Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 284 This is the scene of a Dou Huang breaking through to Dou Zong?

"Could it be him?"

The old man in white robes frowned, his eyes flashing with cold light.

"Elder, do you know this person?" Bingze noticed the old man's unusual behavior and asked in a low voice.

"Hmph, if it really is that person, your defeat is not unjust!"

The old man snorted coldly, his tone gloomy:

"With the cultivation of a Seven-Star Dou Huang, fighting against several Dou Zong single-handedly—this skill is something I have never seen before in my life!"

"What?!"

Bingze and the blue-robed youth both changed color at the same time. They looked at each other and saw disbelief in each other's eyes, confirming that they had not misheard.

"Could it be the person we've been wanted in Glacier Valley lately?"

"good!"

The old man glanced at the two of them, his anger subsiding considerably, and said calmly:

"However, according to your description, their appearances are completely different, and the lightning attribute is just your guess. We will know whether it is true or not after the tide in the Tianmu Mountains ends."

"If so, you have rendered meritorious service; if not, you can expect punishment in the valley. In a two-on-one fight between equals, you couldn't even detect the opponent's battle aura attribute and had to guess. Do you want to make Ice River Valley a laughing stock in Central Continent?"

After saying that, he glared coldly at the two of them and turned away.

The frost on the cliff gradually dissipated, but the chill in their hearts grew stronger. After a moment of silence, the blue-robed youth looked at Bingze beside him, whose face was cold and whose expression held a hint of loss, and sighed softly, offering words of comfort:

"Senior brother, don't worry about it. Judging from the elder's words, he's probably gone to ask for help. This time, regardless of whether that person is wanted or not, he won't be able to escape. What good is talent if a genius is dead? A genius who has died isn't a genius at all!"

Upon hearing this, Bingze's eyes flashed with a cold light, and his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

"You're right. Once a person is dead, even the greatest genius is useless!"

He looked up into the depths of the Tianmu Mountains, then sat down cross-legged on the spot, a ferocious smile slowly curving his lips.

"Since the elder has personally intervened, that brat is doomed. All we need to do is guard the exit of Tianmu Mountain and prevent him from escaping!"

The young man in blue nodded, his gaze fixed on the blood pool. He licked his lips, his eyes revealing a mixture of intense hatred and anticipation.

Time flies like an arrow; seven days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Bottom of the Blood Pool in Tianshan.

Like an old monk in deep meditation, Xiao Bai's body was surrounded by lightning, with five-colored lightning intertwining on his body surface. A continuous stream of viscous energy passed through the lightning and drilled into his body.

He devoted himself entirely to the practice, refining the immense energy accumulated in his meridians. At this moment, the aura emanating from him was visibly increasing.

Xiao Bai was immersed in the wonderful feeling of his cultivation level increasing rapidly.

Suddenly, his body trembled, his eyelids twitched slightly, and he slowly opened them. A terrifying aura emanated from his body and spread outwards.

This impact caused the vortex of energy surging from the surrounding area to pause slightly.

"Peak of the Battle Emperor realm!"

After a fleeting look of astonishment in his eyes, Xiao Bai immediately understood why he had suddenly woken up from his cultivation state. It turned out that his cultivation had truly reached the limit of the Dou Huang stage.

"Huh?"

This crimson energy actually had the effect of increasing soul strength. Xiao Bai seemed to feel that his soul had increased slightly, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

Since his last breakthrough to the Spirit Realm, the growth rate of his soul has slowed down, but this slowdown is relative to his time in the Mortal Realm.

In fact, the current growth rate would probably make other people ecstatic.

"Hopefully, after breaking through to the Dou Zong realm, I won't rush to the mid-stage of the Spirit Realm."

Raising his arm, Xiao Bai lightly touched the silver rune on his forehead with his fingertips, muttering to himself, a hint of helplessness appearing on his face.

"You've gone too far! This is something others would kill for, and you're complaining about it? Do you even know how difficult it is to increase your soul power?!"

Yao Tianhu rolled his eyes inside the ring, itching with hatred, and had an urge to run out and beat him up.

Ordinary alchemists, in order to enhance their soul power, all try every means possible, but in the end, the improvement is minimal.

But what about this kid?

He has a Spirit Realm soul even before breaking through to the Dou Zong level, and he doesn't even want to break through. If other alchemists knew this, they would be furious!

"!" Xiao Bai.

He certainly knew that the increase in soul power was a good thing.

However, his breakthrough in soul power is not a good thing at all!

The scene of entering that awful place last time is still vivid in my mind; I almost died there.

Even now, he still hasn't figured out how to handle such a situation.

Too lazy to argue with this old guy, Xiao Bai slowly closed his eyes, formed hand seals, and entered a meditative state.

"Battle Master."

As a low murmur rang out, the viscous, crimson energy surged forth once more, engulfing the black-robed figure at the center of the lightning domain.

The bottom of the blood pool fell silent once more.

Only the muffled rumble of thunder and the howling of energy continued to resound.

Above the blood pool, on the edge of the volcano.

Jin Shi watched the two girls' departing figures, shook his head, and turned his gaze back to the blood pool.

"Seven days have passed. Hopefully, something's wrong with that young man. Even I wouldn't dare stay in that toxic fire down there for so long!"

Jin Gu's gaze also fell upon the blood pool, his brows furrowed.

The pool of blood in sight was no longer overflowing as before. The water level had dropped considerably, and the original crimson color had faded, making it look much like ordinary lake water.

"There shouldn't be any problem. I can sense that the energy below is still fluctuating."

Jin Shi's eyes flickered slightly, his anticipation growing even stronger.

He had promised Xiao Bai that he didn't think the person could stay inside for long, since the fire poison inside was too concentrated. Without special methods, relying solely on strength to withstand it was impossible unless one was a Dou Zun-level expert.

Now it seems he underestimated the young man in black.

However, the more unusual the better, because that way, there might actually be hope of clearing the fire poison from his body.

"Chirp chirp."

A sharp, low hiss interrupted their thoughts. Turning around, they saw a large rat with dark golden fur darting out from a pile of rocks not far away.

With a few leaps, it arrived in front of the two, its eyes bright and alert. It raised its two paws and gave a human-like cupped-hand salute.

"Chirp chirp chirp"

After a long series of low chirps, Jin Shi and Jin Gu gradually frowned, then waved their hands to send the messenger away.

"Chieftain, it seems that Ice River Valley is determined to cause trouble for this guy, as they have even sent people to monitor Tianmu Mountain."

Jin Gu tilted his head slightly, looked at Jin Gu, and said in a somewhat solemn tone:

"Should we go and meet their boss?"

Jin Shi pondered for a moment, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes, and shook his head slightly:

"Since they want to spy, let them spy. As long as they don't harm our people, we don't need to pay attention; we should just pretend we don't know anything!"

"Is that so?" Jin Gu nodded thoughtfully.

The fact that Ice Valley didn't contact the Gold-Eating Rat Clan clearly meant, "I'm not going to Tianmu Mountain to demand people back, so you Gold-Eating Rat Clan shouldn't interfere in our affairs."

Jinshi ignored it, essentially telling Ice Valley that as long as they didn't harbor any ill will towards the Gold-Eating Rat Clan, they should just pretend the other side didn't exist.

And so, time slipped through our fingers like sand, and two months passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, almost everyone who had come to participate in this grand event had already left.

The Tianmu Mountains fell completely silent, but beneath this stillness, an undercurrent seemed to be stirring, and a sense of oppression permeated the air.

At the edge of the blood pool, Jin Shi stood with his hands behind his back, his brows furrowed into a knot. If he couldn't still feel the energy below fluctuating in the same way as two months ago, he would have almost thought that the kid had an accident.

A whooshing sound rang out, and Jin Gu landed beside him, his gaze somewhat sinister.

Jin Shi glanced at him and asked casually:

"Sent them away?"

"Hmm, it seems the Ice Valley is getting restless. They said they wanted to send people into the Blood Pool to check if the person was still there. If I hadn't used the old alliance to stop them, they probably would have tried to force their way in!"

Jin Gu's voice was muffled and his tone was aggrieved. How dare a mere Dou Huang disciple from Ice River Valley be so defiant in front of him, a Dou Zong?

A month ago, they came to inquire about the situation. At first, they were very polite, but recently they seem to be getting more and more impolite.

"Let's be patient for now. Since we promised not to disturb him, how can our Gold-Eating Rat Clan go back on its word?"

Jin Shi patted him on the shoulder and sighed:

"With the alliance in place, Glacier Valley also has to be mindful of the impact."

"Hmph! Impact? I think Ice River Valley is getting more and more domineering. It's just that their disciples are not skilled enough, yet they still made such a commotion. It's simply too much!" Jin Gu's face darkened, and he snorted coldly.

Upon hearing this, Jin Shi shook his head, but inwardly agreed with Jin Gu's opinion.

When Xiao Bai first proposed the conditions, he thought he was being too cautious.

As a top power in Central Continent, would Ice River Valley really cause him trouble over such a trivial matter? Without much thought, he agreed, but who knew...

"Are you sure that guy's still alive? Really?"

After a long pause, Jin Gu composed himself, looked at the blood pool, and abruptly stopped speaking.

The calm surface of the blood pool seemed to be shaken, with ripples spreading outwards in concentric circles.

While the two were filled with doubt and uncertainty

"boom!"

A tremendous roar came from the ground, and the entire crater began to shake. The energy in the world also began to fluctuate violently, constantly converging towards the sky above the blood pool.

"This is... a breakthrough?!"

The two exchanged a glance, a strange light flashing in their eyes. They looked up at the sky and saw the energy gathering continuously, like rolling clouds, forming a huge energy ball.

In just a few breaths, it stretched for thousands of meters, and then, as if drawn by a mysterious force, it poured madly into the crater.

"Is this the scene of a Dou Huang breaking through to Dou Zong?"

The two rubbed their eyes hard, their faces filled with intense disbelief. Who could possibly break through to the Dou Zong realm and cause such a powerful commotion?

Compared to the commotion they caused when they broke through, this was nothing, at least twice as small.

Suddenly, a chill swept over us, and tiny snowflakes began to fall slowly from the sky.

"not good!"

Jin Shi's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly turned around, only to see a small ice crystal rising from the distant mountains.

The dot wasn't very big at first, but as it took off, it grew larger with the wind.

In an instant, it transformed into a gigantic palm print over ten feet long, slamming it down fiercely towards the energy cluster gathering above the blood pool.

"Glacier Valley, you've breached the contract!"

Jin Shi roared, his figure instantly transforming into a golden light that shot into the sky. He formed hand seals, his battle qi surging wildly within him, condensing into a massive golden barrier above the blood pool.

"boom!"

The giant ice crystal hand collided violently with the golden barrier, and a violent energy wave swept out, shattering the surrounding rocks and trees.

Jin Gu also arrived quickly, standing shoulder to shoulder with Jin Shi, looking solemnly into the distance.

"Haha, Chief Jinshi, why are you so nervous?"

Accompanied by a chilling laugh, two figures stepped through the air.

The newcomers were two elderly men in white robes, their bodies shrouded in a chilling aura, each step they took causing ice crystals to condense in the air.

"Ice Talisman, Ice Essence!"

As his gaze swept over the two men's faces, Jin Shi's pupils contracted slightly, and his expression turned extremely ugly. They actually sent out two six-star Dou Zong!

"Is Glacier Valley going to break the alliance established by the major powers?"

"An alliance?"

Bing Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, stroked his beard, shook his head and smiled:

"The original agreement still stands. We are only here to apprehend someone wanted by our valley, and have nothing to do with the Gold-Eating Rat Clan. We ask Chief Jinshi to grant us this favor!"

"A wanted person?"

Jin Shi's eyes flickered. Was he wanted for some other reason, or was it just because of a conflict with a junior?

Seeing that the two had no intention of explaining, Jin Shi's expression turned serious, and he said in a calm voice:

"Since you acknowledge the agreement, you should know that as long as a person is still in the Blood Pool, no one may harm them. This was a request you humans made because you didn't trust our race. Are you going to break this agreement first?"

Bing Fu, who had remained silent, stepped forward, snorted coldly, and was about to speak when Bing Yuan stopped him, shook her head at him, and then turned to look at Jin Shi, who had a businesslike expression, a smile appearing on her lips:

"Since these are rules set by human forces, my Ice River Valley will naturally abide by them. I apologize for my abruptness today and take my leave!"

He casually cupped his hands in greeting, then pulled Bingfu along and turned to leave.

"Senior brother, why do you say that? Do you think the mere Gold-Eating Rat Clan is worthy of negotiating with my Ice River Valley?" Bing Fu said indignantly, his gaze towards Bing Yuan filled with dissatisfaction.

"Foolish! If we break the rules today, will our disciples still be allowed to enter the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool in the future? And what about the Gold-Eating Rat Clan? Why do you think they can sign alliances with the major powers?"

He glanced at the ice talisman and continued:

"There are many strange places on this continent, some in human territory and some in the territory of magical beasts. Many of these strange places have similar agreements. If Ice River Valley wipes out the Gold-Eating Rat Clan today, what do you think the other magical beast races will think? And this Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool, if we really do it, what will the other human forces think? Do you think my Ice River Valley is invincible?"

Upon hearing this, Bingfu shuddered, instantly calmed down, and immediately understood that although the Gold-Eating Rat Clan was weak, it was of great importance.

Even if the Valley Master wanted to take action, he would probably have to think twice, because he could easily offend many powerful forces if he wasn't careful.

"But are we just supposed to watch him break through now?"

Looking at the energy funnel in the distant sky, Bingfu felt somewhat unwilling. If this was indeed the person he was looking for, letting things go like this would have serious consequences.

"It doesn't matter. If it really is him, so what if he breaks through? This isn't the Northwest Region, and he's all alone!"

(End of this chapter)