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

After a moment's thought, the old doctor nodded.

"Since you've put it that way, teacher, I'll deal with this clumsy bear first, and then we'll talk about other things!"

Xiao Yan drew his Xuanzhong Ruler and swept it forward—a black bear with a shoulder width of about two meters was staring straight at him.

Facing the heavy ruler sweeping towards it, the black bear opened its blood-red maw, and then, an earthy yellow light spread across its body, steadily catching Xiao Yan's attack.

Xiao Yan showed no surprise at having his sweeping attack blocked. His left hand was not his dominant hand, and the recoil from the blow even caused a slight pain in the web of his left hand.

With a flash, Xiao Yan arrived in front of the black bear and threw a straight punch.

The black bear also obliged, swinging its paw, its target being Xiao Yan's head.

Bang!

Xiao Yan's right fist struck the black bear's head, while the bear's paw was blocked by Xiao Yan's left arm and mental power. When his left arm made contact with the bear's paw, Xiao Yan felt that his physical strength was still much weaker than that of the black bear, so he simply used his mental power to cheat.

However, the black bear no longer had the means or ability to cheat. The instant Xiao Yan's right fist struck its head, a surge of internal energy pierced directly through its brain, shattering the third-tier...

A giant bear that lived for 30,000 to 40,000 years died an unnatural death.

After visually assessing the size of the black bear, Xiao Yan roughly determined its age. Meanwhile, holding the Xuanzhong Ruler in his right hand, he performed a large windmill motion to repel another black bear that approached him.

"Did the mother bear come out so quickly too?"

When the second Earth Bear stood up, Xiao Yan determined its gender, and the increasingly strong earthy yellow light emanating from it seemed to symbolize its escalating anger towards Xiao Yan.

Switching the Xuanzhong Ruler to his right hand, feeling the weight from the handle, Xiao Yan looked up, seemingly staring at the raging bear opposite him.

The next moment, the heavy ruler was swung, and Xiao Yan suddenly transformed into a black shadow, charging fiercely towards the black bear.

The heavy ruler, lightly touching the ground, carved a deep mark directly into the damp forest soil.

When Xiao Yan arrived in front of the black bear, the bear, which had been gathering its strength, finally moved. Its enormous paw slammed down, seemingly intending to kill Xiao Yan instantly.

when!

The raised Xuanzhong Ruler steadily caught the bear's paw. Although it sank slightly, the ruler still slammed down towards the black bear's massive body.

"Roar!"

The roar of the bear, which was right next to him, only made Xiao Yan's hair and robes flutter violently, but it did not cause him any harm. His hand holding the Xuan Heavy Ruler did not shake at all.

The black bear's eyes flashed with ferocity, and the yellowish-brown light on its body shone even brighter. Its paws drooped downwards, as if it intended to withstand Xiao Yan's attack and then return the favor with a bear hug.

Although it may not be the most accurate description, Xiao Yan's Xuan Heavy Ruler sliced ​​through the yellowish-brown light on the black bear's body with incredible smoothness, just like a hot knife cutting through butter, then through its body, and finally slid out from the other side of its body.

"Phew, that was close. I thought it was going to hug me."

The flames that ignited on his body froze the blood that hadn't even gotten close in mid-air. Xiao Yan raised his left arm, wiped away non-existent beads of sweat from his forehead, and also used it to brace against the black bear's massive body so that it wouldn't crush him.

"When I saw you rush up there, I thought you were going to fight it head-on..." The old apothecary was speechless. "So you even fooled the bear?"

The armor-piercing ability of his first spirit ring, combined with the sharpness brought by his metal-attribute battle qi, could be used at any time. Before being blocked by the male bear at the beginning, Xiao Yan could have used it simultaneously to kill it. However, what Yao Lao didn't expect was that Xiao Yan didn't use it at the beginning, but instead used it suddenly when the second black bear was about to clash with him, and then ended the battle at lightning speed.

"They're third-tier soul beasts. I'm not stupid, how could I possibly go head-to-head with them?"

Xiao Yan took out two soul ring storage devices from the Awakening Flame Ring and used them to absorb soul rings while making sarcastic remarks.

Chapter 57 Yin Yang and Five Elements (Part 2)

"This female bear is approximately 20,000 years old."

While Xiao Yan was controlling the Soul Ring Storage Device to absorb the two black Soul Rings, Yao Lao carefully examined the mother bear's corpse. "It was a magical beast of roughly the third tier... How could you kill it using only Armor Break?"

The old man's voice carried a hint of surprise. The two had tested Xiao Yan's first soul skill, Armor Break, and found that it ignored all defensive effects against magical beasts of the same rank... or rather, soul beasts. However, its power would decrease with each higher-ranking beast.

The 20,000-year-old Earth Bear was at the third rank, just one rank higher than Xiao Yan. Logically speaking, armor-piercing attacks could only ignore half of the defensive effects. Even with the addition of metal-attribute battle qi, it shouldn't have been able to kill the mother bear with a single strike.

“Oh, the wind attribute battle qi has also been added to it,” Xiao Yan said without turning his head. “The metal attribute and armor-piercing both increase sharpness, and the wind attribute increases cutting efficiency, which is just right for dealing with this kind of thick-skinned soul beast.”

"Does the wind attribute increase cutting efficiency?"

The old apothecary looked puzzled. Since his old friend was a wind-attribute user, the old apothecary was quite familiar with the wind attribute. It was light, graceful, and good for showing off, and had many other characteristics, but he had never heard of anything that increased cutting efficiency.

"I figured it out myself," Xiao Yan said, holding the two fully absorbed artificial magic cores in his palm. He then picked up the Xuan Heavy Ruler that was lying to the side. "Like this..."

As soon as he finished speaking, countless tiny spikes appeared on the tip of the Xuanzhong Ruler held in Xiao Yan's hand. If you looked closely, you could see that these spikes were small whirlwinds.

"When one side of the vortex comes into contact with the mother bear's body, it will accelerate its rotation speed. The increased speed will make it more efficient at cutting, and the metal properties and armor-piercing effects can be maximized."

Xiao Yan's initial idea was to use the wind attribute within his body to generate Dou Qi, forming chainsaw-like sharp teeth on the edge of the ruler, eventually turning the Xuan Heavy Ruler into a large chainsaw over two meters long. However, he eventually discovered that this wind vortex was simpler and easier to operate than the sharp teeth method, so he changed it to its current form.

"You really are... creative."

Looking at the tiny whirlpools on the Xuanzhong Ruler, Yao Lao finally spoke after a long while, "Why don't you just use a fighting technique? Even if fire-attribute fighting techniques are too obvious, I've taught you some wind-attribute fighting techniques, haven't I?"

Yao Lao's collection is not limited to fire-attribute fighting techniques; it also includes wind-attribute, metal-attribute, and even various mutated attribute fighting techniques. After Xiao Yan obtained the metal and wind attributes, which were perfectly integrated with the fire attribute, he taught Xiao Yan fighting techniques of these two attributes.

Therefore, when Yao Lao saw Xiao Yan pondering such a small trick but not using any fighting techniques, he was filled with helplessness and confusion.

"Ahem, I forgot for a moment..." Turning his head, Xiao Yan coughed a little embarrassedly, "Oh, right, teacher, can only one magic core be put in each pill?"

As he spoke, he casually removed the whirlwind from the Xuanzhong Ruler and put it back into his Niwan Palace, pretending that nothing had happened.

"Ok?"

Although he knew Xiao Yan was just changing the subject, Yao Lao was still drawn to Xiao Yan's question and shook his head without hesitation.

"Although most pills only require one magic core, some special pills require two or even more magic cores."

The Yin-Yang Dragon Profound Pill that Yao Lao remembers most vividly requires the magic cores of two dragon-type magical beasts that have been dead for no more than seven days.

"Most pills only need the properties of the magic core to neutralize their medicinal properties, while a few are used to suppress or enhance their medicinal properties. Therefore, these types of pills basically only require one magic core," Yao Lao shared his insights with Xiao Yan.

"The magic cores required for low-grade pills can sometimes be replaced by multiple pills of the next lower grade. However, high-grade pills require too much energy, and it is difficult to achieve the same effect by using low-grade magic cores instead."

Finally, Yao Lao gave Xiao Yan a reminder. Although he didn't know what Xiao Yan was thinking, he could only offer this advice to prevent Xiao Yan from going astray.

"No, teacher, I didn't mean to use a low-level magic core to replace a high-level one."

Xiao Yan was very clever and immediately guessed what Yao Lao had misunderstood. He shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I was just thinking... if a single-attribute magic core can't balance Yin and Yang, what about multiple attributes?"

"Multiple attributes?" Yao Lao was clearly stunned. He looked at the two earth-attribute magic cores in Xiao Yan's hand, and then at Xiao Yan's thoughtful expression.

How many are you planning to put in?

"Well, I've actually heard of a theory of the Five Elements, which refers to the five attributes of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth interacting and restraining each other. It feels similar to the Yin and Yang theory..."

Xiao Yan coughed lightly and spoke cautiously.

"You're planning to put five pills of different attributes into a single yin-yang balanced pill?" The old medicine master looked like he had a toothache. "Are you planning to blow yourself up, or blow up Lin Dong?"

"So I'm asking you about the feasibility..." Xiao Yan shrank back, looking aggrieved.

"Think about whether the medicine cauldron will explode if you put two opposing magic cores into it!"

Old Yao sighed helplessly. Back then, when he refined the Yin-Yang Dragon Profound Pill, he didn't dare to choose the magic cores of two dragon-type magical beasts with conflicting attributes. He really didn't expect that Xiao Yan hadn't even stabilized the refinement of this fourth-grade pill yet, but he was already thinking of putting five magic cores in one pill.

"Even if a third-grade, or at most fourth-grade, magic core really explodes, it shouldn't affect the Black Demon, right?"

The Black Demon Cauldron is a medicine cauldron that automatically gathers fire-attribute energy and has a strong auxiliary effect on alchemy. In addition, it is a ninth-grade medicine cauldron ranked eighth on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking.

"...You're not wrong to say that," Yao Lao nodded after a moment's hesitation. Even without the protection of battle qi, the damage caused by two fourth-grade magic cores wouldn't harm the Black Demon Cauldron in the slightest.

"So!" Xiao Yan's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously straightened up.

"So you've been eyeing this Black Demon of mine all along?" Yao Lao's words sent Xiao Yan slumping back into his hunched posture.

"It's because we couldn't find a better medicine cauldron..."

Xiao Yan muttered to himself, saying things like, "If I find a good medicine cauldron, I won't need to borrow it from you, teacher. I'm your student, so borrowing it won't be a big deal." He also mentioned that medicine cauldrons don't seem to be essential.

"Alright, alright, I didn't say you weren't allowed to use it!" Realizing that if he wasn't stopped, Xiao Yan would probably resort to the unorthodox method of refining medicine without using a medicine cauldron, Yao Lao hurriedly interrupted Xiao Yan.

"However, are you sure the Five Elements have no effect on Yin and Yang?"

"I'm not sure, but I'll definitely go find Lin Dong after I get back from the Star Luo Empire and ask him what he needs for his next breakthrough," Xiao Yan said matter-of-factly. "Then I'll ask if five-star attributes will have any impact!"

"That……"

"However, before that, I should prepare the magic cores I need first!"

Xiao Yan's eyes gleamed, "There are several giant swamp monsters over ten thousand years old in the nearby swamp, teacher, let's set off quickly!"

Looking at the energetic Xiao Yan, Yao Lao was speechless for a moment.

Chapter 58 The Desert Journey

Starry Sky Forest.

The vast forest, shaded by lush trees, is filled with fresh air. In the heart of this most famous forest on the Douluo Continent, there is a small lake about a hundred meters in diameter. The clear, mirror-like surface of the lake reflects the green trees on both sides.

Suddenly, the green trees on both sides of the lake parted to the sides, and an enormous chimpanzee stepped onto the lakeshore. It was the Titan Ape that had attacked Shrek and his group not long ago.

When the Titan Ape stopped, accompanied by the splashing sound of water, a huge head emerged from the small lake.

It was a bull's head, about four meters long, with huge, lantern-like eyes that shone brightly. After this bull's head, what was connected was not the body of a bull, but a huge snake body that was blackish-blue and about four meters in diameter.

Although most of its body is still submerged in the lake, the portion that is above water is enough to be terrifying.

"Which one is it?"

With a deep, resonant roar, human speech emerged from the bull's head.

This monster with a bull's head and a snake's body is none other than the "Emperor" of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Azure Bull Python. Like the Titan Giant Ape next to it, its cultivation level has also reached the 100,000-year level.

"The 40th one is over 50,000 years old, and this time it's the Golden Lion King that's 89,000 years old."

The Titan Ape growled, “Sixty of those over ten thousand years old and under fifty thousand years old have died, including several Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears!”

In a normal hunt, it wouldn't be their job to count the number of high-level soul beasts that died. But in less than two days, a hundred soul beasts that were over ten thousand years old died!

'Even including multiple Dark Gold Devil Claw Bears…'

The Azure Bull Python's giant eyes glanced toward the true center of the Star Dou Great Forest. If it weren't for the anger of a certain lord there, neither of them would have known that such a thing had happened.

Should we unleash a beast tide?

Noticing the Azure Bull Python's gaze, the Titan Ape instantly became excited.

"No, if the most crucial 100,000-year-old soul beast is not affected, the adults will not allow the beast tide to be launched!" The Azure Bull Python rejected the Titan Giant Ape's guess.

"So we're just going to let those damned humans kill at will?!" the Titan Ape roared.