"How arrogant! Even if your puppet possesses the strength of Nine-Star Dou Di, you're overestimating its power to think it can defeat us!"
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, one of the white-robed elders among the group of Dou Di experts sneered. At the same time, his body trembled, and his forward charge became even faster. In the blink of an eye, he had arrived in front of Xiao Yan. As for the other Nine-Star Dou Di, he flew in front of the Northern King and launched a fierce attack on the latter.
Facing a puppet at the level of a Nine-Star Dou Di, they dared not be careless in the slightest.
As Xiao Yan looked at the old man being soaked so close to him, a sense of suspicion arose in his heart.
At such close range, he could more clearly feel the hostility and rejection in the latter's eyes. However, that hostility didn't seem to reach the point of wanting to get rid of him as soon as possible. In other words, just as the young man said, their purpose was truly to teach him a lesson, not to kill him.
The thought of this made Xiao Yan even more surprised.
"Boy, you dare to be distracted when facing Nine-Star Dou Di? You're courting death!"
The old man roared and raised his palm, slamming it down towards Xiao Yan. Powerful Dou Qi created invisible ripples in the surrounding void, and it was about to land on Xiao Yan's shoulder.
At that moment, Xiao Yan's body suddenly twisted, and the old man's withered hand flew past Xiao Yan's shoulder, quietly turning a corner of his black robe into fragments.
"What?! How is this kid so fast...?"
The old man was startled. At such close range, even he would have found it difficult to dodge, but Xiao Yan had done it so easily, which was truly astonishing.
But what shocked him even more was yet to come.
"Bang!"
Just as the old man was shocked by Xiao Yan's reaction speed, Xiao Yan's palm had already landed on his shoulder without him even noticing. Immediately afterwards, a tremendous force burst out from Xiao Yan's palm, blasting the old man's body back with just one strike.
Almost simultaneously, Xiao Yan raised his other hand, twisting his body left and right to dodge all the attacks from the Dou Di experts. Then, he used both palms, punches and palms, to blast back the ten Dou Di experts who were coming towards him.
Ten High-Level Dou Di —such a lineup would be considered top-tier and luxurious in the outside world, a force to be reckoned with in the entire Western Region. Yet, in Xiao Yan's hands, they couldn't even withstand a single punch.
With the combined use of the Strength Elephant Art and Dou Qi, Xiao Yan's combat power is already comparable to that of a Nine-Star Dou Di. His terrifying physical strength, far exceeding that of ordinary people, makes every punch of his full power. Unless it is Nine-Star Dou Di, any Dou Di powerhouse below that level is destined to be unable to withstand Xiao Yan's punch.
As for the old man from earlier, if he hadn't underestimated Xiao Yan's combat strength, he wouldn't have ended up being blasted back by Xiao Yan in one blow. It's just a pity that his absolute self-confidence and his disdain for Xiao Yan made him pay the price.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the battle, the Nine-Star Dou Di fighting against the Northern King had a grim expression on his Elder Zhang, and the muscles at the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably. He hadn't expected that the puppet before him would be so terrifying. With his strength at the Mid-Stage Nine-Star Dou Di, he hadn't gained the slightest advantage in the fight. On the contrary, he was horrified to discover that in each clash, the Northern King's power was actually increasing, seemingly showing signs of breaking through to the Late-Stage Nine-Star Dou Di.
"Damn it, this thing is way too monstrous! Old Ghost, what are you still doing? Quickly get that kid out of here..."
With a low curse, the old man turned his head and glanced in the direction where Xiao Yan was. Before the curse could even finish, he was shocked by Xiao Yan's terrifying combat power, and even his retreating figure paused slightly.
In that moment of distraction, the Northern King seized the opportunity. As the old man regained his senses in terror, the Northern King's fist slammed into the old man's chest.
"Bang!"
With a low thud, the old man's face turned pale, and a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. His body was also sent flying backward uncontrollably, but he was stopped by the other old man. After confirming that he was not seriously injured, they all turned their solemn gazes to the Northern King.
In mid-air, Xiao Yan blasted a Seven-Star Dou Di away with a single palm strike. Then, he withdrew his gaze and turned it to the white-robed youth, his expression returning to calm and composed.
"I won't kill them. Now, get out of my way."
Xiao Yan's tone was calm, but it wasn't hard to detect a hint of impatience within it.
He was still preoccupied with the power of the Soul Origin and the Origin Return Mantra, and was unwilling to stay any longer.
Upon hearing this, the young man's face turned solemn, but he did not move aside. Instead, he raised his arm and extended his palm toward Xiao Yan, then slowly clenched his fist.
The moment he clenched his fist, his figure vanished from his spot, and when he reappeared, he was already in front of Xiao Yan, throwing a punch straight at the latter's face.
Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of surprise. This young man in white was actually a Nine-Star Dou Di!
Such speed would be considered outstanding even among most Nine-Star Dou Di, but he was facing Xiao Yan.
The moment the young man appeared, Xiao Yan raised one hand and blocked the young man's punch with a backhand palm strike. Then, with a flick of his wrist, he landed on the latter's left shoulder.
"Bang..."
However, the young man's body turned into a cloud of mist the instant Xiao Yan's palm landed and quickly disappeared.
"Kindness?!"
Slightly startled, Xiao Yan was astonished. This young man's speed was so fast that even he couldn't keep up?
It's important to understand that under the influence of powerful Spiritual Strength, no matter how fast the young man was, he couldn't completely dodge. However, at that very moment, the latter's aura completely vanished from Xiao Yan's Spiritual Strength detection. This means that the young man was able to dodge his attack not because of speed, but because...
" The Power of the Great Dao, huh? That's truly astonishing."
Xiao Yan immediately guessed that among all the Power of the Great Dao Power of the Great Dao, besides his Great Dao of the Void, there was another one that could display such astonishing speed: the Great Dao of Wind.
The next moment, just as Xiao Yan discovered the Power of the Great Dao used by the latter, a hand suddenly landed on Xiao Yan's back, and then a powerful force burst forth.
"Laugh..."
This time, however, it was the young man who missed his target.
"What!"
" The Power of the Great Dao is not something you alone can control."
A soft voice fell beside the young man's ear, and at the same time, a cold hand landed on his neck.