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

"What? You're panicking now that they've come knocking?" Xiao Yan didn't answer Lü Man's question, but just smiled. "Weren't you the one who went on a killing spree in our sect a few months ago?"

you fart!

Green Barbarian's face twitched violently, and she almost lost control of her emotions and cursed out loud, but in the end she didn't say those words. After all, in her opinion, she was just an innocent bystander who was dragged into this, and the two men in black robes were obviously targeting Mo Cheng, who was beside her.

Therefore, before Mo Cheng could utter his first words, Lü Man lightly tapped his shoulder with her index finger, letting him become a "stone statue" with no restrictions except for movement.

"You two are after the Mo family, aren't you?" After casually kicking Mo Cheng off the platform, Lü Man looked warily at Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong below. "You can do whatever you want to the Mo family, I just need to take one person with me!"

Seeing Lü Man's behavior towards Mo Cheng, those below understood that this Dou Huang was clearly not standing behind the Mo family. Furthermore, since Yun Yun hadn't appeared, some of the quick-witted ones roughly realized—

The Mo family is still the same Mo family that clings to the Yunlan Sect's coattails. However, today the Mo family has been targeted by three Dou Huangs, and before making their move, these Dou Huangs have even labeled the Mo family as having defected to the sect.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Mohist school is doomed today.

“You seem to have misunderstood something,” Xiao Yan laughed. “I said from the beginning that our target… is you!” His disguised, withered hand slowly emerged from his sleeve, and violent fire-attribute battle qi gathered in his palm. A strange, emerald-green flame reappeared on his hand.

Green Barbarian glanced discreetly at the emerald green flames, and, sensing that they were definitely not ordinary beast fire, sighed softly, "Judging from your expression, you probably don't know my origins, do you?"

"Have you heard of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion?" Green Barbarian said this with extreme calmness.

Compared to the Poison Sect and the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect of the Izumo Empire, the powerful figures of the Jiama Empire were clearly unfamiliar with the name "Heavenly Serpent Palace." Even Nalan Yanran, a disciple of the Yunlan Sect's sect leader, looked completely bewildered.

"The Heavenly Serpent Palace is the most powerful force in the Northwest Continent. It is said to have one Dou Zun and several Dou Zong..."

Xiao Yan slowly introduced the information about the Heavenly Serpent Mansion. Even after hearing only the first few sentences, the powerful figures in the living room fell silent. Even Hai Bodong, who was next to Xiao Yan, leaned back slightly. Clearly, he was also frightened by what Xiao Yan said.

Seeing Hai Bodong's reaction, Lü Man breathed a sigh of relief. In her view, Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong were on the same side; since one of them was intimidated, the other should be too—

“The powerful figures of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion are usually accompanied by snake-like magical beasts of the same rank,” Xiao Yan changed the subject, “So, this Dou Huang young lady from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, where is your sixth-rank snake-like magical beast?”

Although she couldn't see Xiao Yan's expression, Lü Man could feel that the expression on her own face had completely frozen.

The impression of the powerful figures of the Heavenly Serpent Palace on the continent is not wrong. After all, their familiarity with snake-type magical beasts, having inherited the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil, is unmatched by others. However, the "powerful figures of the Heavenly Serpent Palace" generally refers to those above the Dou Zong level. Although she gained the friendship of the Eight-Winged Black Serpent King, it was only a friendship!

"White Fang is nearby, give me some time..." Green Barbarian said with a dry laugh.

Upon hearing this, not only Hai Bodong, but even the powerful figures of the Jia Ma Empire who were stunned by the words felt something was amiss, and suspicious gazes were cast one after another toward Green Barbarian.

Green Barbarian was very annoyed by these stares, but the two Dou Huangs in front of her were staring straight at her, so even if she wanted to teach them a lesson, she couldn't.

Do you think I'd give you that kind of time?

"Won't……"

Green Barbarian chuckled dryly, but in the next instant, the floor beside Xiao Yan suddenly exploded, and countless broad green tree trunks emerged from the ground, then intertwined with each other in a flash, forming a wooden cage that sealed Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong inside.

The moment the two were trapped, Green Barbarian flicked her toes on the ground, attempting to escape quickly. As for the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil that the Eight-Winged Black Serpent King had sensed…

Only by surviving can the mission be completed!

However, before Green Barbarian could leave its spot, emerald green flames surged out of the wooden cage, burning it to ashes in the blink of an eye. At the same time, a foot imbued with fierce energy kicked hard at Green Barbarian's head.

Sensing the ferocity of Xiao Yan's attack, Lü Man waved her hand, and a huge wooden stake suddenly rose up from the ground, splintering wood and blocking Xiao Yan's attack.

Unfortunately, the flying wood chips landed in Mo Cheng's eyes below the platform. Before he could utter his last words, Mo Cheng, who wanted to unify the northeastern provinces of the Jia Ma Empire, died.

Green Barbarian, who had no interest in the life or death of Mo Cheng and all the members of the Mo family, twisted his body strangely in mid-air and shot out of the hall.

"Stop her!"

While casually using the wood chips to eliminate all the Mo family members who knew about the Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil and Xiao Ding, Xiao Yan shouted loudly.

Just as Lü Man was about to leave, a sudden chill rose from the gate, instantly condensing into a thick ice shield that completely blocked the gate. Hai Bodong stood around the ice shield.

After glancing at Hai Bodong near the ice shield, Lü Man sighed, lightly touched the ground with her toes, and returned to the center of the hall.

"Why bother? Our target is the Mo family, why kill each other now?" Green Barbarian said with a smile as she leaped onto the top of a pillar and looked at Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong warily.

In the spacious hall, three powerful auras surged forth, and everyone in the hall stared blankly at the three figures on the pillars...

Chapter 182 Taken

At the top of the massive pillar, three figures stood, their imposing aura making everyone in the hall feel breathless.

Looking at the three figures on the pillar, Nalan Yanran was filled with shock. Without a doubt, these three were all Dou Huang level experts. There would be no more than five experts of this level in the Jia Ma Empire, but they actually met three of them in this small Mo family.

'This matter must be reported to the teacher as soon as possible!' A thought flashed through Nalan Yanran's mind, and at this moment, her eyes were filled with an unprecedented solemnity.

Three Dou Huang powerhouses are enough to cause chaos in the Jia Ma Empire, not to mention that two of them are Dou Huangs from the Chu Yun Empire. The only thing to be thankful for is that only one of the two Dou Huangs from the Chu Yun Empire is a poison master.

Green Barbarian stared at Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong, who were surrounding him at an angle. A hint of regret flashed across her face, and then she said with a touch of helplessness, "If I had known that it would attract two Dou Huang experts, I shouldn't have come today. Anyway, the Mo family can't handle what I'm looking for."

Green Barbarian's gaze swept over Mo Cheng's corpse on the floor. She felt utterly disgusted with him. According to what she had heard, this guy had tried to use the two Dou Huangs to lure them here.

"No matter when you appear, we will be there to protect you," Xiao Yan insisted on maintaining his current persona. "After all, we were both drawn here because of you!"

"Is that so?" Green Barbarian shook her head with a smile, glancing at Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong, and chuckled, "Although you two are also Dou Huangs, you still can't stop me."

"Let's do it!"

"Let her out. If you fight her in the lobby, your identity will be easily exposed!"

Upon hearing Lü Man's words, Xiao Yan did not hesitate for a moment. With a low shout, surging emerald green flames rose from his arm, and the temperature in the hall suddenly increased significantly.

However, while issuing the order, Xiao Yan did not forget to send a telepathic message to Hai Bodong, asking him to hold back a little and let the woman out before fighting her. However, given Hai Bodong's current level of a two-star Dou Huang, even if he did not hold back, the woman would probably be able to break through from Hai Bodong's direction.

Hai Bodong was naturally unaware of the slander Xiao Yan was harboring against him. The moment he heard Xiao Yan's low shout, Hai Bodong quickly formed several energy hand seals, and a chilling aura condensed in front of him, creating dozens of sharp ice spikes as thick as thighs out of thin air.

With a flick of his sleeve, dozens of ice spikes shot out, completely covering all the space where the Green Barbarian could hide.

Xiao Yan, who had already stepped onto the top of the platform and was rushing towards Lü Man, arrived right in front of her. His fist, enveloped in Netherworld Poison Fire, slammed down on her body with a sonic boom and intense heat.

Facing the combined attack of Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong, Lü Man stomped her foot, and with a cracking sound, a huge wooden wall suddenly shot out from the pillar beneath her feet. At the same time, she opened her right hand, and five emerald green thorn energy whips shot out from her fingertips. As the whips danced, all the rapidly approaching ice spikes were deflected.

The wooden wall that appeared in front of Xiao Yan didn't even stop him for a moment. As the wooden wall was blasted to pieces, he rose up and appeared above Green Barbarian's head like lightning as Green Barbarian tried to leave through the broken house. Then, his fist, accompanied by a whistling sound of wind breaking, slammed heavily onto Green Barbarian's shoulder.

"Oh!"

Despite the blow hitting its mark, Xiao Yan's expression remained unchanged beneath his black robe. In his perception, what he struck was not a human body, but rather something resembling soft, rotten wood.

As the rotten wood absorbed the burst of energy, it even reflected some of it back. If the Netherworld Poison Fire hadn't already spread to Green Barbarian's body, this first round of attack could be considered a complete failure.

"Tsk, the poison masters of the Izumo Empire are indeed a great scourge on the continent!" Green Barbarian said with some dissatisfaction as he felt the corrosive flames on his shoulder. He suddenly raised his right palm, and a powerful green energy pillar shot out towards Xiao Yan's chest.

In a moment of hesitation, Xiao Yan crossed his arms in front of his chest, and emerald green flames rose up, completely blocking the energy pillar. Although the attack did not harm Xiao Yan, the force contained in the energy pillar still pushed him away.

Looking at Xiao Yan being pushed out, Lü Man had no doubts. She raised her left hand and extinguished the flames on her right shoulder. At the same time, an aura far exceeding that of Hai Bodong burst out from her body.

Suddenly, the thick ceiling of the hall burst open, and amidst the falling wood chips and tiles, the azure sky was revealed.

"Hehe, gentlemen, farewell!"

Green Barbarian laughed, and emerald green battle aura wings quickly formed behind her before she soared into the sky.

"Ice Shield, form!"

Seeing the green barbarian trying to rush out of the hall, Hai Bodong let out a low shout. Instantly, energy fluctuated rapidly on the ceiling, and finally, to the astonishment of those below, a wide ice shield formed that completely covered the ceiling.

Of course, under Xiao Yan's instructions, the ice shield that was formed at this moment was not very strong. Although it was powerful, any Dou Ling in the hall could easily shatter it.

However, in Green Barbarian's eyes, this fragile ice shield was a manifestation of Hai Bodong's lack of fighting spirit and insufficient strength.

"Ha, didn't your master tell you not to create such useless things when your fighting spirit is insufficient?"

While mocking Hai Bodong, Lü Man's right hand flashed out a hand seal, and in the blink of an eye, several cyan spiked wooden stakes formed. Then, mixed with extremely fierce energy, they slammed hard into the ice shield.

"Crack!" With just one impact, the seemingly indestructible ice shield shattered.

"Farewell!" The moment the ice shield shattered, Green Barbarian flapped its wings, not having time to care about the flames that Xiao Yan had launched behind it, and burst out of the hall.

Glancing at the soaring Green Barbarian, Xiao Yan curled his lips. If it weren't for the worry that Hai Bodong's identity would be exposed here, causing a flaw in the Yunlan Sect later, Green Barbarian wouldn't have had the chance to escape so easily.

"Chase!"

After leaving behind a single word, Xiao Yan unfurled his emerald green fiery wings and then soared into the sky like a roc, chasing after Green Barbarian.

Hai Bodong, who had been looked down upon, remained silent, his face grim as he spread his icy wings and followed behind Xiao Yan.

Inside the hall, everyone stared blankly at the hall that had been utterly destroyed in a single round of combat by three Dou Huangs, their expressions twitching uncontrollably.

Nalan Yanran raised her pretty face, her expression shifting as she gazed at the azure sky. After a long while, she lightly waved her sleeves, stood up, and walked out of the hall.

"Let's go, Uncle Ge. There's no need to stay here any longer. We need to go back and report to our teacher immediately. How can three Dou Huang from an enemy country have so brazenly infiltrated the Empire's forces? Are the border generals just sitting around doing nothing?!"

Ge Ye glanced at the city lord of Yancheng who was still in the hall, chuckled dryly, and quickened his pace to catch up with Nalan Yanran.

Among the crowd, a richly dressed, middle-aged, plump man narrowed his eyes, watching Nalan Yanran leave with some displeasure. 'Reporting the Mo family's affairs to Yun Yun, and then questioning the imperial generals? Is the Nalan family preparing to fully align themselves with the Yunlan Sect?'

While muttering about Nalan Yanran's wicked behavior, the middle-aged fat man looked up at the sky. Although he was not very old, when he was a child, he seemed to have heard that there was a Dou Huang in the empire who was good at ice-type Dou Qi.

'That doesn't make sense either. The Ice Emperor could freeze an entire city without much effort; how could the ice shield he created be so fragile?'

However, while rejecting his own guess, the fat man, who was the city lord of Yancheng, still kept a watchful eye. Even if he didn't know the identity of the ice-type Dou Huang, he could still sell the information to the Temir family later.

At the very least, the fact that this Dou Huang was very familiar with the fighting techniques he used was enough to trick the Temir family into mobilizing a large number of people to investigate this ice-type Dou Huang.

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Three powerful auras swept across the sky, causing a stir in Yancheng. Many people looked up, staring blankly at the figures that flew across the sky like shooting stars.

With his soul power locked onto Green Barbarian, Xiao Yan's flight speed wasn't particularly fast. Of course, this was only relative to himself. As far as Green Barbarian was concerned, no matter whether she accelerated or slowed down, Xiao Yan remained suspended behind her, and the distance between them didn't shorten at all.

Not far behind Xiao Yan, Hai Bodong followed closely. After leaving the hall, he was able to freely use his Dou Qi. Looking at the Green Barbarian in front of him, after a slight hesitation, Hai Bodong suddenly formed a hand seal with both hands. The icy Dou Qi in his body flowed rapidly and then surged out of his body, remotely controlling the ice attribute energy that permeated the air a hundred meters away.

"Mystic Crystal Piercing Wall!"

A low shout rang out in mid-air. Immediately afterward, a few dozen meters in front of Green Barbarian, the space suddenly appeared to distort slightly. Then, white mist rapidly emerged and finally condensed in the sky like lightning into a thick ice layer that was seven or eight zhang wide. Moreover, on the surface of the ice layer, there were countless sharp ice spikes several meters long.

"Hmph!" Looking at the suddenly appearing layer of ice spikes, Green Barbarian snorted with a hint of anger. The inescapable Xiao Yan and the "suddenly powerful" Dou Qi of Hai Bodong brought her a little panic.

"Break!"

Green Barbarian slammed his right hand into the void in front of him. Instantly, emerald light surged across the sky, and countless green vines appeared out of nowhere. After they appeared, they began to intertwine with each other. In just over ten seconds, countless vines had entangled into a huge green fist that was four or five zhang in size.

The enormous fist, enveloped in energy light, slammed into the thick ice layer with a whooshing sound, shattering sharp ice spikes along its path.

After the ice shield was broken, the creature flew for a while longer. Then, the green barbarian, located in the sky above the edge of a certain forest, exhaled and stopped.

Then, just before Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong behind her reached a position that could endanger her life, a sharp whistle rang out from her mouth.

Hearing that familiar, sharp whistle, Xiao Yan smiled. Then, he instantly accelerated and arrived beside Lü Man in the blink of an eye. He pushed forward with his right palm, which collided with Lü Man's palm as she tried to push Xiao Yan away.

Although she didn't know why Xiao Yan suddenly accelerated, a smile appeared on Lü Man's face the moment they clashed. Then, she flew backwards towards the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor Bai Ya, who had just taken off into the air.

Seeing the Green Barbarian flying backwards from afar, a hint of surprise flashed in White Fang's huge pupils. Then, without thinking about why the Green Barbarian was suffering a loss in this small country, he twisted and swung his huge tail and flashed a few times, arriving behind the Green Barbarian.