Chapter 687: The Mighty Power of a Dou Emperor
"You've successfully broken through to Dou Emperor?!"
Sensing the overwhelming and earth-shattering aura coming from the Soul Heavenly Emperor, Void Swallowing Flame was finally struck with shock and fear.
"I achieved it half a month ago. I've just been waiting for you..." the Soul Heavenly Emperor licked his blood-red lips and casually reached toward Void Swallowing Flame.
"To celebrate becoming the first Dou Emperor in millennia, hand over your origin flame to me."
"Soul Heavenly Emperor, the lives of the Soul Clan are in my hands. If you dare make a move, don't blame me for being ruthless!" Void Swallowing Flame snarled, trying to threaten him.
Hearing this, the Soul Heavenly Emperor paused for a moment. He tilted his head slightly and looked at Void Swallowing Flame with a strange expression. "You've been following me for so long, and you still don't know my nature?
Besides, I've already become a Dou Emperor. Why would I care about recreating the Soul Clan? With the bloodline of a Dou Emperor flowing in the new Soul Clan, they'll be far stronger than the current one!"
Void Swallowing Flame's heart grew cold. He realized that this man would stop at nothing to achieve his goals, even if it meant sacrificing the entire Soul Clan.
"Come here…"
Just as Void Swallowing Flame decided to flee, he was horrified to discover that his body had completely lost the ability to move!
"Explode!"
The Soul Heavenly Emperor smiled faintly, and with a simple gesture of his hand, Void Swallowing Flame's body exploded, scattering into countless black flames that attempted to escape in all directions.
The Soul Heavenly Emperor glanced at the fleeing black flames, then opened his mouth, and a powerful suction force pulled the flames back toward him. The flames were rapidly sucked into his mouth.
"Your power now is no more than that of an ant to me…"
With almost no effort, the Soul Heavenly Emperor absorbed Void Swallowing Flame, then elegantly wiped his lips. His blood-red lips appeared particularly sinister.
"Now… it's time to deal with those other pests, isn't it?"
The Soul Heavenly Emperor cast his gaze toward Zhongzhou, a strange smile creeping across his face. At the same time, a voice filled with an overwhelming bloodthirst reverberated across the land.
"Remember this day as the day I, the Soul Heavenly Emperor, was crowned!"
His voice boomed like a great bell, echoing across the entire Dou Qi Continent. It was filled with the force of a divine decree, leaving those who heard it trembling, unable to resist the immense pressure.
"The Soul Heavenly Emperor… he succeeded…"
At the Allied Army's headquarters, Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun's faces twisted in horror. They looked up at the thick blood-red clouds above their protective barrier. For the first time, they felt a presence that made their souls tremble—a presence only a Dou Emperor could possess!
And within those blood clouds, there was only one who could have ascended to Dou Emperor: the Soul Heavenly Emperor!
"Today marks the day I, the Soul Heavenly Emperor, ascend to Emperor!"
As Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun's faces darkened, that blood-soaked voice descended from the sky, reverberating through every corner of Zhongzhou!
"Soul Heavenly Emperor!"
Upon hearing the name that had come to symbolize terror, the entire Allied Army headquarters erupted in panic. Everyone sprang to their feet, their faces filled with fear as they looked up at the sky.
"Woooo!"
As fear gripped the masses, the urgent sound of warning horns rang through the city. From all directions, Allied forces surged into the sky, gathering into a dark and formidable army that hovered above the city.
Gu Yuan, Zhu Kun, and the other leaders appeared at the front of the army, their expressions grave as they stared up at the thick blood clouds beyond the barrier.
The stench of blood in the air seemed to grow even stronger.
"That aura… it's definitely the Soul Heavenly Emperor's…" Gu Yuan took a deep breath, suppressing the unease in his heart. With a wave of his hand, he commanded, "Prepare the army!"
In response, the dark masses of the Allied Army roared as one, their battle cries thundering through the air, filling the sky with power.
"If we can't stop him today, the entire Dou Qi Continent will fall under the Soul Heavenly Emperor's rule, and countless lives will be lost," Yan Jin said gravely.
Gu Yuan and the others silently nodded. The Soul Heavenly Emperor, now wielding the power of a Dou Emperor, could single-handedly overwhelm the Allied Army. One misstep today could bring an end to the war that had dragged on for so long.
"Any news from Mo Yu and Xiao Yan?" Yan Jin asked.
"Not yet," Gu Yuan replied, shaking his head. "Breaking through to Dou Emperor is no simple feat. Even the Soul Heavenly Emperor spent a thousand years meticulously planning to achieve it, so it won't happen quickly."
"But we don't have much time," Yan Jin said with a bitter smile.
Gu Yuan and Lei Ying exchanged silent glances. They had means of contacting Mo Yu and Xiao Yan, but disturbing them during their critical breakthrough wouldn't help anyone.
Gu Yuan sighed, "It's not that we don't want to notify them. But Mo Yu and Xiao Yan are our last hope. Only if they successfully ascend to Dou Emperor will they be able to challenge the Soul Heavenly Emperor.
If we call them out prematurely, it will all be for nothing—we'd just be throwing away our last chance."
Yan Jin and the others sighed deeply and nodded in agreement. They understood that Gu Yuan's reasoning was sound.
"You're right. We'll follow your lead. My Flame Clan doesn't fear death," Yan Jin said, clenching his fists as he came to terms with the situation.
"Haha, that's the spirit of the ancient Dou Emperor families! Today, we'll fight the Soul Heavenly Emperor to the death!" Lei Ying roared with a gleam of bloodlust in his eyes.
Gu Yuan smiled slightly, feeling his inner turmoil begin to calm. He looked up at the thick blood clouds. Now was the moment when the Allied Army's fate would be decided…
As the Allied forces braced themselves, the blood clouds that had covered Zhongzhou for nearly half a year finally began to stir.
Countless eyes watched as the clouds slowly parted. From within, the sound of wind tearing through the air echoed, and an overwhelming army, shrouded in black mist, surged out from the blood clouds like a tide, stopping just outside the Allied Army's barrier. Their cold eyes bore into the sea of people below.
"The Soul Clan has arrived…"
Many faces in the Allied Army turned pale. Although they had expected this day to come, when it finally arrived, fear and despair filled their hearts.
Moments later, the Soul Clan army parted, creating a path. From the distance, a crimson light drew near, taking the form of a blood lotus. Floating above the army, it exuded a suffocating stench of blood.
Atop the blood lotus sat a figure with long, blood-red hair. As he appeared, the bloody smell in the air became almost unbearable.
"Soul Heavenly Emperor!"
Gu Yuan and the others locked their eyes on the figure sitting atop the blood lotus, their hands clenching into fists. His aura was terrifying.
"Gu Yuan, you've lost…"
The Soul Heavenly Emperor sat calmly on his blood lotus, his long, blood-red hair flowing in the wind. His crimson eyes gazed down at the Allied Army's leaders, a smile on his lips.
Gu Yuan's eyes darkened. "Soul Heavenly Emperor, it's not over yet. Don't speak too soon!"
"How amusing. Gu Yuan, as my former rival, today I'll show you what true Dou Emperor power looks like!"
The Soul Heavenly Emperor sneered. With a wave of his sleeve, the blood rain that filled the air condensed into a razor-thin bloodline, which then shot across the sky like lightning!
Wherever the bloodline passed, the sky itself was sliced apart, leaving a gash tens of thousands of meters long.
At the same time, the defensive barrier created by the combined forces of the Allied Army did not even ripple before it was shattered into pieces under the stunned eyes of those below…
As their final line of defense vanished, the Allied Army soldiers stood frozen, letting the blood rain soak their bodies. The stench of death hung heavily in the air.
With just a single move, the defense formed by Gu Yuan, Zhu Kun, and countless strong fighters had been utterly destroyed.
"Gu Yuan, this war is mine to win."
From atop his blood lotus, the Soul Heavenly Emperor gazed down at the stunned Gu Yuan and the others, smiling faintly.
As his words fell, the blood rain poured down from the heavens, turning the entire world a deep crimson.
"So this is the power of a Dou Emperor…"
Staring at the destruction caused by such a simple gesture, Gu Yuan and the others felt a deep sense of helplessness. The gap between a Dou Emperor and others was truly like the difference between heaven and earth.
"Haha, Dou Emperor power hasn't appeared on this continent in ten thousand years. Today, I'll show you what it's truly capable of!"
The Soul Heavenly Emperor's blood-red eyes locked onto Gu Yuan, his voice dripping with mockery. With a casual wave of his hand, a surge of blood energy shot from his palm.
Below, a vast mountain range, along with the tens of thousands of strong fighters within it, was completely wiped out—no one could escape or resist.
Witnessing this brutal display of power, everyone's faces turned even paler.
"This so-called Allied Army is nothing but weaklings. Gu Yuan, I gave you a chance before, but you failed to seize it," the Soul Heavenly Emperor said, his blood-red gaze locked onto Gu Yuan.
"It's time to end this."
He looked down at the fearful and despairing faces of those who once seemed troublesome but now no longer held his attention.
A Dou Emperor was like a god in this world, and all others were mere ants in comparison.
With those words, the Soul Heavenly Emperor extended a long, slender finger toward Gu Yuan. At his fingertip, the air rippled, and a wave of blood energy quickly gathered, forming into a beam that shot toward Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan's heart raced in panic. He quickly gathered his Dou Qi, preparing to defend, but before he could even attempt to draw on the power of the world around him, the Soul Heavenly Emperor laughed softly and pointed again, whispering, "Seal!"
In an instant, Gu Yuan was horrified to find that his connection to the energy of the heavens and the earth had been severed!
The unexpected turn of events made Gu Yuan's face fill with fear. A Dou Saint's strength wasn't just due to their Dou Qi but also their ability to harness the energy of the world. Now that this ability had been taken from him, it was as if he had lost an arm.
"Ancient Emperor Fragmented Nirvana Finger!"
Despite the shock, Gu Yuan's experience shone through. Unable to draw upon external energy, he unleashed the full force of his Dou Qi. With a low shout, an enormous finger of energy formed, covered in strange markings, and shot toward the incoming blood beam.
Boom!
The blood beam and the massive energy finger collided in mid-air, creating a deafening explosion.
But in moments, the giant finger shattered, and the blood beam surged forward, striking Gu Yuan's thick Dou Qi shield.
Spurt!
Gu Yuan's defenses crumbled like paper, and the blood beam slammed into his chest. Blood spurted from his mouth as he staggered back, his body saved only by Zhu Kun's quick intervention.
"A Dou Emperor stands above heaven and earth. Trying to control the world's energy in my presence is sheer foolishness."
The Soul Heavenly Emperor smiled coldly, raising his hand toward the sky. With a light grasp, the blood clouds churned, and from within, a massive bolt of blood-red lightning tore through the sky, crashing down toward the Allied Army.
"Prepare the formation!"
Gu Yuan quickly wiped the blood from his lips and shouted. If that lightning struck, the casualties among the Allied Army would be catastrophic.
Hearing Gu Yuan's shout, the Allied forces quickly rallied. Their combined Dou Qi formed into a massive dragon, which shot toward the blood-red lightning.
Boom! Boom!
The two massive forces clashed in the sky, their brilliant light illuminating every corner of Zhongzhou. But the struggle didn't last long. The blood-red lightning quickly overpowered the dragon, shattering it completely.
Spurt!
As the dragon collapsed, countless Allied soldiers coughed up blood, reeling from the backlash.
With the power of a Dou Emperor, the Soul Heavenly Emperor was able to fight the entire Allied Army single-handedly!
(End of Chapter)
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