The Strange Flame Rekindles in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 85 Duel Master

"Although the conditions you offered are very attractive, I still won't agree. I don't want to work for someone else," Xiao Yan said jokingly.

"Then die!" Tie Feng roared, his body transforming into a streak of light as he charged directly toward Xiao Yan.

Facing the attacking Tie Feng, Xiao Yan neither dodged nor avoided, but threw a punch. The wind from the punch howled, and within the wind was boundless power.

"Bang!" Tie Feng was instantly sent flying by Xiao Yan.

"Such powerful strength!" Tie Feng spat out another mouthful of blood.

"Competing with me in strength? Isn't that just courting death?" Xiao Yan sneered.

"Hmph! Your biggest folly was not killing me just now. Now that I have recovered some of my strength, you are just a mere Dou Zhe. I have never heard of any Dou Zhe who could defeat a Dou Shi in the Dou Qi Continent! Today I will show you the true strength of a Dou Shi!" Tie Feng sneered.

"Fighting Spirit Gauze Robe!"

As soon as Tie Feng finished speaking, Xiao Yan saw a red light suddenly burst out from Tie Feng's body, enveloping him completely.

"Heh! You're nothing but a stepping stone. I'm keeping you around just to test my strength," Xiao Yan sneered.

"Even now, you're still being stubborn, humph!" With that, Tie Feng threw a punch, red light flashing continuously on his fist.

"It's no use, just use your best skills!" Facing Tie Feng's fist, Xiao Yan remained calm and instead sneered, throwing a punch. With both fists meeting, Tie Feng was once again sent flying backward.

"This... how is this possible?" Tie Feng couldn't believe his eyes. He had used all his strength in that punch, but he was still at a disadvantage.

"If that's all you've got, then you might as well die! I'm too lazy to waste any more time." Xiao Yan roared and threw a punch. The punch was incredibly powerful and was even wreathed in flames.

"Flame Fist!"

A giant flaming fist slammed towards Tie Feng, sending him flying. His battle aura robe was torn open, and blood gushed from the burn wound on his chest.

"Pfft!" Tie Feng spat out another mouthful of blood, looking down at the hideous wound on his chest, which was charred black and looked horrifying.

"I never expected you to be so powerful. To unleash the attack power of a Battle Master with only the strength of a Fighter is truly unbelievable. But that's enough for now!" Tie Feng said coldly.

Tie Feng gathered a large amount of fire element around himself and compressed it into a huge fireball in a very short time.

"This is the highest level of combat skill I have mastered, and it is also my ultimate move. Countless people have died by this skill. Today, you will also die by my hand," Tie Feng said coldly.

"Burning Flame Explosion!"

A ball of red flame drew a beautiful arc in the air and attacked Xiao Yan directly.

Facing the rapidly approaching ball of red flame, Xiao Yan revealed a disdainful smile and waved his hands to draw a Tai Chi pattern in the air.

Tie Feng noticed the strange pattern in front of Xiao Yan and was somewhat puzzled, assuming it was just a defensive fighting technique. But so what if it was a defensive fighting technique? This was a mid-level Xuan-rank fighting technique, with exceptionally powerful strength.

However, when the sphere of fire came into contact with the pattern in front of Xiao Yan, it did not explode. Instead, it was engulfed by the Tai Chi pattern.

"What? What kind of fighting technique is this? It can actually devour my fighting technique?" Upon seeing this, Tie Feng couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

What surprised Tie Feng even more was that the pattern in front of Xiao Yan spun around rapidly, and after a ripple, a fiery red light flashed out from it and shot directly towards him.

With a loud "Boom!", Tie Feng was instantly struck by the beam of light, and his body immediately turned into a ball of flames and began to burn.

"To die by your own signature fighting technique, you can be considered to have died a worthy death, without any regrets!" Xiao Yan said calmly, watching Tie Feng being gradually engulfed by flames.

After killing Tie Feng, Xiao Yan first checked whether the demonic beasts he had hunted earlier had demonic cores. Then he looked at the dozens of corpses lying on the ground, narrowed his eyes, slowly extended his right hand, and pointed his palm at the corpses. A strong wind surged from his palm.

"Fire-blowing Palm!"

As Xiao Yan finished speaking, black and white flames erupted from his palm, instantly burning the corpses on the ground to ashes. Even the weapons on the ground did not last long, turning to ash.

"This Fire-Blowing Palm combined with the strange fire is no different from a flamethrower," Xiao Yan muttered, staring at the bare ground.

At this moment, the ground in front of Xiao Yan was bare. All traces of fighting and blood had disappeared, replaced by an empty expanse of land.

"But everywhere else is overgrown with weeds, while this place is completely bare. Doesn't this clearly tell others that there's something wrong here?" Xiao Yan stroked his chin, muttering to himself.

"Wildfire cannot burn it all; the spring breeze brings it back to life."

Xiao Yan swung his palms out, and white flames burst forth from his palms. After the white flames touched the ground, some seeds deep underground that had not been burned by the strange fire began to sprout, gradually turning the originally barren ground into a green area.

As Xiao Yan's white flames continued to burn, countless blades of grass and some unknown plants began to grow wildly. In no time, the once barren ground was instantly transformed into a lush, vibrant green landscape.

"This is so convenient, it leaves no trace at all." A smile appeared on Xiao Yan's lips.

This effect is infinitely better than the mess we just witnessed.

Xiao Yan's painstaking efforts to recreate the scene were obviously for his own purposes. With Xiao Yan's current strength, he couldn't handle even one mercenary group, let alone three.

Fortunately, they sent three mercenary groups instead of just one, which gave Xiao Yan a way to deal with them.

There was a great woman in the Three Kingdoms period – Cao, a married woman.

One day, while he was fighting, he would burst into laughter whenever the enemy began to reinforce their troops. The more enemy soldiers there were, the happier he became. His subordinates, puzzled, wondered why he wasn't upset about the increasing number of enemies and instead laughed.

The great man said, "When I have won, I will tell you."

The deaths of these dozens of people are just the beginning; they will plant a seed of doubt in the mind of the leader of the Mad Lion Mercenary Group. What Xiao Yan needs to do is let this seed take root and sprout.

As for why they wouldn't suspect Xiao Yan was behind it?

Xiao Yan retorted, "How could I, a mere Dou Zhe, possibly wipe out a team of dozens led by a Dou Shi? You must be an idiot! Go home and drink some Sanlu milk powder to boost your brainpower!"

(End of this chapter)