Embarrassed

"Xuan-Tier Advanced Dou Skill: Prajna Palm!"

Facing the gaping, bloodthirsty maw rushing at him, Xiao Yan raised his hand and unleashed a Xuan-Tier Dou Skill. A golden palm five or six meters long, nearly twice the size of the one he had used as a Dou Zhe, stood against the wind and slammed toward the massive snake-shaped energy stream.

The moment the palm appeared, everyone present felt the tranquil, peaceful aura of Buddhism, and their hearts calmed.

"Bang!" The golden palm cleanly shattered the energy snake upon contact. Without even looking at the result after unleashing the Prajna Palm, Xiao Yan willed the Purple Cloud Wings out from his back. With one beat of his wings, his figure shot toward the distant horizon.

"Hm? This is... one of the ancient Buddhist Seventy-Two Unique Skills?" Snake-woman Yue Mei said as she looked at the golden palm that had so easily shattered the giant energy snake she had casually thrown out.

Though it had merely been an energy stream she had casually sent forth, Yue Mei believed that even a Dou Ling would not have had an easy time after being struck by it.

Just as Yue Mei was about to stop wasting time and directly capture this human, she suddenly discovered that Xiao Yan had summoned the Purple Cloud Wings and fled.

The narrow phoenix eyes on Yue Mei's seductive face narrowed slightly as she said in confusion, "Dou Qi transforming into wings? A Dou Wang? No, a Dou Wang's aura wouldn't be this weak."

"Mmm, this is getting more and more interesting." Yue Mei chuckled softly. She then summoned her own azure Dou Qi Wings and leaped into the air in pursuit, never once looking at the Snake-People Tribe members on the ground.

In the pitch-black sky, a dark figure hurtled down toward the ground.

"Cough, cough. I'm running out of Dou Qi. Damn it, that bitch has been chasing me for ages. Has she taken a liking to me or something?" Xiao Yan said, folding away his Purple Cloud Wings as he landed and gasped for breath.

Another dark figure landed not far away. Her azure Dou Qi Wings folded away, and Yue Mei walked over with her jade-like arms crossed, smiling sweetly.

"Little brother, Yue Mei wanted to warm your bed. Why did you run so fast? Yue Mei could barely keep up with you," Yue Mei said with a coquettish snort.

"Heh, I doubt you want to take me back to warm your bed. You want to take me back as breeding stock for those ugly women. I hear the snake-women of your Snake-People Tribe love capturing young and talented human men to breed with."

"That little mouth of yours knows quite a lot. Since that's the case, just stay here obediently." Yue Mei's pretty face turned cold as she formed seals with both hands.

More than a hundred giant energy snakes appeared behind Yue Mei. They intertwined with one another, forming a mysterious grand formation that descended from above to envelop Xiao Yan.

"Myriad Manifestations!" she cried.

Yet to Xiao Yan, her usually pleasant voice sounded like a death warrant.

"Damn it, one lousy snake already takes me forever to deal with. How am I supposed to fight this many?" A bitter smile appeared on Xiao Yan's lips as he raised Wind Chaser and held the sword horizontally before his chest.

"Hehe, Yan brat, need my help?" Just as Xiao Yan was falling into despair, a voice suddenly sounded beside his ear.

"Teacher, you've finally appeared." Xiao Yan forced a smile. At this moment, Yao Lao's voice was nothing less than heavenly music to him.

"Hehe, wasn't your teacher just trying to temper you?" Yao Lao said with a chuckle.

"Temper me?" Xiao Yan's eye twitched as he looked at the hundred or so energy snakes behind Yue Mei, each radiating a terrifying aura.

"Enough, it's time. Relax your mind and let me take over," Yao Lao said.

Then the aura around Xiao Yan abruptly changed, instantly becoming profound and ancient.

"Earth-Tier Low Dou Skill: Gale Swift Sword!" A thunderous shout rang out from the sky.

"Xiao Yan's" aura suddenly surged as he raised Wind Chaser and slashed with his sword.

In an instant, a massive ten-meter blade of sword energy appeared and hacked toward the snake formation descending from above. By the time the two collided, the blade had already expanded to more than twenty meters long.

With a "whoosh," the narrow blade over twenty meters long sliced through the snake formation like a knife through cream cake, effortlessly cutting it into pieces.

"Hmph!" Xiao Yan snorted as he watched the snake corpses fall from the sky. Pale white illusory flames suddenly emerged from his body and burned the falling chunks of snake flesh completely away.

"How could this be?" Yue Mei stared in disbelief as All-Encompassing Manifestations, the Dou Skill she had excelled in ever since becoming a Dou Wang, was instantly broken by that human brat, whose strength had only been that of a Dou Master. This was a Dou Skill even Her Majesty the Queen had praised, one that could be called invincible among those of the same rank!

Before Yue Mei could think further, the human brat whose aura had suddenly become strange emerged from the clash of Dou Skills, holding his longsword in a swordsmanship opening stance. Yue Mei instantly felt herself firmly locked in place, unable to move.

"How... how is this possible? That human brat's aura was clearly only that of a Dou Master before. How did he suddenly become so powerful? Could some old monster be pretending to be weak?" Yue Mei's pretty face had turned ashen.

Someone with such an aura must at least be a High-Rank Dou Wang or a Dou Emperor. Which expert of the Jia Ma Empire is this? Yue Mei thought in utter turmoil.

"Howling Gale!" A clear yet ancient, distinctive voice rang out.

Yue Mei immediately felt a vast momentum, like a raging storm, ready to burst forth. She unwillingly closed her eyes, her seductive face filled with despair.

A moment later, Yue Mei felt her body lighten. The mysterious human brat's lock on her aura suddenly vanished, and the storm-like Dou Skill attack she had imagined never came.

"Hm?" Yue Mei opened her eyes in disbelief, searching for the human expert opposite her.

But the space before her was already empty. There was no trace of Xiao Yan anywhere.

"Damn it, I was fooled!" Yue Mei stomped her foot, twisting her alluring, water-snake-like waist, and bit her tempting red lips.

In the distant sky, pale white flame Dou Qi Wings beat rapidly behind "Xiao Yan" as he shot away into the distance.

"Teacher, why didn't you keep attacking and take that woman down?" Xiao Yan asked in confusion.

"Hahaha, I sensed Snake-People Tribe experts approaching nearby. Farther away, a Peak Dou Emperor has also noticed me and is preparing to come over. I imagine that is the Her Majesty the Queen they spoke of—Queen Medusa. Your teacher isn't afraid of her, but being ganged up on by so many Snake-People Tribe experts would still be troublesome. We've already achieved our goal, so it's better to stop while we can," Yao Lao replied.

"Hmph! Goal? You mean sending me to my death?!" Xiao Yan snapped.

"Hahaha, let's go!" Yao Lao laughed heartily.

At Yue Mei's location.

A tiny ink-black dot abruptly appeared at the edge of the horizon. In the blink of an eye, it descended with a piercing howl of wind, shooting toward the ground beside Yue Mei.

P.S. I'm sleepy. The second update will be posted in the morning.