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

"Uh……"

Indeed, as the largest soul beast forest on the Douluo Continent, the Star Dou Great Forest covers an extremely vast area and includes all kinds of terrain. In addition to the most basic wetlands, lakes, and swamps, there are even snow-capped mountains and deserts in the areas near the edge.

"Teacher, do you want me to start from the outermost edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, go around it, and enter the Star Luo Holy City from the other side?"

Even more coincidentally, if you want to go to that snow mountain, you can enter the Star Luo Holy City from the other side. In terms of distance alone, it is even shorter than starting from Soto City and passing through Star Luo Empire cities such as Yamabuki City to enter the Star Luo Holy City.

"What do you think?" the old doctor asked with a smile.

"Haha..." Xiao Yan responded with a dry laugh.

Chapter 54 The One-Armed Haotian

Under the scorching sun, the intense heat cracked and tore the muddy ground apart. Stepping onto the solid earth, a wave of heat surged through the feet, causing travelers to sweat profusely and curse the awful weather.

On the wide dirt road, a young man dressed in a black robe walked calmly. Behind him was an extremely large black greatsword. Well, it was more like a thick, blunt ruler without any edge or blade than a greatsword.

The giant ruler is decorated with some blurry, strange patterns that extend to the hilt. Combined with the ancient black color, the patterns give it a mysterious charm.

The bizarrely large ruler was far longer than the boy's height, and this strange combination made passersby unable to help but cast curious glances at the boy.

Despite the strange looks from passersby, the boy continued walking without changing his expression. He held a pebble in each hand, which were tucked under his black robe. A few flames crawled on the pebbles, and occasionally, because of the rude looks from passersby, he would secretly radiate some heat into their robes.

After placing the two containers into the Awakening Flame Ring, Xiao Yan let out a breath. After most of the day's work, all the previous ore fragments had been carved.

Looking up at the road not far away, Xiao Yan glanced to his right rear. Although he couldn't see what was behind him, Xiao Yan could detect a middle-aged man in a black robe standing not far behind him to his right.

The middle-aged man followed him all the way, and it seemed he intended to continue tracking him.

"How long are you planning to follow me?" Xiao Yan asked calmly after sighing again.

That's right, the one who followed Xiao Yan all the way was none other than Tang Hao, the titled Douluo who Xiao Yan had previously described as protective of his own.

For a Title Douluo, a battle between Soul Masters is practically like children's squabbles; it doesn't matter who wins or loses—that's what Tang Hao thought before seeing his son's miserable state.

"I thought you would just keep ignoring this."

His hair was a mess, like a bird's nest, and he had a beard that he hadn't shaved in ages. His eyes were dull and sallow. Although he had seen him before, Xiao Yan still couldn't believe that this middle-aged man, who looked like a good-for-nothing, was actually the so-called youngest Title Douluo, Haotian Douluo.

"I have things to do, so naturally I don't want to pay too much attention," Xiao Yan said casually, glossing over the fact that he had ignored Tang Hao for most of the day.

"So, who are you? Why are you following me?"

Although he knew Tang Hao's identity, Xiao Yan felt that revealing it directly would be too ostentatious, so he deliberately frowned and looked at Tang Hao with a serious expression.

"I'm just an ordinary father." Tang Hao said indifferently, as if it were Xiao Yan's greatest blessing to be able to talk to him.

"Whose?"

Sometimes, Xiao Yan thought that pretending to be stupid was not bad. At least as soon as he said those words, he saw Tang Hao's expression as if he couldn't hold back anymore.

"Tang San's father." Tang Hao finally revealed his identity.

"Hmm, a snipe from the shadows, a thief who stalks others..."

Faced with the force of Tang Hao's wave of his hand, Xiao Yan "helplessly" chose to dodge, and at the same time, he had to stop talking.

"Why did you stop talking?" Tang Hao stared coldly at Xiao Yan, who remained on guard.

"You've already gone so far as to bully the weak, what else can I say?" Xiao Yan said with a mocking smile. "Do you want me to praise you? Well, you're really amazing~~"

Faced with Xiao Yan's mockery, Tang Hao's forehead veins bulged, but he couldn't say anything. After all, it was embarrassing for a Title Douluo to bully a Soul Master.

"A sharp-tongued brat," Tang Hao sneered after a moment of silence, "ruthless and clearly no good. However, I won't bully the weak..."

"Pfft—" Xiao Yan couldn't suppress his laughter, but not bursting into laughter was his last courtesy to others.

"If you cut off the arm of your mistress, I'll cut off yours too, and that'll be the end of it," Tang Hao ignored Xiao Yan's laughter. "From now on, I will never interfere in the competition between the two of you again!"

"Losing an arm? Not bad," Xiao Yan reacted as if Tang Hao wasn't talking about his own situation. "Let me see, is it the left arm or the right arm?"

Looking at Xiao Yan, who seemed to have lost his mind, Tang Hao frowned. However, even if Xiao Yan had truly gone mad, he wouldn't let him go. With that thought, Tang Hao took a step towards Xiao Yan—

Snapped!

Xiao Yan clapped his hands and made a decision. "Okay, it's decided, the right arm it is! After all, you're a guy who uses a hammer... right?" Tilting his head, Xiao Yan looked at Tang Hao, who was standing frozen in place, with a bright smile.

"who are you?"

Tang Hao had recently experienced this feeling of being unable to move, so much so that when he looked at Xiao Yan in the black robe in front of him, Tang Hao had the illusion that he was under an illusion spell.

"Hehehe, Haotian Douluo, you really have a bad memory," Xiao Yan grinned, letting out a hoarse, strange laugh. "Just because you took off your hood, you can't recognize me?"

"It's you?!"

A flicker of fear crossed Tang Hao's eyes.

"Hehehe, of course it's me. You don't think my appearance in that village was just an accident, do you?" Xiao Yan sneered.

"A peerless Douluo dares to bully my son who is merely a Soul Master. Doesn't the senior feel ashamed?!" Tang Hao questioned angrily, even though he was clearly bullying the weak.

"Isn't this just imitating our towering Haotian Douluo?" Tilting his head, Xiao Yan chuckled mischievously. "Alright, if I say I'll sever your right arm, then I'll sever your right arm. Are you ready?"

Xiao Yan pulled the Xuanzhong Ruler from his back, but he had no intention of using a sharp blade to give Tang Hao a quick death.

"...The left arm is the soul bone of the Titan Ape."

As Xiao Yan approached, a cold sweat trickled down Tang Hao's forehead. Just as Xiao Yan raised the Xuan Heavy Ruler, a sentence escaped his lips.

Tang Hao was mentally prepared for the fact that he had run into a brick wall, but his right arm was the only exception. The soul bone in his right arm belonged to the Clear Sky Sect and had never belonged to him!

“But the soul bone in his right arm must be of higher age, right?” Xiao Yan grinned. “And this aura… the Earth Bear? As expected of Haotian Douluo, none of his soul bones are of low quality.”

For Xiao Yan now, it doesn't matter what age of the soul bone it is, since he doesn't plan to absorb it anyway. In the end, he will just leave it to Lin Dong as a gift. However, since it is a gift, the higher the age, the better!

Xiao Yan glanced at Tang Hao's torso discreetly. Because Tang Hao's spiritual power was too weak, Xiao Yan discovered when he first met Tang Hao that the oldest soul bone on Tang Hao's body was his torso bone.

"The soul bone of a Titan Giant Ape that is over 20,000 years old is definitely of higher quality than that of a Earth Bear that is over 30,000 years old!"

“I know, but you care most about the soul bone in your right arm… don’t you?”

As Tang Hao attempted to argue his case, Xiao Yan grinned maliciously and then swung the Xuan Heavy Ruler down heavily.

As it turns out, Xiao Yan overestimated the physical abilities of this Haotian Douluo. Despite it being a blunt weapon, he severed the right arm in just one strike. Normally, shouldn't it have taken several or even dozens of strikes?

Xiao Yan did not believe the problem lay with his Xuanzhong Ruler, which weighed around 5,000 kilograms.

"I wonder if there are any martial souls in the Soul Master world that can regenerate severed limbs," Xiao Yan said, slinging the Xuan Heavy Ruler back onto his back. He picked up Tang Hao's severed arm with his right hand. "Hopefully, Haotian Douluo, you have some connections. Oh, and one more thing..."

"Don't tell anyone my identity," Xiao Yan said, smiling as he looked at Tang Hao's bleeding wound. "You wouldn't want to see that... the destruction of the Clear Sky Sect!"

As colorless flames ignited on Tang Hao's severed arm, Xiao Yan's expression gradually returned to calm.

"Do you understand?" Xiao Yan casually stored the soul bone in his Awakening Flame Ring and looked at Tang Hao. "Tang San isn't the only one with powerful backers. Before you stand up for him next time, you'd better find out the situation first!"

After scoffing, Xiao Yan turned and left.

Once Xiao Yan was out of sight, Tang Hao realized he could move again. Pale-faced, he quickly bandaged his wounds and ran towards Soto City.

That's right, flying. Having lost a soul bone, Tang Hao's soul power level was already below level ninety, and flying was a luxury for him at this moment.

Are you sure you want to let him go?

As Xiao Yan leisurely made his way forward, Yao Lao's voice rang out, "Aren't you afraid of leaving behind future troubles?"

"What future troubles could there be? They're just two powder kegs that could explode at any time," Xiao Yan shrugged. "Teacher, you don't really think that Tang San's body only contains Dou Qi, do you?"

"After all, you taught me the Eight Extremes Collapse technique, right?" Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"Grinning and joking," a gust of wind patted Xiao Yan's head, Yao Lao's voice was full of helplessness, "I taught you the Eight Extremes Collapse, but is the one you used still called the Eight Extremes Collapse? I don't remember the hidden force of the Eight Extremes Collapse being able to be stacked so many times, and it can also ignite the Dou Qi at the same time?"

The Eight Extremes Collapse attack contains eight layers of energy. When these eight layers are combined, the power is comparable to a low-level Earth-rank combat skill. This is the description of the Eight Extremes Collapse combat skill. It is precisely because of the existence of these eight layers of energy that this combat skill is named Eight Extremes Collapse. If it could be stacked infinitely, how could the name still be the same?

"Because I'm most proficient at using the Eight Extremes Collapse technique. As for those Earth-rank fighting techniques like the Flame Dividing Wave Ruler, I can't use them much with my current fighting energy. And every time I use them, I mobilize the power of heaven and earth, as if I'm afraid others won't know that I'm using a powerful fighting technique," Xiao Yan said in a muffled voice.

"So you turned the Eight Extremes Collapse into Ten Thousand Waves?" Just by listening to his voice, you could tell how helpless and proud Yao Lao was.

"You have time to hone a high-level Xuan-rank combat technique to the level of Di-rank, and you can even communicate with the energy of heaven and earth, so why don't you think of a way to conceal the energy fluctuations of the Flame Dividing Wave Ruler?"

"That's different. There has to be a fighting technique to dazzle people..." Xiao Yan muttered under his breath.

"Alright, alright, your smirk is practically reaching your ears," Yao Lao said irritably. "Besides battle qi, what else did Tang San leave in his body?"

"Hidden strength..." Xiao Yan said casually, "Hey, hey, don't hit me, don't hit me, I haven't finished speaking yet!"

After dodging the ruler that Yao Lao condensed from the energy of heaven and earth, Xiao Yan said, "It really is just internal force, but it's hidden in his soul power. If he tries anything again, he can forget about cultivating for the rest of his life."

"Meridians?"

"Yes, after all, it's hidden in soul power, so its power is a bit weak. It can only sever his meridians. If you're lucky, it might even drag his heart down with it."

"That's so underhanded!"

"Is he alright? At least Tang San still has a chance to survive. As for Tang Hao, at best, he'll lose all four limbs, and at worst, he'll be charred to death."

"The fire of the spirit?"

"Yes, I threw it into his head. If he reveals my identity, it will ignite immediately. Let's see if he can guess it."

Xiao Yan said indifferently.

Regardless of whether Tang Hao could guess Xiao Yan's little tricks, Xiao Yan's identity could not be exposed. Of course, it would be even better if Tang Hao could think that Xiao Yan was a puppet or a target for possession by some peerless Douluo.

Shrek Academy, Dean's Office

"Flander, how is it?"

After Flander's right hand left Tang San's back, Yu Xiaogang asked urgently.

“No, just like Old Shao, the soul power seemed to be ignited the moment they got close,” Flander shook his head, “but it wasn’t like Old Shao said, where it all disappeared instantly…”

"If you can't do it either... then wouldn't it take Contra to do it?" Shao Xin gasped.

“Even a Contra Douluo probably couldn’t do that,” Flander mused. “Perhaps only a Title Douluo would have a slight chance…”

When the words "Title Douluo" were mentioned, Flander and Yu Xiaogang exchanged a subtle glance.

"The problem is, where are we going to find a Title Douluo?" Shao Xin smiled bitterly. "It would be better to have Tang San apologize and let Yan Xiao handle it."

"This... I'm afraid that won't work," Zhao Wuji said somewhat awkwardly. "Yan Xiao has been away from the school for quite some time now..."

"No need to look for him."

A sound like thunder rang out, and at the same time, Tang San, who was sitting there, fainted as if struck by lightning. Seeing this, Shao Xin immediately became alert.

"Old Shao, don't be nervous, it's Tang San's father..."