Dou Zong (4k)

Outside Black Seal City, an endless tide of blood-colored energy spread outward, like a sea of blood bearing down upon the city.

A month had slipped by since the various factions arrived, and all the experts waited patiently.

Han Feng stood motionless to one side of the sky, his gaze fixed on the blood-colored energy tide, his thoughts unreadable. Over the past month, he had repeatedly tried to probe its interior with his Soul Power, but an invisible force within the tide had blocked him.

Boom!

Suddenly, the previously calm tide of blood-colored energy began churning violently, ravaging Heaven and Earth like a ferocious giant beast.

The sudden change sent a tremor through the hearts of everyone in the sky. Was the extraordinary treasure about to emerge?

Before their eyes, the blood-colored energy tide steadily shrank, surging into the mountain range.

Energy roared across the sky as an enormous vortex formed within the mountains. Terrifying torrents of blood-colored energy slammed into the surrounding rock faces, releasing deafening crashes.

As the energy surged, wind and clouds shifted across Heaven and Earth. Endless power from Heaven and Earth came swarming in, fierce winds howled past, and rolling black clouds pressed down overhead. In mere moments, the once-clear sky was blanketed in dark clouds.

"Could this extraordinary treasure be facing a lightning tribulation?" Han Feng murmured, gazing at the boundless mass of black clouds.

It was said that the appearance of certain divine treasures born of Heaven and Earth would invite a test from above, bringing down lightning. If they survived, they would astonish the world; if they failed, they would vanish into smoke and dust. The birth of certain high-grade pills likewise attracted Pill Lightning.

While Han Feng pondered this, a majestic aura slowly spread from the mountain range like an awakening dragon. Its sheer strength left even Earth Demon Ancestor and the others far from the mountains shaken—and incredulous!

This aura—a Dou Zong expert?! Earth Demon Old Ghost's surprise gradually turned into an ugly expression. This was the so-called "extraordinary treasure"? He had waited here for an entire month, only to learn in the end that his judgment had been wrong!

Earth Demon Old Ghost was not alone. Mo Tianxing, Eagle Mountain Old Man, Han Feng, and the others wore shifting expressions as well. They had mobilized their forces and come all this way, only for this to be the result. It was truly difficult to accept!

In truth, Earth Demon Old Ghost and the others could hardly be blamed. During his breakthrough, Liu Yu's aura had been completely concealed, while invisible Soul Power sealed everything off. After their attempts to probe the energy tide proved fruitless, the astonishing blood-colored tide further misled them, naturally leading them to assume that some treasure was forming within.

For a moment, the crushing disparity between expectation and reality brought all manner of malicious thoughts to the minds of the Black-Corner Region's experts. But after weighing the gains against the risks, they abandoned those ideas. Judging by the aura, the person in the mountains had already broken through to Dou Zong—and was no ordinary Dou Zong at that!

Within the mountains, Liu Yu slowly opened his eyes. As his crimson gaze shifted, a vast, powerful aura soared into the heavens, stirring the wind and rain across the sky.

With a movement, the figure seated cross-legged on the Lotus Seat shot into the sky. A terrifying aura, vast as the might of heaven, swept in every direction. The entire mountain range trembled, cracks spreading rapidly across its slopes like spiderwebs as deafening crashes rang out without end.

The boundless black clouds overhead split apart as though cleaved by a colossal heaven-opening axe. A soft radiance poured down, bathing that slender figure in light like a god!

The figure standing at the center of Heaven and Earth lowered his gaze slightly. In an instant, the void shook violently, space twisting into chaotic distortions as invisible spatial ripples spread outward.

"Dou Zong..." Earth Demon Old Ghost's shadowy eyes locked onto the figure at the center of Heaven and Earth. He had only just entered Dou Zong? Why did he inspire such a deep tremor within me? He was a mighty Seventh-Rank Dou Zong, yet this junior who had only just crossed into the Dou Zong realm made him feel a threat he had not experienced in years!

Su Qian's pupils abruptly contracted. Master Liu? That striking silver hair and those eerily crimson eyes remained vivid in his memory. He had never expected the person who had just broken through to Dou Zong to be him. All along, he had assumed Master Liu was already a Dou Zong expert.

High in the sky, Liu Yu withdrew his gaze and carefully savored the strength of this entirely new realm. The power of a Dou Zong was truly terrifying!

The ceaseless flow of immense power within him even gave Liu Yu the illusion that he could destroy heaven and earth with a flick of his finger. Even if he had not reached that level, distorting and smoothing out space with a mere gesture was effortless.

Liu Yu looked down at the crowd below. A brief sweep of his perception revealed that practically every notable figure in the Black-Corner Region had gathered here.

Suddenly, a wild idea rose in his mind. Since they were all gathered here, why not catch them all in one net?

Earth Demon Old Ghost should be a High-Rank Dou Zong. Mo Tianxing was around a Three- or Four-Star Dou Zong. That old man with the hooked nose was presumably the "lone ranger," Eagle Mountain Old Man, whose strength should be around Mid-Rank Dou Zong. It might be worth seeing whether I could bring him into the fold.

On his side were two One-Star Dou Zongs, the Grand Elder and the Second Elder. Su Qian, a Two-Star Dou Zong, naturally counted as part of his camp as well. Jia Nan Academy and the Black-Corner Region were inherently opposed. If he attacked these people from the Black-Corner Region, Su Qian would certainly not let such a fine opportunity slip away.

As for the Dou Emperors and Dou Wangs, Liu Yu disregarded them entirely. Even the so-called Medicine Emperor Han Feng was someone he could destroy with a turn of his hand.

As these thoughts flashed through his mind, the Blood Thunder Sky Wings instantly appeared behind Liu Yu. Eerie bloody light flowed across the three pairs of crimson wings. Then an ice-blue flame carrying an aura of destruction surged from his body. Under his control, the Profound Lotus Ice Flame instantly separated into the blue-green Green Lotus Profound Blue Flame and the ghastly white Bone Spirit Cold Flame.

"Twelve Divine Wheels!"

As Liu Yu activated the Twelve Divine Wheels, the two flames instantly surged behind him. In the blink of an eye, a blue-green Flame Divine Wheel and a ghastly white Flame Divine Wheel condensed into being, radiating divine brilliance!

Boom!

An overwhelming aura like the might of heaven swept down from the Heavenly Expanse, toppling mountains and overturning seas. Beneath that terrifying pressure, even the void twisted.

Within a few breaths, the terrifying aura enveloped Earth Demon Old Ghost and everyone else below. Apart from Earth Demon Old Ghost, Mo Tianxing, and Eagle Mountain Old Man, every Dou Emperor and Dou Wang felt fear spreading from the depths of their hearts.

As an alchemist, Han Feng possessed exceptionally keen Soul Perception. The moment he sensed the auras of those two heavenly flames, his refined, genteel demeanor vanished. Disbelief filled his handsome face, bordering on madness!

Heavenly flames! Two heavenly flames at that! Why? Wasn't it only possible for someone who cultivated the Flame Mantra to possess multiple heavenly flames? Han Feng's gaze upon Liu Yu brimmed with jealousy, madness, and greed!

In an instant, Han Feng considered many explanations for why Liu Yu could accommodate two heavenly flames within his body. Perhaps he had obtained the Flame Mantra as well, or perhaps he possessed some other special cultivation method.

But Han Feng leaned toward the first possibility. In his mind, only the Flame Mantra possessed such an ability. That fellow in the sky had very likely obtained that old man's legacy!

The more he thought about it, the more vicious fury swelled in Han Feng's heart. If that old man hadn't held anything back, none of what followed would ever have happened. He would still be the renowned Venerable Yao of the Central Plains. How could he have fallen so low? He had even forced me to hide away in this Black-Corner Region.

Just as everyone's eyes were fixed upon Liu Yu—especially Yun Yun, whose beautiful eyes shone with wonder—Liu Yu suddenly vanished!

"Leave none of these people from the Black-Corner Region alive!"

Those calm words suddenly sounded in the minds of Yun Yun, the Grand Elder, and the others from the Feather Pavilion.

Yun Yun, the Grand Elder, and the others were startled, but without dwelling on it, they immediately attacked the nearby people from the Black-Corner Region.

The Grand Elder suddenly vanished from his position. When he reappeared, he was already behind Han Feng's forces. His five fingers moved, and five sharp streams of Dou Qi carrying a chilling aura shot from his fingertips. Bearing fierce gusts, they hurtled toward a tall man in blood-colored robes with the speed of thunder that left no time to cover one's ears.

The blood-robed man felt only the approach of death. As his consciousness sank into darkness, the figure of an old woman standing in midair was reflected in his eyes.

Crack!

Han Feng and his companions sensed an abrupt fluctuation of energy, followed by the sound of shattering bones. By the time they reacted, a headless corpse was crashing heavily to the ground.

"Sect Master!" A Dou Wang expert from the Blood Sect looked utterly horrified. How had their sect master suddenly died?

The Blood Sect's master, Fan Lao, likely never understood even in death why a Dou Zong expert had suddenly dealt him a killing blow—and through a sneak attack, no less.

While Han Feng and his companions reeled in shock and doubt, a barrage of mighty attacks came crashing toward them. In an instant, many Dou Wang experts who had grown wary but failed to react in time carelessly "departed this mortal world."

Those Dou Wangs and Dou Emperors who did react, though unable to understand the Feather Pavilion's sudden assault, unleashed their Dou Techniques to defend themselves.

Han Feng's group was bewildered, and the nearby forces of the Demon Flame Valley and the Black Emperor Sect were equally confused. Why had the Feather Pavilion suddenly launched a lethal attack on Medicine Emperor Han Feng and his companions? What was going on?

Earth Demon Old Ghost also turned toward the battle, a trace of interest in his eyes. But he soon withdrew his gaze, mobilizing all his Dou Qi and watching his surroundings warily. The junior who had just broken through to Dou Zong had vanished, and then the Feather Pavilion had started fighting Medicine Emperor Han Feng's group. However he looked at it, this was bizarre!

Moreover, that junior possessed many mysterious things: six blood-colored wings and those strange halos behind his back. An inexplicable unease rose in Earth Demon Old Ghost's heart. That terrifying aura already fully rivaled his own!

Suddenly, alarm bells rang in Earth Demon Old Ghost's heart. Spatial power rippled as he darted away, continually shifting his position, leaving the nearby members of the Demon Flame Valley puzzled.

"Valley Master?" The speaker was Fang Yan, the Grand Elder of the Demon Flame Valley and a Half-Step Dou Zong expert.

Watching the Valley Master constantly shift his position, Fang Yan knitted his brows. He could faintly sense a spatial fluctuation distinct from the Valley Master's!

Earth Demon Old Ghost kept moving, evading the spatial fluctuation locked onto him. Knowing he could not sit still and await death, he steeled his heart. Pitch-black Cold Qi surged from his body and coated his skeletal, withered hand.

His ghostly claw, wreathed in pitch-black Cold Qi, viciously grabbed at an empty patch of space. Wherever it passed, space was easily torn apart. With such force, even a Dou Zong expert would likely suffer grievous injuries in an instant if struck!

Ripples stirred in the space toward which the ghostly claw reached. Bloody light flickered, and a smooth slit silently appeared.

Hiss!

The sharp ghostly claw struck like lightning. A blood-colored longsword engraved with bizarre patterns abruptly emerged from space as well. Wrapped in bloody radiance, it slashed fiercely into the ghostly claw. Flesh and blood against a divine weapon—the outcome was doomed to be tragic!

"Aaah!"

A hoarse, agonized scream burst from Earth Demon Old Ghost's mouth.

A withered hand, trailing splashes of blood, traced a graceful arc across the sky before falling to the ground.

Earth Demon Old Ghost clutched the arm that had lost its hand. Pitch-black Dou Qi coated the severed wrist, stemming the bleeding. Venomous hatred flashed through his sunken eyes, then his gaze turned cold, and he slammed a fist viciously into his chest.

A mouthful of blood sprayed from Earth Demon Old Ghost's mouth. As it scattered downward, a cloud of blood mist gradually formed and enveloped his body. The space around the mist twisted.

Bang!

The cloud of blood mist abruptly exploded. Amid the spatial distortion, Earth Demon Old Ghost vanished into thin air.

"Valley Master!" Fang Yan cried out instinctively. Their Demon Flame Valley's master had his hand cut off so effortlessly and fled in panic? The Valley Master was a Seven-Star Dou Zong, one of the Black-Corner Region's absolute powerhouses!

Fang Yan was not alone. Every elder of the Demon Flame Valley stood dumbfounded, feeling as though their faith had collapsed and their entire understanding had been overturned. Someone who had only recently broken through to Dou Zong had so easily defeated their invincible Valley Master?

The Demon Flame Valley's members had fallen into self-doubt, and those of the Black Emperor Sect were hardly better off. The Demon Flame Valley's master had been "utterly crushed" by a newly advanced Dou Zong?! Mo Tianxing in particular was already thinking of retreating, but he dared not make any rash move for now, terrified of attracting that ruthless man's attention.

At that moment, Liu Yu emerged from the void with a soft chuckle. The two Divine Wheels behind him shone brightly, ceaselessly pouring energy into his body. Vast Dou Qi surged, and his Blood Six Wings suddenly erupted with boundless bloody radiance!

An enormous phantom of six blood-colored wings appeared in the Firmament, covering half the sky. Then it abruptly dissolved into limitless blood-colored vapor. Guided by a mysterious power, that boundless vapor gathered directly into a dense mass of crimson clouds.

The phenomenon that suddenly appeared overhead left everyone below from the Demon Flame Valley, the Black Emperor Sect, and the other factions deeply shaken.

Fearful gazes involuntarily turned toward the eerily handsome man with six blood-colored wings on his back and two mysterious halos encircling him. Controlling the heavens—was this truly power a Dou Zong could possess?

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