Fighting: Practice makes it real, start with a poisonous body.

Chapter 229 I won!
"That aura... it's Hua Yu's power!"

Behind the Old Ancestor of the Pill Tower, the two immortals of the Flower Sect exclaimed in surprise.

Several years ago, the Flower Sect underwent a major upheaval, and Hua Yu disappeared. They thought Hua Yu had died far from home, but they never expected that she had sealed her life's worth of fighting spirit into Xiao Yan's body!

"Boom--!"

A thunderous roar suddenly erupted, and a new round of clashes broke out. Terrifying energy fluctuations, like raging waves, swept rapidly outwards from the center of the battlefield!
But the battle situation was now completely different from before. With the support of the three different flames in their true forms, Xiao Yan's aura surged to an unprecedented height, and he was actually able to firmly suppress Gu Qingyang and the other three!
On the high platform, Gu Dao narrowed his eyes: "I was careless. This kid was so decisive and mobilized this power."

They were not unaware that Xiao Yan still possessed a sealed power of a peak ninth-level Dou Zun.

However, to everyone's surprise, Xiao Yan dared to unseal it.

Gu Dao coldly said, "Although the power of a Nine-Turn Dou Zun is nothing to us, Xiao Yan's body cannot withstand even a tiny bit of it overflowing."

The power he's displaying now seems overwhelmingly strong, but his physical body is already suffering from the backlash of this battle aura; it won't be long before it collapses on its own.

At this point, he frowned slightly: "Even so, he forcibly brought the suspense of this battle back..."

The key now lies in whether Gu Qingyang and his companions can see through Xiao Yan's predicament...

However, as soon as the thought crossed his mind, Gu Dao's face instantly darkened.

In the center of the battlefield, Xiao Yan was surrounded by three different forms of strange fire, the intense heat distorting the air.

He held the enormous Xuanzhong Ruler, with the purplish-black Three Thousand Burning Flames and the eerie white Bone Spirit Cold Flames intertwining and swirling around its body, forming a strange and domineering two-colored flame.

"boom!"

The giant ruler collided violently with Gu Qingyang's spear, and the terrifying force spread out along the weapons!
Gu Qingyang felt an overwhelming force surge towards him, his tiger's mouth was instantly shattered, blood flowed freely, and he was forced to retreat repeatedly, his footsteps carving deep furrows in the ground.

"No! If this continues, I'll collapse before him!"

Gu Qingyang steadied himself, his expression filled with shock.

This guy has mastered the power of five different flames, yet he chose to use the two strongest ones against him. He really thinks highly of him!

If he were to lose, the three ancient demons would have absolutely no chance of defeating Xiao Yan!
"You three, come back here!"

Gu Qingyang suddenly roared, his voice piercing through the noise of the battlefield and clearly reaching the ears of Gu Yao and the other two.

Without the slightest hesitation, the three of them immediately broke free from the entangled strange fire and flew swiftly to join Gu Qingyang.

Gu Yao's face was ashen. The battle with the Fallen Heart Flame had disrupted his internal fighting spirit, and the fire in his heart was surging violently in his chest, almost bursting out uncontrollably!
"This kid is too strange. Even the Yan Clan has never heard of anyone being able to control five different flames all by himself!"

"Use the clan crest!"

Gu Qingyang's expression was solemn, and his tone was decisive. The current battle situation left them no room for hesitation.

"Yes!"

The three ancient demons responded in unison, a ruthless glint flashing in their eyes.

"boom--!"

The fighting spirit around the four suddenly surged, surging and churning like a volcano that had been ignited. The immense energy flowed through their meridians and rushed wildly toward the mark on their foreheads that symbolized the bloodline of their ancient clan!

In an instant, a dazzling seven-colored light and three streams of purple-gold light shot into the sky, intertwining to form a dazzling light curtain in the high sky.

The next second, the aura around the four people surged like they were breaking out of their cocoons, and their pressure spread out in layers, directly crossing their original realm and climbing to a completely new dimension!

Feeling the surging power coursing through his body, Gu Yao's tense face finally relaxed, and he couldn't help but throw his head back and laugh.

"Xiao Yan! Do you see this? This is the true power of my ancient clan!"

Your Xiao clan is nothing but the remnants of a fallen imperial family. You will never understand this kind of glory derived from bloodline!

Xiao Yan raised his hand and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve. His pale face remained expressionless, only his dark eyes were extremely cold.

"It's just a secret technique to improve cultivation. Do you really think you're the only ones who have it?"

"boom!"

Before he finished speaking, an even more intense aura suddenly erupted from Xiao Yan's body.

The enormous fire python formed from the Fallen Heart Flame coiled and retreated back into his body. Then, the Three Thousand Burning Flames and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame also receded and merged into his dantian.

"Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Fire!"

Xiao Yan roared, and as he activated his secret technique, his fighting spirit surged like a tsunami. The increase in power was even stronger than when Gu Qingyang and the other three used their clan markings!
On the high platform, Yan Jin looked at the familiar mysterious phenomenon in the arena, a complex recollection flashing in his cloudy eyes.

"The Three Transformations of Heavenly Fire... It's been so long since I've seen this secret technique."

Back then, he had personally asked Xiao Xuan for this method that could unleash the ultimate power of strange fire, but unfortunately, Xiao Xuan politely refused. Sensing the sudden surge in Xiao Yan's aura, Gu Qingyang's expression turned solemn: "Xiao Yan, it's already quite remarkable that you've achieved this."

But the methods we're about to employ are far beyond your ability to withstand; you'd better admit defeat!

"No need for further words. Today, only one of us can leave standing!"

Xiao Yan said coldly.

"Then I will make it happen for you!"

Gu Qingyang's palms flew, and the violent fighting spirit around his body seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, all converging into his palms. The terrifying energy fluctuations caused ripples to spread throughout the surrounding space.

His eyes blazed, and he shouted sharply, "Form the Imperial Seal!"

"Yes!"

The three ancient demons responded in unison, and their hands moved simultaneously.

The four people used different hand seals. Gu Qingyang's seal was "Annihilating the Heavens," Gu Yao's seal was "Covering the Earth," and the other two people's seals were respectively "Opening Mountains" and "Dancing into the Seas."

Strangely, when the four completely different palm prints floated in the air, they seemed to echo each other, with a pale golden current flowing between the prints, as if they were the four parts of a complete fighting technique!

On one side of the stands, Xiao Xun'er exclaimed in a low voice, "It's the Emperor's Seal Technique!"

The Emperor Seal Technique is a high-level Earth-rank combat skill of the ancient clans. It has the power to overturn rivers and seas and devour the heavens and the earth. When all five seals are mastered, its power is close to that of a Heaven-rank combat skill!

The Emperor's Seal Technique is a high-level Earth-rank combat skill passed down by an ancient clan.

Each seal contains terrifying power. When mastered, it can overturn rivers and seas and devour the heavens and the earth. If one can master all five seals, its power will rival that of a Heavenly Rank Battle Technique!

Although none of the four members of Gu Qingyang could master the Emperor Seal Technique on their own, when they worked together, they achieved the effect of mastering all four seals!

"Our ancient clans possess profound cultural heritage, but that does not give you the right to trample on the dignity of others and act arrogantly!"

Xiao Yan's cold voice rang out in the arena as he withdrew the other two strange flames.

"boom--!"

The next second, five flames of different colors suddenly burst forth from Xiao Yan's body! The five pillars of fire shot into the sky and then circled and swirled around him.

Xiao Yan's hands moved rapidly, forming complex hand seals, and he roared like thunder: "Five Wheels of Fire Technique!"

"Screech—roar—!"

The five strange flames suddenly transformed, becoming five different fire spirits in the form of a wolf, leopard, lion, tiger, and dragon!

The fire wolf bared its fangs, the fire leopard was agile, the fire lion's mane flew, the fire tiger was imposing, and the fire dragon had sharp scales and claws. The flames of the five fire spirits burned fiercely, surrounding Xiao Yan in a five-pointed star formation!

"drink!"

Almost simultaneously, Gu Qingyang and the other three, along with Xiao Yan, pushed their power to the limit. The four superimposed Emperor Seals and the five Fire Spirits, carrying earth-shattering power, crashed down on each other!

"boom--!!!"

Two terrifying forces collided violently in the center of the battlefield, and a deafening roar resounded through the sky!

The violent energy shockwave spread outwards like a tsunami, cracking the ground and tearing apart space wherever it passed, even causing the stands suspended in mid-air to shake violently!
"Who won?!"

Outside the smoke-filled battlefield, everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed on the area shrouded in energy, their hearts pounding in their chests, so tense they felt as if they were about to leap out of their throats.

"We must win!"

Just as everyone was eagerly anticipating what was to come, the expressions of the various Battle Saints on the high platform gradually became subtle.

Gu Dao, in particular, looked extremely grim.

"Four useless idiots!"

A moment later, the raging energy aftershocks finally dissipated, and the scene of the battlefield was clearly presented before everyone's eyes.

Xiao Yan knelt on one knee, his hands gripping the black Xuanzhong Ruler tightly. The ruler was deeply embedded in the ground, supporting his upright back.

His clothes were soaked in blood, his hair was disheveled and stuck to his pale face, and blood was still oozing from the corner of his mouth, but his dark eyes remained bright.

Not far in front of him, Gu Qingyang and the other three lay on the ground in a sorry state, their eyes closed, their breaths weak, and they had already lost consciousness.

Xiao Yan slowly raised his head, his gaze sweeping across the entire room, and with all his might, he spoke in a deep voice, word by word.

"I won!"

(End of this chapter)