A Fierce Battle, Old Yao Possesses!

The waves stirred up by the Red Scaled Giant Snake condensed into fire crystals midair, blazing with crimson light.

In an instant, they tore through the air and cascaded down toward Xiao Yan!

Xiao Yan's Four Wings snapped shut:

"Boom!"

The Heavy Black Ruler spun a wheel of fire in his palm, melting the incoming fire crystals into steam!

On the other side, the Azure Snake Body, wrapped in surging waves, crashed down overhead, its bone-piercing chill spreading!

The cold snap even formed frost on his fire wings.

"Left seven, right three!"

Old Yao's warning exploded in his sea of consciousness. Xiao Yan's toes shattered the air beneath him.

The Four Wings behind him blazed with light, and his body twisted like a willow branch, dodging the intersecting breaths of ice and fire.

The two giant snakes, head to tail, wove a tide of ice and fire in the sky.

The opposing forces of ice and fire tore at the youth's robes.

"Wave Splitting Flame Ruler: Heaven's Waterfall!"

The Heavy Black Ruler vibrated through the air, scorching flames surging violently!

Nine waterfalls of fire shot up into the clouds.

The demonic pattern on the Red Snake's forehead flared, and it spat out a mouthful of dark red blood, instantly staining the fire waterfalls black-red.

The fire waterfalls exploded midair into fine specks of light!

Xiao Yan's tiger's mouth split open. The recoil force transmitted through the ruler condensed ice shards in his Meridians.

But they were instantly incinerated into nothing by the Strange Fire, though some damage still lingered.

Old Yao suddenly roared:

"Look at the reflection on the water!"

Xiao Yan's head snapped down.

The lake surface reflected the crystal scales between the two snakes' foreheads, glowing with an eerie red and blue light!

That was clearly the manifestation of Dou Qi energy gathering and compressing!

"Boom!"

Two beams of light, one red and one blue, each several meters thick, burst forth!

They dyed the entire space red and blue, surging with power and savagery.

The beams erupted alongside those two pillars of light!

Thanks to Old Yao's warning, Xiao Yan had already flapped his wings and fled hundreds of meters ahead of time!

"Boom, boom, boom!!!"

The beams pierced through the entire space in an instant, blasting into the stone walls at the edge!

The violent explosions roared like detonating missiles, carving a hundred-meter-wide crater into the massive cliff.

But just as Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief—

The Red Snake's massive tail swept across the lake, detonating a thousand tons of water. Countless flames condensed into a dense rain of Blood-colored Spears.

Xiao Yan spread his wings to retreat, only to find his Four Wings frozen midair by the Blue Scaled Giant Snake's chill.

"Shhk!"

The moment the spear tip pierced his shoulder blade, he clearly heard the crisp crack of his collarbone shattering.

"Pfft"

Xiao Yan coughed blood as he fell, but his eyes burned with bone-deep cold:

Damn it, I've been too nice to you, haven't I?

No matter how heaven-defying a Da Dou Shi was, he really couldn't beat a Dou King.

But—I've still got a god-tier backup!

As he plummeted, Xiao Yan suddenly roared:

"Teacher!"

The moment the words fell!

Old Yao's soul phantom suddenly swelled:

"Boom!"

Forest White Flame engulfed hundreds of meters in every direction.

A terrifying pressure descended upon this space in an instant!

The scales of the two hundred-meter giant snakes bristled on end, freezing their attack mid-motion.

It spat out a massive snake tongue, its gaze locked tightly on Xiao Yan's figure as it was engulfed in flames:

They sensed a tremendous threat!

The flames rolled back and contracted!

Xiao Yan's descent abruptly halted, and he stood silently in the void!

The tips of his hair stirred without wind, taking on a frosty hue.

When his pupils opened again, his left eye flickered with Bone Spirit Cold Flame, while his right eye swirled with Kirin Devouring Heaven Flame!

Blue and red dual irises, exuding a dangerous aura:

"Boy, you've done well enough."

"Leave the rest to your teacher."

"Watch closely—this is the true Wave Splitting Flame Ruler."

The Heavy Black Ruler swept out with casual ease, and where its edge passed, black cracks appeared in the very space itself!

A streak of ice-blue and crimson intertwined, lancing outward!

"Boom, sizzle!"

The fiery vortex spat by the crimson serpent was cleaved cleanly in two!

The residual force plowed a thousand-zhang trench across the lake's surface.

On the other side, the azure giant serpent swiftly swam away.

After putting some distance, it reared up, its tongue flicking out.

The azure scales on its forehead grew brighter and brighter!

At the same time, the thirty-three crystal pillars at the lake's center flared up.

Vast water elements condensed and frantically poured into its body.

From between its brows, a beam of bone-chilling light erupted, shooting straight at Old Yao!

Old Yao let out a scornful laugh, his fingertip tracing through the void:

"Even if you drain every last bit of energy from those crystal pillars, you're still nothing but an ant!"

Bone Spirit Cold Flame transformed into chains, crossing the entire space in the blink of an eye.

They tore through the light beam and pierced the azure serpent's brow!

Pale-white fire patterns crept backward along the veins of its scales.

In mere moments, the backlash force peeled the azure serpent's scales off one by one, and its life force scattered completely!

"Boom!"

Its massive body crashed onto the lake's surface!

On the other side, the crimson serpent, having escaped calamity by diving underwater, sensed the azure serpent's life force fading, burst out of the water, and let out a piercing shriek!

The scales on its body blazed with crimson light!

Yet before it could make its next move:

"Flame Wings · Shattered Star!"

The four wings ignited with pale-white cold flames, and Old Yao turned into a streak of light.

In an instant, he crossed the void and pierced through the crimson serpent's brow!

Time seemed to freeze at that moment; the serpent's body remained upright, rigid on the water's surface.

The scales on its forehead shattered like broken porcelain, and its body toppled over:

When Xiao Yan regained consciousness, he was floating on the churning lake's surface:

A faint layer of Bone Spirit Cold Flame enveloped him.

Two fist-sized essences pulsed in his palms:

The crimson one bore molten veins, while the blue one was crystallized with icy snowflakes.

Ignoring the two energy clusters, Xiao Yan's first concern was Old Yao's condition:

"Teacher... how are you doing now?"

"No major issues, minimal consumption."

"That's also thanks to your special body—able to bear so much of my power without injury."

Old Yao's voice rang out in his mind, showing no sign of weakness:

"These are the essences condensed from the Strange Fire energy absorbed by those two Peak Fifth-Tier Magical Beasts!"

"They were likely meant to advance their bloodline and break through to the sixth tier."

"Teacher has already refined them. Take them now, while you can."

Knowing his teacher was unharmed, Xiao Yan's heart settled.

He swallowed both essences at once, and the violent energy exploded instantly inside him.

"Hey, boy! Don't eat them together!?"

"Are you not afraid your meridians will burst?"

But the thing Old Yao feared did not happen.

A Kirin Phantom suddenly emerged behind Xiao Yan, roaring up to the sky!

The rampaging energy within his body was instantly suppressed.

The Kirin Sky Burning Art, comparable to an Earth Tier Low-grade technique, spun wildly!

The crimson essence turned into magma surging through his eight extraordinary meridians, coating his bones with red-gold patterns wherever it passed.

The blue soul essence followed close behind, condensing icy crystal tunnels within the scorching meridians.

When the two streams of energy met at his Tanzhong acupoint.

Xiao Yan's eyes snapped open, radiating a dazzling light of intertwined ice and fire.

"Boom!"

Xiao Yan had no major realm barrier to begin with, and with so much pure energy flooding in.

His cultivation broke straight into Dou Ling, his aura surging!

Within the time it takes a cup of tea to cool, the aura of a Three-star Dou Ling exploded outward!

The shockwave sent a chain of water columns blasting up from the lake.

Xiao Yan rose, red and blue light flowing through his flesh.

Most of the essence from those two snakes had tempered his physique!

Now, even relying solely on his physical body, he could rival a Fifth-Tier Magical Beast!

The cultivation boost was merely a side benefit.

Xiao Yan dispersed the pressure around him, flapped his wings, and flew up to the crystal platform.

Gazing into the distance, at the center of the platform, inside the largest Crystal Pillar.

Two flames, one red and one blue, intertwined, radiating dazzling brilliance.

The Fire Cloud Water Flame tangled together as they sank into the youth's pupils.

The throbbing in his heart grew stronger and stronger as he approached the crystal pillar.

Just as he raised his hand, about to touch it.

Old Yao's furious shout rang out in his mind:

"Stop..."