260: Chapter 260 The Half-Emperor's Power! Zhu Kun's Defeat

To be a Dou Di powerhouse, one requires a Dou Di body, Dou Di cultivation, and a Dou Di soul.

The Nine-Star Dou Sheng is divided into early, middle, and late stages. As for the peak, it has actually surpassed the level of a Nine-Star Dou Sheng.

Quantitative change leads to qualitative change, but it is not comparable to the changes brought about by the Emperors Source. Therefore, a peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng can be considered to have Half-Emperor cultivation.

To reach the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng, the prerequisite is possessing an Emperor Realm Soul. Only then can one continuously compress and absorb the Dou Qi within their bloodline.

The peak of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng is considered the pinnacle of cultivation achievable on the Fighting Qi Continent today, but one rarely appears in thousands of years.

The limit of a Divine Grade Bloodline, even with sufficient resources, is merely a Late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng.

A thousand years ago, Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi were both at the Late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng level of cultivation, with Half-Emperor souls.

Furthermore, they were both Late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng, and with an Emperor Realm Soul, they could rival a peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng.

Zhu Kun was also at the Late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng cultivation level, with an Emperor Realm Soul, and combined with the physical body of a Void Ancient Dragon royal, he was stronger than the average peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng powerhouse, but he was not considered a Half-Emperor.

Only existences like Xiao Xuan, the Pure Lotus Demon Saint, and the Yellow Spring Demon Saint, whose cultivation reached the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng and whose souls reached the emperor realm, could be considered Half-Emperors.

As for the situation where the body reaches the Dou Di level but the cultivation does not, it seems that such a case has never appeared throughout history.

The Emperors Source can transform Dou Qi into another dimension.

It is like a pool of water; after adding a certain element, it turns into a pool of mercury. The volume remains the same, but the quality is completely different.

The Nine-Star peak barely expands the pool and makes the water like ice, becoming harder, but the quality remains the same.

As for the Dou Di body, it requires the Dou Qi to reach the Dou Di level before it can transform under the influence of the bloodline transformation.

Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi broke through to an Emperor Realm Soul around the same time.

What they did was use their soul power to continuously compress the Dou Qi in their bloodlines, attempting to complete the transformation to the Nine-Star peak.

Therefore, Gu Yuan delegated power to the Elder Council and did not concern himself with affairs. To him, strength was more important, and he could reclaim his authority at any time as long as he wished.

All along, Gu Yuan believed that he would step into the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng one step ahead of Hun Tiandi because he possessed the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame.

The Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame can even ignite Dou Qi. As long as the last trace of Dou Qi exists, the flame will not be extinguished.

Therefore, not only was Gu Yuan using his Emperor Realm Soul to compress the Dou Qi within his body, but the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame was also assisting.

But what he did not expect was that Hun Tiandi seemed to be one step faster than him.

The aura released at this moment was exactly the same as when Xiao Xuan tried to break through to Dou Di back then.

"It is indeed a Half-Emperor." Zhu Kun's eyes were grave. "Only a year and a half has passed, yet Hun Tiandi has actually taken this step."

One must know that his cultivation has been stuck at the Late-stage Dou Sheng level for thousands of years, and he has not taken this critical step.

Of course, this also has to do with him being a magical beast; several thousand years is equivalent to less than several hundred years for human cultivators.

The advantage is that his physical body is powerful, and he possessed the strength to rival a peak Dou Sheng very early on.

Furthermore, if he were to break through, as a fellow Half-Emperor, he could suppress Hun Tiandi in a fight.

"Perhaps something happened!?" Gu Yuan raised his hand and pointed a finger forward.

The energy of heaven and earth within a radius of ten thousand miles began to gather. The Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame emerged, mobilizing the power of heaven and earth, transforming into a ten-thousand-foot finger that shattered the void and entered the Soul Realm.

But the next moment, black flames entwined with countless strange runes appeared, rapidly devouring that huge finger.

The void shattered, and the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame barely escaped.

Just at this moment, Hun Tiandi appeared, stepping on the void. His aura faintly towered above heaven and earth, and black flames surrounded his body, devouring everything.

Gu Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he said in disbelief, "Hun Tiandi, you have actually refined the Void Swallowing Flame!?"

With Hun Tiandi's strength, it is not difficult to defeat or even suppress the Void Swallowing Flame.

But if he wanted to kill the Void Swallowing Flame, he would certainly have to pay a price.

As for refining the Void Swallowing Flame, that is even less of an easy task.

But the cultivation Hun Tiandi is displaying now seems to be a perfect devouring and refining of the Void Swallowing Flame, without suffering any damage himself.

"Refining?" Hun Tiandi smiled indifferently. "It is not refining, but a perfect fusion. This is also the ability I obtained from the Spirit Devouring Clan."

"Since you have come, don't think about leaving alive today. All of you, be buried with the people of my Hun Clan!"

Only after Hun Tiandi's voice fell did everyone realize that the blood energy in the Soul Realm was monstrous, and there was not even a trace of vitality.

Yan Jin and the others gasped, asking in disbelief, "Hun Tiandi, you have actually devoured all the clansmen of the Hun Clan, as well as hundreds of millions of blood descendants!?"

"So what?" Hun Tiandi's aura began to rise, his soul power controlling heaven and earth, turning into a pressure that seemed to come from heaven and earth itself. "If I did not kill and devour them, when you invaded the Soul Realm, they would have faced the same fate."

"Rather than dying at your hands, it is more valuable for me to devour them. When I break through to Dou Di in the future, rebuilding the Hun Clan and leading it to glory will be easy."

As his voice fell, the pressure of heaven and earth turned into a thunderous rage and descended.

That terrifying thunder, every bolt contained the power sufficient to kill cultivators below the Eight Star Dou Sheng realm.

Yan Jin, Clan Leader Lei Ying, and the others felt their scalps tingle and immediately began to retreat rapidly.

They did not dare to confront the means Hun Tiandi displayed with every gesture.

Zhu Kun and Gu Yuan were not afraid. The former was even filled with high fighting spirit. "I have not yet fought against a Half-Emperor level powerhouse. Today, I will give it a try. Brother Gu Yuan, watch from the side first."

While speaking, Zhu Kun took a step forward, manifesting his true form of tens of thousands of feet, manipulating the power of the void and mobilizing the Dou Qi within his body to launch an attack.

For a time, energy rioted within a radius of ten thousand miles, and the power of heaven and earth clashed continuously.

The void shattered and reformed continuously, and terrifying energy shockwaves spread constantly, making Yan Jin and the others feel their scalps tingle.

Facing powerhouses of this level, they would probably only be able to contend with them if they hid in their lairs, activated the remnant souls of their own Dou Di, and set up arrays.

But their means are consumable, whereas the strength displayed by Hun Tiandi and Zhu Kun belongs to themselves.

"Rumble!"

About an hour later, the void suddenly collapsed in one area. Zhu Kun transformed into human form and was blasted out from within, retreating thousands of feet in an instant, shattering layer after layer of space before stopping, reaching out to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.

Seeing this, Yan Jin and the others had their pupils shrink.

The Old Dragon Emperor has lost!?

"Half-Emperor, worthy of being a Half-Emperor. After all, half a foot has stepped into the Dou Di level; it is indeed extraordinary." Zhu Kun sighed, but hearing his tone, he did not feel fear; instead, there was a sense of gratification.

The next moment, they understood the reason.

"Although you, Hun Tiandi, have stepped into the Half-Emperor level, you are ultimately relying on the power of the Void Swallowing Flame, which has a certain time limit."

"I am indeed not your match, but stopping you is not a problem at all!"