In the sky, a fiery red ray, resembling the setting sun, suddenly appeared. In an instant, the fiery glow banished the sunlight from the square, and the blazing heat made everyone feel as if they were in a furnace. Under countless gazes, the fiery red ray crashed heavily onto Yun Yan’s head, who was caught off guard. A muffled boom echoed through the sky.
“Boom!”
The fiery red ray struck Yun Yan’s forehead with great force, unleashing a fierce burst of energy. The intense pain spread from Yun Yan’s brain, as if his head was about to be torn apart.
“Ahh!”
High above, Yun Yan clutched his bleeding head, emitting a shrill wail. His body plummeted straight down like a bird without wings.
As his body rapidly descended, when he was just a dozen meters from the ground, Yun Yan flapped his wings, stabilizing his descent. A grayish-white light surged from within him, instantly overwhelming the fiery red ray, forcefully dispersing it.
How could a Dou Wang expert’s enraged counterattack be ordinary? The fiery red ray slowly dissipated, and the grayish-white light from Yun Yan’s body also quickly retracted. As the bright light faded, Yun Yan reappeared in everyone’s sight. However, when the people below saw Yun Yan’s current state, the square fell into a deathly silence. After a while, a series of gasps and murmurs arose.
In mid-air, Yun Yan’s wings flapped somewhat clumsily, and his chest heaved violently. He clutched his head, and the bright red blood seeped through his fingers, dripping down and staining his face. As he slowly lifted his hands, a deep, half-inch wound was revealed, stretching from his left temple to near his right ear, exposing the white bone. Such a terrifying injury—if Yun Yan had reacted even a second slower, his head might have been cleaved off by Xiao Yan’s strike.
Originally, Xiao Yan’s strength, even with a Di Tier Dou Technique, should not have inflicted such a horrifying injury. But Yun Yan had severely underestimated him. If he had covered his head with an energy barrier earlier, Xiao Yan’s attack would have only caused more severe injuries. An almost fatal wound like this one was absolutely out of the question.
His hand trembled, and Yun Yan’s chest rose and fell. Ignoring the excruciating pain, he lifted his head. His aged face was now extremely hideous, and his eyes glared at Xiao Yan with venom, as if he wished to tear him into pieces.
“Good, good… good brat, I indeed underestimated you!” He gritted his teeth, his voice filled with a cold laugh. The intense pain in his head made him dizzy, but the rage in his heart nearly drove him to lose his sanity. In front of nearly a thousand disciples of the Yunlan Sect, he had almost lost his life to a boy not yet twenty years old. This humiliation was too much to bear!
Yun Yan quickly retrieved a bottle of healing medicine from his storage ring and applied it to the wound. As the cool sensation spread, the pain eased a little. Glaring at Xiao Yan, he took a deep breath and snarled, “Xiao Yan, today, you will not leave the Yunlan Sect unscathed.”
Xiao Yan glanced indifferently at Yun Yan, whose head was covered in blood. He felt a tinge of regret. Even after using a Di Tier Dou Technique, he had only managed to inflict some serious injuries. Originally, he had thought he could finish off the old man in one strike.
“Earlier… the Dou Technique Xiao Yan used, should be a Di Tier Dou Technique, right?” On the giant tree, Jia Xing Tian squinted at the blood-covered Yun Yan, then turned to Xiao Yan, muttering softly.
“Yes… with his Dou Shi strength, to injure Yun Yan, the Dou Technique must be no lower than Di Tier,” Fa Ma nodded slightly, his tone filled with surprise. “I didn’t expect him to have been hiding so much. It seems that even without any tricks, he could have easily won against Nalan Yanran.”
Jia Xing Tian sighed, frowning. “Where did this guy get all these things? First, an exotic flame, then a Dou Wang-level pet, and now a Di Tier Dou Technique. Does he have some powerful, unknown force supporting him?”
Fa Ma shook his head. Honestly, he also found it strange that Xiao Yan could produce such astonishing cards, even shocking them. At least, with the Alchemist Guild’s strength, it was impossible to provide any exotic flame or a Dou Wang-level pet.
“Could it be the Xiao Family?” Fa Ma mocked himself as soon as he said it. With the Xiao Family’s strength, it was already difficult to produce an Xuan Tier Dou Technique, let alone a Di Tier Dou Technique, which was pure fantasy.
They exchanged glances, both sighing and frowning. Despite their extensive intelligence, they still had no information about Xiao Yan’s activities over the past three years. This former waste of the Xiao Family seemed to have risen suddenly after Nalan Yanran broke off the engagement. Could it be that the broken engagement had spurred his rise?
They laughed bitterly. If that were the case, could Nalan Yanran be considered to have brought this upon herself?
In the sky, the malevolent aura emanating from Yun Yan was even felt by the Yunlan Sect disciples below. They exchanged glances, not daring to make a sound, lest they trigger the bomb that was Yun Yan.
“That Xiao Yan, this move is really vicious,” Hai Bo Dong, standing at the edge of the energy barrier, was shocked by the sudden change. Seeing the bloodied Yun Yan, he shook his head and chuckled inwardly.
“Hai Lao, break the barrier, it’s better we don’t linger here,” Xiao Yan looked towards Hai Bo Dong and urged.
“Three minutes,” Hai Bo Dong nodded, not wasting words. He turned and began to fiercely attack the energy barrier, which was formed by over a hundred Yunlan Sect elders. Although energy ripples constantly spread out, the barrier remained intact.
“Hai Bo Dong, since you are being so disrespectful to our Yunlan Sect, I will no longer show respect to the former Ice Emperor,” Yun Yan roared, his face contorted in anger as he watched the energy barrier shake.
Ignoring Yun Yan’s roar, Hai Bo Dong continued to attack the energy barrier. Now that things had started, other matters could be dealt with later. He truly doubted that the Yunlan Sect had the courage to do anything to the Miterl Family. After all, a Battle Emperor going on a rampage was enough to chill anyone’s bones.
Clutching his fists tightly, Yun Yan, who was previously in a rage, suddenly calmed down. Looking down, he spoke icily to the nearly a thousand Yunlan disciples, “Yunlan Sect disciples, listen up.”
“Form the Cloud Smoke Cover Sun Formation.”
“That guy is actually using the sect’s guardian formation. He must be driven mad by Xiao Yan!” Hearing Yun Yan’s order, Gu He was stunned. Frowning, he shook his head and muttered.
Hearing the cold order echoing through the square, the Yunlan disciples were momentarily stunned but then responded in unison. Closing their eyes, they emitted strands of white energy from their heads.
The continuous white mist energy rose, eventually covering the entire sky, making it look like a sea of clouds. Yun Yan stood at the center.
“Elders, lend me your strength!” Yun Yan shouted again, his face covered in blood, now forming a ghastly scar.
As Yun Yan’s shout fell, the ten white-robed elders on the platform immediately stood up, leapt, and scattered, landing on trees around the square. They began to form seals, and as they did, the cloud sea above surged. At its center, the energy rapidly condensed, forming a massive, white energy spiral ball about a zhang in size.
“Go!” Raising his right hand, Yun Yan controlled the white spiral ball with a fierce look in his eyes. Swinging his sleeve, the spiral ball, imbued with the power of all the Yunlan disciples, shot towards Xiao Yan in the sky at an unimaginable speed.
The speed of the white spiral ball was terrifying, creating a vacuum zone wherever it passed, even compressing the air into nothingness.
“Xiao Yan, be careful!” As soon as the formation was completed, Hai Bo Dong sensed it and warned, knowing that the energy ball’s power was far beyond what a Dou Shi like Xiao Yan could withstand.
“Too late, with his speed, he can’t dodge! Haha!” Yun Yan laughed, waving his sleeve. The spiral ball flashed towards Xiao Yan, who was now greatly alarmed, and slammed into him with immense force.
Xiao Yan, facing the massive energy ball, finally felt a hint of panic. The energy was far beyond what a Dou Wang could unleash, and the attack speed made it impossible to escape.
Staring at the approaching energy ball, Xiao Yan was about to take a desperate chance when a multicolored light flashed in his peripheral vision. The massive Heavenly Devouring Python, with its enormous body, swooped down, sweeping its tail, and coiled around Xiao Yan, protecting him.
“Boom!”
A thunderous explosion rang out in the sky, followed by a piercing serpent’s cry.
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