Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, who was kidnapped to another world

'Please be more specific...'

Xiao Yan became interested and casually put up a barrier to prevent mental energy from spying on all the carriages before speaking with great interest.

On the other side, Lin Dong also discovered the "bandits" lurking in the hills on both sides. Not understanding their goal, he chose to remain still until he discovered that all the carriages had been protected by barriers erected by Xiao Yan to prevent spiritual spying. Only then did he realize that the bandit group, which included two Title Douluo, might be looking for a certain 100,000-year-old soul beast...

And so, while Xiao Yan was learning about the Eight Trigrams from Dugu Bo, their group arrived at the very center of the valley—

Almost impatiently, a chilling aura wafted from the mountains on both sides of the path.

Sensing this overly obvious premonition, the captain of the Royal Knights shouted, "Everyone on alert! Something's up!"

The Royal Knights guarding the Soul Masters immediately raised their lances, while the participating members from various Soul Master academies looked relaxed and carefree. In their eyes, these were probably just some bandits.

And so, something very characteristic of mountain bandits happened—

Countless rocks tumbled down from the hills on both sides like raindrops.

The only difference between them and bandits is that these rocks appeared very abruptly and neatly, which is not something that bandits could have done.

Neither the Soul Masters nor the members of the Royal Knights posed any threat from these rolling stones. However, to avoid a situation where they were too busy dealing with the falling stones to deal with the "bandits" that would follow, the commander of the Royal Knights...

While having his teammates stand on either side, using shields and spears to resist the rolling stones, he had the teachers and students from various Soul Master academies... get off the vehicles and run towards the edge of the valley ahead.

Chapter 117 Chrysanthemum Douluo

If everyone in the Royal Knights and the carriage were ordinary people, this would indeed be the best course of action, since the valley terrain is very disadvantageous for a caravan that has been ambushed.

However, given that everyone is a Soul Master, with only differences in level, the plan was to have some people withstand the falling rocks while others "escape"...

It can only be said that the mental energy shields that Xiao Yan added to all the carriages were wasted.

In short, after seeing that even the Crown Prince, who was in the very center of the convoy, had gotten out of his car and moved forward, Xiao Yan didn't bother to think much about it and simply followed behind Liu Erlong and Flander, moving quickly forward with the others.

Seeing that Xiao Yan was giving up, Dugu Bo, who was originally going to take action, simply pretended to be an ordinary teacher and blended into the crowd.

As the crowd continued to advance, the number of rocks rolling down the hills on both sides gradually became too much for the Royal Knights to handle. At this point, the teachers and students who had been in the ranks of the knights were forced to step in and smash the boulders.

After a series of thrilling but safe journeys, the plains beyond the valley were already visible ahead.

Perhaps they didn't want the people below to escape out of the valley...

A whistle sounded from somewhere, and thousands of men in black suddenly appeared on the hills on both sides, rushing down at an astonishing speed. In order to cover the retreating Royal Knights, the soul masters of the fifteen academies could only rely on their own strength to protect themselves.

However, the teachers and students of the fifteen academies combined numbered only about two hundred, while the number of bandits coming down from the mountain was about 1,500. On average, each person had to face an attack by about seven people. Although the number of Soul Masters among the bandits was not large, their teamwork was several times better than that of the students in the Soul Master Academy. The bandits could easily neutralize first and second ring Soul Skills.

Even if someone spares no effort to unleash a powerful soul skill, it will be blocked by a soul master of level 50 or above who emerges from among the black-clad bandits. After blocking these powerful soul skills, these soul masters will blend into the crowd and disappear. Even the soul emperor and soul saint level teachers of various academies will find it difficult to distinguish the soul master bandits who have blended into the crowd.

The appearance of these high-level Soul Master bandits confirmed Flander's guess—this was an organized attack. After all, there were very few Soul Masters above level 50 on this continent, and in this attack, no fewer than thirty Soul Kings had appeared in the area he could see.

"Conserve your soul power and just hold off the opponent." After understanding all this, Flander gave this instruction.

Even setting aside the fact that there's a Title Douluo like Dugu Bo right beside them, even if a Soul Master appears later that the students can't handle, someone will step in...

Flander's gaze inadvertently swept over Xue Qinghe, who was being protected by several powerful Soul Masters. He didn't believe that the Crown Prince wouldn't have a Soul Douluo-level guardian by his side.

Fifteen hundred people besieged fifteen colleges, with each college facing an average of about one hundred enemies.

However, this calculation is not actually accurate. After all, some of the weaker academies... such as those that Xiao Yan and Lin Dong defeated seven at once, only had fifty or sixty bandits around them. However, the momentum of these dozen or so people fighting against fifty or sixty people was much louder than in other areas, and they released their fancy soul skills almost without restraint.

Powerful Soul Master academies, especially Shrek Academy and Canghui Academy, face two to three times more bandits than ordinary academies, and they also have several more Soul Masters above level 50 than other academies.

Xiao Yan swung the Xuan Heavy Ruler, effortlessly blocking the blood-red curved blade swung by the black-clad bandit beside him. With a flick of the ruler, he knocked the bandit back, then casually held the Xuan Heavy Ruler to the side, blocking a magma soul skill released by a burly bandit.

"The temperature is alright, I can make a cup of hot tea."

Under the incredulous gaze of the burly bandit, the magma was completely blocked by the Xuan Heavy Ruler. Xiao Yan even had the leisure to make a comment.

"You bastard..."

Get out of the way!

Just as the burly bandit was furiously preparing to unleash a new soul skill, the bandit who had previously been wielding a blood-red scimitar precisely blocked the flying needles launched by Tang San.

While the two of them were holding off the uninterested Xiao Yan, Tang San, who was protecting Xiao Wu, was freely unleashing hidden weapons, clearing out all the low-level bandits in the area. Even the other four Soul Kings were taken down by Liu Erlong and Flander while defending against the hidden weapons.

In other words, at this moment, there are only the two bandits around Shrek Academy.

Similarly, the bandits surrounding other colleges also began to suffer large-scale casualties, and the high-level black-clad bandits were also found and entangled by the teachers of various colleges.

"gone."

The burly bandit had no objection to the scimitar-wielding bandits.

"Don't think about it!"

However, Tang San had a different opinion. With a shout, he took a black box from the soul tool at his waist—

Crack, crack, crack—a series of snapping sounds came from the black box, and streaks of dark shadow shot out.

The two bandits didn't even turn around at the sound of the strong wind behind them, and continued walking straight into the main bandit group.

Seeing his trump card ignored, Tang San revealed a mocking smile. The black box in his hand was called the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, and the power of its bolts was enough to penetrate the body of an unsuspecting Soul King. He had already foreseen the death of these two bandits who had been harassing Xiao Yan for a long time...

Just as Tang San was feeling smug, three figures appeared between the several dark shadows and the two bandits. The leader casually waved his sleeve, and dozens of crossbow bolts were shot down.

Just then, the burly bandit turned around, and the mocking look in his eyes made Tang San feel resentful. However, the pressure from the three figures that appeared in front of the Shrek Academy students made Tang San unable to move. He could only watch helplessly as the two bandits joined up with a female bandit who came from the other side and then disappeared into the crowd.

'His mental strength is not bad, barely reaching the level of a second-tier talisman master.'

After the three figures disappeared into the crowd, Xiao Yan calmly withdrew his gaze. The female bandit had just retreated from Canghui Academy. If nothing unexpected happened, the two who "ambushed" him, along with the one who attacked Lin Dong, should be the Golden Generation of the Spirit Hall that "Xue Qinghe" mentioned.

As Xiao Yan withdrew his gaze, the three Soul Masters released their Martial Souls and Soul Rings: eight, seven, and seven, which corresponded to one Soul Douluo and two Soul Saints.

Upon seeing the spirit rings of the three, Liu Erlong and Flander felt a chill run down their spines. Without hesitation, they killed the four spirit kings they had captured and intended to use for negotiations. If Yu Xiaogang were here, the three of them could fight against these three with their combined spirit fusion technique. But there were no ifs. Given the current disparity in strength, they had no time to pay attention to the four captured spirit kings.

Of course, all of this is predicated on the premise that a certain titled Douluo, who is trying to take advantage of the chaos, does not make a move.

Seeing Liu Erlong and Flander kill the four people so decisively, the Soul Douluo snorted coldly, raised his hand and waved, and the three of them pressed forward at the same time. Two Soul Saints pounced directly on Flander and Liu Erlong, while he slowly walked towards Xiao Yan and the others.

"How to do?"

As the Soul Douluo walked over, Tang San asked in a low voice, his gaze fixed on Xiao Yan.

The strength of a Soul Douluo is definitely beyond their current capabilities to challenge. The only way to resolve this predicament is for Xiao Yan to ask that Title Douluo for help.

"Why don't you give it a try?" Xiao Yan's gaze swept over the group of people who were gradually approaching, and he asked with great interest.

"What's there to try?" Ma Hongjun said with a bitter face. "Boss Xiao, he's a Soul Douluo! He has three more Soul Rings than you! How could we possibly beat him!"

“There might still be a chance of escaping successfully,” Oscar’s lips twitched slightly. “Isn’t Your Majesty Bi Lin Xiao Yan’s teacher? It’s not shameful to ask your teacher for help!”

The Contra warrior kept closing in, and the pressure in the air kept increasing. If there hadn't been a sliver of hope, Oscar would have already started making Golden Wing Sausage.

"What kind of skill is it to bully children?"

A clear voice rang out, and at the same time, a gentle aura enveloped everyone. The pressure from the Soul Douluo instantly vanished, and everyone looked in the direction from which the voice came with a sigh of relief.

A tall, thin old man appeared not far from them, holding a dragon-headed cane that was over four meters long. This man was none other than Meng Shu, the Dragon Lord they had met in the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Long time no see, Brother Eagle," Meng Shu looked up at the Soul Douluo, "I never expected Brother Eagle to have fallen into the life of a bandit. How delightful!" His words were full of sarcasm.

Upon seeing Meng Shu step forward, the Soul Douluo frowned and instinctively looked in one direction. There, two Soul Kings were struggling against an old woman, whose body was adorned with seven Soul Rings.

Seemingly noticing the man's gaze, the old woman looked over coldly.

The Contra, named Lordiara, sighed silently. Then, a sharp cry rang out from his mouth, the piercing sound breaking through the air.

Meng Shu's expression changed drastically in an instant: "You have accomplices?!"

“I’m just a gofer,” Lordiara sneered. “I advise you to take the Snake Woman and leave now. I promise we won’t harm your granddaughter, but if you don’t leave…”

Seeing the cold smile on Lordia's face, Meng Shu's heart sank to the bottom. He naturally knew where this Soul Douluo came from, but he had never revealed the person's identity. After all, if he revealed his identity, he would not be the only one to suffer.

"Loldiala, you're really getting worse as you get older. You can't even handle such a simple situation?"

The soft, feminine voice drifted from afar. It seemed as if the voice was still far away when it called out the name of the Soul Douluo, but as soon as it finished speaking the last word, the figure had already quietly appeared in front of everyone.

It was still a masked man, whose age was impossible to discern from his voice, except that he was not dressed in black, but in white.

'It's out already?'

Xiao Yan casually glanced at Meng Shu, who groaned and took a step back, and sent a few pills to him with a telepathic message.

Afterwards, Xiao Yan looked at the white-robed man opposite him with great interest. According to Dugu Bo, the martial soul of this man seemed to be the golden chrysanthemum in Dugu Bo's herb garden.

The man in white let out an eerie laugh, "So it's an old friend. No wonder Lordiara couldn't handle it. Long time no see, you two are quite bold, forcing me to make my appearance."

"Oh? So you had no choice but to come out? Chrysanthemum Pass, it's been a while, you've gotten quite the show of power, haven't you?"

Seeing that his old rivals had made their appearance, Dugu Bo stopped pretending. He casually waved his hand and killed the two Soul Saints who were still entangled with Flander and Liu Erlong, then swaggered to the front.

"What? You didn't expect to find yourself in this academy?"

Seeing the extremely ugly expression on the white-robed man's face, Dugu Bo smiled maliciously. If it were before, he would have been 100% wary of this white-robed titled Douluo, let alone such mockery. However, since taking the poison pill and reaching level 98 in soul power, Dugu Bo was no longer afraid of this person.

"Old Poisoner, what are you doing here?"

The white-robed Douluo's soft voice had taken on a cold edge, though it was slightly lacking in strength.

“My disciples are all here, why can’t I be here?” Dugu Bo grinned.

"Your disciple?" The white-robed Douluo frowned, his gaze falling on Xiao Yan. "I can make the decision to let you leave here with your disciple."

"Leave here?" Dugu Bo curled his lips in disdain. "You've probably forgotten how you were poisoned last time, haven't you?"

Upon hearing this, the white-robed Douluo's expression turned even uglier. During his last duel with Dugu Bo, he only realized that Dugu Bo, that old poison master, had somehow increased his soul power and even made his poison skills more terrifying, until he collapsed from poisoning. Even he couldn't avoid being poisoned. If someone hadn't been there for him, he might already be a corpse.

"Dugu Bo, you need to think this through. Can you bear the consequences of being our enemy?" the white-robed Douluo said coldly.

"Don't just threaten me," Dugu Bo curled his lip, "You know how I became famous, do you know the consequences of being my enemy?"

They looked at each other in silence, and the situation reached a stalemate.

'Ask him about his purpose,' Xiao Yan sighed inwardly, 'and see if it was the rabbit that gave him away, or what.' If he had known that Dugu Bo could directly confront this person, he would have rather created a random Title Douluo himself.

"Alright, we're old acquaintances, and if we keep talking like this, who knows when it will end?" Dugu Bo's face fell slightly after hearing Xiao Yan's words.

"Tell me, what did your boss send you here for?"

Seeing Dugu Bo suddenly relent, the white-robed Douluo's eyes were filled with gloom. He had known Dugu Bo for so long, and he had never seen this old poisoner ever relent. He absolutely did not believe that Dugu Bo had no ulterior motives.

"Let's talk up there," the white-robed Douluo said calmly, glancing at the sky.

"Okay, let's go."

Dugu Bo was not surprised at all by his old rival's wariness. If he had said it so directly, Dugu Bo would have had to worry about whether he was lying.