Battle Through the Heavens: Obtaining the Extraction System at the Start

The fierce battle in the core region of the third level of the Heavenly Tomb lasted for two full days from the moment it began.

Over those two days, golden halos and crimson flames collided repeatedly high in the sky. The shattered void had barely healed before fresh impacts tore it apart again. The mountains below had long since been sheared down by shockwaves, while rubble across the ground trembled continuously beneath the aftershocks of energy.

By the morning of the third day, the glow of the clan mark between Xiao Ling's brows had dimmed somewhat, and the Dou Qi around him was no longer as surging as before.

Gritting his teeth, he gathered his remaining strength and threw another punch at Xiao Xuan. His dragon-scale-covered fist was wrapped in remnant shadows of Heavenly Flames and still carried the force to scorch and tear through the air. Yet Xiao Xuan merely shifted slightly to the side and casually raised his withered palm before him. Before the fist wind could approach, a gentle yet irresistible force flowed through Xiao Ling's fist.

Xiao Ling's arm went numb, and the force sent him staggering backward. In the end, he crashed heavily into a pile of rubble, kicking up dust that filled the sky.

"Cough..." Xiao Ling propped himself up on the broken stones and sat up, gasping heavily. The blazing Dou Qi on his arm had completely dissipated. Looking up at Xiao Xuan in the sky, he waved a hand, his voice tinged with exhaustion. "Ancestor, no more, no more... I'm about to reach my limit."

As soon as he spoke, a light azure silhouette swept over the rubble like a breeze and landed steadily beside him. It was Xun'er, who had been guarding the edge of the battlefield all along.

She crouched