Chapter 868: Yan Emperor?

Boom!

It seemed slow to describe, but all of this happened in an instant; from afar, the collision of the two flame giant rulers had drowned the entire Fire Spirit Tribe Ancestral Land in a sea of fire.

Amid this boundless sea of fire, a dragon's roar suddenly rang out—a massive purple-gold dragon shot skyward, and at its very front, Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, his entire body encased in a five-color crystal armor, was blasted upward.

Crash! Dragon Might surged, and the Five Elements Spirit Power armor on Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's body shattered instantly, yet most of Xiao Yan's punch force was blocked.

In that split second, Xiao Yan's Dragon Phoenix Chaos Body erupted again from the massive pit below; from the heart of his Body of Shattering the Heavens, the Celestial Womb of the Dou Qi Continent surged forth an ancient Dou Qi—the Body of Shattering the Heavens not only allowed Xiao Yan to wield Dou Techniques, but also amplified their power by a full tier.

Boom! Xiao Yan bent his legs and leapt upward at an unbelievable speed, his Dragon Phoenix Wings flaring behind him, moving so fast it resembled a True Dragon piercing the heavens, straight toward the airborne Tuoshe Ancient Emperor.

Xiao Yan punched downward midair at Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's face; Tuoshe had no time to dodge—his massive Five Elements Spirit God Body erupted in a wave of Spirit Power, Tuoshe gathered all his Spirit Power into his fist, the energy flowing endlessly, his knuckles wrapped in a special crystalline layer of Spirit Power, and without hesitation, he slammed his own fist forward.

Their fists collided instantly in midair—fist against fist!!

Not only did Xiao Yan and Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's fists clash, but their Supreme Body Techniques also struck fist against fist with tremendous force.

At this moment, time seemed to halt—overwhelming, tyrannical power seemed to physically grip the flow of time; everyone saw them—the two colossal Supreme Body Forms, four fists locked together in midair.

With a deafening boom, the silence of impact lasted only a moment—their punch forces shattered, the space around their fists instantly shattered and vanished, revealing a terrifying black hole; crack! Tuoshe Ancient Emperor took slight damage from this blow, being blasted backward, spinning through the air before regaining his footing.

After all, Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Cultivation Realm was indeed slightly higher, but Xiao Yan's physical body was superior, and moreover, Xiao Yan possessed the Dragon Phoenix Bloodline—plus, he was the one launching the offensive, giving him a slight advantage.

Boom! Boom! Boom!!! The difference between the Five Elements Spirit God Body and the Body of Shattering the Heavens was even greater—the back of the Five Elements Spirit God Body's fists were already cracked with fissures; in terms of Rank, the Original Body Form was vastly superior to the Fifteenth-Ranked Five Elements Spirit God Body, and it also possessed the Celestial Womb of the Dou Qi Continent, granting it even greater advantage.

"How is this possible?!"

Seeing Tuoshe Ancient Emperor blasted away by Xiao Yan's punch, even the Five Elements Spirit God Body formed from five fused Body Forms now cracked, every disciple of the Fire Spirit Clan cried out in disbelief, unwilling to accept this scene.

Even the old-generation cultivators of the Fire Spirit Clan and Zhu Jiuyan leapt to their feet, unable to hold back a shout: "Xiao Yan is only at the late Stage of Spirit-Grade Supreme! How can he blast away Tuoshe, a Xianpin Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Heavenly Venerable?!"

"The Original Body Form—that's one of the five lost Original Body Forms! To possess the Original Body Form, no matter how monstrous the cultivator, is unsurprising. The Original Body Form is the pinnacle of Body Forms, worthy of being called eternal—and moreover, Xiao Yan's Body Tempering Divine Ability is extremely powerful. I'm not mistaken—that True Dragon with the Phoenix Wings is the legendary Dragon Phoenix, said to have appeared only once! Even a Spirit-Grade Supreme can blast away a Xianpin Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Heavenly Venerable." The Thunder Spirit Clan Leader, also a Body Tempering cultivator, sighed helplessly, though unwilling, he could only accept it.

This Heavenly Venerable of Yan is too powerful—if he were willing to become the guardian of the Great Thousand World, it would be perfect.

The collision had confirmed beyond doubt: Xiao Yan's Body Form was the Original Body Form—lost, intact, and already fused with its original essence.

At this moment, Tuoshe Ancient Emperor steadied himself, staring at Xiao Yan and speaking slowly: "Remarkable. Your Dragon Phoenix Bloodline body, and the Original Body Form of the Dou Qi Continent—you are far more suited to become the Yan Emperor who guards the Great Thousand World."

Xiao Yan smiled faintly: "I am Dou Di Xiao Yan. I have no desire to be your Great Thousand World's guardian."

Xiao Yan did not deny Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's words—he truly was suited to become the Great Thousand World's guardian.

In ancient times, the Five Elements Spirit Soil was defeated; even when the Five Divine Spirits fused, they could only perish alongside the Heavenly Demon Emperor—but the Ling Clan's disciples were crushed, ultimately losing the Five Elements Spirit Soil.

Even the ancient Yan Shen's power was inferior to Xiao Potian; even if Tuoshe Ancient Emperor reached the level of his ancestors, he could not truly halt the invasion of the Domain Beyond demons, let alone defeat the Holy Heavenly Demon Emperor or even the Heavenly Demon God.

Only Xiao Yan has this possibility.

That's why Tuoshe Ancient Emperor wished to create a Yan Emperor—hoping this Yan Emperor, who cultivates the Burning Scripture, could inherit the Divine Fire and ultimately reach a realm beyond Supreme, capable of resisting the Heavenly Demon God.

The Great Thousand World urgently needs such a being.

Tuoshe Ancient Emperor made no further plea; his eyes flashed with sharpness, and he spoke gravely: "If so, don't blame me. The complete Emperor Flame is the final evolution of the Burning Scripture—this Divine Fire is absolutely necessary. Since the ancient Yan Shen never transcended, I shall take it!"

"I shall guard the Great Thousand World!"

As he spoke, a thunderous roar echoed—Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's head floated a Divine Fire Emperor Crown; as this crown appeared, it radiated majestic, overwhelming power—Tuoshe Ancient Emperor now looked like the true Yan Emperor!

"Return to me, Fire Spirit Stele!!" Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, crowned with the Divine Fire Emperor Crown, roared—immediately, streams of Divine Fire descended from his crown, and one of them—a black Divine Fire—suddenly surged violently.

That black Divine Fire was familiar to Xiao Yan—it was the power of Void Devouring Flame!

Boom! Boom! Boom!!! Xiao Yan had indeed banished the Fire Spirit Stele, but remember—Void Devouring Flame is a Divine Fire born in Space! Though Tuoshe Ancient Emperor had not erased Void Devouring Flame's consciousness, he had extracted much of its Divine Fire essence—thus, his Five Elemental Divine Fire already contained the power of Void Devouring Flame.

Thud!! Boundless Void Devouring Flame tore open a rift—behind Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, the Five Elements Spirit God Body emitted a pulse; the next instant, a colossal crimson stone stele appeared behind it.

As the Fire Spirit Stele appeared, it unleashed overwhelming power—Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's entire body transformed, his flesh and skin now composed of Divine Fire, even his cells seemingly forged from it.

"Battle Intention? No—this is… Faith Power?!" Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed—he saw tiny white specks drifting from the Fire Spirit Clan disciples who had been rescued, all rushing toward Tuoshe Ancient Emperor.

At this moment, a line of light suddenly glowed across Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's body—his Spiritual Vein!

"Spiritual Vein Divine Technique! He has finally perfected his Heavenly Venerable Spirit Body!" Zhu Jiuyan, witnessing this, could not help but become excited.

Geniuses of the Great Thousand World all possess Spiritual Veins, ranked from one to nine—the ninth-grade Divine Vein is the strongest; even the Fu Tu Divine Clan and Magic Core Divine Clan had only their top-tier geniuses possess a ninth-grade Divine Vein.

Only by refining the Spiritual Vein hidden deep within the flesh and fusing it completely with the Heavenly Venerable Spirit Body can the Heavenly Venerable Spirit Body reach true perfection.

A perfected Heavenly Venerable Spirit Body not only gains greater divine marvels but almost always evolves a "Spiritual Vein Divine Technique." The evolution of the Spiritual Vein Divine Technique is mostly tied to the cultivator's Cultivation Method. The Rank of the Spiritual Vein Divine Technique depends on the strength of the internal Spiritual Vein.

Some ninth-grade Divine Veins evolve Spiritual Vein Divine Techniques that rank among the pinnacle of Absolute Divine Abilities—some may even rival the Thirty-Six Absolute Divine Abilities.

And now, Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Heavenly Venerable Spirit Body had reached perfection!

"Spiritual Vein Divine Technique…" Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's unique Spiritual Vein suddenly blazed with blinding light—Five Elemental Divine Fire surged forth, forming a long flame that wrapped around his entire body, curling like tree rings, spinning into concentric whirlpools on the ground.

Not only Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's body changed—his colossal Supreme Body Form transformed as well; the five spirit rings behind it fused into one, becoming a radiant circle that flew into the Supreme Body Form's palm.

In that instant, a hum sounded—the space rippled, and endless Five Elemental Divine Fire erupted, flooding every inch of the Fire Spirit Tribe Ancestral Land—no, the entire Huo Ling Da Lu—all Heavenly Earth Spirit Qi on the continent surged into Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's body.

Tuoshe Ancient Emperor now controlled all the Heavenly Earth Spirit Qi of the continent.

With a pop, time and space rippled, waves spreading outward—every Divine Fire surged wildly into the radiant circle in the Five Elements Spirit God Body's palm, each strand of light beginning to bloom.

As each strand of light bloomed, the Divine Fires intertwined—deep within the light, a pop sounded, and a surge of blinding radiance exploded outward, carrying heat so intense it could melt the entire continent.

In that moment, a massive glowing sphere formed, hovering in place.

No—it should not be called a sphere; the colossal glowing orb and its released heat were unmistakably a sun!

Tuoshe Ancient Emperor had created a sun!

As this solar orb formed, all other light was obscured—as if the Five Elements Spirit God Body were holding aloft a sun!

This solar orb emitted blinding white light, containing not only the Five Elemental Divine Fire but also all the Heavenly Earth Spirit Qi of the continent.

After all, this was the Great Thousand World—its Cultivation Methods could command Spirit Qi from all directions, but Xiao Yan used Dou Qi, incapable of commanding Heavenly Earth Spirit Qi!

If this orb were hurled violently upon the world, it would instantly shatter the entire world—likely reducing the entire continent to ash, leaving not even a trace!

Tuoshe Ancient Emperor roared, assuming a single-handed lifting posture, shouting: "Yan Emperor!"

Boom! With absolute murderous intent, Tuoshe Ancient Emperor hurled the entire solar orb straight down at Xiao Yan!

To guard the Great Thousand World, one must fuse the Divine Fire and Emperor Flame.

As the orb descended, the world melted like snow—this Spiritual Vein Divine Technique orb was now comparable to the Thirty-Six Absolute Divine Abilities!

Facing the massive sun hurtling down, even at a great distance, the Body of Breaking the Sky had begun to show signs of melting; even Hun Tian Di, who had retreated far away, felt a chill run down his scalp.

If this sun truly crashed down, the entire Huo Ling Da Lu would surely be destroyed at once!

Looking at the sun plummeting from the sky, Xiao Yan took a deep breath—he truly could not draw upon the Spiritual Energy of Huo Ling Da Lu, but he possessed Dou Qi from the Dou Qi Continent, the Embryo of the Dimension, and the Strange Flames!

Thump! Xiao Yan's heart slammed violently—he possessed the Bodhi Heart, and as the Bodhi Heart beat, the Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation appeared!

"So what if it's a sun? Refining Heaven Ancient Formation!"

Hum! Facing the colossal sun, Xiao Yan instantly formed a hand seal, and suddenly, a mysterious, profound array pattern appeared in the right palm of the Body of Breaking the Sky.

This array pattern was no simple copy of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint's Refining Heaven Ancient Formation—it contained the mysteries of Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation and the Strange Flame array of the Flame Emperor Seal.

Twenty-Four Strange Flames appeared atop the vast ancient array, each of the twenty-four flames transforming into its primal essence and occupying one corner. Then, a beam of light erupted from the heart of the Body of Breaking the Sky—it was the Embryo of the Dimension!

Opening his five fingers, the Body of Breaking the Sky's palm revealed a mysterious seal—the seal rotated with Strange Flames, forming an inverted "8," resembling reincarnation, yet also infinity!

"Flame Emperor Reincarnation Seal!"

Both were named after the Flame Emperor. Facing the colossal solar orb, Xiao Yan slammed one palm upward—the Body of Breaking the Sky mirrored the motion, launching the seal directly forward!

This seal, as it struck, was like the infinite reincarnation of an entire world, capable of suppressing the Three Thousand Worlds.

One solar orb plummeted; one reincarnation seal surged upward.

The two Divine Techniques—each rivaling the Thirty-Six Absolute Divine Abilities—collided. Such an event was exceedingly rare even in the Great Thousand World, having occurred only once in the great war fifty thousand years ago!

At the moment of impact, a pillar of light shot skyward, instantly illuminating all of heaven and earth; then, the pillar began to contract, shrinking continuously, its radiance dimming steadily until it collapsed into nothing but a single point.

"What happened?"

"Where did the sun go?"

The cultivators on the distant Huo Ling Da Lu were utterly baffled—hadn't there just been a colossal sun crashing down? Why had it vanished?

Yet at that very moment, the tiny point suddenly began to tremble.

"Get away!" Zhu Jiuyan suddenly shouted, sensing something.

"Quick! Banish into Space! Leave this realm!!" Seeing the collision of these two incomprehensible Divine Techniques, even Ice Spirit Ancestor, a Supreme, broke into a cold sweat and dared not remain within the space of the Fire Spirit Tribe Ancestral Land.

Frantically activating Spatial Divine Techniques, he teleported everyone out of Huo Ling Da Lu.

Not even Hun Tian Di's Soul Avatar remained—it vanished. Staying meant certain death.

Hum! Boom! From that point, a ring of light erupted, sweeping across the entire heavenspace. Everything beyond Huo Ling Da Lu was obliterated the instant it touched the halo.

The energy shockwave illuminated distances of countless light-years—even the Demon Emperors of the Domain Beyond were jolted awake by this light.

"This aura… is that man? Even my Heavenly Demon Flame has stirred!"