"Buzz!"
The sudden, chilling killing intent made Xiao Yan's entire body and soul tremble. His pupils in his dark eyes instantly shrank to the size of pinpoints, and even his breath caught in his throat for a moment.
Especially when Xiao Yan met those dark red eyes head-on, he could feel the cold and ruthless killing intent even more. It was decisive and cold, without any impurities, and it was precisely because of this that it was all the more terrifying.
Before either of them could speak, Xiao Yan was already certain that this person was coming for them.
It wasn't until Xiao Yan turned around that Luo Jin and the others noticed the strange figure that had suddenly appeared on the desolate mountain in the distance.
A black cloak completely concealed his body, making it impossible to discern his true appearance from the outside. All they could see were a pair of dark red eyes.
However, unlike Xiao Yan, Luo Jin and the others did not sense any killing intent from this person, which meant that this guy was only after Xiao Yan.
"What's going on? There was definitely no one there just now, how did this guy suddenly appear?"
It's important to know that the group had been at the outskirts of the Crimson Flame Mountain Range for almost a quarter of an hour. They were certain that no one had passed by in their sight during that time, nor had they sensed any presence. So, when did this guy appear before them?
Seeing Xiao Yan's deathly pale face, Luo Jin's heart tightened. Since they hadn't sensed any killing intent from him, and Xiao Yan was showing this expression, it meant that their target was only Xiao Yan.
"May I ask who you are and why you are here?"
As he said this, Luo Jin subtly shifted his body, shielding half of Xiao Yan's body behind him, while Bai Hua also shielded the other half of Xiao Yan's body.
"Get out of my way, I can kill only him."
A cold, hoarse voice came from beneath the black robe. The words were indifferent and devoid of any emotion. The stranger's gaze never left Xiao Yan's face. At the same time, in the space in front of him, an extremely powerful force began to gradually condense, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a diamond-shaped spike.
Upon seeing this, Luo Jin and the others instantly tensed up. Xiao Yi Xian and the others behind them quickly surrounded Xiao Yan Xiao Yan, releasing their own energy in an attempt to shield him from the stranger's attack.
"You... get away!"
Surrounded by chilling killing intent, Xiao Yan finally managed to stabilize his trembling soul and body, gritting his teeth as he managed to utter a sentence, but the people in front of him remained completely unmoved.
"Get away from me!"
Xiao Yan braced himself, letting out a low shout as a fierce Heavenly Flames ignited on his body. An invisible force swept over him, and the scorching heat simultaneously erased all the fear in Xiao Yan heart.
"Huh?"
Realizing that his aura had been broken, the man in the black robe couldn't help but let out a soft exclamation, seemingly surprised that the young man in the Origin Return Realm could break through his pressure. However, when he saw the Heavenly Flames burning on Xiao Yan's body, his surprise became clear.
That's fine then.
Even though it was Heavenly Flames, it still failed to cause much emotional fluctuation in the black-robed man's heart. His hoarse, low, and indifferent voice came out again, and his pair of dark red eyes narrowed slightly. Energy spikes shot out in front of him.
"Laugh!"
The sharp sound of wind breaking only lasted for a moment before the void in front of the spike suddenly shattered, turning into Endless Void. At the same time, the entire world twisted, until after a certain critical point, the already shattered void actually twisted and tore apart an even larger area of the sky. Almost at the same time, an extremely powerful pressure easily separated and broke apart the people in front of Xiao Yan.
The powerful force was aimed directly at Xiao Yan.
Throughout this entire process, the man in black robes didn't even raise his eyes to look again. After the energy spikes were shot out, he turned his gaze back, his eyes revealing a look of apprehension as he glanced into the depths of the Crimson Flame Mountain Range before preparing to leave.
"Um?"
But just as he was about to leave, there was no further movement from Xiao Yan in the distance. The sound of being pierced through a body, which he should have heard, did not come out, which surprised him greatly.
Turning his head, he saw that the spot where Xiao Yan had been standing was now empty, and a hill in the distance had been blasted into a deep pit by that force.
Seeing this, the brows beneath the black robe furrowed immediately. He didn't believe that the boy could dodge his attack with his own strength, so what was going on?
" Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler!"
A deafening roar suddenly erupted from behind the man in black robes. Xiao Yan's figure burst out from a pitch-black tent, wielding a giant ruler wreathed in flames. In the blink of an eye, the ruler's dazzling light stood between heaven and earth, as if it were about to cleave the world apart, and fell directly towards the man in black robes.
The swift, ethereal blade of light approached the black-robed man in the blink of an eye, about to strike him. But the man calmly turned his head, letting the light fall upon him. He simply raised a finger, its tip gleaming, and then gently touched it...
"Whoosh!"
It was as if a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky and earth in an instant, severing the immense energy contained within that beam of light. Then, with a deafening roar, it exploded in the world.
"What!"
Upon witnessing this astonishing scene, Xiao Yan was instantly shocked. However, before he could make any further moves, the black-robed man, who was within the range of the energy explosion, suddenly appeared in front of him, raised a hand, and reached out to grab Xiao Yan's head.
The withered hand rapidly magnified in Xiao Yan's eyes. Despite his best efforts to condense a defense on his body, he still felt a strong sense of powerlessness in the face of the black-robed man's attack, and could only let the hand fall on his head.
"Buzz!"
However, in the next instant, the same scene as several days ago reappeared inside Xiao Yan's body.
An astonishing ripple of energy emanated from Xiao Yan's body, and the powerful pressure caused the expression of the black-robed man in front of him to change drastically.
At the same time, a blurry figure suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Yan, pointing a finger at the black-robed man's palm. A powerful force burst forth, piercing through the black-robed man's palm and forearm. Immediately afterward, the man was blasted away by the sudden force.
Then look at the figure that suddenly appeared. Its body was almost solid and its aura was extremely powerful. Especially the face that Xiao Yan was all too familiar with. This figure that suddenly appeared was none other than Xiao Xuan, who had been sleeping for a long time!