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

“After all, he has a soul power at the Spirit Realm level, so he can naturally suppress you directly,” the man in blue waved his hand, dismissing Ling Quan and the others, and then smiled at Xiao Yan. “Eighteen years old, with a soul power at the mid-Spirit Realm level… If I didn’t know you were from the Xiao family, I would even suspect you were from the Soul Clan.”

The Soul Clan? Another name for the Soul Palace? Or the mastermind behind the Soul Palace?

After keeping the man's words in mind, Xiao Yan slightly raised his eyelids. "You're not bad either, three-star Dou Zong, early stage of the Spirit Realm soul power... it seems you just broke through not long ago? You're quite lucky."

"Just lucky." The man in blue chuckled.

"What is your name? What is your position?" Hearing the word "luck" from the man in blue, Xiao Yan's expression turned somewhat strange, and he casually asked.

"Yang Hao, the third commander of the Black Annihilation Army," the man in blue said with a smile. "Are you going to fight me?" As soon as he finished speaking, a vast amount of Dou Qi surged out from Yang Hao's body, seemingly preparing to use the pressure of this Dou Qi to make Xiao Yan admit defeat.

"A fight?" Xiao Yan was slightly taken aback, then laughed. "No, no, no, it's just recording... the names of the losers!"

Emerald green Dou Qi surged from Xiao Yan's body, then in a flash, Yang Hao plummeted straight down from mid-air—

Chapter 228 Gu Yuan

Just as Yang Hao was about to fall into the ravine, an old man with white hair and beard emerged from thin air, and at that moment, Yang Hao's body stopped falling.

After regaining his footing in the air, Yang Hao stared at Xiao Yan, who was surrounded by Ling Quan and the rest of the Black Annihilation Army soldiers, with a grim expression.

"What did you do?" Yang Hao asked coldly.

"Can't you sense it?" Xiao Yan chuckled. "Or are you unwilling to believe it?"

"You bastard..."

Seeing Xiao Yan surrounded by Ling Quan and the others, looking at him leisurely, Yang Hao's face instantly turned bright red. He understood perfectly well why he hadn't been able to control his Dou Qi before, and why he had fallen from the sky like an ordinary person who had lost his Dou Qi—

Soul power pressure, just like battle aura pressure, can suppress "weak" people whose soul power is far inferior to one's own in all aspects. It is the fastest way for those who specialize in soul power to clear away impurities.

"Yang Hao, what are you trying to do?!" Xun'er was the first to notice Yang Hao's little hand movements and immediately shouted angrily.

Yang Hao pretended not to hear Xun'er's angry shout, and even stopped trying to hide it since Xun'er had already discovered him. His hands moved rapidly, forming hand seals, and his powerful battle qi quickly condensed.

"You scoundrel!" Xun'er roared in anger.

But just as Xun'er was about to step forward and order the old man behind Yang Hao to stop him, Xiao Yan gently put his arm around Xun'er's shoulder.

"Xun'er, trust me."

The five words vanished into thin air, just like Xun'er's anger.

"Brother Xiao Yan, be careful, this is one of our clan's most powerful fighting techniques..." After her anger subsided, Xun'er gently reminded Xiao Yan.

Although Xiao Yan's previous actions had already proven that he could crush the third commander of the Black Annihilation Army, Yang Hao was about to unleash the most powerful fighting technique created by the ancient clan's Dou Di. Even if Yang Hao could only unleash the second move at his current level, it was still not something an ordinary person could withstand.

Seeing Xiao Yan and Xun'er's intimate actions below, Yang Hao's face became even more ferocious. After a moment, his hand seal paused, and a cold look appeared in his eyes.

"Turning the Sea Seal!"

With Yang Hao's roar, battle qi rapidly gathered in his palm. Within that vast energy, a layer of emerald green keratin quickly enveloped his handprint, and instantly, a shimmering emerald green light burst forth.

This light imprint was as if it were cast from emerald green crystal, dazzlingly beautiful, yet the energy it contained was extremely terrifying; wherever it flew, space itself seemed to distort.

Seeing the light seal fly out, the old man behind Yang Hao slowly mobilized his fighting spirit. It didn't matter if Xiao Yan, the third young master of the Xiao family, was injured or seriously injured, but if Xun'er was even slightly injured, even if he had a good reputation in the Black Annihilation Army, the subsequent punishment would be enough to skin him alive.

"The Sea-Turning Seal?" Looking at the emerald green light seal hurtling towards him from the sky, Xiao Yan's lips curled up slightly. "Try this move of mine..." After casually forming a hand seal, an equally emerald green talisman condensed in Xiao Yan's hand.

The next moment, the talisman slowly drifted towards the Sea-Turning Seal in the air.

Seeing Xiao Yan use a similar emerald green light seal to counter his full-force Overturning Sea Seal, Yang Hao's expression became even more ferocious. However, beneath this ferocity lay a hint of mockery.

The Overturning Sea Seal is the strongest fighting technique of the ancient clan, the second form of the Emperor Seal Technique. Except for the fact that he has not yet become a Dou Zun and cannot perfectly perform the third form, this is already the strongest fighting technique he can perform. He does not believe that Xiao Yan, the down-and-out young master of the Xiao family, can break through this move!

Indeed, just as Yang Hao had expected, after Xiao Yan's Flame Profound Talisman came into contact with the Sea-Turning Seal, it did not directly break the Sea-Turning Seal. However, after a brief burning, the Sea-Turning Seal and the spatial ripples it caused were completely burned away. Afterward, the Flame Profound Talisman, which had shrunk a bit, still slowly drifted towards Yang Hao.

Damn it!

After a brief burst of anger, a fierce aura rapidly condensed in Yang Hao's hand, and then he suddenly grabbed at the light seal.

"Heavenly Fiend Shattering Qi Claw!"

Wherever his palm passed, countless ripples spread through the space, and a piercing wailing sound spread outwards.

"This talisman can explode."

Watching Yang Hao rush towards Yan Xuanfu, Xiao Yan softly uttered a sentence.

Upon hearing this, Yang Hao, whose claw wind had already come into contact with the Flame Profound Talisman, underwent a drastic change in expression, because the emerald green light seal in his vision had begun to show slight cracks—

The Flame Profound Talisman still exploded, but apart from a few flames, there was no other impact. Even Yang Hao, who was close to the Flame Profound Talisman, was not injured. The only one who was somewhat depleted was the old man who used spatial power to devour everything produced by the explosion of the Flame Profound Talisman.

"A Dou Zun?" Xiao Yan's gaze fell on the old man. "A three-star Dou Zong needs the protection of a Dou Zun to go out? As expected of a major power, such a gesture is indeed unmatched by ordinary families."

"Young Master Xiao Yan is indeed incredibly talented," the old man said, his expression unchanged despite Xiao Yan's sarcastic words. "His secret technique of combining soul power and battle qi to enhance his strength, and his special battle technique containing a strange fire... If I hadn't made a move, the Third Commander might have really died from that attack."

Although his expression remained calm, the old man's heart was in turmoil. Putting aside the soul power of the mid-stage Spirit Realm, this secret technique that could combine soul power with battle qi... wasn't that a special secret technique that was only passed down among the high-ranking members of the Soul Clan?

If it weren't for the fact that when the words "Soul Clan" were mentioned earlier, Xiao Yan's face only showed contemplation, and even his soul fluctuations didn't change much, the old man would almost have thought that the Xiao family had already sent the ancient jade to the Soul Clan, just to exchange it for Xiao Yan's ability to reach this level of strength at the age of eighteen, a strength far exceeding that of the geniuses produced among the descendants of the ancient clans.

Indeed, even though the Flame Profound Talisman that Xiao Yan used before was enough to threaten a high-star Dou Zong, in the old man's eyes it was only far beyond the level of the new generation of ancient clan descendants. As for other young generation powerhouses with the surname "Gu", in the old man's eyes, they were not people that Xiao Yan could mess with.

"Just maybe?" Xiao Yan smiled casually, not caring about the old man's evaluation. After all, he was just a Dou Zun who was over a hundred years old but still only a one or two-star Dou Zun. Although his soul power was equal to Xiao Yan's due to the tempering of the years, his sensitivity was still far inferior to Xiao Yan's.

At the very least, Xiao Yan wouldn't fail to use his soul power to probe the surrounding environment if he knew the other person's soul power was equal to his own, even if the other person's strength didn't seem to pose a threat to him.

"Elder Yan..." Yang Hao finally came to his senses, bowed to the old man, and stood behind him.

Although Yang Hao was very dissatisfied that the old man hadn't made a move against Xiao Yan, he also knew that with Xun'er by Xiao Yan's side, it was one thing for the younger generation to make a move, but if Elder Yan made a move, Elder Yan would definitely not be able to escape punishment within the Black Annihilation Army.

"Miss, may we come now?"

Just as Xiao Yan didn't care about Elder Yan's judgment, Elder Yan also didn't care about Xiao Yan's ridicule. After Yang Hao stood behind him, Elder Yan bowed slightly to Xun'er and asked.

"it is good……"

“Since you are a Dou Zun…” Xiao Yan stopped Xun’er. He knew he was being extremely rude, but he still wanted to test the “array” he had just laid out to deal with this Dou Zun whom he had already discovered.

"Could you help me test this formation?" Streaks of emerald green fire shot out across the sea of ​​trees, but instead of igniting any of them, they strangely merged into the space.

As the lines of fire merged into the void, a massive fire array, hundreds of feet tall, slowly emerged from the ground.

Upon seeing the fire array that had appeared, a slight ripple finally appeared on the old man's usually impassive face. "This array... you set it up when you were fighting Yang Hao?"

The old man stared at the huge array on the ground, his heart filled with shock. He had hidden himself in the space when Ling Quan appeared, but he had not sensed any trace of the array being set up. In other words, these array nodes were set up by Xiao Yan during the gap between his battle with Ling Quan and Yang Hao.

"If you consider that a fight," Xiao Yan's lips twitched slightly as he swallowed a Qi-instant pill. Feeling his Dou Qi recover more than half in an instant, Xiao Yan breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The formation on the ground was something he had deciphered from those three fragmented diagrams. Although it was far from a complete formation—and the difference wasn't even due to the missing final part—Xiao Yan could sense that within this formation, which he controlled and was largely incomplete, he seemed to be able to contend with the low-star Dou Zun before him.

and……

Moreover, Xiao Yan has not yet used the Buddha's Fury Lotus, which is his most powerful fighting technique. If used properly, he might be able to severely injure a low-star Dou Zun before his Instant Qi Pill runs out.

While Xiao Yan was assessing his strength level within the flame formation, the old man also noticed some problems by observing the surrounding formation nodes—

"This is... an incomplete formation?" The old man frowned. Although the energy fluctuations within the formation were extremely strong, and he could even sense that the energy that was casually overflowing from the formation was at the level of killing a Dou Wang, in his perception, this formation seemed incomplete.

"It's just a formation I found at an auction, only a quarter of which is missing," Xiao Yan said with a smile. "As a senior, would you be willing to help me correct it?"

After carefully sensing every detail of the formation, and discovering that it didn't suppress him much, nor did it significantly improve Xiao Yan's abilities, the old man looked at Xiao Yan.

"You can make the move then."

The rapidly depleting Dou Qi in Xiao Yan's body undoubtedly proved that Xiao Yan would not give up using Dou Techniques because of his refusal. In that case, the old man naturally did not mind acting as a true senior and properly educating the junior.

"Then, please be careful, senior." Xiao Yan managed a weak smile.

hum! ! !

Xiao Yan slowly opened his palm, and the fighting spirit and soul power in his body disappeared like flowing water. Without a doubt, the three-colored fire lotus in Xiao Yan's hand at this moment condensed all his power and was the most powerful attack he could release.

'If only I had refined the Windfury Dragon Flame sooner…'

The fire lotus, tinged with cyan, green, and white, was flung from Xiao Yan's hand. Watching the fire lotus slowly drift toward the old man, Xiao Yan's eyes were slightly dazed.

The destruction of his family, the disappearance of his father, and the departure of Xun'er all happened in succession, which made Xiao Yan feel somewhat depressed. Perhaps he would be able to break free from this depressed mood soon, but before that, he still wanted to vent his emotions properly.

And the Dou Zun in front of them, the Dou Zun who was about to take Xun'er back, seemed to be the best target for venting his anger.

'If the Windfury Dragon Flame is also fully refined, will its power... be enough to threaten a mid-level Dou Zun?'

The old man not far away had a drastic change in expression when the fire lotus formed. As the fire lotus gradually approached, the hand seals on his hands became faster and faster, and Xiao Yan even seemed to vaguely see beads of sweat on his forehead.

"...What is this? A farce?"

Just as the fire lotus exploded, and just as the old man finally unleashed his defensive fighting technique, a helpless sigh suddenly echoed throughout the world.

As the sound faded, the violent energy generated by the explosion of the fire lotus subsided completely and then slowly disappeared into the world.

At that very moment, a spatial rift suddenly appeared beside Xiao Yan and Xun'er, and a figure walked out from the rift.

The figure appeared to be around forty years old, like an ordinary middle-aged man, dressed in simple linen clothes, with a slightly helpless smile on his face.

The way he stepped out of the void proved that this person was at least a Dou Zun level expert, but in Xiao Yan's soul perception, he seemed to be just an ordinary middle-aged man, just like his appearance.

"Father." Xun'er quickly called out upon seeing the middle-aged man appear.

Others, such as Lingquan and Yang Hao, bowed respectfully upon seeing the middle-aged man.

Father?

Upon hearing Xun'er's two words, Xiao Yan's eyebrows twitched. Although he didn't know how to address the middle-aged man in front of him, he still clasped his hands in a salute.

"Is that the Refining Heaven Ancient Formation?" The middle-aged man didn't pay attention to Xiao Yan's behavior, his gaze falling on the flame formation on the ground as he asked.

"The Heaven-Refining Ancient Formation?" A look of confusion flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes.

"The strongest formation in the world created by the Pure Lotus Demon Saint," the middle-aged man sighed upon seeing Xiao Yan's performance. "The most powerful formation in the world capable of trapping the Pure Lotus Demon Flame."

After offering a casual explanation, the middle-aged man's gaze followed each node of the formation, "Although you only used a portion of the formation's nodes, you still can't escape its form..."

"Is this something you've collected, Yao Chen?"

Suddenly, the middle-aged man uttered a strange name.

Chapter 229 Temporary Departure

Upon hearing the name spoken by the middle-aged man, Xiao Yan's expression instantly froze. Xiao Yan naturally knew that "Yao Chen" was his teacher's name, but this was the first time he had heard this name from someone else, especially since the person in front of him was supposedly a legendary Dou Sheng.

After a brief moment of confusion, Xun'er's gaze fell on Xiao Yan. Although Ling Ying had previously reported that Xiao Yan's teacher's name was "Yao Yan," it seemed that Xiao Yan was using that as a means to deceive strangers.

The Black Annihilation Army, led by Yang Hao and Ling Quan, were naturally all bewildered. Only the old man had a hint of realization in his expression. After all, the name Yao Chen had disappeared from Zhongzhou for a long time before the younger generation was born. Old Man Yan did know this name.