Breakthrough in the Heat of Battle
Under the watchful eyes of countless people, those who wanted to attack Xiao Yan on the arena dared not make a move for a moment.
However, Xiao Xun'er did not let such a golden opportunity slip by.
"Guardian Trigram Palm!"
With a delicate shout, a powerful golden light erupted from Xiao Xun'er's body.
This change surprised Xiao Yan. As golden light appeared, Xiao Xun'er slowly floated up.
Although it didn't float very high, it still left the ground, clearly indicating a high-level Dou Technique.
Enveloped in rich golden light, Xiao Xun'er's long, ink-black hair moved without wind, and golden light surged from her palm.
Immediately, Xiao Xun'er unleashed eight palm strikes in quick succession. Eight afterimages of her palms lingered in mid-air, each trailing a golden energy tail before shooting out like lightning.
In the blink of an eye, the marks were imprinted heavily on the chests of the eight contestants who had been subdued by Xiao Yan.
Amidst countless shocked gazes, they were all blasted off the competition sphere by Xiao Xun'er's single move.
Xiao Yan watched clearly from the side. Although Xiao Xun'er's Dou Technique was of a high grade, her cultivation time was limited, and her comprehension was not deep. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been as simple as just falling off the stage.
Seeing how easily the two defeated several people, the other contestants gasped in surprise. It seemed that they weren't the only ones who had improved during this period.
They mobilized their internal Dou Qi to the limit, causing the arena to flash with even more dazzling colors, making them extremely wary of Xiao Yan and his companion.
Seeing everyone's wary expressions, Xiao Yan knew that it would be much more difficult to seal their Dou Qi circulation.
Recalling the trajectory of Xiao Xun'er's internal Dou Qi circulation, Xiao Yan circulated his own internal Dou Qi in the same manner, and his body immediately emitted a terrifying, pale white light.
Amidst the flashes of pale white light, the temperature on the arena plummeted in an instant.
"Brother Xiao Yan, what great comprehension!" Xiao Xun'er exclaimed in astonishment as she watched Xiao Yan slowly float up from the ground.
Seeing the impressive display Xiao Yan had created, the contestants were startled and instinctively took a step back, concentrating their attention to prepare to unleash their Dou Technique in resistance.
Xiao Yan ignored everyone's actions and did not unleash his Dou Technique.
He discovered that the Dou Qi within his body, which had been flowing smoothly, suddenly became turbulent.
Before long, the space around Xiao Yan began to fluctuate rapidly, and strands of pure energy seeped out from the air, pouring into Xiao Yan's body almost like a reverse flow.
The Dou Technique was interrupted, and Xiao Yan landed on the ground. He never expected that he would have to break through to become Da Dou Shi at this time.
The commotion caused by Xiao Yan initially made the contestants somewhat apprehensive, fearing it might be some incredibly powerful Dou Technique.
After watching closely for a while, it became clear that Xiao Yan had advanced in the process of fighting.
For a moment, even those in the stands were quite astonished, and then they couldn't help but laugh and cry at Xiao Yan's luck.
It's important to understand that during the advancement process, one cannot afford to be disturbed too much; otherwise, at best, one could be injured, and at worst, one could even be in danger of losing one's life.
Under normal circumstances, such a turn of events for Xiao Yan would surely be the envy of everyone, but at this moment, no one thinks he will succeed in advancing.
Xiao Xun'er walked up to Xiao Yan, looking warily at the contestants, and smiled calmly, "Brother Xiao Yan, you should finish advancing first. I'll hold them off for now!"
"No one can hurt us." Xiao Yan pulled Xiao Xun'er to his side, stomped one foot, and a burst of eerie white light erupted as he used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to Emperor Flame Immortal Armor.
Immediately following, the armor's effects were brought into play.
Under Xiao Xun'er's astonished gaze, thick ice condensed on Xiao Yan's body, and the ice spread rapidly, soon reaching her side.
Covered in ice, Xiao Xun'er's delicate body flashed with golden light before being completely encased in ice.
Breaking through this ice layer is possible, but it will take quite a while.
Realizing this, Xiao Xun'er stopped fighting against the ice.
"What's going on?" The contestants in the center of the square were somewhat confused.
Just as everyone was filled with doubt, the changes did not end there.
Thick ice rose from the ground beneath Xiao Yan's feet, and soon a giant ice lotus flower condensed, with Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er at its heart.
The armor formed by the Bone Spirit Cold Flame has unique advantages in pure defense compared to other Heavenly Flames.
To harm Xiao Yan with an attack, one must penetrate the thick layer of ice.
These ice crystals are formed from the Bone Spirit Cold Flame. Ordinary attacks cannot even budge them. If an attack comes into contact with the ice, it may even revert to the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and retaliate.
"Did you think you could advance safely by sealing yourself in ice? You think we're all just sitting around doing nothing!"
A burly young man roared, his palm surging with Dou Qi, and a fiery red beam of light shot out instantly, crashing into the ice like a shooting star.
With the young man taking the lead, the others followed suit, unleashing their Dou Technique and using Xiao Yan as a live target.
The youth's attack crashed into the ice lotus petals that occupied a corner of the huge arena. The seemingly indestructible ice became strangely soft, instantly allowing his attack to penetrate the ice layer.
The next second, the energy attack stopped at the petal and disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye, without making a sound.
Immediately following, a massive wave of attacks bombarded the Ice Lotus, but the results were largely the same.
The ice lotus seemed to possess a life force, its pale white light flickering incessantly, and in no time, it dissolved everyone's Dou Technique.
"They can even block that!" The incredibly powerful defense left even seasoned elders like Hu Gan speechless with astonishment.
They didn't personally take to the field; Hu Gan and the others' judgment was somewhat wrong. This wasn't a pure act of resistance.
While advancing in his current level, Xiao Yan has an immense thirst for energy.
Faced with the attacks from the crowd, the vast majority of the energy was purified again by the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and poured into Xiao Yan's body.
This ice lotus is like a special cauldron, Xiao Yan is the pill about to be refined, and those powerful attacks are the materials that help Xiao Yan, this special pill, to be successfully refined.
Absorbing and refining the continuous flow of energy, Xiao Yan soon discovered that the Dou Qi Whirl within his body was filling up at an astonishing speed.
The Dou Qi Whirl spun rapidly, and the pure white liquid energy overflowed from the Dou Qi Whirl, which had reached its limit, like a floodgate being opened.