“Heaven’s Yuan Tian?” Xiao Yan cast a glance at the two elder men covered in dense deathly aura standing before him, yet his face showed a subtle smile. One of them-the very Heaven’s Yuan Tian who formerly succumbed to Xiao Yan’s strength, surrendering to the seize of the Sealed Gate of Death.
“Puny bastard… daring to disrupt the matters of Heaven Clan; today, you’re sure to encounter a fate without a burial!” Heaven Yuan Tian fixed his vengeful glare on Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan’s sudden ambush at their first encounter had led to Heaven Clan’s temporary retreat caused by the destruction of the Seal. It had cost Heaven Yuan Tian heavy shame instead of wrath due to his high status among the elders, though the situation demanded his continued contribution. Despite the reprieve, countless scoldings were his rewards from Heaven Emperor Tien. Now that destiny once against brought him face with Xiao Yan, unquenchable hatred simmered his mind thoroughly.
Though unshaken towards Heaven Yuan Tian’s curses, Xiao Yan’s calmness barely veiled an alert calculation as he regarded the two, concealing a grave concern. For an ambush meant so clearly for him, two Heaven-sage Dousaints of eighth-Star magnitude showed exactly Heaven Clan’s lethal determination. Nonetheless, although inconvenient, it was yet trivial for opposing forces to overwhelm Xiao Yan, who had matured genuinely as a Seventh-Star Heaven-saint and possessed a sovereign soul realm. He eclipsed the typical might of eighth-Stars with his formidable spirit alone- even in alliance of the adversaries; they could not assure his fall.
Thoughts churned as Xiao Yan scanned the skies, a chaotic battlefield teeming with fierce combats as though a celestial meat grinder. Furious fighting energy radiated with every encounter between countless forces. Volcanic seas below churned, erupting titanic columns of molten lava by shockwaves alone.
The conflict stalled both armies into a deadly grip. Every delay spent battling two eighth-Star foes significantly reduced pressure upon the allied force against overwhelming odds-a deadly sky like a colossal grinder where elites frequently toppled and fell into searing depths, vanishing amidst molten demise.
“To die, brat!” The growing venom in Heaven Yuan Tian’s look erupted as he let out an echoing curse laced with fury unbound, raising his palm to unleash an engulfing blow steeped in lethal death energy-a sinister gust so potent merely breathing it in sapped vitality in seconds.
“You truly flatter your own strength!” Counting his adversary’s attack with equal contempt, Xiao Yan retaliated with the Pure Lotous Demon Flame sweeping outward like storms forming fiery hands in a fierce defense instantly counterbalancing the fatal approach. Moreover, his demonic opponent’s malevolence was devoured, dissolving beneath purifying brilliance of the infernal bloom.
“The battle deepened. He must fall now, Heaven Sheng Tian!” A confrontation quickly convinced a furious Heaven Yuan Tian of changed tides: in Xiao Yan’s power compared with their last meeting today he towered over even further ascent. He shouted sharply, seeking allies in their deadly hunt as another elder, similarly eighth-Dousaint level with glacial composure cloaked in dark aura nodded before instantly flashing to Xiao Yan’s rear unleashing another dread assault-Dance of Doom’s Finger of Death!
“Roll back!” Roaring a rebuttal, Xiao Yan launched his clenched fist as violent storm flames coagulated at its force, intercepting and sending the dark titan finger recoiling into dispersion as he yelled in unison.
“Vajra Crystal Physique!” Xiao Yan’s thunderous proclamation shook the battlefield, his very body inflating into titanic scale radiant energy geyser erupting outward in luminous torrents from deep within him.
“Annihilation Flame Construct!” Hardly completed, the warrior surged into transformation anew. The Blooming Lotous’ essence surged externally furling him in infernal brilliance his body turning crystal lucidness while fusing this twin transformation of combat techniques upon his physique was an astounding achievement, unique only attainable since Xiao Yan attained sovereign spirit strength.
The dual techniques fully activated, his aura flared, raw power pulsing wildly with sharp intent; his giant arms thrusted forward unleashing mighty blow descending against Yuan Tian’s stance simultaneously fingers flicking.
Yellow Spring Palm! Supreme Heavens’ Cultivating Slam!!! Yellow Spring Pointing!!!
Thrashing three grand techniques together like tempests Xiao Yan launched his relentless flurry as Heaven Yuan Tian blanching witnessing this devastating combination none too ready to endure the onslaught.
Yet undeterred his hand wove in counterpoint drawing forth surging deathly energy coagulate into blackened slab-a colossal stone monument of abyssal essence, the very echo of its presence laced with piercing spectral wails of ancient lamentations piercing through air!
The clash detonated; mighty martial arts smashed into that abyssal barrier, unleashing energy waves so vast entire regions of the sky shattered black voids where sky once reigned. The relentless pummeling cracked the dark monolith’s eerie vitality and shattered with thunderous finality. Xiao Yan barely turned attention to the ruins as warning tingled instinctively and his attention flashed instinctively to his rear and he threw a reflexive blow against nothingness behind. Space trembled. A huge pillar of ominous obscurity streaking through pierced and rammed straight at his strike with titanic repercussions reverberating sky. As the opposing forces repelled one other both combatant and dark artifact reeled backwards with heavy resistance, and Xiaoyan’s throat tingled slightly of blood, only to bite back while inwardly conceding a truth that this Heaven Shengtian exceeded Yuan Tian’s menace being not merely deadly in strikes. However in such exchanges both sides bore mutual fatigue no decisive gains made.
With the tangle, Heaven Shendtian revealed himself with the stone wielding stature while Xiao Yan gazed toward the newly reappearanced opponent whose breath staggered unease, the very hue upon his face hinted strain and discomfort.
“You’re an extraordinary brat,” Heaven Shengtian’s voice dripped poison. “No simple prey for Yuan Tian to best!”
“We must strike again,” Heaven Yuan Tian spat with malicious intent, shifting closer, both set once more to assault him en masse. Xiao Yan answered with mocking disdain upon their planning as from his grasps summoned black spheres coalescing into a thousand feet portal- The Gate of Silence.
“Step inside!” The entrance groaned as it exhaled gravitational pull attempting to entice foes across its boundaries. Seeing Heaven’s reclamation, both foes lit in anticipation, a cruel glee lighting within eyes. Yet, without hesitation, these rivals dashed forth, not to evade capture; they intended instead an invasion of the gate, confident in seizing their foe within.
Yet at these movements from enemies Xiao Yan’s lips stretched in amusement. Did they remember a past folly of Heaven’s old master, which this young hero surely sought never to duplicate in folly.
Within the Gates shadows reassembled; both assailants manifested their forms shifting rapidly in search for spirit stones within this prison of silence while simultaneously attempting expunging marks binding Xiao Han. But in mere heartbeat their breaths stopped as the space around blazed suddenly awash in an ocean of pink flame!
“This is wrong. Retreat swiftly!” Eyes widened at these pinkened infernos the two finally recognized the gate no longer bore its prior sanctity altered utterly as if forged in fire.
The infernos answered their realization, crashing upon them. Twisting dragons of pure demon flame coiled in, seeking to rip into flesh relentlessly.
Fighting back the two elders released surging waves of aura sending these flame constructs dissipating while their shadows flashed once more toward exits at the portal’s edge seeking deliverance.
Yet at the final step, a sudden silhouette filled the portal entirely a massive silhouette of one thousand feet towering and sealing all egress. From this figure emanated devastating psychic resonance.
Yellow Spring’s Indig nation!!!
The psychic resonance struck like a thunderbolt sending both of them reeling through countless feet stunned, a dizziness invading their very souls.
“Entering my realm. Daring think you depart?” His chill mused laughter rolled forth across the void sealing space within.
Fingers danced in sequence conjuring brilliant multicolored infernal energies forming lotuses that streamed forward, cascading silently in formation within silent chamber. The fiery blossoms arranged, floating in triangular positions waiting but not immediately lashing at foes within yet assembling, coalescing, each additional formation adding immeasurably to their threat.
Within seconds more still had gathered tenfold or more the ominous build-up, dread growing visible upon faces watching this growing storm of destruction.
“Flee!” Sharing a glance both made a silent agreement, gritted teeth resuming flight once more dashing with all force to flee the prison undeterred even against his Psychic onslaught!
“Flee?” A sneer formed; three final blossoms shot flying forth sealing in place before Xiao Yan’s mind triggered explosion, activating total infernal force all the accumulated fire lotuses unleashing full destruction instantaneously, overwhelming force!
Yet within that explosion’s climax Xiao Yan struck suddenly one more blow directly impacting The Gate’s surface, releasing in that singular strike buried residual psychic imprint etched carefully upon stone hidden deep for just this instant.
“Depart at last, then!”
With spiritual gem detonating gate released bursts black misticity space inside crumbling instantaneously releasing immeasurable power unleashing fiery blossom wave in deadly tandem, cascading toward fleeing two, death’s very crescendo!
“To the Heavens he shattered the Gate!” Both cried within minds stunned, pain evident within as Yuan Tian felt soul’s wrench at such a terrible loss, for hundreds of years had cultivated that gate, lost utterly in moments.
Yet with but fleeting realization did Heaven Yuan Tian’s thoughts traverse before annihilation over ran, consumed in that infernal tide unrelenting.
Observing devastation above, Xiao Yan gazed at collapsing Gate while stepping rapidly backwards breath ragged sweat dripping across brow. Whether they’d died or lived…either path marked them as grievously wounded from the encounter.
“Attempting recovery? Dream on!” The mocking words floated on winds. A sudden turn from aerial heights focused now upon the sea of magma beneath; within that infernum arose swirling titanic whirlpools hinting something momentous stirring once again within its depths, an inevitable awakening!
“The Gu Emperor’s abode,” thought Xiao Yan. His eyes gleamed frostbite cold. “Now to shine in glory anew…”
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