Battle Through the Heavens: Reap the Red Lotus Karmic Flame at the Start

The Void Emperor stood with his hands behind his back, gazing intently into the endless void: "After they became Dou Di, they left the Dou Qi Continent. The reason they were able to act just now was mainly to leave a contingency plan for the entire continent. They were afraid that one day the Dou Qi Continent would face the influence of other planes, and they certainly wouldn't be able to return in time. As you can see, without them, the Dou Qi Continent would probably be in big trouble today."

Xiao Yan couldn't help but nod; the Void Emperor's words were not an exaggeration at all.

The powerful figure pursuing him was the Nine-Star Dou Sheng, Void Devouring Flame, whose performance along the way was almost unmatched. Even when faced with Xiao Xuan's deliberate scheme to self-destruct the entire Heavenly Tomb, the latter did not completely lose his fighting power and remained ferocious. This forced Xiao Yan to seek help from Qing Lin, asking her to destroy his physical body to protect himself. At that time, Xiao Yan completely lost control of his body and could not even self-destruct.

However, in the face of that strange and unpredictable black mist life form, even someone as powerful as Void Devouring Flame was like a lamb to the slaughter, unable to resist at all and was directly taken down without even a chance to struggle.

Even the Void Devouring Flame exhibited this behavior, leading Xiao Yan to believe that even a peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng like Soul Emperor or Gu Yuan would likely fare poorly against the Black Mist. The power of a Dou Di level was something only a Dou Di could contend with. This further fueled Xiao Yan's already heightened longing for this legendary realm.

"Senior is also one of them, doing his best to protect the continent. I am deeply grateful." Xiao Yan did not forget that in the previous battle, the Void Emperor also unleashed a world-destroying attack.

However, Emperor Xutian shook his head, a look of guilt appearing on his face.

"If it weren't for a moment of weakness back then, things might not be like this today. Everything I've done is simply to atone for my past mistakes..."

Xiao Yan was slightly taken aback. He was about to say something to comfort him when he saw Emperor Xu Tian wave his hand.

"No need for further words. Let's clean up this battlefield first, then we need to head back to the Beast Realm. We still have a lot to do!"

Following the words of Emperor Xutian, Xiao Yan glanced around and couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. The attack of a Dou Di expert was indeed terrifying to the extreme; the area of ​​nearly a thousand miles was severely shaken by the violent Dou Qi.

The once lush mountains had been leveled, and the area where they were located was completely unrecognizable. Even though the battle mainly took place in mid-air, the terrifying aftershocks of energy poured down, making the earth look as if it had been plowed by a human, filled with huge, bottomless ravines, and the magma deep underground seemed to be about to erupt.

Just then, Xiao Yan frowned slightly. He sensed several extremely unsettling auras releasing grayish-black energy from the ruins below. Xiao Yan felt that this energy was extremely ferocious and evil; merely approaching it allowed him to feel the negative effects of madness and destruction it contained. Xiao Yan was certain that this strange energy could not be absorbed by ordinary people; once it entered their bodies, it would inevitably lead to qi deviation and demonic possession.

Within one of the energy clusters, there was an energy fluctuation that Xiao Yan found very familiar.

The Void Emperor clearly sensed all of this. He raised his hand and made a simple movement in that direction. Instantly, the surrounding space solidified, and a black flame appeared in his palm. The flame was pure black and was currently burning fiercely, seemingly possessing the power to devour everything. However, since it was now in the Void Emperor's grasp, no matter how much it struggled, it could only remain trapped in his palm, emitting a faint hissing sound.

Seeing that the Void Devouring Flame was under the control of the Void Emperor, Xiao Yan was completely relieved. Not long ago, this flame had been chasing him and Qing Lin across half the continent, and he didn't want to experience that oppressive feeling of being constantly threatened again. Now, it was finally under control.

At the same time, the Void Emperor also found something around the Void Devouring Flame, which was the only thing the Void Devouring Flame was carrying: an extremely exquisite fragment of ancient jade.

"The Jade of the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe!"

Xiao Yan is no longer a clueless young man; he knows that this ancient jade is related to the inheritance of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, the last Dou Di powerhouse on the continent.

The Soul Clan's ancient clan waged such a massive war in the Central Continent, repeatedly launching surprise attacks on other Dou Di descendant families, all for the ultimate goal of obtaining this ancient jade and the Dou Di opportunity hidden within it. According to their ancestor Xiao Xuan, without that missing element, Soul Emperor and Gu Yuan would never have achieved Dou Di status.

There are only eight ancient jade pieces in total. The origin of the ancient jade that Void Devouring Flame can carry is quite obvious: it is the ancient jade that the Stone Clan originally possessed. However, the Stone Clan was ambushed by the Soul Clan, and it was the Soul Clan who ultimately stole the ancient jade. It seems that this ancient jade eventually fell into the hands of Void Devouring Flame, and he has always carried it with him as one of his trump cards.

Without a second thought, Emperor Xutian sent it directly to Xiao Yan, saying casually, "Keep it safe, it will be useful to you."

Xiao Yan didn't stand on ceremony with Emperor Xu Tian. This thing was a treasure to them, but Emperor Xu Tian was already a Dou Di and wouldn't need this opportunity. Even if he really needed it, he wouldn't travel thousands of miles to Zhongzhou to compete with the Soul Clan and the Ancient Clan.

"Thank you, senior!" Xiao Yan carefully put away the ancient jade, not forgetting to express his gratitude politely.

Then, the Void Emperor looked at the clusters of energy below, his expression becoming much more serious: "This disgusting fellow, even in death he still causes us trouble."

As soon as he finished speaking, he unleashed an incomparably powerful soul force with a wave of his hand. An invisible soul storm swept out, and in the next moment, the Void Emperor pulled five clumps of energy directly up from the depths of the ruins.

They were five globs of pitch-black liquid, which, while described as liquid, were exceptionally viscous, with bubbles constantly churning on their surface, releasing a fierce and malevolent aura.

"What is this?"

"According to us, this stuff is the blood of that monster from before."

"According to us, this stuff is the blood of that monstrous thing from before," Emperor Xu Tian explained, his eyes slightly darkening. "Although that thing has been completely obliterated, some of its blood still remains. To destroy it directly would require the power of a Dou Di level. If I were to destroy it myself, it would consume a lot of my power for nothing."

"This is so troublesome; is there any other way to deal with this blood?"

Xiao Yan knew the importance of the Void Emperor. After all, he was not the real Void Emperor, and his power was basically diminishing with each use, unable to recover on its own. If Xiao Yan could do it, he would really be willing to do it for him.