The battle over Xuan City ended with the defeat of the Lin Clan and Xu Songming. Although the battle was over and the waves gradually calmed down, Xuan City was left behind in ruins. The prosperity of the previous day was gone. At this moment, all that could be seen was devastation. Countless Half-Emperor level experts had died or been injured, and the atmosphere in the entire city was particularly oppressive.
Repairing city buildings would be a piece of cake for Half-Emperor, but the impact of this battle is irreversible.
However, no matter how turbulent the waters may be beneath the surface, they cannot alter the magnificent scenery on the surface.
As the situation gradually calmed down, powerful figures outside the city continued to flock to Xuan City. These people did not care about the battle taking place in the city; all they cared about was the auction.
The influx of outsiders temporarily suppressed the events of the morning, and the city quickly became bustling and prosperous again. No one would give up their path to wealth because of a minor incident. The smiles on their faces and the greedy glint in their eyes successfully made them forget the battle that had taken place in the city that morning. As long as they had money in their hands, these money-grubbing guys would not hold onto any unpleasantness.
Although... this kind of thing can't be hidden for long.
As expected, within just a few hours, when the flow of people in the city reached a saturation point, those who arrived later also gradually heard about what happened that morning. Words can be powerful, and through countless mouths, what happened that morning was successfully amplified infinitely. The Dou Di experts were alright; they considered themselves quite strong, and although they couldn't help but feel nervous, they still stayed in the city.
As for the Half-Emperor, they weren't so lucky. Fearing a repeat of the battle from that morning, many were unwilling to stay in the city. Although people could leave, the money they had given away was now in the hands of the shop owners, like throwing it into a crocodile's mouth—it was impossible to get it back. The strong were fine, but the weak, despite their anger, could only sigh and return dejectedly. The shops, taking advantage of the empty rooms left by the previous group, used the same method to devour the money from these people's pockets, one after another.
Turning my gaze back to Xiao Yan at this moment.
After the battle that morning, Xiao Yan finally gained a clearer understanding of the Strength Elephant Art.
Inside the room, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged on the bed with his eyes closed. Within his body, a potent medicinal pill was being gradually refined.
A trace of medicinal power was extracted from the pill and then distributed throughout Xiao Yan's body, especially his limbs, where the medicinal power was distributed particularly heavily.
The reason for all of this is the battle that took place that morning.
During the battle between Xiao Yan and Lin Zehong, Xiao Yan Xiao Yan himself did not have any direct experience of it until the battle ended and he returned to his room, at which point extremely abrupt changes occurred throughout his body.
All the parts of Xiao Yan's body that had clashed with Lin Zehong using the Strength Elephant Art were now completely red. In fact, the most severely injured part of Xiao Yan's left hand had two broken bones, but fortunately it was only a minor fracture, and it should be able to fully recover in a short time.
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Xiao Yan refined the pills in his body that were not yet fully refined, while at the same time carefully recalling his battle with Lin Zehong that morning.
In the morning's battle, Xiao Yan relied almost entirely on the power of his Strength Elephant Art. Although he managed to suppress Xiao Yan Lin Zehong by utilizing his speed, Xiao Yan understood that his opponent was, after all, a Dou Di expert with formidable strength. It was Strength Elephant Art for Xiao Yan to defeat him easily with just the Force Elephant Technique. Even though Xiao Yan's Strength Elephant Art rendered his opponent powerless, with physical strength alone, he could at most injure Lin Zehong's bones and muscles. It was impossible to damage the latter's essence.
After careful consideration, Xiao Yan also discovered some clues.
In the ensuing battle, Xiao Yan did not use his physical body to make contact with Lin Zehong. Instead, he relied entirely on the illusory figure behind him. During this process, every time Lin Zehong tried to defend himself, the illusory figure completely blocked it. Xiao Yan himself did not feel any pain at all during this process. It was only after the battle ended that the areas on the illusory figure that had been in intense contact with Lin Zehong changed.
This means that when Xiao Yan released that phantom image, he did not completely block the opponent's attack, but temporarily covered up the damage, as if he had completely lost the sense of pain. Only after the battle ended would the damage he suffered truly manifest on Xiao Yan.
When Xiao Yan opened his eyes again, the sky outside had gradually darkened, and Xuan City was overflowing with people. There were countless Half-Emperor, and even ordinary Dou Di were everywhere in Xuan City. At this moment, there were four Dou Di within the range of Xiao Yan's Spiritual Strength alone.
However, Xiao Yan Xiao Yan withdrew the Spiritual Strength that had spread out and returned his mind to the Strength Elephant Art.
During the battle that morning, after Xiao Yan summoned the phantom, he could clearly feel that with the help of the Strength Elephant Art, his physical strength had been greatly enhanced, and his explosive power was stronger than before. Every movement was full of power, so strong that it seemed that as long as Xiao Yan moved slightly, he could shatter the void around him.
After his battle with Lin Zehong this morning, Xiao Yan is now certain that unless he encounters a powerhouse at the Mid One-Star Dou Di, even if he does encounter Mid One-Star Dou Di powerhouse, Xiao Yan is confident that he can remain invincible by relying on the Strength Elephant Art and other methods!
In Xiao Yan's eyes now, even Dou Di) is not necessarily someone he cannot fight!
The extent to which the Strength Elephant Art enhanced Xiao Yan's strength was beyond his expectations, but along with the increase in strength, the flaws of the Strength Elephant Art also became apparent.
While the Strength Elephant Art Technique can maximize the release of physical power, the phantom formed by the Strength Elephant Art in this process does not possess any defensive capabilities, and is even unaware of pain. Therefore, if the phantom is severely injured in a battle, Xiao Yan will inevitably fall into a state of serious injury after the battle. Falling into serious injury without his knowledge will undoubtedly send Xiao Yan into the tiger's den.
Of course, in contrast, the enhancement of the Strength Elephant Art caused Xiao Yan's strength to increase exponentially. This powerful strength allowed Xiao Yan to remain invincible in battle. As long as he could defeat his opponent in the shortest amount of time, the so-called injury would naturally not occur.
In short, the characteristic of the Strength Elephant Art is to use offense as defense, using overwhelming power to overcome its own weaknesses. In the face of absolute power, any offensive will appear fragile and vulnerable.
Ultimately, even Xiao Yan himself couldn't determine whether this was a weakness or a strength of the Strength Elephant Art.