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

'Xun'er is still the best…' Xiao Yan couldn't help but mutter, 'But… could it be that Xun'er and Little Fairy Doctor had made arrangements beforehand?'

Recalling what Xun'er said before returning to the Ancient Clan that she already knew about Little Fairy Doctor, and that he had been unconscious for more than ten days at that time, Xiao Yan suddenly felt that perhaps his current situation was arranged by Xun'er.

'It shouldn't be that bad, right?'

While Xiao Yan was covered in sweat, the tiny cracks that were originally densely packed on the cocoon of light quietly opened up, and countless dazzling purple lights shot out into the sky along the cracks. If Xiao Yan hadn't set up a spatial blockade when he was refining pills, such an anomaly might have already attracted a lot of demonic beasts.

The cracks multiplied, and finally, a large piece of the cocoon shell suddenly broke off.

As the first piece of the cocoon fell off, the light cocoon seemed to trigger a chain reaction, rapidly bursting open. A purple beam of light shot into the sky and collided with the spatial blockade, creating ripples of energy.

The three of them stared intently at the enormous purple pillar of light. With their combined strength, they were naturally able to detect the blurry figure within the pillar.

The beam of light lasted for a moment before fading, and then completely disappeared after about ten seconds. The figure within it then appeared directly in the three people's sight.

The figure was completely naked, with only a faint purple light surrounding her body, making her look quite alluring. Her long, smooth purple hair cascaded down to her pert buttocks, and her mature body with its prominent curves was a far cry from the charm that little girl she once possessed.

If it weren't for the vaguely familiar look in her face, Xiao Yan wouldn't have believed that this was Zi Yan.

"Your reaction was quick enough." When Little Fairy Doctor recovered from her momentary surprise and turned to look at Xiao Yan, she noticed that he had already closed his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan was at a loss for words. He couldn't very well just admit it, could he?

As Xiao Yan carefully considered his words, Zi Yan in the pillar of light opened her eyes and noticed Xiao Yan, who had said he would only cultivate for one month. She immediately shouted and pounced on Xiao Yan.

"Xiao Yan!"

However, before she could even touch Xiao Yan, Zi Yan trembled all over, and a strange green light burst forth from her body. Under this green light, Zi Yan's body began to shrink at a visible speed.

When Zi Yan threw herself into Xiao Yan's arms, she had transformed from a stunning beauty with a voluptuous figure back into the little girl she once was.

Feeling Zi Yan's body as she rushed into his arms, Xiao Yan couldn't help but laugh. When he first saw Zi Yan emerging from her cocoon, there was a moment when he thought he had made a mistake in his judgment. Now it seemed that it was only temporary.

Zi Yan was also startled by her own transformation. However, when she saw that her body had returned to the form of a little girl, her two small eyebrows immediately stood up. Looking at Xiao Yan, who had his eyes closed but a gloating expression on his face, she became furious and scratched at Xiao Yan's face with both hands.

"Alright, alright, men and women shouldn't touch each other!" Little Fairy Doctor sighed and took the girlish Zi Yan out of Xiao Yan's arms, then took out a long robe to wrap Zi Yan up.

"Alright, alright, I'll refine a Transformation Pill for you once we get the next Transformation Grass!" Only after Zi Yan was wrapped in the robe did Xiao Yan open his eyes with a smile and look at the sullen Zi Yan.

"Is the Transformation Pill useful?" Upon hearing this, Zi Yan's eyes widened instantly.

"It's useless, but it will make you feel a little better," Xiao Yan said cheerfully.

"You rascal!" Zi Yan was furious. If Little Fairy Doctor hadn't held her back, she would have definitely started making a scene again.

Little Fairy Doctor smiled and pinched Zi Yan's adorable, exquisitely sculpted face, saying, "This is good too, isn't it? Isn't it lovable?"

"I don't like it like this at all," Zi Yan muttered. "They all treat me like a child..." As she said this, Zi Yan subconsciously glanced at Xiao Yan, as if she were condemning Xiao Yan's bad habit all along.

"Ahem," Xiao Yan coughed lightly, sensing Zi Yan's gaze, and quickly changed the subject, "Alright, now that you have successfully advanced, let's go. Today is also the day the Grand Elder said the first person to successfully break through to Dou Zong will appear."

"Speaking of which, Ziyan, your successful advancement came at just the right time. If all goes well, we'll prepare to deal with the Black Emperor Sect in the Black Corner Region tomorrow."

"Black Emperor Sect?" Zi Yan blinked. Although she didn't know what that sect was, she knew one thing: "Can I take any medicinal herbs from that sect?"

If becoming a Dou Huang (Battle Emperor) doesn't make her grow up, then she'll become a Dou Zong (Battle Master). Zi Yan believes that as long as she eats enough, she will eventually grow up properly!

"Take whatever you want, except for what I might need!" Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"Okay!" Upon hearing this, Zi Yan immediately revealed a bright smile.

Seeing Xiao Yan and Zi Yan's bright smiles, Little Fairy Doctor shook her head helplessly.

Chapter 341 Black Emperor City

When Xiao Yan and his two companions returned to the inner courtyard, several elders who were attempting to break through to the Dou Zong level had already gathered in Su Qian's office.

"So, only Elder Wu and Vice Dean Hu succeeded in breaking through this time?" Arriving at Su Qian's office and sensing the auras of the elders, Xiao Yan's expression was slightly subtle.

"Old Man Huo was a bit unlucky," Hu Qian said with a smile after successfully breaking through. "However, although he failed this time, he can try again after a few days of rest. Even without taking the Breakthrough Pill, Old Man Huo should be able to break through successfully then."

"It's mainly because Elder Huo is usually a bit careless. This failure will teach him a lesson." Wu Tianlang also had a faint smile on his face, but his reaction to Elder Huo's failure was different from Hu Qian's.

"You're only a few days ahead of me, what's there to say..." The only one to lose, Elder Huo, looked frustrated and wanted to refute Wu Tianlang's words, but he didn't have much confidence.

"Alright, alright, stop talking," Su Qian quickly stopped Wu Tianlang when he seemed about to say something more about Elder Huo. Then, her gaze fell on Zi Yan. "Zi Yan, you've also successfully advanced?"

“But it didn’t grow up…” Zi Yan muttered.

“That day will come,” Su Qian said with a smile, then looked at Xiao Yan. “A few days ago, several elders that the academy had placed in Black Emperor City sent back intelligence that the Black Emperor Sect had found a secret treasure somewhere in the Black Corner Region a few months ago.”

"A secret treasure within the Black Corner Region?" Xiao Yan was taken aback.

“There are rumors that it is the cave of an ancient Dou Zun,” Su Qian continued. “But it’s just a rumor. We don’t know what level of powerhouse’s cave it is. The only thing we do know is that all the people sent out by the Black Emperor Sect have returned.”

"So, this time we might get something unexpectedly good?" Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan revealed an extremely bright smile.

“That’s true, but that would make it unsuitable to make a big show of going to the Black Emperor Sect,” Elder Huo nodded. “Moreover, to ensure that all the Black Emperor Sect’s forces are in Black Emperor City, it might be necessary for you, Xiao Yan, to scout ahead.”

“I understand that it’s not appropriate to go there in a big way,” Xiao Yan said, somewhat puzzled. “But since the academy has elders in Black Emperor City, I shouldn’t need to go and investigate beforehand, right?”

“These days, Mo Tianxing doesn’t seem to be in Black Emperor City,” Su Qian replied. “These days, all the big and small matters of the Black Emperor Sect have been handled by his son, Mo Ya.”

Although Mo Tianxing cherished his son, who had broken through to the Dou Huang realm before the age of thirty, he was also in his prime, and given his personality, it was impossible for him to hand over the affairs of the Black Emperor Sect to his son at this time.

"So... it's highly likely that the secret treasure contains medicinal herbs that Mo Tianxing doesn't recognize, and he's currently visiting other high-level alchemists in the Black Corner Region?" Xiao Yan realized. "In the Black Corner Region, besides Han Feng, who else is a sixth-grade alchemist?"

"There is only one sixth-grade alchemist, Han Feng," Elder Huo, who knew the most about this matter, replied. "The chief alchemist of the Black Emperor Sect is a fifth-grade alchemist, but his level is only in the middle to lower range among the fifth-grade alchemists in the Black Corner Region. So the number of alchemists that Mo Tianxing may have visited... is probably a bit too many."

"In that case, we really should go and investigate the situation in Black Emperor City beforehand." Xiao Yan nodded thoughtfully.

Mo Tianxing is a two-star Dou Zong. If he wanted to hide his actions, the elders that Canaan Academy had placed in Black Emperor City would definitely not be able to detect his whereabouts.

Su Qian, being a fellow Dou Zong, might be able to detect Mo Tianxing's whereabouts, but similarly, Mo Tianxing would also know that Su Qian was hiding in Black Emperor City. In that case, unless Su Qian leaves, Mo Tianxing is very likely not to return to Black Emperor City.

Therefore, Xiao Yan, who is also a Dou Zong and whose soul power far surpasses that of Mo Tianxing, is the only candidate for this mission.

"Keep this soul jade piece safe," Su Qian said, taking out a jade piece from his storage ring after Xiao Yan understood. "If we confirm that Mo Tianxing is in Black Emperor City, we can just crush it. Then we will rush there from the surrounding cities as quickly as possible."

While it's not advisable to make a grand entrance into Black City, there's no problem in sneaking into the cities closest to it one by one.

"It seems the Grand Elder has long planned to take action against these forces within the Black Corner Region?" Xiao Yan said with a smile, then put the jade piece into his storage ring. "Then I'll take my leave first."

*

"Why did you two follow me here?"

On a slope outside Black Emperor City, Xiao Yan's eyes twitched slightly as he watched Medusa emerge from the spatial rift one after the other, followed by Zi Yan.

"No wonder I always felt something was off along the way, like someone was following me, but when I used my soul power I couldn't detect any spatial fluctuations or unfamiliar figures..." Xiao Yan pinched Zi Yan's pink cheek, "So you've been relying on the bloodline link to sense my location the whole time?"

Now, Xiao Yan finally understood why he had felt like someone was following him all along. Moreover, it wouldn't have been so bad if it was just sensing his location, but after confirming that he had arrived outside Black Emperor City, Medusa even used spatial teleportation to forcibly bring him from Canaan Academy to his side.

"Who told you to always ditch me?" Zi Yan mumbled, her cheek being pinched. "I'm already a Dou Huang, and there aren't many in this Black Emperor Sect who can beat me. Why can't I come along?"

"This isn't a trip for fun," Xiao Yan said with a helpless smile. "Besides, once we've confirmed Mo Tianxing's situation, we'll pass the message on to the Grand Elder and the others. They can all come together then, right?"

"Hmph, the old man won't let me follow him. He'll definitely make me stay in the academy," Zi Yan muttered. "Even if I sneak over here, you'll have already won. What's the point of me coming back?"

That's true...

Xiao Yan thought about it. Based on Elder Su Qian's personality, even if he knew that Zi Yan was one of the top experts in Canaan Academy, he would most likely not let Zi Yan take on any covert missions, considering Zi Yan's personality.

"Then I'll let it go this time," Xiao Yan pinched Zi Yan's cheek again, "but next time, you should tell me first. If I hadn't sensed Cai Lin's aura, you might have gotten hurt!"

Who knows how strong Xiao Yan's reaction was when he sensed the spatial fluctuations around him? If he hadn't sensed Medusa's undisguised aura immediately, he might have unleashed a six-colored fire lotus.

"Without Sister Cailin, I wouldn't have been able to come directly from the academy!" Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, Zi Yan became smug, almost as if she were saying with her hands on her hips, "How could someone as clever as me make such a small mistake?"

Cai Lin... Sister?

Although Xiao Yan noticed Medusa's closeness to Zi Yan when she advanced, he was still slightly surprised that Zi Yan would call her "Sister Cai Lin" in less than a day. Of course, the main reason was that Medusa genuinely wanted to use the name Cai Lin...

'They reacted so strongly at first...'

With a slightly amused look at Medusa, whose expression was somewhat unnatural, Xiao Yan, without anyone noticing, ran to the side and, while looking around at Black Emperor City, grabbed Zi Yan and pulled her to his side, saying, "Black Emperor City has the largest branch of Thousand Medicine Workshop. As long as you behave yourself once we enter the city, we'll go and buy medicinal herbs first, understand?"

Upon hearing the words "purchasing medicinal herbs," Zi Yan instantly perked up and nodded vigorously: "I promise I absolutely won't do anything reckless!"

"Let's go." With a wave of his hand, Xiao Yan pulled Zi Yan along, smiled at Medusa beside him, and then took the lead towards the city gate.

Upon hearing this, Medusa nodded silently and followed Xiao Yan.

After descending the slope and walking for a while, the massive city gate came into Xiao Yan's view. Outside the city gate, a long queue was forming, and a noisy din spread from there, making people's ears ring.

Looking at the crowd of burly men, their upper bodies bare and covered in scars, Medusa frowned slightly, clearly not liking this kind of occasion.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan chuckled and shook his head, looking towards the city gate. Generally speaking, large cities like this should have a special passage for the strong.

"Hey, this woman is really hot. I haven't seen such a top-quality woman in a long time."

"Hehe, that little girl is pretty too, her little face is so adorable."

……

Having found a city gate guarded by a five-star Dou Wang, Xiao Yan was about to turn around when he suddenly heard a piercing laugh.

Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw a dozen or so burly men huddled together, their lewd gazes sweeping over Medusa and Zi Yan. Hearing their conversation, the people in the queue around them burst into laughter.

Clearly, during the tedious and monotonous process of queuing, these people were quite happy to see something happen—

It could be a beautiful woman being harassed, or a young master who couldn't stand the stimulation and started fighting with the dozen or so people.

Medusa did not react to the jarring noise. She pulled Zi Yan, who was filled with anger, with her slender hand and looked at Xiao Yan.

“As expected of the Black Corner Region,” a strange smile appeared on Xiao Yan’s face, “Even before death, he can still say such arrogant things.”

The moment the voice fell, the dozen or so burly men stopped smiling, took out their weapons, and seemed to be ready to fight Xiao Yan.

"Think before you speak next time," Xiao Yan smiled slightly at Medusa, then pulled Zi Yan toward the city gate. "Anyone who can come to Black Emperor City unscathed... can you really afford to offend them? Oh, no, you should be more careful in your next life."

Bang!Bang!

A deep, explosive sound suddenly rang out, and everyone stared in disbelief at the dozen or so burly men who suddenly exploded into clumps of black ash. In an instant, the encirclement suddenly dispersed.

Immediately, many people came to their senses and looked at the backs of Xiao Yan and his two companions who were slowly walking towards the purple city gate with horrified eyes.

"Battle...Battle Emperor?"

Having stayed in the Black Corner Region for a long time, one will inevitably learn about some privileges unique to the strong. Among these privileges, there happens to be a purple city gate left in all major cities. These purple city gates are a small privilege prepared for those who are at least at the Dou Huang level, to save a negligible amount of time.

As the scream rang out, more and more people noticed the movements of Xiao Yan and his companions. Immediately, shocked gazes turned to the three of them as they slowly walked towards the purple city gate. Wherever the three of them passed, everyone hurriedly took a few steps back.

When Xiao Yan and his two companions arrived in front of the Purple Gate, an old man in a yellow robe holding a pipe was already waiting there for a moment.

"May I ask your name, sir? And which faction do you serve as a guest advisor to?" the old man in the yellow robe asked politely with a smile.