After that brief interruption, the gathering continued. One Dou Emperor after another entered the arena, and Xiao Yan fought several bouts as well.
This had been Xiao Yu's suggestion. He knew Xiao Yan had only recently broken through, rising from Dou Ling to Dou Emperor in less than two years. His strength had grown far too much.
With such rapid advancement, his Dou Qi was bound to be unstable, making it difficult to fully control his soaring strength. Fighting would therefore benefit Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan readily agreed. He also wanted to know where his limits lay and quickly master his newfound strength through battle. His teacher wholeheartedly supported the idea as well.
The results were no exception: every Dou Emperor who faced Xiao Yan was defeated. Even those at Peak Dou Emperor met the same fate, without any suspense.
Xiao Yu knew this was without Xiao Yan using the Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus. Otherwise, his three-colored Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus would severely injure even a Dou Zong.
Unless the combatants were closely matched, battles like these ended quickly. Even now, the sun had only just passed its zenith.
This was not pill refinement, which required a great deal of time.
They entered the arena and unleashed every means at their disposal. Whoever was weaker lost.
After the final Dou Emperor battle ended, silence fell over the venue.
The results of this gathering had truly defied expectations. In both the Dou Wang and Dou Emperor contests, the Jia Ma Empire, which had been given the least chance of winning, had taken first place.
Nalan Yanran had no equal among the Dou Wangs, while Xiao Yan fought above his rank, with not a single Dou Emperor able to defeat him. Even his longest fight had lasted only a little over ten