Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 317 Three Thousand Burning Flames

Cao Ying stood not far away, taking in the whole scene, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"Ying'er, who is this person? Judging from his appearance, it seems he wants to enter the star field with us?"

Song Qing hadn't paid much attention to the newcomer, but after listening to his conversation with the woman in plain clothes and the expression on Cao Ying's face, he looked at Xiao Bai with a scrutinizing gaze.

I hadn't seen this person during the selection two days ago, but now he's about to enter the star field, and judging from the expressions of the three giants, it seems they've tacitly agreed.

The thought that he, as a direct descendant of the Dan Tower, had fought tooth and nail to pass the selection and obtain one of the three spots, and now he was being told that someone had already decided on the spot, made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"Hehe. We should thank them for allowing us to enter the star system!"

Cao Ying covered her mouth and chuckled softly. Her delicate body, wrapped in a black dress, trembled slightly. Her budding allure instantly drew Song Qing's attention, and a barely perceptible glint of passion flashed in his eyes.

As they spoke, the previously violently fluctuating silver spatial gate had completely stabilized.

Go!

Xuan Kongzi's gaze slowly swept over the group, and he said in a deep voice:

"I've already told you what to do. Remember, opportunity knocks, and you can't force it!"

The three members of Danta looked at the spatial gate, their hearts filled with excitement.

Let's go!

Cao Ying took a deep breath and stepped inside first. Seeing this, Song Qing hurriedly followed.

Dan Chen glanced timidly at Xiao Bai, but when he turned to look at her, she immediately looked away and rushed into the silver spatial gate.

"Interesting. Such a frail body, yet it supports such a massive soul. No wonder it looks so delicate and frail!"

Watching that petite figure disappear through the gate, Xiao Bai withdrew his gaze, suddenly feeling a tightness in his hand, and turned his head to look.

Which one does Xiaobai like?

Little Fairy Doctor tilted her head, her pretty face beaming with a warm smile, her cheeks slightly puffed out, clearly indicating that she was clenching her back teeth.

"!" Xiao Bai.

"Go quickly, I'll wait for you here!"

She rolled her eyes at him, then reached out and hugged him before gently pushing him toward the silver spatial gate.

Xiao Bai nodded, lightly touched the ground with his toes, and his figure gradually disappeared.

After he entered, a hint of anticipation appeared on Xuan Yi's bright face: "I hope they can gain something!"

Xuan Kongzi's gaze was deep. He then glanced around and said in a deep voice, "Be vigilant during this time. The Three Thousand Burning Flames has attracted the attention of many people over the years!"

"You mean the Soul Palace?"

Seeing Xuan Kongzi's somewhat solemn expression, Tian Leizi frowned and pondered for a moment before asking with extreme disgust.

"Yes, I recently received news that the Soul Palace is becoming increasingly rampant. Dou Zun are frequently appearing in the Burning Flame Valley, making the valley very nervous. I wonder what those guys are up to?" Xuan Kongzi nodded, his tone tinged with apprehension.

"Hmph, the more unscrupulous they are, the better. It would be best if they could enrage all the forces in Zhongzhou, and then we could unite to uproot this cancerous tumor on the continent!" Tian Leizi's dark face was filled with murderous intent.

Back then, the Pill Tower issued a call to arms, intending to gather powerful individuals to destroy the Soul Palace. Unfortunately, very few powerful individuals responded in the end. In addition, their own elusive ancestor sent a telepathic message to stop them, which led to the plan ultimately failing.

"The Soul Palace operates in secrecy, and its resources are unfathomable. The sheer number of souls they've collected over the years suggests their ambitions are far from small."

Xuan Yi sighed softly, a hint of worry flashing in her beautiful eyes: "I hope nothing bad happens this time!"

On the other side, the moment Xiao Bai stepped into the spatial gate, he felt a flash of silver light before his eyes, and his body seemed to pass through a layer of viscous water curtain.

When their vision returned, they were greeted by a vast starry sky, with nothingness beneath their feet. Starlight twinkled all around, as if countless glittering stars were suspended in the air.

Xiao Bai casually reached out and grabbed at the starlight around him, only to find it icy cold.

"Such abundant stellar energy!"

Just as he was marveling at this, the five elements in his dantian seemed to sense something and began to stir. Countless points of starlight seemed to have found an outlet and kept surging towards him.

Xiao Bai took a deep breath and hurriedly suppressed the restlessness in his dantian. If he made too much noise, it would be troublesome if he awakened the Three Thousand Burning Flames now.

The Three Thousand Burning Flames were extremely terrifying in the original work. Even several Dou Zun from the Soul Palace could not do anything about it, and that was even when it was sealed.

If the seal were broken, coupled with the accumulated power of the stars over countless years, Xiao Bai even suspected that even a half-saint would have a great headache if he came.

"Let's go together. This star field exists within spatial rifts, some of which connect to the endless void. Traveling alone might be a bit dangerous!"

Cao Ying's voice rang out from ahead. Xiao Bai looked up and saw the three of them standing on a floating meteorite.

Xiao Bai smiled slightly, and with a flash, landed on the meteorite.

"Thank you for reminding me." He nodded to Cao Ying, his gaze sweeping over Song Qing and Dan Chen beside him.

Song Qing snorted lightly, a hint of displeasure in her eyes, clearly having some reservations about Xiao Bai, this "parachuted-in" person.

Dan Chen, on the other hand, kept her head down and clutched the hem of her clothes with her small hands, seemingly a little nervous.

"Let's go. The seal of the Three Thousand Burning Flames is deep in the star field. We need to get there as soon as possible." Cao Ying's red lips parted slightly, and she took the lead in activating her battle qi, heading towards the depths of the starry sky.

Song Qing followed closely behind, while Dan Chen hesitated for a moment before also following.

Xiao Bai followed the three of them at a leisurely pace, his eyes constantly scanning the surroundings.

"This star field... is indeed extraordinary," he thought to himself.

The surrounding stellar power was so dense that it was almost tangible. If a cultivator who practiced stellar attribute techniques were here, their cultivation speed would probably increase several times over.

What caught his attention even more was that the spatial structure of this star field seemed somewhat unstable, with tiny spatial cracks appearing from time to time. If one was not careful, one could be swept into the void turbulence.

"Be careful!"

Suddenly, Cao Ying shouted and waved her hand, instantly creating a soul barrier that blocked Song Qing's right front.

"Sizzle—"

A dark spatial rift silently opened up in front of everyone, and violent void power swept out, slamming hard into Cao Ying's soul barrier.

"Bang!"

The soul barrier trembled violently, and Cao Ying let out a muffled groan, her face turning slightly pale.

"Are you alright?" Song Qing rushed forward and asked with concern.

Cao Ying shook her head, her gaze grave: "The space here is becoming increasingly unstable; we're probably getting close to the Three Thousand Burning Flames soon. Everyone, be careful."

Xiao Bai walked at the back with his hands behind his back, having witnessed everything that had just happened. He glanced at Song Qing, who looked concerned, and a strange smile appeared on his lips.

"He thinks the biggest threat to his subduing of the strange fire is this demoness, so he deliberately went astray to wear her down? I have to say, this guy is quite cunning."

Just as he was pondering this to himself, he noticed Song Qing turn to look at him, her expression gentle, and she smiled as she said:

"Brother, Ying'er's really worn out lately. As men, how about we two take the lead?"

Xiao Bai glanced at Song Qing with a half-smile, nodded, and was about to step forward when he suddenly stopped.

He glanced almost imperceptibly at his right arm, where it suddenly seemed to be getting hot, and a dragon-shaped mark was emitting a faint purple-gold light.

Xiao Bai frowned slightly. Just a moment ago, a mysterious feeling quietly surfaced in his mind.

When this feeling arose, a faint sense of crisis rose in his heart.

"Feed this brother, are you scared?" Seeing Xiao Bai hesitate, Song Qing had a faint, mocking smile on his face.

Song Qing's mocking voice echoed in the starry sky, but Xiao Bai only smiled faintly, the dragon-shaped mark on his right arm burning even hotter.

He calmly circulated his battle qi to suppress the strange feeling.

"Since Brother Song has so kindly invited us, let's go together." Xiao Bai stepped forward and walked side by side with Song Qing.

Cao Ying glanced at the two of them thoughtfully, then followed behind with Dan Chen.

With her powerful spiritual perception, she keenly noticed that although Xiao Bai walked casually, he actually avoided the weakest point in the space with every step.

"Interesting." Cao Ying's red lips curved slightly.

During their journey, Song Qing suddenly "accidentally" stepped on the wrong foot, and a hidden spatial rift opened up at Xiao Bai's feet.

Xiao Bai seemed to sense something, lightly touched the ground with his toes, and gracefully shifted half a foot to the side, just managing to avoid it.

A hint of amusement flashed in his eyes, and he said, seemingly with concern, "This star field is indeed very dangerous. Brother Song, you must be very careful!"

Song Qing's expression changed slightly, and he chuckled twice: "Thank you for reminding me."

During the rest of the journey, Song Qing secretly tried to trip him up several more times, but Xiao Bai easily defused each attempt.

The most dangerous time was when Song Qing deliberately bumped into Xiao Bai by accident. There was a thin spatial wall in front of him, but Xiao Bai dodged him with a backhand, and he almost fell directly into the crack, forcing him to dodge in a sorry state.

"You!" Song Qing's face turned ashen.

Xiao Bai feigned surprise: "Brother Song, what's wrong? Is it because you're too close to the strange fire and the temperature is too high, making it hard for you to bear?"

Cao Ying saw everything clearly from behind, and then a thoughtful look flashed across her beautiful eyes before she couldn't help but chuckle.

Dan Chen pursed her lips, a hint of a smile flashing in her big eyes.

As they went deeper, the surrounding temperature rose higher and higher.

The power of the stars was so dense that it almost turned into liquid, flowing slowly in the void.

The dragon-shaped mark on Xiao Bai's right arm had become quite hot, but he remained calm and composed on the surface.

"Shouldn't the Old Dragon Emperor's Dragon Seal, when it encounters other Dragon Seals, be like—one seal, and all seals submit? Why is it just getting hot right now?"

Just as he was mentally complaining, a blinding light appeared in front of him.

Everyone squinted, and after their eyes adjusted, they couldn't help but gasp—

Amidst the light, a colossal, purplish-black fire dragon, its body coiled and undulating in the void, was surrounded by countless starlight.

Each of its scales pulsed with jet-black flames, and as the flames rose, the surrounding space distorted, making it seem as if they were separated by a different time and space.

"This is the Three Thousand Burning Flames," Cao Ying said, her voice trembling slightly.

In the vast void, a giant dragon coiled, with purplish-black flames swirling around it, surrounded by starlight. This magnificent scene would leave anyone who saw it feeling a sense of awe and wonder.

Xiao Bai didn't feel much; compared to the old Dragon Emperor's robust physique, this guy was rather insignificant.

Song Qing was stunned by the Three Thousand Burning Flames for a while. After regaining his senses, his eyes instantly filled with endless greed, and his breathing became heavy.

He flew towards the fire dragon without even saying hello to the others.

Cao Ying and Dan Chen frowned, but didn't say anything. Since they were here, everyone naturally had to try it.

They were born into privilege and are very confident, so why not let him gain the upper hand?

Xiao Bai wouldn't stop this guy who had been hostile to him all the way. He had ignored his little tricks the whole way because he wanted a guinea pig to go first and scout the way for him.

He watched Song Qingfei's retreating figure as he flew towards the top of the fire dragon's head, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

The dragon-shaped mark on his right arm was burning hot, and the mysterious sensation was growing stronger, but it was always separated by a hazy barrier.

"Something's not right. This guy is definitely not asleep!" Alarm bells rang in Xiao Bai's mind. Although the feeling was vague, he already had a bad feeling.

At this moment, cold sweat kept pouring down Song Qing's forehead. As he got closer and closer to the dragon, the dragon's might grew stronger and stronger, and there was a faint sign that his knees were about to go weak.

A moment later, he hovered above the dragon's head, suppressing the goosebumps that ran down his spine. He excitedly reached out, wanting to touch the dragon scale on the forehead of the Three Thousand Burning Flames that was not covered by the purplish-black flames.

Just as his fingertips were about to touch—

"roar!!"

The entire star field trembled violently! The fire dragon suddenly opened its eyes, its dark eyes burning with furious flames, and terrifying waves of fire swept in all directions!

"How is this possible?!" Cao Ying exclaimed, her face pale. "It shouldn't have woken up at this time!"

Xiao Bai's expression changed drastically. He finally understood where that sense of crisis came from—the Three Thousand Burning Flames had already awakened! It had been pretending to be asleep all along!

"Help! Help me!"

Song Qing screamed in terror. He was locked in place by the fire dragon's oppressive aura and could not move. Even with the teleportation beads given to him by Xuan Kongzi and the others, he could not use them at all.

Just as the enormous dragon's mouth was about to bite him, at the critical moment, a sound of wind and thunder rang out, and a flash of lightning streaked across the sky.

Xiao Bai appeared beside Song Qing in an instant, grabbed his collar and threw him backward.

"Bang!"

Song Qing crashed heavily beside Cao Ying and the other man, looking utterly disheveled. Still shaken, he stared ahead—Xiao Bai was facing the enraged fire dragon alone, his figure as insignificant as an ant before the thousand-foot-tall dragon.

"Let's go!"

His voice was hoarse, revealing boundless terror.

Cao Ying stood still, her beautiful eyes fixed on Xiao Bai's retreating figure: "Let's take another look."

The fire dragon roared angrily, and a sea of ​​purplish-black fire swept towards Xiao Bai.

Xiao Bai neither dodged nor evaded, and the dragon-shaped mark on his right arm suddenly burst forth with a dazzling purple-gold light!

"What is this?!" Dan Chen's eyes widened.

The light transformed into a small purple-gold dragon, encircling Xiao Bai.

The raging Three Thousand Burning Flames became somewhat docile the moment they came into contact with the purple-gold light.

A hint of surprise flashed in the fire dragon's huge eyes, and its attack faltered.

"So it was you who woke me up, human. Why do you have the same aura as me?" The fire dragon spoke in human language, its giant eyes reflecting the tiny human figure.

(End of this chapter)