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

The Soul Emperor was immediately overwhelmed and began to show signs of defeat. His imperial robes had been torn in several places during the fierce battle.

[Damn it! That old dog, Void Devouring Flame!]

The Soul Emperor roared madly in his heart, the energy of the Emperor-grade embryonic pill in his body was like a wild horse, almost bursting his body which had not yet fully adapted to the power.

We can't delay any longer; we must find a place to refine it immediately!

With a fierce glint in his eyes, the Soul Emperor forcefully extracted a wisp of the primordial power of the Emperor-grade embryonic core.

At this moment, the fluctuations around him suddenly surged to a level that made both Zhu Kun and Xu Wu Tun Yan feel a chill.

"boom!"

A terrifying wave, far exceeding any previous one, swept across the surrounding area.

Zhu Kun was prepared and dodged away.

Meanwhile, Void Devouring Flame feigned defeat, only to be struck hard by the aftershock and slammed heavily against a distant stone wall, flames scattering everywhere, its fate unknown.

Without even glancing at him, the Soul Emperor transformed into a streak of light and rushed straight out of the cave, looking utterly disheveled.

Zhu Kun steadied himself and hesitated for a moment.

At that moment, a familiar voice quietly entered his ears, a soft laugh carrying an undeniable certainty:

Father-in-law, don't worry, he can't take that thing away.

It's that guy's voice!

Without further hesitation, Zhu Kun roared and transformed into his true form, his massive dragon body racing after the direction where the Soul Emperor had disappeared.

After they all left, the Void Devouring Flame, which had been lying on the ground "severely injured," suddenly moved.

He slowly rose to his feet, brushed off non-existent dust, surveyed the empty and silent hall, and suddenly let out a twisted and maniacal laugh:

"Hahaha...They're all gone! They're finally all gone!"

Laughter echoed through the ancient emperor's cave, filled with greed and triumph.

He walked step by step toward the towering statue of Tuoshegudi, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly, and black flames spread along his path.

"What Emperor-grade embryonic pill, what Soul Emperor, what Candle Kun..."

The Void Devouring Flame raised its head, its burning, almost crazed gaze fixed on the towering statue, especially on the center of its brow—

There was a flame mark there, which seemed to move, like a spark containing all the mysteries of flame since the beginning of time, burning quietly.

"The greatest opportunity in this ancient emperor's cave is ultimately mine!"

He opened his arms as if he had already touched the highest realm.

The greatest opportunity in the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Cave was not the hundreds of Heaven-Rank Battle Techniques, nor the twenty kinds of Strange Flames in the Strange Flame Plaza, nor the Emperor-Rank Embryo Pill.

Rather, it is that seemingly ordinary ancient emperor statue that actually contains the legacy of the ancient emperor Tuoshe.

The legacy of Tuoshegudi is his true goal in planning for eternity.

Everything that just happened—seizing the Emperor-grade embryonic pill, betraying the Soul Emperor, and suffering severe injuries—was all an act.

Once everyone leaves, he will be able to receive the ancient emperor's legacy without any problems.

Once he receives the inheritance, he will become Emperor Yan and rule over all fires!

By then, who can stop him?

However, what he didn't know was that a white light was rapidly approaching from inside the cave passage, a white light that would bring the Void Devouring Flame and the Ancient Emperor's inheritance to within a single step.

At the same time, Jin Xueer and Gu Yuan also arrived outside the Ancient Emperor's Cave.

Chapter 434 Su Baichen: Come out, Cao Ying!

Inside the long passageway of the ancient emperor's cave.

A massive dragon shadow was chasing a dark shadow.

These two are none other than Zhu Kun and Hun Tiandi, who are constantly chasing each other.

The ten-thousand-foot-long dragon shadow that Zhu Kun transformed into relentlessly pursued from behind, each swing unleashing a violent shockwave, but the figure fleeing ahead was always just a fraction faster.

At this moment, the Soul Emperor was surrounded by the pressure of a half-emperor. Although it was not yet stable, it had already touched the threshold of the spatial rules.

Although he was unable to tear through the void and teleport due to the spatial restrictions within the cave, Zhu Kun found it difficult to catch up in terms of pure speed.

"Damn it!" Zhu Kun cursed under his breath, helplessly watching as the distance remained unclosed.

Just then, a blinding white light, like a meteor, shot out from the front of the passage without warning, heading straight for the two of them.

"Humph!"

Seeing this, the Soul Emperor sneered inwardly.

[What a joke! I am the only demigod in this world. How dare a mere ant block my path?]

He didn't even slow down, casually slapping out a palm with terrifying power enough to shatter stars, aiming to reduce the white light to dust.

However, the next moment, his smile froze on his face.

The speed of that white light suddenly increased again in a strange way. Just as the Soul Emperor's palm wind was about to hit his body, a slender and powerful hand emerged from the white light. The movement was extremely simple—not a head-on collision, but a resounding slap.

"Snapped!"

The crisp sound of a slap echoed through the corridor.

The Soul Emperor was sent flying like a stone thrown by a catapult, crashing hard into the cave wall and creating a huge, human-shaped crater in the otherwise solid wall.

[Where did this idiot come from, daring to block my way!]

[I don't want to live anymore!]

If you delay my important business, I'll beat the shit out of you.

The figure in the white light seemed to mutter a few words, then without pausing, transformed into a streak of light and sped straight towards the main hall deep inside.

In the deep pit, the Soul Emperor's head was buzzing, and half of his cheek was burning with pain.

He touched his face blankly, his heart filled with absurdity and shock.

My current level seems to be... that of a half-Emperor?

Why does he seem so weak?

[Someone just popped up out of nowhere and slapped me away?]

Before he could recover from this self-doubt, two more streaks of light shot towards him from the end of the passage; it was Gu Yuan and Jin Xue'er.

Jin Xue'er glanced around and saw the disheveled Soul Emperor and the pursuing Zhu Kun, but she did not stop. She turned around and flew towards the main hall like a startled swan, clearly not interested in this place.

However, Gu Yuan is different.

When he saw the miserable state of the Soul Emperor, the hatred that had been building up for days seemed to find an outlet, and it erupted like a volcano.

If it weren't for his strength, he would have loved to tear the Soul Emperor apart and skin him alive right now.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Kun's dragon eyes flashed with a sharp light.

[Ha, it's that idiot Gu Yuan, I have to fool him!]

Otherwise, the Soul Emperor would have escaped!

Thinking of this, Zhu Kun circulated his battle qi and immediately shouted at the top of his lungs, "Gu Yuan! Don't let that Soul Emperor get away!"

"He swallowed a nascent Emperor-grade pill, but he didn't have time to refine it. He's in extremely poor condition now, and his strength is only slightly stronger than ours!"

"As long as you and I join forces to hold him off, it won't be long before the violent energy of the Emperor-grade embryonic pill bursts him apart!"

These words, though half true and half false, precisely struck Gu Yuan's sore spot.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuan's eyes flashed with a fierce light. Without saying a word, the Ancient Emperor Shattering Heaven Finger, containing terrifying battle qi, instantly condensed and, with the power to destroy the world, slammed towards the Soul Emperor who had just climbed out of the pit.

"Soul Emperor, prepare to die!"

The Soul Emperor, who had just crawled out, was terrified upon seeing this scene.

[Oh no, it's that idiot Gu Yuan!]

……

Meanwhile, inside the main hall of the cave.

The Void Devouring Flame had arrived before the majestic statue of Emperor Tuoshe.

He took a deep breath, condensed a wisp of pure battle qi at his fingertips, and thrust it fiercely into the leaping flame pattern on the statue's brow.

"Buzz!"

The statue trembled violently, and then a dazzling beam of light burst forth from between its eyebrows, sweeping across the hall like a searchlight.

This is a scan of the inheritance process, an initial assessment of the inheritor's qualifications.

As Void Devouring Flame watched this scene, the joy in his heart almost burst out of his chest.

【O Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, the legacy you left behind will ultimately fall into the hands of me, the Void Devouring Flame!】

[Hahaha! From this day forward, I am the new Emperor Yan!]

Just as the Void Devouring Flame opened its arms, preparing to receive the baptism of the inherited light, a powerful roar, even tinged with excitement, came from the entrance of the hall:

"It's you I've chosen, Cao Ying!"

"Carrying my expectations, I will inherit the legacy!"

Before the words were finished, a figure was thrown out by a tremendous force, heading straight for the beam of light that was scanning the inheritance.

Cao Ying was the one who was thrown out, while Su Baichen was at the door!

History often repeats itself in surprising ways, yet sometimes it takes a turn for the worse.

Last time in the Demon Flame Space, Cao Ying reversed the Heavenly Gang and threw Su Baichen out to resist the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.

This time, in the ancient emperor's cave, Su Baichen used Cao Ying's own methods against her, throwing her out to compete for the inheritance!

"Ah—! Master, I'm not finished with you!!!"

Cao Ying's shrill scream pierced the hall as her body arced through the air, crashing precisely into the pillar of inheritance light.

"Buzz!"