Don't Say I Didn't Give You a Chance

After leaving the Dou Sheng Ruins, Xiao Yan slipped back to the Gu Clan and began to study the Limitless Void Shattering Body and the inexplicably appearing Seal Technique in his mind.

The Limitless Void Shattering Body is an upgraded version of the Peerless Prison Body, with only one added effect: it allows one to freely shatter and traverse space within a radius of a hundred miles. One can throw a punch within a hundred miles and directly unleash the energy that hits the enemy's body without worrying about the enemy dodging, making it impossible to defend against.

Unlike the Peerless Prison Body, which requires physical strength, the Limitless Void Shattering Body requires mastery of Space Power. At the very least, one needs to be Dou Zong to cultivate it to a basic level, and Dou Zun to achieve mastery.

However, with Xiao Yan's current Peak Dou Zun cultivation level, coupled with the Ancient Void Dragon Bloodline's affinity for space, his cultivation is incredibly smooth.

As for the Seal Technique in his mind, no matter how hard Xiao Yan tried to comprehend it, he could never understand it and therefore could not refine the Yin Yang Twin Flames.

Xiao Yan could only discern that the Seal Technique was related to the soul and had a faint effect on time; beyond that, he could not perceive anything more.

Two months have passed in the blink of an eye, and the coming-of -Coming of Age Ceremony of the Gu Clan has officially begun.

This is a grand event that only truly top-tier forces can participate in. Forces like the Flower Sect and the Heavenly Nether Sect, which only possess Half-Saint, are not even qualified to receive an invitation.

Meanwhile, the other Ancient Race also sent their prized successors to the Gu Clan to prepare for entering the Coming of Age Ceremony Heavenly Tomb- age ceremony.

However, to everyone's surprise, the usually arrogant and domineering Soul Clan did not send anyone. Their fear of the Gu Clan made the other Ancient Race wary.

Xiao Yan, who was already bound to the Gu Clan, also came into their view.

Especially the Yao Clan. Xiao Yan's teacher, the Medicine Saint, was once an outcast of the Yao Clan, but now he has surpassed most of the Yao Clan and become a Ninth Grade Alchemist, which has completely humiliated the Yao Clan.

There's also the Yan Clan Yan Clan. They're very interested in Xiao Yan's terrifying Heavenly Flames, his technique for Fusion Heavenly Flame, and his Nong Yan Jue- Prosperous Fire. If Xiao Yan weren't always with Gu Xun'er, they would have tried to forcibly take it from him.

The Lei Clan was different. Jia Nan Academy's Dean Mang Tianchi was very familiar with Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan had a good impression of the Lei Patriarch who founded the academy. Upon meeting him, Xiao Yan gave him an Eighth-grade Healing Pill given by Old Yao, which shocked Mang Tianchi so much that he almost dropped his jaw.

Amidst this chaotic situation, the Gu Clan Coming-of-Age Ceremony quietly commenced.

The most important part of the Coming of Age Ceremony for Ancient Race is to test the concentration of the Dou Di Bloodline, and then assign different levels of Clan Mark according to the grade.

The Dou Emperor Clan mark is equivalent to a conventional Secret Technique, one of the methods left by Dou Emperor powerhouses to their descendants. It can enhance strength without paying any price.

Xiao Yan never expected that Gu Yao, an Eight-star Dou Zun, would actually want to challenge someone of a higher level and clash with him, a Nine-star Dou Zun.

Xiao Yan glanced at Xun'er, who was frowning, and gently put his arm around her shoulder, saying, "Wait for me a moment."

After Gu Xun'er nodded, Xiao Yan flashed to the spacious square and stood in front of Gu Yao face was icy cold.

Almost everyone who focused their gaze on Xiao Yan felt a blur before their eyes, completely unable to catch a glimpse of Xiao Yan figure, let alone discern how Xiao Yan moved.

Gu Yao's expression also tightened slightly, sensing that Xiao Yan was a troublesome opponent.

"Perhaps I am no match for you, but don't expect to win too easily."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow slightly, looking somewhat surprised, and said, "You're already feeling scared before the fight even starts?"

"..." Gu Yao clenched his fists, but was powerless to refute. Xiao Yan's unpredictable speed, combined with his terrifying Heavenly Flames, was extremely effective against him.

"Let's get started. I'll decide how much force to use based on the situation," Xiao Yan said listlessly when Gu Yao remained silent.

Gu Yao's hair stood on end, and the aura of Eight-star Dou Zun soared into the sky. His powerful Dou Qi instantly enveloped him, transforming into an indestructible Ice Armor that protected Gu Yao within.

But Xiao Yan didn't release even the slightest bit of his aura; he even gestured for him to enter.

The Gu Yao laughed in fury, his figure suddenly vanished, and then reappeared in front of Xiao Yan, his slender hand stabbing towards Xiao Yan's chest like a blade.

"Bang!"

A dull thud was heard. Before Gu Yao's hand could even touch Xiao Yan's body, Xiao Yan raised his hand and threw a punch, which landed on Gu Yao's shoulder, knocking him back.

With a heavy stomp on the ground, Gu Yao staggered back more than ten steps before barely managing to steady himself. By this time, a fist-shaped mark was left on the Ice Armor on his shoulder, and countless cracks spread along the mark, rendering the Dou Qi Armor almost unusable.

Gu Yao felt a sweet taste in his throat, then forced himself to swallow the blood. He turned his head to look at the location of the fist mark. Even with the Ice Armor protecting him, he had almost lost consciousness.

Without the Ice Armor, the Gu Yao's shoulder would have been shattered with just this one blow!

"I have a general idea of your strength. It's impossible for you to beat me. How about this: if you can force me to use my Dou Qi, I'll admit defeat. How about that?"

Before Gu Yao could recover, Xiao Yan's calm voice rang out again.

The Gu Yao took a deep breath, and then with a turn of his Dou Qi, he restored the Ice Armor to its original state.

However, everyone present knew that the Ice Armor was no different from paper in front of Xiao Yan, but the Gu Yao would definitely be defeated quickly without the Ice Armor.

After suffering a loss once, Gu Yao no longer thought of engaging Xiao Yan in close combat. Instead, he distanced himself, put his hands together, and unleashed a series of exquisite palm strikes, while his powerful Dou Qi began to gather in his palms.

"Mountain Splitting Seal! Sea Overturning Seal! Earth Overturning Seal! Heaven Annihilating Seal! Ancient Emperor Seal!"

The five palm prints merged together, then traced a slightly illusory curve and shot straight toward Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan stretched his hands forward, then clenched them and pulled them to the left and right, tearing open a gap in the space in front of him.

The dark cave entrance appeared on the path that the Emperor Seal Art to take. Without any collision, the palm print was banished into the void by Xiao Yan, without causing any ripples.

Gu Yao's expression grew increasingly solemn. Xiao Yan didn't even launch an attack; he simply countered each move, yet Gu Yao was already being suppressed to the point of being unable to breathe.

"The Ancient Saint Treasure Mirror, Swallow Heaven and Earth!"

The Gu Yao soared into the air, hovering in mid-air. With a change in the hand Seal Technique, a dark cloud suddenly appeared in the sky.

As the dark clouds rolled, they unleashed a powerful suction force, forcibly drawing in the energy between heaven and earth, which then condensed into a pillar of light that poured into the Gu Yao's body, making the Gu Yao's Dou Qi increasingly powerful.

"This next move is a true Heavenly Tier Dou Technique. If you overestimate yourself and get... severely injured, don't blame me for not warning you!"

Gu Yao stared intently at Xiao Yan. Although Xiao Yan was extremely arrogant, his despair-inducing strength was enough to justify his arrogance.

"It's alright, hit me all you want. My teacher can refine Ninth-grade Treasure Pill to save me," Xiao Yan said casually, shrugging his shoulders.

"..." The Gu Yao was silent for a moment, then closed his eyes, and an aura that seemed to extinguish all life slowly spread out from his body.

After a few breaths of preparation, Gu Yao suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes, then extended a finger and pressed it down on Xiao Yan.

"Great Annihilation Finger!"

As the Gu Yao pointed his finger, the entire sky seemed to freeze completely at that moment, and an aura of annihilation, as if emanating from the Nine Nether, swept out like a hurricane!

"Boom!"

The thick, dark clouds began to churn rapidly, and a massive, pitch-black finger, hundreds of feet long, burst forth from the clouds. Then, Xiao Yan pressed it down heavily!

This enormous, jet-black finger exuded a terrifying aura of annihilation, even surpassing some low-ranking Heavenly Flames, as if all life would be annihilated under its touch.

The finger fell from the sky, and the space along its path shattered, creating a huge Space Rift.

Faced with this attack, Xiao Yan could no longer tear open space to banish it as he had done before, because even space itself could not withstand its power!

With a smirk, Xiao Yan felt as if his blood was boiling. Accompanied by a faint dragon's roar, Xiao Yan twisted his body, gathering all his strength into his fist, and directed it at the descending hand!

The sheer power of the physical body compressed space together, transforming it into a spatial projectile that crashed directly into the continuously descending giant black finger!

"Boom!"

The moment the two collided, a deafening sound erupted. Space shattered inch by inch during the collision, and dark cracks spread out from the point of impact like a spider web, extending for thousands of feet.

But the giant black finger only appeared briefly before firmly landing where Xiao Yan was.

Just then, Gu Yao's expression changed, because an arm had somehow landed on his shoulder.

"Cough cough, the void is full of Void Storm, your move was really fierce!"

I originally wanted to end the chapter, but it's not easy to do so, so I'll just finish this chapter...