Battle Through the Heavens: Rebirth of the Full-level Emperor Yan

As his smile faded, the aged voice spoke.

"The Ice Mirror Image is a remnant memory left by me, containing all my memories from the Dou Practitioner to the Dou Venerable Rank.

This Mirror Image is divided into five levels.

Pass one level, and you can obtain one treasure from my collection; pass two levels, and you can obtain two treasures; pass three levels, and you can obtain four treasures, and have a chance to obtain my Legacy.

Of course, if you can continuously pass all five levels, you can directly obtain all the Legacy and treasures within my Ancient Tomb."

Hearing the aged voice, Xiao Yan's smile remained unchanged. He looked at the many light clusters floating above the bluestone statue, then whispered, "Since that's the case, I'll take all the treasures in this Ancient Tomb."

As his words fell, Xiao Yan cupped his hands slightly towards the ice sculpture figure and said softly, "Please enlighten me!"

Upon hearing this, the ice sculpture figure seemed to know what Xiao Yan was thinking, so he stopped wasting words. With a flip of his palm, ice condensed in his hand, and an ice long spear instantly materialized.

Terrifying ice-attributed energy continuously surged, instantly approaching the Dou Zong Rank.

Watching this scene, Xiao Yan's eyes flickered slightly, and he immediately withdrew Yao Lao's vast Soul Power.

With the vast Soul Power gone, what remained was only Xiao Yan's Nine-star Dou Practitioner aura. Such a drastic difference in aura caused the ice sculpture opposite Xiao Yan to pause slightly.

After a moment of daze, as if frozen, the ice sculpture's aura quickly dropped to the Nine-star Dou Shi level, just like Xiao Yan's.

Watching this scene, Xiao Yan simply smiled.

White Tiger Venerable was a very fortunate Half-Saint powerhouse. He was already a Dou Zong powerhouse during the era when the Xiao Clan still existed, and after becoming a Dou Venerable, he lived for nearly a thousand years. It could be said that he died a natural death.

However, although such a powerhouse died peacefully, there was one significant drawback: his Soul also naturally reached its heavenly limit, unlike Yao Lao, whose Physical Body perished midway.

Therefore, at the same time his Physical Body died, his Soul also dissipated between heaven and earth. It could even be said that it was precisely because his Soul reached its end that his Physical Body also perished.

After all, without a Soul, the Physical Body is naturally useless.

In other words, White Tiger Venerable truly died, with no possibility of resurrection.

Therefore, this memory body was merely a combat afterimage that he painstakingly created during his lifetime. Although it could unleash most of his combat power from back then, it was ultimately not as flexible as a true powerhouse.

This also led to the ice sculpture being somewhat mechanical. After all, what was infused into it was only a memory body, not a Soul body.

Therefore, the moment Xiao Yan withdrew his Soul Power, the ice mirror image was very confused, taking a moment to react.

The moment he reacted, Xiao Yan had already taken a step forward. The instant his foot stomped heavily on the ground, his fist, carrying terrifying Qi, fiercely smashed into the ice sculpture's chest.

That terrifying Physical Body, capable of close combat with Dou Shi powerhouses, directly shattered the ice sculpture, whose strength was only that of a Nine-star Dou Practitioner, into pieces with a single punch, accompanied by a low sound.

"First level passed, one treasure obtainable, advance twenty zhang!"

The aged voice sounded, and the shattered ice beneath Xiao Yan's feet quickly dispersed, then rapidly reformed twenty zhang in front of him.

Hearing this, Xiao Yan's expression remained unchanged, and he slowly walked forward again.

When his figure was still one zhang away from the ice person, the ice sculpture finally moved first, its ice long spear carrying terrifying Qi and fiercely stabbing towards Xiao Yan's chest.

Although his strength was still at the Nine-star Dou Practitioner Rank, Xiao Yan keenly felt that the latter had become much more flexible. Between each move, there was even a hint of killing intent.

"It seems the first level was just like an ordinary Puppet with no combat experience. I'm afraid any powerhouse with some combat experience could easily pass it."

This thought flashed through Xiao Yan's mind. This White Tiger Venerable should belong to the type of Dou Venerable powerhouse with a relatively good temper.

Basically, any young person who could enter this Ancient Tomb would more or less receive an Opportunity.

And this second level's ice person, although also having the combat power of a Nine-star Dou Practitioner, fought with agility and ruthlessness, and could even use some Dou Technique. Ordinary powerhouses, if they didn't have extensive combat experience, would probably find it very difficult to defeat him.

It's just a pity that his opponent was Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan took a step back, blocking the ice long spear in the ice person's hand with one hand, then his fist, carrying terrifying force, smashed into the ice person's body again.

However, the expected collapse did not occur. Instead, cracks appeared all over the ice person's body, and then crystal-clear ice-attributed energy surged, quickly repairing the cracks on his body.

"Even the defense has strengthened a bit."

Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he twisted his ankle again, and terrifying power erupted once more.

"Eight Extremities Collapse!"

A terrifying force, accompanying an elbow strike, fiercely slammed into the ice person's body, the power more than double what it was just now.

Although there was rapid repair from the ice-attributed energy, the ice person's repair speed, no matter how fast, still required some time, while Xiao Yan only took less than a second to react and launch his next attack.

"Bang!"

Accompanied by a dull sound, the ice person once again turned into scattered ice fragments flying everywhere.

"Second level passed, two treasures obtainable, advance another twenty zhang!"

The aged voice sounded again, and Xiao Yan's expression remained calm.

Although the strength of this ice sculpture was continuously increasing, the combat power of the second level was at most equivalent to the upper-middle level among powerhouses of the same Rank.

An ice person at the Nine-star Dou Practitioner Rank could basically be dealt with by any Dou Shi.

As his footsteps once again covered a distance of twenty zhang, the originally somewhat mechanical and indifferent ice person finally showed a hint of humanized movement at this moment, and even the aged voice faintly echoed again.

"Little fellow, to be able to reach this stage means your combat power is quite good among those of the same Rank. However, if you can pass this third level, then even if you're not invincible among your peers, you should be considered one of the very few outstanding individuals."

Hearing the voice emanating from the ice person, Xiao Yan's expression remained calm.

Invincible among peers? He seemed to have always been like that in his previous life, and at that time, the Cultivation Technique and Dou Technique he possessed, as well as his combat experience, could not compare to this life.

As for the entire Dou Qi Continent now, the concept of being invincible among peers seemed like a joke in front of him.

Before his thoughts concluded, he had already seen the ice person slowly raise the long spear in his hand.

"This third level has only one move. If you can withstand it, you will have passed!"

The moment his words fell, ice-attributed energy had already condensed violently on the long spear.

"Earth Rank Low-Grade Dou Technique, Ice Judgment!"

The moment the aged voice fell, the ice long spear, carrying incredibly terrifying Qi and a chilling sharpness that made one's heart turn cold, fiercely shot towards Xiao Yan.

"With the combat power of a Nine-star Dou Practitioner, he can actually unleash an Earth Rank Low-Grade Dou Technique. No wonder it's said that passing this third level can be considered invincible among peers."

Looking at the incoming ice long spear, Xiao Yan couldn't help but nod.

Ordinary Nine-star Dou Practitioners don't have Earth Rank Low-Grade Dou Technique, and even if they do, they might not be able to master it. This kind of power is simply not something ordinary Dou Practitioners can control.

Even Dou Shi powerhouses would find it difficult to wield such terrifying power.

Xiao Yan considered himself a Genius back then, yet even so, it was only after enduring many hardships that he could initially unleash Flame Splitting Wave Ruler with the strength of a Nine-star Dou Practitioner.

If a Dou King or Dou Emperor were here, the difficulty of this challenge would probably directly skyrocket to the level of Earth Rank Advanced Dou Technique.

No wonder passing this third level already granted the initial qualification to obtain the Legacy.

After all, being able to pass the third level truly meant being almost invincible among peers. If such a person obtained this Legacy, the hope of growing into a Dou Zong or Dou Venerable in the future was indeed very high.

If it were in his previous life, Xiao Yan would probably have found it very difficult, even if he could pass, after encountering this third level. To pass the fourth level, he would probably only have hope by relying on a small fire lotus.

However, in this life, Xiao Yan was no longer the Xiao Yan of the past.

The combat memories of a Half-Saint powerhouse were indeed terrifying, but what could they count for compared to a Dou Emperor powerhouse, compared to the Dominator who was countless times stronger than a Dou Emperor?

With a faint chuckle, Xiao Yan's mind stirred, and wisps of pale white flames gracefully rose from his body.

This was not Yao Lao's Bone Spirit Cold Fire, but a sub-fire born from the Origin fire seed he had refined himself, catalyzed by Dou Qi.

Although it was only a wisp of sub-fire, the power unleashed in Xiao Yan's hand might not be much weaker than the true Bone Spirit Cold Fire.

As the Emperor of Fire, Xiao Yan's Dao of Flame was unparalleled in the universe. Even a sub-fire, when unleashed in his hand, possessed formidable power.

Wisps of flame condensed in Xiao Yan's palm, finally forming a palm-sized pale white long spear.

The long spear floated in Xiao Yan's palm, with faint specks of light flickering within. Its miniature appearance looked not only harmless but also quite cute.

However, only true powerhouses could vaguely discern the flames subtly rising from the long spear, even causing the surrounding space to slightly distort.

"With my current strength, it seems I can't condense a larger long spear."

Shaking his head, Xiao Yan looked at the incoming ice long spear, a faint smile on his lips.

"Flame God Spear, go!"

As his words fell, the palm-sized flame long spear shot towards the ice long spear with terrifying high temperature.

"Chh!"

As the two attacks met, a sound of water vapor evaporating was heard.

The next moment, the palm-sized Flame God Spear, after passing through the ice long spear, caused the ice long spear to almost instantly turn into liquid, which was then evaporated by the terrifying high temperature of the flames.

By the time the attack reached Xiao Yan, even the mist had already turned back into frost, leaving only a gust of wind and frost coming straight at him.

And after the Flame God Spear passed through the ice long spear, aside from a barely noticeable dimming, it sustained no other damage, instead directly piercing through the ice person's body.

Accompanied by a muffled sound, a fist-sized hole first appeared in the ice person's chest, followed by the spread of pale white flames. In a moment, the entire ice person turned into a rising mist.

"Third level passed, four treasures obtainable, Legacy recipient qualification obtained!"

The aged voice carried a hint of humanity, which Xiao Yan wasn't surprised by. After all, it was a Half-Saint-Rank powerhouse, and a remnant of emotion could be retained in the memory body.

However, compared to a true Soul body, it was naturally still inferior.

"Little fellow, if you can pass the fourth and fifth levels, then everything in this entire tomb will be yours!"

As the aged voice faded, another figure appeared twenty zhang away from Xiao Yan.

However, this figure had a hint more emotional fluctuation.

Compared to this added emotional fluctuation, what truly surprised Xiao Yan was that the aura on the ice person had actually reached the Dou Shi Rank.

However, whether it was a Dou Shi or a Great Dou Shi, the difference was not very significant in front of Xiao Yan. After all, what he was currently unleashing was a power that fundamentally transcended this stage.

With the terrifying temperature of Bone Spirit Cold Fire, before reaching Dou Ling, basically no Rank had much power to resist.

The difference between a Dou Practitioner and a Great Dou Shi was probably at most that the latter would have one more chance to scream.

Even a true Dou Ling powerhouse would have to prepare heavy defenses and continuously output Dou Qi to exhaust the exotic fire within that Flame God Spear.

Otherwise, if caught off guard, the Dou Qi that reacted instantly would probably not have much defensive capability.

After all, this Flame God Spear was a unique Divine Ability created by Xiao Yan before he stepped into the Dominator Rank. Although it wasn't a top-tier peerless Divine Ability, it was not difficult to compare it to ordinary peerless Divine Ability.

Regarding the Divine Ability he created, even though his Soul Power was limited now, Xiao Yan could still recall some of it.

As Xiao Yan approached, the ice person, who had been standing still, finally raised his ice long spear again, and terrifying ice-attributed energy furiously gathered at the tip of the spear.

It was still the Earth Rank Low-Grade Dou Technique Ice Judgment, but its power had increased several times over. After all, the difference between a Dou Shi and a Dou Practitioner was indeed very significant.

However, facing this terrifying blow, Xiao Yan's expression remained unchanged. The pale white flames in his palm gathered again, finally transforming into a palm-sized flame long spear, which then shot out once more.

The two attacks intersected again. The color of the flame long spear was slightly dimmer than the last time, but ultimately, it still effortlessly pierced through the ice person's body without any difference.

In the face of such a fundamental disparity, quantity seemed to hold little advantage.

"Fourth level passed!"

The aged voice sounded again, but this time it materialized into an ice person beneath the final statue.

This ice person was even more spiritual than the fourth level, and its gaze towards Xiao Yan seemed to hold more fluctuations.

"Little fellow, I didn't expect this Legacy to attract only you. However, you've managed to pass four levels consecutively, which truly surprises this old man.

Most importantly, you're only a Dou Practitioner."

By the end, the ice person was completely like a living being. It seemed the last bit of spirituality within the memory body had been fully activated.

"Although with the current conditions, I can completely bestow all the Legacy in this Ancient Tomb upon you, I still hope you can pass this final level.

If I can find such a Legacy recipient, then this old man will have no regrets."

As the voice of the White Tiger Venerable's memory body faded, the aura of a Two-star Dou Shi erupted from the ice person.

"Go ahead and boldly take this move. The arrangements in my tomb will not allow an excellent Legacy recipient like you to perish."

As his words fell, the power of the ice long spear once again doubled, fiercely striking towards Xiao Yan.