Breaking the Masked Man

"There are a few candidates~"

Upon hearing this, Yao Yan turned to look at the stunningly beautiful woman beside him and said softly.

"Who?" Cai Lin's eyes flickered, and her tone suddenly became more serious, carrying a hint of danger as she said in a deep voice, "Don't tell me that the person you're talking about is Cai Die!"

Yao Yan was taken aback upon hearing this, then smiled and shook his head, reaching out to pull Cai Lin into his arms, saying, "Of course it wouldn't be Cai Die, she's not good at these things... What do you think of Hai Bodong and the Mittel family?"

"Ice Emperor Hai Bodong?" Cai Lin raised her eyebrows slightly, somewhat surprised by Yao Yan's words.

“Old Man Hai is good, although he’s not good at managing forces. But the Mittel family is different. It’s most suitable to let the Mittel family control the Heavenly Court in the Black Corner Region. The original purpose of establishing the Heavenly Court here was to collect information and resources, which is exactly what the Mittel family is best at,” Yao Yan explained softly.

As for whether the other party will usurp the throne... In the fantasy world, strength is paramount. As long as Yao Yan's strength remains strong enough, they have no right to resist.

This is one of the advantages of a fantasy world: there's no need to consider whether the people below are loyal.

"If you think it's okay, then yes."

Cai Lin nodded slightly in agreement. It was originally a force that Yao Yan had casually set up. How far it would develop would ultimately depend on the man in front of him.

Yao Yan put his arm around Cai Lin, rested his head on her shoulder, and smelled the faint fragrance on her body. He felt an indescribable sense of comfort, and his eyes softened. He said softly, "Let's return to the Jia Ma Empire in a few days."

"..."

Cai Lin's soft, delicate body suddenly stiffened, and a complex look appeared in her originally lazy eyes.

"What's wrong, are you panicking?" Yao Yan found Cai Lin's expression interesting and laughed.

"Why should I panic? I was only trying to save you..." Cai Lin glared fiercely at Yao Yan, then broke free from his embrace and retorted. She would never admit that she and Yao Yan had any romantic feelings for each other; it was all just a matter of necessity.

Under Cai Lin's gaze, Yao Yan stroked his chin and nodded rather shamelessly: "That's a good reason. I think Cai Die will accept it."

Cai Lin clenched her fists, her eyes revealing a hint of murderous intent as she glared fiercely at Yao Yan. Clearly, she would not let Yao Yan get away with fooling her sister like this. She was not Cai Die, who could be manipulated by Yao Yan at will.

"Just kidding. I'll talk to Cai Die properly later. It's all my fault." Yao Yan straightened his expression and said honestly.

"You'd better!"

Cai Lin gave Yao Yan a deep look and said coldly.

Yao Yan leaned on the railing, turned to gaze into the distance, and after a moment of contemplation, slowly said, "Actually, more than explaining these things, I'm worried about something else... If we go to Zhongzhou, how should we tell Cai Die about this?"

"..." Cai Lin fell silent upon hearing this, unsure how to answer the question.

Yao Yan was also a bit of a headache. Zhongzhou was not a place like the Jia Ma Empire. He could not take Cai Die on an adventure. Moreover, this trip to Zhongzhou would not be peaceful and might cause a lot of trouble. He didn't even want to take Cai Lin with him.

"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time." Yao Yan didn't dwell on the problem any longer, got up, stretched, and said softly.

"Let's practice together," Cai Lin suddenly said.

Yao Yan was somewhat surprised upon hearing this. He turned his head and met her gaze, immediately noticing the irritation in her eyes. It was clear that she wanted to fight him to vent her frustration.

"Good~"

Yao Yan did not refuse. With a thought, azure wings of battle qi appeared behind him, and he transformed into a streak of light and flew towards the back mountain.

Colorful scales followed closely behind.

After a while.

From the back of Demon Flame Valley, a series of muffled thunderous roars echoed, and the clouds in the sky seemed to explode one after another, as if they had been scattered by something, which showed how loud the two were when they started fighting.

This commotion naturally alerted many powerful figures within the Heavenly Court.

"presumptuous!"

"Be bold!"

With a few cold shouts, more than a dozen figures took to the air and flew toward the direction of the commotion, wanting to see who was so bold as to make a move within the Heavenly Court's territory. However, they soon discovered that the person who made the move was Yao Yan and Cai Lin. They looked at each other in surprise, and then returned one after another as if nothing had happened.

Why are they getting involved in the sparring between the Lord of Heaven and his mistress?

In the Heavenly Court today, there are more than a dozen Dou Huang powerhouses, including five at the peak of the Dou Huang level, who are only one step away from becoming Dou Zong. They have all come to ask for the Breakthrough Pill. Yao Yan has also made a promise to them: serve for ten years, and after ten years, he will bestow upon them a Breakthrough Pill.

Given such conditions, those peak Douhuang experts naturally had no reason to refuse.

What's more.

The Heavenly Court's current status in the Black Corner Region is so high that no one can shake it. Apart from Canaan Academy, the Heavenly Court is the undisputed overlord of the Black Corner Region, without exception!

Joining the Heavenly Court is clearly the best option.

Anyone with eyes can see that the future development of the Heavenly Court will far surpass that of the Demon Flame Valley. The Heavenly Court Lord's status as a seventh-grade alchemist alone is enough to attract a large number of Dou Huang powerhouses to join. If the rules for joining were not so strict, the number of Dou Huangs in the Heavenly Court today would not be just a dozen or so.

……

……

A few days later.

Yao Yan then flew towards the Jia Ma Empire with Cai Lin and Zi Yan. This time, he did not bring Yao Lao and the others with him when he returned to the Jia Ma Empire. With his current strength, almost no one in the entire Northwest Continent could pose a threat to him except for those hidden old monsters, let alone a low-level dynasty like the Jia Ma Empire, which is located in a remote area.

The strongest among them was only at the peak of the Douhuang realm.

In a battle between equals, especially against an ordinary peak Dou Huang, the opponent probably wouldn't even be able to withstand a single move from Yao Yan.

It's not that they are too weak, but that Yao Yan's current strength is too overpowered. Not to mention that his Burning Technique has evolved to the high level of the Earth Rank, his physical body alone, which has reached the peak of the second level of the Vajra Indestructible Body, is enough to crush most of the peak Dou Huang experts, not to mention the four different flames in his body.

After being roasted and tempered by four different flames, his battle qi and physical body have both increased to an incredible level.

Even some Dou Zong level experts cannot reach this level.

Moreover, as his strength increased, those several Dou Di bloodlines also began to gradually revive, allowing Yao Yan's strength to enter a stage of rapid improvement... If he was still a juvenile before, then he has now entered the stage of youth, and his Dou Qi, blood Qi, soul, etc. have all entered a stage of explosive growth.

Even if Yao Yan doesn't deliberately cultivate, the so-called bottleneck of the Dou Zong realm can't stop him.

……

Three streaks of light flashed across the azure sky.

"Sister Cailin, are there any fun places in the Gama Empire?" Ziyan turned to look at Cailin, blinking her big eyes like a curious child. She had never left the inner courtyard of Canaan Academy since birth, and this was the first time she had left the place where she was born.

"Fun places? Ask him~" Cai Lin was a little confused at the moment and had no mind to talk about these things with Zi Yan. She glanced at Yao Yan, who seemed to be doing nothing, and felt a little helpless. She obviously couldn't be as indifferent as Yao Yan.

I'll be seeing Cai Die soon, and I don't know how I'll explain all this then.

It's impossible to pretend nothing happened.

On one hand, Yao Yan wouldn't agree; on the other hand, it was naturally because of her telepathic connection with Cai Die. Cai Die must have sensed some of what happened back then, and thinking about this made her heart pound with confusion.

Yao Yan remained quite calm, even pondering for a moment before saying, "The capital of the Gama Empire is quite interesting. I'll take you there sometime. The city is quite large, and there are many delicious and fun things to do there."

“Okay~” Zi Yan said with shining eyes and an expectant look on her face.

"I'll take you and your sister Cailin with me, and your sister Cailin's younger sister Caidie too," Yaoyan promised, glancing at Cailin, only to be met with a glare from her.

"Sister Cailin has a younger sister too~"

Zi Yan was somewhat surprised, as she had never heard Cai Lin mention this before.

"Well, you'll see when you get there," Yao Yan said with a smile.

Done.

Yao Yan's gaze also turned to the distance, where the gate belonging to the Jia Ma Empire came into view. The city wall, nearly a hundred meters high, was truly magnificent. Only a fantasy world could build such a majestic city. And the city in front of him was Daling City of the Jia Ma Empire.

At this moment, Daling City was extremely lively, with a large number of people constantly shuttling through the city gate. Looking down from the sky, they looked like a group of ants.

Seeing Daling City again after only a few years evoked a strange sense of familiarity.

"We've arrived at the Gama Empire."

Cai Lin gazed at the distant city and whispered softly.

"Let's speed things up and try to get to the Snake People's camp today. I don't want to stay outside anymore. It's been so long since I've had a hot bath. Today, I need Cai Die to give me a back scrub..." Yao Yan's lips curled into a smug smile. Then, the wings of battle qi behind him trembled slightly, and his figure quickly transformed into a streak of light, streaking across the sky above Daling City.

"You dare!" Cai Lin snorted coldly and suddenly accelerated to catch up.

Zi Yan followed behind the two at a leisurely pace.

The Dou Wang in charge of Daling City naturally sensed the aura above, but faced with a Dou Zong powerhouse who could stand in mid-air, he chose to ignore it, pretending not to see anything. Such a powerhouse was beyond the reach of the Jia Ma Empire; he only needed to relay the message back.

How to deal with it is for the royal family to consider.

……

The snake people have now moved away from the Tagor Desert, and it all started with a human man.

Since that human alchemist entered the Serpent People's territory a few years ago, the Serpent People's lives have gradually improved. The Gama Empire, which was originally extremely hostile to the Serpent People, suddenly changed its tune. Not only did it allocate a piece of territory to the Serpent People, but several major powers also took the initiative to befriend them and even jointly issued an ironclad rule strictly prohibiting any power from selling Serpent People!

With the promulgation of this ironclad law, a large number of snake-people slaves were unconditionally released, further easing the conflict between the snake-people and the Gama Empire.

The two sides now get along quite well, and you can even see many humans walking around the city.

"It's been almost three years..."

Inside the palace, a bewitching figure leaned against the window, her bright peach blossom eyes gazing into the distance as she murmured to herself, a hint of melancholy in her voice. Suddenly, as if struck by a sudden thought, she gripped a small green fox in her arms tightly and began to wave its tiny paws.

A moment later, a voice tinged with resentment rang out.

"Young master and sister have gone too far..."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 199: Reunion with the Butterfly

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