After sealing Han Feng's soul inside a jade bottle, Xiao Yan let out a long breath. This battle had finally drawn to a close. Although no Dou Zong had appeared, fighting these men had been no easier than facing a true Dou Zong-in fact, it had been even harder.
He had slain six Dou Huang experts in succession, including the Gold and Silver Elders, along with over twenty Dou Wang of Five-Star rank or higher. Even some Dou Zong would have found such a feat extremely difficult, yet Xiao Yan had accomplished it without suffering much injury. If word of this result spread, it would leave countless people staring in disbelief.
And he had done all this as a mere Two-Star Dou Emperor. Normally, seven or eight Dou Wang would have been enough to leave someone of his strength scrambling, but Xiao Yan had overturned that truth with his performance. What was more, he had not even used his true trump card in this battle-the Demon Fury Fire Lotus!
"Young master! Are you all right?" Seeing that every enemy had been defeated, Qing Lin hurried over to Xiao Yan and looked at him worriedly. She had clearly seen her young master take several blows from those men. He must have been badly hurt...
"Ahem, I'm fine." Xiao Yan made a show of coughing up a few mouthfuls of blood. "It's just that when I blocked those men's attacks on you, some of their hidden force struck me, so I suffered a little internal injury. It's nothing serious. A few months of recuperation will set me right. Don't worry... cough, cough..."
"Honestly, why did you have to risk your life like that..." Seeing Xiao Yan cough up more blood, Zi Yan muttered under her breath. Though her voice was quiet, Xiao