They're Here, Everyone from the Cloud Mist Sect, You Must Give It Your All!

"If that's all you have, I'm afraid this won't end here!"

Xiao Yan gripped the Heavy Profound Ruler, his speed surging as he lunged toward Nalan Yanran, bringing the massive blade down upon her without a hint of hesitation.

Nalan Yanran immediately raised her sword to parry, the blade bending instantly under the sheer force behind Xiao Yan's Heavy Profound Ruler.

Clang!

Suddenly, cyan Dou Qi erupted from the sword in Nalan Yanran's hand, amplifying her strength in an instant.

"Wind Spirit Fractal Sword!"

As she unleashed the Dou technique, multiple phantom images of her sword appeared before Xiao Yan, each one carrying tangible power and forcing him to retreat to defend himself.

Seeing the technique Nalan Yanran had unleashed, the Cloud Mist Sect disciples present began to murmur among themselves.

"I never expected Senior Sister Nalan to have cultivated this Profound-tier intermediate Dou technique, Wind Spirit Fractal Sword, to such a level."

"Five fractal sword images—I heard Senior Sister Nalan only spent a year mastering that. I've been practicing for two years and I can only manage four."

"It looks like Senior Sister Nalan wants to end this fight quickly!"

Planting the Heavy Profound Ruler into the ground, Xiao Yan gave his body a slight shake to dissipate the remaining force. "As expected of the Young Sect Leader of the Cloud Mist Sect; you use such techniques as if they were nothing."

Whoosh!

Xiao Yan's speed increased once more, though this time it was slightly different. While in mid-air, Nalan Yanran braced for the Heavy Profound Ruler to strike, only to see Xiao Yan release his grip and send the weapon flying toward her.

Seeing this, Nalan Yanran was forced to dodge the Heavy Profound Ruler, and it was at that very moment—

"Explosive Step!"

Dou Qi energy detonated beneath Xiao Yan's feet, propelling him instantly in front of Nalan Yanran.

He threw a punch.

"Eight Extremities Collapse!"

BOOM!!

In an instant, Nalan Yanran was sent flying into the air like a kite with a broken string, her delicate body fluttering like a petal withered by a gale.

Witnessing this scene, the many Cloud Mist Sect disciples were left dumbstruck.

"Senior Sister Nalan... has been defeated?"

Regardless of the shock among the disciples, the elders on the stone platform remained calm and indifferent, as if this meant nothing at all.

"The lad has some skill, at least."

"Indeed. To be able to force Yanran to use her full strength, he can certainly be considered a genius."

In the plaza, Nalan Yanran landed on the ground unscathed, her beautiful eyes fixed on Xiao Yan. "These past three years, you have truly surprised me."

"No matter what, you are no longer the trash young master of the Xiao family from back then."

Facing Nalan Yanran's words, Xiao Yan said nothing, instead sensing the pale cyan energy rising within her. "Are you finally going to use your true strength?"

"I no longer wish to speak of the rights and wrongs of the past."

The aura emanating from Nalan Yanran grew increasingly powerful. "But today, standing here as a representative of the Cloud Mist Sect, for the sake of the sect's reputation, I will hold nothing back!"

The aura of a Great Dou Master fully manifested around Nalan Yanran.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan no longer hid his own.

"Then let us fight, Nalan Yanran!!"

Xiao Yan's aura, shockingly, had also reached the level of a Great Dou Master!!

Seeing this, the crowd looked on with expressions of disbelief.

"A Great Dou Master?"

"Good heavens, to reach such a level in just three years?"

Nalan Yanran's strength as a Great Dou Master might not have been much of a shock, but Xiao Yan was a different story; everyone present knew that three years ago, he hadn't even been a Dou Zhe.

Upon seeing Xiao Yan's strength, a complex look appeared in Nalan Yanran's eyes. She had never expected that the trash young master from before would actually catch up to her.

"Xiao Yan, let's fight!"

This time, Nalan Yanran held nothing back.

She soared into the air.

The energy within the sword in her hand grew increasingly potent, causing the blade itself to tremble as if it sought to break free from her grip. Enduring such intense energy, the light radiating from the longsword became even more blinding.

With a sudden, violent surge, the radiance upon Nalan Yanran's sword became even more piercing than the sun itself.

"Wind Extremity: Sunset Flare!"

At this moment.

A powerful sword aura erupted from the blade in Nalan Yanran's hand, causing even the floor tiles beneath her to shatter. The formidable force swept toward Xiao Yan.

Facing such a powerful attack.

Xiao Yan's expression remained calm. He drove his Heavy Profound Ruler into the ground and looked up at the incoming strike.

"It is time to end this!"

Xiao Yan took out a Purple Fire Pill and tossed it into his mouth. As this action fell into the eyes of the others, a familiar figure seemed to instantly overlap with Xiao Yan.

Bang!

Xiao Yan opened his mouth slightly, and purple flames landed in his hand.

Upon seeing these purple flames.

Fa Ma's expression shifted: "Is he Yan Xiao?"

Jia Xingtian also revealed a look of surprise; the same movements, the same purple flames, similar height and age...

Hiss!!

Xiao Yan's actions were not yet finished.

One could see cyan flames appearing in his other hand. Once these cyan flames emerged, everyone was certain.

This guy.

He was indeed Yan Xiao.

"Yan Xiao... Xiao Yan?"

"Isn't that just his name reversed?"

"Good grief, you call this a piece of trash?"

"At this age, with the strength of a Great Dou Master and the ability to refine a Tier 4 medicinal pill, this is trash?"

Xiao Yan did not care what the others were thinking.

Looking at the two flames in his hands, he slowly brought his palms together. The moment the purple flames made contact with the Green Lotus Core Flame, a powerful energy erupted. Hai Bodong, seeing this scene, felt his eyelids twitch, his body instinctively wanting to retreat, but only after seeing the purple flames did he finally hold his ground.

"The aftereffects are quite significant!" Hai Bodong had to admit that he had been traumatized by Xiao Yan's flame fusion.

"What is he trying to do?"

"Fusing two types of flames? How does this guy dare to do such a thing!!"

In the distance.

Gu He looked at the cyan flames in Xiao Yan's hands: "Could it be... him?"

Gu He could not help but smile bitterly.

His lineup back then was certainly not weak; he had originally assumed the Heavenly Flame had been taken by Queen Medusa, but now it seemed it had been this brat all along.

As his gaze swept around.

He happened to see Shen Shihuang, who was currently drinking wine.

Gu He shuddered.

"Why is he here?"

He knew clearly back then that Shen Shihuang's strength was at the peak of a nine-star Dou Huang, and that single strike had nearly killed him.

"Is that actually the aura of a Dou Zong?"

Gu He was a Tier 6 alchemist, so his soul power was naturally not weak. Upon sensing the power hidden within Shen Shihuang's body, his pupils constricted. It was also at this moment that Shen Shihuang flashed a smile at him.

Gu He: "...!"

At this time.

In Shen Shihuang's mind.

The system's voice rang out: "Check-in complete. Check-in reward: Sect-Breaking Pill!"

Sect-Breaking Pill.

It held a certain probability of allowing a nine-star Dou Huang peak expert to break through to the Dou Zong realm.

For a Dou Huang expert, the value of this Sect-Breaking Pill was immense.

"A Sect-Breaking Pill, is it?"

Shen Shihuang revealed a satisfied smile: "With this, perhaps I can help the Snake-People Tribe produce another Dou Zong expert."

After all.

The Queen of the Snake-People Tribe had already become his possession, so as a man currently on his own, it was necessary for him to provide some assistance to his woman's tribe.

"It is over."

Watching the miniature Buddha Fury Fire Lotus that Xiao Yan had fused together, Shen Shihuang began to look forward to the Cloud Mist Sect's next move.

BOOM!!

The fire lotus exploded, and without a doubt, Nalan Yanran was defeated.

Just as Xiao Yan was about to leave.

An unexpected change occurred.