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

Therefore, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the heavens found another region with the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Fire that year.

'If this place cannot help Cai Lin advance, perhaps we can ask Cang Qiong for another location similar to the Nine Netherworld...'

As Xiao Yan pondered this, he continued to dive deeper into the seemingly bottomless Nine Nether Yellow Springs. At the same time, he was filled with emotion. If it weren't for the existence of the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Fire within him, which was almost identical to the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, he might have already begun to worry about the depletion of his Dou Qi, and even decided to return the way he came after diving a few more steps.

After a long time, Xiao Yan finally saw the bottom of the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs, but to his surprise, there was not even a single piece of Yellow Springs Blood Crystal on the sandy ground covered with glowing light!

"help me……"

Just as Xiao Yan was pondering whether all the Yellow Spring Blood Crystals had been taken by the Nine Netherworld Python Clan, a faint voice, so faint it seemed as if someone might die at any moment, suddenly entered his ears.

"Someone?"

Xiao Yan frowned slightly. Although the Nine Netherworld could block the detection of soul power, with his soul power at the Great Perfection of the Heaven Realm, he should have been able to detect no movement before the sound came.

Chapter 472 Yellow Spring Demon Saint

After a moment's hesitation, Xiao Yan's gaze fell on the sand and stones below, and then he suddenly grabbed down with his palm.

slam-la-

Xiao Yan grabbed a chain that was hundreds of feet long.

As the chains were pulled out, the sandy ground at the bottom of the lake suddenly trembled. Three more huge chains rose from beneath the sand and rocks. These chains were directly connected to the surrounding mountains and were extremely difficult to move by pure physical force.

After confirming the condition of the chains, Xiao Yan's gaze fell on the center of the four chains, where there was a large clump of dark mud. If nothing unexpected happened, the cry for help that Xiao Yan had just heard came from that mud.

"Save me! Save me! Save me, and I'll make the entire Nine Netherworld Python Clan serve you as their master!"

Seemingly sensing the fluctuations of the chains binding it, an urgent roar emanated from the mud. The hoarse roar echoed at the bottom of the underworld, like the howl of a demon, chilling to the bone.

Nine Netherworld Python?

Upon hearing the familiar name, Xiao Yan finally became interested. With a casual wave of his hand, he dispersed all the mud that had enveloped the roaring man. As the mud dispersed, Xiao Yan saw a withered, skeleton-like figure chained to four iron chains... or rather, the Nine Netherworld Python.

As the silt was swept away, the person locked at the bottom of the Yellow Springs revealed his name and identity—Yao Ming, the former patriarch of the Nine Netherworld Python clan.

Later, Xiao Yan learned from Yao Ming that after being ambushed by Yao Xiaotian, he was sealed here for hundreds of years. During those hundreds of years, he had been tormented by the power of Yin and cold. If he had not harbored murderous intent towards Yao Xiaotian, he might not have been able to hold on until Xiao Yan appeared.

"...Have you ever heard of the Jade Serpent's Three-Flower Pupil?"

After listening to Yao Ming's rambling words, Xiao Yan remained silent for a moment, then suddenly asked a question.

Upon hearing the words "Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil," a flicker of fear flashed in Yao Ming's eyes. However, he quickly realized that the one-star Dou Sheng in front of him did not possess the aura of the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil. Therefore, Yao Ming calmed down and said in a hoarse voice, "...I did not sense the presence of the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil from you."

"Yao Xiaotian, and the Grand Elder you mentioned who assists him, have all been controlled by the Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil," Xiao Yan said calmly. "Including your Nine Nether Earth Python Clan and hundreds of Dou Zun from affiliated races, they have all been controlled by the Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil."

"What...do you want?" Yao Ming asked after a brief silence upon hearing Xiao Yan's words.

Although he was sealed at the bottom of the Nine Netherworld for hundreds of years due to Yao Xiaotian's scheme, Yao Ming was not stupid. Since the holder of the Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil could control Yao Xiaotian, who had the strength of a one-star Dou Sheng, then he, a weakened two-star Dou Sheng, was naturally no match for him. However, since the person in front of him had said these words directly, it meant that Yao Ming still had some use for the person in front of him.

Xiao Yan's lips curled up slightly; he enjoyed talking to intelligent people. "What can you give me?"

Upon hearing this, Yao Ming's mind raced. Since the person before him was willing to speak, it meant that he had something he wanted, and the most important thing for the entire Nine Netherworld Python clan...

"Have you ever heard of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint?" After a long while, Yao Ming slowly raised his head, looked at Xiao Yan, and asked.

"The Demon Saint of the Underworld?"

Xiao Yan frowned slightly. He could not possibly be unaware of such a powerful figure who had one foot in the Dou Di realm in ancient times. But why would Yao Ming mention the Yellow Spring Demon Saint?

Xiao Yan, who actually only wanted Yao Ming to hand over the Yellow Spring Blood Crystal, suddenly had a guess—

"Could it be that you're implying that the Yellow Spring Demon Saint is a member of your Nine Netherworld Python clan?"

"The Yellow Spring Demon Saint is naturally not a member of our clan, but he has a significant connection with us. Although it is said that after this peerless powerhouse fell, the legacy he left behind has long since vanished with the passage of time," Yao Ming smiled weakly, and then said, "within my Nine Nether Earth Python Clan, there is a Yellow Spring Stone Tablet that has been passed down from ancient times. This stone tablet records the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's lifelong learning, and there are even rumors that the essence blood of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint remains deep within that stone tablet!"

Essence blood?!

Xiao Yan's heart skipped a beat. He hadn't expected Yao Ming to reveal such a secret that should only be known among the Nine Netherworld Python Clan, a secret that, if spoken, would inevitably attract countless Dou Sheng powerhouses to compete for it.

The legendary Yellow Spring Demon Saint, like the Pure Lotus Demon Saint, was an unparalleled powerhouse who had one foot in the Dou Di level. Both of them failed because this continent lacked the most crucial resources to break through to the Dou Di level. Even so, the bloodlines of these two supreme powerhouses must have mutated.

Although this mutation could not be passed down because it did not break through to the Dou Di level, the essence blood of such a supreme expert was extremely attractive to all Dou Sheng experts.

"You said it yourself, it's just a rumor." The allure of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's essence blood did make Xiao Yan's heart flutter slightly, but he was no longer a naive young man, so naturally he couldn't believe what Yao Ming said so easily.

"The Yellow Springs Stele is the treasure of our clan. It is engraved with three Heavenly Rank fighting techniques created by the Yellow Springs Demon Saint: Yellow Springs Finger, Yellow Springs Palm, and Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath," Yao Ming explained. "The Yellow Springs Stele also contains a trace of the Demon Saint's remnant soul. The word of our clan is that only by defeating the Demon Saint's remnant soul can one obtain the cultivation method of Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath and the Demon Saint's essence blood preserved in the stele!"

However, because the soul power of the demon beast race is not strong, to this day no one has been able to see the remnant soul of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint, nor has anyone been able to obtain the cultivation method of Yellow Spring Heavenly Wrath… It is precisely for this reason that the Demon Saint's essence blood is merely a 'rumor'!

"The remnant soul of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint..."

Xiao Yan muttered to himself, and at the same time, he understood why the Nine Netherworld Python clan could not obtain the Yellow Spring Heavenly Wrath, the signature technique of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint, nor could they confirm whether the Yellow Spring Stone Tablet truly contained the essence blood of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint.

Even if it was just a remnant soul, with the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's strength at the half-emperor level, without a soul power at the Heavenly Realm level, he wouldn't even be able to stand in front of that remnant soul!

"Although you wanted to use the Demon Saint's blood essence to exchange for your freedom, you also planned to leave the Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath fighting technique in the Nine Nether Earth Python clan, right?" Xiao Yan looked at Yao Ming with a half-smile. "Even if you can't cultivate it to its full potential, Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath can still be considered a trump card for the demon beast clan, right?"

Yao Ming could only laugh awkwardly, unable to offer any answer.

"All the Yellow Springs Blood Crystals, and 80% of the Demon Saint's essence blood," Xiao Yan announced. "Of course, you can choose to refuse, but in that case, all the Demon Saint's essence blood will be mine!"

Although Xiao Yan's actions at this moment may seem like he's trying to get something for nothing, he is not a robber after all. Having unexpectedly obtained the information about the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's essence blood, he naturally cannot keep it all for himself. However, he also cannot leave it to Yao Ming without taking a single penny.

“Uh…” Upon hearing Xiao Yan’s words, Yao Ming’s expression suddenly froze.

"Unwilling to hand over so much of the Demon Saint's essence blood?" Xiao Yan asked, his eyes narrowing slightly.

“No, it was already unexpected that you were willing to leave me nearly 20% of your essence blood,” Yao Ming said somewhat awkwardly. “The main reason is the Yellow Spring Blood Crystal… This item is still rare even in the Nine Netherworlds. Only a palm-sized piece can be condensed every thousand years, and I have devoured almost all of these in the last hundred years…”

At this point, Yao Ming suddenly opened his mouth, and a blood-red light shot out, finally hovering in front of Xiao Yan. It was a blood-red crystal the size of a fist, with seemingly endless flowing blood inside, making it look extremely eerie.

"This is the final Yellow Springs Blood Crystal..."

Seeing Xiao Yan suddenly fall silent, Yao Ming's expression became increasingly awkward.

Chapter 473 The Wrath of the Underworld

After collecting the remaining Yellow Spring Blood Crystal, Yao Ming, with Xiao Yan's help, broke free from the iron chains sealing him beneath the Nine Nether Yellow Springs.

Although Yao Ming had considered turning against Xiao Yan after breaking free from the seal, his thoughts of betraying him completely vanished after he left the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs with Xiao Yan, enveloped by the Nine Netherworld Golden Ancestral Flame, and sensed the aura of the Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil on a little girl who was a one-star Dou Sheng on the shore of the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs.

Even after telling Xiao Yan the location of the Yellow Springs Stele, he still respectfully waited outside the temporary residence of Xiao Yan and the others early the next morning, until they woke up, before leading them to the location of the Yellow Springs Stele.

About ten minutes later, Xiao Yan and his group followed Yao Ming and landed on an ancient altar.

This is a magnificent altar built entirely of blue boulders. Standing on the top of the altar, one can overlook all the surrounding mountains. When Xiao Yan was heading to the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs, he had noticed this prominent altar, but at the time he thought it was an altar built by the Nine Netherworld Earth Python clan to worship their ancestors, so he didn't pay much attention to it. However, he never expected that there would be the Yellow Springs Demon Saint's inheritance here.

"This is the Yellow Springs Stele?"

After landing at the top of the altar, Zi Yan looked at the enormous pale yellow stone tablet, about a hundred feet tall, in the center of the altar. She uttered the first half of her sentence with a slightly disdainful tone, but her expression turned serious. "Truly living up to its reputation!"

Seeing Zi Yan's discomfiture, Cai Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin couldn't help but chuckle. Although Zi Yan had been the Dragon Emperor for several years, it seemed that her former arrogance had not been completely worn away.

At first glance, the Yellow Springs Stele doesn't seem to have much to offer, but once you gaze at it, you can feel an extremely powerful soul pressure, a soul pressure that you can feel how terrifying it would be at its peak just by touching it!

Yao Ming first bowed solemnly before the stone tablet, then slowly retreated to stand in front of the group. He looked at Xiao Yan and said, "Brother Xiao Yan, this is the Yellow Spring Stone Tablet of my Nine Netherworld Python Clan. The Yellow Spring Heavenly Wrath and the Demon Saint's essence blood are hidden within it. As for whether we can obtain them... only you, Brother Xiao Yan, can try it yourself!"

Although Yao Ming was reluctant to part with 80% of the Demon Saint's essence blood, without Xiao Yan, let alone the remaining 20%, it was uncertain whether he could even leave the bottom of the Nine Netherworld alive. Therefore, Yao Ming had completely let go of the past and only hoped that Xiao Yan could defeat the remnant soul of the Demon Saint as he had said and obtain the Demon Saint's essence blood.

Xiao Yan nodded solemnly. The moment his soul power touched the Yellow Spring Stone Tablet, he clearly felt that the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's soul power in his previous life must have reached the Emperor Realm. Therefore, even though Xiao Yan had the soul power of the Great Perfection of the Heaven Realm, he still dared not say that he was 100% confident that he could pass the test of the Demon Saint's remnant soul in one go.

Then, Xiao Yan moved and appeared on a stone pier directly in front of the stone tablet. He then slowly sat down cross-legged, and the soul power between his eyebrows began to stir.

"Don't let anyone disturb me during this time. If Yao Ming does anything unusual, subdue him first!"

After explaining to Cai Lin and the others, Xiao Yan slowly closed his eyes, and then a figure that seemed to be in reality stepped out from between his eyebrows and finally hovered in front of the stone tablet.

After examining the stone tablet for a while, Xiao Yan's soul took a step forward under the watchful eyes of Cai Lin and the others, and crashed straight into the stone tablet.

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The moment the ancient stone tablet came into contact with Xiao Yan's soul, its surface rippled like liquid, and Xiao Yan's soul mysteriously vanished before the tablet amidst these ripples.

Just as Xiao Yan had thought, there was a space inside the Yellow Springs Stone Tablet used to test the soul power of those who came, from the initial thunder, to the giant finger falling from the sky, and then to the giant palm emerging from the ground.

After shattering the lightning, the giant finger, and the giant palm with his soul power, the remnant soul of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint finally appeared at the top of the rumbling mountain.

"Young man, this is not a place for you. Leave!" The Yellow Spring Demon Saint, seated on his throne atop the mountain peak, spoke calmly.

As that calm voice entered Xiao Yan's ears, a pressure emanating from his soul slowly spread out. If Xiao Yan's soul power had not reached the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm, his soul might have shown signs of instability under this soul pressure.

"Yellow Spring Finger, Yellow Spring Palm... next should be Yellow Spring Wrath, right?" Xiao Yan said to himself, "If the Yellow Spring Demon Saint himself were to unleash Yellow Spring Wrath, I certainly wouldn't be able to withstand it, but right now you're just a remnant soul remaining in this world..."

"How about you simply hand over the Wrath of the Yellow Springs and the essence blood of the Demon Saint to me...?"

Faced with Xiao Yan's provocation, the remnant soul of the Demon Saint naturally couldn't resist the temptation, but against the soul power of a Great Perfection of the Heaven Realm, all his remnant soul could do was unleash the Wrath of the Yellow Springs.

Without hesitation, the remnant soul of the demon saint formed a strange hand seal in front of him with lightning speed. He then placed the hand seal to his mouth, and instantly, an extremely terrifying wave rippled out, causing the entire trial space to collapse and crack.

The wrath of the Yellow Springs!

Sensing the fluctuation that even he himself found somewhat alarming, Xiao Yan unhesitatingly activated several soul skills he had mastered. After all, what lay before him was a fragment of Emperor-level soul power, and if he truly underestimated his opponent, it was not impossible for his soul to collapse directly.

As this world coalesced behind the remnant soul of the Demon Saint, forming a thousand-foot-tall, invisible figure of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint, the indifferent gaze of the Demon Saint's true form, formed from sound waves, locked onto Xiao Yan in the distance.

"Moo!"

As soon as the word was uttered, the invisible demon saint's true form collapsed and vanished, along with the entire space itself.

"Roar!"

As he set up his soul defense, a dragon's roar also came from Xiao Yan's mouth. The Heavenly Dragon Roar, a high-level Earth-rank fighting skill he obtained in the Canaan Academy's library, was being used by Xiao Yan for the first time after he perfected its final damage to the soul.

Along with the dragon roar, Xiao Yan also unleashed his strongest soul attack trump card, Soul Explosion.

The dragon's roar and the wrath of the Yellow Springs collided and exploded in space. The invisible sound waves, like a storm, turned everything in this space into nothingness. At the same time, the soul explosion also took effect on the remnant soul of the Demon Saint.

The moment it was struck by the Soul Explosion, the body of the Demon Saint's remnant soul, which had become countless times more transparent after unleashing the Wrath of the Yellow Springs, gained even more lines. It is no exaggeration to say that at this moment, even a person with mortal soul power could snatch the Wrath of the Yellow Springs and the Demon Saint's essence blood from the Demon Saint's remnant soul.

"...Truly, heroes emerge from among the young!"

Looking at Xiao Yan, who walked out unscathed from the sonic waves of the explosion, the remnant soul of the Demon Saint revealed a rare smile. "When I was your age, I hadn't even stepped into the Spirit Realm, let alone reached the Great Perfection of the Heaven Realm."

"If the Dou Qi Continent hadn't lacked the resources to break through to Dou Di back then, with your talent, you might have already reached the Dou Di realm," Xiao Yan said, not hesitating to offer a little flattery at this moment.

"...So, Dou Di has reappeared on the Dou Qi Continent now?" Even knowing that he would disappear after giving his essence blood to Xiao Yan, the remnant soul of the Demon Saint was still overjoyed to hear Xiao Yan's words and asked.

"Compared to the era you live in, the Dou Qi Continent at this moment is exactly the same," Xiao Yan shook his head, "but, in a few years at most, a Dou Di will appear on this Dou Qi Continent again!"

"...Including you?" After a moment of silence, the remnant soul of the Demon Saint suddenly asked.

"I will certainly be one of them," Xiao Yan said calmly.