Breaking the Masked Man

The old doctor's lips twitched. He knew this kid was up to no good. He shook his head and changed the subject, saying, "Let's talk about the Fallen Heart Flame."

"The Fallen Heart Flame you mentioned, is it the one from Canaan Academy?"

Yao Yan looked at Yao Lao and directly revealed the answer to the mystery.

"You know?"

The old apothecary was somewhat surprised and looked at Yao Yan with great curiosity. Had the news that Canaan Academy possessed a strange fire already spread?

Yao Yan nodded slightly and explained, "My teacher told me that the founder of Canaan Academy was an elder of the Thunder Clan, and it seems that he also has some connection with the Thunder Clan."

"ThunderClan?"

Yao Lao naturally knew what the Lei Clan was, and immediately frowned. He was obviously unaware of this news, since he usually interacted with the powerful figures of Zhongzhou and did not have much contact with the major imperial clans.

Yao Yan said with a smile, "However, after that elder of the Lei Clan founded Canaan Academy, he became a hands-off manager, so there is no need to be afraid of him."

Upon hearing this, the old apothecary nodded, pondered for a moment, and then suggested, "That's good. With your age and soul level, it won't be difficult for you to infiltrate. You just need to find the Fallen Heart Flame, and you'll have a chance to refine it!"

"We'll see then."

Yao Yan smiled but did not agree immediately, because he had a better way. However, infiltration was also an option to consider. He also wanted to see if Zi Yan was at Canaan Academy, as she was a peak expert whose future was at stake. He wondered if she was friend or foe.

In the original novel, Xiao Yan, a Seven-Star Dou Sheng, might have been killed by Zi Yan if she hadn't appeared in time!

A peak-level Nine-Star Dou Sheng expert.

That combat power is truly terrifying!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 122 Return to the Snake-People Clan

After Yao Lao's soul recovered to a healthy state, Yao Yan got up to bid farewell to the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. Before leaving, he did not forget to leave the other party with a Purple Crystal Solidifying Pill as a reward. With his current alchemy level, such a pill that had just entered the sixth grade was no longer considered a precious item.

Even though it has the effect of improving one's aptitude, it has no effect on Yao Yan. Its only use is to trade with others. But the place Yao Yan is going to next is the Black Corner Region, which is known as the most chaotic place in the Dou Qi Continent.

In places like this, strength is everything; if you see something you like, just grab it.

transaction?

The original story has already proven how ridiculous those two words are in the Black Corner Region; no one follows the rules at all.

Yao Yan looked at the enormous creature before him and said softly, "Your child has already swallowed one, so this one won't have much effect on it anymore. You can eat this one; it might subtly improve your bloodline and give you a slight chance to break through the bottleneck of the seventh rank in the future."

A hint of surprise appeared in the eyes of the Amethyst Winged Lion King. Looking at the pill handed to it by the person in front of it, it remained silent for a moment before swallowing the pill. It was not stupid. A pill of this quality, reaching the sixth rank, was extremely precious even in the human world. Moreover, it had the effect of improving aptitude, which would be quite effective even for it.

"Human, whatever you need in the future, you can come to me, the King."

It looked at Yao Yan with an imposing air, unaware that Yao Yan had already advanced to a seventh-grade alchemist, and made a promise in an extremely domineering manner.

"Ok."

Yao Yan smiled, and a pair of azure battle qi wings condensed on his back. Accompanied by some golden fluorescence, he soared into the sky and then transformed into a stream of light, flying towards the snake-man tribe's encampment.

In a few flashes, his figure appeared in the distance.

The old man's aged voice echoed in Yao Yan's mind: "Are you very familiar with that Amethyst Winged Lion King?"

"I'm not very familiar with it. I just teased it before. Because of a misunderstanding, I beat it up quite badly. Later, I swindled a lot of precious medicinal herbs and the associated amethyst source from it... That pill can be considered as settling the past karma. I don't like to take advantage of others."

Yao Yan communicated with Yao Lao using his soul power, directly expressing his innermost thoughts.

"Forehead……"

Upon hearing Yao Yan's shameless words, Yao Lao was speechless for a moment. The other party actually said that he didn't like taking advantage of others, so why didn't he return his Bone Inflammation Ring to him?!

Yao Yan naturally guessed what Yao Lao was thinking, and a faint smile appeared on his young and handsome face: "Are you trying to say that I should take advantage of you? It's different. You are the renowned Yao Venerable, whose name resounds throughout the entire Central Continent. It takes skill for the weak to gain an advantage over the strong!"

When Yao Lao heard Yao Yan's absurd theory, his lips twitched. He didn't feel any noble qualities from the other party, but only Yao Yan's flexible moral bottom line. At the same time, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Are all young people these days so shameless?!

He remembered that before he lost his body, the younger generation... especially the exceptionally talented geniuses, were all extremely arrogant, unlike Yao Yan.

"But in my current state, how can I be considered a strongman?"

The old doctor made a sarcastic remark in a complicated tone.

"You shouldn't be so modest, sir. With your current state, below the Dou Zun level, I doubt many people could do anything to you."

Yao Yan chuckled softly. He knew the effects of the pills he had refined himself.

Even if Yao Lao had not recovered to his peak condition, his original Heavenly Realm level soul, in its current healthy state, was enough to deal with most Dou Zong level experts. Even if he couldn't kill him, he could still keep him occupied. Yao Yan was undoubtedly certain of this.

"I have no physical body, and my soul power is dwindling with each use. It's not as powerful as you think. If you expect me to be able to withstand all levels of Dou Zong experts, then you are undoubtedly overestimating me. In my current state, I can at most deal with seven or eight-star Dou Zong. If I encounter those old monsters who have one foot in Dou Zun, I can only run away."

Upon hearing this, the old doctor smiled and offered a reminder.

"That's enough."

Yao Yan chuckled lightly, then his speed suddenly increased dramatically. During the time he had been away, Cai Die should have already emerged from seclusion. As for her sister Cai Lin, it depended on her physical condition. If she was in good health, she would naturally go into seclusion to continue her breakthrough. If she was in bad health, then that Breakthrough Pill might have been wasted.

The Serpent People are a very interesting race, being half-human and half-serpent. The Medusa Queen's clan even implants the souls of magical beasts into their bodies, turning them into companion souls, thereby transforming their own bloodline.

This will undoubtedly increase one's combat power and cultivation speed in the early stages.

However, it's hard to say whether it will become a burden later on. The magical beast race is easily shackled by the power of bloodline. Just like there is bloodline pressure between different magical beasts, an ancient void dragon like Zi Yan, who has the bloodline of the Dragon Emperor, can exert an overwhelming suppression on most magical beasts.

For a monster to increase its strength, the only way is to continuously transform its bloodline power.

Hopefully it will succeed, otherwise it will be very troublesome... A strange blue flame flashed in Yao Yan's eyes.

……

……

The royal city of the Serpent People.

With the two Medusa Queens in seclusion, the entire Serpent Clan fell into a long-awaited peace. As the human forces of the Gama Empire restrained their actions, the conflict between the Serpent Clan and the Gama Empire gradually eased. However, this peaceful atmosphere was soon broken with the arrival of Jia Xingtian.

Jia Xingtian has a special identity; he is the de facto emperor of the Jia Ma Empire, and his own strength has reached the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Huang realm. His arrival undoubtedly makes the Snake-People Clan take him very seriously.

However, after they learned the other party's purpose, they all fell silent.

Yao Yan's reputation among the Snake-People is quite renowned. Regardless of anything else, his status as a seventh-grade alchemist alone is enough to make everyone who knows him take notice. After all, in the Northwest region, a seventh-grade alchemist is an absolute rarity, and his status is enough to make even a Dou Huang powerhouse bow down to him.

As the atmosphere between the two sides eased, Jia Xingtian also learned that Yao Yan was not at the Snake-People's camp, and had no choice but to leave. After all, the relationship between the Jia Ma Empire and the Snake-People had always been awkward, and the other side did not welcome him at all.

Several days after Jia Xingtian left, Yao Yan appeared in the royal city of the Snake People.

Upon hearing the news, Hua She'er and Yue Mei went out to greet them.

Yao Yan looked at the two women he hadn't seen for many days, a slight smile appearing on his lips. He walked over, raised his hand, and patted Yue Mei, that little vixen, teasingly saying, "Did you miss this young master~"

"Whether you've thought about it or not, young master will find out soon enough."

Compared to Hua She'er, Yue Mei was indeed much more wanton. She glanced at Yao Yan with seductive eyes, twisted her supple waist, and gently rubbed her soft breasts against his arm as she spoke charmingly. The slightly drooping strands of hair made her eyes even more bright and captivating.

Hua She'er stood awkwardly to one side. She couldn't be as proactive as Yue Mei. She only nodded almost imperceptibly when Yao Yan looked over.

"It's so hot outside, let's go inside and chat."

Yao Yan pulled the two women into the house, while the mocking laughter of Yao Lao rang in his ears.

"I didn't expect you to look so composed, but you're actually a playboy. Tsk tsk, beauty is like a wolf or a tiger, it can corrupt a person's mind the most. You'd better be careful, kid, don't get too caught up in it and ruin yourself."

"This is not my fault, but a side effect of cultivating the Burning Flame Technique. The source of the strange fire is too powerful. After absorbing it, my own fire energy is too strong and needs to be balanced by yin and yang. I was forced to do this. I didn't want to do it."

Yao Yan's expression remained unchanged, but his tone when communicating with Yao Lao became quite helpless, causing Yao Lao's lips to twitch. He had long known that this kid had a very thick skin, but he did not expect that the other party would be the same when it came to matters between men and women, coupled with his extremely handsome face and monstrous talent.

It's easy to imagine how incredibly lucky this kid will be with women in the future.

The old doctor sighed softly, "You should be careful, kid. Don't get too obsessed and waste your talent."

Men are boys until they die. Yao Lao was once young and had his share of love affairs, but he was determined and did not become obsessed with women. However, now he regrets some of his past actions, especially now that he sees Yao Yan like this, he feels a little envious.

Unfortunately, he no longer even has a physical body, so everything has become nonsense.

"Just don't peek."

Yao Yan was no novice. Relying on the soul imprint within the Bone Flame Ring, he directly severed Yao Lao's connection with the outside world to prevent this lewd old man from peeping at him during their intimate moments. It wasn't a big deal if he was seen, but it would be a bit unpleasant if Hua She'er and Yue Mei were seen.

At that moment, Yao Lao, inside the Bone Flame Ring, felt his vision go black. His eyes twitched violently, and he couldn't help but curse, "You brat, you have no respect for your elders! Do you think I would peek at you?"

Unfortunately, no matter how much he yelled and cursed, Yao Yan ignored him and had already taken the two women into the room, where they began to have a detailed and in-depth conversation.

It gradually evolved from import and export trade to hardware and software engineering...

"Haven't Cai Die and the others come out yet?"

Yao Yan put his arm around one of them, gently stroking their fair backs, and asked.

Hua She'er was clearly aware of this matter. She nodded, her slightly flushed face showing a hint of seriousness: "Yes, young master, the Queen and the others have not made any move to come out of seclusion."

"It's good that there's no movement. Breaking through to the Dou Zong realm isn't that easy. Even if they're in seclusion for several years, that's perfectly normal."

Yao Yan smiled and said with a relaxed expression.

The leap from Dou Huang to Dou Zong is a qualitative one, just like the breakthrough from Dou Ling to Dou Wang. Both Dou Qi and physical strength will increase exponentially. The amount of heaven and earth energy required during this process is terrifying and cannot be easily accomplished overnight.

"Based on your calculations, how long will Her Majesty the Queen need to go into seclusion?"

Yue Mei nestled in Yao Yan's arms, pursed her alluring red lips, blinked her charming eyes, and softly asked, "I know that once Her Majesty the Queen comes out, the position in Yao Yan's arms will no longer belong to me. I must make the most of this time!"

"If we can successfully break through, it will take at least two or three years; if we fail... we will be out in one or two months."

Yao Yan gently stroked Yue Mei's long hair, a hint of solemnity appearing in his eyes, and slowly spoke.