The torn space cracks are repairing themselves rapidly. The self-healing ability of this ancient emperor's cave is extremely strong, but Emperor Hun Tian has already left, and everything is meaningless.
Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun slowly descended from the sky with gloomy faces. Looking at the crowd who were also silent, they could only sigh in the end.
"Daughter, that bastard is too cunning..." Zhu Kun looked at Zi Yan, rubbed his hands and smiled bitterly.
Zi Yan glanced at him and shook her head slightly.
Of course, she knew that the responsibility this time did not lie with her adopted father. Including Lin Ran, the four of them had already exerted their strength to the limit, but Emperor Hun Tian actually possessed a power specifically targeting the Emperor Pill.
Now that the Emperor Pill was taken away by Emperor Hun Tian, coupled with Emperor Hun Tian's words before he left, everyone present, including Zi Yan, felt a chill.
"What should I do next..."
"Even if that guy took away the Emperor Pill, it is not so easy to refine and absorb it. We can take this opportunity to directly enter the Soul Realm!" Zhu Kun said sternly.
"The Soul Realm is no longer in the Douqi Continent. Even if we want to attack the Soul Realm, there is nowhere to find us." Gu Yuan sighed.
Their fierce attack had forced the Soul Emperor to force the Soul Clan into the Primal Chaos Void. Now, this desolate and twisted Primal Chaos Void has become the biggest safe haven for the Soul Emperor and the Soul Clan!
Undoubtedly, this battle had made the Soul Emperor realize that the cultivation of a half-step Dou Emperor was not enough to make him invincible in the world. With the cautious nature of the Soul Emperor, that guy would never return to Zhongzhou unless he broke through to the Dou Emperor level.
"I hope that guy can't refine the Imperial Grade Young Pill, otherwise..."
Once Emperor Hun Tian breaks through to the level of Dou Di, no one in this world will be able to restrain him. And with his vengeful character, all forces will surely suffer devastating revenge!
The expressions of several people present were all extremely worried, but Zi Yan's eyes fell on Lin Ran, who had been sitting cross-legged without saying a word.
Not only Zi Yan, Zhu Kun, Gu Yuan and others also noticed something was wrong and cast their gazes towards Lin Ran.
At this moment, Lin Ran still maintained a cross-legged sitting posture with his eyes closed. The dazzling feast and colorful flames around him complemented each other, making him look dreamy and extremely mysterious.
This appearance made the expressions of the people present become extremely solemn.
"Ah Ran..."
"Don't touch him!"
Gu Yuan shouted softly, stopping Zi Yan who wanted to step forward, his face full of solemnity: "If I'm not mistaken, he should be experiencing enlightenment now, or receiving some special inheritance. We must not disturb him at this moment!"
"W-what?!"
Zi Yan was a little surprised. How could she suddenly enter a state of enlightenment? She was clearly fighting against the Emperor Flame Formation formed by the Emperor Grade Young Pill just a moment ago... Wait, the Emperor Flame Formation? !
"It's because of the Emperor Flame!"
Zhu Kun stared at Lin Ran with sharp eyes, his tone full of envy.
"This kid's strange fire has formed some special connection with the strange fire in the formation condensed by the previous emperor pill, which is why he entered the state of enlightenment."
"If he's lucky, this kid might actually be able to comprehend something extraordinary from this!"
When these words were spoken, Zi Yan was shocked, and the other Taixu Ancient Dragon elders were even more incredulous.
"Your Highness has already reached the peak of the Fighting Saint level. If he can make another breakthrough..." Candlelight murmured.
"Ah, that's it." Gu Yuan stared at Lin Ran: "As long as there is a breakthrough, it will be at least half a step to Dou Di!"
"No matter whether Emperor Hun Tian can break through to become a true Dou Emperor, as long as Lin Ran completes his enlightenment now and makes a breakthrough, we will have more capital to fight against Emperor Hun Tian in the future!"
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Lin Ran, who had his eyes closed and his body surrounded by colorful fireworks.
In fact, they also understood that with the Emperor Pill being seized by Emperor Hun Tian, they now only had one choice.
That is to wait.
Wait until Emperor Hun Tian fails to devour the Emperor Pill, wait until Lin Ran has an epiphany and advances to a higher level, whoever has better luck will get the final victory.
There is a chance of failure in refining the Emperor Grade Young Pill. The only thing they can do now is to pray to Emperor Hun Tian that they cannot successfully refine the Emperor Grade Young Pill.
As long as he doesn't advance to the Doudi level, they still have a chance. Of course... if he succeeds...
After a long while, Gu Yuan took a deep breath and said, "We can't just do nothing. Lin Ran's enlightenment and retreat will take time. I decided to go back first, reorganize the alliance, and resist Emperor Hun Tian!"
"Then I'll go back to Ancient Dragon Island to take a look. I wonder what Ancient Dragon Island looks like now." Zhu Kun also said.
"I'll stay here!"
Zi Yan said stubbornly: "I can't let A'ran stay here alone, I will stay here with him!"
Zhu Kun's biological father has returned, and as the Dragon Emperor, Zi Yan's best choice is naturally to return to Ancient Dragon Island with Zhu Kun.
But how could a girl who was worried about her lover abandon her beloved like this?
Elder Zhuhuo wanted to say something but stopped, but Zhu Kun showed a gentle look and stopped Zhuhuo at the same time.
Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun worked together to set up a powerful barrier around Lin Ran, and then tore through the space, leaving only Zi Yan to accompany Lin Ran.
"Ah Ran..."
Zi Yan sat cross-legged in the square, looking at Lin Ran with her beautiful eyes. Looking at the face that was so familiar to her, she smiled brightly.
She didn't know whether Emperor Hun Tian would succeed, nor did she know how big of a breakthrough Lin Ran's enlightenment would be this time. She only knew that she had to enjoy every minute and every second with Lin Ran.
She looked at Lin Ran's face, and countless images emerged in her mind.
That was all about her and Lin Ran's first meeting, their relationship, and their love...
"We will keep going on well, A'ran..."
Zi Yan's voice was very soft. Lin Ran, who had his eyes tightly closed, trembled slightly. It seemed that he had heard Zi Yan's words, and the colorful flames on his body became brighter...
"Buzz…"
As the Emperor Flame and the Holy Flame merged, Lin Ran's consciousness suddenly entered a void.
In front of him, there was a figure with his back to him.
"I didn't expect that there is actually someone in this world who can copy my path." The figure slowly turned around and spoke, and even the voice carried the flavor of time since ancient times.
Lin Ran's eyes narrowed slightly. He knew this man's appearance very well, as he had just seen him a moment ago.
It is the giant stone statue in the square of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Cave, and the appearance of the Emperor-grade Young Pill.
This guy... is the real owner of the cave, the last Dou Emperor before the Dou Qi Continent ran out of energy - Tuo She Ancient Emperor!
"Tuo She Ancient Emperor."
Lin Ran stared at the majestic figure. After a moment, he smiled slightly: "No one is copying your path. I am walking my own path."
"interesting."
Hearing Lin Ran's words, the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor suddenly opened his eyes, and an extremely powerful and terrifying pressure roared out and rushed towards Lin Ran.
The pressure was like the shining sun in the sky, burning all day long, like the eternal magma, extremely hot, and ready to burn everything.
But facing such power, Lin Ran remained calm and didn't even make any other moves. Dreamy fireworks appeared around his body, blocking all the power.
"It is indeed very good to have integrated the Nine Mysterious Golden Thunder and thirteen kinds of strange fire." Tuoshe Ancient Emperor said calmly, as if he was not surprised at the power displayed by Lin Ran. "You use the Pure Yang Saint Body as the source of strange fire, and use the Burning Art to devour strange fire and treasures. You have entered this realm, but it is impossible for you to break through to the Dou Emperor."
"Because of the source energy?"
Tuoshe Ancient Emperor looked at Lin Ran in surprise and nodded slightly: "Yes, it is the source energy."
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"The source energy in this world has been completely exhausted. Even if you consume so much strange fire, your cultivation level will only be infinitely close to the Dou Emperor, but you will not be able to break through the Dou Emperor."
"Can you help me break through to Doudi?"
Tuoshe Ancient Emperor smiled calmly: "You are quite direct. Yes, I can help you break through to the Dou Emperor."
Hearing the words of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, Lin Ran's breathing suddenly became heavier.
Emperor Hun Tian has already obtained the Emperor Grade Young Pill. If he wants to defeat Emperor Hun Tian, he must break through to the Dou Emperor.
However, this old fellow came to him on his own initiative, obviously not wanting to help him break through, he must have some ulterior motive.
"I need to give something."
There is no free lunch in the world, Lin Ran is well aware of this.
"What do you want to pay for? Little guy, there's no need to look like that. I'm just a remnant soul. With your emperor soul, I can't do anything even if I really want to." Tuoshe Ancient Emperor spoke softly, with an eternal look in his eyes: "I just… want to give this world a guarantee."
"Do you know why there has not been a Dou Emperor in Douqi Continent for so many years, and why all the ancient Dou Emperors disappeared overnight?"
"The source of energy disappears?"
"This is just one of the reasons." Tuoshe Ancient Emperor shook his head and said, "The main reason is because of the war! A war to defend the world and protect the root!"
"That was a war that engulfed the entire world. It was a war that only the Doudi could participate in and have the power to fight back."
"The world is vast, the planes intersect, thousands of races stand side by side, and heroes gather together."
"But tens of thousands of years ago, Douqi Continent was invaded. Not only Douqi Continent, but countless planes and worlds in the Primal Chaos Void were invaded at that moment. The evil extraterritorial evil race launched a massive attack. In order to protect Douqi Continent, all the ancient Dou Emperors in Douqi Continent, including me, participated in that war."
"The powerful extraterritorial evil race is unstoppable. Even the Dou Emperor is just a bigger cannon fodder."
"We simply couldn't defeat those guys on the front battlefield. In order to protect the Douqi Continent, we could only close the passage between the Douqi Continent and the Great Thousand World. From that moment on, the source energy disappeared from the Douqi Continent."
"But we don't have a choice."
"In order to survive, we can only do this, close the channel, seal off the world, and preserve the fire..."
Lin Ran listened to the shadow of the ancient emperor Tuoshe telling a little-known history, but his heart was filled with huge waves.
The invasion of the evil race from outside the domain, isn't this a story from the Great Lord? !
According to the description in The Great Lord, in ancient times the universe was invaded by evil races from outside the world, and all races in the universe resisted the alien races.
Among them, the Heavenly Evil God was sealed by the Immortal Emperor, and both sides suffered heavy casualties. When the protagonist of the book came to the time, the seal of the Heavenly Evil God was lifted during the Second World-annihilating War, but it had been 40,000 years since the First War.
In other words, when the Doudi of the Douqi Continent was at its peak, it coincided with the first invasion of the evil race from outside the domain. As a result, all races joined the war, and the top powerhouses of the Douqi Continent were pulled to the Great Thousand World to fight against the evil race from outside the domain.
However, the evil tribes outside the domain were too powerful, so the Dou Emperor of Douqi Continent directly blocked the passage in order to protect Douqi Continent, which is why Douqi Continent has been worry-free for thousands of years.
"Wait... what are you saying all this for? You can't be asking me to fight against those so-called evil creatures from outside the domain, right?!" Lin Ran couldn't help but say, "I'm only in my twenties, with the cultivation level of a peak Dou Sheng, with skinny arms and legs. How can I be qualified to fight against those evil gods from outside the domain that even Dou Emperors can't defeat!"
"You can do it."
A smile appeared on the old face of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor: "You have been close to the limit of the Supreme in more than 20 years. Your talent was unparalleled in the world even at my time."
"You are a member of the Douqi Continent, a descendant of this world. You have the obligation and responsibility to protect this world."
Lin Ran shuddered, and bowed to apologize: "I am grateful for your advice."
Tuoshe Ancient Emperor shook his head: "Of course, I am not asking you to fight to the death with those foreign evil gods. Now that time has passed, I don't know what the outcome of that battle was. I just hope that this continent can be more secure."
"I am from the Douqi Continent, so I should shoulder this responsibility!"
"very good!"
A smile appeared on Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's face. He didn't care whether Lin Ran was sincere in saying this. In the final analysis, he just wanted to tell Lin Ran about this.
Those evil people from outside the domain kill anyone they see. As long as they are living creatures in the universe, they are natural enemies from the moment they are born.
No matter what Lin Ran felt, as long as he encountered those extraterritorial evil gods, he would naturally become their enemy...
"In this remnant of my soul, there is still a wisp of source energy and the origin of the Emperor's flame. With your foundation, you just need to absorb it all, and you can step into the Mirror of the Dou Emperor." Tuoshe Ancient Emperor did not continue to talk nonsense. He raised his hand lightly, and a wisp of colorful flame appeared in his palm.
He looked at the Emperor Flame in his palm for a long time, and finally let out a sigh. He waved his hand, and the Emperor Flame flew towards Lin Ran.
Lin Ran gently lifted up his palm, and the Emperor Flame floated above it, and then suddenly merged into Lin Ran's body!
Lin Ran's body trembled, and he felt an extremely strange and terrifying energy surging in his body. Just as he was about to ask something, the phantom of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor in front of him became like a dream bubble, becoming fainter and fainter until it completely dissipated...
(End of this chapter)