The Great Battle Begins

"So you are Xiao Yan of the Xiao Family?" After Xiao Yan finished speaking, all eyes on the high platform turned to him. After a long while, Yun Yun Xiao Yan at the highest position, slowly spoke.

Upon hearing Yun Yun's voice, Xiao Yan looked up. He was immediately astonished to find that this person was none other than the Dou Emperor Xiao Yan woman who had caused trouble for the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King in the Monster Mountain Range.

"It's her? But it's not surprising. There are only a handful of Dou Emperor Expert, and she's a woman, and quite young too. It can only be Yun Yun Misty Cloud Sect Master."

Seeing Xiao Yan's stunned expression, Yun Yun showed no displeasure. Instead, she spoke first, "I am the Misty Cloud Sect Master, and also Yan Ran's teacher. I apologize to your Xiao Family on behalf of Yan Ran for the humiliation she caused by breaking off Yan Ran engagement."

"Although Yan Ran's method of annulling the engagement was not ideal, there was no wrongdoing in the matter itself. Alright, I won't say any more. Regardless of the final outcome today, your Three Year Agreement can be considered over. If you are ready, then let the competition begin!"

As Yun Yun finished speaking, Nalan Yanran's beautiful eyes sparkled, and she softly said, "Just as my teacher said, the way I annuled the engagement back then was indeed somewhat inappropriate, but I will make my own decisions about my marriage, so even if I went back to the past, I would still go and annul the engagement."

"Somewhat lacking? Heh..." Thinking of the humiliation that Nalan Yanran had brought to him and his family, Xiao Yan's expression instantly turned indifferent.

A torrent of Dou Qi, mixed with a few blue flames, burst forth from Xiao Yan's body the moment he finished speaking, so much so that several cracks appeared on the hard Blue Stone slab where he stood.

Seeing Xiao Yan unleash his Dou Qi, Nalan Yanran naturally refused to be outdone and also unleashed her own powerful Dou Qi.

"Three years! Nalan Yanran! I've waited three years for this day, and today, let's settle it once again. Nalan Yanran, come and fight!" The low roar that had been suppressed for three years finally burst forth from Xiao Yan's throat.

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yan's figure transformed into a black shadow, instantly galloping across the square.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the dark figure charged forward like a raging beast; the Black Heavy Ruler, dragged along the ground, left a long trail of sparks and a deep mark on the blue surface as Xiao Yan struggled to pull it forward.

Faced with the aggressive Xiao Yan, Nalan Yanran dared not be careless in the slightest and immediately used her sword to defend herself and retreat.

"Wind Spirit Fractal Sword!"

Having dodged Xiao Yan's attack, Nalan Yanran pointed her sword directly at him. As Nalan Yanran shouted, the pointed sword tip instantly split into five sword qi shadows.

"Go!"

After the five sword qi shadows took shape, Nalan Yanran's hand holding the sword hilt trembled slightly. With the word "Go," the five sword qi shadows shot out towards Xiao Yan in front of her, one after the other.

The energy sword shadow slashed through the sky, with a pale blue energy arc splitting from the tip of the sword, like a meteor falling and tearing through space.

Seeing the approaching energy sword shadow, Xiao Yan unconsciously frowned.

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

One after another, energy sword shadows landed, accompanied by a series of impact sounds. Before the roar subsided, a dark figure emerged from the Energy Ripple, carrying a powerful fist strike, and instantly smashed towards Nalan Yanran.

Faced with Xiao Yan's attack, Nalan Yanran immediately took action, resulting in two figures moving about in the square.

"Eight Extremes Collapse!"

With a roar, Xiao Yan's powerful Iron Fist slammed heavily into Nalan Yanran's back, much to the astonishment of the Misty Cloud Sect members.

The terrifying force of the fist sent Nalan Yanran, who was hit, flying through the air like a kite with a broken string, before she was swept away by the gale like a fragile flower.

"Senior Sister Nalan has been defeated?" Upon seeing Nalan Yanran fall victim to the attack, countless Misty Cloud Sect Disciples who idolized Nalan Yanran were dumbfounded and exclaimed in disbelief.

Xiao Yan's attack on Nalan Yanran caused genuine fear among the Misty Cloud Sect disciples, but for people like Lin Ming, Xiao Yan didn't actually inflict much real damage on Nalan Yanran. As a result, none of the Misty Cloud Sect members on the stone platform showed any shock.

"This Xiao Family brat is truly unbelievable! In just three short years, he's risen from the Dou Qi Stage Three to the point where he can now injure Nalan Yanran. Keep in mind, Nalan Yanran, nurtured by the Misty Cloud Sect, has an astonishingly rapid improvement rate, yet Xiao Yan still caught up. And within these three years, Xiao Yan not only caught up in Dou Qi cultivation, but more importantly, his alchemy skills have reached the 4th Grade rank, and he even possesses something as terrifying as Heavenly Flames. I really don't know how he did it!" Although he knew Xiao Yan hadn't actually harmed Nalan Yanran, Jia Xingtian immediately exclaimed in amazement at the fact that Xiao Yan could injure Nalan Yanran.

When Xiao Yan circulated his Dou Qi and revealed his Heavenly Flames, many people present recognized him as Xiao Yan Xiao Yan, the champion of the Alchemist Grand Meet. This is why Jia Xingtian spoke to Fa Ma in this way.

"I don't know about the rest, but to take someone who is at the Dou Qi and make them reach the level of 4th Grade Alchemist within three years, I think no one in the Jia Ma Empire could do that. Even Gu He is far from it. So now I am more curious about Xiao Yan's teacher." Upon hearing Jia Xingtian's words, Fa Ma immediately spoke up as well.

Neither Lin Ming nor Elder Hai commented on what Fa Ma had said. After all, Lin Ming knew the answer completely, and Elder Hai knew that Lin Ming Xiao Yan's teacher came from the Middle Continent, so he roughly understood the answer to Fa Ma's words. Therefore, Lin Ming and Elder Hai simply watched the match quietly and did not express any opinions on anything else.

"Nalan Yanran's internal energy is rapidly increasing, and she's about to break through to the Da Dou Shi realm." Lin Ming said calmly, turning his gaze to the arena and watching Nalan Yanran's rising cultivation.

"Tsk tsk, the Misty Cloud Sect's secret technique for concealing strength is indeed profound! If she hadn't revealed her cultivation level herself, no one would have suspected that she possessed the cultivation of Da Dou Shi." As Lin Ming speaking, Elder Hai casually replied to him.