The Strange Flame Rekindles in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 45 Combat

Just as Xiao Yan was feeling smug, he suddenly felt his body sink. The demonic wolf leaped behind him, its sharp claws relentlessly attacking him. Not only that, the demonic wolf opened its blood-red maw and lunged at Xiao Yan's neck. Fortunately, the large black greatsword on Xiao Yan's back blocked the wolf's attack.

Xiao Yan immediately sidestepped and used his Iron Mountain Lean to send the demon wolf flying backward. He then punched the demon wolf on the head, and the demon wolf let out a miserable cry. Its body trembled, and it was sent flying by Xiao Yan's punch.

After the demonic wolf was beaten half to death by Xiao Yan, the fiery hound opened its mouth and spewed a scorching flame at Xiao Yan once again.

"Again! Damn it, so you think you're the only one who can do remote attacks?!"

Seeing that the vicious dog was only hiding there and launching sneak attacks from a distance, Xiao Yan felt extremely disgusted. Enraged, he pushed his hands out, and a powerful force was released from his palms, blasting towards the vicious dog.

"Cloud-Dispelling Palm!"

With a loud "bang!", the vicious dog was struck by Xiao Yan's energy and sent flying backward.

"Haha! Three magical beasts feel pretty easy!" Xiao Yan laughed triumphantly.

"Bang!" Xiao Yan was hit as if by a truck, his body was sent flying, crashing through several large trees before coming to a stop.

It turned out that the giant rock elephant had stood up at some point and knocked Xiao Yan away. Fortunately, the two tusks were blocked by the black giant sword behind Xiao Yan, otherwise his body would have had two more bloody holes.

"Damn it! You're asking for death!" Xiao Yan roared and charged towards the rock-armored giant elephant.

"Eight Extremes Collapse!"

Xiao Yan punched the giant rock elephant in the head, his fist carrying eight visible forces and one hidden force.

"Bang!" The rock-armored giant elephant was immediately struck on the head, and blood gushed out.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Xiao Yan swung his fists, pounding the head of the rock-armored giant elephant one punch after another. The rock-armored giant elephant was beaten back repeatedly, howling in pain.

However, just as Xiao Yan was getting into the swing of things, he suddenly felt his feet being bound by something. Looking down, he saw an ice snake. The ice snake had coiled around Xiao Yan's legs, emanating a chilling aura that continuously froze his legs, rendering him unable to move.

While Xiao Yan was unable to move, a dark shadow suddenly darted out of the woods and bit Xiao Yan's thigh with its gaping maw.

"Ah!" Xiao Yan screamed in pain as he was bitten, his body convulsing and he felt dizzy. He tried to struggle but found he couldn't move at all. Looking down, he saw that it was a giant lizard, which was now biting Xiao Yan's thigh tightly and continuously injecting venom into his body.

Startled, Xiao Yan drew his giant sword from his back and slashed at the giant lizard's head. Only after being struck hard did the lizard release its grip on Xiao Yan's mouth.

Seeing that the giant lizard had loosened its grip, Xiao Yan swung his greatsword again at the ice snake. The ice snake was in pain, but it still tightly coiled around Xiao Yan's legs and hissed.

The attack was ineffective, and the giant lizard wanted to launch another attack on Xiao Yan. Not only the giant lizard, but also the magical beasts that Xiao Yan had previously defeated were gradually approaching him.

Xiao Yan's vision was gradually blurring due to the poison. In this critical moment, Xiao Yan could no longer care about anything else and swung his giant sword with all his might, repeatedly smashing it against the giant snake's body.

Taking advantage of the ice snake's entanglement with Xiao Yan, the demonic wolf leaped onto Xiao Yan's back again, relentlessly attacking his back with its sharp claws. The fiery hound, now bolder, bit down on Xiao Yan's left leg and refused to let go.

Seeing that Xiao Yan was unable to move, the giant lizard bit Xiao Yan's right leg again and injected venom into his body.

The giant rock elephant roared and rushed in front of Xiao Yan, using its thick trunk to wrap around Xiao Yan's arms and lock him tightly in place.

With his hands and feet restrained, Xiao Yan's body was increasingly poisoned by the giant lizard's injections, and his consciousness gradually became blurred. His eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and his eyes gradually lost their luster.

"Sigh! He's gotten too cocky again! He's doomed now." Xiao Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself.

Just when Xiao Yan thought he was about to fail, a surge of heat suddenly appeared in his dantian, and this heat instantly flowed throughout his body.

Xiao Yan roared and suddenly opened his eyes. The flame mark on his forehead burst open, and his aura exploded, directly repelling the five demonic beasts that were attacking him.

In a flash, he rushed in front of the demon wolf, swung his greatsword and slashed it down hard at the wolf's waist, severing the wolf's waist in two. Blood spurted out, and the wolf lay on the ground howling twice before dying.

After the demonic wolf was killed, Xiao Yan charged at the rock-armored giant elephant again, raising his greatsword and slashing at its spine. The spine was the most vulnerable part of an elephant, and Xiao Yan's blow was powerful and heavy, directly causing the rock-armored giant elephant's spine to cave in. The rock-armored giant elephant let out a mournful howl, and its huge body lay on the ground, unable to move again.

The fiery hound fled to a distance the moment Xiao Yan unleashed his aura, attempting to launch a sneak attack, but Xiao Yan wouldn't give it that chance. He crossed his arms, curled his palms, and instantly generated a powerful suction force.

"Dragon-Capturing Hand!"

Xiao Yan used the Dragon-Capturing Hand to pull the Flaming Hound towards him, then swung his greatsword at the hound's abdomen. With a scream, Xiao Yan's heavy sword shattered the hound's internal organs. Then, Xiao Yan raised his greatsword again and slashed at the hound's neck, severing it in one strike. The hound died instantly, without even a struggle.

Having dealt with three demonic beasts in one go, Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief, then turned his gaze back to the remaining two demonic beasts.

Seeing Xiao Yan's ferocity, the Ice Serpent and the Giant Lizard turned and fled in terror.

But Xiao Yan was not about to let them go. It was these two magical beasts that put Xiao Yan in danger, making him look extremely disheveled and almost killing him.

Xiao Yan first caught up with the Frost Serpent and used his giant sword to cut it into eight pieces. Only when the Frost Serpent was completely dead did Xiao Yan let it go.

After killing the Ice Serpent, Xiao Yan found the fleeing giant lizard. Seeing Xiao Yan chasing after it, the giant lizard ran even faster.

Xiao Yan smiled slightly, sheathed his giant sword, crossed his arms, and inhaled at the giant lizard. The giant lizard's enormous body flew backward toward Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan grabbed the giant lizard by its tail, lifted it up, and slammed it hard into the ground. The impact created a deep crater, and the giant lizard was left dazed and disoriented, hissing and screaming in pain.

Seeing that the giant lizard could still make sounds, Xiao Yan lifted it up again with both hands and slammed it against the ground repeatedly, creating more and more craters. He only stopped when the giant lizard was no longer able to make a sound.

Xiao Yan looked at the giant lizard lying on the ground, barely breathing, and walked to its head. He pressed his hands against the giant lizard's mouth and squeezed hard.

With a "crack," the monitor lizard's mouth was pried open, and it was instantly dead.

"Hmph! Try biting me again! Weren't you biting me quite vigorously just now?" Xiao Yan muttered to himself as he looked at the dead giant lizard.

(End of this chapter)