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

"Senior Sister Ziyan told me," Han Yue said with a helpless laugh. "However, at the time, Senior Sister Ziyan didn't seem to know what the medicinal herbs guarded by the Snow Demon Ape in that valley were. She only told me that there were treasures inside."

I first learned the name "Earth Core Tempering Milk" from the Snow Demon Sky Ape, who was fighting the Dragon Flame Eagle, when I was figuring it out myself.

"The name of the Earth Core Tempering Milk mentioned by the Snow Demon Sky Ape?" Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow slightly. "Senior, are you sure it wasn't the Dragon Flame Eagle who said it?"

The Dragon Flame Eagle is one of the stronger fifth-tier magical beasts, and it is said to have dragon blood. If it were the Dragon Flame Eagle saying this, the crowd could barely accept it, but if it were the Snow Demon Sky Ape saying it…

Although the Snow Demon Sky Ape is also a strange magical beast, even the Devouring Python that Xiao Yan raised could not speak when it was at the fifth level, let alone the Snow Demon Sky Ape, which was completely inferior to the Devouring Python, unless that Snow Demon Sky Ape was at the sixth level!

Upon hearing Xiao Yan's question, Lin Xiuya and the others also realized what was happening and stared intently at Han Yue. They might be able to kill a fifth-tier Snow Demon Sky Ape with their combined strength, but what about a sixth-tier one…

They should just wash up and go to sleep. If they go there, they'll just become food for the Snow Demon Ape!

"Don't be nervous. Although it was the Snow Demon Sky Ape that said the name, I also sensed it. That Snow Demon Sky Ape is at most just an adult, which means it has just broken through to the Dou Wang level," Han Yue knew what everyone was worried about and immediately explained, "Moreover, if it were a sixth-order Snow Demon Sky Ape, there would be no way I could follow it without being discovered, right?"

According to what the Dragon Flame Eagle said at the time, the Snow Demon Sky Ape must have drunk the Earth Core Tempering Milk, which is why it was able to speak at the Dou Wang level!

“If it’s the legendary Earth Core Tempering Milk… then it’s not surprising…” Xiao Yan nodded.

Xiao Yan sighed inwardly with a hint of regret. If that Snow Demon Ape had been a sixth-tier beast, he wouldn't have needed to continue putting on an act until the Snow Demon Ape unleashed its berserk bloodline.

“Indeed, the Earth Core Tempering Milk does have the effect of stimulating the intelligence of magical beasts,” Lin Xiuya nodded. “It’s good that you raised this issue now, Xiao Yan. If that Snow Demon Ape had suddenly spoken during the battle, we might have missed some opportunities.”

Yan Hao and Liu Qing nodded in agreement. They were confident in their ability to fight a magical beast that had just broken through to the fifth rank, but if they heard the magical beast speak during the battle, they might actually think they were facing a sixth-rank magical beast. Missing a good opportunity would be a minor matter, but being seriously injured would be a greater loss.

"After all, it concerns my own safety, so of course I have to be careful," Xiao Yan smiled nonchalantly. "However, there's a problem now..."

"Should we lure the Snow Demon Ape out, or fight it right there in that valley?"

“It won’t come out,” Han Yue said. “Last time it fought the Dragon Flame Eagle for a day and a night, and it never left that valley. It seems to know that other magical beasts besides the Dragon Flame Eagle and itself are also very interested in the Earth Core Tempering Milk.”

Indeed, the marrow-cleansing and bone-refining effects of the Earth Core Tempering Milk are far more attractive to magical beasts than to humans. After all, one of the goals of most magical beasts' cultivation is to transform into human form, and the Earth Core Tempering Milk has an excellent effect on this aspect.

"So, we can only fight it in the valley or near the valley exit?" Yan Hao grinned. "Then I'll lure it from its lair to the valley exit!"

“No, I’ll go,” Lin Xiuya said without any politeness. “Yan Hao, you’re still too slow. Although the Snow Demon Ape is an ice-attribute magical beast, its speed in the forest is no slower than that of a wind-attribute magical beast. If you get injured, we’ll be the ones who suffer in the end.”

"I'm really sorry for the slow speed!" Yan Hao said with a twitch at the corner of his mouth.

Among the men present, Yan Hao wielded a giant iron hammer, Liu Qing a giant iron spear, and Xiao Yan a giant black ruler. Although using heavy weapons did not mean they were not good at speed, they were still much slower than Lin Xiuya, who was of the wind attribute and used a longsword.

Seeing that Yan Hao had given up on the idea of ​​seducing him, Liu Qing thought about it and also gave up the idea. Although he was stronger than Yan Hao, he was only about the same speed as Yan Hao and was no match for Lin Xiuya.

Xiao Yan, needless to say, was already planning to act until the Snow Demon Ape went berserk, so he didn't intend to expend too much energy.

Seeing that Xiao Yan and the other two had stopped arguing, Han Yue quickly told Lin Xiuya the location of the possible Snow Demon Ape's lair.

After receiving the message, Lin Xiuya nodded slightly and then sped towards the valley.

Chapter 222 Rampage

On the bustling street, a dark figure appeared out of nowhere, but the pedestrians around seemed oblivious to this strange scene, continuing with their daily lives.

"The location of the Xiao family..."

After a brief silence, the shadowy figure locked onto the location of the Xiao family in the Imperial City. "One Dou Huang, two sixth-tier magical beasts, and... one transformed seventh-tier magical beast. Very good, Protector Tie's information is extremely accurate."

After pinpointing the location of the Xiao family, the shadowy figure quickly determined the number of the Xiao family's members and the number of powerful individuals within the Xiao family's residence.

After confirming the accuracy of the intelligence, the black figure suddenly waved his hand, and two black chains shot out from under the black robe covering his entire body, instantly slicing through the sky. The target of these two chains was Xiao Zhan, who was in the Xiao family mansion.

The shadowy figure was not as strong as Protector Wu, who had died at Xiao Yan's hands a little over a month ago, but as a human-level protector of the Soul Hall, he also possessed the strength of a Dou Zong. Although it was somewhat beneath a Dou Zong to ambush a Dou Ling, it was, after all, a mission assigned from above, so the shadowy figure was still very serious about completing it.

However, just as the two black chains were about to enter the Xiao residence, they were suddenly shattered by a seven-colored ribbon thrown out from the crowd.

Bang!

The explosion that instantaneously produced countless wisps of gray smoke, which were then gathered together before completely dissipating and finally slowly fell into the hands of a figure also shrouded in black robes.

Even though no one was injured in the explosion, all the pedestrians on the street realized that a powerful figure was trying to kill the members of the Xiao family who had just returned to the capital. For the sake of their own lives, countless people on the street shouted and pushed, trying to leave this place of trouble.

Although the explosion occurred around the Xiao residence, it was as if to give those around the shadowy figure time to react. When the black chains exploded, the shadowy figure, which had been silent and unnoticed by anyone, was exposed to all passersby.

Just like the streets around the Xiao residence, the pedestrians around the shadowy figure also began to scream and shove. Normally, even if he knew that the souls of the people around him were worthless, the shadowy figure would still throw out the Soul Lock to make some money in this situation.

But today, the shadowy figure stared intently at the person who had unleashed the seven-colored ribbon that shattered his soul lock.

Before making his move, he used his soul power to confirm that there were no other powerful figures around the Xiao family mansion. Just as the Iron Protector had told him, there was only one Dou Huang, two sixth-order magical beasts, and one transformed seventh-order magical beast in the Xiao family mansion. It was because of this that he felt safe and bold enough to make his move.

However, not only had he not discovered this person before, but even after this person was exposed in front of him, his soul power still could not get close to the man in black robes. He had never encountered such a strange situation since he joined the Soul Palace!

Therefore, even though someone rushed out from the Xiao residence, briefly distracting the black-robed man, the shadowy figure still dared not move, fearing that the black-robed man was a peak Dou Zong who could kill him with a casual wave of his hand.

The moment the explosion occurred, Lü Man rushed out of the Xiao residence. Looking at the figure gathering the gray smoke and collecting it in his hand, her palms involuntarily sweated. "Who are you?"

As Green Barbarian cautiously asked this question, Lionheart from the Xiao Manor also appeared beside her in a flash.

"...Xiao Yan's friend," Little Fairy Doctor glanced at Green Barbarian and Lionheart, then turned her gaze back to the black-robed man in the distance, "Do you know that person?"

Following Little Fairy Doctor's gaze, Green Barbarian and Lionheart naturally noticed the black-robed man in the distance who exuded a cold aura.

After glancing back and forth between the two men in black robes, Green Barbarian swallowed hard, then looked at Lionheart—she wondered if it was just her imagination, but she felt like both of these men in black robes were Dou Zong!

Lionheart, who had only recently advanced to the next level, looked very serious. Although he had only been a Dou Zong for a short time, he was confident that he could at least remain undefeated when facing ordinary Dou Zongs, as his true form was a magical beast. However, the two black-robed men in front of him gave him a very bad feeling, as if they could kill him at any moment.

“He is from the Soul Hall, and most of his fighting techniques are applied to the souls of other people,” Little Fairy Doctor said coldly, as if she understood Lionheart’s confusion. “What I just shattered was just an ordinary soul lock. In addition, there should be a natal soul lock. If someone weaker than him is touched by a soul lock, their soul will be directly pulled out of their body. Therefore, you must avoid soul locks when fighting this kind of person.”

While Little Fairy Doctor was explaining the Soul Lock, Hai Bodong and Fa Ma, who sensed the commotion, arrived at Green Barbarian and Lionheart's side in the shortest possible time. Several Dou Wangs from the Nalan, Mu, and Mittel families followed closely behind, and three black shadows slowly emerged beside the Soul Hall's protector...

'Fourth, no, fifth, a renowned Dou Zong…'

After the four Soul Hall Protectors appeared, Hai Bodong's face twitched violently. He seriously suspected that these few Dou Zong were sent by forces that Xiao Yan had provoked outside. They were only coming to the Imperial City to find the Xiao family because they couldn't defeat Xiao Yan!

"This……"

"You mean they're from the Soul Palace?"

Just as Hai Bodong was trying to test whether Little Fairy Doctor really knew Xiao Yan, Fa Ma asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "That Soul Palace in Zhongzhou?"

As an alchemist, Fa Ma had heard of the Soul Hall, even though he didn't know the characteristics of its experts.

"Besides that Soul Palace, there shouldn't be any other force on this continent that dares to call itself the Soul Palace, right?" Little Fairy Doctor calmly asked, staring at the Soul Palace protectors talking in the distance.

"……hiss."

Fa Ma gasped, then felt slightly relieved. After all, there were only four people on the other side, all of them Dou Zong level, but as long as Yun Shan and Jia Xing Tian came over...

boom!

As Fa Ma was thinking about Yun Shan and Jia Xing Tian, ​​a thunderous roar came from outside the city, followed by a tremendous tremor that shook the earth.

"...There's still more?" Little Fairy Doctor's soul power wasn't weak, so she naturally understood the reason for the thunderous roar—

On the plains outside the imperial city, four Dou Zong stood facing each other in mid-air, the two hidden in black robes being the protectors of the Soul Palace.

Hai Bodong and the others naturally sensed the situation outside the city. Although they didn't know what was happening outside, they figured that the four Dou Zong in front of them would have to be dealt with by them.

While the powerful figures surrounding the Xiao residence were in a tense atmosphere, several guardians of the Soul Hall openly mocked the first guardian to arrive.

"Clearly a Dou Zong, yet you failed to ambush a Dou Ling?" The shadowy figure floating with blue ghost fire behind him mocked, "Protector Xuan, why don't you start as a Soul Guide?"

"Failure is one thing, but after being discovered, you didn't even dare to start a direct battle. Don't ever say you're from the Soul Hall again!" The person surrounded by several soul chains chuckled.

“That guy seems to be a high-level Dou Zong,” Protector Xuan said, pretending not to hear his colleague’s mockery. “Who among you can hold him off? Protector Lian? Protector Shuo? Or Protector Tie?”

The three people who were named all shut their mouths. The strongest among them was only a three-star Dou Zong. If they hadn't died when facing a high-level Dou Zong alone, they would have been lucky.

"Guardian Shuo and I will hold him off," a black shadow with blue ghost fire floating behind him transmitted after a moment. "Guardian Xuan, you take care of that seventh-tier magical beast and that alchemist. Guardian Tie, you go and hold off that Dou Huang and the two sixth-tier magical beasts in the Xiao Mansion. Those two will deal with those two Dou Zong soon. As long as they are alive before that happens, that's fine."

After assigning their opponents according to their strength, the Soul Palace protectors nodded silently.

Previously, they thought it was too much to arrange six protectors, or even two mid-level Dou Zong and four low-star Dou Zong, to deal with an empire with only three Dou Zong. But now they were secretly glad that the elder was cautious enough to arrange enough manpower.

The only pity is that the respected elder didn't come over himself.

But this thought quickly disappeared. It wasn't out of respect for the elder, but simply because the powerful figures opposite them had also identified their opponents and were rushing towards them. However, judging from their intentions, it seemed they planned to escape from the imperial city.

They exchanged glances, and the four guardians naturally wouldn't refuse such a good opportunity to get the soul guides below to come out.

*

"The Black Annihilation Army?!"

With a mournful howl, more than ten enormous four-winged unicorns flapped their wings and slowly landed on the ground.

The moment they landed, the man atop the leading four-winged unicorn removed his helmet without a moment's hesitation. "Phew! Finally done!"

After shouting, the man turned around with a look of disgust and looked at the purple-clad man behind him who had also taken off his helmet. "I say, Lingquan, do you really need to take on so many missions? Didn't you say that the clan elders want Miss to return to the clan immediately?"

Upon hearing this, Lingquan smiled awkwardly. That made sense, but he was just one of the many deputy commanders of the Black Annihilation Army. He dared not offend either the elders or the young ladies of the clan. Using the mission to delay for a while was the best strategy taught to him by the elders of the Black Annihilation Army.

"Alright, I understand your difficulties," the man waved his hand, seeing the awkward smile on Lingquan's face. After all, he had risen from the same position and naturally wouldn't make things difficult for him. "However, now that the mission is all complete, shouldn't you go find Miss?"

“We still need to find someone,” Lingquan said with a sigh of relief.

"Looking for someone? Who?" Third Commander Yang Hao frowned and asked, puzzled.

"Thunder Clan, Mangtian Ruler."

"Why would we need him?" Yang Hao was even more puzzled. Why would their ancient clan need to consult the Lei clan about their affairs?

“Miss is currently at Canaan Academy,” Lingquan explained. “This academy was established by Mang Tianchi a long time ago. Even though he hasn’t been at Canaan Academy in recent years, it is still considered his territory. Some elders in the clan are unwilling to have conflicts with him. Therefore, they specifically reminded me before I set off that I should inform him before I go.”

"……trouble."

After hearing Lingquan's explanation, Yang Hao understood why such an important task was assigned to Lingquan. Mang Tianchi was notoriously difficult to deal with. If it were any other commander or deputy commander, although the task could be completed, Mang Tianchi would most likely cause a ruckus in the Eastern Region afterward. Only the flexible and adaptable Lingquan was the most suitable for this task.

And yet, he insisted on joining in without even knowing the specifics of the mission...

“Once we reach the Thunder Clan’s territory, you will be our leader!” Yang Hao decisively instructed Ling Quan.

“…Yes.” Lingquan nodded in agreement, somewhat confused.

In Lingquan's opinion, their Black Annihilation Army team was just running errands; the one who actually communicated with Mang Tianchi was the old Black Annihilation Army member behind them who was at the Dou Zun level.

*

"Azure Whirlwind Kill!"

As Lin Xiuya unleashed his trump card, the ice sphere hastily condensed by the Snow Demon Ape on the ground was shattered, and dust filled the valley.

"The battle is over?"

Once the dust settled, Han Yue, who was outside the battle zone, looked at the huge crater that had appeared in the valley and asked softly.

"Unlikely..."