"This brat is really strange." After being forced back by Xiao Yan, She Mo no longer treated him with contempt. Instead, he began taking this young opponent seriously. Fortunately, Xiao Yan's true strength was still below the Dou Spirit level. As long as that line wasn't crossed, She Mo had no reason to fear him.
She Mo exhaled deeply. Dark blue Dou Qi surged along his massive blade, releasing waves of powerful energy. Faintly, an illusionary python coiled around the hilt, revealing that She Mo was preparing to unleash a Dou Technique after being repelled.
Seeing this, Xiao Yixian's face, which had just lit up after Xiao Yan pushed She Mo back, turned pale again. Although her strength was limited, even she could sense that the technique being prepared was anything but ordinary. Given She Mo's status, the Dou Technique he cultivated definitely wasn't weak. Once fully released, Xiao Yan would likely stand no chance at all.
Naturally, Xiao Yan also sensed the oppressive pressure coming from She Mo. He backed away a few steps, widening the distance, then discreetly brushed his storage ring and tossed a few pills into his mouth. Most were Qi Recovery Pills, but one was a Power Surge Pill, capable of briefly boosting his physical strength. All of these were concocted by him during his recent training.
As the medicine took effect, Xiao Yan felt strength surge through his limbs. A grin spread across his face as he raised his black heavy ruler. Dark flames burst forth, wrapping the ruler in scorching heat. As his Dou Qi poured into the weapon, the ruler's strange carvings began to glow, and the surrounding energy turned violently chaotic.
"A Dou Technique of Earth Class? That's impossible!" She Mo's eyes widened in disbelief. Such explosive energy could only be summoned by techniques surpassing the Profound Class. Only an Earth Class Dou Technique could produce this kind of phenomenon!
Panic rose in She Mo's heart. He didn't dare wait any longer. With a snarl, he swept his massive blade forward, releasing his technique even though it hadn't fully charged. He had never witnessed an Earth Class technique in action before, but he knew enough to understand that if he allowed Xiao Yan to unleash it, he would undoubtedly be severely injured—if not killed.
"Furious Serpent Slash!" She Mo roared. A torrent of dark blue energy condensed into a massive ten-meter-long water serpent in the air. Its body shimmered with lethal intent, and each of its glistening teeth resembled razor-sharp daggers. Though uncharged, the technique's strength was more than enough to heavily wound a peak Da Dou Shi.
The serpent shot toward Xiao Yan with astonishing speed. Just as it was about to strike, a pair of purple-black wings suddenly unfurled behind Xiao Yan. With a single flap, he soared into the air, completely dodging She Mo's full-force attack.
Those wings weren't Dou Qi Wings—they were a flight-type Dou Technique: Purple Cloud Wings, something Xiao Yan had acquired from a cave deep within the Magical Beast Mountain Range. In his past life, he'd stumbled into that very cave while being hunted down, discovering the remnant map of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame. This time, however, he had proactively sought it out, arriving ahead of anyone else.
Unlike his previous life, the three boxes in the cave hadn't yet been opened. Besides rare medicinal ingredients, one box contained the Purple Cloud Wings, a flight Dou Technique that Xiao Yan had since refined but seldom used—until now.
Coincidentally, Xiao Yan had been standing near the reinforced hall entrance when he took off. She Mo's serpent, missing its target, smashed into the heavy iron door meant to withstand a Da Dou Shi's attack. It exploded into debris with a thunderous crash, exposing the outside and creating a path for potential retreat—though She Mo hadn't intended it.
"You damned dog! Try this!" Xiao Yan shouted from above. The black flame-wrapped ruler in his hand glowed like molten steel, pulsing with terrifying energy. With a mighty roar, he descended in a sweeping arc.
"Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler!"
At that moment, She Mo was still recovering from casting his previous technique. He had no time to counter with another and instead channeled every bit of remaining Dou Qi into defense. He could tell that Xiao Yan's attack, empowered by the Earth Class technique, was a one-time burst—if he could survive it, he'd win. Xiao Yan would be too drained to fight further.
But he underestimated the might of an Earth Class technique.
The dark crimson energy from the ruler cut through She Mo's hastily-formed defenses like a blade through paper. With horror reflected in his eyes, She Mo could only watch as the attack descended, slicing through him from head to toe.
A bloody spray burst forth as She Mo's body split cleanly in two and collapsed to the ground with a sickening thud.
The entire clash had occurred in just moments. The three Da Dou Shi who had stood frozen until now were finally jolted into motion, but it was already too late. Their leader—a Dou Spirit, their strongest pillar—had been killed by a single attack from a mere Dou Shi!
"Kill him! Avenge the captain!" one of them bellowed, his face twisted with rage. They surged forward simultaneously, bloodlust in their eyes.
They had seen the terrible cost of underestimating Xiao Yan. And they also noticed something else—after executing that devastating attack, Xiao Yan's aura had weakened dramatically. The Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler clearly came with an enormous energy toll. This was their best—and perhaps only—chance to kill him!
These three Da Dou Shi weren't pushovers. Even at full strength, Xiao Yan would've struggled to face all of them at once. Now, having expended so much energy, he had little chance of winning in direct combat.
Xiao Yan sighed softly. "Teacher... it's your turn."
As he raised his hand, a wisp of pale white flame silently floated from his palm. The moment it emerged, the temperature in the room plummeted.
The three Da Dou Shi charging toward him suddenly froze, their weapons still mid-swing. Within seconds, their bodies were enveloped by a layer of frost, solidifying into icy statues. The sound of cracking echoed throughout the hall, and the frozen sculptures crashed to the floor, shattered into pieces.
Silence followed.
The power of the Bone-Chilling Flame was terrifying, especially when wielded through Yao Lao's soul. Even if Xiao Yan couldn't use it freely yet, under Yao Lao's control, its lethality was unmatched among those below the Dou King realm.
Xiao Yan exhaled softly and turned to look at Xiao Yixian, who had remained hiding in the corner. Her eyes were wide in disbelief, clearly still trying to process what had just happened.
"Come on," Xiao Yan said, sliding the ruler back into his back sheath. "Let's clear this place out before reinforcements arrive."
(End of Chapter)
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