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

The hall fell silent for a moment.

Yao Tian surveyed his surroundings, his gaze sharp as lightning: "Our elders are trapped. What should we, as their juniors, do now? Come up with a plan!"

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell into a deathly silence.

How to do?

Go rescue them?

That's the Gate of Deathly Silence. Even a high-level Battle Saint like the clan leader couldn't cross the river in his mud. For them, going there would be nothing more than delivering food to the enemy.

Not going? Those are the pillars of each tribe. If they were to perish there, the three major tribes would be rendered meaningless.

In this oppressive and suffocating moment, a prodigy of the Yan Clan mustered his courage and suggested, "How about... we go find Clan Chief Gu Yuan? He is a late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng expert; perhaps he can find a way to break through the Gate of Deathly Silence!"

The voice just fell.

The air in the entire hall seemed to freeze for a moment.

Immediately afterwards, countless cold gazes focused on that prodigy, filled with disbelief and utter absurdity.

The members of the Medicine Clan all turned to look at the Yan Clan members beside them, their faces filled with speechlessness and disdain—this is the prodigy chosen by your Yan Clan?

Looking for Gu Yuan?

Have you lost your mind?!

I still got kicked by a donkey!

How could someone say something like that!

In the Dou Qi Continent, everyone knows that Gu Yuan is a cunning old fox who always likes to stab people in the back. Going to him for help now? He might just lose the rest of his fortune!

The Yan Clan members were utterly ashamed and furious. They covered their faces in perfect unison and moved away from the clansman who had spoken, demonstrating with their actions that they absolutely did not know this fool!

Huo Xuan was so angry he almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He waved his hand and gritted his teeth, saying, "Your suggestion is very good, but in the future... never give me another suggestion!"

After saying that, he waved for the guards to drag the unlucky guy out. It was too damn embarrassing!

However, before everyone could recover from the awkward atmosphere, another clear female voice rang out from a corner of the hall:

"Actually, his method isn't entirely ineffective."

Everyone was taken aback and looked in the direction of the sound.

It turned out to be the Heavenly Beauty of the Medicine Clan—Medicine Spirit!

Upon seeing this, the Yan Clan members also looked up at the Medicine Clan members in unison, their eyes filled with mockery: Oh, so not all of you Medicine Clan members are smart?

The members of the Medicine Clan changed their expressions and skillfully covered their faces, quickly distancing themselves from the Medicine Spirit. Their movements were so synchronized that it was truly astonishing.

Yao Tian was also completely bewildered. He understood the look in the eyes of the Yan Clan members, and his face immediately turned red. He covered his face as well and raised his hand, wanting to have Yao Ling dragged away as well.

"and many more!"

Yao Ling remained calm and composed, and amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, slowly uttered the second half of her sentence.

"I'm not talking about Gu Yuan, but rather—Su Baichen, Mr. Su!"

The mocking expressions on the faces of the Yan Clan members froze instantly, and they fell into deep thought.

The members of the Medicine Clan nodded in agreement, their eyes filled with undisguised approval.

Su Baichen!

That mysterious powerhouse who turned the tide in the war that wiped out the Medicine Clan with just a wisp of sword energy left in Cao Ying's body!

That man who allied with the Ancient Dragon Island of the Void, a man even the Dragon Emperor Zi Yan praised highly!

More importantly, there's that news that recently shook the entire Central Plains—

The Lei Clan was attacked by the Soul Clan, and the young clan leader Lei Dong led most of the prodigies to flee to the White Dust Realm for refuge.

Lei Ying, the chieftain of the Lei Clan, and most of the high-ranking members were captured!

If it were any other force, they would probably have seized the opportunity to take the Tuoshe Ancient Jade, or even annexed the remnants of the Lei Clan.

But what did Bai Chenjie do?

Lady Cailin, the matriarch of the White Dust Realm, made a shocking decision: she was willing to exchange the Tuoshe Ancient Jade in the hands of the Thunder Clan for the lives of the Thunder Clan prisoners of war!

This move was absolutely earth-shattering!

In this dog-eat-dog, treacherous Dou Qi Continent, someone is actually willing to use the crucial Tuoshe Ancient Jade to exchange for the life of an ally.

This is an extreme irony for some people who betray their sworn brothers!

"I think it's feasible!" Yao Tian suddenly lowered his hand from his face, his eyes resolute.

"The White Dust Realm has an excellent reputation, and Lady Cailin is kind-hearted and benevolent; she is by no means the kind of person who would betray their word!"

“That’s right!” Yao Ling echoed, “Going to the White Dust Realm to beg Mr. Su to save our elders’ lives is the only way out right now!”

Upon hearing this, the geniuses from various races below had their previously lifeless eyes rekindle with hope and began to discuss among themselves.

"That's right! Mr. Su is very capable; perhaps he really does have a solution!"

"It's better than going to die by going to find that old fox Gu Yuan!"

"Go to the White Dust Realm!"

Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi exchanged a glance, both seeing a resolute look in each other's eyes.

Huo Xuan took a deep breath, no longer hesitating, and said loudly, "Alright! In that case, let's set off immediately for the White Dust Realm to seek help!"

The next moment, streaks of light shot into the sky, tearing through the scorching sky of the Flame Realm and hurtling towards the White Dust Realm.

Chapter 419 Breakthrough to Half-Emperor!

Within the Void Thunder Pool, the purple-gold plasma that had surged for billions of years, like a boiling, raging sea, suddenly fell into an eerie stillness.

Immediately afterwards, all the lightning bolts collapsed inwards, and the originally vast and boundless sea of ​​lightning was transformed into a lightning pool only a hundred meters in size.

A terrifying suction force burst forth from it, so strong that even light could not escape.

Su Baichen stood at the center of the destruction, his clothes fluttering and his long hair dancing wildly.

His eyes were closed, his pores were open, and every inch of his skin shone with a cold, hard luster like divine gold.

With a thought, the Heavenly Pearl leaped out from between his brows and hung high in the sky.

Om-!

The Heavenly Profound Pearl did not emit any light; instead, it resembled a slumbering beast that had been sleeping for countless ages, opening its invisible maw.

The thunderous essence accumulated in the Void Thunder Pool over thousands of years, along with the fragments of the laws of that space, were swallowed up like rivers flowing into the sea.

In the blink of an eye, the perilous place that made even the mighty Battle Saints tremble with fear, and where the slightest carelessness could lead to annihilation of body and soul, completely vanished from this world.

As the lightning dissipated, Su Baichen's tall and imposing figure was revealed.

Outside, the two beautiful figures were already staring in disbelief.

"Mother!" Zi Yan's voice was choked with sobs as she gripped Jiang Mingyue's sleeve tightly with her little hands, her knuckles turning white.

"What's going on?! Why is the Thunder Pool gone? Did it collapse? What if Boss Su... what if something happened to him?!"

Her eyes instantly reddened, and she was about to rush into the still unstable spatial turbulence without a second thought.

Jiang Mingyue, standing to the side, also had her eyebrows furrowed, her usually composed eyes filled with shock and bewilderment.

She was well-informed and had read countless ancient books, but she had never heard of anyone being able to "eat" such a treasure as the Void Thunder Pool.

"Don't be impulsive!" Jiang Mingyue grabbed her daughter and said in a deep voice, "That space is extremely unstable. The Thunder Pool... probably doesn't exist anymore."

"It doesn't exist anymore?" Zi Yan's mind went blank, and she panicked.

Just as the mother and daughter were talking, an unprecedentedly terrifying aura suddenly erupted in that deathly silent space!

Su Baichen opened his eyes.

The moment he opened his eyes, it seemed as if two chaotic bolts of lightning flashed across the depths of his pupils.

The Heavenly Profound Pearl had disappeared back into the body and began to frantically feed back the immense energy it had devoured.

That power was too domineering, washing over his limbs and bones, and even shaking the very essence of his soul.

Click!

It was as if some kind of constraint had shattered at that moment.

Su Baichen took a step forward.

With just one step, dark clouds gathered over the entire Ancient Dragon Island, and thunder rumbled, as if even the laws of heaven and earth were afraid of this newborn power.

Half-Emperor!

He's only half a step away from the legendary Dou Di level!

That kind of pressure was no longer an accumulation of energy at the level of a Dou Sheng (Battle Saint), but a crushing force at the level of life itself, a control and disregard for the rules of heaven and earth.

Even though Jiang Mingyue had recovered her cultivation to the late stage of the Eight-Star Dou Sheng realm, she still felt a shiver from the depths of her soul under this oppressive aura.

[The Chosen One!]

This guy truly is the chosen one of this generation!

Jiang Mingyue's heart was in turmoil, and her gaze towards Su Baichen completely changed.

In this era where Battle Emperors have become extinct, Half-Emperors are the symbol of invincibility!

"Boss Su!"

Zi Yan, however, did not have much time to notice Su Baichen's changes.

In her eyes, there was only the figure who walked out unharmed.

All her worries turned into overwhelming joy at the moment of her return. Like a small purple cannonball, she instantly tore through the distance and crashed hard into Su Baichen's arms.

This time, she hugged him very tightly, her hands gripping his waist tightly, and her legs unconsciously wrapping around his waist, clinging to him like an octopus, as if afraid that he would disappear again if she let go.

Su Baichen staggered slightly, then laughed helplessly, "Ouch, you little brat, are you trying to break me apart or strangle me?"

"Who told you to scare me!" Zi Yan buried her face in the crook of his neck, her voice muffled and tinged with aggrieved sobs.

"The Thunder Pool suddenly disappeared. I thought you had been struck by lightning and turned to ashes..." At this point, her nose tingled, and she really started sobbing.