Slightly weary, Xiao Yan stepped onto the battle platform, twisted his body, and immediately, a series of crisp sounds of bones colliding rang out.
"That kid's finally here!"
Meanwhile, looking around the arena, as Xiao Yan appeared, Xiao Xuan's expression on the stands immediately froze, followed by a wistful smile. The tension and worry in his heart finally dissipated at this moment. The pretty girl next to him, whose face had been tense, also couldn't help but show a look of wild joy.
At the front of the stands, Xiao Tian looked at Xiao Yan, who had finally appeared on the field. His slightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed, and a smile appeared on his lips. Xiao Lei and Xiao Zhuobin also had the same expression.
On the elders' platform, the First Elder slowly opened his tightly closed eyes, looked at the black-robed youth who was slowly stepping out of the arena, and nodded slightly. Xiao Mingyuan and the others beside him finally breathed a sigh of relief. Only Xiao Dingtian, facing this sudden change in the arena, had an ashen Elder Zhang, and half of his face was twitching violently.
It's unbelievable that Xiao Yan would appear at this final moment. Just as the battle was about to end, the situation on the stage suddenly reversed!
Of course, the one whose emotions fluctuated the most was Xiao Chuhang, who was on the same stage as Xiao Yan at this moment.
At this moment, the latter's smiling face turned into one of astonishment. He stared at Xiao Yan, who had appeared before him, in disbelief, and the excitement and fervor in his heart instantly plummeted to an icy abyss.
"You... how did you get here?"
Upon seeing this man again, Xiao Chuhang felt as if he were facing a nightmare. Before he even made a move, a deep sense of fear suddenly rose from the bottom of his heart.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow, then a wicked smile curled at the corner of his lips as he teased:
"Knowing that my opponent is an old acquaintance, I naturally wouldn't dare to be absent. And since we didn't get enough of a fight last time, how about today, let's have a good, satisfying match!"
Having said that, Xiao Yan's thoughts stirred, and a powerful soul pressure immediately swept out, enveloping the entire battle stage. As Xiao Yan unleashed this technique, a look of panic couldn't help but appear on Xiao Chuhang's face. Recalling how Xiao Yan's strength was even greater than before, wouldn't that mean...
"Wait!"
After struggling internally and hesitating for a long time, Xiao Chuhang finally shouted loudly with an ugly expression under the gaze of many people on the field:
I surrender!
Upon hearing this, the entire audience erupted in boos. Xiao Dingtian, sitting on the elders' platform, closed his eyes and withdrew his gaze with an extremely ugly expression. He felt as if he had suffocated from his own anger and was filled with regret for having targeted this idiot!
On the stands, Xiao Feng watched Xiao Chuhang, who had finally given up under Xiao Yan's soul pressure, and sighed helplessly, shaking his head slowly. In his opinion, given Xiao Yan's current mental state and the depletion of his internal Origin Qi, fighting him now would be the only chance to defeat him. It was just a pity that his foolish younger brother didn't have that awareness. After suffering a blow, he had become so fragile that he could only face Xiao Yan's soul pressure.
"Elder, he has conceded defeat. What do you think?"
Letting out a soft breath, Xiao Yan then turned his gaze to the elders' seats above, staring intently at Xiao Dingtian, his provocative intent making no attempt to conceal it.
Seeing this, Xiao Dingtian's anger intensified. He looked as if he wanted to tear Xiao Yan apart alive, his teeth clenched. It wasn't until Xiao Yuheng, who was sitting at the head of the table, coughed that he suddenly came back to his senses. He suppressed his resentment and, after a long while, spat out a sentence through gritted teeth.
" Xiao Chuhang versus Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan... wins."
As soon as he finished speaking, a cheer arose from the audience. Xiao Dingtian plopped back down in his seat behind him, snorted coldly, pushed one of the elders next to him to continue presiding, and sat silently in his original spot, looking sullen.
On the stage, Xiao Chuhang dejectedly left the stage, while Xiao Yan let out a soft breath, turned his gaze back to the direction of the villa, where the Northern King was welcoming Pill Lightning. The final touches on the Spirit Nourishing Pill were not yet complete. Now that the first round of battles had just ended, he should go back to Formed Pill.
However, one wonders what kind of interesting expression Xiao Yan would have on his old face if he knew that Xiao Dingtian had taken advantage of the brief break in refining pills to come and complete a match.
Although those present were curious about Xiao Yan's departure, they had no time to pay attention. After all, the competition was still ongoing, and all the procedures were not yet finished. If he wasn't the winner, who would care whether he left or not?
Soon, Xiao Yan and his companions returned to the villa. After Xiao Yan's hurried preparations, the Spirit Nourishing Pill was perfectly prepared, and they then went to the courtyard where Bai Hua was sealed off.
Several days have passed, and Bai Hua's condition has not changed significantly. Under the suppression of Xiao Xuan's formation, she is still in a stable state for the time being. This is one of the few pieces of good news. At least, the fact that she is no longer violent means that the monster inside her has not gained the upper hand, and there is still a chance to salvage the situation.
Next, without any unnecessary movements, Xiao Yan used his Spiritual Strength to completely envelop the Spirit Nourishing Pill. Relying on the pill's unique medicinal properties, he directly injected it into Bai Hua's body, targeting the Soul Origin!
Unlike the usual method of use, this time, Xiao Yan intends to rely on the power of this pill to allow Bai Hua's Soul Origin to completely devour the monster's Soul Origin!
"Buzz!"
However, the instant Xiao Yan's Spiritual Strength entered Bai Hua's body, a fierce, beast-like dark Soul Power suddenly attacked, and the strange claws formed within it seemed to want to tear Xiao Yan's Spiritual Strength apart.
"Puff!"
The next moment, Xiao Yan's mind stirred, and an invisible fire quickly enveloped his Spiritual Strength. The surging Spiritual Strength condensed into an invisible hand, blasting back the monster that was rushing towards him. Then, just as the monster was about to attack again, another ball of milky white Soul Power suddenly rushed out, transforming into a strange beast, temporarily blocking the eerie creature. In the blink of an eye, one black and one white were fiercely fighting each other, while Xiao Yan took the opportunity to quickly penetrate his Spiritual Strength into his body.
A moment later, a huge mass of milky-white Soul Origin appeared before Xiao Yan's eyes, which was none other than Bai Hua's Soul Origin!
However, this mass of Soul Origin was currently surrounded by a much larger, but only half-sized, black soul entity. A strange black Soul Origin slowly covered it like a viscous liquid. From Xiao Yan's perspective, most of the white Soul Origin power was now engulfed within it. Although the milky-white Spiritual Strength within hadn't been completely devoured, if this gradual encroachment continued, all of Bai Hua's Soul Origin, including her body, would be consumed by this monster!
Fortunately, the existence of the Spirit Nourishing Pill is destined to reverse all of this!