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

"What's going on?" Using his enormous wings to stop Green Barbarian from flying backward, White Fang warily stared at Xiao Yan in the distance and Hai Bodong, who had arrived late, and asked in a low voice.

"The one in front is a poison master from the Izumo Empire. He's slightly stronger than me. The other one also seems to be from the Izumo Empire, but he's not very strong, around a two-star Dou Huang. In a one-on-one fight, I should be able to take him down within a hundred moves."

In a few breaths, Lü Man quickly revealed the information about Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong.

"That poison master seems to have a strange fire in his possession; if I'm not mistaken, it should be the Netherworld Poison Fire."

Then, as Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong slowly approached, Lü Man hesitated for a moment before uttering these words.

"A strange fire? Or a Netherworld Poison Fire?" White Fang grinned. "Weren't you going to find the Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil? How did you end up provoking such a jinx?"

A dark, spiraling horn grows on Bai Ya's head, and the horn contains a deadly poison. This is one of his few trump cards, but when facing a powerful opponent with a strange fire, especially one with Netherworld Poison Fire, this trump card is essentially a noose around his neck.

"Who knows what's going on with those two lunatics!" Green Barbarian replied irritably, then looked at Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong, who had stopped not far away. "Well? The Eight-Winged Black Serpent King, a sixth-order magical beast, proves I'm from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, right?"

White Fang flicked his tail slightly annoyed at Green Barbarian's way of addressing him. He might be Green Barbarian's companion in the future, but for now, he and Green Barbarian could only be said to have a good relationship!

However, with the two opponents wielding the Netherworld Poison Fire, which completely countered his own, White Fang had no choice but to accept the title. He even slightly raised his wings to shield Green Barbarian's body from view. "Do you two have business with our Heavenly Serpent Palace?"

Hai Bodong's expression changed slightly upon seeing the Eight-Winged Black Serpent King. After all, Xiao Yan had previously mentioned that the experts of the Heavenly Serpent Palace were accompanied by serpentine magical beasts of the same rank as them, and the Eight-Winged Black Serpent King perfectly matched Xiao Yan's description. Moreover...

Stealing a glance at Xiao Yan, Hai Bodong felt that if it were a one-on-one fight, even the weaker of the two, Green Barbarian, he would be no match for him!

Noticing Hai Bodong's gaze, Xiao Yan shrugged. His powerful soul force gradually enveloped the four of them. Unless the soul force of the two people opposite him completely overwhelmed Xiao Yan and reached the advanced level of the Spirit Realm, no soul information could be sent out in any way!

"The Heavenly Serpent Mansion? Perhaps," after doing all this, Xiao Yan lifted his hood, revealing his youthful face, and his voice returned to normal. "May I ask, have you heard of the Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil?"

Upon hearing the words "Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil," Green Barbarian's expression changed drastically. She, who had originally intended to accept the credit, took out the Soul Jade Fragment without hesitation and crushed it fiercely.

However, the soul power that should have directly traversed the void and reached the side of the owner of the soul jade tablet lingered in the air for a moment before suddenly disappearing.

"Spiritual realm...soul?"

The one who handed this soul jade piece to Lü Man was the Great Elder of her lineage, a super strong expert of the Nine Star Dou Zong, whose soul power surpassed all other experts of the same level, reaching the advanced level of the Mortal Realm.

However, even such a powerful soul fragment could not escape...

"I surrender, can you spare my life?" Without hesitation, White Fang chose to surrender directly; he had no intention of dying with Green Barbarian.

Chapter 183 Mental Disturbance Hai Bodong

Hai Bodong found it hard to believe that one day he would see a "flattering" smile on the face of a snake, especially since this "snake" was a sixth-order magical beast, and in terms of strength alone, it was even stronger than the Eight-Winged Black Serpent King, who was stronger than him decades ago.

Compared to the subtle expression on Hai Bodong's face, Xiao Yan was much calmer. He casually extinguished the soul message that Lü Man wanted to send out, and then looked at Lü Man again.

"You have information about the Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil, don't you? Hand it over." Xiao Yan looked at her calmly, as if the person in front of him was not a charming and beautiful woman, but a skeleton.

"If I give you the thing, will I be able to survive?" Green Barbarian asked with a strained smile.

"At least we have a choice..."

"No, boss, shouldn't you consider my situation first?" Bai Ya hurriedly interrupted Xiao Yan. "I'm a six-star Dou Huang, after all. You should at least give me a second glance, right?"

White Fang's shameless appearance made Green Barbarian look like she'd seen a ghost. This snake had never shown this side of itself in front of the Grand Elder of her lineage!

If White Fang knew what Green Barbarian was thinking, he would probably show a disgusted expression, right?

They are people from the Heavenly Serpent Palace, so why would they forget what a soul in the Spirit Realm represents, and what it means to possess a different kind of fire?

Of course, unaware of what Green Barbarian was thinking, White Teeth continued to look at Xiao Yan with fawning eyes.

"Phew," Xiao Yan, feeling a little uneasy under Bai Ya's gaze, exhaled, rolled his eyes, and said, "You heard what I want to know, right? Are you sure you want to surrender right now?"

"What else can we do but surrender?" White Fang wagged his tail. "We can't win a fight, and we can't escape, so of course we can only surrender."

"Besides, isn't it just the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil? At most, I can be that person's study companion for a few years. After that person grows up with your help, I might be able to break through a few more times. Ten wings or twelve wings are not impossible, right?"

For a moment, Hai Bodong felt as if he were hallucinating, mistaking a small dog wagging its tail for a majestic sixth-tier magical beast, the Eight-Winged Black Serpent King.

"...You're quite insightful," Xiao Yan said with a strange look at Bai Ya, then shrugged. "If you surrender, just stay to the side. After we deal with this woman, I'll take you to Bi She San Hua Tong's side."

"Yes, yes," White Fang nodded, then looked at Green Barbarian with some hesitation, "Um, boss, you should know what a Soul Jade Slip is, right?"

A soul jade slip is a jade piece or tablet that stores a trace of a powerful person's soul power. Whether it is broken or not indicates whether the powerful person who stored that trace of soul power is alive or not.

"Would the Heavenly Serpent Palace prepare soul jade slips for these Dou Huangs?" Xiao Yan frowned slightly.

It's not that I look down on Dou Huang. After all, for most forces, Dou Huang powerhouses are considered the backbone of the force. It's just that the soul power of Dou Huang level powerhouses on the Dou Qi Continent is generally not strong. Although the soul jade slip can determine their life or death, over time, the soul jade slip of a Dou Huang will dim and will not be of much help in determining whether they are alive or not.

"The Heavenly Serpent Mansion has made a deal with a certain force," White Fang said cautiously, glancing at Xiao Yan as he thought of that sinister force, "One part of the deal was the creation of a soul jade slip that would never dim..."

At this moment, Bai Ya prayed that Xiao Yan wouldn't care about the force he mentioned. After all, that force had an irreconcilable hatred with alchemists. Although Bai Ya wasn't sure whether the person in front of him with a Spirit Realm soul and a strange fire was an alchemist.

"So, to prevent the Heavenly Serpent Mansion from sending other powerful figures to the Jia Ma Empire, shouldn't I get rid of this woman?" After glancing at White Teeth, Xiao Yan looked at Green Barbarian, "Your companion seems to care about you quite a bit."

His tone was flat, but his ambiguous smile sent a shiver down Bai Ya's spine.

"Not at all. The Heavenly Serpent Palace doesn't care about the life or death of the Dou Huangs sent out on missions!"

Before Green Barbarian could show a moved expression, White Fang shook his head fiercely. "The Heavenly Serpent Palace only cares about the mission. Even if Green Barbarian dies, at most they will just arrange for a Dou Huang to take her place, and then come to the Jia Ma Empire to wait and search for traces of the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil!"

"Moreover, they might not even send anyone over. After all, the natural energy in the Jia Ma Empire is so scarce that there is practically no possibility of the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil being born!"

This was probably the first time in his snake life that White Fang had spoken out all the information at top speed, fearing that if he delayed even a second, he and Green Barbarian would die here together.

At that moment, Hai Bodong secretly used his fighting spirit to seal his ears. The person and snake in front of him were clearly members of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion. Although he was practically barefoot, if he heard something he shouldn't have, even if he was barefoot, he would still be beaten up by the person wearing shoes.

Xiao Yan was both amused and exasperated by Bai Ya and Hai Bodong's overreaction. He shook his head helplessly and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? I haven't said anything serious yet!"

“Yes, yes, you didn’t say anything.” White Fang nodded frantically.

"Stop, calm down!"

Frustrated by Bai Ya's comedic antics, Xiao Yan raised his hand to stop him from continuing. He then coughed twice to indicate that he was serious and to stop with the gimmicks.

"So, in the end, you're not sure if the Heavenly Serpent Manor will send someone else to take over her mission after this woman dies, right?" Xiao Yan asked, pointing to the Green Barbarian who was standing there motionless, slacking off.

“Yes,” White Fang nodded cautiously, “but, as I said, there is a possibility that we won’t be able to send someone else, and the possibility is not low.”

"Okay, I understand," Xiao Yan nodded, then asked his second question, "If we arrange for someone else to come, you'll need to handle the coordination. What if we don't arrange for anyone to come?"

"Uh..." For a moment, White Fang also forgot what would happen in this situation.

"He's going back to the Heavenly Serpent Palace to meet another Spirit Serpent under the elder's arrangement," Green Barbarian said, pursing her lips as she saw that White Fang was speechless.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan glanced at Lü Man with some surprise, then continued to stare at Bai Ya.

"I guess... that's how it is...?" After hesitating for a long time, White Fang uttered a few words with some uncertainty.

"Alright, I understand." Xiao Yan sighed helplessly.

As someone born into a small family, this is something he can't avoid. Even though Xiao Yan isn't afraid of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion's power at all now, and he's confident he can escape unscathed even if the Mansion Master personally takes action, Xiao Yan still has a family behind him, and a very weak one at that.

'However, it's not too bad. At least we've managed to trap the Amethyst Winged Lion King. Once the three-year period is over, the Breakthrough Pill and Transformation Pill can be delivered to him.'

After a brief period of gloom, Xiao Yan returned to normal.

"Alright, hand over the information you have about the Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil," Xiao Yan said with a disdainful look at White Fang, before turning his gaze to Green Barbarian. "Be glad you have such a powerful force behind you. Although it may not care about you, it's still different from me."

After Bai Ya "surrendered," Lü Man, who had been acting like she was giving up, looked at Xiao Yan in surprise upon hearing his words, as if she couldn't believe it.

"What are you looking at? Where's the stuff?" Xiao Yan rolled his eyes and said somewhat irritably.

"Well..." White Fang chuckled dryly, "Actually, neither of us has any detailed information about the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil. If Green Barbarian hadn't been assigned this mission, she wouldn't have even heard of the name Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan felt a wave of dizziness wash over him. So, all the effort he had put in today was just to find Qing Lin a pet snake? And not just any pet snake, but one that was a huge burden?

Xiao Yan glanced at Hai Bodong behind him, who was still covering his ears with his Dou Qi, pretending that he hadn't heard anything, and sighed deeply.

Suddenly, Xiao Yan frowned and glanced around in the east and west directions. In those two places, two powerful auras were approaching.

"Come on, we'll deal with you later."

After putting his hood back on and patting Hai Bodong, who was still pretending to be deaf, Xiao Yan flapped his deep green fire wings and transformed into a streak of light, flashing away in the opposite direction from Yancheng.

After a brief hesitation, the remaining two people and one snake quickly set off and followed Xiao Yan.

With the disappearance of the three people and the snake, the energy of heaven and earth in this place finally calmed down.

However, this tranquility lasted for less than half an hour before it was broken again by streaks of light flying rapidly from the east and west.

As the light dissipated, the figures of an old man and a woman appeared. They were the two Dou Huang powerhouses of the Jia Ma Empire: Jia Xingtian, the guardian of the Jia Ma royal family, and Yun Yun, the current sect leader of the Yunlan Sect.

The two were acquaintances, and after exchanging greetings, they each sensed the energy of heaven and earth in the area.

"It seems... we've all been tricked?" After a long while, Jia Xingtian said with a somewhat unpleasant expression.

In his perception, the auras of four Dou Huangs had indeed appeared here. However, the so-called "battle" did not seem to have taken place. At least, the battle between two Dou Huangs against one Dou Huang that the city lord of Yancheng had sent a message about had not occurred.

"If their information is correct, none of the four Dou Huangs are from the Jia Ma Empire?" Yun Yun frowned slightly and asked.

"It seems so."

Jia Xingtian's face was gloomy. The Jia Ma Empire was vast, and there might be powerful figures he didn't know about. However, a poison master at the Dou Huang level, and a Dou Huang who kept talking about the Heavenly Serpent Palace, definitely didn't exist.

“Elder Jia, I think we should first confirm the identities of those four Dou Huangs,” Yun Yun said after glancing at Jia Xingtian’s gloomy face. “Including the one at the back, there are a total of four Dou Huangs. No matter how you look at it, it’s impossible for them to put on such a show in front of so many people, right?”

“Alright,” Jia Xingtian nodded and said.

"That's Yancheng over there. The Mo family's headquarters is right there, and the conflict between the three Dou Huangs first happened at the Mo family. Let's go gather some intelligence." Yun Yun glanced at the city in the distance, smiled, and flew towards Yancheng first.

Jia Xingtian gave Yun Yun a strange look. For a moment, he was unsure whether the sect leader of Yunlan Sect knew about the deaths of all the high-ranking members of the Mo family, and that they had "accidentally" died in a battle between Douhuang experts.

However, since Yun Yun had already extended an invitation, he had nothing to be afraid of, and he followed behind her unhurriedly.

Three days later, in Stone Desert City, at the headquarters of the Desert Iron Mercenary Group.

"Wait, are you planning to go deep into the desert?"

Hai Bodong, who had been staying alone in his room since returning from Yancheng yesterday, looked at Xiao Yan with a terrified expression as Xiao Yan announced that he was going to go deep into the Tagor Desert.

"What are you doing? Let me make this clear, I'm not going!" Hai Bodong was the first to state his thoughts. "The seal that Queen Medusa placed on me was only recently lifted. She definitely still remembers my presence. If I go in, she'll definitely come looking for me!"

Xiao Yan was speechless at the expression on Hai Bodong's face.

"I never said I needed you to come in with me," Xiao Yan said with a sneer. "Lv Man and Bai Ya will be coming in with me, so you don't need to worry about having to keep an eye on the two six-star Dou Huangs by yourself after I leave."

Before Hai Bodong could speak again, Xiao Yan guessed what he wanted to say.

"...If you dare let me monitor you, that's fine too." Hai Bodong muttered, his thoughts having been read.

"In short, I and the two of them will be going to the depths of the desert, which is expected to take about half a month," Xiao Yan rolled his eyes and continued, "During this time, I'll be entrusting my eldest and second brothers to your care."

"Okay, no problem." Hai Bodong said lazily after hearing about his next task.

"And Qinglin, if you have some free time these days, could you help her find some second- or third-tier magical beasts outside Stone Desert City to hone her combat skills..."