"Go to hell!"
Jia Lie Nu's gaze turned gloomy as his figure burst forward explosively. The majestic Dou Qi within his body surged out frantically, converging upon his palm to form a millstone-sized palm print.
The wind of the palm was heavy and carried a terrifying might, ruthlessly slamming toward Xiao Meng's chest.
Old man, this young master is going to give you a big one.
Following Xiao Meng's shouted words, the lightning Dou formation instantly burst into brilliant light. Endless lightning surged forth, illuminating the surroundings. Immediately afterward, a dragon roar seemed to resound between heaven and earth, incomparably majestic and actually causing people to lose the will to resist.
Only a lightning dragon was seen whistling out from that light formation, tearing through the sky with lightning speed and fiercely bombarding Jia Lie Nu.
"Damn it, what level of Dou Technique is this anyway? How can it possess such terrifying might?"
Jia Lie Nu stared at the dragon-shaped creature rapidly expanding within his pupils, his expression changing drastically. The strength of that lightning dragon made his heart palpitate and gave rise to the notion of retreating.
Yet when he wanted to retreat, he discovered that he had already been firmly locked onto, leaving him with no way out at all.
Boom!
Since there was no way out, he could only fight it out to the end. Tyrannical Dou Qi swept out from Jia Lie Nu's body without any reservation, forming a layer of blue armor over him—armor that gave off an unbreakable feel.
Dou Qi armor, Dou Qi externalization—this was the unique hallmark of a Da Dou Shi.
Bang!
The lightning dragon shattered Jia Lie Nu's palm print with unstoppable momentum and then fiercely slammed into his body. The violent thunderous force erupted, and Jia Lie Nu seemed to have been struck by a force of millions of jun, his body instantly flying backward and grazing the ground for a hundred meters before finally coming to a stop.
A trace of sweetness welled up in his throat, and a streak of blood actually trickled down the corner of his mouth.
Yet seeing that the Dou Qi armor on his body had not shattered, he couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. This indicated that the opponent's strength was not powerful to an absurd, unbeatable degree.
"Crack!"
Yet before this breath could even be released, a sound like a shattering mirror came from his body, causing his expression to change abruptly.
Jia Lie Nu abruptly lowered his head to look at his own Dou Qi armor, only to see cracks appearing on his chest that were rapidly spreading like a spiderweb.
"Bang!"
When the cracks spread to a certain extent, the blue Dou Qi armor burst apart, transforming into scattered fragments that shot outward before finally turning into energy and dissipating in the air.
Jia Lie Nu wore a look of utter shock, disbelief written all over his face.
Yet Xiao Meng was not having an easy time of it at this moment either. In The Great Ruler, Mu Chen relied on the strength of the mid Spirit Rotation Stage to deploy this array and thereby finish off Yang Gui of the Spirit Stage.
That meant Mu Chen had deployed this array with roughly the strength of a five- or six-star Dou Master to finish off a Da Dou Shi expert.
However, Xiao Meng's cultivation at this moment was not as formidable as a five- or six-star Dou Master's, and Yang Gui was also a notch weaker than Jia Lie Nu. If not for the fact that the Origin Force within his body was superior to spiritual force and Dou Qi, coupled with the assistance of the Chaos Green Lotus inside him, it would have been difficult for him to create such an astonishing situation.
Watching the vanished blue armor, Jia Lie Nu's body trembled slightly, a sense of unease welling up in his heart. He raised his head to look at Xiao Meng, the corners of his mouth twitching fiercely. This half-grown youth actually possessed the strength to rival a Da Dou Shi?
He simply couldn't believe his own eyes and experience.
In Wutan City, breaking through to become a Dou Master at the age of twenty made one a one-in-a-million genius. Then... what did someone who broke through to become a Da Dou Shi before the age of twenty count as? A freak? A monstrous talent?
These were already insufficient to describe him.
Slowly exhaling a breath, Jia Lie Nu produced a deep blue long spear out of thin air in his hand. Faint blue Dou Qi exuded from his body and then poured into the spear shaft one after another.
"Just who is Your Excellency?" Jia Lie Nu tilted his spear shaft, his gaze fixed intently on Xiao Meng. His heart felt very heavy because he lacked the confidence to kill Xiao Meng.
Yet those who come with ill intent are not kind, and the visitor is no friend; since the opponent had intercepted them here in the middle of the night, how could they easily let them leave?
"Someone here to take your dog's life," Xiao Meng said indifferently.
Jia Lie Nu's expression shifted slightly. Taking a deep breath, he said, "Does Your Excellency harbor some grievance with our Gale Clan? If so, I am willing to offer my apologies to Your Excellency here and now, and will definitely send heavy gifts in the future. I only hope Your Excellency can make way today."
Xiao Meng curled his lip and said: Want to leave? Sure. Kneel down, kowtow three loud heads, then bark like a dog ten times, and finally crawl around this mountain for a thousand and one nights.
Hearing these words, Jia Lie Nu's face turned livid. He could finally see that no matter how much he conceded today, this person would never let him leave.
"You... you are someone from the Xiao Clan?" Suddenly, Jia Lie Nu seemed to have thought of something and exclaimed abruptly.
"That's right, I am indeed from the Xiao Clan."
Xiao Meng was slightly startled and directly admitted it. He chuckled lightly: You could recognize me even when I'm wearing a mask? Aren't you just a bit too amazing? I admire you so much.
Jia Lie Nu: "..."
He grew suspicious. Was this fellow really, damn it, a member of the Xiao Clan?
In the end, he dismissed this thought. Their Gale Clan and the Xiao Clan had not just known each other for a few days; they were old enemies who had fought for over a hundred years. Thus, the Gale Clan could be said to know the Xiao Clan's Dou Techniques and powerful experts like the back of their hand.
Coupled with Xiao Meng's unhesitating admission, this only served to arouse even greater suspicion in his heart.
Moreover, if this person were from the Xiao Clan, there would simply be no need to wear a mask. After all, the two clans had already reached the point of irreconcilability, making a mask entirely redundant.
"Does Your Excellency truly wish to make an enemy of our Gale Clan?" Jia Lie Nu violently twisted the long spear in his hand, Dou Qi brilliance blooming on the spear tip, actually producing the faint sounds of spear humming.
"Are you a pig-brained bastard? To actually ask such nonsense," Xiao Meng sighed. The IQs of the supporting characters in the Battle Through the Heavens world were so low that it was hard to showcase his own high intelligence.
Now he could be a hundred percent certain that his protagonist halo definitely had a brain-reducing effect, a point that he really disliked.
Jia Lie Nu tightly grasped the long spear, his gaze locked firmly onto Xiao Meng, and then launched an unheralded attack. Jia Lie Nu suddenly stomped his foot against the ground, his figure shooting toward the high sky like a blue bolt of lightning.
"Wave Overlap!"
Jia Lie Nu shouted loudly. Within the long spear wrapped in blue brilliance, layers of blue giant waves materialized from energy instantly surged forth, shooting straight up into the sky.
Wave Overlap was a Huang-tier low-grade Dou Technique and the most powerful Dou Technique Jia Lie Nu had mastered thus far, having long since been practiced by him to the realm of perfection.
For a four-star Da Dou Shi like Jia Lie Nu to execute a Huang-tier Dou Technique meant that even a five-star Da Dou Shi would not dare to easily contend with him, and even a six-star Da Dou Shi would not dare to underestimate it.
"Die, you little bastard!"
The blue giant waves swept outward, and the earth itself trembled. Within those giant waves, tiny points of light suddenly flared brightly—that was the spear tip.
The spear tip, shining with incomparable brilliance, thrust urgently toward Xiao Meng's glabella.
"Gale dog, your mother is calling you home to take in your laundry!"
Xiao Meng shouted loudly, then forcefully slammed his palms together. The light formation behind him was seen violently trembling, as though some fierce beast was about to crawl out from within.
"Roar!"
Just as Jia Lie Nu's spear tip was a zhang away from Xiao Meng's forehead, a heaven-shaking tiger roar resounded. Immediately afterward, a two- or three-zhang-large lightning giant tiger was seen rushing out from the light formation, carrying majestic thunderous force as it lunged at Jia Lie Nu.
Bang!
The attacks of the two fiercely collided, producing a deafening sound. Incomparably violent energy swept outward from the sky, the momentary dazzling brilliance causing people to instinctively close their eyes.
"Swoosh!"
Jia Lie Nu's body flew backward, leaving a deep gouge dozens of meters long on the ground before finally coming to a stop. Yet the moment he stopped, his body trembled violently, a muffled grunt issued from his throat, and a mouthful of scorching hot blood gushed out uncontrollably.
Clearly, he had sustained not-insignificant internal injuries.
Damn it, a Da Dou Shi is indeed a Da Dou Shi; this strength is truly no joke.
The blood in Xiao Meng's body roiled, and exerting the Nine Heavens Thunder Battle Array at full force also proved a bit too much for him to handle.
Seeing this turn of events, the other guards of the Gale Clan wore stiff expressions and faces filled with astonishment. The Second Elder, a four-star Da Dou Shi, had still lost after executing a Huang-tier Dou Technique at full power?
"His stamina has almost run out. All of you, charge at me and kill him while you still can!" Seeing the trace of fresh blood at the corner of Xiao Meng's mouth, Jia Lie Nu knew the opponent's strength was not much greater than his own.
Yet Xiao Meng paid no mind to this, producing a pitch-black, strip-like object and clamping it between his lips. If Xiao Yan were here, he would definitely have been able to recognize this item, for this was something unique to Earth—a cigar.
"Clang!"
Xiao Meng produced an exquisite lighter, entirely golden in color as though forged from solid gold. He gave it a gentle press, and the crisp sound, resembling that produced by a young maiden, was extremely pleasant to the ear.
"Let me smoke a cigar to refresh myself first."
"Inhale!"
Xiao Meng took a deep puff, instantly feeling refreshed and invigorated.
"Truly worthy of being the highest-quality cigar on Earth," Xiao Meng lamented.
"You... you are Xiao Meng?"
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