Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, I am your second master

Boom—

Dan Lei arrived as scheduled, and the two elders, Qianbai, who were in seclusion, came out upon sensing Dan Lei's aura.

Qianmu glanced at the person on the high platform: "This kid's here? He comes to the academy and immediately starts refining seventh-grade pills? Impressive."

Bai Lie: "Of course! I personally witnessed him refine two Rank 7 pills, one of which was even a mid-Rank 7 pill! This kid's future achievements are limitless."

Chiki nodded: "Let's go, let's go deal with the little guy's Dan Lei."

Bai Lie: "Mm."

The two elders flew over, intending to help Xiao Li withstand the pill lightning.

"Elder Qian, Elder Bai, wait a moment, I'll take care of this Pill Lightning!"

Xiao Li had finished the alchemy process and was holding an orange-gold pill in his hand. He looked up, preparing to have the Earth Demon Puppet deal with the pill lightning, when the two elders, Qianbai and Erlao, arrived.

"Xiao Li, are you sure?" Bai Lie asked doubtfully.

Xiao Li nodded: "I'm sure! Leave it to me!"

The two elders withdrew, but did not go far away. They kept an eye on Xiao Li, so that they would have a chance to intervene if Xiao Li messed up.

Boom—

Dark clouds filled the sky, and silver lightning flashed everywhere. Occasionally, when they collided, they would burst into a huge thunderclap. The power of the heavens made people tremble with fear.

Xiao Li carefully put away the Zongyuan Pill, and a red and silver longsword appeared in his hand, with a crimson demon core embedded in it.

laugh!

At this moment, a black flame appeared on Xiao Li's right hand, and then the black flame spread and directly attached itself to the Heavenly Blaze Sword.

"Heavenly Slash!"

Screech—

A giant black fiery crescent slash was unleashed!

boom--

The silver lightning bolt arrived with a thunderous roar, carrying the might of heaven and earth, and slammed fiercely into the black flame slash. Instantly, a deafening roar resounded throughout the heavens and earth!

The black flame slash slammed into the silver lightning, splitting it in two.

"Hiss—he actually split the Dan Lei in one strike, this kid is terrifying." Su Qian gasped.

"Hmm." Standing next to Su Qian was an old man who looked even older than Su Qian. This was Elder Xu, who had successfully advanced to the Dou Zong realm with the help of the Breakthrough Pill refined by Xiao Li.

The Canaan Academy students thought Xiao Li was going to continue using his fighting techniques to deal with Dan Lei, but Xiao Li put away Tian Lie instead.

"Go, Earth Demon Puppet!"

A silver figure appeared out of thin air in front of Xiao Li, then clenched his fist and threw a punch without any fancy moves!

The fist strikes, shattering the thunder!

This scene left everyone from Canaan Academy completely dumbfounded. What kind of fighting style was this? Shattering Dan Lei with a single punch?

To shatter such a powerful Dan Lei with a single punch is something that even an ordinary Dou Zong expert would find difficult to accomplish, right?

"A puppet?" Su Qian and the two elders quickly noticed the difference in the silver figure.

Bai Lie exclaimed in surprise, "This puppet's aura is no less than ours; it has actually reached the level of a nine-star Dou Zong. No wonder this kid doesn't need our help."

Qianmu nodded: "Yes, with such a helper, why would this kid need us to lift a finger? But it's good, after all, we can't follow him forever. Having this puppet to protect him is excellent!"

boom--

Just as the two elders were exchanging words, the clouds in the sky began to churn again, and a deafening rumble of thunder resounded.

"Is it coming again? Then let's continue!" Xiao Li felt the immense power of thunder rapidly gathering within the clouds.

"Ugh! Attack, Earth Demon Puppet!"

Xiao Li gave the order, and the Earth Demon Puppet rushed forward to face the lightning, receiving the baptism of the great power of heaven and earth!

Boom boom boom!

The lightning bolts kept striking the Earth Demon Puppet, but the Earth Demon Puppet remained motionless, as if it were absorbing the lightning.

Just then, the Earth Demon Puppet emitted a silver light all over its body. Under this silver light, there seemed to be faint flashes of electricity. This silver light was quite pure.

The silver color on the Earth Demon Puppet's body became increasingly translucent, and some mottled impurities on its body were gradually removed under the effect of the pill lightning.

"As expected, the Earth Demon Puppet can absorb the energy of the Pill Lightning to advance. Judging from its appearance, this Earth Demon Puppet was probably made with difficulty. The craftsman's skills are poor; he made such a poor-quality Dou Zun skeleton."

"Once Dan Lei tempers the Earth Demon Puppet, it should be able to become a Dou Zun-level Earth Demon Puppet in one step. If it advances to a Heavenly Demon Puppet, it would probably be equivalent to a five or six-star Dou Zun."

Xiao Li murmured that Mang Tian Chi had given him a great gift. Dan Lei had always been a headache for Xiao Li, but this Earth Demon Puppet had solved his problem.

"I didn't expect that the energy of Dan Lei could improve the quality of the Earth Demon Puppet. No wonder he was able to withstand my thunder palm strike. This kid is quite lucky." Mang Tianchi muttered to himself, and then he left. There was nothing more to see.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Above the sky, the sounds of thunderous explosions echoed continuously, while the silver figure, under the astonished gazes of many, emitted an increasingly dazzling silver light.

This head-on confrontation lasted for about half an hour. Finally, the power of thunder within the dark clouds in the sky diminished considerably. Then, the dark clouds gradually stopped churning, and their color slowly faded.

Clearly, this time Danlei has come to an end.

After dealing with Dan Lei, the Earth Demon Puppet returned to Xiao Li's side. This time, the Earth Demon Puppet shone brightly with silver light, no longer the dark silver color it had been before, but a bright silver color.

Xiao Li was quite satisfied with the Earth Demon Puppet. The safety factor was much higher this time. Xiao Li planned to refine more pills at Canaan Academy and use the pill lightning to enhance the Earth Demon Puppet's strength to the level of Dou Zun!

Attending the Pill Gathering will be much safer then, since there are always some brainless guys in the Central Continent's forces. Xiao Li himself is just a minor Dou Huang, and he would be guaranteed to die if he encountered a Dou Zong expert on his own.

This earth demon puppet is the trump card. Who would have thought that an ordinary Dou Huang would have a Dou Zun-level puppet in his hands? This punch could probably kill several Dou Zong.

Hehehe!

Xiao Li snapped out of his thoughts and immediately went to Elder Su Qian's side.

"Elder, it's time to fulfill the promise I made about the Zongyuan Pill." Xiao Li handed the Zongyuan Pill to Su Qian.

After all, since Xiao Li entered the inner courtyard, Su Qian had always taken good care of him, and the medicinal materials needed for refining pills were all obtained by Su Qian on Xiao Li's behalf.

It's just a single Zongyuan Pill. Elder Su Qian deserves it!

"Hehe, I didn't expect it to be so fast. I will accept it and take it when I have the opportunity in the future. It is too early to take it now."

"If Xiao Li needs my help with anything, I'll come right away." Su Qian chuckled as he accepted the pills.

Does Xiao Li need to be polite with him? What kind of image would Su Qian have if he were to act all coy and hesitant?

"Haha, no problem! Elder Xu, please wait a moment, I will also refine a Zongyuan Pill for you." Xiao Li said with a smile to Elder Xu beside him.

Elder Xu clasped his hands in thanks: "Thank you, Master Xiao. You not only helped this old man, who is almost buried, break through to the Dou Zong realm, but also refined the Zong Yuan Pill for me."

"If anything happens in the future, I, Xu Mo, will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

"Not at all, you're too kind!" Xiao Li replied with a smile. Canaan Academy is truly wonderful.

As a graduate of Canaan College, I should help out my alma mater.

After resolving the matter, Xiao Li meditated on the spot. Once he was well-rested, he continued refining pills, striving to produce higher quality pills at the Pill Gathering.