A powerful surge of Spiritual Strength erupted from the burly man's body and quickly coalesced into an invisible hand in the void before him, reaching out to grab Xiao Yan.
"Snort."
Faced with the latter's attack, Xiao Yan let out a cold snort, took half a step forward, and with a thought, the vast Spiritual Strength between his brows surged outwards wildly, forming a Soul Storm that collided fiercely with the oncoming soul hand.
"Bang!"
As the attack landed, an invisible storm swept out between the two men, causing them to shudder simultaneously. Xiao Yan's expression changed slightly, and he frowned as he took a half-step back. At the same time, the burly man also retreated five steps with a sinister expression.
This burly man had only recently broken through to the Third-Tier Formation Master, while Xiao Yan's Spiritual Strength had already reached the Third-Tier Alchemist level several years ago. After years of accumulation, Xiao Yan has now reached the level of Third-Tier High-Level Alchemist solely through his Spiritual Strength. Even if he were to reach the Fourth-Tier Alchemist, he would only be a hair's breadth away. There is simply no comparison between the two. It was already the burly man's good fortune to be able to force Xiao Yan back half a step.
Seeing that the burly man had actually been forced back by Xiao Yan, the people around him couldn't help but show expressions of surprise. Even the burly man himself had a solemn expression on his face.
Although the person before him looked young, his Spiritual Strength was far superior to his own, which explained why he was able to easily break through the combined attack of the five Second-Tier Formation Master.
To possess such formidable Spiritual Strength at such a young age, and to remain calm and composed while facing seven array masters simultaneously, suggests that this person must either be exceptionally strong or have a powerful background behind them!
Having considered these thoughts, the burly man suppressed his overwhelming killing intent. He knew that although array masters were protected by the rules of Golden Radiance City, once they offended some powerful forces, even a high-ranking official title wouldn't save them. Therefore, when dealing with such a person, he had to understand his background beforehand.
"Boy, I, Liu Meng, don't kill nameless nobodies. Tell me, who are you, and where do you come from? Only then will you be worthy of dying by my hand!"
"No need to test me. If you want to kill me, just come at me. I'm all alone, with no powerful backing, so you don't need to worry about anyone coming after you if you kill me."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan seemed to have seen through the former's true intention, and a cold smile appeared on his lips as he spoke.
As soon as Xiao Yan finished speaking, a burst of laughter erupted from the passersby. At the same time, the faces of the seven people around Xiao Yan turned ashen amidst the mockery, their lips twitching violently, and the killing intent in their eyes burst forth without any attempt to conceal it.
"Buzz!"
With a surge of killing intent in his heart, Liu Meng suddenly moved, his Dou Qi covering his body. He spun in mid-air, raised his right leg, and fiercely slashed down at Xiao Yan from above.
The fierce wind tore the void apart, and at that moment, the trouser leg on the right leg clung tightly to the skin of the burly man's leg, the entire trouser leg becoming as hard as steel.
Liu Meng's ruthless mentality caused many people around him to gasp in surprise. This guy really was just like the rumors said, acting extremely domineeringly.
However, faced with Liu Meng's fierce and domineering attack, Xiao Yan didn't even bother to lift his eyes. He slowly raised his right hand, and his sleeve fluttered as it lightly collided with Liu Meng's right leg.
Immediately, a deep sonic boom rang out, followed by a gust of wind that spread outwards in ripples. At that moment, Liu Meng's expression changed drastically, and his body was uncontrollably thrown backwards, taking dozens of steps in quick succession.
Turning around, the burly man immediately turned his gaze to Xiao Yan, his expression extremely solemn.
"This guy... is actually a Dou Di expert too!"
The brief clash immediately revealed Xiao Yan's strength, and the other array masters and passersby around him all looked at Xiao Yan with shock.
There are indeed quite a few Dou Di experts in the Western Region, but Dou Di expert of this age is probably hard to find even if you searched the entire Western Region!
"Damn it! I was really careless this time. This kid not only has stronger Spiritual Strength than me, but his cultivation level is also above mine!"
The burly man thought with fear in his heart, but then, when he turned his head and his gaze fell on the array masters around him, a sinister smile immediately appeared on his lips.
"Hmph, even if your Spiritual Strength is stronger than mine, even if you are a Dou Di expert, I don't believe that you alone can resist the seven of us array masters!"
The burly man let out a cold shout, his gaze sweeping quickly over the array masters around him. Upon seeing this, the six men immediately nodded emphatically, exchanged glances, and then, with a thought, powerful Spiritual Strength erupted from their bodies like a volcanic eruption, intertwining and rapidly condensing into an invisible net that surrounded Xiao Yan from above.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but frown slightly. Although his combat strength was above theirs, there were still three Third-Tier Formation Master here, and such power was not to be underestimated.
However, in order to avoid further trouble, Xiao Yan had no choice but to end the battle quickly.
With this thought in mind, invisible flames instantly swirled in Xiao Yan's dark eyes. The moment Xiao Yan Xiao Yan up, scorching flames surged from Xiao Yan body, bringing with them an invisible heat wave that spread around him.
This flame is none other than the Fallen Heart Flame!
The Fallen Heart Flame is known as the nemesis of souls. With the Fallen Heart Flame present, even if there are three Third-Tier Formation Master among the people in front of him, it would not be difficult for Xiao Yan to quickly deal with these guys, given the domineering nature of the Fallen Heart Flame and Xiao Yan's own strength.
"What... what is this?!"
Feeling the invisible heat wave approaching, one of the seven array masters couldn't help but cry out in surprise. From that heat wave, he felt his soul trembling violently.
However, just as such a horrified thought arose in their minds, Xiao Yan swiftly controlled the Fallen Heart Flame, clenching his fist and transforming it into an invisible giant ruler of flames. The moment the soul net descended, he slashed it down fiercely.