How Are We Supposed to Fight This?

This one sentence pulled Yang Shan back into his memories.

"Junior, I really want to go to the village you mentioned."

"Junior, you're really good at giving compliments."

"Junior, please take me with you."

"Yes, junior is right, we'll listen to you."

Yang Shan snapped out of his daze, spread his Dou Qi Light Wings, and flashed in front of Xiao Xun'er.

On the Battle Through the Heavens Forum, the Tianyao Official once held a prize-winning event.

Recording the most beautiful moments of Battle Through the Heavens the Heavens.

Players took out their treasured screenshots.

After a vote by the players, "Xiao Xun'er's Faint Smile" won first place with an overwhelming advantage.

NPCs like Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yun, and Nalan Yanran, who also have important roles in the original novel, will mostly ignore players if they don't have enough favorability or relevant storylines and quests.

Xiao Xun'er, on the other hand, was the complete opposite.

She was like a well-mannered young lady from a prominent family. Many players from the Jia Nan Academy would likely receive a "Xiao Xun'er's Faint Smile" if they could greet Xiao Xun'er at close range! But only a very few players, such as Su Yitang and Xiao Aotian, knew that what other players received was Xiao Xun'er's politeness as a senior to her juniors.

Xiao Xun'er's genuine smile was reserved for only one player. Yang Shan and Xiao Xun'er sat cross-legged on the stone platform.

Yang Shan's gaze never left Xiao Xun'er.

Xiao Xun'er's smile remained serene:

"Junior, I'm telling you I miss you a lot."

Yang Shan smiled:

"Of course I know my senior will miss me."

Xiao Xun'er: "Has junior brother ever thought about me?"

Yang Shan thought for a moment and said seriously:

Occasionally.

Xiao Xun'er seemed to breathe a sigh of relief:

"As expected, junior, you're still the same."

Don't be fooled by Xiao Xun'er's seemingly indifferent attitude towards everything.

But Xiao Xun'er is actually "missing" something.

Yang Shan's appearance filled a gap.

Therefore, Xiao Xun'er pays special attention to Yang Shan.

Yang Shan's answer was genuinely honest.

He really only misses Xiao Xun'er occasionally.

Xiao Xun'er so smart, how could she not tell whether Yang Shan was telling the truth or exaggerating?

There's no need to be hypocritical in front of Xiao Xun'er.

Just tell the truth.

Treat Xiao Xun'er the same way you treated her before, and treat her the same way now.

The best answer for Xiao Xun'er is to remain unchanged.

So Yang Shan added, "But every time I think about it, I don't dare to think about it too much."

Xiao Xun'er: "Too much thinking about it can make you sick?"

Yang Shan: "Yeah, I guess so. Anyway, it's pretty tough. I can only think about it, but I can't see it."

"You've seen it now, haven't you?"

In front of Yang Shan, Xiao Xun'er was as relaxed as ever. She even showed a slightly playful expression as she spoke to Yang Shan:

"I recently heard that among all living beings, dreams are the closest to heaven and earth. When a cultivator breaks through a major realm, they may meet someone they are destined to meet or someone they have a grudge against in a special dream."

"Just now, I was thinking of you and suddenly felt drowsy. I sensed something and closed my eyes for a short rest."

"Junior, we are truly destined to meet."

Yang Shan wondered:

"Are you sure you don't have a grudge, senior?"

Xiao Xun'er: "Why do you have a grudge?"

Yang Shan: "You said you missed me as soon as we met, but I said I only miss you occasionally. You're really at a disadvantage."

Xiao Xun'er: "Thinking about it day and night almost drives me mad; these thoughts arise from nowhere. If you think about it day and night, you must have some ulterior motive. Thinking about it occasionally is... Hmm? Junior, are you teasing me?"

Yang Shan said in a serious tone, "Senior, it's been so long, you've become stupid."

As he spoke, Yang Shan couldn't help but laugh again.

Xiao Xun'er feigned anger. "Fine! You dare call me stupid? If we start fighting later, I won't hold back!"

Yang Shan was taken aback.

I was so busy catching up with Xiao Xun'er that I almost forgot to check on her Xiao Xun'er in the Heart Demon Trial!

Xiao Xun'er also displayed the level of Dou Huang Peak.

Judging from the characters indicating combat strength.

Yang Shan are: Qi and Blood (purple), Attack ("Golden; Rising" Character Imprint), Defense (gold), Speed (five colors), Dou Qi Intensity (five colors), and Total Dou Qi (gold).

Xiao Xun'er's overall rating is "five-colored", and her combat power performance is specifically marked as follows: Qi and Blood (gold), Attack (seven-colored), Defense (five-colored), Speed (gold), Dou Qi Intensity (seven-colored), and Dou Qi Total (five-colored).

Yang Shan: "???"

What is that?

What is seven colors? Is there an even higher rating for the characters above five colors? Yang Shan compared them and found that his ("Golden; Rising" Character Imprint) attack value was close to 3,500.

Xiao Xun'er's attack with the seven-colored characters exceeded 5,300.

The difference between the two is greater than the attack bonus from the Blood Roar Blade!

Not to mention the other attributes, except for speed, Yang Shan is really far behind in every other aspect!

Everyone here is at the Dou Huang Peak, is this even scientifically possible? How can we fight like this? Yang Shan really wanted to say "Chuo!"

But he felt it wasn't appropriate to say that in front of Xiao Xun'er.

Seeing that Yang Shan's expression was clearly off, Xiao Xun'er laughed even harder:

"Junior, please guide me in a bit."

Yang Shan's face was as stiff as a stone. "Senior, we haven't seen each other for so long, why resort to violence? Let's sit down and chat, have some tea, that would be much better."

Xiao Xun'er: "No, this special dream is related to your success in breaking through to the Dou Zong, so we can't be careless."

Xiao Xun'er seemed particularly interested in beating up Yang Shan. She stood up excitedly and said, "Come on, junior, let's have a go. I'm curious how much you've improved lately."

Yang Shan sneered:

"Then, senior!"

"Um?"

"You, you be gentle."

"I don't!"

Xiao Xun'er was unusually mischievous this time.

She extended her right index finger, and a small wisp of golden flame appeared.

Xiao Xun'er: "Huh? Why is my Heavenly Flame Origin so much weaker?"

Yang Shan felt a chill run down his spine when he saw the golden flames! Last time, when the Dou Wang broke through to the Dou Emperor Heart Demon Trial, Mystic Wrath Thunder Lord did not bring in the "Golden Qilin Mystic Lightning," which was ranked tenth on the Strange Lightning List.

But this time, Xiao Xun'er brought something! She brought the Golden Emperor Burning Flame, which ranked fourth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking!

The Sea Heart Flame residing within Yang Shan's dantian, as if facing a formidable enemy, actively absorbed Yang Shan's battle qi before emerging from Yang Shan's body.

Yang Shan was now in an even bigger headache.

There was only a small group of them, but Sea Heart Flame was so scared that he had to wrap himself up completely and be on high alert.

Xiao Xun'er was pleasantly surprised to see the azure Sea Heart Flame:

"Junior brother, you've really refined Heavenly Flames!"

Yang Shan forced a smile, "I was lucky. It can't compare to your Heavenly Flames, senior."

Xiao Xun'er shook her head:

"It's different. I didn't subdue my own Heavenly Flames. Moreover, this is truly the first time I've ever seen someone possess both strange lightning and Heavenly Flames at the same time. Junior, you're amazing!"

Yang Shan felt incredibly bitter inside:

"What do you mean I'm so great! Who would dare claim to be great in front of you?"

Yang Shan finally understood.

With his advanced version and Supreme Foundation, the difficulty of his Heart Demon Trial has basically reached its limit! If it weren't Xiao Xun'er came, but Mystic Wrath Thunder Lord, it would most likely be Dou Zong cultivator.

If it were someone like Mo Tianxing or Han Feng, they would probably be at their peak combat strength, or even have additional attribute enhancements! Regardless of his inner complaints, Yang Shan knew that he still had to face this Heart Demon Trial!

The bold get rich, the timid starve.

He, Yang Shan, was determined to surpass the current version and reach the Dou Zong realm! "Senior, excuse me!"

Yang Shan placed his hand on the hilt of the Blood Roar Blade.

Then he saw Xiao Xun'er take out a pair of Silver Silk Gloves from her Storage Ring and put them on.

Those Silver Silk Gloves are definitely not ordinary items; they might even be of a higher grade than the Blood Roar Blade!

How ruthless! This senior is truly ruthless! She's determined to give him a sound beating before she'll stop.

Blood Roar Blade was drawn, accompanied by Crimson Thunder.

Xiao Xun'er's right palm contained only a cluster of Golden Emperor Burning Flame.

The collision of different Heavenly Flames triggered Overload in just one instance!

The massive explosion caused the river to surge.

With just one probe, Yang Shan obtained a crucial piece of information.

Overload can only be triggered when the power of lightning and fire reaches a relative balance.

Therefore, it can be seen that the Golden Emperor Burning Flame that Xiao Xun'er is currently using is not too exaggerated in power.

According to what Xiao Xun'er just said, the origin of her Golden Emperor Burning Flame has weakened considerably.

It is highly likely that the intensity of the Heart Demon Trial was balanced, which forcibly suppressed the origin of the Golden Emperor Burning Flame to the level of Dou Wang or even lower.

Therefore, its power is similar to that of Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning and Sea Heart Flame.

Of course, the reason why the Sea Heart Flame reacted excessively was because it was "fearful" of the fact that it belonged to the same category of Heavenly Flames as the Golden Emperor Burning Flame Sea Heart Flame, but the difference in their rankings was too great.

The Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning was alright. Although Yang Shan felt that the power of the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning seemed to be suppressed a little, it was not a big deal.

This is good news.

If it's truly using the origin of the Golden Emperor Burning Flame, which is at the Dou Zong or even Dou Zun level, then there's no way to win.

Yang Shan was ruthlessly crushed!

Now, at least we can still put up a fight! Yang Shan and Xiao Xun'er took this battle quite seriously.

Neither side made any rash moves at the start; instead, they focused on probing each other.

Yang Shan's swordsmanship is beyond doubt; it is sharp, precise, and unpredictable.

This swordsmanship is a "fighting skill" that Yang Shan has accumulated through countless real battles! Compared to Yang Shan, Xiao Xun'er's combat experience is much weaker.

Although she left the Ancient Clan to gain experience in the outside world, she had never experienced a life-or-death struggle.

Xiao Xun'er was clearly struggling to deal with Yang Shan's swordsmanship, and had to step back several times to catch her breath.

But Yang Shan was faster than her, pressing closer and closer.

Yang Shan gained a temporary advantage solely through his swordsmanship.

Yang Shan's composure left Xiao Xun'er feeling rather helpless:

"Junior, can't you be a little greedy?"

Yang Shan said irritably:

"Greedy? Do you think I'm stupid? Senior, just wait for me to be greedy and reckless, then seize the opportunity to use some terrifying Dou Technique to give me a big surprise!"

"You've read my mind perfectly, junior. You're really cunning."

Seeing that Yang Shan had seen through her plan, Xiao Xun'er stopped insisting on fighting Yang Shan in close combat.

The Golden Emperor Burning Flame burst forth as Xiao Xun'er waved her hands, and Yang Shan's heart skipped a beat, so he quickly distanced himself.

Xiao Xun'er: "Junior, I'll use my Dou Technique then, be careful!"

Yang Shan: "Where do you get a heads-up before Dou Technique?"

Xiao Xun'er said seriously, "It's better to remind you, after all, I'm using a High-grade Earth-tier Dou Technique called ' Emperor Seal '."

Yang Shan: "???"