Soul Emperor, you beast...
Void Devouring Flame gritted his teeth and glared at Soul Emperor, but dared not vent his anger on Cao Ya.
For some reason, Cao Ya suddenly lost interest in collecting the second strange fire. He shook his head, sighed, and left the Soul Realm, traversing the void.
Within the Soul Realm, after Cao Ya left, Void Devouring Flame and Soul Emperor confronted each other. In the end, Void Devouring Flame also left, no longer allying with the Soul Clan.
With his strength, even without the Soul Clan, he would still be a top expert in this world.
Cao Ya, however, left Zhongzhou with a great harvest and returned to the northwest of Dou Qi Continent. He stopped in the Black Corner Region and went directly to Jialan Academy.
The entrance to the underground magma world is located in the inner courtyard of Garan Academy, at the bottom of the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower.
With Cao Ya's strength, he wouldn't have alerted anyone from the Garan Academy at all, and he swaggered into the magma world inside the passage below.
While the strength of Jialan Academy is considerable in this remote northwest region, it is insignificant in the Central Plains. Consequently, the various methods they have employed are unlikely to pose any obstacle to Cao Ya.
The people of Jialan Academy were completely unaware of Cao Ya's appearance.
As for the strange fire in the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower—the Fallen Heart Flame—Cao Ya only glanced at it and didn't try to take it.
Within the ancient emperor's cave dwelling, there are many strange flames.
In the world of magma, everything is crimson red, stretching as far as the eye can see without end.
"Hey, there are still living beings deep in this magma." Cao Ya's eyes flashed as he looked at the magma sea below. A golden light flashed on his body, and he stepped directly into this endless world of magma.
Splash~~~
The magma parted, as if it had encountered a supreme deity; even the inanimate magma dared not obstruct its path.
A passage appeared, allowing Cao Ya to pass through.
Within the magma, there were some crimson figures, resembling lizards. Their auras were not weak, and two of them were even powerful, their bodies entirely milky white, reaching the level of a half-saint.
However, as they watched Cao Ya walking leisurely, they were all filled with fear.
Who is that person?
"This feeling, though different from the divine aura passed down from our ancestors, is largely the same."
The fire lizardmen whispered, greatly shaken.
Could it be that a second god has appeared in the outside world?
"God? The god these fire lizardmen are talking about must be the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe." Cao Ya chuckled. He had naturally noticed the fire lizardmen at the half-saint and Dou Zun levels, but since they weren't bothering him, Cao Ya wouldn't attack them.
He gazed down at the magma, which was even a deep reddish-black color, where a space existed in the endless depths.
Although they were far apart, Cao Ya, with his strength, could certainly see through the endless sea of lava at a glance.
The fire lizardmen watched Cao Ya leave, sighed, and decided it was best not to meddle in matters between gods.
With a swift movement, they merged into the magma and sped away into the distance.
Cao Ya moved very fast, and the color of the surrounding magma gradually changed from crimson to dark red.
When the magma turned this color, Cao Ya clicked his tongue in amazement. This kind of magma could probably burn anyone below the level of a Dou Sheng to ashes.
After a few breaths, Cao Ya stopped. Although there was still endless lava in front of him, he knew that the alternate dimension left by Emperor Tuoshe was right here.
He reached out his palm and touched it gently.
Buzz~~~
As Cao Ya touched the magma, it rippled, and Cao Ya's hand vanished as if he had entered a spatial dimension.
"As expected." Cao Ya smiled and stepped straight into the space at the bottom of the magma.
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As the entire body stepped into that mysterious space, the sound of flowing lava that had been filling the ears suddenly stopped.
What appeared before Cao Ya's eyes was an endless space that was somewhat dark and silent. This space had been silent for countless years, and the entire space was filled with an ancient and vicissitudes.
Cao Ya glanced at the dark space, raised an eyebrow, took a step, and traversed tens of thousands of miles to reach a point of light.
Within that light, there was clearly a stone gate, a massive stone gate tens of thousands of feet high.
The stone gate stood quietly in this vast space, as if it had existed since time immemorial. An ancient and wild aura slowly emanated from it, rippling through the heavens and earth.
Before the stone gate lay an equally vast plaza, and Cao Ya stood far beyond the ancient stone gate, gazing at the dark space, the stone gate, and the plaza, clicking his tongue in admiration.
The stone gate exuded a magnificent and vast aura, possessing the power of a Dou Di (Battle Emperor).
It was a great deterrent to those below the Dou Di level, even to nine-star Dou Sheng or half-Emperor. Unfortunately, it was of no use to Cao Ya, who was also a Dou Di. He admired Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's methods more.
At the top of that stone gate were the four ancient characters “Ancient Emperor’s Cave”.
Suddenly, Cao Ya's lips curled into a smile, and he said:
"Come out."
As soon as the words were spoken, a slight sound came, and then a huge creature suddenly swam out from the dark space below.
It was an indescribably enormous creature, its entire body a purplish-gold color, covered in cold scales, exuding a sense of strength and power akin to steel.
It was an ancient dragon with enormous, pale red eyes. The pupils of those eyes overlapped, and those eyes alone were hundreds of times larger than Cao Ya's entire body.
"You are..." The dragon was somewhat surprised and suspicious. From Cao Ya, he had the illusion that he was facing the ancient emperor Tuoshe.
"The patriarch of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan is quite powerful." Cao Ya sized him up and nodded.
Too lazy to do anything, he released a wisp of his aura, and immediately, the ancient dragon felt a chill run down its spine and was terrified.
Suddenly, a bright light appeared, and then the ancient dragon's enormous body rapidly shrank, transforming in a short moment into a middle-aged man with a full head of purple-gold hair.
He looked at Cao Ya and bowed respectfully.
"I am Gu Zhukun of Taixu, paying my respects to the Dou Emperor."
Zhu Kun inwardly groaned, "Damn it, I'm so unlucky! Thousands of years ago, I was tricked by the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe and guarded his cave for thousands of years without seeing a single person. Now, a stranger has finally come, and he's actually a Dou Di?!"
Zhu Kun cursed his bad luck inwardly, but he dared not show it on his face and remained extremely respectful.
Having been trapped for thousands of years, how could Zhu Kun not have grasped the methods of a Dou Di?
Even though Zhu Kun was a peak nine-star Dou Sheng, he was still incredibly vulnerable in front of a Dou Di.
However, there was also a hint of surprise in Zhu Kun's eyes. With the arrival of the Dou Di, he should be able to leave the Ancient Emperor's Cave and return to the outside world.
The power of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor could bind him, but it was definitely not capable of binding another Dou Di.
I wonder how the dragons and my child are doing...
Zhu Kun felt bitter inside. Thousands of years had passed, and many of the people from back then had probably passed away.
Even in the world of cultivation, only a very few beings with extraordinary cultivation can live for thousands of years.
Cao Ya looked at the stone gate that was tens of thousands of feet high, his eyes gleaming with divine light, and the profound laws flowing within him as he deciphered the work left behind by the ancient emperor Tuoshe.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Kun was stunned for a moment, and then secretly thought to himself, "This powerful person is already a Dou Di, yet he still covets the things of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor."
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