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

"Class 2 of the Yellow Rank, Xiao Yan!" After a slight sigh of relief, Xiao Yan slowly announced his class and name. His calm voice resounded like thunder in the ears of everyone in the square.

"That's Xiao Yan?" In a certain spot on the stands, the young man in white looked at the black-robed boy in the square with some surprise. "So... that was a flying combat technique? Lucky kid."

After frowning slightly, the young man guessed the truth behind the pair of purplish-red fire wings he had seen behind Xiao Yan earlier. After giving a brief assessment, the young man composed himself and waited for the match between Xiao Yan and Xue Beng.

"Tsk, this guy's luck is pretty good," on the other side of the stands, the girl in red also learned the truth about the Purple Cloud Wings, but for her, Xiao Yan was the luckiest that he was able to catch up in the last time limit. "Old man, how do you calculate his? The time has already passed, hasn't it?" She poked the old man's waist in front of her.

“He hasn’t been declared the loser yet, there’s no need to be so harsh,” the old man rolled his eyes. “Or do you think you’re no match for him?”

"You... Hmph, just you wait and see!" The girl in red was furious, but having been fortunate enough to see Xiao Yan's information, she couldn't refute it. She immediately snorted and stopped talking.

"Hiss, so, is that Yao Yan from the Jia Ma Empire really the renowned Medicine Venerable of Zhongzhou?" The old man chuckled at the red-clad girl's reaction, but he still harbored some concerns. "If so, then the Medicine Emperor of the Black Corner Region…"

Canaan Academy is not far from the Black Corner Region. The higher-ups of Canaan Academy know the name and identity of the Medicine King who is extremely famous in the Black Corner Region. Because of this, Canaan Academy has always been in a passive position towards the Medicine King. After all, no one wants to provoke a Dou Zun for no reason, let alone the most famous Medicine Venerable in the entire continent!

'We can only take it one step at a time...' the old man sighed inwardly.

"This guy always has to make such a big fuss every time, he really loves to show off!" Seeing Xiao Yan arrive right on time, Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that her mentor's promotion was definitely secure, but she still kept nagging.

"Is this the Xiao Yan brother that Xun'er was talking about?" A group of girls around Xiao Yu said with giggles, "He looks quite handsome!"

"But, could it be just a pretty face with no substance? That Xue Beng is quite strong." A pretty young girl asked curiously.

"Don't worry, that brat is pretty strong," Xiao Yu snorted twice. Although her relationship with Xiao Yan was "not good," she wouldn't lie at a time like this. "Xue Beng can't even beat Xiao Ning, how could he possibly be a match for that brat?"

As the students were all lost in their own thoughts, causing the scene to fall silent, Xiao Yan suddenly panicked. After hearing from a student in Heping Town that his competition was about to begin, he flew over at full speed without even having time to use his soul power to investigate the situation.

"Uh...it should still be my match, right?" After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Yan asked Xue Beng on the other side in a low voice.

After giving Xiao Yan a deep look, Xue Beng snorted coldly and turned to look at the referee's platform in the distance, "Can we begin?"

Seeing Xue Beng looking over, the old men exchanged glances and nodded slightly. Then, the announcement to start the competition came from the referee's stand.

As the referee's voice faded, Xue Beng, wielding his spear, thrust it toward Xiao Yan with an indomitable and ferocious aura. As the spear vibrated, waves of red light surged forth, and the scorching heat was like a raging fire.

On the plaza, under the watchful eyes of countless people, a blinding red light, accompanied by a monstrous wave, surged towards Xiao Yan, seemingly intent on utterly crushing him with this attack.

'Somewhat like my triple wave pattern?'

The blinding red light magnified rapidly in his dark pupils. Feeling the scorching energy rushing towards him, Xiao Yan inexplicably recalled the new fighting technique he had tried before, which he had developed based on the characteristics of the Eight Extremes Collapse and the Flame Dividing Wave Ruler.

Using the term "triple wave" is a bit unfair...

In the blink of an eye, cyan battle qi condensed on the surface of his fist. However, the thin, paper-like cyan battle qi made it hard to believe that it had the power to defeat Xue Beng's mid-level Xuan-rank battle skill, "Overlapping Waves".

'So, let's just use physical strength!'

With a swing of his right arm, his fist slammed out, clashing with Xue Beng's spear tip under the watchful eyes of countless onlookers.

Bang!

The moment the two made contact, the fine iron spear in Xue Beng's hand snapped in two. At the same time, Xue Beng's body was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, sliding for dozens of meters before slowly coming to a stop.

As Xue Beng collapsed at the first touch, the square fell into a brief silence. There were no ordinary people present; everyone could see that the weak Dou Qi that Xiao Yan used could not possibly release any Dou Technique. In other words, relying solely on physical strength, Xiao Yan, who had taken a year and a half off, had defeated a nine-star Dou Master who had used a Xuan-rank Dou Technique.

"This little guy... could it be another humanoid magical beast?" On the referee's stand, an old man with white hair muttered subconsciously.

As for why it was "again," the little girl with purple hair and a white dress in the stands couldn't explain it all yet...

"How did that girl end up in the outer courtyard?!" In an instant, the old man felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively stood up, preparing to send that little brat back to the inner courtyard.

“That girl sensed the presence of her people,” the old man in black robes with white beard and hair stopped the other old man’s movement. “And don’t worry too much, as long as no one provokes her, she won’t throw a tantrum.”

"Elder!"

Upon seeing the old man in black robes, the people in charge of the outer court of Canaan Academy on the referee's platform all greeted him respectfully.

"Alright, let's take a look together," Su Qian, the Grand Elder of Canaan Academy, waved his hand. "Let's see what kind of rascal that girl sensed from her clansmen!"

Seeing Su Qian's less-than-pleasant expression, the other elders exchanged glances. They all knew of the existence of this young ancestor in the inner courtyard. If she had sensed the clansmen's presence earlier, she naturally wouldn't have waited patiently until today.

And today's only outsider...

As referees, they looked towards the playing field, and coincidentally, the black-robed youth in the field also looked towards them, seemingly confirming whether the previous match was valid.

They nodded somewhat strangely as they watched the little girl in white walk onto the field.

"What's your name?"

After confirming his victory with the referee, Xiao Yan prepared to leave the field. However, as soon as he turned around, he saw a little girl in white.

Chapter 211 Zi Yan

The little girl wasn't very tall, only reaching Xiao Yan's waist. She seemed to be no more than twelve or thirteen years old. Her long, light purple hair reached her waist, and her face was extremely fair and delicate, like a beautifully sculpted jade. Her pair of large, dark, and bright eyes blinked at Xiao Yan, as if they possessed a magical power that was hard to ignore.

"What's your name?" As if she felt that Xiao Yan hadn't heard her clearly, the little girl repeated her question.

"My name is Xiao Yan, what's yours?" After giving his name with a light laugh, Xiao Yan's gaze swept across the stands by the square. He was quite curious about which fool had let such a little girl come to the competition!

"My name is Zi Yan, the name given to me by the Grand Elder," the little girl honestly gave her name, but soon she said something that confused Xiao Yan, "So, what kind of magical beast are you?"

"A magical beast?" Upon hearing these two words, Xiao Yan was stunned. "You're a magical beast?"

"Otherwise what?" Zi Yan's nostrils flared slightly. "So, what kind of magical beast are you?"

"Little sister, are you mistaken?" Seeing Xiao Yan being entangled by a little girl, Xun'er jumped down from the stands with a bit of helplessness, landed beside Xiao Yan, and whispered to Zi Yan, "Brother Xiao Yan is a pure human, you know?"

"Impossible! I clearly smelled a wonderful fragrance on him!" In Zi Yan's eyes, Xun'er, who had just appeared, was like a villain preventing her from recognizing her clan. Zi Yan glared fiercely at Xun'er and shouted loudly.

"...Go down first. The inner court selection competition is still going on. If you keep standing here, you'll be in the way of others." Xiao Yan sighed helplessly and said softly to Zi Yan and Xun'er.

"...I'll listen to you."

Looking around, Zi Yan thought the group of people around her were all worthless, but since they were students from the academy where the Grand Elder was located, she eventually agreed to Xiao Yan's suggestion.

After giving Xun'er a helpless smile, Xiao Yan left the arena with Zi Yan and Xun'er, leaving the venue for the next group of contestants.

On the referee's stand, after seeing Xiao Yan carefully leave the scene with Zi Yan, Su Qian let out a soft snort, which was unclear whether it was dissatisfaction or not. Then, amidst the embarrassed expressions of the outer academy elders, he disappeared in a flash. If nothing unexpected happened, it seemed that he was preparing to continue following his little granddaughter.

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"So, in your eyes, little sister, am I a magical beast?"

After leaving the square and finding a quiet corner, Xiao Yan released Zi Yan's small hand and asked softly.

“It’s not just in my opinion!” Zi Yan corrected Xiao Yan’s mistake, “You are a magical beast! A magical beast of the same race as me!”

“No, I am a pure human,” Xiao Yan sighed. “I remember all my experiences from childhood to adulthood. If I were a magical beast, my strength would at least be that of a Dou Huang, right?”

It's common knowledge that magical beasts at the Douhuang level have the ability to transform into humans; even Zi Yan herself knows this.

"What if... what if you ate the Transformation Grass like me?" Hearing Xiao Yan's question, Zi Yan was also a little taken aback. After hesitating for a while, she suddenly said, "If you eat the Transformation Grass, even if you are not a Dou Huang, you will always maintain your human appearance, right?"

"Transformation Grass? No wonder..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan suddenly realized that as the main ingredient of the Transformation Pill, the Transformation Grass has some of the effects of the Transformation Pill. A magical beast at the Dou Huang level can freely transform into a human body after eating it, but if it eats it before reaching the required strength, it will remain in human form until it breaks through to the Dou Huang level.

“Although that’s possible,” Xiao Yan smiled helplessly, “I’m an alchemist. If it were a magical beast, it wouldn’t be possible for it to become an alchemist, would it?” He flipped his right palm lightly, and the emerald green Jade Lotus Spirit Flame appeared on his palm.

Indeed, for magical beasts, becoming an alchemist is just as difficult as becoming a tenth-tier magical beast, and the possibility of becoming a tenth-tier magical beast is even much greater than that of becoming an alchemist.

Seeing the flames on Xiao Yan's palm, Zi Yan moved to the side in a panic, as if she had seen through the extraordinary nature of the flames in Xiao Yan's palm.

Seeing Zi Yan's flustered appearance, Xiao Yan quickly put away the Jade Lotus Spirit Flame. Then, after Zi Yan calmed down, he spoke, "Now do you believe that I am really just a human?"

When she saw Xiao Yan summon that terrifying flame, Zi Yan realized that she seemed to have made a mistake, but she was still somewhat unwilling to accept it.

"But I really smell a nice scent on you!" Zi Yan lowered her head, biting her lip tightly with her white, even teeth, her dark eyes slightly moist. "I can still smell it now!"

"Perhaps... what you're sensing is the scent of the herbs or pills I carry?" Hearing Zi Yan's tearful voice, Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment before speaking cautiously.

"No way!" Zi Yan loudly denied Xiao Yan's guess. "I would never mistake medicinal herbs or the scent of my own kind!"

"But..." Xiao Yan was speechless for a moment. Apart from pills, he really couldn't think of any other possibility!

“Brother Xiao Yan,” Xun’er, who had been standing quietly to the side, suddenly spoke up, “Could it be some kind of magical beast that you’re carrying?”

A word to awaken the dreamer.

After giving Xun'er a grateful smile, Xiao Yan rolled up his sleeves and showed Zi Yan the Seven-Colored Devouring Python that was wrapped around his wrist like a bracelet. "Feel it, is this the kind of aura you're looking for?"

"It's not that ugly, footless thing!" Although the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python was exquisitely beautiful, Zi Yan still refuted Xiao Yan's words in one sentence.

The denial was so absolute, even using the word "ugly," that Xiao Yan, while confirming that Zi Yan was not the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python, still had to quietly comfort the somewhat temperamental Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python.

"But apart from that..."

After lowering his sleeves, Xiao Yan was also somewhat troubled. He had quite a few things related to magical beasts, and most of them were magical beast cores. Regardless of what kind of magical beast Zi Yan was, taking out the cores and asking her to determine if it was from her own kind...

Isn't that too hellish?

And besides the magic core...

Suddenly, Xiao Yan thought of something and slightly activated his Dou Qi. A pair of small, red jade-like dragon horns emerged from Xiao Yan's forehead.

"This is it!" The moment the dragon horn appeared, Zi Yan's eyes flashed with a sharp light. "What magical beast did you find it on?" Her sparkling eyes were fixed on Xiao Yan—the red jade dragon horn on his forehead.

However, in her excitement, Zi Yan seemed to have forgotten that in most cases, the "horns" of these magical beasts would only fall into the hands of humans after the magical beasts had been hunted down!

On the other side, when the pair of dragon horns appeared on Xiao Yan's forehead, Xun'er's heart also trembled. Although she didn't understand what the pair of dragon horns were, her bloodline seemed to sense... a threat?

'A threat to my bloodline…' Even though she thought it was impossible, Xun'er still subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. 'If that's the case, then Brother Xiao Yan definitely won't be weaker than me in the future, right?'

A faint smile appeared on Xun'er's face, but neither Zi Yan nor Xiao Yan noticed it.

"These two corners?"

Upon hearing Zi Yan's question, Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment, his gaze subtly drifting to the distance where an old man in black robes stood calmly, seemingly waiting for Xiao Yan's answer, or perhaps warning him not to reveal the truth.

"...I found it in the cave of a two-headed fire spirit snake." After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Yan ultimately did not reveal the truth about the pair of red jade dragon horns directly.

"A two-headed fire spirit serpent?" Zi Yan was somewhat bewildered, as she seemed to know little about this mutated magical beast.

"A mutated fire spirit snake, which generally has multiple attributes..." Xun'er answered for Zi Yan. She seemed to understand that Xiao Yan did not want to reveal the origin of the two dragon horns, and carefully explained every detail of the two-headed fire spirit snake.

"Impossible! I'm not some ugly monster without feet!" After hearing the description of the two-headed fire spirit snake, Zi Yan glared at Xiao Yan angrily. "Are you lying to me?"

"No, these two horns were indeed found in the cave of the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Serpent," Xiao Yan said helplessly. "Besides, I never said they were definitely organs from the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Serpent, did I?"

"According to my teacher's speculation, it should be the horn of some kind of dragon-like magical beast, but it is difficult to determine which kind of dragon-like magical beast it is."

Without the Angel God's explanation, Xiao Yan and Yao Lao would not have been able to distinguish which type of dragon beast these dragon horns belonged to. However, after the Angel God's explanation, Xiao Yan knew that these dragon horns belonged to the legendary supreme dragon phoenix!

Zi Yan could smell a pleasant scent on Xiao Yan, but before meeting Zi Yan, and even now that she was right in front of him, Xiao Yan hadn't felt any sense of closeness from her...

There is only one possibility for this to happen—Zi Yan is not a dragon-phoenix, but a lower-level one. In other words, Zi Yan's true form should be the current supreme magical beast, the Ancient Void Dragon, or the ancient Heavenly Phoenix that has long been extinct.