Even though Xiao Yan tried his best, he was powerless to turn the tide against the absolute strength of the Northern Wasteland Hall Master, a Origin Transformation Realm expert!
"Bang!"
His body, enveloped in the Heavenly Flames, crashed heavily into the ground. The flow of his Dou Qi and the support of the Heavenly Flames within him were severed in an instant. Xiao Yan's power was like a child's play in front of the latter. In the blink of an eye, Xiao Yan had been defeated by the middle-aged man once again!
An immense shock rose in Xiao Yan's heart. The middle-aged man's strength was the only one he had ever seen among all his opponents along the way. Even though he still had some strength left, he already felt powerless against such power.
This proves the saying that in the face of absolute power, any means are merely decorations.
In the past, this phrase was usually used by him to address his opponents, but now, the tables have turned and it has come back to fall on Xiao Yan himself.
"Kid, things aren't over yet, you can't just give up like this!"
Just then, from deep within Xiao Yan's body, Xiao Xuan's solemn voice finally came, along with the latter's immense Spiritual Strength!
Fifth-Tier Soul Power!
"Young man, you must stand up. Remember, your wife has fallen into our trap, and she's waiting for you to rescue her. As a man, you must stand up now. No matter how powerful our opponent may be, I'm here to face them with you!"
Stand up!
The command resounded in Xiao Yan's heart, and his body, which had been crushed under the earth, trembled violently. His surging Dou Qi surged wildly, shattering the surrounding rocks into a pile of stone dust. His body, which had fallen face to face, straightened up slowly.
"Buzz!"
In an instant, Hao Ran's Spiritual Strength transformed into an invisible wave, sweeping outwards from Xiao Yan's center. The terrifying pressure that descended upon Xiao Yan's head was once again forcefully resisted by the latter!
The fallen body rose again!
"Huh? There's another soul hidden inside your body? Hmph, it's nothing but a heretical method. Borrowed power is never truly yours. Even with a fifth-tier soul, it still doesn't change the fact that you're Dou Di!"
He raised an eyebrow in slight surprise, but then let out a cold laugh.
How will you know it won't work if you don't try!
The moment he looked up, a low shout came from Xiao Yan's mouth. Almost simultaneously, his feet slammed heavily on the ground, unleashing terrifying power. The ground beneath Xiao Yan exploded, and his body transformed into a streak of black light, charging fiercely towards the middle-aged man like a ghost.
"Hmph, stubborn as a mule!"
With a cold snort, the middle-aged man's body shot forward in that instant, his right hand clenched into a fist, colliding fiercely with the attack that Xiao Yan was facing head-on.
"Buzz!"
The surging Spiritual Strength swept across the world like ocean waves. The middle-aged man's rapid forward charge slowed down in Xiao Yan's mind. As Xiao Yan clenched his right fist, the Spiritual Strength in his left palm surged wildly, condensing into an invisible hand that grabbed at the middle-aged man in front of him.
" Heaven-Spanning Hand!"
With a low shout in his heart, in the blink of an eye, an invisible hand had already firmly grasped the middle-aged man's body. The latter's forward momentum was also halted for a moment, and then he easily broke free from the control of the Heaven-Spanning Hand.
"Hmm? Spiritual Strength?"
Just as the middle-aged man was filled with doubt and surprise, Xiao Yan's figure appeared in front of him like a ghost in an instant, and his right fist struck out, hitting the middle-aged man's chest heavily!
"Bang!"
A dull thud followed, and Xiao Yan's expression froze instantly.
Just as his punch landed, the surging Origin Qi in front of the middle-aged man rapidly condensed in his chest, instantly forming a circular shield that easily blocked Xiao Yan's attack!
However, the latter's punch landed squarely on Xiao Yan!
"Bang!"
With a single punch, Xiao Yan's black robe ripped apart, his chest caved in, and crimson blood gushed from his mouth. The power that had just been gathered within him was once again scattered by the impact!
This time, Xiao Yan's body finally collapsed completely!
"I've said it before, even if you possess Fifth-Tier Soul Power, Dou Di is still just Dou Di. The gap between us cannot be bridged by external means."
The middle-aged man strode heavily, approaching Xiao Yan step by step. This time, the latter's body had completely collapsed to the ground. The man's methods were far beyond his imagination. He thought he could temporarily control the man by using his Spiritual Strength, but to Xiao Yan's surprise, the man in front of him was almost unaffected by the Heaven-Spanning Hand!
"Although you are insignificant in my eyes, I still have to praise you. You are the first person in all these years to be able to touch my body with the cultivation of Dou Di."
Although he knew he had to kill Xiao Yan, what the middle-aged man said was true. At least in the past, no Dou Di would have dared to attack him, let alone touch his body in battle.
"Ahem... Should I feel honored?"
Struggling to keep his body afloat, Xiao Yan frantically gathered the scattered Dou Qi within him, wanting to launch a final assault.
Faced with life and death, Xiao Yan was definitely not a hesitant person.
Meanwhile, Xiao Xuan, deep within his body, was already prepared. If the person before him were to kill Xiao Yan, he would use all his Spiritual Strength to try to delay the latter, giving Xiao Yan a chance to escape.
However, just as the middle-aged man reached a distance of one zhang from Xiao Yan, his expression changed slightly. He suddenly retracted his raised foot and retreated rapidly backward.
"Bang!"
Just as he stepped back, the ground where the middle-aged man had landed suddenly exploded, the deafening explosion echoing through the sky. The middle-aged man's face turned grim at that moment.
After he stopped, he looked up and his gloomy gaze quickly settled on a figure dressed in black robes high in the sky.
"You are also a Origin Transformation Realm expert, surely you wouldn't be willing to oppose my Northern Wasteland Hall for the sake of a mere Dou Di!"
The middle-aged man spoke in a low, cold voice, his words carrying a warning undertone.
Looking across the Northern Wasteland, even experts at the Origin Transformation Realm wouldn't dare to easily interfere when the Northern Wasteland Hall is mentioned. His words already constitute a threat.
"Heh, you hurt my men and then threatened me not to get involved. Do you really think this Northern Wasteland is your domain, Qin Xu's territory?"