Chapter 804

"That Flame Venerable's Divine Technique is incredibly strong! It's even stronger than the Thunder Spirit Clan's quasi-supreme Divine Technique, God-Slaying Lightning! Could it be a true supreme Divine Technique?"

"No, the Divine Technique the Flame Venerable uses is the same rank as God-Slaying Lightning—it's because of the Flame Venerable's strength! He's actually reached Great Perfection Earth Supreme Peak!" A thousand-year-old elder, sensing something, spoke in terrified tones.

How has his strength increased again! Is he really an Upper Earth Supreme?!

This scene filled everyone with dread; not only did onlookers rapidly retreat, putting maximum distance between themselves and the Flame Venerable, but even Zhu Ku and Mu Chen, the five Upper Earth Supremes from the Five Spirit Clans who had just arrived, were thoroughly frightened.

Their Five Spirit Clans' Great Perfection Earth Supreme Ancestor was beaten into spitting blood by a single Upper Earth Supreme??? And he was fighting five at once!!

"Great Perfection Earth Supreme Peak? That's impossible! How could someone who just entered the Upper Earth Supreme Realm possess such power!" Zhu Ku was now staring in stunned disbelief.

The Yellow Spring Fire Finger Xiao Yan just used didn't win through technique—it overpowered the five Great Perfection Earth Supremes combined purely through raw power: one force crushes ten techniques!

Although they didn't know Xiao Yan's current Cultivation Realm—since his current energy was Dou Qi, not Spiritual Energy, and the realms were fundamentally different—they could tell from the battle's ripples and residual waves that Xiao Yan's current realm equaled Great Perfection Earth Supreme Peak, possibly even Half-Step Supreme Realm!

At this moment, Xiao Yan's body emitted streams of Fused Strange Fire, resembling a Fire God, his eyes fixed intently on the Five Spirit Clans' Ancestors far away.

The Great Thousand World's ranking system is crude and not finely divided; if measured by the Dou Qi Continent's standards, the Great Perfection Earth Supremes of the Five Spirit Clans were all Star Seven Emperor Grade, while only Zhu Guangli of the Fire Spirit Clan had reached Star Eight Emperor Grade.

But Xiao Yan, relying on the power of Strange Flames, now possessed strength equivalent to Star Nine Emperor Grade—or even Star Nine Emperor Grade Peak!

What Xiao Yan used was none other than his familiar Secret Technique: Heavenly Flame Three Mystical Changes.

The Dou Body allows Xiao Yan's Spiritual Energy and the Dou Qi within his Supreme Body to fuse, enhancing the power of his Dou Techniques by one tier. Heavenly Flame Three Mystical Changes is a Secret Technique to elevate Cultivation Realm; after being amplified by the Dou Body, it naturally became far stronger, especially since Xiao Yan now possesses Twenty-Four Strange Flames—more than all the Strange Flames on the Dou Qi Continent combined!

If Emperor Flame plus Mao Wu had already evolved the Burning Scripture into Emperor Grade Advanced Cultivation Method, and the twenty-three fused New Different Flames were comparable to Great Perfection Earth Supreme, then after fusing the new dark matter Strange Flame, the Burning Scripture had evolved into a supreme Divine Technique-level Cultivation Method, and the fused Strange Flames could now be called Supreme Strange Flames!

Using Supreme-grade Strange Flames to activate the enhanced Heavenly Flame Three Mystical Changes was enough to elevate Xiao Yan's Cultivation Realm from Star Seven Emperor Grade to Star Nine Emperor Grade—Great Perfection Earth Supreme Peak!

This is the Dou Body. This is the power of the Original Body. It allows Xiao Yan to retain all he has learned, without abandoning his Spiritual Energy, without switching to Spirit Formulas or Divine Techniques, continuing to use Dou Techniques and Secret Techniques—even elevating their rank by one tier!

The Dou Body was created to help cultivators adapt to the foundational body of the Great Thousand World.

"It seems your bandits won't be able to rob me after all. You five don't seem capable of defeating me," Xiao Yan said calmly, his tone mild yet radiating overwhelming authority.

Yet at this moment, no one thought Xiao Yan was being arrogant—he had every right to be. An Upper Earth Supreme who could stand against five Great Perfection Earth Supremes in unison—if he didn't have this right, then no one in the world did!

"Don't get too cocky. Using Secret Techniques is ultimately low-grade—you'll eventually run out of them," the Ice Spirit Clan's Ancestor growled, then exchanged glances with the other four. The four other Spirit Clan Ancestors all nodded.

The instant his voice fell, the Ice Spirit Clan's Ancestor's body erupted with Spiritual Energy brimming with ferocious, violent energy, like a storm exploding outward—this violent Spiritual Energy directly froze the surrounding Space, cracking it with jagged fissures.

Bing Xia's Spiritual Energy radiated a fierce, chilling aura, faintly resembling the icy cold of the Underworld Cold Pool—completely opposite to Xiao Yan's power.

"It's said the Ice Spirit Clan has ties with the True Dragon Clan. Bing Xia's Cultivation Method requires ancient Dragon Clan blood as a catalyst, fused with his own Spiritual Energy. That Spiritual Energy is unmatched in ferocity, possessing the power to shatter heaven and earth, and freeze all things—utterly tyrannical," a warrior familiar with the Ice Spirit Clan remarked in awe.

The Ice Spirit Clan clearly sought to lead the Five Spirit Clans, so they had cultivated alliances with a Supreme Divine Beast of the True Dragon Clan and the Western Heaven War Emperor, and within their clan were True Dragon Clan Secret Techniques and War Array Masters.

Moreover, now that the Five Spirit Clans were united, their Supreme Bodies could combine into a special Five Elemental Force, continuously supplying power—equivalent to five becoming one.

Seeing Bing Xia's overwhelming aura, combined with the Spiritual Energy of the other four Great Perfection Earth Supremes, Xiao Yixian behind him grew grim, her heart filled with unease—Bing Xia clearly intended to fuse his Spiritual Energy with the Five Elemental Spirit Power of the other Great Perfection Earth Supremes, pushing it to its limit, and land one punch to utterly crush Xiao Yan.

One-on-one, they had no chance against Xiao Yan—but they were five!

Yet amid the many exclamations, Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes at Bing Xia's figure, sensing the ferocious, violent Spiritual Energy radiating from him, his gaze flickering slightly.

Roar! Bing Xia's Spiritual Energy surged forth in relentless waves; the next instant, it reached its peak—he let out a deafening roar, the sound like a Dragon Roar, visible shockwaves spreading and shattering Space.

Boom! Vast, oceanic Spiritual Energy surged within Bing Xia; his bloodshot eyes locked onto Xiao Yan, and in the next instant, his right fist slowly, heavily, thrust forward.

At that moment, within the Five Elemental Spirit Array formed by the Five Spirit Clans' Supreme Bodies behind him, a colossal ancient Ice Dragon appeared—the Ice Dragon unleashed an ice fist, merging with Bing Xia's punch.

Boom! Boom! Where the fist wind passed, it carried overwhelming tyrannical ice power and DragonPower, shattering Universe Space entirely; countless fragments of Space, upon contact with the fist wind, were instantly shattered into infinite specks of light.

"Dragon Ice Spirit Divine Fist!"

Dragon Roar echoed as Bing Xia unleashed his punch; the sheer force of it caused even the Upper Earth Supremes present to subtly change expression—they were shaken by Bing Xia's strike.

This punch concentrated Bing Xia's entire Spiritual Energy, plus the Spiritual Energy of the other four Great Perfection Earth Supremes—its power was undeniably immense.

"The Dragon Ice Spirit Divine Fist itself doesn't reach Supreme Divine Technique level—but with the power of the Five Elemental Supreme Bodies, it has reached Supreme Divine Technique level!"

Amid the gazes of those who marveled or rejoiced in his misfortune, Xiao Yan stared at the incoming fist resembling a colossal ice dragon, took a deep breath, then slightly spread his feet, slowly extended his palms, assuming a stance like drawing a sword.

"Since all the Strange Flames have awakened, it's time to use this technique."

His hand seals suddenly shifted; Xiao Yan took a deep breath, opened his mouth, and a brilliant, dazzling light shot out—then, as it met the wind, it swelled into a colossal ruler!

Henggu Chi!

Brilliant flames swirled around Xiao Yan, making him appear like an Emperor amidst fire; then the twenty-four Strange Flames intertwined, finally coalescing in midair—where the flames merged, a magnificent ancient ruler materialized.

Henggu Chi—the strongest Dou Technique from ancient times on the Dou Qi Continent!

It was not created by Tuoshe Ancient Emperor; he merely learned it. Henggu Chi existed since ancient times.

Xiao Yan had even asked Xiao Potian who created Henggu Chi—but Xiao Potian's answer was that even he didn't know. It seemed Henggu Chi was a Dou Technique created by the Strange Flames themselves, not by any human.

Wherever there were Strange Flames, Henggu Chi existed as a Dou Technique.

To activate Henggu Chi, one must refine all Strange Flames. Xiao Yan didn't just refine twenty-two Strange Flames from the Dou Qi Continent—he had refined twenty-four!

"Henggu Chi!!" When they saw the ancient ruler wreathed in brilliant flames, Zhu Ku and Zhu Guangli of the Fire Spirit Clan's pupils shrank sharply—their voices rose in shock.

These two actually recognized Henggu Chi!

Hearing their shriek, Xiao Yan glanced at the two Fire Spirit Clan Ancestors, his eyes narrowing slightly. This was a Dou Technique from the Dou Qi Continent—a continent sealed away fifty thousand years ago, banished into Space by ancient Emperor-grade Dou Masters, lost to the light.

How could the Fire Spirit Clan know of Henggu Chi?

Even though the ancient Dou Emperors had won great victories fifty thousand years ago against the Domain Beyond demons, these two had no reason to know Henggu Chi—they couldn't even recognize the Dou Break Heaven Body.

But clearly, Xiao Yan had no time to ponder this—he was already facing Bing Xia's Supreme Divine Technique.

This Supreme Divine Technique, infused with Five Elemental Spiritual Energy and True Dragon Power, carried the aura of a Supreme—it could freeze a Lower Plane for ten thousand millennia.

Gazing at the dragon fist brimming with infinite danger, Xiao Yan's expression remained calm; he exhaled deeply, reached out his hand, and seized the ancient ruler formed from the twenty-four Strange Flames.

With a single step, the brilliant flame ruler sliced through Space, carrying unimaginable power, slashing downward.

At this moment, no one noticed that as Henggu Chi slashed down, the flame on its handle seemed to form a giant fiery hand—as if an unformed Supreme Body had grasped Henggu Chi, gripping the handle and mimicking Xiao Yan's motion to strike.

But the collision created such a massive shockwave that no one saw this strange sight. Even if someone had seen it, they wouldn't believe it—because that would mean Xiao Yan was using two Supreme Bodies simultaneously!

"Clang!"

At the moment of impact, a terrifying storm erupted from the collision point—Henggu Chi and the Ice Dragon Fist clashed and exploded; in an instant, boundless Strange Flames drowned the Ice Dragon.

The fused Strange Flames unleashed by Henggu Chi surged like a river of stars, scorching everything in their path, annihilating worlds—crackling sounds echoed as even the Universe Space was burned open into a terrifying black hole fissure!

This is a Strange Fire that has reached the level of an Absolute Saint Treasure!

The fused Strange Fire of the Henggu Chi flowed downward, unstoppable—even a Great Perfection Earth Supreme Peak would be burned to death in an instant.

At this moment, everyone understood: the rumor that a Tian Supreme's single drop of blood could destroy a Lower Plane was true! A single drop of this Strange Fire could set an entire Lower Plane ablaze, burning endlessly, unquenchable, until the whole Lower Plane was consumed.

"No!!" The power unleashed by the Henggu Chi terrified the Five Ancestors, scattering their souls. No matter whether the Five Ancestors held pseudo-Absolute Saint Treasures or true Absolute Saint Treasures, none could withstand Xiao Yan's fused Twenty-Four Strange Flames of the Henggu Chi!

With a thunderous boom, the Five Spirit Clans' Ancestors all shifted from offense to defense; under the assault of the Henggu Chi, unless they themselves had reached Great Perfection Earth Supreme Peak and could fully unleash the power of an Absolute Saint Treasure, they could not possibly contend with the Fused Strange Fire.

Know that the Burning Art has reached the level of an Absolute Divine Technique; Xiao Yan's Dou Qi has attained the quality of a Heavenly Supreme. Though his Cultivation Realm is still far from that of a Heavenly Supreme, no ordinary Great Perfection Earth Supreme could even dare to challenge him.

With a single strike, blood splattered for ten thousand li. Hearing the crackling sound of shattering, the pseudo-Absolute Saint Treasures held by the Ancestors of the Wood Spirit Tribe, Thunder Spirit Clan, and Wind Spirit Clan were covered in dense cracks—as if they were about to be burned apart by the Strange Fire!

These three Ancestors had weaker Cultivation Realms than Bing Xia and Zhu Guangli, and they lacked true Absolute Saint Treasures; even with the protection of Sacred Artifacts, they were now burned black all over, their SpiritFlesh unrecognizable, their Supreme Forms melted by the Strange Fire.

Even five Great Perfection Earth Supremes acting together still could not match Xiao Yan; with his Strange Fire and Dou Qi, Xiao Yan was the true Dou Emperor!

Even in the Great Thousand World, the Dou Emperor remains an Emperor!

As for Bing Xia and Zhu Guangli, at the final moment, they consumed vast quantities of Supreme Spirit Liquid, activating the Tian Supreme power sealed within their Absolute Saint Treasures, unleashing a terrifying Tian Supreme aura as if a Tian Supreme had descended to protect them.

Under the scouring of the Fused Strange Fire, the Supreme-class Sacred Artifact was not damaged, but Bing Xia and Zhu Guangli's Supreme Forms emitted cracking sounds—their Supreme Forms still could not withstand the Strange Fire's heat; though their fates were not as dire as the other three Ancestors, their Supreme Forms were inevitably shattered.

For a moment, heaven and earth fell utterly silent; everyone stared dumbfounded at the scene before them, unable to speak a word.

Everyone was terrified by the Dou Technique Xiao Yan had unleashed.

"Is this Flame Venerable a Tian Supreme reincarnated? That massive fire ruler was surely an Absolute Divine Technique!"

"My god, it's definitely an Absolute Divine Technique—and maybe even close to the legendary Thirty-Six Absolute Divine Abilities!!"

At this moment, everyone's mind held only one thought: this black-robed Flame Emperor is so powerful—why did you run away at first? Just turn around and fight back! Take on five at once and slaughter them all!!

(End of Chapter)