Reincarnation Tribulation, Shatter the Firmament

Ka Gang's rough hand clenched tightly around his weapon. "Xiao Yan, I'll hold them off. Pick a direction and lead Ling'er and the others out. Go inform the Blood Battle Mercenary Group."

Mu She burst into laughter. "Everyone from my Wolf Head Mercenary Group is here. Surrounded by over a hundred mercenaries, do you think he can break out? Even if this brat is a Dou Master, he'll die here today! He'll pay for the lives of my mercenary brothers!"

Ka Gang swallowed hard. Mu She was right. Even if Xiao Yan was a Dou Master, there was absolutely no hope of survival against the joint assault of over a hundred mercenaries.

Who could have imagined that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group would be so cautious in seeking revenge, bringing out their entire force at once?

"Comparing numbers?" Xiao Yan sneered.

Mu She, certain of victory, looked at Xiao Yan with interest. "What, can you conjure people out of thin air?"

"I can't conjure people, but I can call a few magical beast pets." Xiao Yan let out a piercing whistle.

"Roar!"

Deafening beast roars rang out one after another from every direction.

From the sounds alone, the experienced Ka Gang identified the magical beasts. He muttered in utter shock, "Blazing Fire Wolves, Gale Leopards, Blazing Flame Lions... at least a dozen first-tier magical beasts!"

The sudden attack caught even the elite Wolf Head Mercenary Group off guard as magical beasts lunged right into their midst.

Beast roars mingled with human screams, echoing through the entire forest.

The Blazing Fire Wolves pounced like lightning, their savage roars carrying violent power as their sharp claws went straight for the mercenaries' lives.

The other magical beasts moved similarly, charging the mercenaries' encirclement from all directions.

Watching the encirclement collapse in an instant, Mu She's face darkened to the extreme.

In that short span of time, no fewer than thirty members of his mercenary group had died.

Although the mercenaries immediately entered combat after their initial shock, magical beasts possessed naturally powerful bodies and were far stronger than humans in close combat.

Even if they managed to kill these magical beasts, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group that he had spent half his life building would be finished.

"You even obtained a beast-controlling technique!" Mu She glared at Xiao Yan through gritted teeth. "As long as I kill you, those magical beasts will surely be affected. As long as I kill you, all your fortuitous opportunities will be mine!"

"Take this brat down with everything you have! He might have an Earth-tier cultivation method on him!"

A sinister smile appeared on Mu She's face as he suddenly threw back his head and shouted.

"An Earth-tier cultivation method!" The moment those four words reached their ears, many mercenaries from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group lost all interest in fighting the magical beasts.

After a brief silence, someone finally could not resist the temptation of an Earth-tier cultivation method, a technique that existed only in legend, and charged at Xiao Yan.

Let their brothers bear a little more pressure from the magical beasts for now. Seizing the Earth-tier cultivation method was more important.

In truth, Mu She had no idea what treasures Xiao Yan actually possessed.

But this was precisely the effect he wanted.

With so many magical beasts attacking, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group would inevitably suffer terrible casualties. He might as well use them to exhaust Xiao Yan's Dou Qi and reap the rewards afterward.

As long as he lived, he could build an even larger and stronger mercenary group sooner or later.

He could not deal with over a dozen magical beasts, but as a one-star wind-attributed Dou Master, escaping would not be difficult.

"Good!" Xiao Yan laughed as Reincarnation Tribulation appeared in his hands.

Invincible in group combat, Reincarnation Tribulation allowed Xiao Yan to redirect force against force. The first wave of mercenaries that surged toward him all died at the hands of their own comrades.

[You have used Reincarnation Tribulation multiple times. You have attained enlightenment and comprehended a technique: Shatter the Firmament!]

[Shatter the Firmament: Uses an opponent's attack to create a special force field, then detonates the attack.]

Seeing Xiao Yan fight as though a god of slaughter had descended, the mercenaries could not help but feel afraid. He was even fiercer than the magical beasts!

"Whoever kills him will be the first to cultivate the Earth-tier cultivation method!!!" Mu She roared from atop his horned horse. "Kill him!"

Had he not seen it with his own eyes, Mu She would have found it hard to believe that a youth could remain so composed while surrounded by the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

Unable to figure out Xiao Yan's background, Mu She could only attribute it to the terrifying fortune Xiao Yan had obtained. Perhaps he truly possessed an Earth-tier cultivation method.

With that thought, Mu She's determination to kill Xiao Yan grew even firmer.

"Kill!" The mercenaries shouted in unison. After bolstering their courage, they charged at Xiao Yan once more.

"Reincarnation Tribulation." Xiao Yan's arms glowed with pale yellow Dou Qi. His movements were gentle and slow, his palms adhering to everyone around him.

All their attacks were guided by Xiao Yan, immediately forming a reversed whirlwind.

Countless people floated in midair, their bodies spinning wildly out of control as Xiao Yan's hands traced circles.

The mercenaries wanted to flee, yet they could not break free from the invisible force. It was as if they had fallen into a swamp—the more they struggled, the deeper they sank.

"Shatter the Firmament!"

With Xiao Yan's deep shout, terrifying power exploded within the mercenaries' bodies.

With a bang, blood sprayed through the air, leaving corpses strewn across the ground.

"Die!" The instant Xiao Yan dealt with the mercenaries around him, a dark, snake-like mercenary struck with a dagger, his moves incomparably vicious.

Though Reincarnation Tribulation was invincible in group combat by using force against force, it was restricted in fast, agile close-quarters exchanges with short weapons.

Xiao Yan reached behind his back and grasped the hilt of the Black Heavy Ruler, instantly changing techniques. "Stellar Transformation!"

With a ruler strike capable of splitting mountains and shattering steles, the dagger-wielding mercenary was forced back dozens of meters.

"Wolf Fang Skybreaker!"

The Dou Qi vortex spun rapidly as Dou Qi from all eight meridians gathered into it, erupting in a single thought.

A powerful force burst from the Black Heavy Ruler, its starlike energy tearing through the sky.

The line of mercenaries led by the dagger-wielding man exploded into a mist of blood, while a deep ravine several meters long spread across the ground.

Mu She sucked in a breath of cold air, but his heart also stirred. After using several Dou Techniques in succession, this brat surely did not have much strength left.

"Yellow-tier Dou Technique, Wind Soaring Step!"

Mu She slowly exhaled. His body trembled slightly as pale green Dou Qi swiftly covered him, and he let out a low shout.

As Mu She's shout fell, a large amount of pale green Dou Qi suddenly surged from beneath his feet. Wisps of breeze gradually took shape around them.

He stomped hard and shot forward, moving as swiftly as the wind.

Dou Qi surged wildly within his body, and pale green Dou Qi clung to the broadsword in his hand like a thin layer of green energy coating its blade.

"Wind Blade Sword Dance!"

Mu She swung his broadsword madly. Green afterimages of massive blades continuously appeared one after another before him, forming what looked like a dense net of blades.

This Wind Blade Sword Dance was the highest-grade Dou Technique Mu She could wield, a low-grade Mystic-tier technique.

Relying on this Dou Technique, he had claimed the title of Qing Mountain Town's strongest several times. The Wolf Head Mercenary Group had grown to its current scale largely because of it.

Precisely because he knew the might of Mystic-tier Dou Techniques, Mu She thirsted desperately for high-grade cultivation methods and Dou Techniques.

Even if it meant the destruction of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, it did not matter!