"Kindness!?"
Seeing that Xiao Yan's body was pierced through once again, Huo Ba's expression suddenly hardened, and his outstretched hand clenched into a fist.
"Damn it! It's another afterimage!"
He cursed inwardly, and then, in the next instant, Huo Ba's body suddenly twisted backward, his eyes filled with rage as he looked towards a certain spot in the void behind him. There, a figure completely covered in a black robe was slowly emerging...
The moment this figure appeared, Zhuo Lin, who had been staring intently at Xiao Yan, couldn't help but frown, a sense of suspicion rising in his heart.
Staring at the fading afterimage in front of Huo Ba, Zhuo Lin was even more puzzled. He had clearly sensed the fluctuations in Xiao Yan's aura earlier, and he seemed ready to make a move. But what he saw now was completely different from what he had imagined.
"What exactly is he trying to do? I can't even figure it out!"
Zhuo Lin was filled with surprise. In his memory, there were only a handful of people whose actions he could not even guess. Even those few were people of extraordinary status in the entire Western Region. But Xiao Yan in front of him really made him feel very puzzled.
And at that very moment...
Huo Ba, on the field, was staring intently at the black-robed figure that had suddenly appeared in the void. With a sudden swing of his giant sword, his burly body transformed into a cannonball, hurtling towards Xiao Yan in the void.
"Drink! Xiao Yan! Die!"
With a furious roar, Huo Ba's figure trembled once more, his Dou Qi aura pouring out, causing the void around him to ripple violently. In the blink of an eye, Huo Ba appeared in front of the black-robed man.
With a sweeping motion, the sword, sharp and swift, crashed down heavily towards the black-robed man's head.
The terrifying sword energy that fell vanished instantly upon contact with the black robe covering the black-robed figure, as if it had fallen into an endless abyss.
In the void, Zhuo Lin stared intently at the black-robed man in the arena, his eyes showing no sign of carelessness.
As the saying goes, those involved are often confused, while bystanders see Dou Qi clearly. Zhuo Lin had noticed the rapid loss of Dou Qi within Xiao Yan's body earlier, but judging from the current situation, Xiao Yan had clearly not made a move. The more this was the case, the more cautious Zhuo Lin had to be.
Immediately afterwards, in the void above, under the gaze of everyone present, Huo Ba's giant sword pierced through the body of the black-robed man once again. Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but feel shocked for Xiao Yan, and their faces all showed a dumbfounded expression.
To dodge attacks from a Three-Star Dou Di in succession—such terrifying speed is something that even among the Dou Di experts present, very few could achieve!
However, even they were unable to do this, but now a Six-Star Half-Emperor has done it one after another. Such speed can truly be described as terrifying!
"Another afterimage?!"
Seeing the black-robed man explode into a cloud of milky white mist under his sword strike, Huo Ba's expression grew increasingly grim. His entire body trembled violently with rage. He, a powerful Dou Di, had only managed to kill a Six-Star Half-Emperor, yet he was repeatedly toyed with by the other party. His repeated attacks had been completely evaded by Xiao Yan. How could he remain calm? Where did his dignity as Dou Di go?!
His rage intensified, and he never expected that Xiao Yan, a mere Half-Emperor, could actually cause him such great trouble.
As Zhuo Lin watched the black-robed figure explode in front of Huo Ba, he had a different guess in his heart.
If the dark shadow was truly just an afterimage, it should have dissipated with the wind, instead of exploding into a thick fog like this black-robed man, enveloping Huo Ba within it.
"No, this isn't an afterimage! An afterimage could never look like this. But if that's the case, where is Xiao Yan? Where is Xiao Yan's real body?"
Zhuo Lin frowned, his doubts deepening.
Since this is neither Xiao Yan's afterimage nor his true form, where is Xiao Yan right now? He couldn't have just vanished into thin air in this plaza, could he?!
"Damn it! Xiao Yan, are you a slippery eel?! If you've got the guts, fight me!"
A roar echoed across the plaza. Huo Ba's body trembled, and his Dou Qi surged outwards, quickly dispersing the thick fog surrounding him. An extremely terrifying aura also swept out from Huo Ba's body, like a storm, rapidly spreading across the plaza.
At the same time, a faint hissing sound also rang out, but it was perfectly masked by the former sound...
Even so, Zhuo Lin, who was completely focused at the moment, noticed this subtle sound.
"This is..."
Startled, Zhuo Lin frowned and suddenly turned his gaze to the edge of the plaza, where Xiao Yan had stood earlier. Just now, Huo Ba had scattered one of Xiao Yan's afterimages there, but now Zhuo Lin clearly realized that the sound of that hissing sound came from there.
"Could it be that..."
Thinking of a certain possibility, Zhuo Lin was greatly shocked. At the same time, he was also terrified by Xiao Yan's crazy act. But the next moment, a black shadow flashed across the square like a thunderbolt. The direction it was heading was where Huo Ba was standing.
As the shadow passed by, the surrounding void remained completely undisturbed, and even the wind in the air was not affected in the slightest.
"Young Master!"
Standing beside Zhuo Lin, Zhuo Bentang naturally noticed the sudden black light. Such terrifying speed made even him feel a slight unease. Immediately, the expression on his old face changed slightly, and his fighting Dou Qi surged out rapidly as he prepared to attack.
Although their two families are not on friendly terms, they are now on the same side, and he can't just stand by and watch Huo Ba get into trouble.
"Wait! Have you already forgotten what I just said? Staying here, Huo Ba, as Three-Star Dou Di, is not so easy to deal with. If we don't make a move, someone else will be more anxious than us."
Just as Zhuo Bentang was about to make a move, Zhuo Lin stopped him with one hand. At the same time, he uttered a word indifferently and turned his gaze to Huo Tianyi in the void above.
Seeing this, Zhuo Bentang finally understood, his tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and the surging Dou Qi within him gradually calmed down at this moment.
Compared to the other two, Huo Tianyi was naturally the most anxious at this moment. Seeing that the black light had reached Huo Ba's back in the blink of an eye, Huo Tianyi's expression suddenly changed drastically, and he was extremely anxious. Without thinking, the Dou Qi in his body surged outwards like it was free. Then, his body flashed wildly as he rushed towards the black light.
In the blink of an eye, the latter had already arrived, but at the same time, the black light also fully revealed itself.
It was undoubtedly Xiao Yan!
It was only at this moment that Huo Ba came to his senses, and in the instant he turned his head, he saw Xiao Yan suddenly appear behind him.
" Xiao Yan?!"
This sudden turn of events startled Huo Ba, but before he could react, Xiao Yan, his face flushed, slammed a heavy palm down on Huo Ba's back.
" Heart-Shattering Palm!"
With a roar in his heart, Xiao Yan unleashed a terrifying surge of Dou Qi from Xiao Yan palm, which poured wildly into Huo Ba's body. Then, like a wild horse, it ran rampant within him.
In the blink of an eye, Huo Ba's face turned bright red, filled with blood, and his whole body suddenly felt cold. Then, under Xiao Yan's palm strike, he was blasted away.
At the same time, Huo Tianyi, who had arrived late, swung his hand and delivered a heavy punch to Xiao Yan's chest.
"Bang!"
Two painful thuds rang out almost simultaneously. Immediately afterwards, the audience saw two figures, both dressed in black robes, fly backward in opposite directions. Their auras also weakened rapidly at that moment.
After the two managed to stop, both Xiao Yan and Huo Ba coughed up a mouthful of bright red blood, and their faces turned deathly pale in an instant. Of course, compared to Huo Ba, Xiao Yan was much weaker.
Although Xiao Yan's Heart-Shattering Palm landed squarely on Huo Ba, just as Zhuo Lin said, Huo Ba was, after all, Three-Star Dou Di expert. Even with the power of Xiao Yan's palm strike, it was difficult to kill him. At most, it could only render him incapacitated for a short period of time.
However, Xiao Yan is different from the former.
Xiao Yan truly paid a considerable price for this attack...
"Young Master, why did Xiao Yan make such a sudden move?"
At this moment, Zhuo Bentang in the void also noticed something amiss. He frowned and looked at Zhuo Lin in front of him. He was truly impressed by the latter. Although he was much older than Zhuo Lin, one's character cannot be judged by age alone.
"So you finally realized that too...?"
Upon hearing this, Zhuo Lin slowly exhaled, his voice slightly solemn.
Upon hearing this, Zhuo Bentang couldn't help but frown, feeling incredibly puzzled. Although Xiao Yan's speed had surprised him, it didn't seem like it should cause Zhuo Lin to react in this way.
Seemingly sensing Zhuo Bentang's emotions, Zhuo Lin then furrowed his brows, staring intently at the pale-faced Xiao Yan in the arena. After a slight pause, he said in a deep voice:
" Xiao Yan, since my debut, you are the first person I have ever truly admired. If it weren't for Huo Tianyi and Huo Ba, this move might have really caused a disaster!"