Battle Through the Heaven: Purple Heaven

On the tunnel platform, Xiao Bai's expression shifted, his eyes narrowing as a sense of being watched washed over him.

"Young Master, Qing Lin feels something hiding below!" Clutching his robe, her jade-green eyes—marked by the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils—scanned the endless magma world, her voice urgent.

"There's definitely something spying on us," Hai Bodong confirmed.

Xiao Ding froze, his gaze sweeping the magma but finding nothing. Noting the trio's serious expressions, he felt a pang of inadequacy, out of place among them. They're not joking, but I'm useless here.

Xiao Bai knew it was the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, a seasoned player like the lion from the Magical Beast Mountain Range. "Qing Lin, how about Young Master finds you a little pet?" he asked, smiling down at her.

"Great!" she chirped, eyes sparkling with anticipation.

Sensing a presence rapidly approaching, Xiao Bai watched as the calm magma bulged. With a muffled boom, searing magma sprayed outward, revealing a massive figure.

"Danger! Mysterious Ice Mirror!" Hai Bodong roared, conjuring a two-meter ice shield that blocked the molten onslaught.

"Y-Young Master, this… isn't it too big?" Qing Lin stammered, her small mouth agape, stunned. A little pet? This thing's four or five zhang long!

Xiao Ding, sweating profusely, retreated, inwardly ranting, This is a little pet? Do you even understand size? Realizing the beast's aura, he paled. "Xiao Bai, it's a fourth-tier beast!" he warned.

"No panic. Just a fourth-tier animal," Xiao Bai said calmly, eyeing the creature.

The beast, fiery red like molten jade, was covered in palm-sized red scales. Its slender neck forked, bearing two ferocious heads with massive, diamond-shaped eyes brimming with savage bloodlust, glaring at them.

"Elder Hai, can you handle it?" Xiao Bai asked softly.

"With my current strength, defeating it's doable, but killing it…" Hai Bodong shook his head, glancing at the environment. Both he and the snake were at Dou Ling strength, but his ice attribute was suppressed here, while the snake thrived. Even a typical Dou Wang might struggle to kill it.

"Then stay here and protect them. I'll deal with it," Xiao Bai said firmly.

"Alright, be careful," Hai Bodong replied, confident in Xiao Bai, retreating with Qing Lin.

Xiao Bai, slightly exasperated by Hai Bodong's swift agreement, wondered if their deal was too hasty. Brushing aside the thought, his body quivered, and Purple Cloud Wings sprang from his back, propelling him toward the snake.

"That's… Dou Qi wings? A Dou Wang?" Xiao Ding's pupils shrank, shocked. He'd known Xiao Bai was strong, but a Dou Wang? Three years ago, he was ninth-stage Dou Zhi Qi! The clan elders had called him a potential Dou Wang, but this was a living, seventeen-year-old Dou Wang!

"Second Brother, be nicer to him. No more nicknames—I'm scared he'll beat you to death one day," Xiao Ding said, elated by the clan's prodigy but disheartened. Our achievements pale in comparison.

Hai Bodong glanced at the stunned Xiao Ding, shaking his head. He'd learned their origins—Wu Tan City's Xiao Clan, once an imperial powerhouse, fallen since Xiao Lin's death. They were lucky to produce Xiao Bai, though the clan seemed unaware of his true strength.

The Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, seeing Xiao Bai charge, flashed with ferocity. Its jaws gaped, spewing two magma-fire pillars like volcanic eruptions. Xiao Bai's purple-red wings flapped, dodging one, but the other arced through the air, crashing toward him with devastating force.

At the tunnel mouth, Qing Lin and Xiao Ding watched, horrified, as the fire pillar neared. "Thunder Shock Palm!" Xiao Bai, clad in Wu Earth Nether Thunder armor, unleashed a crimson lightning palm, striking the pillar.

Boom! The chamber shook, lightning and flames scattering. When the chaos settled, Xiao Bai emerged unscathed, relieving the onlookers.

"Beast, take this!" Seeing the snake's heads swell for another attack, Xiao Bai flashed to one's jaw, his fist crackling with crimson lightning. Bang! The struck head soared upward, yanking the other, which halted its attack, emitting a shrill, pained screech.

Seizing the moment, Xiao Bai targeted the exposed belly as the snake flailed midair, landing a thunderous punch that bent it into a "C" shape. Days ago, his fists lacked such weight, requiring soul force, but the Wu Earth Nether Thunder's tempering had elevated his physique. Earth attributes bolstered defense, amplified by lightning's body-forging prowess. I don't even know my physical limit now, he thought, noting the snake's inferior durability after two blows.

As the snake tumbled backward, Xiao Bai flashed to its neck fork, lightning sparking at his feet. "Down!" Bang! He slammed it into the magma, shattering scales at its jaw, belly, and fork. Blood oozed, vaporizing in the molten pool. The snake's heads wailed, their bloodlust replaced by human-like fear in their slit pupils.

Diving into the magma, it tried to flee with its battered body. "It's escaping!" Xiao Ding shouted.