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

The Soul Emperor's heart was in turmoil, and his resentment was almost about to burst through the top of his head.

He had never seen such an incompetent so-called "patriarch".

With his status and strength at the top of the continent, he should have had absolute power over life and death, but he was sidelined and bound by a group of elders who relied on their seniority and had rigid thinking. He was controlled at every turn and lost face. It was simply the biggest joke in the world!

As the head of a clan, possessing unparalleled martial prowess at the late stage of a Nine-Star Dou Sheng, if they dare to disobey, you can simply subdue them with a beating!

One slap isn't enough, so give them ten! Beat them until they submit! Show them what's what, and they'll behave, won't they?

[To let a bunch of old fogies, nearing the end of their lives, ride roughshod over us is a disgrace to all imperial clans!]

To regard someone like you as an enemy of me, the Soul Emperor, is the greatest shame of my life!

At this moment, the Soul Emperor's contempt and anger towards Gu Yuan had reached its peak, even surpassing his fear of Su Baichen and his resentment at defeat.

He would rather face ten Su Baichens than admit that his meticulously crafted plan had been exposed as flawed when compared to a "good-for-nothing".

That pride belonging to an unparalleled hero was trampled and insulted like never before.

He stared at Gu Yuan as if he were looking at an eyesore of a stubborn rock, wishing he could crush it immediately to vent his anger.

Upon that single glance, Gu Yuan involuntarily took a half-step back, feeling a chill that seemed to emanate from his very soul.

Chapter 439 It’s dark under the lamp!

The Soul Emperor remained silent, his knuckles clenched until they turned white, but he ultimately did not speak, only drinking the remaining tea in his cup in one gulp.

The scalding tea went down his throat, but it couldn't extinguish the raging fire in his heart that was about to consume him.

Su Baichen watched quietly, a faint smile playing on her lips.

He knew that at this moment, the Soul Emperor appeared calm, but in reality, magma was churning inside, on the verge of erupting.

"Gu Yuan—! I'll kill you!!!"

The deathly silence was shattered by a hysterical roar!

The Soul Emperor suddenly sprang to his feet, his black hair dancing wildly without wind, and the space around him crumbled inch by inch.

The blood-red Emperor-Slaying Demon Blood Blade reappeared in his palm, carrying an overwhelming killing intent, and transformed into a blood-red lightning bolt that tore through the void, heading straight for Gu Yuan in the distance!

Almost at the same instant, Su Baichen's figure disappeared from the spot, so fast that only a blur remained.

"Not good! The Soul Emperor is trying to escape!" Zhu Kun reacted quickly, his pupils shrinking as he instantly caught the Soul Emperor's trajectory as he took the opportunity to escape into the void, and he warned him sharply.

However, before he could finish speaking, another space had already distorted.

Su Baichen's figure appeared suddenly, like a ghost, blocking the way in front of the Soul Emperor.

He was still smiling, but that smile carried a chilling "nuclear kindness."

"Oh ho, you're leaving already?"

Su Baichen tilted his head, his tone as relaxed as if he were greeting an old friend: "Weren't you just saying you weren't going to run away?"

The Soul Emperor abruptly stopped, staring at Su Baichen blocking his path, a look of disbelief and anger flashing in his eyes: "You...you didn't go to save Gu Yuan?!"

Su Baichen shook his head and chuckled, "Saving people is something my sword can handle. Why should I make the trip myself?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Soul Emperor's expression turned extremely grim, veins bulging on his forehead, and a thought exploded in his mind: [I've been predicted again!]

"Since you won't let me leave..." The Soul Emperor's voice became hoarse and ferocious, and his eyes blazed with a mad rage of mutual destruction.

"Then let's die together!"

He clasped his hands together abruptly, and the vast, boundless source of his fighting spirit within his body burned forth without reservation!

A destructive wave spread wildly from him, causing even the surrounding space to distort and collapse!

"Blood Sacrifice - Emperor Soul Explosion!"

Seeing this, Su Baichen remained expressionless, but a thought flashed through his mind.

Om-!

A massive, ancient and desolate cauldron appeared out of thin air, its body covered with mysterious runes—it was the Heavenly Profound Cauldron!

"Heavenly Profound Cauldron, suppress!"

Rumble!

The Heavenly Profound Cauldron swelled in the wind, bursting forth with countless rays of profound yellow light, like the hand of the heavens, fiercely enveloping and imprisoning the Soul Emperor and that destructive energy within a certain world!

The next moment, blinding light engulfed everything!

The terrifying shockwave crashed wildly within the invisible cage, emitting a muffled, thunderous roar. The earth trembled violently, as if the end of the world had arrived!

If it weren't for the suppression of the Heavenly Profound Cauldron, this attack would have been enough to turn the entire Central Continent into nothingness!

After a long while, the smoke and dust dissipated.

The binding force dissipated, leaving behind only a bottomless crater, charred black, where everything was annihilated.

The figure of the Soul Emperor had vanished without a trace.

"Hoo..." Gu Yuan let out a long breath, and his tense body relaxed slightly.

Zhu Kun also restrained his dragon might, and his expression softened slightly.

Everyone thought that this turmoil would end with the self-destruction and death of the Soul Emperor.

“Son-in-law, then…” Zhu Kun wanted to say something more.

However, Su Baichen interrupted him directly.

"Don't move."

His eyes narrowed, and Zhu Kun immediately realized something was wrong. He swallowed the words he was about to say, and his muscles tensed up again.

Su Baichen's gaze was as sharp as a hawk's, sweeping across the void inch by inch. His powerful soul force spread like a tide, carefully searching for every spatial fluctuation.

Suddenly, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, forming an all-knowing smile, his eyes fixed on the epicenter of the explosion.

"Soul Emperor!"

He spoke loudly, his voice echoing clearly across the desolate ruins.

"I know you're not dead."

"Come out."

These words caused an uproar in the audience.

Gu Yuan's pupils constricted sharply: [They didn't even die from that level of explosion?]

Cai Lin covered her mouth, her beautiful eyes filled with shock: "How is this possible?!"

Everyone stared incredulously at the void that Su Baichen was pointing to.

But there, all was deathly silent.

Su Baichen was not surprised. Instead, he chuckled and said with a hint of sarcasm, "I really didn't expect that the dignified patriarch of the Soul Clan would resort to such petty tricks."

"They shouted about dying together, but then they played a trick on those in the dark."

He took a step forward, his gaze fixed intently on the seemingly empty space: "The so-called 'Emperor Soul Explosion' sounds like a self-destruction of the soul."

"But you didn't self-destruct your soul, did you?"

"You merely destroyed your physical body and hid your soul in the void, waiting for us to let our guard down and leave before launching a counterattack!"

"You're really something, saying one thing and doing another."

As soon as he finished speaking, a violent ripple finally came from that space, clearly indicating that his sore spot had been hit.

"Since you like playing dead so much..." A cold glint flashed in Su Baichen's eyes.

"Then I will grant you true liberation."

hum!

With the Heavenly Profound Sword suddenly in his hand, Su Baichen didn't even make any extra movements, just casually swung it.

A dazzling sword aura tore through the sky, not aimed at the enemy, but at the void space itself!

laugh--!

Space shattered like a mirror, and a nearly transparent soul fell out of the void in a disheveled state, fleeing in panic into the distance!

But no matter how fast he is, how can he outrun the Heavenly Profound Cauldron?

Boom!

The Heavenly Profound Cauldron crashed down, mouth facing downwards, unleashing a terrifying suction force that instantly devoured the soul within!

"No! How could you know?!"

"My plan is flawless!"

The Soul Emperor's soul raged wildly within the Heavenly Profound Cauldron, emitting a mournful roar filled with unbelievable despair.

Su Baichen stood with his hands behind his back, smiling faintly: "Guess?"

There's really no such thing as divine calculation.

However, at the moment when the Soul Emperor self-destructed, he waited for the notification of the killing skill to be triggered.

It's important to understand that self-destruction inevitably injures the self first. If one's soul is truly scattered, the finishing move will definitely be triggered before the self-destruction.

But after waiting for several breaths, the killing signal was not triggered.

The only explanation is that the Soul Emperor never truly destroyed his own soul.

"You bastard! I'll haunt you even in death!"

The Soul Emperor's soul roared within the cauldron, its resentment and venom overflowing.

Upon hearing this, Su Baichen couldn't help but smile: "Now, you're no different from a ghost."

He loosely clenched his fist, and a cluster of purple-gold glazed sky-burning fire rose from his palm.

"And soon, you won't even have the chance to become a ghost."

boom!

Flames surged into the Heavenly Profound Cauldron, instantly transforming its interior into a purgatory!