Four Battles, Emperor-Tier Battle Skill

"No, impossible. This definitely wasn't Heavenly Fire. Although its power resembled Heavenly Fire, it lacked its spirituality. Even our three Super Lower Planes—the Heavenly Spirit Plane, Dragon Spirit, and Phoenix Spirit—couldn't possibly possess Heavenly Fire. How could Battle Qi Continent have it?" The surprise in Xiao Ming's eyes flashed past as he analyzed the situation for Xiao Yuting.

"No matter what kind of flame you have, the stronger, the better. I would rather it were Heavenly Fire. Xiao Yan, you've given me a glimmer of hope, but I don't want you to bring me despair again." Xiao Yuting murmured as she looked at the pale yellow flame in Xiao Yan's hand.

"I'm confident I can cure your poison. Although I don't know what Heavenly Fire is, my flame surpasses high-grade Beast Fire. This flame is called Heavenly Flames. There's a saying on Battle Qi Continent: when Heavenly Flames appear, all flames bow." For some reason, Xiao Yan felt a trace of fondness toward this girl. Perhaps it was because of Xiao Yi Xian, his former comrade. Without her support, he might not have become who he was today. Back then, he had not even found the time to see her one last time. He wondered whether she was still well in Green Mountain Town.

"Hehe, don't be too confident. Many people have told me the same thing before, but all they brought me was disappointment. Some said this poison could not be cured without Heavenly Fire. You should cherish your own life. Perhaps today will be your last day in this world." There was a faint sorrow in Xiao Yuting's voice.

"Let's begin. But I have one request. While I'm detoxifying you, please stand guard for me. I don't know why, but among all these people, perhaps you're the only one I can trust." Xiao Yan said to Xiao Yuting.

"You're quite meticulous. Since I promised that this match would only determine whether you can cure the poison, I'll eliminate all sources of interference for you. But if you die, whether they chop you into pieces or feed you to dogs will have nothing to do with me." Xiao Yuting smiled faintly after saying that. It was an enchanting smile, and even her pale face gained a trace of color.

"Let's begin." With Xiao Yuting's assurance, Xiao Yan naturally no longer needed to worry about a sneak attack from those people in fine robes.

Xiao Yuting nodded. Battle Qi surged around her fingertips, and a small wound appeared on one of her jade-like fingers. A wound also appeared on Xiao Yan's left hand. Xiao Yuting dripped her blood onto Xiao Yan's wound and said, "My blood contains this poison. What you need to do now is use your so-called Heavenly Flames to eliminate the poison in my blood. Otherwise, it will cling to you like maggots on a corpse until you die."

Xiao Yan sensed the poison in his blood. He took a light breath and sat down cross-legged, throwing himself wholeheartedly into the battle against the poison. Only after personally experiencing this poison could one understand its terror. Compared to it, the Scorch Poison from back then was not even worthy of comparison.

Seeing Xiao Yan's brows tightly furrowed and his face filled with pain, Xiao Yuting sighed. Had he ultimately disappointed her after all?

The time it took to burn an incense stick passed, yet Xiao Yan remained motionless like an old monk in meditation.

The time it took to burn two incense sticks passed, yet there was still no reaction.

"Damn it, isn't he just curing poison? Does it really need to take this long? He was the last one to arrive, yet he's putting on such airs." At last, one of the finely dressed people could not hold back and cursed. With someone taking the lead, others naturally dared to follow, and a chorus of complaints rose up.

Seeing Xiao Yuting's expression grow increasingly ugly, Xiao Ming hurriedly said to the group behind him, "Anyone who doesn't want to die, shut up. If it were you, you'd probably be dead in less than a minute."

Xiao Yuting swept her gaze over the crowd before looking back at Xiao Yan. Although she knew this man was extraordinary, she was still nervous. Over the past year, she had sought out every Xiao Clan alchemist who had come to World-Creation Continent and tested their flames, but not a single one could eliminate the poison. Whenever she thought of herself and her sister, her eyes filled with hatred.

As time passed bit by bit, just as everyone was considering whether to drag Xiao Yan away and feed him to dogs or tear him apart with five horses, Xiao Yan opened his eyes. He rose to his feet with a smile and said to Xiao Yuting, "Thank you. I won the third round, right?"

Xiao Yuting stared at Xiao Yan, stunned for a moment, unable to believe what she was seeing. She knew full well how terrifying this poison was, yet now...

"No need to be surprised. I have a friend with a Calamitous Poison Body. I'm not even afraid of her poison, so would I fear this kind of poison? If she were here, this poison might even be a great tonic for her." Xiao Yan said to Xiao Yuting.

"A Calamitous Poison Body... I never thought such a constitution truly existed in this world." Xiao Yuting said in surprise. Clearly, she had heard of it as well.

This time, Xiao Yan did not know what to say.

"You're from Battle Qi Continent, aren't you? I'll remember that. If I told you to stop the competition now, you definitely wouldn't agree. How about this? If you can't hold on in the next two matches, call for me. At the very least, I can save you. A real man must know when to yield and when to stand tall. After all, you don't have much Emperor-Origin Qi." After saying that, Xiao Yuting turned to Xiao Ming and said, "I lost the third round."

Xiao Ming looked at Xiao Yan and sighed softly before saying to Xiao Shan, "Go all out. I don't expect you to defeat him, but consume as much of his Battle Qi as possible."

Xiao Shan stepped forward and cupped his hands toward Xiao Yan. "Although we come from different continents, I don't hold much prejudice against your people. But sometimes, everyone has things they cannot control. Your earlier performance was truly impressive. I admit I'm inferior to you, but I won't hold back in the coming match either. Be careful."

Xiao Shan's sincerity greatly reduced Xiao Yan's dissatisfaction with him. Perhaps there were many rotten scoundrels among those finely dressed people, but it had to be said that these people from the Super Lower Planes had many formidable opponents. Xiao Yan knew that if they fought in the shadows, even with his powerful soul strength, he could not possibly be a match for the elusive Xiao Yao. World-Creation Continent never lacked geniuses. Xiao Yan returned the salute and said, "Brother Xiao Shan, I appreciate your intentions. In the next match, Xiao Yan will naturally go all out. I don't want to die either."

Xiao Shan smiled. "You use Heaven-Tier Battle Skills. Today, I'll let you witness the power of an Emperor-Tier Battle Skill."

"An Emperor-Tier Battle Skill? What is that?" Xiao Yan asked in confusion.

"Hehe, wait until you defeat me, then I'll tell you." After Xiao Shan spoke, his body began to grow taller and larger, while a dazzling golden layer appeared over his surface.

"Heavens! I didn't expect Brother Xiao Shan to have cultivated his family's inherited Vajra Body! That's one of the few Emperor-Tier Battle Skills on Heavenly Spirit Continent. It must rank among the best even on World-Creation Continent!" someone cried out.

Excitement appeared in Xiao Ming's eyes as well. Having been on World-Creation Continent for so long, he naturally knew the gap between a high-grade Heaven-Tier Battle Skill and a low-grade Emperor-Tier Battle Skill. He seemed to have already seen the scene of Xiao Yan's defeat.

Xiao Yan sighed softly. Battle Qi Continent truly was too remote. From those people's reactions, it was clear that they knew what Emperor-Tier Battle Skills were. They had to be battle skills even stronger than Heaven-Tier Battle Skills. Xiao Yan could not help thinking of his Flame Mantra. He had fused more than twenty kinds of Heavenly Flames; he wondered whether his Flame Mantra had evolved to the Emperor Tier they spoke of.

However, this Vajra Body seemed somewhat similar to the Vajra Glazed Body he cultivated. Both appeared to reach nine feet nine inches in height. After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yan said, "In that case, let's compare them. Vajra Glazed Body." Xiao Yan unleashed his battle skill as well, but when he realized that his head only reached the other man's chest, he discovered that he was only six feet six inches tall. What was going on?

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