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

"You've always cultivated battle qi?" Dan smiled as she looked at Xiao Yan. "Have you really always thought that way? Do you really believe that on a continent where everyone cultivates soul power, you've cultivated battle qi?"

"So, all I've been cultivating for the past ten years or so has been soul power?"

“Actually, you could say it’s extremely rare and thin Dou Qi. After all, the Dou Crystals you’ve condensed do exist,” Dan explained. “So, essentially, what you’ve been cultivating for the past ten years or so has always been your realm.”

"That's why I said that in the ten years in Douluo Continent, you could have cultivated all the way to Dou Huang or even Dou Zong, but in the end, I said 'although it was just that your realm went up'."

“I see…” Xiao Yan nodded.

So, that's why both the Battle Cyclone and the Battle Crystal are so much smaller than I remembered?

At this moment, Xiao Yan and Yao Lao finally understood why their Dou Qi vortex and Dou Crystals were ridiculously small when they broke through to Dou Zhe and Da Dou Shi in Douluo Continent.

声明

Let me tell you a few things

1. When a soul breaks through to the Spirit Realm, it absorbs "spiritual energy." Here, we assume this spiritual energy is equivalent to the scarce spiritual energy found in The Great Ruler.

2. Soul power is the same as mental power, but it's referred to as soul power in the Battle Through the Heavens series, while mental power is used in Martial Universe.

Thirdly, if I don't mess up the writing later on, I'll write about the vast world... probably...

Chapter 134 Breakthrough to the Spirit Realm

"Then, how do you assimilate soul power into battle aura?"

"After I remove the surrounding soul barrier, I will release control over the soul power in your body..." Dan was very satisfied with Xiao Yan's reaction. "Even subconscious control won't work. In the initial stage of power conversion, all you need to do is let the power in your body gradually drain away."

"Let the power drain away...?" Xiao Yan's expression was slightly conflicted.

In the final three years of his life on Douluo Continent, all he could do to curb his ever-increasing Dou Qi and Soul Power was to continuously strengthen his control over Dou Qi... or rather, Soul Power, until he reached a point where he could perfectly control every bit of power. Therefore, letting power drain away was no problem for Xiao Yan, except...

"If we let our power drain away like this, when will we be able to start cultivating again?"

With only about a year left until his coming-of-age ceremony, if Xiao Yan's Dou Qi cannot reach the seventh level again by then, he will have to be assigned to various family businesses to manage ordinary affairs, as required by the clan rules.

“Regardless of your cultivation level, your Dou Qi will return to its peak state after a year,” Dan naturally understood what Xiao Yan was worried about. “In fact, once you have become extremely proficient in the conversion of power, even if you arrive on another continent, you will be able to convert the power in your body into the power cultivated on that continent in just a few breaths!”

"That's good," Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief, "Then... I'll have to trouble you next, Senior Dan."

"It's alright. As the guardian of this legacy, it's my duty to help you transform your power," Dan said with a light laugh.

As Dan Jiang's soul barrier dissipated, Xiao Yan also released control over the restless 'Battle Qi' within his body, allowing it to slowly dissipate around him. At the same time, Xiao Yan noticed a purple figure leaping gracefully like an elf on the mountain path behind him.

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With a light touch of her toes on the mountain rocks, Xiao Xun'er, like a purple butterfly, gracefully leaped onto the mountaintop, her beautiful figure tracing an alluring arc. She slightly turned her head, her gaze sweeping over the boy on the edge of the cliff.

Looking at the young man, Xun'er was slightly taken aback. Although it had only been half a day since they last met, she felt that Xiao Yan seemed to have gained something from him.

When their eyes met, Xun'er finally noticed something new about Xiao Yan—confidence.

Three years later, the brightest halo on the boy from back then seems to have finally returned.

Somewhat captivated by the faint smile playing on the boy's lips, Xiao Xun'er's pretty face broke into adorable dimples as she smiled gently and said, "Judging from Brother Xiao Yan's current appearance, it seems he doesn't need Xun'er's comforting words."

“...People always need to grow,” Xiao Yan shrugged and smiled, “especially after experiencing such a blow.”

For Xiao Yan now, more than ten years have passed since Nalan Yanran broke off the engagement. The hatred he once felt has long been worn away by countless medicinal herbs, medicinal properties, pill formulas, and even the knowledge of Soul Masters.

Although she still insisted on the three-year agreement, it was no longer to prove herself. She simply wanted to wash away all the shame that Nalan Yanran's grand attempt to annul the engagement had brought to the Xiao family.

"She'll definitely regret it!" Xun'er pursed her lips and chuckled softly, looking very confident.

"Perhaps, who could have predicted it?" Xiao Yan smiled faintly, casually straightened his clothes, and walked towards the girl.

As he drew closer, Xiao Yan vaguely realized that the girl who had always followed him in his memory had now blossomed into such a beautiful and charming young woman…

'What are you thinking? She's your sister!'

Xiao Yan banished that fleeting thought completely. At the same time, to Xiao Xun'er's astonishment, he raised his hand and pinched her delicate cheek. The moment their skin touched, both of their hearts skipped a beat—

'Such pure fire attribute, and this color...'

During their brief encounter, Xiao Yan sensed that Xiao Xun'er possessed fire-attribute fighting spirit that was in no way weaker than his own, and that the golden flame that flickered for a moment seemed to be a kind of strange fire!

'The fighting spirit is still dissipating, and it's much more noticeable than before...'

Although Xiao Xun'er also noticed the unusual fire-attribute fighting spirit within Xiao Yan's body, she was more worried about the dissipation of this seemingly uncontrollable fighting spirit.

For the past three years, Xiao Yan had been at the third level of Dou Qi. However, when Xiao Xun'er was in contact with Xiao Yan, she never noticed any loss of Dou Qi in his body. But at this moment, the obvious rate of loss could not be concealed at all.

"Let's go. Father must be worried after being away for so long." Xiao Yan withdrew his hand somewhat hastily and revealed a bright smile.

"Um……"

For a moment, Xiao Xun'er was stunned by Xiao Yan's smile. She even forgot to ask if there was anything wrong with Xiao Yan's body. She was in a daze as Xiao Yan took her hand and led her down the mountain.

"Brother Xiao Yan..."

On the way down the mountain, Xun'er, finally snapping out of her daze from Xiao Yan's smile, softly called out Xiao Yan's name.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Xiao Yan turned around, somewhat puzzled.

"If... I mean, if..." Xun'er pursed her lips slightly, "If Brother Xiao Yan encounters any difficulties during his cultivation, he can tell Xun'er. As long as it's within Xun'er's power, she will definitely help Brother Xiao Yan achieve it..."

These words startled Xiao Yan so much that he forgot to breathe for a moment.

"Of course!"

After regaining his senses, Xiao Yan said with a smile, "If I encounter any difficulties, I will definitely ask Xun'er for help. But Xun'er, don't go back on your word then, okay?"

"Does Brother Xiao Yan think I'm a person who doesn't keep his word?" Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, Xun'er suddenly straightened her face, stared into Xiao Yan's eyes, and asked.

"Uh..." The sudden change stunned Xiao Yan. After realizing that Xun'er seemed to be angry, he cautiously said, "Um... what I said just now was just a joke..."

Seeing Xiao Yan's cautious demeanor, Xun'er's stern face suddenly thawed, revealing a charming smile like a spring breeze. "Of course I know."

"?"

"What I just said was just a joke, okay?"

"Ah... ah?"

"I'm going back first. Brother Xiao Yan, you should come down as soon as possible too!" Looking at Xiao Yan, who was still in a daze, Xun'er chuckled and leaped a few times, heading towards the Xiao family mansion at the foot of the mountain.

Before entering the Xiao family compound, Xiao Xun'er turned around and looked at Xiao Yan, who was standing blankly on the mountainside. She smiled slightly and murmured, "Nalan Yanran... should I hate you or thank you?"

As night fell and all things fell asleep, Xiao Yan, who was lying in bed, quietly opened his eyes.

'Ready?'

The moment Xiao Yan opened his eyes, Yao Lao's voice echoed in his mind, 'Breaking through to the Spirit Realm here?'

"The coming year... will be my weakest and most vulnerable time," Xiao Yan sighed softly, taking out a jade bottle from his Awakening Flame Ring. "Perhaps any manipulation of my battle qi could lead to a failure in the power conversion..."

"For the Yunlan Sect and the Nalan family, even if there's only a sliver of a chance that I've 'regained' my talent, they might preemptively eliminate the Xiao family to prevent any unforeseen events three years from now," Xiao Yan said, placing the sky-blue pill in his palm. "Although this might just be my personal opinion, and although the Yunlan Sect and the Nalan family might not care about a genius from a small family in a second-rate city..."

"But I absolutely will not allow such an unstable possibility to exist!"

Xiao Yan once thought that a city lord would never care about a 'genius' in a force established by a Soul Sect. Then, that force was destroyed. Xiao Yan, who could have prevented all of this from happening, was unable to stop it from taking place.

Now, the situation is still similar, except that the Soul Emperor has been replaced by the Dou Huang, and the Soul Sect Master by the Great Dou Shi. Everything else, even the status of this 'strongman' in the empire, is somewhat similar, although the city lords of the border cities are no match for the Dou Huang.

Seeing Xiao Yan's resolute expression, Yao Lao sighed and floated out from the Bone Flame Ring.

"I will help you block all the fluctuations of your soul's transformation, so go ahead and do it with confidence!"

"Yes!" Xiao Yan nodded heavily.

A ruthless glint flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes. He raised his right hand and put the sky-blue pill directly into his mouth. The pill melted instantly upon entering his mouth, and its immense medicinal power flowed down his throat and into Xiao Yan's body.

The moment the medicine entered his body, Xiao Yan's head buzzed, and the soul power between his eyebrows suddenly swelled up. The rapid expansion caused a violent swelling sensation between Xiao Yan's eyebrows, making it look as if his head was about to explode.

However, Xiao Yan had a premonition of this sudden surge of power. After all, in the past three years, Yao Lao had emphasized more than once that if he kept suppressing the growth and evolution of his soul power, he might suffer a severe soul injury if he was not careful when he needed it to evolve.

Calming his mind, Xiao Yan closely monitored the changes within his body—

The medicinal power dissipated and flowed through the body for a moment before quickly evaporating. Wisps of strange sky-blue smoke surged upwards, passed through the body, and reached the space between the eyebrows, finally intertwining with the soul power residing there.

As the smoke intertwined with his soul, Xiao Yan could clearly feel a powerful and strange energy rapidly seeping into his soul. At the same time, the strength of his soul increased dramatically at an alarming rate.

Even though he was prepared, Xiao Yan couldn't help but gasp in surprise. But since it was his own soul power, he could only try his best to slow down its expansion and make his head feel a little better.

Finally, at a certain moment, when Xiao Yan was almost unable to bear it any longer, a deep, explosive sound that caused his eardrums to ache erupted from the depths of his mind.

"Oh!"

Even though he was prepared, the sudden explosion still made Xiao Yan feel dizzy and disoriented, his mind a complete blank.

"almost……"

The old apothecary had been watching Xiao Yan's reaction after taking the pill. When he saw Xiao Yan suddenly look up, the old apothecary breathed a sigh of relief. The most difficult moment of breaking through to the Spirit Realm had passed. Next, only the final transformation remained.

Spiritual energy slowly overflowed from the energy of heaven and earth, and finally, it surged towards Xiao Yan's brow in an overwhelming manner.

After this situation continued for nearly an hour, the spiritual energy between Xiao Yan's brows suddenly fluctuated violently. Finally, an invisible wave, invisible to the naked eye, quietly spread out, eventually passing through the surrounding houses and spreading throughout Wutan City.

As this wave spread out, in that instant, the energy of heaven and earth in Wutan City suddenly surged like boiling oil in a pot.

This sudden fluctuation in the heavens and earth had no effect on 99% of the residents of Wutan City. Most of the conscious people were also unaware of it due to their insufficient strength, and just looked around blankly.

Only in a private house near the Xiao family's residence did a dark-skinned, aged man suddenly feel a tremor in his heart.

'Has someone broken through to the Spirit Realm here?'

Although he himself was a long way from the Spirit Realm Soul, even if he hadn't eaten pork, hadn't he seen pigs run? He had gazed at certain geniuses breaking through to the Spirit Realm Soul more than once from afar.

'Protect the young lady!'

Without any hesitation, the person instantly left the temporary residence, hiding in the shadows, and quickly moved towards the target being protected.

Who are you?

However, before this person could enter the Xiao family, a blurry figure appeared in front of him and asked a simple question.

“...Ling Ying”.

Knowing that this was the person who had broken through to the Spirit Realm in the northwest border of the Dou Qi Continent, Ling Ying dared not be careless. He stared intently at the person, not daring to move.

"Besides you, the strongest person in this city is only a Great Dou Master," Xiao Yan, in his soul form, stared intently at the Dou Huang before him. A Dou Huang who cultivated a concealment technique was at least at the Earth Rank. "Are you from the Yunlan Sect?"

"Do you think that's possible?" Unable to discern the person's identity from his words, Ling Ying could only coldly twitch the corner of her mouth and ask in return.