The Strange Flame Rekindles in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 36 Nalan Yanran's Defeat

Nalan Yanran thrust her sword at Xiao Yan again. Facing the incoming sword, Xiao Yan remained calm and repeated his previous move, attempting to knock Nalan Yanran away. However, when Xiao Yan struck Nalan Yanran, it was as if he had struck thin air; Nalan Yanran's figure vanished upon contact, leaving only an afterimage.

"Flying Willow Movement Technique: Mid-level Profound Rank Battle Skill. Moves with graceful movements, creating afterimages!"

Nalan Yanran lightly touched the ground with her feet, her body soaring through the air like a willow catkin. Her sword danced in the air, attacking Xiao Yan with ever-increasing speed.

Xiao Yan had no movement techniques or fighting skills, and faced with Nalan Yanran's storm of attacks, he could only parry and had no power to retaliate.

Seeing that Nalan Yanran had gained the upper hand, Ge Ye on the stage gradually relaxed. Although Xiao Yan's defense was impenetrable, a prolonged defense is bound to crumble, and defeat was only a matter of time.

Will Xiao Yan really be defeated? Of course not! Although Nalan Yanran's attacks were impenetrable, Xiao Yan parried them with ease. Even if Nalan Yanran attacked all day, she wouldn't be able to harm him in the slightest. However, Xiao Yan didn't want to be passively beaten forever. After blocking another of Nalan Yanran's attacks, Xiao Yan stomped his feet on the ground, instantly widening the distance between them. He swung his left hand out at Nalan Yanran, a fierce gust of wind rising from his palm and rushing towards her.

"Cloud-Dispelling Palm!"

Nalan Yanran sensed that Xiao Yan's attack was extraordinary. Suddenly, the longsword in her hand trembled rapidly and then moved slowly. Every time the longsword moved an inch, it would leave behind a sword-shaped afterimage that looked almost tangible.

"Wind Spirit Fragment Sword!"

"Damn! Nalan Yanran's move looks so much like the scene where Di Guihai uses the Overlord Blade in the game 'The World's Number One'! Bah! If he uses the Overlord Blade, then I'm just like Eunuch Cao! But my Cloud-Dispelling Palm really does resemble Eunuch Cao! It's not just similar, it's exactly the same! Should I rewind a bit? Recreate the scene?" Xiao Yan thought to himself, seeing that Nalan Yanran's fighting technique was quite beautiful.

However, Xiao Yan did not retreat, but Nalan Yanran was shaken back several steps, blood spilled from the corner of her mouth again, and she knelt on the ground, using her sword to support herself, with a painful expression on her face.

Xiao Yan's Cloud-Dispelling Palm has reached the threshold of Earth-rank fighting skills, while Nalan Yanran's fighting skills are only at the mid-level of Profound rank, so naturally they are not as good as Xiao Yan's.

"You lost!" Xiao Yan said calmly when he saw that Nalan Yanran had not gotten up for a long time.

Ge Ye, standing on the high platform to the left, sighed deeply, his face extremely pale.

"Sigh! How am I supposed to explain this to the sect leader when I get back!" Ge Ye sighed deeply. He had just felt that Xiao Yan was not simple, but he did not expect him to be so powerful.

"Hmph! I haven't lost yet, and I, Nalan Yanran, will not lose!" Nalan Yanran wiped the blood from her mouth, her azure battle qi enveloping her entire body. Energy surged around her, and faint azure ripples emanated from her body. She raised her longsword, aiming it at Xiao Yan. Sunlight gathered on the sword, making it shine like the sun. The energy reached its peak, and the sunlight on the sword intensified again. The sword qi blocked out the sun's light, and the energy exploded, as if descending from the sky. The powerful sword qi swept towards Xiao Yan.

"The Ultimate Wind: Sunset Glow!"

"What?! How could Yanran force herself to use this move? That's too reckless! The sect leader is really something, why did he teach this move to Yanran so early? This is a fighting technique that requires at least a Dou Shi level to barely use! Forcing yourself to use such a high-level fighting technique will cause serious internal injuries, and it might even affect your future potential!" Ge Ye was immediately worried when he saw Nalan Yanran actually use the Yunlan Sect's signature fighting technique. Losing is just a loss of face, but if her body is injured, it will affect her future potential.

At this moment, Xiao Zhan on the high platform felt the power of Nalan Yanran's move, and his expression changed drastically. He began to worry about Xiao Yan.

"Fine! If Yan'er can't stop it, I'll have to swallow my pride and stop this battle."

The intense light generated by "Extreme Wind: Sunset Radiance" made it difficult for Xiao Yan to open his eyes, but he didn't take it to heart.

Xiao Yan unconsciously raised his hands slowly, palms facing each other, forming a circle, about level with his navel. His left palm faced down, his right palm faced up, his hands crossed, forming a yin-yang symbol. He then slowly separated his hands to the left and right, as if drawing a flat, circular arc.

As Xiao Yan continued his actions, a huge, slowly rotating Tai Chi pattern eventually formed in front of him. With the Tai Chi pattern's continuous rotation, the energy of heaven and earth frantically converged towards it.

"Time flies!"

Xiao Yan only used the normal version of Dou Zhuan Xing Yi, fearing that using the enhanced version would kill Nalan Yanran directly.

"What kind of fighting technique is this? These two are terrifying! Are they even fighters? People would believe they're Grand Battle Masters!"

"Scatter!" the Grand Elder shouted from the high platform. He hadn't expected that two mere fighters could create such power, especially since there were many people below who hadn't even reached the level of fighters! If they were caught in the aftershocks, they would be instantly crushed to pieces.

Upon hearing the elder's shout, the crowd quickly dispersed. Watching the excitement was one thing, but what was the point if they lost their lives?

Xiao Zhan and Ge Ye looked at the two people below the stage, feeling extremely nervous, both prepared to rescue them at any moment.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the sword light in the sky began to make contact with the Tai Chi symbol in front of Xiao Yan, and the sword energy was swallowed up by the Tai Chi pattern without any surprise.

Just when everyone thought it was over, the Tai Chi pattern shone brightly, and an even sharper sword aura swept towards Nalan Yanran.

Ge Ye on the stage could no longer sit still. At this moment, Nalan Yanran was already at her limit and could not possibly withstand this terrifying attack. Ge Ye's figure flashed quickly, instantly arriving in front of Nalan Yanran. His eagle-claw-like hands suddenly clenched, and azure battle qi gathered in his eagle claws, forming a thin sword qi. Although this sword qi was small, its power should not be underestimated.

The two sword energies collided, instantly generating enormous energy that violently shook the surrounding air. The massive bluestone ground was instantly blasted into a large crater by the two sword energies, and the soil within the crater was shattered into pieces.

Xiao Zhan flashed in front of Xiao Yan, shielding him from the remaining force.

"We lost this battle!" Ge Ye said with difficulty, uttering words he found hard to say. After all, he had taken the initiative to help Nalan Yanran, so it would be unreasonable to refuse.

Ge Ye helped Nalan Yanran up. By this time, Nalan Yanran had exhausted all her strength and could not even stand up.

"Miss Nalan, have you forgotten the bet? You think you can just let it go after insulting someone like that? There's no such thing as a free lunch!" Xiao Yan said as he saw Ge Ye trying to leave with Nalan Yanran.

"Young man! Be lenient when you can, don't go too far!" Ge Ye said.

"Hahaha! You came to the Xiao family to annul the engagement, lost and now you want to walk away. You even said I went too far! Who really went too far here!" Xiao Yan said with a cold laugh.

"Is your Xiao family sure you want to oppose our Yunlan Sect?" Seeing that Xiao Yan was relentless, Ge Ye directly brought up the Yunlan Sect, but this was mainly directed at Xiao Zhan.

As expected, upon hearing the words "Yunlan Sect," Xiao Zhan sighed deeply and said helplessly to Xiao Yan, "Forget it, Yan'er!"

(End of this chapter)