Amidst the desolate Gobi Desert, Xiao Yan and his companion flew through the Sky Traversal, the sound of wind whistling past their ears. After leaving the city, they flew south at an extremely fast speed, without stopping for even a moment.
Meanwhile, at the end of their line of sight, a group of six people were also rapidly chasing after them.
"Ancestor, we've been out of the city for almost an hour. Should we let them continue their pursuit?"
In the sky, Xiao Yan smiled wryly and spoke calmly.
They had discovered the rat-like creature following them before even leaving the city, but had only lured them out to avoid making a big fuss. Now, however, it was time to deal with them.
"Since that's the case, let's deal with it all at once. We can't let them follow us all the way."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xuan smiled slightly, and the two of them stopped flying forward at high speed. They turned around and looked into the distance. With their immense Spiritual Strength, they could clearly sense several auras rapidly approaching them.
A moment later, a group of six people appeared in Xiao Yan and his companion's sight.
Among the six people, five were elders and one was a young man. When Xiao Yan's gaze swept over them, he immediately realized that four of them were the Four Elders of East Valley whom he had encountered on his way to the Fang Clan. He hadn't expected that the problem he hadn't solved back then would come up again now. In that case, all six of them should be from the Heavenly Puppet Sect.
"I didn't expect there to be people from the Heavenly Puppet Sect within the territory of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect. If they didn't infiltrate secretly, they might be here to discuss a joint venture with the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect. They're really quick."
Thinking of the current situation in Burning Flame Valley, Xiao Yan couldn't help but frown slightly, and Xiao Xuan's expression also became sharp.
"It seems the two of you discovered our tracking a while ago."
As the group approached, the old man, whom they had never met before, immediately fixed his gaze on Xiao Xuan. Compared to Xiao Yan, the latter posed a greater threat to him, and judging from their appearances, they had clearly been waiting there for a long time.
"Seeing how warmly you have followed us, we didn't know what to say, so we simply led you all this way here. If you have anything to say, please feel free to speak here; I'm sure no one will know."
Xiao Yan smiled, but his smile revealed a cold killing intent. Since the newcomers were from the Heavenly Puppet Sect, there was no need to be polite; he would simply kill them.
"Hmph, brat, don't be so arrogant. Last time you ruined my Heavenly Puppet Sect's grand plan and destroyed my puppet. Today, I'll make you pay me back, with interest!"
With a furious shout, the Four Elders of East Valley trembled in unison, and the aura of the Late Origin Transformation Realm swept out. At the same time, three of them waved their sleeves, and as their storage Storage Ring flickered, three puppets appeared.
The three puppets are all at the Middle Origin Return Realm. With the cooperation of the Four Elders of East Valley, their combined strength is equivalent to that of an Early-Stage Origin Return Realm expert. Therefore, if Xiao Yan were to face them alone, it would be equivalent to fighting four Origin Return Realm experts at the same time.
"Buzz!"
Just then, Xiao Xuan suddenly took a step forward, and a terrifying aura swept out from him.
" Origin King!"
Upon seeing the newcomer, the Four Elders of East Valley's expressions changed instantly, and they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. Although they were quite powerful and had few rivals among the Origin Return Realm experts, they were nothing in front of Origin King expert.
but...
"Hehe, no wonder you two were able to track us so clearly even though we're so far apart. I see. I didn't expect you to have a Origin King expert by your side. So, you are this young friend's reliance?"
As Xiao Xuan revealed his Origin King cultivation, the other old man opposite him chuckled, took two steps forward, glanced at Xiao Yan with his gloomy old eyes, and then focused his gaze on Xiao Xuan beside him.
"If that's the case..."
Before he could finish speaking, the old man waved his sleeve, and a figure made entirely of bright silver appeared in front of him—another puppet, no doubt.
"I am Guan Ao, and this is my puppet, Army Breaker. His strength is also at the Origin King. If you were to make a move, then Army Breaker would be your opponent."
The old man remained calm and composed, showing little emotion despite Xiao Xuan being the Origin King. Meanwhile, the Four Elders of East Valley also fixed their venomous gazes on Xiao Yan.
Since no one could stop them, they naturally had nothing to fear.
"It seems this matter is much more complicated than we imagined."
Xiao Xuan frowned slightly and said.
"Hmm, this old man has already stepped into the Origin King with one foot, his cultivation is not shallow, and with his puppet, he'll probably be even more difficult to deal with. These four are easy to handle, but there's one more over there. I haven't seen him speak or make any moves, and I can't even see his cultivation level."
"He probably has something on him that can block the detection of his presence; we should just be careful."
Nodding, Xiao Yan turned his gaze back to the Four Elders of East Valley. Let bygones be bygones for the last time, but since he had encountered them again today, these four were doomed to die!
With this thought in mind, Xiao Yan no longer hesitated and shot forward in the blink of an eye. The space around him distorted instantly, and he appeared in front of the Four Elders of East Valley. He made a clenching motion in the air, and the raging Heavenly Flames condensed into a giant flaming ruler, which he slammed down on the four people in front of him.
"Clang!"
Immediately afterwards, a loud metallic clang rang out, and the giant ruler stopped falling. Looking closely, it was being blocked by the puppet.
"Whoosh!"
The next second, a whooshing sound rang out, and Xiao Yan heard a sonic boom as if the air was being torn apart. In the blink of an eye, a steel fist appeared beside Xiao Yan Xiao Yan's head and then pierced through it. After that, the figure vanished.
"Afterimage!"
Upon seeing this, the Four Elders of East Valley felt a sudden tightness in their hearts. Looking up, they saw Xiao Yan's figure appearing on top of the puppet in front of them, his giant ruler slamming down, the target hitting the puppet's head squarely.
"Clang!"
However, this time, another puppet appeared in the space in front of them, directly blocking Xiao Yan's giant fiery ruler with a punch. The terrifying force blocked the giant ruler, and the residual force even made Xiao Yan's hand holding the giant ruler tremble and go numb. But the puppet's fist was also severely deformed because of Xiao Yan's ruler.
Before Xiao Yan could make any further move, another puppet behind him pounced on him again. At the same time, the Four Elders of East Valley below also moved to prepare to capture Xiao Yan together, and a fierce battle ensued.