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

Upon hearing the shout, Yao Tianhuo, who had been waiting in the wings, put the pill in his mouth without hesitation. Then, his figure quickly became ethereal, turning into a beam of light and entering the empty body.

Just as his soul was about to touch the corpse, a strange black and red ripple suddenly emanated from between Yao Tianhuo's eyebrows. The ripple spread out like lightning, reaching his entire body.

puff!

As the black and red ripples spread, Yao Tianhuo's soul collided violently with the corpse. After this collision, Yao Tianhuo's soul slowly merged into the now empty body.

"Next comes the most important step..." Xiao Yan's expression also turned serious.

Next, the strange fire will continue to temper this blank body, allowing Yao Tianhuo's soul and body to completely merge together. If Yao Tianhuo cannot withstand the burning of the strange fire during this process, not only will the body be completely destroyed, but Yao Tianhuo's soul may also suffer a fatal blow!

"Old Master Yao, you must hold on!" Xiao Yan shouted in a low voice. Then, as the flesh and blood on his body frantically reassembled, the crimson Dragon Phoenix Lotus Heart Flame burned fiercely once again.

Under the burning flames, all the flesh and blood on that body were burned to ashes. But as soon as the ashes dissipated, the medicinal power from the Bone-Growing and Blood-Melting Pill spurred the flesh and blood to grow again. Moreover, the growth rate of the flesh and blood was getting faster and faster. In the end, through the crimson flames, one could only see the flesh buds on the body wriggling rapidly, and a bloody and indistinct humanoid outline gradually took shape in the flames.

This burning and growth process lasted for a full ten hours, and every inch of the body's flesh and bones were completely reshaped under the scorching heat of the flames.

With the complete reshaping of flesh and bones, the next step is to wait for the final fusion between Yaotianhuo and this body. At that time, the Heavenly Fire Venerable, whose name can hardly be found in the records of the Dou Qi Continent, will reappear on the continent!

*

"Big brother! Second brother!"

The Third Elder of Demon Flame Valley suddenly pushed open the door and shouted loudly at the two people who were meditating cross-legged.

Fang Yan and the Second Elder frowned slightly while cultivating, but soon they calmed the surging battle qi in their bodies and slowly opened their eyes.

"With your impetuous personality, you might still be at the peak of Dou Huang when Fourth Brother breaks through to Dou Zong!" After opening his eyes, the Second Elder reprimanded him without any politeness.

"It's impossible! Fourth Brother can't become a Dou Zong!" Upon hearing this, the Third Elder, who would usually admit his mistakes with a forced smile, looked even more grief-stricken. "Canaan Academy has already tried to kill Fourth Brother!"

"What..." Fang Yan's eyes widened instantly.

"Canaan Academy attempted to kill Xie Zhen? Interesting. Are they preparing for war against our Demon Flame Valley?"

However, before they could finish speaking in dialect, the three of them heard a deep voice.

"Ancestor!"

Upon hearing the voice, Fang Yan and the other two quickly knelt down in the direction from which it came.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?" An old man with blood-red hair, wearing a skull-patterned yellow robe, appeared in front of the three. His sunken eyes on his skeletal face gleamed with an eerie light, like will-o'-the-wisps. "Canaan Academy actually dared to attack the elders of my Demon Flame Valley... Is that old codger Mang Tianchi back?"

When the old man with blood-red hair said the name "Mang Tianchi," a hint of fear flashed in his eyes. Unlike these guys who were not yet Dou Zong, he knew the strength of Mang Tianchi from Canaan Academy. If that guy really came back and wanted to be an enemy of Demon Flame Valley, all he could do was run for his life immediately.

The three people in the Fang dialect, who were kneeling, naturally couldn't see the fear flashing in the eyes of the blood-haired old man. So, they assumed that their ancestor could contend with Mang Tianchi, who founded Canaan Academy.

The Third Elder was overjoyed when he thought his ancestor could defeat the Dean of Canaan Academy. However, after thinking about the spatial sealing formation in Canaan Academy, he calmed down and honestly started talking about Xie Zhen's behavior more than half a year ago, all the way to the news he had just received that Xie Zhen and many other powerful people he had brought with him to harass Canaan Academy had been hung on the Death Tree.

"...In fact, to hang them all up, the undead tree outside Peace Town was increased from one to two." After swallowing hard, the Third Elder stammered out his last words under the raging aura of the Earth Demon Old Ghost.

"Heh, two Death Trees? It seems Canaan Academy has killed a considerable number of Dou Wang and Dou Huang these past few days!"

Upon hearing the old demon's amused remark, Fang Yan and the other two lowered their heads even further, not daring to raise them. With their strength, they were at least immune to the old demon's rage, but if they dared to raise their heads at this moment, things might not go so well...

"Go and call Mo Tianxing and the others over," the old demon said after a long while.

"Should we have him take the Bodhi Transformation Saliva?" Fang Yan asked in a low voice.

"Bodhi Transformation Saliva? Heh, it was probably taken away long ago, wasn't it?" The old demon sneered. "Let him think carefully about what kind of background that guy named Xiao Yan really has... In the past few decades, Canaan Academy has never used any so-called space-sealing formations. This time, not only did they use them, but their first target was Mo Tianxing. I don't believe it was just to deal with a Black Emperor Sect."

When Mo Tianxing learned that the Earth Demon Old Ghost had come looking for him and had even said those words, Mo Tianxing's expression froze. Of course, he knew Xiao Yan's background—Han Feng's junior brother, and the disciple of the legendary number one alchemist on the continent.

He had previously thought he was just unlucky to be the first target of Canaan Academy, but now, he seemed to have a vague idea of ​​what was going on.

'Compared to those two guys from the Eight Doors and the Earth Flame Sect…' Following behind the Third Elder towards the Demon Flame Valley's main hall, Mo Tianxing thought somewhat uncomfortably, 'Is my Black Emperor Sect the most likely to sell his and Han Feng's information?'

As far as he knew, the Earth Flame Sect did not have a business of selling information. The Eight Doors used to, but since Yuan Yi disappeared and the new sect leader was only a one-star Dou Huang, the Eight Doors lost most of its business, and had not even held an auction in the past six months...

'Could it really be because of this?'

Besides this, Mo Tianxing couldn't think of any other possibility. It couldn't really be just because he was unlucky, or because he was a Dou Zong, that Canaan Academy and Xiao Yan made him their first target, right?

'And that formation...tsk, aren't you an alchemist? Why aren't you studying alchemy properly? What are you learning about this damn formation?' Mo Tianxing muttered under his breath.

Just like the old demon, Mo Tianxing didn't believe that Canaan Academy was the one who had used that formation.

Even the inner courtyard's barrier is just a spatial barrier, not a defensive formation. How could Canaan Academy possibly have a spatial sealing formation, which is neither good nor bad, and how could it possibly have someone who is proficient in formations?

Chapter 355 The Fleeting Demon Flame Valley and Protector Xuan

"Damn it..." Looking at Xiao Yan opposite him, the old demon's expression was extremely ugly.

Just over ten minutes earlier, when he summoned Mo Tianxing, the Canaan Academy's forces suddenly appeared inside Demon Flame Valley...

Of course, it might not seem abrupt, since Xiao Yan and his group had pushed their way in, and all the guards outside Demon Flame Valley had been wiped out along the way. The remaining forces of the Earth Flame Sect and the Eight Doors were reduced once again. By the time the Earth Demon Old Ghost and the others noticed, the number of Dou Wangs in these two sects had decreased to less than twenty, and the number of Dou Huangs had dwindled to just the sect leaders of the two sects.

At this point, the old demon demon no longer cared about what Mo Tianxing hadn't yet revealed—the reason why Canaan Academy had prioritized the Black Emperor Sect. He directly targeted Su Qian, Wu Tianlang, and Xiao Yan, the three Dou Zongs, leaving Hu Qian and the remaining Dou Huangs and Dou Wangs of Canaan Academy to the elders of Demon Flame Valley and the remaining forces of the other three sects.

Then, ten minutes later, the battle between the Earth Demon Old Ghost and Xiao Yan and his group could be considered to have a victor—

Su Qian, Wu Tianlang, and Xiao Yan looked pale, as if they had overexerted their Dou Qi. Although Xiao Yan had given the Instant Qi Pill to Su Qian and Wu Tianlang at the beginning, the three of them were now staring intently at the Earth Demon Old Ghost, not daring to put the Instant Qi Pill into their mouths at all. After all, the person they were facing was the Earth Demon Old Ghost, a seven-star Dou Zong!

As for their injuries... although they looked quite gruesome, the old demon didn't remember inflicting such wounds on them!

"Damn it..."

Seeing the wary expressions of the three people opposite him, the Earth Demon Old Ghost almost ground his teeth to powder. Unlike Xiao Yan and his companions, whose injuries were actually self-inflicted and looked miserable, his appearance went far beyond just being "miserable."

The old demon's robes were almost completely reduced to powder, and his body was covered with extremely ugly and disgusting burns. There wasn't a single patch of skin left on his body that could be considered intact. Brownish-red blood had congealed on his burned body, making him look as if he had been skinned and then thrown into a pot of boiling oil, making him look incredibly terrifying... Moreover, his already skull-like face was completely devoid of features.

"I underestimated you..." After confronting Xiao Yan and the other two for a long time, the Earth Demon Old Ghost slowly uttered a sentence, "I didn't expect you could injure me to this extent..."

Upon hearing these words from the Earth Demon Old Ghost, Xiao Yan and the other two became even more vigilant, as if they were worried that the Earth Demon Old Ghost would erupt again.

At this moment, the old demon had completely ignored these three people... especially the expression on Xiao Yan's face. Apart from the difference in strength, the biggest difference between him and Mo Tianxing and the other Dou Zong in the Black Corner Region was that he had some knowledge. For example, he knew that Canaan Academy had two guardians who were high-star Dou Zong, and he had met the dean of Canaan Academy before and knew the dean's name...

Despite the fact that the person named Mang Tianchi, who was already a high-level Dou Zong nearly a hundred years ago, had no idea that the old demon was just an unknown nobody at the time.

*

"Elder, Elder Wu, get ready, those guys from the Soul Hall are about to appear."

After glancing indifferently at the Earth Demon Old Ghost, whose features were blurred and who showed signs of retreat, Xiao Yan transmitted his voice to Su Qian and Wu Tianlang, 'There are quite a few... but only one Dou Zong and one four-star Dou Zong can be considered a threat.'

Although Xiao Yan did not detect the sinister aura of the Soul Palace Protector within the range of his soul power when he first arrived at Demon Flame Valley, just now, when the Earth Demon Old Ghost seemed to be preparing to escape, hundreds of figures shrouded in black mist appeared outside the mountain walls surrounding Demon Flame Valley.

'Only one Dou Zong?' Su Qian was stunned for a moment. 'Phew, it seems my luck is pretty good...'

He was just a four-star Dou Zong, and Su Qian didn't think that a four-star Dou Zong could get away with defeating the Earth Demon Old Ghost by Xiao Yan alone—although Su Qian still found it hard to understand why Xiao Yan could beat the Earth Demon Old Ghost into such a miserable state by himself.

Bang bang bang!

As Xiao Yan and Su Qian communicated telepathically, and the Earth Demon Old Ghost raised his hand, preparing to activate his spatial blood escape, bursts of black mist suddenly erupted from the surrounding mountain walls. As the black mist swirled and dispersed, hundreds of figures shrouded in black mist surrounded the forces from both Canaan Academy and Demon Flame Valley.

The sudden turn of events startled everyone present, who then looked around in a flustered manner.

"The Soul Palace?! I didn't expect Demon Flame Valley to have made contact with them!" After this expected turn of events, Xiao Yan feigned extreme surprise, then his expression changed and he said grimly.

After Hu Qian knocked Mo Tianxing back with a palm strike, he moved and appeared beside Xiao Yan and the other two. Upon seeing this, Zi Yan and the other elders of Canaan Academy also abandoned their opponents and retreated to the vicinity of Xiao Yan and the others, watching the Soul Hall forces around them warily.

"Don't worry, there's only one Dou Zong among these people, and the strongest of the rest are only Dou Wang!" Su Qian said.

Mo Tianxing and the others were also stunned by this change, and then turned to look at the old demon. They really didn't expect that Demon Flame Valley could still contact the people of the Soul Palace.

"Hehehe, you old demon, I don't think I've ever seen you look so miserable before?"

During the change of forces between the two sides, Protector Xuan also came to the side of the Earth Demon Old Ghost, looking at him with a strange smile as if he was no longer a living person.

"I haven't contacted you!" The old demon took a slight step back without leaving a trace.

This time, Canaan Academy hadn't set up any spatial sealing formations, so the Earth Demon Old Ghost felt he could still escape using his spatial blood escape technique. However, the appearance of Protector Xuan made him somewhat uneasy—

Even in the Black Corner Region, the Soul Palace's style of doing things is the most terrifying. The Earth Demon Old Ghost didn't think that Protector Xuan would be so kind as to help him.

'They're probably after my soul...' the old demon thought warily.

"I didn't come here to see you," Protector Xuan sneered, shifting his gaze to Xiao Yan. "Xiao Yan...right?"

Xiao Yan frowned slightly. He never imagined that he would hear his own name spoken by a protector of the Soul Palace. "What does the Soul Palace want with me?"

“Generally speaking, alchemists who can refine seventh-grade pills are the targets of our Soul Hall,” Protector Xuan chuckled. “However… this time I didn’t come to see you because of that identity… Jia Ma Empire, Jia Ma Holy City, Xiao Family, am I right?”

The three consecutive words made Xiao Yan clench his fists instantly—he thought of a possibility.

"Hehehe, that's the expression... that's the expression!" The black mist surrounding Protector Xuan trembled violently, and Protector Xuan's maniacal laughter emanated from it. "As expected... Soul Envoys, heed my command, form the Myriad Soul Devouring Spirit Array!"

As the shout fell, a massive black mist suddenly surged out from the shadowy figures on the mountain wall, enveloping the valley like a black cloud. Then, several swirling, black mist-like objects floated up into the air.

After those wisps of black mist emitted a faint glow, those illusory souls with crimson eyes let out blood-boiling screams and shot towards the Canaan Academy students in a massive, overwhelming barrage.

"Be careful..." Su Qian shouted loudly the moment he saw this scene.

"roll!"

However, before Su Qian could utter a complete sentence, the overwhelming soul entities exploded completely under Xiao Yan's roar.

"Hehehe... Such powerful soul force, so what Elder Zun wanted is indeed in your hands, isn't it?"

As the overwhelming soul body exploded, countless extremely faint gray gases rose into the air and merged into the black clouds. At the same time, Protector Xuan's laughter rang out once again.

Having just recovered from the shock of Xiao Yan shattering countless soul entities with a single move, Su Qian and the others instinctively looked in the direction of Protector Xuan, and then they all witnessed an unbelievable scene—

"Dead?" Zi Yan's eyes widened. "These guys... weren't they here to help them?"

No one answered Zi Yan's question. After all, they never expected that the Soul Palace protectors and envoys, who seemed to be trying to save the people from Demon Flame Valley, would turn on the people from Black Corner Region so ruthlessly. It was as if...

They came at this time specifically to prevent the likes of the Earth Demon Old Ghost from dying at the hands of Xiao Yan and his group.

"I am no match for you, Xiao Yan, nor is the Earth Demon Old Ghost," Protector Xuan said calmly in the face of countless incredulous gazes, "However... things will soon be different!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Protector Xuan, the dark clouds in the sky, and the hundreds of black-robed figures around him all rushed towards the body of the soulless Earth Demon Old Ghost.

"stop……"

"No need, just wait," Xiao Yan stopped Su Qian and the others who wanted to interrupt everything. "It will be over soon."

“You…” Su Qian turned around abruptly, but after noticing Xiao Yan’s expression, she swallowed back the words that were on the tip of her tongue, words tinged with anger, “You think you can handle him?”

The "he" here refers to Protector Xuan, who has merged with countless souls and occupied the body of the Earth Demon Old Ghost, and may reach the realm of Dou Zun.

"Of course..." Xiao Yan forced a smile and asked, "Does the Grand Elder know what that is?"

“Those souls you defeated… were just fodder,” Su Qian paused for a moment before speaking. “Normally, after each soul is killed, a pure soul power is absorbed into the black cloud. As more and more soul power gathers, a ferocious soul, born from the ferocity of tens of thousands of souls, will appear in the cloud. This ferocious soul will directly connect with the soul of that Soul Palace protector.”

"In a sense, that evil spirit became the incarnation of Protector Xuan, and its strength was not much weaker than his. Of course, if the incarnation was destroyed, Protector Xuan would also suffer a severe backlash. If he could not withstand it, he would at least drop to the Dou Huang level, or at worst, his mind would be taken over by that ferocious emotion and he would become a puppet that only knew how to kill."