Chapter 851: Wake the Plane Spirit

"Take this!"

At this moment, Su Ji's blood qi surged like a rainbow, his body emitting blinding light, as he reversed his spear in grip.

Although Su Ji did not activate any Dou Technique, his body itself was the technique—for a body cultivator, the flesh was everything. He thrust his spear straight forward, and in his hands, the spear became like a long whip, lashing out.

A whooshing sound tore through the air; the spear instantly pierced through the Space of the Dou Qi Continent, carving a black rift in the void, resembling a gash torn open in the sky from afar.

As Su Ji's spear lashed forth, it carried a gravity pull—no matter how fast you were or where you fled, you could not escape this straight-lashing spear.

Lei Dong's eyes widened instantly; he felt a lethal threat emanating from this lashing spear!!

"Tribe Pattern, activate!!"

Lei Dong gritted his teeth, let out a roaring cry, and a Tribe Pattern surfaced on his forehead; his Dou Di Bloodline instantly activated, lightning arcs flared across his body, and his Cultivation Realm surged upward.

Although the Lei Clan had not yet produced a new Dou Emperor, Lei Dong's own Dou Di Bloodline was far from weak. At this moment, he crossed his spear horizontally, raised it with both hands, and braced directly against Su Ji's lashing strike.

Seeing Lei Dong activate his Tribe Pattern, Su Ji's eyes flickered with disdain. This so-called Dou Di Bloodline was merely a slightly stronger Spiritual Vein than low-grade ones.

In the Great Thousand World, even on small continents like Ning Tian Continent, rare third- and fourth-grade Spiritual Veins existed; Lei Dong's Nine-Star Dou Di Bloodline was only comparable to a fourth-grade terrestrial Spiritual Vein.

It might be impressive on a small continent, but against the entire Great Thousand World—especially powerful super-factions—it was nothing.

A clang resounded like thunder; Lei Dong's spear, forged from the Magic Core of a Nine-Rank Magical Beast and reinforced with Tribe Pattern Power, was among the strongest in the Lei Clan—only the Clan Leader surpassed him in combat strength—but under Su Ji's single strike, it bent and could not withstand the force.

Lei Dong's eyes bulged; he could not believe a single strike from an Eight-Star Dou Sheng could be this crushing!

Boom! Although Lei Dong absorbed the blow, he was flung through the air like a falling star, crashing heavily into the earth and carving out a massive crater.

Splash! Mud and rocks flew everywhere; Lei Dong crawled out of the crater, his appearance utterly disheveled, blood streaming down his forehead—undoubtedly, he had lost against Su Ji in that spear strike.

Lei Dong steadied his stance, inhaling sharply; though not a dedicated body cultivator, he had cultivated Thunder Power and absorbed lightning, making the Lei Clan half a body-cultivating Dou Emperor Family, and his foundation was rock-solid through countless battles.

In direct confrontation, except for Xiao Yan, he had never feared anyone—but today, not only had he failed to defeat Su Ji, he had been thoroughly humiliated.

At this moment, all onlookers fell silent; whether Tang Zhen or Lei Dong, both in Cultivation Realm and in their Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques, were unmatched on the Dou Qi Continent—but compared to Su Ji, they still stood far behind.

"Aren't Dou Emperor Families invincible? Isn't Lei Dong said to be the second strongest in the Lei Clan? How could he lose so easily to Jing'an Palace?" someone muttered.

"Exactly! Jing'an Palace has only existed for two years—even with the Dou Qi Continent's Heavenly Energy becoming abundant, how could they improve so fast?"

"Could they not be from the Dou Qi Continent?" Suddenly, a voice rang out from the crowd.

Without anyone noticing, more and more people had gathered; though the voice was quiet, the ripple it caused was immense.

"Not from the Dou Qi Continent?"

"Could they be from beyond the heavens!"

"My god! Jing'an Palace is a Great Thousand World faction!"

"Oh no, oh no—what do we do? What will these Great Thousand World factions do to us?"

Instantly, panic spread through the crowd. Humans always feared unknown power, especially when Jing'an Palace's strength was so visibly evident—even Lei Dong, with his Nine-Star Dou Di Bloodline, had been defeated, enough to instill terror in everyone.

"Hmm?" Seeing the fear spreading through the crowd, Su Yuan, standing atop the small peak observing the Life and Death Gate's Spirit Array's grand momentum and weaknesses, frowned, sensing something amiss.

!!

"Damn it!" Soon after, Su Yuan seemed to realize something, exclaiming aloud.

"What's wrong?"

"We've been tricked!" Su Yuan's face darkened, his eyes flashing cold fury—he had never expected they'd been deceived, manipulated!

The next second, as the atmosphere reached its peak, two figures suddenly tore through Space and appeared before the crowd—these two were naturally Xiao Yan's two elder brothers, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.

"The Tribe Pattern on their robes—that's the Xiao Clan's Tribe Pattern!!" Someone recognized the pattern: a lotus with flame, shaped vaguely like the character "Xiao."

"Those are Xiao Yan His Majesty's two elder brothers, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li!!"

"Great! The Xiao Clan has finally appeared!"

"We don't need to fear—Xiao Yan His Majesty has returned to the Dou Qi Continent!" A voice suddenly rang out from the crowd.

"Yes, yes! We must believe in Xiao Yan His Majesty—don't fear these outsiders from the Great Thousand World!"

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li exchanged glances, their lips curling into faint smiles.

Perfect.

Meanwhile, within the Xiao Realm, the Life and Death Gate suddenly emitted streams of light—far more than mere specks, now converging into rivers, all surging toward Xiao Yan.

With fuel supplied, Xuan Huang Flame burned fiercer; Xiao Yan's aura grew stronger and stronger, relentlessly striking the Plane Spirit.

Seeing the prayer power flow like a river, Cai Lin's beautiful eyes lit up with a smile: "The plan is proceeding smoothly."

The Dou Qi Continent had not been invaded by Domain Beyond demons, nor had Great Thousand World factions launched major incursions—so most cultivators on the Dou Qi Continent felt no crisis, hence no one worshipped or prayed for protection.

Since none did, Xiao Yan poured filth onto the Reincarnators, deliberately portraying them as terrifyingly powerful outsiders.

Xiao Yan and his companions had traveled the Great Thousand World for two and a half years—he knew well that Great Thousand World geniuses were far superior to those of the Dou Qi Continent, let alone the supreme prodigies of super-factions; figures like Lei Dong stood no chance against them.

The Dou Emperor Family's most prized Dou Di Bloodline was merely common in the Great Thousand World.

Indeed, people only seek protectors when afraid, only pray when helpless.

Boom! Boom! Boom!! As immense prayer power surged in, the power surrounding Xiao Yan within the Chaotic Space of the Dou Qi Continent suddenly intensified, and the sound waves striking the Plane Spirit grew stronger and stronger.

These sound waves, composed of the prayer voices of billions of beings on the Dou Qi Continent, relentlessly battered the slumbering Plane Spirit, filled with desperate longing.

"Protect the Dou Qi Continent."

"Protect the Dou Qi Continent."

"Xiao Yan His Majesty!"

"Xiao Yan His Majesty!"

Endless prayer voices poured into the Plane Spirit; as the voices multiplied, the solid, unmoving Chaos finally trembled faintly—the Plane Spirit itself shuddered slightly.

Sensing this, Xiao Yan, still in cultivation and Enlightenment, smiled faintly; a slight tremor proved the Plane Spirit was alive—and could awaken at any moment, if only the voices of the Dou Qi Continent's beings continued to reach it.

The Plane Spirit, too, was affected; its surrounding Chaotic Light grew slightly stronger, yet still made no further progress.

"Just a little more to awaken the Plane Spirit." Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes, gazing at the Chaotic Light.

Back within the Life and Death Gate, some Xiao Clan disciples, pre-placed by Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, had infiltrated the crowd, causing many who were scavenging the Life and Death Gate's resources to grow anxious.

"Even Lei Dong of the Dou Emperor Family couldn't handle them—now only His Majesty Xiao Yan has the power to do so."

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li nodded silently, also feeling the time was right to proceed to the next step.

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li slowly stepped forward, raising their eyes toward the boastful Su Ji, who gripped his battle spear, its tip pointed at Xiao Li, sneering: "You are the legendary Dou Emperor Xiao Yan's brothers? You two should be more interesting than Lei Dong of the Lei Clan."

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li ignored Su Ji, for they both saw that Su Ji was merely a disciple of Jing'an Palace—the true leader was Su Yuan.

"You must be the one in charge of Jing'an Palace, and you're certainly not someone from the Dou Qi Continent," Xiao Ding smiled faintly, locking eyes with Su Yuan, asking a question he already knew the answer to.

"No need to deny it—the Dou Qi Continent differs from other Lower Planes; just a few years ago, it was still sealed. Only Tuoshe Ancient Emperor infiltrated the Dou Qi Continent centuries ago, seeking to seize something here—but failed. We've encountered outsiders from the Great Thousand World before," Xiao Li said.

"Ah! Tuoshe Ancient Emperor was an outsider!"

"My heavens! No wonder His Majesty Xiao Yan destroyed the statue of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's legacy—it was an outsider all along!"

At this moment, Su Yuan could not fail to realize that Xiao Ding and Xiao Li—or rather, the unseen Xiao Yan—had orchestrated all of this, aiming to smear them with blame and incite hostility from everyone on the Dou Qi Continent, stirring their instinct for self-preservation.

Let them play the villains, while they themselves become the heroes!

"Gu guai xiao!" Xiao Li bared his teeth in a cruel grin, his eyes flashing with ferocity.

As Xiao Yan's second brother, he would spare no effort to remove every obstacle for Xiao Yan. The dimensional embryo of the Dou Qi Continent belonged solely to Xiao Yan.

Hearing this, Su Ji, who stood like a war god, sneered: "You two? Come at me together."

Xiao Ding shook his head: "Someone else will handle you."

The instant Xiao Ding finished speaking, a rainbow suddenly appeared in the sky, stretching like a bridge from the horizon.

"Gu guai xiao! Finally, it's this little miss's turn to appear."

A sweet, tinkling laugh rang out—strange, yet clear and youthful, carrying an indescribable charm.

At the sound of this voice, countless eyes turned skyward, where a girl stood upon the rainbow—more precisely, a little girl.

She appeared to be only thirteen or fourteen, exquisitely beautiful, like carved jade, with large, round, luminous eyes, a perfectly delicate nose, and lips as red as fire.

Though her appearance was childish, her body had already begun to mature; when she planted her hands on her waist and puffed out her chest, a subtle curve was already visible, her figure beginning to take shape.

As this little girl stood atop the rainbow, seven-colored light enveloped her—already beautiful and adorable, now radiating an aura of sacredness.

Moreover, this girl, wrapped entirely in seven-colored light, stood barefoot upon the rainbow; when her tiny, exquisite feet came into view, all could not help but marvel at them as flawless works of art.

As she stepped slowly down from the heavens, seven-colored light spontaneously bloomed beneath her feet, as if she trod upon the seven hues.

No further introduction was needed—this was Xiao Yan's eldest daughter, Xiao Xiao!

"Uncle Ding, Uncle Li, are these guys the ones who deserve a beating?" Xiao Xiao stood with her hands on her tiny waist, glaring fiercely at Su Ji.

Though Xiao Xiao looked only thirteen or fourteen—and indeed was barely ten—no one could imagine such a child could be powerful. Yet the moment she appeared, Su Ji and the others from Jing'an Palace instantly widened their eyes; especially Su Ji, who felt as if facing a mortal threat!

Xiao Xiao's body contained an incredibly terrifying power!

Hearing Xiao Xiao call Xiao Ding and Xiao Li "Uncle Ding" and "Uncle Li," everyone present instantly understood her identity.

"The Empress Daughter!! Xiao Yan's daughter, Xiao Xiao!!"

"Gasp! She's His Majesty Xiao Yan's eldest daughter, Xiao Xiao!"

"First-generation Dou Di Bloodline!"

Seeing Xiao Xiao appear, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li both wore tender smiles—they had watched her grow up. Xiao Ding smiled: "Xiao Xiao, be careful."

"Uncle Ding, don't worry—I'll knock them so hard they won't know up from down!" Xiao Xiao raised her tiny pink fist, locking her gaze on Su Ji.

The next instant—boom! —Xiao Xiao bent her legs slightly, then stomped violently on Space, charging forward like a legendary fierce beast, wreathed in roaring flames that seemed to burn heaven and earth.

Her spiritual pressure was dozens of times more terrifying than Lei Dong's or Tang Zhen's.

Without hesitation, Xiao Xiao raised her tiny pink fist and swung it toward them—daring to compete with her father for something? They truly didn't know the meaning of death!

Xiao Xiao's speed was no slower than Lei Dong's—indeed, even faster. As her fist struck, it shimmered with Seven-Colored Divine Light, from which surged a swirling mass of five-colored flame, crashing down like a meteor.

Facing Xiao Xiao's punch, Su Ji's face turned pale; he frantically raised his spear to block it, suddenly sensing the taste of death!

A little girl of barely ten possessed such terrifying power?!

Though Xiao Xiao's Cultivation Realm was still Star Eight Dou Sheng, this Star Eight Dou Sheng was not artificially inflated by Dou Di Bloodline—over these years, Xiao Xiao had trained relentlessly.

In an instant, fist met spear in midair; time seemed to freeze, as overwhelming power tore at the fabric of space itself—all witnessed the force of their collision.

Boom! Xiao Xiao smiled faintly, her punch shattering the impact zone—Space instantly shattered into oblivion, forming a terrifying black hole. Crack! Su Ji was blasted backward, tumbling through the air before finally regaining his footing.

At this moment, Su Ji's spear was dented inward, while Xiao Xiao's fist showed no damage whatsoever—her fist was harder than a top-grade Divine Weapon of the Great Thousand World!

But this was no surprise—Xiao Xiao was the child of Cai Lin and Xiao Yan; her physique rivaled that of a demonic beast, inherently immensely strong.

"Excellent!!"

"Empress Daughter, go for it!"

Seeing Xiao Xiao knock Su Ji flying, everyone present erupted in excitement—none realized that, unconsciously, all had come to view Xiao Yan as their savior, silently praying for him.

"Pfft. Thought outsiders from the Great Thousand World were strong? You two—come together!" Xiao Xiao pointed at Su Li, who had been about to intervene, daring to face two at once!

Su Ji and Su Li exchanged glances, took a deep breath, then nodded, stepping into the air to face Xiao Xiao, their expressions grave.

From their eyes, it was clear: Xiao Xiao's combat power far exceeded their expectations—a little girl of ten possessed such terrifying strength, something they could not fathom.

Even in the Great Thousand World, this was unthinkable.

"The Dou Qi Continent is strange," Su Yuan's eyes narrowed as he watched Xiao Xiao appear, speaking gravely.

"Yes, unlike other Lower Planes—their Dou Di Bloodline differs from our predictions; it's not an ordinary Spiritual Vein," the woman beside Su Yuan nodded in agreement.

"Brother Su Yuan, should we still destroy the Spirit Array of the Life and Death Gate?" asked the short disciple of Jing'an Palace.

"Observe first. Xiao Yan is no ordinary man—we must contact the Palace Master," Su Yuan whispered.

"Body Tempering Divine Ability—Golden Dragon Body!" Su Ji and Su Li roared inwardly.

In that instant, their bodies blazed with brilliant golden light; then, as if transformed, golden dragon scales covered their skin, their hands became dragon claws, and a dragon tail sprouted from their backs.

From afar, they resembled humanoid golden dragons.

Seeing this, the Elder of Spirit Stone Clan was unshocked—once, the Stone Clan had a similar Body Cultivation Dou Technique, allowing the body to harden into crystal, sprouting stone-like armor; the ancient Stone Emperor had used it to make his body impervious even to Infernal Flames, his defense astonishing.

"Kill!!"

Seeing the golden dragon in the sky, golden light blazed instantly; from afar, it looked as if two colossal golden dragons were charging at Xiao Xiao.

"Aaaooo!!"

A dragon roar shook the Nine Heavens; Su Li and Su Ji, high above the heavens, let out a long cry and plunged downward, their golden dragon claws pressing down upon Xiao Xiao. As those golden dragon claws descended, heaven cracked and earth shattered, space collapsed—no one knew the immense power behind those claws; beneath them, even a Nine Star Dou Sheng might struggle to resist, possibly crushed into blood mist by that invincible force.

"Get out of my way!" Facing the colossal dragon claws, Xiao Xiao roared and punched forward; the fist wind roared, her fist swelling to the size of the sky, and with a thunderous boom, her giant fist blocked Su Ji's golden dragon claws—the claws pressed against her fist, gripping Xiao Xiao and preventing her from evading.

Seeing Su Ji grasp Xiao Xiao's fist, a flash of golden light appeared in Space—Su Li struck from behind, his dragon claw reaching for her heart.

"Child's play." With a hum, a nine-colored Clan Mark emerged on Xiao Xiao's forehead—stronger than the Seven-Colored Clan Mark!

Xiao Xiao seized the golden dragon claw with her other hand, yanked hard, and hurled it toward Su Li, who was sneaking up behind her. Boom! He was struck, flung a thousand li away, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Instantly, Xiao Xiao unleashed her Dou Di Bloodline, even activating the Heavenly Flame Three Mystical Transformations—she seemed to transform into an invincible sea giant python, surging upward to the heavens at an unimaginable speed, then diving down.

Boom! Boom! Boom!!! In an instant, heaven cracked and earth shattered, sun and moon lost their light; Xiao Xiao transformed into a colossal python, launching relentless attacks, showing no fear toward the two humanoid golden dragons, fighting both at once!

This battle was extraordinarily brutal; each collision tore massive black holes into the sky, so intense even the Dou Qi Continent struggled to withstand the impact.

This battle left onlookers spellbound, entranced—everyone, including Gu Qingyang, the current Clan Leader of the Gu Clan and other peerless prodigies, felt this was unquestionably the most spectacular battle they had ever witnessed in their lives.

"Xiao Yan's daughter… sigh, this innate battle talent is simply terrifying." Gu Yao, watching the scene beside him, shook his head helplessly.

"Perhaps we should leave the Dou Qi Continent and venture into the Great Thousand World to continue our Cultivation—no longer be frogs at the bottom of a well." Gu Zhen, however, saw something different.

With Xiao Xiao's talent and the Xiao Clan's resources, who on the Dou Qi Continent could match her? Even Lei Ying, Clan Leader of the Lei Clan, and Yan Jin, Clan Leader of the Yan Clan, both Nine Star Dou Sheng, could not stand against her.

Yet the two from Jing'an Palace could jointly resist Xiao Xiao.

"Big sister, why don't you help Big Sister?" At a distance from the Life and Death Gate, a boy of seven or eight stood timidly atop a peak, watching the distant battle, asking the seven-colored giant python curled on the ground beside him.

Xiao Cai slowly opened her eyes, her inverted-triangle serpent gaze flicked toward Xiao Lin, then she closed them again, uninterested.

Xiao Cai could take human form, but she disliked it—her human form was identical to Xiao Xiao's. Not surprising, since they were born simultaneously, twins. One inherited the power of Cai Lin's people; the other, beastly power.

So Xiao Cai preferred to remain in serpent form.

Compared to Xiao Xiao's fiery, cold personality, Xiao Cai grew up more mischievous, fond of leaping about everywhere, disobedient and rebellious.

The Xiao family has a daughter coming of age.