Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, I am your second master.

Where the wind rages and the dragon roars,

Countless figures have already clashed here, from the surrounding areas of the Tagor Desert, including those from the Gama Empire, the Izumo Empire, the Golden Goose Empire, the Mulan Empire, and the Black Corner Region.

"Damn it!" A beautiful figure was forced back by a swift and heavy blow.

The beauty of this woman was almost bewitching; her long, narrow, pale purple eyes were naturally alluring, capable of drawing the gaze of almost any man.

She wore a magnificent purple brocade robe, beneath which lay a voluptuous and exquisite figure, like a ripe peach, exuding a subtle charm. Her long, black hair cascaded casually down her fragrant shoulders, reaching her slender waist.

Beneath the brocade robe, a section of purple snake tail was visible. The snake tail swayed slightly, exuding a wild and alluring charm that inexplicably made one's body feel hot.

A human body with a snake's tail, a snake-people race! And with such beauty! Queen Medusa!

"Rumor has it that Queen Medusa's fame is as great as her fear, and seeing her today, it's certainly true! But what do you, a snake-person with such a cold constitution, want to do with this strange fire!"

At this moment, a figure appeared before Queen Medusa, walking on the void.

Queen Medusa stood ready, swords in hand, facing a powerful Dou Zong! Queen Medusa considered herself invincible at the Dou Huang level, but she was no match for a Dou Zong!

Several years ago, she was defeated by Jia Xingtian, the Dou Zong of the Jia Ma Empire, and was seriously injured. If it weren't for the four elders of the Snake People, she might have died!

That incident solidified Queen Medusa's resolve! She had to become stronger, break free from the constraints of her race, and rely on secret techniques to devour the strange fire and evolve her bloodline!

"Hehe, Your Majesty, why don't you step back first? After I subdue this raging dragon flame, we can have a long talk."

"Hehe, I appreciate the kindness of the Medicine Sect Master, but I also want this Wind Fury Dragon Flame! Take this!" Queen Medusa attacked again. She naturally knew that the person in front of her was Han Feng of the Medicine Sect, who was famous in the Black Corner Region!

But for the future of her people, she had to fight!

"Stubborn fool! What a waste of such a fine appearance! Sea Heart Illusion Halberd!" The Sea Heart Flame in Han Feng's hand transformed directly into a three-zhang-long halberd.

"Not good!" Queen Medusa raised her sword to block, but it was too late. The deep blue halberd rushed over and shattered Queen Medusa's twin swords. Queen Medusa dodged, but was still hit.

The halberd pierced straight through Queen Medusa's abdomen, sending her flying.

"Hmph! A mere peak Dou Huang dares to snatch things from my sect! Hehe, the Wind Fury Dragon Flame is mine! It wasn't for nothing that I waited here with my men for so long!"

Han Feng turned around and began to use his own methods to subdue the Wind Fury Dragon Flame. He would not refine or absorb the Wind Fury Dragon Flame here.

If he were still at the peak of Dou Huang, he might have done this, but now that he is a Dou Zong, he has just begun to explore the power of space. As long as he weakens the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, he can find its source fire, seal it in a special container, and take it back to refine and absorb it, which would be the best option!

"Hehe, hahahahaha, Wind Fury Dragon Flame! You will lead me to the pinnacle of the continent! Ahahahahahaha!" Han Feng laughed maniacally.

. . . . . .

On the other side, Xiao Yan, who was on his way, discovered that the Wind Fury Dragon Flame was rapidly shrinking. With the help of Yao Lao's possession, Xiao Yan sensed many auras, and even felt the auras of several Dou Zong experts, one of which reached the level of a three-star Dou Zong!

"A Dou Zong expert! And so many Dou Huang experts! What should we do, teacher! Teacher?" Xiao Yan hesitated and asked Yao Lao, but Yao Lao remained silent. However, Xiao Yan could sense Yao Lao's emotions, which were extremely angry!

"That beast! He actually broke through to the Dou Zong realm! He's reached this level with only a fragment of the Burning Flame Technique? It seems he's really figured something out! But it's not the complete Burning Flame Technique after all! Even if he manages to refine this Wind Fury Dragon Flame by chance, let's see how he refines the next strange flame!"

The old doctor's voice was filled with resentment.

"Teacher! Could that person be...?" Xiao Yan asked in surprise.

“That’s right. He was originally the most perfect successor in my eyes. He was very talented, and his talent in alchemy was even no less than yours. I taught him and raised him.” The old medicine master’s voice trembled slightly.

Xiao Yan gritted his teeth: "Teacher, rest assured, I will definitely clean up your mess in the future!"

The old doctor took a deep breath: "Alright!"

Xiao Yan looked at the Wind Fury Dragon Flame shrinking in the distance. Although he could temporarily unleash the power of a Dou Zong, he was no match for a true Dou Zong, especially since his opponent also possessed a different kind of fire. Xiao Yan wasn't that irrational!

"Senior brother! You won't be so lucky next time! Put the strange fire on yourself first!" Xiao Yan turned and left, but suddenly he noticed a weak aura.

"Huh?" Following the scent, Xiao Yan found a stunningly beautiful figure in a sand pit. Her face was truly devastating. Xiao Yan blushed after only a moment of looking at her.

At this moment, the figure lay there quietly, breathing weakly. The purple brocade robe she wore was torn, revealing a lot of her skin. There was an extremely hideous hole in the figure's abdomen, from which blood was constantly seeping out!

"The Snake-People are severely injured! Should we save them or not? The Snake-People and the Gama Empire are enemies, even though the Gama Empire is constantly attacking them..."

Xiao Yan was torn between his conscience and his own thoughts. He hesitated about whether to save Yao Lao. He wanted to ask Yao Lao for advice, but Yao Lao had fallen silent, perhaps because he was in a bad mood.

"Sigh~ I guess I'm kind!" Xiao Yan picked up the beautiful figure and flew away into the distance.

Chapter 237 Xiao Yan Picked Up a Living Father for Himself

(P.S.: I can't finish writing, so today's update will be much later.)

A cave,

Xiao Yan was bandaging the wounds of this beautiful and mysterious snake-woman. He learned from Yao Lao that she was a snake-woman expert whose cultivation had reached the peak of Dou Huang.

Xiao Yan also gasped in surprise. His cultivation level was much higher than his father's. His father was only a three-star Dou Huang at this time, and that was only because of his second grandfather's pills.

Xiao Yan knew that his father's talent was not good; at best, he could only reach the Dou Ling realm. If it weren't for his second grandfather's large amount of pills, he would never have been able to reach the Dou Huang realm in his lifetime.

However, according to his second grandfather, he had the ability to pull Xiao Zhan to the Dou Zong level, but there was nothing he could do after that. The Dou Zun level was a huge threshold that was too difficult to break through, and Xiao Zhan did not have that talent.

"Hey, who exactly is this powerful figure? A snake-man? A powerful figure? Could it be the Medusa Queen, whose fearsome reputation is as well as her beauty?" Xiao Yan glanced at the face that was half covered by gauze, leaving only a pair of fiery red lips visible.

Xiao Yan swallowed hard. He really didn't dare to look at this unbelievably beautiful snake woman. He felt that if he looked any longer, he would make a mistake. In order to avoid making a serious mistake, Xiao Yan picked up a traditional skill again, which made Yao Lao laugh at him.

Actually, even Yao Lao didn't expect that Xiao Yan would do something like this when the Ice Heart Pill could solve the problem.

"Teacher, what kind of powerful expert do you think could have beaten this peak Dou Huang expert to this state? If it weren't for the Snake-People's tenacious vitality, she might have died." Xiao Yan applied medicine to Queen Medusa's wounds.

“I noticed a slight burning sensation on her wounds, and I'm sure you sensed it too, right? It must be a strange fire! I suspect it’s from that traitorous disciple,” the old apothecary said slowly.

"What kind of strange fire is this? I feel it's more powerful than the Netherworld Poison Fire. Teacher, didn't you say that his Burning Technique was incomplete? He already has a strange fire, so why is he collecting the Wind Fury Dragon Flame?" Xiao Yan asked.

"Back when he was still my disciple, he stole the Burning Technique when I wasn't paying attention. However, I discovered it while he was practicing it. Therefore, in that haste, he could only obtain a small part of the Burning Technique's cultivation path, so it is an incomplete Burning Technique."

You should remember me saying that that beast's talent in alchemy is no less than yours. After so many years of exploration, I think he has probably figured out something, otherwise he wouldn't be interested in the second kind of strange fire.

However, what's incomplete is still incomplete. Even if this strange fire is alright, the third strange fire will definitely cause trouble in the future. Let's leave the strange fire with him for now, and you can take it back when you become stronger!

The old doctor stroked his beard, though his hand trembled slightly.

"Leave the matter of cleaning up the house to me, teacher. By the way, teacher, can you tell what kind of strange fire he possesses?" Xiao Yan asked, clenching his fist.

"Your second uncle seems to have said it's the Sea Heart Flame. I can't tell just by looking at the wound. This strange fire must have been obtained after he backstabbed me. Hehe, he's really lucky. Plus this Wind Fury Dragon Flame, I wonder how far he can grow with these two strange fires," Yao Lao sighed.

"Hmm~" A soft hum came, and the beautiful figure next to Xiao Yan suddenly moved.

Medusa gradually woke up and quickly sensed the man's presence. In an instant, she launched an attack, grabbing Xiao Yan by the neck.

"Human! Die!" Medusa was about to lash out when she felt a sharp pain in her wounds.

"Ugh~ You repay kindness with enmity!" Medusa's speed and force were too great, and Xiao Yan's face almost turned purple, his speech becoming slurred.

Queen Medusa discovered that her clothes had been burned by her previous enemies, and that she had many bandages on her body, which must have been applied by the human boy in front of her.

Queen Medusa threw Xiao Yan aside and then sat down to regulate her breathing.

"Cough cough~ What an ingrate! The farmer and the snake!" Xiao Yan felt the pain in his neck; he had almost been strangled to death by this crazy woman.

"Teacher, why didn't you save me just now?" Xiao Yan touched his neck, where he could feel a red mark.

"I was just about to make a move when this woman let go of my hand," came the old apothecary's voice.

Looking at that stunningly beautiful face, Xiao Yan no longer felt the same admiration he had before.

"Humans, if you don't want your eyes anymore, then keep looking!" Queen Medusa's voice still came out without her eyes opening.

"Hmph! I must have been blind to save you! Knowing you were Queen Medusa, I shouldn't have saved you! Not only did you not say thank you, but you also wanted my life. I've never seen such a cold-blooded person!" Xiao Yan mocked.

"Insolence!" Queen Medusa's eyes instantly turned crimson, and an extremely powerful pressure pressed down on Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan was instantly knocked off balance, but he had a temper and immediately released the Netherworld Poison Fire to protect himself.

Queen Medusa paused for a moment upon seeing the Netherworld Poison Flame beside Xiao Yan.

"Strange fire?"

"Hmph! This is the Netherworld Poison Flame, ranked twentieth on the Strange Flame Ranking. You are covered in wounds now. If even a little bit of the Netherworld Poison Flame touches your wounds, you will die!"

Xiao Yan held the pale purple strange fire in his hand and said fiercely.

Queen Medusa's mood was unpredictable at this moment. She wanted to use the strange fire to evolve her bloodline, so she naturally had a deep understanding of strange fires. She had also heard of this Netherworld Poison Fire, which was the only strange fire she did not want to encounter.

This strange fire will not only be of no benefit to her, but will also poison her to death. The strange fire that Queen Medusa desires most is the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire. This strange fire is perfect for her, a snake-person who possesses magical beasts, and is most suitable for her evolution. She can even completely refine the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire during the evolution process.

"Hmph! You're the first brat to dare threaten me, the king's man?"

Queen Medusa wasn't confident she could defeat Xiao Yan. Just as Xiao Yan said, she had many wounds on her body. If she were to be touched by even a little bit of the Netherworld Poison Fire, its deadly poison would instantly corrode her body. In her current state, she wouldn't be able to expel the toxins.

"Try it and you'll know!" A pale white aura emanated from Xiao Yan, and in an instant, Xiao Yan rose from the Dou Shi level to the Dou Huang level.

"Hmm! A strange fire! You actually have a strange fire!" Queen Medusa was also delighted, never expecting that she would encounter a strange fire.

But then Queen Medusa stared at Xiao Yan. This young man was definitely no more than twenty years old, but he possessed the strength of a Dou Huang. Queen Medusa was currently seriously injured, and her strength was less than 30% of her peak. It would be difficult for her to defeat Xiao Yan.

"Human, how about making a deal with me?" Queen Medusa said haughtily.

"A deal? What's there to trade with you? You'd even betray your savior, who knows what you're really up to!" Xiao Yan sneered.

Queen Medusa clenched her fist, but then relaxed it, stood up and bowed slightly to Xiao Yan: "I was wrong just now, I apologize to you."

Her attitude was extremely perfunctory, perhaps due to Queen Medusa's personality.

Although Xiao Yan felt that the other party was being perfunctory, he didn't say anything. After all, as long as they could speak properly, that was fine.

Chapter 238 Surprise

"Speak, what kind of deal does Her Majesty the Queen want?" Xiao Yan said calmly.

"Your white strange flame!" Queen Medusa stared at the white heat emanating from Xiao Yan's body.

"Bone Spirit Cold Flame? Impossible! The Bone Spirit Cold Flame already has an owner, it's impossible for me to give it to you!" Xiao Yan immediately refused.

"Bone Spirit Cold Flame?" Queen Medusa muttered to herself, her mind made up. She had to seize the strange flame; the Serpent Clan was extremely unsafe! Not only because of the neighboring countries, but also because of other powerful figures!

If it weren't for the fact that the Snake-People Clan had four elders whose cultivation had reached the peak of the Dou Huang realm, the Snake-People Clan would have been wiped out!

A few years ago, Queen Medusa was defeated by Dao Xingtian of the Jia Ma Empire. Queen Medusa used all her tricks, but they were easily neutralized by Dao Xingtian, and she was defeated in one blow.

Then, during the battle for the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, Queen Medusa also spotted several familiar faces! Xie Biyan of the Izumo Empire had broken through to the Dou Zong realm, and Yan Luotian of the Golden Goose Empire had also broken through to the Dou Zong realm.

Although the three elders of the Mulan Empire have not broken through to the Dou Zong level, the combined attack of the three of them is comparable in power to that of a Dou Zong. Queen Medusa is under great pressure and urgently needs to improve her strength.

Queen Medusa was about to say something when suddenly a powerful aura burst through the air!

hum-

A jade piece was stuck directly into the ground in front of Xiao Yan. Upon seeing the jade piece, Xiao Yan knew that it was his second grandfather contacting him.

Xiao Yan picked up the jade piece and crushed it. Soon after, a soul projection appeared in front of Xiao Yan.

Queen Medusa stared blankly, completely unaware of where the jade piece had come from. Its speed was so fast that she couldn't detect it, and now there was a soul projection on the jade piece. Such a technique was at least that of a high-level Dou Zong!

"Little Flame, did you manage to snatch the Wind Fury Dragon Flame?" Xiao Li's soul projection asked.

"We didn't manage to snatch it. It was too chaotic at Second Grandfather's place. Even Queen Medusa of the Snake-People tribe was severely injured," Xiao Yan sighed.

"I think so too. The reason I didn't intervene in this matter is to make you understand that rare and precious treasures belong to the capable! What is your cultivation level now? Only an eight-star Dou Shi."

The fact that I can survive in this Tagor Desert is all thanks to Yao Lao. Although you can gain some experience in fighting strong opponents in advance by borrowing Yao Lao's power, it is not your own strength.

Han Feng is the graduation assignment I've left for you! Just like at Canaan Academy, you can graduate once you reach the Dou Wang level. Killing Han Feng to avenge Yao Lao is the graduation test I've left for you!

Haven't you always been curious why, even though I'm so powerful, I still have to bow my head and be humble? And what about your teacher, Venerable Medicine, who is known as the number one alchemist on the continent, yet he ended up in this state?

"Take out Han Feng, and you'll know everything! Go for it, young man! Oh, and I have a surprise for you, check it out."

After Xiao Li finished speaking, he pointed at Xiao Yan's brow, and a stream of light entered Xiao Yan's brow. Soon, a map appeared in Xiao Yan's mind.

After Xiao Yan received Xiao Li's message, Xiao Li's soul projection dissipated.

"What?! You gave me a surprise but didn't tell me what it was, it's making me feel so uncomfortable!" Xiao Yan felt extremely uncomfortable.

When Yao Lao appeared next to Xiao Yan, he ignored Queen Medusa. He was now able to exert the strength of a six-star Dou Zong, and he could kill Queen Medusa, a Dou Huang, with a single slap!

Why didn't he help Xiao Yan snatch the Wind Fury Dragon Flame earlier? Firstly, Xiao Yan was too weak to withstand its full power. Secondly, if he went into battle directly, Xiao Yan would definitely be in trouble without his protection. Thirdly, if Han Feng had any Soul Hall scum around him, he would be finished!

The people of the Soul Hall are skilled at dealing with soul entities, and Yao Lao doesn't want to run into them. If a Soul Hall elder were to appear, Xiao Yan would be finished.

This was Yao Lao's concern, but he overlooked Xiao Li's existence, because Xiao Li would never watch Xiao Yan and Yao Lao being captured. If anyone was to be captured, it would be Xiao Li himself who would "capture" them!

"A soul body! A Dou Zong level!" Queen Medusa's pupils shrank. She had been shocked enough these past few days. A mere Dou Shi level brat possessed the Netherworld Poison Flame and a Dou Zong level soul body.

If a soul entity can possess the strength of a Dou Zong, what about when this soul entity has a physical body? A Dou Zun?

"Teacher, what do you think Second Master means by this?" Xiao Yan asked.