Discovering Xiao Yan and His Master

Now that the Golden Feathered Eagle had submitted and was bound by the Soul Contract, Lu Chuan naturally removed the Seal on its body.

"Take This King to see your treasures."

Lu Chuan said to the Golden Feathered Eagle.

The Golden Feathered Eagle was also a Magical Beast King, so its personal collection was bound to be abundant.

Naturally, Lu Chuan would not let it pass him by.

"Yes, Master!"

Though the Golden Feathered Eagle ached over its treasures, it could not disobey Lu Chuan's command.

With a flash, Lu Chuan stepped directly onto the Golden Feathered Eagle's back.

The Golden Feathered Eagle beat its wings and carried Lu Chuan toward its Cave Mansion.

A short while later, Lu Chuan emerged from the Cave Mansion thoroughly satisfied. Clearly, he had gained quite a lot.

"Let's go back."

With a piercing cry, the Golden Feathered Eagle's enormous body soared into the air and flew toward the sky.

The Golden Feathered Eagle flew extremely fast, returning to the mountain peak where Lu Chuan had been in no time.

Looking down at the lush, boundless forest below, Lu Chuan suddenly had an idea. Purple light flickered in his eyes as he directly activated the Purple Light Demonic Eyes.

As purple light flashed in his pupils, everything within the Monster Beast Mountain Range below appeared incomparably clear before Lu Chuan's eyes.

Suddenly, a strange expression appeared on Lu Chuan's face, and his gaze settled on a certain spot in the forest below.

A massive energy fluctuation had suddenly appeared there.

When Lu Chuan swept his gaze over it, he was first slightly startled. Then the corners of his lips lifted, revealing an amused expression.

"An old Soul Body and a youth..."

"Xiao Yan and his master—This King has finally found you."

The ones reflected in Lu Chuan's eyes were precisely the Transparent Elder and the Black-robed Youth who had hidden in the shadows and watched his battle with Yun Yun last time.

Lu Chuan immediately ordered the Golden Feathered Eagle to fly toward the place he had just spotted.

Meanwhile, in a secluded valley somewhere within the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

A rushing waterfall crashed heavily against the rocks, and thunderous muffled roars echoed through the small valley.

Standing by the lake beneath the waterfall, the Black-robed Youth looked at the ten enormous wooden stakes planted beneath the waterfall's pounding current. His face fell as he gave the Transparent Elder beside him a bitter smile. "Teacher, you don't mean to make me train down there, do you?"

"Correct."

With a faint smile, the Transparent Elder said, "I told you long ago not to think Earth-tier Dou Techniques and Mysterious-tier Dou Techniques are so simple that anyone can learn them. To cultivate something of this level, you must meet certain necessary conditions."

"Give me the Heavy Black Ruler."

Holding out his hand, the Transparent Elder removed the strange black heavy ruler from the Black-robed Youth's back.

Waving the enormous Black Ruler, the Transparent Elder asked with a smile, "Have you ever seen a true Earth-tier Dou Technique? Do you want to see one?"

At those words, the Black-robed Youth's eyes lit up sharply, and he nodded like a pecking chick.

Smiling faintly, the Transparent Elder held the jet-black heavy ruler and slowly rose into the air. Only after reaching the center of the lake did he gradually stop.

Lowering his head to glance at the lake surface four or five meters below, the Transparent Elder raised his head again and looked at the enormous waterfall before him, hanging like a silver dragon.

He slowly exhaled, his eyes narrowing. A moment later, they abruptly flew open. At once, a terrifying aura the Black-robed Youth had never witnessed before surged from the Transparent Elder's body like an awakening dragon.

Before that aura, the calm lake beneath the Transparent Elder's feet suddenly seemed to boil, churning with white bubbles. The boiling bubbles spread outward from beneath his feet until they covered the entire lake surface before finally ceasing their expansion.

Staring dumbfoundedly at the strange sight in the lake, the Black-robed Youth was filled with shock. The Transparent Elder now was utterly different from the calm, lazy old man he had been before. At this moment, he was like a chilling blade glinting from its sheath. That sharp aura made one scarcely dare to look at him directly.

"This... this must be what a true powerhouse is like..."

He murmured softly. A moment later, the Black-robed Youth's eyes instantly burned with fervor.

He believed that one day, he too would reach such a level!

Above the lake, the Transparent Elder calmly and slowly raised the Black Ruler in his hand.

The special patterns on its surface, which had once seemed so strange to the Black-robed Youth, now emitted a fiery red glow. As the ruler swept through the air, the surrounding space actually became somewhat illusory and blurred.

Tightly gripping the Black Ruler, now as red as the setting sun, the Transparent Elder let out a low shout and abruptly moved.

His foot stepped lightly through the air, and beneath the glow of the setting sun, an afterimage appeared with breathtaking force.

The Black-robed Youth stared in shock at the afterimage in the sky, speechless for a long while. He had never imagined the Transparent Elder's speed could be so terrifying.

As the afterimage gradually faded, the Transparent Elder's body appeared beneath the enormous waterfall, which was more than ten zhang wide, as though he had teleported.

Compared to the massive waterfall hanging overhead, the Transparent Elder's tiny body was like an ant in a painting, utterly inconspicuous. Yet this ant-like figure now carried a might even more terrifying than the waterfall itself.

The immense wind pressure produced by the crashing waterfall could not move that seemingly frail old body in the slightest.

His forward-rushing body came to an abrupt stop. With a kick against the air, his body spun one hundred and eighty degrees in midair. The light on the Black Ruler in the Transparent Elder's hand grew increasingly intense until, in the end, it was so dazzling that the Black-robed Youth had to squint.

"Earth-tier Dou Technique: Flame Splitting Wave Ruler!"

In the empty valley, a thunderous blast suddenly erupted. A surging heat wave followed, spreading through nearly the entire valley.

Boom!

Across the broad lake's surface, countless columns of water suddenly shot into the sky, creating a spectacular sight.

Amid the water pillars filling the sky, a massive crimson gleam abruptly flashed into view. Wherever it passed, the water columns instantly vanished, replaced by spreading mist.

Bang!

Like a streaking meteor, the crimson gleam swept across the lake in a flash, kicking up waves over ten meters high before crashing heavily into the cascading waterfall.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The tremendous explosions echoed continuously through the valley as countless fragments of stone tumbled from the cliff walls.

Covering his ears with both hands, the Black-robed Youth stood with his mouth agape at the sheer spectacle caused by that attack. After a long while, he swallowed with difficulty and abruptly turned his gaze toward the waterfall. However, the thick mist completely obscured his vision.

A fierce wind blew out over the lake, swiftly dispersing the valley's moisture. The enormous waterfall behind the mist finally slowly revealed itself.

Staring wide-eyed at the exposed waterfall, the Black-robed Youth went blank for a moment before slowly closing his eyes and drawing a sharp breath. A wave of dizziness rose in his head.

The waterfall's immense torrent had actually been forcibly severed. On the massive rock behind it, a ravine more than thirty meters long and ten to twelve meters wide stood out glaringly.

Around the edges of the ravine, countless tiny cracks spread across the entire rock face, resembling creeping vines.

After remaining halted for over twenty seconds, the waterfall atop the cliff finally began flowing down again. The enormous scar on the rock was gradually concealed as well.

"Is this the power of an Earth-tier Dou Technique?"

Rubbing his chest lightly, the Black-robed Youth felt so stifled that he was almost panicking.

High in the air, the Transparent Elder slowly descended. Looking at the Black-robed Youth's horrified face, a faint smile appeared on his own.

"Yan, this is the true power of an Earth-tier Dou Technique. If you—"

The Transparent Elder had originally wanted to show off a little, but he suddenly sensed something. His aged face abruptly changed, and his eyes locked tightly onto the sky above the valley.

At some unknown point, a colossal golden creature had suddenly appeared high in the air.