Facing the Giant Serpent charging toward him.
Zhou Changqing had intended to meet it head-on, but suddenly sensed a rather familiar, formidable aura coming from beside him.
Sensing that aura, Zhou Changqing turned his head and saw that Xiao Yan had become an entirely different person!
That formidable aura was radiating from within him!
Possession!
"Old Zhou, you hogged all the showing off just now. Now watch me!"
Before Zhou Changqing could react, Xiao Yan laughed loudly and turned into an afterimage, charging toward the attacking Giant Serpent!
Seeing this, Zhou Changqing could only abandon his original plan to fight the Fallen Heart Flame.
That works too. Old Xiao will have to refine and devour this thing himself eventually. Getting familiar with it beforehand won't hurt.
Having borrowed Yao Lao's soul power, Xiao Yan's strength soared to a level comparable to a Peak Dou Emperor.
In the blink of an eye, he was locked in battle with the Giant Serpent.
Instantly, the transparent flames became a sea of fire, engulfing Xiao Yan and the Giant Serpent.
Relying on the Green Lotus Core Flame to block most of the transparent flames' extreme heat, Xiao Yan darted through the sea of fire like a green fish, chasing and being chased by the Giant Serpent!
Both unleashed their own methods, with explosions of energy and the sounds of air being torn apart ringing out from time to time!
By then, Su Qian had arrived near Zhou Changqing and Zi Yan.
Xiao Yan's sudden charge toward the Giant Serpent had startled him. He had intended to stop him and pull him back.
Xiao Yan was an outstanding student of the Inner Academy. Aside from the exception that was Zi Yan, he could be called its strongest student, a true genius.
Su Qian truly did