Bang! When the crystalline handprint slammed into the enormous barrier, the energy shield, already teetering after blocking the Mountain Splitting Seal, collapsed completely, shattering into fragments that filled the sky before dissipating in midair.
As the energy defense shattered, the Black-Corner Region experts all spat out blood and were sent flying backward. Some unlucky souls nearby were killed on the spot by the energy unleashed by the Sea Overturning Seal, while everyone else suffered substantial injuries beneath the attack.
The Emperor Seal Art truly lived up to its reputation as a high-grade Earth-tier Dou Technique. Its second seal alone had produced such terrifying results, single-handedly breaking through the combined defenses of several Dou Emperors and over a dozen Dou Wangs. If word of this feat spread, the so-called Black List would probably have to place Xiao Yan at the very top immediately.
Although executing the Emperor Seal Art's second seal was still an enormous strain on Xiao Yan's strength as a two-star Dou Emperor, pills were the one thing he never lacked as a high-level Alchemist. Right after unleashing the Sea Overturning Seal, he had taken out a handful of pills and stuffed them into his mouth, rapidly replenishing the Dou Qi consumed by his consecutive uses of the Emperor Seal Art.
By now, Xiao Yan had recovered a portion of his Dou Qi. Seeing the enemy formation scattered, he naturally refused to miss this chance to beat the drowning dogs. Flames surged beneath his feet, and his body vanished from the spot. In an instant, he appeared before a Dou Wang and threw a punch before the man could react, blasting his head apart.
After landing that blow, Xiao Yan did not linger. He executed the Flame-Treading Sky-Soaring Step again and swiftly appeared before another Dou Wang, killing him