[Chat Group For The Death] Chapter 251 - 255

Chapter 251: Every World Is Different From Every Other World!

[CHAT GROUP]

Xiao Xuan: I didn't do anything outrageous. I just wanted to prevent the fate of my family's decline. However, some things were involved, so the situation became uncontrollable.

Dongfang Yuechu: You wanted to stop the fate of your family's decline? It seems that you also have a powerful family behind you. But it seems like everyone in the chat group who has an unfortunate family circumstances.

Senju Tobirama: Why is your family declining?

Xiao Xuan: How should I explain this?

Lucas: Let me explain! The ancestor of their family was a super strong figure standing at the top of the world, and his strength resonated with the whole world. The world blessed his bloodline, upgrading the blood of those related to him.

Lucas: This kind of upgraded bloodline can be passed down from generation to generation, and their descendants can easily gain powerful strength with their strong bloodline.

Senju Hashirama: It sounds similar to the bloodline limits of our world. Are they also genetically upgraded? Because the blessings of the world have transformed their genes, their descendants can gain power from the bloodline?

Xiao Xuan: What is 'genetically upgraded'?

Lucas: Genetic upgrading... this is a bit troublesome to explain. Isn't your world full of beasts that have evolved? Those that have evolved are genetically upgraded. You can also call it bloodline upgrading.

Xiao Xuan: If you put it that way, then I understand. However, our Dou Di bloodline is different from the beast bloodline. Dou Di's bloodline can lose power for no apparent reason.

Howard Stark: Without any reason, the power is lost, and the upgraded bloodline becomes ordinary again?

Xiao Xuan: Almost! We usually use intra-clan marriages to slow down the speed of bloodline degeneration, but this method can only slow down the thinning of the bloodline. When bloodline starts to lose its strength, this method becomes useless. At that point, even two clansmen with high-quality blood will not be able to produce offspring with high-quality blood.

Sebastian Shaw: That's not surprising. Maybe your upgraded genes become recessive?

Lucas: Don't be foolish—what you're talking about is not the same thing at all! The Dou Di bloodline has little to do with genetic upgrading; it's more about the blessing from the world. The weakening of bloodline power means that the world has given up blessing this family.

Xiao Xuan: The world has given up its blessing to our family? This explanation is more acceptable to me. So in order to regain the world's blessing for our family, I decided to make a desperate attempt to become a Dou Di.

Xiao Xuan: I gathered all the blood essence of the clansmen onto myself and tried to use this power to become a Dou Di, but I failed. The Hun Clan, who have a long-standing hatred with our clan, took the opportunity to attack us. I died in that war.

Dongfang Yuechu: Dou Di bloodline, Xiao family, becoming a Dou Di? So the most powerful person in your world that the Group Leader mentioned has the title of Dou Di?

Xiao Xuan: Yes!

Howard Stark: Group Leader, is Dou Di's strength very formidable?

Lucas: That's a good question! The world of Battle Through the Heavens doesn't even have an Earth, so it's hard for me to calculate Dou Di's true combat power. But it doesn't matter—I can use another method to test Dou Di's true strength.

Senju Tobirama: How?

Lucas: The chat group has opened a new function, which can create a battle space and allow group members to spar with each other. Xiao Xuan is at the peak Dou Sheng level, closest to Dou Di. I can measure Dou Di's strength through his combat power.

Xiao Xuan: There is no Dou Di in our Battle Through the Heavens World currently, and the strongest people are only at the peak Dou Sheng level like me. And there aren't many strong people at my level—as far as I know, there are only five.

Lucas: To get the real treasures of your world, your strength alone is not enough. Understand? I need to use your strength to estimate the level of combat power I'll need.

Lucas activated the battle function of the chat group, and a virtual world for fighting took shape in an instant. The template of the virtual world was Earth.

"Is this the virtual battle space opened by the Group Leader? It feels no different from the real world!"

Xiao Xuan appeared in the battle space, looking at everything around him with amazement, and then turned his attention to Lucas standing opposite him.

Lucas calmly put away the Infinity Stones and other equipment, and punched without saying a word. Powerful thunder and flames erupted, and physical attacks along with elemental attacks hit Xiao Xuan simultaneously.

"Bring it on!"

Xiao Xuan laughed, and vindictive aura burning like flames surged out from his body, facing Lucas's attack together with the power of space manipulation.

The other members of the chat group watched the battle closely in ghost mode. Feeling the powerful forces that erupted when both sides fought, they were all trembling with awe.

"Good strength, but unfortunately it's not enough!"

Lucas smiled at Xiao Xuan who was competing with him, and a powerful force surged out, quickly suppressing Xiao Xuan.

"Clan Mark!"

Xiao Xuan's expression changed as a pattern appeared on his forehead. Powerful blessing descended upon him, boosting his strength significantly.

"Still not enough!"

A huge amount of dark energy emerged from Lucas—energy from the dark dimension, which further enhanced Lucas's power.

The aftermath of the battle between Lucas and Xiao Xuan made the earth in the virtual world tremble repeatedly. Landslides and tsunamis erupted continuously, and the entire continental shelf shattered.

BOOM!

In the end, Xiao Xuan was smashed to pieces by Lucas's punch. Despite using all kinds of fighting skills, he could not stop Lucas.

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Howard Stark: It seems that the world where Xiao Xuan lives is very vast, and ordinary planets couldn't withstand the power of someone at his level. A war that could cause a powerhouse like him to die in battle would have catastrophic consequences on Earth—enough to restart Earth's entire biosphere.

Xiao Xuan: Earth? The place where we just fought was Earth, right?

Thomas Wayne: That was the Earth of our DC world. Many worlds have Earth. It seems that Earth is something very special!

Xiao Xuan: There is no such thing as Earth in our world, and even the way our world exists is different. Our world is dominated by continents, and its structure is not spherical.

Howard Stark: A star continent like Asgard? That's not surprising. Every world has a vast universe. Our worlds are just a tiny part of the galaxy, just like the Ninja world and the Pirate world.

Lucas: No, it's different! There is no galaxy in the world of Battle Through the Heavens. The stars in their sky are all energy sources hanging in the heavens. Their world exists as planes, understand? It doesn't matter if you don't understand—in time, you will know.

Sebastian Shaw: Planes? Now I'm interested. Even universes have multiverses and higher dimensions that transcend them. Do the planes of the Battle Through the Heavens World have hierarchies?

Lucas: Of course! The Battle Through the Heavens World is just a lower plane. Like numerous other worlds, it is subordinate to a thousand-world-level upper plane called 'Great Thousand World.'

Xiao Xuan: There is such a thing? So that's it! No wonder those ancient Dou Di powerhouses disappeared without a trace—they must have gone to the 'Great Thousand World' plane. If this is the case, then those families whose Dou Di bloodlines suddenly disappeared...

Xiao Xuan suddenly had a realization but seemed reluctant to accept it.

Xiao Xuan: For families like ours whose Dou Di bloodline suddenly disappeared—did our Dou Di ancestors perish? Only this explanation would account for the sudden disappearance of our Dou Di bloodline, or the world's sudden cessation of its blessing.

Lucas: Who knows? That's a plausible explanation too.

Xiao Xuan was depressed in his heart and silently gave Lucas his attributes and skills, including the pass to the Battle Through the Heavens World.

After receiving them, Lucas immediately used the Battle Through the Heavens World passport and appeared in Central Plain of the Battle Through the Heavens World, where a broken space appeared before him.

Xiao Xuan: This is a space opened up by the ancient Dou Di. Unfortunately, it was damaged at the end. It seems that this space will disappear completely within a few hundred years.

Senju Tobirama: Are the powerhouses in this world also skilled at using spatial powers? I thought space manipulation was a unique ability! This world isn't like the Marvel world, is it? With a group of masters who can easily manipulate space? Like the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj?

Lucas: Kamar-Taj's sorcerers can use spatial power because they have learned the spatial secrets from the Ancient One, and they have mysterious tools like the Sling Ring to assist in casting. In the Battle Through the Heavens World, after reaching a certain level, one naturally masters the power of space.

Sword God Ryuma: Indeed, every world is different from every other world! In some worlds, things that are incomparably precious may be worthless in others. Can the strong in this world even create spaces?

Senju Tobirama: Yeah! There is no one in the Pirate world who can do such a thing, and only Kamui Mangekyō Sharingan and Rinnegan in the Ninja world have similar abilities.

Chapter 252: I Call You Brother and You Call Me Dad!

[BATTLE THROUGH THE HEAVENS WORLD]

Lucas summoned Xiao Xuan with a wave of his hand.

Xiao Xuan looked at the space where the Xiao family used to reside and his face was full of sadness.

Dongfang Yuechu: Group Leader, you should know how to make the Xiao family prosper again?

Lucas: Of course! As long as the Xiao clan has another Dou Di, their predicament will be solved.

Xiao Xuan: How can it be so easy to be promoted to Dou Di? I tried desperately before my death, but unfortunately I still failed.

Lucas: That's because you lack one thing—Origin Qi, which is necessary to advance to Dou Di. Without this, no amount of energy can change the essence of your life.

Xiao Xuan: Group Leader, are you serious? I thought this was just my personal conjecture!

Dongfang Yuechu: What do you mean?

Xiao Xuan: After I failed to advance to Dou Di, I also found that I was missing something in the process of transcending. Although I collected the Dou Di blood of the whole family to improve myself, those energies could not make me produce essential changes. I felt like I was missing an opportunity for qualitative transformation.

Howard Stark: Since the Group Leader said so, he must know the whereabouts of the Origin Qi.

Xiao Xuan: If there is still Origin Qi in this world, then it must be stored in the cave of the Ancient Emperor Tuo She.

Dongfang Yuechu: How do you know?

Lucas: Because Ancient Emperor Tuo She was the last Dou Di in the Battle Through the Heavens world. There has been no Dou Di after him.

Xiao Xuan: That's right! I obtained information before I died—the key item needed to be promoted to Dou Di is hidden in the cave of Ancient Emperor Tuo She. I even obtained the key item to find his cave—the Ancient Emperor Tuo She Jade. It's a pity it was discovered.

Shiki the Golden Lion: Hahaha! I bet you were besieged and that piece of Ancient Emperor Tuo She Jade was also taken away.

Xiao Xuan: Yes! There were eight imperial clans on the mainland at that time, and in the end each obtained a fragment of the Ancient Emperor Tuo She Jade.

Lucas: That's to be expected! If you were promoted to Dou Di, wouldn't the other imperial clans suddenly be beneath you? You were brothers, but you wanted to be their father.

Shiki the Golden Lion: Speaking of this, we have to ask one person—Roger. What do you think of Whitebeard wanting to be your dad?

Pirate King Roger: To be blunt, my first thought when I knew this was to kill this arrogant big guy.

Whitebeard: Gurararara! Roger, I have no interest in you being my son. Of course, if you insist on making me a father, I don't mind taking it.

Sword God Ryuma: What about Ace's relationship with Roger? Ace was Whitebeard's son before he was Roger's. Does that make him Roger's brother?

Lucas: Everything is different! Roger calls Ace brother, and Ace calls Roger dad!

Fire Fist Ace: ...

Pirate King Roger: ...

Xiao Xuan: In short, after the battle for the Ancient Emperor Tuo She Jade, the fragments fell into the hands of other imperial clans. After realizing that I could not reunite the Ancient Emperor Tuo She Jade, I made a desperate attempt to gather the blood of Dou Di to advance.

Han Fei: Is there really Origin Qi in that cave?

Lucas: Of course! There is an Emperor Grade Medicinal Pill in it, which contains Origin Qi. Consume it and absorb enough energy, and you can successfully advance to Dou Di.

Xiao Xuan: It turned out to be an Emperor Grade Medicinal Pill? What a pity! If I had been more cautious back then, I wouldn't have let the news of the Ancient Emperor Tuo She Jade leak out...

Lucas: Don't dwell on it! At the entrance of the Ancient Emperor's cave, there is a peak Dou Sheng who is no less powerful than you. That is the old Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun. He break in without the Ancient Emperor Tuo She Jade, so he was imprisoned there with no way to leave and order to be the guard. But if you open the cave, he will be freed too.

Xiao Xuan instantly understood what Lucas meant.

Xiao Xuan: Group Leader means that the Dragon Emperor will compete with me for the Emperor Grade Medicinal Pill? A peak Dou Sheng whose strength is no less than mine... I wouldn't be able to secretly take the pill with him around.

Lucas: You think this is the end? Ninth Grade Pills will have their own wisdom. What do you think of Emperor Grade Pills?

Xiao Xuan: Damn it! How strong is that Emperor Grade Medicinal Pill? Don't tell me its strength is not inferior to mine.

Lucas: Unfortunately, this is the reality! If you want to take away the Emperor Grade Medicinal Pill, you have to suppress at least one peak Dou Sheng, and then block another peak Dou Sheng. Not only that, if you can't suppress both peak Dou Shengs...

Xiao Xuan: When I get the news of the Emperor Grade Pill, it will leak out, and other powerhouses on the mainland will flock to it. Even if I suppress both of them, the aftermath of the battle will alert those powerhouses.

Han Fei: This is a dead end! It seems that you don't have to feel so regretful, because it would have been impossible for you to get the Emperor Grade Medicinal Pill in the Ancient Emperor's cave anyway.

Howard Stark: Group Leader! In the original future, who obtained that Emperor Grade Medicinal Pill?

Sebastian Shaw: Xiao Xuan is already the strongest in this world, right? If he can't get it, who else can?

Xiao Xuan: It's possible that no one got it! Or after many years and the decline of the imperial clans, someone gathered the fragments of the Ancient Emperor Tuo She Jade to open the cave, and the freed Emperor Grade Medicinal Pill became the last Dou Di in the world.

Dongfang Yuechu: Can medicinal pills cultivate themselves? I just wanted to ask, can medicinal pills also have wisdom and strength?

Xiao Xuan: Although it's unbelievable, it's reality. It's not strange for medicinal pills to develop consciousness after being refined.

Lucas: Xiao Xuan's nemesis—Hun Tiandi—he got the Emperor Grade Medicinal Pill! And with the help of the energy from hundreds of millions of souls in Central Plain, the Emperor Grade Pill was refined into a complete Emperor Pill, and he successfully became a Dou Di.

Xiao Xuan: How is this possible?

Lucas: Nothing is impossible! The Hun Clan where Hun Tiandi belongs has a longer history than all your clans. Do you know why? Because of The Hun Clan's ability to devour.

Xiao Xuan: Could it be that The Hun Clan has raised other Clans and used their Imperial to maintain their own bloodline? How cruel! No wonder they can maintain their lineage for so long, no wonder they are so unusual!

Xiao Xuan gritted his teeth.

"As soon as the Group Leader said this, I remembered that the patriarch of the Tunling Clan was indeed captured by The Hun Clan... Fortunately, the blood of my Xiao clan's Dou Di was cut off, and I absorbed all our remaining bloodline. Otherwise, my Xiao clan would inevitably have been farmed for our blood."

Dongfang Yuechu: Group Leader, how did Hun Tiandi obtain the Emperor Grade Medicinal Pill? The strength of that pill is not inferior to his, and the Dragon Emperor and other clans are eyeing it.

Xiao Xuan: Yes! In addition to the Dragon Emperor, there are a total of five peak Dou Shengs on the mainland that I know of. Even without the Xiao clan, there are still seven Dou Di families. How did The Hun Clan obtain the Ancient Emperor's cave treasure?

Lucas: After the demise of the Xiao Clan, The Hun Clan silently wiped out the Ling Clan, Shi Clan, and Yao Clan, relying on their ability to devour all things.

Dongfang Yuechu: They are all Dou Di families. Are those three families so weak?

Xiao Xuan: In all fairness, these three families are not very strong. Even if I attacked alone, I could defeat them. They survived mainly because of the mutual restraint among the powerful imperial clans.

Han Fei: Then it all makes sense! The Hun Clan could destroy you and the Xiao clan, so it's not difficult for them to quietly destroy the three weaker imperial clans. However, if The Hun Clan is so powerful, don't the other families guard against them?

Lucas: Because publicly there is a powerful imperial clan alliance that can keep pace with The Hun Clan. The Hun Clan's power isn't particularly strong on the surface. Especially after the battle with the Xiao clan, The Hun Clan presented a weakened appearance and deceived the others.

Xiao Xuan: That shouldn't have been pretense by The Hun Clan. I did damage Hun Tiandi before I died. I didn't expect this to help The Hun Clan, giving them the excuse to keep a low profile and hide their true strength.

Lucas: Even if The Hun Clan didn't hide their strength, they would have had a good chance of winning. This is like Qin fighting the Six Kingdoms. After all, an alliance of the weak cannot stop a single strong power.

Han Fei: Because even if the weak unite, there will be differences between them. There's no way to solve this problem, which is very frustrating.

Xiao Xuan: Has The Hun Clan wiped out all other imperial clans? Apart from Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi, there are also peak Dou Shengs in Pill Tower and Demon Flame Valley.

Lucas: Those two peak Dou Shengs were eliminated before The Hun Clan began to destroy the Imperial Clans. Their deaths had a lot to do with The Hun Clan. However, The Hun Clan failed to destroy all the other Dou Di Clans, because your Xiao clan gave birth to a Son of Destiny in that era.

Shiki the Golden Lion: Damn it! It's the Son of Destiny again? That's annoying!

Xiao Xuan: Really?

Lucas: Yes! The Son of Destiny from your Xiao family obtained an even more precious inheritance in the Ancient Emperor's cave, inherited the power of Ancient Emperor Tuo She, became a Dou Di, and destroyed Hun Tiandi.

Xiao Xuan : "Isn't the Emperor Grade Medicinal Pill the most precious thing in the Ancient Emperor's cave?"

Xiao Xuan was stunned for a moment, but quickly put the matter aside.

Xiao Xuan : "It doesn't matter. In short, it's enough for my Xiao clan to have a Dou Di again."

Howard Stark: Did you misunderstand? The Group Leader is talking about the original future.

Xiao Xuan's expression froze, and he silently turned his head to look at Lucas beside him.

Lucas: Dou Di's power is very impressive. This kind of power is exactly what I need.

Chapter 253: Like a Star and Like a Black Hole!

All the powers provided to Lucas through the chat group were merely means to an end, and Lucas's abilities were basically obtained through plundering. Although the powers of Ten Tails, magic energy, and spells had been mastered by Lucas, they were not truly one with him.

The power of the Battle Through the Heavens world was different. After refining it, it could become a part of the body, with basically no possibility of separation. Of course, there were exceptions for equipment-like items such as Different Flames.

[CHAT GROUP]

Xiao Xuan: This means that after the Group Leader comes to my world, not only will he not be able to help me, but he'll take away the hope of our Xiao clan's revival?

Lucas: Why are you so narrow-minded? Even if your Xiao clan would produce a Son of Destiny, it would be hundreds of thousands of years later. After I come to this world, your Xiao clan will have a Dou Di much sooner.

Xiao Xuan was stunned, then smiled and said, "There are two sources of Origin Qi in the Ancient Emperor's cave, and the Group Leader only needs one."

Lucas shook his head and said, "You're wrong! When all the Origin Qi in this world is refined, new Origin Qi will appear. If Ancient Emperor Tuo She hadn't kept the last Origin Qi, there would have been two more Dou Di powerhouses in this world, and more Dou Di powerhouses would appear in the future."

Xiao Xuan asked, stunned, "Why is this? The Origin Qi will be replenished when it's used up?"

Lucas laughed, "What did you expect? Don't forget, the Battle Through the Heavens world is just a subordinate world to the Great Thousand World plane."

Xiao Xuan suddenly said, "So it is! Origin Qi is indeed a precious thing in our world, but it may not be uncommon in the Great Thousand World plane. When this resource is used up, it will be replenished by the Great Thousand World plane, right?"

Lucas nodded and said, "That's it! Now, let's find your clan first, and confirm the current time by the way. If it's not long after the Xiao clan's destruction, we can take the opportunity to eliminate The Hun Clan."

Xiao Xuan smiled and nodded, "Good idea!"

The Time Stone appeared in Lucas's hand, and powerful temporal energy quickly condensed in front of him, helping him examine the past and calculate the time since the demise of the Xiao clan.

After a while, Lucas said slowly, "It has been a hundred years since the demise of the Xiao clan. At the end of that conflict, people from other imperial clans appeared. The other imperial clans, led by the Gu Clan, prevented The Hun Clan's slaughter and allowed the remnants of the Xiao clan to take the Ancient Emperor Tuo She Jade fragment away."

Xiao Xuan said, stunned, "The Xiao family still has the Ancient Emperor Tuo She Jade?"

Lucas chuckled, "This is probably the reason why the Xiao clan could survive! No, it should be said that this is how the Xiao family continues to exist."

Xiao Xuan said thoughtfully, "Other imperial clans didn't want the Xiao clan's Ancient Emperor Tuo She Jade to be taken by The Hun Clan, nor did they want to fight again for that jade fragment. Under these circumstances, it gave the Xiao family a chance to survive."

With Xiao Xuan's help, Lucas quickly found the current location of the Xiao family. At the same time, they saw an imposing middle-aged man walking on Xiao family territory without anyone noticing him. The power of space surged around him, making him imperceptible to those who passed by.

"Gu Yuan?"

Xiao Xuan said in surprise, "Why is he here?"

Lucas smiled and said, "It seems that he still cares about your Xiao clan, coming to check on the Xiao clan's situation privately. He didn't steal the Ancient Emperor Tuo She Jade—his character is not bad."

Xiao Xuan shook his head and said, "He has always been that kind of person, and his character is indeed not bad."

Lucas sneered, "His character is good, but unfortunately he's not an effective patriarch. As the top powerhouse on the mainland, he has a serious lack of authority in the Gu Clan, allowing the elders and clan members to act as they please."

[CHAT GROUP]

Senju Hashirama: What's going on? What you're describing sounds a little familiar to me.

Uchiha Madara: Isn't it familiar? You were exactly the same. Even with the power to suppress everything, if you're too kind, others won't respect you.

Lucas: Compared to Hun Tiandi's status in The Hun Clan, Gu Yuan's power in the Gu Clan is really not that great. All affairs are controlled by the elders.

Xiao Xuan: If this is the case, then all major imperial clans are basically the same. The patriarch is only the strongest of the family, and the family is not his alone. The elders' restriction on the patriarch's power is also an important reason for the long-term existence of the family.

Lucas: How troublesome! If I were him, I would immediately send the clansmen and elders who were scheming and politicking to clean the toilets, so they could recognize their position.

Xiao Xuan: ...

Lucas: Aren't you going to meet him? I've hidden my aura, so he can't detect us. Only if you approach him directly can he find you.

Xiao Xuan smiled and said, "No need! What we're going to do next may not be beneficial for the Gu Clan. We don't need his help or the Gu Clan's, do we?"

Lucas smiled and said, "That's true! It's only been a hundred years since the battle between the Xiao Clan and Hun Clan, and the wounds suffered by The Hun Clan haven't fully healed yet! You blew yourself up before you died, which seriously injured Hun Tiandi."

Xiao Xuan said, "Not only that! The second powerhouse of The Hun Clan, Hun Mie Sheng, was also injured by Gu Yuan, and The Hun Clan has no powerful fighters ready to act now. Group Leader, shall we strike now? I know the location of The Hun Clan."

Lucas laughed, "I also know the location of The Hun Clan. Let's go!"

Space warped as Lucas brought Xiao Xuan to the exclusive territory of The Hun Clan. The six Infinity Stones glowed on Lucas's hands, directly imprisoning and sealing the space of The Hun Clan.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As soon as the seal was complete, Lucas noticed that someone had begun trying to break it from within. But Lucas wasn't concerned—could his seal be broken so easily?

This seal contained not only the power of the Infinity Stones but also the power of the Phoenix and energy from the Dark Dimension. Although these three powers were greatly reduced after leaving the Marvel world, they still retained immense energy.

However, even with Lucas's enhancement, after they exhausted their stored energy, they suppressed the entire space to such an extent that even a powerhouse like Xiao Xuan couldn't break through.

More decisively...

Lucas's body disappeared instantly and reappeared after a while. Lucas, who had gone back to the Marvel world to replenish his divine energy, sealed The Hun Clan's space a second time. After returning to the Marvel world once more to replenish his energy, he brought Xiao Xuan into the sealed space.

Within The Hun Clan's territory, their powerhouses stood in the air, attacking the seal surrounding their space, but they were unable to shake it at all. They could only try to find a way to notify more clan members.

"What exactly is going on?"

"Someone dares to seal the space of our Hun Clan? Are they seeking death?"

"When we break this seal, we'll make them regret being born!"

"Xiao Xuan?"

Just as the powerhouses of The Hun Clan were cursing whoever had imposed the seal, Lucas appeared with Xiao Xuan, startling them all.

All The Hun Clan members who had participated in the war against the Xiao clan felt they were hallucinating when they saw Xiao Xuan. Wasn't this terrifying opponent already dead?

"The foot soldiers are yours to deal with, and Hun Tiandi and Hun Mie Sheng will be mine!"

Lucas instructed Xiao Xuan to handle these ordinary Hun Clan member while he went after their leaders.

"No problem!"

A bright smile appeared on Xiao Xuan's face as the aura of a Peak Dou Sheng surged out from him, causing The Hun Clan powerhouses in front of him to fall one after another from the sky.

Although he was now only an undead, because of the chat group system, Xiao Xuan retained 100% of his strength. Even if Hun Tiandi hadn't fully recovered, Xiao Xuan was confident he could kill him.

As for The Hun Clan powerhouses in front of him who were many realms below his own level, they might have stood a chance against Xiao Xuan if they had formed a grand formation. But as a disorganized mob, no matter how many came at him, they would die.

With a wave of his hand, the energy between heaven and earth surged forth. Spatial power condensed into a huge palm that slammed down firmly, grabbing and crushing groups of Hun Clan masters with each strike.

Meanwhile:

Lucas blocked the path of a black-clothed man, looking at him with interest, and said, "Nihility Devouring Flame? There are indeed some interesting life forms in the shape of Different Flames."

[CHAT GROUP]

Holy Keisha: What's with this guy? I can't understand his life form. He feels like a star with intelligence and a black hole with intelligence.

Lucas: Just as the Pirate world has Devil Fruits, the Battle Through the Heavens world also has its own products of natural law—Heavenly Flames, magical fires that contain various rules of heaven and earth.

Whitebeard: You said he was a creature in the form of a Heavenly Flame, which means he's like a Devil Fruit that gained sentience?

Lucas: That's right! This world is very magical. Things with powerful energy often develop intelligence and change shape, such as medicinal pills and Heavenly Flames. However, this isn't unique to the Battle Through the Heavens world. Isn't that also the case with the Tailed Beasts in the Ninja world?

Uchiha Madara: The intelligence of the Tailed Beasts was bestowed by the Sage of Six Paths with Yang Release. This kind of thing developing intelligence by itself? If I had to compare, Mjölnir in the Marvel world would be similar.

Howard Stark: The intelligence of Mjölnir was given by the Group Leader, right? He also used the Yang Release from the Ninja world.

Senju Hashirama: I remember that Mjölnir had some level of intelligence before it was fully awakened by the Group Leader. How else could it choose Thor?

Chapter 254: Cooperation? Sorry, You Don't Deserve It!

Fire Fist Ace: This strange fire that has become an essence in front has the characteristics of both Mera-mera Fruit and Dark Fruit at the same time?

Lucas: Yeah! A magical flame containing various rules. Swallowing and absorbing is also a kind of rule of heaven and earth.

Whitebeard: That magical flame is stronger than Devil Fruit! In addition to the most basic Mera-mera Fruit ability, it also has other regular abilities.

Doflamingo: That's not necessarily true! Although Mera-mera Fruit's abilities are good, the potential of Logia Devil Fruit abilities is limited. If Paramecia Devil Fruit is well developed, The logia user can easily handle.

Shiki the Golden Lion: What's the use of abilities and characteristics? Strength is the most important thing. This strange fire, which has become an essence, can even level our pirate world without using any power of rules.

Pirate King Roger: That's right! It doesn't matter how many abilities you have, your own strength is the most important thing. People like us without any ability can still have great strength.

Fire Fist Ace: Group Leader already has the ability of Mera-mera Fruit. Do you want to devour the Nihility Devouring Flame now?

Lucas Nihility Devouring Flame? The Nihility Devouring Flame is not bad, but the energy it contains is what I need. The Nihility Devouring Flame, and the energy contained in it is much larger than the Ten Tails in my body.

Uchiha Madara: Is absorbing the Heavenly flame the same as absorbing Ten Tails? Will it bring a huge increase in one's own strength?

Lucas: That's right! Devil Fruit doesn't have this kind of improvement in its own power, and absorbing the Heavenly Flame has the same drawback as absorbing Ten Tails—the consciousness contained in the Heavenly Flame will resist.

Lo Pei: Can I deal with this Nihility Devouring Flame? Although the power of magic is powerful, it may not be enough to face this kind of monster.

Lucas: I want to use magic to strip away the consciousness of the Nihility Devouring Flame. This is a bit risky! But it doesn't matter, I have other means.

Lucas smiled slightly. The powerful force imprisoned the Nihility Devouring Flame, and took him directly to the dark dimension of the Marvel world.

"Soul stones, mind stones, the power of the phoenix, the authority to dominate the dark dimension—with these, the magic that strips consciousness is no longer necessary!"

Lucas smiled slightly. The power of the rules of the dark dimension crashed down, and chains of dark energy condensed to tightly bind the man who had been transformed by the emptiness.

"What is this place?"

Hun Mie Sheng was frightened. The powerful black flame was burning on him, trying to swallow the dark energy and burn it up.

"It's useless!. I can control the power of this world. Is your strength enough to fight the dark dimension? If not, then you should lie down and die!"

Lucas chuckled lightly, and an illusory figure was pulled out from Hun Mie Sheng's body, which was the conscious body of Hun Mie Sheng. The Nihility Devouring Flame that lost their souls turned into jet-black flames exuding the power of swallowing, suspended in the void of the dark dimension.

[CHAT GROUP]

Xiao Xuan: Group Leader, do you want to refine the Nihility Devouring Flame? This flame is very powerful, and defeating it is completely different from refining it.

Uchiha Madara: What's the difference? It has been deprived of consciousness, can it still resist?

Xiao Xuan: Even without sentience, a Heavenly Flame’s instincts will naturally resist being refined. You should understand— the Nihility Devouring Flame ranks second among all flames in the Dou Qi. There’s only one in existence. The world itself doesn’t dare allow a second to be born.

Senju Tobirama: Seriously? You guys travel across realms and even gather six peak Dou Shengs at once—yet you're worried about two Nihility Devouring Flames showing up?

Whitebeard: It might be tied to the laws of the world. In our world, no two identical Devil Fruits exist, much less two people with the same Devil Fruit powers.

Lucas: The Dou Qi doesn’t allow two Nihility Devouring Flames. That’s likely a world law. But saying the entire world "fears" the appearance of two… now that’s exaggerating. After all, several Dou Dis—each strong enough to crush a Nihility Devouring Flame with a finger—could exist at the same time!

Xiao Xuan: Exactly. The Nihility Devouring Flame and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame—ranked second and third among the Heavenly Flames—are undeniably dangerous. If only one of them can exist in the Dou Qi world, it’s likely due to the laws of the world itself. The fact that the Demonic Lotus Flame once devoured a peak Dou Sheng is undeniable proof of its threat.

Xiao Xuan: But let me make this clear—destroying a Heavenly Flame and refining one are two very different things. To destroy it, you just need to be stronger. But to refine it, you must completely suppress it. Resistance and devouring are part of a Heavenly Flame’s instinct. Even if you manage to destroy the flame during the refining process, there’s no guarantee it won’t retaliate before it goes down.

Xiao Xuan: Take the Demonic Lotus Sage, for instance. He successfully refined the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. But when he grew old and his strength waned, the flame turned on him.

Uchiha Madara: That reminds me of the Ten Tails. As long as the Jinchūriki is strong, everything’s under control. But once their strength falters, the power inside them starts to rebel.

Lucas: Relax! That kind of issue won’t happen to me. You guys still don’t understand just how powerful I truly am in the Dark Dimension!

The flame of the Phoenix Power burned on him, and the surging dark energy also began to surge, transforming the Nihility Devouring Flame together. Relying on his powerful authority and power, Lucas easily absorbed the Nihility Devouring Flame.

Not only that, relying on the home field advantage, Phoenix Force left a strong spiritual imprint on the Nihility Devouring Flame, ensuring that it cannot give birth to consciousness that would rebel against Lucas.

Xiao Xuan: No way? Nihility Devouring Flameis so powerful, how could it be so easily absorbed by you?

Lucas: Why not? I told you, you don't understand how powerful I am here. Not to mention a Nihility Devouring Flame—even if Ancient Emperor Tuo she came, it would be useless!

[BATTLE THROUGH THE HEAVENS WORLD]

Lucas, who appeared again, blocked Hun Tiandi who wanted to support the clan. When he raised his hand, black flames enveloped the Emperor, blocking his way.

"Nihility Devouring Flame?"

Hun Tiandi looked at the black flames around him, his pupils shrank, and he glanced at Lucas with a dreadful look on his face. "I didn't expect you to refine the Nihility Devouring Flame so quickly. Who are you? Xiao Xuan from outside? You were resurrected?"

Lucas laughed: "Correct answer!"

Hun Tiandi said slowly: "We don't have to fight to the death, do we? Our Hun Clan has huge energy, and cooperation is the best choice for us!"

Lucas chuckled: "Cooperation? Sorry, you're not worthy of it!"

A powerful force imprisoned the space. Lucas brought Hun Tiandi to the dark dimension. Through the battle with Xiao Xuan, Lucas had already experienced the peak fighting power of Dou Sheng. Lucas had no interest in fighting the patriarch of the Hun Clan.

"Why can’t it absorb this dark energy, what is this place?"

After Hun Tiandi appeared in the dark dimension, he immediately noticed the huge and pure dark energy around him and tried to absorb and control it, but found that he could not.

"It's useless!"

"All the energy here is under my control, and you don't have the strength to snatch it from me."

Lucas smiled, and a tidal wave of dark energy surged from his hand.

Hun Tiandi's face showed despair, and he unleashed one powerful attack after another, trying to rush out of there. However, within the dark dimension, his resistance seemed weak and ineffective.

The spatial force around him was sealed. The energy in his body was no longer replenishing, and every attack he launched was instantly devoured by the dark energy swirling around him. Trapped and desperate, Hun Tiandi’s body began to expand like an overinflated balloon—he was preparing for self-destruction to shatter the prison that confined him.

“This must be an independent space,” he thought quickly, eyes narrowed. “It’s similar to the pocket dimensions our Hun Clan creates… but there’s definitely a powerful dark array embedded within. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to manipulate space and energy so freely.”

His gaze flickered coldly.

“He must have devoured the Nihility Devouring Flame. His strength is drawn from both the array and this dark dimension. But if I self-destruct, the force of a peak Dou Sheng's explosion should be enough to tear this place apart. My soul can escape in the chaos.”

Resolute, Hun Tiandi made his move. He knew his body would be obliterated, and that would deal a serious blow to his power—but so long as his realm remained intact, he could eventually reconstruct his form. There was no other choice.

With a deafening roar, Hun Tiandi’s body detonated, unleashing catastrophic energy. Yet to his horror, the explosion failed to tear through the dark space. The oppressive energy of the array held firm.

"Done already? What a pity. You haven't even begun to experience true despair."

Lucas stepped through the aftermath of the explosion, casually waving away the dust and chaos like it were nothing. A mischievous smirk curved his lips as he stood before Hun Tiandi’s flickering soul.

“As expected of a peak Dou Sheng. The energy stored within you is tremendous.”

He lifted his hand slowly, voice calm yet filled with eerie satisfaction.

“Don’t worry—it won’t go to waste. Both your soul and that explosive energy will serve a greater purpose. They’ll become nourishment for the growth of the Dark Dimension.”

Dark energy surged from Lucas’ palm like black fire, spiraling toward Hun Tiandi’s soul. With no body to resist and no strength to fight back, the soul was quickly enveloped. He was absorbed into the darkness, his essence devoured and fused with the dimension itself.

Even in destruction, Hun Tiandi’s power did not vanish. Instead, it was forcefully harvested—his violent energy fueling the very domain that had become his grave. His attempt to break free had only made the Dark Dimension stronger.

Chapter 255: How Unlucky They Are!

After integrating the soul of Hun Tiandi and the energy he brought into the dark dimension, Lucas was surprised to find that souls have great benefits for the growth of the dimension.

It's no wonder that the dimension demon gods in the Marvel world are willing to give the energy of their own dimension to magicians to use—their initial goal is the souls of those magicians.

The more frequently and in greater quantity the magician uses the energy of a certain dimension, the more obvious the dimension imprint on the soul, and the soul after their death will be taken away by the dimension god.

"Pity."

After realizing this, Lucas was not overjoyed, but a little disappointed, because not all souls are so useful.

Hun Tiandi's soul is strong. Judging by the division standard of the Battle Through the Heavens World, this guy may already have an Emperor Realm soul, and this kind of high-quality soul is what the dimension needs.

"Better than nothing..."

Lucas murmured in his heart and returned to the Battle Through the Heavens World. The space where The Hun Clan was still sealed tightly by him, and no trace of energy leaked out.

Lucas nodded with a smile and sent the entire space to the dark dimension of the Marvel universe.

[CHAT GROUP]

Howard Stark: Group Leader, are you finally going to take the road of the dimension god? Plundering energy and souls, and even engaging in dimensional invasions to devour other dimensions—this is what dimension god should do, right?

Lucas: “I’m not particularly passionate about these matters… but the energy happens to contain spatial fragments perfectly suited for absorption. Sending them into the Dark Dimension—simple, efficient, and beneficial. So tell me—why wouldn’t I?”

The energy seal outside The Hun Clan space was lifted by Lucas. The colorful energy scattered in the dark dimension, and then chains of dark energy condensed into The Hun Clan space, bringing disaster to The Hun Clan.

Xiao Xuan emerged from the swirling portal, taking in the vast and eerie expanse around him. With a trace of awe in his voice, he murmured,

"So this is the Dark Dimension… Experiencing it firsthand truly is something else."

After a moment's pause, his expression turned slightly concerned.

"Group Leader, won’t siphoning energy from the world cause any negative consequences? Like… gradually depleting the world's energy reserves and possibly destabilizing the entire realm?"

Lucas responded with calm indifference,

"You’re overthinking it. Every Dou Di who ascended from the Continent left with their entire power intact—did any of them leave behind damage or imbalance? Of course not."

Xiao Xuan sighed helplessly,

"So that’s how it is… No wonder the ancient era was filled with powerful figures and Dou Dis standing side by side. Compared to now, the entire world barely has six peak Dou Shengs left."

Senju Tobirama: Because the energy of the Dou Qi Continent was taken away from this world by the Dou Di. The energy of the Dou Qi Continent is less, and the number of strong people that can be cultivated will naturally become less and less.

Lucas: Don't worry! Since the energy of the Dou Qi Continent can be brought to Great Thousand World, the energy that Great Thousand World can naturally also come to the Dou Qi Continent. What are you afraid of? I will give back the energy lost.

Xiao Xuan breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good!"

Lucas patted Xiao Xuan's shoulder and said with a smile: "Since I caused the energy loss in the Dou Qi Continent, I will sooner or later make up for it. Now that there is a little loss, there is no need to worry about it. Isn't that right?"

Xiao Xuan said helplessly: "Group Leader, what are you looking for in the B Dou Qi Continent again?"

Lucas smiled faintly, his eyes gleaming with calm determination.

"The Dou Qi Continent holds several energy-rich spaces. One is the sealed domain of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. Another surrounds the Ancient Emperor’s Cave—both are brimming with power. I may not need every space, but those two… I must claim for the Dark Dimension."

Xiao Xuan frowned slightly, his tone cautious.

"You should be careful. Heavenly Flames are inherently incompatible with one another. Their collision can unleash catastrophic destruction. Holding two of the top-ranked flames within a single body is extremely dangerous… I really wouldn’t advise it."

Lucas cast a sidelong glance at him, smirking.

"Didn’t you also carry three Heavenly Flames when you were alive?"

Xiao Xuan let out a helpless sigh.

"Yes… but those weren’t high-ranked flames. I relied entirely on my own strength to suppress their instincts. Even then, it was risky—and not exactly a wise decision. What you’re talking about involves the second and third-ranked Heavenly Flames. Their hostility toward each other is on another level."

He paused, then spoke in a grave tone.

"The Void Swallowing Flame and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame are both incredibly aggressive. Either one alone is difficult to subdue. If both were to clash inside your body and rebel at the same time… even a Dou Di might not make it out alive."

Lucas said indifferently: "Don't worry! Why do you think I brought them to the dark dimension? I will use the authority of the dimension master to set a seal on them, and use the power of the phoenix to transform their consciousness."

Xiao Xuan shook his head and said: "Each kind of abnormal flames contains powerful violent energy, and the collision between them is the root cause of the conflict between the different flames. And an abnormal flames without violent energy is like a tiger without fangs. There's no solution to this problem."

Lucas smiled and said, "Who said that? I know everything about the Battle Through the Heavens World better than you. In the Battle Through the Heavens World, there is a magical technique that just happens to solve the conflict problems between different fires."

Xiao Xuan said in surprise: "There is such a miraculous technique in the Battle Through the Heavens World? It's incredible! Why isn't it in the records of our Xiao clan?"

Lucas said with a smile: "Your family has a long history, but in those ancient times, there were many strong figue in the Battle Through the Heavens World, and the Dou Di family's power was just like that. Did you really think everything was recorded in your family's documents?"

Xiao Xuan was speechless. Although these words were ugly, they were true.

Lucas: "If the information in your family records included everything, why don't you know about Ancient Emperor Tuo She? As the last Dou Di in the Dou Qi Continent, he didn't leave a family behind. Isn't that surprising?"

Xiao Xuan frowned, nodded lightly and said, "Indeed, this is very strange! Since Emperor Tuo She has successfully been promoted to Dou Di, then those who are related to him should be blessed by the world. Why is there no Dou Di family of Ancient Emperor Tuo She?"

"Even if the Ancient Emperor Tuo She had no children and descendants, he would still have relatives, and this kind of blood relationship can also be blessed by the world. Even if this blood relationship has been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years, as long as there is still a trace of connection, there will be the bloodline of Dou Di."

"Unless..."

Xiao Xuan's pupils shrank, and he said in shock, "Unless the Ancient Emperor Tuo She was not a living being, with no blood relationship. Pills transformed into shapes or even flames—only in this way would the Dou Di family not be born!"

Lucas clapped his hands and said, "Absolutely correct! Ancient Emperor Tuo She is a supernatural creature. He practiced the art of swallowing heavenly flames, wandered underground for thousands of years, swallowed a lot of heavenly flames, and finally successfully advanced to become a Dou Di!"

Xiao Xuan's heart moved, and he quickly said: "Is the ranking of Different flames passed down by this Ancient Emperor Tuo She? I have read information about this, and the ranking of Different flames appeared after the birth of Ancient Emperor Tuo She. The flame that devoured many kinds of Heavenly Flames is the first-ranked Heavenly Flame?"

Lucas applauded: "As expected of a man who has led the Xiao clan, your guess is absolutely correct!"

Xiao Xuan angrily said: "What a pity! I use three kinds of different flames before my death, and I have a very good understanding of them and a huge affinity. If I could enter the ancient emperor cave, even if I couldn't get the emperor's pill, there would still be a huge opportunity to get the ancient emperor's inheritance!"

Lucas scoffed, a trace of contempt in his voice.

"You’re overthinking it. To obtain the Ancient Emperor’s inheritance, you must first subdue either the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame or the Void Swallowing Flame. Only by mastering one of them can you unlock the path to the inheritance. Without that... you won’t even qualify to approach it."

Xiao Xuan’s eyes widened in shock.

"What? That kind of requirement... it’s far too extreme!"

Lucas chuckled coldly, eyes sharp.

"Too high? We're talking about the chance to ascend to Dou Di. You think something like that comes cheap?"

[CHAT GROUP]

Shiki the Golden Lion: Such a high standard is still achieved by the Son of Destiny.

Gengetsu Hōzuki: How did the Son of Destiny reach the standard? Don't say that he was as mindless and reckless as Roger.

Lucas shrugged, his tone a mix of amusement and admiration.

"He not only obtained the technique to merge Heavenly Flames, but also inherited the secret method left behind by the Holy Lotus Demonic Flame itself. There’s no other word for it—pure luck. Or maybe… this is what they call the Son of Destiny."

Dongfang Yuechu: "That’s outrageous! Just how many Heavenly Flames did this so-called Son of Destiny collect in the end?!"

Deep down, Dongfang Yuechu couldn’t help feeling a little bitter. After all, the divine flame treasured by his Dongfang Clan was merely the Pure Yang Flame... and now it felt utterly ordinary.

Lucas: After receiving the inheritance of Ancient Emperor Tuo She, he gained the ability to command all the Heavenly Flames in the Battle Through the Heavens World. That’s also a key reason why he was able to defeat Hun Tiandi—and, of course, the major clue leading to the Ancient Emperor's Cave.

Howard Stark: What do you mean?

Han Fei: Emperor Tuo She could control all the different flames, right? Only the second and third-ranked Heavenly Flames can open the inheritance, and the ancient jade needed to unlock the cave dwelling was deliberately scattered. Isn’t it obvious? All of this was part of Tuo She’s long-term plan.

Xiao Xuan: This must be the arrangement of Ancient Emperor Tuo She! But honestly, that’s not unusual. Many powerful cultivators in the Battle Through the Heavens World do the same when leaving behind their inheritances.

Dongfang Yuechu: Then they’re really something else. Aren’t they afraid their legacies will just end up buried forever?

Xiao Xuan: They probably expected that. But if no one worthy shows up, they’d rather have their inheritance buried. After all, those were their life’s pride—things they wouldn't hand over so easily.

Thomas Wayne: That mindset makes perfect sense. Even if I can’t use something anymore, I’m not giving it away for free. Everyone has that kind of instinct.

Liu Xing: I agree. Why should I give something I paid a heavy price for to someone else without effort? Free things usually aren’t valued anyway.

Senju Tobirama: Group Leader, something seems off in the One Piece world. Looks like there are transmigrator—and not just one. A whole group crossed over together.

Lucas: Then they’re seriously out of luck.