Fighting Soul Clan Demoness

Chapter 632 Wait for Me, Ruoruo (3k)

Xiao Yan did not linger in the desert.

Even though he never met Queen Medusa, his interaction with the snake-woman girl still gave him a strange feeling.

Since leaving Zhongzhou, he has suppressed his anxiety, showing no murderous intent or rage. He has even put aside his frantic cultivation progress, quietly experiencing the purification originating from his soul.

He knew that this was also a form of spiritual practice.

To save Ruoruo, strengthening is the most urgent task at present, but to have the strength to gain the attention of the eight clans, Dou Zun is far from enough.

With Xiao Yan's current strength, he is still some distance from becoming a Dou Zun, let alone the legendary Dou Sheng.

Therefore, the only way to achieve the goal is to find another way.

"The path of cultivation," Xiao Yan murmured.

The so-called "path of cultivation" is actually the special ability that cultivators begin to comprehend after reaching the Dou Zun level.

Once you comprehend the Dao, you establish a connection with heaven and earth and embark on the supreme path to sainthood.

At that time, creating a domain that can seal the heavens and the earth will be as easy as a gesture!
When a cultivator comprehends their own path to the extreme, they can instantly become a saint. The domain they create will then evolve into a small world containing living beings, where a single word can determine rise and fall, and change the course of the world, making it a veritable 'miniature Heavenly Dao'.

The Soul Emperor's pioneering act of emulating the Heavenly Dao was inspired by this small world within his body.

Therefore, the path of cultivation that a cultivator comprehends at the Dou Zun level is of paramount importance, as it not only affects the strength of Dou Qi, but also directly determines the cultivator's own upper limit!

"The Yin-Yang Twin Flames and the Fallen Heart Flame—each of these strange flames represents a different path of cultivation. However, the Burning Technique can blend and fuse them together to form a completely new power. Clearly, the power fused by the Burning Technique is fundamentally superior to other paths of cultivation."

Xiao Yan stared into his palm, where a delicate and small fire lotus quietly bloomed: "And this manifestation of the path is the Buddha's Wrath Fire Lotus."

If Xiao Yan were to describe the Buddha's Wrath Lotus, the only word would be 'destruction'.

As the saying goes, "Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together." Two different flames, representing different paths, will naturally repel each other, thereby generating almost unimaginable destructive power.

And such clashes between different paths often lead to only one outcome—

End.

The end of all things.

From birth to death, from existence to non-existence, from origin to end. It can be said that it is precisely because of the existence of 'end' that the Buddha's Wrath Lotus can repeatedly overcome the strong with the weak and unleash power far exceeding that of its peers.

So this is also a path!
Moreover, compared to ordinary paths, the Great Dao of Termination is far more powerful and unpredictable!
Thinking of this, Xiao Yan suddenly had a flash of inspiration. The illusory wheel behind him suddenly swelled up in the wind, with yin and yang patterns imprinted on it, bursting out with divine light that made even the sun pale in comparison.

"I see."

Xiao Yan comprehended the power within and murmured, "No wonder the Yellow Spring Venerable was so wary and terrified of my power. No wonder the Flame Dividing Wave Ruler, which incorporates the Yin and Yang Twin Flames, has such power. It is stronger than the Buddha's Wrath Lotus and stronger than the Great Dao of Ending. It is actually Reincarnation."

"Water and fire interact, mutually generating and restraining each other; this is the cycle!"

"Birth and death, endless cycle, it is also a cycle of reincarnation!"

"Reincarnation is the end of all!"

With a slight thought, he raised his hand and waved it, and the wheel behind him immediately began to spin wildly.

In an instant, the world darkened, thunder roared, and strange phenomena appeared, as if a great terror was about to descend.

The autumn leaves falling from the treetops turn from yellow to green, as if time has reversed and they have regained their vitality. The wildflowers bloom and wither, as if the old and new have undergone several cycles of renewal without anyone noticing.

The birds and beasts amidst the strange phenomenon remained contentedly perched in the forest, seemingly unaware of the impending danger.

At this critical moment, a delicate, ethereal hand quietly emerged from the source of the Yin-Yang Twin Flames and touched Xiao Yan's brow.

"Ok?"

Xiao Yan suddenly snapped back to reality.

Upon noticing the strange phenomenon in the heavens and earth, he was so shocked that his scalp tingled. He quickly stopped what he was doing and separated the several strange flames that had not yet merged into one.

Suddenly losing the support of the source of the strange fire, the already unstable wheel began to spin at a violent speed. Xiao Yan's face turned pale, and he dared not be negligent. He threw it into the sky.

"boom!!!"

A terrifying roar, powerful enough to tear apart the soul, resounded, causing Xiao Yan to cough up a mouthful of blood and hurriedly raise his defenses.

The entire sky twisted violently, and space shattered almost like paper. A deafening roar echoed through the void, and with each rotation, countless exquisite and delicate fire lotuses seemed to be born, endlessly cycling.

Only after the enormous rotating wheel in the sky completely vanished did Xiao Yan finally breathe a sigh of relief. Looking at the shattered space above, now almost entirely a black hole, he said with lingering fear:

"What...what kind of power is this?!"

Just by subconsciously activating a trace of the power of the Dao, this area of ​​a thousand miles was almost destroyed. Even if the space in the Northwest Region is much more fragile than that in the Central Region, it is still too exaggerated, isn't it?
If this were used as a killing move...
Recalling the terrifying cycle of reincarnation he had encountered earlier, Xiao Yan forcibly suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind and barely managed to regain his composure. "It seems that with my current meager understanding, I am still far from being able to truly utilize the power of reincarnation," Xiao Yan said with a wry smile, shaking his head.

He knew perfectly well just how terrifying the consumption of battle qi was to use the Cycle of Reincarnation.

The mere release of a Flame Devouring Wave Ruler absorbed almost a third of his battle qi, even after he had fused with Hun Ruoruo's battle qi.

If he were to fight alone, he'd probably be drained of his life before he even hit the enemy.
Despite this, Xiao Yan's words clearly showed no sign of discouragement; on the contrary, they carried a hint of excitement.

No, rather than excitement, it was more like a kind of suppressed madness, almost reaching its limit.

"The path of reincarnation?" He licked his lips and whispered, "As long as I can protect you, I can control any heretical power."

"Wait for me, Ruoruo."

After leaving the desert, Xiao Yan traveled across most of the Jia Ma Empire and arrived at Wutan City.

Wutan City was the place where his Xiao family had lived for generations, and also the place where he was born and raised.

The emotions involved are beyond words.

Standing atop the familiar back mountain, Xiao Yan quietly gazed at the Xiao family, which had undergone earth-shattering changes.

From his current perspective, the Gama Empire is far too small, and Wutan City is even more insignificant, having never even had the opportunity to contact the outside world.

But it was precisely because of this that the seed of exploration in Xiao Yan's heart was preserved.

At that time, he knew nothing about the eight ancient clans or the Yin Valley Soul Palace. The most powerful force in his memory was the Yunlan Sect, which dominated the Jia Ma Empire.

But it was precisely this humble origin that gave Xiao Yan the courage to be fearless.

This is also what the girl Xiao Yan admires most about him.

Some people stand too high, with insurmountable barriers between themselves and the mundane world. Precisely because of this, they cannot comprehend the seven emotions and six desires that belong to ordinary people.

Naturally, they would then be ineligible for reincarnation.

"I almost forgot, the Xiao family has long since moved to the capital." Looking at the many unfamiliar faces in the Xiao family, Xiao Yan couldn't help but chuckle.

The Xiao family has now expanded and become the most powerful force in the Jia Ma Empire, so naturally they would no longer remain in a small place like Wutan City.

However, Xiao Zhan, the head of the family, was an extremely nostalgic person. Not only did he not abandon the old residence in Wutan City, but he also turned it into a branch of the Xiao family and would come here to stay for a period of time during festivals.

"Mortals have limited lifespans, but their incense continues to burn, and even after thousands of years, their bloodline still exists in the world. This is also a kind of reincarnation."

Xiao Yan's dark pupils gradually deepened, as if they contained an inner flame, constantly being born and dying: "Being in the world, I am also a mortal."

Unbeknownst to him, his understanding of the power of reincarnation had deepened once again.

With his old friend gone, Xiao Yan naturally did not linger in Wutan City and soon set off for the capital.

However, just as he arrived in the capital, he sensed something amiss in the seemingly peaceful town.

It's so quiet.

Not only the street residents, but even the most bustling Mittel auction house was quite deserted at this moment. The guards who were usually in large groups were nowhere to be seen.

Xiao Yan frowned, and with a flash, he crossed the rebuilt Yunlan Mountain and arrived at the border of the empire.

Compared to the east, which borders the Serpent People, the west, as the location of the Izumo Empire, is not only frequently plagued by war, but also has many poison masters causing chaos on the border. It has always been avoided by the people of the Gama Empire like the plague.

Compared to the present situation, the past wars can only be described as minor skirmishes.

On the plains, few people were around, and only the howling wind could be heard. As Xiao Yan walked along the road, he could see countless soldiers moving back and forth, their steps hurried and their expressions serious.

War is always the thing that humanity fears most.

Judging from the peaceful state of affairs within the Gama Empire, it is clear that the high-ranking officials in the capital did not disclose this matter but chose to keep it a secret.

The severity of the situation is thus evident.

Looking at the chaotic and panicked crowd before him, Xiao Yan knew he couldn't communicate with them, so he had no choice but to forcefully use a wisp of his soul power to try and sense the situation.

However, the moment he glanced across the plain before him, a hint of surprise involuntarily crept onto his usually indifferent face.

Even before he arrived in the Gama Empire, countless familiar faces had already appeared in his mind, but the person in front of him was not among them.

A person he knew extremely well, yet was also incredibly unfamiliar with, so much so that even after searching through his entire memory, he could hardly find any recollection of them.

"Nalan Yanran?"
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The original work did not explain the origin of the Buddha's Wrath Reincarnation, nor did it explain why the Battle Saint was able to contain a small world. Therefore, this is an additional setting.

(End of this chapter)