After chatting with Bai Ying for a few more minutes, Xiao Yan took advantage of the darkness and left the forest.
Lightning flashed and thunder roared in the night sky, accompanied by a violent storm. The thunderclaps sounded like the roars of beasts, and blinding white light shone down on the mountains and forests below in bursts. The light was so bright that people had to squint at times and open their eyes wide at other times.
Above the same forest, Bai Ying and the old man were still in their planes, their hands behind their backs, their expressions flickering in and out of view in the lightning flashes.
"Clan leader, this lad is truly extraordinary!"
The old man gazed in the direction Xiao Yan had left, as if he could see the latter flying swiftly through the void. The torrential rain, upon touching the black robe on Xiao Yan's body, vanished without a trace, as if disappearing into the Endless Void.
In their previous conversation, although both sides were cautiously probing each other's weaknesses with every word, Xiao Yan Xiao Yan not reveal the slightest flaw throughout.
His every word and action caused them to frown inwardly, as if Xiao Yan before them was not a young man at all, but rather a seasoned veteran who had lived for countless Suiyue. It would be extremely difficult to get any other information from him.
"Heh, if he really reveals a flaw, it would only make me look down on him. However, Xiao Yan is indeed incredibly amazing, not only because of his cunning, but also because of his strength..."
As he finished speaking, a solemn expression appeared on Bai Ying's face. Xiao Yan was indeed the most surprising person he had ever met among all the geniuses he had encountered.
"Hehe, Clan Chief, why belittle yourself? This Xiao Yan is indeed extraordinary, but no matter what, he's only a Six-Star Half-Emperor. Although our young master relied on elixirs, his strength is still genuine."
"No, Haoxuan, as I've already said, Xiao Yan is indeed extraordinary. The reason I value him so much isn't because of his Six-Star Half-Emperor strength. Of course, if his strength were only that of Six-Star Half-Emperor, I naturally wouldn't think so highly of him."
As the old man finished speaking, Bai Ying, with his eyes slightly closed, shook his head and let out a soft sigh. Then, he opened his eyes again, turned his gaze, and stared at the old man beside him.
Upon seeing this, the latter's expression faltered slightly. Before he could speak, Bai Ying interrupted, saying:
Have you ever seen a Six-Star Half-Emperor suppress hundreds of Half-Emperor level experts at the same time?
"Well!"
The moment Bai Ying uttered those words, the old man's expression froze, and a look of horror instantly filled his deep eyes.
Bai Ying Bai Ying a deep breath. Whenever he recalled what happened in Hanxi City during the day, he couldn't help but be shocked. He had never imagined that a Half-Emperor could unleash such terrifying power.
However, that wasn't all. Bai Ying slowly exhaled the slightly stuffy breath from his chest, and then spoke again:
"And have you ever seen a Half-Emperor manage to slap a Three-Star Dou Di's face until it's swollen?"
"Uh... this!"
Upon hearing this, the old man's expression immediately became extremely shocked. If he could barely accept the former, then what followed was simply too shocking!
A Half-Emperor actually managed to slap a Dou Di powerhouse so hard his face was swollen. If word got out, wouldn't that make him a laughingstock? Yet, this very thing actually happened...
Thinking this, the old man's eyes gradually filled with horror. He couldn't believe that such an astonishing thing could have been accomplished by that seemingly unremarkable young man.
"Chieftain, what do you mean by this...?"
"Yes, I witnessed everything Xiao Yan did. He not only beat up all the Half-Emperor in Hanxi City, but the absolute power he exerted was something that no single Half-Emperor could achieve. After all, considering the situation at the time, there were more than a dozen Nine-Star Half-Emperor among them, not to mention there were hundreds of other Half-Emperor."
"Faced with such a force, even an ordinary Dou Di would have to be wary, but Xiao Yan... completely annihilated them! Completely annihilated them! Those people had absolutely no power to fight back against Xiao Yan. I can hardly believe that those people were actually all Half-Emperor level experts!"
"Call..."
Bai Ying spoke with an extremely solemn expression, while the old man beside him seemed to empathize with him, and as he listened to Bai Ying's words, his breathing became rapid without him realizing it.
"As for the Dou Di I mentioned, haha, it's Sun Shuo. Even I have a hard time dealing with that guy, but unexpectedly, he was thoroughly humiliated by Xiao Yan today... and that was even when he was already at the point of exhausting his Dou Qi."
Bai Ying chuckled, but his tone gradually became serious towards the end. At the same time, he swallowed the matter of Xiao Yan's mastery of the Power of the Great Dao.
"Gurgle..."
Under the cover of the thunder, the old man couldn't help but swallow hard, his shock beyond words. When the lightning ripped through the sky and released a dazzling white light, it could be seen that the old man's face, illuminated by the lightning, was even paler than Bai Ying's beside him.
This pallor was not due to weakness in any aspect, but simply because of the shock the old man was experiencing at that moment.
Meanwhile, thousands of miles away in the void, after Xiao Yan left the range of this mountain range, he slowly stopped and looked back, only to find himself surrounded by darkness.
"Call..."
Exhaling deeply, Xiao Yan's tense body suddenly relaxed. Instantly, a feeling of dizziness surged from the depths of his mind, making Xiao Yan eyelids even heavier.
At the same time, the Power of the Great Dao applied to the black robe on his body, having lost the support of Dou Qi, also quietly dissipated at this moment.
As the Power of the Great Dao dissipated, the torrential rain from heaven and earth began to relentlessly pelt Xiao Yan's body.
"Well!"
The sudden chill brought Xiao Yan back to his senses. He gritted his teeth, then moved swiftly, choosing a direction randomly, and flew towards the mountains below.
On the other side, Bai Ying and the old man exchanged a few words in secret before setting off in two different directions.