The ghostly claw, emanating a jet-black poisonous aura, rapidly magnified in his pupils. The expressions on the faces of Xiao Yi Xian and the others nearby also turned grave at this moment. A Four-Star Yuan Zong expert, once truly unleashed, was no laughing matter. At this instant, Xiao Yan's expression remained largely unchanged. As purple flames surged in his eyes, the Great Dao Tent condensed again before and behind him. Simultaneously, the fiery wheel in his palm rapidly gathered power, its aura growing increasingly terrifying. If he could wait just a little longer, once the Buddha's Fury Reincarnation was fully formed, even if this old man was Four-Star Yuan Zong, he wouldn't be able to withstand it easily!
"Laugh..."
As Xiao Yan regained his footing, the pitch-black ghost claw followed closely behind. Despite dodging left and right, it still managed to leave a bloody gash on Xiao Yan's ribs. The dark poison gas, about to spread, was immediately incinerated by the purple flames emanating from his body. The chase between the two was intense and rapid. On the other side, Xu Zhen watched the frenzied contest between the two, a hint of resentment gradually appearing in his eyes. Xiao Yan's strength far exceeded his expectations. If Tang Long hadn't been there today, he alone probably wouldn't have been able to defeat Xiao Yan. Moreover, given the current situation, even with Tang Long's strength, he might not be able to control Xiao Yan, who possessed the Great Dao of the Void.
With this thought in mind, Xu Zhen's killing intent intensified. He remained motionless in mid-air, but Origin Qi quietly gathered in his palm beneath his sleeves. His eyes, filled with killing intent, were fixed on Xiao Yan, who was currently focused entirely on Tang Long. A cold smile slowly crept onto his lips.
"Bang!"
With a deep sound, Tang Long struck Xiao Yan's shoulder with his palm. Despite having the Heavenly Severing Steps, Xiao Yan was still injured when facing Tang Long, Four-Star Yuan Zong. Powerful force burst forth from Tang Long's palm, and half of Xiao Yan's body lost consciousness in an instant. The Buddha's Fury Reincarnation gathered in his right palm almost dissipated as a result.
As soon as the attack landed, Tang Long followed closely, his sharp ghost claws shooting out like lightning. Just as they were about to strike Xiao Yan's throat, the latter suddenly shifted backward. As his Heavenly Severing Steps changed, the Great Dao of the Void flashed around him, leaving only a gradually blurring afterimage in his original position before his figure mysteriously vanished.
His claws mercilessly tore the afterimage to shreds, and as he let out a cold snort, poisonous gas erupted from his palm, instantly obliterating the afterimage. He then abruptly turned, his chilling gaze fixed on a certain point in the sky, and said in a cold voice:
"Kid, is running away all you can do?!"
"Hehe, your cultivation is far superior to mine, sir. Otherwise, I would have died at your hands long ago. However, since you do not wish for me to continue to hide, I will grant your request."
With a pale face, Xiao Yan slowly turned around, a cold smile appearing on his lips. He then slowly raised his right palm, in which a magnificent purple fire wheel spun rapidly. Within it, a jet-black light spot was as deep as a black hole. As the light spot slowly twisted and changed, a terrifying aura full of destructive intent quietly emanated from it.
"This is... Great Dao Technique... but how can it possess such terrifying energy!"
Sensing the terrifying aura emanating from the flaming wheel, even with Tang Long's composure, his old face couldn't help but turn ugly. He felt a strong sense of threat emanating from the flaming wheel, and Tang Long had no doubt that if this thing fell on him, he would surely die. But could a mere Early-Stage Origin Emperor really possess such a terrifying Dou Technique?!
However, even though he was extremely unwilling, the fact was already before him: Xiao Yan's Buddha's Fury Reincarnation had been completed. Once it erupted, his concern would no longer be how to kill Xiao Yan, but how to protect himself.
"Go, Buddha's Fury Reincarnation!"
Xiao Yan stared at Tang Long with an emotionless gaze, a slight upturn at the corner of his blood-stained lips. His expression was unusually indifferent and cold. As his words slowly escaped his lips, Xiao Yan's hand trembled slightly, and the purple flame wheel suddenly began to spin wildly in his palm. The strange black dot, about the size of a thumb, within it trembled violently at that moment. Then, with a loud thud, as the void around Xiao Yan exploded, a huge black pillar of light burst forth from the flame wheel in his palm. It swelled with the wind, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a towering pillar of light several meters thick, as if it wanted to pierce the sky, and shot fiercely towards Tang Long!
Damn it!
At this moment, Tang Long couldn't help but feel increasingly angry. How could he have imagined that Xiao Yan, who was just a kid in the Early-Stage Origin Emperor, someone he could easily kill under normal circumstances, would actually make him feel immense pressure and even threaten his life?
"Boy, you're the first person in all these years to receive such treatment from me!"
As his expression changed, Tang Long dared not hesitate any longer. He took a deep breath and held it in his chest, causing his Elder Zhang to quickly turn a dark purple. This state lasted only a moment before a series of hissing sounds were heard. Countless streams of eerie, dark purple poisonous gas burst forth from the pores of his body, and among these strange gases, there seemed to be traces of scarlet blood, making the poisonous gas even more bizarre and insidious.
" Blood Cloud Poison Sky!"
A hoarse shout came from Tang Long's mouth, and as the shout fell, the strange blood-red poison gas surrounding him rapidly expanded, transforming in the blink of an eye into a blood-red poison cloud a hundred feet in size, completely enveloping Tang Long's body.
As soon as the poisonous cloud appeared, the void where Tang Long was located immediately churned and twisted. Huge cracks appeared out of nowhere, and the world around them darkened at that moment. A thin layer of black smoke quietly spread through the air, and the once peaceful forest below was twisted and melted, eventually turning into a muddy expanse containing strange poisonous gas.
In the void, Xiao Yi Xian immediately noticed this as well. She quickly waved her sleeve, and an invisible aura spread out, dispelling the poisonous gas that was about to approach them. At the same time, the clash between Xiao Yan and Tang Long began in earnest.