Battle Through the Heavens: Starting with Cao Ying as an apprentice

Even when the black flames were engulfing everyone, they deliberately avoided the two of them.

He was terrified that these two might have some hidden tricks left by Su Baichen!

So I always had to keep an eye on the two of them, and as a result, I was just focused on dealing with the remnant soul of the Medicine Emperor and didn't notice them for a moment.

Just then, Hun Xuzi started causing trouble!

Then, his worst fear came true!

Just as Hun Xuzi's hand was about to touch Cao Ying's robe—

"Zheng—!"

A clear, melodious sword aura, as sharp as a dragon's roar yet sharp enough to sever the soul, burst forth from Cao Ying's body without warning!

It slashed out with an indifferent and awe-inspiring air!

The wild joy on Hun Xuzi's face froze instantly, turning into boundless horror.

But the sword energy was very fortunate to strike the ancient jade pendant on his chest.

"Pfft—!"

Even with the Tuoshe Ancient Jade blocking his way, Hun Xuzi was still sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, his blood splattering across the sky, his aura instantly weakening to the extreme.

However, after severely injuring Hun Xuzi, the silver-white sword energy did not weaken in the slightest. It continued along its original trajectory, tearing through space and rushing forward with an unstoppable force!

And that direction, without deviation, was precisely where the Void Devouring Flame and the remnant soul of the Medicine Emperor were located!

"Not good!" Void Devouring Flame was terrified. The sword energy made him feel the danger, and he wanted to turn around to defend himself.

"Hahaha! Too late! Void Devouring Flame, come with me on my way!" The remnant soul of the Medicine Emperor burst into a hearty laugh. Instead of retreating, he ignited the last of his power, turning it into the most resilient restraint, which clung to the Void Devouring Flame like a bone-deep infection, making it impossible for him to defend against!

"Madman! You madman! You'll be destroyed too!" Void Devouring Flame was shocked and furious, cursing wildly. Its black flames surged wildly, but it was difficult to break free from this suicidal restraint.

"I was destined to vanish into nothingness, but to be able to take you, this strange fire, with me is worth it!" The remnant soul of the Medicine Emperor's voice was filled with relief and pleasure.

The next moment—

"BOOM—!!!"

The silvery-white sword light, without any fancy moves, slashed into the center of the strange black flames that were expanding and contracting.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a deep, muffled roar that seemed to originate from the depths of the soul.

"BOOM—!!!"

Another loud bang, this time from outside.

The Medicine Clan's protective formation has collapsed!

The great formation shattered like glass struck by a heavy hammer, turning into countless points of light that vanished completely.

Chapter 390 Hun Xuzi runs away!

Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

Everyone stood frozen in place, their faces filled with astonishment and bewilderment.

That supreme sword light came too fast and went too fast, leaving only a dazzling afterimage in sight and the eerie black flames in the sky that had thinned considerably.

Yao Dan was the first to regain his senses. The Yao Clan Chief suddenly looked up, his pupils shrinking – the strange black flames in the sky had only faded, but had not completely dissipated; instead, they were slowly reforming.

"Oh no, Void Devouring Flame isn't dead!"

He practically roared, his voice piercing the deathly silence of the Medicine Realm: "Elders, listen to my command! Join forces to attack the spatial barrier! We must tear a breach and break through!"

The remnants of the Medicine Clan awoke as if from a dream.

The dozen or so surviving elders quickly gathered together, their battle qi erupting from their bodies, a dazzling torrent of various colors of light crashing wildly against the spatial barrier that enveloped the Medicine Realm.

In an instant, ripples surged wildly on the surface of the barrier, emitting a crisp "crack" sound as it struggled to withstand the pressure.

The Soul Clan experts tried to stop them, but Soul Void Prince was unconscious and Void Devouring Flame was unaware of the situation. With both of their key figures paralyzed, the entire Soul Clan camp fell apart.

Several Soul Clan Battle Saints attempted to organize a defense, but due to a lack of unified command, there were loopholes everywhere.

"Boom—!"

The barrier was finally torn open by the intense attack, leaving a crack about ten feet wide.

"Run!"

Someone shouted, and the instinct for survival instantly overwhelmed everyone.

The remnants of the Medicine Clan, the lucky surviving guests, and even some less seriously injured Soul Clan vassals all surged toward the crack like a tide.

Some people helped the wounded, some dragged their companions' bodies, and some even bumped into people around them in order to get ahead.

"Little Fairy Doctor, how is Cao Ying? Can she still walk?"

Yao Chen, with Xiao Yan in a few flashes, arrived beside Little Fairy Doctor, speaking rapidly.

He looked at Cao Ying on the back of Little Fairy Doctor. The girl's face was as pale as paper, her eyes were closed, and her breathing was so weak that it was almost imperceptible.

"It's just that my fighting spirit is depleted, but my fundamental essence hasn't been damaged," Little Fairy Doctor said after a quick examination, but her brows were furrowed.

"But the sword energy left behind by my master... is completely different from the previous one."

She looked up at the sky, where a faint sword intent still lingered: "This sword energy has its own spirit. In the instant it erupted, it drained all of Cao Ying and Xiao Bai's fighting spirit. But if it weren't for that, it would have been impossible to harm Void Devouring Flame in the slightest."

Yao Chen nodded solemnly. He could naturally see that the power of that sword strike had clearly reached the level of a nine-star Dou Sheng.

This kind of power is simply beyond Cao Ying's current ability to withstand.

The only explanation is that the sword energy itself suppressed its power to the limit that Cao Ying's body could withstand, and then barely unleashed that earth-shattering attack by absorbing all the fighting energy in her and Xiao Bai's bodies.

"Master, Sister Xian, what are you still discussing about sword energy for?!" Xiao Yan was sweating profusely as he pointed at the slowly receding black flames in the sky.

"If we don't run now, we'll all be done for once that thing recovers!"

Little Fairy Doctor and Yao Chen exchanged a glance, both seeing determination in each other's eyes.

"go!"

Little Fairy Doctor lifted Cao Ying onto her back, while Yao Chen grabbed Xiao Yan by the back of his collar. The three of them transformed into two streaks of light, mingling with the fleeing crowd as they rushed toward the gap in the barrier.

(Xiao Yan: Master, why am I the one being carried? I want to be carried too!)

(Yao Chen: Enough with the nonsense, or I'll throw you back!)

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After Little Fairy Doctor, Yao Chen, and the others escaped the barrier with the last group of survivors, only the Soul Clan remained in the shattered Medicine Realm.

They did not give chase; instead, they all stood still, looking up at the thin black flame in the sky, their faces filled with unease.

After a while, a Soul Clan Battle Saint arrived in front of a corpse and threw it into the black flames in the air.

The moment the corpse touched the black flames, it hissed and turned into wisps of smoke, completely swallowed up.

This seems to be a signal.

The remaining Soul Clan powerhouses began to take action.

They threw everything on the battlefield that could be devoured—the corpses of the strong, broken weapons, scattered pills, even shattered herbs—into the black flames.

A chilling hissing sound echoed throughout the pharmaceutical industry; it was the final lament of matter being devoured by black flames.

The black flames slowly recovered as they devoured the surroundings, their color gradually deepening from a thin gray-black.

This bizarre "sacrifice" lasted for a full half day.

After everything present was engulfed by the black flames, the flames finally reacted violently.

It began to shrink violently, rapidly shrinking from a size that covered half the sky, its color growing darker and darker, until it finally transformed into a pitch-black fireball about ten feet in size.

On the surface of the fireball, a blurry human face slowly emerged, followed by a torso, limbs...

The Void Devouring Flame reformed into a humanoid form.

But his face was terribly gloomy at this moment, and black flames surged around him, emanating a suffocating killing intent.

Those eyes, made entirely of flames, swept over the trembling Soul Clan members below, and everyone whose gaze touched felt their souls being burned.

"Where is that bastard Hun Xuzi?"

The voice was icy cold, each word sounding as if squeezed out from the deepest hell.

The powerful members of the Soul Clan present remained silent, none daring to utter a sound.

Everyone knows that Void Devouring Flame suffered a great loss this time.

Entangled by the remnant soul of the Medicine Emperor, he withstood the sword energy with his most vulnerable physical body.

As a different kind of fire, compared to the three aspects of battle qi, soul power, and laws, the physical body is precisely its greatest weakness.

If Cao Ying hadn't lacked the fighting spirit to unleash the full power of that sword energy, Void Devouring Flame might have even had to crush the jade tablet connecting it to the Soul Emperor to clean up this mess.

"Reporting to...Reporting to Lord Void Devouring Flame!" A Soul Clan Battle Saint stepped forward, his voice trembling violently.

"After Lord Hunxuzi woke up, he took the Tuoshe Ancient Jade from the Medicine Clan, and then... he directly tore through space to return to his clan..."

The atmosphere became even more tense after he finished speaking.

There were no fools present; everyone understood that Hun Xuzi knew he had committed a grave error—not only had he failed to annihilate the Medicine Clan as planned, but he had also severely damaged the Void Devouring Flame. Therefore, he hurriedly took the most important spoils of war back to his clan and sought the protection of the clan leader, Hun Tiandi.

Otherwise, given his current state of Void Devouring Flame, he would definitely have slapped Soul Void into ashes to vent his anger.

"Humph!"

Void Devouring Flame let out a cold snort through its teeth, and the black flames around its body suddenly surged, completely devouring the last few scattered pieces of debris.

He surveyed the devastated landscape, his gaze sweeping over the collapsed stone platform, the dried-up river of blood, and the scorched earth, his expression growing even more grim.

He gained very little from this battle.

Most of the energy from the devoured powerful members of the Medicine Clan and the remnant souls of the Medicine Emperor was used to repair the damage caused by that sword energy.

Not to mention that the remnants of the Medicine Clan escaped with most of their inheritance, and even lost a lot of the Soul Clan's elite troops.

It's like losing both your wife and your army.

"Hui ethnic group".

As the cold voice fell, Void Devouring Flame said no more, reached out and tore through space, transforming into a streak of black flame that was the first to escape into it.