With their fists and feet withdrawn, the two gray-robed elders were sent flying uncontrollably in two different directions, crashing heavily into a pillar of the Heaven-Penetrating Pavilion. The immense force shattered the pillar behind them, and the two gray-robed elders couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood before regaining their senses and glaring at Xiao Yan with eyes filled with rage.
Xiao Yan had already landed, his hands behind his back, his face calm and expressionless. In fact, there was a faint hint of a mocking smile on his lips.
"You bastard, what are you so smug about! You only managed to repel the two of us by using tricks. If it were based on real strength, you'd be nothing but trash!"
Upon seeing the mocking smile on Xiao Yan's lips, an old man in gray robes immediately couldn't help but start cursing.
"Heh... Speaking of trash, I think the two of you are the real trash. You've cultivated your whole lives and only reached the Eight-Star Half-Emperor. If I'm trash, then what are you?"
"You... you're just spouting nonsense! Die!"
Cut off by Xiao Yan's words, the two gray-robed elders were instantly filled with rage. They slammed their hands hard on the broken pillar behind them, unleashing tremendous force. Instantly, the two gray-robed elders transformed into two gray lightning bolts, charging towards Xiao Yan with the speed of chasing stars and the moon.
"Oh..."
Seeing the two charging towards him again, Xiao Yan curled his lips into a cold smile, withdrew his gaze, and looked at the stunned young man opposite him.
At this moment, the latter was utterly horrified. He couldn't believe that this young man, who looked to be about the same age as him, had managed to repel his personal guards. He knew that with the combined strength of these two gray-robed elders, even Nine-Star Half-Emperor would be difficult to defeat in a short time. Yet, these two powerful individuals had been defeated by this young man in the very first move, and his cultivation was only the same as his own— Four-Star Half-Emperor.
Indeed, Four-Star Half-Emperor. In order to avoid being recognized by some people at a glance, Xiao Yan had no choice but to suppress his strength and keep his aura at the level of Four-Star Half-Emperor. However, he did not expect that even so, he still could not avoid trouble.
This is real trouble; there's no escaping it.
"Heh... it seems that to deal with them, I'll have to deal with you first, otherwise, things will really get complicated today."
Xiao Yan looked coldly at the young man opposite him, then glanced at the two old men who were almost in front of him. He slowly raised his hand from under his sleeve, and the brilliant Heavenly Flames in the depths of his eyes condensed into a Fire Lotus, which slowly rotated.
Upon seeing Xiao Yan raise his palm towards him, the young man's expression changed slightly. He rapidly raised his Dou Qi and moved to retreat.
Upon seeing this, a cold smile appeared on Xiao Yan's lips.
"Heh... can you really escape?"
A pale hand slowly rose to the void in front of him. With a thought, a vast and invisible terrifying Spiritual Strength poured out from between his brows, condensing into an enormous hand above the young man's head.
The enormous hand moved in sync with Xiao Yan's hand, and without warning, it grabbed down at the young man below.
" Heaven Class Dou Technique, Heaven-Spanning Hand!"
With a low shout in his heart, Xiao Yan suddenly clenched his fist in the air. At the same time, the huge invisible hand that enveloped the young man also suddenly clenched. In an instant, the young man was like a dead duck, held in Xiao Yan's palm.
"Ah!!!"
A bloodcurdling scream suddenly rang out, causing the expressions on the faces of everyone present to change drastically. The two gray-robed elders, who were charging towards Xiao Yan, were also abruptly stopped in mid-air.
"You little brat, you're asking for it!"
One of the two, an old man in gray robes, stared coldly at Xiao Yan. He suddenly raised his withered hand, gathering Dou Qi in his palm, as if to step forward again.
"Heh, you've said that several times already, don't you understand what I mean? If you don't care about your master's life, then come on over."
Xiao Yan scoffed at this, his expression remaining calm, though his clenched fist tightened even more at this moment.
As Xiao Yan clenched his fist, the young man Heaven-Spanning Hand hand turned deathly pale. Intense pain coursed through his body, and his chest was so compressed that he could not utter a sound. He was filled with immense fear.
The Xiao Yan before him was causing him the greatest pain of his life.
"Kid, you're really despicable!"
The gray-robed old man's face was solemn. His withered hands clenched into fists, his Dou Qi surging within him. His cloudy eyes were filled with endless anger and killing intent. If the young man hadn't been in Xiao Yan's hands, the two of them probably would have already been unable to restrain themselves and would have killed Xiao Yan long ago.
"Heh, same to you. Compared to me, you're the ones bullying the young and the weak, outnumbered and outgunned. That's much worse, isn't it? Besides, as long as you don't lay a hand on him, I absolutely won't kill him. Of course, if you want him dead, you don't need to take my words to heart. Just come at me!"
Xiao Yan's gaze was sharp as he turned his head to look at the two old men on either side, his eyes flashing with a cold light.
"Boy, do you know who he is?! If you dare kill him today, one day, the forces behind him will surely tear you to pieces and grind your bones to dust to avenge him!"
Seeing Xiao Yan's domineering attitude, the two gray-robed elders felt helpless. Although they suppressed their fighting Dou Qi, they were unwilling to back down in their words.
"Ahem... I am... Sun... Sun..."
"Alright, alright, you son of a bitch, who gives you the right to speak here? Shut your mouth!"
As the gray-robed elder finished speaking, the young man controlled by the Heaven-Spanning Hand also tried to speak, but unfortunately, he was interrupted by Xiao Yan's words. The Heaven-Spanning Hand that was holding him tightened its grip again, causing the bones in his body to crack and pop. Many of his bones had already broken because they could not withstand the terrifying force.
"You!"
"Get out! You two, get out of here now. I'll release him after I leave."
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's stern shout, anger flashed across the faces of the two gray-robed elders. However, thinking of the young man being controlled by Xiao Yan, they could only curse helplessly in their hearts before heading out the door.
But at that moment, Xiao Yan's cold shout rang out again.
"What, didn't you understand what I meant? I meant you need to 'get out' of the door, not walk out."
As Xiao Yan finished speaking, not only the two gray-robed elders in the Heaven-Penetrating Pavilion, but also the other onlookers couldn't help but pause slightly.
A moment later, the two gray- Elder Zhang elders came to their senses, their expressions quickly turning grim. The Dou Qi they had just suppressed surged out of their bodies again, and one of them was even preparing to attack Xiao Yan once more.
"Ah!!!"
However, what followed was an extremely pitiful scream from the young man.