Battle Through the Heavens: Emperor's Son Xiao Yan

Chapter 45 Rank 7 Intermediate

The group that entered the dark side went mad shortly after entering the ruins. They grew terrifying red hair, became insane, and began killing each other.

The Dou Huang leading the group reacted quickly and tried to break up the fight, but was instead surrounded and attacked by the crowd. As time dragged on, strange things also happened to the Dou Wang powerhouses.

In the end, they even turned on each other.

Seeing this terrifying scene, the powerful Douhuang finally dared not linger. He hardened his heart, abandoned all his teammates, and fled. Even so, this eeriness did not disappear from him.

Not long after returning to his sect, he was covered in red hair and became violent and murderous. After being discovered by the Black Wind Sect Master, he was imprisoned and sealed away.

Although no one died in the group that entered the sunny side, those with lower cultivation levels were already suffering a fate worse than death.

Because shortly after they entered, they were infected by a peculiar aura, and it seemed as if an evil fire was burning continuously within their bodies.

The Dou Huang leading the group acted decisively, knocking out the disciples before several Dou Wangs could also be infected, and then led everyone back to the sect.

After returning to their sect, these powerful figures, having abandoned their numerous disciples, also began to find it increasingly difficult to suppress the flames within their bodies.

From initially wanting to grope the female disciples to later wanting to pounce on even the handsome male disciples, the Black Wind Sect Master finally made a painful decision and locked up several elite members in a brothel.

After seven days of multi-person activities, these strong individuals emerged looking emaciated.

Although some Battle Kings even saw their cultivation level drop to Battle Spirit as a result, fortunately, this strange evil fire finally disappeared.

"Sect Master, the treasures within these ruins may not be within our reach," said a powerful Dou Huang who had emerged from the sunlit ruins beside the Black Wind Sect Master.

He was emaciated and weak, as if he would collapse if blown by the wind.

Although he lost much of his essence, he ultimately survived. The Dou Huang who entered the Yin side has now completely gone mad, becoming a raging, murderous beast.

"Sigh." The Black Wind Sect Master looked at the forest beneath his feet. Among the forest were many disciples who had returned from the sunny side. Because their cultivation level was not yet at the Dou Wang level, they had not yet been freed from the curse.

They were doing the most primitive things in the woods.

Their eyes were bloodshot, and despite their emaciated bodies, they could not stop their desire to reproduce.

These disciples with low cultivation levels die from exhaustion every day, but the sect is helpless in dealing with these phenomena.

The Black Wind Sect Master once went to that ruin in person, only to find that even a Dou Zong level expert couldn't get in.

"Could it be that only those below the Dou Zong level can enter this ruin? But how could a Dou Huang possibly withstand such a curse?"

The Black Wind Sect Master sighed softly, "Fine, let's spread the information about this ruin."

Although the Black Wind Sect dominates the Bountiful Plains, the sudden appearance of such a large ruin is bound to attract attention and criticism. Moreover, the Black Wind Sect is not strong enough to handle such a ruin.

News of the appearance of the Dou Sheng ruins in the fertile plains quickly spread throughout the western part of Zhongzhou, attracting countless experts. However, they eventually discovered that it seemed only those below the Dou Zong level could enter the ruins.

Because of the discovery of this relic, the western part of Zhongzhou became exceptionally lively, and the news even began to spread in other directions.

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Inside the Dan Tower, however, all was as peaceful as ever.

Inside Yao Lao's mansion, Xiao Yan's eyes were closed, and an invisible soul fluctuation slowly rotated between his brows. If a high-level alchemist were present, they would be able to sense his increasingly powerful soul force.

His soul was naturally powerful, and he also had the soul cultivation method given to him by his clan. In addition, the Xiao clan had incredibly abundant resources, and he worked hard himself, which allowed his soul to reach the threshold of a seventh-grade alchemist at the age of fifteen.

During the youth competition at the Pill Tower, he obtained the eighth-grade pill, the Spirit Nourishing Heavenly Pill. With the help of the Spirit Nourishing Heavenly Pill, Xiao Yan's soul power experienced another significant increase.

After a sleepless night, when the first ray of sunlight broke the silence of the night, Xiao Yan, who had kept his eyes closed, finally opened them!

His originally dark pupils now became transparent and colorless, and a powerful soul storm swept out from his body, instantly enveloping the entire mansion and even showing a tendency to extend outwards.

Inside the mansion, some servants whose cultivation was below the level of a Dou Wang were knocked unconscious by the powerful soul force the moment they were swept by the soul storm.

Even some Battle Kings and even Battle Emperors had their expressions change drastically, their brains slightly dizzy from the impact of this powerful soul force.

At this moment, an even more powerful soul force appeared, enveloping the entire mansion to prevent Xiao Yan's soul force from spreading to the outside world.

This soul power was far more terrifying than Xiao Yan's, and it already had a hint of the vastness of the heavens and the earth.

The two sages of literature and martial arts, who had been guarding Xiao Yan, slowly emerged and were startled when they sensed the vast soul power that was as boundless as heaven and earth.

"With such immense soul power, Yao Chen's realm is probably not far from the legendary Heavenly Realm." Elder Wen squinted his eyes.

"If his soul reaches the Heavenly Realm, reaching the Half-Saint level will no longer be a problem. He might even be able to step into the true Saint rank before you and me," Elder Wu said with a complicated expression.

To be fair, without the power of their bloodline and the vast resources of the Xiao clan, neither of them might have reached the Dou Zun level in their lifetime.

But Yao Chen climbed his way up from being an abandoned member of the Yao Clan to where he is now.

"That's not all. Once he reaches the Heavenly Realm, another ninth-grade alchemist will appear on the continent."

"Tsk tsk, this thing is much rarer than a Dou Sheng (Battle Saint) level expert."

Old Wen also looked on with envy at the invisible soul power in the sky.

There are only three to five ninth-grade alchemists even in the Xiao Clan, and the total number of ninth-grade alchemists on the entire continent can be counted on one hand.

His status within the Xiao clan is almost comparable to that of a Supreme Elder.

Looking at it this way, the prince's judgment is indeed quite sharp.

The powerful soul storm lasted for a full breath before Xiao Yan slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, and his colorless pupils turned pitch black again.

"The Spirit-Nourishing Heavenly Pill truly lives up to its reputation as an eighth-grade pill. I estimate that my soul power is now comparable to that of a mid-level seventh-grade alchemist."

Moreover, it contains a trace of spirituality, which might be of some help to me in my future journey to the eighth rank.

Feeling the abundant spiritual power, Xiao Yan's lips curled up slightly.

At that moment, the space rippled slightly, and the figure of the old apothecary appeared.

(End of this chapter)