Chapter 225 - The Return of the Emperor-Grade Pill Soul!

"Gu Yuan, it seems now that our struggles have merely paved the way for the Ancient Dragon Clan," Hun Tiandi said with amusement as he watched the fierce battle in the sky, lamenting to Gu Yuan beside him.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuan's heart stirred, but he replied sharply, "As long as it's not your Hun Clan getting the Emperor-Grade Pill, even if it's the Ancient Dragon Clan, it's acceptable!"

"I see that this Dragon Emperor is a domineering fellow," Hun Tiandi chuckled lightly, then continued, "His strength is not inferior to ours, perhaps even superior. But during our clash, the Beast Realm remained still. Only at the critical moment, when we were both weakened, did he intervene. It's evident that he is a deep schemer. If he ascends to an emperor, he won't be any better than me."

"Moreover, Gu Yuan, don't you wish to see the scenery beyond the Dou Di realm?"

Hun Tiandi's bewitching voice rang in Gu Yuan's ear, causing his eyes to flicker. The thought of becoming a Dou Emperor deeply moved him. Back then, he, Hun Tiandi, and three others were all at the peak of Nine-Star Dou Saint. Xiao Xuan sacrificed his entire clan, and Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi had secretly clashed for a thousand years. Out of the eight major clans, only half remained, all for the title of Dou Di.

Now, the hope of becoming an emperor was before him. He couldn't just watch as Zhu Kun took it.

"Haha, Void Devourer!"

Having known Gu Yuan for a millennium, Hun Tiandi quickly sensed his thoughts. Confirming that Gu Yuan was persuaded, Hun Tiandi no longer hesitated and beckoned to Void Devourer. The two shot towards the battlefield in the sky. Any delay and the Emperor-Grade Pill would revert to its original form.

As expected, the moment Hun Tiandi and Void Devourer moved, Gu Yuan followed closely behind, heading towards the sky.

"Attack!"

Someone shouted, and the Ancient Emperor's Mirror, the Destruction Seal, and a dark flame dragon simultaneously exploded towards Zhu Kun and the Emperor-Grade Pill.

"You're courting death!"

Sensing the commotion behind him, Zhu Kun's expression changed, and he roared in anger.

"Void Fist!"

Excitement flashed in Zhu Kun's eyes, and he revealed a cruel smile. Clenching his fist, a punch with flickering light was sent forth.

Boom!

The purple-gold fist mark twisted and broke through the void, sweeping out with a roaring dragon's howl.

"If you dare interfere, then stay here!"

As the battle intensified in the sky, Zhu Ming's cold gaze swept over the four clans and then spoke coldly.

As his words fell, his bent spine slowly straightened, accompanied by a terrifying and overwhelming aura.

"Nine-Star Dou Saint!"

"The Ancient Dragon Clan actually has two Nine-Star Dou Saints!"

"Not only that, there is also an Eight-Star Dou Saint and several Seven-Star Dou Saints. The Ancient Dragon Clan's strength is no weaker than the Hun Clan!"

With Zhu Ming and others revealing their strength, gasps erupted in the crowd. Zhu Kun brought so much shock that many didn't notice the other experts within the Ancient Dragon Clan.

Xiao Yan's face was heavy as he watched. He couldn't gather much strength due to some unknown reason, and couldn't compete with the Nine-Star Dou Saints. He could only use his Emperor Soul to contend with the Eight-Star Dou Saints.

"Ten Thousand Dragon Formation!"

With a wave of Zhu Ming's hand, countless dragon roars erupted behind him. Massive dragon shadows soared into the sky, bringing terrifying pressure as they headed towards the crowd.

"Formations!"

Sensing the threat from the dragon souls, Lei Ying, Gu Lie, and other clan elders shouted almost simultaneously.

"Nine Dragons and Ten Thousand Thunder Formation!"

"Ancient Emperor's Mirror!"

"Destruction Seal!"

All attacks exploded in an instant, and terrifying energy ripples spread in all directions.

As everyone joined the fray, an unprecedented great battle erupted within the Ancient Emperor's mansion.

However, the imagined alliance of the four clans against the Beast Clan did not occur. The Hun Clan, under any circumstances, could not ally with the other three clans.

Now, the Ancient Emperor's mansion had turned into a chaotic battleground. The Gu Clan fought the Hun Clan, the Hun Clan fought the Beast Clan, and the Beast Clan fought the Gu Clan.

No one knew how to differentiate anymore. Just recognizing the enemy, they'd throw a Dou Technique at them.

"Roar—"

In the most terrifying battle within the mansion, a roar echoed. Zhu Kun revealed his massive dragon form, clashing with Hun Tiandi and Gu Yuan.

The power borrowed from the Qing Ming Tower had almost been exhausted. He was only slightly stronger than them, and now he was beginning to fall behind.

Meanwhile, during the three-person melee, the Emperor-Grade Pill sneered at Void Devourer. "Void Devourer, you treacherous bastard, who can save you now? After I kill and devour you, I'll deal with the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame."

Void Devourer, panting heavily, laughed coldly but didn't respond. Instead, he took out a ring from his spatial ring. Biting his tongue, he sprayed black flaming blood on it.

The blood landed on the ring, and Void Devourer's hands suddenly formed a series of strange seals. Careful observation would reveal these seals were identical to the ones on the colossal Ancient Emperor's statue nearby.

Buzz...

Void Devourer's hand seals rapidly changed, and the ring hummed softly. It transformed into a radiant colored circle, unique and intricate, seemingly emitting dancing flames of various colors.

"Ring of Transmutation! How do you know the Ancient Emperor's Transmutation Art?!"

Seeing the ring, the originally cold-faced Emperor-Grade Pill's expression changed dramatically, sounding panicked.

Void Devourer chuckled but did not explain. With a flick of his hand, the radiant circle shot out and surrounded the Emperor-Grade Pill, layers of dazzling rings engulfing it.

"Ah!"

As the flame rings wrapped around, wisps of white smoke began to emit from the Emperor-Grade Pill's body, causing it to scream in agony.

Taking the opportunity, Void Devourer sprayed a mouthful of black flaming blood onto the Transmutation Ring, making the flames burn fiercer. The Emperor-Grade Pill's form slowly shrank, gradually reverting to a pill.

Seeing the Emperor-Grade Pill about to be subdued, Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun's faces changed. They both dashed towards Void Devourer with ferocious intent.

Gu Yuan didn't expect that other than Zhu Kun's brute force method, Void Devourer also had a method to subdue the Emperor-Grade Pill, utilizing the power of the Ancient Emperor's ring!

"Hmph!"

"Hahaha! Where are you two going?"

Seeing their movements and knowing Void Devourer was about to succeed, Hun Tiandi, pleased, intercepted them. With a flick of his fingers, several pills emitting dense fragrances flew towards Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun, exploding with a bang!

Rumble...

The blast waves forced Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun to halt. Gu Yuan, smelling the fragrance, sneered, "Self-detonating Nine-Grade Treasure Pills—quite the expenditure!"

With that, he and Zhu Kun appeared beside Hun Tiandi, launching a fierce joint attack to enclose him.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Facing the combined assault of Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun, Hun Tiandi quickly fell into a disadvantage, appearing quite battered between retreat and defense. Yet, he gritted his teeth, giving his all to hinder Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun.

"Take it!"

With Hun Tiandi restraining them and getting battered, Void Devourer cast his seals quickly. With a shout, the Emperor-Grade Pill was subdued into the Transmutation Ring, transforming into a radiant sphere the size of a human head, suspended within the ring.

"Emperor-Grade Pill!"

Seeing this, Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun's attacks grew fiercer.

Roar!

A dragon's roar, causing the world to tremble, erupted. Materialized sound waves spread wildly.

Caught off guard, both Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi were affected by the tremendous sonic waves, their blood churning.

Seizing the moment, Zhu Kun vanished from their sight. Taken aback, Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi quickly looked towards Void Devourer's direction.

There, Void Devourer, seeing the subdued Emperor-Grade Pill, was elated. He beckoned, and the Transmutation Ring shot towards him. However, just as it neared, a figure appeared, glaring fiercely at him.

"Get lost!"

With a low roar, a gigantic dragon, covering tens of thousands of feet, appeared. It shimmered and transformed into a purple-gold beam, shooting rapidly towards Void Devourer.

"Devouring Armor!" sensing the power of Zhu Kun's attack, Void Devourer's face changed. He covered himself in a peculiar armor formed of black flames.

Swoosh!

The dazzling purple-gold beam pierced through Void Devourer's formidable Dou Qi defense, impacting his body. Void Devourer spat blood and staggered back thousands of feet before stabilizing himself.

Defeating Void Devourer, Zhu Kun excitedly reached for the Emperor-Grade Pill.

Boom!

As he was about to grasp it, several radiant pills exploded beside him.

The resulting disturbance was even greater than the previous explosions of Nine-Grade Treasure Pills, indicating these were Nine-Grade Profound Pills. Such rare pills, amassed over countless years, showed Hun Tiandi's resolve to succeed or perish.

The devastation raged in the sky.

"Where's the Emperor-Grade Pill?" Gu Yuan anxiously searched amidst the raging storm.

Whoosh...

At this moment, Hun Tiandi turned into a lightning streak, darting towards the storm.

"You're seeking death!"

"Breaking Army Dragon Claw!"

In the storm, Zhu Kun's wrathful roar echoed, showing his ragged appearance and wounded skin.

Endless golden light surged behind Zhu Kun, rapidly forming a colossal golden dragon claw. Every scale on the claw had miniature golden dragons dancing madly.

The dragon claw tore the void with golden streaks, rushing towards Hun Tiandi aiming for the Emperor-Grade Pill.

"Void!"

Sensing the approaching claw, Hun Tiandi turned to attack while shouting.

Void Devourer, hearing him, swiftly darted towards the Emperor-Grade Pill. Seeing this, Gu Yuan's face changed as he moved.

"Ancient Emperor's Seal!"

During his movement, Gu Yuan unleashed a fierce attack. A dazzling crystal seal, moving at incredible speed, flew towards Void Devourer.

"Hmph!"

Facing Gu Yuan's aggressive attack, Void Devourer's expression turned cold. Without evasion, black vortexes swirled around him.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Terrifying assaults landed, and the black vortexes exploded continuously.

Although the vortexes couldn't completely absorb Gu Yuan's attack, they did slow its speed enough to give Void Devourer a few more breaths. When the vortexes finally collapsed, the Ancient Emperor's Seal struck Void Devourer's back, shattering it and scattering black flames.

Hit by Gu Yuan's full-powered strike, Void Devourer staggered, his figure becoming more ethereal.

But using this force, he flashed to the Emperor-Grade Pill, swallowing it.

With the Emperor-Grade Pill in his grasp, Void Devourer laughed heartily. Meanwhile, in the battle, Hun Tiandi and Zhu Kun's forces rushed to Void Devourer's side to protect him.

"Hand over the Emperor-Grade Pill. In your current state, you cannot keep it!" Gu Yuan said coldly, staring at Void Devourer.

Upon hearing this, Hun Tiandi appeared from a spatial rift, his face battered but triumphant. "Do you think that's possible?" he mocked.

Void Devourer, delighted at their success, moved swiftly. "Initiate the final phase!" he commanded.

As the battle raged on, a new light of hope glimmered for Hun Tiandi and Void Devourer. 

(This chapter ends here.)