As time passed, the deafening roar of energy unleashed by Dou Qi finally died away. The air smelled scorched, and the ravaged earth below still showed just how fierce the battle had been.
The moment the clash ended, Xiao Yan took an energy core from his Storage Ring to replenish what he had spent. Ling Fengzhui had put him under tremendous pressure. Defeating him had been no easy feat.
Among the prodigies of the Dou Di Descendant Clans, there were indeed people like Gu Yao and Ling Zhuo, who relied entirely on their backgrounds to commit every evil imaginable. But the truly outstanding prodigies of the Eight Ancient Clans could not be underestimated.
As pure Dou Qi flowed into his body, Xiao Yan felt his depleted reserves begin to fill again. At the same time, he quietly reflected on the battle.
In truth, Ninefold Crimson Tide was the strongest Dou Technique Xiao Yan could use apart from the Five-Colored Fire Lotus. When he had first fought for a place in the Xiao Clan, he had held back. With so many people watching, he had mostly wanted to test the Heaven Class Dou Technique's power, not go all out.
But just now, Xiao Yan had done everything he was currently capable of. Using the Five-Colored Fire Lotus required the Nihility Devouring Flame's Sub-Flame, and that was not his best option.
He had spent a considerable amount of Dou Qi from the outset, and that last Heaven Class Dou Technique had drained everything he had left. Xiao Yan finally understood why, despite having met so many Dou Di descendants, he had almost never seen them use Heaven Class Dou Techniques. The Dou Di Descendant Clans might not have an abundance of Dou Saints, but they certainly had no shortage of them. After