Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, who was kidnapped to another world

After exchanging a few words with the Shrek Academy members and reminding Tang San not to stray too far from the caravan in the near future, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin followed behind Xue Qinghe, waiting for her to methodically clean up the mess.

"Xiao..."

After the adults left, Ning Rongrong looked at Xiao Yan, as if she wanted to receive comfort from him.

“I have some insights, Dugu… Teacher Dugu, come with me for a moment.” However, Xiao Yan’s urgent heart no longer supported him to do anything other than deal with the bead. After casually pulling Dugu Bo over, Xiao Yan looked at Flander.

"Dean, if Brother Xue has finished cleaning up all the mess and needs to leave early, you should leave first. I'll catch up with you later!"

After saying this, Xiao Yan, "led" by Dugu Bo, flew towards the distant mountain peak. Of course, before leaving, he did not forget to send a telepathic message to Lin Dong, asking him to help put a mental barrier on a certain rabbit.

"Some insights? From the battle just now?" Ma Hongjun, who had been basically 'restricted' by several low-level bandits who weren't even Soul Masters since the black-clad bandits appeared, looked incredulous.

"You think Boss Xiao is slacking off like you?" Oscar, who was being protected in the center and obediently accompanying Jiang Zhu, complained, "Boss Xiao is being attacked by two Soul Kings, one with a weapon spirit and the other seems to control magma... Isn't it normal to have some insights?"

"I'm just preparing to help others whenever I have free time..." Ma Hongjun muttered to himself.

"Alright, I know you too well," Flander said irritably, slapping Ma Hongjun's head. "Hurry up and recover your soul power!" At the same time, he stood in front of Zhu Zhuqing. Although many people must have seen the five soul rings on Zhu Zhuqing's body, it was still better to be on guard.

Zhu Zhuqing, having retracted her martial spirit and spirit rings, stood silently in place. In that fleeting moment of interplay between light and shadow, she seemed to have heard a strange sound, a sound that seemed to say—

"Dark Demon... Evil God Tiger?" Zhu Zhuqing murmured the words spoken by the strange voice.

On the other side, after completely shaking off the sight of everyone behind him (mainly Chen Xin), Xiao Yan decisively let go of Dugu Bo, advanced another kilometer, and stopped after confirming that there was no one else within a one-kilometer radius.

"This is it. You protect me and make sure no one appears within a kilometer." After tossing Dugu Bo these words, Xiao Yan opened his right hand, letting the bead with its extremely strong presence float in his palm.

"Oh……"

Upon noticing that Xiao Yan's current state resembled the reaction he had witnessed before before, before refining the poison pill, Dugu Bo honestly responded and then left Xiao Yan's side.

Looking at the bead in his palm, Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment, then raised his left hand, summoning the enormous Xuanzhong Ruler.

"You plan to use this bead as a strengthening material for the Xuan Heavy Ruler?" After Xiao Yan summoned the Xuan Heavy Ruler, Yao Lao understood Xiao Yan's thoughts. "Have you made up your mind? Your soul power is already infinitely close to the Spirit Realm. Now you can completely rely on the Dragon Transformation part of the Dragon-like Technique to step into the Spirit Realm."

The "Dragon Transformation" part of the Dragon Technique refers to shattering the Soul Weapon and absorbing its nutrients to break through to the next Soul Stage. However, the prerequisite for shattering is having a thorough understanding of the Soul Weapon. At this moment, Xiao Yan can barely be said to have a thorough understanding of the Xuan Heavy Ruler, but if he were to integrate the essence of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger into the Xuan Heavy Ruler...

Xiao Yan's familiarity with the Xuan Heavy Ruler may need to be restarted.

'Even without relying on the Dragon Transformation, I can still break through to the Spirit Realm,' Xiao Yan licked his lips, a colorless and transparent spiritual flame appearing before him. 'Moreover… using this bead as a strengthening material for the Xuan Heavy Ruler is the only way I can think of to control the power of time.'

When he couldn't understand the bead before, Xiao Yan thought about using the refining method to completely turn the bead into part of his soul weapon. However, because he couldn't sense the situation inside the bead, Xiao Yan kept hesitating.

Today, after being able to clearly sense the energy inside it, the idea of ​​refining it resurfaced. On the way here, he had considered that besides refining it as a pill, the most suitable method should be to refine it into a weapon.

After hearing Xiao Yan's answer, Yao Lao didn't say anything more. After all, his own method of dealing with the bead was similar to Xiao Yan's, except that he planned to refine it after Xiao Yan broke through to the Spirit Realm.

After letting out a long breath, Xiao Yan activated his spiritual fire, allowing it to spread and completely envelop the Xuan Heavy Ruler in his hand.

As the spiritual fire surged, the Xuanzhong Ruler trembled violently, and the strange patterns on its surface gradually twisted.

Xiao Yan remained unfazed and summoned a ball of spiritual flame again, enveloping the bead in his right hand.

laugh!

As the flames of the spirit burned, the bead gradually "melted," and some black substance dripped from it, falling to the ground and corroding out tiny holes.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yan's pupils contracted slightly. More than a year ago, he had seen these black substances on the body of that ghost general...

The old apothecary also noticed this scene, frowned slightly, and a pale white bone spirit cold fire emerged, directly burning all the dripping black matter to ashes.

The intervention of the old man relieved Xiao Yan, who stopped paying attention to the black substance and continued to temper the Xuan Heavy Ruler and the bead with his spiritual fire.

In fact, it was precisely through tempering the Xuan Heavy Ruler that Xiao Yan discovered that his understanding of it had become increasingly profound.

The countless strands of spiritual energy seeped into the Xuan Heavy Ruler little by little, completely exposing and displaying every part of the Xuan Heavy Ruler before him...

However, Xiao Yan had no intention of breaking through to the Spirit Realm at this time.

About two hours later, the bead was finally tempered. Looking at the bead, which had turned into a viscous black liquid, Xiao Yan slowly exhaled and gently touched the Xuan Heavy Ruler with his right finger, letting the black liquid evenly adhere to the surface of the Xuan Heavy Ruler.

As the black liquid adhered to it, the Xuan Heavy Ruler trembled even more violently. Under the tempering of the spiritual fire, the liquid gradually merged into the Xuan Heavy Ruler, causing the patterns on the Xuan Heavy Ruler to undergo a more thorough change. Faintly, even a little luster emanated from the patterns.

Once the black liquid had completely merged into the Xuan Heavy Ruler, a dazzling light burst forth from it. If Xiao Yan hadn't reacted quickly enough to disperse the light with his spiritual power, this light, with its power to pierce through heaven and earth, might have attracted the attention of countless people around.

"finished?"

Although the beam of light was dispersed by Xiao Yan before it fully ascended into the air, Dugu Bo, who was nearby, still noticed the strange phenomenon. As soon as Xiao Yan held the Xuan Heavy Ruler in his hand, Dugu Bo appeared beside him.

"Hmm, it's done. Good luck..." Xiao Yan nodded and answered, carefully feeling the Xuanzhong Ruler in his hand and sensing the profound power of time.

"Let's go. If we're lucky, the Crown Prince might not have cleaned up the mess yet."

Even though he had already considered Dugu Bo as one of his own, Xiao Yan still did not intend to reveal the matter of the bead. After recalling the Xuanzhong Ruler, he called Dugu Bo to head towards the valley where they had been attacked earlier.

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Inside the still-intact carriage, Tang San remained silent after listening to Ning Fengzhi's account of the 'bandits' who had attacked them earlier.

Although Yu Xiaogang had recently told him about his father, he still couldn't imagine how much hatred his father had for the Spirit Hall that would make the Spirit Hall so wary of his twin spirits, while ignoring Xiao Yan and Lin Dong, who also had twin spirits...

'Could this be the awe-inspiring power of the world's number one weapon spirit?' After rejecting Ning Fengzhi's suggestion to withdraw from the Soul Master Competition, Tang San got off the carriage, but his mind was still a little dazed.

"So what if Blue Silver Grass is a useless martial soul?" Looking at his left hand, Tang San suddenly felt a surge of confidence. "The number one weapon martial soul in the world... can your martial souls compare to my Clear Sky Hammer?"

With these thoughts in mind, Tang San walked up to the girls: "Zhu Qing, His Highness the Crown Prince wants to speak with you..."

"The Crown Prince?" Zhu Zhuqing was slightly taken aback. The next moment, realizing her true identity, she pursed her lips. It seemed that the thing she feared most had still happened...

"The Crown Prince needs to see Zhu Qing?" Oscar, standing to the side, was taken aback. "Uh... could it be that the Crown Prince has taken a fancy to her..."

"What's on your mind?" Xiao Yan, who had returned with Dugu Bo, rolled his eyes. "What's going on in your head? Have you forgotten Zhu Qing's identity?"

"Zhu Qing's identity?"

A single sentence piqued the interest of several substitutes; however, even Tang San and Xiao Wu didn't intend to reveal this, given the relationship between the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire…

It can only be said that without the existence of the Spirit Hall, there would only be one empire on this continent, and that would be the Star Luo Empire.

“Let’s go find Brother Xue together,” Xiao Yan said, his gaze falling on Zhu Zhuqing. “Those two Soul Kings who surrounded me among the bandits… if nothing unexpected happens, Brother Xue should know their identities.”

'Perfect timing! This "Crown Prince" is none other than the level 59 Soul King from the Spirit Hall who's about to make an appearance...'

After saying hello to the two members of the Royal Knights who were waiting outside the carriage, Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing followed Dugu Bo into the carriage. Occasionally, Xiao Yan thought that it was quite good to have a Title Douluo as a figurehead.

"Xiao Yan? Didn't you say you had some insights and needed time to organize them?" Qian Renxue's pupils widened slightly upon seeing Xiao Yan approaching from behind Dugu Bo. "Have you finished?"

"I guess so," Xiao Yan shrugged. "At least we've caught a trail. The rest is just a matter of patience and patience..."

After a pause, Xiao Yan's face showed a subtle expression, "However, if nothing unexpected happens, you will be able to see him in the finals of the Soul Master Competition."

'The final of the Soul Master Competition?' Dugu Bo looked at Xiao Yan with a somewhat subtle expression.

When Xiao Yan pulled him away from the caravan, he was basically certain that the strange phenomenon that occurred after Chrysanthemum and Ghost released their Martial Soul Fusion Skill was caused by Xiao Yan. But what he didn't expect was that Xiao Yan actually planned to replicate that thing in the final of the Soul Master Competition.

'Is Lin Dong your friend or your enemy?' Dugu Bo silently complained to himself.

Chapter 120 The Golden Generation

During this time, Qian Renxue also learned how amazing Xiao Yan and Lin Dong's battle was—the collision of their first self-created soul skills directly blasted the more than one-meter-thick granite arena into dust, and the collision of their second self-created soul skills left a huge crater a hundred meters deep in the ground.

Heaven knows how shocked she was when she heard this. As a level 20 innate soul power master, she was basically certain to be the next Angel God. She considered herself absolutely invincible among soul masters of the same level. However, no matter how arrogant she was, she knew that at level 59, it was absolutely impossible for her to do either of the two things mentioned above.

Not to mention, Xiao Yan and Lin Dong also restrained the range of their soul skills, basically confining them entirely to the arena. Just in terms of this level of control over soul skills, she couldn't compare to those two.

Therefore, Qian Renxue, as a member of the Spirit Hall's team, had only one goal: to fight Xiao Yan and Lin Dong as much as possible, even if it meant suffering a crushing defeat, knowing their trump cards.

But now, even though it was just an 'accidental' attack, Xiao Yan has actually gained some insights? And these insights are now just the result of painstaking effort, and he can definitely demonstrate them in the finals of the Soul Master Competition?

Instinctively, Qian Renxue clenched her right hand hidden beneath her sleeve. At this moment, she desperately wanted to ask Xiao Yan directly what special techniques he had mastered. Even her reason told her she had to do so; after all, without being able to deal with Xiao Yan and Lin Dong's two incredibly powerful self-created soul skills, her chances of victory were slim. But—

"Then we'll... wait and see."

Qian Renxue smiled, just like a prince who was truly proud of his country's genius, and said something very irrational.

As she said those words, Qian Renxue felt her reason roaring in her brain, rebuking her emotional thinking.

"Of course!"

Although he didn't know what Qian Renxue meant by "wait and see," Xiao Yan still smiled brightly. He was certain that Lin Dong's expression would be very interesting when he faced his "trump card."

Qian Renxue, who felt she had done something against her reason, never considered that Xiao Yan, this new trump card, had nothing to do with her.

Ning Fengzhi had no intention of interrupting the conversation between the 'Crown Prince' and Xiao Yan. In his view, befriending Xue Qinghe, who was about to take over the Heaven Dou Empire, was more beneficial than harmful. Moreover, he knew that what was about to be discussed was the real key point—

“Speaking of which, there’s a contestant named Zhu Zhuyun on the list of participants from the Star Luo Royal Academy,” Qian Renxue said, shifting her gaze to Zhu Zhuqing. She feigned surprise, looking at Zhu Zhuqing with a puzzled expression. “It’s very similar to your name, Zhu Zhuqing. Is she someone you know?”

Xiao Yan curled his lips. This was the troublesome thing about talking to the royal family. Whenever there was a big or small matter, they would ask questions in a roundabout way. Even though they already knew the truth, they still had to 'test' the 'loyalty' of the person they were talking to.

After closing her eyes and taking a deep breath, Zhu Zhuqing slowly opened them: "She is my older sister." Her voice was incredibly firm, with no attempt to hide anything.

"But her martial soul is the inherited martial soul of the Netherworld Grand Duke family of the Star Luo Empire, which is the Netherworld Spirit Cat, a martial soul fusion skill formed with the White Tiger martial soul. And your martial soul... no matter how you look at it, doesn't seem like the Netherworld Spirit Cat, does it?"

Even though she already knew Zhu Zhuqing's identity and the route Zhu Zhuqing took after leaving the Star Luo Empire, Qian Renxue still asked this question.

However, contrary to Xiao Yan's belief that it was simply the royal family's paranoia, Qian Renxue had been wanting to ask this question ever since she had seen Zhu Zhuqing's martial soul during the preliminary and qualifying rounds.

After all, she had seen many Netherworld Cat and White Tiger martial souls, and even the Netherworld White Tiger several times. However, to her, neither the Netherworld Cat nor the Netherworld White Tiger was much different from ordinary beast martial souls.

Even the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus, hailed as the number one beast spirit in the world, only elicited a dismissive "Oh, another beast spirit?" from her.

However, Zhu Zhuqing's martial soul... that martial soul that was hard to describe as either a tiger or a cat brought her a completely different feeling, and this feeling was similar to what she had sensed from Xiao Yan and Lin Dong's talisman martial souls when she met them.

'A god-level beast spirit?' Qian Renxue was somewhat unwilling to accept this reality.

"About a year ago, my martial spirit was still the Netherworld Cat."

Zhu Zhuqing pursed her lips and slowly uttered these words. After realizing that Xiao Yan did not stop her or "speak for" her, Zhu Zhuqing understood that at least the Crown Prince knew that the Martial Soul Pill was refined by Xiao Yan.

Zhu Zhuqing breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "However, more than a year ago, I took a pill... Now, it's more appropriate to call my martial spirit 'Netherworld Tiger'." When registering, Zhu Zhuqing submitted the name of her martial spirit as Netherworld Tiger.

'A Martial Soul Pill can evolve a Martial Soul like the Netherworld Cat to a level close to a God-level Martial Soul?' Although her face remained calm, Qian Renxue was already cursing inwardly, 'If you don't want to talk about it, then don't! Do you really think I've never seen a Martial Soul Pill before?!'

“A single pill…” Qian Renxue paused for a moment, “Are you referring to the Martial Soul Pill that Xiao Yan refined?”

Zhu Zhuqing nodded silently.

"..." Maintaining her smile, Qian Renxue turned to Xiao Yan, "Xiao Yan, do you think you added something to Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing's Martial Soul Pills? Why did their Martial Souls evolve after taking them, but mine didn't change at all?"

"Ahem, Yan Yan's martial spirit has also evolved after taking the Martial Spirit Pill." Dugu Bo coughed and revealed an exclusive piece of information, which also served as a reminder to the Crown Prince that Xiao Yan's Martial Spirit Pill was completely fine; the real problem was with you.

"Perhaps it's because the Swan Martial Soul is quite special?" Although Dugu Bo mentioned Dugu Yan's condition after taking the Martial Soul Pill, Xiao Yan still explained, "It could also be because the medicinal materials used to refine the Martial Soul Pill are incompatible with the Swan Martial Soul. If Brother Xue trusts me, I can use my soul power to sense your Martial Soul and then refine a batch of Martial Soul Pills that are unique to the Swan Martial Soul."

"Don't you know the state of your own martial soul?" Xiao Yan thought to himself, a smile playing on his lips. "Compared to your martial soul, is there a big difference between a Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex and a country bumpkin? You think you can evolve with just one martial soul pill? Are you still asleep?"

"Want to evolve? Sure, let me examine your martial soul closely, and I guarantee it will undergo an ultimate evolution!" Xiao Yan grumbled, but didn't forget to prepare a backup plan, "As long as I become a sixth or seventh-grade alchemy master!"