Gently caressing the pitch-black scroll, Xiao Yan let out a soft sigh. The graceful and elegant silhouette of that lotus-like maiden slowly appeared in his mind, lingering… “Xuner, wait for me…” he murmured softly. Shaking his head forcefully, Xiao Yan expelled his thoughts from his mind and focused all his attention on the black scroll in his hands. “How to open this?” he wondered, carefully examining the scroll. For something as delicate as this, he knew force was not an option. Damaging the contents inside would bring him regret. After pondering for a while, Xiao Yan’s spirit stirred, and he tentatively summoned the battling qi within him to wrap around the scroll. When the first wisp of battling qi touched the black scroll, something strange happened. He found that the battling qi was absorbed into the scroll. Slightly surprised by this, he steadied himself and, with a slight movement of his will, more battling qi began to flow from within him, eventually pouring into the black scroll through his arms.
In the face of such a huge amount of battling qi pouring in, the only change in the black scroll was a slightly more intense dark light. But Xiao Yan did not rush. Since Xuner said that it required a Dou Wang’s strength to unlock, then with his current power, it should not be too difficult.
The pouring of battling qi continued for nearly half an hour. As the seemingly endless supply of battling qi kept pouring in, Xiao Yan’s expression grew increasingly serious. The resistance of the black scroll was indeed beyond his expectations.
“Crack!”
Just as Xiao Yan was contemplating, a faint sound came from the previously inert black scroll. Despite its weakness, the sound delighted Xiao Yan, and he turned his gaze excitedly to the black scroll.
At this moment, a tiny crack had appeared on the surface of the scroll, and the faint noise seemed to originate from there.
Seeing the initial effect, Xiao Yan finally put aside his worries. A surge of powerful battling qi flooded out from every part of his body, under his control, pouring entirely into the black scroll.
As more battling qi poured in, the cracks on the surface of the black scroll gradually multiplied, and faint golden light began to seep out from the gaps.
When another surge of powerful battling qi poured into the scroll, Xiao Yan suddenly noticed that the scroll’s ability to absorb battling qi had disappeared. The next thing he saw was the cracks rapidly spreading, covering the entire scroll.
Suddenly, a brilliant golden light burst out from the scroll, so intense that Xiao Yan felt a sharp pain in his eyes and had to close them quickly.
“Bang!”
As Xiao Yan closed his eyes, the black scroll exploded, emitting an even brighter golden light that illuminated the entire secret room, making it look quite grand.
Hearing the explosion, Xiao Yan hurriedly opened his eyes and looked at the broken scroll on the ground. Before he could mourn, he noticed a large amount of golden light floating in mid-air, within which something was swirling, looking like some kind of text.
Just a glance at the dense golden light and text made Xiao Yan feel dizzy. He immediately moved his gaze away, extending his hand slowly and finally plunging it into the golden light.
As Xiao Yan’s hand entered the golden light, it started to roil violently and then spiraled, transforming into a beam of golden light that directly struck Xiao Yan’s head. Upon contact, the golden light surged into Xiao Yan’s mind without any hindrance.
As soon as the golden light entered his brain, Xiao Yan clutched his head and let out a piercing scream. His mind felt like it was being forcibly filled, causing a sense of expansion and pain. Fortunately, the intense pain quickly dissipated after a few seconds.
As the pain faded, Xiao Yan felt his body go limp, and he fell back onto the bed, panting. His face was pale, showing the toll the golden light had taken on him.
“Damn it, what is this?” After lying on the bed for a while, Xiao Yan regained some energy, and he weakly slapped his still aching head.
Naturally, no one answered in the empty secret room. After muttering for a while, he gritted his teeth and got up, crossing his legs and focusing his mind to search his brain for the golden light.
As soon as his mind entered his brain, the brilliant golden light shot out, revealing a world of golden light. In the air before him, countless golden light-formed texts were piecing together, eventually forming a curtain of light. On the curtain, the large golden characters shone so brightly they hurt Xiao Yan’s eyes.
“Imperial Seal Decree, high earth rank, purportedly created by an ancient Battle King powerhouse. There are five seals: Opening Mountain Seal, Flipping Sea Seal, Covering Earth Seal, Vanishing Sky Seal, Ancient Emperor Seal. These seals are interconnected, and mastering all five grants the power to overturn rivers and seas and devour the heavens and earth. At its peak, it approaches heavenly rank battle techniques! However, to learn this seal, one must reach the Dou Wang rank; otherwise, failure to learn the seal will lead to self-inflicted suffering!”
“Such a domineering name…” Staring dazedly at the large, imposing text, each seal name gave Xiao Yan a sense of awe. Created by a Battle King, this was certainly the most extraordinary battle technique Xiao Yan had ever seen.
“It also requires a Dou Wang’s strength to learn. This is too demanding, right?” Looking at the last sentence, Xiao Yan exclaimed, impressed. This was the first time he had seen such a strange and powerful battle technique. A Dou Wang is already a great warrior on the continent, yet here, it is just the qualification to start learning.
“No wonder Xuner was so serious. It seems the Imperial Seal Decree is truly extraordinary.”
Recalling Xuner’s earnest expression, Xiao Yan understood her seriousness. He felt a deepening fondness for the girl who had given him such a powerful earth rank battle technique, an act that reflected their bond.
“But… why is there only a brief introduction to the battle technique? How do I learn it?”
Sighing softly, Xiao Yan gazed bewilderedly at the text, utterly lost. This skill was incredibly powerful but also extremely elusive, with no instructions on how to practice.
As Xiao Yan stood perplexed, the brilliant golden light curtain trembled slightly, and a ray of golden light rushed towards his mind.
The sudden golden light startled Xiao Yan, but he did not dodge. He did not believe that Xuner would have left anything harmful in this scroll.
The golden light passed through Xiao Yan’s mind, and something was subtly imprinted deep in his consciousness.
Closing his eyes, a wave of information flooded in, and Xiao Yan meticulously read through it, finding the cultivation method for the Imperial Seal Decree. However, it only contained the methods for the Opening Mountain Seal and Flipping Sea Seal. The cultivation methods for the Covering Earth Seal, Vanishing Sky Seal, and Ancient Emperor Seal were not recorded.
Feeling somewhat frustrated after going through the information without finding the latter three, Xiao Yan reluctantly gave up. It seemed that the battle technique Xuner had given him was incomplete.
As Xiao Yan finished reviewing the information, a soft, familiar, and pleasant voice unexpectedly echoed in his mind. The familiar voice made his heart tremble.
“Brother Xiao Yan, if you can open the scroll and hear my message, you should already be a Dou Wang. Heh, Xuner congratulates you here.”
“Time is short, so I cannot leave too many words. Please remember Xuner’s words well. The Imperial Seal Decree is one of the most profound battle techniques of my clan. I do not have the latter three seals, so I can only give you the first two. To cultivate the Opening Mountain Seal, you need at least Dou Wang strength. For the Flipping Sea Seal, it’s best to reach Battle Emperor rank. Also, if you master the Opening Mountain Seal, please use it sparingly unless it’s a critical moment, as the Imperial Seal Decree is a clan secret. If it leaks out, the clan will send people to retrieve it. So Brother Xiao Yan, be very careful!”
“And… Brother Xiao Yan… Xuner misses you. Take care of yourself!”
The soft voice lingered in his mind, fading away, but Xiao Yan’s heart was greatly stirred by those final words. The sweet girl had done so much for him…
Withdrawing his mind from his brain, Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes in the secret room. He stared blankly at the broken scroll on the ground, then clenched his fists firmly.
“Xuner, wait for me. I will definitely find you! No one will stop me!”
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