Lightly Slaying Fan Lao!

Lightly Slaying Fan Lao!

"Look! That's the newly appointed Elder Jiang Han!"

"He's stopped Medicine Emperor Han Feng!"

"But Han Feng is a Peak Dou Huang! Can Elder Jiang stop him?"

The disciples in the distance recognized Jiang Han and cried out one after another, their faces filled with concern.

"Jiang Han, don't overestimate yourself!"

"Fall back immediately! You're no match for him!"

After Grand Elder Su Qian knocked back the Gold Silver Two Elders with a punch, he immediately called out toward Jiang Han.

But just as he prepared to go and help, the Gold Silver Two Elders swiftly entangled him again, making it difficult for him to break free.

Han Feng cast a disdainful glance at Jiang Han, who was blocking his path.

"Mister Han, leave this sort of trash to me. Your time is precious; don't waste it on him."

Before Han Feng could make a move, a black-robed man appeared, his cold gaze fixed on Jiang Han.

"Then I'll have to trouble Elder Fan."

Han Feng glanced at the black-robed man. His time truly was precious; the longer this dragged on, the more unfavorable it would be for him.

With that, Han Feng did not even spare Jiang Han another glance as he continued rushing toward the Fallen Heart Flame.

Jiang Han calmly watched the black-robed man.

He recognized the man's identity at a glance—the Black-Corner Region's Blood Sect Leader, Fan Lao, a Four-Star Dou Emperor.

"Kid, you're quite young. It'd be a pity to kill you."

Fan Lao sized Jiang Han up without attacking immediately.

Jiang Han did not respond. With a flick of his finger, a wisp of Azure Flame surged from his fingertips.

The flame then transformed into a long whip and lashed viciously through the air before him.

At the same time, an imposing aura far surpassing that of a Dou Wang erupted from Jiang Han's body.

"D-Dou Emperor!"

Feeling the formidable aura possessed only by a Dou Emperor at such close range, Fan Lao's expression changed drastically, his face clearly turning grave.

"Holy shit! The new elder's aura has skyrocketed!"

"The pressure he's giving me now is no less than Vice Dean Hu's!"

"He's not a Dou Wang—he's a Dou Emperor!"

The sudden emergence of a Dou Emperor's aura left countless disciples in the distance dumbfounded.

Brute Strength King Zi Yan, in particular, wore a trace of relief amid her shock.

No wonder he had subdued her so easily that day. She had kicked an iron plate—a high-level Dou Emperor, no less!

Amid the chaotic battlefield in the sky, countless gazes swept toward the source of the erupting aura.

When they saw where it came from, the many experts were all stunned.

"Old Hu, why does Jiang Han feel even stronger than you now?"

The worry on Su Qian's face instantly vanished, replaced by immense delight.

Although they did not lose out in numbers in this battle, their high-end combat strength was inferior to the enemy's.

Though they could not understand how Jiang Han had suddenly become a Peak Dou Huang, he was undoubtedly still on their side.

The appearance of a Peak Dou Huang greatly made up for their shortage of high-end combat strength, instantly easing the pressure on the elders.

"This brat hid himself well! Even I was fooled!"

Hu Qian cursed repeatedly, but the joy on his face was impossible to conceal.

After all, this Peak Dou Huang who had appeared at such a critical moment had come from his Outer Academy, and Jiang Han had even been recommended by him for the position of elder!

In contrast, the faces of the Black-Corner Region group were utterly grim.

In a situation where the gap had not been large to begin with, the appearance of a Dou Emperor could even determine the outcome of the battle.

Feeling the aura fluctuations that still surpassed his own, Fan Lao no longer retained his earlier arrogance when facing Jiang Han.

Not only did he not dare harbor the slightest contempt, he even put some distance between them.

Because of the Cultivation Method he practiced, his Dou Qi leaned toward the cold and sinister. What he feared most were fiery, forceful fire-attributed Dou Qi and flames.

Judging by the flame at Jiang Han's fingertips, Jiang Han clearly cultivated fire-attributed Dou Techniques.

Crash!

After ensuring a safe distance, Fan Lao swept his sleeve. A Blood Sea several zhang wide surged out behind him.

This Blood Sea, carrying a pungent stench, had been condensed from Dou Qi through the Cultivation Method he practiced.

After Fan Lao retreated a step into the Blood Sea, his aura instantly grew much stronger.

Jiang Han expressionlessly watched the Blood Sea that filled the sky and swung the long whip formed from Azure Flame.

The seemingly short flame whip exploded outward the instant it touched the Blood Sea.

Boundless blazing flames spread like an ocean, devouring the Blood Sea completely in the span of a single breath.

"Not a fire-attributed Dou Technique!"

"This... this is a Strange Fire!"

Fan Lao struggled out of the sea of flames, black smoke rising from his entire body. He was burned in many places, and terror filled his face.

Ordinary fire-attributed Dou Techniques, even if they could affect his Blood Sea, could never destroy it all so effortlessly.

Only a Strange Fire possessed such terrifying power.

Azure fire swept across the heavens, replacing the Blood Sea. Even the void was scorched into rippling distortions.

"It really is a Strange Fire!"

Han Feng, who was destroying the seal from the outside nearby, noticed Jiang Han's battle.

From the Azure Flame and the illusory lotus shape that occasionally emerged within it as it burned, he guessed that it was the Azure Lotus Core Flame, ranked nineteenth on the Strange Fire list.

"I never expected to encounter two Strange Fires in a single day! This trip was truly worthwhile!"

Han Feng's gaze flickered rapidly, and greed appeared in the eyes he fixed on Jiang Han.

"Mister Han, I'm no match for this guy—"

After just one exchange, Fan Lao had already realized how terrifying Jiang Han was.

Just as he was about to ask Han Feng for support, before he could finish speaking, an inexplicable sense of danger rose in his heart.

The next moment.

A figure instantly appeared before him.

At the same time, an unbearable scorching heat rushed toward him.

Bang!

A dull muffled impact, accompanied by sizzling sounds of burning, rang out in the sky.

Jiang Han's right arm and fist were wrapped in blazing Azure Flame as he punched straight through Fan Lao's chest.

Before Fan Lao's soul could escape, it was swallowed together with his body by the Azure Flame sea and reduced to nothingness.

"When it comes to dealing with people, knowing how to choose your target is important." Jiang Han casually stretched his limbs.

He said those words to Fan Lao, but they were also a reminder to himself.

"Old Hu, you never told me he had mastered a Strange Fire as well!"

Grand Elder Su Qian stared at Jiang Han's battlefield in shock. After one battle, Fan Lao had not even left behind a corpse.

"The key is, I didn't know either!"

Hu Qian shrugged, then said, "Grand Elder Su, if this brat can truly stop this crisis, then just give up your position to him."

After witnessing this scene, the disciples watching from afar had their expressions change from shock to worship.

Crack!

Just as everyone was still immersed in the terrifying strength Jiang Han had displayed—

A crisp sound of the Energy Shield shattering suddenly echoed between heaven and earth.

It was this very shattering sound—

That caused every expert present to turn their eyes in unison toward the tip of the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower.