Xiao Yuan, Refreshed and Rejuvenated

"I am Gu He from the Jia Ma Empire, Sixth Grade Alchemist. If you would be so kind as to let the three of us pass, I will repay you handsomely!"

Gu He sensed the increasingly terrifying aura of the mysterious Dou Huang expert in the sky, he couldn't help but cup his hands and ask.

If we really fight that person, forget about chasing the Heavenly Flames; we might all end up stuck in this desert.

However, high in the sky, the tall figure in the white dress remained unmoved by the words, her calm and aloof voice slowly emanating from beneath the white Veiled Hat on her head:

Sixth Grade Alchemist? Is that impressive?

Upon hearing this, Gu He's expression also turned ugly.

He was now absolutely certain that this female Dou Emperor was definitely in cahoots with the person who had escaped!

They said it was a friendly sparring match, but really they just wanted to stop them.

"This woman is too unreasonable. I'll go up and test her skills!"

Yan Shi was also hot-tempered. Upon seeing this, he immediately flew into a rage, his wings popped out, and he charged directly at the white-clad figure in the sky.

Yun Yun was busy dealing with the Snake-People Tribe's Dou Wang and couldn't spare a move for the time being, but she could sense that the mysterious Dou Emperor's strength was no less than her own, so she quickly reminded him, "Be careful!"

Yan Shi flew straight into the sky, only to see a white-clad figure in the air holding a black Ice Dragon Spear. With a casual wave of her hand, ice spikes condensed from the black snowflakes and shot towards Yan Shi with a flick of her spear.

Yan Shi naturally felt the ferocity of the opponent's attack and immediately used his methods to deal with it.

However, Xiao Yuan needed to release the energy within his body, so he didn't hold back at all. Each ice spike he condensed was enough to seriously injure a Dou Ling level expert.

Such terrifying attack power forced Yan Shi to retreat steadily, returning him to Gu He's side.

"Is this the power of Dou Huang expert?"

Xiao Yuan released a lot of energy and immediately felt better. Feeling the still abundant energy in his body and the resonance between himself and the energy of heaven and earth, he became more and more intoxicated.

"Damn it, who is this person?!"

Gu He is truly suffering in silence, unable to express his bitterness.

They made such a big fuss, but now it seems like it's all for nothing.

The key issue is that I still have to go back and practice the medicine that the person I asked to come over for has promised!

That's really uncomfortable.

Meanwhile, Yun Yun easily suppressed the two Snake-People Tribe Dou Wang in front of her, and even had the leisure to look at Gu He and the other two.

Seeing Yan Shi suffer a setback, she immediately realized that the strength of this mysterious Dou Emperor was probably about the same as her own.

Fortunately, this mysterious Dou Emperor had no intention of killing, otherwise Gu He and the other two would be in the same predicament as the two Snake-People Tribe Dou Wang in front of them.

However, just as this thought arose, the surrounding temperature dropped even further. The white-robed Dou Emperor moved his hands in a series of hand seals, and a large amount of Dou Qi surged out, condensing into three Mystic Ice Black Dragon, each several tens of feet long, in the sky.

Three Mystic Ice Black Dragon coiled around the white-clad figure, appearing as lifelike as if they were real.

In an instant, the dragon's roar resounded throughout the heavens and earth. The Snake-People Tribe who were below the Dou Ling were directly suppressed by this terrifying pressure and could no longer continue to fight. Gu He and the other two also changed their expressions drastically.

Mystic Ice Dragon Flight, Mystic High-Rank Dou Technique.

"Call!"

Xiao Yuan smiled, his eyes clear and bright.

At that moment, he felt incredibly refreshed.

At the same time, a lot of the surging Dou Qi in his body was expelled, and he felt much more comfortable. At least for the time being, he no longer had to worry about being burst.

This immense energy not only filled his entire body but was also gradually expanding his Qi Mansion.

Xiao Yuan had a feeling that if this was handled properly, his cultivation progress might jump by a lot.

Three Mystic Ice Black Dragon dragons, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws, roared as they charged toward Gu He and his companions.

Seeing this, Gu He and the other two quickly used their respective skills, but it was obvious that under Xiao Yuan's full power, each of these three ice dragons was beyond the ability of an ordinary Dou Wang expert to withstand.

The three men's attacks were immediately frozen into ice crystals by the icy dragon breath spewed from Xiao Yuan's Mystic Ice Black Dragon Mystic Ice Black Dragon, and then shattered upon impact.

Upon witnessing this scene, Gu He and his two companions were utterly terrified.

With such pure and extremely cold Dou Qi, coupled with such terrifying Dou Technique, this person's strength ranks among the top five in the entire Jia Ma Empire!

Upon seeing this, Yun Yun was also taken aback; the opponent's strength was actually somewhat beyond her expectations! The situation was urgent, and she couldn't just stand by and watch.

With a sudden flick of her sleeve, her aura instantly sharpened. She lightly touched the air with her toes, shooting upwards several meters. Her hands flashed as she formed hand seals, and she uttered a cold, low shout:

"The Wind Returns to the Earth!"

As the shout subsided, a whirlwind formed from Azure Douqi suddenly appeared above her head, a vast expanse of cyan, resembling thick cyan clouds.

With a gentle wave of his hand, the azure gale above the sky pressed down rapidly. Under the pressure of the gale, countless deep azure Wind Blade swept out like a dense drizzle.

Sensing the fierce energy pressing down from the sky, Yue Mei and Yan Ci both had solemn expressions. The two joined forces, and two pillars of Dou Qi with different attributes suddenly shot into the sky, like three pillars supporting the sky, holding up the slowly pressing down cyan solid gale in mid-air, unable to move.

Immediately afterwards, Yun Yun flapped her wings and appeared in front of Gu He and the others. Then, cyan Dou Qi gathered around her.

"Um?"

Just then, Xiao Yuan suddenly froze. He seemed to sense the auras of two High-Rank Dou Wang coming from afar.

"I'm not playing with you guys anymore, I'm leaving!"

After the laughter subsided, the white-clad figure in the sky flapped its wings and flew towards the edge of the desert.

As she left, two of the ice dragons actually turned around and charged towards the two Snake-People Tribe Dou Wang who were rushing towards them from a distance!

Only one ice dragon charged towards Yun Yun, but upon getting close, it exploded, turning into a sky full of black snowflakes.

???

This strange situation puzzled not only Gu He and the other two, but also Yun Yun.

What exactly does this person want? However, Yun Yun also sensed the aura of the Snake-People Tribe expert and was unwilling to stay any longer, so she quickly said, "Let's go, the Snake-People Tribe experts are almost all gathered!"

"Um!"

Gu He nodded with a grim expression, then waved his hand, leading Yan Shi Feng Li to follow Yun Yun.

As for the five Dou Ling he brought, they had already ridden flying magical beasts to chase after Xiao Yan.

Unfortunately, although the flying magical beasts were fast, those fighting spirits were no match for the Heavenly Rank Medicine Elder, and could only follow from a distance, not daring to get too close.

However, the desert climate is unpredictable, and keeping a distance means they risk getting lost.

Shortly after the group left, two streaks of light flashed across the desert from the northeast and southwest, appearing above the city moments later. Looking down at the chaos within the city, their faces were extremely grim, and their bodies were still covered in black frost. However, they could not afford to be careless. They rapidly waved their hands, and two massive bursts of Dou Qi slammed into the huge blue wind layer. Only with the combined efforts of those inside and outside were they able to break through it.

"Chase!" Breaking through the wind layer, Yue Mei and her companion flashed into the sky again. Before they could even greet the two who had just arrived, they shouted and took the lead in chasing after the place where the black-robed man had disappeared. After a slight pause, the two behind them quickly followed.

Then, Mo Bas, who had regained some of his fighting strength, flapped his wings and followed.

Five streaks of light, carrying an awe-inspiring momentum, flashed across the sky in an instant and then disappeared into the horizon.

Whoosh! A figure streaked across the sky, followed closely by four figures, one in front and three behind.

Looking at the persistent people behind him, Xiao Yuan's expression was quite strange.

What's the point of these guys chasing me? I can't sense Xiao Yan's aura anymore! And behind them are the five Dou Wang expert of the Snake-People Tribe.

Fortunately, Xiao Yuan was extremely fast, and only Yun Yun could keep up with him. Gu He and the other two were gradually falling behind.

"Old He, should we retreat? They've all disappeared. That Dou Emperor up ahead isn't simple either. He sounds young, so he might be someone trained by a powerful force. He's not someone to mess with!"

Yan Shi dared not utter any more arrogant words at this moment. Xiao Yuan's Mystic Ice Dragon Flight Soaring had brought him a strong aura of death. If the other party had not shown no killing intent, he would probably have been seriously injured just now.

"Sigh, I never expected that my trip to the Snake-People Tribe to search for the Heavenly Flames would lead me to encounter two Dou Huang expert. Judging from their methods, Black Ice White Flame, they don't seem to be powerhouses from the Jia Ma Empire, nor do they seem to be powerhouses from the surrounding empires, yet their strength is so formidable!"

Gu He nodded upon hearing this, his face full of resentment and helplessness.

They don't even take Sixth Grade Alchemist seriously, so they're obviously worldly people. There's nothing he can do about this situation.

"Well, we shouldn't provoke two Dou Emperor on the other side. Let's get away as soon as possible. If the Snake-People Tribe catch up with us, we'll be in trouble."

Immediately afterwards, Gu He waved his hand resignedly and sighed.

Ahead of them, Yun Yun's gaze was somewhat unfocused, the scene of the ice dragon exploding kept flashing through her mind.

She felt that the scene looked familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before.

Black Ice Attribute Douqi. Memories from not long ago gradually flooded back, and the bloodstains on the boy's palm, frozen into black ice crystals, seemed still vivid in his mind.

But... it shouldn't be Dou Emperor! And it shouldn't be a woman either!

A great deal of doubt appeared in Yun Yun's beautiful eyes.

She couldn't understand what was going on, so she decided to chase after them to find out.

"Sect Master Yun?"

Just as Yun Yun was pondering, Gu He's voice sounded from beside her.

"What are you thinking about? Let's go!"

Seeing that Yun Yun had come to her senses, Gu He asked softly with a smile.

"It's nothing. I want to investigate the identity of that mysterious Dou Emperor. You guys go ahead!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Yun shook her head, then flapped her wings, increasing her speed dramatically, and chased after Xiao Yuan.

Seeing this, Gu He shook his head helplessly, but he couldn't care less about Yun Yun. He turned to look at Yan Shi and Feng Li behind him and said, "Let's go first. With her Dou Emperor strength, there won't be any problems."

"Um!"

Yan Shi Feng Li nodded upon hearing this, and then followed Gu He, flying in another direction.

In the desert, a sharp sonic boom echoed through the air. The instant the sonic boom sounded, a black shadow flashed out. After a brief pause, it reappeared hundreds of meters away.

The instant the shadow disappeared, another green shadow followed closely behind. The figure of this green shadow flew through the air like a floating willow catkin, its swaying figure a perfect combination of speed and elegance, which was extremely pleasing to the eye.

This shadow's speed surpassed even that of the previous shadows. Each time it shot forward, a faint afterimage would linger in place, slowly dissipating under the sunlight. As it hurtled forward, at one point, as many as eight afterimages appeared simultaneously in the sky. One can imagine how terrifying the shadow's speed was.

Xiao Yuan sensed that Yun Yun behind him was using Dou Technique to accelerate her pursuit, so he turned around and glanced back.

Seeing that Gu He and the others had already left in another direction, Xiao Yuan stopped. As his body was filled with cold energy, the Mystic Ice Black Dragon reappeared and coiled around his body in mid-air.

Whoosh! At this moment, Yun Yun, dressed in a black robe, had already arrived at a distance of one hundred meters from Xiao Yuan.

She seemed hesitant to speak.

"Your surname is Yuan, isn't it?"

After a brief silence, Yun Yun finally spoke up and asked.

"I knew I couldn't hide it from Sister Yun!"

Xiao Yuan's voice, like a sliding rheostat, smoothly changed from a cold female voice back to his original voice. His slender fingers with distinct knuckles pinched the brim of the Veiled Hat and took it off, revealing his handsome face with a smile.

"Is it really you?"

Yun Yun looked at Xiao Yuan, whose lips still had a little blood on them, and her eyes still showed a hint of disbelief.

"It's just a few tricks to control my vocal muscles. As for these clothes, it's purely because after we parted ways that day, I was thinking that if you were unlucky and got injured and ended up in my hands, you would need to have clothes that fit you, so I prepared a few. I didn't expect that Sister Yun seemed to like my robes quite a bit."

Xiao Yuan chuckled upon hearing this.

Upon hearing this, Yun Yun frowned slightly and said with a hint of displeasure, "What are you saying? Are you hoping I'll get hurt? I need to conceal my identity this time, so it's not appropriate for me to wear my own clothes. Luckily, I haven't lost your clothes yet, so I'm wearing them. After this, I'll take them off and throw them away!"

"Hehe, I don't want you to get hurt, I want you to fall into my hands. You see, although I'm only a temporary Dou Emperor right now, at least in terms of strength, I'm worthy of you, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan leaped onto the dragon's head, sat down, and said with a smile.

"Oh right, I almost forgot to ask, what happened to you? Why all of a sudden?"

Yun Yun also flew onto the dragon's head, folded her wings, sat down next to Xiao Yuan, and asked in confusion.

"Ugh, Medusa gave me a huge energy boost, it almost made me explode!"

Xiao Yuan shook his head with a complicated expression. He couldn't very well say that he had been grabbed and forcibly kissed by Medusa while he was in a daze, could he? "How could your body, that of Dou Shi, withstand such a massive amount of energy?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Yun immediately grabbed Xiao Yuan's wrist with a worried expression and began to probe.

"My God! You're like a ticking time bomb!"

A moment later, Yun Yun's beautiful eyes widened, her red lips parted slightly, and she exclaimed in shock.

"There's no other way. It's already a miracle that I survived Medusa. Fortunately, I have the Heavenly Flames protecting my meridians, so it won't affect my life for the time being. Besides, I already have a plan to deal with it. It's good that you're here to help me protect myself."

Xiao Yuan shook his head upon hearing this and chuckled.

"Such a massive amount of energy, even I would need several days of quiet contemplation to regulate it. Right now, you have to control this ice dragon and also manage the energy. Are you really sure you're okay?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Yun asked with some concern.

"No problem, I'm already doing it."

Xiao Yuan smiled and pointed to the Mystic Ice Black Dragon beneath his feet.

Seeing this, Yun Yun's gaze followed downwards, and she was surprised to find that the black dragon beneath her had somehow begun to radiate a seven-colored glow, while Xiao Yuan's aura was gradually weakening.

"You transferred the energy into this ice dragon? That's one way, but it would waste the energy, wouldn't it?"

Yun Yun was taken aback when she saw this, and then said with some regret.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan smiled noncommittally. Then, as his aura dropped to the Dou Wang realm, the hand seals suddenly changed. Seven-colored light slowly emerged from his palm, and then his Dou Qi surged, condensing into a circular mark in front of him, with a coiled seven-colored serpent as its main body. A heart-palpitating wave emerged from it.

Sensing the familiar, dangerous fluctuations emanating from it, Yun Yun subconsciously leaned back slightly, her Dou Qi surging violently around her.

"This is... Sealing Technique?"

Yun Yun blinked, seemingly incredulous.

"Hmm, I obtained Medusa's Serpent Sealing Technique by chance. Although I've only just learned it, it's too clumsy to use against enemies, but it's enough to use against myself."

Xiao Yuan nodded, then pressed the Sealing Technique onto the Mystic Ice Black Dragon below.

The next moment, a dazzling seven-colored light burst forth, Mystic Ice Black Dragon below gradually shrank as the light flickered, finally transforming into a seven-colored black streak that burrowed into Xiao Yuan's chest.

Then, without their mounts, Xiao Yuan and Yun Yun began to freefall!

Fortunately, Yun Yun reacted very quickly, and her Douqi Wings immediately shot out from behind her, stabilizing her figure.

She wanted to reach out to Xiao Yuan Xiao Yuan, but then she remembered his purplish-black wings, which were clearly some kind of Flying Dou Technique. So she decided to leave Xiao Yuan alone, lest the little rascal grab her and touch her everywhere again.

But she soon realized something was wrong.

Xiao Yuan's aura gradually weakened, and he did not make any adjustments to his body as he fell to the ground.

"Could there be a problem with the Sealing Technique?"

Yun Yun was immediately startled and quickly flew downwards, even using the Profound Rank High Level Dou Technique, Wind Willow Fleeting Shadow.

The distance between the two gradually shortened, and Yun Yun finally saw clearly that Xiao Yuan's face was surging with seven-colored light, and his aura seemed to be restrained, but in fact it could explode at any moment.

"This guy is too reckless!"

After realizing Xiao Yuan's intentions, Yun Yun's expression darkened, and she muttered something under her breath, but she quickened her pace even more, and soon she had Xiao Yuan was still wearing a white dress, in her arms.

At this moment, Xiao Yuan's hand seals kept changing. Although the aura in his body was not as terrifying as before, it still far exceeded the limit that ordinary Dou Shi could withstand.

He wanted to seize this opportunity to directly break through to the Da Dou Shi realm! Actually, I had planned to finish writing about breaking through to the Da Dou Shi in one go today, and also send Yun Yun off, but I feel like my computer is spinning, and I just can't write anymore.