Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 337 The Inheritance of the Ancient Emperor!

The torn spatial rift is rapidly repairing itself; the ancient emperor's cave has an extremely powerful self-healing ability. However, the Soul Emperor has already left, and everything is now meaningless.

Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun descended slowly from the sky with somber expressions. Looking at the equally silent crowd, they could only sigh in the end.

"Daughter, that scoundrel is too cunning..." Zhu Kun looked at Zi Yan, rubbed his hands together, and said with a wry smile.

Zi Yan glanced at him and shook her head slightly.

She knew, of course, that the responsibility did not lie with her, her adoptive father. All four of them, including Lin Ran, had pushed their power to the limit, but unfortunately, the Soul Emperor possessed a power specifically designed to counter the Emperor Pill.

Now that the Emperor Pill has been seized by the Soul Emperor, coupled with the Soul Emperor's words before he left, everyone present, including Zi Yan, felt a chill run down their spines.

"What to do next...?"

"Even if that guy steals the Emperor Pill, refining and absorbing it won't be easy. We can take this opportunity to directly storm into the Soul Realm!" Zhu Kun said sharply.

"The Soul Realm is no longer on the Dou Qi Continent. Even if we wanted to go there, there's nowhere to go," Gu Yuan sighed.

Their previous fierce offensive forced the Soul Emperor to drive the Soul Clan into the chaotic void. Now, this desolate and distorted chaotic void has become the Soul Emperor and the Soul Clan's greatest safe haven!

Without a doubt, this battle has made Soul Emperor realize that his cultivation as a half-step Dou Di is not enough to make him invincible in the world. Given Soul Emperor's cautious nature, that guy will never return to the Central Continent until he breaks through to Dou Di.

"Hopefully, that guy won't be able to refine a nascent Emperor-grade pill, otherwise..."

Once the Soul Emperor breaks through to the Dou Di level, no one in this world will be able to restrain him. And given his vengeful nature, all forces will surely suffer devastating retaliation!

The expressions of the people present were all filled with worry, but Zi Yan's gaze fell on Lin Ran, who remained silent and still sat cross-legged.

Not only Zi Yan, but also Zhu Kun, Gu Yuan and others noticed something was wrong and turned their gazes toward Lin Ran.

Lin Ran remained seated cross-legged, his eyes closed, surrounded by a dazzling display of light and color, creating a dreamlike and mysterious scene.

This sight made the expressions of the people present extremely solemn.

"Aran..."

"Don't touch him!"

Gu Yuan gave a soft shout, stopping Zi Yan who was about to step forward. His face was solemn: "If I'm not mistaken, he should be having an epiphany right now, or receiving some special inheritance. We absolutely must not disturb him!"

"Wh-what?!"

Zi Yan was somewhat taken aback. How could she suddenly enter a state of enlightenment? Just a moment ago, she was fighting against the Emperor Flame Array formed by the Emperor-grade embryonic pill... Wait, the Emperor Flame Array?!

"It's because of the Imperial Flame!"

Zhu Kun stared intently at Lin Ran, his tone filled with deep envy.

"This kid's strange fire has formed a special connection with the strange fire in the great formation formed by the Emperor Pill, which is why he entered a state of enlightenment."

"If he's lucky, this kid might actually learn something amazing from it!"

Upon hearing this, Zi Yan was astonished, and the other Taixu Ancient Dragon Elders were even more incredulous.

"Isn't His Highness already at the peak of the Battle Saint realm? If he were to make another breakthrough..." Candlelight murmured.

"Ah, that's it." Gu Yuan's gaze was fixed on Lin Ran: "As long as there's a breakthrough, then he'll at least reach the cultivation level of a half-step Dou Di!"

"Regardless of whether Soul Emperor can break through to become a true Dou Di, as long as Lin Ran completes his enlightenment and makes a breakthrough, we will have more leverage in our future battles against Soul Emperor!"

All eyes were on Lin Ran, whose eyes were closed and whose body was surrounded by colorful flames.

In fact, they also understood that with the Emperor Pill being taken by the Soul Emperor, they now only had one choice left.

That is to wait.

Once the Soul Emperor fails to devour the Emperor Pill, once Lin Ran experiences a sudden enlightenment and advances to the next level, whoever has better luck will ultimately emerge victorious.

Refining a nascent Emperor-grade pill also carries a chance of failure. Now, all they can do is pray that the Soul Emperor will not be able to successfully refine the nascent Emperor-grade pill.

As long as he doesn't advance to the Dou Di level, they still have a chance. Of course... if he succeeds...

After a long silence, Gu Yuan took a deep breath: "We can't just do nothing. Lin Ran's enlightenment and seclusion need time. I've decided to go back first, reorganize the alliance, and resist the Soul Emperor!"

"Then I'll go back to Ancient Dragon Island and take a look. I wonder what Ancient Dragon Island looks like now," Zhu Kun said.

"I'll stay here!"

Zi Yan insisted, "I can't leave A Ran here alone. I'll stay here with him!"

With Zhu Kun's biological father returning, Zi Yan, as the Dragon Emperor, naturally has the best choice to return to Ancient Dragon Island with Zhu Kun.

How could a young girl who longs for her beloved simply abandon him here?

Elder Candlelight hesitated, but Candlelight Kun revealed a gentle gaze and stopped Candlelight.

After Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun worked together to set up a powerful barrier around Lin Ran, they tore through space, leaving only Zi Yan to accompany Lin Ran.

"Aran..."

Zi Yan sat cross-legged in the square, her beautiful eyes looking at Lin Ran, at that face she knew so well, and smiled sweetly.

She didn't know if the Soul Emperor would succeed, nor did she know how much of a breakthrough Lin Ran would achieve this enlightenment. All she knew was that she wanted to cherish every moment she spent with Lin Ran.

As she looked at Lin Ran's face, countless images involuntarily flashed through her mind.

Those were all the memories of her first meeting with Lin Ran, their time together, and their loving relationship...

"We'll keep going, Ran..."

Zi Yan's voice was very soft, and Lin Ran, whose eyes were tightly closed, trembled slightly. As if he had heard Zi Yan's words, the colorful flames on his body intensified even more...

"Buzz..."

As the Imperial Flame and the Holy Flame converged, Lin Ran's consciousness suddenly entered a void.

In front of him, there was a figure with its back to him.

"I never imagined that there would actually be someone in this world who could replicate my path." The figure slowly turned around and spoke, his voice carrying the flavor of ancient times.

Lin Ran's eyes narrowed slightly. He knew this person's appearance all too well; he had just seen him a moment ago.

It's the giant stone statue in the plaza of the ancient Tuoshe Emperor's Cave, and the appearance of the Emperor-grade embryonic pill.

This guy... is the true master of that cave, the last Dou Di before the Dou Qi Continent's source energy was exhausted—Tuoshe Ancient Emperor!

"Tuoshe Ancient Emperor".

Lin Ran's gaze was fixed on that magnificent figure. After a moment, he smiled slightly and said, "No one is copying your path. I am walking my own path."

"interesting."

Upon hearing Lin Ran's words, the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor suddenly opened his eyes, and an extremely powerful and terrifying pressure roared out, surging towards Lin Ran.

That oppressive force was like the sun shining brightly in the heavens, burning eternally, like ancient magma, incomparably hot, as if it wanted to burn everything.

Faced with such power, Lin Ran remained calm and composed. Without even making any other moves, he was enveloped in dreamlike flames, which blocked all the power.

"The fusion of Nine Profound Golden Thunder and thirteen kinds of strange fire is indeed quite impressive." Tuoshe Ancient Emperor spoke calmly, seemingly unsurprised by the power Lin Ran displayed: "You used the Pure Yang Sacred Body as the source of the strange fire, supplemented by the Burning Technique to devour strange fires and treasures, and stepped into this realm. However, it is impossible for you to break through to the Dou Di realm."

"Because of the source energy?"

Tuoshe Ancient Emperor glanced at Lin Ran in surprise, then nodded slightly: "That's right, it's Origin Qi."

"The world's source energy has been completely exhausted. Even if you devour so many strange flames, your cultivation will only approach the Dou Di level infinitely, and you will not be able to break through to the Dou Di level."

"Can you help me break through to the Dou Di realm?"

Tuoshe Ancient Emperor smiled calmly: "You're quite direct. Not bad, I can help you break through to the Dou Di realm."

Upon hearing Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's words, Lin Ran's breathing suddenly became heavy.

The Soul Emperor has already obtained the Emperor-grade embryonic pill. If he wants to defeat the Soul Emperor, he must break through to the Dou Di level.

However, the old man's initiative in coming to his door was clearly not out of a genuine desire to help him break through; he must have some ulterior motive.

"What do I need to give in return?"

There's no such thing as a free lunch, and Lin Ran knew that very well.

"What sacrifice... little one, there's no need to look like that. I'm just a remnant soul. With your Emperor-level soul, even if I really wanted to do something, I couldn't." Tuoshe Ancient Emperor spoke softly, a timeless light appearing in his eyes: "I just... want to give this world a guarantee."

"Do you know why no Dou Di has appeared on the Dou Qi Continent for so many years? And why all those ancient Dou Di disappeared overnight?"

"The source energy has vanished?"

"That's only one reason," Emperor Tuoshe shook his head. "The main reason is war! A war to protect the world and safeguard the origin!"

"It was a war that swept across the entire world, a war in which only Dou Di could participate and have the power to fight back."

"In this vast world, planes intersect, myriad races coexist, and heroes gather."

"Tens of thousands of years ago, the Dou Qi Continent was invaded. Not only the Dou Qi Continent, but countless planes and worlds in the chaotic void were invaded at that moment. The evil extraterrestrial race launched a massive attack. In order to protect the Dou Qi Continent, all the ancient Dou Emperors of the Dou Qi Continent, including myself, participated in that war."

"The powerful extraterrestrial evil race is unstoppable; even a Dou Di is nothing more than a larger cannon fodder."

"We simply couldn't defeat those guys on the front lines. In order to protect the Dou Qi Continent, we had no choice but to close the passage between the Dou Qi Continent and the Great Thousand World. And it was from that moment that Origin Qi disappeared from the Dou Qi Continent."

"But we had no choice."

"To survive, we have no choice but to do this: close the passage, seal off the world, and preserve the embers..."

As Lin Ran listened to the phantom of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor recount a little-known history, a tidal wave of emotions surged within him.

An invasion by extraterrestrial evil forces—isn't this a story from The Great Ruler?!

According to the description in The Great Ruler, in ancient times, the Great Thousand World was invaded by an extraterrestrial evil race, and the races of the Great Thousand World resisted the alien race.

The Heavenly Evil God was sealed away by the Immortal Emperor, resulting in heavy casualties on both sides. During the protagonist's time in the book, the seal on the Heavenly Evil God was broken during the Second World Annihilation War, but this was already 40,000 years after the First War.

In other words, when the Dou Di (Battle Emperor) of the Dou Qi Continent was at its peak, it coincided with the first invasion of the extraterrestrial evil race. As a result, all races joined the war, and the top experts of the Dou Qi Continent were all drawn to the Great Thousand World to fight against the extraterrestrial evil race.

However, the extraterrestrial evil race was too powerful, so the Dou Di of the Dou Qi Continent sealed the passage to protect the Dou Qi Continent, which is why the Dou Qi Continent has been safe and sound for ten thousand years.

"Wait... what exactly are you saying all this for? You can't possibly want me to join you in fighting those so-called extraterrestrial evil races, can you?!" Lin Ran couldn't help but say, "I'm only in my early twenties, a peak Dou Sheng cultivator, skinny as a beet, how could I possibly fight those extraterrestrial evil gods who can't even defeat Dou Di!"

You can do it.

A smile appeared on the aged face of the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe: "You are approaching the limit of the Supreme Realm in just over twenty years. Even in my time, your talent was unparalleled in the world."

"You are a part of the Dou Qi Continent, a child born of this world. You have the obligation and responsibility to protect this world."

Lin Ran trembled and bowed apologetically: "This junior has learned a great deal."

Tuoshe Ancient Emperor shook his head: "Of course, I'm not asking you to fight those extraterrestrial evil gods to the death. With the passage of time, I don't know the outcome of that battle. I just hope that this continent can have more protection."

"As a native of the Dou Qi Continent, I naturally bear this responsibility!"

"very good!"

A smile appeared on Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's face. He didn't care whether Lin Ran was sincere or not; ultimately, he just wanted to inform Lin Ran about this matter.

Those extraterrestrial evil races kill anyone they see. From the moment they are born, they are natural enemies of any creature in the Great Thousand World.

Regardless of Lin Ran's intentions, he would naturally become an enemy of those extraterrestrial evil gods if he encountered them...

"Within this remnant soul of mine, there is still a wisp of Origin Qi and the origin of the Emperor Flame. With your foundation and foundation, you only need to absorb them all to step into the Mirror of Dou Di." Tuoshe Ancient Emperor did not continue to waste words. He gently raised his hand, and a wisp of colorful flame appeared in his palm.

He gazed at the Emperor Flame in his palm for a long time, finally letting out a sigh. With a wave of his hand, the Emperor Flame flew towards Lin Ran.

Lin Ran gently lifted his palm, and the Emperor Flame floated on it before suddenly merging into Lin Ran's body!

Lin Ran's body trembled as he felt an extremely strange and terrifying energy surge within him. Just as he was about to ask something, the illusory image of the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe in front of him faded away like a dream, until it completely disappeared...

(End of this chapter)