novelraw Chapter 331 331: Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor Ascend to Perfect World
Chapter 331 331: Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor Ascend to Perfect World
[Xiao Yan: "Then let's Ascend..."]
[Lin Dong: "Let's go, let's go!"]
The two of them agreed on a time in the chat group.
In their respective worlds, they stood at the peak, having concluded their great wars. They said their temporary goodbyes to their wives—Xiao Yan to Cailin and Xun'er, Lin Dong to Ling Qingzhu and Ying Huanhuan—promising to forge a path for them in this new, higher world.
Then, simultaneously, they unleashed their full power. Xiao Yan's endless Heavenly Flames surged, and Lin Dong's Ancestral Symbols trembled.
With a final, explosive burst of power, they shattered the void of their worlds, ascending to the Great Thousand World.
[Inorin's Note: The 'Great Thousand World' (Da Qian Shi Jie) is the setting of the novel The Great Ruler. It is the higher-tier world that both the Dou Qi Continent (Xiao Yan's world) and the Tianxuan Continent (Lin Dong's world) are connected to.]
Although the plane level where Xiao Yan and Lin Dong were located was not comparable to Shi Jian's, Fang Han's, or Yang Qi's, their plane level was still considered high.
And there was the Great Thousand World. The world where Xiao Yan and Lin Dong resided was connected to this vast plane.
Within the Great Thousand World, it was vast and boundless, with countless powerful races standing tall!
The Great Thousand World connected to countless other worlds, and these worlds were called Lower Realms.
Now, Xiao Yan and Lin Dong had both shattered the void from these Lower Realms.
After they broke through the barrier of their worlds, a peculiar and irresistible pulling force acted upon their bodies.
They instantly left their own worlds and entered the Ascension Passage.
The Ascension Passage was as brilliant as a galaxy, but also chaotic. It was a river of light flowing through the endless void, shimmering with the energies of countless different laws.
Looking into the distance, one could see countless shimmering stars. These stars represented one Lower Realm after another.
Without any surprise, the two of them, drawn by a shared destiny, met in the Ascension Passage.
A figure wreathed in dark, ancient power and another burning with multi-colored flames stabilized themselves in the chaotic tunnel.
"Dongzi!" Xiao Yan called out, his voice filled with genuine excitement.
"Yanzi!" Lin Dong grinned, his usually stern face breaking into a rare, wide smile.
The two greeted each other excitedly in the Ascension Passage.
They had met many times before in the chat group's projection spaces and in other worlds.
But that was always with the help of the chat group's power.
Now, this was their first time meeting in their true bodies, without any external assistance, having ascended by their own power.
"Let's go to the Great Thousand World. With the two of us, we will definitely be able to carve out a vast territory in this new world!" Lin Dong spoke, his battle intent already surging.
"Let's go..." Xiao Yan was equally excited. "I want to see what the 'Spiritual Qi' of this world tastes like."
The two stopped talking nonsense and headed together, side-by-side, towards the brilliant exit at the end of the Ascension Passage.
Before long, both of them simultaneously descended into the Great Thousand World.
Boom! Boom!
Two pillars of energy, one of flame and one of desolation, slammed into the atmosphere. Their terrifying aura instantly swept across the entire area, shaking the laws of the world.
Although they came from a Lower Realm, their strength, even in this Great Thousand World, was still as unrestrained and domineering as ever.
Feeling their terrifying aura, countless powerhouses in this region of the Great Thousand World were shaken.
Somewhere on a mountain peak, an old man in white robes, who was in deep meditation, suddenly opened his eyes. A shocked expression appeared on his face.
"More Sovereign powerhouses from the Lower Realm Ascending?"
[Inorin's Note: 'Sovereign Realm' (Zhi Zun Jing) is the cultivation level in the Great Thousand World that is equivalent to the 'Dou Di' (Xiao Yan) and 'Ancestral Realm' (Lin Dong) from their home worlds. The original text's 'Dominator' (Zaijing) is a much higher realm.]
"And two of them Ascending at the same time? Their spiritual energy fluctuations... they feel different from ours. So refined... so powerful!"
Countless people were surprised and uncertain, preparing to send powerhouses to make contact with Xiao Yan and his companion.
...
"The Spiritual Qi density of this Great Thousand World is indeed extraordinary, much stronger than our small worlds..."
After Ascending, Lin Dong sensed the surrounding environment and secretly sighed with emotion. He could feel his Eight Ancestral Symbols thrumming, eager to absorb this new, higher-quality energy.
"It's indeed good..." Xiao Yan also chimed in from the side, a thread of Heavenly Flame on his fingertip. "The energy is pure. It's even stronger than the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands!"
Back when they first used the world-traveling function to go to other worlds, what surprised them most was the energy density of those other worlds.
Spiritual Qi. Origin Qi. Dou Qi. The names were different, but the nature was the same.
The world's energy density determined the world's upper limit. The higher the world's energy density, the higher the upper limit and the more powerhouses there were.
They had been to the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands many times. Although the laws there were incomplete and broken, the world's level was higher, and its energy density far exceeded that of the Dou Qi Continent and the Tianxuan Continent.
Now that they had Ascended to this Great Thousand World, the energy density was even higher than that of the current Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.
However, this was incomparable.
The Great Thousand World was already the ceiling of Xiao Yan and Lin Dong's original plane.
As for Shi Jian's side, above the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, there was the Immortal Realm.
Above the Immortal Realm, there was the endless World Sea.
Above the World Sea, there was a Sacrifice Sea, and above that, there was the Heaven Above, and the Plateau.
...
After Xiao Yan and Lin Dong Ascended to the Great Thousand World, they did not immediately go to Shi Jian's world.
Instead, they enabled the chat group's offline function. They planned to first understand the situation in the Great Thousand World.
Then, they would go to Perfect World to help.
The two explored the Great Thousand World for a while. They quickly determined the realms after the Dou Di Realm and the Ancestral Realm.
Dou Di and Ancestral Realm corresponded to the Sovereign Realm in the Great Thousand World.
However, Xiao Yan and Lin Dong had accumulated too much. Their battle intent and foundation were monstrous.
Far exceeded that of a typical new Sovereign.
Ordinary Earthly Sovereigns were not their opponents.
[Inorin's Note: The Sovereign Realm is divided into grades, from First to Ninth. Above that are Earthly Sovereigns and then Heavenly Sovereigns. The text's "Earthly Dominator" has been corrected to "Earthly Sovereign" for Fandom accuracy.]
The two made contact with some forces in the Great Thousand World. They didn't need to "find" cultivation techniques.
Xiao Yan's 'Flame Mantra' was a law unto itself. It began to naturally devour and refine the world's Spiritual Qi.
Lin Dong's 'Eight Ancestral Symbols' were primal forces. They directly commanded the Spiritual Qi, converting it into his own power.
Their strength improved further, stabilizing at the peak of the Sovereign Realm, with combat power reaching deep into the Earthly Sovereign level.
Their simultaneous Ascension caused quite a stir.
The local sects were not very polite, assuming they were typical, weak ascenders to be recruited or suppressed.
Therefore, some conflicts inevitably arose between the two sides.
As soon as they Ascended, they caused chaos. A local tyrant sect, led by an Earthly Sovereign, tried to force them to hand over their "Lower Realm" treasures.
The result? Xiao Yan fused a three-colored Annihilation Fire Lotus using the local Spiritual Qi, and Lin Dong crushed their grand formation with the Great Desolate Imprisoning Celestial Finger.
The sect was left in ruins, and their Earthly Sovereign ancestor was badly beaten, kneeling and begging for mercy.
After causing a big commotion, the two had to accept a fact...
Their world, compared to the other worlds in the group, had a power gap that was indeed a bit large.
The battle intent of a Heavenly Sovereign, in this Great Thousand World, was almost invincible.
[Inorin's Note: Corrected 'Heavenly Dominator' to 'Heavenly Sovereign'.]
"I originally thought that after Ascending, I would have to start from scratch..."
After staying in the Great Thousand World for a period, Lin Dong became a bit bored. "I didn't expect to find few opponents in this Upper Realm!"
There were many Heavenly Sovereigns in the Great Thousand World, and many people to fight.
However, those Heavenly Sovereigns were all Old Ancestors of major sects. They were all holed up at home in seclusion, stabilizing their power, and would not easily make a move.
Lin Dong couldn't find anyone to fight, unless he actively went to provoke them.
But Lin Dong was a person of quality. He wouldn't actively go ask people if their melons were ripe.
This led to him not being able to find material for his Martial Ancestor Legend: Ascension Chapter.
Xiao Yan was equally bored.
Having seen the worlds of Shi Jian, Fang Han, and Luo Feng... looking at this Great Thousand World again, there was indeed a bit of a psychological gap.
"Then let's go find Shi Jian," Xiao Yan finally said, extinguishing a flame in his hand. "Let's go be an Immortal King in that world!"
Xiao Yan knew Lin Dong's thoughts, so he immediately echoed him.
The two acted on their words. After handling their affairs in the Great Thousand World—casually establishing the "Endless Fire Territory" and "Martial Border" as footholds for their families—they opened the chat group.
And directly enabled the teleportation function.
...
The next moment.
Both of them vanished from the Great Thousand World and arrived in Perfect World, materializing directly within Imperial Pass.
The transition was jarring. The air, thick and rich with Spiritual Qi before, was now filled with an ancient, desolate, and broken aura. The laws here were incomplete, but the sheer pressure of the world was infinitely heavier.
"Brother Xiao, Brother Lin..."
After their arrival, Shi Hao, who had been waiting, enthusiastically greeted them.
"Welcome, Flame Emperor, Martial Ancestor..." Shi Jian also smiled and spoke to them, arms crossed.
The two rolled their eyes, and Xiao Yan said: "Just call us by our names... In your world, these two titles are a bit too arrogant!"
"Are you scared?" Shi Jian asked mockingly.
"What scared? This is called being low-key!" Xiao Yan replied confidently.
After the greetings, Xiao Yan and Lin Dong briefly explained the situation of their respective worlds and the Great Thousand World.
Shi Jian listened, then his expression turned strange: "In a few seconds in the chat group, you guys went offline for decades? And you're both married?"
"Don't be like Luo Feng... You didn't even invite me to your wedding!"
Luo Feng was the first to get married. When he joined the chat group, he was still a young bachelor.
But once the chat group's offline function was enabled, when the group members gathered in the Swallowed Star World...
Goodness. He already had a son!
Now these two guys, Xiao Yan and Lin Dong, were also learning from Luo Feng. Offline for decades. And got married.
Shi Hao also looked at the two with a disgruntled expression... He still wanted to attend the feast.
After Xiao Yan and Lin Dong felt the two's devouring gazes, they both felt a bit guilty.
To be honest, whether it was Ascending to the Great Thousand World or coming to Perfect World, both of them were prepared for long-term battles.
Therefore, they cherished the time spent with their respective families.
So the offline time... was a little bit longer. They lived too comfortably...
One was thinking about how to handle the complex, loving relationship between his two wives, Queen Cailin and Xun'er.
The other was busy proving his 'Martial Ancestor' title to both Ying Huanhuan and Ling Qingzhu, often exploring the profound mysteries of Dual Cultivation with both of them.
The chat group... had long been thrown to the back of their minds.
"Cough cough... Wasn't it just too busy?" Xiao Yan said guiltily.
"Busy making babies, right..." Shi Jian exposed him without hesitation.
After dealing with the Soul Heavenly Emperor, Xiao Yan stayed on the Dou Qi Continent for decades. What he did in those decades was obvious... managing a harem required immense stamina.
Xiao Yan became even more guilty.
Lin Dong, on the other hand, simply played dead.
After Shi Jian gave them a sidelong glance, he no longer dwelled on the matter, but instead spoke of serious business:
"You two now understand the situation of your world. To be honest, although your world is also called the Great Thousand World, its world level is still a bit low!"
"If you don't want to stop at the Heavenly Sovereign Realm, then you two had best develop in other people's worlds in the future..."
Xiao Yan and Lin Dong nodded upon hearing this, and Xiao Yan said: "So here we are, aren't we?"
"Lin Dong and I have already discussed it. In the future, we two will mainly be active in your world and Luo Feng's world... Occasionally, we'll visit other people's worlds. Regarding future cultivation, we both already have some general ideas!"
"That's for the best... You two came at just the right time, not too early. Here, I'm just about to start a war!" Shi Jian revealed a smile.
"The big movements from the Foreign Realm have been brewing for long enough. In a while, they will knock on the gate again..."
"You two should try to adapt to the environment of Imperial Pass as much as possible. Then you can just participate in the war!"
"Perfect," Shi Jian cracked his knuckles, looking at the two with ill intentions. "Let me test your strength... See what level your Heavenly Sovereign battle intent can reach here!"
Xiao Yan and Lin Dong felt the powerful, mountain-like aura on his body. Their expressions became slightly solemn, but they were not afraid.
"Do you think we are still the same as before? Offline seclusion for decades..." Xiao Yan's hand ignited with a dense, multi-colored flame.
"This punch, decades of cultivation, can you block it?" Lin Dong's battle intent soared, the shadow of the Great Desolate Tablet appearing behind him.
They both exuded powerful battle intent.
Shi Hao, seeing this, his eyes lit up, and he also looked at Lin Dong and Xiao Yan with ill intentions, his own golden blood-energy beginning to boil.
After a few breaths, the battle instantly erupted!
Dual Stones versus Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor.
[Inorin's Note: 'Dual Stones' (Shuang Shi) is a nickname for Shi Hao and Shi Jian, as 'Shi' (石) means 'Stone'.]
Xiao Yan acted first, raising his hand to summon a miniature Annihilation Fire Lotus, compressing it to its limit before hurling it.
Lin Dong pointed a finger, and the Great Desolate Imprisoning Celestial Finger materialized in the sky, pressing down with the weight of an ancient world.
Shi Hao laughed. "Good!" He didn't dodge, instead activating the Kun Peng Art. His form blurred, and he punched through the Fire Lotus, his fist wreathed in golden light, causing the flame to detonate harmlessly.
Shi Jian merely raised a hand. He used the True Primordial Record, and the laws of the world seemed to warp around him. Lin Dong's Celestial Finger slowed, as if mired in thick honey, before Shi Jian casually swatted it aside.
"Your laws are too... new," Shi Jian commented, "This world is ancient. Your power doesn't 'bite' the Dao here. You're trying to burn wood that's already petrified."
"Then try this!" Xiao Yan summoned his Emperor-grade spiritual soul, and the pressure in the air multiplied.
"And this!" Lin Dong merged with his Ancestral Symbols, his aura becoming primal.
"Not enough!" Shi Hao activated his Supreme Bone, and the power of Reincarnation erupted, meeting their attacks head-on.
...
"He's retaliating for personal reasons, isn't it... Just because he wasn't invited to the wedding..."
A moment later, Lin Dong and Xiao Yan were bruised and swollen, sitting on the ground.
Their speech was a bit slurred. Given the cultivation of these two, being beaten into such a state, one can imagine what they just went through...
"Just speak, humming and hawing, your words are unclear!" Shi Jian looked at the two with a "friendly" smile.
"Hmph!"
"Zombie dog..."
The two snorted coldly, muttering incomprehensible words.
Shi Jian's fists hardened again.
After beating the two up again, Shi Jian finally felt completely at ease.
"Your strength is about what I estimated... Your battle intent is already equivalent to a Supreme here, but you still need to train!"
[Inorin's Note: 'Supreme' (Zhi Zun) in Perfect World is the realm just before the path to True Immortal. It is the peak of the 'mortal' path in this world.]
"When you two break through to the real peak of your world's 'Dominator' Realm, your battle intent might be comparable to a True Immortal here..."
He made an assessment of their strength. Their accumulation was very profound, and after breaking through to Dou Di and Ancestral Realm, they had each cultivated for several decades.
And in the Great Thousand World, they converted their power into Spiritual Qi. Offline for decades, the strength of the two had obviously undergone earth-shattering changes.
Although still not as good as Shi Jian, it was comparable to the current Shi Hao.
They already had the battle intent of the Supreme Realm in this world.
"Supreme Realm?"
"I'm a Heavenly Sovereign in the Great Thousand World, and I'm still just a Supreme here?"
"It really is fated with the Supreme..."
The two were a little dumbfounded upon hearing this.
Shi Jian took the two to familiarize themselves with the situation of the Primal Imperial City. Then he arranged for them to stay.
These two guys were different from Xu Que. Just let them stay in the Imperial City. There was no need for them to go deep behind enemy lines.
They didn't have that talent.
After learning that the two had also arrived in this world, Xu Que also expressed his welcome to them. He also solemnly promised them.
In a couple of days, he would send them specialties from the Foreign Realm...
The two repeatedly waved their hands in refusal.
After Xiao Yan and Lin Dong stayed for a period and specifically understood the terrifying power of the Foreign Realm...
They admired Xu Que, who was causing trouble deep behind enemy lines, even more. This was a true genius.
To be honest, they were afraid that they couldn't handle the "specialties" Xu Que brought back.
Not long after Xiao Yan and Lin Dong arrived at the Primal Imperial City, the Foreign Realm began to act.
[Xu Que: "Old Shi, prepare yourselves at Imperial Pass. There will be a big move from the Foreign Realm in the next two days... I... I sacrificed my precious integrity to get some information... Their action this time is mainly aimed at you..."]
This day, Xu Que specifically @ Shi Jian in the group.
[Shi Jian: "???"]
[Xu Que: "The Foreign Realm's... no, the Foreign Realm's Spiritual Qi seems to be poisonous... It can erode people? Didn't you refine a large number of people from the Foreign Realm last time? This time, they want to specifically provide poisonous Spiritual Qi to... 'fill you up', and then convert you into something... eerie?"]
[Xu Que: "The Foreign Realm's plan is roughly like this... This is what I found out with great, great effort... My waist is killing me."]
Shi Jian's expression became strange after seeing Xu Que's words.
The Foreign Realm wanted to stuff him to death? Which genius came up with that idea?
[Meng Qi: "Quezi, it's hard to imagine what you went through in the Foreign Realm..."]
[Xiao Yan: "Your 'great effort' really was great effort... (smirking emoji)"]
[Xiao Yan: "I won't even support myself against the wall, but I admire you..."]
[Xu Que: "Don't say it, don't say it, I'm already holding onto the wall! That empress was an Immortal... I'm exhausted."]
[Fang Han: "This is the first time in my life I've admired someone so much... Brother Xu, you must learn this Great Yin-Yang Reversal Cultivation Technique... No one is more suitable for this cultivation technique than you... It guarantees you won't have to hold onto the wall again! It's perfect for stamina."]
[Xu Que: "Reversal... isn't right, is it? Shouldn't it be Reincarnation? Let me try again with a new body!"]
[Yang Qi: "666!"]
[Luo Feng: "Is this right?"]
[Li Qiye: "I'm starting to regret joining the group..."]
...
"Immortals are a bit fierce..." Xu Que supported his aching waist with one hand and the wall with the other, his legs trembling.
"Even my Prison Suppressing Hegemon Body can't endure it... She almost drained me dry. How exciting!"
He looked at the chat group.
"Yin-Yang Reversal Law... I wonder if it's useful!"
"System, fill me up!"
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