"Hehe... everyone, this... this was just me being impulsive, nothing more... Hehe, there are at least dozens of Half-Emperor here, and many of them are stronger than me. Even if I, Li Gan, were truly audacious, I would never use you all as pawns, hehe..."
After a long while, Li Gan looked at the group of Half-Emperor behind him with a sheepish smile. A seemingly sincere smile appeared on his Elder Zhang face, as if he wanted to cover up what he had done.
Of course, these Half-Emperor- emperors were not fools; they could distinguish right from wrong, and they were well aware of how much truth and falsehood was in Li Gan's words.
However, most of the Half-Emperor- emperors present were too lazy to dwell on this issue. After all, they had come for the Void Lightning Pool Invitation, and they didn't want to concern themselves with what Li Gan was thinking about Xiao Yan.
In truth, Xiao Yan had no connection with them. These Half-Emperor only approached Xiao Yan because of the Void Lightning Pool Invitation. If they had to associate themselves with Xiao Yan, it would only be the Void Lightning Pool Invitation. But that was not enough to justify their killing of Xiao Yan.
Moreover, Xiao Yan is currently the chief alchemist of the Alchemist Guild, has connections with the Cloud-Hidden Pavilion, and is the champion of this year's Alchemist Grand Meeting. He is now a well-known figure, and countless people want to befriend him for a single Emperor Grade Complete Pill. Naturally, these Half-Emperor would not dare to easily become Xiao Yan enemies.
Moreover, even in this current situation, among these Half-Emperor level experts, there are probably quite a few who want to befriend Xiao Yan. In this southwestern border region, it has been a long time since we have seen an alchemist who can refine Emperor Grade Complete Pill pill. Now that there is one in front of them, they naturally do not want to offend him easily.
"Hmph! Since that's how it is, then you may leave!"
The second elder to speak glanced at Xiao Yan before turning to Li Gan, speaking in a detached tone.
Upon hearing this, Li Gan felt much more at ease. Although he knew that his words were not credible to these people, as long as he had these words, his goal was achieved.
As the old man spoke, the group of Half-Emperor surrounding Li Gan parted to make way for just one person.
Among the Half-Emperor present, the two Half-Emperor in front of Li Gan at this moment can be considered the strongest among them. Since they have spoken, there is naturally no need for the others to say anything more.
"Etc..."
A detached voice slowly drifted out, and this time, everyone turned to look at it. They couldn't help but frown slightly, a look of surprise appearing on their faces.
Because the person who spoke was none other than Xiao Yan, who hadn't uttered a word since the beginning!
Xiao Yan raised his gaze, his indifferent eyes fixed on Li Gan, who was about to leave, a dazzling flame flickering within them.
Li Gan also looked over in response. When he saw that the person who spoke was Xiao Yan, a look of surprise appeared on his face. He didn't expect that even at this moment, Xiao Yan would still hold on to him tightly. Did he really want to fight him in front of so many people?
"What... Yan Xiao, you still want to make a move? If that's the case, I don't mind playing with you a little longer!"
Although he was extremely wary of Xiao Yan, Li Gan still maintained Elder Zhang composure in front of so many people. He believed that Xiao Yan would not dare to go too far in front of so Half-Emperor.
After all, if Xiao Yan continued to use that ruler-style Dou Technique, even if Li Gan was seriously injured in the end, Xiao Yan himself would definitely become extremely weak. In the current situation, once Xiao Yan was weakened, his Storage Ring would inevitably be frantically snatched by those Half-Emperor level experts, and then that would really be troublesome.
Li Gan was confident that Xiao Yan would never put himself in such a predicament for his sake, which was one of the reasons why Li Gan sneered in response after hearing Xiao Yan's words.
"Our battle is not over yet, how can I let you get away with this? Since you've made up your mind to harm me today, then... you'll stay here!"
Xiao Yan's eyes were narrowed, and his tone was extremely indifferent. The coldness in his words sent chills down one's spine.
Li Gan's eyes were also fixed on Xiao Yan, his throat bobbing slightly involuntarily. This surprised many of the Half-Emperor present. Although they had heard of Xiao Yan Yan's first battle with Li Gan when he first arrived in the Ancient Wilderness City, in which Xiao Yan relied on the power of his Dou Technique to suppress Li Gan with an absolute advantage, and it was only with Elder Luo's help that Li Gan submitted, now, Xiao Yan had neither used that Dou Technique nor had Elder Luo appeared. What was Li Gan afraid of?
" Yan Xiao, sometimes you can't speak too confidently, otherwise, you'll only feel the pain when you're proven wrong. Unnecessary arrogance will only harm you..."
As if offering a friendly reminder, Li Gan changed his hand seals, and terrifying Dou Qi aura spread from between his hands, causing the surrounding void to tremble violently.
Only now, with the support of his Dou Technique, did Li Gan feel his mind finally settle down. He had truly witnessed Xiao Yan's power, and he absolutely could not treat him as an ordinary Half-Emperor.
"Heh... I remember, whenever you were outmatched by your opponent, you seemed to like threatening to self-destruct, right?"
Xiao Yan's words came again. This time, not only Li Gan, but also the surrounding Half-Emperor frowned slightly, exchanged glances, and felt that Xiao Yan's words were quite strange. Saying such things before the fight had even started seemed a bit presumptuous.
"Whoosh..."
At one moment, a chilling, eerie wind suddenly swept across the sky, making everyone feel incredibly uneasy in the clear air.
Only Li Gan, who was standing opposite Xiao Yan, showed a look of surprise the moment the wind blew, and his Dou Technique was fiercely blasted towards the void to his right without hesitation.
" Coiling Serpent Palm!"
With a sharp shout, the next moment, Li Gan's withered palm slammed into the void on his right. At the same time, a black-robed figure suddenly appeared in the invisible void, and it was undoubtedly Xiao Yan.
"Bang!"
Xiao Yan, who appeared from Li Gan's right side, did not hesitate at all. He stretched out his fair palm, and a black aura in his palm quickly spread out. The black aura, filled with devouring power, collided fiercely with the palm that was coming towards him.
However, just when everyone thought a wonderful showdown was about to take place, Li Gan's powerful palm strike actually shattered Xiao Yan's Great Heaven Creation Palm!
This scene left everyone stunned. Even Li Gan himself was astonished by the power of Xiao Yan's palm strike. He couldn't believe that Xiao Yan, with his strength, could only unleash such a level of power.
However, the next moment, Li Gan's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he looked at Xiao Yan as if he had seen some kind of monster.
" One-Star Half-Emperor! This... how is this possible! He..."
Xiao Yan's strength was only barely at the level of One-Star Half-Emperor!
At this moment, the surrounding group of Half-Emperor were equally astonished by this scene. They truly couldn't understand how Xiao Yan, whose strength was just a moment ago at the Peak of the Late Three-Star Half-Emperor Stage, had now become One-Star Half-Emperor.
Before the words of astonishment could even leave his mind, Li Gan's expression suddenly changed again.
The Xiao Yan before him even gave him an extremely eerie smile, a smile that finally made him feel a deep unease and... fear!