Battle Through the Heavens: Harmony of Flame and Shadow

Feeling the unfamiliar aura coming from the other end of the passage, Zhumin and the others looked excited. Under Zhukun's explanation, everyone had long been fascinated by the Great Thousand World.

Watching the fully formed passage, Zhukun looked at the many clan members and laughed loudly, "Everyone, follow me!"

With a long roar, a colossal dragon body appeared, and around Dragon Island, all the strong individuals who had reached the Half-Sage level also revealed their true forms one after another.

Under the gaze of many underpowered Ancient Dragon clan members, Zhukun and Zhumin, among others, successively flew into the spatial vortex in the sky.

"Let's go too!" 

Watching the numerous dragon clans depart one by one, Jiang Yun looked towards the direction of the external continent, raised his hand, emitting a ray of spiritual light, and said to Zi Yan, Medusa, and the other three women beside him.

As his voice fell, the five of them were immediately encased in a glow of spiritual light from Jiang Yun and sped towards the spatial passage.

"I really want to see the Great Thousand!"

As everyone left, Hei Qing looked at the suddenly somewhat deserted Dragon Island and said with a tone of longing.

"Didn't His Majesty say that once our clan is settled in the Great Thousand, even Dou Zun level individuals will be able to travel between the two worlds? This won't take long!" Beside him, Zhuhuo smiled lightly at Hei Qing.

Not all of the Ancient Dragon clan could be taken to the Great Thousand, some Dou Shengs needed to stay on the Dou Qi Continent to manage the situation, and Zhuhuo and Hei Qing were among the unfortunate ones chosen to stay.

"It has to be this way then!" With a slight complaint, Hei Qing, though understanding of the situation, shook his head and sighed lightly.

Traversing through the outer void, with violent space storms and terrifying spatial undercurrents, even a Supreme could get lost in them.

At this moment, the four who had just become Dou Di—Zi Yan, Medusa, Xiaoyixian, and Qinglin—looked at the spectacular scene, utterly shocked.

However, the space passage created by Jiang Yun and Zhukun was sturdy enough, their divine power directly cutting through the void, dissipating all chaotic currents in their path.

With the protection of these two, the journey to the Great Thousand was exceptionally relaxed for everyone.

Very quickly, they reached the outer void of the Great Thousand World, vast and boundless, far larger than the Dou Qi Continent, stretching endlessly as far as the eyes could see.

Moreover, outside the Great Thousand World, billions of spatial turbulence accompanied, which in a way acted as a protection for the Great Thousand World.

For someone like White Dragon Sovereign who ascended for the first time and lacked strength, encountering such spatial turbulence would be disastrous.

Even strong individuals like Xiao Yan and Lin Dong, who were Dou Di and Ancestor level, couldn't handle the spatial turbulence, resulting in losing their wives, sisters, and fathers-in-law.

Outside the Great Thousand World, the raging spatial turbulence was purely composed of spatial power, akin to a forest of swords and sea of blades, excruciatingly painful if caught off guard.

"Stay close to me!"

Leading the party, Zhukun roared, waking everyone from their shock.

"Boom!"

Returning to their senses, the group followed Zhukun's steps, heading directly into the Great Thousand World.

On the Skynet Continent, in the Ancient Heavenly Palace.

Sitting high above the skies, Jiang Yun suddenly opened his eyes, instantly filling the entire space with endless vitality. Mandala, quietly sitting below Jiang Yun, opened her eyes bewilderedly, looking at Jiang Yun.

Now having broken through to Heavenly Sovereign, Mandala discovered that her origin became extremely active near Jiang Yun, and her cultivation speed was faster than the best cultivation places in the Ancient Heavenly Palace, so she stayed beside Jiang Yun to cultivate.

Jiang Yun didn't mind much; this incarnation practiced the Dao of Life, emitting an ethereal aura, which had a deadly attraction to plant-based lifeforms.

"Emperor…?" Looking at Jiang Yun who suddenly opened his eyes, Mandala asked puzzledly.

Before she could make a sound, she saw Jiang Yun smile, muttering, "Here they come!"

Next moment, a pure white flame flashed in his eyes, gathering strands of spiritual power in his hand, and with a sudden palm strike, a vast stream of spiritual power poured into a certain spatial node. Instantly, a void space passage expanded outside the hall at a visible speed.

"What's happening?"

The sudden anomaly instantly woke up Danyang Ancestor and Ziqi Real Person, who were stationed in the Heavenly Palace.

Now that the Ancient Heavenly Palace unified the Skynet Continent, many Heavenly Sovereigns had been sent to guard various regions, leaving only Mandala, Danyang Ancestor, and Ziqi Real Person in the Heavenly Palace.

"No worries, they are my friends from the lower realm, descending to Tianluo today!" Before the tense two could react, a gentle voice reached their ears.

"Oh, I see!" Knowing the truth, they breathed a sigh of relief, relieved it wasn't an invasion, and then looked at the expanding spatial node, their expressions turning more solemn sensing the aura emanating from it.

"This lower realm is quite extraordinary!"

"Any realm that can birth an Emperor cannot be ordinary."

"True…"

Hearing Jiang Yun's explanation, Mandala and the others relaxed, instead, curiously looking at the spatial passage. This was also their first time seeing a passage connecting the Great Thousand World and a lower realm.

"Buzz, buzz…"

As time passed, the spatial passage became increasingly solid, even emitting slight humming sounds, suggesting some powerful existence was about to breach the void.

Mandala and the others sensed the aura no weaker than hers, plus over a hundred strong auras, and were surprised: "So many strong individuals, and one even stronger than me? Does this lower realm have such powerhouses?"

With a joyful dragon roar that echoed through the heavens, a massive Void True Dragon appeared, its terrifying aura making the three tense, feeling pressured.

"A true dragon bloodline, purer than Longdiao's bloodline. This lower realm has such beings?"

Now well-read, Mandala was shocked by Zhukun's aura.

Before the three's shock subsided, numerous dragon shadows leaped out, transforming into human figures. Falling onto the plaza, their bodies trembled seemingly in pain.

"Don't resist, this is the spiritual power assimilation of the Great Thousand World, don't reject the influx of spiritual energy. First, dissipate your Dou Qi." Seeing the painful expressions of numerous clan members, Zhukun glanced at Mandala and the others, nodded at Jiang Yun above, and then transmitted the message.

"Buzz, buzz…"

As spiritual power transformation began, everyone's aura rapidly changed. The original weakness after dispersing Dou Qi was quickly wiped away, and they swiftly recovered their strength, passing through perceptive, spiritual, spiritual wheel, and divine soul levels, those realms unable to hinder them.

"Haha, it seems everyone is adapting well. Zi Yan, you all should also transform your spiritual power!" At this moment, Jiang Yun came out of the spatial passage with Zi Yan and the other three women.

"Xiao Yun, that is…" But now, Zi Yan, Medusa, and the other three were not in a hurry to transform their spiritual power. With Jiang Yun's spiritual power shield, there was no immediate problem. They looked at the familiar yet strange Jiang Yun in the sky, dazed, and asked.

"That is my secondary self!" Glancing over, the two smirked in mutual understanding. The secondary Jiang Yun turned into a clear aura, entering Jiang Yun's brow, explaining with a smile, "This is a great skill, One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, able to create two clones with my exact strength. Another secondary self is stationed in the Northern Territory!"

"Oh~~~" The four women suddenly understood. Though a bit unaccustomed, they sensed distinctions between Jiang Yun and his secondary selves, treating them as mere spiritual energy.

Understanding this, the four women no longer hesitated and immediately began to transform their spiritual power.

With the addition of the powerful Ancient Dragon clan members from the Dou Qi Continent, the strength of the Heavenly Palace was further enhanced. Jiang Yun also established a transmission array between the Tianluo Continent and the Dou Qi Continent, anchoring the Dou Qi Continent to the Tianluo Continent.

With the opening of the plane passage, the people of the Dou Qi Continent realized it was Jiang Yun who facilitated it, connecting the two worlds, allowing the Dou Qi Continent to reach higher skies.

Excitedly, all strong individuals at Dou Zun level started ascending to the Great Thousand World. Under the Heavenly Palace arrangements, most joined the Ancient Heavenly Palace, significantly bolstering its strength.

Now, it had been four months since Zi Yan and the others ascended to the Great Thousand World. With the endless resources available, Zi Yan and the other women's strength had returned to their peak, reaching the quasi-Heavenly Sovereign level.

Jiang Yun, along with Zi Yan, set out to claim the opportunity long prepared for breaking through to Heavenly Sovereign. In the Great Thousand World, various methods for breaking through to Heavenly Sovereign exist: taking pills, absorbing inheritances, but the best acknowledged method was refining a Plane Birth.

Meeting a Plane Birth was rare, only available to those with great fortune.

Even Jiang Yun, despite utilizing vast relations after establishing the Scarlet Flame Temple and the Ancient Heavenly Palace, couldn't find a second plane birthing a Plane Birth.

Among the four women, Zi Yan had the greatest potential, and Jiang Yun knew only the White Dragon Plane had a Plane Birth available, so it was given to Zi Yan. Regarding Medusa and the other two, if no Plane Birth was found in time, he had other top-tier methods to help them break through.

In the vast, endless void of the southwest territory of the Great Thousand World, with occasional spatial storms raging and meteors streaking across the sky, causing rumbling loud noises, resounding between heaven and earth.

A stream of light shot through the void, and within it, Jiang Yun held Zi Yan, who quietly rested in his arms, smiling as she curiously watched the unfamiliar world around them.

Jiang Yun saw a white dragon pattern emitting a faint light ahead, with a dragon shadow guiding their direction.

This was the location obtained from White Dragon Sovereign, and these days, following the dragon pattern's guide, they kept moving southwest of the Great Thousand World, passing numerous large and small continents.

Now after their journey, based on the dragon pattern's guide, the space node of White Dragon Sovereign's home should be nearby.

But entering White Dragon Sovereign's homeland wasn't easy. Though the Great Thousand World connected to countless lower realms, entering a lower realm from the Great Thousand World required finding the spatial node.

Spatial nodes could be as small as dust before being activated, making them hard to detect. Finding such a node in this vast territory was not easy.

Luckily, Jiang Yun had considerable experience in this field, and with the dragon mark's guide, he quickly detected subtle spatial fluctuations somewhere.

"There!" Simultaneously, as a child of space and an enhanced Supreme Dragon Phoenix, Zi Yan also discovered the anomaly, pointing southwest.

Seeing it was the same location he sensed, Jiang Yun smiled gently, taking Zi Yan to the void hundreds of miles away.

Buzz, buzz…

With the spread of Jiang Yun's spiritual power, an aura of power surged towards the spatial node, forming a halo. The movement was noticeable to the eye but faint in perception.

If the two weren't skilled in spatial power, who knew how long it would take to notice the anomaly?

Watching the spatial node, Jiang Yun turned to the embraced Zi Yan, softly kissing her tender lips and smiled, "This is the White Dragon Plane, a plane invaded by extraterritorial evil races. Next, gaining recognition from the Plane Birth will depend on you!"

"Don't worry, Xiao Yun, I will undoubtedly succeed!" Hearing Jiang Yun's words, Zi Yan's expression turned solemn, speaking seriously.

Nodding, Jiang Yun naturally trusted Zi Yan. As his spiritual power continued pouring, the halo became more solid, with a dust-like black spot faintly appearing at the deepest point amidst the spiritual light.

A peculiar spatial fluctuation emanated from the black spot. This was the spatial node of the White Dragon Sovereign's homeland. Connecting this spatial node would allow them to enter the lower realm.

Finding the position, Jiang Yun didn't hesitate, with a slight finger flick, a vast spiritual power roared out, bombarding the spatial node. Amid the buzzing sound, the node twisted and expanded like a black hole.

Quickly, a dark spatial passage formed. The White Dragon Spiritual Pearl was extracted, its faint white light wrapping the two, greatly weakening the rejection force from within the black hole, and they successfully entered.

After they entered the black hole, it shrank once again, soon restoring the spatial passage to an almost indiscernible node, this place returning to endless solitude. (End of Chapter)