While the player is in Battle Through the Heavens, the system is in The Great Ruler.

Chapter 102 Using all available methods, a counterattack against the Dou Zong!

"The Pagoda!"

Lu Yu's eyes flashed with a sharp light. With a thought, a blinding black light suddenly burst forth from his body. In an instant, a nine-story black phantom emerged from his body, enveloping him entirely.

"Roar!"

Then, accompanied by a deafening dragon roar, the tower suddenly began to spin rapidly, and a golden fire dragon spiraled upwards from the bottom of the tower, the blazing flames illuminating the entire black tower in a blend of gold and black.

Even more astonishingly, a colossal, pitch-black Xuanming python and a fiery dragon with alternating blue and red colors appeared simultaneously, with three distinct flames intertwining and swirling around the tower.

"Congeal!"

With a low shout from Lu Yu, the three strange flames—Floating Pagoda Flame, Netherworld Heart Demon Flame, and Earth Core Flame—instantly transformed into three layers of flame barriers.

Gold, black, and cyan flames intertwined, forming an indestructible defensive barrier in the void!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Medusa's seven-colored claws were unstoppable, piercing through three layers of flame barriers in succession. Scorching sparks landed on her delicate hands, instantly burning countless hideous wounds.

The claws, still brimming with power, slammed heavily onto the nine-story pagoda, the violent impact sending Lu Yu flying dozens of feet away.

Upon seeing this, Medusa breathed a sigh of relief, but then seemed to realize something, and a flash of shame and anger suddenly appeared in her eyes.

For a powerful Dou Zong to have to rely on spatial power to launch a sneak attack and gain the upper hand is an utter disgrace!
What alarmed her even more was that the burning pain in her right hand was unbearable even for this snake-woman queen.

Looking up, the phantom of the Pagoda slowly dissipated like smoke and clouds, revealing Lu Yu standing proudly within it.

Medusa's pupils suddenly contracted; she had withstood her full-force attack, yet her opponent remained unharmed!
Lu Yu grinned and casually tore open his tattered clothes, revealing a blue-glowing inner armor clinging to his body—the Sea Heart Armor, crafted from sixth-tier magical beast materials!
Protected by three different flames, defended by the Floating Pagoda, and further enhanced by the sixth-tier Sea Heart Armor, Lu Yu, with the body of a Dou Wang, actually withstood a full-force attack from a Dou Zong without injury!
Then, he suddenly gave Medusa the middle finger, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, and a sneer appeared on his lips: "Since you're still not convinced, then keep fighting!"

"If I don't beat you into submission today, I'll write my name Lu Yu backwards!"

"presumptuous!"

Although she didn't understand the meaning of the gesture, Medusa instantly felt deeply insulted. Her purple-gold robes billowed without wind, and her battle aura surged wildly, causing the entire world to change color!
Just as tensions were rising, Medusa suddenly vanished into thin air.

The next second, a spatial rift tore open from Lu Yu's side, and sharp, seven-colored claws attacked again!

"Ah……"

Lu Yu chuckled calmly, the phantom of the Floating Pagoda once again enveloped his entire body, and the three strange flames swirled around him like dragons.

Medusa's sneak attack was quickly thwarted, and her figure once again vanished into the void.

"The dignified Queen of the Snake-People tribe, all she knows is sneak attacks?"

He looked around, his tone full of sarcasm, and said, "Your Majesty, have you run out of tricks?"

Upon hearing this, Medusa in the void felt an even stronger glint in her eyes. However, she did not reveal herself but instead completely concealed herself within the space, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

The entire battlefield fell into an eerie silence, with only the raging aftershocks of energy silently recounting the fierce battle that had just taken place.

"This is the Dou Zong realm..."

"Fight if you want, run if you want..."

"But since I dared to come, do you really think I can't handle you?"

A cold glint flashed in Lu Yu's eyes. With a thought, the Netherworld Demonic Flame soared into the sky, condensing into a giant black drum in the air.

Black flames coiled around the giant drum, with countless bolts of lightning dancing within it, and a faint, soul-shaking thunderous roar emanating from it.

Immediately, he took a deep breath, his chest bulging, and a deafening lion's roar erupted. The sound waves solidified into tangible ripples, crashing heavily against the thunder drum. The high-level Xuan-rank combat skill, "Raging Lion's Roar," displayed unprecedented power at this moment!
"Boom!"

Thunder and lion's roar intertwined, erupting into a deafening roar that could shatter mountains and break peaks.

The powerful figures watching from afar covered their ears, while those with weaker cultivation levels bled from all seven orifices, their minds filled with endless buzzing.

The Netherworld Demonic Fire was originally transformed from the Netherworld Demonic Lightning. The soul thunder contained within it, combined with sonic combat techniques, unleashed power that was already approaching the Earth Rank!
"Uh!"

A muffled groan suddenly came from the void. In a certain space, the space rippled like water, and Medusa's figure staggered out.

Her stunningly beautiful face was slightly pale, and a trickle of crimson blood slowly slid from the corner of her lips, dripping onto her purple-gold robes and spreading into a dazzling blood flower.

"It's now!"

Lu Yu's eyes shone brightly, and all 365 acupoints on his body lit up with dazzling golden starlight. The surrounding天地能量 (heaven and earth energy) surged wildly, converging into his palm like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea.

"Open the pulse!"

With that low shout, his entire right arm transformed into a dazzling gold. The Floating Pagoda Flame spun wildly in his palm, instantly condensing into a blinding ball of light, the terrifying energy contained within distorting the surrounding space.

"Heaven-Burning and Sea-Boiling Palm!"

With a loud shout, the golden ball of light exploded outwards.

In an instant, a giant fiery palm, hundreds of feet in size, swept across the sky, shattering space wherever it passed, and slammed down on Medusa with a devastating force!

boom!
For the first time, a look of horror appeared in Medusa's purple eyes. In her haste, she could only barely conjure a layer of seven-colored armor on her body.

After all, she had only just entered the Dou Zong realm and her control over spatial power was not yet proficient. At this moment, it was too late for her to escape into the void again!

"boom!"

As the giant hand struck, accompanied by the clear sound of bones cracking, Medusa's delicate body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily onto the city wall of the Serpent Clan's holy city.

The terrifying impact blasted a huge crater, tens of meters in diameter, into the solid city wall, sending dust billowing into the sky.

The world suddenly fell into a deathly silence.

"Her Majesty the Queen!"

The captain of the guards, Hua She'er, turned pale and her figure transformed into a streak of light as she sped away.

Her screams were particularly shrill on the silent battlefield, and the faces of all the snake-people warriors were filled with disbelief and terror.

Their incomparably powerful queen was actually defeated?

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated in the distance, Queen Medusa, in the center of the giant pit, struggled to sit up. Her magnificent purple-gold robes were already tattered, and glaring blood kept spilling from the corners of her mouth.

Her once fair and jade-like skin was now covered with hideous burns, and her right arm was unnaturally bent, clearly indicating that she had suffered a severe injury in the attack just now.

"Cough...cough..."

Medusa coughed violently, each cough spitting out blood. She tried to mobilize her internal fighting spirit, but was shocked to find that her meridians were being filled with magma, and the burning pain made it impossible for her to use even the most basic fighting techniques.

This is the terrifying aspect of the intermediate-level Earth-rank combat skill "Burning Heaven and Boiling Sea Palm": those struck by this palm will have residual crimson-gold fire energy within their bodies, constantly burning their meridians like a bone-deep ulcer.

Those with weaker cultivation levels might even be burned to ashes from the inside out by this fiery energy!

(End of this chapter)