Breaking the Masked Man

There was a pause.

A flash of black flame appeared in his eyes, and he chuckled softly, "Of course, if one's abilities are insufficient, even with an extremely high bloodline level, one can only become a stepping stone for others... Of course, with your current strength, even within the Soul Clan, you belong to the top tier, and you might even be qualified to compete for the position of Young Clan Leader!"

"Young Clan Chief? Isn't that position for the Clan Chief's son...?" Yao Yan was taken aback upon hearing this and asked.

“Our clan leader has no children. He is not like the clan leader of the Medicine Clan. He has only one goal in this life, and that is to become a Dou Di!” Hun Miesheng’s eyes showed a bit of fervor, and his voice became a few decibels higher.

However, these slight emotional fluctuations quickly subsided and calm was restored.

He looked at Yao Yan and continued, "There are some things you will naturally know once you reach the Dou Sheng level. Knowing too much when you are not strong enough will not be of any use to you. Work hard, and I look forward to your future performance!"

After saying that, he smiled faintly, raised his hand to distort space, and took Yao Yan away from the space where the soul's origin was located. When they reappeared, the two of them were in a void space. Black flames appeared all around them, turning into a barrier that blocked the spatial turbulence outside and protected the two of them as they sped away into the distance.

"The Heavenly Palace is about half a day's journey from the Soul Realm. You've just broken through, so take a break and recuperate. When you return to the Soul Clan, quite a few little guys will probably come looking for trouble for you," Hun Miesheng said with a light laugh, glancing at Yao Yan, who stood calmly to his side.

“That’s perfect. I’m currently lacking a sparring partner to familiarize myself with this surge in power,” Yao Yan said, clenching his fist with anticipation.

"Your teacher must be really looking forward to your performance," Hun Miesheng said softly, a hint of amusement in his eyes.

"I will not let you down, teacher!" Yao Yan said in a deep voice.

Hun Miesheng smiled knowingly, said nothing more, and, carrying Yao Yan, sped off towards the Soul Realm.

A few hours later.

Hun Miesheng's voice rang in Yao Yan's ears: "We've arrived."

Upon hearing this, Yao Yan opened his eyes, and what came into view was a vast and boundless world. As Hun Miesheng withdrew the Void Devouring Flame, the rich energy of heaven and earth instantly rushed towards him, making his mind and spirit tremble. If Zhongzhou is the most prosperous place in the Dou Qi Continent, then the domains of the various imperial clans are the blessed lands of the Dou Qi Continent!

"How does it compare to the Medicine Clan's territory?" Hun Miesheng asked. He had never been to the Medicine Clan's territory, as he spent most of his time managing the Soul Palace. Because of the Soul Palace, his reputation was ruined, and he was even blacklisted by the Medicine Clan.

The Soul Palace specifically targets alchemists, and the place with the most alchemists in the world is naturally the Medicine Clan.

To say that the Soul Clan has no designs on the Medicine Clan is undoubtedly self-deception.

"I don't know. When I left the Medicine Clan, I was still very weak, and my knowledge was limited to the area within one city," Yao Yan said, shaking his head slightly.

"If you have the chance in the future, you can measure it out for yourself~" Hun Miesheng chuckled and said meaningfully.

Yao Yan didn't reply. He could roughly understand what Hun Miesheng meant. The so-called measurement was undoubtedly the war to exterminate the clan in the future. According to the original plot, that day was not far away. Even if he hid the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade of the Xiao Clan, he could not stop the Hun Clan's grand plan.

The war between the major imperial clans is imminent, and Yao Yan doesn't have much time left to develop. He needs to advance to the Dou Sheng level as soon as possible!

"Let's go, your teacher has already sensed it." Hun Miesheng said, and then took Yao Yan and teleported directly to the imperial city of the Soul Clan.

This is an extremely magnificent ancient city, but its shape is not particularly imposing. It is entirely built of huge, black rocks. Perhaps due to the erosion of time, it looks somewhat decayed, full of traces of time, and has an ancient aura.

With the powerful Soul Extinction leading the way, Yao Yan naturally didn't need to go down and flew directly into the core palace complex.

Almost the instant the two landed, a dozen terrifying gazes were fixed on them. Ignoring the distance in space, those gazes fell on Yao Yan, and the invisible pressure instantly made Yao Yan's body stiffen.

It wasn't that these powerful figures were intimidating him, but rather that he sensed danger, and his body reacted instinctively.

Just like a person who stands still when in danger.

The same reason.

Yao Yan felt this way at this moment, a feeling he hadn't experienced in a long time. This could only mean that the owners of these dozen or so gazes were extremely powerful, terrifyingly so. Recalling the description of the Soul Clan's foundation in the original work, he felt a surge of emotion. In terms of the number of Dou Sheng alone, the Soul Clan far surpassed all other clans.

This is also why the Soul Clan dared to wage war against the other major imperial clans.

They have enough strength!

It can be said that the Soul Clan has reached its peak in its development!

"This is my disciple~" Accompanied by a faint laugh, a wisp of black flame appeared in front of Yao Yan. As the flame rose, the surrounding space seemed to connect to a peculiar flame space. Before Yao Yan could even take a look, Hun Xuzi's figure walked out.

"That little guy who's been causing such a stir in Zhongzhou lately?" an aged voice asked, tinged with curiosity.

"Yes, his father was my disciple back then. He later married a woman from the Medicine Clan and had him. Many years ago, I went to the Medicine Clan and brought him back... Little fellow, welcome back to the Soul Clan. From now on, you are a member of our Soul Clan. Today, your master bestows upon you the name Soul Words!" Soul Void seemed to be in a very good mood, laughing as he spoke.

Hunyan… Yaoyan was momentarily dazed, then cupped her hands in thanks: “Thank you, teacher, for bestowing this name upon me!”

"You've returned just in time. Rest for a while, and then you can participate in the bloodline baptism... If you can come out on top, you will become the young patriarch of the Soul Clan. Work hard and don't let your master down!" Soul Void expressed his expectations to Yao Yan, and at the same time conveyed a message to everyone.

His own disciple is vying for the position of young clan leader!

"Is his bloodline concentration very high?" Another unfamiliar, aged voice asked in a deep voice.

Clearly, not everyone is indifferent to bloodline concentration.

"This little fellow was personally trained by me. He possesses the bloodline talent of the Devouring Spirit Clan, allowing him to devour the bloodline power of any race at will, including my own!" Hun Xuzi smiled faintly, then his tone suddenly hardened, and he said in a deep voice, "He now possesses the Dou Di bloodline power of the Medicine Clan, Stone Clan, Spirit Clan, and Flame Clan!"

Almost the instant Hun Xuzi finished speaking, Yao Yan noticed several figures appearing in the surrounding space. Without any spatial ripples, they teleported directly in front of him.

An elderly man with gray hair grabbed Yao Yan's wrist and, without waiting for his consent, pricked his finger, squeezed out a drop of bright red blood, and drank it. A moment later, a look of shock appeared on his aged face: "It's true? You actually succeeded?!"

His cloudy eyes suddenly blazed with a terrifying heat as he stared intently at Yao Yan, as if he were looking at some kind of treasure.

Many people present knew about the things that Hun Xuzi had done, but no one thought he could succeed. They never expected the surprise to come so suddenly. Everyone present was a Dou Sheng level expert, and they knew very well what Yao Yan's physique meant.

At the very least, he is a promising talent who can steadily advance to the level of Dou Sheng. If nurtured properly, he could even become the strongest person in the Dou Qi Continent!

If this kid were to gather the divine bloodlines of all the major imperial clans into one body, the scene would be quite interesting to imagine.

Thinking of this, the old man's gaze grew increasingly intense. At the same time, many other old fogies couldn't sit still any longer and appeared one after another, curiously examining Yao Yan. Soon, they discovered that Yao Yan's body contained a variety of strange flames.

"Young man, how come you have so much strange fire in your body?" a middle-aged man asked with surprise.

Even a Dou Sheng powerhouse cannot integrate too many different flames into their body. Xiao Xuan, who was extremely powerful back then, only managed to forcibly refine different flames into his body by relying on his strength; he was far from being able to perfectly fuse multiple different flames like Yao Yan did.

"This is his good fortune. He obtained a cultivation technique from Yao Chen, an abandoned son of the Medicine Clan, that requires devouring strange flames to evolve... However, this technique is only at the low level of the Yellow Rank in its early stages. It's all thanks to his luck. Anyone else would have died without even knowing how." Hun Xuzi chuckled softly, explaining the situation to the many elders of the Soul Clan.

He was curious about this technique, but that was all; he had no expectations. The same technique, practiced by different people, would produce different results, let alone a technique that required risking one's life, which was not replicable at all.

Even without mentioning him, finding a different kind of fire is difficult. It's only because of Yao Yan's incredible luck that he was able to collect all five kinds in just a few years and even advance his cultivation technique to the Heavenly Rank!

Even Hun Xuzi had to marvel at Yao Yan's incredible luck. But then again, if his luck had been worse, he wouldn't have been able to successfully fuse with the essence blood of the Devouring Spirit Clan. Sometimes luck is also a kind of strength!

As Hun Xuzi spoke, everyone present also stopped thinking. Just as he said, this kind of cultivation method that requires starting from the low level of Yellow Rank and then devouring different flames to evolve is really a tricky method.

"Kid, what were you thinking back then? How could you possibly practice this kind of technique?!" A burly man asked in surprise, while also glancing at Hun Xuzi. This scoundrel was teaching his disciples like this. Such a promising talent, if he were to die because of practicing this trash technique, that would be a real loss for the Soul Clan.

There are still quite a few people in the Soul Clan who care about the development of the clan; not everyone is like Soul Void Child.

"I unexpectedly obtained a storage ring containing Yao Chen's soul, which contains a Bone Spirit Cold Flame. This cultivation technique is the perfect match for it. In addition, there is the Fallen Heart Flame from Canaan Academy and the Void Devouring Flame promised by my teacher. I think it's worth taking the risk!" Facing the gazes of many Soul Clan bigwigs, Yao Yan honestly revealed his 'true thoughts'.

"Bullshit! You're the only one who succeeded. If you had failed, you wouldn't even know how you died... I seriously suspect that this kid Hun Xuzi didn't take care of you at all and just let you do whatever you wanted!" An old man glared angrily at Hun Xuzi and scolded him.

Hun Xuzi was furious but dared not speak out. There was nothing he could do, as the other party was his elder and was stronger than him. He could only lower his head and laugh awkwardly.

"My clan has no shortage of Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques! Fortunately, you succeeded, very good!" The old man looked at Yao Yan with admiration and continued, "I am Hun Yan. If you encounter any trouble in the future, don't hesitate to come to me!" (End of Chapter)

Chapter 256 It's nothing more than murder and arson.

Yao Yan felt the 'enthusiasm' of the many Soul Clan bigwigs around him. With a humble expression on his face, he bowed to these Soul Clan bigwigs one after another after being introduced by Hun Xuzi. Their identities were all extremely extraordinary, especially the four elders standing at the front, who were top experts of the Soul Clan. This could be seen from Hun Xuzi's attitude.

The name Hunyan allowed Yaoyan to guess the identities of the four people.

Although they only appeared a few times in the original work, their names were extremely famous. They were known as the Four Demon Saints, and their strength was all at the late stage of the Seven Star Battle Saint. Their status was equivalent to the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan. Apart from the Clan Chief, Void Devouring Flame, and a few other people, no one could compare with them.

“Since your cultivation technique requires devouring different flames to evolve, it just so happens that my clan possesses the Void Devouring Flame. We can have the Void Devouring Flame grant you a small flame, which might allow your technique to advance to another level… I am also very curious whether your technique has any limits.” A tall old man standing beside Hun Yan said with great interest.

When it comes to nurturing talented juniors, the major imperial clans have always been generous with cultivation resources. They are not afraid of their juniors having high talent, but rather that their talent is too weak and they cannot withstand too many cultivation resources.

If one's talent is too low and one's own strength is too weak, how can one withstand those high-quality cultivation resources?

Take, for example, the sub-fire of the Void Devouring Flame.

Surely we can't ask the Void Devouring Flame to personally refine it, can we?

If you don't even have the ability to refine different flames, then you should give up on other ideas as soon as possible and leave the opportunity to others.

The other four Demon Saints shared the same mindset. They all felt as if they had seen an interesting work of art and were eager to see where Yao Yan's limits were. Whether it was the cultivation technique Yao Yan practiced or the physique that could devour the bloodlines of other races, both were extremely valuable for cultivation. And the Soul Clan was exactly the one that had no shortage of cultivation resources and the essence of various races!

Even the strange fire is the same.

The Void Devouring Flame is the second-ranked Strange Flame, and its cultivation has reached the level of a nine-star Dou Sheng. It can freely split into sub-flames, and the power of each sub-flame is by no means weaker than those ranked in the top ten Strange Flames, and may even be stronger.

If necessary, the Soul Clan can even collect different flames for them; there are quite a few people and forces in the world who possess different flames!

It's nothing more than murder and arson.

In the eyes of the Soul Clan, everything in the outside world is at their disposal!

Not convinced?

Let our strength speak for itself.

“I have already spoken to Void Devouring Flame about this matter. If he can win the position of young clan leader, he can be granted a Void Devouring Flame sub-flame… If not, then the Void Devouring Flame sub-flame spot will be given to someone else.” Soul Void Child’s eyes flickered slightly as he spoke.

As Hun Xuzi finished speaking, Hun Yan and the others exchanged glances. One of them frowned and said, "That little madman's strength has already reached the Seven-Star Dou Zun level, and his fighting techniques are all quite impressive... It's a bit unfair to let them fight so early. Perhaps we should let him cultivate for a while longer."

After saying that, he glanced at Yao Yan, clearly not optimistic about him.

The little madman's name is Hunfeng. He is a descendant of the previous Four Demon Saints. He is extremely talented and was found to have a very high bloodline talent from a young age. Since he started cultivating, his cultivation speed has increased by leaps and bounds. Before he was twenty years old, he had already reached the Dou Zun level. After that, he fought against opponents of higher levels. His favorite thing to do every day was to challenge the strong. In just a few years, he improved his strength in battle and reached the Seven Star Dou Zun level. The clan leader once said that in at most twenty years, he would be able to step into the Dou Sheng realm.

Therefore, many people regard him as the future young clan leader!

As for the other younger generation of the same age, none of them were his match, and they couldn't even last a few moves against him. Hun Feng set his sights on the older generation and never looked at his peers, showing extreme arrogance.

"How will you know if you don't try? I think he can do it~" Hun Xuzi patted Yao Yan's shoulder, his expression becoming more serious, and said in a deep voice.

Yao Yan was his perfect creation, and he knew far better than these old guys in front of him what potential his body possessed. Not to mention that Yao Yan had unexpectedly obtained a technique that allowed him to evolve by devouring strange fire. The combination of the two had brought Yao Yan's talent to its peak!

Even with Soul Wind, who possesses divine-grade bloodline talent, Soul Void didn't think he could compare to Yao Yan.