563: Chapter 563 Dark Night Star Pearl, Ancient City Construction

"Astral Dou Di? Is this the dark night star bead of the Astral Dou Di?"

The Great Elder of Burning Flame Valley exclaimed in shock.

"You have good eyes. It is indeed the dark night star bead. I believe I am qualified to stop you now!" An Lin said indifferently.

"How could you possess such a treasure?" The Great Elder of Burning Flame Valley asked in disbelief.

"Indeed, it is a relic of my teacher!"

"So what? Held in my hand, it is still a Dou Di treasure. Great Elder of Burning Flame Valley, I advise you not to move again. Otherwise, for the sake of my Lord, even if we must perish together, I will leave you with a memory you will never forget!"

An Lin said in a deep voice.

Perish together? That indifferent tone made the Great Elder of Burning Flame Valley feel a chill in his heart.

With An Lin wielding the dark night star bead, it was like Tang Huo'er performing the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations; he was qualified to fight above his level.

"Lord? He actually calls Hun Tiandi 'Lord'?"

"This Hun Tiandi is too terrifying. Even the disciple of the Astral Dou Di was subdued by him. Just how many trump cards does he have?"

"The dark night star bead is rumored to be a supreme treasure that drifted from the Major Thousand Worlds to the Fighting Qi Continent. It is a treasure formed by a Sovereign-level expert who refined an immemorial star."

"In the past, the Astral Dou Di relied on the dark night star bead to fight two Dou Di alone without falling behind, establishing his terrifying reputation in that single battle."

This treasure had been passed down for many generations. The world's experts were extremely envious of it, yet it was also the treasure they least wanted to face.

The dark night star bead locked onto the Great Elder of Burning Flame Valley, making this Nine-Star Dou Zun feel aggrieved.

Although the manipulator's strength was not high, this cultivation level could still pose a threat to him.

He stared coldly at An Lin!

Yet another Nine-Star Dou Zun was being held in check.

Not far away, Tang Zhen's eyes widened at the sight. It seemed bizarre and very surreal.

Did Hun Tiandi already possess such immense power?

This massive force—was it not borrowed, but all his own?

A half-man, half-dragon? The servant An Lin? A skeleton Dou Sheng? Nine Human Puppets?

Doesn't this mean the Da Zheng Imperial Dynasty can already challenge the Celestial Empire?

Gurgle... gurgle...

The sea of blood flowed as some low-level disciples of the Burning Flame Valley were dragged into the Nether Blood Sea by the Blood God Children, their flesh and blood corroded.

Nurtured into Blood God Children, once the Blood Scripture is perfected, one can nurture four hundred and eighty million Blood God Children, as long as the sea of blood exists.

Hun Tiandi could be considered immortal, a different kind of longevity.

The Yuantu Sword pierced through Tang Huo'er's body. The demonic sword was bloodthirsty, continuously devouring her essence blood.

The crimson blade's glow became increasingly brilliant.

"Father, save me..." Tang Huo'er was extremely weak, her beautiful face as pale as paper, her aura withered to the extreme.

With a frail voice and terrified eyes, she looked at Tang Zhen, who was fighting in the distance.

"Huo'er! Hun Tiandi, release my daughter!" Tang Zhen was furious. His attacks were incredibly sharp, his Fighting Qi like a dragon as he fearlessly forced back Ao Chuang.

Step, step...

"Oh?" Dragon King Ao Chuang was surprised. After fighting for so long, Tang Zhen still had such strength in reserve.

"Immeasurable Merit, aid me!"

Tang Zhen's gaze was icy. To save his daughter, there was only one way: to invoke the sky-spanning merit collected by the Burning Flame Valley over thousands of years.

As his voice fell, the immeasurable merit above the Burning Flame Valley seemed to sense it.

It sought to pour into Tang Zhen's body to boost his strength.

"Don't even think about it! xuanhuang pagoda, imprison the immeasurable merit!"

Hun Tiandi's expression turned cold. When he planned to attack the Burning Flame Valley, he had made ample preparations.

With a flick of his sleeve, a mysterious yellow nine-layered pagoda flew out. Carrying an unmatched momentum, it transformed into a thousand-foot-tall pagoda in mid-air.

Boom!

With a massive roar, the xuanhuang pagoda landed on the sea of immeasurable merit, imprisoning the merit across the sky.

The merit that had been surging like waves instantly became still.

"Imprisoning merit? How can you have such ability?" Tang Zhen was both shocked and enraged. Just how many trump cards did Hun Tiandi have?

"Don't kill me! I want to leave the Burning Flame Valley!"

"Run! There are demons in the blood sea that eat people!"

Under the slaughter of the Human Puppets and Blood God Children, the tens of thousands of disciples in the Burning Flame Valley were rapidly decreasing amidst bloody terror.

They fled for their lives frantically, but unfortunately, the entire Burning Flame Valley was sealed by the Heaven-Devouring Life-Extinguishing Array Map.

Forget a disciple, not even a fly could hope to escape.

In the Da Zheng Imperial Dynasty, Hun Tiandi's original body was recovering his cultivation.

Sitting cross-legged, the energy of heaven and earth flowed around him, and the aura of Hun Tiandi's original body grew increasingly powerful.

Buzz!

Suddenly, a violent fluctuation rose from his body. With the help of the purple flame thunder beads, medicinal pills, and Spirit Wine, his cultivation broke through the Dou Huang peak and returned to the Dou Zong level.

Through this re-tempering, his foundation was even more stable, more vast and transcendent.

He did not stop his cultivation. Once his strength was fully restored, he could attempt that plan.

With a flash of light, the lingxiao jade butterfly rotated above his head, shedding the sounds of the Law. His mind became clear as he deduced his own Dou Technique.

"Regarding weapons, I have the emperor-slaying blade. I also need an empty-handed close-combat Dou Technique so that in the future, if I am without a blade or sword, I won't lack the means to face an enemy."

Hun Tiandi pondered. Besides saber techniques, there were some Hun Clan Dou Techniques, the Heavenly Silkworm Dragon Emperor's inheritance, and the countless cultivation methods and Dou Techniques he had collected.

Although he could use them, he always felt they didn't quite match him.

Once the emperor-slaying blade was drawn, it was a life-and-death struggle, but it could not utilize the advantages of his physical body.

The strength of the physical body must be utilized—to fight, and to temper oneself.

"What Dou Technique should I deduce? Fist? Palm? Finger?"

"Imperial authority lies in the seal. Once the seal is out, heaven and earth submit!"

"An imperial seal is also a stamp. The palm is a seal, the fist is a seal, and the finger is also a seal!"

In his mind, Dou Techniques related to fists, palms, fingers, and imperial seals were being practiced and refined, combined with the ethereal state of the lingxiao jade butterfly.

Merging the overbearing aura of an emperor, he derived a set of his own peerless Dou Techniques.

Time Tower!

The immortal city was under construction in full swing. With the Gold-Eating Mouse Clan taking action, massive amounts of natural treasures and various ores were being transported from all directions every day.

They converged at the Da Zheng Imperial Dynasty and were sent to the Time Tower to continuously refine immortal crystals.

The forging of the ancient city maintained a steady pace.

With the Membrane of Heaven and Earth as the foundation, the construction proceeded smoothly.

Under Lie Yang's command, the construction progress was not slow. However, for an ancient city roughly the size of Shui Xing—a massive immortal city meant to accommodate ten billion humans—it couldn't possibly be completed very quickly.

The most important buildings in the ancient city were the Longevity Hall and the harem area; both were crucial.

Without needing to think too much, Lie Yang and the people from the Ministry of Works agreed to shift focus to the Longevity Hall and the harem.

At this moment, a part of the Longevity Hall had already been completed.

Puchi!

In the Burning Flame Valley, Hun Tiandi withdrew the Yuantu Sword. The blade trembled with excitement. Devouring the essence blood of a Half-Saint expert made the sword's edge even more overbearing.

Tang Huo'er, having lost her life force, fell from mid-air into the sea of blood.

She slowly sank to the bottom of the blood sea and disappeared.

"Hun Tiandi, you deserve to die!" Tang Zhen was furious, his eyes blood-red, his killing intent leaking uncontrollably.

Having lost his daughter, Tang Zhen also lost his reason.

Covered in blood, he lunged toward Hun Tiandi above the sea of blood. Instantly, Hun Tiandi felt the surrounding space solidify slightly.

His figure was imprisoned.

After a cultivator enters the Dou Zong level, they can initially manipulate spatial energy. Upon reaching the Dou Zun level, they can skillfully distort space.

And at the Dou Sheng level, one can perfectly utilize spatial energy, such as spatial imprisonment.

Bang!

Hun Tiandi was crushed by a flaming palm, his figure turning into light and falling into the sea of blood.

"Hahaha! Huo'er, did you see? The demon who killed you has been crushed to death by your father. You can rest in peace!"

Tang Zhen's old eyes were filled with tears, overwhelmed by grief.