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

"Uncle Nalan still remembers me?"

Nalan Su's brows had barely relaxed when a rough male voice rang out, "Although Nalan is quite lovely, I am a married man."

Turning his head, he saw a young man in blue standing in the darkness by the gate of the Nalan family. When Nalan Su looked over, he grinned, revealing a row of white teeth.

"You're married?" Nalan Yanran raised an eyebrow. "Congratulations, Mu Zhan." Her gaze swept over Mu Zhan, and after confirming his current level, Nalan Yanran lost interest.

“Nalan is here too? I didn’t see you just now,” Mu Zhan couldn’t possibly ignore Nalan Yanran’s sharp gaze, and immediately laughed somewhat rudely.

"And your strength... hey, it seems that Sect Master Yunyun is really grooming you to be the next Sect Master of Yunlan Sect?" After realizing that he couldn't see through Nalan Yanran's strength at all, Mu Zhanfang became slightly more reserved.

The last time I encountered a situation like this was when I was facing a Dou Ling. In other words, during the years he was away, Nalan Yanran became a Dou Ling?

Mu Zhan looked at Nalan Yanran with apprehension, muttering to himself.

“Young man from the Mu family, I don’t care if you have a family or not, you’d better behave yourself tonight,” Nalan Su said, glancing at Mu Zhan after the young man finished exchanging pleasantries. “Your old man probably already told you that a very important person will be coming tonight…”

"What important person?" Mu Zhan chuckled. "Oh, the Mittel family's carriage. Looks like my wife..."

Bang!

A loud noise rang out between Mu Zhan and Nalan Yanran, but compared to Nalan Yanran, whose expression remained unchanged and who didn't even move an inch, Mu Zhan, who had staggered back dozens of steps, coughed up blood, and even suffered a broken arm, looked rather miserable.

"Hey, Nalan, I didn't do anything to you, did I?" Feeling the pain in his arm, Mu Zhan forced a smile. "Why did you suddenly attack me like that?"

Now, Mu Zhan has confirmed that this precious daughter of the Nalan family has reached a level comparable to many of the older generation and is already a genuine Dou Ling.

However, at this moment, Mu Zhan really couldn't understand why Nalan Yanran suddenly went crazy before he could even finish his flirtatious words to Ya Fei.

"Using underhanded tactics?" Nalan Su glanced at Mu Zhan. "You should be glad it wasn't me who made the move!" After saying that, Nalan Su looked at his daughter with a strange expression. He really didn't expect that his daughter was already a Dou Ling!

However, this is not the time to dwell on Nalan Yanran's strength. Nalan Su quickly walked a few steps to the side of the carriage belonging to Ya Fei of the Mittel family. "Mr. Yan Xiao, it is a great honor for you to be here at the Nalan family's banquet."

They looked at Xiao Yan respectfully as he stepped down from the carriage, and even Ya Fei and Yao Yue behind Xiao Yan could vaguely see a hint of flattery in their eyes.

Xiao Yan's gaze swept across Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran's faces in turn, but he did not show much emotion.

Counting the more than ten years he spent in Douluo Continent, the annulment of the engagement was something that happened fifteen years ago in Xiao Yan's memory. So when he saw this domineering girl who had made his father extremely embarrassed, Xiao Yan's heart was not much turbulent. He was just sighing that the day of the agreement that had been entangled with him for nearly three years was finally coming.

Once that day passes, it will truly be a time when fish can leap freely in the sea and birds can fly freely in the sky.

"Do you need me to take care of this?" Xiao Yan's gaze fell on Mu Zhan, who was hiding in the shadows. "It won't leave any traces."

"Then there's no need..." Nalan Su chuckled dryly. Although Mu Zhan didn't seem like a very intelligent person, he was still a member of the Mu family. Yan Xiao might not care about the Mu family, but the Nalan family couldn't. "The banquet is about to begin, I wonder..."

“I have no interest in the banquet,” Xiao Yan interrupted Nalan Su. “I heard that Nalan Jie, the Lionheart Marshal of the Jia Ma Empire, has been poisoned by the Branding Poison?”

"Uh..." Nalan Su glanced at Yao Yue behind Xiao Yan with surprise, then nodded hesitantly.

"I heard that when the Xiao family was evacuating from the capital and encountered bandits, the Nalan family helped to stop them?" Xiao Yan said casually. This information all came from Yao Yue, so it shouldn't be wrong.

“…Yes.” Nalan Su nodded.

"Two kinds of pills. The first can remove the branding poison from Nalan Jie's body, and the second can help you break through to the Dou Wang level." With a light touch of his finger, Xiao Yan placed two jade bottles in his hand. "Choose one."

"This..." The sudden surprise made Nalan Su's eyes widen involuntarily.

“In the afternoon, I made a deal with Xiao Yan,” Yao Yue said softly, seeing through Nalan Su’s doubts. “After the Xiao family explained everything about their withdrawal from the capital, Xiao Yan asked about the Nalan family’s actions at the time.”

"After telling him the truth, my junior brother hopes I can do him a favor," Xiao Yan casually shook the two jade bottles, "to settle all the previous 'gratitude' between the Xiao family and the Nalan family."

"Choose one. After you choose, whether the Xiao family and the Nalan family will be enemies or continue to cooperate will depend entirely on the choice you make, Junior Brother."

Glancing at the hesitant Nalan Su, Xiao Yan silently added a sentence—

"If no choice is made, then it is assumed that all the favors owed by the Xiao family are wiped clean."

After a moment of silence, Nalan Su silently chose the pill that could cure the brand poison in Nalan Jie's body. As for what Gu He had said, that only a different kind of fire could cure the poison... Nalan Su simply thought that Gu He lacked experience and was no match for Yan Xiao and Xiao Yan's teacher.

"Since you've already chosen the pills, then I..." After handing the pills to Nalan Su, Xiao Yan stretched and prepared to leave first.

“Mr. Yan Xiao,” Nalan Yanran, who had been standing behind Nalan Su and staring intently at Yan Xiao, whom she found familiar, stepped forward as Xiao Yan seemed to be preparing to leave. “Mr. Gu He would like to meet with you. Would you be willing to come along?”

"Gu He?" Xiao Yan turned his head. "Let's wait until he can figure out all the ingredients used in the Soul Rejuvenation Pill." After waving his hand, Xiao Yan strode away from where he stood.

After taking two steps, a pair of purplish-red fiery wings unfolded from Xiao Yan's back. With a sudden flap of his wings, he vanished without a trace.

“Nalan Yanran, you’d better tone down your scrutinizing gaze,” Yao Yue said with a strange expression after Xiao Yan had completely disappeared. “An alchemist’s soul power far surpasses that of a Dou Zhe of the same level, let alone someone like you who is only a Dou Ling.”

“Looking at Mr. Yan Xiao with that scrutinizing gaze…” Yao Yue shook her head, “It’s only because Mr. Yan Xiao has a good temper that he doesn’t…” She didn’t finish her sentence, but everyone present understood this simple truth.

"What exactly are you doing?" Nalan Su turned around, frowned, and stared intently at his daughter. "Do you really think that if something happens, the Yunlan Sect can protect you as the so-called young sect leader?!"

Wearing the robes of a Yunlan Sect disciple at a banquet held in his own home already annoyed Nalan Su. When Yan Xiao, representing Xiao Yan, drew a line between himself and the Nalan family, Nalan Yanran's actions finally pushed Nalan Su to his limit. The fact that he didn't slap Nalan Yanran across the face was already the limit of his patience.

“I just felt like I recognized him,” Nalan Yanran said, pursing her lips. “I think I saw him at the Mo family's place about two weeks ago…”

Even someone as reckless as Nalan Su knew that if Nalan Yanran said the whole sentence aloud, and then Ya Fei or Princess Yaoyue, whose eyes were gradually becoming dangerous, relayed it to Yan Xiao, the Nalan family would have completely offended Yan Xiao!

"Get me to the solitary confinement cell, right now!"

Regardless of whether Nalan Yanran's feelings were real or not, Nalan Su regarded them as delusions at this moment, and pointed at the Nalan Mansion without hesitation, roaring angrily.

Looking at the anger on her father's face, and then at the strange expressions on Ya Fei and Yao Yue's faces, Nalan Yanran seemed to finally understand what she was doing. After a brief hesitation, she hurriedly walked towards the Nalan residence.

“I’m sorry, you two had a laugh,” Nalan Su said with a dry laugh after Nalan Yanran disappeared. “The banquet hasn’t started yet, you two can go in and wait for a while.”

After smiling, Ya Fei and Yao Yue walked together toward the hall where the Nalan family was holding a banquet.

As for the wooden battle in the shadows...

After hearing Xiao Yan's casual "Do you need me to take care of this?" and Nalan Su's dry laugh, he finally realized that the Nalan family had really sent a distinguished guest that he couldn't afford to offend, and even the Mu family couldn't afford to offend. Therefore, after Xiao Yan's gaze left him, he endured the pain and hurriedly fled.

The next day, the sky was a clear blue, cloudless, and the sunlight was warm but not scorching. Occasionally, a gentle breeze would blow by, carrying away the noise of the city and making people feel refreshed.

As the noise from the street gradually picked up, Xiao Yan slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, snapping out of his meditation.

At the same time, his room door was pushed open.

"You're up? I thought you weren't awake yet," Hai Bodong, with his white beard, curled his lip and scanned the room. "How many medicinal herbs have you ruined these past few days?" Finally, his gaze landed on a pile of medicinal dregs in the room, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

"Medicinal herbs worth over a million gold coins, right?" Xiao Yan sighed. "That member of the royal family is already a Dou Zong, isn't he?"

Last night, two Dou Huang-level auras erupted in Jia Ma Holy City. One of them was Hai Bodong, and the other, tracked by Xiao Yan's soul power, eventually returned to the palace. If nothing unexpected happens, it was Jia Xingtian, the one who took the Breakthrough Pill he refined.

“Probably,” Hai Bodong grinned. “Even after taking the Rejuvenating Purple Pill and the Imperial Extreme Pill, I’m only a Seven-Star Dou Huang. That old guy was a Nine-Star Dou Huang decades ago. Even if he really broke through, I wouldn’t be able to sense it.”

Then, seemingly realizing that his words were somewhat embarrassing, Hai Bodong hurriedly added, "However, under the onslaught of my icy battle aura, he was also caught off guard. If I hadn't held back a bit, he might have been seriously injured!"

"Really?" Xiao Yan pursed his lips and stood up. "Let's go, it's almost time for the alchemists to enter."

"...Are you really going to participate?" Hearing this, Hai Bodong looked at Xiao Yan with a strange expression. "I thought you were just saying that casually... You refined those Breakthrough Pills, didn't you? Is it really meaningful for a seventh-grade alchemist like you to barge into the arena of third- or fourth-grade alchemists?"

Hai Bodong, who had spent a long time with Xiao Yan, knew Xiao Yan's strength and also knew that the so-called "Yao Yan" and "Yan Xiao" were both played by Xiao Yan. Therefore, when he heard a few days ago that "Yan Xiao will participate in this alchemist conference," he thought he had misheard or that it was just a coincidence that there was someone with the same name.

“It was indeed my teacher who refined the Soul Rejuvenation Pill that day,” Xiao Yan shrugged. “So my main purpose in participating in this competition is to refine the Soul Rejuvenation Pill in front of President Fa Ma once again.”

Seeing Hai Bodong's increasingly blank expression, Xiao Yan thought for a moment and added, "If Fa Ma becomes a seventh-grade alchemist in the future, then he can barely be considered my junior brother."

Chapter 194 Alchemist Tournament × Exhibition Match √

Riding in a carriage specially prepared by the Mittel family, Xiao Yan quickly entered the plaza where the Alchemist Conference was being held. As Yao Yan's disciple, "Yan Xiao," Xiao Yan naturally had a seat in the VIP section around the plaza.

"Hey, you old codger, you're still alive?"

Upon arriving at the VIP area, Hai Bodong's gaze immediately fell upon the president and vice president of the Alchemist Guild in the front row. After casually sitting down next to Fa Ma, Hai Bodong spoke without any politeness.

Hearing Hai Bodong's words, Fama was not angry. He leisurely said, "Old man Bing, aren't you still alive? Back then, the news that you were killed by Queen Medusa in the imperial city was quite widespread."

"I just barely survived," Hai Bodong clicked his tongue, his eyes still filled with lingering fear. "That woman was terrifying. If I hadn't been lucky, I would have been a skeleton in the desert long ago."

"You really are lucky," Fa Ma laughed heartily, then noticed Xiao Yan approaching and addressed him respectfully, "Mr. Yan Xiao."

"Are President Fa Ma and Elder Hai acquainted?" Xiao Yan asked with some surprise, as if he were learning this for the first time.

“We were companions who grew up in the same era,” Fama smiled helplessly. “It’s just that we haven’t heard any news about Old Man Bing in the last few decades, so everyone thought he was dead.”

"Haha, the day when Old Man Hai dies of old age is still a long way off," an old man's laughter came from the aisle behind the chair. "When he disappeared, this guy was only a five-star Dou Huang, but now he's seven-star, not far from becoming a Dou Zong."

The person who arrived was Jia Xingtian, who had sparred with Hai Bodong for a while last night. Behind him was Princess Yaoyue. Today, she was wearing a light blue alchemist's robe that was clearly specially made. The loose cuffs were tied with brocade silk in the shape of lotus flowers, which made her look elegant and refined.

Beside Yaoyue was a tall woman dressed in a luxurious brocade robe. This woman's face bore a resemblance to the little princess, but she also possessed a cold and aloof beauty similar to Xue Mei. Moreover, beneath this cold and aloof beauty, there was a certain dignified air that had been cultivated by the royal family.

"Mr. Yan Xiao, is this our first meeting?"

While Xiao Yan was sizing up the two women beside Jia Xingtian, Jia Xingtian finished his pleasantries with Hai Bodong and Fa Ma and looked at Xiao Yan with a smile.

“The guardian deity of the Gama royal family,” Xiao Yan chuckled. “Although I have never met Elder Jia, I have heard of this title.”

"It's just that everyone is too kind," Jia Xingtian waved his hand. "By the way, Yue'er, you must have already met Mr. Yan Xiao. This is Yue'er's older sister, Yao Ye. She was in charge of the security and order of this conference, and the 50,000 troops inside and outside."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan was startled; he hadn't expected this aloof woman to possess such abilities.

“Yao Ye, this is Mr. Yan Xiao. He has practically secured the title of champion of this Alchemist Conference.” Jia Xingtian pointed to Xiao Yan and said to Yao Ye behind him.

"Hello, Mr. Yanxiao."

The aloof woman stared at Xiao Yan with her beautiful eyes, gracefully extending her delicate hand towards him with a slight smile.

"Hello, Princess Yaoye." Xiao Yan smiled and extended his hand, gently grasping Yaoye's soft, boneless hand.

"The royal family will be hosting a banquet after this conference. I wonder if Mr. Yan Xiao will be able to attend?" Yao Ye asked with a smile as he withdrew his hand.

"Is the conference over?" Xiao Yan smiled helplessly. "I'm not very confident about the Soul Rejuvenation Pill. If it fails, I'm afraid I won't be able to attend the banquet."

"Then I wish Mr. Yan Xiao success in refining the Soul Rejuvenation Pill." Yao Ye showed no emotion in response to Xiao Yan's polite refusal, smiled faintly, and returned to Jia Xingtian's back.

After exchanging greetings, everyone took their seats in the front row of the VIP section, quietly waiting for the conference to officially begin.

As time went by, more and more alchemists gathered in the square below, and the audience seats were filled with a dense mass of people, with laughter and screams echoing throughout the stands.

Caught up in this atmosphere, Xiao Yan felt a surge of excitement. He was thrilled at the thought of the spectacular sight of thousands of flames rising together.

Not long after, when a clear bell rang in the square, the uproar subsided in a very short time. Then, Fa Ma slowly stood up, walked to the front, and glanced at the alchemists in the square.

At this moment, more than two thousand alchemists also raised their heads and cast their awe-inspiring gazes at this old man who had an extremely high reputation in the alchemy world of the Gama Empire.

"In the name of the President of the Alchemists' Guild of the Gama Empire, I hereby announce the commencement of the Seventh Alchemists' Conference!"

"boom!"

The entire venue erupted in cheers, the shouts echoing through the heavens!

Standing at the front of the VIP section, Fa Ma gazed at the bustling square. After a moment, he chuckled and said, "Now, all contestants, please take your seats!"

"Gentlemen, I'll be going now."