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

At this moment, Xiao Yan finally remembered that he had forgotten to add a spatial lock to his room. Although he quickly added a spatial lock, such an anomaly had already attracted the attention of countless powerful figures.

Fortunately, thanks to Zi Yan's talent, the spatial barrier set up by Xiao Yan is so strong that no one can see through it, let alone break through it, unless a Dou Zun arrives.

After completing all this, Xiao Yan focused his attention back on the large cocoon that Zi Yan had formed—

The cracks multiplied, and soon, a large piece of the cocoon suddenly fell off. With the first piece falling off, the light cocoon seemed to trigger a chain reaction, rapidly bursting open. A beam of purple light shot out from within, colliding with the spatial blockade set up by Xiao Yan, creating ripples.

The light lasted for a moment before gradually fading, and then completely disappeared, revealing a figure within it to Xiao Yan—

She still had that petite and adorable body, except that she had a pair of somewhat miniature dragon horns on her forehead. However, unlike Xiao Yan's red jade-like dragon horns, Zi Yan's dragon horns were purple, which was extremely close to the color of the fighting spirit around her body.

Zi Yan blinked, somewhat confused, as if she hadn't quite grasped what was happening. But when she noticed Xiao Yan standing to the side, her eyes lit up—

"Xiao Yan!" A loud voice reached Xiao Yan's ears.

"It seems you should know what kind of magical beast you are..." Xiao Yan smiled faintly after shifting his gaze away from the purple dragon horns. In his opinion, Zi Yan, who had evolved due to the bloodline of the dragon and phoenix, should already understand her own identity.

"You still haven't told me which magical beast gave you those dragon horns!"

But before Xiao Yan could finish speaking, Zi Yan asked the question she had been wanting to ask all along.

"..." Xiao Yan's expression froze instantly. "After you magical beasts evolve, shouldn't you have memories inherited from your bloodline?" He looked at Zi Yan with disbelief.

"Bloodline memories?" Zi Yan tilted her head. "What are those?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but facepalm. He had even asked Queen Medusa about it before, only to find out that the evolution of the Ancient Void Dragon was completely different? Or was Zi Yan the most special kind?

"Let's wait a bit," Xiao Yan sighed. "The Grand Elder is outside. Let's go out and see him first."

"Oh." Zi Yan nodded obediently.

"By the way, can you retract the dragon horns on your head?"

"It should work... I'll give it a try."

After some time, Su Qian, having confirmed that Zi Yan was unharmed, gave her a few words of reprimand in a low voice before allowing her to continue staying by Xiao Yan's side.

Three days later, Xiao Yan and his group of five arrived at Hu Qian's office. According to the rules, today was the day for the five of them to enter the library.

Why are you two here too?

After entering the office with a mentor, the first people Xiao Yan and his group noticed were Hu Jia and Wu Hao, who were standing opposite Hu Qian's desk. So, Xiao Yan "subconsciously" asked a question.

Wu Hao didn't react much to Xiao Yan's question. He simply nodded calmly to Xiao Yan. Although the reason for his failure was somewhat ridiculous, he wasn't stupid. After his adoptive father's reminder, he also knew Xiao Yan's strength.

Hu Jia was furious at Xiao Yan's question. After gesturing wildly for a while, she calmed down. Knowing Xiao Yan's strength, she didn't think she could win. The only thing that really annoyed her was that Xiao Yu was the one who defeated her.

“Hu Jia is my granddaughter. I gave her my chance to enter the library once,” Hu Qian stood up from his seat. “Wu Hao also got a chance to enter the library from the captain of the enforcement team. So, just like the five of you, this time, they are also qualified to try their luck in the library.”

As he spoke, Hu Qian walked to the wall behind him and casually clapped his hands a few times. A deep rumbling sound rang out, and then a dark passage appeared in front of Xiao Yan and his group of seven.

"Come with me." Waving to the group, Hu Qian took the lead and entered the dark passage. Hu Jia and Wu Hao followed without hesitation. After they all entered, Xiao Yan pulled Xun'er and the others, carefully entering the dark passage.

After walking through the passage for about half an hour, a glimmer of light finally appeared at the end of the passage. Seeing the light, the people in the passage quickened their pace, and after a moment, they finally reached the end of the passage and stepped out.

Before Xiao Yan and the others was a valley recess, with steep cliffs extending upwards until they reached the horizon. Between the three cliffs, there was a very spacious open space, where a massive, imposing, and ancient-looking pavilion stood.

His gaze slowly swept over the massive, ancient pavilion, finally settling on an extremely old plaque outside the pavilion, on which three characters, somewhat blurred by the erosion of time, were faintly visible.

Library!

"The top five in this year's Inner Court Selection Competition have been determined. According to the rules, I have brought them here. Please, elders, open the door!" Hu Qian clasped his hands and said loudly.

As Hu Qian finished speaking, Xiao Yan's eyes twitched slightly. Two gray-robed men had appeared at the entrance of the library, whereas there hadn't been a single person there before!

'High-level Dou Zong? Canaan Academy really has a rich foundation...' After sensing the strength of the two, Xiao Yan sighed inwardly.

"The top five in the Inner Court Selection Competition?" A gray-robed man opened his eyes and glanced at the seven people behind Hu Qian. "You brought more than five people."

“Wu Tianlang gave his chance to enter the library to his adopted son Wu Hao,” Hu Qian coughed, “and I also gave my chance to Jia’er.”

"Oh? Wu Hao and Hu Jia didn't make it into the top five?" The gray-robed man on the left also opened his eyes. "...Hmm, in terms of strength, these five are indeed much stronger."

But... Spirit Battle? There are Spirit Battle students in the outer academy now?

After his gaze fell on Xiao Yan, the gray-robed man on the left was slightly surprised. Of course, the main reason was that he could only confirm that Xiao Yan's strength was at the Dou Ling level, but he couldn't see the specific level.

"Strange, there are actually students in the outer academy that I can't see through?" The gray-robed man glanced at Xiao Yan again with great interest.

“Xiao Yan is a bit special,” Hu Qian chuckled dryly. “He seems to be a disciple of the Medicine Venerable, but it’s hard to say. After all, Han Feng is still in the Black Corner Region. If Xiao Yan really is a disciple of the Medicine Venerable, according to intelligence, Han Feng should have left the Black Corner Region some time ago.”

To prevent Xiao Yan and the others from hearing the second half of his sentence, Hu Qian deliberately used his Dou Qi to transmit his voice to the two gray-robed men.

"Somewhat special? Our Canaan Academy has never lacked special students." The gray-robed man chuckled, then slowly extended his somewhat withered hand from his sleeve and began to form a hand seal.

After an invisible ripple appeared in the space in front of him, Hu Qian turned around and looked at the somewhat bewildered students behind him. "This is a spatial lock, a powerful barrier that only a Dou Zun expert can set up. The spatial lock in the library was left by a senior from the academy a hundred years ago. Without the special techniques of the two elders, even a peak Dou Zong would find it difficult to shake it in the slightest."

Everyone nodded in understanding, their reverence for the library growing considerably.

"Let's go." After the spatial portal formed in front of them, Hu Qian waved his hand and stepped in first. After that, Xiao Yan and the others hesitated for a while before carefully stepping into the invisible doorway.

"Now you may enter the library on your own. Remember, whatever you want, you must not force it, because everything inside is covered by an energy layer. If your hand can pass through the energy layer without any hindrance, then you can take something from inside. Of course, no matter how much you can take, you can only take one thing out of the library. Do not be greedy, otherwise you will end up with nothing."

If you cannot penetrate the energy layers, then give up. With your strength, you cannot break through them. Every year, many people enter the library, but a significant number leave empty-handed. Therefore, everything is up to fate; do not force what you cannot obtain.

Pointing towards the library, Hu Qian turned to Xiao Yan and the others.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan and the others nodded, exchanged glances, and then slowly walked towards the library.

Once everyone had entered, the library doors slammed shut.

"That kid's soul power is quite strong." After all the students had left, the gray-robed man on the right suddenly spoke up. The 'kid' he was referring to was naturally Xiao Yan.

“According to intelligence, he is a fourth-grade alchemist,” Hu Qian hurriedly said. “He also refined several batches of Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pills not long ago.”

"..." The gray-robed man glanced helplessly at Hu Qian, "His soul power is stronger than mine, do you understand?"

"..." Hu Qian was speechless. For a moment, he couldn't even tell if the senior in front of him was talking nonsense. "Elder Qian, Xiao Yan is only a Dou Ling, and he is only a low-star Dou Ling."

“I know,” the gray-robed man, whom Hu Qian called Elder Qian, rolled his eyes. “It’s precisely because his strength is only at the Dou Ling level that I specifically emphasized that his soul power is very strong, even stronger than mine!”

"You're not joking?" Hu Qian's face stiffened.

"What do you think?" Elder Qian gave him a disdainful look. "My soul power detection is a bit peculiar. Even without getting close to the person I want to detect, I can roughly understand the difference between their soul power and mine."

In the past, apart from the dean, everyone I've encountered has a weaker soul power than me, even the disciple of that Medicine Venerable from the Black Corner Region. But today… hey, an eighteen-year-old Battle Spirit has a higher soul power than me?

The old monster, whose soul power was at the late stage of the mortal realm, chuckled. If Xiao Yan's soul power was stronger than his, it meant that he was at least at the perfect late stage of the mortal realm. With this level of soul power, as long as the alchemist himself was strong enough, he could refine most of the seventh-grade pills.

'Perhaps I could lend him a hand while he's in the library?' Watching Xiao Yan walk into the only room in the library, Elder Qian muttered to himself, 'Maybe I can make a deal with him in the future and get some pills to help him break through to the Dou Zun level?'

"If that's the case, could it be that he came to Canaan Academy for the Fallen Heart Flame?" The gray-robed man, who had been silent for a long time, looked at Hu Qian and asked.

“According to intelligence from the Jia Ma Empire,” Hu Qian licked his dry lips, “Xiao Yan possesses a different kind of fire.”

"That kid has a strange fire?" The gray-robed man was somewhat surprised, after all, he had not sensed the presence of any strange fire on Xiao Yan. However, he quickly remembered that Elder Qian had said that Xiao Yan's soul power was stronger than his own, and the gray-robed man was relieved.

"Did he conceal the aura of the strange fire through his soul power?" the gray-robed man remarked. "This kid is incredibly cautious. If it were me, I would probably want everyone to know that I possess a strange fire."

"If you're not careful enough, you won't be able to obtain the strange fire, will you?" Elder Qian chuckled.

"Too."

After a faint smile, the two guards of the library returned to their previous silence. Seeing this, Hu Qian also stepped aside and stopped disturbing the two seniors.

Chapter 215 The Library

In the mountains somewhere in the northwest continent.

"Iron Guardian?"

As a patch of black mist drifted in from outside the mountain, a somewhat surprised voice rang in the ears of the figure within the mist.

"Who are you...?" After raising his head and realizing that the aura in the black mist beside him was unfamiliar, Tie Shan, the Iron Protector who had been sent to the Jia Ma Empire, asked cautiously.

“One of the leaders of that area in the Black Corner Region,” a voice came from the black mist, “you can call me Protector Xuan.”

"Is there something you need, Protector Xuan?" After all, both of them were Protectors, and Tie Shan himself had just completed a mission that had nearly cost him his life, so he didn't have a friendly tone.

"Since Protector Tie is still alive..." Protector Xuan didn't care about Tie Shan's tone. He looked at Tie Shan, who didn't seem to be seriously injured, with interest for a few moments, and then said with a strange laugh, "Hehehe, you don't look injured at all? You haven't even been inside the Jia Ma Empire?"

"...The people who were monitoring us have left." Just as Tieshan was about to shout a few words, he noticed a person walking out of the palace. He immediately knelt down on one knee and quickly reported the information he had learned during this period of time. "The Xiao family has also moved back to the capital city of Jiama from Wutan City. I heard that the third son of the Xiao family patriarch has become an apprentice of an alchemist named Yaoyan."

After becoming an apprentice, this young man became a Dou Ling within three years. There are also rumors that he has become a fourth-grade alchemist, but no one has ever witnessed him refining pills, so it is highly likely just a rumor.

"Yao Yan?" The sinister old man who emerged from the palace frowned. "Do you have any detailed information about this person?"

"All I know is that this person traveled across the continent decades ago and can refine a pill called the Soul-Replenishing Pill," Tieshan said respectfully. As for the information about Yaoyan's acquaintance with that Fa Ma...

He felt that if he reported these words, he could forget about becoming a local protector for a long time to come.

The old man frowned. There were quite a few people with the surname Yao on the continent, especially in a certain region, but after hearing the phrase "had traveled the continent," he ruled out all the members of that family. After all, given that family's disdain for even the Central Plains, it was hard to imagine that they would have anyone willing to travel the continent.

"Soul Rejuvenation Pill? What are its effects?" The old man glanced at Protector Xuan kneeling to the side, then swept him aside and asked Tieshan, who was kneeling on the ground, in a cold voice.

"It is said that after taking this pill for the first time, no matter how strong one's soul power is, it will be improved to some extent." Tieshan respectfully stated the information he knew.

"No matter how strong your soul power is, there will be an improvement?" The old man frowned. "What rank? Seventh rank, or eighth rank?"

"...Sixth grade." Tie Shan hesitated for a long time, until the old man was almost getting impatient, before he hurriedly said the grade of the Soul Replenishing Pill.

"Sixth rank?" The old man scoffed. "Your information gathering is quite good, but there's no need to report such obviously false information. A sixth-rank pill supposedly increases the soul power of everyone who takes it for the first time? Ha—"

The old man smiled contemptuously. He dared not say that he was the strongest eighth-grade alchemist, but at least most of the Venerables in the Soul Palace would respectfully address him as "Master." Even he dared not say that he could refine a pill that would definitely increase soul power after the first use, let alone that Medicine Rock.

"He's probably someone who knows about the Medicine Clan, but not their character," the old man simply defined "Yao Yan." "It can't be that Yao Chen guy; he has no interest in making baseless claims like that."

"By the way, your temple master is in seclusion. Don't enter the inner hall during this time, otherwise it would be a complete waste if he dies." After shaking the name Yao Yan out of his mind, the old man glanced at the dense crowd of protectors in front of him. "Just find a few to go to the Jia Ma Empire."

Now that the people monitoring us have left, it's time to retrieve what the Xiao family kept... What's the situation regarding the number of powerful figures in the Jia Ma Empire?" At the end, the old man suddenly looked at Tie Shan.

“Two Dou Zong, three Dou Huang, and the rest are Dou Wang and Dou Ling,” Tie Shan replied. “One of the Dou Zong is suspected to be a subordinate developed by Protector Wu.”

"Protector Wu? Where is he?" the old man asked, frowning.

"If nothing unexpected happens... it should have been cleaned up before those people left."

"Tsk," the old man said, somewhat displeased. "Send six people. Kill everyone in the Xiao family, and bring back any alchemists of any value as well."

"Yes!"

Although the old man's identity was unclear, anyone who could possess a physical body within the Soul Palace was at least a Venerable, so no one dared to object to his orders.

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The Eastern Region, the Ancient Holy City.