Doupo: Marry a Young Doctor and Be Rewarded with Douhuang Cultivation

241: The legacy of the ancient emperor Tuoshe, the path to becoming a Battle Emperor!”Create a Fighting Emperor?!”

Everyone was once again utterly shocked. Zhu Kun hurriedly advised against it: ”Young Friend Xiao Ze, absolutely do not! The path of a Fighting Emperor is extremely perilous. Although the Legacy of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor is powerful, forcibly absorbing the Origin of the Emperor could lead to assimilation, or even death by explosion! Furthermore, no one has ever tried to ’create’ a Fighting Emperor; they all follow the path of their predecessors. This is far too risky!”

”Uncle Zhu Kun, please rest assured.”

A confident light flickered in Xiao Ze’s eyes.

”I am not intending to simply copy the Dao of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, but rather to draw lessons from His Origin of the Emperor, combine it with the Heaven-Defying characteristics of the Flame Mantra and the power of my twenty-two types of strange flames, and forge a path to the Fighting Emperor Realm that belongs solely to Xiao Ze.”

He looked toward Gu Yuan: ”Uncle Gu Yuan, the affairs of the allied army still require you and Uncle Zhu Kun to preside over them for now. Hun Tiandi needs time to recover, and the day I achieve the Dao will be the day He perishes!”

Gu Yuan looked at Xiao Ze’s resolute gaze. Although he felt worried, he understood that this was currently the only way to completely resolve the threat posed by Hun Tiandi.

He nodded heavily: ”Young Friend Xiao Ze, rest assured, the entire allied army will act as your Protector! If you can achieve the Dao and become Emperor today, in the future, we will serve you as our leader and guard the Fighting Qi Continent!”

”Thank you.” Xiao Ze smiled slightly, turned to face the Ancient Emperor statue, and the Chaos Heaven Burning Flame around his body surged ten thousand feet high. The aura of the twenty-two strange flames intertwined and spread, forming a sea of fire that blotted out the sky. He slowly closed his eyes, his mind sinking into his body. The Flame Mantra operated at full power, guiding the Chaos Heaven Burning Flame to surge slowly toward the statue.

”Buzz!”

The moment the Chaos Heaven Burning Flame touched the statue, the statue trembled violently, and the cracks on its surface continuously widened. Streaks of golden Emperor Dao light burst forth from the cracks, enveloping Xiao Ze entirely.

The vast and boundless Origin of the Emperor, like a surging river, continuously poured into his body, guided by the flames.

Just as the Emperor Dao light completely wrapped around Xiao Ze, he felt his vision blur, and the surrounding environment instantly transformed.

The previously dilapidated Ancient Emperor Cave disappeared, replaced by an endless, dazzling sea of fire.

Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple... various strange flames intertwined and surged, as if the palette of heaven and earth had been overturned. They were both breathtakingly brilliant and contained the terrifying power to scorch mountains and boil oceans.

”Is this the Legacy space of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor?” Xiao Ze walked forward slowly. The flames beneath his feet gently clustered around him, without the slightest sensation of burning. He bent down and grasped a wisp of purple flame. A familiar heat and vitality surged into his heart, ”It’s actually the remnant Soul of the Three Thousand Burning Flame’s Origin.”

As he moved, the various strange flames in the sea of fire gathered around him, like subjects meeting their monarch, affectionately rubbing against his robes. They clearly held a natural affinity for the Chaos Heaven Burning Flame within his body.

”To be able to unify twenty-two types of strange flames, and even compel the remnant Souls in my sea of fire to submit, your Physique is indeed more special than mine was back then.”

An ancient voice, tinged with a smile, suddenly sounded in the sea of fire, carrying the vicissitudes that pierced through time and space.

Xiao Ze’s heart tightened, and he looked up, only to see the sea of fire churning ahead, and a giant flame flower bud slowly blooming. An elder dressed in dark robes sat cross-legged within it.

The elder’s face was ordinary, but only his dazzling, multicolored long hair was particularly striking. Tiny flames, the colors of the twenty-two strange flames, subtly leaped between the strands of his hair.

Without needing further explanation, Xiao Ze already knew that this was the last Fighting Emperor of the Fighting Qi Continent.

The remnant Soul image of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor.

He suppressed the shock in his heart, and respectfully bowed: ”Junior Xiao Ze greets Senior Ancient Emperor.”

”No need for formalities.” Tuoshe Ancient Emperor smiled faintly. With a wave of his hand, a flame flower bud condensed in front of Xiao Ze. ”Sit. That you were able to arrive here means you are the fated inheritor of the Legacy.”

Xiao Ze sat down as instructed, his gaze fixed on the Ancient Emperor’s long hair. His heart grew even more certain: ”Senior, back then, you achieved the Dao and became Emperor only after devouring these twenty-two types of strange flames and undergoing Fusion to condense the Emperor Flame, correct?”

A hint of surprise flashed in Tuoshe Ancient Emperor’s eyes, then he laughed and said: ”You know quite a few secrets. That’s right. I was originally a wisp of strange flame between heaven and earth, and only after ten thousand years of devouring and Fusion did I achieve a Heaven-Defying ascension to Emperor. Now, the Fighting Qi Continent’s Source Qi is depleted, and no new Fighting Emperors can be born. What you seek is the Opportunity to break through this restriction?”

”Precisely.” Xiao Ze’s expression was solemn. ”Although Hun Tiandi has retreated, He is not reconciled to failure. If He is allowed to recover His Origin, it will inevitably bring disaster to the Continent. At that time, the Continent will be doomed forever. Junior humbly requests Senior to bestow the Legacy upon me, to help me achieve the Dao soon and eradicate this great menace!”

”Calamity has its own destiny, but Legacy also requires fate and affinity.”

Tuoshe Ancient Emperor flicked his finger. The boundless sea of fire suddenly surged. Countless strange flames condensed into a dazzling lotus seed the size of a fist. Various colored flames leaped on the surface of the lotus seed; it was the manifestation of the Emperor Flame Origin.

”This is the core of My Legacy. It contains the last wisp of Source Qi I retained back then. Whether you can achieve a Breakthrough with this depends entirely on your fortune. Remember, let your heart be like bedrock; if one thought remains, you cannot be destroyed!”

Before the words finished, the flame lotus seed slowly floated to the top of Xiao Ze’s head. With a gentle descent, it penetrated his scalp and merged into his Sea of Consciousness.

”Boom!”

In an instant, terrifying energy raged inside Xiao Ze’s body like a volcanic eruption. The Emperor Flame Origin and the Source Qi intertwined, fiercely scouring through his Meridians. Wherever they passed, his Meridians were almost burst open, and his bones emitted groaning, overburdened creaks.

His body rapidly turned red, and sweat poured down like a waterfall. Within a few breaths, his Physique shrank several times, becoming skin and bones, a truly miserable sight.

Intense pain swept across his entire body like a tide. Xiao Ze’s face twisted and deformed. His eyes suddenly burst, turning into a cloud of blood mist. Immediately following, bursts of explosive sounds came from various parts of his body, sending flesh and blood flying. His entire Physical Body was literally blasted apart by this violent Legacy power!

”The Physical Body is still a bit weak after all,” Tuoshe Ancient Emperor commented calmly, watching the scene without the slightest ripple in his eyes.

Xiao Ze’s Soul condensed into a transparent ball of light, floating within the blood mist. A deep sense of weakness emanated from the depths of his Soul, as if he could dissipate at any moment.

But he did not panic. Tuoshe Ancient Emperor’s words echoed in his mind: ”Let your heart be like bedrock; if one thought remains, you cannot be destroyed!”

He instantly understood. This Legacy was not a simple infusion of energy, but rather a process of tempering the Physical Body and the Soul through destruction and Rebirth, reaching a Realm of perfect compatibility with the Source Qi and the Emperor Flame Origin.

Just then, the flame lotus seed in his Sea of Consciousness suddenly erupted with dazzling light. The scattered blood mist seemed to be pulled back, shrinking and re-enveloping the ball of Soul light.

In just a few breaths, flesh and blood reorganized, bones regenerated, and a brand new Physical Body condensed.

This Physical Body was much tougher than before, and his Meridians had widened several times, allowing him to barely withstand the impact of the Legacy power.