Beneath a star-studded night sky, atop a mountain peak, Xiao Yan and his companions stood. In Xiao Yan's palm, a Fire Lotus the size of a washbasin floated in mid-air, gently rotating. Wisps of flame danced like sprites among the lotus petals, and beautiful sparks streaked across the void, leaving trails of dark lines before returning to stillness in the blink of an eye.
As the Fire Lotus condensed, three figures rushed over from the southern horizon. Their lightning-fast speed left three long afterimages in the void, and in the blink of an eye, they appeared in the void a hundred feet away from Xiao Yan and his group. Each of them looked at Xiao Yan and his group on the mountain peak with a cold expression.
The light from the Fire Lotus illuminated the mountaintop where Xiao Yan and the others were located. The dazzling flames also attracted the attention of the three Yuan Zong experts. Especially after they sensed the dangerous aura emanating from the Fire Lotus, even with their cultivation levels, their expressions changed.
"Is what Xu Zhen said true?! This kid can really condense a terrifying Dou Technique powerful enough to shake Yuan Zong expert, but is that really something a Early-Stage Origin Emperor can do?!"
Despite the facts being laid bare before them, this astonishing reality still made them hesitant to believe that a Origin Emperor could possibly condense such a powerful Dou Technique.
"What is he trying to do, take us all down with him? That's impossible. If the three of us join forces, no matter how powerful his strange Dou Technique are, we can't possibly drag us down here."
After a moment of contemplation, the man to the left of the leading elder suddenly spoke, his words carrying a hint of cold sneer.
"But what if his goal isn't mutual destruction, but rather to use the energy generated by this Dou Technique to hold us back? Once such Dou Technique is unleashed, even you and I wouldn't be able to withstand it easily. If they want to escape, the aftershocks of the energy will naturally make them much safer by concealing their presence. However, if the Dou Technique is too powerful and gets caught up in it, they might not only fail to escape but also find themselves in dire straits."
"In short, this is a risky move."
The elder at the head of the group wore a solemn expression. What Xiao Yan could think of, he would not be an exception. Although this approach was indeed dangerous, he couldn't help but admire Xiao Yan's boldness. Such courage was not something ordinary people possessed. If he were to grow up in the future, he would surely become a hero of his generation. It was just a pity that from the moment Xiao Yan killed Tang Long, he had already stood on the opposite side of the Tribulation Crossing Sect. Today, no matter what, they would definitely kill him to prevent future troubles!
"Kid, are you really not afraid of death? By using a method that's tantamount to suicide to stop us, how much of a chance do you think you have of escaping?"
The old man slowly stepped forward, looking directly at Xiao Yan on the opposite cliff. At this moment, the power Xiao Yan possessed was enough to make them take him seriously.
"Ha, if I hadn't done this, I probably wouldn't have even had a chance to escape."
Xiao Yan merely scoffed at this. Seeing this, the old man frowned, and as he subtly circulated his internal Origin Qi, he spoke again:
"How about this: you disperse the Fire Lotus in your hand, return our sect's holy maiden, and this matter will be considered settled. We will then leave each other alone, is that alright?"
"Not good."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan smiled coldly, his weak body struggling to stand up. His gaze calmly swept over the three men, and with a gentle push of his hand, the Fire Lotus that had been hovering above his palm floated out, drifting lightly across the void and shooting directly at the three old men opposite him.
"Kid, you can't get away!"
Upon seeing the Fire Lotus shooting towards them, the elder's expression instantly darkened. He cursed under his breath, and then, along with the other two beside him, he flipped his hands, and surging Origin Qi immediately burst forth from his palms, preparing to meet the onslaught of the Fire Lotus.
"Burst!"
Ignoring the old man's words, Xiao Yan's body went limp after he sent out the Fire Lotus. Bai Hua quickly helped him up, and the group turned around and flew rapidly northward. The next second, with a thought from Xiao Yan, a deafening explosion resounded throughout the world.
A dazzling white light radiated from the center of the explosion, turning the entire world into daylight in an instant. On the distant horizon, a pair of golden eyes watched this scene unfold in the darkness, their pupils gleaming with an unusual light. At the same time, under the shroud of the white light, everything in the world uncontrollably converged towards the center of the explosion. A terrifying suction force enveloped Bai Hua and the others, about to pull them into it, when suddenly the Northern King in Xiao Yan's Storage Ring was released, pulling the group away from the explosion area with lightning speed.
"Buzzing..."
The aftershocks of the explosion spread outwards, turning into gusts of wind. Even though they were far away, they still made Bai Hua and the others tremble with fear. They had no time to imagine the situation of the three Yuan Zong experts under the Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus. They did their best to take advantage of the opportunity created by Xiao Yan and flew as fast as they could towards the north.
In the sky, the storm formed by the Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus lasted for nearly half an hour, washing over the entire world. All traces and auras of the five people who had left had completely vanished into the void. On the spot, the three elders of the Tribulation Crossing Sect, although not seriously injured, had suffered some injuries under the Fire Lotus. Seeing the scene before them, their old faces trembled with rage. They looked at each other, and seeing each other's charred and disheveled appearance, their anger intensified.
The elders of the prestigious Yuan Zong Tribulation Crossing Sect were actually humiliated by a mere brat from the border of the continent. How could they tolerate such an insult?
As their anger surged, their fists clenched so tightly they cracked. If Xiao Yan were to appear before them now, these three would tear him to pieces without hesitation. However, they could no longer detect any trace of Xiao Yan and his group in the world. They could only rely on the general direction the group had gone to determine their target and continue heading north.
Long after the three had left, on a mountain peak in the darkness, Xu Zhen, who had been concealing his aura, finally revealed himself. Slightly shocked, he recalled the scene he had just witnessed. He couldn't believe that Xiao Yan could unleash such a terrifying Dou Technique while severely injured. If he were allowed to continue growing, wouldn't he become a formidable enemy in the future?
Upon thinking of this, the killing intent in Xu Zhen's eyes intensified even further.