Chapter 747: Returning to the Dou Qi Continent

In the outer void of the heavens, a brilliant streak of gold tore across the darkness like a meteor. The raging spatial storms and the hidden currents that churned endlessly throughout the void dimmed instantly beneath its radiance.

Back when Liu Xi first arrived in the Great Thousand World, this place had left him battered and miserable. Now, however, his strength had increased a hundredfold—thousandfold. Mere spatial storms were no longer capable of hindering him.

Within the blazing golden light, only Liu Xi was present. Qing Yanjing did not accompany him back to the Dou Qi Continent.

Partly because she still felt uneasy—unsure how to face Xiao Yixian and the others—and thus resisted the idea of returning. She wished to delay it for as long as she could.

Another reason was that Liu Xi had entrusted her with a task: return to the Northern Region and begin making early preparations to establish a faction for him.

On the Burning Heaven Continent, the Burning Heaven Spirit Flame still remained—one of the flames Liu Xi coveted. Naturally, if he intended to found a force, the region around the Burning Heaven Continent was an ideal location.

Moreover, Liu Xi wanted to use this opportunity to set a coordinate point. The Dou Qi Continent existed in a lower plane located toward the western side of the Great Thousand World. That was why when he first entered the Great Thousand World, he had fallen upon the Western Heaven Continent.

This time, when bringing people from the Dou Qi Continent upward, he naturally intended to head straight to the northern part of the Great Thousand World to prepare the future foundation.

Wrapped in brilliant gold, Liu Xi's expression was one of unmistakable excitement. The Dou Qi Continent was his root—the land where all Heavenly Flames originated.

Although his Azure Lotus Flame had long surpassed the constraints of the Dou Qi Continent's Heavenly Flame system—having been transformed subtly by divine flames and the Chaos Stone of the Great Thousand World—the origin of it all remained the same.

Liu Xi knew the coordinates of the Dou Qi Continent well. How could he forget the road home?

As he moved through the void, storms and turbulence split apart under his power. With overwhelming force, he carved a straight path through the chaos—obliterating anything in his way. He simply wished to return quickly.

…

Following the path he opened, the Dou Qi Continent soon appeared before him.

Time in the void was difficult to measure, but Liu Xi estimated that compared to when he first came to the Great Thousand World, the return journey took less than half as long.

Ahead was a vast sphere of hazy light—boundless and glowing faintly—connected to him by an almost imperceptible yet familiar link.

Liu Xi nearly let out a long roar of excitement, but he held it back, afraid that the shockwave might harm the continent.

He was no longer merely a newly ascended Dou Di. His current strength, which bordered the Saint Grade level, was enough to wipe out the Dou Qi Continent with a single gesture.

Only the Great Thousand World itself possessed the durability to withstand the presence and battles of Saint Grade experts.

Liu Xi stepped forward, intending to enter the Dou Qi Continent… only to suddenly freeze as a hint of helplessness crossed his face.

The continent resisted him.

A faint sense of rejection—but also a familiar warmth—pressed against him. If he forced his way in, the entire plane would collapse under his power.

He had no choice but to gently soothe it.

"Don't worry. I'll suppress my strength. I won't move recklessly inside. I was born from the Dou Qi Continent—how could I possibly harm you?"

A faint Azure Lotus imprint surfaced between his brows, and the aura of the Azure Lotus Flame flowed outward.

Sensing the Heavenly Flame that originated from itself, the Dou Qi Continent became visibly more intimate toward him.

Liu Xi took the opportunity to move closer—pressing against the boundary membrane—but still, the plane refused to let him in.

"Be good. Let me in. I can even help restore you. You're far weaker now than you were in ancient times…"

While transmitting goodwill through spiritual intent, Liu Xi sent a portion of the Azure Lotus Flame's origin essence back into the continent's core.

Since the Azure Lotus Flame originally came from the Dou Qi Continent, its origin was recognized immediately. Now, however, the flame's essence was far vaster than the continent's own.

As he continued to feed it energy…

The plane's resistance weakened bit by bit.

And when the moment was right—Liu Xi suddenly unleashed a terrifying force.

Boom!

Outwardly it looked like he merely pressed forward, but in truth he rammed straight through the membrane of the Dou Qi Continent. With his current power, the plane could no longer stop him.

On the Dou Qi Continent, in the skies above Central Plains…

The heavens suddenly twisted and sank inward, as if pressed down by an unimaginable power. Terrifying energies gathered violently, forming raging storms and lightning.

The sky darkened. Black clouds rolled like ink.

Black-and-gold lightning bolts danced like thunder dragons, roaring wildly. This level of celestial phenomenon was powerful enough to obliterate even a 9-Star Dou Saint.

In an instant, Central Plains's strongest converged upon the Heavenly Alliance—the undisputed overlord of Central Plains once the ancient clans had vanished.

Xiao Yixian, Zi Yan, Qing Lin, Zhu Kun, the Pill Tower Ancestor… countless top experts gathered in the sky.

Xiao Yixian, possessing the Woeful Poison Body and the Ghostly Poison Flame, had already stepped into the Dou Di Realm. Her presence alone caused the heavens to tremble faintly.

Zi Yan and Qing Lin were each just a step away—both at the Half-Step Dou Di realm. Once they finished absorbing the Origin Qi Lotus Seeds left by Liu Xi, their breakthrough was imminent.

Zhu Kun, an old powerhouse, had been the first to break into the Dou Di Realm after Liu Xi opened the passage between realms. But because he worried about Zi Yan, he stayed behind to accompany her.

As for the Pill Tower Ancestor, though he possessed formidable power as a 9th Tier Golden Pill, his pill body limited him, leaving him stuck between 8-Star and 9-Star Dou Saint. Without leaving the Dou Qi Continent, becoming a 10th Tier Pill would be nearly impossible.

Zhu Kun's sleeves trembled as he stared at the sky, feeling the heavens rumbling violently.

"To make heaven and earth resist so fiercely—whatever is descending from beyond the heavens, its power is monstrous. Could it be… a being above the Dou Di Realm?"

"No matter who or what it is, we cannot allow it to harm the Dou Qi Continent. At worst, we'll gather the strength of the entire continent and fight!"

Xiao Yixian's voice was cold, carrying the unshakable might of a Dou Di. She had waited ten long years to break the void and chase after that man. She would not allow anything to delay her.

The gathered experts responded in unison.

"Good!"

"Understood!"

"Then we fight!"

(End of Chapter)

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