A Hundred-Move Pact

The moment those words were spoken, Xiao Yan immediately felt dozens of hostile gazes converging on him. Even the smile on Yao Dan's face slowly faded.

"Little friend Xiao Yan, obtaining the Nine Nether Wind Flame is not something I can simply approve on my own. The Yao Clan's training resources have always been managed by Elder Yao Dao, and he has been quite displeased with you these past few days. If you wanted something else, I could personally arrange it for you, but the Nine Nether Wind Flame... that will be difficult..." Yao Dan said helplessly.

Hearing this and recalling the rumors circulating through the Yao Clan, Xiao Yan was eighty percent certain that one of the spoiled young masters he had taught a lesson to last month must have been related to Yao Dao. A helpless smile appeared on his face as he quietly listened to Yao Dan continue.

"Even so, little friend Xiao Yan, you and your master have done my Yao Clan a great favor. I, Yao Dan, will certainly do my utmost to fulfill your request." After pondering for a long while, Yao Dan looked toward Yao Chen, whose expression seemed somewhat unnatural, before finally making up his mind.

"What? He wants the Nine Nether Wind Flame? And you want me to agree to give him the Nine Nether Wind Flame? Has this brat eaten a leopard's gall?" Upon hearing this, veins bulged across Yao Dao's face as he launched into an endless tirade. "Not that I want to say this, Clan Leader, but you spoil this brat too much. He beat up my son, and I can let that slide, but now he still dares ask me for the Nine Nether Wind Flame? No! Absolutely not!"

"Yao Dao, calm down. I do not want to agree to him either, but his master is Yao Chen. Our Yao Clan will still need him to refine Nine-grade Profound Pills in the future, so I cannot disregard his master's dignity. Besides, he also participated in refining the Nine-grade Profound Pill. If I cast him aside now that his usefulness is exhausted, would the Yao Clan not become the greatest laughingstock if word got out?" Yao Dan sighed helplessly.

"That is true. His master is a Pill Grandmaster and treats him as though he were his own son. It truly is difficult to handle." Hearing this, Yao Dao immediately calmed down from his rage. After thinking for a while, he slowly spoke a few words. "How about this? If he can take a hundred of my moves, I will agree to give him the Nine Nether Wind Flame."

"Yao Dao, what nonsense are you saying? With your seniority, isn't it going too far for you to make a move against such a junior?" Anger entered Yao Dan's voice as well. "You may refuse to give it to him, but you cannot use this chance to kill him!"

"I do not care. All I know is that he beat my son, so I want to beat him up too and vent this anger in my heart." Yao Dao knew that he had gone too far, yet could not bring himself to back down. After a pause, he said viciously.

"How about this? I will have Ling'er spar with him. If he can withstand a hundred moves from Ling'er, then you will give him the Nine Nether Wind Flame. Is that acceptable?" Seeing Yao Dao's tone soften somewhat, Yao Dan understood that he was still brooding over Xiao Yan's brutal beating of Yao Xingji. Since that was the case, he would give him this concession.

"Fine. Thank you, Clan Leader, for granting this." Yao Dao let out a long breath. Between the peak of Nine-Revolutions Dou Zun and a Six-Star Dou Zun, the gap was not merely three stars, but three stars and nine revolutions! Every difference of three revolutions was practically equivalent to a difference of one star. With a gap of six stars, even if Xiao Yan could take a hundred moves from Yao Ling, he would certainly suffer terribly. Besides, Yao Dao did not believe Xiao Yan could truly withstand a hundred moves from Yao Ling...

If this brat dies in the arena, the Clan Leader will surely have nothing to say. A savage gleam flashed in Yao Dao's eyes.

The arena at the edge of the Lesser Medicine Realm had always been the designated venue for sparring between the Yao Clan's high-level experts. Within it, a lean black-haired man and an icy-faced young woman stood at opposite ends of the arena. There were only two spectators below: Elder Yao Dao, whose face was full of viciousness, and the newly promoted Pill Grandmaster, Yao Chen, who watched with deep concern.

"The time has come. This match is only a friendly spar, so stop at the point—" Yao Chen had barely begun speaking when Yao Dao interrupted him.

"Life and death shall be left to fate," Elder Yao Dao said hoarsely.

"Life and death shall be left to fate," Yao Ling echoed. Yet inwardly, she sighed. Yao Dao had privately instructed her at length the day before, and after hearing him out, she understood that Xiao Yan would not escape some serious suffering this time.

Serves you right for showing off. You never needed to get involved in these clan affairs, and now you have brought such enormous trouble upon yourself... Then Yao Ling remembered that Xiao Yan had fallen into this situation because he had helped the Clan Leader straighten out the clan's conduct, and her guilt deepened.

Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations! Xiao Yan gave a slight bow. When he straightened, his expression immediately became extremely grave. In only a few breaths, his aura rose to an entirely new level, breaking past the Six-Star Dou Zun realm and soaring to Seven-star Dou Zun!

The peak of Nine-Revolutions Dou Zun was the strongest opponent he had ever faced in his life. Though he secretly believed that Yao Ling would not strike too heavily, he still did not dare be the slightest bit careless. The gap between them was simply too great. Even if Yao Ling held back somewhat, taking a hundred moves from her would likely still cost him dearly!

Once Yao Ling saw Xiao Yan finish activating his secret technique, her figure flickered and vanished. Xiao Yan was greatly alarmed and immediately pushed Three Thousand Lightning Movement to its limit, leaving behind streak after streak of afterimages. Just as he thought he had evaded the first attack, an exceedingly faint sigh entered his mind directly beside his right ear.

"If this is all the strength you have, why did you dare accept this challenge?"

A jade-like hand seemingly patted Xiao Yan lightly on the shoulder. Yet this apparently harmless action sent him flying back more than a hundred steps before he barely managed to steady himself. Yao Dao's face filled with delight, while Yao Chen's expression gained several more traces of anger beneath his concern.

Xiao Yan withdrew Three Thousand Lightning Movement. With a thought, all five Heavenly Flames surged from his body, completely enveloping him in fire. Since he could not flee, he could only fight!

Yao Ling tapped the ground with her toes and charged toward Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan did not dare slacken in the slightest, immediately unleashing his defensive Dou Technique. The Heavy Black Ruler whirled together with the five Heavenly Flames, making him resemble a resplendent dancer of fire.

Six Harmonies Roaming Body Staff!

Yao Ling gave a soft laugh and directly used her slender jade hand to catch the Heavy Black Ruler, which had been tempered to the extreme by the Heavenly Flames. When her hand met the massive ruler, a crisp sound rang out. Amid a flurry of clanging impacts, Xiao Yan fell into a disadvantage. After several dozen exchanges, another sharp crack sounded, and Xiao Yan was sent soaring into the sky before crashing violently back down, smashing a giant pit dozens of yards deep into the arena floor.

Xiao Yan forcibly endured the dizziness and staggered to his feet from the bottom of the pit. Even such a minor movement made him cough up a mouthful of blood. He had consecutively used two Earth Rank Dou Techniques of considerable quality, yet Yao Ling, without using any Dou Technique at all, had reduced him to such a miserable state with nothing but her fists, feet, and Dou Qi. The gap between him and a truly peak expert really was like an insurmountable chasm...

"Xiao Yan, ninety-nine moves have passed. You only need to take one more move from me." Seeing that Xiao Yan had not emerged from the deep pit for a long time, Yao Ling grew anxious and called out repeatedly.

Yao Dao's face darkened. Before the match, he had repeatedly instructed Yao Ling to strike with lethal force, but judging from the situation, she had treated the words of him, the elder in charge of training, as no more than wind in her ears.

"Sister Yao Ling, forgive me. I must take these hundred moves!" Xiao Yan staggered out of the pit, following her voice. In his hands, he was holding an exquisite Five-Colored Fire Lotus!