Battle Through the Heavens: Reap the Red Lotus Karmic Flame at the Start

After Lei Jingxiao unleashed his Heavenly Rank Battle Technique, his Battle Qi was rapidly depleted, leaving him extremely weak. However, the power of this attack was undeniably formidable, triggering extraordinary phenomena in the heavens and earth. The area within hundreds of miles was affected by this attack, and the center of the lightning strike was even directly leveled by the impact of this energy!

However, his heart was filled with unspeakable fear at this moment, because he suddenly realized that Xiao Yan had truly taken his attack without the help of Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lin!

Even from the outside, Xiao Yan didn't appear to be badly injured by the attack. Countless bolts of lightning continued to bombard his body, and Xiao Yan's expression was contorted and terrifying from the immense energy, yet he remained seated firmly cross-legged, showing no sign of faltering. Lei Jingxiao even discovered that a portion of the heavenly lightning he had summoned was being guided into his own body by Xiao Yan!

"A madman!" Lei Jingxiao gritted his teeth and commented.

Even among the geniuses of the Lei Clan, no one has ever been able to accomplish such a crazy feat. Even someone with the strength of a Nine-Star Dou Zong would absolutely not be able to achieve the goal he set in mind!

At this moment, Xiao Yan's internal condition was not as good as Lei Jingxiao had seen. His body also had many charred marks caused by the lightning-attribute battle qi. Lightning energy continued to surge wildly within his body. Xiao Yan himself only possessed fire-attribute battle qi, and much of this lightning energy, after entering his body, was not absorbed by the gravitational pull released by the Heavenly Thunder Forging Spirit. Fortunately, Xiao Yan had completely mastered the power of devouring. Small black vortexes slowly bloomed within his body, completely devouring the turbulent lightning.

Meanwhile, the Heavenly Thunder Forging Spirit was still operating continuously. The hammering and forging of thunder was a tedious and lengthy process, and Xiao Yan was not in a hurry. Breaking through to the Dou Zun level was no small matter. Based on past experience, it usually took at least several months to a year for anyone to break through to the Dou Zun level. He also had an agreement with Tang Zhen, and Xiao Yan would not rush to break through before that was resolved.

After spending the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to clear away the scattered and chaotic lightning within his body, Xiao Yan slowly stood up. He casually twisted his body, revealing a tremendous power comparable to that of a demonic beast hidden within his muscles. He felt that his physical strength had also gained considerable benefits from this tempering process; his power had even increased from its original level!

Furthermore, his soul power had undergone a significant change. He keenly sensed that the spiritual energy within his soul was several times more abundant than before! Xiao Yan's soul power had always been quite strong, but he lacked an opportunity for transformation.

Although Ling Zhuo was extremely annoying during the trade fair, the cup of medicinal wine he gave out was indeed remarkably effective, allowing Xiao Yan to leap forward a great step towards the Soul Spirit Realm! That was a step from nothing to something, and that incident also gave Xiao Yan a more comprehensive understanding of the major families in Zhongzhou.

Having undergone the tempering of Heavenly Thunder, Xiao Yan realized that he was not far from reaching the Spirit Realm. With just one more similar ordeal, he would have a high probability of taking that step!

"But the price is really high..." Xiao Yan said with a wry smile.

As the master, he could feel his three thousand lightning phantom avatars shattering once again, disappearing along with the clay puppets. For him now, re-condensing the three thousand lightning phantom avatars was not difficult, especially after his soul power advanced to the Spirit Realm. The reforging of the three thousand lightning phantom avatars was no longer like before, requiring multiple attempts to succeed only once or twice.

However, he only had one clay puppet left. If Venerable Feng couldn't find the method for making the clay puppet in the Yellow Springs Pavilion, then his trump card of transferring injuries would be completely useless. Unless absolutely necessary, Xiao Yan didn't want to lose this ability, as it was incredibly valuable in a real bloodbath!

After recovering somewhat, Lei Jingxiao immediately came to Xiao Yan's side, looking at him with an expression as if he were a ghost.

"As expected of a Heaven-rank fighting skill!" Xiao Yan also sincerely acknowledged Lei Jingxiao's fighting skill.

Lei Jingxiao was also somewhat indignant: "Are you mocking me? You blocked a Heaven-Rank Battle Technique with almost no defense! Are you even human?"

In Lei Jingxiao's understanding, there was absolutely no one who could do this with only the strength of a nine-star Dou Zong.

Xiao Yan smiled and said, "Of course, I still used some methods, but don't forget that for the next year, you must follow my orders!"

"I'll absolutely listen to you. For the next year, you'll be my older brother!" Lei Jingxiao was very straightforward, accepting his bet.

Having resolved Lei Jingxiao's matter, Xiao Yan felt much more relaxed. After all, it was a task proposed by Jiang Yunyan, and since he accepted it, he would do his best to complete it! This was his duty, and Xiao Yan would absolutely not compromise on it in any way!

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Within the Valley of Sound.

These days, Yin Valley has been in the process of reconstruction. Although the morale of everyone in Yin Valley is low due to this huge blow, fortunately, the backbone, Fan Yin, is still there, and the reconstruction of Yin Valley is being prepared in full swing.

If we were to name the only person in Yin Valley who has been in a really good mood these days, it would naturally be Qin Tan, the number two among the younger generation of Yin Valley!

Originally, as long as Qin Shiyin was around, the future position of Valley Master of Yin Valley would have had absolutely nothing to do with him. Now that Qin Shiyin is dead at Xiao Yan's hands, there are no longer any competitors among the younger generation, and he is the future of Yin Valley. Naturally, he feels extremely relaxed, and at the same time, he can say that he has been working tirelessly on the reconstruction of Yin Valley these past few days.

Many elders of the Sound Valley felt a pang of guilt, for they had focused too much on Qin Shiyin and overlooked the fact that there was another genius within the sect. In their hearts, Qin Tan's honest and reliable image was infinitely better than Qin Shiyin's, who had betrayed the sect!

Recently, praise for Qin Tan has sprung up like mushrooms after rain in the Valley of Sound, making Qin Tan, who was already quite relaxed, even more complacent.

"Senior Brother Qin Tan, the Valley Master is looking for you."

"Understood." Qin Tan smiled gently at his junior brother who was relaying the order, trying his best to leave a kind and approachable impression on his junior brother, since these junior brothers and sisters would be his supporters in becoming the master of the Sound Valley in the future!

He also remembered the junior brother in front of him. The latter's name was a bit strange, something like Xuanyuan Li.

When he entered Fan Yin's room, he had a bad feeling. Fan Yin's first words made Qin Tan break out in a cold sweat and feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

"You switched the Bodhi Incarnation Saliva, didn't you?"