After half an hour.
Wow!
A large group of Soul Fort disciples rushed to the scene.
"Huh? What about Lord Xutian Shenhuo?"
The group of Soul Fort disciples looked at each other, doubt written clearly in their eyes.
The residual aura of the Void Sky Divine Fire still lingered in the void.
But no matter how they searched or shouted, they couldn't find any trace of the Void Sky Divine Fire.
"Forget it."
The Soul Fort disciples exchanged glances again, shook their heads, and stopped looking. They turned around and flew back toward Soul Fort.
In any case, the life souls had already been transported back to the Soul Fort.
The Void Sky Divine Fire no longer held any strategic value. If it vanished, so be it.
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Universal World
Shen Lian gripped the Void Sky Divine Fire, descended from the void, and landed atop the peak of Daluo Shenshan.
"Your Majesty Liandi."
Xuanba's six loyal retainers rose and cupped their hands in respect.
Shen Lian gave a slight nod in acknowledgment.
"This place…"
The spherical Void Sky Divine Fire widened its eyes. Waves of intense shock surged through its heart.
What rich spiritual energy!
He could feel that the density of spiritual power here was over a thousand times greater than that of the Battle Continent.
This potent spiritual essence flooded into his body almost instantly.
Even the Dou Di bottleneck that had hindered him for thousands of years now felt like it was beginning to crack.
One year of cultivation here would equal a thousand years in the Battle Continent.
"What is that?"
A divine crane soared through the sky above.
Its wingspan extended for several kilometers.
Beneath its wings, even the void itself was constantly forming and collapsing.
The gales stirred by its dive nearly extinguished the divine flames clinging to the Void Sky Fire.
"So powerful…"
The Void Sky Divine Fire's eyes widened with disbelief.
He could feel that even this crane's strength far exceeded that of a Dou Di. With a single peck, it could pierce the entire Battle Continent.
And on this sacred mountain, such cranes numbered in the hundreds. Just a casual glance revealed them.
As he looked further, his expression became completely rigid.
The carp swimming in the pond were genuine immemorial dragons.
The chickens pecking at the feed in the coop were actually immortal phoenixes.
The breeze in the air was the very breath of primal chaos.
Bands of light connecting heaven and earth wrapped around Daluo Shenshan. These were chains of the Dao Law.
Even a single tree or flower casually growing on this sacred mountain was a priceless divine treasure beyond words.
The Void Sky Divine Fire opened its mouth in speechless awe, completely stunned.
"Heavens… What kind of place is this?"
His mental state was collapsing.
In this moment, he felt like a primitive tribesman stumbling into a bustling interstellar metropolis—everything before him was incomprehensibly overwhelming.
"This little guy has a bit of a temper, eh."
Shen Lian casually tossed the small fireball from his hand.
"Oh? Daring to act up in front of Emperor Lian?"
Xuanba caught the spherical Void Sky Divine Fire and grinned, his smile sharp.
"I didn't! I didn't!"
The Void Sky Divine Fire quivered as Xuanba bared his teeth. A deep foreboding surged in his chest.
"Brothers, kick the ball!"
Xuanba casually tossed the Void Sky Divine Fire into the air, then volleyed it with a powerful kick.
Whoosh!
In an instant, the Void Sky Divine Fire felt like a ball, shooting into the sky, soaring toward the Nine Heavens.
Before he could react—
"Hahaha! It's been too long since we had fun on Daluo Shenshan. This little guy arrived at the perfect time!"
Yuan Ye roared with laughter and kicked him back with another fierce strike.
The Void Sky Divine Fire struggled wildly, igniting his black flames to the utmost.
These flames could incinerate hundreds of millions of lives and had terrified even the eight ancient clans, but in Xuanba and his comrades' hands, they were nothing more than a soft child's toy.
"These people…"
The Void Sky Divine Fire was utterly dumbfounded.
Whoosh!
Before he could gather his thoughts, yet another kick sent him flying again.
Soon, atop Daluo Shenshan, laughter echoed joyously—Xuanba and his companions chuckling while the screams of the Void Sky Divine Fire rang out miserably.
The once-dreaded Void Sky Divine Fire, lord of the Battle Continent, feared by all races, had been reduced to a plaything—a literal ball for others to kick around atop Daluo Shenshan.
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Congratulations to the host. Task: Complete the Battle Continent World mission.
Task reward distribution commencing.
Reward: Ten round-trip tickets to the Battle Continent
Reward: Heavenly Dao gift from the Battle Continent
Reward: Complete cultivation system of the Battle Continent
A series of system notifications echoed in Shen Lian's mind.
A powerful surge of world-origin force transformed into pure cultivation energy and poured into his body.
Several flame sigils danced across Shen Lian's skin.
The Heavenly Dao gifts from the entire Battle Continent—including its spiritual energy, laws, Dao power, and other world-essences—were amplified by the system and condensed into the purest cultivation force, enhancing Shen Lian's strength once more.
"Not bad."
Shen Lian nodded.
The so-called Heavenly Dao gift wasn't simply transferring spiritual energy from the Battle Continent to him.
For a cultivator of Shen Lian's realm, one breath's worth of cultivation could drain all of the continent's spiritual energy.
What truly mattered were the thousand years of accumulated karmic merit and destiny the Battle Continent possessed.
"Perhaps after receiving gifts from another seven or eight worlds, I can break through the high-tier Nine-Star Heaven level. When that happens, the first enemy I'll erase is the one lurking at the edge of the heavens…"
Shen Lian assumed the lotus position as a cold, sharp killing intent flashed in his eyes.
It was never his way to wait passively for enemies to knock at his door.