Battle Through the Heavens: A Dragon at the Start

Chapter 24: Battle Against Jia Xingtian!

"boom!!!"

A deafening explosion of clashing fighting techniques instantly reverberated throughout the Holy City, causing countless people to emerge from their rooms in fear and go outside, looking up in astonishment at this unexpected battle between Battle Emperors!

In the Nalan family, a burly old man stepped out of his room, his face solemn as he gazed at the battle in the sky.

"Grandpa, what happened?"

Behind the old man, a delicate and beautiful girl of thirteen or fourteen years old walked slowly out of the room and asked curiously.

"I don't know, Yanran. Go back to your room and stay with your father. Don't run around. Grandpa will go check what's going on."

"Okay, Grandpa!"

The girl stared at the sky with curiosity for a while before returning inside at the old man's urging.

The old man watched the girl return to her house, then a pair of wings of fighting spirit appeared on his back, and he quickly flew into the air.

Many high-ranking members of the Mittel family discovered the battle. Some people connected it with the movements of Hai Bodong and Mittel Tengshan and had some guesses in their hearts. They rushed to the courtyard where Hai Bodong and others were to find out what was going on!

Inside the palace, some of the empire's high-ranking officials looked anxiously at the aerial battlefield. They didn't know who the royal guardians were fighting, and could only pray that the royal family would be the ultimate victor.

Many members of the Mu family were unaware that this great battle was inextricably linked to their fate; they simply stared blankly at the sky, witnessing this once-in-a-lifetime spectacle…

……

"boom!"

"Bang!"

The sounds of various combat techniques clashing, along with the booming explosions caused by the collisions, resounded continuously over the holy city.

Qi Lie was surrounded by black and white battle aura. The battle aura, tempered by the strange fire, mixed with the terrifying high temperature of the strange fire, condensed into various battle techniques in Qi Lie's hands and continuously attacked Jia Xingtian.

Jia Xingtian's expression was solemn. The yellow battle aura around him had a sense of solidity and stability, like the earth. Although the earth attribute was not restrained by the fire attribute, Qi Lie possessed a strange fire, and his battle aura already had the terrifying destructive power of the strange fire. With the help of the strange fire itself, although he was stronger, he still found it difficult to resist the opponent's attack.

Although outsiders couldn't see it, Jia Xingtian knew that if things continued this way, he might be able to maintain his undefeated record, but he had little hope of winning.

As Jia Xingtian dealt with Qi Lie's fierce attacks, he glanced down at Mu Chen. If this dragged on any longer, regardless of the outcome, Mu Chen would be finished. Even if he didn't die, he would be crippled.

With a sudden, powerful strike, Jia Xingtian was forced to retreat nearly a hundred meters, escaping the battlefield.

Qi Lie also stopped and looked at him calmly.

"What, are you admitting defeat?"

Jia Xingtian shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Young Master Qi, how about deciding the outcome with one move?"

Qi Lie chuckled and said, "Fine, I'll let you take advantage of this."

He had been fighting for more than ten minutes and was very clear about his own strength. With Jia Xingtian as his sparring partner, he could leave the arena.

Qi Lie flashed backward dozens of meters, and at the same time rose in altitude again. The smile on his face slowly disappeared. He raised his hands, and the Yin-Yang Twin Flames appeared in his palms. With a thought, the part of the strange fire that was wrapped around Mu Chen quickly withdrew from Mu Chen's body, turned into a stream of light and flew into the sky, falling into his palm and merging with the Yin-Yang Twin Flames.

Qi Lie circulated his cultivation technique, his battle qi surging throughout his body. The surging battle qi burst forth from his body, and the strange fire in his palm suddenly swelled, transforming into a huge fire dragon in the air. As battle qi continued to flow in, the fire dragon continued to grow until it reached tens of meters in length before finally settling down.

Jia Xingtian's expression was solemn. His wings flapped behind him, and as he gained altitude, his hands quickly formed hand seals. Earthy yellow battle qi surged out from his body, and a huge phantom of a phoenix rapidly took shape in the high sky. As Jia Xingtian's massive battle qi continued to be poured into it, the phantom phoenix solidified at an extremely fast speed.

In the sky, a huge black and white flame dragon coiled and danced, sweeping wildly towards Jia Xingtian with a wave of Qi Lie's hand.

A fiery dragon swept violently across the sky, its terrifying temperature spreading for nearly a thousand meters. Fortunately, Qi Lie was only ruthless and not a sadistic killer. Under his deliberate control, the strange fire did not cause any casualties to the people in the city below. Even so, countless people in the holy city below could feel a scorching heat wave.

With a sudden thrust of his palms, Jia Xingtian unleashed a phantom of a yellowish-brown phoenix that hurtled toward Qi Lie, creating ripples of energy in the air and even causing the space itself to tremble.

The fiery dragon and the phantom phoenix collided violently without any attempt to avoid each other.

"..."

"boom!!!!!"

At the moment of impact, there was a brief silence, followed by a terrifying explosion that reverberated from the sky, echoing throughout the heavens and earth!

The terrifying energy clash created a vacuum zone in the high sky, where space twisted and nearly collapsed at the center of the collision.

At the same time, the strongest attack from the two Dou Huang experts caused the energy of the world within a radius of nearly a thousand meters to surge violently, and countless cultivators felt a sense of losing control over the energy.

All eyes were fixed on the massive energy vortex high above Gama Holy City, anxiously awaiting the outcome, though they themselves didn't know what they were so nervous about.

In the sky, after the fiery dragon and the illusory phoenix collided, they remained locked in a stalemate for a few seconds. Then, the illusory phoenix suddenly exploded, causing another energy shockwave. The fiery dragon, however, was slightly less powerful, but still rushed swiftly toward Jiaxingtian.

The illusory phoenix was breached, causing Jia Xingtian's face to turn pale instantly. Seeing that Qi Lie was not stopping, he hurriedly raised his hand to form a protective shield in front of him.

"Bang!"

The fiery dragon struck Jia Xingtian, instantly sending him flying dozens of meters before slowly dissipating, transforming into a ball of black and white flames that flew back into Qi Lie's hand.

Jia Xingtian barely managed to steady himself in mid-air. He looked up at Qi Lie in the distance, his face turning pale and then flushed. Finally, a mouthful of blood welled up in his mouth. He gritted his teeth, pressed his lips tightly together, and swallowed the blood with a slight movement of his throat.

On the other side, Qi Lie's face was also somewhat pale. His energy expenditure was also extremely high. After all, his cultivation level was still far behind, and his cultivation technique did not have any advantage over Xing Tian's.

Looking at Jia Xingtian's pale face, there was no smug expression on his face. His lips moved slightly, but no sound came out.

Meanwhile, Jia Xingtian, who was facing him from afar, had a slight change in expression, as if he were making a difficult decision.

Qi Lie wasn't in a hurry. He watched Jia Xingtian's performance quietly. He didn't believe that this old fox would hesitate for the Mu family, which was destined to perish. It was all an act.

Below, countless people, families, and forces were shocked to the extreme. The strongest person in the Gama Empire on the surface had actually been defeated by that young man!

The royal family members could neither believe nor accept that their guardians would be defeated by a young man! This defeat would surely cause the royal family's prestige to plummet, and the very foundation of the empire might be shaken!

Everyone had their own thoughts, but Mu Chen, who was now as red as charcoal, was completely dumbfounded. He couldn't believe that even Elder Jia had been defeated. Who could save him? Who could save the Mu family?

Seeing that Qi Lie and Jia Xingtian had decided the winner, Zi Yan felt proud, but then turned her gaze to Mu Chen, her eyes revealing murderous intent.

"Old man, I'll personally send you to your death!"

Having been surrounded by the strange fire for twenty minutes, Mu Chen had long since lost much of his fighting strength. He looked at Zi Yan, who was about to make her move, and Hai Bodong, who was standing silently to the side, and a bitter smile appeared on his charred face. However, outsiders could no longer see it.

"Alas, how absurdly my Mu family has been destroyed! How laughable, how utterly laughable!"

Mu Chen no longer cared about the slight pain. He roared and charged towards Zi Yan.

Just as Zi Yan was about to move, she suddenly stopped, because there was a figure that was faster than her!

"Bang!"

A palm print struck Mu Chen, sending him flying. He crashed into the courtyard wall and fell to the ground.

"Don't worry about it, little one, someone will handle it."

Qi Lie suddenly appeared beside Zi Yan and rubbed her head.

Zi Yan came to her senses, looked at Qi Lie, and then at the old man in hemp robes who had knocked Mu Chen away. She was a little confused about the situation.

"Old Jia, you..."

Mu Chen lay on the ground, barely alive. He struggled to lift his head and looked at Jia Xingtian, trying to say something in disbelief.

Jia Xingtian coldly stared at this man who, just half an hour ago, was the most powerful Dou Wang in the Jia Ma Empire. Unmoved by his pitiful appearance, he said coldly, "The Mu family violated the imperial law by mobilizing troops without authorization. According to the law, the entire clan should be exterminated! Moreover, the Mu family has corrupt practices, such as breaking into private homes and abducting women. The Jia Ma Empire cannot tolerate the existence of such a cancer!"

Mu Chen finally despaired. Violating the law—what a ridiculous crime!

After delivering the verdict, Jia Xingtian raised his hand and struck out with a palm, killing Mu Chen in his despairing gaze.

Jia Xingtian stared at Mu Chen's corpse in silence for a few seconds, then turned around and looked at Qi Lie.

"Thank you, Young Master Qi, for rooting out this scourge for the empire. Please rest assured, Young Master Qi, I will soon order the extermination of the Mu family."

Qi Lie said calmly, "Elder Jia is a man of great wisdom and righteousness, which is a blessing for the Jia Ma Empire. We cannot be soft-hearted towards a malignant tumor like the Mu family. I suggest that the royal family issue a bounty to hunt down the Mu family's powerful members who are outside, and eradicate them completely."

"Moreover, I believe the Mittel family would certainly be willing to contribute to the empire."

Qi Lie turned to look at Mittel Tengshan, a kind smile on his face, and asked, "Is that right? Elder Tengshan?"

Mittel Tengshan's eyes twitched slightly, but he ultimately dared not refute. In any case, even if the Mu family fell, the royal family would still be there to back them up. It wouldn't matter if he kicked them a couple of times. After thinking it through, he said in a deep voice, "It is an honor for the Mittel family to be able to contribute to the empire. I will arrange for the Mittel family to cooperate with the royal family to issue a bounty later."

Qi Lie nodded and said to Jia Xingtian, "Elder Jia, let's go. It's your turn to fulfill your promise."

Jia Xingtian nodded; he was also preparing to return to the palace as soon as possible to arrange the extermination of the Mu family.

"Zi Yan, Qing Lin, Elder Hai, I'm going to the lower palace. I'll be back in a bit."

"Um."

"it is good."

Jia Xingtian and Qi Lie flew into the sky one after the other, heading towards the palace.