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

Although she was initially startled by the fiery kitten, Ning Rongrong quickly realized that it didn't have any burning aura and carefully stroked it.

"What exactly is produced is entirely up to me."

With another snap of her fingers, the cat in Ning Rongrong's arms transformed into a handsome eagle. It flapped its wings, took off, and then turned into a butterfly, finally disappearing into sparks in mid-air.

"It's just that I prefer using the Giant Beast Charge technique," Xiao Yan shrugged. "This way, besides easily misleading others, it also helps them get closer to me, and the result of getting closer to me..."

"Frozen in ice."

Dai Mubai, a Soul Master who loves to close the distance with his opponents, gave Xiao Yan's answer with great frustration.

“That’s right, that’s exactly it.” Xiao Yan smiled brightly.

"There's also the possibility of misleading others, giving them the impression that you're not good at close combat, right?" Zhao Wuji, who was listening in, suddenly asked. "If you can make such complex animals, surely you can make simple knives, spears, and halberds, right?"

“Teacher Zhao, isn’t this going to be boring?” Xiao Yan exclaimed. “However, as Teacher Zhao said, I am very skilled in weapons such as swords, spears, and halberds. In fact, if I don’t want to fight directly, I can create a Flame Legion.”

A small cluster of flames formed a model of an array of dozens of people in mid-air.

"Your soul skill is too versatile!" Ma Hongjun's eyes widened. He suddenly felt that his own hot and difficult-to-remove evil fire was no longer appealing.

"The omnipotent one isn't the soul skill, it's me. Please don't misunderstand that," Xiao Yan said rather bluntly.

"How come I never noticed how arrogant you were before?" Ma Hongjun rolled his eyes.

"Then your second and third soul skills..." Zhu Zhuqing suddenly spoke, looking at Xiao Yan, "shouldn't just be used for defense or freezing opponents, right?"

"The fire curtain can be released at any angle and in any direction. Besides defense, I also use it to control opponents." Xiao Yan answered this simple question without reservation. "When used for control, it is also released together with the ice flame trap... That's how the ice pillar that held off that Titan Giant Ape came about."

Fearing that everyone might not understand, Xiao Yan even used previous examples to help them comprehend the meaning.

"Surely this statement isn't still misleading, is it?"

Dai Mubai looked at Xiao Yan with a complicated expression. Before, he thought that he had only lost twice in a row when facing Xiao Yan because of carelessness. If he were given a third chance, he would definitely not lose. But now, after listening to Xiao Yan's explanation of his soul skills, Dai Mubai understood that unless Xiao Yan's soul power remained at the Soul Venerable level forever, he might never be able to win in this lifetime.

"Guess?" Xiao Yan smiled, not giving a direct answer.

"Wow, you're so filthy!" Ma Hongjun grinned. "Teacher Zhao, you should talk to him!"

"Alright, forget about Yan Xiao's heart being dirty. Even if he told you everything, do you think you could beat him?" Zhao Wuji slapped Ma Hongjun in annoyance. "He's only ten years old and he's already a Soul Master. And you? Twelve years old, level twenty-seven. You dare to compare yourself to him?"

"That's because the evil fire is rising and can't be suppressed..." Ma Hongjun muttered under his breath.

"Oh ho? You dare to talk back?" Zhao Wuji laughed. "After we get back, come find me every day for practical training. If you miss a day, I'll have Flander come find you!"

"No, please don't do this!" Ma Hongjun panicked.

"What do you mean by 'what else'? Tell me!"

Seeing that Tang San's absorption of the spirit ring was becoming more and more peaceful, everyone relaxed and chatted among themselves. However, Ning Rongrong pulled Zhu Zhuqing aside and whispered something that Xiao Yan 'couldn't hear,' as if she was asking for advice on how to ferment steamed buns.

Suddenly, a light footstep caught Zhao Wuji's attention.

"Who?!"

The banter with Ma Hongjun came to an end. Zhao Wuji's icy gaze turned straight in one direction, and his soul power suddenly surged. Although Tang San's absorption of soul rings had begun to calm down, he would not allow anyone or any soul beast to disturb him at this moment.

"Teacher Zhao!"

Accompanied by joyful sounds, a slender figure ran out of the woods.

Upon seeing her, Zhao Wuji and the others were stunned. No one could have imagined that the person who appeared at this moment would be Xiao Wu, who had been kidnapped by the Titan Giant Ape.

Xiao Wu looked somewhat disheveled at this moment. Her clothes were torn in several places, and her neat scorpion braids were now messy. However, her complexion was very rosy, and she looked a bit more mature than before.

'It's one thing for ordinary people to absorb spirit rings and take hormone injections along the way, but you, rabbit, are taking the opportunity to adjust your height too?!'

Xiao Yan was indignant for a moment. According to his estimation, after "absorbing the third soul ring", Xiao Wu's height had officially surpassed his, by about half a head.

"Xiao Wu, you're not dead?!"

While Xiao Yan was feeling indignant, Xiao Wu's gaze also fell on him. However, before she could speak, Oscar made a brilliant remark.

"Are you hoping I die?" Xiao Wu rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Is Xiao San... absorbing a spirit ring?"

As they were talking, Xiao Wu noticed Tang San in the middle of the crowd.

“Hmm, the Soul-Devouring Spider, over 1,400 years old,” Zhao Wuji nodded. “By the way, Xiao Wu, how did you escape the clutches of the Titan Giant Ape?”

Xiao Wu, who had prepared her explanation in advance, glanced at Tang San again to make sure his breathing was calm before explaining, "I don't know what happened. That Titan Giant Ape grabbed me and ran into the forest. We hadn't gone far when a sound like a bull's roar came from one direction. The Titan Giant Ape responded with a roar, threw me aside, and ran in the direction of the bull's roar."

"The sound of a cow?" Zhao Wuji frowned. "What kind of cow could make the Titan Ape so obedient?"

In his view, the only reason the Titan ape could be summoned away with a single roar was that it obeyed the 'bull'.

Fear flashed in Xiao Wu's eyes: "The Titan Giant Ape's roar before it left knocked me unconscious. When I woke up, it was gone. The scene was terrifying. At least dozens of soul beasts around me were stunned. The weaker ones were knocked to death with blood coming from their mouths and noses. I don't know if I should say I was lucky or unlucky, but I suddenly found that my soul power had also broken through to level 30."

'What a convenient excuse! So that's what they were waiting for us all along.'

Xiao Yan nodded. He had felt something was off before. He had wondered why the rabbit hadn't condensed a soul ring when its soul power level was clearly level 30. He hadn't expected it was just looking for a better excuse.

During this time, Xiao Wu recounted her lucky encounter with the spirit ring of a thousand-year-old lightning rabbit. Meanwhile, Zhao Wuji helplessly recounted how Tang San's eyes turned red with anxiety after she was kidnapped.

"By the way, Yan Xiao, could you come with me for a moment?"

After the conversation ended, Tang San's absorption of the spirit rings was not yet finished. Xiao Wu hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Xiao Yan, who was explaining to Ning Rongrong that she had simply been daydreaming earlier.

"Huh? Is there something wrong?" Xiao Yan was taken aback and looked at her with some surprise.

Xiao Wu gently bit her lip: "I'd like to talk to you alone, is that alright?"

In an instant, not only Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, but even "veterans" like Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were completely dumbfounded as they looked at Xiao Wu. They never expected that, just after they finished talking about Tang San's concern for Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu would actually find someone to "meet secretly".

“Xiao Wu must have something important to tell you,” Ning Rongrong’s heart tightened, but she still gently pushed Xiao Yan, “You go with him first.”

"Yes, I have something very important to ask you!"

Xiao Wu then realized how misleading her previous behavior and words had been, and hurriedly added a sentence.

Do you know who I am?

After walking several dozen meters and making sure no one could hear their conversation, Xiao Wu turned around and looked at Xiao Yan.

"Your identity?" Xiao Yan tilted his head. "Are you a princess from some duchy?"

"Found out? That can't be right. This rabbit's mental strength isn't even as good as Tang San's, how could it have found out?" Xiao Yan wondered. "...It was that monkey!"

Suddenly, Xiao Yan remembered that he had been caught by the Titan Giant Ape when he went to the core area to steal herbs. He guessed that the Titan Giant Ape remembered his scent at that time.

'Are you a monkey or a dog?' Xiao Yan couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"You really don't know?" Xiao Wu moved even closer to Xiao Yan. "You really don't know?"

His tone was gentle, almost seductive... well, it was seductive.

"Let's skip the seduction, rabbit."

If Xiao Wu's mental strength were a bit stronger—not necessarily much stronger, but about the same as Tang San's—Xiao Yan might have pretended to be charmed. In any case, he had absolutely no interest in this rabbit's spirit ring.

'They don't even have fire attributes, I wouldn't take them even if they were given to me for free!'

"I only need spirit rings from fire-attribute spirit beasts. I have no interest in spirit rings from Soft Bone Rabbits," Xiao Yan whispered into Xiao Wu's ear. "Just pretend I don't know, and I'll treat you like a human. Let's live in peace, understand?"

"And don't you even use your brain? Tang Hao is nearby!"

Xiao Yan also went to great lengths to cast an illusion spell on Tang Hao, making him believe that Xiao Yan and Xiao Wu were simply discussing the ancient book about soul beasts.

Although directly revealing himself wouldn't be a big deal, he was currently very interested in Flander's Golden Iron Triangle's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and revealing himself too early would not be conducive to getting close to the other two.

"……Understood."

Even with her teeth clenched so tightly, Xiao Wu had no choice but to reluctantly agree to Xiao Yan's request.

"When you get back, if anyone asks, just say they asked me about an ancient book about spirit beasts," Xiao Yan said, also checking his story with Xiao Wu. "You thought it was the one that was lost from your house, but it wasn't. It was just a copy that the Spirit Hall made available to everyone... Understand?"

"I understand..." Xiao Wu looked as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Chapter 48 Martial Soul Fusion Technique (Part 1)

Because the age of the third spirit ring was still within the normal range, Tang San had already opened his eyes by the time Xiao Yan and Xiao Wu returned to the crowd.

The moment Tang San saw Xiao Wu safe and sound, tears welled up in his eyes. He hugged her tightly, as if he was afraid that he was just dreaming and that when he woke up, the person standing in front of him would be gone.

"Brother, I'm here, don't worry..."

Xiao Wu, who had felt wronged because of Xiao Yan's "threat," also had her eyes well up with tears when she felt Tang San's concern, but she still managed not to shed any.

"Alright, now that everyone is safe, let's get out of the Star Dou Great Forest as soon as possible!"

Seeing Tang San and Xiao Wu embracing each other tightly, Zhao Wuji felt relieved and said with a smile, "Although we encountered a lot of trouble this time, Oscar, Tang San, and Xiao Wu all successfully obtained their spirit rings and advanced to the Spirit Master realm. It can be said that we have shared both good fortune and misfortune."

"Now, it's time to head back. Let's set off for Shrek Academy!"

Everyone cheered. After the ordeal with the Titan Ape, everything was now resolved, and everyone could finally go home!

However, because he had used his Martial Soul True Body, Zhao Wuji was only in less than half of his peak condition. During the process of leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, everyone remained in a state of high tension.

During this process, Xiao Wu repeated what she had told everyone before to Tang San, and also told Tang San that she had obtained her third spirit ring.

During this time, Xiao Yan also paid attention to Xiao Wu's expression. Only after finding that she no longer showed any grievance or dissatisfaction did he nod in satisfaction and let her go.

Finally, after three or four hours, the group emerged from the Star Dou Great Forest.

Although the air was no longer as fresh, everyone felt as if a layer of pressure had been lifted off their shoulders the moment they left the Star Dou Great Forest, and they all felt much more relaxed.

"We can rest when we reach the small town ahead after walking for a while longer."

Zhao Wuji, who had been paying close attention to the trainees' mental state, smiled and spoke.

“If everyone is alright, let’s hurry up. When we get to the town, I’ll treat you all to drinks,” Dai Mubai said generously, while looking at Zhao Wuji, “Teacher Zhao, please don’t refuse this time. Without your help, we probably wouldn’t be able to leave the Star Dou Great Forest alive.”

"Alright, how come I didn't know I was that useful?"

Zhao Wuji rolled his eyes in annoyance, and at the same time betrayed Xiao Yan, "If you really want to say something, you should thank Yan Xiao. When Oscar was absorbing the spirit ring, he sensed that something was wrong with the Star Dou Great Forest, so he tricked the Dragon and Snake couple into joining our team."

"Facts have proven that Rock Owl's guess was correct. If it were just me alone, the only thing I could do against the Titan Ape was to die there with you all."

In the end, Zhao Wuji shook his head helplessly.

"It was mainly the map given by the Spirit Hall that came in handy," Xiao Yan said with a helpless smile as everyone looked at him. "The map of the Star Dou Great Forest that I received some time ago marked the features of most of the outer areas, which is why I was able to react first."

"The Spirit Hall..." Xiao Wu's tone was clearly a little off.

"Xiao Wu, what's wrong?" Tang San immediately went to Xiao Wu's side.

"I was just wondering what the Spirit Hall was doing, why they went to investigate the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest and recorded it in detail..." Feeling Tang San's concern, Xiao Wu forced a smile and said.