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

'No, the entire Yunlan Mountain is enveloped by my soul power. If Yunlan Mountain were transmitting its voice, there's no way I wouldn't have detected it.'

Quickly, Xiao Yan dismissed his initial guess. His gaze swept across the various battles on Cloud Mist Mountain, confirming that his side held the advantage in all but one of the battles, except for Jia Xingtian. At that moment, Xiao Yan felt he understood everything.

'Are they waiting for that Soul Hall protector of the Dou Zong level to bring reinforcements?'

After letting out a cold laugh, Xiao Yan mobilized his soul power. 'Looks like I need to strike first and lure that Soul Hall protector over here...'

The Fire Refining Talisman slowly appeared. Now inhabited by the Flame of Life, it was a real flame. The Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame also gradually emerged, landing in Xiao Yan's palm along with the Fire Refining Talisman. He slightly closed his palm, then opened it, and a small, emerald green talisman replaced the Fire Refining Talisman and the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame.

A moment later, the Xuanzhong Ruler also merged into the emerald green talisman.

The moment the Xuan Heavy Ruler merged into the talisman, an astonishing aura erupted from Xiao Yan's body. In an instant, everyone, including Jia Xingtian, Yun Shan, and Queen Medusa beside Xiao Yan, felt a jolt in their hearts.

That feeling of unease was as if something that could endanger their lives had appeared on Xiao Yan.

'Damn it, what's going on? Weren't we supposed to lure someone out? Did the plan fail? Or has it been discovered?' Queen Medusa's heart tightened, and almost instinctively, an even more intense rainbow light erupted from the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python...

"Don't worry, everything is going according to plan!"

The next moment, Xiao Yan's voice rang in Queen Medusa's ears. Fortunately, Xiao Yan reacted quickly enough; if he had been a second slower, Queen Medusa's true form would have been revealed.

On the other side, when he sensed the terrifying aura emanating from Xiao Yan, Hai Bodong nervously glanced in Xiao Yan's direction. Only after confirming several times that Xiao Yan wasn't upset that he hadn't dealt with Yun Leng for so long did he breathe a sigh of relief. However, his gaze towards Yun Leng was then filled with pity.

In Hai Bodong's view, Xiao Yan should have already confirmed the identity of the powerful figure in the shadows and no longer intends to continue this farce. In that case, Yun Leng, who has repeatedly prevented Xiao Yan from leaving, must be one of the first to suffer.

Yun Leng remained cold-faced as Hai Bodong cast a pitying glance at her, pretending not to understand its meaning.

After all, once he came to his senses, Yun Leng realized how big a mistake he had made. Although he didn't understand why he had acted so crazy before, he had long been prepared to be retaliated against by Xiao Yan. In fact, he was prepared to kneel down the moment Xiao Yan questioned him, hoping to exchange his own life for Xiao Yan's forgiveness of the Yunlan Sect.

"Good! That's it!" After sensing Xiao Yan's aura, Jia Xingtian breathed a sigh of relief. He had no intention of fighting Yun Shan to the death. Everything he did was for Xiao Yan to leave Yunlan Mountain safely!

Now, the secret technique Xiao Yan used has finally shown him the best way to handle today's events!

'I can't go too far, or it'll be troublesome if that old guy Yunshan can't react in time...' After glancing at Yunshan, Jia Xingtian slowed down his attack.

As for Yunshan...

The moment he noticed Xiao Yan unleashing that astonishing aura, he prepared himself to face Xiao Yan's attack alone. He could roughly sense the energy contained in the small talisman in Xiao Yan's hand, and at the same time, he was very certain that if he was careless, he would die from this attack.

Even if he managed to block it, he would at least be seriously injured, and serious injury is the result he wanted!

'Is it possible that I'm about to die and they'd make me arrest Xiao Yan?'

Yunshan thought to himself with a sense of satisfaction, while also feeling a little envious of Xiao Yan's luck. He was able to become the disciple of such a high-level alchemist, and even at the Dou Ling stage, he was taught a terrifying secret technique that could threaten the Dou Zong.

'As long as that damned thing doesn't interfere, this will be the last move!' Yunshan took a deep breath, becoming increasingly distracted by the fighting technique that Jia Xingtian was unleashing.

Aside from Hai Bodong and Queen Medusa, who understood everything, the only one who wasn't surprised by Xiao Yan's outburst of power was Fa Ma.

Having roughly guessed that Yao Lao was a Dou Zun, he naturally assumed that Yao Lao possessed a soul attack technique. Therefore, when Xiao Yan revealed his soul power and it was discovered that Xiao Yan's soul power far exceeded his, Fa Ma knew that if Xiao Yan used a soul attack, only two Dou Zongs in the entire arena would be able to block it.

'That's good, everything will be over soon...' Fa Ma breathed a sigh of relief. After all, he was just an ordinary alchemist, and no matter what, fighting was not his forte.

As for the three Battle Kings on the other side, who were exhausted and covered in sweat...

He, Fa Ma, is a Dou Huang, so isn't it only natural for him to toy with a few Dou Wangs?

Although everyone else thought Xiao Yan's aura had risen to an immeasurable level, only Xiao Yan knew that the prerequisite for unleashing such a terrifying aura was the "weakness" of his soul power.

"Phew, thank goodness, it's finished..."

Looking at the talisman in his palm, Xiao Yan took a heavy breath, like a villain who died from talking too much, and muttered to himself, "This Flame Profound Talisman consumes far too much soul power. In the current situation, even if I reach the mid-stage of the Spirit Realm, it will be difficult to use it many times."

After he finished speaking, Xiao Yan waited for several seconds, as if waiting for his soul power to recover.

Finally, after his soul power had "recovered" somewhat, Xiao Yan glared fiercely at Yunshan not far away, "This great gift... you'd better accept it!"

With a wave of his arm, the small, exquisite talisman tore through the void and flew towards the direction of Yunshan.

After knocking Jia Xingtian back with a single palm strike, Yun Shan used all his strength to utilize the power of space. Just as he had sensed before, if he had been even slightly careless, he would have lost his life here!

After Xiao Yan threw out the talismans from the other two battle zones, they quickly withdrew as well. The energy within those talismans was terrifyingly powerful.

After disengaging from the battle, the elders and deacons of the Yunlan Sect, led by Yun Leng, quickly landed on the ground and took up a peculiar stance. Immediately afterward, the Yunyan Covering the Sun Formation, which had been formed by nearly a thousand Yunlan Sect disciples earlier, was once again condensed.

With a slight trail of flame, the small talisman landed on the spatial barrier set up by Yunshan—

In that instant, a thunderous sound exploded between heaven and earth, and countless waves of fire completely engulfed Yunshan's figure.

“It’s over…” Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes, it's over—" A strange voice rang out, and the pitch-black hand stabbed straight towards Xiao Yan's chest—

Chapter 204 The Death of Protector Wu

"What's going on? Nobody's here?"

After thoroughly searching the area within a hundred miles of Yunlan Mountain, Protector Wu's figure stopped in mid-air. He even began to doubt whether his perception was wrong.

According to Yunshan, the teacher and senior brother of that little ghost from the Spirit Realm were not long ago in the Imperial City of Jiama, but after his thorough search, he could not find any trace of those two people, as if they did not exist in the world.

"Were we fooled?" Looking towards Yunlan Mountain, Protector Wu frowned slightly, but he quickly dismissed the guess. After all, he had come here because he sensed the frequent appearances of sixth-grade pills in the Jia Ma Empire.

"So, those two have actually already left?" After a slight flicker in his eyes, Protector Wu felt that his luck seemed a bit too good to be true. The strongest person beside the Spirit Realm Soul was actually just a Dou Zong who had just broken through...

'This is truly a stroke of luck...'

Buzz

Before Protector Wu could continue looking to the future, his communication device vibrated. The person who could contact him through this device was naturally the elder of the Soul Palace in the Northwest Continent.

"...It's just a Battle Spirit, it'll be over soon!"

After hesitating for a moment, Protector Wu made a tough decision and, as if he hadn't heard the device make a sound, rushed rapidly towards Yunlan Mountain.

Upon arriving at the Yunlan Sect, a terrifying aura erupted from that little brat with a Spirit Realm soul. According to Protector Wu's speculation, that aura was, in some ways, no weaker than his own!

'No wonder they dared to leave him alone on this northwestern continent…'

Watching Xiao Yan gather his strength, Protector Wu tugged at his soul robe. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but he seemed to feel wave after wave of soul power sweeping across Yunlan Mountain, as if searching for some powerful figure hiding in the shadows.

Before Protector Wu could thoroughly investigate the source of that soul power, Xiao Yan's soul power instantly weakened, and the soul power that had swept across Yunlan Mountain also vanished in an instant.

"Phew, thank goodness, it's finished..."

Immediately afterward, Protector Wu heard Xiao Yan mutter to himself, "The consumption of soul power by this Flame Profound Talisman is too exaggerated. In the current situation, even if one reaches the mid-stage of the Spirit Realm, it will be difficult to use it multiple times."

Sensing the weakened soul power within Xiao Yan's body, Protector Wu's expression was somewhat subtle. Up until now, everything that had happened was infinitely favorable to him, to the point that he even felt that his luck was a bit too good.

In the few seconds that Protector Wu hesitated, Xiao Yan's soul power recovered somewhat. Although it was not at its peak, it was still much stronger than the soul power of the two sixth-grade alchemists nearby.

"Please accept this generous gift!"

With those vicious words, Xiao Yan flung the small talisman in his hand toward Yun Shan.

Even though Protector Wu felt that everything was going too smoothly, he still chose to strike the moment the talisman exploded, and his first target was Xiao Yan's heart.

But unfortunately—

"Got you?"

Before that dark hand touched Xiao Yan's chest, a bright smile appeared on Xiao Yan's face, and at the same time, his right hand gripped Protector Wu's arm tightly.

In that instant, endless seven-colored rays of light burst forth from the body of the Seven-Colored Devouring Python. This intense seven-colored light even drew the attention of Hai Bodong, Jia Xingtian, and Fa Ma, who were shocked by the power of the talisman Xiao Yan had unleashed.

However, the seven-colored light was too dazzling, and even the three of them could not perceive what was happening within it. If it weren't for the fact that the light was emanating from Xiao Yan's pet, the three of them would have even planned to force their way into the light.

Amidst the seven-colored light, Xiao Yan looked with a smile at the Soul Palace protector whose arm he had grabbed.

“You…” Black mist rose from Protector Wu’s body, and he swayed in fear. With his rich combat experience, he wanted to unleash his fighting skills the moment Xiao Yan grabbed his arm.

However, the sharp pain emanating from the point where Xiao Yan touched his arm made it impossible for him to mobilize his fighting spirit.

"You think you're the one who's unaware of my presence?" Xiao Yan said with a faint smile. "Soul Palace Protectors, do you really think I don't know you exist?"

With his arm held by Xiao Yan, Protector Wu made no attempt to struggle. He had already sensed that the young man before him possessed strength that seemed to be at the peak of the Dou Zong realm.

Realizing Xiao Yan's strength, Protector Wu felt even more desperate.

"No, you're already at the peak of the Dou Zong realm, your teacher and senior brother must be at least Dou Zun, right? So, I was discovered before they even left a couple of days ago? So, you two Dou Zun and one at the peak of the Dou Zong realm spent so much time just to catch a nobody like me?"

Protector Wu was on the verge of collapse. He was just an ordinary Earth-rank Protector! What right did he have to allow such a terrifying lineup to scheme against him?

"Nice to meet you," emerald flames spread from the arm Xiao Yan was gripping, "and then, die!"

As he spoke, the Azure Lotus Spiritual Fire, mixed with the spiritual fire, surged and scorched the soul of Protector Wu.

"Aaaaaah—!"

Protector Wu screamed in agony. The flames that directly affected his soul caused him immense pain. The only thing he could be thankful for was that Xiao Yan did not intend to spare his life.

*

At this moment, the explosion caused by Xiao Yan's talisman had gradually dissipated. The once towering main hall of the Yunlan Sect had completely collapsed, and the square covered with hard stone slabs was already a mess, with debris everywhere. Outside the square, the houses and buildings that were not protected by the elders of the Yunlan Sect were completely destroyed, leaving only a few ashes.

Of course, it could be argued that the power of the Flame Profound Talisman released by Xiao Yan with "full force" was far more than just destroying houses. The fact that the entire Yunlan Mountain could still stand here was entirely due to the Yunyan Sun-Covering Array, which was fully activated by the elders of the Yunlan Sect, and the Yunshan Mountain, which was added on top of the Yunyan Sun-Covering Array to isolate space.

It was precisely because of these two layers of protection that the ordinary Yunlan Sect disciples did not suffer any casualties. However, quite a few of them fell into a coma due to exhaustion of their battle qi. As for the dozen or so elders, they all fell into a coma because they had exhausted their battle qi.

Compared to the elders and disciples of the Yunlan Sect, Yunshan, who had used some spatial power to add spatial isolation to the Yunyan Furi Formation, was in a much worse state. Not only was there no intact flesh on his body, but the faint smell of flesh emanating from him was enough to testify to the treatment this Dou Zong had suffered in the explosion just now.

After glancing at Yun Shan's miserable state, Jia Xingtian sighed slightly. He subconsciously wanted to talk to Hai Bodong beside him, but found that Hai Bodong's face was full of fear, and he was even unconsciously moving away from Xiao Yan's position.

"Old man Bing, what's going on with you?"

Seeing the terrified expression on Hai Bodong's face, and his unconscious movement away from Xiao Yan's location, Jia Xingtian asked with a strange look, "Wasn't that commotion caused by Xiao Yan's pet? What are you afraid of?"

“…Of course I know,” Hai Bodong’s lips twitched slightly, but he still forced himself to say, “It’s just that my legs are a little… a little numb!”

The Dou Huang powerhouse's legs went numb?

Jia Xingtian curled his lips. If Hai Bodong hadn't seemed a bit off, he would have mocked him for not coming up with a better excuse for lying. "Speaking of which, the aura inside this seven-colored light... seems a bit familiar?"

"But I don't remember ever seeing a magical beast like this before?" Jia Xingtian stroked his chin, looking at the still-lingering seven-colored light with great curiosity.

'Familiar? Of course it's familiar!' Hai Bodong's eye twitched slightly. 'This is the aura of Queen Medusa!'

If it weren't for the news he'd heard from some powerful figures that "Queen Medusa failed to evolve and died under the heavenly tribulation," Hai Bodong would have already fled the moment he sensed the aura emanating from the seven-colored light cluster!

Honestly, if you asked Hai Bodong to choose between "fighting to the death with a Dou Zong expert" and "facing Queen Medusa," he would almost certainly choose the first option.

There was no way around it; Queen Medusa, who had allowed him to enjoy decades of seclusion, had long become Hai Bodong's nightmare. If given the chance, he wished he could never see Queen Medusa again!

Just as Jia Xingtian was carefully discerning the aura within the seven-colored light, and Hai Bodong was muttering that he didn't want to see Queen Medusa again, the seven-colored light gradually dimmed.

When the seven-colored light completely disappeared, everyone who saw the alluring and charming figure standing behind Xiao Yan couldn't help but gasp. As for those in the know, such as Hai Bodong, their faces were filled with horror, as if they had seen a mouse, their natural enemy.