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Chapter 126 Breaking Through the Hidden Dragon's Emergence

Dozens of fighters at the fourth level or above, wielding iron rods, rushed forward. One after another, the pitch-black iron rods struck the body of the guards of the Jia Lie family fiercely. They had no time to escape, and in a short while, their shrill screams echoed throughout the entire street.

Silently glancing at Galeo's ugly expression across from him, Xiao Yan turned his head again and saw the rare look of shame and indignation on Xiao Yu's face, and his tone softened for once.

"Are you alright? Those bastards from the Jia Lie family have been causing trouble lately. You are, after all, the granddaughter of the First Elder. Remember to bring more guards next time you go out."

Xiao Yan's gentle voice came, which made Xiao Yu pause for a moment. For some reason, the blush on her pretty face became even more pronounced, and her gaze shifted somewhat flusteredly. Fortunately, her mind was not affected, and she was able to speak.

"I just came out for a stroll and checked out your territory. Who knew I'd run into this kind of scum? Looks like you haven't been managing it properly."

Even at this moment, Xiao Yu still subconsciously argued with Xiao Yan, causing Xiao Yan to shake his head helplessly.

"That's true. I overestimated the character of the Galley family."

"I never thought you'd actually go so far as to abduct a woman, Young Master Galeo~"

The disdainful, mocking voice rang out, and Xiao Yan looked at Galeo with contempt.

Galeo's lips twitched a few times. He knew Liu Xi was an idiot, but at this point, he couldn't afford to lose him.

momentum.

"Oh, who is this? Isn't this the young master of the Xiao family? It's been a year since I last saw you. I heard you've finally shed your 'good-for-nothing' reputation?"

Forcing himself forward, Galeo ignored Xiao Yan's taunts and let out a sarcastic laugh. In any case, it was Liu Xi who wanted to forcibly abduct the woman, and it had nothing to do with him.

"Who are you?"

Liu Xi came to his senses and looked at Xiao Yan with a cold gaze. Since arriving in Wutan City, he had always been the local tyrant. He was well-fed and well-clothed in the Jia Lie family. He had never encountered such a head-on rebellious treatment.

"Hey, Brother Liu Xi, this is the Xiao family's famous genius," said Xiao Yan. He had cultivated for over ten years, but his Dou Qi was only around the third or fourth level. He was just lucky; recently, he ate something and miraculously gained ninth-level Dou Qi a few months ago.

Galeo remained sarcastic, but the information he obtained was somewhat late.

"Someone who isn't even a Fighter? What 'genius'? He's just a piece of trash!"

Liu Xi didn't catch Galeo's sarcastic tone and instead directly mocked him.

Even though he was fed medicine by his master to reach the level of a Dou Zhe, he still managed to break through to the Dou Zhe realm!

Upon hearing this, before Xiao Yan could react, Xun'er suddenly looked up, a glint of light igniting in her clear, autumn-like eyes.

A golden flame.

"Kid, listen up, this matter—"

"Um!?"

Just as Liu Xi was about to tell Xiao Yan to stay aside, his eyes suddenly lit up and he saw Xun'er standing gracefully beside Xiao Yan. Her exquisite appearance alone made Liu Xi's bones melt.

"Listen, as long as you put—"

"So you're the alchemist who created the 'Rejuvenation Powder'?"

Xiao Yan impatiently interrupted Liu Xi, moved his body to cover Xun'er, a flash of anger in his eyes, and at the same time, he saw the shiny alchemist badge on Liu Xi's white clothes.

Upon hearing this, Liu Xi sneered, puffed out the badge on his chest, and said arrogantly, "That's right, I am the alchemist invited by the Jia Lie family."

Although he was lustful, Liu Xi's pride in his own status outweighed his lust for women.

Xiao Yan nodded as if he suddenly understood, and said with a smile, "No wonder, only an alchemist like you could make such a low-grade healing medicine. You really haven't let your teacher down."

Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, the surrounding mercenaries burst into laughter. After the exorbitant profits made by the Jia Lie family some time ago, these mercenaries naturally harbored considerable resentment towards the creator of the Rejuvenating Powder. Now, seeing that Xiao Yan dared to mock them to their faces, they felt a sense of satisfaction.

The surrounding laughter caused Liu Xi's face to slowly darken as he stared coldly at Xiao Yan amidst the clamor.

"You're making some enemies that your Xiao family can't afford to offend."

"Can't afford to offend them?"

Xiao Yan twisted his neck; he was too lazy to listen to this trash's incessant barking anymore, his ears were practically rusting.

"Although I don't know how Young Master Galeo knew I was already at the ninth level of Battle Qi, you probably don't know that the information is a bit outdated~"

With that, Xiao Yan started moving with great enthusiasm, half of his body transforming into swirling blue flames as he charged towards Liu Xi in disbelief.

"This aura... you're a Fighter!"

"Genuine product guaranteed!"

The slow, casual trash talk reached Liu Xi's ears, startling him so much that he immediately went to defend himself. But just as he raised his hand, Xiao Yan's fist rapidly expanded in front of him, the force of the punch making his face sting.

Yi Liuxi shuddered and immediately curled up, covering his head. Although he was a fighter, he had long been corrupted by wine and women, and his fighting skills were...

It is to be handed over to someone else.

Now that Xiao Yan had thrown this punch, Liu Xi's mind went blank for a moment. He only wanted to protect himself as quickly as possible, and he even involuntarily used the Turtle Breathing Technique.

Can----

A moment later, Liu Xi felt no touch. Puzzled, he released his arms and looked up to see Xiao Yan's mocking expression, which was neither a smile nor a frown.

The punch landed precisely an inch in front of Liu Xi, far from actually hitting him.

Even so, Liu Xi still shrank his neck like a turtle, looking utterly pathetic.

By the time they realized what was happening, mercenaries from all directions erupted in unrestrained laughter, mocking Liu Xi's worthlessness.

Liu Xi snapped out of his daze, his face turning a mixture of green and white with rage, a truly spectacular sight. He was once again experiencing the taste of such humiliation.

"you----"

"Oh dear, it seems that Alchemist Liu Xi is not even as good as a mere fighter like me, so scared that he's like a turtle."

If you call me "Handsome Xiao Yan" now, maybe I'll let you go back to your mother~

Xiao Yan grinned, his mocking words stabbing at Liu Xi like swords.

"You! You!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xi was filled with impotent rage, which made Galeo, who was standing to the side, regret his choice of alchemist, wondering how he could have found such a disgraceful fellow.

Behind Xiao Yan, Xiao Yu's expression became even more peculiar. Normally, when she met Xiao Yan, he would say these words to her. But now, seeing this kid protecting her in front of her, she felt a strange sense of comfort for some reason.

Wait a minute, she wasn't protected by this brat!

Xiao Yu suddenly shook her face, as if to strengthen her resolve.

Xun'er, standing to the side, smiled and was completely absorbed in admiring Xiao Yan's perfect back view, only glancing at Xiao Yu out of the corner of her eye.

Cousin Xiao Yu —

"You'll pay!"

In the end, Liu Xi couldn't swallow his anger any longer and unleashed his full fighting spirit. Even though he rarely fought, he was still a fighter.

When he really gets serious, Xiao Yan, who supposedly only recently broke through to the Dou Zhe level, is no match for him.

At least, that's how Liu Xi himself sees it.

As for Xiao Yan, seeing Liu Xi rushing over, the coldness in his eyes intensified, and even a hint of pleasure flashed across them.

You barged in here yourself.

The Eight Extremes Collapse!

Boom!

Xiao Yan's punch was swift, accurate, and ruthless; before Liu Xi could get forward, he struck him squarely in the chest.

That seemingly slender body unleashed absolutely astonishing power, and every single one of them was evidenced by the trees on the back mountain.

It was obvious that Liu Xi's body, even with the enhancement of battle qi, was not much better off than that of a tree.

"puff!"

A mouthful of blood spurted from Liu Xi's mouth, and not only from his mouth, but also from his face, which was involuntarily bleeding due to the powerful impact.

It was a bloody mess, as if Liu Xi had put on a red mask and turned into a blood-soaked figure.

Xiao Yan twisted his fist in the shadows. The power of the Eight Extremes Collapse lay not only in the powerful physical impact, but also in the destructive force of the hidden energy within it.

The alchemist of the Galley family? Let him just become history.

How dare they show that kind of look in front of him!?

Fueled by rage, Xiao Yan sent Liu Xi flying like a frisbee, his eyes rolling back in his head, his mind blank.

"Brother Liu Xi!"

Galeo let out a cry of surprise and quickly reached out to catch the willow mat that was flying backward. The considerable impact penetrated his body, and he staggered back several steps.

Once he had a firm foothold, Galeo quickly checked on the willow mat.

Thankfully, he was still alive.

This kid—

Galeo looked at Xiao Yan, only to see the handsome young man casually wave his hand, as if he were just moving a chair and it was insignificant.

Seeing that Galeo was looking over, Xiao Yan even showed an innocent smile.

Yi Jialeo was startled, and for some reason he felt that Xiao Yan had become extremely terrifying.

"This isn't over yet, Xiao Yan, just you wait!"

Galeo made a harsh statement. Given Liu Xi's current state of disfigurement, he had no desire to stay any longer. He helped Liu Xi up and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute."

But at that moment, Xiao Yan spoke calmly, causing Galeo to stop in his tracks.

"Didn't Young Master Galeo say before that he would have a match with me when I came for my coming-of-age ceremony? Now that I've passed that ceremony, how about we do it today?"

Hitting two is the same as hitting them!

Galeo paused, seemingly unable to believe his ears.

"What did you say?"

"You little brat, what are you talking about? You're only seventeen this year, and that guy is already twenty-three, six years older than you. How can you even say something like that? Are you out of your mind?"

Before Xiao Yan could reply, Xiao Yu became anxious and quickly prepared to stop him.

Although she hated that brat, they really were family!

"It's alright. What does it matter if I'm six years younger than this kind of guy? Six years ago, he dared to challenge an eleven-year-old when he was seventeen."

"Me?"

Xiao Yan spoke calmly, saying that he had already condensed the Dou Zi Xuan and broken through to the Dou Zhe level at the age of eleven. Where was Jia Lie Ao making his fortune back then?

Now Xiao Yu knew he couldn't hold Xiao Yan back, and became even more anxious. But Xun'er appeared beside Xiao Yu at some point, glanced at him briefly, and then smiled and reached out to hold Xiao Yu's hand.

"Cousin Xiao Yu, believe in Brother Xiao Yan."

Hmm—If that's the case, then it's not impossible.

"How come even Xun'er—" Xiao Yu was even more depressed now.

Upon hearing Xun'er's words, Xiao Yan turned around, smiled, and gave her a thumbs up before coldly glancing at Jia Lie'ao.

"How is it, young master Galeo?"

Galeo was silent for a moment, then a sinister smile appeared on his lips.

"You're asking for it, so don't blame me!"

Once, Galeo's father had a private conversation with Galeo.

At that time, Jia Liebi had just received the news that Xiao Yan had regained his cultivation talent. After remaining silent for a long time with a gloomy expression, he said something to Jia Liebi with extreme seriousness and indifference.

"If that brat from the Xiao family accepts your challenge someday, then strike without mercy. If you can kill him on the spot, that would be best. Even if you can't, crippling his hands or legs will reduce a future terrifying enemy for the Jia Lie family."

The seriousness and indifference of his father's words slowly echoed in his mind, and the smile on Galeo's face became more and more ferocious as he glanced coldly at Xiao Yan, who was calm in the distance.

So what if he's broken through to the Dou Zhe level? Let this genius youth perish in my hands.

Galeo's confidence stemmed from something very simple—his own strength.

Not only has he broken through to the Dou Zhe level and possessed a three-star cultivation level, but the cultivation technique he practices is also the high-level wind attribute Xuan-rank technique, Wind Sweep Technique, which he recently acquired at auction. In addition, with the several fighting skills he has mastered, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he can challenge an ordinary five-star Dou Zhe without being defeated when facing a Huang-rank technique.

In comparison, even though Xiao Yan's cultivation talent has returned, his strength was only at the ninth level of Dou Qi at the coming-of-age ceremony a few months ago. Even if his strength has improved again during this period and he successfully breaks through to Dou Zhe, he will definitely not be able to break through to the same three-star level as Xiao Yan within a few months.

Furthermore, since the Xiao family doesn't possess any Xuan-level fire-type cultivation techniques, Galeo is confident that he far surpasses Xiao Yan in terms of cultivation techniques, so a fight is inevitable.

As for Liu Xi being killed in one punch, Galeo simply thought that this guy hadn't fought in a long time and had been drained by wine and women. If they really fought, he might be able to take him down with one punch.

Not only did Galeo think so, but the surrounding mercenaries and Xiao Yu also shared this view, regardless of Xiao Yantian.

No matter how outstanding one's talent may be, the difference in their social standing cannot be ignored by anyone.

Only Xiao Yan himself knows his true cultivation level and techniques.

"Hehe, you little bastard, today I'll make you regret this stupid move."

Staring at Xiao Yan, who still seemed insignificant, Galeo let out a cold laugh, and a faint blue battle aura rapidly condensed in his palm.

Standing still, Galeo suddenly curled his palms into claw-like shapes. At his fingertips, cyan battle qi faintly gathered into ten sharp spikes. With a savage laugh, he swung his claws, creating a whooshing sound as he fiercely attacked Xiao Yan.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan remained silent, but simply raised his hand, and surging flames immediately ignited, seemingly giving half of his body a white-blue hue.

Such a strange scene made Xiao Ning, who had been silent for a long time, jump, as if he was recalling the situation where Xiao Yan had instantly killed him at the coming-of-age ceremony not long ago.

I don't have much time to waste with you. I need to continue shopping with Xun'er soon, and besides, there's a big guy not far away.

Xiao Yan smiled coldly. Since they were already enemies, they might as well go all the way.

Fire Fist!