manynovel 72. A winding road
72. A winding road
Before Xiao Yan began creating the Fire Lotus, Wan Qing, Shi Meng, and Shi Han all sensed this familiar yet terrifying aura.
Lion Fierce was the quickest to react. Sensing that Xiao Yan had fused the two different strange flames, he immediately felt that he had figured something out.
"Damn it, Xiao Yan is a real freak!"
Lion Fierce couldn't help but swear. Although he himself didn't have a different kind of fire, he knew how dangerous it was.
But it's one thing for Xiao Yan to risk his life by keeping two different flames inside his body, but now he actually dares to fuse them together, which is a pure suicide act.
Fortunately, although the eight spiritual springs are concentrated in the middle of this space, the area is still quite vast.
As Shi Han retreated, he felt the aura on Xiao Yan's hand becoming increasingly familiar.
"That's the method that guy used to deal with the Hirayama Rhinoceros, wasn't it?"
While Shi Han was furious at Xiao Yan, he also felt a sense of respect and distance. No matter how arrogant they were in the outside world, as geniuses and future contenders for the leadership of the sect, everyone was still within the realm of valuing their lives. Even the most arrogant person is afraid of someone who doesn't value their life.
It wasn't just Shi Han who reacted; Wan Qing and Xu Yingwu were also among the first to sense the changes in Xiao Yan.
"Junior Uncle, how many more surprises do you have that I don't know about?" Xu Yingwu had separated from Xiao Yan before and had not witnessed Xiao Yan's attack on Ping Shan Xi.
Although Xu Yingwu had anticipated that Xiao Yan's strength should have greatly improved, he probably relied on trickery to ambush Lu Zhi and the others, and his strength was still somewhat inferior to Lu Zhi's.
However, it now seems that the strength they have unleashed is beyond his reach. Xu Yingwu sighed: his junior uncle has truly won over his opinion step by step with his performance.
Initially, because of Su Zhang, Xu Yingwu only admired Xiao Yan's alchemy skills and even thought about taking care of Xiao Yan in the Ten Thousand Beasts Space. Now it seems that he has actually benefited a lot from Xiao Yan.
Unlike Xu Yingwu, Wan Qing, after sensing the terrifying power in Xiao Yan's hand, also retreated like Shi Han. They had truly experienced the power of the Buddha's Wrath Lotus firsthand.
Watching Wan Qing leave, Xu Yingwu gave Xiao Yan a thumbs-up from afar before departing as well. He trusted his junior uncle to know what he was doing, and besides, Xiao Xun'er was still there; if Xiao Yan truly needed external help, he would surely call upon her for assistance.
However, Xiao Yan's decision to do it himself at this moment must be because he is confident in his abilities.
Shi Meng, who had been fighting bitterly against the Nine Netherworld Python and Qing Lin, also took a deep look at Lu Zhi when Xiao Yan summoned the two different flames, and then chose to retreat.
Xiao Xun'er and Qing Lin did not choose to leave because they were worried about Xiao Yan, but instead kept an eye on the confrontation between Xiao Yan and Lu Zhi.
"Xun'er, Qinglin, let's go! I know what I'm doing."
While dodging Lu Zhi's attacks, Xiao Yan managed to utter a sentence.
Qing Lin looked at Xiao Yan with some hesitation in her eyes, but Xiao Xun'er grabbed Qing Lin's arm and said, "It's okay, trust Brother Xiao Yan!"
Qinglin then realized her actions, and a blush unconsciously crept onto her sweet, cute, and somewhat alluring face.
Nodding, he and Xiao Xun'er also left.
They all retreated to a distance of ten miles. Even if Xiao Yan's attack was astonishing, it wouldn't affect them at that distance.
However, Lu Zhi, as his opponent, was not so lucky. The Fire Lotus instantly appeared beside him, and even if he wanted to run away, he didn't have the time.
Just before the fire lotus exploded, Xiao Yan saw four beams of light emerge from Lu Zhi's storage ring.
The erupting fire lotus then filled the area around Xiao Yan. Fortunately, the space they were in was large enough that the others were safe enough to retreat to.
Xiao Yan activated the Burning Technique within his body, and his right hand unleashed its full Devouring Power, continuously absorbing the waves of fire rushing towards him. Although the explosive power still affected Xiao Yan, with multiple weakening effects, he was now able to calmly observe the power of his Fire Lotus's explosion.
After releasing the Fire Lotus, Xiao Yan glanced nervously at the Spirit Spring. This spring water was the key to their current struggle; if it evaporated, all their efforts would be in vain.
However, the spiritual spring was unaffected; even the sea of fire created by the exploding fire lotus had no effect on it.
Looking at Lu Zhi in the center of the two-colored sea of fire, Xiao Yan was not at ease, because Lu Zhi's aura had not disappeared!
Xiao Yan put a pill into his mouth, and the gentle medicinal power of the pill transformed into the purest Dou Qi, which began to replenish Xiao Yan's body, which was somewhat depleted from the repeated battles.
Xiao Yan sensed that the Red Lotus Karmic Flame in the sea of fire did not spread outwards as usual, but instead regrouped and rushed towards the center of the explosion.
Xiao Yan frowned; the Red Lotus Karmic Flame had slipped out of his control again.
As time passed, the sea of fire created by the two different colored flames gradually subsided, and Xiao Yan saw Lu Zhi's condition.
There were four figures in front of Lu Zhi, each one badly damaged, indicating that Lu Zhi had not been greatly affected by them.
What made Xiao Yan even more wary was that each of the four figures possessed the aura of a Dou Zong! Moreover, they were not ordinary floating Dou Zongs, but genuine Dou Zong powerhouses.
"How is this possible?" Xiao Yan was also a little puzzled. This area was restricted to those under thirty years old, so how could four Dou Zong experts have followed Lu Zhi into this place?
What puzzled Xiao Yan even more was that while the Red Lotus Karmic Flame was overwhelming and constantly burning the four figures, Xiao Yan's internal energy began to recover because he was connected to the source of the Red Lotus Karmic Flame.
Upon closer inspection, Xiao Yan was also shocked: what stood before Lu Zhi were not real people at all, but clearly four puppets!
According to the information Xiao Yan obtained, the Xuanwen Sect had never mentioned any puppetry techniques, but it now seems that the Xuanwen Sect's ability to control puppets is quite strong!
The Dou Qi that had been restored within Xiao Yan's body also felt familiar, but Xiao Yan didn't have time to think about it carefully because Lu Zhi's aura was becoming increasingly strange.
Lu Zhi was an absolute standout among the nine-star Dou Huangs, and even after Xiao Yan discovered that the four puppets had been almost completely burned by the Red Lotus Karmic Flame, Lu Zhi's aura did not weaken.
The seemingly insurmountable barrier slowly dissipated, and Lu Zhi's aura began to rise gradually, reaching a level that none of the others had yet attained.
Xiao Yan stared intently at Lu Zhi, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly: This world is truly never short of geniuses!
Lu Zhi successfully broke through the final step of becoming a Dou Huang and advanced to the Dou Zong level!
It was like a death-reaping voice slowly echoing from the depths of the underworld.
"Xiao Yan, how do you want to die?"