One Wave Had Barely Settled When Another Rose

Yao Lao sighed instinctively.

As a member of the Yao Clan, he had at least heard fragments about the clan's supreme arts.

Di Xi Chan Ge was the most orthodox cultivation method in the Yao Clan, while the Glass Body Sculpting Art was the Yao Clan's most powerful body-tempering Dou Technique.

Even if one only saw it from afar, that shock would be impossible to drive from one's mind.

If there was such a thing as gathering ten thousand favors upon one body, perhaps this was it.

The Poison Dragon that had been sent flying twisted its rotting body in agony in midair, then once again let out a roar that filled the heart with unease and terror. Dou Qi gathered within its bloody maw, finally condensing into a dazzling purple poison beam that cut across the sky above the poisonous swamp. Merely brushing the swamp's surface slightly caused great amounts of swamp water to evaporate into highly poisonous smoke and dust, blotting out the sky.

"Hmph, stubborn fool."

Yao Wan let out a cold snort, but she did not dare get careless. The Glass Body Sculpting Art circulated at full force, and outside that incomparably beautiful glass-like figure, a light barrier formed, separating Yao Wan from the incoming poison beam.

"Boom!"

Along with a violent tremor that seemed to shake heaven and earth, Xiao Yan nearly lost his footing.

Yet his gaze never once moved away from the beautiful figure in the sky.

The poison beam struck dead center, slamming into the light barrier generated by the Gleaming Body.

At first, Yao Wan only needed to circulate her Dou Qi to block the poison beam outside the light barrier with great ease, but Yao Lao soon discovered something wrong.

"This is bad."

Yao Lao suddenly knitted his brows and said.

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Yan was a little puzzled. From what he could see, Wan Guniang clearly held the upper hand right now. How could there be a problem?

"That poison beam is condensed from poisonous fire. The Gleaming Body's light barrier should have been able to withstand an attack one realm above its own, but—"

Yao Lao stopped mid-sentence, because the very thing he had worried about had already happened.

Xiao Yan noticed it as well.

After the poison beam struck the light barrier, most of it was blocked and canceled out. However, very soon, after the poison beam came into contact with the barrier, it melted, turning into that deep purple, green-tinged Netherworld Poison Flame, which began to burn fiercely across the barrier.

That was right. The Gleaming Body could withstand a frontal attack from a Dou Emperor expert, but it could not resist damage similar to corrosion like the Netherworld Poison Flame.

And after the Netherworld Poison Flame burned away part of the light barrier, the poison beam directly pierced through the Glass Light Barrier and struck that incomparably beautiful Gleaming Body.

"Crack—snap—"

"Wan Guniang!"

"Brat, don't get so worked up. Your Wan Guniang isn't so weak that she'll lose after taking one attack like that."

Though Yao Lao's brows were slightly furrowed, he had no doubt that Yao Wan would ultimately be able to defeat this Dou Emperor-level fire spirit.

At most, she had suffered a small setback. Even a frontal attack from the fire spirit Poison Dragon could not possibly shatter the Gleaming Body she had refined in a single blow.

Even though the Glass Light Barrier had broken and Yao Wan's Gleaming Body had taken the frontal impact, in the end, it merely left a few traces of poisonous flame corrosion on the Gleaming Body.

"...Hmph."

To be honest, the fact that her Glass Light Barrier had been broken was indeed somewhat unexpected, but to her, it was still only a harmless injury.

"A last desperate struggle!"

She let out a cold snort and immediately counterattacked.

The Gleaming Body brought its palms together, forming a hand blade, and chopped down like thunder, striking the Poison Dragon's head.

As the hand blade swung by the Gleaming Body fell like thunder, the Poison Dragon's head was split in two in an instant.

The Poison Dragon was originally an illusion formed from a gathered poison fire spirit. Even if its dragon head was cut off in one strike, it was no great matter. As the poisonous swamp surged, in only a moment, that twisted, headless figure rapidly grew a new dragon head.

"Tch, a Dog-Skin Plaster really is troublesome..."

Yao Wan clicked her tongue, the displeasure in her heart growing stronger.

At the same time, the Divine Sense she had originally withdrawn suddenly detected a Dou Emperor aura rapidly approaching the southern part of the poisonous swamp where they were.

"This is bad. A Dou Emperor is approaching this place."

Yao Lao suddenly knitted his brows and said.

"There's also someone with considerable Soul Power coming along with them."

"What? Could it be someone from the Chu Yun Empire?"

Xiao Yan asked instinctively.

"I'm afraid it's an alchemist from the Chu Yun Empire. There are actually two peak Dou Emperor-level experts beside that Soul Power... Tch, now the girl is in danger."

Yao Lao said in a deep voice. After that, his illusory figure flew into Xiao Yan's Storage Ring.

Before finally entering the Storage Ring, Yao Lao transmitted his voice to Yao Wan, who was confronting the Poison Dragon fire spirit. "This is bad. Experts from the Chu Yun Empire are here. I'm afraid we won't be able to take this poisonous flame. Take Xiao Yan and leave quickly."

"...Those two peak Dou Emperors?"

Yao Wan murmured instinctively. What Yao Lao could sense, Yao Wan, who also possessed a Heaven Realm Soul, had no reason not to sense.

"And there's a peak Dou Wang... Seems to be an alchemist?"

Beneath the bamboo hat and black veil, the corners of Yao Wan's lips lifted slightly, showing not the slightest fear.

"Even for you, challenging three Dou Emperors above your level is far too much, not to mention those two Dou Emperors are both at the peak, only one step away from becoming Dou Zong."

Yao Lao shook his head. Of course he knew that Yao Wan, this girl, had yet to use her full strength, but fighting three Dou Emperors and one Dou Wang alone while only at the Dou Wang realm was far too dangerous.

Moreover, even if they obtained the Netherworld Poison Flame this time, how to help Xiao Yan fuse with it would still be a major problem. Therefore, even if they gave up, whether it was Xiao Yan or Yao Lao, neither of them would naturally have any criticism or resentment toward Yao Wan, who had put in both effort and strength.

"...No. I must obtain the Netherworld Poison Flame."

However, Yao Lao's advice ultimately did not cause Yao Wan to hesitate much. She raised her hand and knocked away the fireball spewed by the Poison Dragon. The Gleaming Body's face shone with divine light as it once again struck the Poison Dragon's body.

"Things like Heavenly Flames are too rare. If Xiao Yan wants to grow quickly, he has to seize every opportunity to become stronger."

"As for three Dou Emperors, hmph. If we fight, we fight. I've never been afraid."

Yao Wan snorted, then said, "Yao Lao, just find a place to hide with Xiao Yan!"

As she spoke, Yao Wan took a medicinal pill from her Storage Ring and stuffed it into her mouth.

The medicinal pill melted as soon as it entered her mouth. Almost the instant she swallowed it, the Dou Qi within Yao Wan's body surged.

Yao Lao was helpless. He immediately condensed into a white barrier beside Xiao Yan, temporarily blocking the surging Poisonous Barrier and perception from the outside world.

"Teacher, Wan Guniang..."

"Sigh, why are kids these days all so reckless..."

Yao Lao sighed helplessly.