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

"Dragon and Phoenix Heavenly Throne Seal!"

Zi Yan's voice rang out once again. Above the sky, a huge dragon-phoenix palm reached out, and a vast purple light spread from below. Faintly, a light imprint seemed to emerge, the light imprint in the shape of a dragon, and a strange pressure emanated from it.

boom!

In the blink of an eye, the Purple-Gold Dragon Seal struck Zhu Si, who once again tried to escape the battlefield by using the recoil from the palm strike, but was slammed into the ground by the Purple-Gold Dragon Seal.

“Niece Ziyan, why did you go to such lengths?” Zhu Zhi, who had stopped in mid-air, looked at Ziyan, who had forced Zhu Yin back with a single spear thrust, and said in a sinister tone, “The Demon Phoenix Saint Statue of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan can increase Huang Tian’s strength by more than 30%, and Huang Tian’s body in its true form can withstand attacks from even three-star or four-star Dou Sheng without suffering any damage. In addition, Huang Tian has near-instantaneous speed…”

"That boy who forcibly increased his strength through secret techniques, he might not be able to keep it up for long, right?"

Zhu Zhi's words did indeed stop Zi Yan from wielding her spear. As a result, Zhu Si, who had gotten up from the pit in the ground, and Zhu Yin, who had regained his footing, did not immediately attack. Instead, they stared intently at Zi Yan, waiting for her response.

“I…” Zi Yan began slowly.

"Immovable clock, quick!"

However, before she could finish speaking, the scenery in front of Zi Yan suddenly changed. Before she could react to what was happening, Xiao Yan's anxious voice rang in her ears.

Trusting Xiao Yan, Zi Yan formed hand seals without hesitation. Brilliant purple-gold light emanated from both her and Xiao Yan's bodies, spreading out in a boundless purple-gold glow that vaguely resembled a pair of enormous, embracing phantoms of dragons and phoenixes.

As the aura of the dragon and phoenix erupted, the dragon and phoenix phantoms that enveloped the surroundings quickly materialized. On their enormous bodies, dragon scales and phoenix feathers shimmered with dazzling purple-gold light, and their massive bodies were powerful and vigorous, as if forged from steel.

Roar!

The two enormous dragons and phoenixes suddenly roared to the sky, their dragon cries transforming into tangible sound waves that spread wildly, causing ripples to appear around the surrounding light barrier.

Immediately afterwards, Zi Yan and Xiao Yan's hand seals changed abruptly, and two enormous dragon-phoenixes coiled up, enveloping the surroundings. Light spread out from the dragon-phoenixes' bodies, and faintly, it transformed into a giant bell with two dragons coiled around it. The giant bell was filled with purple-gold light, and dragon patterns appeared on it. The giant dragons roared, and it was covered with purple dragon scales. An ancient and majestic aura quickly spread from it.

Almost the instant the giant bell was formed, an extremely violent firestorm swept out from above, engulfing the entire East Dragon Island in an instant. Apart from the life that still existed under the Immovable Bell where the two dragon-phoenixes were coiled, everything else was shrouded in the flames that seemed capable of destroying everything.

Then, in that instant, a crisp sound, like glass shattering, pierced through the endless storm of flames and reached the ears of the people inside the Immovable Bell.

'what happened?'

While struggling to maintain the Immovable Bell's existence, Zi Yan used her eyes to ask Xiao Yan what had happened. If she hadn't been able to confirm that Little Fairy Doctor, Qing Lin, the members of Donglong Island, the members of the three clans who had all fainted three minutes after the start of the battle, and the two Dou Sheng-level Nine Netherworld Pythons that had lost their self-awareness were all under the Immovable Bell's protection, Zi Yan would have almost thought that Xiao Yan was preparing to completely destroy the three major magical beast clans.

Well…

Feeling the surprised gazes around him, Xiao Yan's lips twitched slightly. 'Perhaps I didn't properly control the power of my fighting technique...?'

A moment ago—

Looking at the demonic phoenix thousands of feet ahead, Xiao Yan's forehead was covered in cold sweat. Although this dazzling fire lotus was formed from more than twenty kinds of strange fire, he still slightly weakened its power: at most, it could seriously injure the demonic phoenix opposite him, but if he was unlucky, it might be able to roast it into charcoal.

The question then arises: could the Fire Lotus, which could severely injure Huang Tian, ​​a late-stage Five-Star Dou Sheng, along with the members of the three clans on Donglong Island below, whose strength was inferior to Huang Tian's, survive the aftershocks of the Fire Lotus's explosion?

"Soul Explosion!"

The moment he thought of this, Xiao Yan's eyes suddenly glared at Huang Tian, ​​and his powerful soul force burst forth, almost simultaneously injuring Huang Tian's soul. It was this momentary injury that caused Huang Tian's figure to slow down for a moment, preventing him from instantly reaching Xiao Yan's side.

Time stop!

Ignoring Huang Tian's situation, Xiao Yan left a phantom image behind and appeared beside Little Fairy Doctor. After unleashing two bursts of flame from the still-living Kunhuang and Yinghuang, Xiao Yan directly led Little Fairy Doctor and the two Dou Sheng-level serpents to Qing Lin's side.

This is the outermost point of Donglong Island, and also the area furthest from the center of the Fire Lotus explosion.

In the following time, all the members of the three major families who still had breaths on the battlefield where Donglong Island was located were transferred by Xiao Yan, the only one who could move in the still spacetime, to the vicinity of Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lin.

When Zi Yan was also moved over, Xiao Yan shouted urgently, "Don't move the bell, quick!"

The Immovable Bell, used only by two people working together, was naturally not safe. Therefore, in order to save the lives of everyone around, Xiao Yan had already enlarged the Xuan Heavy Ruler to block the first wave of impact from the Fire Lotus in the air.

Then, the instant the Immovable Bell was formed by Xiao Yan and Zi Yan's combined efforts, the Demon Phoenix Saint Statue, which was Huang Tian's true form, tore apart the phantom image left by Xiao Yan in the air and the dazzling fire lotus that was hovering above the phantom's palm.

Almost instantly, the destructive firestorm enveloped the thousands-of-feet-long demonic phoenix. Then, after blasting the massive Xuan Heavy Ruler into the endless void, the slowed firestorm "slowly" devoured the entire East Dragon Island, as well as the remaining survivors on the island who had not been taken away by Xiao Yan.

The all-encompassing firestorm lasted for more than ten minutes. When the firestorm subsided and the Immovable Bell was deactivated by Xiao Yan and Zi Yan, what was revealed to everyone was the East Dragon Island, which had been largely destroyed, and the three Dragon Kings lying in the deep pit where the flames had not yet died down, barely breathing.

Oh, and there's also a demonic phoenix body with a burnt aroma falling rapidly from the sky. Clearly, Huang Tian's luck wasn't very good. A fire lotus that could at most severely injure it took its life and also roasted its original form a bit.

"Ahem, didn't I say I'd take you to eat the Heavenly Demon Phoenix after we arrived in Zhongzhou?" Dragging the slightly charred bird carcass to his side, Xiao Yan stood awkwardly smiling on the ravaged Donglong Island. "Want some?"

"You..." Looking at the awkward expression on Xiao Yan's face, Zi Yan was at a loss for words. At this moment, she understood how Su Qian had viewed her when she caused trouble back in Canaan Academy.

Chapter 465 New Look for Ancient Dragon Island

With Zhu Zhi and the other two seriously injured and captured, the survivors of the three Dragon Islands, after feeling the pressure of the Dragon Emperor's bloodline, completely lost their remaining resistance. At this moment, the ancient dragon clan, which had been divided for thousands of years, was finally unified again.

It wasn't until the remaining land of Donglong Island was reunited with the other three Dragon Islands that the Seven Star Battle Saint named Zhuyuan finally arrived.

"It is indeed of royal blood."

Inside the main hall at the very center of the newly formed Ancient Dragon Island, which had been rebuilt after integrating the four Dragon Islands, the white-haired old man in a green robe, Zhu Yuan, felt the pressure of Zi Yan's bloodline and nodded slightly. "However... what is the meaning of this Dragon Transformation Demon Array? Although I, an old fellow who left due to the split of the Ancient Dragon Clan, am not qualified to say these things, this Dragon Transformation Demon Array has always been a forbidden technique and has long been required to be destroyed, right?"

Dragon Transformation Demon Array?

Upon hearing these four words, everyone present was completely bewildered. Although formations had been set up during the civil war, they were all nameless formations stored on Donglong Island to suppress the ancient Heavenly Phoenix. Although Xiao Yan had heard Huang Tian use the unified name for these formations from Huang Tian during their life-or-death battle, he had never heard of the four words "Dragon Transformation Demon Formation".

Qingshan, Qingmu, and Zhuli knew what the Dragon Transformation Demon Array was, but the three of them also didn't understand why Zhuyuan would suddenly mention this forbidden technique of the ancient dragon clan.

"Elder Zhuyuan, are you mistaken?" Qingshan asked. "Just as you said, the Dragon Transformation Demon Array was destroyed thousands of years ago, and the ancient dragon clan has never used this array again since then!"

“Of course I remember this is a destroyed formation, and I even know who destroyed it back then!” Zhu Yuan sighed. “But the obvious traces of the formation outside this hall cannot be faked. If I couldn’t sense that it hadn’t been activated, do you think I would still be standing here so calmly?”

"Outside the main hall...?"

Zi Yan looked at Xiao Yan with some confusion. She vaguely remembered that it was Xiao Yan who suggested moving the main hall, which originally belonged to Beilong Island, to the very center of Xin Gulong Island.

"Senior, why is the Dragon Transformation Demon Array prohibited?" Xiao Yan asked with a helpless smile at Zi Yan.

Of everyone present, only Xiao Yan knew about the array outside the main hall, except for Zhu Yuan who had just returned. However, Xiao Yan, who had never learned about the effects of the array, simply assumed that it was left by the Northern Dragon King to protect Northern Dragon Island. But now it seems that Xiao Yan's idea was completely wrong.

"Alas, this is also a shameful matter for the Ancient Dragon Clan..." Zhu Yuan sighed, explaining to Xiao Yan, who was clearly destined to become the new Dragon Emperor's husband, "This formation was created by a powerful expert in the clan. After the formation was completed, everyone inside, except for the formation's core, would be blasted into blood and devoured by the core, greatly increasing their strength. Because it was too bloody and cruel, it was listed as a forbidden technique and was later destroyed. But now..."

In the end, Zhu Yuan couldn't help but sigh again. Now, apart from him, the old antique who had just returned, there were only a few cats and dogs on Ancient Dragon Island. He really didn't want to suspect who had deliberately set up this formation.

"...You should know that after the old Dragon Emperor disappeared, the Ancient Dragon Clan split into four parts," Xiao Yan understood the ins and outs after a brief thought, and immediately explained, "During the previous civil war, most of the land of East Dragon Island was destroyed. The palace we are in now originally belonged to North Dragon Island... It was the bedroom of Zhu Zhi, the North Dragon King."

Although I knew there was a formation outside the palace, and I could see that the palace was the core of the formation, I thought it was just a defensive formation used by Zhuzhi to protect Beilong Island, but I never expected..."

“Zhu Zhi…” Zhu Yuan’s expression froze for a moment, then he let out a long sigh, “Back then, this Dragon Transformation Demon Array was destroyed by his great-grandfather. Now it seems that Zhu Lie did not completely destroy it as required by the clan.”

"So, Zhu Zhi has prepared to use Zhu Yin and Zhu Si, who are his allies, as one of the nutrients for the Dragon Transformation Demon Array if he fails, thus benefiting himself alone?" Qingshan muttered to himself in disbelief.

“But he clearly didn’t expect that after his failure, he wouldn’t even have a chance to escape,” Zi Yan said calmly. “Zhu Yuan, since you know about this formation, then you go and destroy it!”

"Yes!" Zhu Yuan bowed slightly. "Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor, should I now recall all the elders who are still wandering in the depths of the void?"

“Recall them,” Zi Yan nodded slightly. “From now on, it will be up to you to protect Dragon Island!”

"Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor, are you going to some dangerous place?" Zhu Yuan, who had been calm just moments before, was startled by this question and hurriedly asked.

“I have signed a bloodline link with Xiao Yan. Only by his side can my strength improve at the fastest speed,” Zi Yan said calmly. “Although I have now taken over the position of Dragon Emperor, my strength of only one-star Dou Sheng is obviously not enough to convince everyone. Therefore, I will not stay in the clan for a long time until my strength surpasses all the elders!”

"But the clan's inheritance..."

"Ahem, His Majesty the Dragon Emperor has completely digested the clan's heritage."

Zhu Yuan wanted to say something more, but was immediately interrupted by Qing Shan, "Although normally, the clan's inheritance is enough to push His Majesty the Dragon Emperor to the level of a five-star Dou Sheng, for a true dragon phoenix, reaching the level of a one-star Dou Sheng is already a stroke of good fortune amidst misfortune."

When Zhu Yuan pressed Qing Shan about the "Dragon and Phoenix" incident, Xiao Yan looked at Zi Yan with surprise—

He finally understood why his strength had broken through from the Seven-Star Dou Zun to the Dou Sheng level simply by exchanging blood in the Heavenly Tomb, and why, despite Xiao Xuan's help, his strength could only be suppressed from the One-Star Dou Sheng to the peak of the Ninth Revolution. It turned out that this was all due to the power of the Ancient Dragon Clan's inheritance that Zi Yan had passed down through the bloodline link!

'How much of the power inherited from the ancient dragon clan did you actually give me?'

Although Zi Yan's bloodline transformation into a dragon-phoenix would greatly reduce the effectiveness of the ancient dragon clan's inheritance, according to Qing Shan, an ordinary dragon emperor who fully received the inheritance would have the strength of a five-star Dou Sheng. Even if the dragon-phoenix bloodline has special characteristics, Zi Yan should still have the strength of a three-star Dou Sheng!

"Not much..." Zi Yan's eyes were somewhat dazed, but under Xiao Yan's repeated questioning, she still spoke softly, "I didn't give you much... just a little over 60%..."

60%...

Xiao Yan sighed inwardly, his face full of helplessness, before interrupting Zhu Yuan and Qing Shan's discussion about whether or not to let Zi Yan leave Dragon Island, saying, "Senior Zhu Yuan, you may not know that I am actually an alchemist..."

Under Zhu Yuan's puzzled gaze, Xiao Yan paused slightly, took out the exclusive badge for an eighth-grade, nine-colored alchemist issued by the Pill Tower a few years ago, and then continued:

"Five years ago, when I was just a Dou Zong, I refined an eighth-grade nine-colored pill. Although I haven't had time to refine pills in recent years because of cultivation, I am now 90% confident that I can refine an ordinary ninth-grade treasure pill."

"A ninth-grade precious pill?!"

“I’m also working on the Profound Core, and I should be able to refine it within the next two years,” Xiao Yan added, fearing that Zhu Yuan would refuse. “The Golden Core… perhaps you think I’m overestimating myself, but I should be able to refine one within five years at most…”

"Alright, that's enough for now!" Zhu Yuan abruptly interrupted Xiao Yan. "His Majesty the Dragon Emperor's safety is in your hands. If you encounter an opponent who is at least a six-star Dou Sheng, you can crush this jade piece directly. After crushing this jade piece, no matter how far away you are, I will be by your side in ten breaths at most!"

With a solemn expression, Zhu Yuan took out a jade piece and handed it to Xiao Yan, saying earnestly.

However, it was probably just Xiao Yan's imagination, but he seemed to see a familiar expression on Zhu Yuan's face—

The expression on Hei Qing's face when he came to Xingyun Pavilion a few years ago and learned that he was an eighth-grade alchemist, and the expression on his face when Zi Yan asked him to help refine pills back in Canaan Academy, are exactly the same as the expression on Zhu Yuan's face right now...

Chapter 466 Grandmaster of Profound Pills

"You little rascal, you just came out of the Heavenly Tomb and already went to the Beast Realm to do something big!"

In a pavilion somewhere in the Starfall Pavilion, after carefully listening to Xiao Yan's description of the civil war within the Ancient Dragon Clan, Yao Lao shook his head helplessly and sighed, "The three major magical beast families have completely unified... This force is something that even the Seven Ancient Clans cannot ignore, right?"

"At least, the few clans without a nine-star Dou Sheng can no longer ignore their existence."

Remembering what Zhu Yuan had said before leaving Ancient Dragon Island—that he had contacted many elders of the Ancient Dragon Clan, including two eight-star Dou Sheng—Xiao Yan nodded and said.

"A nine-star Dou Sheng?" Yao Lao smiled helplessly. With his strength as a one-star Dou Sheng, he was considered one of the top experts in Zhongzhou, but among the seven ancient clans, he was just one of many 'unknown' elders. He didn't have the courage to casually talk about a nine-star Dou Sheng. "Only you can say those four words so easily. On a continent where no Dou Di has appeared for ten thousand years, a nine-star Dou Sheng is the strongest person in the entire Dou Qi Continent!"

"After all, the Demon Flame Space will open in a few years," Xiao Yan said with a smile, accepting Yao Lao's joking scolding. "Once I devour the Pure Lotus Demon Flame, I might have the strength to receive that inheritance."

"You're not the only one eyeing the Pure Lotus Demon Flame. Many from the seven ancient clans also covet the third-ranked Strange Flame!" Elder Yao reminded him. "Also, just to be on the safe side, you should take some time to visit the sacred land of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan, the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs, before the Demon Flame Space opens."

"?" Xiao Yan was slightly taken aback, somewhat confused.

“Although you will definitely be able to break through to the Dou Sheng level in the next few years, the strength of a Dou Sheng alone may not be enough to deal with the Pure Lotus Demon Flame so easily,” Yao Lao said with a stern face, looking at Xiao Yan with feigned seriousness. “The seven ancient clans have produced many Dou Sheng in each generation, but since the Pure Lotus Demon Saint, no one has been able to subdue the Pure Lotus Demon Flame… You don’t think it’s just because they were unlucky, do you?”

"Actually, I think it's simply because those who want the Demon Flame aren't strong enough, while those who are strong enough don't want it..."

Xiao Yan wore an awkward smile. In fact, if he hadn't guessed that the Burning Technique would only undergo new changes after absorbing the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, he probably wouldn't have cared so much about the opening time of the Demon Flame Space—if it weren't for the pill's urging.

"This is a ninth-grade pill formula stored in the Small Pill Tower, called the Nine Yin Yellow Spring Pill. After refining it, you can inject it into the body of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame when dealing with it. The extreme Yin power contained in the pill can weaken the demon flame to a certain extent. If you then devour it, it will reduce the time it takes to devour it."

Yao Lao understood what Xiao Yan, who looked embarrassed, was thinking. He lightly clenched his fist, and an ancient scroll, dark red in color, appeared in his hand. As soon as the scroll appeared, an extremely cold wave rippled out, eventually spreading around the scroll like a cold sea of ​​clouds, which looked quite magical.

“Recently, the Soul Palace has become increasingly reckless and unruly throughout the continent. Even a sect in the Northwest Continent has been provoked by them and almost caused a turmoil. If you continue to spend four or five years in the Demon Flame Space like you did with the Three Thousand Burning Flames, the Central Continent might be in complete chaos by the time you come out!” Yao Lao said softly as he handed the scroll to Xiao Yan.

"Soul Palace..." Upon receiving the scroll, Xiao Yan paused for a moment before nodding. "After the Space Trade Fair ends, I will take Cai Lin and the others to the Nine Netherworld. The extreme Yin power of the Nine Netherworld can enhance Cai Lin's strength. With the addition of some Grade 9 pills, Cai Lin's strength can break through to the Dou Sheng level before the Demon Flame Space opens."

"Then you should practice your alchemy skills well before the Space Trade Fair begins," the old alchemist nodded in satisfaction. "You haven't refined any pills since you came out of the Star Boundary, have you? You could refine eighth-grade nine-colored pills back then, so you should be able to refine ninth-grade treasure pills with 100% success rate now, right? Then start with the Profound Pill and try to refine a Golden Pill within the next six months!"