"Bang!"
Their fists collided, and the two men each retreated a hundred paces. In the instant Xiao Yan's body paused, a sharp energy beam shot towards him again. His expression remained unchanged. Xiao Yan's body, enveloped by the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, shuddered, and he swung out a punch, blasting away the oncoming energy beam.
"Hmph, your combat strength is not bad, but you are still too young. The gap in cultivation level cannot be overcome by strength alone!"
Seeing this, Futu Hao snorted coldly, and with a wave of his hand, the Golden Mountain Saber fell into his hand again. The blade trembled, and its sharp aura made the void tremble.
"Heh, don't get too excited too soon. The outcome is still undecided, how do you know I'm no match for you?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan smiled coldly, and with a light step forward, the crimson flames instantly transformed into a wave of fire that swept outwards in all directions. Futu Hao remained unmoved, and with a gentle tremor of his golden blade, he split the wave of fire in two.
At the same time, Xiao Yan's body suddenly rushed forward. With a clench of his fist, crimson flames condensed into a giant flaming ruler between his palms. His figure was as fast as lightning, and in the blink of an eye, he had already arrived in front of Futu Hao. The giant ruler carried a fierce wind that made the space fluctuate, and slashed down fiercely at Futu Hao was as immovable as a mountain.
Despite the intense pressure of the wind, Futu Hao remained unmoved. His face showed no sign of caution despite the fiercely slashing giant ruler. His cloudy old eyes were fixed on the approaching fiery giant ruler until the distance between them was only half a foot. Only then did Futu Hao casually take a step to the left.
The giant ruler fell, but at an extremely dangerous angle, it grazed Futu Hao's shoulder. This fierce attack failed to achieve anything. Almost the instant that Xiao Yan's attack missed, Futu Hao suddenly twisted his body and delivered a whip kick straight at Xiao Yan's head.
The attack was swift and powerful, like lightning. As Futu Hao landed, a deep sonic boom echoed outwards, sounding like an explosion from underground, muffled and eerie.
Faced with Futu Hao's cold and swift attack, Xiao Yan dared not be careless in the slightest. As he unleashed the Heavenly Severing Steps, the giant flaming ruler immediately twisted and pulled back. In the end, Futu Hao's attack still landed on the ruler, and Xiao Yan took the opportunity to retreat rapidly.
As Futu Hao's attack slammed into the giant ruler, a powerful force erupted, blasting the fiery ruler apart and transforming it into a sky full of flames that enveloped Futu Hao.
Upon seeing this scene on the field, the expressions of the spectators around them changed. Although they had heard many stories about Xiao Yan, they realized that he was still just a powerhouse at the Early-Stage Origin Emperor. Compared to Eight-Star Origin Emperor, he was still too inexperienced.
"Hmph! I really overestimated you!"
Stepping out of the flames, Futu Hao was fearless. Although it was Heavenly Flames, since he had already shattered it, he naturally wouldn't take it seriously. Moreover, his Heavenly Dipper Body was indestructible, and this little bit of fire couldn't harm him.
"Heh, if it's just physical strength alone, I'm afraid I really wouldn't be your match..."
"Even in terms of cultivation, you are still far inferior! I have been an Eight-Star Origin Emperor for hundreds of years, and even if my cultivation has stagnated, I am still far beyond what a mere brat like you can compare to!"
Before Xiao Yan could finish speaking, Futu Hao let out a slow, cold laugh. He then gripped his golden saber, his chilling gaze fixed on Xiao Yan, and said slowly:
"Remember, you brought this upon yourself. I was still searching everywhere for the whereabouts of Luo Heavenly Cauldron, but since you've delivered yourself to my doorstep, I'll accept it without ceremony."
As he spoke, Futu Hao took a heavy step forward. However, after taking only two steps, before he could take the third, his body suddenly stiffened. A sharp pain immediately surged through his muscular body. At the same time, the old man's body trembled uncontrollably, and his Elder Zhang contorted in pain.
"Uh... this is..."
" The Red Lotus Karmic Fire, I think you should have heard of it. Its characteristic is that it burns the physical body, and even your Vajra body is no match for it."
Xiao Yan chuckled, and as his words fell, Futu Hao's burly body gradually shrank, eventually returning to its hunched state. At this moment, much of his body, from his shoulders to his waist and legs, had been devoured by the flames, revealing the stark white bones beneath. Because of the burning flames, there was not a trace of blood flowing from those areas where flesh was missing.
" Red Lotus Karmic Fire... You brat, you're despicable!"
Enduring the excruciating pain coursing through his body, Futu Hao glared at Xiao Yan with furious rage. He never imagined that his prized Heavenly Dipper Body would be broken in such a way.
"Heh, old sir, such words are rather ridiculous. You, with your cultivation of Eight-Star Origin Emperor, are dealing with a junior, and you still dare to call me despicable?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but scoff. There was no logic in this world; methods were merely a means of winning. This old guy could suppress him with his Eight-Star Origin Emperor cultivation, so he could naturally use the Heavenly Flames to break through his golden body. If it weren't for the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, it wouldn't have been so easy for him to break through this old guy's Heavenly Dipper Body.
Upon hearing this, Futu Hao's wrinkled old face turned slightly pale, and his anger intensified. How dare a junior, Early-Stage Origin Emperor, be so presumptuous in front of him? In the past thousand years, Xiao Yan was the first to do so.
"Call..."
Suppressing his anger, Futu Hao slowly closed his eyes. The moment he opened them, a sharp glint flashed in the depths of his cloudy old eyes, and the void before him distorted slightly. Then, he gripped the golden knife tightly in one hand, swung his arm, and the powerful aura within his body surged once more.
"Boy, you will definitely pay the price for your arrogance!"
As his angry shout fell, Futu Hao's hunched body suddenly trembled, and he raised his golden sword. The surging Origin Qi within his body rushed out wildly. At the same time, in the surrounding void, powerful and domineering sharp energy also rapidly condensed, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into dozens of huge golden swords emitting golden light.
" The Great Dao Technique!"