With a roar, Elder Ling's enormous eyes reflected the surrounding mountains and rivers, instantly turning them a blood-red color. His massive body unleashed a terrifying destructive force that could shake mountains and rivers, carrying the arrogance and sharpness of Elder Ling as a peak nine-star Dou Huang, crashing into the void above his head, crashing into the Yin-Yang Taiji diagram that was pressing down from the sky.

Boom!

Like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, the enormous explosion was deafening, the sound waves strong enough to pierce eardrums and create a buzzing sound. The terrifying aftershocks shattered all the mountains and rivers on the surrounding ground.

Kacha!

Under Elder Ling's formidable strength, a crisp, light sound rang out as the giant eagle's sharp talons, as large as a small mountain, fiercely tore a crack in the Yin-Yang Taiji diagram that blotted out the sky. The crack was initially small, but under the giant eagle's vigorous tearing, it continued to spread and expand.

Finally, with a deafening roar, the massive Yin-Yang Taiji diagram shattered into pieces, unleashing a torrent of immense energy that blasted the already leveled earth and mountains below, creating massive craters.

The explosions in the sky continued unabated, and terrifying energy swept across the land, spreading and gradually dissipating.

Thousands of meters above the distance, Xun'er rode her enormous flying beast, the Azure Phoenix, watching intently as Elder Ling and Xiao Xuanyuan battled. She did not intervene throughout the battle, but as the war was about to end, she urged the massive yet trembling Azure Phoenix towards the sky after the battle. She was genuinely afraid that Elder Ling might kill the defeated Xiao Xuanyuan on the spot in a fit of anger.

Therefore, she urged the flying beast, the Azure Phoenix, to increase its speed.

Ke Xun'er controlled the flying beast Cangluan to arrive in this sky. When the energy of the explosion dissipated, she did not see Xiao Xuanyuan's figure. Her gaze swept across the field and she saw Elder Ling transformed into a giant eagle like a Kunpeng. He was looking solemnly at the void opposite him, his huge eagle eyes staring unblinkingly.

Following the giant eagle's gaze, Xun'er saw a colossal sword, like a towering peak thousands of meters high, suspended in the void. The sword was surrounded by shimmering sword light, emanating sharp sword energy capable of piercing the vast void. Moreover, pale yellow flames accompanied the sword's light.

The pale yellow flames swayed and danced in the wind, and wherever they drifted, the void would hiss and crackle, and space itself would appear hazy and distorted. This flame could even burn space itself!

Seeing the pale yellow flame, Xun'er was startled, because the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame within her body was stirring restlessly. In other words, "Is this Brother Xuanyuan's strange fire? Such strong energy fluctuations, it seems to be enough to rival the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame within me. I didn't expect that in just one year, Brother Xuanyuan has grown to such a terrifying level. With the strength of a Dou Wang, he can hold his own against Elder Ling, who is at the peak of a nine-star Dou Huang."

Different flames can sense each other. At such close range, Xun'er sensed that the pale yellow flame made the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame within her feel threatened.

"If all living beings want to kill me, I will destroy all living beings! If Heaven wants to kill me, I will defy Heaven and stain the heavens with my blood!"

Xiao Xuanyuan's voice continued to utter, each word like a pearl falling to the ground, resounding and powerful. These were words defying the heavens, and also his heartfelt sentiments, spreading far and wide throughout the void and shaking the universe.

Battle Intent Heavenly Fire Greatsword!

With surging fighting spirit as the sword's core, condensed killing intent as the sword's body, strange fire from heaven and earth as the blade, and an indomitable, life-or-death edge as the sword's energy and tip, Xiao Xuanyuan's self-created Battle Spirit Greatsword has reached its peak, which is also the bottleneck!

With the battle intent greatsword he has now comprehended, its power is already infinitely close to that of a Heaven-rank combat skill. Below the Heaven-rank combat skill, it is invincible!

"What formidable fighting skills! What sharp sword energy! What an unstoppable force!"

Elder Ling uttered three "good"s in succession, revealing the utter shock and astonishment he felt. "This is a self-created Earth-rank combat skill, isn't it?!"

The giant eagle opened its massive beak and spoke in human language.

"Exactly! Under my battle technique, even if you are a peak nine-star Dou Huang, you will surely be defeated." The Battle Intent Heavenly Fire Greatsword emitted a sword cry, and Xiao Xuanyuan's voice came from it.

"Haha, you've really impressed me in just three days! Not bad, not bad at all. But that's not enough. Putting aside the heroes of Zhongzhou, as long as you can defeat me, I will no longer interfere in your affairs with the young lady."

The giant eagle opened its beak and once again uttered Elder Ling's ancient and powerful voice.

"It's a word."

"How embarrassing for an old man and a young girl to say such things." In the distance, Xun'er's face flushed slightly. Even though she had already had physical intimacy with Xiao Xuanyuan, she was still thin-skinned and easily blushed.

Xiao Xuanyuan nodded to Elder Ling, and then the Battle Intent Heavenly Fire Giant Sword emitted a series of sword cries that pierced the sky. At the same time, the giant eagle that Elder Ling had transformed into let out a long cry, and the sound wave pierced through the nine heavens. It transformed into a huge black shadow that rushed over.

"Kill! I will stain the heavens with my blood!"

With a roar, Xiao Xuanyuan unleashed the Battle Intent Heavenly Fire Giant Sword, which possessed a terrifying power akin to splitting the heavens and earth and cleaving through all void and the universe, as it slashed towards the giant eagle that Elder Ling had transformed into.

The giant eagle's pair of powerful talons, as large as small mountains, swept across and firmly grasped the Battle Intent Heavenly Fire Greatsword that was slashing towards it.

The claws were as hard as iron, tearing the sky and splitting the earth with ease; the battle-inspired heavenly fire giant sword could destroy the heavens and the earth, leveling mountains and rivers, yet it was as light as a feather. Under such extreme power, the two sides collided fiercely.

Clang clang!

Countless golden sparks shot out, tearing through the surrounding void. The two seemed evenly matched, constantly colliding, tearing, slashing, clawing, and striking each other in the sky with sword energy.

---Aside---

A common man's rage can cause the heavens and the earth to explode.

Chapter Twenty-Five: My Two Handsome Faces

Above the sky, the Battle Intent Heavenly Fire Giant Sword and the sky-covering, Kunpeng-like giant eagle engaged in a life-or-death struggle time and time again. The energy collisions and the unrestrained, powerful energy swept in all directions, constantly causing bursts of air explosions in the void, which resounded throughout the heavens and the earth.

On a giant peak tens of thousands of feet away from the battlefield, a figure stood tall, suspended in mid-air. He was dressed in black, completely shrouded in shadow and darkness, making it impossible to see his true face.

Beneath the black robe, in the shadows, a pair of bright eyes, like stars in the sky, gazed intently at the battle in the distant sky. "I never imagined that this prodigy from the Alchemy Valley would not only be skilled in alchemy, but also possess such strength that surpasses all the students on the top rankings. Now I've finally witnessed his battle; perhaps this is his true power?!"

The man in black robes rested his chin on his hand, looking thoughtful. "This little guy is only sixteen years old. With such extraordinary talent, his future is unimaginable. Perhaps the inner academy could provide him with more resources, but we still need to consider his loyalty."

"Old Ling, you're about to lose!"

Xiao Xuanyuan chuckled softly, and with a resounding boom, the entire Battle Intent Heavenly Fire Greatsword struck the massive eagle's claws, which resembled a Kunpeng, with immense force.

"What a fierce and deadly attack!"

Elder Ling was secretly alarmed, his face gradually turning pale. With his peak nine-star Dou Huang strength, he shouldn't have been defeated so quickly. However, the battle intent heavenly fire giant sword transformed by Xiao Xuanyuan was aided by a pale yellow flame fused from several different kinds of strange fires. Every strike that landed on the giant eagle's claws caused immense damage. Even though the eagle's claws were tough and could withstand countless blows from metal and stone, each strike was still damaged by the pale yellow strange fire. As the number of strikes increased, the giant eagle's claws became covered in wounds and bloodstains.

"Let me show you my strongest attack."

Xiao Xuanyuan sneered, his fiery battle qi continuously and frantically pouring into the Battle Intent Heavenly Fire Greatsword. His powerful soul perception surged forth, gradually merging with the Battle Intent Heavenly Fire Greatsword. His mind sank into it, his eyes slightly closed, and in an instant, a sharp light burst forth, piercing the sky.

"With my blood staining the sword, with my soul fused with the sword, the strongest strike of the Heavenly Fire Greatsword of Battle Intent!"

With a loud shout, Xiao Xuanyuan unleashed a dazzling crimson light that pierced through the vast sky. As the sword slowly rose from the heavens, pointing diagonally at the giant eagle that Elder Ling had transformed into, a crimson sun seemed to rise alongside the sword's blade.

"With my blood staining the heavens, I unleash the blade of the demon god!"

A furious roar, almost a deafening roar, came forth, carrying a sword strike that could shatter the heavens and the earth, an indifferent gaze upon all living beings, and the rising of the blood-red sun of heaven and earth, as it wildly and domineeringly slashed at the giant eagle opposite.

Wherever the massive sword of battle intent and heavenly fire passed, the void was torn apart, and a thin, dark spatial rift spread out, tearing at the space of the surrounding world. Wherever the sword of blood sun passed, the thin, dark spatial rift also spread out. Almost in an instant, the strongest sword of battle intent and heavenly fire, "Demon God's Edge," pierced through the void and arrived in front of the giant eagle, striking it with the power to cleave the heavens and split the earth.

"Pfft! Eagle King's Thorn!"

Sensing the sharp power that could destroy heaven and earth, Elder Ling felt a sense of life-or-death crisis. He bit his tongue, spat out a mouthful of blood essence, and formed a hand seal, merging it into the giant eagle's body. Instantly, the giant eagle let out a mournful cry, and its claws burst forth with a dazzling golden light, clashing with the Demon God's Edge!

scoff!

Above the void rift, the Demon God's Edge struck the giant eagle's golden claws. Even though Elder Ling sacrificed a mouthful of blood essence to cause the giant eagle's claws to evolve into golden claws, the eagle king's golden claws only held for three breaths before being shattered by the Demon God's Edge, which rose with blood-red sun, and then slashed down on the giant eagle with unstoppable force.

Boom!

Rumble!

The giant eagle was instantly cleaved into pieces by the Demon God's Edge, unleashing a violent energy explosion in the sky. Elder Ling only had time to dodge the vital point before being sent flying backward by the last wisp of sword energy before the Demon God's Edge exhausted its power.

Elder Ling flew backwards all the way, finally crashing heavily into a giant peak. The impact caused rocks to shatter and the sound of collapse to continue. The entire peak shook violently, and countless shattered rocks fell from the mountain like a rain of rocks, which only stopped after half an hour.

At the same time, Xiao Xuanyuan also exhausted the last bit of power of the Battle Spirit Heavenly Fire Giant Sword and fell from the sky. His body tumbled in mid-air and kept crashing to the ground. In the middle of the fall, he instinctively spread his Purple Cloud Wings, but now his fire battle qi was almost completely exhausted and he had no extra strength to fly. He could only flap his unbalanced Purple Cloud Wings slightly to slow down and then crash down again.

"Brother Xuanyuan!"

Xun'er cried out in surprise, urging her flying beast, Cangluan, to fly straight over. When she reached near the ground, she leaped down towards the spot where Xiao Xuanyuan had fallen. Her golden battle aura wings unfurled against the wind, pushing her speed to its limit. Just before Xiao Xuanyuan hit the ground, she managed to grab him and glide low over the tips of the tall ancient trees.

After gliding at low altitude, Xun'er carried Xiao Xuanyuan to a small, grassy hillside and put him down.

"Brother Xuanyuan, Brother Xuanyuan"

Xiao Xuanyuan opened his eyes with some difficulty, and saw Xun'er in the blurry lake. He reached out his hand, but it felt as if it were filled with lead, heavy and weak. Finally, his arm fell down, and he closed his eyes and lost consciousness.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but in the misty lake, Xiao Xuanyuan seemed to hear someone calling his name repeatedly. He slowly opened his eyes and saw a delicate little face. Then, with a thud, the woman who owned this pretty face threw herself into his arms and cried while holding him.

At this moment, Xiao Xuanyuan felt a little strength returning to his body, so he reached out and hugged the figure tightly in his arms. "Brother Xuanyuan is here, always here."

Snapped!

After Xun'er finished crying, Xiao Xuanyuan had just gotten up when Xun'er slapped him across the cheek. A burning pain shot through him. He touched his red cheek, which was now covered in red fingers, and asked in confusion, "Xun'er, what happened? Why did you hit me?!"

Snapped!

"That's what I'm doing!" Xun'er slapped the other half of his face again.

"What's wrong? Why did you hit me again?!" At this moment, Xiao Xuanyuan also looked aggrieved. What was wrong with Xun'er? She had just woken up, first she buried her face in his chest and cried, and then she slapped him hard twice, left and right. That was really harsh!

You can hit him, especially your own woman, but you have to give a reason. Otherwise, anyone would feel wronged if they were slapped twice for no reason.

"I'll teach you to seduce women, to have three wives and four concubines, to be promiscuous, to yearn for them day and night, to have women on both sides, to be a philanderer, to bully Old Man Ling, to be a heartless womanizer!"

Xun'er would hit him every time she yelled, slapping his handsome face from both sides. This time, she beat him until he was speechless, sitting there with his neck stiff and head held high, enduring the furious onslaught of his girlfriend Xun'er.

In no time, both handsome and good-looking faces were swollen from the beating!

Xiao Xuanyuan could only sigh inwardly, "I have two handsome faces! I'll never be able to show my face in public again!"

---Aside---

That's how much I love Xun'er.

Chapter Twenty-Six: Time Alone with Xun'er

"Go ahead and hit me! Hit me as hard as you want! If you kill me, you can just find another man to marry!"

Xiao Xuanyuan stiffened his neck, closed his eyes, and shouted as he was slapped.

But gradually, especially after he shouted those words, the sound of being slapped stopped. He quickly opened his eyes and saw Xun'er looking at him with teary eyes, wiping away her tears. When she saw Xiao Xuanyuan looking at her, she turned away so he wouldn't see her.

Xiao Xuanyuan suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart. He knew that this was not Xun'er's fault, but his own. He got up and walked forward, stretching out his strong arms to hug the little girl tightly from behind.

"Why is the cat with the painted face crying?!"

"No, I didn't cry, I wouldn't cry!" Xun'er stopped sobbing, her voice trembling slightly from crying.

"Really? Let me see if our little lady has sand in her eyes. Brother Xuanyuan will blow it out for her." With that, Xiao Xuanyuan turned Xun'er over to face him, grabbed her little head, and began to blow into her eyes.

"I don't need you to blow it, I'll be fine in a bit." Xun'er was a little resistant and pushed his hand away.

"How could that be? No matter how big the world is, my precious Xun'er is the most important. Come on, let Brother Xuanyuan blow on her eyes, otherwise she won't be pretty anymore." Ignoring Xun'er's resistance, Xiao Xuanyuan grabbed her wrist and pulled her down, pretending to pry open her eyes.

"Brother Xuanyuan, I don't need it anymore."

*Smack!* Xiao Xuanyuan kissed her on the eye, then lovingly pulled her into his arms and vigorously rubbed her little head.

"Who said I was going to blow you away? I just wanted to kiss my little darling."

Seeing Xiao Xuanyuan teasing her, Xun'er scolded him playfully, punching his chest with her little fist, "I don't want to, Brother Xuanyuan is so mean."

"Hehe, then tell me, my little darling Xun'er, what did I do wrong?" Xiao Xuanyuan reached out and lifted her chin, looking into her eyes affectionately. "If you can't tell me, you have to kiss me. Tell me, where do you want your brother Xuanyuan to kiss you? Your lips or your ears? Only those two places, you can't choose any other place."

"You big bad guy, how could you be so mean? I'm so embarrassed, so embarrassed!" Xun'er was known for her thin skin. Seeing Xiao Xuanyuan teasing her like this, she buried her head in his arms, her face flushed all the way to her ears, and she refused to get up for a long time.

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