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

Although everyone knows that the entire desert can be considered the territory of the Fire Serpent, the Fire Serpent itself actually only occupies the lava sea beneath the desert and a small oasis.

To ensure its own peace in its final moments, the Fire Serpent does not intend to wipe out the humans of the entire desert.

Then, as soon as it peeked out, the Fire Spirit Serpent discovered a team of Soul Masters who had hunted down one of its offspring.

After casually flicking its tail to ensure that the Soul Emperor wouldn't die on its territory, the Fire Spirit Serpent sent out the Desert Demon Scorpion to drive the humans under the illusion spell deep into the desert.

……

The memories of the Fire Spirit Serpent that Xiao Yan absorbed ended there, and he also learned the real reason why everyone in Blazing Fire Academy was unlucky.

However, now is not the time to consider whether or not to reveal the truth.

The Dou Qi within Xiao Yan's body trembled slightly, and then strands of purple Dou Qi surged out, finally rushing through his meridians like a raging lake.

As the speed of the Dou Qi circulation within his body intensified dramatically, the purple Dou Qi on Xiao Yan's body surface transformed into a thin mist, completely enveloping his body. Without his active control, the energy mist even showed a faint tendency to automatically condense into a Dou Qi veil.

At that very moment, Xiao Yan's spiritual power finally grasped the strange energy within his body—dragon energy.

Xiao Yan controlled his mental energy and flung the wisp of dragon energy out of his meridians. Then, as if drawn by some force, the dragon energy rushed straight to Xiao Yan's throat.

At that moment, the dragon energy burst through his teeth, and a strange sound wave containing a kind of soul-shaking power roared out from Xiao Yan's mouth.

"Roar!"

A roar carrying strange fluctuations echoed through this sea of ​​lava, gradually dissipating only after a long time, at which point the turbulent sea of ​​lava returned to calm.

Xiao Yan suddenly clutched his neck and coughed violently a few times, then swallowed hard a few times, and the burning sensation in his throat subsided a little.

"It's a normal reaction, don't worry too much." Seeing Xiao Yan's reaction, Yao Lao smiled and comforted him.

"Ahem, teacher, I've successfully inherited it!" Although his face was flushed red, Xiao Yan still looked excited.

"Indeed, but if you rely solely on dragon energy to generate those sound waves, it would cause too much damage to your throat. If you were to accidentally become mute, the loss would be enormous."

"There's no need to worry about that, teacher. Have you forgotten? The flames that fire spirit serpent used before..."

With an excited smile on his face, Xiao Yan casually waved his hand, activating the spirit ring provided by the Fire Spirit Serpent. A Fire Spirit Serpent formed from deep red flames appeared beside Xiao Yan.

If it were just a simple shaping task, Xiao Yan wouldn't need to use this soul skill at all.

The old apothecary had a flash of inspiration and remembered the dozen or so fire spirit snakes that the fire spirit snake had summoned before—

"You can use that formation?!"

“That’s right!” Xiao Yan exclaimed excitedly. “Until I find a suitable sonic fighting technique, I can use this as a substitute!”

"Not bad, not bad," the old apothecary nodded in satisfaction. "By the way, don't you want to feel your own soul power?"

"Soul power?"

Xiao Yan paused for a moment, then withdrew the flames and the Xuan Heavy Ruler, and closed his eyes.

"Perfected Mortal Realm?"

A moment later, Xiao Yan opened his eyes in disbelief. "So, if I absorb just one more soul ring, my soul power will be able to break through to the Spirit Realm?"

"No, if you absorb a soul ring, even if you fill all the remaining slots, you'll probably still only reach the Great Perfection of the Mortal Realm."

Yao Lao shook his head, refuting Xiao Yan's words, "The difference between the Spirit Realm and the Mortal Realm is not just about strength..."

"However, if you are now practicing the second part of the Dragon Technique, you will be able to advance smoothly."

The second part of the Dragon Transformation Technique is Dragon Transformation, which is used by cultivators when breaking through the realm of soul power.

"...No, let's send them away from the Star Dou Great Forest first."

Although he was very tempted, Xiao Yan shook his head, unsure how long it would take him to break through to the Spirit Realm.

"Send them out of the Star Dou Great Forest?"

Even now, Yao Lao still believes that the people of Blazing Fire Academy are simply unlucky.

Xiao Yan touched his nose, gave a wry smile, and recounted the information he had obtained from the Fire Spirit Serpent's memories, including but not limited to:

The most precious treasure here is this pair of dragon horns; there are no other treasures.

The reason why the students of Blazing Fire Academy were targeted by the Fire Spirit Serpent was because one of the soul beasts he hunted a couple of days ago was the offspring of the so-called "Bear King".

"So, they suffered an undeserved disaster today?" Yao Lao was somewhat astonished after hearing Xiao Yan's account.

“That’s right.” Xiao Yan said with a wry smile.

So, after creating another black-robed figure, Xiao Yan accompanied the people from Blazing Fire Academy on their journey to leave the Star Dou Great Forest. Along the way, Xiao Yan explained the reason for their disaster, but they said it wasn't a big deal, since everyone was alive and had gained a lot.

"By the way, the soul of the Fire Spirit Serpent..."

After parting ways with the group from Blazing Fire Academy, Elder Yao suddenly spoke up, "It should be inside those dragon horns, right?"

“That’s right,” Xiao Yan nodded, “but now it has become nourishment for the dragon energy.”

It was thanks to the Fire Spirit Serpent's cleverness that Xiao Yan was able to inherit that wisp of dragon energy so smoothly.

'Shouldn't they have fooled me?'

Inside the skull, the remnant soul of the Fire Spirit Serpent silently thought, 'Half my soul...it hurts so much!'

Chapter 66 Arrival in Xingluo

Three days later, in Xingluo City, the capital of the Xingluo Empire.

Walking down the streets of Star Luo City and looking at the bustling shops around him, Xiao Yan had to admit that this city truly lived up to its reputation as the capital of the Star Luo Empire. At least, its level of prosperity was something he had never experienced in the other cities he had stayed in before.

The only problem is—

What was the purpose of that city wall?

Xiao Yan finally couldn't resist and looked back at the city wall of Xingluo City: a city wall a hundred meters high and a hundred meters thick.

Is it merely a spectacle? Or is it that people are genuinely hoping this city wall can withstand attacks from powerful individuals?

It's not that Xiao Yan is arrogant. He can't break through this hundred-meter-thick city wall now, but once he reaches the Dou Ling level and upgrades the Burning Technique to the Xuan level, a single Flame Dividing Wave Ruler will be enough to destroy it, let alone a hundred meters thick wall. Even if the wall is several times thicker, he can still break through it directly.

"Teacher, is there some kind of special formation inside that city wall?"

Xiao Yan scanned the city walls several times with his mental power but found no device for storing soul power or any trace of an array. Feeling that its purpose was merely for show, he finally couldn't help but ask Yao Lao for help.

"No, it's just a rock. You're not mistaken."

However, since there is nothing special about it, everyone can only draw the same conclusion.

"...I'll go ask a shopkeeper."

Although he felt that his conclusion was the same as Yao Lao's, which meant that the city wall really had no practical significance, Xiao Yan still felt that it was unlikely that an emperor would go to such lengths just for a spectacle. So, after hesitating for a moment, Xiao Yan decided to inquire about the situation when he found the hotel where he would stay that night.

Unfortunately, even though he had inquired about the palace of the Grand Duke of Youming, the residences of all the minor nobles, and even the residence of Yao Sheng, the city lord of Shanchui City, Xiao Yan still couldn't hear any description of the city wall's function from the people. He only knew its history and everyone's expectations of it.

'It really doesn't have any special effect...'

Because he was so concerned, Xiao Yan couldn't help but complain when he reached Yao Sheng's room. He hadn't heard any rumors about the city wall all day, which made him quite depressed.

'Never mind, it's none of my business anyway.'

After calming himself down, Xiao Yan summoned the Xuan Heavy Ruler and carried it on his back. He scanned the entire mansion, and once he was sure there was no one else around, he withdrew his soul power back into his body. At this moment, he was just an ordinary four-ring Soul Master.

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Inside the room, Yao Sheng, who was fast asleep, suddenly woke up.

Sitting up straight and scanning the room, Yao Sheng breathed a sigh of relief after realizing that what he had just experienced was merely a nightmare. He then raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

Stab it!

A flash of cold light suddenly parted the bed curtains, and the icy blade mercilessly slashed towards Yao Sheng's neck.

The sudden attack caused Yao Sheng, who had just relaxed from the assault, to change his expression drastically. He rolled awkwardly on the bed, narrowly avoiding the cold blade.

The first strike failed, but the sword did not stop, slashing horizontally and catching up with the dodging Yao Sheng, drawing blood from his shoulder.

"Armor, activate!"

Yao Sheng winced in pain, but immediately grabbed the cold longsword with his other hand. With a shout, a suit of armor was fitted onto his body, and at the same time, six spirit rings appeared: two yellow, two purple, and two black.

"Who are you? Why are you trying to assassinate me? Don't you know I am an Imperial Earl and the Lord of Yamabuki City?!" The possession of his Martial Soul gave Yao Sheng considerable confidence, and he gripped his longsword, shouting angrily.

“Count Yao Sheng, it is precisely because I know this that I have come to find you.”

Suddenly, the candlesticks inside the room lit up.

Although the sudden light made it difficult for Yao Sheng to open his eyes, he still managed to see clearly the person holding the long sword.

However, the young face left Yao Sheng somewhat bewildered. But when he saw the huge black ruler behind Xiao Yan, Yao Sheng's pupils suddenly contracted, and he finally realized what was happening.

"You're Xiao Yan?!"

As Yao Sheng uttered Xiao Yan's name slowly and deliberately, he suddenly squeezed the ice sword with his right hand and shattered it.

"I never expected that the city lord would still remember me. I am truly honored." Xiao Yan smiled slightly and casually flicked his wrist, restoring the broken longsword to its original state.

"It seems that you have completely neglected your martial spirit these past few years."

Noticing that the ice sword had returned to its original state, Yao Sheng snorted coldly, "Do you really want to kill me that badly? You don't even care about your own martial spirit anymore."

"I just don't want to wait that long."

The long sword in his hand suddenly flew out, turning into a streak of cold light, and shot towards Yao Sheng like lightning.

Faced with the incoming sword light, Yao Sheng made no attempt to dodge. His sixth soul ring lit up, and his face armor, gauntlets, and leg armor—all the previously exposed parts of his body—appeared protected. The ice sword couldn't even leave a single mark on Yao Sheng's armor.

"Having missed the best opportunity, you're nothing more than a bug jumping around in my hands," the fifth spirit ring lit up, and an enormous heavy sword appeared in Yao Sheng's hand.

"However, this also saves me from having to live in fear that you will come back to settle scores with me after you become powerful."

As he spoke, Yao Sheng turned his head, and his fourth spirit ring lit up. Some black, electric-like things climbed onto his armor, making him look like a war god under the light.

"...Your innate soul power is quite high, isn't it?"

Looking at the drastically changed Yao Sheng, Xiao Yan was also somewhat taken aback. Judging from his demeanor, he was almost on par with Zhao Wuji, who had activated his Martial Soul True Body. He found it hard to imagine why Yao Sheng, with such a powerful Martial Soul, would have killed Wang Cheng back then, and even arranged for the Zhuang family's people to capture him, whose innate soul power was only at level five.

"My innate soul power?" Yao Sheng's eyes flashed with a ferocious killing intent as he spoke of this. "Level four. The changes I have now are entirely thanks to you."

Although he knew that Xiao Yan was responsible for the destruction of the Zhuang family two years ago, Yao Sheng felt confident that even with Xiao Yan's abnormal strength, it was impossible for him to have crossed countless levels to defeat a level 69 Soul Emperor.

"After learning of Zhuang Jieqi's death, I was really panicked. Think about it, you are a genius with innate soul power level 5, and reaching the Soul Emperor level in the future is inevitable. As for me, a level 63 Soul Emperor, a level 63 Soul Emperor who has exhausted all my talents and can hardly improve in my lifetime, how could I possibly withstand you coming to seek revenge after I become stronger?"

"So, with the Yao family's century-long accumulation and my own life, I've been given a baptism in return..."