Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

While Xiao Yan frowned in pain, he suddenly raised his leg and kicked Nalan Yanran hard, knocking her body and the sword to the ground. He then jumped high, not giving Nalan Yanran any chance to breathe, and slammed the Xuan Zhong ruler in his hand down at her.

(When we first met, I thought you were just a poor boy from the countryside. At that time, I relied on the family background of the Nalan family and looked down on you in my heart.)

Facing the Xuan Zhong Chi thrown down by Xiao Yan, Nalan Yanran turned over in embarrassment, and the Xuan Zhong Chi fell heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of sand and stones.

Nalan Yanran quickly turned over, turned her body and swung a blood-red sword at Xiao Yan, leaving a deep bloody mark on Xiao Yan's abdomen. Blood immediately splattered all over the ground, and some even splashed on Nalan Yanran's face.

(It is this pride that makes me stand in front of you at the first opportunity when we are in danger, because you are the weak and I am the strong.)

Xiao Yan, who had suffered an abdominal injury, had red eyes. He picked up the Xuan Zhong ruler and swung it towards Nalan Yanran. Nalan Yanran just managed to avoid it by turning her head. Then Xiao Yan strode towards her.

Nalan Yanran instinctively stepped back to dodge, but suddenly bumped into an object and stopped. She glanced sideways and saw that it was the Xuan Zhong ruler that Xiao Yan had just thrown over and stuck into the ground.

The next moment, Xiao Yan rushed forward with his fists clenched, and smashed heavily on Nalan Yanran's delicate body, causing Nalan Yanran's consciousness to go dark for a moment. It seemed as if all the bones in her body were shattered by this blow, and Xiao Yan's face in her field of vision also became blurred.

(The strong should protect the weak. This is what my grandfather taught me since I was a child. So at that time, as a strong person, I should protect you as a weak person. I did so, as a matter of course, and I was extremely proud of it.)

Just when she was about to pass out, Nalan Yanran relied on her unyielding will to force herself not to lose consciousness. She tensed up all the muscles in her body and slammed her head hard into Xiao Yan's head.

Boom!

A dull sound of skulls colliding was heard, and Xiao Yan's brain was a little dazed. He took several steps back. Before he could come to his senses, Nalan Yanran's scarlet sword flew towards him and pierced his shoulder in an instant.

Then, Nalan Yanran tightly grasped the extremely heavy Xuanzhong ruler behind her, and rushed to Xiao Yan with a step that could have caused her to fall at any time but was extremely determined, and smashed the Xuanzhong ruler down on him heavily.

(But after I stood up, I regretted it and became afraid.)

Xiao Yan calmed himself down, blood gushing from his head and bloodshot in his eyes. He tried his best to dodge the Xuan Zhong Chi by leaning sideways, and then without hesitation pulled the scarlet sword from his shoulder, and swung it fiercely at Nalan Yanran, who was unable to dodge in time, leaving a horrifying blood line on her body with her weapon.

Nalan Yanran couldn't help but let go of the Xuan Zhong Chi and took a weak step back. However, Xiao Yan took advantage of the situation and took another step forward, stabbing at Nalan Yanran with the scarlet sword.

(It was then that I realized that my courage at the time was merely the naivety of having never experienced fear.)

puff!

The scarlet sword pierced through Nalan Yanran's abdomen, but Nalan Yanran showed no weakness. While feeling the severe pain, she suddenly grabbed towards Xiao Yan's body with her sharp claws and tore off a piece of flesh from his abdomen.

(But at that moment, you, who I regarded as a weak person and had been hiding behind me trembling, stood up.)

"Ugh!"

A huge amount of blood spurted out of Xiao Yan's mouth. He weakly let go of the scarlet sword and slowly retreated. Finally, he leaned on the Xuan Zhong ruler that was inserted into the ground and barely managed to avoid falling to the ground.

Nalan Yanran was gasping for breath, her eyes looking through her hair, staring closely at Xiao Yan who was also gasping for breath.

(You were obviously more scared than I was at that time, and your body was shaking more violently than mine, but you still stood firmly in front of me and protected me behind you.)

Nalan Yanran grasped the hilt of the sword with great difficulty, and pulled the scarlet sword out of her abdomen with great force. The severe pain made Nalan Yanran fall to one knee uncontrollably on the ground.

In the blurred vision, what emerged was the back that I have not been able to forget until now.

(I really like you, Xiao Yan. I want to be like you.)

Nalan Yanran stood up shakily, holding the scarlet sword. Her eyes were extremely distracted as she stared at Xiao Yan, who was also extremely weak.

(It is not about being fearless or arrogant, but being able to stand up and face an opponent stronger than yourself and protect those around you even when you feel extremely scared. This is true courage.)

Nalan Yanran slowly raised the scarlet sword, and Xiao Yan swallowed his bloody saliva, stood up straight, slightly turned sideways, grasped the Xuan Zhong ruler in his hand, and slowly pulled it back.

The black eyes are so determined.

(What I like is that you are so brave. I like that you can be so brave to fight against everything you don’t agree with. I also hope to be like you, no matter how scared I am, I can stand up bravely.)

The scarlet sword ignited with Nalan Yanran's last fighting spirit, and the Xuanzhong ruler in Xiao Yan's hand also emitted a dazzling light.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran understood each other tacitly and launched the final attack.

(I really want to be with you like this forever.)

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran swung their weapons at the same time and let out their final roars.

"Flame Devouring Wave Ruler!!!"

"Open the sky!!!"

boom! ! !

After the blow, accompanied by a violent roar, all disputes, all conflicts, everything was completely quiet.

Yanran! My Yanran!!! (crying) How can I persecute you?

Chapter 481 Confession

In Xiao Yan's soul space, the soul looked at the dark surroundings with a frown on her face, and her appearance was exactly the same as the black-haired woman beside Yunying.

In other words, the other person is exactly like her.

"Damn you kid."

Hun Ling clenched her palms. Although she had said harsh words to Xiao Yan, to be honest, even she herself felt that the next chance was slim.

After all, a normal person would not absorb tens of millions of wronged souls at one time for the second time. Even if Xiao Yan was really stupid enough, there wouldn't be so many wronged souls for him to absorb.

The only thing I can be thankful for now is that I have woken up from my previous sleeping state.

“Oh my~ Isn’t this the young lady who threatened to steal Xiao Yan’s body? Why is she coming back again?”

A very annoying and sarcastic voice reached Hun Ling's ears. Hun Ling glanced sideways and saw the shadow Xiao Yan slowly walking towards him, and the black woman followed behind him, looking at Hun Ling with hostility.

"You really have caused us a lot of trouble. A remnant soul should behave like a remnant soul. You always think about stealing other people's bodies. Who do you think you are?"

Shadow Xiao Yan looked down upon Hun Ling, and every word he said stimulated Hun Ling's nerves, causing Hun Ling's brows to tremble wildly.

“You are just a derivative soul, something without even your own existence, yet you dare to challenge me?” The soul looked ferocious, staring at the shadow Xiao Yan, “Do you believe that I will crush you into scum right now?”

"Wow~ What a scary statement!" Shadow Xiao Yan pretended to be scared, but then he spread his hands openly, "If you can do it, just do it. Why bother telling me in advance?"

Shadow Xiao Yan said this with a grin on his face.

"Or, you just can't do it?"

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Shadow Xiao Yan's words made Hun Ling's mouth twitch. Facing Shadow Xiao Yan who did not resist at all, even though he was extremely angry, he still resisted the urge to take action.

Although Shadow Xiao Yan was only a derivative soul of Xiao Yan, it was indeed Xiao Yan's soul. If he was killed, this soul space might be annihilated in an instant. It didn't matter what Xiao Yan's fate was, but his residual soul would definitely not survive.

Shadow Xiao Yan was naturally very clear about this. Looking at the soul spirit who was trying hard to hold back and not take action, his arrogant attitude not only did not subside, but he became even more arrogant and stuck out his tongue and made a face at the soul spirit.

"You can't do it? You can't do it? I like to see your expression like you want to kill me but can't do it~"

"If you really push me to the limit, the worst that can happen is that we'll both be finished together."

The soul's tone was extremely hostile, and his murderous intent was even stronger, but the shadow Xiao Yan still looked indifferent.

"You finally woke up from your deep sleep, but you didn't do it to drag us to hell with you, did you?" Shadow Xiao Yan shrugged lightly and glanced at the black woman behind him. "But I should thank you. If it weren't for the influence of your residual soul, neither of us would have developed self-awareness."

"But let's be honest."

The unseriousness on Shadow Xiao Yan's face disappeared instantly, and he looked at Hun Ling with cold eyes.

"If you dare to hurt Xiao Yan again, no matter what method you use, we will definitely make you pay the price. I promise."

Shadow Xiao Yan spoke so sternly and intimidatingly that the black woman nodded heavily.

They exist just for Xiao Yan. No matter who it is, as long as they are not good for Xiao Yan, they will never give up.

“Oh, I’m really down and out. I was threatened by two derived souls.” The soul laughed coldly and looked up at the black space. “It’s up to you. Opportunities like this one are not easy to come by. It’s not certain whether there will be another chance.”

It is known that if he wants to recover, he must absorb many souls, but he cannot touch the souls related to Xiao Yan at all.

It is also known that, under normal circumstances, Xiao Yan would not allow strangers to enter his soul space. The millions of wronged souls that came in this time can only be said to be an accident among accidents.

From this, it can be concluded that unless someone forcibly stuffs a large number of souls into Xiao Yan's soul space, he will always remain in the form of a residual soul, not to mention competing for Xiao Yan's body.

However, whether it is an enemy or a friend, stuffing a soul into Xiao Yan's body will only cause unnecessary trouble.

Obviously, there should be no such idle people in the world.

Therefore, the soul's hope of restoring its soul to fight for Xiao Yan's body is ultimately a long way off.

"If that's the case, why don't you just give up?" Shadow Xiao Yan greeted happily, "Just stay in this soul space with us for the rest of our lives, chatting and complaining about Xiao Yan's brain. This life is not bad~"

"Don't even think about it. As long as I haven't achieved my goal, I will never give up in this life."

The soul looked at the slightly gloomy face of Shadow Xiao Yan and grinned.

"The possibility of another chance is close to zero, but it is not zero." The soul slowly raised his hand and clenched his fist suddenly. "As long as there is even a slight chance, I will definitely spare no effort to snatch Xiao Yan's body!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere on the field instantly dropped to the lowest point, and it also made Shadow Xiao Yan realize that there was no possibility of this woman being persuaded at all.

“Is that so.” Shadow Xiao Yan’s eyes were filled with hostility, “Then you just wait patiently, waiting for that almost non-existent opportunity.”

"Even if that opportunity arises in the future and you do seize it, we will do our best to crush it!"

A whole week has passed since the incident ended.

During this week, the Yunlan Sect and the Holy City of Gama were busy from beginning to end, with post-disaster reconstruction and stabilizing the people's hearts. They were so busy that even the Snake People from Chisha City transferred a number of Snake People to assist in the reconstruction work. This was not a request from Jia Xingtian, but an active order from Queen Medusa.

Even though the Gama Empire and the Snake People have signed a contract and have had a good relationship in the past two years, there are still some barriers between them. They will naturally not miss the opportunity to deepen their relationship, and it can be regarded as doing Jia Xingtian a favor.

Lu Man did not forget the purpose of his visit to the Gama Empire. After signing an alliance agreement with Jia Xingtian, he brought Qing Lin back to the Tianshe Palace.

After this battle, the high-end forces of the three countries of Izumo, Luoyan and Mulan disappeared completely, and the Gama Empire undoubtedly became the most powerful empire in the northwest continent.

According to common sense, we should take advantage of this opportunity to do something. Although the three countries have lost their high-end combat capabilities, it is always an uncertain factor. If we don’t find a way to solve it now, we will sooner or later run into trouble.

However, just as Xiao Ji was about to discuss this issue with Jia Xingtian, news suddenly came from the front line of the Gama Empire.

The spies planted by the Gama Empire in the Izumo Empire, Luoyan Empire and Mulan Empire suddenly lost contact. Later, they sent people to check what happened, but found that the locations of the three countries had become empty land and disappeared without a trace.

Now the Gama Empire has truly become the number one country in the northwest continent. All other countries have been destroyed, and there is no comparison.

However, Jia Xingtian did not feel the slightest bit relieved by the disappearance of the enemy country. Instead, his heart was filled with fear.

In just a few days, three countries were destroyed and there is no trace of them left?

When Jia Xingtian heard the news, his first reaction was that it was impossible, and then he remembered a similar incident that had happened in the Gama Empire.

Two years ago, Chisha City also disappeared suddenly in this way.

It was probably some powerful man who passed by and destroyed those three countries. Jia Xingtian, who had lived for nearly a hundred years, was not unacceptable to such a thing.

It is called a country, but it only exists in the northwest continent. For the strong men in Zhongzhou, razing such a huge country to the ground is just a matter of a flick of the wrist.

We can only be thankful that the strong man was not passing through the Gama Empire.

But when he first heard the news, Jia Xingtian was still frightened and broke out in a cold sweat, and then a strong sense of unwillingness appeared in his heart.

The weak are so powerless when facing the strong. Those strong people will not reason with you if they want to take action.

On the other side, Xiao Yan was sitting in the small courtyard arranged for him by Jia Xingtian. His severe injuries, including his broken arm, had recovered under Yao Chen's treatment, and all he had to do was recuperate slowly.

At this moment, Xiao Yan was looking down at the letter in his hand.

His injuries were similar to Nalan Yanran's, but Xiao Yan's soul was severely damaged, causing Nalan Yanran to wake up earlier than him.

After Xiao Yan woke up, Nalan Yanran had already left the Jia Ma Empire and no one knew where she went. All that was left was the letter given to Yao Chen. At the same time, she also learned the result of the duel that day from Yao Chen.

If both lose consciousness at the same time, it is a draw.

The final battle between the two that day was actually fought entirely on the basis of willpower, and their strength was far less than that in their prime. Even so, everyone present at the time was amazed at their life-threatening efforts.

Whether it was Xiao Yan or Nalan Yanran, the battle that day seemed to be a life-or-death struggle in the eyes of outsiders.

[Xiao Yan, I didn't lose, so I won't cancel the engagement. You can just regard it as my personal willfulness. You can also refuse it. I hope that our battle will continue until one day in the future, when we fight again, I will definitely marry you next time.]

Xiao Yan looked at the letter left by Nalan Yanran in his hand, feeling mixed emotions. He didn't know what to feel. After a long time, he leaned against the wall.

"Ha..." Xiao Yan sighed as he looked at the sky, muttering in a low voice, "Little Medical Fairy, have I never taken a good look at her before?"

(Ah, you finally figured it out? In this case, it’s not a loss for her to fight you to the death.)

Little Medical Fairy answered softly in his heart, which made Xiao Yan feel even more guilty after hearing it.

He had never thought that Nalan Yanran would be so serious about the three-year agreement. Now that he thought about it, he had just been avoiding her unconsciously and had never faced Nalan Yanran squarely.

No. Not just Nalan Yanran, there are others as well.

(Little Medical Fairy, I’m sorry.) Xiao Yan covered his eyes with his arms, (I am indeed a very selfish bastard.)

(Hehe~ I actually hope you can be truly selfish for a moment.)

The little medical fairy smiled and then asked.

(What do you plan to do with the matter in this letter?)