Battle Through the Heavens: Marry Cao Ying, Reward is Devouring Ancestral Symbol

Chapter 389 Journey to the Great Thousand Worlds (The End)Three days later.

On the wasteland at the extreme north of the Central Plains.

Shen Wen stood with his hands behind his back. Behind him stood Zhu Kun, Gu Yuan, Jin Danzi, Old Man Shennong, as well as dozens of Dou Shengs from the Pill Tower, the Void Ancient Dragon, and the Nine Serene Earth Nether Python.

The dark mass of figures filled the entire sky, their killing intent piercing straight into the clouds.

Shen Wen raised his hand, and silver-gray Space Power surged from his palm, transforming into a colossal hand that reached toward the sky and tore fiercely at the depths of the wasteland.

Rip—

Space was like fragile cloth, as a crack several thousand zhang long was forcibly torn open.

Behind the crack was a gray, hazy world.

The Soul Realm.

Shen Wen stepped inside.

Behind him, dozens of Dou Shengs entered in single file.

The sky of the Soul Realm was forever gray, with neither sun nor moon. The air was filled with a thick, chilling aura, which was the Death Qi and resentment accumulated by the Hun Clan over thousands of years.

Shen Wen stood high above the Soul Realm, his gaze sweeping over the orderly rows of palaces and buildings below.

”Kill.”

A single word.

No redundant nonsense.

Dozens of Dou Shengs attacked simultaneously, the light of their Dou Techniques illuminating the entire gray sky.

The dragon roars of the Void Ancient Dragon, the hisses of the Nine Serene Earth Nether Python, and the thunderous booms of the Pill Tower experts’ Dou Techniques intertwined, transforming into a symphony of destruction.

The Elders of the Hun Clan rushed out from various palaces; some fought to the death, some scattered and fled, and some knelt on the ground begging for mercy.

But no one stayed their hand.

Shen Wen stood with his hands behind his back in the void, watching the collapsing palaces and the vanishing figures below with a calm expression.

He did not enjoy the act of exterminating a clan.

But the Hun Clan was different.

This clan was rotten to the core. The Spirit Devouring Clan, the Spirit Devouring Life-Extinguishing Array, the kidnapping of Alchemists to extract their Souls, and the slaughter of the Ling Clan and the Shi Clan.

Every single debt was enough for them to die a hundred times over.

If the Hun Clan did not die, he would not be at peace.

The battle lasted for half a day.

When the last Hun Clan Dou Sheng was crushed by a palm strike from Zhu Kun, the entire Soul Realm had been reduced to ruins.

Those resources, Medicinal Pills, and Cultivation Techniques accumulated over thousands of years were carried away box by box by the people from the Pill Tower.

Those Alchemist Souls who had been imprisoned in the depths of the Soul Realm were rescued one by one.

Shen Wen stood above the ruins, his Emperor Realm Soul power surging out like a tide, sweeping over the entire Soul Realm repeatedly to ensure there were no survivors who had slipped through the net.

Then he raised his hand and pressed down.

The entire Soul Realm collapsed with a roar.

That space that had existed for thousands of years and once made countless living beings tremble with fear, along with everything inside it, completely vanished into the Void Realm.

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After the Seal was broken, Source Qi began to pour into the Fighting Qi Continent.

At first, it was just thin streams seeping in through the broken cracks, like spring rain nourishing things silently. But as time passed, the cracks grew larger, and more and more Source Qi poured in.

That unfamiliar aura spread throughout the world, merging with the original energy of the Fighting Qi Continent.

The first to sense the change were those old fellows who had been stuck at a Bottleneck for many years.

After Gu Yuan went into seclusion for seven days, a heavenly phenomenon descended over the Ancient World.

When he stepped out of the stone chamber, the aura around his body was completely different.

Dou Di.

Gu Yuan stood at the highest point of the Ancient World with his hands behind his back, feeling the new and vast power within his body, remaining silent for a long time. He turned his head toward Pill City, a flash of complexity in his eyes.

”This kid.”

He whispered a sentence and shook his head.

Zhu Kun followed a few days later.

The Physical Body of a Void Ancient Dragon was already powerful, so the heavenly phenomenon triggered during his Breakthrough to Dou Di was even more startling. Above the entire Ancient Dragon Island, a purple-gold dragon shadow circled for three days and three nights, its dragon roars echoing throughout the entire Beast Region.

When Zhu Kun stepped out from the depths of the Dragon Island, his purple-gold long hair fluttered in the wind, and his golden pupils were deeper than before. He glanced at Zi Yan, who was waiting for him at the island gate, and grinned.

”Your father is also a Dou Di now.”

Zi Yan, cradling her already showing belly, huffed, ”Brother Shen Wen has been one for a long time.”

Zhu Kun’s smile froze on his face. He waved his hand and turned to walk away.

Shen Wen’s Dragon-Phoenix Harmony Scripture became several times more effective than before after the Source Qi poured in.

The cultivation levels of the women began to climb at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Cai Lin was the first to break through.

The Bloodline of the Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python was already powerful, and under the catalysis of Source Qi, her cultivation soared like a rocket. It took only one month to go from a Two-Star Dou Sheng to the Peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng. Half a month later, she stepped into the Dou Di realm.

On the day of her Breakthrough, nine-colored light covered the sky over Pill City. An illusory image of a Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python tumbled through the clouds, and all snake-type Demonic Beasts within a ten-thousand-mile radius knelt in submission.

Xiao Yi Xian followed closely behind.

The Calamity Poison Body underwent a qualitative change under the nourishment of Source Qi. The toxins accumulated in her body were refined one by one and transformed into the purest power.

When she broke through to Dou Di, the entire Pill City was shrouded in a pale green light. The fragrance of pills and poison intertwined; a single breath could cleanse one’s bones and marrow.

Tang Huo’er, Qing Lin, and Dan Chen broke through in succession.

The Fire Phoenix Body, the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and the Supreme Pill Body—each Physique displayed astonishing potential under the catalysis of Source Qi.

Zi Yan broke through the latest and with the most difficulty.

She was pregnant, and the balance of Dragon-Phoenix Power in her body was already fragile. Coupled with the massive consumption of reaching for the Dou Di realm, she almost ran into problems several times.

But Shen Wen was always by her side, the Dragon-Phoenix Harmony Scripture operating day and night to help her stabilize her Foundation.

On the day of her Breakthrough, she happened to go into labor.

Purple-gold light and the crying of an infant rang out simultaneously, echoing throughout the entire Shen Residence.

It was a son.

With purple-gold hair and golden pupils, he was born as a Nine-Star Dou Sheng.

Zhu Kun stood outside the delivery room, and hearing that cry, his eyes turned red.

The child was named:

Shen Taixu.

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Shen Wen had never proactively mentioned the matter of Xuan Yi.

But the women were not blind.

Those subtle exchanges of glances, those unintentional physical touches, and those late-night sessions of ”privately consulting on Alchemy”—they saw it all.

Cai Lin was the first to discover it.

That day, she went to the Pill Tower to deliver something and passed by Xuan Yi’s residence, hearing faint voices inside. She did not intentionally listen, but the perception of an Emperor Realm powerhouse was too sharp, and those sounds still reached her ears.

She stood for a moment, then turned and left without saying anything.

Xiao Yi Xian was the second.

She noticed that every time Shen Wen returned from the Pill Tower, his aura would have an extra hint of an indescribable change. It wasn’t Fighting Qi, nor was it Soul power, but something more intimate.

She also said nothing, only whispering ”come back early” before Shen Wen went out one day.

Cao Ying was the last to know.

Or rather, she had known for a long time but simply hadn’t pointed it out. That day, Xuan Yi came to the Shen Residence to deliver Medicinal Pills, and Cao Ying happened to be sitting in the Flower Hall holding Shen Yunlong. When Xuan Yi entered the door, Shen Yunlong suddenly reached out his small hand and called out ”Auntie” to her.

”Auntie.”

Cao Ying looked up and saw Xuan Yi’s face turn slightly red.

She then understood.

”Sit,” Cao Ying said, putting down Shen Yunlong, her tone calm. ”Have a cup of tea.”

Xuan Yi sat down opposite her, took the teacup, took a sip, and said nothing.

Cao Ying looked at her, remained silent for a moment, and then suddenly spoke: ”Aunt Xuan, you are a bit older than us. But since my husband likes you, we won’t say anything.”

The hand Xuan Yi used to hold the teacup paused slightly.

”There is just one thing,” Cao Ying continued, her tone still calm. ”Since you have entered this door, you are a member of the Shen family. As for those past matters, let go of what should be let go.”

Xuan Yi was silent for a long time.

She naturally knew what Cao Ying was referring to.

Yao Chen.

That name she had admired for many years now brought no feeling when she thought of it.

It wasn’t because time had diluted everything, but because another person had filled her heart.

She put down the teacup, raised her head, and looked at Cao Ying.

”I know.”

Cao Ying nodded and said nothing more.

From then on, Xuan Yi visited the Shen Residence more frequently. Sometimes it was to deliver pills, sometimes to deliver intelligence, and sometimes she brought nothing at all, just sitting in the Flower Hall to chat with the women.

No one explicitly mentioned her relationship with Shen Wen, but everyone was well aware of it.

Shen Wen also did not go out of his way to define anything.

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One day, in the Flower Hall of the Shen Residence.

It was a rare occasion where all the women were gathered together.

Cai Lin sat beside Shen Wen, nine-colored light faintly circulating within her body. Xiao Yi Xian sat on his other side, peeling an orange and handing it to Shen Wen piece by piece.

Cao Ying was holding Shen Yunlong; the little fellow was already over two years old, his dark eyes darting around as he squirmed restlessly.

Tang Huo’er leaned against the back of her chair with her arms crossed, while Qing Lin sat beside her, light swirling in her jade-green eyes.

Dan Chen held a scroll of a Pill Formula, looking at it intently.

Zi Yan held her one-month-old son, her purple-gold eyes full of maternal softness. Xuan Yi sat at the very edge, holding a cup of tea with a calm expression.

Shen Wen scanned the group and put down his teacup.

”The Seal on the continent has now been lifted,” he began, his tone calm. ”Source Qi is pouring in, and Dou Di is no longer an unreachable legend.”

The women looked toward him.

”But the breaking of the Seal doesn’t just mean the return of Source Qi,” Shen Wen continued, his gaze falling on the clear sky outside the window.

”The ancient Dou Dis joined forces to set the Seal not just to protect this world, but also to isolate it from external threats.”

He paused, turned his head, and looked at everyone.

”Soon, our continent will face an attack from the Extraterrestrial Fiends.”

The Flower Hall fell silent for a moment.

Cai Lin’s brow furrowed slightly: ”Extraterrestrial Fiends?”

”Existences from outside the Major Thousand Worlds,” Shen Wen leaned against the back of his chair, his finger lightly tapping the armrest. ”They feed on the flesh and blood of living beings and destroy many subordinate worlds of the Major Thousand Worlds. Back then, the ancient Dou Dis joined forces to Seal the Fighting Qi Continent precisely to prevent their invasion.”

He stood up and placed his hands behind his back.

”Now that the Seal is broken, they will find their way to us sooner or later.”

The women remained silent.

”Therefore,” Shen Wen turned his head, his gaze sweeping over everyone, ”I plan to take a trip to the Major Thousand Worlds.”