“Xiao Yan, what exactly do you want?” Gazing at Xiao Yan’s hand clutching the tiger-headed elder’s throat, the two elders of Mulan Valley did not dare to make any moves. At this moment, the former only needed to exhale a breath of strength, and that elder would immediately perish. Caught in a predicament, the two could only roar fiercely. “Nothing much, just removing the roots and weeds,” Xiao Yan smiled faintly, his tone surprisingly calm.
However, such a seemingly casual statement sent chills down the spines of the three Elders of Mulan. Although they had some preparations, they still did not anticipate that Xiao Yan would take such a bold risk to sneak an attack on them within the territory of the Three Armies Alliance.
“If you kill him, then our Mulan Valley will regard you as a mortal enemy, and it will be a fight to the death!” the elder on the left, gazed at Xiao Yan with a grim look, snarling.
“Your Mulan almost destroyed my Flame Alliance; isn’t it a little too late for you to say such things now?” Xiao Yan said with a mild smile, a hint of coldness seeping through, as he tightened his grasp, making the tiger-headed elder’s face redden, his mouth opened wide as he panted uncontrollably.
The faces of the two elders of Mulan Valley twitched slightly. A moment later, after taking a deep breath, they suppressed their rage and said, “Xiao Yan, as long as you let him go, I can swear here that the Mulan Valley will never again harass the Jia Ma Empire or your Flame Alliance in the future. What do you say?”
“No deal,” Xiao Yan said with a smile.
The pupils of the two elders of Mulan Valley contracted slightly, while their hands behind their backs secretly formed seals, as one of them said firmly, “If that’s not enough, I’m willing to exchange the Mystic Beast Roam Decisive Art of the Mulan Valley. What do you think? This is an intermediate Earth-level martial art, and you should have experienced its power yourself.”
“Mystic Beast Roam Decisive Art?” Xiao Yan’s eyes flickered when he heard this, and when the two elders saw his reaction, a subtle, barely detectable joy flashed in their eyes. However, before they could speak, Xiao Yan chuckled, saying, “I am indeed very interested in this martial art, but he must die!”
His gaze grew icily cold, and emerald green flames surged from his hand. His middle finger thrust hard, piercing straight through the tiger-headed elder’s throat, leaving a gush of blood spraying and staining the snow-white inner walls of the tent with glaring red patches.
Staring blankly at the rapidly fading life in the eyes of the falling tiger-headed elder, the two elders of Mulan Valley almost popped their eyeballs in anger. Just a bit more time, and they could activate the Mystic Beast Roam Decisive Art forcibly. If the power integrated with the tiger-headed elder inside, breaking free of Xiao Yan’s hold would be easy, but…
It was just that…they were a fraction away.
“Xiao Yan, bastard! I’ll reduce you to ashes today!” A furious, savage roar exploded, and formidable Dou Qi erupted fiercely from both elders’ bodies, causing a sound wave to blow open the large tent. In an instant, everything inside was exposed to the patrolling experts of Mulan above in the sky.
Xiao Yan’s face also turned icy cold, the blood on his fingers already evaporated by the flames. With keen soul perception, he knew precisely what the old men were plotting. But if they thought they could stop him now, truly believing him to be a novice youth?
“Seize him! Dead or alive!” An elder of Mulan pointed fiercely at Xiao Yan, his bellow echoing across the entire camp. The death of the tiger-headed elder would deliver a severe blow to the Mulan Valley. Without him, the Mystic Beast Roam Decisive Art could not be unleashed. Losing this, Mulan Valley lost its deterrent against other covetous forces, which was absolutely disastrous!
Thus, both elderly figures were overwhelmed with wrath.
As the elder’s bellow resounded, multiple figures shot out from the camp and quickly assembled in the central area. Cold, murderous glares from the ground, sky, and tops of the tents locked on Xiao Yan, brimming with lethal intent ready to rip him to pieces.
Seeing so many powerful fighters appear, Xiao Yan’s countenance shifted. With his soul perception, he noticed three Battle Emperor level powerhouses in the vicinity, along with the two elders from Mulan – a total of five Battle Emperors. Together, even Xiao Yan must avoid the confrontation.
However, it wasn’t that he couldn’t avoid, but there was no place to flee. These seasoned warriors of Mulan effectively blocked all escape routes from the start. So, his only path for survival was to forge ahead forcefully.
Thinking this, Xiao Yan suddenly crouched, snapping off a finger of the dead tiger-headed elder, retrieving his Spatial Ring, stuffing it into his pocket, and dashing towards the sky, drawing gasps from many around.
“Stop him! Don’t let him escape! Dead or alive! Whoever kills him will be directly promoted to Outer Valley Elder!”
Mulan’s two elders were momentarily startled by Xiao Yan’s actions. When they regained their senses, they leaped like cats stepped on, their enraged shrieks slicing through the air.
The promised reward seemed highly enticing to these Mulan powerhouses, and their fiery red eyes turned raving as they rushed towards Xiao Yan with frantic roars.
Xiao Yan flapped his fire wings, narrowly dodging a charge from a Battle Emperor. With a grim expression, he struck a nearby Dou Wang in the head, and a burst of flame sent the opponent’s cranium shattering like a melon. Xiao Yan, now splattered with blood, eyes filled with a savage gleam, dashed further towards the camp’s border.
*Punch!*
Xiao Yan’s fist, covered in Luster Lotus Fire, clashed violently with a Battle Emperor. The colossal shockwave from their collision made Xiao Yan’s shoulders tremble. The other Battle Emperor, comparable in rank, was flung back, spitting blood, shocked at this unexpected defeat from a supposedly equal match.
Yet despite injuring the Battle Emperor, Xiao Yan’s speed had been briefly impeded. Seizing this, the vengeful duo of Mulan moved, roaring angrily, their fists gathering bloody energy manifesting into fierce heads of bear and lion.
“Furious Bear Shattering Punch!”
“Lion Inch Power!”
Feeling the ruthless attacks blocking every avenue of retreat, Xiao Yan’s face sobered. With a swift seal, a ring of dense green flame enveloped him and surged outward.
“Blazing Fire Ring Explosion!”
A loud boom followed, reverberating across the sky.
Wild energy spread and the fiery halo faded, but two concealed attacks struck Xiao Yan in the chest and back, eliciting a groan from him.
Though the Mulan elders were also wounded, their fists bleeding, proving that both sides took a toll.
Fending off the Mulan duo, Xiao Yan had no room to breathe, facing assaults of strong Dou Qi from every side. Clearly, avoiding close combat after tasting the might of Xiao Yan’s melee attacks, they now aimed to detain him by overwhelming Dou Qi attacks. Though normally disregarding individual strands, the barrage pushed Xiao Yan to cover himself in a green armor of Lustrous Lotuses Heartfire.
*Bam! Bam!*
Many Dou Qi strikes smashed onto the flame armor, inducing violent rumbles, destabilizing Xiao Yan internally. “…Continuing like this, they’ll exhaust me!”
As Xiao Yan prepared to counter with Buddha Anger Burning Lotus, a figure streaked swiftly from the far horizon, charging in, instantly dispelling incoming Dou Qi rays with a slender hand – Medusa!
Her eyes sweeping over the bloody Xiao Yan, Medusa’s sharp, serpentine gaze flashed chilling malevolence.
“Leave it to me. I’ll exact the price from those two old fellows.”
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