Half a month later, Misty Cloud Mountain Range
At the summit of the flattened main peak, dense black clouds churned as they devoured vast amounts of Heaven and Earth Energy. The terrifying fluctuations radiating from within grew increasingly intense.
"Boom!"
With a thunderous roar, a bolt of lightning like a long dragon tore through the clouds and struck downward toward the man and cauldron at the center of the ground.
"Phew..."
The black-haired young man before the cauldron slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and opened his tightly shut eyes, looking toward the opened cauldron lid. Within it, a Pure White Pill wrapped in Jade-Green Flame was constantly struggling against the flames restraining it, trying to break free from the cage that had birthed and imprisoned it.
"Did it succeed..." Xiao Yan grinned. Just as the lightning was about to strike him, he pulled out the Mysterious Heavy Ruler embedded beside him and swung it at the bolt.
Flame Splitting Wave Crushing Ruler!
The Earth-tier Dou Technique that had once nearly drained all his Dou Qi to unleash could now be released with a mere gesture!
A ten-zhang-wide streak of Jade-Green Flame instantly slashed out. In but an instant, it tore the surging bolt of lightning to pieces and even split the black clouds in the sky in half.
"Hiss..."
Seeing the space crack apart wherever the ruler's light passed, the spectators several kilometers away all sucked in a cold breath.
"Xiao Yan's current strength has probably surpassed that of ordinary Dou Zong experts, hasn't it?" Hai Bodong gazed at the divided clouds, anticipation and gratification flickering in his ice-blue eyes.
The little Da Dou Shi who had once tricked him into protecting him through schemes had now become an overlord in his own right.
"Strength is only one