Battle Through the Heavens: Reap the Red Lotus Karmic Flame at the Start

Looking at Xiao Yan, who stood calmly in front of everyone from the Echoing Sect, Lu Zhi said with amusement, "Xiao Yan, I didn't expect you to actually dare to come and die."

Looking at the sky filled with Dou Huang and Dou Wang figures, all poised to attack since his appearance, Xiao Yan chuckled, "Last time I used the Bone-Growing Blood-Condensing Flower to buy your life. I wonder if you've prepared the money to buy your life this time?"

"That's Xiao Yan? He certainly has an extraordinary air about him?"

"A real man dares to stand up at a time like this!"

"Judging from Xiao Yan's words, Lu Zhi doesn't seem to be a match for him?"

With Xiao Yan's appearance, everyone's emotions began to surge. After all, it was a dead end, as everyone could see. To dare to step forward at this moment required courage, so regardless of anything else, Xiao Yan's courage had already earned him the respect of many present.

"Sharp-tongued, but it's alright, after all, this is your last chance to speak." Lu Zhi watched as Xiao Yan's emotions calmed down, but the killing intent in his eyes grew stronger.

Xiao Yan pulled an ancient ruler from the ground, pointing the tip forward: "Lu Zhi, do you dare to fight me one-on-one?"

A gasp of surprise arose from the crowd. Although Xiao Yan had explicitly stated that Lu Zhi was no match for him, most people dismissed it, thinking it was just Xiao Yan's boastful words before his death.

But now that Lu Zhi is being specifically chosen for a one-on-one duel, the impact is simply too great.

Like a tree casting its shadow, Lu Zhi has long held the title of the number one young person in the Northwest Region, and almost no one dares to challenge him directly. Moreover, he has now broken through to the Dou Zong realm, making him the "truly number one" person in the Myriad Beasts Space.

But then, Xiao Yan provoked him, and in front of so many people!

"Has Xiao Yan gone mad?"

"Challenging Lu Zhi? Are you courting death?"

"Maybe they got cocky after taking first place on the leaderboard!"

Looking at Xiao Yan, who was challenging him, Lu Zhi replied without a trace of emotion, "Do you think you still have the right to negotiate?"

Xiao Yan smiled calmly: "Aren't you curious why I'm the only one who came?"

Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, Lu Zhixin felt a sense of foreboding. It wasn't that he hadn't noticed Xu Yingwu or Xiao Xun'er's absence. Rather, he believed that with so many people present, whatever the remaining three did wouldn't affect the overall situation.

So he simply arranged for people to keep watch and didn't take it too seriously. But seeing Xiao Yan's confident and fearless demeanor, he sensed that the three who had disappeared might really have some extraordinary plan.

No one noticed that two people had appeared high in the sky! Two women.

Qinglin, Xiao Xun'er! Xiao Xun'er hugged Qinglin from behind. Qinglin's eyes were infinitely green, and three small flowers bloomed beautifully within her large, beautiful eyes. Behind Xiao Xun'er and Qinglin, a pair of equally emerald green eyes even faintly appeared.

……

Xiao Yan and his companions had actually arrived here earlier. Seeing the predicament and being caught in a dilemma, Qing Lin spoke up.

"Qinglin, you say you have a way to deal with so many people?"

Qinglin nodded seriously and said, "After bathing in the spiritual spring, some of the methods my grandmother gave me are still usable, but with so many people, I'm afraid my fighting spirit alone won't be enough."

Xiao Yan smiled and looked at Xiao Xun'er, who in turn looked at Xiao Yan.

It's not like there's no way to provide support with battle qi. At least for Xiao Xun'er, not having enough battle qi isn't a problem.

……

The green light shooting from Qinglin's eyes enveloped all the people from the four factions, causing them to lose their senses instantly and their consciousness to vanish.

Xiao Yan did gain many benefits from Ming Mei, but compared to Qing Lin, it was like comparing heaven and earth. Qing Lin was a Nine-Star Dou Sheng, the direct disciple of Ming Mei, the former number one person on the continent!

Even though she was only a Battle King, and even though she didn't have many snake-shaped magical beast pets, she still possessed terrifying power that was not to be underestimated!

With Xiao Xun'er's help, Qing Lin, the successor of the Dou Sheng, finally showed his true talent!

A soul attack that engulfed hundreds of Dou Wang and Dou Huang!

"Three breaths are enough!" Xiao Yan thought to himself.

The fighting spirit on his right hand had already been fully condensed, and a blood-red palm print existed on Xiao Yan's palm.

Xiao Yan teleported in front of Lu Zhi without hesitation and unleashed a Di-rank Dou Technique—Heaven-Turning Seal—using his Dou Sheng arm!

On the other side, an invisible shockwave pierced through the air. Although invisible, the space itself was shattered by the impact.

That was Xu Yingwu's sonic combat technique, a mid-level Earth-rank technique called "Ten Thousand Miles of Free Sound" that spanned dozens of miles!

This is Xiao Yan's simplest plan—decapitation! As long as he creates an opportunity to kill Lu Zhi or injure and hold Lu Zhi hostage, today's crisis will end immediately.

Lu Zhi had no chance of being prepared for such a sudden attack. The large number of people would have made him lower his guard, and the double attack from Xu Yingwu and Xiao Yan was the key to killing him.

Just as Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief and his hand seal was about to land in front of Lu Zhi, a figure blocked Lu Zhi's way.

That figure, not particularly tall but muscular, made Xiao Yan's pupils shrink – Shi Meng!

The Overturning Sea Seal struck Shi Meng head-on. Shi Meng endured the excruciating pain and used Xiao Yan's attack to knock Lu Zhi away. Wanli Xiaoyin then hit Shi Meng squarely!

Shi Meng's brain was deformed by the impact of Wanli Xiaoyin, his chest collapsed, and blood kept flowing from his mouth, even containing some internal organs. Shi Meng fell directly from the sky, his life force slowly fading away.

Xiao Yan was also shocked: A life for a life?

When planning with Qinglin, Xiao Yan asked Qinglin to focus on Lu Zhi. Although controlling so many people was not easy, Qinglin could still manage to target only one person, Lu Zhi, who had the strongest cultivation.

However, Qinglin had no way to restrain the remaining three: Shi Meng, Shi Han, and Wan Qing all regained consciousness instantly.

However, Xiao Yan believed they wouldn't affect him. First, they wouldn't have time to react, and second, they wouldn't be willing to take the hit from both of them for Lu Zhi. After all, even the three of them wouldn't have been able to withstand the attack unscathed in that situation.

However, Shi Meng, without hesitation, shielded Lu Zhi from the attacks of Xu Yingwu and Xiao Yan with his own body. Three breaths later, Qing Lin's restriction failed. No matter what kind of inheritance Ming Mei bestowed upon Qing Lin, she was ultimately just a Dou Wang.

Being able to control so many people for three breaths at the same time, no one can blame Qinglin for doing a bad job.

Shi Meng was immediately caught by the crowd, but his aura was weakening. It was only because of the powerful body-training techniques of Xiangxi Mountain that Shi Meng was able to survive the premeditated assassination attempt.

"Kill Xiao Yan, or we'll never have a chance to rise again!" Lu Zhigang, having just escaped death, roared at Wan Qingshi.

Xiao Yan looked at everything before him, his expression turning grim. The situation today was complicated!

But the next moment, a deafening sound rang out!

"All five major powers are here, how come our Heavenly Serpent Palace was left out?"

"Four sects besieging the Echo Sect, Lu Zhi, you're truly shameless! You even dared to send my Minghua Tower to join the fray!"