowly closed his eyes, and let out a helpless sigh that drifted between heaven and earth, reaching everyone's ears.

"This calamity was ultimately unavoidable—"

After a soft sigh, the Medicine Emperor closed his eyes and never opened them again, as if he had exhausted all his energy. No matter how the members of the Medicine Clan called out to him, there was no response.

At the same time, a voice rang in Chen Xiao's ears.

"Fellow Daoist, could you—"

Before the other person could finish speaking, Chen Xiao shook his head.

If he wanted to save the Medicine Clan, he would have done so long ago. Why wait until now?

He made his decision back when those ancient races were disgusting.

This Dou Qi Continent would be better without ancient races!

"Alas, it's fate, it's destiny—"

Seeing that Chen Xiao refused, the Medicine Emperor did not press the matter further, nor did he inquire about the reason.

"Fellow Daoist, the road ahead is clear and unobstructed, unlike any I have ever seen, or anyone else present today. I am willing to offer this last flicker of candlelight to help you take another half step forward. In return, could you spare the life of a few remaining bloodlines?"

Chen Xiao slightly raised his eyes and glanced at the majestic phantom in the sky.

"Even the Void Devouring Flame can suppress you, do you think I need to?"

"I have regained some of my memories, including two imperial-grade pill formulas I created before my passing, which I will now pass on to you, fellow Daoist."

"That's somewhat sincere. Let's choose her. However, from now on, she will have to serve me." Chen Xiao nodded slightly and glanced at the pale-faced Yao Ling in the distance.

"Thank you for your understanding, fellow Daoist. I will explain it to her!"

Although they had given everything to save only one girl, and the Medicine Clan had no chance of revival, at least she was still a bloodline, which offered some consolation.

What the Medicine Emperor didn't know was that even if he didn't fight for it, the Medicine Clan wouldn't truly be wiped out completely.

At the very least, Yao Chen and Chen Xiao had some connection.

High in the sky, the light of the great formation had dimmed to its lowest point, and the shaking became more and more violent. Finally, the great formation that the Medicine Clan had inherited for ten thousand years could no longer bear the burden. Under the horrified gazes, it shattered inch by inch like glass, turning into billions of light spots that poured down from the sky.

The shimmering light reflected off the faces of the tribesmen below, devoid of any color, only showing numb emptiness and a despair that penetrated to the bone.

At the same moment the great formation shattered, the Medicine Emperor's phantom suddenly burst forth with endless, dazzling white light, as if it were the final, ultimate sublimation, causing everyone to squint their eyes slightly.

Unbeknownst to anyone, just as the light burst forth, his figure had already darted out of the great formation, transforming into a phantom light that streaked across the sky at a speed exceeding the speed of light, finally entering Chen Xiao's body.

When the white light dissipated, the sky was empty, but all the members of the Medicine Clan froze at that moment.

They could feel something quietly slipping away from their blood.

"The progenitor..."

With bloodshot eyes, Yao Dan stared blankly at the sky, his faith crumbling at that moment.

After a few moments of silence, finally, under the watchful eyes of everyone, the medicinal pill in mid-air slowly straightened its spine.

The moment the Medicine Emperor's remnant soul dissipated, it felt as if a piece of his chest had been ripped out, leaving him with an aching emptiness.

But the responsibility of the clan chief burned his heart like a red-hot iron. He forced down the metallic taste in his throat and the burning sensation in his eyes. His deep voice, like thunder rolling over the medicinal mountain, made everyone's eardrums tremble.

"Listen, people of the Medicine Clan! Today is a life-or-death calamity for our clan! There is only one way to survive: to exchange lives for lives and protect our bloodline!"

"Elders, follow me and kill!"

Before Yao Dan's final, sharp shout had even faded, the mountain range was already teeming with people, rising into the sky like locusts.

Not only did the white-haired elders of the Medicine Clan soar into the sky, but even the young men and women who had not yet reached adulthood rushed up with red eyes, becoming a cluster of light among billions of sparks.

They all knew in their hearts that if they couldn't overcome this hurdle, the Medicine Clan would be extinguished like a candle in the wind, disappearing into the long river of time.

This is their root. If their root is severed, these drifting duckweed will never find their home again, and all their past glory and pride will turn to ashes.

Therefore, they have no way out today!

"kill!"

Looking at the overwhelming number of his clansmen, Yaodan trembled violently, not from fear, but from extreme grief and indignation.

A torrent of battle qi erupted from his body like a volcano, condensing into a thousand-foot-long streak of battle qi that, with a piercing shriek that tore through the air, slammed fiercely into the void of the Devouring Flame in the sky.

"Whoosh!!"

Immediately following, countless streaks of battle qi of varying thickness ripped through the sky, carrying a resolute determination to perish together, and rained down on the burning black shadow like a storm.

High in the sky, Hun Xuzi looked at the overwhelming attack, and his expression finally changed.

Faced with the desperate counterattack of a tribe, even someone as strong as him could not muster the slightest thought of confronting them head-on.

Beside Hun Xuzi, the Void Devouring Flame, shrouded in black flames, also showed a ripple in its abyss-like eyes.

Even someone as powerful as him dared not underestimate the madness of such a clan-wide battle to the death.

Immediately, the hand covered in strange runes emerged from the black flames once more, forming hand seals with lightning speed.

In an instant, the sky-covering black flames surged wildly, condensing behind him into a black hole vortex tens of thousands of feet wide.

As soon as the vortex appeared, its terrifying devouring force spread like a tide, causing the earth within tens of thousands of miles to crack open, and thousands of feet long ravines, like hideous scars, covered the land.

"Bang bang bang!"

Amidst the sound of the earth shattering, streaks of battle energy were swallowed by the vortex, and muffled explosions echoed throughout the depths of the black hole.

The violent impact of hundreds of millions of people caused the massive vortex to tremble violently, and the black flames on Void Devouring Flame's body kept exploding into rings of fire, causing him to retreat dozens of steps.

And this is already the limit that the Medicine Clan can achieve by pooling the power of the entire clan!

"The Medicine Clan is indeed stronger than the Spirit Clan and the Stone Clan." Void Devouring Flame steadied himself, his gaze sweeping over the Medicine Clan experts who were as dense as locusts in the air, his hoarse voice filled with killing intent.

"But the outcome won't change!"

As soon as the words were spoken, countless egg-shaped spheres descended from the sky filled with black flames. The black flames swirled around them, and a faint blood-red light seeped from the clouds and entered the spheres.

"Bang! Bang!"

Blood-red light entered the eggs, and countless black flame embryos suddenly exploded. A shrill shriek echoed through the sky, and countless black flame shadows poured down like a torrential rain, frantically rushing towards the mountains below.

The members of the Medicine Clan in the mountains suddenly changed their expressions and hurriedly circulated their battle qi. However, they only felt a flash of black light before their eyes and then felt a sharp pain in their chests. Looking down, they saw that their chests had been pierced, and blood mixed with their internal organs gushed out.

"What the hell is this thing?"

Shennong, the old man, casually caught a dark shadow. He saw that the thing had a human shape, but it had empty scarlet eyes and sharp claws, so it was obviously not human.

"They can devour flesh and blood, and even battle qi!" Yao Chen's voice rang out, and several black shadows exploded into black blood beneath his feet.

Strange black flame creatures swept in, plunging the entire mountain range into chaos. Screams echoed everywhere, and blood stained every inch of the land.

Looking at the rapidly collapsing medicinal mountain, the mid-air-dwelling medica pill's face turned ashen, his eyes bloodshot. He waved his sleeve, killing hundreds of black shadows, and then grabbed one to examine it closely.

The moment Yao Dan saw the strange creature clearly, his pupils contracted sharply, and he gasped.

"The Devouring Spirit Clan!!"

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