Battle Through the Heavens: The Beginning of the Dou Sheng Inheritance

Chapter 87 Xiao Jue, Xiao Yan

At the end of the long stone steps, shrouded in mist, lies a vast plaza. The plaza is entirely paved with massive stones, giving it an ancient and grand appearance. In the center of the plaza stands a huge stone tablet, inscribed with the names of the past sect leaders of the Yunlan Sect and those who have made great contributions to the sect.

Looking around the square, there were nearly a thousand people sitting cross-legged in a semi-circle. Without exception, they were all dressed in moon-white robes, with cloud-shaped longswords fluttering in the wind at their cuffs, as if they were alive, faintly containing a hint of sword intent.

At the top of the plaza, towering stone steps extend upwards, with the steps generally indicating increasing age. On the highest stone platform stands a woman of noble status, Yun Yun, the current sect leader of the Yunlan Sect.

Below them were a dozen or so white-robed elders sitting cross-legged with their eyes closed, seemingly meditating. Although these elders appeared unremarkable on the surface, their robes, as stiff as steel and unmoved by the wind, told everyone that these elders were no ordinary people!

Below these white-robed elders was a separate stone step where a woman dressed in a moon-colored robe had her eyes slightly closed. A gentle breeze blew, causing her robe to cling to her delicate body, revealing her perfect curves. The camera panned to the woman's calm and serene beautiful face, revealing none other than Nalan Yanran!

Although there were nearly a thousand people in the square, it was completely silent, with no sound except for the howling wind.

Occasionally, a slightly stronger gust of wind sweeps across the square, and suddenly, white robes flutter everywhere, as if clouds are descending from the sky. Such a sight is quite breathtaking.

The arriving figures did not rashly break the quiet atmosphere of the square. Although some powerful Yunlan Sect disciples were aware of the guests, they did not react at all, sitting quietly on the ground, seemingly having received orders beforehand.

The spacious square was quiet and still, and time passed quietly in the stillness.

Above the sky, the enormous sun slowly climbed to its peak, its warm rays pouring down and enveloping the entire mountaintop.

At one moment, the sound of soft footsteps suddenly rose from beneath the bluestone steps outside the square. The gentle sound slowly rose, causing a slight change in the unified atmosphere of the square.

In the arena, all the Yunlan Sect disciples opened their eyes and fixed their gazes on the bluestone steps, from which came the sound of footsteps, neither too light nor too heavy.

On the stone platform, Nalan Yanran gradually opened her bright eyes, her gaze fixed on a certain spot. For some reason, her heart, which had been calm, suddenly beat a few times in a disorderly manner.

The footsteps grew closer and louder, so much so that the dozen or so white-robed elders on the stone platform opened their eyes and turned their gazes to the same spot.

High in the sky, sunlight suddenly shone down, shining through the misty clouds and landing right on the last stone step. There, a tall and slender figure finally appeared slowly in the sight of countless people.

Under the gaze of nearly a thousand eyes in the square, the black-robed youth carrying a huge black ruler lifted his foot and walked up the last step.

The young man's gaze swept across the vast plaza without expression, finally settling on the beautiful woman on the stone platform who was also casting bright eyes upon him. He took three steps forward, lifting his foot lightly and then lowering it, the only sound of his deep footsteps echoing in the quiet plaza.

After taking three steps, the young man looked up, gazed at the woman, and spoke softly.

"The Xiao family, Xiao Yan!"

The simple, plain words drifted slowly across the vast square, causing the harmonious atmosphere that permeated the square to slightly tremble and become disordered.

"The Nalan family, Nalan Yanran!"

In the arena, after Nalan Yanran stood up, Yun Yun, dressed in a light blue dress, also gazed at him and said slowly, "You are Xiao Yan of the Xiao family?"

"I am Yanran's teacher, Yunyun."

Before Xiao Yan could respond, Yun Yun continued on her own, "I am Yanran's teacher, therefore I will be the one to preside over this three-year agreement. The purpose of this competition is to exchange skills, and to reach a point..."

"Life and death are left to fate." A soft voice suddenly rang out, interrupting Yun Yun's words.

Nalan Yanran slightly raised her eyes and stared at the young man in black robes. In those dark eyes, there seemed to be some undisguised fluctuations. Was it resentment?

After a long pause, she nodded slightly, her voice cool and indifferent: "Whatever you say."

Xiao Jue rubbed the Bone Flame Ring and murmured, "After this, Xiao Yan can probably finally breathe a sigh of relief."

"That's not necessarily true." Yao Lao chuckled. "My disciple can certainly defeat Nalan Yanran, but the Burning Technique you mentioned is the ancient Tuoshe Emperor's technique. Although Xiao Yan didn't show it, he was still proud of it."

"Xiao Yan can probably accept the fact that he is not as good as you, but no one else can be better than him."

In Xiao Yan's eyes, Xiao Jue was a genius of the Xiao family, just like him. However, he was a fallen genius who had fallen many years behind Xiao Jue, so it was normal for him to be inferior to Xiao Jue.

But since he defeated everyone else, including Nalan Yanran, Xiao Yan's pride naturally grew even stronger. The only thing he could accept was that he was inferior to Xiao Jue, and that no one else could do it!

The three-year agreement arrived as scheduled and ended as expected. Without Xiao Jue's knowledge, Xiao Yan developed the Buddha's Wrath Lotus, merging the sub-flame of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame with the three beast flames, and utterly defeated Nalan Yanran.

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The young sect leader of Yunlan Sect worked hard to break through to the fifth-star Great Dou Master level, possessing the same strength as Xiao Yan, but the ending was extremely regrettable. At her current level, she was simply no match for the Buddha's Wrath Lotus, which was powerful enough to kill a Dou Ling expert.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Nalan Yanran stood up with some difficulty. Her slightly hoarse voice was filled with undisguised bitterness: "Xiao Yan, you have won. According to the agreement from back then, if I had lost the final competition, I, Nalan Yanran, should have become a slave."

"However, for the sake of the sect's reputation and for my own reasons, please forgive me for not being able to keep my promise. In any case, the impression that I am unreasonable is already deeply rooted in your mind, so let me be willful one more time..."

Nalan Yanran then looked at Xiao Zhan, who was watching the battle not far away, and smiled bitterly, "Looking back now, my approach to the Xiao family's affairs back then was indeed inappropriate. So, Uncle Xiao, I would like to apologize to you here..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Nalan Yanran suddenly raised her jade hand and swung it slightly. The long sword that had been knocked away fell into her hand. She gritted her teeth, swung her jade hand, and the sharp tip of the sword slashed fiercely at that slender, snow-white neck.

(End of this chapter)