BTTH : From Humble Beginnings to Dou Di

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"Ah—!"

Before the other party could even finish speaking, Lin Feng's flame chain had already pierced straight through his soul body.

A miserable, blood-curdling scream echoed sharply across the sky.

"Seal!"

Seeing that the Soul Lock Chain had grabbed the opponent's soul, Lin Feng quickly pulled it back.

Although Old Chan Chu's soul power was far stronger than his, the elder had now lost his physical body.

Without any soul techniques, his combat power was significantly reduced.

As a result, the elder's slightly transparent soul form had no ability to resist and was dragged back by the fiery chain.

Staring at Lin Feng, the now-disembodied Old Chan Chu still clung to a shred of hope, snarling fiercely, "I'm warning you—"

But before he could finish, Lin Feng simply increased the power of the Fallen Heart Flame flowing along the chain.

"Ssshhh—!"

As this soul-restraining Heavenly Flame scorched him, the elder's illusory figure was immediately engulfed in pain, letting out another round of gut-wrenching screams.

Cutting off the old man's words, Lin Feng quickly pulled out a jade bottle.

Then, he used his flame to fully wrap the soul body and sealed it inside the bottle.

"Heh, jackpot. The soul of a peak seventh-tier alchemist—maybe I can use this to push my soul power from high seventh-tier to peak as well."

Shaking the jade bottle in his hand, Lin Feng grinned in delight.

Alchemists of such a high level were usually surrounded by elite protectors.

It was extremely rare to catch one moving alone.

This time, Old Chan Chu had probably overestimated himself and feared someone might compete with him for the treasure, which is why he came solo.

Well, it made sense. With his peak seventh-tier soul power, combined with deep pockets and high-level Dou Techniques at his disposal, he had few real threats even among Dou Zong level powerhouses.

That Lin Feng had managed to capture him was only possible due to several advantages.

Firstly, Lin Feng's own combat strength was already barely on par with a Nine-Star Dou Zong.

Then, he had Tian Huo Zun Zhe, a true Nine-Star Dou Zong expert, on his side.

On top of that, there were also three powerful puppets lending their strength.

With all these factors combined to surround and suppress Old Chan Chu, they had finally succeeded.

After sealing the elder's soul, Lin Feng wrapped the jade bottle with Fallen Heart Flame and tossed it directly into his storage ring.

Once that was done, he withdrew the formation he had set up earlier.

As for Tian Huo Zun Zhe, he had already deactivated the Five Ring Flame Expelling Technique and was now standing beside Old Chan Chu's corpse.

"Hehehe… This body's quality is pretty solid. A little ugly, sure, and a bit charred from the flames—but still far better than that Old Ground Demon Ghost."

Tian Huo Zun Zhe's eyes burned with excitement as he stared at the corpse, muttering to himself.

Then, he placed his palm on the old man's abdomen and made a pulling motion.

From within the body, a tier 8 beast flame—now without its master's control—was forcibly extracted and sucked out.

As the fiery red beast flame emerged, the surrounding temperature instantly spiked.

Looking at the flickering red flame hovering over his palm, Tian Huo Zun Zhe casually tossed it forward while shouting:

"Brat Lin, catch!"

Seeing the flame seed flying toward him, Lin Feng flicked his finger.

A stream of jade-green fire—his own Heavenly Flame—swiftly surged forth, enveloping the beast flame and dragging it over to him with ease.

Lin Feng pulled out a large transparent jade bottle, sealed it properly, then tossed it into his storage ring.

Afterward, Tian Huo Zun Zhe took the storage ring from Old Chan Chu's finger and casually threw it to Lin Feng.

Once everything was handled, he quickly dragged the corpse into his own snow-white storage ring.

"The sooner I get this kind of body, the sooner I can rest easy," he muttered.

"A peak seventh-tier alchemist's personal treasures… they should be quite rich. But let's focus on retrieving that scroll and getting out of here first."

With that thought, Lin Feng put away the ring and in a flash of movement, appeared in front of the stone platform.

"Hehe… Wonder what kind of good stuff is in here."

Rubbing his hands together, Lin Feng raised his fist and slammed it down.

With a loud crack, the barrier around the platform shattered into countless tiny transparent shards.

"Whoosh—!"

With a flick of his hand, the scroll on the platform flew straight into Lin Feng's grasp.

"High-Grade Earth-Class Cultivation Technique: Cold Yin Art!"

Seeing the small words written on the scroll casing, Lin Feng's expression immediately lit up with joy.

One had to know—most of the time, the value of a cultivation technique was significantly higher than that of a Dou Technique.

Ordinary High-Grade Earth-Class Dou Techniques could still occasionally be found on the market, but a genuine cultivation technique of the same level was extremely rare.

Especially one with a rarer elemental attribute—its value was even more astronomical.

"Not bad. A High-Grade Earth-Class cultivation technique with a rare attribute like this is definitely more precious than most others of its grade. I can't use it myself, but it'll be a great addition to my collection."

With that, Lin Feng quickly stored the snow-white scroll in his storage ring.

"Wait… these stone platforms…"

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly noticed something.

The placement of these stone platforms… seemed to follow a certain pattern.

He immediately closed his eyes and began recalling all the platforms he'd encountered so far.

At first, he had flown in a straight line, and found a few platforms containing less valuable items.

Later, after flying for a long time without finding any more, he had veered to the right.

After traveling some distance, he discovered a platform holding the Dou Technique "Star Wheel Reincarnation".

And now, this platform he was standing in front of was positioned to the left of the previous one.

Realizing this, Lin Feng hurriedly ran through the nearby corpses and stripped all the storage rings from their fingers.

The corpses that had reached the Dou Zong level, he gathered up and stored away as well.

After handling all that, he stomped lightly on the ground, and his figure shot forward at lightning speed!

"So it really is as I suspected…"

Roughly half a day later, above a dense forest, Lin Feng hovered in midair, looking down at an empty stone platform, murmuring softly to himself.

Below him, among the chaotic trees, there was a moss-covered stone platform lying silently on the forest floor.

Surrounding it were numerous corpses, traces of intense battle, and dried bloodstains.

Clearly, there had been a fierce and brutal fight at this location not long ago.

Although the item on the platform had long since been taken, judging by the smooth surface and the lack of a depression or groove, the object it had once held must've been of very high quality—likely on par with the "Star Wheel Reincarnation" Dou Technique.

"So judging by this, the layout of the stone platforms inside this Dou Zun's ruins should be in a circular pattern… The platforms on the outer layer hold items of lower quality, while those closer to the center hold far more valuable treasures. Then… could the very center contain the true inheritance of that Dou Zun?"

Lin Feng turned to look deep into the forest to his right, a thoughtful light flickering in his eyes.

Although this kind of pattern seemed simple, the space inside the ruin was vast, and the platforms were spread far apart.

On top of that, his soul perception was heavily restricted here.

That's why he had only just now figured it out.

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