BTTH : From Humble Beginnings to Dou Di

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"Lin Feng, why don't we take a gamble and kill that Old Chan Chu? I'll take the body. Everything else—you can have. That guy's a peak seventh-tier alchemist. He's gotta be loaded."

"Besides, he's your enemy anyway. If we take him out inside this Dou Zun ruin, no one will ever know who did it."

As Lin Feng gazed at the gray-robed elder in the distance, Tian Huo Zun Zhe's voice echoed in his mind, carrying an enticing proposition.

Lin Feng didn't respond right away. Instead, his mind raced, analyzing the situation.

"Lin Feng, if you kill him, you'll also gain the soul of a peak seventh-tier alchemist. Souls of that level are incredibly rare. This is a golden opportunity."

"If you refine Old Chan Chu's soul, your soul realm might just break through to the peak of the Mortal Realm. So—what do you say? Are you in?"

Seeing that Lin Feng hadn't replied, Tian Huo Zun Zhe pressed him again.

Although he already had the body of the Old Ground Demon Ghost, it still paled in comparison to this Nine-Star Dou Zong gray-robed elder.

After all, once you reached Dou Zong, especially at the high-star level, each star represented a major leap in power.

Though not as insane as the jumps between Dou Zun levels, the differences were still considerable.

Take the Old Ground Demon Ghost for example — even with two of him, they might not be able to beat an Eight-Star Dou Zong.

And the gap between Eight and Nine Stars? Even bigger.

Even two Eight-Star Dou Zong working together — without any kind of power boost — would barely be able to hold off a Nine-Star Dou Zong for a limited time.

So if Tian Huo Zun Zhe could be revived using a Nine-Star Dou Zong's body—then once he had a physical body again, his restored strength might recover by a full star.

And once you reached the Dou Zun level, even a single star was terrifyingly difficult to surpass.

Many Dou Zun experts could spend decades or even centuries just to break through a single star.

And those who reached that level already had exceptional talent and mental fortitude.

Even so, leveling up was still a massive challenge.

Naturally, he wanted to revive using the best materials possible.

That way, he wouldn't need to waste so much time later rebuilding his strength.

After hearing Tian Huo Zun Zhe's offer, Lin Feng fell deep into thought.

Considering that Tian Huo Zun Zhe had already recovered to the level of a Nine-Star Dou Zong, and that they were currently inside this spatial ruin, the elder's once-vast soul power would likely be greatly suppressed.

Without the powerful soul perception that alchemists prided themselves on, the gray-robed elder's true combat strength would surely drop significantly.

On top of that, Dou Qi attacks caused much less damage to soul bodies, which meant that inside this soul-suppressing ruin, Tian Huo Zun Zhe would have a massive advantage.

However, since he was still in soul form, his attack range was probably limited to within a hundred meters or so.

After a brief pause, Lin Feng nodded.

"Alright. Let's do it your way."

"You go ahead and set up the formation to prevent any energy fluctuations from leaking out. We don't want others noticing. After all, when two Nine-Star Dou Zong clash, the noise isn't exactly subtle."

Seeing that Lin Feng agreed, Tian Huo Zun Zhe immediately spoke.

"No problem."

Lin Feng nodded in approval.

After all, if someone witnessed him ambushing a peak seventh-tier alchemist, that would cause a ton of unnecessary trouble.

Without another word, he flicked his finger and retrieved two fiery red spheres from his storage ring.

The spheres were about the size of fists. Their surfaces were uneven and pitted, giving them a rough, almost cheap look at first glance.

However, the moment those two orbs appeared, the surrounding temperature spiked dramatically.

These two fire-red spheres were Lin Feng's only two top-grade, fire-attribute 7th-rank magic cores.

This time, in order to kill a potential future enemy and claim an 8th-tier Beast Flame, he was definitely going all in.

"Grand Profound Flame Control Array!"

Lin Feng threw the two magic cores into the air and suddenly let out a low shout.

The two fiery red magic cores, which had just begun to fall, were immediately pulled back toward him. They began to rotate slowly around his body.

As they spun, a strange gravitational force surged forth, forcibly drawing out a portion of the violent fire-attribute energy sealed within the cores.

That turbulent energy didn't linger for a second—it rushed into Lin Feng's body all at once!

In an instant, his body visibly expanded by a full size.

A tense, near-piercing pressure swelled inside his body.

"As expected… the energy in these magic cores is insanely violent. Even just a portion passing through my body is already pushing it close to its limit."

Lin Feng murmured to himself, feeling the swelling heat building to a dangerous level inside him.

Meanwhile, Old Chan Chu, having just finished killing the middle-aged man, was about to break open the spatial barrier to retrieve the scroll. Suddenly, he heard something stir behind him.

He whipped around instantly.

"Who's there?!"

But Lin Feng had no time to answer.

Behind him, a massive pair of blue-red skeletal wings suddenly unfurled.

Crackling sounds of wind and thunder resonated across the wings' surface, and at that moment, Lin Feng's sensitivity to the wind element skyrocketed several fold.

Boom!

The instant the bone wings emerged, his figure blurred—becoming almost illusory in place.

His true body had already shot forward at extreme speed, appearing close to the startled Old Chan Chu.

"Condense the cauldron!"

The moment his feet touched down, Lin Feng shouted once more.

As his voice rang out, the rampant fire-attribute energy inside him surged along a pre-determined route.

Passing through certain meridians, the flame-imbued energy began to glow with a faint glazed luster—colored by his Glazed Lotus Heart Flame.

Sensing the shift, Lin Feng swiftly extended his palm, gathering that violent energy toward a point directly above his head.

Within seconds, a burst of blazing light exploded into the air overhead.

"A formation?"

Seeing Lin Feng's strange movements, Old Chan Chu instantly recognized what he was doing and muttered under his breath.

His gaze then landed squarely on Lin Feng, who had disguised himself as the now-deceased middle-aged man.

He watched as Lin Feng began drawing the nearby Heaven and Earth Dou Qi upward into the gathering formation above.

The elder's brows furrowed slightly. After a moment of silence, he let out a dismissive sneer:

"Trying to steal the treasure, are you? But with your strength… you're nowhere close."

To him, a mere One-Star Dou Zong trying to ambush a Nine-Star Dou Zong was laughable at best.

But Lin Feng paid the man no mind.

His palm opened wide, and a bright green flame quietly rose from the center of his hand.

The Glazed Lotus Heart Flame.

Immediately after, the fiery energy extracted from the magic cores surged into the exotic flame in his palm.

Boom!

Receiving the infusion of that tremendous power, the already-blazing flame suddenly turned even more ferocious.

Its size instantly expanded several fold, blazing with unmatched fury and intensity.

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