"You think you're worthy?!"
The moment those domineering words were spoken, the terrifying soul pressure that had enveloped the entire hall was instantly blasted away and disappeared.
At the same time, in front of the next hall, an elderly man in a brocade robe, who had just stepped inside and was leaning on a cane, couldn't help but let out a low groan. His throat bobbed slightly as he suppressed the sweet, metallic smell.
The next moment, as the old man turned and looked up, his aged face gradually darkened, and his sunken, gloomy old eyes instantly spotted Xiao Yan rushing in from outside the next hall.
Upon seeing Xiao Yan's handsome face, the old man's pupils constricted slightly. He hadn't expected that the person who had just repelled his soul pressure would be such a young upstart.
A sense of unease settled in his heart. To possess such formidable strength at such a young age, he was definitely no nobody. If he had come with his elders, things might get a little complicated.
"May I ask who you are?"
With his old eyes squinting, he blocked the doorway to the next room. The old man's cane slammed heavily on the floor tiles, and with a crack, tiny cracks spread out.
"Roll!"
However, the old man's words were met with an extremely decisive and domineering response.
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, the old man's expression changed again, and his already gloomy face darkened completely.
"Well, lad, I'd like to see what makes you think you can tell me to get lost, you little brat!"
With a deep, sharp shout, the old man's slightly hunched body suddenly trembled. Instantly, a terrifying aura of pressure swept out from his body, transforming into a storm of Dou Qi spirit that rapidly spread throughout the hall.
Sensing this domineering aura, the expressions on the faces of everyone in the next hall instantly became solemn. Eight-Star Half-Emperor was indeed not an ordinary powerhouse!
As that imposing aura emanated, a sharp glint suddenly shot out from the old man's deep eyes.
Immediately, the old man let out a cold snort, his withered hand swirling violently in the air before him. With a tremor in his palm, a surge of flame erupted from his hand, transforming into a crimson fire dragon under the control of the old man's powerful Spiritual Strength, and fiercely blasting towards Xiao Yan who was charging towards him.
This scene not only caused a change in the expression of the people inside the separate hall, but also alarmed the people in the other separate halls around it, who couldn't help but come out and see what was happening in the Thousand Medicine Pavilion.
Immediately, everyone in the Thousand Medicine Pavilion couldn't help but change their expressions. Even some powerful individuals at the Eight-Star Half-Emperor couldn't help but show a solemn expression when they looked at the fire dragon.
Clearly, although this old man doesn't look like much, his strength is not to be underestimated.
"Hmph, fire control techniques? Alchemist, huh? So what if you're an alchemist? Get lost!"
Upon seeing the fire dragon approaching, a hint of surprise flashed across Xiao Yan's eyes. He hadn't expected that the other party was actually an alchemist. However, this did nothing to suppress the anger in Xiao Yan's heart at this moment.
Since leaving Sulan City, Xiao Yan had secretly vowed in his heart that he would never let Murong Qianqian get hurt again. Now, this old scoundrel actually wanted to hurt Murong Qianqian in front of him, which Xiao Yan could not tolerate.
"Puff..."
With a clenched fist, a ball of azure flame appeared in Xiao Yan's palm.
In order to avoid being discovered, Xiao Yan had no choice but to temporarily use the Green Lotus Core Flame, which he was most familiar with.
As the flames reached his hand, Xiao Yan's charging body jolted violently. Just as the fire dragon was about to arrive, he waved his hand, and azure flames covered his entire palm as he grabbed at the fire dragon.
At the same time, the fire dragon opened its mouth wide, its body several dozen feet long, releasing terrifying heat within the Thousand Medicine Pavilion. With a single gulp, it swallowed Xiao Yan whole.
"Hmph! Boy, even if you are strong, you are still no match for my Crimson Flame Fire Dragon."
Seeing that Xiao Yan was about to be devoured by the fire dragon, a cold smile appeared on the old man's face, as if he had absolute confidence in his fire dragon's victory.
However, the next moment...
"Laugh..."
Just as the fire dragon was about to devour Xiao Yan in one gulp, Xiao Yan stretched out both hands, one above and one below, and while the flames covered the dragon, he grabbed its upper and lower jaws in each hand.
Despite the fire Xiao Yan's considerable strength, Xiao Yan was still unable to break free from his physical body, which was even more terrifying than that of a magical beast.
"Snort!"
With a disdainful sneer, Xiao Yan suddenly pulled his arms out to the sides, causing the entire fire dragon to swing sideways uncontrollably.
"Um?"
Upon seeing this, the cold smile that had just appeared on the old man's face vanished instantly.
Then, just as the old man was about to make a move, Xiao Yan suddenly pulled his outward-opening arms with force...
Immediately, with a tearing sound, and under the almost stunned gazes of everyone in the Thousand Medicine Pavilion, the fire dragon, which was more than ten times larger than Xiao Yan's body, was torn to shreds by Xiao Yan in an extremely unbelievable way.
After the fire dragon was torn apart, Xiao Yan's body did not stop for a moment. In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of the old man, twisted his body, and kicked out with a big foot.
"Bang..."
With a loud bang, the old man's cane snapped in two, and he was forced to stumble backward at breakneck speed. After taking more than ten steps back, he finally collapsed backward, rolling twice before crashing into the crowd behind him, panting heavily and looking disheveled.
"Snort."
At the same time, Xiao Yan, standing at the entrance of the next hall, let out another disdainful snort. Then, he slowly walked into the next hall. Instantly, everyone who was close to him turned pale upon seeing him and made way for him.
Meanwhile, in the next room, Murong Qianqian, upon seeing Xiao Yan, instantly lost all traces of paleness on her pretty face, replaced by an expression of ecstatic joy, as if she had survived a catastrophe.
The young girl moved swiftly, taking three steps in two, and in the blink of an eye, she arrived in front of Xiao Yan Xiao Yan, throwing herself into his arms and tightly embracing him from behind with her delicate hands.
The girl's actions caused Xiao Yan to pause slightly, his expression momentarily blank. He was about to gently push Xiao Yan away when the girl's plaintive sobs made him lower his hands again.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the old man in the brocade robe, also supported by the young girl, got up from the ground in a disheveled state.
He threw down the cane that had broken in two, then looked up at Xiao Yan with a grim expression, a trickle of blood slowly flowing from the corner of his lips.
"Kid, you're truly the first person in all these years who has managed to injure this old man!"
Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, the old man's withered hand clenched tightly together, his dark, brooding eyes blazing with murderous intent.
"Oh? Is that so? That's truly an honor."
Gently pushing the girl in his arms away, Xiao Yan scanned her up and down before coldly saying without turning his head.
"You brat... you're asking for it!"
Hearing Xiao Yan's disdainful words, the old man felt a surge of rage. His hunched body trembled violently, and he suddenly roared, his Dou Qi surging as he prepared to attack Xiao Yan again.
" Master Xu, this is Thousand Medicine Pavilion. Are you really going to make your move here?"
However, just as the old man was about to make a move, a slightly cold yet alluring soft voice came from outside the next hall. Instantly, the Dou Qi that had just surged within the old man subsided, and his gloomy old face was filled with deep fear.