149: Bloody battle in Yan Emperor City, six-star Dou Zun!

Above Yan Emperor City, death qi and extreme cold intertwined, as if the end of the world had arrived. The Soul Hall Alliance's army pressed down, with Soul Destruction Heaven, Ming Yuan, and Venerable Bing, the three powerhouses leading the charge, their aura soaring to the heavens. Furthermore, a heart-palpitating Hun Tiandi's Projection hovered behind them, its might overwhelming! The entire Yan Emperor City seemed to be clutched by an invisible giant hand, even the light of the city's protective array flickered violently!

"Flame Emperor! Hand over Xiao Chen and disband the Anti-Alliance, or today will be the day the Yan Clan is annihilated!" Soul Destruction Heaven's voice, like a chilling wind from the Nine Nether, swept through the hearts of every member of the Yan Clan.

On the city wall, the Yan Clan soldiers had solemn expressions, gripping their weapons tightly, with unyielding flames burning in their eyes. The Flame Emperor stood at the pinnacle of the city tower, his Nine Fire Dragon Robe rustling, the laws of fire boiling around him. His aura merged with the entire Yan Emperor City, subtly contending with Hun Tiandi's Projection!

"Soul Destruction Heaven, do you really dare to invade my Yan Realm with just your forces?" The Flame Emperor's voice was calm, yet carried an unquestionable majesty, "You want Xiao Chen? You want to annihilate my Yan Clan? Then fill the void with your lives!"

"Stubborn fools! Kill!" Soul Destruction Heaven sneered and waved his hand!

"Boom!"

The Soul Hall Alliance army surged towards Yan Emperor City like a tide! Countless pillars of death qi, Nether Ghost Claws, and freezing storms bombarded the protective array, covering the sky and earth! The array's light screen vibrated violently, and cracks spread!

"Sons and daughters of the Yan Clan, follow me to kill the enemy!" The Flame Emperor roared, taking the lead! With a palm strike, nine gigantic fire dragons roared out, tearing through the sky, instantly incinerating dozens of Soul Hall warships at the forefront into ashes!

"Kill!" The First Elder Great Elder of the Yan Clan, Second Elder Yan Hao, and other Yan Clan powerhouses all made their moves. Fire Dou Techniques bloomed like fireworks, fiercely clashing with the Soul Hall Alliance's experts! The entire sky transformed into a terrifying battlefield, energy storms raged, and space constantly collapsed!

Xiao Chen stood on a part of the city wall, his gaze coldly locked onto the Soul Hall Heavenly Venerable charging at him. He was not in a hurry to attack, but rather accumulating power. At the same time, his Heavenly Realm Soul was highly vigilant, searching for any hidden Heavenly Secret Pavilion operatives in the shadows.

"Xiao Chen, you little bastard, hand over your life!" A Peak Four-Star Dou Zun Heavenly Venerable from the Soul Hall broke through the Yan Clan's defense line and charged at Xiao Chen with a sinister grin, his Nether Ghost Claw aiming straight for his head!

"Seeking death!" Xiao Chen's eyes sharpened. He pointed his fingers like a sword, unleashing a "Void Breaking Finger" imbued with Power of Starlight! Where the finger wind passed, space twisted, arriving from behind and instantly piercing through the Heavenly Venerable's glabella! The Heavenly Venerable didn't even let out a scream before his soul scattered!

Instant kill! The strength of a Five-Star Dou Zun (Battle Venerable) was fully displayed!

"Surround him!" More Soul Hall powerhouses noticed Xiao Chen's threat and quickly encircled him, among them even some in the early stage of Five-Star Dou Zun!

Xiao Chen showed no fear. His dark-gold Star Battle Axe condensed, and Heaven Opening Axe Intent erupted. He was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, invincible! With every axe swing, a Soul Hall powerhouse fell! His fighting style was domineering and efficient, condensing his power to the extreme, without the slightest waste, often killing in one blow!

However, the Soul Hall Alliance had a vast number of people and countless powerhouses, further complemented by experts from the Heavenly Nether Sect and Ice River Valley in their encirclement. Although Xiao Chen was strong, two fists are no match for four hands. He gradually fell into a disadvantage, acquiring several wounds on his body. Especially Ice Venerable's extreme ice domain continuously eroded his movements, making him quite uncomfortable.

"I must break this stalemate!" A resolute glint flashed in Xiao Chen's eyes. He sensed that the power of the yan ancestor's essence blood within him had not been fully refined. With powerful enemies surrounding him, this was an opportunity to use external forces to break through to a higher realm!

"star furnace, Heaven Burning Furnace Art, refine the world! yan ancestor's essence blood, help me break through!" Xiao Chen roared in his heart, frantically circulating the Heaven Burning Furnace Art and the Star God Contemplation Method! The star furnace in his sea of qi surged dramatically, devouring and refining all the surrounding death qi, ice-cold energy, and even the world's elemental qi! At the same time, he guided the vast energy contained within the yan ancestor's essence blood, like a bursting flood, fiercely impacting the barrier of Five-Star Dou Zun Peak!

"Boom—!"

As if the universe had just begun, a huge sound erupted within Xiao Chen's body! The barrier of Five-Star Dou Zun Peak shattered under the combined internal and external impact! Even more vast power surged into his limbs and bones! His aura instantly soared, stabilizing at a completely new level!

Six-Star Dou Zun! Achieved!

At the moment of breakthrough, brilliant nine-colored divine light burst forth from Xiao Chen's body! Within the light, stars revolved, dragon phoenix essence blood coiled, and flames soared! A terrifying pressure, far exceeding anything before, swept out, instantly sending the surrounding Soul Hall powerhouses who were attacking him flying! Even Ice Venerable's extreme ice domain was forcefully dispersed by this scorching and vast aura!

"What?! Six-Star Dou Zun?! How could he break through during battle?!" Soul Destruction Heaven, Ming Yuan, and others' expressions changed dramatically, filled with disbelief!

Xiao Chen felt the surging power within him, his eyes sharp as blades. Six-Star Dou Zun allowed him to reach new heights in his control of power! His Heavenly Realm Soul also became more condensed, and his perception range expanded to tens of thousands of feet!

"Now, it's my turn!" His gaze locked onto Ice Venerable, who posed the greatest threat to him, and his figure instantly vanished!

"Not good!" Ice Venerable's hair stood on end. He fully activated his ice-elemental Dou Qi, condensing an absolute zero domain of profound ice!

"Shatter!" Xiao Chen appeared before Ice Venerable like a ghost, unleashing a simple and direct punch! This punch fused Power of Starlight, dragon phoenix essence blood, Yan Ancestor's fire, and Heaven Opening Axe Intent! With the punch, laws collapsed!

"Crack!"

The absolute zero domain shattered like glass! Ice Venerable's pupils constricted, but it was too late to dodge!

"Puff—!"

The punch pierced through his chest! Ice Venerable's body was instantly torn apart by the violent energy, and even his soul was crushed by the various supreme wills contained within the punch intent!

One punch, an instant kill of a Five-Star Dou Zun Peak!

The entire scene was silent! Everyone was stunned by this terrifying sight!

"It's your turn!" Xiao Chen's gaze turned to Ming Yuan, taking a step, space twisted, and he instantly closed in!

"Nether Yellow Springs, Myriad Ghosts Pay Homage!" Ming Yuan turned pale with fright, unleashing the Heavenly Nether Sect's strongest forbidden Dou Technique. The surging death qi transformed into the Nether Yellow Springs, and myriad wailing ghosts lunged at Xiao Chen!

"Nine Axes of Heaven Opening—Seventh Form, Cleaving Earth!" Xiao Chen raised his battle axe high and brought it down with a swing! This axe was no longer about tearing, but about suppression! Where the axe light passed, the Nether Yellow Springs flowed backward, and the wailing ghosts dissipated! Ming Yuan was caught by the residual axe light, spewing blood and flying back, severely wounded!

Defeating two major powerhouses in a row! Xiao Chen's momentum was like a rainbow, his gaze finally landing on the strongest Soul Destruction Heaven!

"Soul Destruction Heaven, prepare to die!" He pointed his battle axe, his killing intent soaring to the heavens!

"You little beast! This Venerable will kill you today!" Soul Destruction Heaven was both shocked and enraged. His aura connected with Hun Tiandi's Projection, and his death qi surged, transforming into a massive black hole that devoured light, engulfing Xiao Chen! This was a Soul Hall forbidden Dou Technique, its power approaching Seven-Star Dou Zun!

"Good timing! Chaos Heaven Opening Seal!" Xiao Chen showed no fear, forming hand seals. He perfectly fused his newly broken-through power with various artistic conceptions, and a chaotic great seal, seemingly capable of redefining earth, water, fire, and wind, condensed and fiercely collided with the black hole!

"Boom!"

An indescribably terrifying explosion erupted in the sky! The energy storm swept for thousands of miles! Even Yan Emperor City's protective array shook violently! Both sides fighting below were sent sprawling!

At the center of the storm, the black hole and the Chaos Heaven Opening Seal annihilated simultaneously! Soul Destruction Heaven screamed and flew backward, his aura weak! Hun Tiandi's Projection also blurred, clearly suffering significant damage!

And Xiao Chen, though blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, his eyes were even brighter! He had successfully blocked an attack close to Seven-Star Dou Zun!

"His Majesty Emperor Yan! If you don't act now, when will you?!" Xiao Chen shouted sternly.

The Flame Emperor had long been ready to strike. Seeing this, he let out a long roar, resonating with the fire laws of the entire Yan Emperor City, transforming into a ten-thousand-foot flame giant, and punched towards the injured Hun Tiandi's Projection and Soul Destruction Heaven!

"Retreat! Quick, retreat!" Soul Destruction Heaven turned pale with fright. He and Hun Tiandi's Projection tore through space, fleeing in a panic! With their commander fleeing, the Soul Hall Alliance army instantly collapsed, scattering and fleeing!

"Pursue! Leave no one!" The Flame Emperor ordered, and the Yan Clan army, emboldened by victory, gave chase, their battle cries shaking the heavens!

After this battle, the Soul Hall Alliance suffered heavy losses and would find it difficult to organize such a large-scale attack again in the short term. And Xiao Chen's breakthrough during battle and his reputation for repeatedly defeating powerful enemies would surely shake the continent once more!

However, just as the entire city was celebrating victory, Xiao Chen's Heavenly Realm Soul detected a subtle spatial fluctuation quietly dissipating somewhere within the city, carrying a trace of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion's unique aura.

"Heavenly Secret Pavilion... what exactly are you planning?" Xiao Chen looked in the direction where the fluctuation disappeared, his eyes deep. He felt that behind this victory, there seemed to be an invisible hand at play. And the true storm, perhaps, had only just begun.

He turned and looked at the Flame Emperor, who was directing the cleanup of the battlefield, thinking to himself, "I must quickly rendezvous with my teachers and others to expose the Heavenly Secret Pavilion's conspiracy. The Anti-Alliance needs to be even more vigilant."

Xiao Chen, a Six-Star Dou Zun, had already become a crucial fighting force in the Anti-Alliance. But his journey was far from over. Ahead, there were even more challenges and mysteries waiting for him to uncover.