"Clang!"
The moment the two collided, an invisible gust of energy swept outwards, and the powerful force surged upwards along Fu Yulong's fist, causing his body to tremble involuntarily. As his expression changed, he hurriedly took a step backward, each step leaving a deep crater in the ground beneath his feet. The powerful force was thus dissipated, and the surrounding ground cracked open with fissures resembling a spider web.
"Snort!"
With a muffled groan, Fu Yulong straightened up, and two more figures appeared in front of the other two people beside the old man.
These three figures were completely covered by wide black robes. Although they did not move, the murderous aura they exuded was so strong that no one dared to approach them easily.
"What a troublesome thing!"
After a moment of silent reflection, Fu Yulong looked at the three of them again, his expression rapidly changing. The serious look on his face vanished in an instant, and he immediately opened his mouth and laughed:
"Haha, I only wanted to personally test the strength of the three of you. I didn't expect you to be as powerful as the rumors say. Even without relying on yourselves, just with these three puppets, your combat strength is completely comparable to that of an ordinary Early-Stage Origin Return Realm expert. With you here, this matter will definitely not go wrong. Hahahaha!"
He cupped his hands in greeting to the three people in front of him, his wary gaze sweeping over the three puppets. Fu Yulong felt a mixture of resentment and a touch of greed.
The three people in front of him were clearly only at the level of Eight-Star Dou Di, but with these three puppets, they could actually be compared to experts at the Origin Return Realm. This made him very dissatisfied.
Furthermore, the strength of these three puppets truly moved Fu Yulong.
If he could control three puppets with the strength of the Origin Return Realm, wouldn't he be invincible among those of the same realm in the future, let alone when facing Xiao Yan?
He had never taken the mere Origin Transformation Realm seriously. If it weren't for the fact that the latter possessed Heavenly Flames, how could he, with his cultivation level, have suffered a defeat at Xiao Yan's hands?
However, at this point, saying anything more is useless. Xiao Yan is the most crucial person now. Only by capturing him can he use the latter to advance and obtain even greater power. At that time, he won't talk about being invincible within the Origin Return Realm anymore; what he wants is even greater power!
However, while Fu Yulong was thinking this, the three people in front of him, and even Wu Kui, were thinking the same thing.
Wu Kui hadn't told them that after capturing Xiao Yan, only one of them would receive all the rewards, and the best way to get all the rewards was to kill the others after capturing Xiao Yan.
The next day.
In the now-calm Qingyang City, Xiao Yan was slowly cultivating in his room. After breaking through his cultivation level, he needed even more time to familiarize himself with the powerful energy within his body. This would also allow him to stabilize his cultivation level as quickly as possible.
As for the others, they were all living their leisurely lives.
To be honest, they had been living under constant tension for a while, their spirits at their peak. No one could have endured that for long. But now that they had come to Qingyang City with Xiao Yan, they finally had a chance to catch their breath.
Although the conflict with the Sea Cloud Palace has not been completely resolved, they always believe that as long as Xiao Yan is there, nothing seems so difficult to solve. Moreover, now that Xiao Yan's cultivation has broken through to the Origin Return Realm, wouldn't it be even easier for him to deal with Fu Yulong?
When Xiao Yan's cultivation was still at the Origin Transformation Realm, he was able to force the latter into that situation. Now that his cultivation has broken through to the Returning Origin Return Realm, Xiao Yan's combat power has increased even more, making it even less of a problem to deal with him.
However, at this very moment, Qingyang City was once again greeted by uninvited guests.
"Kindness?"
Suddenly, Xiao Yan, who was cultivating, opened his eyes. The moment he looked up, his gaze seemed to penetrate the wall and see a group of people in the sky. The person in the lead was none other than Fu Yulong, the Palace Master of the Sea Cloud Palace.
"Swish, swish, swish..."
With a few whooshing sounds, Luo Jin and the others quickly flew into the air, their eyes snapping towards the five people opposite them.
"Huh, what's this guy trying to do?"
Seemingly sensing something was amiss, Bai Hua let out a surprised exclamation.
The four people standing next to Fu Yulong at this moment, the strongest of whom was only at the Early Origin Transformation Realm, could hardly be called a powerful lineup. In fact, there were even three Eight-Star Dou Di among the four, which was almost like a joke.
"Has this guy gone mad with anger? He actually brought so many people to cause trouble."
Upon seeing this scene, Zhou Tai, the most hot-tempered of the group, couldn't help but sneer.
" Fu Yulong isn't stupid. He wouldn't have brought such a few small fry here for no reason. Be careful, there might be something fishy among them."
Luo Jin was the most cautious. He knew Fu Yulong's strength and that he wouldn't bring several Dou Di- level subordinates to their deaths for no reason. This matter was definitely not as simple as it seemed.
"Hey, who cares if it's hiding some secret? Let me go up and try it out, then I'll find out!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Tai laughed loudly, and with his Origin Qi surging wildly within his body, he charged forward without further ado, his target the three Eight-Star Dou Di.
"Hmph..."
Seeing this, the three men advanced instead of retreating, sneering as they suddenly waved their sleeves. Three streaks of light shot out, transforming into three phantoms that collided fiercely with Zhou Tai, who was charging forward, in the blink of an eye.
"Clang!"
A powerful force erupted, and the moment the two collided, an overwhelming force poured out, instantly disintegrating Zhou Tai's offensive. The remaining force then fell entirely on Zhou Tai without reservation.
"Pfft!"
Immediately afterward, blood splattered, and Zhou Tai's body was blasted away. The three guys wanted to give chase, but Luo Jin, who was close behind, rescued him.
"Damn it! Where did these three guys come from?!"
As everyone's expressions changed, they quickly turned their gazes, only to discover that the three who had suddenly appeared were actually...
"Puppet!"
"Damn it, I was careless. They're just puppets! No wonder they were so fearless!"
Looking at the three puppets standing proudly in the void opposite them, Luo Jin and the others' expressions changed instantly, and their emotions tightened at that moment.