However, it was a good thing that they hadn't directly shouted out the names and identities of those cheering just now.
After the Black Annihilation Army members paused, their tone shifted. At this moment, they clearly identified themselves and cheered for Xun'er. In the quiet valley, their voices sounded even louder.
The shouts of over a thousand people made Yang Hao, who had come to his senses, churn with emotion. He spat out another large mouthful of blood with a "poof."
His hand trembled slightly. Yang Hao lowered his gaze and looked at his arm, which was as black as charcoal, feeling disheartened.
He hadn't expected the sound wave fighting skill to be so terrifying. His painstakingly cultivated Sky Fiend Shattering Qi Claws were not only crippled, but a scorching hot force also surged into his arm.
With the meridians in his arm damaged by the Golden Emperor Burning Heavenly Flame, it was almost impossible for him to cultivate such Yin-attribute fighting skills again.
Thinking of this, Yang Hao rolled his eyes and almost fainted from anger.
Even though the ancient clan was a large and prosperous family, choosing fighting skills also had to follow rules.
He had broken through to Dou Zong and obtained the Dragon-Snake Movement Technique, Sky Fiend Shattering Qi Claws, and the Earth-Covering Seal of the Emperor's Seal Secret Art. His position had also been elevated to Deputy Commander, which was already exceeding the norm.
To obtain new fighting skills, he would probably have to wait until he broke through to Dou Zun several years later.
After calming himself, Yang Hao then murmured, "Medicine... give me medicine..."
Ling Quan then suddenly remembered that Third Brother was severely injured and needed to take medicine to recover as soon as possible.
Wiping his hand over the storage ring on his Third Brother's hand, Ling Quan quickly took out an exquisite jade bottle from it, poured out a red pill overflowing with medicinal fragrance, and put it into Yang Hao's mouth.
The pill entered his mouth and immediately transformed into a nectar that flowed down his throat.
Yang Hao only felt a warm current rapidly circulating within his body. The vast medicinal power instantly permeated his limbs and bones. His body gained some strength, and he slowly stood upright.
"Third Brother, are you alright?" Ling Quan asked with concern.
Yang Hao ignored him, coughed for a while, then looked at the young girl elegantly sitting behind the ancient zither in the distance.
He had been extremely serious, yet he hadn't expected to lose so miserably.
If he hadn't advanced to a Dou Zong expert when he came, and only had his previous peak Dou Huang strength, he would probably have... with just one move.
Thinking of that outcome, Yang Hao gasped, and his eyes showed even more shock.
Such a terrifying sound wave fighting skill, why had he never heard of it before?
The ancient clan had many high-level fighting skills, and naturally, there would be sound wave fighting skills.
However, some terrifyingly powerful fighting skills were already quite famous within the clan, such as the Emperor's Seal Secret Art, whose five seals stacked could rival Heavenly rank power, and many geniuses would cultivate it.
Yang Hao thought about this fighting skill repeatedly but had no impression of it whatsoever.
Xiao Yan was quite satisfied with the power of this Emperor Flame Unbound fighting skill move.
With Xun'er's current Dou Qi strength, the power unleashed was enough to rival a high-level Earth rank fighting skill.
Moreover, due to attribute suppression, its power was even stronger when used against Yang Hao.
Xun'er's jade hand remained on the zither strings. Since she was using the Emperor Flame Changyang, a spiritual attribute weapon, to unleash the fighting skill, her consumption was much less than normal.
Even after using "Melody Moves the Underworld," which had power comparable to a high-level Earth rank, her own Dou Qi was not depleted.
"You can't even take one of my moves, you should go back and cultivate properly for a few more years," Xun'er said, glancing at Yang Hao indifferently.
Yang Hao coughed lightly but had no intention of giving up.
"Miss Xun'er, with your exceptional talent, you should return to the clan as soon as possible. You should know that the clan's cultivation environment and resource supply are the best and most timely. You shouldn't waste time here."
With that, Yang Hao glanced at Xiao Yan from the corner of his eye.
From the beginning, he had some self-awareness, knowing that he might not be able to end up with the ancient clan's little princess.
However, it was absolutely not some mere "local ruffian" who qualified to approach such a beauty.
The ancient Xiao clan was indeed very powerful, but the Xiao clan was now in decline, and its Dou Di bloodline was so thin that it was inferior even to ordinary people in the ancient clan.
Without a Dou Di bloodline, one was almost a "waste" in the eyes of the ancient clan. Even if this Xiao Yan had luckily gained some fortuitous encounters, he would probably only be able to stop at the Dou Zong realm.
The gap between each realm of Dou Qi cultivation was enormous, especially in the later realms, where each star level seemed to have an unbridgeable chasm.
Without high-level cultivation methods, fighting skills, pills, and other resources, with Xiao Yan's meager talent, it wouldn't take long, just three years, before he would be far from being comparable to the ancient clan geniuses who possessed Dou Di bloodlines.
A Dou Zun, an extremely terrifying expert rarely seen even in the Central Plains, was not considered an extremely difficult realm to break through for the ancient clan, which had the legacy of a Dou Di.
"Please consider the ancient clan first, Miss Xun'er. Otherwise, I will have to offend you," Yang Hao said in a low voice.
Xun'er's beautiful eyes narrowed. These over a thousand Black Annihilation Army members were not the same group as last time, and their strength was even greater. If they all attacked together, it would indeed take some effort.
"Yang Hao, don't think that just because you're the Three Deputy Commander of the Black Annihilation Army, I wouldn't dare to touch you! Sparing your life is already out of consideration for you being a genius of the clan." Xun'er's jade finger slightly hooked, and her Dou Qi immediately surged out.
Rumbling.
The earth suddenly vibrated violently, and the heaven and earth energy above the valley surged rapidly.
"What's going on?" Ling Quan looked around in shock.
The large-scale surge of heaven and earth energy seemed to originate from a very distant place.
The Blood Prohibiting Seal between Xiao Yan's eyebrows flashed red, and then, his powerful soul power immediately spread out.
In an instant, the scene from a hundred miles away was imprinted in his mind.
After one or two more breaths, his soul perception reached its limit. Only then did Xiao Yan turn his head to look in the direction of the Purple Crystal Valley.
Old Hai, he's about to break through!
Just as Xiao Yan confirmed the reason for the surge in heaven and earth energy, a cold wind swept across the world, and ice and snow began to fall.
And with the appearance of the ice and snow, the vibrations between heaven and earth also became more and more intense.
At this moment, the energy fluctuations in the Purple Crystal Valley were extremely violent. Amidst the strong winds and blizzards, the surrounding heaven and earth energy almost solidified.
Moreover, this fluctuation was rapidly spreading outwards. Continuous surges of rich energy seeped out from between heaven and earth, then continuously poured into the energy vortex in the Purple Crystal Valley.
From afar, it almost completely enveloped the entire Purple Crystal Valley in a somewhat mottled and violent energy, an extremely magnificent sight.
Xun'er's fingers paused slightly. From the direction of this frantic surge of heaven and earth energy, she also guessed the reason for the chaotic energy.
"I didn't expect him to be directly breaking through to Dou Zong!" Xun'er slowly stood up, turning her head to look in the direction of the Purple Crystal Valley.
Dou Huang and Dou Zong were two completely different ranks.
Hai Bodong was indeed the formidable Ice Emperor of the Jia Ma Empire in the past, but his strength had been sealed for many years. It was already impressive that he could break the seal and return to his former peak...
(End of Chapter)
────────────────────────────────────
"If you're interested, please support me in my other novel [One Piece: General Blue]."
"If you're interested, please support me in my other novel [Naruto: Starting with Tsunade-san]."
"If you're interested, please support me in my other novel [Soul Land 2: Golden Dragon King]."
"If you want early access to nearly 35+ chapters, join my patreon:- patreon.com/BaDwYGaMeR"