Battle Through the Heavens: I Am the Righteous Path

"That. Senior Tianhuo."

"Ok?"

"How long have we been walking?"

"Hmm - probably almost half an hour."

The conversation between the two made Xiao Yan's face bitter, and he stopped walking.

It’s not that he was tired. With his strength, how could he be tired after just walking for half an hour?

It’s not right to just walk aimlessly like this. Although the scenery here is indeed beautiful, I can’t just stay here forever.

I'm not going to be trapped here for the rest of my life, am I?

Xiao Yan's face darkened. Not to mention that he still had a lot of things to do, his wife and children were all outside. How could he be trapped here for the rest of his life?
Xiao Yan's brows were tightly locked, and he sat down cross-legged with his arms folded. Yao Tianhuo put one hand on his waist, looking at the endless green grassland. Fire burned in his eyes, and he stretched out a hand, and a cluster of flames burst out from his palm.

"Why not burn this place down?"

Hearing Yao Tianhuo's words, Xiao Yan's face was full of confusion. He looked up at the blue sky. The floating white clouds looked leisurely, but at this moment, it made Xiao Yan more anxious.

He couldn't figure it out. If this was an illusion created by the ancient Bodhi tree, where did all the resentment go? And there were no puppets rushing out to attack the two of them like those outside. What was the purpose of creating this illusion?
Is it just to trap people here for life?

No, if the ancient Bodhi tree really had its own wisdom, it would not do such a meaningless thing. The illusion outside was enough to trap a person for a lifetime. What's more, breaking into here through the trunk was just a sudden inspiration. There was no need to specially create this deep illusion that might not be discovered by anyone.

At this moment, Xiao Yan shifted his gaze and looked at the winding stream beside the grassland. This was the only different thing besides the green grass on the ground.

(Speaking of which, I was just wandering around this green meadow and didn’t pay much attention to the stream.)
Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows, quickly came to the stream, squatted down, gently stirred the water with his hands, and then put his hand deep into the water.

And then the next moment, Xiao Yan's expression suddenly changed.

"Xiao Yan, what's wrong?"

Yao Tianhuo sensed something was wrong and flashed behind Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan frowned slightly and said in a deep voice.

"Senior Tianhuo, please try to immerse your soul power into this stream."

"Ok?"

Yao Tianhuo raised his eyebrows doubtfully, and then extended his soul power to explore deep into the stream.

And at the moment when the soul consciousness entered underwater, the originally peaceful and tranquil scenery around disappeared instantly, and was replaced by endless extreme resentment. The blue sky turned blood red, and the green grass turned all black. Fear, disgust, jealousy, and unwillingness... A series of negative emotions that were strong enough to affect people's minds enveloped the entire world.

Then Yao Tianhuo suddenly woke up, and the surrounding scenery returned to its peaceful and tranquil state, as if the negative emotions and resentment just now had never appeared.

"I see. Are all the resentments trapped under this stream?"

Yao Tianhuo understood clearly, no wonder he didn't feel any resentment from the ancient Bodhi tree after coming in.

But compared to Yao Tianhuo, Xiao Yan had a deeper feeling.

The peaceful and tranquil scenery that he and Yao Tianhuo saw now was completely different from its original appearance.

After realizing this, Xiao Yan stood up, and the Dou Qi in his body suddenly surged and sank into the stream. Then, under Yao Tianhuo's astonished gaze, he led the stream out and rushed straight into the sky.

What is Xiao Yan going to do?
Yao Tianhuo was puzzled, but he did not make any noise to disturb them. He just watched quietly.

The originally calm stream became turbulent because of Xiao Yan's actions. When the water that rushed straight into the sky reached its highest point, Xiao Yan suddenly clasped his hands together, and the stream that rushed straight into the sky spread out in all directions, and heavy rain fell on the green land.

As the rain fell, the scenery of this world gradually changed. The blue sky turned into a heart-pounding blood red, and the green grass was covered with endless darkness. Just like what Yao Tianhuo had seen just now, the whole world revealed endless despair, which was frightening.

"Liu Di! You are such a heartless and ungrateful person!!!"

"Zhong Meng! Why do you have to protect this old tree? It's just a coincidence, why do you have to protect it in the name of friendship?!"

A heart-wrenching roar suddenly reached the ears of Xiao Yan and Yao Tianhuo, causing them to turn their heads abruptly. They discovered that a towering tree had suddenly appeared on the originally endless flat grassland, and in front of the tree, a woman was engaging in a world-shaking battle with a man.

boom! ! !
As the two men exchanged punches, the entire heaven and earth seemed to shake. Not to mention Xiao Yan, even the soul form of the Dou Sheng Yao Tianhuo lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Although Yao Tianhuo's realm was still low, she could clearly feel that the battle between the woman and the man had far exceeded the realm of the Fighting Saint.

Could it be the Dou Emperor? !

While Yao Tianhuo and Xiao Yan were shocked, the aftermath of the destruction caused by the battle between the two men rushed towards them, causing Xiao Yan and Yao Tianhuo to reveal unconcealable despair in their eyes.

Bang!
At this critical moment, a figure suddenly stood in front of the two of them and took the destructive aftermath steadily. Xiao Yan and Yao Tianhuo stared blankly at the person who blocked this disaster for them.

No. It's not quite accurate to say that it's a human. It just has the appearance of an old human, but its body is made up of dead wood, so fragile that it seems like it can be broken easily.

However, Yao Tianhuo and Xiao Yan felt an unprecedented pressure from this old man. They had no doubt that this old man could annihilate them into nothingness without even moving a hand!

"I'm so sorry, you two, for scaring you."

A calm and steady old voice came from the old man with the withered tree. He ignored Zhong Meng and Liu Di who were still fighting, turned around slowly, and faced Xiao Yan and Yao Tianhuo.

When they saw the old, withered face, Xiao Yan and Yao Tianhuo's pupils shrank.

Could this person be
As if he had guessed what the two were thinking, the old man with the withered tree spoke slowly.

"I'm sure you two have already felt it." The old man with the withered tree had his hands behind his back and said in a very low voice, "I am the owner of this illusion, and also the opportunity that this friend Xiao Yan is seeking this time, the ancient Bodhi tree."

"Junior Xiao Yan, Yao Tianhuo, greets Senior Bodhi!"

After a brief moment of daze, Xiao Yan immediately stood up and saluted with his fists clasped. In comparison, Yao Tianhuo was not so respectful. He folded his arms and stared at the ancient Bodhi tree.

"In other words, this illusion was really created by you?"

"Yes, but it is different from the illusion you two encountered outside. Rather than being an illusion, this is more like my soul space. As for friend Xiao Yan's body, it should still be lying outside."

"Eh? Is that so?"

Xiao Yan reacted belatedly and raised his hand to look at his palm.

In other words, he is now a soul body? I don't feel it at all! Yao Tianhuo didn't care about this question. He narrowed his brows slightly and asked while looking at the ancient Bodhi tree.

"So, what are you doing here by dragging us in?" Yao Tianhuo put one hand on his waist, his white windbreaker fluttering slightly. "Although Xiao Yan discovered this by accident and broke in, if this is really your soul space, we can't come in without your acquiescence."

As he spoke, Yao Tianhuo's eyes became stern.

"And you actually let us in. That means you have something to ask for, right?"

"Yes, just as you said, I do have a request for you two." The ancient Bodhi tree did not hide it and admitted it directly. He slowly turned around and looked at the two people who were still fighting. "The two people fighting over there, the female is Zhong Meng, and the male is Liu Di. They are both world-famous Dou Di masters thousands of years ago."

Doudi! It really is Doudi!

Xiao Yan and Yao Tianhuo's eyes were both shocked, and then the ancient Bodhi tree continued.

"However, that was a thousand years ago. What you see now are just a few of their remaining souls. Their strength is far less than one ten-thousandth of what it once was."

As soon as these words were spoken, Xiao Yan and Yao Tianhuo felt their scalps tingling.

Less than one ten-thousandth???

You have to know that even though they were so far apart, if the Bodhi Ancient Tree hadn't intervened, Xiao Yan and Yao Tianhuo would have been killed by the aftermath of the fight between the two! Is this less than one ten-thousandth of their strength in their prime?! Is the Dou Di the same species as them?

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's really terrifying. The Doudi are a bunch of monsters." Yao Tianhuo came back to his senses, smacked his lips and glanced at the ancient Bodhi tree, "Then why did you call us here?"

"You're not asking us to help you kill those two remaining souls, are you?"

Yao Tianhuo pointed at Zhong Meng and Liu Di jokingly, but the ancient Bodhi tree nodded affirmatively.

"Exactly."

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Yao Tianhuo's expression suddenly froze, and Xiao Yan's face became more distorted than ever before.

I fight the Emperor? Is that true?
Oh my god! That's the Dou Emperor! Even if it's just a remnant soul, it's still the remnant soul of the Dou Emperor!

What's more, it has just been proved in practice that, let alone destroying those two residual souls, the aftermath of the two battles alone is enough to turn himself and Yao Tianhuo into ashes. Even getting close is a dream!
The ancient Bodhi tree ignored the shock in the hearts of the two people. Looking at the remaining souls of Zhong Meng and Liu Di who were still fighting, the dead tree's eyes revealed deep sadness, and it continued to speak to itself.

"Thousands of years ago, I appeared in the Central Plains and met these two people by chance."

"They are husband and wife. The woman is heroic and beautiful, and the man is handsome and unrestrained. They are loyal to each other. I have never seen a couple as loving as them."

"After we met, we had a great time talking. We often talked about interesting things on the continent under my tree. That was the most unforgettable time for me."

"But the happy days passed by so quickly."

"The Doudi War that the world feared suddenly ignited and began to destroy the glorious era bit by bit. The time that my two old friends and I spent together became less and less."

"I have witnessed with my own eyes the suffering of all living things and the wailing of all creatures. Although I want to stop it, I am powerless. I can only ask for the protection of my two old friends."

"But, God didn't grant my wish."

"Liu Di's people were all killed by hostile forces in a battle. Liu Di fell into endless grief and despair. Hatred blinded his heart and he wanted to usurp my power to avenge himself."

"It was then that Zhong Meng stepped forward to stop him and tried to persuade him. This was not only because of his friendship with me, but also because Zhong Meng knew clearly that if Liu Di really took away his friend's power for revenge, his humanity would never be restored."

"However, how could Liu Di, who was blinded by hatred, let this go?"

"Liu Di not only tore up the friendship with me, but also severed the relationship between him and Zhong Meng. He vowed to seize my power. Although Zhong Meng was reluctant, she didn't want her husband to fall into the abyss, so she fought a life-and-death battle with Liu Di."

"Both of them are my good friends. No matter who dies, I will be deeply saddened. That's why I have been mediating between them during their fight. I don't want either of them to die."

"But unfortunately, my power is limited after all."

"In the end, I was unable to save either of them. They both perished and disappeared from this world."

"But I really couldn't bear to see such a loving couple end up turning against each other, so I tried my best to gather the remnant souls of the two who were about to dissipate into my body, praying that one day I could reconcile the two and eliminate their hatred for each other."

The ancient Bodhi tree’s story ended here, and Xiao Yan’s eyes revealed a look of sadness.

It is so sad that a loving couple eventually turned against each other because of hatred and power.

At the same time, Xiao Yan was also shocked. He had heard from Patriarch Huoyun that a Dou Emperor cursed the ancient Bodhi tree before his death, which caused him to be haunted by resentment.

However, he didn't expect that it was not a curse from others, but the ancient Bodhi tree itself collected the resentful souls of the two Dou Emperors, even at the cost of allowing itself to be eroded.

"I have great respect for what Senior Bodhi has done for his friends."

Xiao Yan clasped his hands together and said this to the ancient Bodhi tree solemnly. They, as outsiders, felt extremely uncomfortable and almost crazy from feeling these resentments. It was not difficult to imagine how much torture the ancient Bodhi tree itself had gone through over the years.

Then, Xiao Yan revealed confusion in his eyes.

“But you just said that you wanted us to destroy the remaining souls of these two?” Xiao Yan spread out his hands and asked, “Let’s not talk about whether we can do it, are you really willing to do it?”

From what the ancient Bodhi tree said just now, it can be heard that the ancient Bodhi tree really cares about these two good friends, otherwise it would not have gathered the remaining souls of the two people even though it knew that it would be corroded by resentment, and it would have continued for thousands of years.

After hearing Xiao Yan's words, the ancient Bodhi tree remained silent for a long time.

Finally, Youyou spoke.

"Whether you are willing to give it up or not is not important anymore."

"I gathered the remaining souls of the two in order to help them reconcile and resolve their hatred for each other."

"However, after so many years, the remaining souls of the two are still fighting each other. All they have left is hatred for each other. I have not been able to ease it even a little bit. This is my incompetence."

"It was my personal wish to help the two of them reconcile, but their hatred for each other has continued for thousands of years. I feel deeply guilty towards them."

There was pain in the ancient Bodhi tree's eyes. It looked at Zhong Meng and Liu Di who were still fighting to the death and said in a deep and sad voice.

"It's time to set them free." (End of this chapter)