"Come on, let's go see what's happening up ahead."
Douluo Xiao Yan's voice rang out in Battle Through the Heavens Xiao Yan's mind, exactly what Battle Through the Heavens Xiao Yan had in mind.
The two headed toward the Xiao Clan's front hall together. Before long, they saw that it was surrounded on all sides. Xiao Yan leaped onto the wall and climbed up to the roof.
The situation in the entire front hall became crystal clear.
At the very center stood Jia Lie Bi, the clan leader who had led the Jia Lie Family Clan members at the eastern market. Dozens of Jia Lie Family elites followed behind him.
But now, they were surrounded by layer upon layer of Xiao Clan disciples.
On the other side were the Ao Ba Family's people.
The Ao Ba Family had blocked the Jia Lie Family's last escape route.
That was why Jia Lie Bi was so furious.
"Hmph! Jia Lie Bi, your Jia Lie Family has bullied my Xiao Clan time and again. Did you really think my Xiao Clan was a persimmon you could squeeze however you pleased?"
Xiao Zhan stood before the Xiao Clan members, his gaze fixed on Jia Lie Bi, his eyes radiating an intense chill.
"Today is the day your Jia Lie Family falls!"
Jia Lie Bi's face turned ashen. By now, how could he not see that the Jia Lie Family had been set up by the Xiao Clan and the Ao Ba Family?
What Jia Lie Bi couldn't understand was why Oba Pa, who had always stood on his side, would help the Xiao Clan.
"Xiao Zhan, it remains to be seen who will bring down the deer. I've held sway in Wutan City for all these years, and I'm no vegetarian!"
Jia Lie Bi glared at Xiao Zhan through gritted teeth, but kept watching his surroundings out of the corner of his eye. As long as he could escape and gather the Jia Lie Family's people, even the Xiao Clan wouldn't be able to wipe them out completely.
At most, he would have to sacrifice a few feathers and wings.
"Hmph!"
"Oba Pa!"
Green light gradually swirled in Xiao Zhan's eyes as green Dou Qi slowly gathered over his body. A lion-like phantom slowly appeared behind him as his Dou Qi circulated.
It was the Xiao Clan's Black Tier cultivation method, Furious Lion Vajra.
Hearing Xiao Zhan call his name and sensing the surging presence erupting from him, Oba Pa gritted his teeth and cursed Xiao Zhan inwardly.
But at this point, he had already staked the Ao Ba Family on the Xiao Clan, so he naturally couldn't stand by and watch.
"Rest assured, Clan Leader Xiao, I'm coming!"
Oba Pa roared as Dou Qi Armor slowly formed over his body. Joining forces with Xiao Zhan, he charged at Jia Lie Bi in the center to kill him.
"Oba Pa, what bewitching potion did this old bastard feed you? Once the Jia Lie Family falls, your Ao Ba Family will be next!"
Jia Lie Bi had thought Oba Pa was only putting on a show by joining forces with the Xiao Clan, but he hadn't expected Oba Pa to show no mercy once he attacked.
"Hmph! Jia Lie Bi, accept the fact that the Jia Lie Family is about to fall!"
Oba Pa sneered, striking at Jia Lie Bi's vital points with one palm after another. After all, the Ao Ba Family mainly ran underground gambling dens.
And people like him were the best informed.
He had received word that Xiao Yan of the Xiao Clan had had a fiancée in the imperial capital since he was a child. If that were all, it wouldn't have meant much.
But some time ago, the Misty Cloud Sect Master had taken on a disciple who was rumored to be the young lady of the Nalan Family.
If the Xiao Clan had continued keeping a low profile as before, Oba Pa would have assumed it was merely a rumor. But considering how the Xiao Clan had abandoned its low-key ways over the past year,
targeting the Jia Lie Family at every turn,
Oba Pa believed the Xiao Clan had gained the Nalan Family's support, and that was why they intended to unite Wutan City now.
Oba Pa didn't believe the mere Xiao Clan had that much power.
But the Nalan Family in the distant imperial capital, together with Nalan Yanran, the Misty Cloud Sect Master's first and final disciple, was enough.
The information was extremely secret, however, so Oba Pa was gambling on it all.
"Brute Mountain Collision!"
Oba Pa roared. An earthy yellow glow of Dou Qi rose from his body, and his presence grew immensely heavy as he charged at Jia Lie Bi.
"What a powerful presence."
On the roof, Xiao Yan sensed the clash between the three Da Dou Shi, his eyes shining with excitement. Douluo Xiao Yan's voice rang out in his mind.
"Mm. Father and Jia Lie Bi are all Da Dou Shi. If we were down there, I'm afraid we couldn't withstand a single move."
Battle Through the Heavens Xiao Yan nodded gently, watching the battle below closely.
The three Xiao Clan elders led the Xiao Clan disciples in surrounding and attacking the enemy, while Jia Lie Bi, the strongest member of the Jia Lie Family, was surrounded and attacked by Xiao Zhan and Oba Pa together. He was also beginning to falter.
"Why do you think... the Ao Ba Family chose to help the Xiao Clan?"
Watching Oba Pa go for the kill against Jia Lie Bi at every turn, Battle Through the Heavens Xiao Yan looked puzzled. Given the situation in Wutan City,
the smartest move for the Ao Ba Family should have been to join forces with the Jia Lie Family against the Xiao Clan.
"No one rises early without profit." Douluo Xiao Yan spoke slowly, watching the Dou Techniques unleashed by the three Da Dou Shi below. A glint flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help saying to Battle Through the Heavens Xiao Yan:
"The Dou Techniques they're using look several times more powerful. Haven't you already worked your way up to young clan leader? Why are you still using Yellow Tier Dou Techniques?"
"Do you think Black Tier Dou Techniques are cabbages?" Battle Through the Heavens Xiao Yan shrugged and replied in his head:
"I've already looked into it. The Xiao Clan only has one Black Tier cultivation method, the Furious Lion Vajra Father practices, and only each successive clan leader is allowed to cultivate it."
"The Xiao Clan is that poor?"
Douluo Xiao Yan couldn't help grumbling.
Battle Through the Heavens Xiao Yan also felt somewhat helpless. After all, the Xiao Clan really did only have the lowest-grade Yellow Tier Dou Techniques. It was just a tiny, inconsequential clan in Wutan City.
As the two talked, the battle below gradually drew to a close. Jia Lie Bi, whose strength was only that of a four-star Da Dou Shi, held out for a while against Xiao Zhan and Oba Pa's combined assault, but was ultimately defeated.
And on the Xiao Clan's turf, Jia Lie Bi's fate was easy to imagine.
Watching the show from the roof, Xiao Yan had thought he might get a chance to act during the destruction of the Jia Lie Family, but he hadn't expected the clan to have already arranged everything.
But thinking about it, that made sense. No matter how strong he was, he was still only a ten-year-old child.
If even a ten-year-old child had to take the field, the clan would probably already be facing the desperate prospect of extermination.
With Jia Lie Bi's blood spilled, the battle outside the Xiao Clan gradually came to an end. Squad after squad of Xiao Clan members swiftly set out under the leadership of the three elders and the various stewards.
They soon took over the Jia Lie Family's territory and resources.
The Jia Lie Family Clan, which had held sway in Wutan City for decades, vanished without a trace overnight.
In the Xiao Clan's rear courtyard, Xiao Yan bandaged the injuries on Xiao Zhan's bare upper body, a hint of puzzlement on his face.
After the battle, Xiao Zhan had personally called him to the rear courtyard.
"Yan'er, did you enjoy the view from the roof today?"
"Haha, Father, you were incredibly brave!"
Xiao Yan hadn't expected them to be caught peeking, but on reflection, it would have been strange if a Da Dou Shi hadn't noticed him watching.
"Do you know why Oba Pa came over to our side today?"
"Uh... I don't know..."
Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Yan's puzzled face, pointed a finger at him, and said with a smile, "It has something to do with you."
"Me?"
Xiao Yan was genuinely surprised. He didn't know any Oba Pa. "Was it you?"
He couldn't help asking Douluo Xiao Yan in his mind.
"I didn't have the chance either." Douluo Xiao Yan's eyes were blank.
"That's right." Xiao Zhan's voice rang out.
"Your grandfather once made an agreement with old master Nalan Jie of the Nalan Family, arranging a childhood betrothal for you. Not long ago, that little girl from the Nalan Family was taken in as the Misty Cloud Sect Master's final disciple."