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Boom! Boom!
Blood-red sword qi slashed through the air as terrifying waves of destruction erupted across the sky like a tide, blanketing the heavens. The sheer force was as if it intended to annihilate the entire world.
"You brat, if you want to defeat me, you're far from qualified. Give me your life!" The Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill's expression was ice-cold. With a flip of his palm, a rich Pill Fragrance suddenly surged through the air.
"Don't inhale the fragrance!" The moment Qian Renhan caught a whiff of the strange scent, his expression drastically changed. Under the influence of the scent, it felt as though the Dou Qi in his body was about to ignite. He immediately shouted in alarm.
Upon hearing his warning, the others quickly held their breath. Fortunately, the Pill Fragrance wasn't aimed at them, so after a brief agitation, the Dou Qi in their bodies gradually calmed down.
"Emperor Pill Palm!"
"Yellow Spring Heavenly Rage!"
Qian Renhan roared, his soundwave colliding with four energy orbs—each the size of a human head—shot from the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill's palm. The entire sky turned to fire, and the plains within the Ancient Emperor's cave mansion split open, forming a massive abyss.
Feeling the terrifying impact of the energy, shock flickered in the eyes of Zhukun and the others. The strength of the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill was enough to fight four late-stage Nine-Star Dou Saints simultaneously. Hun Tiandi and Gu Yuan's expressions darkened. They couldn't understand why Qian Renhan hadn't attacked them earlier. Given his current strength, he should've been capable of killing them.
"Hun Tiandi, Gu Yuan—our last battle was unsatisfying. This time, let's go all out."
Zhukun's entire body erupted with golden-purple light, transforming into his true form—a dragon tens of thousands of meters long. With his wings spread wide, he charged toward Hun Tiandi and Gu Yuan. Because both were still injured, Zhukun was able to fight them to a standstill by himself.
"The Ancient Emperor's Legacy! The Ancient Emperor's Legacy!"
Due to the soul restrictions in the cave mansion, even an Emperor-level soul perception could only scan a thousand meters. Taking advantage of this, Void Swallowing Flame stealthily approached the jade statue of the Ancient Emperor. His eyes burned with desire. After centuries of preparation and enduring thousands of years of humiliation, he, Void Swallowing Flame, finally had the chance to become an Emperor Flame.
Void Swallowing Flame slowly rose into the air, hovering before the statue's chest. He then transformed into a beam of fire, shooting into the statue's heart and disappearing from view.
In the sky, Qian Renhan's Asura Sword clashed with the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill's palm. As their terrifying Dou Qi rippled through the air, Qian Renhan's storage ring lit up again, and several soul bodies were flung out.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The soul bodies exploded, releasing a dark mist. Through the fog burst massive fist imprints, tearing through the haze.
"Emperor Pill Fist!"
"Slash!"
Qian Renhan summoned a giant sword a thousand meters long and slashed at the enormous fist imprint. Cracks began to appear across the blade from the impact.
"Ancient Emperor's Shattering Nirvana Finger!"
Qian Renhan gathered energy into one finger and struck the massive fist. A powerful energy ripple exploded outward, destroying several clusters of Heavenly Flames atop the Heavenly Pillars.
"Hahaha! Brat, I'm a being who can ascend to Dou Emperor automatically just by absorbing enough Dou Qi from heaven and earth. I'm even stronger than the Half-Emperors of this continent. And you think you can beat me?"
The Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill walked out from the black mist, completely unscathed. With his Great Perfection Heavenly Realm Soul and being a peerless medicinal treasure himself, the destructive energy from the self-detonation of One- to Three-Star Dou Saints was simply not enough to harm him.
"Is that so?"
Qian Renhan's ring lit up once more, releasing over a dozen soul bodies. Most were at the late-stage Heavenly Realm, with three at the Great Perfection level. These were Qian Renhan's last reserves.
The soul bodies formed a pincer attack around the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill under Qian Renhan's command. The pill laughed disdainfully, saying, "You still don't get it. Can ants harm a giant, no matter how many there are?"
As his words fell, the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill flashed toward Qian Renhan, casually tearing apart two of the Great Perfection soul bodies. But just as they were torn apart, his expression froze—they had been hiding something inside.
Ninth-Grade Profound Pills!
"Explode!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Hun Tiandi had acquired four of them, while the Flame and Thunder Clans had provided three. Seven Ninth-Grade Profound Pills detonated in the most terrifying blast since the battle began. Even a late-stage Nine-Star Dou Saint caught at the center could be killed outright.
"You bastard!"
A furious roar rang out as the dust cleared, revealing the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill in a sorry state, his body cracked in multiple places. If he were not a pill that couldn't bleed, he would have been drenched in his own blood.
"Stone Emperor's Earthshaking Fist!"
Qian Renhan descended from the sky with a mighty punch. The Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill was knocked into the plains below, forming a crater ten times the size of Canaan Academy.
With wings flapping behind him, Qian Renhan hovered above, his crimson eyes radiating murderous intent like two red gemstones.
"Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill, tell me—do I now have the right to defeat you?"
At that moment, a black flame was spat out from the heart of the Ancient Emperor's statue like garbage. It was Void Swallowing Flame.
Reforming into his human shape, Void Swallowing Flame's face flickered with a mix of fury, terror, and resentment. "Tuoshe... Gu... Di..."
Inside the statue, he had met Tuoshe Ancient Emperor and relived the horrific memory of being controlled and devoured like a puppet.
BOOM—
The explosion overhead snapped Void Swallowing Flame out of his daze. Looking at the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill, a resolute expression appeared on his face.
"You really have a death wish, brat."
"Qian Renhan, I'll help you! Soul Emperor's World-Ending Finger!" Void Swallowing Flame pointed a rune-wrapped finger at the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill.
At the same time, Qian Renhan slashed down with his sword and said, "Go help Senior Zhukun!"
Void Swallowing Flame replied solemnly, "Hun Tiandi and Gu Yuan can't fight at full strength. Zhukun can handle both of them. You shouldn't assume this is the full extent of the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill's power."
From within the dust cloud, the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill soared into the sky, his expression contorted with rage.
"You are truly courting death! You want to refine me? You're not worthy! Not worthy!"
He raised his hand, and a golden flame erupted. The moment it appeared, all the energy in the air ignited like oil splashing into fire. Flames spread across the boundless sky—turning the heavens and earth into a furnace!
Hearing that it was a Dou Di-level skill and seeing the might of the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill's attack, Qian Renhan's expression turned grave. Even the distant Zhukun, Hun Tiandi, and the others' faces changed drastically as they scrambled to mobilize all the Dou Qi in their bodies.
The golden flame transformed into a massive, golden ruler.
"Tuoshe's Heavenly Flame Ruler!"
Just as Qian Renhan braced himself to counter the attack with all his might, his pupils shrank in shock. The Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill also paused, stunned.
Blood spurted from Qian Renhan's chest. A hand wrapped in pitch-black flame had pierced right through him from behind.
"Void Swallowing Flame... You... betrayed me." Qian Renhan coughed blood and turned his head slowly, locking eyes on Void Swallowing Flame, who had appeared behind him at some unknown time.
Void Swallowing Flame's face remained calm. "Sorry. The title of Dou Emperor... can only belong to me."
(End of Chapter)