BTTH : From Humble Beginnings to Dou Di

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"Boom!"

As the flame palm abruptly exploded, a thunderous roar echoed across the sky, the shockwave rippling outward like a tangible force.

Under the astonished gazes of the Poison Sect members—and the terrified stares of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate—

Xie Shan was slammed from the sky, his body crashing down like a meteor into the dense forests of the Myriad Scorpion Mountain Range, at a speed comparable to a full-power flight from a Dou Huang.

The force of impact was immense. The shockwave uprooted the surrounding trees entirely, launching dirt, rocks, and shattered trunks high into the air like a hurricane had descended.

This shocking scene left the onlookers with mouths agape, stunned speechless.

Previously, when Lin Feng had defeated a One-Star Dou Huang with a few moves, it could still be chalked up to differences in cultivation level or unstable Dou Qi.

But now?

He had overwhelmingly crushed a peak Dou Huang with just a few blows—despite only being a Four-Star Dou Huang himself!

How could anyone remain calm after witnessing such an earth-shattering feat?

Yet Lin Feng completely ignored the countless stunned gazes around him.

He understood clearly that while the last Dou Technique had rendered Xie Shan temporarily unable to fight…it still wasn't enough to kill him outright.

A jade-green palm imprint quickly condensed in Lin Feng's hand once more. Ignoring the dense cloud of smoke below, he suddenly struck toward the spot where Xie Shan had fallen.

"Kid! Even if I die by your hand today, you're not walking out alive either!"

Before the echo of his words even faded, Xie Shan—knowing escape was impossible—gritted his teeth through the searing pain that wracked his entire body.

He reached into his storage ring and retrieved a blue whistle, pressing it to his lips and blowing hard.

A low, mournful wail immediately spread through the sky, circling overhead without pause.

At the same time, his other hand pulled out a ball of black mist-like substance from the storage ring.

Without hesitation, he slammed both hands together, causing the mist to explode.

A strange sound wave rippled out from his palms.

As he did so, he cursed angrily: "Hall of Souls, you bastards—how long are you going to sit and watch the show?!"

"Boom!"

Just as he finished shouting, a massive palm imprint descended upon him once again.

With a dull explosion, the strike landed squarely on Xie Shan.

As it collided with the earth, the embedded Dou Qi—laced with the Heavenly Flame—erupted in all directions.

Everything in the flame's path—trees, grass, earth—was reduced to ash.

The once lush forest was now dominated by a massive scorched crater dozens of meters wide, with nothing but blackened, charred soil stretching for miles around.

A peak Dou Huang, turned to nothing but ash in mere moments.

Before anyone could recover from the shock, the mountain beneath their feet suddenly trembled slightly.

Then, from a ravine in the distance shrouded in toxic mist, a sharp, screeching hiss pierced the air.

In the next instant, a massive creature burst forth from the poisonous fog—snapping the onlookers out of their daze with a start.

The monstrous being emerging from the ravine was a giant scorpion, over dozens of zhang in size.

Four pairs of giant wings were folded behind its back, while its shaggy black legs towered into the sky.

Each leg was lined with jagged, blade-like serrations as long as a grown man's thigh, glowing faintly with a cold purple light.

Behind it, a long, whip-like scorpion tail, nearly the length of its own body, waved ominously. At its tip gleamed a sharp stinger, glinting with a chilling gleam.

The bizarre beast's sudden appearance stunned even the Poison Sect elites.

But the scorpion didn't care about any of that.

As soon as it appeared, its massive front pincers lashed out toward the unfamiliar auras ahead—launching a violent offensive.

Among the Poison Sect's forces, some who had broader experience quickly recognized the creature and shouted a warning:

"Be careful! That's a Four Wings Sky Demon Scorpion! Even among Rank 6 magic beasts, this one is especially difficult to deal with!"

"Step aside—let me handle it!"

Just as panic began to spread, a crisp, slightly childish voice rang out.

The voice came from the distance but approached rapidly.

Zi Yan's petite form sped across the battlefield.

Under everyone's stunned gaze, her fair, delicate fist struck directly against one of the scorpion's giant pincers—producing a crisp, metallic clang.

With every punch, the Four Wings Sky Demon Scorpion's colossal body was forced back slightly.

Clearly, the raw force in Zi Yan's punches was so terrifying that even this sixth-rank beast dared not take them lightly.

Gazing at Zi Yan, who was holding her own against the Four Wings Sky Demon Scorpion, Lin Feng showed no particular surprise.

After all, Zi Yan was an Ancient Void Dragon by bloodline—innately capable of suppressing ordinary magic beasts.

Add to that her exceptional innate strength, and it wasn't strange at all that she could contend with a Rank 6 magic beast.

But at this moment, Lin Feng's attention had shifted elsewhere—to the ten auras that had suddenly entered his perception.

If his guess was right, this should be a Hall of Souls Soul Envoy squad.

"Whoosh~"

Just as this thought crossed his mind, a series of faint tearing sounds echoed from afar.

Ten black shadows, each cloaked in a thick mist of black fog, appeared in everyone's view.

The black wings unfurled behind them immediately revealed their identities—

"Two Dou Huangs… eight Dou Wangs?!"

The sudden appearance of the group startled the Poison Sect members, and a trace of panic appeared on many faces.

Combined with what Xie Shan had said earlier, it wasn't hard to guess that these experts were reinforcements summoned by the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate.

And right after these ten figures showed up, deep within the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate stronghold, a terrifying pressure suddenly surged forth.

It rapidly spread outward, blanketing the entire Scorpion Mountain range.

That overwhelming presence—it was on par with Xiao Yixian's.

The expressions on the Poison Sect side turned even uglier.

Not only had the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate summoned a Hall of Souls team, but now there was even a powerhouse comparable to their sect master emerging?

In the face of such reinforcements, panic was inevitable.

Meanwhile, Lin Feng, upon seeing the ten shadowy figures, felt his Glazed Lotus Core Flame stir inside him, Dou Qi resonating and swiftly coursing through several key meridians.

He remembered—

These Soul Envoys could form a formation with the Protector-level members of Hall of Souls.

Which meant…

Now was the perfect time to kill as many as possible before they had a chance to set it up.

"Skyfire Three Mysterious Change: Glazed Change!"

A soft murmur echoed in his mind as he activated the technique.

A violent, berserk power began to surge from the Heavenly Flame, slowly flooding his meridians.

Unnoticed by those around him, his aura quietly began to rise.

A faint pressure emanated from his body.

At the same time, he flicked his fingers and summoned a small transparent jade bottle from his storage ring.

Floating inside was a lifelike green-blue fire lotus.

It was a miniature Emperor Flame Lotus, formed from fusing the Green Lotus Core Flame with the Fallen Heart Flame.

When facing an enemy, he could simply inject Dou Qi into it, activate the lotus, and toss it out.

Once detonated, the dual-colored lotus flame would explode with devastating force.

Aside from a shelf life of only three days, there were no real drawbacks.

"Hehehe... Now that Protector Tie is here, let's see how your Poison Sect plans to win against us!"

At that moment, Xie Bi Yan, whose aura was still fluctuating slightly, grinned with satisfaction upon sensing the terrifying Dou Zong presence that had just appeared.

The earlier battle had left him feeling extremely stifled.

Xiao Yixian's eerie, dark green Heavenly Flame had repeatedly devoured a portion of his attacks.

His poison techniques—normally deadly—had lost much of their potency.

And with Yun Shan, a Two-Star Dou Zong, supporting her, he'd been hard-pressed to gain the upper hand.

Now that Protector Tie had entered the battlefield, he would at least be able to hold off one Dou Zong opponent.

And in a one-on-one fight, he was confident he could defeat or stall the enemy.

"Heh… you're celebrating too early."

Facing this predictable turn of events, Xiao Yixian remained completely calm.

Instead, she let out a cold, mocking laugh.

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