Breaking the Masked Man

"Zizi~"

The dark clouds in the sky had not yet dispersed and were still nurturing the next bolt of lightning. Moreover, the power of heaven and earth seemed to be growing more and more terrifying, and some of the lightning could even be faintly seen to be changing color, as if transforming into a higher-level lightning.

"Nine-Colored Pill Lightning! How is this possible?!" Yao Lao could no longer contain himself and exclaimed in a highly disordered manner.

"boom!"

Another bolt of lightning struck down, this time even tinged with a reddish glow, like a thunderbolt, as it crashed down upon Yao Yan.

"You fucking dare to do it again!"

With a furious shout, Yao Yan, who had been taking the hits, finally moved. He roared and threw a punch at the falling pill lightning. At this moment, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame flowed around his body. The terrifying force combined with the power of the strange fire instantly distorted the surrounding space. Terrifying ripples of wind spread rapidly from the surface of his fist like waves.

"Wow~"

Yao Yan's fist, imbued with terrifying power, landed directly on the giant red lightning. At that moment, heaven and earth seemed to freeze. A deafening roar resounded throughout the world, and at the point of contact, even some dark cracks appeared in space.

Two terrifying forces were constantly eroding each other. The red lightning seemed to want to completely erase Yao Yan from this world, which undoubtedly aroused Yao Yan's bloodlust.

"Break it for me!"

He roared, and the silver aura around his body intensified. His terrifying power surged to its peak, and his eyes turned blood red. Even a third eye appeared on his forehead, causing his power to increase several times over. His punch shattered the falling red lightning, and the force of his punch pierced through the dark clouds, revealing the beautiful night sky.

Yao Yan stared coldly at the thunderclouds in the sky, a few scarlet blood lights flashing deep in his eyes, making his aura become a bit wilder. His heart was extremely cold at this moment, because he did not expect that part of his bloodline would cause the Dan Lei mutation.

He didn't notice it at first, until the constantly falling lightning power tried to destroy the core bloodline power inside his body.

That hidden power was finally unleashed.

However, as he threw this punch, the thunderclouds that he had blasted through seemed to have exhausted all their power and began to slowly dissipate. However, Yao Yan did not show any joy, because he truly felt the malice of this world. And this was only the Dou Qi Continent. If it were the Great Thousand World, the tribulation would probably not be such a trivial matter.

"Heh~ World Will..." Yao Yan sneered inwardly, and at the same time instantly suppressed the bloodline of the Devouring Spirit Clan, and suppressed that extremely strange evil energy deep in his body.

In fact, his strongest power now is not physical strength, but the evil energy originating from the Devouring Spirit Clan's bloodline. That power is far more domineering and strange than battle qi, full of corrosiveness and devouring power. It can even devour thunder containing destructive power, such as Dan Lei, and even use it to strengthen itself.

Even Yao Yan was somewhat alarmed by this strangeness. He realized that he might have underestimated the terror of the extraterrestrial evil race. He wanted to turn their power into his own, but in the end, he might also become their puppet.

Perhaps he couldn't let the Devouring Spirit Clan's bloodline take root and sprout in his body; he had to make it his own... Yao Yan's eyes flickered slightly. He thought of the Dou Di bloodline. Why did the bloodline undergo a transformation after breaking through to Dou Di? Perhaps when he reached that point, he could try to completely refine the Devouring Spirit Clan's bloodline, instead of such a superficial fusion.

The power he currently possesses may seem to belong to him, but its essence still belongs to the extraterrestrial evil race. Given the bloodline level suppression of the extraterrestrial evil race, if he encounters a higher-level evil race, he might involuntarily kowtow to the other party, which he cannot tolerate.

However, he is still too weak at the moment, and thinking about these things is undoubtedly a bit of worrying unnecessarily.

As the dark clouds in the sky completely dispersed, a bright night sky came into Yao Yan's view, which also relaxed his tense nerves. He then collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. He had overexerted himself with that punch. If it weren't for the blessing of the evil energy, he might not have shattered the Dan Lei today, but would have been seriously injured.

"brush!"

Cai Lin had already arrived beside Yao Yan and handed him several pills without saying a word. Her deep purple eyes showed a hint of concern, but her mouth was still coldly sarcastic as she said, "I told you not to be so stubborn, why didn't you get struck by the pill lightning!"

"You almost got your wish~" Yao Yan smiled, took the pill handed to him, swallowed it in one gulp, and let the medicinal power evaporate in his body, saying with a smile.

At this moment, the old apothecary also floated over, holding the Ice Heart Pill in his palm. He carefully handed it to Yao Yan, and only after Yao Yan put it into the medicine bottle did he ask, "What happened just now?"

He stared at Yao Yan with puzzlement and doubt. It was only a brief moment, but the power Yao Yan had just unleashed was clearly not battle qi, nor soul power, nor even physical power. It was a more bizarre power that made his soul tremble slightly, as if he had encountered his nemesis.

It's like a human encountering a tiger in the wild; there's a sense of oppression that comes from one's bloodline.

"I obtained a secret technique before that can instantly enhance one's strength, but it takes a lot of damage to the body." Yao Yan lied without batting an eye, taking advantage of Yao Lao's ignorance. As for the matters concerning the extraterrestrial evil race, he had no one on the Dou Qi Continent to tell.

Upon hearing this, the old apothecary nodded and did not pursue the matter further. Instead, he steered the conversation to another question: "How did this Dan Lei incident happen today?"

Yao Yan shook her head, indicating that she didn't understand either.

The old doctor frowned, unable to come up with a solution for a moment.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 156 What were you doing when you were eighteen?

Inside the secret chamber of Black Seal City.

Yao Yan sat cross-legged on the futon, surrounded by cyan flames. If one looked closely, one could see that the cyan flames were surrounded by a few golden rays. At this moment, he was circulating his cultivation technique, using the power of pills and strange fire to heal his injuries. The originally serious injuries in his body were healing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

During this time, Yao Yan also began to try to circulate the evil energy belonging to the extraterrestrial evil race. Using this power was not hindered at all, as if it was his own power.

However, every time he uses this power, a violent and bloodthirsty negative emotion easily rises from the depths of his heart, as if this power has been filled with resentment and killing since its birth, as if it was born for revenge. This may be related to the process of the birth of the Heavenly Evil God.

It should be noted that the true nature of the Great Evil God is that of a primordial deity. Unfortunately, his predecessor was a ten-thousand-year-old second-in-command, whose power level was suppressed by the first-ranked Ancestral Dragon. Even though the Ancestral Dragon transformed into all things, its residual power was enough to destroy him.

Just like in the original novel, even if Xiao Yan and the others, who were at the Sovereign Realm, were strong enough, could they destroy the Heavenly Ranking?

Obviously not. The so-called Sovereign Realm is just a power bestowed upon them by the Heavenly Ranking, allowing them to control the supreme power of the Great Thousand World. But in the end, this power only belongs to the Great Thousand World, not to an individual. This is also the difference between innate gods and acquired gods.

Primordial deities are born together with heaven and earth, possessing power equal to that of heaven and earth, belonging to the highest level of power in this world.

If beings born after birth want to become stronger, they can only plunder from this world.

In this respect, there is no difference between the natives of this world and the demons from beyond; one is the offspring of the people, and the other is an outsider.

If it weren't for the excessive pressure from the extraterrestrial demons, Yao Yan doesn't think the three characters in the original story would have been able to leave their complete names on the Sky Ranking.

My thoughts drifted here.

Yao Yan slowly opened his eyes. A fleeting glint of purplish-red light flashed within his dark pupils before returning to calm. The Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame burning on his body also dissipated. Sensing his condition, he muttered to himself, "Such terrifying vitality..."

The vitality here is not the power given by the bloodline of the Spirit Clan's Battle Emperor, but the power contained within the evil energy.

He made a rough estimate.

Under the same conditions, it would take ten times more battle qi than evil qi to purify a wisp of evil qi. And that is only a possibility. If one is not careful or does not understand it, it is very likely that one will be assimilated and corrupted by this wisp of evil qi.

Evil energy has a very unique characteristic: it can absorb all external forces as nourishment to strengthen itself, and it is extremely adaptable.

Even its stealth capabilities are quite terrifying.

When Yao Yan doesn't use this power, it can remain deep within the body, and no matter how strong someone is, they cannot find it. Only if the other party refines the entire person can the evil energy be refined out.

After pondering for a moment, he suppressed these thoughts deep in his heart.

One thing Yao Yan is certain of is that the path he will take in the future will definitely not be the path of the Evil Spirit Clan. After all, that path was not a correct one in the original work. It was more like a deformed child, possessing great power but unable to control it perfectly, and even subject to others. Even breaking through to the Heavenly Supreme realm would be useless.

"Let's take it one step at a time. First, let's get our hands on the Fallen Heart Flame!"

Yao Yan thought to himself, then slowly got up. His injuries had healed, and the residual lightning power within him had been completely removed with the help of the evil energy. This lightning power, which contained the might of heaven and earth, seemed to be a good thing to the evil energy, which both feared and desired it.

It's like facing a cold and aloof goddess, your heart is filled with longing, but you don't dare to approach her, and all that's left is her unconscious on the ground... It's a bit like the Little Dragon Girl.

A strange glint flashed in Yao Yan's eyes. He then shook his head, stopped thinking about these things, opened the door to the secret room, and walked outside.

……

Seven days have passed since Yao Yan went into seclusion, and no news has been heard during these seven days. Cai Lin and Yao Lao are not too worried about this, because before Yao Yan went into seclusion, the life force emanating from his body was too vigorous, which was not the behavior of a seriously injured person. The only troublesome thing might be the lightning power in his body.

However, for a high-level alchemist, as long as someone is not dead, they can be saved. Losing an arm or a leg, or even losing their physical body, is not a big deal to an alchemist.

(Old Yao: ...)

As Yao Yan emerged from seclusion, Cai Lin and Yao Lao, who had heard the commotion, rushed over together. Clearly, their apparent lack of concern was merely a facade; they were quite concerned about Yao Yan's well-being, especially Cai Lin. Beneath her cold and aloof expression, a hint of concern was undeniable. However, she was adept at self-control. Once she discovered that Yao Yan was unharmed, she quickly suppressed all her emotions and transformed back into the aloof Medusa Queen, with an expression that said, "Keep away."

"You've emerged from seclusion? Kid, your body is truly formidable. Among your peers, I doubt anyone can rival you."

The old apothecary floated to Yao Yan's side, stroked his chin, and teased.

It wasn't a joke, but a fact. Yao Yan's current physical body is so powerful that even some high-level Dou Zong might not have such a strong body among his peers. It's ridiculously strong. In addition, the vitality contained in this kid's body is also extremely exaggerated, even somewhat like the legendary Spirit Race.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but tease, "Kid, did you lie to me? Are you actually not from the Medicine Clan, but from the Spirit Clan? After all, you're a bit too handsome, and it's rumored that all the Spirit Clan members are good-looking men and women~"

"Is it important?"

Yao Yan shut him down with one sentence, too lazy to pay attention to the old man, and looked at Cai Lin, smiling as she said, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

Cai Lin's eyes flickered slightly, but her mouth remained stubborn. She replied indifferently, "It's good that you're not dead... If you were, you deserved it. Who told you to be so reckless? A mere Dou Wang dared to take such a powerful pill lightning head-on. It was no different from courting death."

Yao Yan still feels a bit terrified by the pill lightning she endured that day, especially the last bolt of pill lightning with a slight red hue, which seemed to be a mixture of thunder and fire. Its terrifying power even made Cai Lin, who was standing to the side, feel a little scared. She had no doubt that if she had been under that pill lightning, she would most likely have been seriously injured and on the verge of death, or even kicked the bucket.

Yao Yan withstood the attack and even shattered it with a single punch.

That scene was deeply etched into Cai Lin's heart, and it would occasionally appear in her dreams these past few days.

"You really know how to care about people~" Yao Yan replied with a wry smile, then straightened her expression and changed the subject: "Help me contact Yuan Yi. I need to see the two elders, Jin and Yin. Also, ask him to help me find Han Feng. It's time for us to meet this Medicine Emperor of the Black Corner Region."

As he finished speaking, a slightly amused smile appeared on his lips, but when he saw the old doctor's face darken, that smile faded slightly.

"Is there anything I can do for you?"

After a moment of silence, the old doctor asked.

"You don't need to do anything, old man. Once everything has settled down, I will hand Han Feng over to you alive to deal with," Yao Yan assured him. After a pause, he continued, "At that time, I will also refine the physical body I promised you to help you revive."

"We'll see when the time comes." The old apothecary shook his head; at this moment, he wasn't in a hurry to be resurrected at all.

The old doctor and Cai Lin exchanged a glance, neither of them continuing the topic.

When Yuan Yi brought the two elders, Jin and Yin, to the backyard, a look of surprise and doubt appeared on their faces. They stared at Yao Yan's excessively young face, sized him up, and then turned to look at Yuan Yi, as if asking him if there was some mistake.

Is that mysterious alchemist the 'little kid' in front of us?

What a joke.

Compared to their lifespans of over a hundred years, Yao Yan is really no different from a child.

"Stop looking, it's me who wants to see you~" Yao Yan chuckled, not giving the other party a chance to question. A powerful soul pressure instantly surged from between his brows, enveloping the two elders, Jin and Yin. No amount of nonsense could compare to this, especially for the people of the Black Corner Region.

Fist is always more effective than words.

Faced with this soul pressure far exceeding their own, the Gold and Silver Elders suppressed their dissatisfaction and doubts, lowered their heads, and bowed extremely respectfully: "Greetings, Master!"