As the words fell, flames of brilliant colors tore through the many chains before him, ripping open an enormous, irreparable gash in the formation itself.
"He broke through the clan leader's array?!"
The Fire Spirit Clan Elder was abruptly shocked, finding everything before his eyes even harder to believe.
"He merely used the direction of fire spiritual energy to devour it. It doesn't count as any profound method..."
Many Fire Spirit Clan Elders comforted themselves like this, but very soon, everything happening before their eyes far exceeded what they had imagined.
Again and again, the Fire Spirit Clan Leader tried to unfold arrays and trap Xiao Yan, yet Xiao Yan somehow managed almost every time to break them at exactly the right moment. In the blink of an eye, array after array was rendered useless. Even when the Fire Spirit Clan Leader wanted to strike again, he could not help falling into a moment of hesitation because of it.
"...Are you also a Spirit Array Master?"
"Who knows? I only picked up a little superficial knowledge from someone, I suppose."
Xiao Yan gently shook his head. Seeing this, the Fire Spirit Clan Leader immediately let out a soft sigh.
"—Very well."
At that, the Fire Spirit Clan Leader no longer pursued the matter. Regardless of whether Xiao Yan truly was a Spirit Array Master, his ability to break through so many spirit arrays in an instant truly could not be ignored.
Since that was the case, then he would not use spirit arrays.
When this thought rose in his heart, countless threads of fire gathered in the Fire Spirit Clan Leader's hand, suddenly turning into a scorching spear shadow. A point of azure light followed, howling toward him like a dragon.
Xiao Yan leaned back slightly. The scorching spear tip