"Whoosh--"
Suddenly, a violent hurricane swept across the clear sky, creating a Hai Xiao -like wave of trees rolling across the forest below.
This extremely unusual scene immediately alarmed some low-level magical beasts in the forest, but when they looked up at the sky, they found nothing.
In the void, Xiao Yan used the wonder of the Heavenly Severing Steps to merge his aura with the heavens and earth, making Xiao Yan undetectable even as he flew at great speed.
Even so, Xiao Yan dared not be careless in the slightest. Ordinary low-level magical beasts could not detect him, but that did not mean that those beasts could not detect his presence either.
As Nine-Star Half-Emperor, they naturally possessed their own strengths. Although Xiao Yan's method of concealing his aura was extremely skillful, in reality, the three masters of this region had already sensed Xiao Yan Xiao Yan's presence the moment he stepped into this sky.
At this moment, Xiao Yan could only pray silently that he could pass through their territory before those three guys arrived.
But in reality, Xiao Yan's prayers had no effect.
"Boy, I've already told you to leave. This isn't a place for you. We don't want to kill you. If you leave now, we can still let you go. But if you remain obstinate, don't blame us!"
As Xiao Yan was flying at high speed, a deep voice, like thunder, suddenly echoed in the sky above him.
At the same time, three terrifying auras descended upon Xiao Yan in the void like Mount Tai pressing down on him.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Yan felt a sense of foreboding and his expression changed. If the opponent only had one Nine-Star Half-Emperor, it would be fine, but facing three Nine-Star Half-Emperor at the same time was still difficult for Xiao Yan to withstand.
As the oppressive force descended, Xiao Yan also exerted his full power to unleash the Heavenly Severing Steps. The speed of the Heavenly Severing Steps exploded at this moment, and Xiao Yan, who had just revealed his figure, instantly transformed into a black lightning bolt. With lightning speed, he appeared in the sky hundreds of feet away in an instant.
Despite this, Xiao Yan's speed did not slow down in the slightest, because Xiao Yan had clearly realized that among the three Nine-Star Half-Emperor, one of them was faster than Xiao Yan could ever match, even with his current Heavenly Severing Steps.
"Hmph! Boy, your speed isn't slow, but unfortunately, it pales in comparison to mine."
A look of surprise flashed in his azure eyes. Then, a fierce gust of wind suddenly swept across the sky behind Xiao Yan. At the same time, a huge shadow swept across the mountains and forests below, catching up with Xiao Yan in an instant.
"Boy, you don't need to run anymore. Compared to me, your speed is still too immature."
A calm voice rang out, and then a fair hand reached out from behind Xiao Yan Xiao Yan, about to strike his shoulder and forcefully stop him in mid-air.
" Six Paths Curtain! Open!"
With a low shout in his heart, the moment the fair hand fell, a black curtain suddenly condensed in front of Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan plunged into it, disappearing in the blink of an eye. The fair hand, quite unexpectedly, missed its target.
"I have no choice but to take this path. I beg the three of you to make way. If I return in the future, I will certainly thank you all. But today, this path is mine to take, whether you like it or not!"
As Xiao Yan's figure disappeared, his unwavering words echoed across the sky.
"Um?!"
Upon seeing Xiao Yan suddenly vanish, the person behind him was slightly taken aback, then immediately recalled the black curtain that Xiao Yan had released earlier.
"Hiss... That's... the Power of the Great Dao!"
"No wonder you dared to say such things; it turns out you've got some skills after all."
Upon realizing this, a look of astonishment suddenly appeared on the man's face. He never expected that a mere Five-Star Half-Emperor could actually control the Power of the Great Dao. This was truly astonishing!
The moment this man looked up, he saw Xiao Yan already appearing not far in front of him. And the instant Xiao Yan appeared, he released Six Paths Curtain.
This process repeated until Xiao Yan had completed the deployment of his Six Paths Curtain. By then, Xiao Yan had already appeared at the edge of the three people's line of sight. Judging from the situation, if he could hold out a little longer, Xiao Yan would be able to leave the three people's territory.
" Tian Ying, what's going on? Why did you stop here?"
Upon seeing the man in blue standing in mid-air, a burly man with red hair who had just arrived from behind couldn't help but shout out a question.
Meanwhile, beside him, a burly man, nearly three meters tall, also looked at the man in blue with a puzzled expression.
"Tsk tsk, do you know what? This human kid has actually mastered the Power of the Great Dao!"
Tian Ying couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, turning around to look at the two people behind him.
Upon hearing this, the two of them instantly showed a look of astonishment. Half-Emperor level cultivator could actually comprehend the Great Dao?
"This kid is definitely no ordinary person!"
"Regardless of whether he's an ordinary person or not, we absolutely cannot let him go any further. If something happens, neither of us can afford the consequences!"
Upon hearing this, the red-haired burly man's tone turned serious as he reminded Tian Ying.
"Hehe, don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I'm just a little surprised. What kind of prodigy is this kid? I've been famous for hundreds of years, but I've never heard of anyone who has comprehended the Great Dao at the Half-Emperor level!"
With another heartfelt exclamation, Tian Ying sighed with a look of surprise, turned around, and looked at the end of his line of sight, where a tiny black dot, as small as a grain of sand, shot into Tian Ying eyes.
"Haha, same as above. His speed is the fastest I've ever seen among Half-Emperor. If he were any stronger, even I, the king, would be far behind!"
Hearing Tian Ying's repeated exclamations of amazement at Xiao Yan, the red-haired strongman behind him and the silent giant looked at each other, their eyes also revealing expressions of horror.
Even they had never heard Tian Ying speak of anyone like that before!
"Rage!"
The moment the two turned around, the Tian Ying had already changed its form, transforming in an instant into a colossal beast that blotted out the sky.
The behemoth resembled an eagle, with wingspans reaching nearly a thousand feet. With each flap of its wings, it stirred up a terrifying hurricane that swept across the heavens and earth, causing the mountains and forests below to tremble.
The giant eagle spread its wings, and in the next moment, it approached Xiao Yan at an alarming speed. Before Xiao Yan Xiao Yan's horrified eyes, it landed above his head, and its huge talons fell down, grabbing Xiao Yan and pinning him down.