Breaking the Masked Man

Yao Yan did not refuse. He was happy to see Hai Bodong come to him. Hai Bodong was quite talented and strong, but he lacked luck and background. If he had a low-level cultivation technique, Hai Bodong's strength would improve even faster. If necessary in the future, he could consider training him.

He also had the idea of ​​building his own power base, and the Haibodong and Mittel families were a good stepping stone. In the future, it would be extremely convenient for him to search for different flames or other resources.

As for the Soul Palace and the Soul Clan.

They're a bunch of inhuman people. It's fine to cooperate with them to kill someone, but as for anything else, there's really no trust to be had.

Thinking about integrating resources and power, Yao Lao in his storage ring was also a good option, even more suitable than Hai Bodong. Unfortunately, Yao Lao was too shrewd, and Yao Yan was not confident that he could persuade him. A Dou Zun was not so easy to control, and the other party had a great grudge against the Soul Palace!

Let's take it one step at a time for now and focus on improving our strength first.

Cai Die looked at Hai Bodong, who seemed somewhat wary, and chuckled, reassuring him, "Don't worry, if your sister tries to kill you, I'll hold her back, and then you can take the opportunity to escape."

Hai Bodong's lips twitched. He felt that he wasn't that cowardly. Although Queen Medusa was powerful, she wasn't capable of taking him for granted.

After finishing this post, I still have to take my wife to her parents' house late at night. There's a blizzard tomorrow, so we can't leave. Too many things to do during the Lunar New Year. ┭┮﹏┭┮

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 93 Mutation

After meeting up with Hai Bodong, Yao Yan led Cai Die and Hai Bodong towards the territory of the Snake People.

As for the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame near Stone Desert City, he hesitated for a moment before suppressing his impulse and choosing to ignore it for the time being. Without making sufficient preparations, it would be extremely foolish to rashly come into contact with the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame. Once the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame went berserk, the resulting commotion would inevitably affect an area of ​​several miles.

Furthermore, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame possesses the ability to control volcanic eruptions. If it is pushed to this point, all forces near the Tagor Desert will surely be alarmed.

The value of a single strange flame is enough to make many people lose their minds and flock to it.

He had no doubt about that.

Yao Yan wasn't afraid of other forces vying for it; he was only worried that if the matter escalated, it would attract the attention of the Soul Palace. Before properly dealing with the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade, he didn't want to re-establish contact with Hun Xuzi, and cultivating the Burning Technique also required time.

He had to prove the value of the Burning Technique before he could meet Hun Xuzi.

In this way, Hun Xuzi might support his cultivation of the Burning Technique, rather than forcing him to change his cultivation method.

This is also the most frustrating part. The Burning Technique seems magical, but it is actually hard to interest a Dou Sheng-level expert because the conditions for cultivating it are too harsh and outrageous. It doesn't seem like a technique for beginners at all, but rather a technique created to deliberately torment people.

Instead of a low-level Yellow Rank cultivation technique that requires devouring a different kind of fire to evolve, wouldn't it be better to directly cultivate a watered-down version of a Heaven Rank cultivation technique?

In the future, if one cultivates to the level of Dou Zun, one can directly switch to the complete version of the Heavenly Rank cultivation technique... This is almost a perfect path to becoming a Dou Sheng, with virtually no obstacles along the way. All that is needed is time. According to what Hun Xuzi once said, he is confident that he can raise Yao Yan's strength to above the five-star Dou Sheng level within a hundred years at most.

As for going any higher, that depends on the upper limit of Yao Yan's Devouring Spirit Clan bloodline.

Above the Five-Star Dou Sheng realm, the difficulty of cultivation will increase exponentially. It may take hundreds of years to advance even one star, and the gap between each star will become extremely terrifying. At that time, if Yao Yan wants to increase his strength rapidly, it will depend on his own courage.

In Hun Xuzi's words, all the major imperial clans are his future cultivation resources, and he can even consider the major magical beast families.

It's so addictive!

……

……

Three streaks of light, each a different color, streaked across the night sky and swiftly headed towards the territory of the snake people.

As they got closer to the territory of the snake people.

Hai Bodong frowned, looked at Yao Yan, and asked, "Young Master, have you figured out how to communicate with the Snake-People? Those Snake-People have been very irritable lately, attacking humans indiscriminately. Moreover, Cai Die's identity is very special. Once her identity is exposed, it is very likely to attract the old powerhouses of the Snake-People!"

Although he had never met the four elders of the snake-people, he had heard about them from others.

If the Serpent People did not possess such a foundation, how could they have survived to this day? There are quite a few human forces eyeing the Serpent People, including not only the Gama Empire, but also the Izumo Empire, the Luoyan Empire, and the Mulan Empire.

Snake women are readily available in human territory and are highly favored by some powerful individuals.

Men all share the same inherent flaws!

Ultimately, however, it was due to their weakness that the Snake-People were unable to resist the invasion of other races and had no chance of resisting the four major powers at the same time.

"I've spoken with Cai Die's sister, and there shouldn't be any problems. Even if something unexpected happens, the three of us are strong enough to escape unscathed. Besides, Cai Die's sister wouldn't just stand by and watch Cai Die get hurt."

Yao Yan nodded slightly and said softly, while glancing at Hai Bodong with a playful look in her eyes.

He felt that if the negotiations broke down, the one who should be most worried about his safety was Hai Bodong, not him and Cai Die. After all, he was tough and thick-skinned, and a Dou Huang level cultivator posed no threat to him. Moreover, he was a young sixth-grade alchemist with an extraordinary status, so the Snake-People should not go too far.

With her sister protecting her, Cai Die has nothing to worry about.

Hai Bodong was in a bit of an awkward position. He had nothing, and if a fight broke out, his opponent would obviously not hold back.

Perhaps after being glanced at by Yao Yan, Hai Bodong suddenly realized that his situation was the worst. A bitter smile appeared on his face, and he shook his head helplessly.

Yao Yan smiled and reassured them, "Don't worry, unless the snake people are out of their minds, they won't start a war with us."

Just as the three were about to arrive at the territory of the snake people, two powerful energy fluctuations suddenly came from afar, one of which emanated a very familiar aura.

"elder sister?!"

Cai Die was naturally very familiar with her older sister's aura. Almost instantly, she sensed that her sister was fighting with a powerful expert. Without the slightest hesitation, her battle aura surged, her speed increased dramatically, and she rushed towards the direction of the fight.

Yao Yan and Hai Bodong exchanged a glance, then their speed also increased dramatically as they followed.

……

"boom!"

A deafening roar, powerful enough to shake the heavens and earth, resounded. Terrifying energy stirred the tremors of the heavens and earth, emanating an aura that would make even ordinary Dou Huang wary.

As the colorful energy storm dissipated, a gray energy barrier stood steadily in the sky.

Behind him stood an old figure, dressed in ordinary clothes. His aged face was expressionless, and his seemingly cloudy eyes contained a chilling glint. He held a jet-black cane with a particularly ferocious scorpion head on it, and a faint purple light flickered on the scorpion's forehead.

The old man had a pair of gray battle aura wings on his back, and his aura was incredibly powerful, even faintly surpassing that of Queen Medusa. Clearly, his strength was only one step away from that of a Dou Zong.

"Queen Medusa...you live up to your name. Among the Dou Huangs who have fought against me, you are definitely among the top three."

The old man gripped his cane, his aged voice slowly echoing through the sky, as if he were commenting on a younger generation from the perspective of a senior.

"Old man, not bad, let's go again!"

Queen Medusa stared at the other party with her cold and beautiful phoenix eyes. Upon hearing this, she sneered disdainfully, formed a hand seal, and the purple-red battle aura around her surged even more. A huge purple snake phantom, almost tangible, condensed behind her, and a pair of cold snake eyes fixed on the old man in front of her.

"It really is the Purple Nether Flame Serpent!"

When the old man saw the phantom behind Queen Medusa, a look of excitement appeared in his eyes, and he sighed softly to himself.

The Purple Flame Serpent is a rather rare magical beast, with the bloodline of an ancient beast flowing through its veins. If this bloodline is activated by chance, it can evolve into an ancient beast, which is the reason the old man came here.

He needs the essence and blood of the Purple Nether Flame Serpent!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 4 Scorpion Rock

The Purple Flame Serpent is a special magical beast with the bloodline of the ancient mythical beast Devouring Python, making it an extremely rare existence even among magical beasts.

This is also the real reason why the old man has set his sights on Queen Medusa. He needs a drop of essence blood containing the bloodline of the Devouring Python to perform a secret technique, thereby breaking through the barrier to his breakthrough to Dou Zong. He has been at the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Huang for too long. If he does not break through to Dou Zong soon, his lifespan will also be exhausted.

In his youth, he was also an exceptional genius, breaking through to the Dou Huang level at a young age and even founding the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect!

Unfortunately, human strength has its limits.

After Xie Biyan cultivated to the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Huang realm, his talent seemed to have been put on pause. He cultivated for nearly a hundred years but still made no progress. He even spent a lot of resources to buy a Breakthrough Pill, but still could not break through. Therefore, he searched for various secret techniques to seek a breakthrough and finally found a secret technique that suited him!

He used the essence and blood of the Devouring Python in combination with the Myriad Poisons Pool to break through his own cultivation bottleneck.

Unfortunately, the Devouring Python was an ancient beast, extremely rare in the world, and even its corpse could not be found. As a second choice, the essence blood of Queen Medusa was also quite good. Xie Biyan was only a short distance away from becoming a Dou Zong, just one step away. He believed that this secret technique would be enough to help him break through.

Even if it doesn’t work, it has to work!

Xie Biyan's aged eyes gradually sharpened, and he said in a low voice, "Give up. With your strength, you can't possibly be my match!"

"So much nonsense!"

Queen Medusa snorted coldly, raised her hand, and unleashed the giant purplish-red serpent she had condensed. It opened its blood-red maw and bit at Scorpion Biyan. Wherever it passed, the energy of heaven and earth trembled, and even space itself seemed to distort slightly, demonstrating the immense power of the battle qi she had gathered for this move.

"Congeal!"

Xie Biyan gently raised his cane and then lowered it. Accompanied by faint spatial ripples, an invisible spatial wall seemed to condense and take shape in front of him.

"boom"

The purplish-red giant serpent charged forward, and the next moment, it seemed to have collided with something, exploding violently. Accompanied by the spatial tremor, Scorpion Biyan, who was standing behind, was unharmed and stared indifferently at Queen Medusa. Having already touched the power of space, his strength was firmly superior to Queen Medusa's.

"The power of space?!"

A strange light flashed in Queen Medusa's eyes. She hadn't expected that this old man in front of her could actually control the spatial power that only a Dou Zong powerhouse could control.

"Although I failed to break through to the Dou Zong realm, I still gained some benefits from it."

Xie Biyan was incredibly patient as he explained things to Queen Medusa. He didn't think she could escape today, and to discourage her from fighting, he continued, "Don't expect anyone to come to your rescue. Your snake-people's powerful warriors are already tied up; they can't spare any attention for Your Majesty!"

There was a pause.

"Give up, that way you'll suffer less."

"Old man, do you really think you can outmaneuver me?"

Queen Medusa's eyes flashed with an eerie purple light as she spoke in a cold voice. As the queen of the snake people, she was never threatened. Since this old codger wanted her life, she would have to see if he could keep his teeth clean. As she activated the secret technique, her symbiotic soul seemed to merge with her body.

A seven-colored halo appeared and disappeared, causing her aura to surge dramatically!

"madness!"