Above the void, Xiao Yan's expression changed drastically. Feeling the rapidly rising energy within his body, Xiao Yan was both delighted and horrified.
Even with Xiao Yan's composure, he couldn't help but feel that this sudden power was somewhat unreal.
After all, no one would dare to easily believe that such power is obtained too easily!
There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
However, it seems that Xiao Yan actually ran into him today.
" Xiao Yan! Quickly refine that Dou Qi!"
Seeing that Xiao Yan was unharmed, Murong Qianqian breathed a sigh of relief. Then she noticed the strange phenomenon in Xiao Yan's body and a surprised smile appeared on her pretty face. She quickly reminded Xiao Yan loudly, as if the Dou Qi was enhancing her own strength.
Behind Murong Qianqian, Bing Shuang looked at Murong Qianqian in front of her, a doting expression appearing on her cold face, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.
Immediately, Bing Shuang turned her gaze to Xiao Yan again, and the doting look in her eyes gradually disappeared, replaced by the indifference she had shown before.
Upon hearing Murong Qianqian's words, Xiao Yan's expression faltered slightly. After a moment's thought, he no longer hesitated. He crossed his legs and sat cross-legged in the void. As he closed his eyes, Xiao Yan's mind stirred, Flame Mantra Technique within his body rapidly circulated to its limit, quickly refining the terrifying Dou Qi that had appeared within him.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
Within Xiao Yan's body, the Qi vortex spun rapidly like a spinning windmill. At the same time, Dou Qi Xiao Yan Xiao Yan erupted from his body, rapidly circulating through his meridians under the operation of the Flame Mantra Technique. After being frantically refined by the Heavenly Flames, it quickly became pure and then merged back into Xiao Yan's Xiao Yan vortex, becoming part of his strength.
As Xiao Yan repeatedly refined the energy, the Dou Qi gradually merged into Xiao Yan body, and Xiao Yan aura gradually became more profound.
Meanwhile, outside, Bing Shuang returned to Murong Qianqian's side. Her indifferent, icy blue eyes slowly moved away from Xiao Yan, then softened into a gentle gaze as she looked at Murong Qianqian.
"You little brat, it's been years, and you actually pushed me away for a man! You really value romance over friendship! Tell me, have you fallen for him?"
Bing Shuang looked at Murong Qianqian with a smile, a rare playful smile appearing on her pretty face, and said.
Hearing Bing Shuang's words, Murong Qianqian's pretty face immediately turned crimson. She glared at Bing Shuang, then buried her head in her hands, muttering a retort in a low voice:
"No, it's just that he saved my life, and I want to repay him. It's that simple. There's no need for you to think so much about it."
"Hmph, your ears are all red. In my opinion, your so-called repayment is nothing more than offering yourself in marriage!"
As the teasing words rang out, Bing Shuang stretched out her slender fingers and gently pinched Murong Qianqian's delicate ear, pulling the girl's pretty face close to hers. Her eyes, filled with affection, fixed on the latter, and her smile deepened.
"No, I just feel that he's a little different, unlike any other so-called genius I've ever met. He's special, very unique."
Gently twisting her head, the girl broke free from Bing Shuang's embrace, looking at Xiao Yan with a gentle gaze and a hint of wonder in her eyes.
"Oh? Special? Hehe, it seems that every young girl who falls into the river of emotions feels that person is very special!"
Bing Shuang didn't think much of it, simply assuming it was just Murong Qianqian's one-sided opinion.
"No, he's different..."
Murong Qianqian shook her head slightly, and this time, she looked directly at Bing Shuang.
The two women locked eyes. When Bing Shuang noticed the unusual look in Murong Qianqian's eyes, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly. Her delicate brows furrowed, and a look of curiosity appeared on her face.
Immediately afterwards, Murong Qianqian took a deep breath, looked at Xiao Yan again, and a strange light appeared in her beautiful eyes once more, saying:
"Sister Bing Shuang, have you ever seen a Five-Star Half-Emperor kill Nine-Star Half-Emperor?"
"Um?!"
This time, as soon as Murong Qianqian finished speaking, the expression on her Bing Shuang face changed instantly. Her icy blue pupils suddenly contracted, and a look of shock appeared on her cold, pretty face. Then, she quickly looked at Xiao Yan, and the horror in her eyes was self-evident.
"Him?! He killed Nine-Star Half-Emperor?!"
After a long pause, Bing Shuang frowned and asked in a low voice, her tone filled with disbelief.
At the same time, Bing Shuang narrowed her eyes into thin lines, staring intently at Xiao Yan, a strange light flickering deep within her icy blue pupils.
"Not only that, Sister Bing Shuang, do you know that even the East Wall Incident was ultimately resolved by Xiao Yan?"
Then, Murong Qianqian continued.
Upon hearing this, Bing Shuang raised her beautiful eyes slightly, and nodded as her gaze shifted.
Meanwhile, as Xiao Yan's internal Dou Qi was being refined rapidly, his aura grew stronger and stronger. In the blink of an eye, he had reached the peak of the Five-Star Half-Emperor level, and was only one step away from becoming a true Six-Star Half-Emperor.
Meanwhile, Murong Qianqian was telling Bing Shuang all the information she knew about Xiao Yan, her pretty face beaming with smiles, as if she were showing off something to the latter.
Bing Shuang seemed to be listening with great interest, and at the same time, a hint of surprise appeared in her gaze as she looked at Xiao Yan.
In the blink of an eye, half a day had passed.
Xiao Yan's frenzied refining continued, and his aura became increasingly powerful. As for Murong Qianqian and Bing Shuang, they continued talking incessantly.
"You mean, he's also an alchemist?"
Upon hearing the crucial part, Bing Shuang's expression subtly shifted, and she instantly looked up at Murong Qianqian, asking a question.
"Yes, and he's also a Second-Tier Alchemist."
"Hiss... Second tier. For someone his age to become a Second-Tier Alchemist, even in the Alchemist Guild, that would be considered an unparalleled prodigy with terrifying Yao Tian!"
Murong Qianqian's words caused Bing Shuang to gasp slightly, and for the first time, a look of surprise appeared on her beautiful face as she looked at Xiao Yan.
However, just as Murong Qianqian was about to speak to Bing Shuang again, Bing Shuang suddenly frowned and immediately looked at Xiao Yan.
Murong Qianqian, who was standing to the side, was also slightly taken aback before immediately turning her gaze to Xiao Yan.
"Bang!"
Unconsciously, something within Xiao Yan's body, who was sitting cross-legged in the void, seemed to suddenly shatter. Instantly, streams of heaven and earth energy rushed towards Xiao Yan, who was sitting cross-legged in the void.
A surging energy storm condensed into a huge energy vortex above Xiao Yan's head. As the Flame Mantra Technique was rapidly circulating within Xiao Yan 'Xiao Yan body, streams of heaven and earth energy poured into Xiao Yan body like a sudden enlightenment. After being refined by the Heavenly Flames, it finally formed a pure Dou Qi, which then merged into the Qi vortex within Xiao Yan's body.
This frenzied absorption and refining process lasted for two full hours before gradually stopping. By this time, Xiao Yan's aura had been completely stabilized at the Early Six-Star Half-Emperor. His aura was so powerful that no one dared to underestimate him at first glance.
"So, I've already reached the level of Six-Star Half-Emperor?"
Slowly opening his eyes, Xiao Yan felt the powerful aura emanating from his body and murmured to himself, "I never imagined that I would break through to the Six-Star Half-Emperor so quickly."
However, the feeling of becoming stronger made Xiao Yan smile. He was so much stronger than he was a day ago. Six-Star Half-Emperor was indeed not comparable to Five-Star Half-Emperor!