Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 285 You two six-star Dou Zongs, do you even deserve it?

The top of Tianmu Mountain.

The energy roared like a giant tornado, and the originally bright sunshine was now covered with dark clouds, turning it completely gloomy.

From the pool of blood, a powerful aura emanated, like a giant dragon awakening, rising continuously and causing the tremors of this world to become increasingly violent.

Apart from a few individuals like Jin Shi, most members of the Gold-Eating Rat Clan were terrified and trembling under the oppressive aura. Those with weaker intelligence squeaked loudly.

As the commotion grew louder, many powerful figures within a radius of a thousand miles sensed it, and all eyes turned towards the direction of Tianmu Mountain.

Jin and Shi paid no attention to the prying eyes. They stood in mid-air above the blood pool, their gazes fixed on the pool.

The blood pool had completely boiled, and the previously diluted blood color had become rich again.

The water in the pool seemed to be stirred by an invisible hand, forming a huge whirlpool.

At the center of the vortex, a figure in black robes appeared and disappeared.

"Such a powerful aura! This doesn't seem like someone who just advanced to the Dou Zong level at all!"

Jin Gu's expression changed upon sensing the aura emanating from the figure in the blood pool.

Jin Shi stared intently at the center of the blood pool, his voice low and resounding:

"Hmm, this aura is so strong that it's definitely not as simple as an ordinary one-star Dou Zong. The cultivation technique this kid is practicing is absolutely extraordinary."

The moment he finished speaking, a surge of violent energy from heaven and earth rushed down, the vortex of the blood pool suddenly exploded, a column of water shot into the sky, and the entire crater was filled with mist.

"Is it coming out yet?"

On the mountain peak not far from Tianmu Mountain, Bingfu and Bingyuan clenched their fists slightly, their eyes fixed on the Blood Pool.

however--

As the mist gradually dissipated, the surface of the blood pool returned to calm, the whirlpool disappeared, and the boiling water returned to stillness.

If it weren't for the lingering energy fluctuations in the air, everyone would have thought that the previous commotion was all an illusion!

The expected figure in black robes did not appear.

Where are they?

Jin Shi frowned and quickly scanned the entire blood pool, but could not find any trace of Xiao Bai.

Jin Gu was also taken aback, and asked in confusion, "Strange, I clearly sensed his presence just now, how come he suddenly disappeared?"

On a distant mountaintop, Bingfu and Bingyuan exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with astonishment and doubt.

"What's going on? Didn't that kid come out?" Bingyuan frowned.

Ice Talisman snorted coldly: "Could it be that the breakthrough failed and you suffered a backlash?"

"impossible!"

Bingyuan shook his head. "That aura just now was clearly a sign of a successful breakthrough. It's impossible for someone to have perished silently."

Above the pool of blood.

Jinshi continuously sensed his surroundings, remained silent for a moment, and then slowly shook his head:

"His presence... has completely vanished."

"Could it be that he used some kind of stealth technique?" Jin Gu guessed.

Jin Shi's gaze was deep as he stared into the depths of the blood pool, and he said in a low voice:

"No, even if they completely evade our senses using stealth techniques, their scent will definitely not escape the noses of the Gold-Eating Rat Clan, unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless he never came out at all."

"You mean, he's still at the bottom of the Blood Pool?" Jin Gu was taken aback, then his pupils contracted slightly:

"Could it be that... that guy saw the abundant energy below and wanted to absorb it all before coming out?"

Seeing that Jin Shi remained silent with a slightly pained expression, Jin Gu asked helplessly, "So what do we do now?"

"wait!"

Remembering his promise not to let anyone disturb him, Jin Shi forced out a sound through gritted teeth, his face filled with heartache and resentment:

"Damn it, if that brat can't cure the fire poison in my body, I'll skin him alive without Ice River Valley even lifting a finger!"

And so, a month passed under the watchful eyes of countless people in the Ice Valley and the Gold-Eating Rat Clan, and then...

Two months.

Three months.

Four months.

Four whole months, plus the previous two months, Xiao Bai has been in the Blood Pool for more than half a year.

At the summit, Ice Talisman and Ice Essence gazed longingly ahead.

"Should we keep waiting?" Bingfu asked, somewhat annoyed.

Bing Yuan narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "That kid couldn't have just vanished into thin air; he must still be in the blood pool!"

"But what if he's already slipped away quietly?"

"Impossible!" Bing Yuan sneered. "Our Ice River Valley has eyes and ears everywhere within a thousand miles. If he leaves, we will definitely receive the news!"

Upon hearing this, Bing Fu could only suppress his temper and continue to observe.

On Tianmu Mountain, two figures sat cross-legged beside the crater.

"Chieftain, we can't stay here forever, can we?"

Looking at the still calm blood pool, Jin Gu couldn't help but speak. He already admired that guy's perseverance. He had stayed in such a place with such concentrated fire poison for half a year without showing any signs of coming out.

Jin Shi's gaze was dark as he stared intently at the blood pool. After a long while, he gritted his teeth and said:

"Wait another half day. If he hasn't come out by then, I'll go down and drag him out!"

Just as he was gritting his teeth, he heard a soft laugh.

Jin Shi and Jin Gu's expressions changed slightly, their eyes becoming wary, and they said in a deep voice:

"Who?"

As they looked up and around, a hissing sound caught their attention. To their astonishment, a dark red bolt of lightning appeared out of nowhere in the space in front of them.

Sizzle

A bolt of lightning tore through the void, sounding like tearing cloth, and then a gaping hole more than ten feet long was ripped open in the void.

"Hehe. Who does Chief Jinshi need to fetch? Would you like me to do it for him?"

Dressed in a black robe, with his hands behind his back, he slowly walked out of the space, his eyes smiling as he looked at the two with great interest.

Jin Shi's pupils suddenly contracted, his muscles tensed instantly, and his gaze was fixed on the black-robed youth who had emerged from the spatial rift.

From the crack behind him, one could vaguely see the familiar underground space of the blood pool. His face was filled with disbelief, and his voice trembled slightly.

"You...you can actually tear through space and open up spatial passages?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Gu finally realized that it wasn't just his imagination, and his face instantly turned horrified. He took three steps back.

"The Supreme Fighter?!"

"I am not a Dou Zun; I simply have a greater understanding of space!"

Xiao Bai shook his head, a faint smile playing on his lips. There was no fluctuation of battle aura around him, yet he gave off an unfathomable feeling.

With a gentle lift of his hand, a flash of dark red lightning appeared at the edge of the spatial rift behind him, coiling around his fingertips. The void rift seemed to lose its support and began to slowly close.

"Thank you both for your help over the past six months."

"Of course!"

Jin Shi's previous anger vanished instantly. He suppressed the shock in his heart and swallowed hard.

"This is all according to the previous agreement, it's my duty, don't be shy!"

The young man in black robes, though showing no aura whatsoever, gave him a sense of dread, making him no longer dare to treat him with the same attitude as before.

At the same time, he felt a little uneasy. If he didn't keep his promise now, he would really be at a loss.

Xiao Bai noticed his hesitation, put away the lightning arcs dancing on his fingertips, and smiled faintly.

"Don't worry, since you've fulfilled your promise, I'll naturally keep what I promised you six months ago."

Upon hearing this, Jin Shi and Jin Gu both breathed a sigh of relief, their eyes filled with joy.

Jinshi is currently the strongest member of the Gold-Eating Rat Clan. If he were to perish due to the fire poison outbreak, it would be an unbearable loss for the entire clan.

"I wonder what medicinal herbs Mr. Xiao needs? I'll go and prepare them right away!"

Jin Shi bowed respectfully, his attitude becoming much more deferential. He no longer addressed Xiao Bai as "young friend," having never known Xiao Bai's name before. He had only heard Xiao Bai refer to himself as "Xiao," so he had to call him "sir."

"Nothing is needed."

Xiao Bai shook his head, took a step, and as if shrinking the distance, flashed to Jin Shi's side and raised his arm.

"Don't resist!"

Jin Shi felt a blur before his eyes, and a hand was already on his shoulder. Before he could even wonder what was going on, a thunderous sound rang in his ears, and he caught a glimpse of a crimson color out of the corner of his eye.

"Hold your breath, calm your mind, and use the lightning to force out the fire poison!"

Upon hearing the deep voice beside him, Jin Shi quickly closed his eyes, focused his mind, circulated his internal fighting spirit, and did as Xiao Bai asked.

Suddenly, a painful groan came from Jin Shi's nose. Jin Gu, who was standing next to him, looked tense and a trace of worry appeared in his eyes.

"Don't worry, how can you expel a poison that has invaded your bone marrow without suffering?"

Xiao Bai glanced at Jin Gu and said in a low voice.

He was very experienced in expelling poison. Not only had he personally witnessed Xiao Yan helping Nalan Jie expel poison, but he also suppressed and sealed Xian'er's poison flare-ups several times later.

However, Xiao Bai was not as gentle with Jin Shi as he was with her. He was simple and brutal, as long as the goal was achieved!

If one wants to alleviate the pain, one can simply divide it into several sessions, but Xiao Bai doesn't have the time for that right now; it seems that some people outside are already impatient.

Half an incense stick's time later, Jin Shi felt a lightness all over his body. The fire poison that had tormented him for years had actually vanished under the expulsion of that crimson lightning!

"this"

Feeling an unprecedented sense of comfort within his body, Jin Shi's face flushed red, and he was so excited that he couldn't speak. He bowed deeply to Xiao Bai.

"Your great kindness will be forever remembered!"

Withdrawing his hand, Xiao Bai nodded noncommittally, raised his eyes to look at the distant mountain peak, and a cold smile slowly curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Mr. Xiao, would you like me to act as a mediator and mediate? I suppose compensating with the Blood Pool quotas of the Gold-Eating Rat Clan for the next few years would be enough to get Ice River Valley to give me some face!"

After glancing at the two figures rushing towards them at high speed, Jin Shi turned to Xiao Bai and said softly.

"Hehe. Chief Jinshi, you're too kind, but it's alright. Just take good care of your people!"

Xiao Bai waved his hand, his gaze cold and his black hair flying.

"You'd better not interfere in today's affairs!"

After leaving behind a sentence, he took a step and reappeared in the sky above Tianmu Mountain.

Upon seeing this, Jin Shi and Jin Gu immediately understood that the grudges between Ice River Valley and this Mr. Xiao seemed to go beyond what they had imagined; there appeared to be more hidden motives.

Looking up at the figure in the air, whose aura was surging, they exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of shock in each other's eyes.

"Three-Star Dou Zong!"

Above Tianmu Mountain.

Xiao Bai's black robe fluttered in the strong wind, his eyes like lightning, staring directly at the two figures rushing towards him from afar.

The two from Ice River Valley arrived in an instant. Bing Yuan was surrounded by a chilling aura and sneered:

"Kid, you've finally dared to show your face after hiding for half a year?"

"hide?"

Xiao Bai stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze slowly sweeping over the two of them, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes:

"You two six-star Dou Zongs dare to challenge me?"

"That brat is arrogant!"

Enraged, Bingfu stepped forward and shouted in a deep voice:

"You brazenly stole our Ice River Valley's quota, injured our Ice River Valley disciples, and caused our valley to lose face. You had better come back with us and apologize to the Valley Master, and we might spare your life. Otherwise, we don't mind letting you perish here!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Bai's eyes showed even more mockery; this guy's scheme had really backfired on him.

"I've long heard that Ice River Valley is a major power in Central Continent, ranking among the Three Valleys. I never expected their methods to be so despicable. Their disciples, when outmatched in skill, still have the audacity to send their elders to cause trouble. It seems each generation is worse than the last. Ice River Valley will perish sooner or later!"

"court death!"

Ice Rune's eyes widened in fury, and his hands formed a hand seal, instantly condensing countless ice spikes into a sky full of energy.

"Ice Profound Force!"

Thousands of ice spikes pierced through the air, each one powerful enough to pierce through a Dou Huang expert, hurtling towards Xiao Bai.

As the ice spikes shot towards him like a barrage of arrows, Xiao Bai remained calm. He gently raised his hand, and multicolored lightning surged from it, instantly erupting in countless arcs of lightning.

"boom!"

All the ice spikes exploded with a roar three zhang away from him, turning into a sky full of ice crystals.

"It really is you!" Bingfu's pupils shrank as he stared at the unique five-colored lightning.

Bing Yuan's expression changed slightly, his gaze turning gloomy:

"No wonder he dares to be so arrogant. However..."

He took a sudden step forward, unleashing the full power of a Dou Zong.

"This is Zhongzhou. Without the help of that vengeful spirit, you have no chance of escape today!"

"Heh. Two pieces of trash!"

Xiao Bai sneered, no longer concealing his appearance. With a flick of his sleeve, his ordinary features began to distort, but in an instant, he returned to his original appearance, with dignified and handsome features.

A hint of disdain flickered at the corner of his mouth as he slowly said:

"If it weren't for Tian Shuangzi's intervention, you two would have already perished in this sect. How dare you stand here spouting nonsense!"

Upon seeing that familiar face, Bing Yuanbingfu's expression changed drastically. Recalling the scene in the Netherworld Swamp, he instantly felt as if he were facing a formidable enemy.

"Chieftain, I'm afraid we really can't get involved in this matter!"

Upon hearing Tian Shuangzi's name, Jin Gu's expression changed, and he hurriedly spoke solemnly to Jin Shi.

Tian Shuangzi, the Grand Elder of Ice River Valley, is a Dou Zun (Battle Venerable) cultivator.

Jin Shi's face was solemn, his eyes shifting with emotion. After struggling for a moment, he sighed helplessly and waved his hand, saying:

"Go and have your people evacuate from here for now. Today's battle was too dangerous; if we're not careful, our tribe could suffer heavy losses!"

At Jin Shi's command, the Gold-Eating Rat Clan quickly retreated, leaving only the three facing off on dozens of hilltops.

"Boy, don't be so arrogant. Without that woman with the Calamity Poison Body, I don't believe your move would have gone unpunished. Today, you'll pay for this in blood!"

Seeing Xiao Bai's smugness, Bing Fu gritted her teeth in hatred.

"So noisy!"

Before the rebuke had even faded, Xiao Bai's figure suddenly vanished from the spot.

Bing Fu only felt a blur before his eyes, and a giant hand wrapped in five-colored lightning was already slamming down on the top of his head.

"you"

Sensing the immense power of the thunderous giant hand, Bingfu's face twitched. Without thinking, his body was enveloped in frost, the surrounding temperature dropped sharply, and layers of ice crystals surged toward his arm.

(End of this chapter)