Battle Through the Heavens: I can solidify the talents of all things

Chapter 92, Yunshan breaks through to the Dou Zong realm; his sword points towards the Yunshan Empire!

Inside a grand hall of the Gama royal family.

"Scorpion Rock — Three Stars Dipper — Demon Poison Spot —"

Jia Xingtian tapped his fingers on the table, his expression growing more somber with each word he uttered.

As a nine-star Dou Huang, he understood the weight of a Dou Zong expert better than anyone else, let alone an old monster who had been immersed in this realm for many years and whose methods were vicious.

"If that's the case, the forces of my Gama Empire on the surface alone would probably be insufficient to contend with them! Moreover, there might be an even more terrifying force lurking behind them."

Jia Xingtian took a deep breath, a resolute glint in his eyes: "We can no longer fight alone."

Relying on the prestige of the newly promoted Nine-Star Dou Huang and the accumulated resources of the royal family, Jia Xingtian acted swiftly.

He personally visited the Alchemist Guild Master Fama, and the two heavyweights of the Gama Empire had a long talk.

Soon, several powerful warriors secretly controlled by the royal family were secretly recalled. The Alchemist Guild also promised to prioritize providing the front lines of the empire with pills for healing, detoxification, and restoring battle qi, and to open up some of its rare medicinal herb reserves.

This undercurrent also affected other families within the empire.

After taking the pills that Xiao Qing had refined as a price to repair their relationship, Nalan Jie's long-standing hidden injuries improved, and his cultivation even made a slight progress.

Nalan Jie personally went to the palace to see Jia Xingtian, adopting a very humble attitude: "Elder Jia, in the past, the Nalan family had some selfish motives and did some foolish things. Now that foreign enemies are at hand, my Nalan family is willing to do everything in its power to serve the royal family, to atone for past mistakes, and to protect the empire's territory."

Seeing this, powerful families like the Mu family also sensed something unusual and began to cautiously align themselves with the royal family, creating an unprecedented sense of unity within the empire.

However, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind keeps on.

The peaceful days didn't last long. Urgent battle reports from the eastern border of the Empire, which borders the Izumo Empire, began to flood into the Imperial Palace and the Mittel family's intelligence network like snowflakes.

"Report! Three outposts outside Black Mountain Fortress were attacked last night. All twenty Grand Battle Masters and one Battle Spirit Captain on duty perished. Their bodies are blackened, suspected to be due to severe poisoning!"

"Luoyan Pass was attacked by a small elite force. The enemy was powerful, with at least two Fighting Kings leading the team. After destroying the pass's defenses, they fled, releasing poisonous fog along the way, causing a large number of soldiers and civilians to be poisoned!"

"Multiple villages along the border were looted, their supplies burned, and the methods were brutal; scorpion-shaped markings were left at the scene!"

Bad news kept coming in, smoke signals rose along the border, and panic began to spread.

The opponent's actions were ruthless and precise, targeting weak points in defense and making extensive use of poison techniques—a common tactic employed by the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect.

"Revenge, this is naked revenge! They're retaliating against us for killing their people!"

Jia Xingtian slammed a battle report heavily on the table, his face turning ashen.

Nalan Jie stood to the side, his gaze sweeping over the horrific scenes described in the battle report. His eyes grew cold as he said, "Elder Jia, we can no longer afford to be on the defensive!"

"The enemy is using this harassment tactic to keep us on the run and deplete our morale and strength! We must take the initiative to strike and crush their arrogance, and let the soldiers and civilians on the border know that the empire has not abandoned them."

Jia Xingtian understood this principle perfectly well, but his concerns ran deeper: "Mobilizing a large army could easily trigger a national war. We are not fully prepared yet, and the enemy has a Dou Zong level expert in charge. If—"

Just then, a vast and powerful pressure suddenly rose into the sky from the direction of Yunlan Mountain outside Jiama Holy City without warning!

In an instant, the wind and clouds changed color, and the energy of heaven and earth fluctuated violently, converging towards Yunlan Mountain like a tide, forming a visible energy vortex that lasted for nearly a quarter of an hour before slowly subsiding.

The pressure was so strong that it far surpassed that of a Dou Huang, enveloping the entire Holy City and causing countless people to feel their hearts tremble.

"This is... the aura of a Dou Zong!"

Jia Xingtian suddenly stood up, his face filled with shock and confusion. He never expected that this rival, who was both friend and foe, would become a Dou Zong powerhouse before him!

"Yunshan—he succeeded!"

The news was quickly confirmed.

Yunshan, the current sect leader of Yunlan Sect, successfully refined the Breakthrough Pill, breaking through the shackles and officially advancing to the Dou Zong realm!

The Jia Ma Empire has welcomed its own Dou Zong powerhouse!

The entire holy city of Gama was in an uproar, with cheers and discussions resounding through the sky.

The Yunlan Sect's prestige reached its peak at this moment.

To the surprise of many, Yun Shan, who had broken through to the Dou Zong realm and whose status was already extraordinary, received a message from Jia Xingtian through a special channel shortly after he came out of seclusion, regarding the border situation and the threat posed by the Wan Xie Sect.

Yunshan did not adopt a condescending attitude; instead, it quickly gave a clear response.

In the main hall of the Yunlan Sect, Yunshan received the envoy representing the royal family. His voice was calm yet carried an undeniable power: "Reply to Jiaxingtian, the Yunlan Sect is rooted in the Jiama Empire. The Wanxie Sect harbors wolfish ambitions and has invaded our territory. The Yunlan Sect will never sit idly by! Now that our sect has emerged from seclusion, we will naturally protect the peace of the empire."

In his words, Yunshan credited Xiao Qing for refining the Breakthrough Pill to the entire empire, thus fulfilling his gratitude while also demonstrating the Yunlan Sect's stance.

Yunshan's clear statement acted like a shot in the arm, instantly stabilizing the morale that had been somewhat shaken by the bad news from the border, and also significantly boosting the high-end combat power of the Gama Empire.

The existence of a Dou Zong powerhouse carries a completely different significance.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Jia Xingtian no longer hesitated and, in the name of the royal family, convened a top-secret meeting in a secret chamber of the palace with the current core high-ranking officials of the empire.

The newly promoted Dou Zong, Yun Shan, also attended in person, and his presence made the atmosphere of the entire meeting much more solemn.

Jia Xingtian first reported on the grim situation at the border and the Yunshan Sect Master's stance, then said in a deep voice, "The Wanxie Sect has gone too far. If we do not retaliate, where will the Empire's prestige be? Where will the morale of the army and the people be? The reason I have gathered you all here today is to discuss a plan: how to fight, and to what extent?"

Yunshan sat upright in his high position, his eyes flashing with a sharp light as he opened and closed them. He said calmly, "I also want to meet that old poisoner, Xie Biyan! However, it is not the time for us to directly enter the fray. Let's first send an elite team to the border to find out the enemy's strengths and weaknesses, especially their methods of using poison and the number of their experts."

"Secondly, we should seize the opportunity to strike them hard and extinguish their arrogance! The scale should not be too large, but it should be elite enough, and the operation should be flexible."

"What Sect Master Yunshan said is absolutely right." Jia Xingtian nodded in agreement.

The meeting thus concluded with a conversation between Jia Xingtian and Yunshan.

Headquarters of Mittel Auction House.

Xiao Qing gazed out the window into the distance and calmly said, "I will travel to the Izumo Empire to investigate!"

He is not only a six-star Dou Wang with combat abilities far exceeding those of his peers, but also virtually immune to highly poisonous substances due to the [Law of Fire]. Furthermore, Xiao Qing possesses a different kind of fire, which greatly counters poison-attribute Dou Qi.

Hai Bodong frowned, somewhat worried: "Xiao Qing, the borders of the Chuyun Empire are extremely dangerous, and the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect's methods are unpredictable. You..."

Xiao Qing smiled slightly, but his eyes were sharp as knives. He said, "It is precisely because of the danger that I must go! My sword needs to be sharpened by drinking blood; my cultivation also needs to be honed between life and death! Moreover—"

He paused, then continued, "Some intelligence can only be verified by experiencing it firsthand!"

Xiao Qing was referring to clues about the location of the Soul Palace Protector.

He felt uneasy if he didn't get rid of these stinking rats, the protectors of the Soul Palace, since the Xiao family was rooted in the Jia Ma Empire.

Xiao Qing didn't want to see the day he returned to the Xiao family and find that the family had been almost wiped out, just like in the original story.

There is also the need to prepare the necessary "resources" for Little Fairy Doctor's future cultivation.

Although the Izumo Empire is indeed the best place to cultivate the Calamity Poison Body, Xiao Qing would not let Little Fairy Doctor go to the Izumo Empire, a chaotic place where poison masters are prevalent.

Xiao Qing has the elixir and high-level poisons he needs, so why can't he cultivate his own calamity poison body?

After this trip, it's time to go back to the Monster Mountain Range to see her.

Xiao Qing thought to himself.

Seeing that he was determined and had a good reason, Hai Bodong and Mittel Tengshan exchanged a glance and finally reluctantly agreed.

Xiao Qing stroked the Heavenly Emperor Sword, which had just been formed and contained a terrifying aura, in his storage ring, and a slight sense of anticipation rose in his heart.

He is no longer weak; he possesses strength comparable to a Dou Zong and is already a dominant force in the Northwest Continent.

The Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect of the Izumo Empire will be the best whetstone for Xiao Qing to test his skills, and also his first step in facing the potential storm.

Xiao Qing knew that this trip was not just about dealing with the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect; deeper waters might be waiting for him in that unknown land shrouded in poisonous fog.