Tou She Ancient God Reappears

At the bottom of the ravine, it was freezing cold. A small stream rushed through the area. Thick mist hung in the air, making it seem like an Immortal Realm. Yet despite the lack of sunlight, lush vegetation grew here in abundance, making the place exceptionally strange.

A man in a black robe lay on a patch of grass. He was Xiao Yan. It was strange that he had fallen from such a height without being injured.

After a long while, Xiao Yan gradually woke up. He shook his head and began surveying this eerie place.

"Kid, I do not have much time left. Do not think about anything right now. Follow my instructions, and I will take you to find that little girl." A voice unexpectedly sounded in Xiao Yan's mind.

"Senior Tou She Ancient God, is that really you?" Xiao Yan asked in delight.

Tou She Ancient God had been the last Dou Emperor on the Battle Qi Continent ten thousand years ago. Countless legends surrounded him, but few knew of his true origins.

Before Tou She Ancient God became a Dou Emperor, it seemed that the Battle Qi Continent had gone more than ten thousand years without one. Then, one day, Tou She Ancient God suddenly appeared from nowhere and declared that he had become a Dou Emperor. Several peak Nine-Star Dou Saints had joined forces to challenge him, only to be utterly crushed.

Tou She Ancient God became famous in a single battle.

But Tou She Ancient God had come swiftly and vanished just as swiftly. About a month after that battle, he seemed to have intended to refine an Emperor-grade medicinal pill on the Battle Qi Continent. Yet for some unknown reason, all news of Tou She Ancient God vanished overnight.

On that day, Tou She Ancient God left behind a piece of jade known as the Tou She Ancient God Jade. It was said that whoever possessed it could not only open Tou She Ancient God's cave abode, but also uncover that blank chapter of Tou She Ancient God's history.

The news spread from ten to a hundred, then from a hundred to a thousand. Many great clans of that era joined the war to seize the Tou She Ancient God Jade. In the end, however, the jade was divided into eight pieces and fell into the hands of the Hun, Gu, Xiao, Lei, Yan, Yao, Shi, and Ling clans.

Yet a thousand years later, Tou She Ancient God's cave was discovered, and people found that half-finished Emperor-grade medicinal pill. Even Xiao Yan, the Flame Emperor and Tou She Ancient God's inheritor, knew nothing about Tou She Ancient God's past.

A generation of Dou Emperor had risen like the wind, then vanished without a trace like the wind.

But Xiao Yan had no time to dwell on such matters. He believed Tou She Ancient God would not harm him. What mattered most now was finding Xiao Yuting as quickly as possible.

A Dou Emperor's vision was unaffected by darkness. Under Tou She Ancient God's guidance, Xiao Yan traveled along one path after another before reaching a relatively dense forest.

The moment Xiao Yan entered the forest, he saw Xiao Yuting. She had undoubtedly been lucky. She had landed in a tree instead of falling directly to the ground, avoiding being smashed to pieces.

Xiao Yan hurriedly rescued Xiao Yuting and checked her injuries. Although she had suffered some wounds from that person's self-destruction, none of them had harmed any vital areas.

Xiao Yan removed his black robe and covered Xiao Yuting's delicate, curvaceous body with it. Her clothes were already tattered, and her hands bore scratches from tree branches. Looking at Xiao Yuting, Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly. She was so weak, yet she had still insisted on acting tough.

Tou She Ancient God Reappears

Xiao Yan fetched some water and wiped her face before using Heavenly Flames to start a small fire. The environment here seemed to be disturbed by some strange force, but Heavenly Flames could break through that interference. The fire brought a trace of warmth, and under that warmth, Xiao Yuting fell asleep with steady breathing. Only then did Xiao Yan let out a sigh of relief.

"Kid, are you done? Do you want me to give you some more time to finish whatever you have not done yet?" A teasing voice rang out in his mind.

"Ancient God, when did you appear?" Xiao Yan sat down beside Xiao Yuting and voiced his question to Tou She Ancient God.

"This is merely my avatar. While you were falling just now, I used up my remaining strength to save your life. Otherwise, did you think you would still be sitting here listening to me speak?" Tou She Ancient God said.

Warmth filled Xiao Yan's heart upon hearing that. In this unfamiliar world, he had run into walls everywhere he turned. Now, at last, someone was willing to help him. Xiao Yan was deeply grateful to Tou She Ancient God.

"Xiao Yan thanks Ancient God for saving my life. If there is anything Ancient God needs done, simply command me. Xiao Yan will certainly give it everything he has and not disappoint Ancient God's expectations," Xiao Yan said.

"Enough. I was already a useless person to begin with. Being able to save your life can be considered a blessing born from our shared study of the Flame Mantra. Now that you have come to the World-Creation Continent, there are some things I can tell you," Tou She Ancient God said to Xiao Yan.

"Ancient God seems very familiar with this World-Creation Continent. Why is that?" Xiao Yan asked curiously.

"Did someone tell you that the flames you possess are Heavenly Fire rather than Heavenly Flames?" Tou She Ancient God did not answer Xiao Yan's question, instead asking something that seemed unrelated.

"Yes, they did say that my Heavenly Flames were Heavenly Fire, though they seemed to lack a measure of spirituality. But when the Flame Mantra broke through to the Emperor Tier, the Heavenly Flames absorbed Emperor-Origin Qi and became much stronger than before," Xiao Yan said.

"It seems there really is a trace of her aura on you. Still, that is not a bad thing. Your path ahead may perhaps become a little easier." Tou She Ancient God seemed to be reminiscing about something.

"Who... who is she?" Xiao Yan asked.

"Qingcheng." Tou She Ancient God grew somewhat emotional when he spoke that name.

"Qingcheng? Who is that? You must be mistaken," Xiao Yan said. He did not believe he had any connection to such a stranger.

"I will tell you, but before that, do you know what I am?" Tou She Ancient God asked.

"Aren't you Tou She Ancient God?" Xiao Yan replied.

"I mean my form before I became a Dou Emperor," Tou She Ancient God said.

"Rumors say that Ancient God was a type of flame. As for whether that is true, I do not know," Xiao Yan said helplessly.

"That is right. I was indeed a type of flame—the last-ranked, twentieth Heavenly Fire on the Heavenly Fire Ranking of the World-Creation Continent: the Tuoshe Emperor Flame," Tou She Ancient God said.