The Strange Flame Rekindles in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 17 Ambush on Galebi

The murmurs from the crowd didn't affect Xiao Yan in the slightest. The instant Jia Lie'ao was knocked away and unable to gain momentum in mid-air, Xiao Yan dashed forward and slammed his shoulder into Jia Lie'ao, who was still flying through the air. Xiao Yan's "Mountain Shaking and Sea Crashing" technique could even break trees. After hitting Jia Lie'ao, there was a cracking sound; the impact broke several more of Jia Lie'ao's bones.

Xiao Yan's impact sent Galeo flying again, his body already about to hit the ground. Having practiced with Xun'er for so long, it had taken him ages to learn this combo attack from her.

Following the principle of striking while the iron is hot, Xiao Yan launched an elbow strike at Galeo's neck, intending to send him to his death. However, this time Xiao Yan felt as if he had struck a solid wall; his elbow throbbed with pain, and his body flew backward, landing on the ground and continuing to stagger backward. Finally, he felt someone gently push him from behind with soft hands, which brought him back to his feet.

"Brother Xiao Yan, are you injured?" Xun'er asked with a worried expression.

"Hehe, I'm fine." Xiao Yan smiled. Although his elbow was a little sore, he could clearly feel that the person who attacked him had held back and only wanted to repel him.

"Have you no shame? It's a fair duel between two people, what are you, a mere fighter, doing interfering?" Payne shouted, pointing at Galeo's guard captain.

Everyone in the crowd looked in the direction Payne was pointing, and saw that it was the captain of the guards next to Galeo who had made the move. They all showed expressions of disdain.

Facing the disdainful gazes of those around him, the captain of the guards felt a pang of shame. He had originally thought his young master could easily defeat Xiao Yan. Unexpectedly, Xiao Yan was now chasing and beating him. If he didn't intervene, his young master would truly be killed by Xiao Yan. If his young master were killed, what chance would they, the guards, have of survival?

The captain of the guard stepped forward apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, I had a reason to take action. Please understand."

Seeing his ashamed expression, Xiao Yan naturally knew why. If Jia Lie'ao really died here, none of these guards would survive, nor would their families. But today was a good opportunity to strike at the Jia Lie family, and Xiao Yan would not give up because of the guards' obstruction.

"Make your move!" Xiao Yan glanced at Galeo lying on the ground and said to Payne beside him.

Seeing that his young master had spoken, Payne dared not delay and immediately commanded his guards to charge at the Garle family guards. The Garle family guards, naturally, would not sit idly by and would draw their weapons to fight back. Seeing that the guards of the two major families had taken action, the surrounding people dared not continue to watch, fearing that they would be caught in the crossfire, and scattered like birds and beasts, only secretly observing from a distance.

The two groups of guards were evenly matched, resulting in a stalemate. Of course, Xiao Yan didn't expect these patrols to achieve anything; he simply wanted to lure someone out. Xiao Yan silently observed the fighting crowd, his face expressionless.

The three major families of Wutan City have been engaged in open and covert struggles for many years, each wanting to swallow the other up and strengthen themselves. Among them, the Jia Lie family and the Xiao family have the most intense rivalry, because their businesses overlap a lot. As competitors are enemies, they naturally dislike each other. As for the Aoba family, they run underground businesses and usually just cause trouble and smooth things over, adopting a strategy of watching the tigers fight from the sidelines.

"Stop!" A thunderous shout rang out. A figure in cyan landed directly in the center of the battle, emanating an aura like a whirlwind that sent those fighting nearby staggering backward. Even Xun'er and Xiao Yan, who were some distance away, were affected, taking two steps back before regaining their footing.

The newcomer saw Galeo lying motionless on the ground like a lump of mud. His eyes flashed with a fierce light. He looked around and shouted, "Who did this? Get out here!"

Seeing the main character appear, Xiao Yan didn't hide. Instead, he walked out confidently and said with a smile, "It was a fair fight. Your son was inferior and was injured by me. Do you still want to avenge him?"

"Hmph! It's just a friendly spar, is it necessary to go to such lengths?" Jia Liebi's face was extremely gloomy as he stared coldly at Xiao Yan.

"Heh, heavy? I think it's too light," Xiao Yan said with a cold laugh. He wasn't afraid of that old bastard Jia Liebi at all. Although he was a Great Dou Master who could kill him with a flick of his finger, well…

"Hmph! Today I'll teach you a lesson for that old bastard Xiao Zhan, you ill-mannered brat." Seeing that Xiao Yan didn't even bother with polite words and directly mocked him, Jia Liebi was naturally furious. He stomped his foot hard on the ground, and his figure rushed towards Xiao Yan like a whirlwind. His fist was clenched, and the surging azure fighting spirit on it rapidly condensed into a huge azure vortex.

Releasing battle aura is a hallmark of a Grand Battle Master.

Seeing Jialiebi attack, Xiao Yan made no move, simply watching quietly. When Xun'er tried to retaliate, Xiao Yan gently patted her hand, reassuring her.

"Gale, you old dog, you've really lived a life of misery, actually attacking a junior!" Sure enough, just as Galebi's fist was about to reach Xiao Yan, a loud shout came from the roof behind Xiao Yan.

A fiery red figure suddenly appeared in front of Jialiebi, a huge red lion's head condensed on its fist, and it punched Jialiebi.

"boom!"

The red lion's head suddenly collided with the blue fist, producing a huge explosion that was no different from a cannonball, making everyone present's eardrums ache.

"Xiao Zhan, your son beat my son to the point of life or death. Shouldn't you give me an explanation?" Jia Liebi said coldly when his attack failed.

"Explain? Explain what? This challenge was initiated by your son, and everyone present can testify to that. Besides, isn't it normal to challenge someone to break an arm or a leg? And your son looks perfectly fine!" Xiao Zhan said with a smile.

"What if I insist on an explanation?" Galebi pressed on, his voice grim.

"Hehe, then I'll have no choice but to ask for your guidance." Xiao Zhan's smile vanished, replaced by a cold laugh.

"Hmph! I'm just about to test the power of your Xiao family's Lion Mountain Cleave." Jialiebi snorted coldly, and a huge cyan vortex once again condensed on his fist, even larger than the one he used against Xiao Yan earlier.

"Yan'er, step back. Let me teach this old dog a lesson." Xiao Zhan waved his hand, signaling Xiao Yan to step back. A larger lion head condensed on his fist again, and this time the lion head looked more solid and lifelike than the previous one.

Xiao Yan pulled Xun'er to a distance and quietly watched as the two figures in green and red clashed rapidly, each impact producing a tremendous sound. This was the first time Xiao Yan had witnessed a battle at the Great Dou Master level. He saw that most of the stalls on the street had been destroyed in their fight. Of course, this was only because the two had deliberately controlled the damage; if they hadn't disregarded the losses, the houses on both sides of the street would likely have collapsed.

"This is only the destructive power of a Great Dou Master. I really don't know what kind of destructive power a Dou King, Dou Emperor, or even a Dou Venerable would have," Xiao Yan thought to himself.

"You're really naive. This childish game has impressed you? Don't call yourself my disciple anymore. It's so embarrassing." The old doctor's disdain echoed in his mind.

Xiao Yan rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, "You, a Dou Zun powerhouse, watching Great Dou Shi fight? Isn't that just child's play? But I'm not even a Dou Zhe!"

"Xiao Zhan, are you really not going to give me an explanation?" Seeing that he couldn't gain any advantage and was gradually falling into a disadvantageous position, Jia Liebi shouted again.

"Haha! You old dog Jia Lie, I'll say it again. It's your son's skill that's lacking, so don't blame others. Fight if you want, but don't even think about giving an explanation!" Xiao Zhan laughed heartily, clearly having gained a significant advantage in the previous fight.

"Hmph! You forced me to this." A fierce expression appeared on Galeb's face, and he shouted to Xiao Zhan's back, "Attack!"

A middle-aged man wielding a long spear suddenly appeared behind Xiao Zhan. Blue battle aura swirled around the spear, gradually forming a massive wave. He raised the spear and thrust it forward with force, sending the wave rapidly towards Xiao Zhan. At that moment, cyan battle aura also condensed on Jia Liebi's fist, striking fiercely towards Xiao Zhan's body.

Facing the full-force attack of two Great Dou Masters, Xiao Zhan dared not be careless in the slightest. He quickly circulated his Dou Qi, clenched his fists, and red lion heads gradually condensed on them. He unleashed a flurry of punches, the two enormous lion heads seemingly opening their mouths, desperately trying to bite at the blue wave and the cyan fist shadow, attempting to break through their attacks. However, they were still forcefully blocked by the wave and the cyan fist shadow, and the situation reached a stalemate.

(End of this chapter)