"Bang!"
Under the Northern King's barrage, the youth finally shattered the sonic barrier surrounding him, which also blasted the Northern King's body back once again.
When the young man turned his gaze to Xiao Yan, the fierce flames dancing between his palms made his eyes twitch uncontrollably. He was naturally aware of some of Xiao Yan's methods, but seeing it with his own eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little horrified by the terrifying aura faintly revealed in the Heavenly Flames.
" Heavenly Flames... is it really that terrifying?"
While filled with surprise and doubt, the young man dared not be careless in the slightest. His opponent was able to cripple Bai Zijing in front of Bai Haotang, and even Bai Rong had fallen to his hands. If he underestimated him, he might suffer a setback.
"Buzz!"
With this thought in mind, the young man's arm suddenly trembled, and the intense sound wave once again blocked the Northern King's attack. He then quickly took a step back and struck with his palm, blasting the attack away.
Seeing the Northern King's relentless stance, the young man frowned, snorted coldly, and then waved his hand. A stream of light flashed between his Storage Ring and flew out, instantly transforming into sixteen bronze chimes of varying sizes. Under the young man's control, they shot out rapidly and then circled around the Northern King.
As sound waves resounded from the bronze chimes, the enormous, invisible sound waves continuously impacted the Northern King's body, completely neutralizing all his attacks. Even the power of lightning could only cause the bronze chimes to tremble violently, but could not shatter them in one blow.
It seems unlikely that the Northern King will be able to escape from those bronze chimes anytime soon.
Seeing this, Qing nodded lightly, then took out a palm-sized golden bell, placed it in mid-air, and leaped straight towards Xiao Yan. At the same time, several sonic waves pierced the air and slashed fiercely at Xiao Yan's figure.
Sensing the approaching gusts of wind, Xiao Yan's hands, controlling the Heavenly Flames, remained unchanged. With a shift in his footwork, he easily dodged the gusts. Then, he gently leaned back, and a figure suddenly appeared in the void in front of him. A sharp palm wind fell heavily close to his body, but in the end, it was still swallowed up by Xiao Yan and disappeared into the black void behind him.
"Your movement Dou Technique combined with the Great Dao of the Void are indeed remarkably effective, but you're not qualified to play hide-and-seek with me!"
Seeing Xiao Yan's figure disappear beneath his grasp, the young man smiled instead of being angry. He looked up at the sky, where a golden bell had somehow appeared and was now hanging there. With a thought, a melodious and clear sound emanated from the bell, covering the surrounding hundreds of feet of heaven and earth. Faintly, a sound barrier, seemingly illusory and nonexistent, appeared, enveloping the entire world.
As the melodious sound resounded throughout the heavens and earth, Xiao Yan, who appeared in a certain void, suddenly changed his expression. The moment the strange golden bell rang, the Soul-Guiding Incense deep within his soul was actually suppressed slightly. Although the effect was not complete, it still surprised him.
"Buzzing..."
Immediately afterwards, a series of deafening Sanskrit chants suddenly resounded around Xiao Yan. The young man stood still, uttering deep Sanskrit chants. The Old Gu seals seemed to carry some kind of ancient power, and the deep sound waves spread out from Xiao Yan in visible gray ripples.
Protected by the Soul-Guiding Incense, Xiao Yan was not completely out of his mind, but the terrifying sound waves made it extremely difficult for him to move. The sound waves were like a real object, constantly squeezing his body, causing his robes to cling tightly to his body, and his flesh to twitch and writhe incessantly with the fluctuations of the sound waves. The immense pressure caused his body to begin to deform.
What horrified Xiao Yan even more was that, under these circumstances, his Great Dao of the Void could no longer be condensed into a form. Every time he tried to condense it, the Power of the Great Dao was completely crushed by the terrifying sound waves.
Left with no other choice, Xiao Yan could only struggle to control the Heavenly Flames in his hands, which was not yet fully fused. Meanwhile, the young man seemed to be doing it intentionally, and the chanting he uttered became increasingly deep, making the sound waves surrounding Xiao Yan even more powerful. If Xiao Yan had not deliberately cultivated his physical strength in the past, he would probably have been crushed into mincemeat by these sound waves long ago.
"Drink!"
At a certain moment, Xiao Yan, enduring the excruciating pain in his body, suddenly raised his head and let out a deafening roar that reached the heavens. The sound contained a hint of dragon's cry, which instantly canceled out the invisible sound waves above and reached the golden bell.
Instantly, the golden bell trembled slightly, and after shaking a few times, it fell uncontrollably from the sky. Without the blessing of the golden bell, the young man's Brahma Sound Curse could no longer provide support. He could only reach out and retrieve the golden bell with a rather ugly expression, and then looked at Xiao Yan again with a gloomy face, his mood sinking to the bottom in an instant.
"Dragon's Roar! Why, why do you possess such a thing?"
The young man was undoubtedly extremely frustrated at this moment. Not only was his Great Dao of Sound Waves, which he was so proud of and regarded as a powerful weapon, suppressed by Xiao Yan's Soul-Guiding Incense, but the only thing that allowed him to stand firm in the Yuan Zun Realm, the Golden Bell, was also easily broken by a dragon's roar. He, Yuan Zun Yuan Zong, had no means to threaten a mere Origin Sect Master!
If this gets out, won't people laugh at us?
However, Xiao Yan had no time to pay attention to any of this at the moment. Having finally recovered from the intense pain, he gasped for breath, his face pale. Seeing the unpredictable expression on the other's face, he couldn't help but let out a few cold laughs. He slowly raised his hand, and a beautiful Fire Lotus floated quietly in the air. The terrifying aura emanating from it made even the young man, with his cultivation level, swallow hard, and a deep sense of fear appeared in his eyes.
"Bang!"
At that moment, in the void not far away, the Northern King Dragon's tail stabbed fiercely, shattering another bronze chime. The remaining bronze chimes could no longer stop him in the slightest, and under Xiao Yan's control, they flashed back to Xiao Yan's side in a few blinks.
Thus, the situation on the field changed once again.
As Xiao Yan felt the energy within his body receding like a tide, his breathing became slightly heavier. He quickly swallowed a few pills and shifted his gaze from the Fire Lotus in his hand to the young man opposite him.
"Now, sir, can you tell me who you are?"
Xiao Yan sneered.
Upon hearing this, the young man's face immediately turned extremely ugly. Just as he was about to speak, both of their expressions changed, and Xiao Yan looked down at the plain below with him.
Not far from Xiao Siyu, an old man in a white robe appeared out of nowhere. Sensing the gazes of the two women, he moved even faster, appearing before Xiao Siyu in a flash and lifting her up with a single hand.
You dare!
Upon seeing this, Xiao Yan's expression immediately turned furious. He raised his hand, which was controlling the Fire Lotus, as if to throw it away. As for the old man who suddenly appeared, judging from his appearance, he was actually the same Yao Clan member who had followed Yao Shiling back then!
"Hehe, kid, if you don't care about this woman's life or death, of course you can release that Fire Lotus in your hand. I guarantee I won't dodge."
Upon hearing this, the old man sneered and said without any fear.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan was even more furious. In his life, he hated people who threatened him the most. Now that this had happened, no matter what the outcome, if he had the chance, he would definitely kill this person!
The appearance of the elder from the Yao Clan immediately eased the youth's gloomy expression. If he hadn't misjudged Xiao Yan's combat strength, he probably would have chosen this path, and there wouldn't have been so much trouble. Seeing Xiao Yan's current hesitant demeanor, it was the perfect opportunity to strike!
"Hehe, it's said in the Central Region that back then, two brothers from the Bai Clan fought for the position of clan leader, and Bai Haotang personally killed his younger brother. This matter caused quite a stir in the Central Region, but now it seems that it was all just hearsay."
The old man from the Yao Clan suddenly spoke to the young man, his eyes filled with a hint of mockery.
What do you mean by that?
The young man's voice turned cold upon hearing it, and he said...
Bai Hansheng.
The old man slowly raised his eyes, staring intently at the young man's face, and said, word by word.
Upon hearing this, the young man's expression remained unchanged, but his heart was in turmoil. He gritted his teeth and shook his head in a deep voice, saying:
"I don't understand what you mean, sir. It would be better if you explained it more clearly."
The young man's hand, hidden beneath his sleeve, slowly clenched into a fist. The old man gave a cold laugh and continued:
"In recent years, many of the Bai Clan's adversaries outside the sect, whether elders, core disciples, or even the Yuan Zun Ancestor, have died mysteriously. I have had the privilege of seeing some of their dead. The Brahma Sound Soul-Shattering Curse, isn't that the very spell you just cast?"
The old man's meaning was clear: once the damaged forces in the Central Region learned that the Bai Clan was behind these actions, given the current situation between the Xiao Clan and the Bai Clan, things would be extremely bad!
Bai Hansheng his eyes shut, then opened them and gritted his teeth, uttering a single word in a low voice.
"Explain!"
"Hehe, Mr. Bai is indeed Yuan Zun, his aura is extraordinary. I have no other requests, I only wish to kill this boy later, and then I will take all his belongings, including the Heavenly Flames."
The old man grinned, as if he were talking about a trivial matter. As for Xiao Yan, whose eyes were filled with murderous intent, with Xiao Siyu restraining him, he was already a dead man in his eyes.
Upon hearing this, Bai Hansheng's face showed displeasure, but his hand under his sleeve slowly loosened, and he sneered inwardly.
If that's all there is to it, we only need to kill Xiao Yan later, and use the power of the Nether Sound to make that old man from the Yao Clan lose his senses for a moment. Not to mention Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flames, even that old man himself will have to perish here!
He truly didn't believe that everyone in this world could have the protection of Soul-Guiding Incense!
After feigning a moment of contemplation, Bai Hansheng agreed. The old man's face immediately showed satisfaction. Xiao Yan had caused Yao Shiling to lose her qualification for the competition, and the Yao Clan would never easily let go of this grudge. However, due to his status, he could not take action himself. But if Bai Hansheng were to kill Xiao Yan, the Yao Clan would not only avoid a lot of trouble, but also obtain everything from Xiao Yan. This was undoubtedly a win-win situation.
As for Xiao Yan at this moment, his eyes were fixed on Xiao Siyu in front of the old man. He was undoubtedly extremely anxious. He dared not let go of the Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus in his hand. This was the only bargaining chip he could use to exchange for Xiao Siyu's safety. Naturally, he could not easily let go of it. In the end, he might have to self-destruct his Heavenly Flames in order to seize a sliver of hope!
"Boy, I won't waste my breath on you. I'll only count to three. If you don't disperse the Fire Lotus, this woman's life will end here!"
Seeing that Xiao Yan remained unmoved, the old man snorted coldly and was about to threaten him, but Xiao Yan suddenly let out a cold laugh and shouted disdainfully:
"Is that so? If anything happens to her, the Xiao Clan will definitely wipe the Yao Clan off the continent completely, and even the Pill Tower won't be able to survive!"
"He dares?"
Upon hearing this, the old man's face darkened, but the former sneered, pointing two fingers angrily at the old man, gritting his teeth and saying:
"If you don't believe me, you're welcome to try!"
Now, the old man from the Yao Clan became somewhat flustered. Looking at Xiao Siyu's increasingly pale face, the invisible hand controlling her body softened considerably. Although Xiao Yan's words were arrogant, the Xiao Clan was extremely protective of its own, which was well-known throughout the Central Region. If they were truly angered, the consequences would be unbearable for anyone.
Seeing that the old man was starting to back down, Xiao Yan seized the opportunity to Bai Hansheng and shouted in a deep voice:
"And you?"
Seeing that the old man had softened so easily with just a few words, Bai Hansheng cursed inwardly. Noticing Xiao Yan's gaze, he rolled his eyes and sneered:
"Hmph, others may fear your Xiao Clan, but my Bai Clan has no fear whatsoever. Since you cannot personally kill this villain, why not stop that puppet for me for now? Once I have killed Xiao Yan, our previous agreement will still stand."
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Hansheng his hands heavily, and another series of invisible sound waves quickly enveloped his body. The golden bell that had been dormant was also activated again, hovering in front of his chest. Although it was not as impressive as before, it made the sound shield around him several times stronger.
As for the old man, after hearing these words, his gaze swept back and forth between the Northern King and the Fire Lotus in Xiao Yan's hands for a moment, and finally he responded. Then, he flashed and appeared in the void not far from the Northern King.
Thus, the situation on the field became even again. On Xiao Yan's side, without the support of the Northern King and with his internal Origin Qi rapidly depleting, Xiao Yan would probably be unable to hold on for much longer. If he could hold on for too long, he would be defeated without even having to fight.
Bai Hansheng's gaze was fixed on Xiao Yan, his eyes filled with increasing killing intent. After a moment, as his Origin Qi surged forth again, he let out a sharp shout:
" Xiao Yan, today, I will send you to see Ruoxuan!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Hansheng was about to rush towards Xiao Yan. At the same time, Xiao Yan also raised the Fire Lotus in his palm with a solemn expression. Just as the two were about to start their decisive battle, a savage laugh suddenly came from this place.
"Hahahaha! Two old ghosts of the Yuan Zun, shamelessly attacking a Yuan Zong brat, and right here at my doorstep, plotting to divide up the treasure! Do you even respect me as your master?!"