Breaking the Masked Man

Yao Yan's lips moved slightly, uttering simple words that conveyed extreme sarcasm.

"Good, very good. I hope you can still say that later!"

The medicine cauldron's face instantly turned ashen, and he said in a cold voice.

He was a young man, and to be treated like this at the height of his fame had already made him furious. If it weren't for the elders' scrutiny and the fear of punishment, he would have already taken action. But Yao Yan persisted, and he clearly couldn't tolerate it any longer.

No sooner had he finished speaking than he made his move. His wings of battle qi trembled slightly, and he instantly rushed out, arriving in front of Yao Yan in the blink of an eye. He slapped Yao Yan in the abdomen, intending to cripple Yao Yan's battle qi first.

Even now, he still doesn't want to kill his own people, and he even suspects that Yao Yan is planning to use his own life to kill him.

He possesses the bloodline of a sixth-grade Dou Di, and his future is bright. How could he risk losing something important for the sake of something trivial?

At that moment, he thought of many things, even how to end this matter and quell the storm, but soon his mind went blank because his wrist was firmly held by Yao Yan, and at the same time, he saw Yao Yan's calm eyes.

How is this possible? I am the King of Fighters!

Yao Ding watched this scene in shock. Yao Yan hadn't unleashed any battle qi, yet the strength in his hand was terrifyingly astonishing. His wrist cracked and popped, accompanied by the sound of bones breaking. A sharp pain swept over him, causing his vision to go black. At the same time, he heard Yao Yan's mocking voice in his ear: "Commendable courage~"

If Yao Ding were to distance himself and use combat techniques to kill him, Yao Yan wouldn't be able to do anything to him for a while. But that's the charm of language; it can make people angry and lose their ability to think.

"Kacha!"

With a sound of bones breaking, Yao Ding knelt down and cried out in pain, his wrists being pinched into an irregular shape.

But soon.

The cry of pain abruptly stopped because Yao Yan had grabbed his neck. Yao Yan didn't say anything, but with a slight lift of his neck, he slammed him to the ground.

The movements were fluid and swift, without a single wasted word.

"stop!"

"calm!"

"Are you crazy?!"

……

Seeing this, everyone stood up one after another to try to stop it. No one expected that Yao Yan was so strong. In the blink of an eye, he defeated Yao Ding and even tried to kill him.

Unfortunately, it was too late for them to act, because Yao Yan was very fast and ruthless. He grabbed the medicine cauldron by the neck and slammed it heavily into the ground. The terrifying force crushed the ground, and cracks spread outwards from the cauldron. The door collapsed and smoke filled the air.

Before anyone could make a move, a bell rang out, and the bronze bell brought by Yao Yan burst into the air, crashing down on Yao Sang and Yao Ding's parents.

"court death!"

Yao Ding's father roared, unleashing a burst of violent fighting spirit. He smashed the oncoming bronze bell with a furious palm strike, then rushed towards Yao Yan to rescue his son.

As for whether he could win or not, he was no longer rational enough to think about those questions!

The medicine cauldron must not die!

That was his life's hope!

At this moment, Yao Sang felt cold all over, especially after his father, Yao Ding, shattered the bronze bell with a slap. The ominous aura became even stronger. At the same time, his soul power also sensed the spatial barrier around him, as well as the small pills exposed after the bronze bell shattered.

His pupils contracted slightly, and through the smoke and dust, Yao Yan's figure was revealed as he quickly retreated, a faint smile on his lips.

"not good!"

Yao Sang didn't even have time to shout anything. His heart skipped a beat as the small pill in front of him shattered, unleashing a burst of destructive energy that chilled him to the bone and made his hair stand on end. But he couldn't stop it from erupting.

"boom!"

Lightning and flames engulfed the entire mansion, swallowing everything.

At the same time, Yao Yan crushed the teleportation jade pendant in his hand, and his body was instantly covered by a silvery-white spatial energy, disappearing from the spot...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 40 The Medicine Clan Shaken

Medicine Clan, Imperial City.

A towering stone monument stands here, like a pillar supporting the sky, majestic and awe-inspiring.

It is the clan monument of the Medicine Clan, inscribed with many names that shimmer like stars. Each name represents a disciple of the Medicine Clan. Unlike those from other branches of the Medicine Clan, only those whose names are recorded here are truly recognized members of the Medicine Clan.

Almost every disciple of the Medicine Clan strives for it, regarding it as their life goal and taking pride in it.

There are only three ways to have one's name engraved on the clan monument: possessing a Dou Di bloodline of rank four or above, being a rank seven alchemist, or making contributions to the clan.

This is also the fundamental reason why the Medicine Clan has been able to continue to this day.

Anyone who can leave their name on it will leave a mark of their soul, which can be used to observe life characteristics.

today.

On the clan monument, the name of the medicine cauldron suddenly dimmed, and the soul imprint left on it vanished, signifying his life or death.

"Buzz!"

Almost the instant the name on the medicine cauldron went out, a figure appeared in front of it. There was no aura of a powerful person on him, but just by standing in the void, the surging energy of heaven and earth and the clouds around him were instantly paused, as if they were shrouded in an invisible field and could no longer move.

The visitor was an elderly man with gray hair. His slightly cloudy eyes stared at the name on the medicine cauldron, and he remained silent.

Those who are recorded in this position are all young juniors of this generation with strong bloodline talents. They are no more than thirty years old. At their age, they should still be studying in the Imperial City. How could they suddenly die?

The Medicine Clan places great importance on the cultivation of its younger generation, especially those with bloodlines comparable to Dou Di. Before their strength reaches the Dou Zong level, they are never sent out to train. Even if they do train, they are protected by powerful individuals, so it is impossible for them to die so silently.

He frowned slightly, and a vast and invisible soul force instantly enveloped the entire imperial city, startling several people in the process.

"brush"

"brush"

……

The next moment, several figures appeared directly beside the old man, and they respectfully bowed to him: "Clan Chief!"

The old man was none other than Yao Dan, the current patriarch of the Medicine Clan.

His gaze swept over one person in the crowd, and his voice was slightly deep: "A member of the younger generation has suddenly died. Investigate thoroughly!"

"?!"

Elder Yao Wangui, who was in charge of the Yao Clan's punishments, was slightly taken aback. He then looked at the clan monument and saw that among the names that shimmered with golden light, one name was dim and lifeless. He immediately realized the seriousness of the matter, his face turned cold, and he said in a deep voice, "Good!"

The next moment, he vanished from the spot.

……

……

Danding City.

As the herbalist released the spatial barrier, a scene of ruins came into everyone's view. Everything inside had been reduced to scorched earth, and not even a single person could be seen. This showed how terrifying the destructive power of the Thunderfire Pill was, especially when it was unleashed within the cage formed by the spatial barrier. No one below the Dou Zong level could survive such destructive power.

Yaoshan arrived late. Looking at the mansion reduced to ruins, his face was extremely grim. He looked at his old friend, Yaonong, incredulously and asked, "Did you do this?"

There was no one else present, and he had witnessed the herbalist break the spatial barrier with his own eyes, so he couldn't help but have doubts.

"If a disciple wants to avenge his parents, the teacher should naturally lend him a hand, that's all."

The herb farmer looked calmly at his old friend and explained softly.

"...Is it that kid?"

The image of Yao Yan flashed through Yao Shan's mind, and his confusion deepened. He even yelled at the herb farmer, "Do you know what you've done?"

He couldn't understand what had gotten into his old friend. Suddenly, in order to avenge his disciple, he slaughtered everyone in the Yao Ding mansion. Even if he wanted to suppress the matter, he couldn't. Moreover, Yao Ding was a young member of the clan who had been inscribed on the clan monument, so this matter would surely alarm the clan elders.

As an accomplice, the herb farmer will inevitably be severely punished, and may even have his cultivation abolished and be expelled from the herb clan!

Was such a huge price worth it?!

He was quite puzzled and couldn't understand what the herb farmer was thinking.

Yao Shan's expression shifted between light and dark. After a moment, he continued, "If your disciple has any conflict with the Medicine Cauldron, you can simply ask me for help. Why go to such lengths? Also, where is your disciple now? Don't even think about letting him escape. With the abilities of the clan elders, he has no chance of getting away!"

If the herb-producing farmers can be saved, there might still be hope.

“Of course I know, so I have to do the final step for him.”

The herb farmer suddenly bowed to the herb mountain, a relieved smile appearing on his face, and slowly said.

He had grown weary over the years. Compared to continuing to live a wretched life, death would be a relief, far better than being controlled by Hun Xuzi. It was a pity he hadn't seen Yao Yan's future. With that kid's talent, his future was likely to be very exciting. At the same time, he was also very curious about what kind of expression the Yao Clan would have when they saw Yao Yan in the future.

That should be very interesting.

As he finished speaking, a terrifying aura of battle energy emanated from his body, causing even space itself to distort and tremble.

"?!"

Yao Shan's heart skipped a beat. He hadn't expected his old friend to go to such lengths, risking self-destruction to disrupt the surrounding spatial power in order to help his disciple escape. But thinking about that now was obviously useless. Rather than tracking down Yao Yan's whereabouts, stopping Yao Nong was what he needed to do now. Otherwise, a half-step Dou Zun self-destructing in the city would be enough to destroy everything.

He used the power of a three-star Dou Zun to seal off the space around the herbalist. Looking at the herbalist who was surrounded by destructive power, he couldn't help but roar with fury, "You've really gone mad!!"

"Swipe!"

At the same moment, more than a dozen Dou Zong level experts flew out of the city. Everyone was dumbfounded and couldn't understand what was going on.

"boom!"

The herbalist stood amidst the ruins, his fighting spirit reaching its peak. In the next moment, terrifying destructive power tore apart his physical body. He held nothing back; his body and soul exploded instantly, transforming into destructive power that swept everything away.